Hey, hey! I'm back with another update! I simply loved the review's you
guys gave, their simply inspirational*sighs*, dunno what I'm talkin
about....Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chappie, and don't forget to
review!
Disclaimer: I only own Aspin, Marko and the idea.
Zadien: I'm glad you approve of the story so much! Having your approval is really important to me, since after all I really respect you as a great writer. I never knew they were magical sneakers, but they sound really cool. I'm also glad you think that Kane is a cool character! I love Kane*sigh*.. but not as much a Kai;)!
Britt: Glad you thought so. Here's an update, was it soon enough for you?
ChibiTari: Wow, my chappie got a wickedly-cool! Glad you liked it so much! I'll try and update as much as possible, and if it takes a while, well blame it on crappy teachers, and crappy laws. I can't believe it's against the law for teachers not to give out homework in my area! Not fair! Anyway's, enough of my mindless babbling. I'm glad you approved it, and I promise not to ask. Glad you like Kane so much!
ChRiSTiz: Well I'm glad you found it so fantastic! I hope you find this one just as good, if not better!*really hoping* With spelling and grammer, I really don't try, it's been burned into my mind by nasty english teachers, don't ask. Well, I hope you'll be glad to know that Darkside has been updated! Although it's a really crappy update, it's still better than no update. I see I have you stumped already. And yes it did make sense. Reread the ending, and take note of everything they said to each other, and just how it was said. Asprin, is Kane's nickname for Aspin, take note of that. Believe me, I made no typo, it was fully intended.
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Aspin's heart skipped a beat when she saw her old flame. It had been a few months since she had last seen or spoken to him. He walked casually down the street, his dark brown hair falling into his eyes, slightly covering the chocolate brown orbs. He attended the prep. school on the other side of town, but they had always found time for eachother.
Aspin decided not to make to much of it, and run over to say hi. If he still want's to talk to me, he will, she told herself. Part of her wanted to run over to him, the part that still had feelings for him. The other parts wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.
She nearly jumped off the bench when he tapped on her shoulder. She slowly looked up at him, a nervous smile on her face and a hue of anxiety in her eyes.
" Hey there. Mind if I have a seat?" He asked, guesturing to the empty space beside her on the bench. She tried to reply, but found her voice gone, and her throat parched. She simply nodded, avoiding the embarassment of croaking out something inaudible.
He took a seat beside her, slouching down lazily. " It's been a while," he began, " I called but your mother told me you were at your grandmother's for the summer."
" Yeah," she replied, her voice barely louder then a whisper, " I'm sorry for not telling you."
They sat there, together in an uncomfortable silence. Neither one daring to look at the other, each oblivious to the world around them. Alas, it was Marko, her old flame that broke the awkwardness that was wrapped around them.
" I'm sorry," he whispered, causing her to look up at him. She was about to say something but he quickly cut her off, " Before you say anything. Please hear me out."
Aspin wasn't sure what to do. What was he going to say? She nodded her head for him to continue.
" I know it was me who caused you to stay away all summer. It was my fault, I shouldn't have played you like that," he apologized, his voice thick with sincerity, " That prank, it was plain mean. I don't know why I did it. I guess I was too much of a self-confident ass to think about the damage it would cause."
Aspin looked around her, anywhere but his eyes. She finally found her gaze resting on the ground, as painfull memories flooded her brain once again.
* * *
It was the final dance of the year, at Winston's Prep School. She had met Marko a few weeks before and he insisted she be his date, despite her complaints about wearing a formal gown. Eventually she gave in, much to Marko's delight, and found herself at the dance, light pink gown and all.
Marko had been stunning that night. Wearing a very elegant tuxedo, he was every girls dream date. He always got her drinks for her, and at every chance would whisper kind things into her ear. Every slow song that was played they would dance, resting briefly during the fast songs, enjoying themselves thoroughly.
