A/n: i hope you like it! please review!

THANK YOU TO: Lauren M. who gave me my idea for this story from one of her poems she wrote. I read it and I asked her if I could use the idea. So thank you Lauren coz without you I would not have this idea and the other idea I had sucked so you saved me from being humiliated!

CHAPTER 3: I'm Fed Up With This Shit

Ashley's POV

I finally reached my locker and kicked it a few times before resting my head against it. I felt someone's hand on my shoulder and I turned. I knew who it was: Squid.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I don't think Marina and Lysa did either," he said, pulling me into a hug. "Just another one of my many mistakes."

"It's okay. It's just I can't take sides you know. That's like Jed and the rest of your friends saying to break up with me. You know," I sighed. "Have they said that?"

"Yes they have. But I haven't listened to them, have I?"

"No. I guess you haven't." He pulled out of the hug and let his hands rest on my hips.

"We're still on for today, right?" he questioned.

"Yes. We are. Unless you have to go somewhere with your buddies."

"Ash. I want to spend time with you. I want us to go out tonight. We're not meeting up with any of my buddies either. Not even Jed." Squid then leaned in and kissed me softly. I lingered before pulling back.

"We better head back. They'll be wondering where we are," I said, taking one of his hands in mine. And we walked back into the cafeteria.

"Well look who came back," Marina said sarcastically.

"Listen Marina. You too Lysa. You two are my best friends. But everything is fine between me and Alan. Really. There's nothing that you two need to worry about," Ashley explained. "You guys should try treating him nicer too."

"I'll treat him better as soon as he loses his "I'm-Mr.-Jock-And-You-Are-A-Piece-Of-Shit" attitude," Marina stated. "I'll be at the library." Twitch went with her, still studying for his auto mechanic test. Lysa and Zero went off to their lockers, leaving Squid and me alone at our table.

"What the hell is this coming too?" I asked myself.

"What do you mean?" Squid asked.

"I mean, first we're drifting apart, now Marina and Lysa practically hate me and you going out. Next thing I know, I'll be getting kicked out of the manor." Squid stroked my right arm, "It's gonna turn out alright. Okay?" I nodded and then sighed as the bell for the last period of the day rang. For me and Squid, we both had Social studies. Same with his football buddies. Okay I admit, I'm not that good in social studies, mainly because I've been being tormented in that class by that teacher for the past three years. Finally he changed though when I started snapping back at him. I think he wanted to see how tough I was. Well, I met up with Squid at his locker after I got my stuff from mine. Jed was already there, his girlfriend hanging all over him. Well, when I stood next to Squid, Jed sent me one of the nastiest looks out there. Squid saw him.

"C'mon man. Leave her alone. She's never done anything to you," he said to Jed, putting an arm around my shoulders as he shut his locker with his foot.

"Except annoy me," Jed said.

"Man. I don't bitch about your girlfriend. Anyway, if you don't like Ashley, too bad coz I'm still gonna be with her," Squid stated as we headed to social studies class. This was one of the rare times I heard him talk back to Jed. Well. Any way...When we got to social studies, I took a seat in the back with Squid. Jed was made to sit up front, so he could pay attention. Mr. Rebis knew about me and Squid going out (who didn't?) and he allowed Squid to sit with me because I was a responsible student. Now that Squid was living under Piper's roof, he was getting straight A's while his buddy Jed who was supposedly really smart was failing every class. Well, today we were learning about The Great Depression. Well for once in his life...at least I think it was the first time, Squid actually paid attention. I mean, of course this was one easy thing to learn about but he actually worked for his good grades, not like how Jed was given good grades just so the football team would win. Once in a random while, Squid would reach over and squeeze my knee to see if I would flinch. When he did that for the tenth time, I slapped his hand away and sent him a look that said, 'Don't make me kill you, literally.' Well. Finally, the bell rang and it was time to go.

