~Chapter 18~

The Movie

~Soda P.O.V~

I admit I was nervous.

No, I was more than nervous, I was freaking out. As soon as I agreed to let Ash come with, I remembered my dream I had. I wasn't sure if it was good or bad. If we saw the same movie as in my dream, I would have to go to the bathroom. It was time to leave and everyone was joking around. Two-Bit was the first one as usual, to bug me. "So Soda, are you carry her bridal style or are you just gunna throw her over your shoulder so you can look at her butt?" he joked. I again felt the redness coming to my face, I looked over at Ashley, and her face was just as red. It made her look even more like she was dead.

"Shut your face." I said, shoving his arm a little. He just kept grinning. "I was just asking! But seriously o-how are you gunna carry her all the way there without hurting her?" Two-Bit asked seriously. I thought for a second, then looked at Ash. She opened her mouth before I could though. "You don't have to carry me there. I can walk just fine." She said. I just shook my head. Pony and Johnny came up beside us, "You cant walk Ash, you'll probably collapse by the time we get around the corner." Johnny said, giving her a 'I've already tried it' look. Its true, one time we found him in the bushes right by the sidewalk, and he told us that his dad had beat him with a two by four. Poor little Johnnycakes.

I nodded, "He's right, you cant walk there." Ash sighed and looked at all of us, "Look, I think I can manage that much walking. It hardly hurts anymore." Ash tried to tell us, but I think everyone could tell she was lying. Steve just shook his head and looked at us. "If she wants to hurt herself even more, just let her walk there. We'll just help her a little." He said. I thought bout that for a minute, I guess it was a good idea, but I cant stand the idea of her getting hurt even more than she already is. I sighed, "Alright, fine, we'll just help her, but if she's struggling we're gunna carry her, alright?" I said, everyone nodded their heads, and we started walking.

"I should have said something, but I didn't want to interrupt your little mingle." Dal said suddenly, he took something that looked like keys, and pushed a button. A car I didn't even realize was there, suddenly unlocked. Dally grinned, "Borrowed it from Tim, told me it was a gift for getting outa jail early." He said. I grinned back at him and turned around to Ash. "Looks like you wont be walking today Ash." I said smiling, she tired to smile back, but stopped. I really wish these 4 weeks would go fast, I thought, caus I cant stand not to see Ashley smile. "Lets go," I told her, leading her towards the old red mustang. I helped her in the middle of the front of the car, and I sat in the passenger seat.

"This should be interesting." I heard her whisper to herself. I chuckled, "Yeah, Dally's a crazy driver." I said, causing her to scoot closer to me. I could feel her warmth on my arm, and it felt nice. But it almost felt like it was burning after a while. I looked at her with a worried look on my face, "Ash, do you have a fever?" I asked her. She looked at me and just shrugged at me. Her face was red, and not just from the blushing. I felt her head, which made her face turn even more red, and it felt like she was gunna blow.

"Jeez, you got a really bad fever."

Ashley just looked at me with a tired look on her face. What exactly had happened last night? "Hold on everybody." Dally warned as he started the car. Sammy was sitting on Two-Bit's lap, which I think creeped Sammy out a little. Steve grinned at me, then looked at Sammy. "Isnt he just the creepiest person you've ever met?" he asked Sammy, who nodded as his eyes got wide. "No offence Keith." Sammy said, trying not to make Two-Bit feel too bad. Everyone started laughing, and Dally started driving. I was right, he drives like a nut. Ash's eyes were wide, and she looked at me with a scared look on her face.

"Yo Dally, can you go a little slower?" Johnny yelled from the backseat. Thanks Johnny, he'll listen to you. Dally just sighed, but he went slower, and Ash calmed down a little. It was then that I noticed that her hand was on mine on my leg. We looked down at our hands and blushed. She pulled hers away first, "Sorry." Ash said, still blushing and looking at her feet embarrassed. I smiled at her, "Don't worry bout it, I think anyone would do the same thing if Dally was driving." I joked, causing Dally to look at us with a confused look on his face. We both laughed, which I regretted, causing Ashley's stomach to hurt. "You know, I really wish I had a laugh button so I could turn it off." She said in her raspy voice. "Sorry." I said, and she just shook her head, and put on a small smile.

