Hi there! This is pretty much a fanfic dedicated to Shay, Ashley and Keegan of Pretty Little Liars. Among the PLL cast, they're my favorites as well as Troian... By the way, I don't own PLL and I'm in no way related to any of the cast or crew. How I wish though. :p
Now… Aren't you a bit curious like me? Like what if ShayLey start to grow feelings for each other? What would've taken them to discover their true feelings for each other? What if only one of them has "more than friends" feelings for the other? What if Keegan has feelings for Shay? Or for Ashley? So hopefully I'd be able to take you guys to an awesome ride with my ShayLey and KeeShay ship.
And yes, Keegan is a major character here. *winks* The frustrated Tomily shipper in me wants some Shay/Keegan action. I know there aren't a lot of people who ships ShayLey, Tomily or KeeShay for that matter but what the heck, I'd still write about them.
The back-story for this prologue will be revealed after a couple more chapters… it'll be like a turning point for Shay, Ashley and Keegan.
Prologue
Flashback...
Feb 27, 2011...
Ashley just got off from her car with her hands full—a box of cupcakes on her left hand, two cups of coffee on the other. A hint of smile formed on Ashley's lips when she remembered Shay kept bugging her last week about her favorite cupcakes. She was quite sure it was just Shay's subtle way of telling her to take her out or surprise her with those. Ash then made up an excuse to Shay, telling her she was staying in after her shoot but she already made a plan for their night out…
Ash had to park her car almost two blocks away from Shay's apartment—forcing her to walk to Shay's a little further than the usual. She wanted to curse the hell out of the drivers who annoyingly parked their cars practically on every side of the street. Ash was pissed off but she couldn't allow herself to be in a bad mood especially now that she'll be seeing Shay.
Ash walked with a grin on her face… Her smug attitude for the day got her more excited to see Shay. She was sure Shay would be happy again to see her with her favorite cupcakes. She also likes to see the look of surprise on Shay's face every time she surprises her. It was almost always a mix of amusement and utmost gratefulness on Shay's eyes every time. Sometimes she can't help but take a picture of her and would often tease Shay how beautiful she looks with her facial expressions. In return, Shay would always put out her sweetest smile for Ash. Almost too sweet, it actually melts Ash' heart no matter how cheesy it sounds.
Ash figured… Shay's always been easy to please. Making it hard for her to resist doing things that her friends before Shay came to her life would find uncanny of her…
For instance, Ash was really more of a tomboy. She wasn't really the outdoor-sy type. She mostly preferred hanging out with her gang. And by gang, she meant mostly boys. Sure she has girl friends but they're rather few. Her 'girls' usually mean just her sister Shaylene and her mom.
Ash felt like there's just too much drama on having too many girl friends unlike with her gang where she can wear her sweatpants and ridiculously large shirts on a regular basis without them bantering on her outfit. She prefers the comfort of having his gang around, playing Xbox with them til the wee hours in the morning, doing pranks on each other and occasional music jams. She'd mostly play guitar while they pretend they're rock stars with her couch as their stage, her wall TV as their concert-tube as they would fondly call it and with Olly as their number 1 groupie.
All these changed though when she started doing Pretty Little Liars. It was a rather subtle change…
Ash was happy enough when she learned that she'd be working with Lucy whom she had known for a while already. She only heard about Troian and her big-name-NCIS-dad because one of her boy friends is an avid NCIS fan. And then there was Shay whom she hasn't really heard of til she imdb'ed her. She wasn't entirely familiar with the shows that she's been on since most of them are Canadian shows. She thought Shay pretty much sums up as a former model and a relatively new actress.
Ashley was later introduced to PLL boys… She hardly had any trouble getting in the know with them. She later learned that Tyler would be her onscreen partner, Keegan initially as Shay's but was latter paired with Troian, Ian with Lucy's and a number of girls paired to Shay. She had a hard time remembering all the girls' name except for Bianca who played 'Maya' since she used to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer… The rest of Emily's girls—she just googled and imdb'ed them.
