~Chapter 14*
Dominic sat up from his bed when he heard someone pounding a powerful song from the old piano downstairs. He knew it wasn't his sister. She never played that thing, and even if she did. It would never have sounded that good. He got up and wobbled over to the door on shaky legs. His eyes burned from crying and he remembered why he didn't do it very often. He trudged down the hallway and looked into Mia's room. She was there, sleeping fine. But the music still rang in his ears. The song had emotion. It was Sad, helpless, and unhappy. It seemed to reflect himself. He walked very slowly and very quietly down the stairs. He knew instantly who it was just from seeing the back of her. She rock steadily with the song. A sob escaped her lips every now and then. His heart shattered slowly, piece by piece as he stood there and watched her. Here was this tough girl. Don't take any shit. Fights for what she believes in and speaks her mind.
"That's beautiful…"He said. He didn't want her to stop, but she did.
"Its out of tune." She responded, not looking back.
Dominic advanced to her slowly. Hoping she wouldn't run away. "What's it called?"
"Pathetique Sonata…" She said. "My mother used to play it whenever she was sad…"
He looked down. He knew he was opening up raw wounds. He stood there silent.
She sat there with her hands positioned on the keys, not playing.
"I love you." He said whole-heartedly. He slid down on the bench beside her and put his arm around her shoulders.
Her bottom lip quivered. "…I love you too, b-but…" She chocked. "Dominic…I don't want to get hurt. I don't want to loose you! I'm scared! Why don't you see that?" She asked, looking straight in his eyes.
"You don't have to be afraid…I'll always be here for you…I'd die for you."
She quickly looked away. Death was always the get-a-way for the people she loved. Anger and fright sparked up inside of her. "I DON'T want you to DIE FOR ME!" She yelled slamming down the cover. "EVERYBODY DIES BECAUSE THEY LOVE ME!"
She broke down in tears and dropped to the ground. "Everybody dies…" She sobbed. Dominic sat astounded at first, but he dropped down beside her.
"I'll never leave you."
Ashley sat there looking down. Nobody ever said stuff like that to her. And she knew that this was real and it was so true. It made her almost cry again, but she didn't. Her heart felt whole and full once again and she relaxed in his arms.
He bent down and kissed her. She pulled away gradually.
"I hate it when you do that." She said, looking at the keys.
He brushed his fingers across her face. "Why?" He whispered in her ear.
"Because it makes me feel I should agree to anything…"
Dominic grin mischeviously. "Lets try to forget whatever just happened between us. The break-up…everything you thought. Lets just forget it." He purposed.
Ashley smiled still looking down. "Sounds good to me."
"Now sit up and play me something. I love to hear it."
"I knew it! You two are soooo predictable!" Mia said, watching from the door.
~*~
Ashley woke up the next morning with Dominic's dark eyes staring down at her.
"What the hell are you staring at me like that for, psycho?" Ashley said. She smiled at herself. Her edge was defiantly back.
"Get up and shut up! I've got a surprise for you!" He said, dragging her up.
"No Dominic! I'm not dressed!"
He ignored her yelps to stop. "You look great. Now come on!"
He drug her downstairs and through the living room, right outside.
"Close your eyes."
"My goodness Dom. We aren't kids!"
He sighed and put his hand over her eyes. He signaled for the guys to lift the garage door.
"Open…. now!" He said.
Ashley opened her eyes and gasped. She ran full sped inside and dropped to her knees. "MY BABY!" She yelled to the top of her lungs. Kissing the fender of her fixed Honda Civic.
"Dominic, thank you! I love you!" She said, running jumping up in his arms, kissing his cheek. "I love it so much!"
She did. The car that was once black was now Bright Blue with a Red-racing stripe down the side. She had Red Altezza Tail lamps, and a red under glow.
"Wow…"She said, walking down the side of it. "This looks Rad!"
She popped the hood and looked what she had under the hood- All Awesome.
