Fan Fic; Facebook Series - ring Ring Ring
title: ring ring ring
rating: g
summary: noah calls ashton about their date on tuesday
notes: i love writing old/nice noah! especially with ashton.. <3 enjoy!
It was just after 1pm and Ashton's small kitchen smelled of bacon and Miracle Whip. His dog, Toby, was curled up on the floor at his feet, tail wagging as his large brown eyes stared up, just begging for a scrap.
"No," Ashton said, pointing at Toby with a smile. Toby wagged his tail some more, inching closer to his feet. Ashton held his gaze for a few more seconds before sighing as he reached for a spare piece of bacon and tossed it across the floor. Toby jumped up and was on top of the treat in seconds. Ashton rolled his eyes, putting the top piece of bread on his BLT and carrying his plate into the living room. "You're spoiled," he said to Toby, who was gnawing on the strip of bacon in the doorway. Ashton stepped over him and grinned.
He turned on the radio and was about halfway through his sandwich when his cell phone started ringing. "Hey Soul Sister" chimed loudly from across the room and he jumped to his feet, awkwardly clambering over and grabbing up the device. He opened it without checking the ID just as he swallowed the bite he'd been chewing, wiping Miracle Whip from the corner of his mouth with his thumb.
"Hello?"
"Hey," came a friendly voice that made Ashton light up instantly.
"Noah! Hey, what's up?" he asked as he moved back across the room, swatting Toby lightly on the nose and pulling his sandwich away from the dog's reach. He sat it on top of the TV, still standing and moving around nervously.
"Not too much, just got off work."
"You opened right?"
"Yep. 6am."
"Wow," said Ashton with slight awe. "I don't think I could work at 6am, especially for seven hours, even if there was plenty of caffeine at my disposal," he laughed.
Noah's laugh echoed on the other end. "Yeah, well, I guess you get use to it," he said. "And you should, too. I'm sure Kim will have you in there pretty early some days, and you'll be the one running to get the coffee, not drinking it," he teased.
"Ha! Very true," laughed Ashton.
There was a moment of silence, then Noah cleared his throat.
"Did you see all the comments on Facebook?" he asked with a nervous laugh. Ashton returned the noise and raked a hand through his hair.
"Sadly, yes," he sighed. "I'm just trying to figure out how the hell anyone knows!"
"One word: Katie," laughed Noah. Ashton sighed pleasantly.
"Good point," he laughed. "Still, I'm sorry if it's weird, people commenting on our… whatever this is, on a public site like that. You know, where… certain people can see."
"If you're talking about Luke, you don't have to worry," said Noah confidently. Ashton was pleasantly surprised, dropping his arm at his side. "And yeah, it is kind of weird," he admitted. "But it's okay. Maybe having a little luck on our side isn't a bad thing."
Ashton was grinning ear to ear, but paused before answering.
"So are you saying we need luck?" he teased. Noah laughed appreciatively.
"Well I know I do, I haven't exactly had much of it lately," he sighed lightly. Ashton smiled sweetly, even if Noah couldn't see it.
"Trust me, I could use a little bit of that luck, too," joked Ashton. They shared a soft moment of laughter while Ashton ignored Toby, who was whining at his feet.
"Is that Toby?" Noah asked. Ashton blinked, realizing that Toby was being rather vocal.
"What? Oh, yeah," he laughed, shooing Toby away. "I gave in and let him have a piece of bacon, but of course he's a greedy little thing and wants more."
"Well that was smart of you," Noah teased.
"You know I can't deny him, he's spoiled rotten," laughed Ashton, crouching and petting Toby behind the ears.
"Toby, spoiled? Never," said Noah. Ashton could practically hear him roll his eyes through the phone.
"Hey, you can't deny those puppy dog eyes either if I remember correctly," pointed out Ashton.
"I let him sit on my lap until my leg fell asleep. That's hardly the same as feeding him your scraps and carrying him on the beach," said Noah with a chuckle.
"Physical discomfort or giving up the last few pieces of bacon…" mused Ashton out loud.
