A/N: Okay so I just had to write this chappie. Love all you reviewers. Don't stop reviewing. I need reviews to continue my genius. You know what they say, reviews keep away the writer's block faery. You've heard that, right? Disclaimer: I do not own the Iron Fey series.

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Ashley's POV

I had a massive headache as a whole bunch of memories flooded in. All I knew about the current world was that Chip's arms were holding me up.

-flashback 1-
I craned my neck up to find Ash smiling down at me. "When I'm big, will you teach me how to use a swowd?" I beamed. He gave me an uncertain smile. "I'll be that tall." I pointed to his head.

"Most likely." He picked me up and ruffled my hair. "But that's at least nine years away." He tossed me up into the air. I squealed and began to giggle. My laughter was short lived because one of my other brothers came and Ash quickly caught me and set me down. Rowan sneered at me and spat on the ground, centimeters from my feet. Ash growled and pulled me behind him. "Leave her alone, Rowan. She's only two." I was a very smart two year old.

"Are you going soft, little brother?" He spat out the words like a curse. "When she's older, I'll bet she won't remember any of this. She won't remember your acts of valor. She's too young to understand any of this." He gestured widely to the current scene. I trembled and buried my face in Ash's leg.

"I'm not doing this to live in her memories." Ash picked me up. Rowan smirked and shot me a bloodthirsty grin.

"Then why are you doing it, little brother?" He chuckled. "Hand me the girl."

"No." He growled, lowering one hand to his sword. I buried my face in his neck, afraid, shaking. WAS ROWAN GONNA KILL ME? WHY IS HE DOING THIS? WHY DOES HE WANT ME?

"Give her to me." His tone hardened, predatory. Ash tightened his grip on me.

"I will not give her to you. Ever." I held him tighter, squeezing Ash's neck. I was set down and told to back up and not to watch. I only followed half of his orders, backing up but watching what was going on. They both unsheathed their swords and were instantly locked in combat. After what seemed like hours of no one getting hurt, Rowan got a chance and made a gash in Ash's arm. I screamed. Ash tried to keep fighting but he couldn't. Rowan really hurt him this time. I ran to Ash's side as he fell. I cried into his shirt. "I told you not to watch." He snarled.

"I know. I'm s...s..sorry. It was too tempreen..temptreen.. temptring." I couldn't pronounce that. Ash's face softened.

"Tempting." A knight cut in while passing by. No way! It was Chip! And he was with Aubrey. Of course.

"It's okay. Just get...the...medical...supplies...from...my room please." Ash sucked in sharp breaths in between words.

"You are going soft, aren't you?" Rowan sneered and walked away. I bounded off to Ash's room to get the salve and gauze that apparently could fix everything.

-flash back 2-
Mab stroked my golden locks. "Darling, you are my favorite child." She smiled. I beamed at her. Rowan growled and glared at me as if I had just insulted him. He waited for me to leave the room and threw me against the wall. I burst into tears and Ash quickly burst into the hallway. He found me curled up into a little ball on the cold floor. Ash growled an ominous growl as he took out his sword.

"Ash, don't do it." I stood and pulled on the blade with both hands. It cut deep into my palms and I screamed. Rowan chuckled and left as Ash bent over me, inspecting my hands. I began to control my tears and watched as the blood began to flow down my hands. I closed my eyes and turned my head to make sure I couldn't see my wounds.

"Why did you do that?" His voice was stony.

"I didn't want anyone to get hurt." I sniffled.

"That didn't work very well, did it?" he spat. My eyes filled with tears. I felt a sudden jerk of my hand so I looked. He had temporarily bandaged them with strips of cloth from his shirt. My lip quivered. His voice softened. "Let's bandage this properly." he kissed my forehead. I buried my face in his chest. He picked me up and carried me to his room. He bandaged my hands and changed his shirt.

-flash back 3-
I smiled as Ash took my now healed hands in his own. "Ash, where's Uncle Puck?" I tilted my head. He sighed and squeezed my hands.

"He's not going to talk to us anymore."

"Why not?"

"I'll tell you when you're older."

"Okay." I shrugged, dismissing the question from my head.

-flash back 4-
I twirled around slowly, showing off my dress. My older brother nodded in approval. "You look beautiful. I can't imagine how you'll look when you become a woman. All I want is to be there to tell you how beautiful you'll be." Ash picked me up and kissed my cheek. I giggled and squeezed his neck. Mab came in and raised an eyebrow. I wasn't sure what had happened, but Ash quickly put me down. I looked up at him with curiosity. Mab took my hand and led me to the ballroom. I skipped until I reached the doors. Ash opened the doors and a crowd of sidhe was revealed. I beamed and walked alongside my older brother. It was my third birthday.

"I'm a big girl now, right?" I looked up at Ash and blinked at the scene displayed before me. Ash wasn't there anymore. I turned in a full circle and Rowan pulled me out of castle grounds. He passed me to a group of druids who cast an enchantment on me, making me forget all my past. I was then knocked out.

-flash back 5-
I remember waking up in an unknown room. An elderly woman gave me a warm smile. "How you feeling, sweetheart?" She helped me sit up.

"Okay. Where am I? Who am I?" I looked around. I was in a brightly colored room that had an open window. A cool breeze floated in and the gossamer red curtains were lifted up into the air.

"You're in Happy Oaks Orphanage. You were left by the door; you had a huge bump on your head so I took you to the hospital. You have a concussion. There was a note that said you were named Ashley. I'm sure your parents didn't want to give you up, sweetie." She began to pat my hand. I pulled it away from her.

"Can I go to sleep? I don't feel like talking." I stifled a sob. Why would she even think that my parents wouldn't want me?

"Yes, of course, sweetie. Right upstairs." She smiled sadly.

"Thanks." I went up the stairs and collapsed into an empty cot. I sobbed and tried to keep myself quiet, careful not to wake the other girls.

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A/N: Awwwwwwwwwww. Ash is such a good brother. Poor Ashley, though. In the next chapter there's some fluff for all you fluff lovers. It's some serious fluff. I already wrote chapter nine but I'm not gonna post it if I don't get at least three positive reviews. There's some spots open for OC's in this story perhaps Puck's future girlfriend. Oops. Well, hopefully that's enough motivation for you to review. If you want to be an OC you can just say so and leave a name and description for your character. Obviously, Puck can only have one girlfriend so you'll have to be the first to ask to get that position. I have two OC spaces open sooooo Review fast! Good luck. (Oc's will be introduced in ch.11, most likely).