Ash purposively walked slower than usual... It was almost dark though but she didn't really give a damn about the time. She gets to go to Shay's apartment anytime of the day whenever she wants anyways. She checked herself on the car's mirror that she passed by just to make sure she looks presentable otherwise Shay would tease her again that she's not channeling her inner Hanna. And by that, Shay usually means she should dress more "girly-ish." She let out a giggle when she remembered Shay's mirror face that she always makes fun of.
She smiled at the thought of realizing that Shay was her exact opposite yet they are still the best of friends…
Shay was into books, sensible films and other "noble stuff" while she was rather content just how her life has been going. She mostly prefers hanging out with her family and closest friends… She reckoned Shay is more of a social butterfly since she has these different groups of circle of friends with figuratively and literally contrasting kinds of interests. It amazes her how Shay's friends with so many people with so many different personalities…
Sure Ash does charities occasionally but she hates to admit that usually it was just a suggestion from her manager that she needs to adhere to. She figured it's not like her to pull a limb like what Shay did during their hiatus before when she flew to Asia to help an organization about ending illegal human trafficking and human slavery.
Ash let out a smile when she remembered just how often she teases Shay that she's "so girly"… By now, Ash is already used to seeing Shay in heels even if she's inside the apartment yet somehow it still never fails to amuse her… She recalled that Shay's closet and apartment's interior design were also another proof just how girly Shay is. Shay's usually has a touch of pink, tons of silks and sequins, dresses and heels while hers is more like a closet of casual-girly-ish clothes and boots, and on top of that a semi-bare apartment that you'd mistake for a bachelor's more than for a bachelorette's. Ash found "Zen" to be her perfect excuse that's why she couldn't care less about how her apartment looks like. And had it not been for Shay's insistence to buy more "color" for her apartment, she probably wouldn't have agreed to add some 'pink' and flowers on it. She couldn't help but admit to herself that she likes Shay intruding with some of her decisions too much she can't find it in her heart to complain…
Ashley was quite consumed with her reminiscent thoughts she barely recognized there were actually two people outside Shay's apartment. Whoever it was, she didn't know yet... She was more excited to hang out with Shay to notice or even care who those people are. Ash was just happy enough her shoot ended almost just 2 hrs after Shay's. She couldn't wait but to spend time with her again. Shay was her best friend after all...
Ash was almost just a few feet away when she heard someone sobbing. Shay's street was a little dark… She just assumed it was someone else. "It couldn't be possibly Shay," Ashley thought to herself. Ash remembered Shay telling her she was also staying in and that she's not expecting anyone to come. Whoever she must've seen a while ago in front of Shay's apartment must be just some other tenants.
There were more sobs, as she got closer to Shay's apartment... Ash could tell these were muffled cries of a girl who just got her heart broken. She dismissed the thought that it could be Shay. She would've been the first person to know if she got her heart broken...
Ashley froze when she finally realized where the sobs came from. It was from the two people that she saw earlier when she drove past Shay's apartment... She had to stop herself from walking immediately. Her heart almost stopped at the sight of the two... Her breathing rather scarce now… Her excitement suddenly blurred by her tears…
It was already dark but she didn't need more streetlights to figure out who those people were… They were no other than Shay and Keegan. They were both lost in their embrace—Shay crying uncontrollably... Ash was quite sure she also saw Keegan crying and trying to comfort Shay. She could tell it wasn't just a friendly embrace or friends just comforting each other. Ashley barely noticed the tears that were uncontrollably falling off of her eyes… "What did I miss? How come I never saw this coming [between Shay and Keegs]" were the only thoughts running through her head...
What Ash didn't know is that there was another pair of eyes who's also seeing everything happening before them.
PS: I'll try to update at least once or twice every week. Work's been keeping me busy… And if you get a story alert on one of my chapters that's already been published… Please forgive me? * puppy eyes * I tend to change some small details… no biggie. I'm oc like that : p
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