"Oh, don't try and act like carrying that thing through wet sand wasn't uncomfortable!"
Both men laughed loudly.
"Alright, alright. We'll call it a tie for now. We're both pathetic men who melt at the sight of puppy dog eyes," said Ashton, grinning.
"That's for sure," laughed Noah, and for a moment Ashton swore he heard a double meaning in his words. He blinked and shook it off.
"So about tomorrow," Ashton began, rubbing his arm nervously.
"Yeah, tomorrow," said Noah. "What movie were you thinking?"
"Not that Airbender movie," he said quickly with a laugh. "It's horrible," he added with a fake shudder.
Noah laughed. "What about Twilight?" he asked, though Ashton could instantly tell he was kidding.
"Hot vampires, shirtless hot werewolves… sure, some of them are barely legal, but hey, sounds good to me!" Ashton teased. He smiled when he heard Noah chuckling on the other end.
"Good point," agreed Noah. "How about Inception? I hear it's pretty good, and you can't go wrong with Leonardo DiCaprio," he suggested.
"Or Joseph Gordon-Levitt," added Ashton pointedly.
"Very true."
"So Inception it is?"
"Works for me."
"Awesome," replied Ashton happily. He was grinning like a loon and was actually happy Noah couldn't see him at that moment.
"So… who is picking up who?" questioned Noah with a nervous laugh.
"Well, since it was my idea, I suppose I should be the gentleman and pick you up," explained Ashton. He could hear Noah laughing again. God, he never got tired of that sound.
"Sounds good to me."
"Still staying with Maddie Coleman?" he asked.
"Yeah, for the time being," he said. Ashton nodded.
"Alright, sounds good."
"What time?" asked Noah.
"Ah, yeah, time," stammered Ashton, moving across the room to the hallway and down to his bedroom. He pushed through the door and dropped into the chair in front of his computer. It was already on so he simply clicked open his browser and started typing. "One second," he said slowly, holding the phone to his ear with his shoulder.
It was silent for about a minute while Ashton typed and waited for his lagging Internet to load.
"I hate campus Internet," he complained. Noah laughed softly in reply. "Alright, let's see… there are showings at 5:45, 7:05, and 8:15."
"Hmm," hummed Noah. "How about 7:05? It's not too early, but it leaves time afterward, too."
Ashton forced himself not to think too much on what they would need time afterward for.
"That works for me," he replied as evenly as he could. His voice still cracked a little, but thankfully Noah didn't seem to notice.
"Great."
"So I'll pick you up around… 6:30?" Ashton asked as he walked back into the living room.
"Perfect."
"Great."
Beat.
"Well I should get going," Ashton said unhappily. "I have orientation with Katie at the studio in about thirty minutes."
"Yeah, I should probably get going, too," said Noah. "I promised Maddie I'd help her finish her little redecorating project."
"Oo, sounds fun," said Ashton playfully.
"Oh yeah, loads," smiled Noah. "Good luck with your orientation! I'm sure you'll do great."
Ashton was beaming again. "Thanks, that really manes a lot. And good luck with Maddie!" he laughed. "So I'll see you tomorrow?"
Noah was chuckling softly and it did crazy things to Ashton's insides. "Stop questioning it, you're supposed to be the confident one here," he teased. "And yes, definitely. I'll see you at six thirty."
Ashton was glowing. "I'll see you at six thirty," he repeated.
"Bye."
"Bye."
Ashton hung up, staring down at the phone for a moment and grinning like a school girl. Toby was at his feet again and let out a soft whine.
"What?" Ashton asked. Toby was excited by the attention and started panting and wagging his tail. Ashton laughed and crouched down again, patting him on the side. "I get to go on a date with Noah tomorrow," he said in a singsong voice as though Toby understood. The dog was in a happy mood so it was easy for Ashton to pretend the animal actually cared. He laughed at his stupidity and stood, taking the plate he'd left on the TV and moving into the kitchen. He slipped his phone into his back pocket and began to put things away, wrapping up the half-sandwich and rinsing off his plate, all while whistling a happy tune. He would have to leave soon for orientation
rating: g
summary: noah calls ashton about their date on tuesday
notes: i love writing old/nice noah! especially with ashton.. <3 enjoy!
