Chapter 4 - Duo makes the scene.
Ashley ran through the halls like a mad man.
"I'm going to be late!!" She exclaimed.
She ran around the corner and collided into someone. She fell backward and flinched when she made contact with the hard tile floor, her books flying.
"Watch where you're going... Stupid!" she yelled at the boy that now looked down at her. He had long brown hair pulled back into a braid (which she didn't notice.).
"Are you Ok?" he asked and offered his hand to help her up.
"No...I'm not." she replied rudely as she gathered her books and ran down the hall.
"Weird girl." the boy said scratching his head, totally confused.
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Running into her grandpa's shop, she dropped her books in the corner behind the cash. Her pop looked at her with angry eyes.
"Your late."
" I know, Sorry."
He looked at his watch.
"It's 4 now. You can lock up at 5."
"Sure thing."
With that, her grandfather made his way out of the store. She pulled out her Biology book and put it down on the counter. She flicked through the pages, trying to find her homework questions. She supported her head with her hand , her hair fell over her shoulder as she fumed,
"Why do boys have to be so stupid?"
Sighing lightly, she recalled the cheerful face the she ran into. The bell on the door snapped her out of her trance. A figure walked in and began to look around.
Ashley smiled. "How can I help ..."
She stopped talking and frowned. She was face to face with the evil boy from school.
"You....!" she pointed an accusing finger at him.
"Nice to see you too." he replied sarcastically. At that moment, she noticed a familiar blond haired boy who was looking at a rack of books.
"Hey Quatre!" she sang out. He looked up and smiled in reply.
The first boy walked over to Quatre and leaned over to look at him.
"You know this brat? His eyes gestured to Ashley.
"Yes. That's Ashley, Steph's friend. They're in my C.S. class."
Ashley put her hands on her hips and glared at him evilly.
"And who are you? The local space ranger."
He shook his head and pulled his black hat down over his head. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall.
" Nope. I'm Duo. From colony L2."
Ashley blinked and shook her head in confusion.
"Well, anyway, are you looking for something?"
Quatre put his hands on Duo's shoulders.
"Well, ol' Duo boy here needs a present for his little sister. It's her birthday next week."
Ashkey perked a brow and placed her index finger on her cheek.
" I never knew you cared." she said in a smug, sarcastic voice.
" Yah...ha ha...very funny."
Duo dropped his arms to glare at Ashley. After a few minutes of awkward silence Duo turned to look down an isle of teddy bears. He picked up a velvet bear and examined it. Its eyes shone from the lights and his padded paws were made of brown leather. He nodded as he ran his fingers over the stiching.
"You like?" a voice asked from behind him.
Startled, he dropped the bear. He looked behind him to find Ashley smiling.
"This one's special. He's 12 dollars."
She bent down to get the bear. She handed it to Duo.
"Your sister would love it." she commented.
Duo snatched the teddy bear from Ashley's hands.
"Maybe" he replied annoyed.
"It's hand made." she blurted out.
"Oh really?"
"I know because...I made it."
With that, Ashley turned on her heel and made her way down the isle. Not looking back at Duo, she flops down on the chair behind the counter.
Duo rolled his eyes as he put the bear under his arm, picked up a nice stationary kit and walked over toward Ashley.
"This should be good." he said cheerfully.
She rang in the items and held out her hand demandingly.
"That's $16.50."
Duo reached into his pocket, took out the exact amount and handed it to Ashley.
She bagged the gifts and handed it to Duo. "Here ya go."
"Hey, want to come over. You can meet everybody." Quatre asked sweetly.
"NOOOOO!!!!!" She heard Duo scream from outside.
Ashley smirked and agreed. She wouldn't pass up a chance to pick on the idiot that now stood outside, hitting his head on the glass.
"We'll wait for you then" Quatre said as he took a set on an empty stool next to Ashley. Duo looked like he was going to cry as he slowly made his way to sit next to Quatre.
