3RD Person POV

Ashlynn sat in the back of her friend Chris' car, carefully surveying the place that would hopefully be classified as home. The sunny surfing town of Luna Bay. Chris had been her friend since he had joined the surf circuit, she kept an eye out for him. She attended all sorts of competitions, and even was his sponsor at one point in time. They stuck together, especially after his parents died. Ash was only a few years older than Chris and Nicole. She was their rock, always there.

But money was running low for them, she knew that. So when they decided to move here to stay with their Aunt Jillian, she packed all of her belongings and went along for the ride. Her name was that of one of the major sponsors so in turn she pulled a few strings to get a job here. There was all sorts of potential, and the business really pays well.

She opted to stay with them since Chris would over react most of the time and Nicole could definitely use a female to vent to. It was a vicious cycle. She knew the eldest brother was tad controlling but he truly meant well. Nicole and Ash would talk it over so that Nic understood why her brother was like that. She knew, but still it got on her nerves.

Chris looked into the rearview mirror to address his best friend.

"Ash?" He asked in a cautious manner.

"Yeah?" She replied.

"Everything okay?" He asked with sincerity.

She smiled at him. "I'm fine, just spacing. Y'know, the usual."

He chuckled. "Yeah, that sounds like you. Always got your head in the clouds."

"I resent that, Christopher." She said in mock hurt. Nicole giggled at the display.

"You both act like children, I swear." She said jokingly.

"Watch it missy, or you'll be grounded for life." Pointing a stern finger at her but unsuccessfully keeping a straight face. Ash broke out into a fit of giggles after breaking said poker face. It was a lame attempt but hey you don't always have to be serious all the time, right?

Nicole and Chris both laughed along, they both silently agreed that bringing their friend along was a good idea. Especially because of her talent for killing time. She had offered them money to stay at another place, while back at their original home but they politely declined. They didn't like her because of her money but because of who she was. Ashlynn was a 5 foot 2, bleach blonde haired pixie who you would never guess as being a twenty five year old adult. Outside of the public eye she was a legitimate ball of sunshine, but when she was working she could be ruthless. Especially during training weeks. But she only would push people to achieve their maximum potential, to be the best. Ashlynn Jones was a force to be reckoned with.

But Ash was more than just Chris' boss in a sense, she was family. Even though she wasn't blood she still was. Always there for her 'younger siblings'. Whenever or wherever, she would be there, that much they knew for sure.

"Do you think that Aunt Jillian won't make us play for the place?" Nicole asked, hopeful.

Chris replied "I don't see why not?" he paused then continued, "We're family right?" he said with his million dollar smile.

While Ash had no clue as to what their Aunt would or would not do, if anything she had no problems paying until they got settled in. She had more than enough money to blow. She would probably spoil them rotten but she doesn't really give a shit about what might say about her.

Ash POV

The drive was almost through, we'd soon get to meet Aunt Jillian, and I'll consider her family so long as she doesn't fuck over Chris and Nicole. That's my only concern about being here. Apart from that it's absolutely beautiful. I could learn to love this over time. Beaches and sunshine you say? A world of yes.

I'm pulled out of my thoughts when we pull into the slightly run down lot of the complex. I take a quick gander over the property before Chris exits the car and I follow. Nicole is still firmly planted in the passenger seat, looking disappointed.

"Not bad right?" Chris says.

"It's not as bad as the places I've stayed before." I say smiling lightly.

He smiles back before replying. "Not bad, not bad." He walks towards the side of the car. "Not bad at all." He states as he puts his hands on the side of the door, looking down at Nicole. "Right, little sister?"

She doesn't say a word, rather she hands her brother a piece of paper.

"Thank you." He says before pocketing said paper. "Told you this was gonna work out." He says to Nic.

"Yeah? Then where's the sun?" she says annoyed.

"Behind the clouds, duh!" I say, she looks away.

Chris quickly comments. "The sun's overrated." He says matter-of-factly. "Besides, it gives you wrinkles." He says again in a joking tone.

He opens the door, Nicole steps out and immediately. "CHRIS! Get out!" she step sides him.

"Nic!" I warn, "Be nice, y'know we have an image to uphold, sugar and spice and everything nice!" I say as I pout. Even from behind her sunglasses I know she's rolling her eyes at me.

Chris chuckles at my antics, shaking his head. Today is mostly overcast but strangely enough it's still humid which make me glad I'm wearing my jean camo shorts, with my dark green sleeveless peplum top. And my worn brown combat boots to finish off the look. While my companions are wearing the most basic choice of clothing, I take on the more edgy look. Not enough to be a delinquent but to show people I mean business. You have to look tough in this day and age. I look around at all the structures in this clearing.