It was just after 1pm and Ashton's small kitchen smelled of bacon and Miracle Whip. His dog, Toby, was curled up on the floor at his feet, tail wagging as his large brown eyes stared up, just begging for a scrap.
"No," Ashton said, pointing at Toby with a smile. Toby wagged his tail some more, inching closer to his feet. Ashton held his gaze for a few more seconds before sighing as he reached for a spare piece of bacon and tossed it across the floor. Toby jumped up and was on top of the treat in seconds. Ashton rolled his eyes, putting the top piece of bread on his BLT and carrying his plate into the living room. "You're spoiled," he said to Toby, who was gnawing on the strip of bacon in the doorway. Ashton stepped over him and grinned.
He turned on the radio and was about halfway through his sandwich when his cell phone started ringing. "Hey Soul Sister" chimed loudly from across the room and he jumped to his feet, awkwardly clambering over and grabbing up the device. He opened it without checking the ID just as he swallowed the bite he'd been chewing, wiping Miracle Whip from the corner of his mouth with his thumb.
"Hello?"
"Hey," came a friendly voice that made Ashton light up instantly.
"Noah! Hey, what's up?" he asked as he moved back across the room, swatting Toby lightly on the nose and pulling his sandwich away from the dog's reach. He sat it on top of the TV, still standing and moving around nervously.
"Not too much, just got off work."
"You opened right?"
"Yep. 6am."
"Wow," said Ashton with slight awe. "I don't think I could work at 6am, especially for seven hours, even if there was plenty of caffeine at my disposal," he laughed.
Noah's laugh echoed on the other end. "Yeah, well, I guess you get use to it," he said. "And you should, too. I'm sure Kim will have you in there pretty early some days, and you'll be the one running to get the coffee, not drinking it," he teased.
"Ha! Very true," laughed Ashton.
There was a moment of silence, then Noah cleared his throat.
"Did you see all the comments on Facebook?" he asked with a nervous laugh. Ashton returned the noise and raked a hand through his hair.
"Sadly, yes," he sighed. "I'm just trying to figure out how the hell anyone knows!"
"One word: Katie," laughed Noah. Ashton sighed pleasantly.
"Good point," he laughed. "Still, I'm sorry if it's weird, people commenting on our… whatever this is, on a public site like that. You know, where… certain people can see."
"If you're talking about Luke, you don't have to worry," said Noah confidently. Ashton was pleasantly surprised, dropping his arm at his side. "And yeah, it is kind of weird," he admitted. "But it's okay. Maybe having a little luck on our side isn't a bad thing."
Ashton was grinning ear to ear, but paused before answering.
"So are you saying we need luck?" he teased. Noah laughed appreciatively.
"Well I know I do, I haven't exactly had much of it lately," he sighed lightly. Ashton smiled sweetly, even if Noah couldn't see it.
"Trust me, I could use a little bit of that luck, too," joked Ashton. They shared a soft moment of laughter while Ashton ignored Toby, who was whining at his feet.
"Is that Toby?" Noah asked. Ashton blinked, realizing that Toby was being rather vocal.
"What? Oh, yeah," he laughed, shooing Toby away. "I gave in and let him have a piece of bacon, but of course he's a greedy little thing and wants more."
"Well that was smart of you," Noah teased.
"You know I can't deny him, he's spoiled rotten," laughed Ashton, crouching and petting Toby behind the ears.
"Toby, spoiled? Never," said Noah. Ashton could practically hear him roll his eyes through the phone.
"Hey, you can't deny those puppy dog eyes either if I remember correctly," pointed out Ashton.
"I let him sit on my lap until my leg fell asleep. That's hardly the same as feeding him your scraps and carrying him on the beach," said Noah with a chuckle.
"Physical discomfort or giving up the last few pieces of bacon…" mused Ashton out loud.
"Oh, don't try and act like carrying that thing through wet sand wasn't uncomfortable!"
