#danxashlove

They had both in Uni then, but they'd been on break for the summer. Danny had dropped by for a few days and he had made an appearance on tumblr. As usual the girls had flirted with him, but something new had started. Usually there were a few comments about Ashton and Danny's relationship, but, for some reason, today all of Aston's tumblr friends seemed to latch onto the idea, even though it was clear there was no such relationship.

Danny had found it hilarious, Ashton, not so much. He was slightly amused, yes, but also strangely uncomfortable with the suggestions. They stayed on the computer chatting up the girls for a while, but eventually they had to log out.

"I wonder what's got them so wound up?" Danny asked.

Ashton shook his head, "Apparently us." He turned his face away, "And I just don't understand it." 

Danny leaned back on the couch and crossed his ankles. "They're strange, those girls.. But maybe they're right."

Ashton jumped and looked at Danny, his eyes searching. "Right about what? Us?"

"Well, yeah. I guess." Danny pursed his lips and raised an eyebrow. "Don't you find me devilishly attractive?" He teased.

Ashton shook his head. "I find very few people attractive. You know that." Danny was somewhat put out by this comment. Serious Ashton. Few of Danny's jokes ever truly won his approval.

"Oh, come on. We could try," Danny grinned, "It would be a great experiment!" 

Ashton looked disapproving. "Neither of us are lab rats and I refuse to treat you like one or allow you to treat me like one." He shook his head, and Danny could sense the finality of the statement.

But Danny never paid attention to when things ended. He would decide when he was finished for himself. He shifted and looked Ashton in the eye. "Fine then. No experiments." He poked Ashton's arm. "We'll just dive in." And with this he abruptly leaned in and kissed Ashton. At first the other boy was limp with shock, but then, he kissed Danny back, and then he bit him. Hard. Ridiculously hard.

Danny pulled away abruptly, his hand moving to his mouth. "Ow! What the bloody hell did you do that for??!"

Ashton was smirking. "You kissed me. I had to punish you." He laughed. "Besides. It was pretty damn funny."

Danny didn't think it was all that funny, and his lip was bleeding. He sat pouting, mopping the blood off his chin with the hem of his shirt.

Ashton's face softened when he saw the blood. "Aw, I'm sorry.." He shifted closer to Danny and hugged him. "Maybe...." Ashton paused, sounding unsure. "Maybe we could, uh, try that again..?" 

Danny was thunderstruck. Was he being serious? He had no idea what to think. He sat rigidly in Ashton's arms and wished he could see Ashton's face right now. 

"Well.. you don't have to if you don't want to..." Ashton buried his head in crook of Danny's neck, "I woofn't bwame you," his voice was muffled by Danny's shirt.

Danny relaxed and hugged him back. Ashton picked his head up and looked into Danny's eyes. "You understand that if we do this, I may never come to love you, right?"

Danny and Ashton had been hanging out for a day or so now and they were both tired of staying in. So today they tried to find something to do.

"Maybe we can go see a movie?" Danny suggested. "Is there anything good out?"

"I have no idea," Ashton replied pulling his laptop closer, "hold on..." he typed something and scanned the screen, "... Nope." 

Danny frowned. They'd been at this since they sat down for breakfast. They had finished their pancakes and still hadn't decided anything other than Ashton's new pancake recipe was very good. This was a common problem for them. It's not that they couldn't do anything together beyond shag, but, more that neither of them really wanted to do anything and at the same time couldn't stand to do nothing. 

Ashton sighed and Danny looked up from his empty plate. Ashton was looking out the window, his forehead creased with thought.

"What if.. we don't really have to do something to do something do we?" He asked. "Why don't we just go spend the day in the park?"

Danny laughed. He couldn't believe they hadn't thought of this earlier. It was a ridiculously simple concept, and he liked the idea of sitting in the sun with Ashton and if he got lucky he would be able to convince Ashton to kiss him in front of the church on the way there. "We can bring some of that pie Emily's mum made for us!" Danny loved her pies almost as much as the fact that she had made it for them, as a couple. 

At the mention of sweets Ashton's smile grew wider. All it took to win his heart was a couple of cookies and a strawberry on top of a cake. Not that Danny minded.

"When do you want to leave?" Danny asked.

"As soon as the table is cleared, Sweet." Ashton was already picking up the plates. 

Cleaning up breakfast went far faster than usual, and soon they were heading out the door with two slices of pie in a plastic container and a fork sticking out of each of their pockets.

Danny couldn't remember the last time he had just enjoyed good weather and the feeling of grass underneath his feet. It had probably been a while, and he was happy to be able to. Even happier to do it with Ashton sitting next to him. On the way there Ashton stopped him in front of the notoriously judgemental church and grinned. 

Danny couldn't believe his luck today as Ashton pulled the other boy against him and kissed him just as a service let out. He ran his hands through Ashton's hair, ignoring the rude comments and smiling so much they had to stop. Danny was a little disappointed by his lack of self control, but, didn't really care as he took Ashton's hand and walked away, smiling straight at those who dared to glare. 

