A/n: I hope you like it. I own Ashley, Marcella, and Jessica.
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Ch 4: The Truth
Ashley didn't wake up until 9 o'clock the next morning. Marcella and Jessica left a note saying they would be in the cabin. 'This is the perfect chance. This spell only last twelve hours.' Ashley said. She wrote it down as she remembered and took a deep breath. "For those who want the truth revealed, opened hearts and secrets unsealed, from now until now again, after which the memory ends, those who are now in this house, will hear the truth from others mouths. " When she finished chanting, she signed. "I hope I did the right thing." She closed her eyes for a moment, then headed to the cabin. She walked in.
"Hi everybody," she said. "I'm here to start the party."
"Like we wanted you here!" Jessica snapped. She looked shocked at what she just said.
"Fine I'll leave," Ashley said and she headed out to the lakebed. She walked around until she found the D-Tent. They didn't notice her until she was 10 feet from them.
"Hey! Ashley's here!" Magnet said, smiling.
"Hey you guys," Ashley said, smiling. Squid didn't look at her, but kept digging.
"You gonna stay out here today?" Caveman asked. Ashley shook her head.
"Where's Jessica and Marcella?" Zigzag asked.
"Bumming around the cabin," Ashley said. She sat down near Squid's hole and everyone got back digging. "Squid. I'm sorry," Ashley said. Squid looked up at her. He didn't reply so Ashley continued. "I'm sorry. I was stupid not to trust you. Meet me in my tent later. I got to tell you something important." She lowered her voice on the last part. She looked at his brown puppy dog eyes. "Please." Squid sighed, looked around, then turned back to her. "Fine." She smiled at him and got up. "I gotta go. See you guys around."
Ashley was sitting in the tent when she heard Squid. "Can I come in?" Ashley took one last deep breath and replied, "Ya!" Squid walked in, a confused look on his face. "What did you want to talk about?" He sat down next to her and she thought the correct way to explain everything.
"I'm not a normal girl," Ashley started. "I just want to know how you would react if I told you something that most people wouldn't believe."
"What is this about?" Squid asked, a tone of concern in his voice. Ashley planned what to say next. "I...I'm not who you think I am."
"Please Ash. Just tell me what's going on. Is there another guy in your life? Is that what it is?"
"No! It's nothing like that!"
"Then what is it?"
"I'm part demon, part witch, is that what you wanted to hear?" Squid stood there shocked. Finally he got his voice back. "What?" Ashley looked to the side. "That came out totally wrong."
"Ash! What is going on here?"
"Would you still like me if I was part demon, part witch?"
"Ya. I would but I'm thinking that that's not what you wanted to tell me."
"It was but there's something holding me back too."
"What is it?" Squid asked but at that time, Ashley's watch went off. It's the end of the spell! She thought. Squid looked around. "What am I doing here?"
"You came to talk to me, remember?" Ashley said.
"Ya. I did. What's up?"
"Would you still like me if I was part witch, part demon?"
"What?"
"That's what I couldn't tell you, remember?"
"Ya. Are you some sort of psycho?"
"What!"
"Do you actually believe I'm gonna believe that bull! If you didn't like me in the first place, you coulda said so." Squid headed to the door.
"Please Squid! I'm not lying! As crazy as it may seem, I'd never lie to you! You gotta believe that." Squid looked at her and noticed she was crying.
"I don't know what to believe," Squid said, walking out. As he walked into the tent, every one looked at him.
"How'd the talk go?" X-Ray asked.
"It's none of your business," Squid snapped while thinking 'I just lost the girl of my dreams. How could I be so retarded?'
Later that night, Squid snuck into the girls' tent. He gently shook Ashley's shoulder and her eyes opened.
"Who is it?" She whispered, sitting up slightly.
"It's Squid," he answered. Ashley was about to role back over when Squid stopped her. "Please. I wanna talk to you." Ashley glanced at her clock. "Squid. It's three in the morning. Can't this wait till later?"
"No. Please Ash. I gotta talk to you," Squid begged. Ashley got up and they walked outside.
"What's up?" Ashley asked.
