Chapter 11 – Alterna Prom

Ashley's POV

As I read the text over and over in my mind, all I could do was fume at Aiden.

Ash, we really need to talk. – Aid.

Why did we really need to talk... well I knew why, but I had already talked to him about this. I mean what else does "I need to take time away from you and focus more on her and me..." mean? I do not think it's code for "hey, let's talk about this some more!"

As I stood outside Aiden's house, waiting for him to answer it, all the memories from the past, except technically since it hasn't happened yet it would the future, ran through my mind like wildfire. Prom was such a life changing moment in more than one way... I couldn't screw this up again.

"Thanks for coming Ashley." Aiden politely said, as he opened the door and let me in.

"Well you are my best friend..." I replied, immediately making my way to his room, as that's where he would've showed me to.

Let's try to keep it at that... JUST best friend.

As we made our way into his room, he sat down on the bed and looked beside him, hinting that I should join him.

Yeah... that's not going to happen.

"So if this is about our little talk we had a few days ago about us distancing ourselves from each other, I really don't need to hear anymore."

"Not technically..." Aiden mumbled as he glanced down at his shoes and began to fidget with them.

"Does this have anything to do with you and me, and involves brutally slaughtering Spencer and Kyla's hearts?"

Obviously... but I still need him to say it.

Aiden continued to keep his head down, as he rubbed the back of his head. "Ash... you know I didn't want this."

Yes you totally did, three times I've had to deal with this... THREE times, but if this is what needs to be done, then I'll do it. I'll give him closure... I can't keep having to deal with this and I guess it's better done here in the privacy of his own house than in front of everyone at prom. Alright Aid, you left me no other choice...

"Alright no, this isn't happening... you and me, we're JUST friends. Just friends, Aiden. I'm with Spencer and I love her, and you telling me that you love me is NOT going to magically change that. And not only is what you're about to do, not fair to me, it's not fair to her either so just don't. If you don't want to be with Kyla, fine, but I'm not going to let you break up me and Spencer."

"What about fair to me? Do you think keeping how I really feel about you inside is fair? I didn't want this, Ash, but I can't be with Kyla anymore."

He's right... I should at least let him get out his feelings. I know how I feel, and him telling me his feelings isn't going to change that. I at least owe him that.

"You're right, it's not fair to you. So go ahead, say what you want to say."

"Do you know how hard it is to not be with you... to stand around and watch you be with Spencer? You can't just cut off who you love, Ash." Aiden shouted, standing up and moving towards me. "After all we've been through, can you honestly tell me that you don't love me, that you aren't in love with me?"

"I'm not in love with you Aiden." I replied, looking him straight in the face before I turned around and walked out.

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After leaving Aiden's house, I found myself driving to Spencer's house. I waited outside in my car just staring at her house, for no apparent reason. After sitting there for half an hour, Spencer came out of her house and approached my car.

"I was about to call the cops on you, you big creep. What are you doing out here?" Spencer asked, leaning her chin on my car door.

"I was just waiting for you."

"Waiting for me? Why didn't you come to the door or call me?"

"I didn't mind sitting out here and waiting. I was actually enjoying it here, the peace and quiet... You ready to go? We should probably start grabbing supplies for tonight... with all of the people you guys invited, we're going to need a lot."

"Oh hush Ash, you want to show me off in front of all those people as much as I do." Spencer hissed while running around the car and jumping in the passenger seat.

"Well why wouldn't I want to show you off." I said sarcastically while getting a quick kiss from her before putting my car into drive.

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I had gotten ready before everyone else seeing as the prom was being thrown at my house. I was beginning to think this was a bad idea, having everyone here... but it was better than having it outside where the drive-by was more likely to happen. Getting shot this time around, was definitely not an option.

