A/N: Genie Mac! I'm really sorry it's taken me so long to write this, I
have been over-loaded with schoolwork! I've been proper stressing my head
about it and, to be honest, I have given the fic a single thought! But,
never fear, Elfie's here... well, she is now. I've got about 10 days now to
do as much writing as I could wish (although I probably won't 'coz I've got
geography coursework and mega revising for my mocks to do! I'm a very busy
girl you know!)
Anywayz, you're probably all sitting there shouting various obscenities at
the computer that are aimed at me because you all want me to shut up,
because I have a really bad tendency to just go on and on and on and on and
on! Like then for example... I'll just go write the chapter now.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 7
"Robyn, I'm fine, honestly," said Ash after Robyn had asked him if he was ok for the eleventh time. "There's no need to worry about me so much."
"Ash, you were just kidnapped!" said Robyn. "There's every need to worry! Anything could have happened. I could have lost you forever! I want to make the most of having you around while I can. I'm never going to take what we've got for granted ever again!"
"And I really appreciate that," he replied. "But that doesn't need to include asking me if I'm alright every five minutes."
"I just don't want to loose you again," she said. "I don't know what I'd do if I did. I just worry."
"I know, but you don't have to," he said. He stood up and walked towards the door, Robyn stood to follow him but he shook his head.
"Where are you.?" she started.
"I'll be back in a minute," he said. She reluctantly sat back down. He exited the room and sighed. 'Jeez, how long does it take?!' he thought. 'I thought I'd never get out of there. Now then, where's Michelle?'
"It's good to know he's safe again," sounded Michelle's voice from the kitchen.
"Yes, and maybe Robyn will be a little happier now as well," said Legolas' voice.
"But, doesn't it strike you as a little odd," said Aragorn's voice. Ash froze on the spot. 'How could he know?' He strained to here the voices more clearly.
"What do you mean?" said Legolas.
"Well, they could have held him to ransom or anything," continued Aragorn. "They could have used him as bait in a trap, they could somehow use him to get to you and Robyn. I don't know. They could have done many things, but they didn't. They just let him go."
"Like I said to Robyn earlier," said Michelle. "This is Becky and Clare we're talking about. They were never the best people at thinking up plans."
"I suppose you're right," said Aragorn. "They are kind of stupid, aren't they?" The three of them laughed. 'Not as stupid as you think,' thought Ash. He took a minute to sort himself out, convincing himself that no-one had discovered him, and then walked into the kitchen.
"Michelle, could I talk to you for a minute, please?" said Ash, as he walked in. Michelle seemed a little startled at this sudden request, but nodded and walked out into the hall after him.
"What's the matter, Ash?" she asked, once they were safely out of the hearing of everyone.
"I need to ask you something, but I'm not sure exactly how to ask you," he said. There was a slight glitch in his voice that he hoped she hadn't noticed.
"Er... ok, that confused me," she said.
"Could we go for a walk?" he said.
"Would I be right in thinking that this is about Robyn?" she said.
"Yes," he replied.
"Then of course we can." She smiled at him. "I'll be back in a minute, I'm just going to tell them that we're going out." (A/N: That could be taken the wrong way, but believe when I say that I would never EVER do that to Robyn. Or Ash, for that matter.)
Ash watched her walk back into the kitchen and he sighed. 'It's going well so far. Keep it up. I've got to make sure I keep talking until we get to the old schoolhouse. Why the hell did they decide to get her there?'
Michelle entered the kitchen again to find two pairs of eyes looking at her, expectantly.
"What was that about?" said Legolas.
"Ash wants to talk to me about Robyn," she said. "We're going for a walk so that he can tell me without anyone overhearing." There was an awkward pause.
"Why do I get the feeling you're not happy about that?" said Aragorn.
"Because I'm not," she said. She lowered her voice. "I don't trust him. There was something in the way he spoke to me. That isn't how he used to speak to me. He just came straight out with what he wanted to say. He's usually nervous around me. It was strange."
"What do you think is going on?" said Legolas. She looked at him, but didn't say anything. He understood. "Why though?" he eventually said.
"Becky and Clare have probably told him things that aren't true," she said. "They probably-"
"Er, Michelle?" said Ash. She spun round and looked at him.
"Oh, yeah, sorry Ash, yeah, we'll go now," she said. She turned back round to face Aragorn and Legolas. "Goodbye Aragorn. I'll see you later." She gave Legolas a kiss on the cheek and whispered: "Watch him." She stood up straight again and left with Ash.