"Earth to Soda and Ash!"

We both looked up, and found out that everyone was standing out of the car, and we were the only ones still in there. Dally grinned at us, "You two love birds gunna get out anytime soon?" We blushed, and slowly got outa the car. Pony and Johnny had waited for us, and we made our way to the ticket booth. As I ordered our tickets, Ash started arguing bout me paying for her ticket. I just kept smiling at her, and handed her her ticket. I helped her into her seat, caus she looked like she was in serious pain.

"Are you okay Ash?" I asked her as she sat down, she nodded painfully, "Yeah, I'm fine." She hissed, and then started coughing. I frowned and put my hand on her back, after a few seconds she stopped and she looked like she was gunna throw up. I then realized that she didn't have the same cuts on her face as in my dream. I was relieved for a second, but then I was disappointed. I wanted to kiss her, I relized. Just calm down Soda, I said to myself, take it slow.

She looked up at me appreciatively, and then the movie started. I didn't even know what it was about, and It looked like, neither did Ash. We kept looking at each other, and then blushed and looked away when the other caught us. After about 25 minutes, I started fidgeting with my hands. Ashley noticed, "Do you wanna get outa here? I have absolutely no idea what this movie is even about." She whispered to me, and I smiled at her. "I thought you'd never ask." I helped her up and told Pony we would meet them at the house. We decided to go to the park, which made me nervous again. When we got there, she sat on the swings and I let out a breath.

"Ashley, what exactly happened last night?" I asked her curiously. She looked at me with a little bit of panic in her eyes. "Well-"she started, but was interrupted by a black bird flying out of the bush, scaring the shit out of both of us. "Oh my God, I swear I'm gunna die." Ash said, trying to catch her breath. I was freaked out myself, but not as much as Ash. She was really paranoid, like Johnny. I took a deep breath, "Go on." She also took a deep breath, it didn't seem very deep to me, but I guess it was for her.

"I got home with Sammy, and I went into the kitchen to get him something to eat. As soon as I got in there, someone punched me in the face." She said, and then pointed to her black eye. She continued, "I fell on my stomach, and I saw Sammy looking through the door, and then a baseball bat hit me in the back of my head. I saw it sitting on the counter when I walked in." she finished. Wow, so that's why she looked so beat up. I knew a person's fist couldn't do that much damage. I must've looked surprised, caus Ash looked at me with a 'I know right?' look on her face. "Wow. Did Sammy get hurt?" I asked, suddenly extremely angry that someone would hurt Ashley and her little brother. Ashley's face fell. "Oh my God, I forgot to ask him." She said in a hurtful tone, her hands were on her head in panic, and her eyes were wide. I tried to calm her, "Don't worry, he didn't look like anyone hurt him, he didn't have any cuts or anything." I reassured her. She calmed down a little, her eyes closed, and she took a deep breath. "I cant believe I forgot him. I was so loopy and confused that I didn't even think bout it." Ashley said, a sad look on her face. I, going out on a limb, put my right arm round her.

"Its not your fault some lunatic attacked you." I tried to joke, and she smiled. It almost looked like she was trying to get closer to me as she shifted her body a little. Maybe I was just imagining things. I smiled down at her, "If it really bothers you that much, we can go to my house and ask him before you guys leave." I offered to her. She nodded, "Yeah, we can do that." I nodded at her as I helped her up. She stopped for a second, and bit her lip. Something must be hurting, I thought. "Are you okay?" I asked, and she shook her head. "No, my leg hurts, but I'm fine." She said as she started walking. She almost fell, but I rushed over to catch her. I looked down at her. "I don't think you are fine."

She started to protest, but before she could say anything, I lifted her up bridal style and she looked at me with wide eyes. "Soda! I'm fine really." I just shook my head and smiled, "Nope, I'm carrying you back to the house." She just shook her head, but she was smiling.

Well, I didn't kiss Ashley, but I had a perfect time with her at the movies.

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