Spencer, Glen, Aiden and Madison showed up shortly after Kyla and I were finished with everything. We decided to get together as a group before the rest of the class showed up and had our own little special dinner amongst the group. It was awkward to say the least having Madison there, as well as Aiden, after our chat we had earlier. I swear that guy does not make things easier. He stared, and I mean STARED at me the whole dinner, and Spencer definitely noticed.

Everyone started arriving an hour after my friends got here, and like I expect, the whole school pretty much showed up. My house was full of people I despised, but tonight was not about me... so I sucked it up.

"Hey so what was that at dinner with Aiden? He was like burning a hole right through you with his eyes." Spencer whispered into my ear, coming up behind me and throwing her arms around my waist as I was greeting people at the door.

"I went over and talked to him again... needless to say, our chat did not go over very well."

Understatement much?

"Wait about the whole backing off thing?" Spencer asked protectively, loosening her grip around my waist a bit, before I turned around and threw my arms around her neck.

"Trust me, you have absolutely nothing to be worried about, I want you and only you." I whispered before kissing her. "Nothing will ever be so clear in my life than that."

"I know, it's just why does he have to bring all of that back up now, the night of prom?"

Because he is a boy, and boys like to ruin perfect moments.

"I'm sorry... but I thought it'd be better to talk about it before so it didn't all blow up in our faces tonight. I want tonight to be perfect for you, Spence." I said, cupping her face and slowly caressing it.

"It will be, now come on, I want to show off my girl on the dance floor. The door can handle itself for a while..." Spencer replied, taking my hand from her face and grasping it tightly as she dragged me into the other room full of people dancing.

As we made our way into the room, everyone start screaming as they saw me, the hero of the hour. It was to say that I was adored for saving our prom, even if it was me who got it cancelled in the first place. Plus my house was totally better than the place they rented out. Spencer dragged me to the centre of the room, so that everyone around us could watch us dance.

I placed my hands on Spencer's hips and tightened them ever so gently as we began swaying to the music while Spencer had wrapped her arms around my shoulders. As I sunk lower and lower, my grip on her hips tightened while I left wet kisses all down her body where I could find exposed skin, before coming up back.

"People are starting to stare, Ash..." Spencer whispered in my ear as I parted her legs and began rolling our hips together to the music and caressing her lower back with my fingers.

I'd stare too if I saw me doing this to you.

"I thought you wanted them to stare, show me off." I whispered back, grazing her ear with my tongue and nibbling on it a bit. Her knees went weak, as she faltered, making me giggle a bit when I caught her in my arms and brought her back up.

"Stare at us because I'm with the most beautiful girl in the room, but because you're dance-fucking me." Spencer said, as she regained her balance and composure.

Like she's not enjoying it...

"Fine. I'll stop." I joked, taking my hands off her hips and turning around, hoping that she'd grab me before I got too far.

"Hey, where are you going!" She screamed, grabbing my wrist before I got two steps away from her.

"I didn't say stop..." Spencer grinned, pulling me back into her and kissing me passionately before starting to sway again to the music.

I told you.

"Mm... I will never get tired of these lips." I moaned, pulling Spencer's face back into mine and deepening the kiss to the point we both got lost in it and stopped swaying to the music.

"I...need...a...drink." Spencer breathed out slowly, trying to regain her breath as she pulled away from the kiss and leaned her head against mine.

As I glanced up from her eyes, I saw Aiden coming our way. "Yeah, drink would be good." I quickly said before grabbing Spencer's hand and dragging her the opposite way of Aiden.

He seriously does not know when to stop.

I heard him yell my name as we were fighting our way through the crowd, but it only made me move faster, causing Spencer to get a bit flustered. As we found our way to the kitchen, Kyla was sitting on the counter, crying her eyes out. I'm guessing Aiden choose tonight to tell her about everything.

Boys are idiots.

"Kyla, are you alright?" I asked, knowing it was a dumb question to start off with, but still asked it anyways as I went to comfort her. "What happened?"

