It was 7:30 when the knock came. Ash was a little hesitant to answer, since no one should know where her apartment is. But, like any curious animal, she answered the door.
And immediately wished that she hadn't.
"Lance!? What the fuck? Give me one good reason I shouldn't slam this door in your face."
"Because, and you probably didn't even realize this, but you missed me."
That didn't cut it.
"Come on Ash!" Lance called from outside the door as she stomped back to the living room. "You know you did!"
"I know you need to leave!"
"Calm down and think clearly! You need me."
"I need you like I need a hole in my head!"
"Ha! You said 'I need you', which proves it!"
"What?"
"It's your subconscious mind! It knows!"
"That's not even a real thing!"
"Don't worry baby! I'm not leaving you until you see it!"
"Ugh. Prick." Ash muttered to herself, then muttered, then laughed to herself at her little joke. Turning up the music, she laid back and flicked on the light to read.
Unfortunately, Lance decided to turn up the music too. He had been singing punk rock love songs to her for the past hour, and they still sounded just as bad as when they started. "God, how did I ever work with that guy?" Ash muttered to herself, then swallowed her pride and picked up her phone to call in back up.
"Hey Ash. What's up?"
"Meena. Hi. I need your help."
"Sure. What's up?"
"Lance has been outside my apartment for the past hour and a half, and he's too dense to get the 'Go away' messages in the bottles I keep throwing at him."
"Got it. I'll be there in 15."
"Thanks babe. You're a lifesaver."
"Aw. Thank you."
The time seemed a lot more bearable now that she knew her girlfriend was coming soon.
Lance was just getting to the part about how amazing he and Ash would be together (and how not amazing Ash was when separated from him) when he heard the "Excuse me."
"Whaaaaa…" He started as he turned, but got distracted by the elephant's size. She was at least four times his size! In any measurable way!
"I heard you were bothering this nice woman."
"Heh. Yeah right. Who'd you hear that from?"
"The woman."
Lance turned around to see Ash in the window, flipping him off.
"Whatever! You can't stop me from getting her back."
"Oh I'm so sorry you said that."
"Whyyyiiiiieeeee!"
Meena picked Lance up with her trunk (gently) and walked him over to his car.
"Time to leave now."
"I'm not defenseless! I can shoot my quills at you!"
"Elephant skin is too thick. They'd just bounce off of me."
In a desperate last-chance effort, Lance tried it. Sure enough, the quills hit Meena's skin and bounced of, plinking pitifully against the ground.
"Yeah? Well! This isn't over!" Lance called out as he sped away. Meena just shook her head and rang Ash's doorbell.
"He's gone!"
Ash opened the door and literally jumped into Meena's arms.
"Thank you Meena. I'd ask you to stay the night as thanks, but…"
"No where I can fit. I know."
Ash settled for a kiss instead. "See you tomorrow?"
"Always." Meena replied with a grin.
