"Hi," stuttered Ashley to Roger. "Hey," he said so cooly. "How long have you lived in Toronto?" "I just moved here from Hawaii. I hope it doesn't get too freezing." He smiled. His smile was so gorgeous, it made her feel as though she were beautiful-that his smile was meant for those whom he thought were attractive. "That explains the tan." "Yes it would. How long have you lived here?" "In the house or in Toronto?" "Both. I'd like to be enlightened." "We feel left out over here," said Ellie suddenly. "Sorry, Ellie. Do you want to talk later?" asked Ashley. "Definitly. I'll wait for as long as I have to," replied Roger. "See you in class or at lunch or whatever?" "You know it, gorgeous." He flashed that smile at her again, and it was like theme music was playing in Ashley's mind.Ohmigod! Can you say incredible? "Can you please shut your mouth now, Ashley? I know you didn't ask for it, but I brought you homework assignments," said Ellie. "Yeah...right. Homework," said Ashley. Ellie noticed Ashley was in a state where she probably wouldn't understand a word she said and took advantage of it. "Paige thought you were faking today," she started. "Good for Paige. God, it's cold!" "Maybe if you shut the door and stopped staring after Roger it may help." Ashley glared at her. "It was just a suggestion." Ellie put on her "I- really-meant-to-say-that-get-over-it' smile on. ~*~*~*~*~ The next morning, as Ashley was about to leave for school, her door bell rang. "I live right over there, and I wanted to talk to you more. So walk with me," said Roger. "Right. That's fine. I wanted to talk to you too." Could I sound any more spastic? "Were you just leaving?" "Yes, I was actually." It was a crisp autumn morning. The leaves were in the process of changing color, they were a golden red green look, that made the world seem peaceful. Ashley smiled, and stared into the sky, at which the sun was still rising. Then it occured to her that her shirt wasn't warm enough, and she shivered. "If you're cold, you can borrow my jacket," he said. "Thanks, I'm freezing my ass off." She took his jacket, and put it over her shoulders. She took in the scent of the jacket. It smelt like a combination of Old Spice deodarant and Bobby Jones cologne. (Those scents mixed together smell so damn good!!!) She breathed it in and smiled. "So, besides the fact that you are as frozen as a penguin, how are you?" "I was sick yesturday, and now I feel like I could do a back flip, if I knew how, of course." That heart melting smile crept across his face. "I know the feeling. But right now I'm trying to get aquainted with my surroundings and everyone in them." "What do you think of the people at Degrassi? Interesting enough for your tastes?" "Well, there is enough personality to keep me entertained," he said. By this time, they were walking up the stairs to the school. They kept talking about random subjects until they got to Ashley's locker. "I need to get my shit," they said at the same time. They laughed, and looked at each other, each an inescapable twinkle in their eye. They laughed to see that their lockers were right next to each other. "So who do you have first?" Ashley asked. "Let me check my scheduele," he pulled out a piece of paper that apparently had his classes written on it. "Mrs. Kwan for English. And yourself?" "Same." "I had a feeling you did." "How so?" There was something so curious about him. It was as though he knew something about her and she may not even know what it was. It made her afraid, yet all the more mistified. "You seem like the kind of person who would like English, and you seem very cheerful this morning." "Humble observation. And you'd be correct, though that isn't why I'm so damn happy." "Why?" "I'm really glad I got to talk to you. I had been looking forward to it," said Ashley, slightly embarrassed. "You know what? So did I." That smile crept across his face. It made Ashley laugh. "What is so funny?" "I have no slight clue." ~*~*~*~2 Months Later~*~*~*~ "So Kwan wants us to do what?" asked Roger. "Go on a date...er... read Antigone," said Ashley, blushing. "We've known each other for two months, and we're alerady thinking alike." Ashley looked into his eyes and saw a look of longing. He's not lying she thought. "You had me fooled. I never would have guessed...." "I've wanted to ask you out for the past week. You're really special." "You're just saying that." "No. In the park, they're setting up a drive-thru movie, and I wanted to know if you'd go with me." "What are they playing?" asked Ashley. She didn't honestly care what movie they'd see, as long as she'd be watching it with him. She also asked just to hear the sound of his voice. "All the types we hate. But let's go anyway! For teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 they are providing cars to sit in... it just costs three bucks more, that is if you say yes or no to me." It took her forever to process that she'd never answered him. "Of course I'll go with you, you dumass!"