"You happened!" She yelled at me, jumping off the counter and stomping away before turning back around and facing me. "Aiden broke up with me tonight... because he loves someone else, YOU!"

"Kyla, I'm sorry. You know I didn't want this... I tried to stay away. And it's not like I love him back, I'm with Spencer." I said, tightening my grip on Spencer's hand so she knew I was being serious.

"You didn't want this, Ash? It's not like Aiden can magically fall in love with you... when he was with me!" Kyla screamed even louder, and now more violently swinging her arms around. "Ever since I came here, it was all about you, Ashley Davies this... Ashley Davies that, and then when I finally thought you'd let me have something, you take it away! I HATE you!"

"I didn't take Aiden away from you Ky, I tried and tried to not let this happen, but I can't help the way he feels. I'm sorry that he hurt you, but you can't blame this on me."

"I can't blame this on YOU? If he hadn't dated my slutty so-called step sister and knocked her up, then he wouldn't have broken up with me to be with her. How is that NOT your fault?"

Okay wow, you're seriously playing that card Kyla...

"It's Aiden's fault for being such an ASS!" Spencer yelled, throwing her body weight into the sentence while still maintaining a tight grip on my hand.

Awe, my girl's defending me.

"Ashley can't help that Aiden still feels that way about her. She's moved on, and it's not her fault that he hasn't... so don't you dare try and put this on her. You have no right." Spencer continued to yell angrily at Kyla who had actually backed off since Spencer had started talking to her.

Did I mention how much I love this girl right now?

Kyla stood there fuming as she stared at both of us before walking away, not saying anything back to Spencer or me. With perfect timing, Aiden ran into the kitchen, the way we came in, just missing Kyla's exit.

"Ashley, we need to talk." Aiden puffed out, at a loss for breath.

"Yeah... no, I just had a lovely talk with my sister and your EX-girlfriend. I am definitely talked out about this subject. I can't believe you would be such an ass and break up with her the night of prom!" I yelled at him, throwing my fist in his face. "You... INSENSITIVE ASSHOLE!"

"You told me to tell her!" Aiden shouted back, moving closer to the both of us before backing off noticing Spencer's reaction. I pulled her behind me so she wouldn't make any rash decisions and jump on Aiden.

"I told you to tell her, but I didn't think you'd be dumb enough to do it tonight! She is heartbroken, Aiden. You... broke her. And on top of that, she thinks it's my fault!"

"I owed her the truth!" He screamed at my face.

"And you don't think you could've told her before, I don't know... BEFORE you fell in love with me again? You knew EXACTLY how you felt, and you still led her on, so don't give me this bullshit about owing her the truth. This is the last time I'm telling you this... I DON'T love you, now stay away from me before you cause any more damage!" I yelled before turning away aggressively and dashing out the door with Spencer in tow.

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My feet ended up leading me to my bedroom, where I closed and locked the door behind us. Leave it to Aiden to ruin prom... yet again! I was so frustrated with him and Kyla, that it had completely put a damper on the night, which sucked because it was prom and it was supposed to be special for Spencer and I. We both remained silent as we sat down on the end of my bed, both obviously thinking about the two conversations that just happened.

"So... do you want to talk about it?" Spencer softly asked, bringing her head up from glancing at the floor.

"Is there really anything more to say than what's already been said down there?"

I'm pretty sure we covered all the bases. Cry, yell, blame, yell some more... try to explain, yell. Yup, pretty much covered it all.

"WE can talk about it still Ash, I mean without all of the yelling. If you need to get it off your chest, I'm here to listen. I'll always be here to listen..." Spencer said, taking my hand and gripping it firmly.

It was a comforting feeling knowing that she was here for me through all of this. Her words reminded me of the recently spent day at the beach, with her and Dani.

Dani... would the results of this trip back in time result in her not being there when I returned?

