"I Turn to
You"
By Ashley "Shasta"
Dedicated to Caroline
Lucy who never made it to her senior year
RIP
Also I want to
dedicate this to my sole motivator to finish this…who wrote FF FF FF! Countless
times in my gb…LIZ!…whoa this is giving her WAY to much credit…sole motivator?!
Hehe
Cast:
Listees and old listees:
Ashley-Shasta
Gen-Gen
Rachel-Owl
Blake-Key
Stephanie-West
Jess-Copper
Liz-Spot/July
Jessica-Ace
Anna-Pearl
Nina-Cone
Kelli-Patch
Nonlistees:
Caroline, Su, Sheila, Dan, Chelsea, Tasha, Vicki, Bryan,
Erika
Disclaimer: Jack Kelly and Dave are property of Disney and
the other actors portrayed as characters are fictional. Don't sue me!
Authors Note:
This Newsies Fanfiction is totally unlike any other you will
read out there, I didn't know whether to actually put this in the Newsies
Fanfiction part of this site. This isn't
a time travel, this isn't newsies being newsies, this is a story based somewhat
on real life, but mainly fictional. I placed the newsies boys in a real life
scene: high school. They are normal guys, only some of their personalities from
the movie come through in the story. I use their real names mostly, as well as
the girl characters I used. Some of you may understand the pressures of senior
year, especially the last few months, what with prom and all. I have tried my best to capture this time in
my life, being started in the March of my senior year of high school. I
finished it a year and 2 months later, after I finished my freshman year in
college. It is very long, but well worth your read. This is the first FF I have
finished, and I am very proud of it. Some subjects might offend you, but this
is as real as its going to get. The sequel will deal with freshman year of
college and the transitions the friends in this story take, as well as new
friendships which blossom along the way, along with the change of personality
between a few of the main major characters from I Turn To You. Please take the
time to read this and review it at the end, or at the end of each chapter,
whichever you like. Thank you!!
Ashley/ Shasta
Chapter 1
Ashley
placed her car in park and turned off the engine. 'This place is becoming more
and more of a jailhouse everyday." she thought, gathering her books out of
the back seat. Heading up the third tear she wished she could just graduate
already.
"Ashley!"
A girl with olive skin and long black hair hurried to catch up to the other.
"How was your vacation?"
"Hey
Caroline, mine was alright. Too short."
"Tell
me about it! There were soooo many hot guys in florida. You would not
believe!"
"Did
you bring them with you?"
"Yea,"
Caroline patted her butt. "They're right here in my back pocket."
"Wow,
they must be pretty small." A third girl joined their party on the stairs.
"Hey
Gen!" The 2 girls said in chorus
"Damn
girl, you are so tan!" Ashley hid behind her jacket, hiding her pale white
skin. "I refuse to stand anywhere near you!" Gen just giggled and
stuck out her tongue.
The 3 girls
reached the top of the stairs and attempted to make their way through the
sophomores located in the hall above the stairs.
"I've
given up caring, I just shove." Ashley muttered pushing the underclassmen
out of the way. Caroline, of course, upon trying to push a sophomore out of the
way, ended up apologizing and latching on to Ashley as they managed to escape
the insanity.
"I
hate that hallway. I'll see you guys later." Gen headed off into the C
section to her locker.
"Bye."
Caroline and Ashley called back.
The 2 girls
headed off to the A section, soon to join the other thousand students making
their way to class.
*
* * *
Fourth
period finally began and Ashley was heading down to lunch. At her table were
the usual group of friends: Nina and Vicki were in one section laughing to
themselves, Gabe, Caroline and Jack were across from them, Tasha was sitting by
herself half talking to Nina and Vicki, half flirting with Jack. Ashley took
her seat next to Caroline.
"Hey
kids," she offered a greeting, hugging Caroline.
"Hey,"
Jack nodded over his sandwich and Gabe responded with his usual grunt.
Tasha just
smiled. 'God she looks naked without Chelsea...' Ashley thought, taking out her
brown paper bag lunch.
The other
girls offered their round of heys. The table was pretty quiet after that, as it
usually was; people just did their
homework and ate and slept. Ashley not having any homework to do, leaned over
Caroline who was engulfed in 'Like Water for Chocolate,' and started chatting
with Gabe.
"Where's
Liz?" Ashley started
"Hell
if I care."
"What
happened now?"
"What
else? She doesn't leave MY business alone."
"Can't
you guys ever just get along?" Caroline threw in.
Gabe just
shook his head. "I'm getting chips. Ashley, you're coming with me."
Ashley just
rolled her eyes and pulled out her wallet. "Whatever you say, boss."
Gabe just
smirked back at her. "You know what Ash?" He didn't wait for her
defiant 'I don't care' before continuing, "Liz thinks she rules the world,
me included. You should--"
"I'm
NOT getting involved. She's my friend too. I don't see why you can't be nice to
her once in a while." She pulled out a dollar, "Chocolate ice cream
with chocolate sprinkles." she said to the lunch lady. "Man that woman
is EVIL." She whispered to Gabe.
Gabe wasn't
paying attention. "I AM nice. Why can't you ever be on my side?"
"Oh
don't pout. I'm not on either side when it comes to you two. And you are NOT
always nice."
"Whatever."
