Summary - The diary of Gary and journal of Ash tell their tale of a month together and a month until Gary's birthday. And once that month is up will Gary choose to leave his grandfather and Ash behind like he planned or will he choose to stay with Ash?
!Warning! - Palletshipping involved!
– Gary's POV –
April 6 – It was hot out today. Unlike yesterday. It rained all day, then. Ash had come over to work on our group project for school. He didn't do much except distract me. I tried to get him back on task, but he obviously can't concentrate well. Gramps seems to like him for some reason. It's probably because Ash is so energetic and happy-go-lucky all the time, while I'm always so sullen. It's not my fault. My parents died when I was young. I deserve to be sad. If anything I should be the one taking a liking to Ash, not Gramps. What reason does he have to be sad? He's a successful scientist and practically has Delia as a daughter. I mean, they hang out so much. Whatever. Soon I'll be able to get out of here and start my own life. I'm just a month away from being 16 and with the money I've raised I can still continue school, get a job and a place to live and I'll be set. Then I don't have to worry about Gramp's constant beatings when I get below an A. Just have one month to go.
I'll be out of here.
Soon…
So soon…
– Ash's POV –
April 6 – Mom told me I should start keeping a diary, but I told her diaries are for girls, so instead she's making me have a 'journal' which isn't that different. She says it's supposed to help us 'realize our true feelings and thoughts' and 'allow us to cherish those moments close to us.' It sounds stupid to me, but she says she'll ground me if I don't. She can be a real pain sometimes. Well, I might as well write something down. Let's see… Today I went to school. Then I ate lunch with Gary. He was quiet. It was boring. He was writing something. I didn't get to see it. Then I came home, was forced to write in a journal, and am now going to bed. So exciting, Mom.
– Gary's POV –
April 7 – It's cloudy today, but doesn't seem all that bad. Today was as boring as ever, at school at least. Nothing new happened: Aced any tests or quizzes I had, finished most of my daily homework in class, sat with Ash for lunch and got quite a bit done on the essay for our Renaissance project. He didn't help of course, but to be honest he probably had no idea what I was doing. He was mainly talking to this red-head named Misty. She's a bit perky for my taste. I can see why Ash is friends with her. I wonder if they're more than just friends. I'm not really sure why the idea of that bugs me. Maybe it's because Ash reminds me of me before my parent's died and I can't see myself with someone like her. Maybe it's because he's just so innocent that the idea of him dating seems so unreal. Either way, I don't like Misty and Ash being together; and it's not because I'm jealous.
Anyways, after-school Ash came over again. This time we actually worked together and got some stuff done. I worked on typing up the information while Ash started to paste the paragraphs that I'd print onto green paper and laid them out onto the board. It was fun, really. I typed while half listening to him talk. It was nice. Gramps never really disturbed us either. He was probably busy typing up something for a report. At 6:30, Delia came over to pick up Ash. He and I got to just hang out on the couch for a while until Gramp's and Delia stopped talking. We didn't talk much, Ash and I. Mostly he just kept going on and on about God knows what. I just nodded and 'uh-huh'-ed every now and then. I've never been much of a talker ever since Gramps took me in. He always nagged at me for not getting good enough marks on my assignments at school. Only 29 days left…
…29…
– Ash's POV –
April 7 – Once again I've been sent to write in this stupid thing. Well, I went to school, then I ate lunch with Gary. Misty came over and talked to me. We talked about how our teacher for History kept twitching his eye. It was funny. Gary didn't say a word. Again. All he did was write. I swear that boy's got issues. Then I went to his house and we worked on our board. He typed and I laid out the stuff. He ended up rearranging them because 'they were too crowded.' He's very annoying, but for some reason I still want to hang out with him. I don't get myself sometimes. Then Mom came over and talked to Mr. Oak for a while. I rambled on about some stuff that happened at school and how Mom's making write in this stupid journal. After a while we came back home. Turns out Mom has to leave for a business trip tomorrow and I'll be staying with Mr. Oak and Gary. Can't wait! Not. This should be interesting.
Well, how'd you like it? Think I should continue? I'm still going to whether you like it or not, but just wondering if you like it. Wait for the next chapter. It will hopefully be up soon!
