Chapter 2: Prom Night
Review responses: Thanks for the reviews, only five now, but I think it's due to the fact that it is an A/C story and it's my first fic, so people don't know me as writer yet.
AH/AY: Thanks :) and thanks for you help too! Stupid mistakes, I know
Phantom Rogue: As I already said to you on MSN, I hate Andros/Cassie fics…there isn't anything between them! So don't be afraid, I swear I never gonna write that! Thanks for you help by the way :) And yeah, this chapter is called 'Prom Night' so the whole chapter is about the prom….have fun!
Darkhonda: Yeah, it is strange…but as I already said, it's necessary! Well, I'm sorry but this the chapter before the epilogue. Is just want to go on with the story and jump quickly to the A/Z part, cause Andros is more in there! Maybe after the story, I'll write a longer A/C one.
Star Fata: Thanks a lot, glad you like it! And thanks for the remark, I didn't knew it and I fixed it right away!
Piper xox Leo: Thanks! You have to wait a little for that, first I have to typ the epilogue and part 2 on paper, and next Friday I go to France for 10 days, but after that, you'll find out ;)
At Ashley's place, the girls said a quick hello to Ashley's parents and brother Jeff and then rushed to Ashley's room. Cassie putted a CD in Ashley's CD player and then they started: Showering, washing their hair, shaving legs, painting nails, drying hair, make-up and eventually dress. They even managed to dinner between drying hair and putting on make-up!
"Cassie, could you please help me in my dress?" asked Ashley, only dressed in a yellow strapless bra and yellow thong.
"Of course!" Cassie helped her friend, but couldn't resist the temptation of teasing Ashley.
"Well, I certainly hope Carlos will be able to get you out of that dress at night"
Ashley, now dressed, gave her friend a mock glare, but returned quickly
"I don't think he's going to have trouble with that. On the other hand, I don't think TJ is going to have trouble with yours" she said, pointing at Cassie's cute, but short pink dress with spaghetti straps.
Cassie had her hair up in a bun and wore pink sandals with a little heel. Ashley wore a revealing pale yellow, ankle long dress. Cassie did her hair, it was now hanging on her shoulders in soft, big curls. She had golden earrings and a necklace and was wearing yellow high heels.
At half pas eight, the girls sprayed a little perfume on and went downstairs, where Ashley's parents and brother were watching TV. They immediately looked up when the girls entered the living room.
"Wow, you two look gorgeous" Jeff said, staring at his little sis and her friend.
"Oh honey" Ashley's mother said, looking at her beautiful daughter with tears in her eyes.
"They grow up so fast" she whispered to her husband, who was standing beside her with an arm around her shoulders.
After Mrs. Hammond took several pictures of the girls, they heard the sound of two different claxons outside. They said goodbye and then left the house.
In front of the cars, TJ and Carlos stood waiting for their girlfriends. Carlos' eyes widened when he saw Ashley walking to him. She looked like an angel in a revealing, yellow dress, he thought.
"You look beautiful" he said softly, kissing her and giving her a quick but loving embrace.
"Thanks. So do you" Ashley blushed. Carlos did look very handsome in his suit, his hair in a ponytail.
TJ and Cassie left in TJ's car. They would meet each other in front of the school. Carlos gently helped Ashley in the car, where Justin and his date were already sitting on the backseat.
"You look stunning Ash!' complimented Justin.
Wendy nodded. "yeah, what a cool dress!"
"Thanks! You two look great too!' smiled Ashley.
In ten minutes, they were at school. TJ and Cassie were already waiting on the parking place.
Carlos gently helped her out of the car, offered her his arm and they walked to the entrance. Ashley couldn't help but giggle when she saw Justin and Wendy lead the way. Justin looked very cute in his suit, he looked not only more mature, but he behaved like it too! That was so un-Justin like that she really had to suppress her laughter.
"What?" Carlos asked her, looking at her smiling face.
"It's just…Justin is only in the 1st grade, but when he's wearing a suit, he acts like a grown up gentleman" she whispered giggling in his ear.
"Yeah, I think I have to remind him at the end of the night, when he walks Wendy home, that he's only fourteen!" Carlos joked and they entered the school.
Ashley slapped him playfully.
"No way, I think he knows he's way to young for that!"
"What do you mean with 'that'?" asked Carlos innocently.
Ashley rolled her eyes and shoved him a little. "You know what I mean Carlos Vargas"
Carlos winked at her and grinned at that comment.
The school was already very crowded. People were dancing, chatting and drinking. The six of them let their picture taken and then walked into the crowd. Soon, they were accompanied by friends from Carlos' soccer team, TJ's basketball team and some friends of Ashley and Cassie.
TJ and Ashley went to get drinks at the bar. It was so crowded, Ashley let TJ lead the way. The only thing she had to do was putting her hand in TJ's, like they always did when it was crowded when they went out. She had to laugh though, TJ with his muscled body walking in front of her like a bodyguard.
Finally, they arrived at the bar. Many people were waiting for their drinks.
"Well, this is your part!" TJ laughed at her, pointing at the closest bartender.
Ashley rolled her eyes at him. The bartender TJ pointed at, was Mark, a guy from her Spanish class, who had the hots for her for a long time. He always flirted with her, even he knew she was with Carlos. Ashley never responded to his advances, but it made Carlos furious that the guy still tried to chat up his girl. But, if she wanted to get their drinks fast and didn't wanted to wait a long time, she just had to play along.
