Chapter 11: Ashley: Elena Who?
When the whole discussion was over and Elena knew every single detail. I sighed in relief at not having to keep up my cover any more, around her that is anyway. I still had to keep my cover around her friends and my enemies: the Krillitanes, whoever they were, Krillitanes were shapeshifters. Meaning that they could be anybody and anything in or around the college property.
I had to trust no one, which was a problem in itself because I had just placed my entire trust to a girl who I didn't know a single thing about. "Ashley?" Elena said which broke my train of thought. Damn it! I really missed the days when I could just think by myself.
"Hmm?" I said looking back at her "what?" I stared long and hard at her, I couldn't put my finger on it, but there was something similar about her, that I couldn't place. It was like having a photo of a lost loved one and not remembering who they were.
"Are you OK?" She asked getting nervous when she saw my facial expression "you seem a little nervous" at this I smiled and changed my thoughts right away. "Are you worried? About you're brother" when she mentioned my brother, I startled and turned away from her.
"Yes" I said turning my back on her "every second of every day, I'm worried, and that is something I am not usually used to" I laughed when I said that, because that was a lie in itself, come to think of it, all I ever did was lie. And that was painful. I didn't want to have to lie to Elena.
"You must be used to it" Elena said walking forward to me "what with your fiance and all" when she said this I turned around and looked at her strangly
"What makes you say that?"
"I don't know" Elena admitted "it's just I figured you'd kind of be used to missing people. Especially loved ones" I smiled with my back turned and shed a tear. Wow, two changes I never thought possible today. I cried. All my life I promised myself I wasn't going to cry. I was going to make myself feel tough and bad ass in front of my friends and enemies. But this one girl. Elena Gilbert, was able to get through to me.
For a while I wondered why that was, until I knew who she was "Elena?"
"Yes?"
"How come you never told me your last name?" when I asked this, she looked at me strangely "you told me your first name, but you never told me you're last name." I turned around and faced her, looking for answers as to why she would do that "Can you tell me why?"
"Why haven't you told me yours?" Elena asked getting all serious "Ashley, why haven't you told me you're last name?"she smiled and then she said in a flirtatious voice "Ashley who?"
"Oh no" I said smiling "you're not getting that out of me" I walked away from her and started laughing. Why didn't I tell her my last name? Because I didn't have one, Like my brother, I never got my Time Lord name. So I chose the name Ashley, simply because I felt like that name suited me. Like Alex suited him. Ashley suited me. "Mainly because I don't have a last name"
"What?"
"Yeah" I said smiling and I threw my arms around her "I don't have a last name, and that's all I'm saying" I chuckled and said in a flirtatious voice "but you clearly do. So tell me, Elena who?"
"If I'm not getting you're last name you're not getting mine" Elena said smiling and she kissed me "I like to keep myself a mystery"
"You know I am gonna find out who you are" I said smiling after she pulled away from the kiss "I always find out" at this Elena smiled and said
"Do you?" She chuckled and said "well, you're gonna have to wait an awful long time. Ashley" I smiled at this because I knew she didn't mean it. But for once I meant what I said. I would always find out. No matter what it took "come on, we'd better get to class"
"Class?" I said when she let go of me "I don't do that sought of thing"
"Actually it's kind of mandatory" Elena said smiling "come on, you can sit with me and my friends" she took hold of my hand and led me out of the TARDIS and straight to whatever class she had. And I began to wonder about her. About Elena. Who the hell was she?