The end of the dance was approaching. Many students were at the pay phones or on cell phones, calling taxi's of asking their parents to pick them up. The time had come for that night's king and queen to be announced, and it was no other than Marko and Aspin. They were on stage. Marko had just been crowned and a girl, the last dance's queen was putting on her tiara, careful not to damage it or wreck her hair.
Aspin had just straightned up and the girls had backed away. She turned to find an odd smile had fixed itself on Marko's face. She watched as his eyes flicked upwards for a brief moment then returned to the crowd assembled at the stage. Aspin, curious as to what he had been looking at turned her face skyward, just in time to see it fall.
A bucket of pig's blood splashed down onto her, covering her in the sticky substance. She cried out as she looked to Marko, but found him laughing at her, eyes twinkling in delight at her pain. After that everything was a blur. She ran out, stopping only to take off her shoes as she ran home as fast as she possibly could.
She remembered Amber, who had been returning from the corner store, and how she had almost bumped into her. Amber's face was a picture of worry as she saw the state her friend was in. Her hair plastered to her face, smeared with blood. Her dress drenched, clinging to her body.
Again Aspin ran, not wanting her friend to see her as such a disaster. Her vision grew blury, as unshed tears found their way.
* * *
Aspin let in a strangled gasp as she felt Marko take her hand. She quickly pulled away. She vaugly remembered Marko apologizing over and over again, but she had been lost in memory.
" Please Marko. I just can't speak to you," she faltered when Marko's face fell, " It's just to painful. No matter how much you apologize, I'll never be able to forgive and forget."
She stood up and was about to walk away, but he grabbed her by the wrist. She tried to pull away, but his grip was firm and he was to strong.
" Please, Aspin-"
" Please, Aspin, No! I can't do this Marko. It's just not in me!" She cried as she yanked her arm out of his grip. She could feel tears beginning to form in her eyes, and she quickly walked away. Not wanting to show her pain.
She didn't know how long she had been walking for. She didn't know where she was going, but then again, she didn't really care. She eventually found herself at the town centre, which wasn't very far from her home, sulking in an alley.
She didn't care about the rest of the world at the moment. She was to lost in misery to notice anything around her.
" It seems Asprin could really use some just about now," Kane's famillar, annoying voice found it's way to her ears.
She looked up to glare at him. He seemed startled by the trails of wetness on her cheeks. He took a step towards her, but stopped when she flinched away from her. She turned away, quickly wiping her face.
" Please Kane. For the love of god, please leave me alone just this once," she practically begged. Kane was still to stunned to speak or move. It was if the sight of her crying had totally frozen him.
Seeing as he wasn't planning on moving anytime soon, she got up to leave.
" Do you want to talk about it?"
She whirled around, surprised by the strange concern in his voice. That was quickly replaced by her hatred towards him, and how he had always butted into her life in the past. No matter what the situation, he always seemed to have a part in the bad times in her life.
* * *
There was one time, when they were just eight. It was her birthday, and she had just gotten a new skirt and a pair of rollerblades. In her excitment she had been outside, on the blades, wearing the skirt. She was good at rollerblading, it was one of the things she loved the most, so it wasn't like she was expecting to fall and wreck the beautiful piece of fabric. But of course, Kane was there to ruin the fun.
He threw a stone right in her path, and she hadn't had enough time to stop. It resulted in a wrecked skirt, loads of scrapes and bruises and a broken ankle.
* * *
When she was thirteen, she was in the same english class as Kane. He sat behind her, near the back with his friends, including Kai, who she had a crush on. She was sitting beside Amber, and she was asked to answer a question. She stood up as she was asked and proceeded to answer, but Kane had found the perfect way to ruin everything. He had brought a portable fan to school since it had been hot that day, and she unfortunatly was wearing a summer dress.
He turned the fan on just as she was in the middle of her answer and used it to blow up her dress, revealing her backside to everyone in the back row. She turned around to find Kane, waving around the fan as he struggled to control his laughter, and Kai commenting on how she had a nice ass.
