Ten Moments with Ash and Mary-Lynette
Disclaimer: I don't won Night World.
REWRITTEN.
Valentine's Day: Part 1
"What are you planning to do on Valentine's Day?" Jade asked as she sat down beside her older brother.
Ash sighed, "If I were the old me, I'd say 'I don't give a damn' but since I'm not like that anymore…I don't know what to do!"
Kestrel laughed, "You're actually thinking about what to do on Valentine's Day? Strange."
"I know! And it's absolutely strange that I'm doing this for a girl," Ash exclaimed and buried his head in his arms.
"And who could that girl be?" the long, curly haired, brunette asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Ash's muffled reply came out quietly.
"No. I don't think it's obvious."
"Well…" Ash looked up, he gulped.
Her lovely, blue eyes was staring straight at him. Her long, curly hair was swept up in a high ponytail, some short locks just dangling from it. And there was no mistake, she was smiling at him—playfully. She was teasing him!
"Well?" Mary-Lynette prompted.
"Well…come closer and I'll tell you," he said, finishing it off with a wink.
Mare took her time, making her way slowly to Ash. He laughed. When Mare was a few centimeters away from Ash, he reached forward and pulled her onto his lap—nipping at her earlobe, to tease her as well.
Mark hastily walked over to the couple and said, "Awww, how sweet. This reminds me of my favorite show, 'My name is Hurl'."
Ash laughed while Mare glared.
"Shut up, Mark!" she barked.
"I'm backing off! Jeez, sisters these days," Mark muttered.
The blond boy grinned, "So true."
Mark laughed.
"Ugh. Brothers," Mare shook her head in amusement.
Jade giggled, "I know what you mean by that."
Mary-Lynette chuckled.
"What brings you here?" Kestrel asked, "So early?" she added.
Mare shrugged, "Mark wanted to come here. Like always."
"Oh."
"Where's Rowan?" Mark asked, suddenly curious as to where the older vampire went.
"Out hunting," Ash said, burying his head in Mary-Lynette's hair.
Mare sighed and leaned back against Ash's chest.
"When do you think she's coming back?" Mary-Lynette asked with her eyes closed.
"I don't know. About fifteen minutes or so," Kestrel said, nonchalantly.
The brunette sighed once again.
"What has gotten into you?" Ash asked as he rubbed his cheek with hers.
She shrugged, "I just wanted to go on a little shopping trip with her."
"What for?"
"It's a secret," Mare giggled and kissed his cheek.
"Plus, it's Valentine's day tomorrow. We should at least give ourselves a treat—and by treat I mean some presents," Jade chimed in.
"Oh, I get it! Mare wants to go shopping to get some—" Mark started.
"Duh! Now, shut up before you blurt something out," Mare said in a playful manner.
"Whatever, sis," Mark grinned.
The front door opened, silently, and Rowan walked in, "It's nice seeing you here."
Mare smiled and stood up, "C'mon Rowan, we've got some shopping to do."
"Shopping? What for?" Rowan asked, bewildered.
"I'll tell you later. So…Kestrel, Jade…want to come along?" Mary-Lynette offered.
Jade nodded her head, enthusiastically, while Kestrel seemed to reconsider for a moment, though agreed in the end.
"See you guys later," Mare smiled at them.
Mark grunted. Ash nodded. And the girls left the house. When the females drove away, both males exhaled the breath that they didn't know they were holding.
"Valentines," the blond boy muttered.
Mark groaned and slumped down on the nearest chair.
"What do you do to please a girl on Valentine's Day?" Ash asked as he ran a hand through his blond hair.
"I don't know. I thought that you might know," Mark shrugged.
Great. None of them had ever experienced spending their Valentine's with someone. Just great.
Mare, Kestrel, Jade, and Rowan walked down the city street—they drove to the outskirts of Briar Creek and encountered a small but developed city. Nice.
"Care to tell me why we're here?" Rowan asked, looking through translucent windows of small stores.
"We're here because…tomorrow's Valentine's day," Mary-Lynette reasoned and shrugged her shoulders.
"But why are we here?" Kestrel motioned herself and Rowan with her hand.
"It's better than being stuck with the guys… right?" Jade said as she opened the door to reveal a small gift shop.
Kestrel shrugged. Rowan smiled, "I guess you're right."