I thought about all of the great things that happened that day, Spencer and my first kiss after being apart for ten years, the soft kiss that mean everything to me. And here I was, still sitting beside the same girl, just ten years earlier and feeling almost heartbroken because she wasn't the same innocent girl anymore. When I left her, I took away a part of her heart that would forever scar her. Never again.

Never. Again.

"I'm just tired of dwelling on bad things in life. Why can't life just be simple and easy?"

"Because then how would you know what's important enough to fight for?" Spencer replied, leaning her head against my shoulder and caressing my hand lightly with her thumb.

I fell back on the bed, feeling the softness of the mattress underneath my body. Spencer soon joined me, resting her head on my chest. "Life could be simply and easy and I'd still know that you were important enough to fight for..." I whispered as I combed through her blonde hair.

We both laid there in silence for what felt to be eternity, but in fact was only about two and a half hours. We didn't need to say anything, we just laid there in each other's arms enjoying the moment for what it was, peaceful.

"Do you think we should go back downstairs or did you want to stay here?" Spencer quietly said, bringing her head up and looking into my eyes.

"We should probably go back downstairs... I'm sure Kyla has locked herself in her room so we should watch that no one breaks anything. But if we see Aiden again, you're going to have to hold me back. I don't know what I will end up doing if I see him remotely close to us again tonight."

I'm not even joking... I'm pretty sure I'm so mad right now that I could punch him in his pretty little face.

"Alright," Spencer laughed as she got up off the bed and led me to the door. "As soon as we see Aiden, I'll drag you back up here and have my way with you to make you feel better. Actually even if we don't see Aiden I'll still drag you back up here." She seductively whispered, raising her eyebrows at me.

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As we made our way down the stairs, the lack of noise confirmed that most people either had left, or had passed out in the various downstairs rooms. The music was still blaring and there were still a few people dancing away, but for the most part, the majority of the people had departed. I wasn't complaining, the sooner people got out of my house, the sooner I would be happy. Thankfully we didn't spot Aiden as we made our way around the house, telling people who were still here to go home.

After clearing the house out, Spencer and I went back upstairs to my room and fell back on my bed. As I laid in Spencer's arms that night, all I could think about was that tonight was somewhat of a success. Compared to the last two proms, it was a freaking miracle. No one got shot, no one died, and Spencer and I are still together. Despite having Aiden ruining it like usual, the only thing different this time around is that my sister might not ever talk to me again... which means in the future, I'm out of a place to live.

Ding Dong.

"Who the hell would be at the door now?" Spencer mumbled, coming out of her sleep as she readjusted her position on me.

"Shush, go back to bed babe. I'll get it."

I pulled on some shorts and a tank top before rushing downstairs and opening the door.

Cops? What the hell?

"Are you Ms. Ashley Davies?" The above average-sized cop asked firmly as he flashed a light in my eyes.

"Yes, how can I help you officer?" I replied, pulling my hand up over my face trying to block the light.

"You are under arrest for falsifying bomb threats on King High School. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, an attorney will be provided at no expense to you. You have the right to not answer questions at any time and request an attorney be present before any questioning continues. Do you understand these rights?"

What the fuck?

"Yes...?" I replied and stepped outside, closing my door and having the two officers cuff me and escort me to their squad car.

I repeat... what the fuck?

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As the cops drove me to the station, they did all the fingerprints and pictures before throwing me in a cell full of dirty looking women. I scanned the cell before taking a seat in the corner of the room.

Well this isn't exactly where I thought I'd end my prom night...

"That's my seat, move your ass little white girl." A large, dirty woman ordered, shaking her fist at me while reeking of something fierce.

"My little white girl's ass is staying right here. You can find another spot." I replied, pointing at the spot I was occupying.

"Bitch, what did you just say?" The smelly woman yelled as I sat there with my arms crossed at her.

"I'm pretty sure you heard me the first time, but if you're that dumb I can repeat mysel--" I said before getting cut off with a huge fist flying at my face.

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