Hey there lovely people. Here's the next chapter for ya. Amazing that so many people have told me how they love this story and only one other person in my life actually vaguely knows that I write this fan fiction, eh, I've always been good with writing stories and poems and things...but this is definately something that's just keeping me sane in a world full of uncertainty, I'm controlling this little world...we'll my mind and subconsious are...I AM NOT DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for making this happen...I blame television, movies, my imaginary friends as well as my real ones and random life experiences. this spurr of the moment thing turned into a story that I've been writing for two months now, and I couldn't be happier with the responses and lurkers. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!

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Reasons Why

Ashley's POV

"Alright, what the hell Ard? I mean you and Coop are perfect. You're Ardex. You've been through everything. Why in the hell would you break her heart?"

Arden shakes her head, "You wouldn't get it. You've got Spencer, you two have had this perfect little fairytale relationship that hasn't been affected by anything that has happened."

"That is so not true Ard." I go to protest but she cuts me off.

"Is it? I mean you're the exact same person you were before Coop came back." She called her Coop. Wow, that was fast. Guess they're really ending it. "You and Spencer have only gotten stronger. You're girlfriend/wife has not been the one with the burden of knowing that people are getting hurt and most of it is coming from the things she did."

"It's not her fault, Arden. None of this is."

"She could've not risked herself for everyone else, why did she have to be the one? Why out of any of the people in that room was she the one to get stabbed because she tried to be the brave one and take down the person holding us captive?"

"Ard…You forget that Ky did the exact same thing. They were both trying to protect you they-"

She interrupts me, "I don't need protection. I need a sister and a girlfriend that I know won't die and leave me."

I scoff, "Really Arden? You don't need protecting? You were bawling your eyes out over Coop during the whole ordeal. You were unable to look at anything, crying on other people's shoulders. You usually don't need protecting…but at that point, all they wanted to do was stop the situation from making everyone more damaged than they already were."

"How would you know? You were off on your honeymoon."

"Coop told me. I was extremely hard for her, but she told me the whole story in detail Ard…most of it was about how she hated that you had to go through it."

She shakes her head, "It doesn't matter anymore. We're over. We need some time apart. She ran away for 4 years and now its my turn."

I look at her surprised, "What do you mean?"

"I'm leaving for a bit. Maybe not 4 years, but just for a little while. I can't take this…I just need to regain my sanity."

"You're leaving when your ex-girlfriend and your sister are in the hospital? That's great Arden. Where are you going? Have a nice vacation while we all deal with their suffering."

"Ash, I don't want to fight…I plan on leaving tomorrow. I would really like it if we could be civil before I leave."

I shake my head, "You're crushing my best friend…you're leaving your family. Arden what's happened to you?"

She sighs, "Ash, shouldn't you be on my side? I'm your sister. She's your best friend…I mean come on, blood always goes over friendship."

"No, Ard. I can't support you in this decision. I don't think its right."

She sighs, "Then I'm sorry Ash, but I've got to leave." She hugs me. "I'll call you when I get there. I'll miss you." I hug her tightly to me and I whisper back, "I'll miss you too." And with that she exits all of our lives.