The four girls entered the gift shop and to their surprise—and by their, I meant Mary-Lynette & Jade—the gift shop was full of Valentine's… stuff. Teddy bears, heart-shaped chocolates, bouquets of different and exotic flowers, fake love potions, greeting cards, and…so many more.
Jade and Mary-Lynette started going around the small gift shop. Walking around aisles. Mentally noting what to get or buy. Sometimes, they even bumped into one another! Weird. On the other hand, Kestrel and Rowan stood in one corner - careful not to block the entrance.
"How long have we been here?" Kestrel groaned.
"About two and a half hours, I think," Rowan said before leaning her head on the wall.
"I'm bored," Kestrel muttered.
Rowan sighed. She has to admit, even her patience is wearing thin.
"Jade?" Mare called as she searched through aisles and aisles of valentine's presents .
"Yes?" the small vampire replied, bobbing her head into view.
Mary-Lynette held up a valentine's greeting card on one hand and a dark red wristband with the word 'Love' engraved all over on the other, "So…what do you think is better?"
Jade eyed both presents, slowly—as if she were to give the exact one to Mark, "Hmm…I think you should get the wristband for Ash. And, knowing my brother, he'd just look at the pictures instead of reading what you wrote for him."
The brunette laughed, "He can read, you know."
Jade's eyes glinted for a brief moment as she smiled, "I know. That's why I used 'instead', didn't I?"
"Wristband it is." Mare laughed and headed back to place the greeting card in its rightful place—the shelves, where the other greeting cards can be found.
Mary-Lynette walked up to the cashier, "I'll take this, please. How much does it cost?" she lent the wristband to the cashier and smiled.
The cashier flashed her a charming grin, "It costs five dollars and ninety-nine cents but for you…I'll reduce it by three dollars."
"Thanks uh…" Mary-Lynette paused to look at his name tag, "…Aaron."
Aaron winked at her—which had no effect on Mare (I swear), "No problem…uh—"
"Mary-Lynette Carter," she said, stiffly.
Kestrel can hear their conversation from where she's standing at—and she did not like where this Aaron-guy is going with her brother's soulmate. Jade waited in line, like any good customer, and waited for Mary-Lynette to finish purchasing the item that she had settled upon. It's been more than three minutes and Mary-Lynette hasn't shown any sign of moving from her spot. Purchasing one item shouldn't take this long, right? Right. So, being the adorable and impatient vampire she was, Jade pushed her way to the counter.
"I'm sorry but…you were just taking too long," Jade smiled, apologetically.
Mary-Lynette smiled, appreciatively, at Jade and nodded her thanks to Aaron.
Thank goodness, Mary-Lynette mentally sighed. Aaron was seriously freaking her out. Yeah, his cute and all that shit, but he's eyes would sort of…I don't know…maniacally scan her body every so often. Yes, she could tell that he's in desperate need for some girls. Though with looks like his, it shouldn't be a problem for him to get some nice-looking ladies or girls out there. Maybe it's because of his freaky lust that makes all female population stay away from him. Yup.
Mary-Lynette watched the scene—where Jade took her place as Aaron made futile attempts to get Jade's perky attention. Poor Aaron. Not! Ha.
They exited the store after Aaron's other unsuccessful efforts to impress them girls. Once they reached a good mile away from the gift shop, they exhaled a huge and tired breath.
"Aaron freaks me out," Mare admitted,
"You're not the only one. I saw some of the images that he thought…and let me tell you something—it was unpleasant," Jade sighed and combed her hair with her hands.
"At least we learned something," Kestrel said, glaring at the awed people who passed them by.
"Learned what?" Jade asked, shifting the small plastic bag to her other hand.
"That we'll never, ever go back there again," Kestrel laughed.
Rowan, Mary-Lynette, and Jade laughed—lightheartedly—with Kestrel.
"Where are we going now?" Rowan asked, glancing at the three girls she's walking with.
Both vampire sisters shrugged their shoulders. Mary-Lynette gave them a grin, "How about we explore this small city before going back to Briar Creek? I bet that the guys haven't even thought of anything to do tomorrow."
They laughed.
"Sure!"
"Mark?" Ash called.
Mark looked up from the shelf.
"Do you think she'll like this?" Ash asked, sheepishly.
