hi y'all! how are you all doing! it's been a really busy week so i haven't got time to chat here. lol. school's so hectic! i mean we've got public speaking first, then long exms (and school just started), sine and cosine! blergh! well, i'm gonna stop here or i'm gonna bore you all.

and before i forget i wanna say thank you to those reviewers who never stopped supporting and reading this fic! i just wanna clarify something first before we move on. Ashley never died because she's an angel. a real angel. but i guess you're gonna find out more about Ashley in one of the future chaps. wait! i'm gonna stop here too or i'm gonna end up giving you all spoilers for the next chaps! well just read the fic coz this note is getting long by the second. lol!

Chapter 10: Just Ask

"John, if it will make you feel any better, I'm gonna talk to Ashley for you." Randy offered when he saw John still looking at his window waiting for Ashley to return.

"Thanks man, but I don't think I'm okay with that." John said, feeling his pride.

"Forget about your pride man, you're helping me with Stacy and I should help you." Randy insisted.

"What could you do?" John asked after moments of silence.

"Well, I said I could talk to her." Randy answered lamely.

"Thanks Randy, you're a great friend." John just said. He wasn't expecting Randy to help him with Ashley but if he does help, it will be good.

"Don't mention it." Randy just said.

"So…" John said.

"So… what?" Randy returned the question.

"Don't you have something to do?" John asked.

"Um, no." Randy answered casually though he was racking his brain if he forgot to do something.

"For a good-looking guy, you can be so stupid." John said and shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Randy asked, looking a bit offended.

"No, not stupid, just so slow." John continued.

"Are you trying to get on my nerves?" Randy asked.

"No, I'm just trying to help you." John said calmly while enjoying the look on Randy's face.

"Well, if you two just keep on arguing, you can never accomplish anything at all." Ashley said from behind them.

"Ashley!" they both said together.

"He's trying to tell you that you have to be with Stacy right now and oh yeah, you are to ask her to be your date for the party that Mr. Macmahon's throwing before anyone else does." Ashley answered dismissively.

"Wait, what? Mr. Macmahon's throwing a party?" Randy asked.

"Yeah, for Stephanie and Hunter. Saw the invitation coming here." Ashley said.

"You are one sassy angel detective." Randy said and gave a low whistle.

"I'd take that as a compliment." Ashley answered. "Here!" Ashley tossed Randy his mobile phone.

"Hey! Careful!" Randy exclaimed as he caught his phone.

"Wait! You can hold things?" John asked in surprise and Ashley just nodded.

"You really give me quite a lot of surprises." John said and floated towards her and suddenly hugged her.

"Where have you been? You got me so worried!" John said in a voice filled with relief and concern.

"Um, uh John I think you're choking her." Randy said and John just looked at him.

"Oh, ah, sorry. Oh yeah, I have to go see Stace. See you." Randy said and quickly exited the room.

"You know what?" a female voice suddenly said.

"What?" another female voice answered.

"I think your loverboy kinda have it bad in the head." The voice answered back.

"Are you saying he's crazy?" she asked in a voice that was so threatening that it scared the other.

"No, I'm not saying he's crazy. It's just that! For heaven's sake! He was talking to himself!" she exclaimed.

"Maybe he's just practicing some lines." She answered doubtfully and thought her friend did have a point.

"If I were any dumber I would think Stacy has put some spell on him! I really think she's a witch." the other girl said.

"Maybe you are dumber than you think and Stacy has done some ancient magic on him!" she said insanely.

"Nah!" they both said together and agreed it would be very impossible.

"And if she does some dirty tricks to Randy to fall for her, she has to face me!" the female voice said.

"Yeah, I know you'd fight for your prince charming!" the other voice said in a funny tone.

"I… Are you sassing me?" she asked sternly.

"No, of course not." She answered and her nose was flaring.

"Okay."

"Just calm down. And don't you have something to do?" the other girl asked and pointed at the elegant looking envelope addressed to Randy Orton.

"Oh, yeah. Come on. Let's go."

"John, you can let go of me now." Ashley said in a controlled voice.

"I'm sorry. It's just that I was so worried when you didn't show up right away." John said as he pulled away from Ashley.