It was one of the first perfect days of spring where it wasn't raining or muddy or too cold to hang around outside and Danny and Ashton sat soaking up the sun and talking for hours. Sometimes they would walk around, but for most of the day they sat on various benches and watched the birds flit about and talked animatedly. Sometimes it would get quiet and Ashton would scoot closer and lay his head on Danny's shoulder and they would just sit and smile. Danny felt like he could spend the rest of his life right there like that. They forgot about the pie and by the time they left it was getting dark and neither of them could stop smiling.

Danny laughed when Ashton made a show of locating the handcuffs. He could feel his pants growing tighter as Ashton moved his hand over them. He sat up reaching for another kiss, but Ashton shifted away, his eyes teasing. Danny watched as Ashton decided what he wanted to do, biting his lip as the other boy teased him, swinging the handcuffs around his finger. 

Finally, it seemed that Ashton had decided what to do. He hopped up and left the room, leaving Danny gazing dazedly after him. He was back in a moment, toting a chair from the dining table. Danny grinned. He knew he would be the one tied up. Ashton was, whether Danny liked it or not (and he really didn't mind,) the dominant one in the bedroom. Or, in this case, wooden chair. 

Ashton set the chair down in the middle of the room and went to check that the curtains were securely SHUT over the windows. Danny sat up and waited. When Ashton had finished his precautions, he came over and took Danny's hands, pulling him into his arms. While they kissed, Ashton guided them over to the chair and sat on Danny's lap, putting Danny's hands behind his back and cuffing them together. Ashton pulled his mouth away and eyed Danny carefully.

"Somebody has been very.." He nipped Danny's neck, "naughty."

Danny shivered and smiled, kissing Ashton and biting his lip. "Oh, yes. Yes I have.." He rested his forehead against Ashton's. "What are you going to do about it?"

"This." Slowly Ashton stood up. Even more slowly he got down on his knees in front of him. Danny was getting very impatient now. His jeans were fairly tight in the first place, and now they were extremely uncomfortable. 

"Ash... please." Danny was not above begging in a time like this. Ashton looked down, smiling at what he saw. When he looked up again, his eyes were sparking. Ashton licked his lips dramatically and reached up, unzipping Danny's pants.

The rest of the night went on along these lines and they both slept well, although Danny had marks on his wrists for a few days and Ashton's dog was very confused the next day.

Ashton turned to look at Danny and when he saw what he had in his hand he started laughing. Danny's smile grew wider as he watched him. He knew the handcuffs would get a good reaction out of him. When he could finally breathe again Ashton came over and studied them carefully. When he looked up his eyes were glittering with mischief, it was somewhat guarded, but it was there nonetheless.

"Darling, have you got keys for them?" He asked cautiously. Ashton and his caution. Danny thought of all the times Ashton had tried to be cautious but Danny hadn't let him. He chuckled. Tonight would be one of those times, he was sure of it. 

"Of course I do," He patted his pocket, "Right here." Ashton nodded, his momentary excitement fading and his eyes clouding with exhaustion. 

Danny frowned and pushed him toward the living room. "Go, sleep. I'll be in, in a minute. Then I'll manage your tumblr, and later, when you get up, I promise we'll have ourselves a," he leaned in, giving Ashton a quick peck, "private," another kiss, "party." This kiss lasted longer. It sealed the promise Danny had just made and was full of sparks. Danny was first to pull away, however, not wanting to get Ashton too wired, in case he didn't go to sleep. Ashton left the room and Danny finished washing the dishes. When he went into the living room, Ashton was asleep and the laptop was sitting on the coffee table waiting for him. Danny settled himself carefully next to Ashton, who woke up just long enough to snuggle up next to him. Danny opened the browser and proceeded to make himself known. He answered messages Ashton's fangirls sent, carefully stored the ones for Ashton, and poked through the tags seeing what Ash had been up to lately. He and Emily were really quite popular on the website and had gathered a very interesting circle of friends. Some were hardcore deathnote roleplayers, some were the sort to jump from topic to topic and blog to blog (those were the hardest to remember, they always have some new username) and some only had a single personal. Some were shy and chatted about anime, others were fairly bold and flirted with him mercilessly, and then there were the few who didn't talk with him much at all but liked to watch his page anyway. You could tell when some were on, they liked every post you put up, while others are there, but you would never know if they didn't message you. 

He liked the diversity, yet all of these people were the same as him. They all cared about Ashton. And that is why he liked to go on and chat with them. He felt connected to them through this fact.

Ashton stirred, pulling Danny out of his concentration. He had been typing a message, but forgot all about it when Ashton picked his head up off Danny's shoulder and kissed his cheek. 

"Well, hello. Back from the undead, sweet?" He asked, setting the computer aside.

Ashton nodded and looked at him with his large, sleepy eyes, pushing out his lips just slightly. Danny chuckled, looking at Ashton's very effective pout. "Mm," Ashton mumbled, "Is it time to start the party?" Danny frowned, he didn't sound very eager. 

"It could be." Danny teased. "If you ever wake up." He smiled and ruffled his blonde hair. 

Ashton looked away, rubbed his eyes, and when he looked back he was wide awake and his eyes were shining with anticipation.