She ran out of the classroom, in tears.
* * *
" No Kane I don't want to talk," she explained, trying not to seem to mean, " It's just something, I don't think I can talk to you about."
Kane immediatly, snapped out of his trance and turned on her, " What is it, you don't trust me? Still holding grudges from our youth?" he snarled.
Aspin was taken aback, by his sudden change, " No I never-"
" Yeah right," he cut in, " Not that I care. Keep your stupid grudge. It's about the only thing your actually good at," he spat as he turned and walked away. She heard him curse her under his breath, but she couldn't be sure what he had said.
" Damn you Kane!" she shouted out, to noone in particular, " Just trying to sort out my thoughts and you have to show up and fuck everything up! You jerk!"
Aspin didn't really know why she was shouting. It wasn't like Kane could hear her, or that she was increadibly mad at him. All she knew is that she had to vent her anger somehow, and shouting seemed to be working. She continued to shout out random things, until at last she thought she'd better stop before she was arrested for disturbing the peace or something dumb like that..
She walked out of the alley, feeling much better. Who cared if her idiot ex was trying to get back with her, and who cared if Kane was an idiot. Currently she felt much better, and nothing was going to stop the nice feeling of momentary happiness that was traveling through her.
She walked down the street, happy and carefree. She began to head home, when realization dawned upon her.
" I was supposed to do something....... Oh my god! I have and english essay due tomorrow!" she whispered. Her eyes open wide, " Crap, Vandumbass is gonna kill me if I don't have it done!"
She began to run home, thinking about what exactly to write about. As she turned corners, jumped trash can's and avoided a rabid dog, she never noticed the chuckling figure watching her. Piercing blue eyes twinkling with amusment.... and something else.
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Okies everybody! There you have it, a chapter that goes a little further into Aspin's past, and her relationships with others. Don't forget to Review!
* * *
Well there you go guys. I thought I'd give you a little history on Aspin, and her relationship with Kane, just to make it a little clearer as to why she hates him. Remember to review!
Disclaimer: I only own Aspin, Marko and the idea.
Zadien: I'm glad you approve of the story so much! Having your approval is really important to me, since after all I really respect you as a great writer. I never knew they were magical sneakers, but they sound really cool. I'm also glad you think that Kane is a cool character! I love Kane*sigh*.. but not as much a Kai;)!
Britt: Glad you thought so. Here's an update, was it soon enough for you?
ChibiTari: Wow, my chappie got a wickedly-cool! Glad you liked it so much! I'll try and update as much as possible, and if it takes a while, well blame it on crappy teachers, and crappy laws. I can't believe it's against the law for teachers not to give out homework in my area! Not fair! Anyway's, enough of my mindless babbling. I'm glad you approved it, and I promise not to ask. Glad you like Kane so much!
ChRiSTiz: Well I'm glad you found it so fantastic! I hope you find this one just as good, if not better!*really hoping* With spelling and grammer, I really don't try, it's been burned into my mind by nasty english teachers, don't ask. Well, I hope you'll be glad to know that Darkside has been updated! Although it's a really crappy update, it's still better than no update. I see I have you stumped already. And yes it did make sense. Reread the ending, and take note of everything they said to each other, and just how it was said. Asprin, is Kane's nickname for Aspin, take note of that. Believe me, I made no typo, it was fully intended.
* * *
Aspin's heart skipped a beat when she saw her old flame. It had been a few months since she had last seen or spoken to him. He walked casually down the street, his dark brown hair falling into his eyes, slightly covering the chocolate brown orbs. He attended the prep. school on the other side of town, but they had always found time for eachother.
Aspin decided not to make to much of it, and run over to say hi. If he still want's to talk to me, he will, she told herself. Part of her wanted to run over to him, the part that still had feelings for him. The other parts wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.
She nearly jumped off the bench when he tapped on her shoulder. She slowly looked up at him, a nervous smile on her face and a hue of anxiety in her eyes.
