Ashley, Carmen, and Spencer stopped in one last store before they had to go and get ready for school.

"Aw look at them." Spencer nearly squealed as she wiggled her finger in front of the puppy cages.

"They're so cute." She continued. Ashley smiled at her still studying every movement. She watched as Spencer lingered in front of a Yorkie longer than any of them.

"Is he your favorite?" Ashley asked. Carmen had wandered off towards the gerbils and hamsters.

"Uh, yeah, he's cute." Spencer struggled to speak. Ashley demeanor had completely changed from before. She seemed almost like a different person, her stance wasn't slouched and shy-like, but straight yet undemanding. Plus her eyes had changed yet again, not so much brown anymore but a deep, dark hint of red, like a maroon or sangria. A forest green color surrounded the outside. There were even specs of mahogany in the maroon color.

"Is something wrong?" Ashley asked concerned. Spencer's mouth had opened to speak but found she was still rendered speechless.

"Spencer?" Ashley grabbed Spencer's arm trying to snap her out of it but quickly let go when she felt Spencer jump back.

"You're cold," the blond explained. Ashley looked down.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." She said in a low mumble. Spencer was still in awe at the sudden change in Ashley. Her attitude even seemed to have changed. The brunette seemed more upset about something, less cheerful. No where near as to the way she was acting at the studio, but also nowhere near the way she acted at school.

"Ashley, you are the most peculiar person I have ever met." Spencer finally said almost in a breathless state. Ashley smiled,

"Is that a good or bad thing?" She completely ignored the Person part of that entire sentence knowing it would only dig an even deeper hole in her heart.

"At this moment I'm not entirely sure." the curious blond admitted. Ashley smiled at her once more and turned back to the little puppies.

"So, why Yorkie's?"

"What?" Spencer asked thrown off by her question.

"Why are Yorkie's your favorite?"

"Oh, um I don't really know, I guess I just find them cute is all. Plus they are so tiny and stay that way for good." Ashley turned back to the blue eyed girl with an almost hurt look.

"You don't like big dogs?" Spencer shook her head.

"Not really, I had a very bad experience with a Dalmatian." When Spencer looked over at Ashley she was met with a look urging her to finish the story.

"See, my neighbor used to own this Dalmatian, and one day when it was going out for a walk I was outside as well playing I guess," Spencer looked back up into Ashley's eyes almost getting lost again.

"Uh, um then," she scrambled for the rest of her story.

"Oh well then see I went to go pet it but for some reason it thought I was trying to hurt it and so it bit me, hard. Ever since then any dog that is either really, really big or has sharp teeth, I can't go near."

"And yet you like vampire stories." Ashley teased. Spencer giggled and then this time allowed herself to get lost in Ashley's eyes, let herself wander the unknown. She was sure hours had passed when in reality it had only been a few seconds. Spencer had forgotten where she was even at when looking into Ashley's eyes. It was happening though, right in front of her, Ashley's eyes were changing, the specs were anyway, they were becoming brighter and eventually gray. "Wow," Spencer whispered. That's when Ashley looked away from her.

"Do you want the dog?" she asked quickly. Spencer was only slightly stunned by Ashley's reaction.

"Wha-oh um," She turned back to the glass. "Yeah I'd love the dog but I can't afford it, besides my parents won't let me keep it."

"Why not?" Ashley asked. Her whole body shifted slightly, she leaned a little bit, putting most of her weight on her left foot, her head tilted and her eyebrows scrunched.

"Um, well I'm not sure really, I just, I never really asked why, when they said no, it usually meant no." Spencer explained as best she could. She wanted to go back. She wanted there eyes to lock again like they had before.

"A-Ashley," she dared to ask her another question. Ashley's eyes flew back to the blonds.

"Well, um, your eyes, you say you don't where contacts but they change, a lot in fact, and I was just wondering, why?" Her voice was weak and frail, cracking mid sentence. Ashley sighed.

"I really don't know Spence," she told her. It was bothering Ashley, to not be able to just tell the truth to Spencer, to not explain to her why she had mood swings, why her eyes changed, why she never ate in public. It annoyed her so much.

"Your not gonna tell me?" Spencer whined.

"Later." Ashley snapped at her. That's why Spencer was so scared to ask. She knew that Ashley was very sensitive when all eyes were on her.

"Hey guys, you should see those little rodents, they are the cutest things ever." Carmen said walking back up to the two.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing, can we go?" Ashley asked with attitude. Carmen stood confused but nodded.

"Yeah sure, we should head home anyways." she said placing her hand on Spencer's back leading her out of the store.