Chapter 20: Good Day Gone Bad

Ashley sighed as she cleaned her locker out. This was her last day of school. Arianna and Benjamin were allowing Ashley to drop out since she had no reason to stay. Since that after Dark Specter's defeat that she and Andros were going back to KO-35. While Ashley was cleaning out her locker, a picture fell out and she bent down to pick it up. A smile came across her face as she looked at it. It was of her and Andros that was taken right after Ashley remembered who she was.

She was wearing white tie-up shoes, a knee-length blue jean skirt, a white tank top, a yellow blouse with it's buttons undone, and her hair was pulled back in a half-ponytail.

Andros was wearing sneakers, blue jeans, a red t-shirt, and his hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

Andros was standing behind Ashley with his arms wrapped around her waist and Ashley had her hands over his. They both had smiles on their faces, but something about this picture was so much different. Both of their eyes seemed to be shining, but that was because they were the happiest couple alive it seemed.

Ashley was about to the put the picture away when it fell from her hand and it flew across the hall. She let out a sigh and walked over to pick it up. However, someone grabbed it before she could. "So, this is the guy you dumped me for?" The guy asked. Ashley rubbed her forehead.

"David, just give it back," Ashley replied.

"I didn't get it at first, but then I realized "Hey she must be cheating on me with some other guy and that's why she dumped me right before prom," you must think I'm some sort of idiot," he commented.

"For your information, David I didn't break up with you before prom because I was seeing someone else. I dumped you because you were trying to control me when I told you before we got together that I hate guys that try to control their girlfriends."

Ashley reached for the picture. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get out of here," she informed. She reached for it again. "David please give it back," she sighed. She rubbed her forehead and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I'll give it back if you'll go to this weekend's dance," he answered.

"Not happening, because then I would be cheating on him and I'm totally against it."

Ashley tried one more time to get it and let out a sigh. "Just one dance," he insisted. Just then, the picture was taken from his hand.

"I think she said no," Andros put in.

Andros looked over at Ashley. "You just about ready to go?" He asked.

"Yeah just about," Ashley replied.

"So! This is the freak you left me for," David commented.

"Please, David, not now," Ashley insisted.

"I don't get what this guy has that I don't."

Andros walked over and went to help Ashley gather the rest of her things not noticing the crowd that was forming. Before the two of them could even react, David grabbed Andros by his shirt and threw him up against the other lockers. "What do you have that I don't, freak? You don't go to school here and you can't be much older than Ashley and me. What are you some sort of drop out? Did you talk Ashley into dropping out with you too?" David asked.

"I don't' make Ashley do anything that she doesn't want to do. She decided to come away with me and I'm going to let her," Andros answered.

He pushed David away from him and walked over to help Ashley again. Ashley gasped when her ring fell out of her locker. She usually kept it her locker so she wouldn't lose it during the day. "I'm just being very clumsy today," she commented with a grin.

"It's okay," Andros assured her with a smile.

David glared at them as Andros walked over to pick Ashley's ring up and David noticed Andros's matching ring. "What some sort of cute little promise ring thing?" He asked. Andros picked the ring up and put it back on Ashley's finger.

"You can say it like that," Andros replied.

Andros picked Ashley's things up and Ashley closed her locker door as they left the building with David following and the crowd.

They got Ashley's things into the car just as David kicked Andros in the back making the Red Astro Ranger fall forward against the car. "Andros!" Ashley gasped.

"I'm okay," he assured her.

"Won't be for long," David sneered.

Andros blocked his next few attacks but refused to fight. "Why don't you fight back?" David sneered. Andros glared at him.

"Because I'm trained to fight other things bigger than you," he replied.

The kids whispered back and forth of what Andros had said. David grabbed the front his shirt and lifted him off the ground. Andros kicked him in the chest making David drop him. "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" The crowd chanted. Ashley had no choice but watch in horror as David attacked Andros but the Red Ranger defended himself. Andros winced when a punch landed to his head making him fall to the ground he took his leg and knocked him on his back. Andros jumped up and slammed his foot onto his chest.

"Now do me a favor and leave me and my wife alone," Andros snapped.

Andros touched the side of his head to feel the blood falling down his face. Ashley hurried over to him. "Andros, are you okay?" She asked.

"I'll be fine," he replied.

He saw the ring on David's hand that caused the injury to his head. "Your wife? You two are married?" He asked.

"Yeah, now if you don't mind, we would like to go home," Ashley replied.

Ashley took Andros's hand and got him back to the Megaship.

(Infirmary)

Andros winced when Ashley took care of the cut on his head. "Ooo, sorry," she apologized.

"It's alright," he assured her.

Ashley sighed. "I guess rumors will be going around of why I left," she commented. Andros shook his head.

"I'm sorry," he told her.

Ashley lifted his head up. "Hey, it wasn't your fault, Andros. David was always a controlling guy that's why I broke up with him," she informed. She kissed his cheek. "I love you and I'm just happy that you're okay," she whispered. Andros pulled her down next to him on the medical bed. Ashley giggled and Andros pulled her underneath him.

"I love you too," he answered.

Ashley wrapped her arms around his neck as he kissed her deeply.