For Your Sake

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Summary: Spencer wants to forget Ashley, for her parents and family's sake. But what about Ashley? Will she really give up? Will Spencer learn to follow her heart?

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Ashley didn't see Spencer that day, except for that morning when she saw her favorite blonde walking in with her ex. She was trying to spy on them both as much as possible, without anyone noticing.

She had been doing pretty well until lunch came around. She was hiding behind a group of Gothic kids (Ashley's thoughts - 'didn't even know we had any Goths, go figure'), trying to not annoy them and give away her cover. She had the perfect view of Spencer and Aiden as they ate lunch together.

Ashley cringed as she saw Spencer put a hand on Aiden's shoulder, pretending to laugh at something he had said. Ashley felt her heart boil and growl like some feral beast that was locked in a cage. And it wanted out.

Her cover group moved away, nearly giving away her hiding spot. She quickly jumped up and ran behind a row of lockers, breathing heavily, had they spotted her? She chanced a glance over at the couple, nope, no change, they hadn't seen her. She let out a sigh of relief, a breath she hadn't realized she was holding.

She shook her head and returned to her spying. Unfortunately…

"Well, well, well. What have we here?" A silky voice reached her ears.

Ashley went rigid, she knew that voice, she hated that voice. That voice's owner, to be exact. She turned and faced down her opponent. "Madison." Ashley spat out.

"Oh, poor Ashley, she's been deserted…Again." Madison snarled, lips quirking into an evil grin. Her cronies cackled with harsh laughter.

"What about you Madison? If it weren't for that fact that you blackmail all your little friends here, you too, would be alone. But you already know that don't you?" Ashley snapped right back, she really wasn't in the mood for the cheerleader's crap today, she still had to figure out what was going on with Spencer and Aiden! So her comeback wasn't nearly as harsh as she wanted it to be, she was a little preoccupied.

"Oooh! She's pissed girls; better stay back or she might take her 'sexual tension' out on one of us!" Madison laughed, seeing Ashley going red in the face.

"Madison, I'm really not in the mood to kick your ass today, so just fuck off, ok?" Ashley grumbled, fists clenching and unclenching at her sides. "I have a bigger problem to deal with right now." She turned her attention back to the quad.

"Oh, so you know about Spencer and Aiden?" Madison inquired, watching the young brunette's reaction closely.

"What about them?" Ashley asked, still distracted, she didn't even turn to face her arch rival, instead favoring to watch the way Spencer's blonde haired head reflected in the afternoon sunlight.

"About them getting together. Duh." Madison said, rolling her eyes at the brunette's stupidity.

"They're what?" Ashley demanded, whirling upon the beautiful Latina.

"They're dating. The whole school knows. Where have you been?" Madison asked, clearly wondering why the brunette wasn't informed of this sooner.

"Oh god, I have to go." Ashley muttered, quickly running off.

And successfully running into another girl who was heading in her direction.

"Oh shit, I'm so sorry." The girl muttered, picking up her book from the floor. She gave Ashley a sheepish smile as she tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

"No, it's my fault." Ashley quickly supplied her apology, then she looked up. And she forgot how to breathe.

The girl was stunning. Her hair was purple, cut as long bangs in the front to a point in the middle of her shoulder blades. Her eyes shone that same eerie purple color. She was wearing a long sleeve shirt that was missing the shoulders and half the stomach. She also had on long, black, chain covered gothic pants that clanked as she shuffled in place nervously. She knew that the pretty brunette she had walked into was checking her out, and she really didn't mind.

"Uh…" Ashley mumbled, at a complete loss for words.

"Hey…" The purple haired girl said, smiling shyly.

"I…Um…I'm Ashley." Ashley stuttered out, extending a hand for the girl to shake.

"I'm Lily." The girl smiled, it was disarming, seeing her smile, "It's nice to meet you Ashley."

Ashley felt it then, a flutter of her heart, something she thought she only felt when she was around Spencer, but…This girl, this Lily…There was just something about her.

"So…What's up?" Ashley asked nervously.

"Not much, wanna hang out?" Lily offered. "I was just planning on sitting in the quad and listening to music. Any chance you might be up for it? Unless you have some place better to be?"

Ashley glanced over at Spencer and Aiden, and seeing that they were still flirting, turned back to Lily, "Yeah, I'm up for it. Let's go."

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Oh, poor Ash! What's she gonna do now? And what's with this new girl, Lily? How's she gonna affect Ashley and Spencer's relationship?

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