Chapter 19: Not so Happy Reunion

Ashley sighed as she and Andros pulled up to her parents' house. The last time they tried this, Balavan had kidnapped her and Karone. However, now that Balavan was gone, she didn't have to worry about an attack. She did, however, have to worry about her parents' reactions to both her engagement to Andros and her being born on KO-35. Andros reached over and held her hand. "Everything's going to be okay," he assured her.

"Let's hope so," she murmured.

Ashley nodded her head slowly and got out of the car. Andros held onto Ashley's hand as they walked up to the front door. Ashley rang the doorbell and Mrs. Hammond answered. "H--Hi mom," Ashley greeted.

"Ashley, we were worried about you," Mrs. Hammond informed.

"Mom…we need to talk."

"Your dad will be home shortly. Why don't you both come in?" Mrs. Hammond asked.

Ashley looked at Andros before they went inside. Knowing that her mother still couldn't stand Andros.

When Mr. Hammond came home, Ashley was so nervous her hands were shaking. Andros reached over and placed his hand over hers. "Ashley, where have you been?" Mr. Hammond asked.

"I went to search for Andros. Remember? You were trying to get me not to go out to find him," Ashley reminded.

Mrs. Hammond closed her eyes and let out a sigh. "Mom, dad, Andros and I have something to tell you," Ashley started. When her parents looked at her, Ashley's heart was pounding against her chest.

"What is that dear?" Mr. Hammond asked.

"Mom...dad...Andros proposed...and I said yes. We're getting married," Ashley replied.

Mr. Hammond looked at his wife and Mrs. Hammond looked at her daughter. "You're kidding right?" He asked. Andros slowly shook his head.

"There's more…" Ashley started.

"What could there be?" Mr. Hammond asked.

"I'm also Karovan. I was born on KO-35," Ashley replied.

"You're telling me that your an alien?" Mr. Hammond asked.

"Yes...I'm Astera, daughter of Alejandro. Alejandro was the Ambassador of KO-35. I had a twin sister, her name was Aiko."

She looked over at her mother to see the shocked look on her face. "What happened to this Aiko?" He asked. Andros slowly lowered his head.

"I---I killed her...when I was evil," Andros replied.

"But it wasn't his fault," Ashley put in.

"He's a murderer and he won't be in my family."

"Dad please don't call him that."

Andros rubbed his forehead. "I knew this was pointless," he murmured. Mrs. Hammond let out a frustrated sigh.

"He's a murderer and I won't allow a murderer in this family," Mr. Hammond snapped back.

"Mom…say something," Ashley begged.

Mrs. Hammond stayed quiet. "You two won't see each other like this again," he snapped.

"I'm going to marry him," she hissed.

"You're only 18, let yourself grow up a bit," Mr. Hammond snapped.

Ashley looked at Andros before looking at her dad. "It doesn't matter, I love him and he loves me too," Ashley insisted. Mr. Hammond walked over and pulled Andros up by the collar of his shirt.

"You've been filling my daughter's head with lies," he snapped.

"Dad, let him go," she begged.

Ashley went to get her dad to let Andros go when her mom grabbed her. "Mom, what are you doing?" She demanded. She got out of her mom's grasp and got her dad to let Andros go. "Andros, meet me out in the car," she insisted. Andros nodded and straightened his collar before leaving. "Dad, please, understand that I'm in love with him. He loves me. He rescued me from danger so many times," she explained. Ashley bit her lip with tears threatening to fall down her face.

"I still don't like him. And he filled your head with lies." Mr. Hammond said.

"He didn't fill my head with lies. He didn't tell me about his evil past because he was afraid he'll lose me," she insisted.

"Honey. I think its about time we let her go. She can make her own decisions," Mrs. Hammond told him.

Ashley's eyes widened at what her mom was saying. "No, Gina. Ashley's our daughter. She's not this Ambassador's daughter. She's not marrying Andros. That is final," he informed.

"Look Frank. I know Ashley is our daughter, but she also loves the man," she pointed out.

""She says he loves her. Of course he'll say that. She's young and beautiful and perfect to be taken advantage of," he insisted.

"You know what. You are so stubborn." Gina started. "You say you love our daughter, but you just dont want to see her happy. I am sick of it."

Ashley then stood up. "If you excuse me, I'm going to leave. My fiancé's waiting outside for me," she informed. Gina looked at her daughter.

"I love you no matter what," she assured her.

"I love you too, mom," she informed.

Ashley left and Frank sat down to think about this. "Gina, you never liked the boy," he pointed out.

"My heart has changed. I can see how she loves the boy. Even though he is from another planet," she replied.

"My baby girl's an alien."

Gina sat down next to Frank and placed a hand on his shoulder. "How could this have happened?" He asked.

"I don't know." Gina replied, "but I do not think of Ashley as an alien, I still think of her as my daughter."

Frank let out a sigh. "We didn't like Andros because he's from another planet. Now we learn that our daughter's from the same planet as him. The ambassador's daughter, Gina," he pointed out.

"We didn't know at the time," she answered.

Frank sighed and stood up. "I have to get her and Andros back in here," he told her. Then he ran out of the house.

Ashley was about to get in the car when Frank came out. "ASHLEY!" He called. Ashley turned and looked at her father.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"I want you and Andros to come back inside and we need to talk about this," Frank replied.

Ashley looked at Andros before nodding her head slowly. Frank then led Ashley and Andros back inside to talk about it.

(That Evening in Angel Grove Park)

Andros and Ashley were walking through the park with smiles on their faces. "Am I dreaming, Andros? Are we really engaged?" She asked.

"You're not dreaming, Ashley, we're here," he replied.

Ashley started to walk backwards while holding his hands. "Andros, nothing can go wrong now. Everything's so perfect. I feel like I can do anything, I feel like I'm flying," she told him.

"You must be flying, because I know I am," he answered.

Andros then stopped and wrapped his arms around her waist while pressing his forehead against his. The scar over his eye was pretty visible, but it didn't bother her, she looked straight past the scar and into his beautiful brown eyes. "I love you," he murmured.

"I love you too," she answered.

Andros smiled as he placed his hand on the back of her head and pulled her into a kiss. Ashley kissed him back and now she really felt like she was flying. However, whenever she was in Andros's arms, she always felt like she was flying.

More Thank You: Scifinutalways1999, once again, I thank you for all your help :D you're a great help to this story. Without you, this chapter wouldn't really exist.