"You were worried?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah! I really was! What else would I do if something bad happened to you?" John answered.

"Yeah, what would you do if you lost your guide." Ashley said in a bitter voice.

"No, Ash. I wouldn't know what to do if I lost the one I… the one I love the second time around." John confessed and Ashley was left with her mouth hanging open.

"What did you say?" she asked him, trying to hear those words again, maybe she just heard it wrong.

"I couldn't afford to lose the one I love…" John said again.

"You what?" Ashley still couldn't believe it and she was shutting her eyes tightly expecting to wake up from a dream.

"I love you. I love you Ashley!" John exclaimed.

"You know what John?" Ashley asked din a very solemn voice that made John very nervous.

"What?" John thought there was a big lump on his throat.

"I love you too." Ashley said and a smile found a way to John's face.

"You do?" John asked her for a confirmation.

"I do." Ashley replied and John hugged her tight and close like there was no tomorrow.

"Randy! Randy! Wait up!" Candice Michelle's voice rang throughout the hallways as she came running towards Randy followed by Victoria.

"Yeah?" Randy asked, trying to hide the dislike in his voice.

"Mr. Macmahon asked me to give this to you." Candice said sweetly as she handed a very nice and elegant looking envelope.

"Must be the invitation Ashley was talking about." Randy thought and took the envelope from Candice.

"Thanks." Randy said and started to walk away.

"Um, Randy." Candice called out his name and grabbed his hand before Randy could walk any further.

"What?" Randy asked trying his best not to be rude.

"Um, I was hoping if you could be my date for the party." Candice asked, and Randy couldn't believe she was blushing!

"I thought she doesn't know how to blush knowing what a skank she is." Randy thought.

"I'm sorry Candice but I'm going to ask Stacy to go with me. Sorry. I have to go meet her right now." Randy said and pulled his hand.

"Oh, ok." Candice said and tried to smile but her chest was tightening and she thought she couldn't breath.

"Honey, are you alright?" Victoria asked.

"Do I look like I'm alright?" Candice snarled to the other diva.

"I'm sorry, honey." Victoria said and embraced her.

"She's always taking the things I wanted!" Candice cried.

"Because that's what she is. She ruin other people's lives by taking what they want." Victoria said.

Candice just wiped the tears from her eyes.

Randy slowly knocked on Stacy's door.

"Who's there?" Stacy's voice came next.

"It's me. Randy." Randy replied.

"In a minute." Stacy called and opened the door with a smile on her face.

"Hey!" Randy greeted her and gave her a quick peck on the cheek.

"Oh! You got one too!" Stacy asked giddily as she pointed at the envelope in Randy's hand.

"Yeah, just got it on my way here." Randy said while stepping inside the room.

"So, what brings you here?" Stacy asked while she sat on her bed and Randy leaned on the door.

"Oh, I just thought you need company." Randy said with a smile playing on his lips.

"Something's telling me that's not all." Stacy said as a smile broke into her lips too to match Randy's.

"Is it really that obvious?" Randy said and Stacy just nodded. "Well, Stace, would you like to go to the party with me?" Randy asked her.

"What gave you the idea that you should ask me?" Stacy ask him in return.

"An angel whispered it to me." Randy replied and he wasn't lying. Ashley did tell him in a way. Stacy smiled before answering.

"Course I'll go with you." Then Stacy thought of something.

"Awesome! It will be perfect!" Randy said and hugged her. And Stacy froze in her place. It's been a while since she felt that feeling that she could love and trust someone. She thought she could never love again the way she loved John. Others may think that it's a bit too soon to move on but it was never official between her and John.

"If he's going to ask me now, I'm going to say yes." Stacy thought. Randy slowly pulled away from her and they looked at each other's eyes.

"Just ask me now Randy." Stacy continued thinking.

"Stace I really don't want to rush things but, I just want to let you know. I love you." Randy whispered to her.

"I… I'm sorry Stace. I know you're still not ready." Randy stammered but Stacy just placed a finger on his lips to hush him.

"You don't need to be sorry because there's nothing to be sorry about." Stacy told him. "Coz I feel the same way." Stacy said.

yanzell's note: so, so, how was it? did you like it? well let me know! just hit the submit review button right now! lol. thanks! till next chap!