Degrassi High: The next generation

Adopted by: Amanda Hilton

Chapter Four

-Craig and Ashley-

Slow music came from Ashley's bedroom. The lights were dimmed and an incent was lit to make it smell nice inside the room. Blue and purple scented candles were lit as well giving the room a romantic tune. Soft breathing came from Ashley's mouth as she closed her eyes. She balled her hands into a fist and squeezed her eye's tightly closed. "That feels so good…" Ashley looked down at Craig, who was sitting on the floor.

"Now the left foot" Ashley stated as she snatched her relaxed foot and sat it onto her bed. "Yeah yeah ash but my turn next…" He laughed. "Na, I think you should stop, it's alright…lefty and Rightie can see you later…Ashley want a little Craig" Ashley smiled and grabbed Craig's hands and pulled him up on the bed as she leaned back causing him to lay himself on top of her with him between her legs.

"Ashley! Craig! Time for dinner!" Ashley's mom called from the staircase. Craig just smiled as Ashley sighed and rolled her eyes. "I think we should uh…go" Craig said as he lifted up off Ashley and walked to the door. Ashley stayed of the bed for a while then got up and walked to the door. "After you" she smiled lightly as she opened the door. Craig just smiled goofily and walked threw the door.

Ashley followed him as they walked down the stairs. Craig went into the dinning room where Ashley's parents were and he sat down beside Ashley's mother. Ashley walked in and sat across from Craig. "Are you ready to eat?" Ashley's mom asked, all she heard was silence. "Ashley? Craig?" she stated firmly. "Yeah, I'm starving!" Craig finally said while smiling. "Yeah, sure" Ashley said as she looked up at her mom, then at Craig. Craig smiled at her softly and rubbed his leg on hers lightly trying to make sure Ashley's mom hadn't seen him.

Toby walked in slowly as he spotted feet under the table watching Ashley and Craig smiling. "No foot-sey's at the dinner table" he said to Ashley as he plucked her shoulder. Ashley jumped up at Toby as if she were going to kill him, Ashley's mom stared right at her. "What?" Ashley looked at her mom. Her mother just rolled her eyes. Toby sat down as well and smiled at Ashley. Craig watched the family and just smiled.

Toby's Father stepped out of the kitchen, "Who's up for Que-Shiun?" he asked as he held a bowl of steaming food in his hand. He walked over and sat it in the middle of the table. I made the food up, so, if you recognize the name, just tell me…And if its really a food, how does it taste?! Craig stared at the food as if it were just going to disappear as the stench entered his nose, he jumped back violently as everyone at the table looked at Craig oddly.

"Uh, fly…landed on my face! He he..." he laughed nervously as he looked at Ashley; her eye's focused entirely on him. "Yum, My favorite!" Ashley smiled, starting to grab a plate. "Ashley" Ashley's mom warned. "Let Craig go first… Craig?" Ashley's mom nodded, as Craig took a deep gulp, gazing upon the food.

Its yellow noodles covered in green-ish spots and a soup-ish looking liquid. He stuck the spoon inside, slicing threw the liquid. He held it over his plate, watching it. It plopped onto his plate, wiggling like jello. Everyone watched Craig as he raised the spoon to his mouth, he took a deep breath and put the spoon into his mouth.

Tasting raw fish, tomatoes, which he obviously hates, and lots of red hot chili peppers. His eye's widened as he chewed harshly. He jumped from his seat, backing up, his mouth full of food and some of it dripping from his mouth. Ashley's mom looked at Craig, "Are you alright?" she asked. Craig made little gestures of false acceptance, rubbing his tummy and nodding with a false smile. "Do you like it?" Ashley asked him, knowing something was up. "Yah, it's great" he said with is mouth full. "I just need some…some fresh air…." He started to fan himself.

