AN: Hi again! I'm really enjoying writing this and I hope you all enjoy reading it! As per usual, I do not own Heathers, only Ash! Enjoy!

Chapter 2

Ash entered the dorm at around 8pm, right in the middle of movie night. Heather Mcnamara smiled when she entered.

"Hey, Ash, glad you could join us!" She said brightly and Ash nodded, slipping into her dorm to put down her stuff. She then changed into a black tank top and shorts, throwing her hair into a messy bun, before joining the girls in the living room. She plopped down next to Heather Duke on the couch, who in turn handed her a note.

"Some guy asked me to give this to you today." She said and Ash took the note, opening it and reading the messy scrawl out loud.

"Dearest Ash, I hope this note reaches you. You have caught my eye and I would like to take you on a date sometime. Would you be up for dinner this Friday? Yours truly, Jackson Daye." She read and Veronica looked over.

"I know the kid, he came up to me earlier today and introduced himself, wanted to know your name." She said. Mcnamara and Martha squealed.

"Oooh, Ash has an admirer! This could be so good for you, Ash. You can finally get over JD!" Mcnamara squealed then immediately covered her mouth in horror. "Oh my god, I am so sorry I-"

"It's fine." Ash cut her off, standing up. "Don't worry about it, Heather. I'm going to bed early tonight." Ash muttered and entered her room, shutting and locking the door. She sighed heavily and walked over to her window, sitting on the ledge. Tears made their way silently down her face without her noticing. She quickly grabbed her sketchbook and journal, flipping through it. Sketches of JD littered the pages of her sketchbook, some old, some new, some in color, some in black and white. Her journal was full of pages after pages of writing, as well as small Polaroid photos that tumbled out from between the pages. The pictures were of her and JD; she picked one up, smiling softly at the memory. She had her head on his shoulder, eyes shut tight as she laughed at something JD had said, and he was smiling lovingly at her. They held slushies in their hands, the cups barely visible in the picture. They had been so happy...a perfect pair. A tear landed on the corner of the picture and Ash quickly wiped it off, trying not to ruin the gently set it down and picked up her sketchbook, opening it to a new page. Her pencil seemed to come alive on its own, dancing across the page. Soon, another picture of JD took form, this time JD was sadder. He seemed to stare at Ash in remorse, his dark eyes burning into her. She smiled softly sadly at this picture, remembering the first time he had looked at her that way. Kurt and Ram had been harassing her during one of Heather's parties and she had taken off to JD's. She had vented to him about what happened and, without her notice, begun to cry. That had been the night they agreed to kill Kurt and Ram. Ash sighed and stood up, putting her sketchbook away and getting dressed once more. The others seemed to have gone to their rooms or to bed, so Ash snuck out of the dorm easily. She walked down the street, hands shoved deep in her jacket pockets as she made her way to her safe haven. The gentle chime of the 7-11's door made her smile. The girl at the register ignored Ash as she went to the slushie machine. This was JD's favorite thing; whenever things got bad, he would come here and freeze his brain. When Ash came around, they went together. Now it was only Ash who ever came to get slushies; it was only her that froze her brain anymore. She silently took a cup and filled it with blue raspberry slush, JD's favorite, and paid for it. She left the store and went to the nearby cemetery, her favorite place to hide out as of late. It reminded her of JD, of their adventures at Westerburg. "Just freeze your brain…" She whispered. She took a sip of the slush, closing her eyes as she felt that familiar brain freeze set in. Tears rolled down her face as she embraced the sweet, frozen bliss that numbed the pain of not having JD anymore. Eventually, when the slushie ran out and it was reaching the early hours of the morning, Ash left her hiding spot and went back to her dorm to catch a few hours of sleep.