Title: This Could Be A Possibility
Rating: PG for language
Pairing: Ashley and Spencer
Chapter 1 - Hopes & Dreams
"What the hell is your problem?" the brunette asked while attempting to gather her belongings. "Nothing, I was just trying to find my way around that's all," answered Spencer as she folded her schedule into a neat little square and placed it in her pocket. "Yeah, you and everyone else in this damn place" said the girl coldly. "Look, I'm sorry... I just moved here from Ohio, I'm not used to huge places. I'm Spencer Carlin," she said as she extended her hand out to greet the person standing in front of her, trying to break the tension. She saw the expression on the other girl's face immediately lighten and she felt relieved. "Ashley Davies. Sorry for going all bitch-mode on you...it's just been a crazy morning that's all," replied the girl as she gladly shook Spencer's hand. "Not a problem."
"So... what brings you to this side of the coast? LA is a lot different from Ohio," Ashley said. "Yeah! Tell me about it. My first day at school and I already feel like I've seen more in one morning here than I have the entire time I lived in Ohio!" Spencer said with a laugh. The two had been talking and walking for a few minutes when suddenly the bell rang and caught them off guard. "I guess I should get going… except I don't actually know where I'm going. Umm, Ashley, do you know where the Chemistry lab is?" asked Spencer. Ashley laughed as she looked at her cell phone to check the time. "I'll walk you to make up for being super bitch earlier. That way I can give you a small tour on the way there. It's the least I can do," she grinned.
Spencer smiled in return and took the girl up on her offer, "Sure." "Cool! Let me just take a quick peek at your class schedule so that I know where to take you, okay?" Spencer hesitated a bit before remembering that she'd placed the piece of paper in her pocket earlier after running into the girl. She nervously handed the copy over to Ashley who scanned it up and down for a minute before smiling to herself. Ashley then grabbed Spencer's arm and linked it with her own and continued to walk down the hallway while eager to play tour guide for the new girl. The tour proved to be quite brief as the Chem. Lab was not far away from where the two had been standing earlier. As they arrived at the door, Ashley let go of Spencer causing her to frown a bit as she secretly enjoyed the closeness of the two. Ashley knocked on the classroom door and waited for the teacher to appear so that she could explain the reason for the lateness.
"Ashley Davies, nice to see you," said the teacher. "Ah, and who do we have here? New student?" "Hi, I'm Spencer Carlin…" she shyly replied. "Mr. J, Spencer here just transferred from the great state of OH-HIGH-OHH. She was lost so I offered to assist her in finding her classroom being the generous citizen that I am!" Ashley explained. "How nice of you Ms. Davies. Very well, the tardiness is excused this one time only. Come on in Spencer, take a seat wherever you'd like," said Mr. J. Ashley then followed in behind Spencer and hi-fived Mr. J as he closed the door. Spencer chose a seat in the back and didn't notice that Ashley had slipped into the seat next to her. When she finally noticed the brunette, she couldn't help but feel butterflies in her stomach at the mere sight of her. She mentally shook herself out of the daze before saying something. "Hey, you ass! You could've told me you had this class too!" she exclaimed as she playfully hit Ashley's arm. "Ha, I wanted to surprise you?" she replied as she raised her eyebrows. "Anyway, you're going to like Mr. J, he's really laid-back. And most of the time, he doesn't care if I show up or not, so that's cool," she commented.
They spent the entire hour and a half conversing back and forth about all kinds of things ranging from boys to school sports to their families, and even about what they wanted to do after they graduated, which turned out that neither of the two actually knew what it was they wanted. Before they knew it, the bell had rung and it was time for them to go their separate ways. By this time, it was already noon, lunch for most of the kids. They picked up their items and walked out side-by-side neither of them saying a word, yet both comfortable in the silence. As they exited the room and stood to the side of the hallway where the lockers were, Spencer self-consciously tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and looked down not knowing what to say next. "So…" "So…" they both said. Ashley then burst into nervous laughter to break the silence. "I've got a free period right now so if you want I can take you to your next class too?" she asked secretly knowing Spencer had a free period too. "Well the world must be finally working for me. Apparently I have off this period too," she replied coolly. "Really? That's great! What do you want to do? Are you hungry?" Ashley asked as she jumped up and down clearly excited to be spending more time with the other girl. "Anything you want to do is fine with me…" Spencer replied while closely watching the excitement radiate from her new friend. "ANYTHING?" asked Ashley. "Yeah, sure," she answered back while subconsciously biting her lower lip.