A/n: I'm on a roll people! I have over 20 chapters planned! I own Jessica, Marcella, Ashley, Marla, Bryan, Marina, and Derek. DJ is Derek and Derek is a guy! He's not gay either! I hope you like it. I mean I was so bored and I thought of this chapter! I want to say thanks to:

Marla for being a good friend for 8 years!

Marcella for the ideas of the story!

Marina for wanting me to put you with Twitch. Gave me the perfect idea

Jessica for just being a good friend!

Chapter 10: Promise

Ashley brushed the tears away with the back of her hand. It was the middle of October and Ashley was sitting in her room, looking at the pictures she had taken that summer. She was staring at the picture that Cole had taken. It was the D-tent, Marcella, Jessica, Marina, and Ashley. She heard the doorbell ring but ignored it.

"Ashley! Go answer the door!" Piper yelled from the attic. Ashley sighed and ran down the stairs. She threw open the door and the person turned to look at her. "Hi." Ashley stood there, too shocked to speak. The person waved their hand in front of her face. "Aren't you happy to see me?" Ashley snapped back to reality. "Not really, DJ. I was expecting someone else." She let her friend in and they walked to the kitchen.

"Who were you expecting, anyway?" Derek 'DJ' Adams asked. Ashley shrugged.

"Was it that guy from that camp?" Dj asked.

"Ya. But It wasn't him," Ashley said, opening the freezer and getting out a gallon of ice cream. She grabbed two spoons and sat down across from DJ. Usually, during the summer, DJ would come over and they'd talk about rock bands while sharing a gallon of ice cream.

"Have you heard from him?" DJ asked.

"Nope. Hey. We're playing at P3 tomorrow night," Ashley stated. Ashley was in a band called 'Police Line: DNC'. She played bass, DJ played guitar, Bryan played drums, and Marina played guitar.

"What song are we gonna play?" DJ asked. Just then, the doorbell rang. Ashley got up and let in Marina and Bryan.

"Hey! What's up?" DJ asked.

"Nothing much," Marina said, sitting in Ashley's seat. "Ooh. Cookie Dough." She grabbed Ashley's spoon and dug into the ice cream. Bryan was looking at the Ferrari across the street. "Yo. Marina. Look at this Ferrari!" Marina ran over to the window and they were both staring at the Ferrari longingly.

"You guys are a match made in heaven," Ashley stated.

"What do you mean?" Bryan asked, not taking his eyes off the Ferrari.

"You guys both love cars!" Ashley stated.

"You and Squid were a great match," Marina said, mindlessly. Ashley felt her eyes water up. "I'm going for a ride. I'll be back later." Ashley grabbed her keys to her corvette and ran out the door. She tore out the driveway and sped off.

About nine o'clock at night, Ashley walked into Halliwell manor. Piper greeted her in the hallway. "Where the hell have you been? I've called your cell phone a million times!"

"I had it turned off," Ashley stated as she hung up her coat.

"That's your excuse for running out of the house with out telling any one?" Piper yelled.

"I told Marina, Bryan, and DJ," Ashley answered calmly.

"All you told them was you were going out for a ride!" Piper yelled.

"That's all they needed to know," Ashley said, heading for the stairs. Piper cut her off. "Ever since you came home from the camp, you've been moping around this place. It's time you got over him."

"You know nothing," Ashley said, running to her room. She collapsed on seat right in front of her window. She looked up at the stars and noticed tears were now freely streaming down her cheeks. She brushed them away and stared at the stars. "Can't you make Squid come back to me? I miss him so much!" Little did she know someone was standing out side her door.

Next morning, Ashley woke up late around 1 since it was a Sunday afternoon. She walked downstairs in her PJ's and poured herself a cup of coffee. Just then, the door opened and Phoebe walked in the kitchen.

"Hey Ashley. How ya doing?" Phoebe asked.

"Could be worse," Ashley stated, putting a pop tart in the toaster.

"I need you to run an errand for me," Phoebe said. Ashley nodded. "What?"

"I need you to run out and pick up these things," Phoebe said, handing Ashley a long list. Ashley agreed, when upstairs, changed into jeans and a sweatshirt, grabbed her car keys, got Phoebe's money, and drove off in her jeep.

About an hour and a half later, Ashley came home. She had her hands full with groceries as she opened the door.

"Aunt Phoebe!" Ashley called, placing the groceries on the kitchen table. "Aunt Piper! Aunt Paige!" She thought 'Must be hunting a demon'. She went out to the car to get more groceries. She walked in, again with her hands full, and this time, some one there to help her.

"Thanks Aunt Phebes," Ashley said as the person took the groceries out of her hands in the kitchen.

"Do I really look like Phoebe?" The person said, putting the groceries down. Ashley turned back to the person. She stood there too shocked to say a thing. Finally, she was able to speak. "Squid?"

"The one and the only!" Squid said. Ashley threw her arms around his neck and he hugged her back.

"I...How..." Ashley started. He leaned in kissed her softly. They pulled apart and stared into each other's eyes when they heard Phoebe's voice.

"It was me," Phoebe said. Ashley turned to see her aunt standing in the doorway. Ashley hugged her aunt.

"Thank you so much!" Ashley said.

"Actually. I barely did anything. While you were gone last night, Squid called, saying he needed the address. I came up stairs to tell you but I found out that you weren't in the mood to talk so, I decided it should be a surprise," Phoebe said.

"And to add. I thought we could go out tonight," Squid said, putting his arm around Ashley's shoulders. Ashley smacked her forehead. "I can't. My band's performing tonight at the P3. You should come. We're only performing one song before the famous Blink 182 comes on."

