AN: hey i was posting this story on a different site but some friends thought i should also post it here so...thats what i'm doing. i hope you guys read and review it, but most of all love it. all spelling and grammer mistakes are my own. i'm nowhere near perfect when it comes to that stuff. anyway feel free to give me feedback. message me or whatever. enjoy and thanks for reading.

Disclaimers: I do not own the characters or non of that good stuff. just had an idea and used the characters to help tell a story.

Chapter 1

"Don't."

My best friend's voice startles me back into reality. I look away from the one person that I allowed to have my attention for far too long. At least that's what my best friend, Erin, tells me. My heart says different.

"I just want to see if everything is okay." I shut my locker and lean against it. My eyes can't help but look down the hall to the body that's staring mindlessly into a locker.

"I talked to her earlier. She's cool." Erin grabs my hand and starts to lead me towards our class. Before I get too far, I look over my shoulder and catch brown eyes on me. I snap my head back to my friend.

"You changed your number?"

"Shit!" I slam my hand against my cheat. "Don't do that."

"Your number?" She rolls her eyes when I fan myself trying to catch my breath. She really did scare me.

"It's been that way for a couple of weeks." I shoulder my book bag and lean against my locker. "You're just noticing?" I mentally slap myself for sounded so wounded at the thought that she doesn't really care.

"I thought you were just ignoring my text. Last night I called and…Spencer?" She grabs my arm when I try to walk past.

"Erin's waiting," I step away from her and she releases my arm. "You have a minute. Go."

"Can I have your new number?"

"You are the reason why I changed my number at all…" I roll my eyes to really get my point across. She doesn't say anything just stares at me. "You're wasting your minute."

"I don't know what to say." She sighs and shakes her head. "You said you wanted space and I've ba…"

"Ash…" She pauses when I say her name. "Don't. You know I don't really want space. I want you to get better."

"It's not that easy Spencer." She frowns when she says this.

"Minutes up." I don't even bother to look back when I practically run outside and to the car.

"Davies, remove the hood." Mr. Potter my second period History teacher repeats for the second time.

"Oh shit." I hear some guy say. I look over and Ashley has a red line across her face. Looks like someone took a wire across her face.

"Happy." She mumbles in slouches down into her seat.

"Would you like to go to the nurse's office? Principle?" I wish she would but like always she says no and Mr. Potter moves on.

Throughout the class I couldn't keep my eyes from straying over to Ashley. This is the first time she has ever came to school with a visible injury.

After class I quickly pack my things and hopes to catching up with Ashley before I have to be in my next class.

"What's the rush?" Erin laughs when I bump into her trying to get down the hall. I don't say anything I just look past her at the dark haired girl fleeing down the hall. "Seriously Spencer, you have to stop."

"Erin I don't have time for a lecture. I'll see you in class."

When I catch up to Ashley she's at her locker stuffing books into her book bag. When she pulls her hand out of the locker I slam it shut and lean my face in close to hers.

"What. The. Fuck?" She knows I'm referring to her face.

"Not now." She glares at me and turns to leave. "What the fuck are you staring at?" She yells at some guy. He must be dumb because he just points at his face. "Stupid."

Ashley pushes past him and I follow her all the way to a school exit.

"Where are you going?"

"Spencer…" She huffs and turns around to look at me. I wince when I see her face. "Yesterday you acted as if you didn't give two shits about me…" She holds up her hand when I open my mouth to speak. "You did. Hell you have been for weeks now. And I'm trying to understand that…but I'm tired. Last night wasn't a good night for me." She points to her face. "And I got no sleep, so excuse me if I come off rude. But leave me the hell alone." Pause. "Please."

"Fine." I huff and cross my arms over my chest.

"Don't do that." She sighs.

"Do what?" I ask while glancing behind me to make sure we are still alone.

"Act like…you know what…forget it." She turns around and pushes through the exit door.

"Shit." I curse under my breath and follow her out of the school. Without a word I walk past her and toward the student parking lot. "Come on." I roll my eyes and she follows me to my car.

We get in the car without a word. Before I pull out of my parking spot, I text Erin and let her know I left.

"Texting your girlfriend?" I ignore her comment and keep on driving. "Where's your parents?"

"Out." Ashley just stares at me. "Don't worry about it."

We go up to my room and I watch as she drops her book bag and kick off her shoes before doing a face planet onto the middle of my bed.

"Come lay with me." She says before puts a pillow across her face.

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why?"

"Because I love you." She moves the pillow out of her face and props herself up on her elbows. "And you hurt me."

"Spen…"

"Get some rest. I'll wake you when we have to go."

"No…gosh. Stop fucking running." She gets out of the bed and grab my hand, yanking me forward. There is not space between us.

"I'm sorry." She whispers close to my ear. "I…I don't know what else to say." She kisses my ear. When we was…whatever we was she use to kiss me in the most random of places. But my ears was always her favorite.

"Yeah…your making me feel a lot better." Is my sarcastic reply as I push her away. "Don't kiss me."

"I forgot you have a girlfriend now." I just roll my eyes. She knows that nothing is going on with Erin and myself. Erins straight and I'm…caught up in her. She knows this.

"Shut up."

"I love you."

"Really…shut up." I whip a tear away. "I shouldn't have brought you here."

"Baby…" She steps closer. "Spencer…I know I fucked up and, and I don't know…my life is fucked up right now. But the only thing im certain is that I love you and I really really need you to forgive me."