Disclaimer: I own nothing except the characters I make up.

Background: AU, Ashley is an All-American High School softball player for King High. Spencer, the new girl, is also an amazing player; she was the "Best in Ohio" and now is trying out for the team at King High.

Chapter 29:

Spencer showed up at Ashley's house within ten minutes. She rang the bell, no one answered. She rang it again. Nothing. She rang it a third time. The door slowly opened. It was Kyla.

"Hey, um, us Ash here?"

"Hi Spencer, no she's not. I thought we went to see you."

"Uh, she did. I kinda sent her away."

"Oh god, um, come on in."

Spencer went into the house as Kyla took her cell phone dialing Ashley's number.

Across town, Ashley was driving. Her phone rang. She looked at it. It was Kyla. She hesitated, staring at the ringing phone, then she answered. "What?"

"Where the hell are you?" Kyla asked in a quiet tone.

"Out. Why are you whispering?"

"Because your girlfriend is here."

"Spencer is there?"

"Yes, she is your girlfriend…Did you forget that?"

"That's not what I meant it as. She just seemed like she didn't want to see me when I was at her house so it was a shock to hear she's there."

"Well are you coming home?"

"I can't."

"What, why?!"

"Because, I don't deserve her."

"Ash, that's bullshit and you know it."

"No, I'm serious. I don't. I can't change. I can't make myself the person she wants. I'm always going to be the way I am."

"Then its crap that you said you loved her."

"No, I do love her. I just can't be with her. I can't hurt her again."

"Whatever Ash, I'm not telling her you're running away. That's up to you and if you break her heart over the phone, I'll kill you."

"Yeah, I know…" And she hung up. She threw her phone against the seat. "DAMNIT!" She cured and turned the car around headed back towards home.

Kyla walked back into the living room from the kitchen. Spencer looked at her.

"Did you talk to her?"

Kyla nodded.

"What did she say?"

"She's out."

"Anything else?"

All Kyla did was go to Spencer and hug her. "I'm sorry." She said and went to her room leaving Spencer sitting on the couch totally confused.

She took her phone out and dialed Ashley's number. It rang and rang with no answer.

Ashley, in her car, heard the sound of It Was You by 12 Stones playing. It was Spencer's ring tone. Ashley looked for where she had thrown her phone. It was on the floor under the passenger's seat. She bent down reaching for it, grabbing it, just in time to look up and see the car smashing head on into hers. And then everything went black.

(AN: Ugh. Like it or hate it. It's drama. More soon. Maybe...right after I post this one. Who knows…)