'Keep calm,' she told herself, as the door to Ash's house closed behind them. 'Everything is ok. You were probably imagining it He's here to talk about Robyn. Nothing else. You're perfectly safe.' But nothing helped. She couldn't honestly believe that. She didn't feel safe with him. 'Shit. I'm in trouble.'
Chapter 7
"Robyn, I'm fine, honestly," said Ash after Robyn had asked him if he was ok for the eleventh time. "There's no need to worry about me so much."
"Ash, you were just kidnapped!" said Robyn. "There's every need to worry! Anything could have happened. I could have lost you forever! I want to make the most of having you around while I can. I'm never going to take what we've got for granted ever again!"
"And I really appreciate that," he replied. "But that doesn't need to include asking me if I'm alright every five minutes."
"I just don't want to loose you again," she said. "I don't know what I'd do if I did. I just worry."
"I know, but you don't have to," he said. He stood up and walked towards the door, Robyn stood to follow him but he shook his head.
"Where are you.?" she started.
"I'll be back in a minute," he said. She reluctantly sat back down. He exited the room and sighed. 'Jeez, how long does it take?!' he thought. 'I thought I'd never get out of there. Now then, where's Michelle?'
"It's good to know he's safe again," sounded Michelle's voice from the kitchen.
"Yes, and maybe Robyn will be a little happier now as well," said Legolas' voice.
"But, doesn't it strike you as a little odd," said Aragorn's voice. Ash froze on the spot. 'How could he know?' He strained to here the voices more clearly.
"What do you mean?" said Legolas.
"Well, they could have held him to ransom or anything," continued Aragorn. "They could have used him as bait in a trap, they could somehow use him to get to you and Robyn. I don't know. They could have done many things, but they didn't. They just let him go."
"Like I said to Robyn earlier," said Michelle. "This is Becky and Clare we're talking about. They were never the best people at thinking up plans."
"I suppose you're right," said Aragorn. "They are kind of stupid, aren't they?" The three of them laughed. 'Not as stupid as you think,' thought Ash. He took a minute to sort himself out, convincing himself that no-one had discovered him, and then walked into the kitchen.
"Michelle, could I talk to you for a minute, please?" said Ash, as he walked in. Michelle seemed a little startled at this sudden request, but nodded and walked out into the hall after him.
"What's the matter, Ash?" she asked, once they were safely out of the hearing of everyone.
"I need to ask you something, but I'm not sure exactly how to ask you," he said. There was a slight glitch in his voice that he hoped she hadn't noticed.
"Er... ok, that confused me," she said.
"Could we go for a walk?" he said.
"Would I be right in thinking that this is about Robyn?" she said.
"Yes," he replied.
"Then of course we can." She smiled at him. "I'll be back in a minute, I'm just going to tell them that we're going out." (A/N: That could be taken the wrong way, but believe when I say that I would never EVER do that to Robyn. Or Ash, for that matter.)
Ash watched her walk back into the kitchen and he sighed. 'It's going well so far. Keep it up. I've got to make sure I keep talking until we get to the old schoolhouse. Why the hell did they decide to get her there?'
Michelle entered the kitchen again to find two pairs of eyes looking at her, expectantly.
"What was that about?" said Legolas.
"Ash wants to talk to me about Robyn," she said. "We're going for a walk so that he can tell me without anyone overhearing." There was an awkward pause.
"Why do I get the feeling you're not happy about that?" said Aragorn.
"Because I'm not," she said. She lowered her voice. "I don't trust him. There was something in the way he spoke to me. That isn't how he used to speak to me. He just came straight out with what he wanted to say. He's usually nervous around me. It was strange."
"What do you think is going on?" said Legolas. She looked at him, but didn't say anything. He understood. "Why though?" he eventually said.
"Becky and Clare have probably told him things that aren't true," she said. "They probably-"
"Er, Michelle?" said Ash. She spun round and looked at him.
"Oh, yeah, sorry Ash, yeah, we'll go now," she said. She turned back round to face Aragorn and Legolas. "Goodbye Aragorn. I'll see you later." She gave Legolas a kiss on the cheek and whispered: "Watch him." She stood up straight again and left with Ash.
'Keep calm,' she told herself, as the door to Ash's house closed behind them. 'Everything is ok. You were probably imagining it He's here to talk about Robyn. Nothing else. You're perfectly safe.' But nothing helped. She couldn't honestly believe that. She didn't feel safe with him. 'Shit. I'm in trouble.'
