ASHLEY

ELENA GILBERT

AVATAR: THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS

BOOK 2: ASHLEY AND THE CHARMED ONES

Chapter 1: Ashley: A New Adventure

As I made my way down the steps, I kept thinking about Elena and her mysterious origins, how? How could she possibly be related to my dead fiance? How could she be related to that girl in the Dalek Asylum? As I thought about these and many more I began to wonder if there was a larger mystery afoot then simply the disappearance of my brother. Sure that was my priority, but the mystery of Elena Gilbert or as I like to call her The Impossible Girl was shortening my focus.

"Ashley?" Elena asked as she noticed my curious facial expression "are you OK?" This of course broke my train of thought, I hated it when that happened, Elena looked at me like I was half asleep and to be honest in her eyes I probably was "are you sure you are up for this?"

"Huh?" I said and then when Elena placed her hands on her hips I suddenly straightens up, my girlfriend always had a way of snapping me out of my train of thought. But that was fine, I didn't let this continue "sure" I lied, but knowing there was no use Elena could usually tell when I was lying "why are you giving me that look?"

"Cause I can tell when you are lying" Elena said which made me a bit angry, but not too much, I was trying to put my distance between that sought of emotion, as my brother always said "anger leads to the Dark Side," I never got that saying until now when I was looking at my girlfriend with nothing to say. I realised then I wasn't saying anything, so just as I headed to the door, I stopped and turned back to face her "Earth to Ashley" Elena said jokingly "is everything Ok?" I then realized that there was no point in lying to her, so I decided to tell her the truth.

"It's nothing" I said truthfully, which was about as close to telling the truth as it got with me "I was just reminisicing, about all the bad stuff that happened to me"

"Your brother?"

"Not just that" I said just to reassure her "it's everything, I keep thinking" I sighed and sat down on the step "why me? Why do I keep finding love, and family, just to loose it all" letting everything pour out I was surprised that Elena too it just fine "times like this" I sighed "I feel like I'm cursed or something"

"Oh Ashley" Elena said putting a hand on my shoulder "you're not cursed. Believe me I know that sought of stuff" at this I couldn't help but chuckle "besides, look at the bright side, you met me didn't you?"

"Only because of a lead on my brother"

"True"

"I'm scared of loosing you" I said confirming my fears of loosing Elena "it seems to just keep happening to me and I don't know why" at this I stood up and kissed my girlfriend, when we pulled away she smiled at me and said

"We'll find that out together"

"Honestly?"

"Honestly"At this I smiled and Elena laughed "now I believe we were going to San Francisco?" at this I nodded "I've always wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge" at this I couldn't help but laugh, I snapped my fingers together and the TARDIS doors opened revealing the outside of San Francisco.

"Let's go," I said taking hold of Elena's hand and walking out of the door "time for a new adventure" I then snapped my fingers together again, and the door shut by themselves as we walked out...