Both men laughed loudly.
"Alright, alright. We'll call it a tie for now. We're both pathetic men who melt at the sight of puppy dog eyes," said Ashton, grinning.
"That's for sure," laughed Noah, and for a moment Ashton swore he heard a double meaning in his words. He blinked and shook it off.
"So about tomorrow," Ashton began, rubbing his arm nervously.
"Yeah, tomorrow," said Noah. "What movie were you thinking?"
"Not that Airbender movie," he said quickly with a laugh. "It's horrible," he added with a fake shudder.
Noah laughed. "What about Twilight?" he asked, though Ashton could instantly tell he was kidding.
"Hot vampires, shirtless hot werewolves… sure, some of them are barely legal, but hey, sounds good to me!" Ashton teased. He smiled when he heard Noah chuckling on the other end.
"Good point," agreed Noah. "How about Inception? I hear it's pretty good, and you can't go wrong with Leonardo DiCaprio," he suggested.
"Or Joseph Gordon-Levitt," added Ashton pointedly.
"Very true."
"So Inception it is?"
"Works for me."
"Awesome," replied Ashton happily. He was grinning like a loon and was actually happy Noah couldn't see him at that moment.
"So… who is picking up who?" questioned Noah with a nervous laugh.
"Well, since it was my idea, I suppose I should be the gentleman and pick you up," explained Ashton. He could hear Noah laughing again. God, he never got tired of that sound.
"Sounds good to me."
"Still staying with Maddie Coleman?" he asked.
"Yeah, for the time being," he said. Ashton nodded.
"Alright, sounds good."
"What time?" asked Noah.
"Ah, yeah, time," stammered Ashton, moving across the room to the hallway and down to his bedroom. He pushed through the door and dropped into the chair in front of his computer. It was already on so he simply clicked open his browser and started typing. "One second," he said slowly, holding the phone to his ear with his shoulder.
It was silent for about a minute while Ashton typed and waited for his lagging Internet to load.
"I hate campus Internet," he complained. Noah laughed softly in reply. "Alright, let's see… there are showings at 5:45, 7:05, and 8:15."
"Hmm," hummed Noah. "How about 7:05? It's not too early, but it leaves time afterward, too."
Ashton forced himself not to think too much on what they would need time afterward for.
"That works for me," he replied as evenly as he could. His voice still cracked a little, but thankfully Noah didn't seem to notice.
"Great."
"So I'll pick you up around… 6:30?" Ashton asked as he walked back into the living room.
"Perfect."
"Great."
Beat.
"Well I should get going," Ashton said unhappily. "I have orientation with Katie at the studio in about thirty minutes."
"Yeah, I should probably get going, too," said Noah. "I promised Maddie I'd help her finish her little redecorating project."
"Oo, sounds fun," said Ashton playfully.
"Oh yeah, loads," smiled Noah. "Good luck with your orientation! I'm sure you'll do great."
Ashton was beaming again. "Thanks, that really manes a lot. And good luck with Maddie!" he laughed. "So I'll see you tomorrow?"
Noah was chuckling softly and it did crazy things to Ashton's insides. "Stop questioning it, you're supposed to be the confident one here," he teased. "And yes, definitely. I'll see you at six thirty."
Ashton was glowing. "I'll see you at six thirty," he repeated.
"Bye."
"Bye."
Ashton hung up, staring down at the phone for a moment and grinning like a school girl. Toby was at his feet again and let out a soft whine.
"What?" Ashton asked. Toby was excited by the attention and started panting and wagging his tail. Ashton laughed and crouched down again, patting him on the side. "I get to go on a date with Noah tomorrow," he said in a singsong voice as though Toby understood. The dog was in a happy mood so it was easy for Ashton to pretend the animal actually cared. He laughed at his stupidity and stood, taking the plate he'd left on the TV and moving into the kitchen. He slipped his phone into his back pocket and began to put things away, wrapping up the half-sandwich and rinsing off his plate, all while whistling a happy tune. He would have to leave soon for orientation