"H-Hot in here!" he backed up, smiling then ran out the door. He spit the food out into the trash can. He breathed the air, watching his breath in the cold winter. He held him self then he soon sat down on the porch swing, pushing back and forward. Craig laid his head back on to the back rest of the swing, his eye's closed. Soon, he heard the door open, his eyes popped open and he looked up at the door. Seeing Ashley swinging the door open, and looking towards Craig. "Hey" she smiled, sitting beside him and kissing his cheek.

"How you doin'?" Ashley asked him, looking at the side of his face. He turned around and looked at her, "Just peachy" he stated as he kissed Ashley a second time. Ashley laughed, leaning down and placing her head into his lap, looking up ward and her hands propping her head on top of her arms. She looked up at him. "Food tasted horrible didn't it?" she asked him while smiling. He shook his head while laughing. "How could that food be your favorite? It's horrible!" he laughed, staying quiet enough so that the parents wouldn't hear it.

"I just feed my food to the dog" she lifted up, kissing Craig on the cheek as he leaned his head onto her shoulder. "I didn't know you had a dog" he looked around searching for a sound. "Toby" she stated as they both laughed. Ashley saw lights heading towards the driveway. Ashley jumped up seeing the car as Craig's face stiffened. "It's…" Ashley stood up and looked at Craig who was angry at the time. "Sean" Craig walked towards the car, yelling. "What are you doing he--!" he was cut off seeing a familiar face.

It wasn't Sean it was, "Ellie!" Ashley smiled running towards the Car and grabbing Ellie, hugging her happily. Ellie had moved with her aunt in California for a while as Ellie's mother tried to help herself in rehab. Ellie and Sean had broken up over the summer; things weren't working out between the two of them. She still had feelings for him though; she was not going to tell anyone that.

-Flashback: The Break-Up: Sean and Ellie-

-"Ellie, I can explain!" Sean yelled hopping out of the bed with the brunette. "Explain what! I know what happened! Sean! You are drunk! You promised me you wouldn't do it again!" Ellie yelled packing her bags. "Ellie! Listen to me, she spiked my drink!" He stumbled as he walked towards her. She backed up away from him and leaned on the wall, her eye's blood red, her cheeks flushed. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she started to cry.

"Sean…It's over…" she cried walking towards the front door. "Ellie! We don't have to do this!" he grabbed her wrist, holding it tight. "Sean!" she snatched her hand away. "Leave me alone!" she screamed watching the red head run out of the door. Sean grabbed her wrist again and slammed her against the wall. "Oww!…Sean…let me go…please…" she cried as he grabbed hold of her shoulders and pinned her to the wall.

"Sean! Please let me go! You're hurting me! Just let me go…" Ellie begged him as she attempted to lift off of the wall. He slammed her back against the wall, Ellie shrieked loudly. "NO, ELLIE, YOU ARE STAYING HERE YOU HEAR ME!" Sean grabbed the glass bottle from off of the tabled and slammed it against the wall, it shattered falling across her skin, one sliding across her arms, against her unprotected skin.

Ellie looked wide-eyed at her arm, blood began to seep out, falling flat against the waxed wooden floor. Ellie pushed Sean to the floor and ran back for the door and opened it. "We. Are. Broken. Up." She broke it down for him as slow as she can, shaking frantically. "Ellie...no" he whispered, looking sadly as she slammed the door, leaving the house. Ellie leaned on his door, banging her head roughly onto it. The door opened, Ellie tipping over, almost falling, Sean catching her. She looked at him with so much rage in her eyes. She got off of him and backed away from him, crying still.-

After remembering that, Ellie softly rubbed her scar, seeing Ashley turn the corner. Ellie smiled, running towards her. "Ashley!" she hugged her tightly as she looked at her. "What are you doing with Sean's car?" she asked pointing at it as Ellie looked at it and smiled turning to look at her again. "He gave it to me…One of his ways of apologizing…" she laughed, only hurting inside. Ashley smiled a little, 'Yes, it was a hard decision to break up with him, but she made the right choice' Ashley thought as she lightly grabbed Ellie's arm and walked her towards Craig. "You remember Craig?" Ashley smiled and looked at Ellie.

