I was surprised to not hear Ashley panting when we finally stopped running. I was also surprised that Aiden wasn't already behind us, but I figured he just got bored of following us or something.

"Where are we Ash?" I asked as she placed me down. I never let my touch leave her, even though I was freezing from her wintry skin added with the bitter wind.

"Close to my place," She answered. I was still a little scared but not as bad, I mean Aiden would have already been here by now right. Wrong. Ashley was stiff as could be, and she must have known Aiden better than me since I was new here. Her head titled again, listening for any sort of noise, she took a deep breath sniffing the frosty air.

"We're safe now. Do you need anything?" She asked me. Her eyes were all red, every bit of them shimmered a Vermilion color.

"No, I mean I'll have to go back and get my car back eventually, but other than that,"

"I'm going back, not you. You're staying with me and my family." Ashley said sternly. I could only nod as her eyes washed over with a bronze color. My thoughts suddenly ceased racing as she looked at me so intensely. Sorrow seemed to fill her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Spence," She whispered to me. "I should have never told you." She said beginning to pace. "DAMMIT!" She screamed before punching a wall, I stared in amazement as some of the wall crumbled.

"Ashley, please calm down." I said stepping closer to her. "Let's just go to your place ok. We can figure everything out there." My hands ran over her icy arms and she seemed to calm down exponentially. Without another word her body turned and we began to walk back to her house. I have to admit, I was kind of excited to see what it looked like. If it was anything like Twilight I'd be in awe.

She stopped me outside of a large mansion. My head turned towards her.

"Is this it?" I asked dumbly. She smiled with a nod, clearly more at ease.

"Yep, come on," she whispered taking my hand kissing the back of it before entering. Would she tell everyone about Aiden? Was she going to tell them tat I knew?

"Ashley?!" A boy yelled from the living room. I was shocked, the house was nearly empty, they had almost nothing. I didn't understand. I guessed she could tell my confusion by how I kept looking around as she let go of my hand. I took two steps forward searching the house.

"We don't really live off much, plus we don't really have a lot of money." She explained. When I noticed how far away I had traveled from her I walked straight back, my nerves still having the best of me. I wrapped my arm around her freezing body, mine slightly facing her. I felt her cold hand resting on the top of my head.

"You're safe here ok, I swear if anyone tries to hurt you I'll kill them myself." She whispered to me, and, oddly, it comforted me.

"Ashley finally where have you be-" The boy stopped speaking when he saw me.

"Um, hello?" He said his green eyes confused.

"She's staying here for awhile."

"Why what happened?" He asked suddenly worried.

"I'm going out." Ashley said nudging me closer to the strange brunette boy.

"What?!" I shouted. They both looked at me shocked.

"Ashley, I need you here. I won't feel safe without you." I whispered. A smile spread across her face and she boldly walked up to me pushing hair out of my face.

"I'll be right back. I promise." She whispered to me.

"Well, at least tell me what you're about to do." I whimpered.

"I'm getting your car." She said turning back to the door. I couldn't help myself, I ran after her.

"Ashley I want to come with you." I listened to her sigh. "Please," I begged.

"Craig, I need you to do me a favor." she said not looking at me. I wrapped my arms around her like a five year old. I felt stupid and childish but I didn't want to let her go.

"Yes?"

"Spencer's car, it's in the forest near Lake Eerie, you think you could get it for me." Craig sighed not liking how close I was to Ashley emotionally.

"I'd need something-" He stopped himself. Ashley took me to the side and whispered to me making the hairs on my neck to stand up when I felt her icy breath on my ear. Before I realized what she said I shuddered and whispered back,

"Ashley," I heard a low chuckle come from her.

"Are you even listening to me?" That's when my thoughts snapped back to normal.

"Sorry."

"He need's your shirt." She said again.

"What?"

"For the scent." She explained. "You can borrow one of my shirts." I nodded and she guided to my room telling Craig that I'd be right out.

Behind the closed door I wanted nothing more than to just lay in Ashley's bed, her chilly arms wrapped around me.

"Spencer," she called. My eyes raced back to her from the bed.

"Yeah?" She cleared her throat and looked incredibly nervous, and incredibly cute.

"Um, can I, could I take…never mind." She said turning away from me. I smiled wildly as I stepped up behind her, kissing her clothed back.

"Hey Ash." Her head only turned not her body. "Will you take my shirt off for me." I said boldly. I felt her torso jump with a silent laugh, and then she turned to face me. Her glacial hands rested gently only my hips and she kissed me quickly before her fingers ran under the hem of my shirt. I gasped as soon as I felt her fingers graze my skin.

"Sorry," she mumbled but continued to lift my shirt, her eyes roaming my ribcage. Then, as the shirt was completely off, I watched her eyes gaze at my breast making me blush slightly, but I let her gaze. A knock at the door snapped her out of her daze.

"Yeah?" she called.

"Anytime now." Craig shouted through the door. Ashley sighed and handed me one of her shirts, it smelt nice, but not like her, which I had to admit, slightly disappointed me. She walked out of the room, me in hot pursuit while she handed the shirt to Craig.

"Here, but be careful, Aiden is out there and he attacked me, and tried to hurt Spencer. I don't think he's there now though, He chased us for a good mile or two before I couldn't smell him anymore." Craig's eyes shifted to me and I noticed how Ashley moved in front of me slightly.

"I'll be right back. And when I do, I'm getting answers." He said pointing to me. Ashley nodded.

"And so am I." she replied. Craig copied Ashley's nod and walked away.

"So, Spence, Is there anything else you want to do?" She asked turning back to me. There was plenty I wanted to do, especially to her, but I didn't want her to feel bad if she lost control.

"Well," I began, but never finished. She did for me.

"Spence, you know I want to, but I can't."

"I know." I said hanging my head. It didn't bother me that she couldn't. What bothered me was that I made her feel bad. It was like I just threw it in her face.

"Can we watch a movie?" I asked lifting my head. She smiled with a nod.

"Sure. What did you have in mind?"

"Anything really. I just want to lay next to you."