"She'd like—I mean love—anything you give her," Mark laughed and continued looking at different bouquets of flowers.
Ash sighed. He wants to give his Mare something meaningful, not just any ordinary Valentine's. He wants something special for her. Something that would make their first Valentine's day experience unforgettable.
Something hard suddenly made contact with the back of his head, and Ash turned around to see who or what did that. He glanced behind him and saw that Mark was trying to call his attention.
"What?" he gritted through his teeth as he gave Mark a hard stare.
"I apologize, but you weren't responding to me…and that left me to only one option," Mark said and held up a pink teddy bear, holding a red heart in between its paws with the letters 'XOXO' on it.
"What option?" Ash asked and nodded his head at the item that Mark had found.
"The option is; hit you with something hard," Mark said and dropped his hands to the sides, with one hand still clutching on the teddy bear.
"Who, exactly, gave you that option?" Ash mumbled when his nose wrinkled from the strong smell of the flower.
"Mary-Lynette," Mark stated, proudly.
"I should've known," Ash chuckled and continued to look around the shop.
Once he saw a red rose blooming, his mind instantly thought of something. Something that would make Mary-Lynette's first Valentine's experience, very impossible to forget. Yes. Ash Redfern had finally thought of something.
Ash walked up to the florist, "May I ask for a favor?"
The florist looked up, dazzled by Ash's amazing features, "Yes."
"I want you to give me a bouquet of roses… but each rose must have a different and unique color from the other," Ash said, trying to picture what kind of reaction would Mare have when she sees it.
"Alright. When would you want it, sir?" the florist asked, gaining some self-consciousness.
"Tomorrow—tomorrow morning. How much would it cost?" Ash inquired, hopefully it wouldn't cost much.
The florist was silent for a moment—probably thinking of how much would it cost—and finally concluded with a price, "How about sixteen dollars?…Since you're the first one to recommend for it. Though it is quite unusual for someone as young as you to ask for something like that."
Ash laughed, "Well, when you're in love, it can make you do some crazy stuff. Or in my case, some strange stuff."
The florist laughed, "Tomorrow morning. Alright. What's your name, boy?"
"Ash—Ash Redfern," He grinned, holding out a hand so the florist could shake it.
"Louie O'Neil." Louie extended his arm and shook Ash's hand
"Thanks Louie. I guess I'll see you tomorrow," Ash said as soon as Louie's hand left his, "Tomorrow morning," he added.
Louie nodded and waved them good-bye, "About 8:30 in the morning!" Louie added before they fully got out of his shop.
Both males exited the shop and immediately rushed to the silver car, escaping the slightly chilly breeze of February.
"We've successfully accomplished this task!" Mark exclaimed when they walked in the farm.
Ash sighed, "I hope we're done."
"But it's only starting," Mark reminded.
"Damn," Ash swore.
Valentine's Day: Part 2
Ash set his alarm clock on seven o'clock in the morning. And it rang. Loudly. That's a good thing that all Redfern sisters had already waken up—or else…he'd be screwed. He did his normal routines; take a shower, eat breakfast (or in other terms—feed), but what isn't in his routine is; drive to Louie's shop and get his bouquet of roses for his soulmate. Yep. So now, Ash is driving his way to Louie's shop—again. It probably took Ash fifteen minutes to get there. And another five minutes to wait for Louie to open his shop.
"Ash, I'm terribly sorry for making you wait for me," Louie apologized for the—oh, I don't know—fiftieth time.
The young vampire laughed, "No need to apologize. I was just…anxious of what could possibly happen today."
They entered the shop. Louie walked around his counter and got a key.
"Follow me," Louie said and nodded to the direction that—what Ash thinks—leads to a closed garden.
Louie used the key to open the metal door, "This is some kind of… uh… place, where my wife and I plant different plants to sell in our shop."
"Nice," Ash commented and looked around.
"Oh right. Here's your bouquet," Louie said and rushed to a small, foldable table.
Ash followed. Louie gave the bouquet to Ash, "There you go."
"Thanks Louie. Here's twenty dollars. You should keep the change," Ash added the last part, hurriedly, before Louie could protest.
Louie grinned, "No problem and thanks for the tip."
Ash laughed, "Alright. I'll see you around."
Louie nodded, but stayed in the strange room. Oh well.
"Hey Mare! Happy Valentine's Day!" Jade gave her blood-tied sister a hug.