She gritted her teeth, shot a glare at TJ, who was watching with an evil grin on his face, and pushed her self in the sight of Mark.
"Hey Ashley!" she heard him shout immediately. She now pushed her self to the bar.
"Hey Mark! Can I order something?" she asked smiling, leaning a bit over the bar so she could hear him.
"Man Ashley, you look incredible!" Mark said, putting his hand on her shoulder, looking at her from head to toe, his gaze lingered a moment longer at her décolleté.
Ashley noticed it too and had to suppress the urge of slapping him in the face and yelling "My eyes are here jerk!". But she didn't.
"Thanks!" she smiled again. "Can I order something now?"
"You always my dear!" Mark laughed, winking at her. "What can I get you?"
Ashley ordered the drinks and left quickly, after handing TJ one of the two trays with drinks.
"Sorry Ash, but it's the only way to get our drinks quickly!" TJ shouted grinning at her, leading the way once more.
"Yeah, you just better NOT tell Carlos about it!" Ashley shouted back, when they made they're way to their friends.
After the drinks, Ashley grabbed Cassie's hand. "Come on, let's go dancing" "You got it!" Cassie shouted back, heading to the dance floor with Ashley. She wasn't a great dancer like Ashley, but she did it pretty well and she enjoyed it anyway.
Soon, she and Ashley were dancing at several songs, several music styles.
Ashley felt a tingling feeling in her stomach, the feeling she always had when she was dancing in the crowd, on her favourite music. She loved dancing, she loved the prom, she loved her friends, she loved everything that night.
Carlos was talking with one of his soccer pals, but he looked over the boys shoulder, his eyes were fixed on Ashley, dancing. She was beautiful, he thought. He never felt this way about a girl. When he saw her like that, dancing in that revealing dress, a wide smile on her face, he felt butterflies in his stomach.
Then, another friend joined them, and Carlos had to pay attention to the conversation.
After half an hour dancing, Cassie and Ashley went back to Carlos and TJ.
"Hey!" Ashley greeted Carlos, wrapping her arms around his neck, giving him a short kiss.
"Hey Bonita! Done dancing?" he said, wrapping his arms firmly around her petit waist.
"Yeah, but not for long!" she smiled happily. "I'm thirsty!"
"Well, I'm going to get you a drink then!" Carlos said
"Thanks sweety! Another cocktail thingy please!" she said
Carlos waved in response and headed to the bar. I hope he doesn't run into Mark thought Ashley, when she walked to chat with TJ.
In 10 minutes, she saw Carlos coming back with the drinks, an angry look on his face. Ashley exchanged glances with TJ.
"Oh oh…" she muttered
Carlos came to them and handed Ashley her glass. "Arrrgh!" he said angrily. "That son of a Mark Jennings! Always making sexist remarks about Ashley" he was still trembling with rage.
"Calm down man, what did you do?" TJ asked.
"The same you would do if he said such things about Cassie! I threw my drink in his face and tolled him that next time he said something like that, he wouldn't be so lucky!"
Ashley sighed. "I'm glad you didn't hit him, he would be so satisfied if you'd be thrown out the school!"
"Yeah, that's the only reason why I didn't!" Carlos answered, still angry.
"What did he say that makes you so angry?" Cassie wanted to know
"I'm definitely not gonna repeat that" Carlos said, with a sideway glance at Ashley.
Ashley laid her hand on his chest, she felt his heart pounding furiously at the anger inside him.
"Carlos, whatever he said, it doesn't matter!" she said, looking in his eyes. "I love you and you love me, that's what matters!"
Carlos looked back, in her concerned, loving brown eyes, wrapped his arms around her and kissed her soft on the mouth. The kiss became passionately in seconds, and after a while, it dimmed on Ashley that they were in the school, so she drew back. Carlos smiled and stroked her cheek.
"Come on guys!" exclaimed Ashley suddenly, when the tunes of 'I like it' from Narcotic Thrust started. (A/N: mail me if you want the song or the lyrics)"This is such a great song!"
Ashley and Cassie practically dragged TJ and Carlos to the dance floor. The guys rolled their eyes to each other, but eventually gave up.
Carlos wrapped his arms around Ashley and they danced along. Ashley wrapped her arms around Carlos' neck and let the music take her away. Carlos, as a real Hispanic, danced very good.
After a couple of songs, they changed partners. Ashley danced with TJ on 'Mas Que Nada', and after a couple of enjoyable dances with TJ, she dragged Justin to the dance floor.
"Ash…please, don't do this to me!" Justin grinned.
"Come on Justin, It's fun!" she gasped in surprise when Justin suddenly wrapped his arms firmly around her waist and leaded the dance!
It was a wonderful night, TJ shot many photo's with his camera, and at two a.m., they finally went home.
TJ and Cassie would bring Justin and Wendy home. Ashley would stay at Carlos' place that night. Cassie mimed 'Call me!' to Ashley, and then they drove away.
Two hours later, Ashley was sleeping, her head laying at Carlos' bare chest and his arm firmly around her naked waist.
Carlos was still laying awake, totally content and happy with Ashley in his arms. Yes he thought…..This was perfect…and with that though, Carlos Vargas fell asleep, with a smile on his face
A/N: Thanks for the reviews :) I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you like it! Oh yeah: the whole 'holding hands' thing between TJ and Ashley walking to the bar, is something my friends and I always did on our school prom, when it was very crowded!