"No not really…Were you the one Ashley used to date in grade eight?" she joked. "Of course I remember you!" she smiled and hugged him. Craig smiled and wrapped his arms around her, Ellie's scent was just like the last time he had hugged her. Ellie was such a good Friend to Craig, she was one he could talk to, and she was the one who brought Ashley and Craig back together. So Craig appreciated her more, "Uh, you can let go now" Ellie said while smiling, Craig held her a little too long. Craig looked jumpy, "Oh, sorry, It's just been too long El" he smiled as he let her go, sticking his hands into his pockets.

"So, if you were all the way in California, ya know, Hollywood, the cocanut trees, the celebrities, and you come back here to Bad Luck hig---I mean, Degrassi High in Sean's old convertible, I mean, it's not like we didn't want you back, we did miss you after all, but, why'd you come back?" Ashley asked Ellie as they started to walk towards the porch swing. Craig sat down first, in-between the two girls as they sat down. Ellie looked at Craig, smiling as he rubbed her leg lightly, in a friendly way of course.

Ellie looked at her leg and lightly touched his hand and sat his hand onto his leg. He just smirked and looked at Ashley. Ashley watched the movement, half expecting something. Ashley scooted close to Craig and laid her head onto his shoulder. "Well, I missed Degrassi, such a familiar place to be…" she said while smiling. "But now I need a place to stay" Ellie said softly. Ashley looked at her house. "Well, you can stay here if you like" she said while smiling, I have two beds in my room, my guest bed" She pointed to her bedroom window as she pushed her hair back and her blue eye's glittering in the nights light.

"You sure your parents wouldn't mind me staying here?" Ellie asked as she motioned towards the door. Ashley shook her head while smiling, "No, they wont mind" she smiled. "You want to go in now?" she asked Ellie. "Were having dinner" she smiled as she looked towards Craig who currently had wide eye's hearing the word 'dinner'. Ashley laughed as she lightly pulled Ellie into the Door. Before Ashley pulled Ellie into the house, she quickly grabbed Craig's hand, pulling him inside. "Don't want to sit out there alone do you?" Ellie said to Craig as they entered the house.

Craig shook his head as he looked at Ellie, he hadn't noticed, but looks more attractive since he had last seen her. 'Wait, I'm not aloud to say that…Ellie's like a little sister to me…I can't I wont!' Craig thought as he started to walk back to the table. He sat down, Ashley's mother and Toby's dad had gone to sleep as Toby sat there with a plate full of the sloppy mess.

Ashley looked at Toby as he munched on the food. "You like it?" she asked him as he looked up at her, nodding while smiling. "Do you like sea food ash?" Toby asked her with a full mouth full of food. Ashley shook her head, "No, you know how I am with that stuff tobs" she said to him knowing what he was planning on doing. "Well, I'm gonna show you any way!" he said loudly, grabbing Craig and Ellie's attention. Toby opened his mouth and showed this brown-ish color of food meshed up together, wet and slimy looking as he started to shake his tongue, it still jiggled as he stuck his tongue back into his mouth.

He started to chew more then he looked at Ashley, swallowing his food, Ashley watched the not in his neck as he swallowed. "Ewww..." Ashley said standing up. "I'm not hungry anymore…" she said as she walked out and went to the Living Room and sat down on the couch. Ashley picked up the black remote and pointed it at the television.

Her attention was drawn to the television like a magnet. Craig looked over at Ashley, watching her as she laughed at the television. He then looked over at Ellie, who was looking at him. Ellie looked down at the table, smiling as she pushed a small lock of red hair behind her ear. Craig just smiled at her as he stood up, walking to the couch.

He sat down behind Ashley on the couch and pulled her up so then she would be on his lap. She leaned onto his chest as she sighed audibly. Ellie watched the two, and then she looked down at the table. 'Their so cute together…' she thought while smiling.

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Well! What do you think? Poor Ellie, getting hurt by Sean! I feel so bad in a good way! Review…give me your feed back, I don't really care for flames. Ignore them anyway.