"I love you guys!" She said, hugging them all one at a time. "You did great on my car!"
"Well come on baby. Lets go for a ride." Dominic said, letting the keys dangle from his fingers
Ashley grabbed them and jumped into the driver seat. "Oh I love you car!" She said, hugging the wheel. Dom cocked his eyebrow and jumped in the passenger side.
She revved the engine and relished at its powerful sound. She spun off happy. She was getting herself back together and best of all She didn't loose Dominic in bout with stupidity. When she thought about it, her whole deal was fucked up. Her head was fucked up, but it was finally clearing up. Her mother was gone and she was never coming back, that's just something she has to deal with. If her and Dom make something of what they have, then it just happens. She was finally starting to realize that she should live her life now and just not think about what happened to her before and what's gonna happen in the future.
~*~*
"SLOW DOWN!" Dom said exclaimed grabbing hold to his seat.
Ashley giggled. "Oh live a little!" She said, nudging him.
"I live all the time but not on streets with innocent people!" He reminded her.
She slammed down on her brakes. "Are you happy now?!" She asked. "Baby, I'm just trying to get the feel of speed again! You had me so girly I forgot the rush you get!"
He laughed. "Yeah well, I have that effect on women!"
She rolled her eyes and hit him in the stomach. "Whatever big man!"
They both jumped when a motorcycle came up beside her and came over in her lane. She turned the wheel to avoid damage, and swerved out of the road. She threw open the door and jumped out.
"You Fucking Asshole!" She yelled to the cyclist. "I can't believe drivers these days!"
She got back in and snapped on her seat belt. "Can you Dom?"
"FSTTRAC." He mumbled.
Ashley cocked her eyebrow, wondering what in the world he was talking about. "Come again?"
"Yeah, that bike's tag said FSTTRAC."
She shrugged. "Uh…Dom he just came over in our side. No reason to stalk now hun!"
"No, that's not it. I've seen that tag somewhere before."
"Yeah, I bet you have." She said sarcastically.
Dominic sat up from his bed when he heard someone pounding a powerful song from the old piano downstairs. He knew it wasn't his sister. She never played that thing, and even if she did. It would never have sounded that good. He got up and wobbled over to the door on shaky legs. His eyes burned from crying and he remembered why he didn't do it very often. He trudged down the hallway and looked into Mia's room. She was there, sleeping fine. But the music still rang in his ears. The song had emotion. It was Sad, helpless, and unhappy. It seemed to reflect himself. He walked very slowly and very quietly down the stairs. He knew instantly who it was just from seeing the back of her. She rock steadily with the song. A sob escaped her lips every now and then. His heart shattered slowly, piece by piece as he stood there and watched her. Here was this tough girl. Don't take any shit. Fights for what she believes in and speaks her mind.
"That's beautiful…"He said. He didn't want her to stop, but she did.
"Its out of tune." She responded, not looking back.
Dominic advanced to her slowly. Hoping she wouldn't run away. "What's it called?"
"Pathetique Sonata…" She said. "My mother used to play it whenever she was sad…"
He looked down. He knew he was opening up raw wounds. He stood there silent.
She sat there with her hands positioned on the keys, not playing.
"I love you." He said whole-heartedly. He slid down on the bench beside her and put his arm around her shoulders.
Her bottom lip quivered. "…I love you too, b-but…" She chocked. "Dominic…I don't want to get hurt. I don't want to loose you! I'm scared! Why don't you see that?" She asked, looking straight in his eyes.
"You don't have to be afraid…I'll always be here for you…I'd die for you."
She quickly looked away. Death was always the get-a-way for the people she loved. Anger and fright sparked up inside of her. "I DON'T want you to DIE FOR ME!" She yelled slamming down the cover. "EVERYBODY DIES BECAUSE THEY LOVE ME!"
She broke down in tears and dropped to the ground. "Everybody dies…" She sobbed. Dominic sat astounded at first, but he dropped down beside her.