From the look of things the place is most certainly a fixer upper. But if you can it enough time and effort you might have a decent place but clearly there is no such person at all. Jillian is the manager so this looks poor on her part, you are a manager so this shit should already have been taken care of. But then again, she might only care about whether or not you pay the rent on time. I internally sigh.

'This is going to be a real challenge… Extreme makeover home edition, here I come'.

I can hear Nicole reply to my earlier comment. "I'm always nice, my lug of a brother is the one with the temper."

I smile at her to which she smiles back. Her brother however is scowling, looking to me to defend him. I shrug and go to follow them both.

"Now see, that wasn't nice." He says to us.

I laugh with Nicole. "You're such an ass." She replies.

"No lie." I say.

"Yup." Chris says, popping the letter 'p'.

We walk to Jillian's door and knock. She clearly wasn't expecting us because she looked unprepared as she yelled. The door swings open and she gives them a chipper once over. While I stay hidden by Chris' form.

"Oh, my goodness, look at you." She gushes.

"Hi. Hey, Aunt Jillian." Chris replies awkwardly.

"I wasn't expecting you for ages! You're so early!" She says.

"I'm sorry, we didn't know how long it would take."

I zone out, uninterested. Looking down at my feet until I realize after a few minutes that I'm being addressed.

"And who might you be?" She asked skeptical.

I smile professionally at the older woman. "My name is Ashlynn Jones. I'm a friend of your niece and nephew. I'll be staying with them for the foreseeable future."

"And what exactly do you plan to do?" She asks as she narrows her eyes at me. Chris and Nicole freeze, seeing me being interrogated like I'm some sort of criminal.

I brush off the tone and smoothly reply. "I'm a sponsor for young athletes. I make money for advertising them during competition's and to help further their careers."

She nods, impressed with my answer. And the sibling breathe a sigh of relief. She then returns inside her home to grab a set of keys for what I'm assuming to be our place of being. I follow her, while staying behind the siblings. She runs through the little speech that she's prepared and soon starts talking about pricing, which had Chris and Nicole slightly upset. I kinda saw it coming though, so it doesn't really surprise me that much.

The place is three bedroom with one bathroom, a living area and a kitchen. And oh my god does it need some serious help. My eyes widen to the size of saucers at this point. This is fucking ridiculous.

She hugs them both before saying "Alright, here's your keys and remember its Jillian with a J."

The two are left dumbfounded while I move to go back inside to fully scope the place out.

They soon follow me in.

"I thought she was going to let us stay for free." Said Nicole.

"So was I." there was his input.

They both looked to me for my opinion.

"I didn't have any good expectations for this, but I will say this place will get redone. Even if it's the last thing I do." I say.

They nodded in agreement before looking around trying to see if everything was up to par. Which most of it wasn't.

Chris found something and held it up for us to see. "Hey, Nicole, Ash! Check this out!" We all looked and laughed together.

"What a wonderful housewarming gift!" I say while giggling.

"Oh, my god. We're going to put this up right now. These have got to go up." Nicole says barely containing her laugh.

"It's a safety hazard." Chris says.

"Which is why it's perfect." I say.

Nicole finds a place to put them, and Chris and I help to see how it looks from a distance.

"Right there on that nail, right there." He says.

"Oh, oh, wait. There?" Nic replies.

"Yes." I say.

"Now this place has everything."

I snigger at Nicole's choice of words.

We then talk about sleeping arrangements. Wondering if we need futons for their rooms. Nicole starts to freak out a little.

"Hey, look I packed some air mattresses for the time being plus a couple blankets and pillows to use until we can go into town and have some stuff bought and delivered, okay?"

My words have luckily calmed down Nicole and made Chris thankful for diffusing the situation.

We all agreed to go out for a bit. So I could check in at the office to make sure everything is in order. Which mostly consists of paperwork. Chris can go job hunting. And maybe Nicole and I can do some shopping for us and for the house.

I smirk to myself. Look out Luna Bay, Ash Jones is about to rob you of your dignity. And your designer clothes.

A/N

Sooo… Good start? I think it turned out alright. This story was a must do for me, especially because love Corey Feldman. You will see a new chapter for LTATH here soon if you've been following that. My Godric story from True Blood is in progress but might be on hiatus until I can get ahold of season 2. And later on I'll be posting another new story for the original Lost Boys movie. It'll end up as a David/OC because even bad boys need some loving. So hopefully I'll be hearing from you guys soon. Take care, guys.