"I'll come," Squid said.

"And since Paige moved to Richards, we have an extra bedroom. We were going to turn it into a guest bedroom but now it's Squid's," Phoebe stated.

"What?" Ashley asked.

"Ya. My mom didn't want me back and I didn't want to go back with my old gang so Phoebe offered for me to move in," Squid said.

"..."

"You owe me a favor," Phoebe said and Ashley nodded. Phoebe smiled. "We have I think 5 hours so. Squid why don't you go unpack," Phoebe said. Squid walked off and Ashley turned to Phoebe. "Piper, Cole, and Leo don't know yet, do they?"

"Cole knows. So does Paige. I haven't gotten around to tell Jessica, Marcella, Piper, or Leo yet. I'll get around to it," Phoebe aid, smirking. Just then, the front door opened. In walked DJ, Marina, and Bryan.

"Hey. I came over to get ready," Marina said.

"We have about...5 hours," Ashley stated.

"I had no idea what to wear. Can I borrow some of your stuff?" Marina asked.

"C'mon," Ashley said and she walked up the stairs, Marina behind her.

Finally, Ashley and Marina decided on something. Ashley was wearing black baggy jeans with chains, a pick necklace, a black spaghetti strap tank top, and Chucks. She put in her real lip piercing. Marina was wearing the black pedal pushers with chains crossed in the back, a Blink 182 shirt, and Chucks. She had put in her lip and eyebrow piercing when Phoebe knocked on the door. "We gotta go!" Ashley and Marina ran down the stairs. Phoebe gave out directions. "Squid, you take Ashley, Marina, and Bryan. I'll take DJ and Marla. Oh ya, some of the other D-Tent boys are meeting us there. Evelyn and Niki are coming, right?"

"Ya. They have their passes I gave them," Ashley said.

"Let's go then," Phoebe said and they all split up.

Piper announced Ashley and her band. "And now, Police Line: DNC!" Every one cheered and they started playing.

"Next week came so suddenly, I tried to see the days, but it changed. I tried to tell you everything, I guess I wasn't right, And now its just to late. C'mon, C'mon that's not what I said Believe, Believe what I meant All my friends have come and gone Its like my past erased And traveled into space And left me all confused And turning to you was My resolution C'mon, C'mon That's not what I said Believe, Believe what I meant Peace out, Peace out And life will get better Enjoy, Enjoy Its all there Today I've come to choose my ways I've seen it all before I thought it wasn't so Put you will always part Even when its not Until it will be that way that way

1,2, BETTY GO C'mon, C'mon That's not what I said Believe, Believe what I meant Peace out, Peace out And life will get better Enjoy, Enjoy Its all there C'mon, C'mon That's not what I said Believe, Believe what I meant Peace out, Peace out And life will get better Enjoy, Enjoy Its all there With all the things I brought in your face And all because you make I've got to go now It doesn't make much sense It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left It's all that I've got left (Fade out)" Ashley sang. When it ended, every one cheered.

"I'd now like to announce Blink 182!" Ashley said and her band walked off stage while Blink 182 walked off.

"Great performers! You guys are awesome!" Tom said. "Now we're performing What's My Age Again' then 'The Rock Show'."

"I took her out, it was a Friday night I wore cologne to get the feeling right We started makin' out and she took off my pants But then, I turned on the TV And that's about the time she walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And are still more amused by TV shows What the hell is ADD, my friends say I should act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? Then later on, on the drive home I called her mom from a pay phone I said I was the cops and your husband's in jail This state looks down on sodomy And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And are still more amused by prank phone calls What the hell is call ID, my friends say I should act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? And that's about the time she walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And you still act like you're in freshman year What the hell is wrong with me, my friends say I should act my age
What's my age again? That's about the time that she broke up with me (what's my age again?) No one should take themselves so seriously With many years ahead to fall in line Why would you wish that on me, I'll never wanna act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? What's my age again..." they sang. Ashley sat down with Squid after the song because she had to put her bass away.

"What's up?" She asked, sitting next to him.

"Nothing much," Squid said. "So..."

"So...Damn. We have school tomorrow," Ashley said.

"We can skip," Squid said. Ashley shook her head. "My aunts would kill me. Oh well, it's pretty easy. I mean, we never have homework."

"What year are Bryan and Marina in?" Squid asked.

"Well. Bryan's nickname is actually 'Twitch'. Everyone calls him that. I'm now known as Dagger. Marina is known as Killer. And Derek is known as DJ. But Marina and Twitch are sophomores. We're of course junior. So are DJ, Marla, and Marcella," Ashley said.

"Don't forget Magnet," some one said. Ashley turned in her seat to see magnet and Marcella standing there.

"Okay, Magnet," Ashley stated as 'The Rock Show' came on.

"School tomorrow," Marcella said.

"Ya," Ashley yawned. "I'm going home. See you guys tomorrow." She walked out and Squid followed.

"I'll drive you home," Squid offered.

"Okay," Ashley said and they climbed into her corvette.

Break down

I can't take this

I need somewhere to go

I need you

I'm so restless

I don't know what to do

We've had our rough times

Fighting all night

And now you're just slipping away

Give me this chance

To make the wrongs right, to say:

Don't walk away

I promise

I won't let you down

If you take my hand tonight

I promise

We'll be just fine this time

If you take my hand tonight

A/n: I hope you like it. I own Jessica, Marcella, Ashley, Marla, Bryan, Marina, Derek! Simple Plan owns the song.