" Hey there. Mind if I have a seat?" He asked, guesturing to the empty space beside her on the bench. She tried to reply, but found her voice gone, and her throat parched. She simply nodded, avoiding the embarassment of croaking out something inaudible.
He took a seat beside her, slouching down lazily. " It's been a while," he began, " I called but your mother told me you were at your grandmother's for the summer."
" Yeah," she replied, her voice barely louder then a whisper, " I'm sorry for not telling you."
They sat there, together in an uncomfortable silence. Neither one daring to look at the other, each oblivious to the world around them. Alas, it was Marko, her old flame that broke the awkwardness that was wrapped around them.
" I'm sorry," he whispered, causing her to look up at him. She was about to say something but he quickly cut her off, " Before you say anything. Please hear me out."
Aspin wasn't sure what to do. What was he going to say? She nodded her head for him to continue.
" I know it was me who caused you to stay away all summer. It was my fault, I shouldn't have played you like that," he apologized, his voice thick with sincerity, " That prank, it was plain mean. I don't know why I did it. I guess I was too much of a self-confident ass to think about the damage it would cause."
Aspin looked around her, anywhere but his eyes. She finally found her gaze resting on the ground, as painfull memories flooded her brain once again.
* * *
It was the final dance of the year, at Winston's Prep School. She had met Marko a few weeks before and he insisted she be his date, despite her complaints about wearing a formal gown. Eventually she gave in, much to Marko's delight, and found herself at the dance, light pink gown and all.
Marko had been stunning that night. Wearing a very elegant tuxedo, he was every girls dream date. He always got her drinks for her, and at every chance would whisper kind things into her ear. Every slow song that was played they would dance, resting briefly during the fast songs, enjoying themselves thoroughly.
The end of the dance was approaching. Many students were at the pay phones or on cell phones, calling taxi's of asking their parents to pick them up. The time had come for that night's king and queen to be announced, and it was no other than Marko and Aspin. They were on stage. Marko had just been crowned and a girl, the last dance's queen was putting on her tiara, careful not to damage it or wreck her hair.
Aspin had just straightned up and the girls had backed away. She turned to find an odd smile had fixed itself on Marko's face. She watched as his eyes flicked upwards for a brief moment then returned to the crowd assembled at the stage. Aspin, curious as to what he had been looking at turned her face skyward, just in time to see it fall.
A bucket of pig's blood splashed down onto her, covering her in the sticky substance. She cried out as she looked to Marko, but found him laughing at her, eyes twinkling in delight at her pain. After that everything was a blur. She ran out, stopping only to take off her shoes as she ran home as fast as she possibly could.
She remembered Amber, who had been returning from the corner store, and how she had almost bumped into her. Amber's face was a picture of worry as she saw the state her friend was in. Her hair plastered to her face, smeared with blood. Her dress drenched, clinging to her body.
Again Aspin ran, not wanting her friend to see her as such a disaster. Her vision grew blury, as unshed tears found their way.
* * *
Aspin let in a strangled gasp as she felt Marko take her hand. She quickly pulled away. She vaugly remembered Marko apologizing over and over again, but she had been lost in memory.
" Please Marko. I just can't speak to you," she faltered when Marko's face fell, " It's just to painful. No matter how much you apologize, I'll never be able to forgive and forget."
She stood up and was about to walk away, but he grabbed her by the wrist. She tried to pull away, but his grip was firm and he was to strong.
" Please, Aspin-"
" Please, Aspin, No! I can't do this Marko. It's just not in me!" She cried as she yanked her arm out of his grip. She could feel tears beginning to form in her eyes, and she quickly walked away. Not wanting to show her pain.
She didn't know how long she had been walking for. She didn't know where she was going, but then again, she didn't really care. She eventually found herself at the town centre, which wasn't very far from her home, sulking in an alley.