Squid searched for the right words. "I...I kinda overreacted." Ashley nodded. "You had a right too. I was afraid that when I told you, you would turn me into the FBI or something. I was nervous."
"I understand completely," Squid said, nodding. He smiled at her. "I'm sorry I called you a psycho." Ashley let out a weak laugh. "It's okay. But why couldn't this wait till morning?"
"Coz I was afraid that you wouldn't talk to me or you would have left before I could tell ya."
"I have no where to go so I'd have to stay here."
"I just saw you crying when I said that and it didn't hit me until I walked out. I was so mad at myself when I saw you crying. I was mad that I hurt you."
"Squid. It's okay. You had a right to be cruel. I mean when I found out my dad was a demon and my mom was a witch, it was no happy Christmas. I was mad at them. And you had a right to be mad at me," Ashley said, taking Squid's hand in her's.
"I know but I didn't mean to hurt you. The words just jumped out before I had a chance to think. I never want to hurt you again," Squid said, tucking a strand of her brown hair behind her ear.
"So..." Ashley said. Squid smiled a bit. "Are you mad at me, coz you have the right to be!" Ashley laughed softly. "I don't think it would be easy for me to be mad at you. And I think we need to set some things straight."
"Like what?" Squid asked, raising one eyebrow.
"You can't tell any one you know I'm a witch/demon. Jessica and Marcella are but if any one else finds out, it can be hell," Ashley said. Squid laughed. "Aren't demons from hell?"
"Let's just say I'm an angel that's stuck in hell," Ashley said, laughing. "But you gotta promise."
"I do. I won't tell any one," Squid said.
"I'm going back to bed. Maybe I'll come out to where you're digging tomorrow and we can finish then," Ashley said, smiling. Squid smiled. "Okay. Maybe you can tell me about how fun it is to be a demon."
"You got it," Ashley said, smiling.
"Well Goodnight."
"Good night," Ashley said. Squid's lips brushed up against her's in a short, soft kiss.
"Goodnight," he said after he pulled away. Ashley then walked into her tent and Squid headed back to the D-Tent's.
Next day, Ashley woke up at seven. She noticed Jessica and Marcella were asleep so she threw on her denim shorts and t-shirt. She quickly adjusted her Yankees' hat in the mirror before walking out to the lakebed. The first one she noticed was Zigzag with his wild hair. As she headed over to them, Magnet saw her.
"Hey Dagger! Out here again?" Magnet asked.
"Hey you guys. I decided to visit my fav tent in this whole place!" Ashley said. She sat down between Zigzag and Squid's holes. "So what's up?"
"Nothing much, Dagger!" X-ray said.
"You told them about the switch, didn't you?" Ashley asked, looking at Squid.
"We needed a nickname for you," he said, walking to her. He whispered. "Or did you want demon?" Ashley smiled. "Dagger's just fine."
"So. Dagger. What's up?" Armpit asked.
"Nothing much," Ashley said.
"Do you want to hang out with us in the tent? Invite Marcella and Shorty," X-Ray said.
"Who?" Ashley raised one eyebrow.
"Jessica is known as Shorty coz she's the youngest," X-Ray said. "We need a name for Marcella."
"I got one!" Ashley said.
"What?" Magnet asked.
"She's a big fan of Japanese stuff and Ninjas and stuff. Kunoichi means 'female ninja'. It's fits her," Ashley said.
"Fine. Kunoichi," X-Ray said.
"Cool," Ashley said. She whispered to Squid, "We still gotta finish that conversation that we didn't finish last night."
"How bout I meet you in the Wreck room," Squid said. Ashley smiled. "Okay. Meet you there!"
Ashley headed back to the cabin and grabbed her guitar. This was gonna be fun
So here we are,
We are alone,
There's weight on your mind,
I want to know the Truth,
If this is how you feel,
Say it to me,
If this was ever real,
I want the truth from you,
Give me the truth even if it hurts me,
I want the truth from you,
Give me the truth,
Even if it hurts me
A/n: I hope you liked it. I own Jessica, Ashley, and Marcella.