Ashley ran through the halls like a mad man.
"I'm going to be late!!" She exclaimed.
She ran around the corner and collided into someone. She fell backward and flinched when she made contact with the hard tile floor, her books flying.
"Watch where you're going... Stupid!" she yelled at the boy that now looked down at her. He had long brown hair pulled back into a braid (which she didn't notice.).
"Are you Ok?" he asked and offered his hand to help her up.
"No...I'm not." she replied rudely as she gathered her books and ran down the hall.
"Weird girl." the boy said scratching his head, totally confused.
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Running into her grandpa's shop, she dropped her books in the corner behind the cash. Her pop looked at her with angry eyes.
"Your late."
" I know, Sorry."
He looked at his watch.
"It's 4 now. You can lock up at 5."
"Sure thing."
With that, her grandfather made his way out of the store. She pulled out her Biology book and put it down on the counter. She flicked through the pages, trying to find her homework questions. She supported her head with her hand , her hair fell over her shoulder as she fumed,
"Why do boys have to be so stupid?"
Sighing lightly, she recalled the cheerful face the she ran into. The bell on the door snapped her out of her trance. A figure walked in and began to look around.
Ashley smiled. "How can I help ..."
She stopped talking and frowned. She was face to face with the evil boy from school.
"You....!" she pointed an accusing finger at him.
"Nice to see you too." he replied sarcastically. At that moment, she noticed a familiar blond haired boy who was looking at a rack of books.
"Hey Quatre!" she sang out. He looked up and smiled in reply.
The first boy walked over to Quatre and leaned over to look at him.
"You know this brat? His eyes gestured to Ashley.
"Yes. That's Ashley, Steph's friend. They're in my C.S. class."
Ashley put her hands on her hips and glared at him evilly.
"And who are you? The local space ranger."
He shook his head and pulled his black hat down over his head. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall.
" Nope. I'm Duo. From colony L2."
Ashley blinked and shook her head in confusion.
"Well, anyway, are you looking for something?"
Quatre put his hands on Duo's shoulders.
"Well, ol' Duo boy here needs a present for his little sister. It's her birthday next week."
Ashkey perked a brow and placed her index finger on her cheek.
" I never knew you cared." she said in a smug, sarcastic voice.
" Yah...ha ha...very funny."
Duo dropped his arms to glare at Ashley. After a few minutes of awkward silence Duo turned to look down an isle of teddy bears. He picked up a velvet bear and examined it. Its eyes shone from the lights and his padded paws were made of brown leather. He nodded as he ran his fingers over the stiching.
"You like?" a voice asked from behind him.
Startled, he dropped the bear. He looked behind him to find Ashley smiling.
"This one's special. He's 12 dollars."
She bent down to get the bear. She handed it to Duo.
"Your sister would love it." she commented.
Duo snatched the teddy bear from Ashley's hands.
"Maybe" he replied annoyed.
"It's hand made." she blurted out.
"Oh really?"
"I know because...I made it."
With that, Ashley turned on her heel and made her way down the isle. Not looking back at Duo, she flops down on the chair behind the counter.
Duo rolled his eyes as he put the bear under his arm, picked up a nice stationary kit and walked over toward Ashley.
"This should be good." he said cheerfully.
She rang in the items and held out her hand demandingly.
"That's $16.50."
Duo reached into his pocket, took out the exact amount and handed it to Ashley.
She bagged the gifts and handed it to Duo. "Here ya go."
"Hey, want to come over. You can meet everybody." Quatre asked sweetly.
"NOOOOO!!!!!" She heard Duo scream from outside.
Ashley smirked and agreed. She wouldn't pass up a chance to pick on the idiot that now stood outside, hitting his head on the glass.
"We'll wait for you then" Quatre said as he took a set on an empty stool next to Ashley. Duo looked like he was going to cry as he slowly made his way to sit next to Quatre.
