Orange Girl Has A Name
I am so so so so sorry that I have not updated in so long. I have had writers block and I re-wrote this chapter so many times and I am still not happy with it.
DISCLAIMER – I do not own Night World, only Terri, Laura and Paige.
On with the chapter.
Mary-Lynnette was sat in a stunned silence.
Did he? Really? I knew he had done things he had regretted, but –
I have no idea if I did or not Replied Ash's mental voice I didn't used to be fussy about who I slept with, as long as I could bite them and they were thick enough not to know what was happening.
"I think I would no if I did." Ash commented aloud.
"It was you. I know it was." Terri's voice was getting stronger now.
"I doubt it. It was my mate who took virginities, not me." Ash made it sound so causal.
Was this one of the things he didn't want me to know?
Mare, Ash attempted to reason with her, can I finish this argument and then explain to you what is going on?
Fine. You better.
Thank you.
"Do I need to escort these ladies off of the premises, Ash?" Quinn walked up to them.
"No, it's fine. I would just like you to explain to this – " Ash hesitated and looked Terri up and down, "Lovely lady that I have nothing to do with her sex life."
Quinn laughed.
"You better not have!" Kestrel appeared behind Quinn, she stood right in front of her brother, from Mary-Lynnette's angle she could see the grin on her face, but only Ash and herself could.
"Kestrel – "
"Don't! If you have caught something off that – " she inclined her head in Terri's direction.
Ash, Mary-Lynnette and Quinn all laughed. That wasn't possible.
"I can assure you, baby sis, that I have never met this girl before, and I have no idea what she is talking about."
"Baby sister?" The attention switched back to Terri, who was now alone.
"Yes, this is my big brother," Kestrel hugged Ash around the waist, "Now keep your filthy orange hands off him, or I will rip you head off." Kestrel put on a sweet smile, "got it?"
Terri looked around, on realising she was alone, turned and ran.
"Ash?" Kestrel disconnected herself from Ash.
"No, No I didn't, I have never met her in my life" Ash turned to Quinn.
"Me neither. No point asking me." Quinn shrugged, and headed back inside, Kestrel behind him.
Ash got back in the car.
Mary-Lynnette was leaning against the seats at the far end.
She looked distracted.
"What are you thinking?" Ash crawled towards her.
She didn't answer.
Mare?
Mary-Lynnette threw up walls.
"Mare?" Ash sat beside her, and put an arm over her shoulder. "I wasn't lying you know, I have never met that orange girl before."
"I believe you."
Thank Goddess, Ash thought, I have never met her before.
"Then why are you ignoring me?"
"I'm not.
"Yes you are."
"No, I am staring at you."
"Oh," Ash relaxed, "that's alright then." He laughed.
Mary-Lynnette ran a hand over the thin pink mark that was clear in the lights of the car. It was about 10 centimetres in length and stretched diagonally downwards.
"What's this?"
Ash looked down at the scar.
"Me and my cousin got in a fight," Ash clearly didn't want to talk about it. So Mary-Lynette didn't press the issue.
She ran her hand over his chest, feeling the muscles beneath her hands, her other hand pulled Ash's head to her own chest.
Ash didn't complain.
"Just so you know 'that orange girl' has a name."
Ash laughed.
"It's Terri."
"I will remember that," Ash grinned. Mary-Lynnette missed that about Ash, his smile, the 'I am planning something that will get someone in trouble' smile.
Mary-Lynette and Ash sat in silence for a while.
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"Hey."
Kestrel turned around to see Phil approach her; he perched on the end of the wall that she was sat on.
"Do I know you?" They asked together.
They both laughed.
"You're Poppy's brother." It was a statement.
"Yes, I am, how did you know that?"
"I don't know." Kestrel looked away.
"You are Ash's sister."
"I am."
There was a pause.
"Aren't you from California?"
"Yes."
"How did you get here?"
"Helicopter."
Kestrel looked at him, shocked.
"Thierry." Phil explained.
"Oh."
Another pause.
"What happened earlier? The contact?" Phil finally asked the question Kestrel had wanted to.
"I don't know," she answered honestly.
"It wasn't the Soulmate policy." Phil shuffled closer to her.
"I don't think so."
"Then what was it?"
"Your guess is as good as mine."
"Redfern." Kestrel and Phil looked up at Paige, who had appeared, covered in mud.
Phil attempted to disguise a snort as a cough and failed.
"Yes," Kestrel stood up.
"Give this to your brother's girlfriend." Paige put a lot of etherises on 'girlfriend'.
She handed over a pale pink envelope.
"Don't read it." Paige left.
Kestrel opened the envelope and a load of pink heart confetti fell out. She ignored it and read the letter.
"What is it?" Phil stood up, reading over her shoulder.
"A party invite. Mare wouldn't go, she hates the orange faces."
"But Ash would, and she knows that." Phil looked at Kestrel, who smirked, making her look a lot like her older brother.
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Quinn kicked the dish washer door shut and jumped up to sit on top of it. Watching James pile a load of table cloths into a washing machine.
"I can't believe he is making us do all of this work!" Morgead entered the room, dropping rubbish into a bin, "Humans really are filthy animals."
"Careful mate," James hopped on the side next to Quinn, "people will think you are a Midnighter."
"And humans do have ears!" David complained, stretching his arm.
Eric laughed and climbed up to sit on the other side of Quinn.
"So when are the others getting here?" James looked at his watch.
"Jez said between two and three." Morgead perched on the counter opposite the others.
"Looks like we have a lot of work to do then." Eric got down from the counter and headed for door.
"Good to see someone is excited," Quinn leapt from his seat and followed Eric grumpily.
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"Mare?" Ash broke the silence.
"Yes?" Mary-Lynnette asked, stroking his hair.
"How did you believe me so quickly? I thought it would take a lot more than that."
"Because I trust you, Ash, and I love you."
"And you know that it was very likely." Ash tilted his head upwards.
"And that."
"I'm sorry." Ash moved back.
"You have made mistakes, Ash. Huge ones. And you know it. But you have learnt from them, and became a better person because of it."
Ash smiled.
"I mean it," Mary-Lynette moved Ash's head so she could look at him properly, "I love you."
"I know you do." Ash's smile faded, "But you deserve so much better than me. After everything that I've done –"
Mary-Lynnette shut him up with a kiss.
Ash rolled over to land on top of Mary-Lynnette, his hands running slowly up her leg as the kiss deepened.
Mary-Lynnette didn't complain.
Sorry for all of the talking! The next one will be very talky too, so I am sorry in advance!
A rather long chapter compared to some of them.
I know Mary-Lynnette is more likely to complain, but not right now.
I am re-writing the next chapter, so it will not be up for a while.
Until then please review and tell me what you think!
Queen-sarcasm
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