She didn't care about the rest of the world at the moment. She was to lost in misery to notice anything around her.
" It seems Asprin could really use some just about now," Kane's famillar, annoying voice found it's way to her ears.
She looked up to glare at him. He seemed startled by the trails of wetness on her cheeks. He took a step towards her, but stopped when she flinched away from her. She turned away, quickly wiping her face.
" Please Kane. For the love of god, please leave me alone just this once," she practically begged. Kane was still to stunned to speak or move. It was if the sight of her crying had totally frozen him.
Seeing as he wasn't planning on moving anytime soon, she got up to leave.
" Do you want to talk about it?"
She whirled around, surprised by the strange concern in his voice. That was quickly replaced by her hatred towards him, and how he had always butted into her life in the past. No matter what the situation, he always seemed to have a part in the bad times in her life.
* * *
There was one time, when they were just eight. It was her birthday, and she had just gotten a new skirt and a pair of rollerblades. In her excitment she had been outside, on the blades, wearing the skirt. She was good at rollerblading, it was one of the things she loved the most, so it wasn't like she was expecting to fall and wreck the beautiful piece of fabric. But of course, Kane was there to ruin the fun.
He threw a stone right in her path, and she hadn't had enough time to stop. It resulted in a wrecked skirt, loads of scrapes and bruises and a broken ankle.
* * *
When she was thirteen, she was in the same english class as Kane. He sat behind her, near the back with his friends, including Kai, who she had a crush on. She was sitting beside Amber, and she was asked to answer a question. She stood up as she was asked and proceeded to answer, but Kane had found the perfect way to ruin everything. He had brought a portable fan to school since it had been hot that day, and she unfortunatly was wearing a summer dress.
He turned the fan on just as she was in the middle of her answer and used it to blow up her dress, revealing her backside to everyone in the back row. She turned around to find Kane, waving around the fan as he struggled to control his laughter, and Kai commenting on how she had a nice ass.
She ran out of the classroom, in tears.
* * *
" No Kane I don't want to talk," she explained, trying not to seem to mean, " It's just something, I don't think I can talk to you about."
Kane immediatly, snapped out of his trance and turned on her, " What is it, you don't trust me? Still holding grudges from our youth?" he snarled.
Aspin was taken aback, by his sudden change, " No I never-"
" Yeah right," he cut in, " Not that I care. Keep your stupid grudge. It's about the only thing your actually good at," he spat as he turned and walked away. She heard him curse her under his breath, but she couldn't be sure what he had said.
" Damn you Kane!" she shouted out, to noone in particular, " Just trying to sort out my thoughts and you have to show up and fuck everything up! You jerk!"
Aspin didn't really know why she was shouting. It wasn't like Kane could hear her, or that she was increadibly mad at him. All she knew is that she had to vent her anger somehow, and shouting seemed to be working. She continued to shout out random things, until at last she thought she'd better stop before she was arrested for disturbing the peace or something dumb like that..
She walked out of the alley, feeling much better. Who cared if her idiot ex was trying to get back with her, and who cared if Kane was an idiot. Currently she felt much better, and nothing was going to stop the nice feeling of momentary happiness that was traveling through her.
She walked down the street, happy and carefree. She began to head home, when realization dawned upon her.
" I was supposed to do something....... Oh my god! I have and english essay due tomorrow!" she whispered. Her eyes open wide, " Crap, Vandumbass is gonna kill me if I don't have it done!"
She began to run home, thinking about what exactly to write about. As she turned corners, jumped trash can's and avoided a rabid dog, she never noticed the chuckling figure watching her. Piercing blue eyes twinkling with amusment.... and something else.
* * *
Okies everybody! There you have it, a chapter that goes a little further into Aspin's past, and her relationships with others. Don't forget to Review!
* * *
Well there you go guys. I thought I'd give you a little history on Aspin, and her relationship with Kane, just to make it a little clearer as to why she hates him. Remember to review!