"Thanks Jade! You too," Mary-Lynette returned Jade's hug and glanced past Jade's small frame.
"Happy Valentine's day, you two!" Mary-Lynette ran up and gave Rowan & Kestrel a hug.
"You too," Rowan murmured as she gave her human friend a hug.
"Yeah, you too," Kestrel said when she pulled away.
Mary-Lynette gave their surroundings another glance, "Where's Ash?"
"He said he'd just take a drive but he'd be back in ten minutes or less," Rowan replied.
"Oh," Mary-Lynette's heart dropped.
Where could Ash be? Why would he go somewhere right now? That jerk. Mary-Lynette saw the others walk inside the house but decided to stay here and wait for Ash. She sighed. It's 8:40 in the morning. Is it really early? No. I don't think so. Maybe he had to run an errand that he needed to do. Though Rowan did say that he'd be back in ten minutes or less, right? Since what time was he gone, exactly? I don't know. She sighed again. She doesn't have to be worried. It's not like he left her—again—right?
A silver car caught her attention as she stood up from her sitting position on the porch. A familiar, silver car pulled up on the driveway. It's Ash's car. Nevermind what she was thinking about earlier. Ash caught her staring at him. He gave his angel a cocky smile and she laughed.
Mary-Lynette rushed over to Ash and kissed his lips, "Where'd you go?"
He kissed back, pulling her closer with one hand and the other was occupied by the bouquet.
"I want to give you something," He murmured when they broke apart from the kiss.
Mary-Lynette nodded, hiding the small plastic inside her pocket. Ash successfully hid the bouquet by—Goddess knows how. The lovers walked silently in the forest, hand in hand. When they reached the heart of the forest, Ash kissed Mary-Lynette and took the bouquet from—Goddess knows where—and offered it to Mary-Lynette. Mary-Lynette took a sharp intake of breath.
"Oh Ash!" Mary-Lynette breathed and grabbed the bouquet from Ash's hands.
Ash smiled, proud of himself, and more importantly, happy because he got Mare to smile on this, specific day.
Her wide, blue eyes gazed from each unique flower to the other. Blue eyes trying to figure out the meaning of these roses.
Ash pointed to the white rose, "Innocence. For me, you're very pure and heavenly."
She scoffed, "Only for you?"
He laughed, "Don't ruin the mood, Mare."
She smiled and nodded, motioning for him to continue.
Next, he pointed to the fire and ice rose, "Concern. Passion. I am very concerned about you, really."
"Really?" Mary-Lynette looked up and pecked his lips softly.
Ash nodded and continued. He pointed to the yellow rose, "Deep friendship. I'd always be there if you need me. You're my best friend forever."
"Forever," she repeated, softly.
He pointed to the green rose and shrugged, "I just wanted to surprise you."
Mary-Lynette laughed.
Ash continued, he touched the orange rose lightly, "Desire. You give me the desire to do something. To change myself into a better person."
He looked at the lavender rose and traced its petals, "Love at first sight."
She smiled, "You're not the only one."
Ash chuckled and pointed at the pink rose, "Gentle nature. I admire you, a lot."
Mary-Lynette looked at the blue rose.
Ash followed her gaze, "Blue rose means… mystery," he touched her cheek with his finger tips, "You're a mystery to Mare. That's why you're extraordinarily wonderful."
Mary-Lynette was awed.
He pointed to the black rose, "I want us to forget about the things that we've been through last year."
They flinched at the painful memory. But he continued, nonetheless.
Ash pointed to the white and red rose, "Unity. You're my loving partner—I mean, soulmate."
She slipped her free hand in one of his own and stepped closer to her soulmate.
And the last flower in the bouquet (He'd always save the best for last), "Red rose. Means—"
Mary-Lynette kissed him before he could finish his whole sentence.
"I love you," she murmured, softly.
"Exactly," he chuckled.
Mary-Lynette pulled away, she tucked some of her brown locks behind her ear and took a small plastic bag from her pocket.
"Happy Valentine's Day Ash. I'm sorry if it isn't that much but—" she started.
"I love it. But I love you, better," Ash pulled her closer and kissed her forehead.
Mary-Lynette would never forget this day. Now that Ash is here, Valentine's day would be added to her 'favorite occassions every year' note.
