Shay would always remember the first time she ever saw Ashley. Her light blonde wavy hair cascading down to her waist, her blue eyes coated with a dark eyeliner. The way her nose was pierced with a small silver ring, which matched the multiple earrings that occupied her ear. She held a cigarette between her dark red lips, exhaling the thick smoke when she took it out. Shay's eyes had wandered down then toward the leather jacket, the blue dress which was loosely fitted on her legs, at the risk of showing everyone way more skin then was socially acceptable. When the brown eyes got to Ashley's legs she spotted the ripped fishnets, knee high socks and doc Martians. She took in her appearance soaked in it, almost drowning in her overwhelming affection for this stranger, and she knew in that moment that Ashley would be the girl she would love for the rest of her life. She had always had an imagine of Ashley dancing around a bonfire in a long skirt, and flowers in her hair. Holding a cigarette loosely in her hand as she did as she moved. With no problems, no regrets and no apologies.
Ashley knew she was going to get the curious eyes, and hushed voices as she sat on the wall outside of the prison looking school. She'd been the new kid to many to have not been fashioned to expect it. She let out a long hummed sigh as she felt another pair of eyes on her and she put her cigarette out on the wall of the building. The minute she entered the corridor she got the overwhelming smell of Dettol and sweaty bodies invading her nostrils, and with a roll of her eyes she grabbed the note pad out of her denim bag and took in her locker number once again. After exploring the corridors for longer than she'd planned to she finally found the locker she had been assigned to. She opened it and discarded the lock that the school had given her as if it was an offensive weapon, taking a large padlock out of her bag and placing it on the locker. She practically threw her bag into the locker before heading off to her first class of the day.
Maths had never been Ashley's strong point so pulling her headphone threw her jacket she placed them in the strappy sleeve of her dress. Before opening the door, "Ah yes I was told we'd be getting a new girl today," the teacher said the words that Ashley had come to dread. "So would you like to introduce yourself." The teacher said an optimism that would be used when someone received a gift not another children into a class who had no desire to be there. "Hey I'm Ashley." She said staring daggers at the teacher, who was attempting to encourage her to keep talking. "So where did you come from?" the teacher asked. With a straight face Ashley turned to her and spoke "Usually people come from two people having sex, but that's just what I've heard." She then left the teacher stood with a shocked expression as she moved to sit at the back of the classroom.
Shay noticed the girl enter the classroom and felt her heart flip for a moment in her chest. It was the girl from this morning although now she looked more dishevelleds and embarrassed in reaction to the teachers questions. She giggled along with the rest of the class at the girls answer, and looked back down at her notebook in front of her. She'd started sketching a picture of the blonde girl this morning obviously with some miner differences. Her concentration was broke however when a voice sounded above her, "That's really good." Shay glanced up to spot the very blonde girl she was currently sketching and she slammed her book shut quickly, "Th-thank you." She said attempting to compose herself, as the blonde spoke again with a smile this time, "Is this seat taken?" she asked her. Shay's eyes widened for a moment before she finally composed herself "No it's not," she said smiling a little too eagerly at the girl before she cursed herself silently. She saw the girl smirk slightly in response to Shay's smile, her dimples deep in her pale face. She took the street next to Shay and spoke again, "I'm Ashley," she said in a low whisper before looking patiently to Shay waiting for her name. "Shay," she said with a still tremor in her voice.
Ashley had placed her head in her hands a few minutes after she'd introduced herself to Shay and she hadn't moved since then. There was something about Shay that she couldn't lay her finger on. It wasn't the way she wore a black blazer over a flowery dress, or the little pumps she wore on her feet. Nor was it her tanned face barely touched with make-up, nor her dark hair tied in a loose ponytail and swaying every time she moved to look at the board. But it had to be something, something about this very girl that intrigued her, and made her want to get to know her. She jumped slightly when the bell rang out a she finally realised that she had spent the last ten minutes staring at the girl. "Shit sorry, been in my own little world." Ashley said with a laugh. "Its okay maths isn't most peoples love." Shay said to her as she packed her stuff into her bag and smiled at the girl.
"So what is there to do around here that is actually worthwhile?" Ashley asked as the brunette as they walked to collect their bags. After a long day Shay was ready to just get home, but she wasn't ready to let go of the blonde yet. "Not really it's a pretty shitty town." Shay said, grabbing her bag out of her locker and turning back to Ashley. Ashley noticed that Shay wrinkled up her nose when she curse as her body was attempting to take it back or warn others at the words leaving her mouth. "I'm sure I'll find something fun," Ashley smiled as she began to walk forward before she turned round and grabbed Shay's hand causing Shay's face to blush suddenly. "Come on," Ashley said before noticing Shay's blush, "I don't bite." She winked before they set of out of the door of the school together.