"I'll never leave you."
Ashley sat there looking down. Nobody ever said stuff like that to her. And she knew that this was real and it was so true. It made her almost cry again, but she didn't. Her heart felt whole and full once again and she relaxed in his arms.
He bent down and kissed her. She pulled away gradually.
"I hate it when you do that." She said, looking at the keys.
He brushed his fingers across her face. "Why?" He whispered in her ear.
"Because it makes me feel I should agree to anything…"
Dominic grin mischeviously. "Lets try to forget whatever just happened between us. The break-up…everything you thought. Lets just forget it." He purposed.
Ashley smiled still looking down. "Sounds good to me."
"Now sit up and play me something. I love to hear it."
"I knew it! You two are soooo predictable!" Mia said, watching from the door.
~*~
Ashley woke up the next morning with Dominic's dark eyes staring down at her.
"What the hell are you staring at me like that for, psycho?" Ashley said. She smiled at herself. Her edge was defiantly back.
"Get up and shut up! I've got a surprise for you!" He said, dragging her up.
"No Dominic! I'm not dressed!"
He ignored her yelps to stop. "You look great. Now come on!"
He drug her downstairs and through the living room, right outside.
"Close your eyes."
"My goodness Dom. We aren't kids!"
He sighed and put his hand over her eyes. He signaled for the guys to lift the garage door.
"Open…. now!" He said.
Ashley opened her eyes and gasped. She ran full sped inside and dropped to her knees. "MY BABY!" She yelled to the top of her lungs. Kissing the fender of her fixed Honda Civic.
"Dominic, thank you! I love you!" She said, running jumping up in his arms, kissing his cheek. "I love it so much!"
She did. The car that was once black was now Bright Blue with a Red-racing stripe down the side. She had Red Altezza Tail lamps, and a red under glow.
"Wow…"She said, walking down the side of it. "This looks Rad!"
She popped the hood and looked what she had under the hood- All Awesome.
"I love you guys!" She said, hugging them all one at a time. "You did great on my car!"
"Well come on baby. Lets go for a ride." Dominic said, letting the keys dangle from his fingers
Ashley grabbed them and jumped into the driver seat. "Oh I love you car!" She said, hugging the wheel. Dom cocked his eyebrow and jumped in the passenger side.
She revved the engine and relished at its powerful sound. She spun off happy. She was getting herself back together and best of all She didn't loose Dominic in bout with stupidity. When she thought about it, her whole deal was fucked up. Her head was fucked up, but it was finally clearing up. Her mother was gone and she was never coming back, that's just something she has to deal with. If her and Dom make something of what they have, then it just happens. She was finally starting to realize that she should live her life now and just not think about what happened to her before and what's gonna happen in the future.
~*~*
"SLOW DOWN!" Dom said exclaimed grabbing hold to his seat.
Ashley giggled. "Oh live a little!" She said, nudging him.
"I live all the time but not on streets with innocent people!" He reminded her.
She slammed down on her brakes. "Are you happy now?!" She asked. "Baby, I'm just trying to get the feel of speed again! You had me so girly I forgot the rush you get!"
He laughed. "Yeah well, I have that effect on women!"
She rolled her eyes and hit him in the stomach. "Whatever big man!"
They both jumped when a motorcycle came up beside her and came over in her lane. She turned the wheel to avoid damage, and swerved out of the road. She threw open the door and jumped out.
"You Fucking Asshole!" She yelled to the cyclist. "I can't believe drivers these days!"
She got back in and snapped on her seat belt. "Can you Dom?"
"FSTTRAC." He mumbled.
Ashley cocked her eyebrow, wondering what in the world he was talking about. "Come again?"
"Yeah, that bike's tag said FSTTRAC."
She shrugged. "Uh…Dom he just came over in our side. No reason to stalk now hun!"
"No, that's not it. I've seen that tag somewhere before."
"Yeah, I bet you have." She said sarcastically.