"Finally! Friday!" Squid exclaimed as he walked me to my locker. We barely had homework so I didn't have to worry about carrying that many books home. Plus I didn't have to worry about an essay while teaching my Saturday dance class. I taught two classes on Saturday and three on Tuesday just before junior dance. Then I danced on Thursday and I filled in whenever the owner of the studio needed me to fill in for a class. I threw my bag into my locker, grabbed my math book and jacket and walked home with Squid. Half way home, Marina, Lysa, Twitch and Zero caught up with us.

"Squid. I just wanna say sorry," Marina apologized. "I was just afraid you two were going to break up."

"It's okay Rina. We're cool. Us too Lysa," Squid stated. I laughed gently as Squid gave my two best friends a hug. He could be really funny at one time, then really ticked off at another time.

"What are you laughing at, huh?" he said, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind.

"Nothing," I said, becoming serious. "So what time are we getting dinner, or going to the mall, or seeing the movie?"

"I don't know. What were you thinking?"

"How about six?"

"Good...Wait."

"What?" Squid stopped, dropping his arms. "I forgot something in Jed's car. I'm gonna go by his house and pick it up. Okay. I'll be back." I guess he noticed my face drop. Marina shook her head and whispered something to Lysa who nodded in agreement.

"Go," I stated, sick of him running off like this everyday we had plans. I turned and started walking. Squid caught my arm though.

"I'll meet you at the manor as soon as I get back, okay?" I just stared at him for a minute before nodding.

"Fine," I said, before walking off.

Marina's POV

After we walked Ashley to the manor, the four of us headed for my house.

"I bet twenty-five dollars he's not going to show back at the manor until no later than eight," I stated.

"Why is he doing that to her?" Lysa asked.

"I think that he should have some sense knocked into him. Lysa, I say we go kick him in the balls a few times!" I said, cheerfully.

"I think Squid will show up," Zero stated.

"He's ditched her so many times. What makes this time different from all those times?" Lysa asked.

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General POV

But to everyone's surprise, even Piper and Phoebe's, Squid came walking into the manor not even a half an hour after he left Ashley. He headed straight for her room and knocked on the door. She yelled out, "C'mon in." The look on her face when Squid walked into her room was like when a cat sees a dog.

"You're early," she said from her desk chair as he laid down on her bed.

"I said I'd be home. I just needed to get my wallet," he replied back to her, rolling onto his side. He watched her type something up on her computer.

"On aim?"

"Yup...Talking to Marina, Lysa, Twitch, and Zero...They're at Marina's house," Ashley stated. as she put an away message on.

"Who won the bet?" he asked.

"What bet?" Ashley really did not know what bet he was talking about. She signed off aim and opened a chat on MSN with her best friend Alexis aka Alex.

"Well. What are you wearing tonight?" Squid asked her, flicking through the channels on TV.

"I don't know..."

xMissxAshx: Alex! What should I wear?

QuEeNAlExIs: how about ur b-day suit?

xMissxAshx: ALEX! Seriously!

QuEeNAlExIs: how about that cute denim skirt w/ lace and that cute green halter?

xMissxAshx: Um...You borrowed that from me three months ago...

QuEeNAlExIs: ...I did? um...about that...sry...

xMissxAshx: wat else? I need more ideas!

QuEeNAlExIs: how about that light green skirt w/ that cute white halter that has diamonds on it...and ur cute light green half sweater that has diamond studs on it?

xMissxAshx: I like that. Thanks!

Ashley signed off MSN and headed to her closet.

"Pick out something?" Squid asked.

"Yup!" Ashley exclaimed.

"What are you wearing?" he asked, looking as his girlfriend as she searched through her walk-in closet.

"You just have to see," Ashley laughed before kicking him out of her room. She locked her door and then got dressed just as five-thirty came around.

I've never known a girl like you before, now just like in a song from Days of Your, here you come a knockin' knockin on my door, and I've never met a girl like you before, you give me just a taste so I want more, now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw, coz now you got me crawlin' crawling on the floor, and I've never know a girl like you before

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