He gave the lady his 75 cents. "You just never have liked me."
"Oh
shut up Gabe. I have but you do have a tendency to be....well...a pain in the
ass."
"I
love it when you talk dirty." Gabe laughed throwing his arm around
Ashley's shoulder. Ashley just rolled her eyes and took her seat.
"Mmmmm...that
looks good!" Caroline grabbed Ashley's spoon and took a bite. "Thank
you. It is!" Her eyes never came out of the book.
"No
prob." Ashley just shook her head. After the quiet hour was up, the bell
rang and the group split up.
"Ash
wait up." Jack called up to her.
"What's
up?"
"You
know I love you."
"Ok
what do you want now?"
Jack just
laughed. "Ok you got me. Can you please tell Tasha to leave me alone? I
don't like her! Jon does-tell her to chase HIM!"
"It's
not up to me. I'm not really friends with her anymore."
"What?
Since when? I could have sworn you were."
"Jack,
how dense ARE you? Ever since Chelsea moved here last year, we've stopped
talking."
"Oh...yea.
Right." Jack just shook his head. "But can ya please just talk to
her? I mean you don't have to buy her dinner or anything, just a quick, leave
jack alone!" Jack gave his puppy dog eyes.
"Fine.
I'll mention it when I see her without Chelsea."
"Thank
you!" Jack tried to kiss her but she pushed him off
"You
are so pathetic. Now go to class!" Ashley said pushing open the door.
"Fine.
Bye!" He blew her a corny kiss and headed off to talk to some of his
hockey buddies as Ashley made her way through the hall.
"Boys.
They're all the same." Ashley turned at the sound of a familiar voice.
"Hey
Liz. I hear you and Gave not getting along?"
"News
travels fast. Did the big boy tell ya?"
"Yea."
"Figures.
I really can't stand that kid...he's such an immature little brat..." Liz
continued to babble as they entered their psych class.
* * * *
2:09. Could
this period be ANY slower? Ashley sighed. Jack was being obnoxious, tapping his
pen on his desk, which was driving EVERYONE up the wall. Ashley suddenly turned
around and snatched the pen away from him.
"Hey!--"
he said surprised
"Thank
you!" Erika said slapping Jack on the back of his head.
Jack just
groaned. Luckily the bell sounded and the day was over. Ashley tossed Jack back
his pen and headed out the door.
"Ash,"
Erika said giving Ashley's bag a tug. "Can you give me a ride home?"
"Yea
sure. Meet me in 10 minutes at the community entrance."
"Thanks!"
The 2 girls parted , Erika in one direction, and Ashley right into Gabe.
Gabe nodded
at her. "Tell Liz to call me."
"Am I now a messenger for
Gabriel Damon Incorporated?" Gabe just
laughed. "Fine, I will. Trying to make amends?"
"NO!"
he retaliated. "Just tell her..to uh call me."
"Ok."
They both
opened their lockers and grabbed their stuff.
"So...did
Liz say anything about me?"
"Yea
she did. She called you an immature littl--"
"Ok, I
meant something POSITIVE." he said getting his macho look on his face.
"I am NOT immature." Gabe
slammed his locker shut.
"Hey
guys!" Trey said punching Ashley and Gabe in the arms.
"Ow!" Ashley winced. 'Could he hit less harder
next time?'
"Ash,
you givin Jess a ride home?"
"NO
I'm NOT. Jess has a boyfriend so that means she UNAVAILABLE! Want me to spell
it out?"
Trey just
grinned. "A boy can dream can't he?"
"I
shudder to think what you dream about."
Trey and
Gabe just smiled. "That's what we're here for!" Gabe laughed, giving
Ashley a headlock.
"I'm
starting to understand the true meaning of the immature HORNY brat thing."
Gabe tightened his grip.
"Gabe,
she can sue for sexual harassment you know." Liz said sweeping past, glaring.
From
underneath her hair Ashley called out, "Oh Liz, Gabe says to call
him."
"I see
he's using his trusty translator." Liz snapped back.
"Whoa,
Liz what the hell is wrong with you?" Ashley said pushing Gabe off.
"Nothing.
It's just you always seem to be on HIS side."
"I am
not! I'm on NEITHER side. Chill Liz." Ashley waved to Erika. "Bye
guys. Gabe, Liz, one word of advice-don't kill each other ok? Bye Trey."
"Bye"
Liz sighed pushing her way to her car. She wasn't about to talk to Gabe right now.
Luckily Gabe didn't even try.
"Bye
Ash." Trey called and Gabe did his infamous grunt.
"Does
he ever talk?" Erika giggled. "All he seems to do is grunt."
* * * *
Ashley
pulled into Erika's driveway. "I'll be glad when senior year is OVER. I'll
see you later!" The 2 girls hugged and Ashley pulled out of the driveway.
'Since when
do we not get along anymore?' Ashley pondered. It seems that their group of
friends never got along anymore. Actually the whole senior class was going
through an I-Hate-You phase and no one got along anymore.
"And
now we have some new music from Vitamin C, going out to the class of 2000. It's
called 'Graduation-Friends Forever'..."
The radio
started to play a new song, which soon had Ashley teary eyed.
'Damn. I do
like my friends, but can't we just get along for 2 milliseconds?!' Ashley
muttered as she pulled down her driveway.
