Chapter 19: What's With All The Odds?

John was shocked with what he was seeing. He wanted to pull Stacy off him but he couldn't. the best he could do, he decided, was to tell Randy about Trish and Andrew.

"But how will I tell him that Stacy just kissed Andrew?" he asked himself. "Stacy what's going on with you?" his voice clear with frustration. He turned to see Stacy suddenly pull away from Andrew.

"I… I'm sorry." Stacy stuttered. What had gotten to her? Why did she just kiss Andrew when she's with Randy? Just because she and Randy had a small fight, she doesn't have to be there.

"No, Stacy. I'm sorry." Andrew replied insincerely. He very much anticipated the taste of her lips after so long. John glared frosty daggers at Andrew before leaving the room.

"I don't need Andrew here. I don't want something to mess our plans." John said his voice full of determination.

"I… I don't know what came over me." Stacy was very upset that she turned away from Andrew, trying to hide the fact that she's going to cry.

"Hush now, Stace. You can talk to me about it." Andrew offered and rested a hand on her shoulder. Stacy slowly turned to face him again.

"Hey, don't cry." Andrew said and wiped the tears away.

"Thanks Drew." Stacy said.

"Now, you wanna talk about what upset you?" Andrew asked her and pulled her close to him.

"I never imagined to be here with you and you, comforting me." Stacy chuckled a bit.

"Well, I hope it doesn't upset you more if I say this." Andrew said smiling at her. "I have always dreamed this to happen. I just really miss you." Andrew told her in a small voice like he was ashamed of it. But it was all just an act and Stacy fell for it.

"Oh Drew." Stacy didn't know what to say. She cupped his face with her hands.

"I'm sorry Stacy. I'm not in the position to say this. I mean you're with Randy now. Just forget that I said that." Andrew said as he held her hands. "I'm sorry for the things I did to you in the past, I really regret them."

"I… I have long forgotten about them Drew." Stacy said slowly.

"If only I could turn back time Stace… If only." He said.

"Stop it Drew. It doesn't matter anymore." Stacy told him.

"We can still be friends like you said." Stacy assured him and Andrew nodded.

"Thanks." Andrew said as he mentally slapped the guilty feeling away.

"So, will you take me out now?" Stacy asked him.

"Yeah, come on let's go." Andrew said and helped her up from her sitting position.

John reached Randy's room only to find it empty.

"Oh shoot! Where is he? The last thing I need right now is to find him wherever he is." John groaned as he started to search for Randy around the room. He was poking his head inside the bathroom when Ashley appeared.

"God! You scared me!" John exclaimed when Ashley poked his side to make her presence felt.

"Sorry. So what happened?" Ashley asked him and John started to feel the sinking feeling.

"Bad news Ash." John replied as he clutched his chest.

"Hey, you okay?" Ashley asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I am." John said.

"Oh cool because I thought you were having a heart attack!" Ashley exclaimed. "So what bad news?" Ashley asked her voice suddenly filled with fear.

"Well, um, won't you tell me what happened to Trish after you followed her?" John asked as he flashed her a nervous smile.

"John…" Ashley groaned.

"Oh, alright. Stacy came to Andrew's room." John replied in one breath and never looked at Ashley.

"And?" Ashley nudged him.

"And what? That's all, Stacy came to Andrew's room." John replied.

"Come on John. I thought we're in this together. Oh wait yeah, maybe we aren't." Ashley old him and started to leave. But John got hold of her hand.

"Ashley…" John called out her name in desperation.

"I know you were lying John. Your nose is flaring and what's the bad news with Stacy going to Andrew's room?" Ashley challenged him as he sat on the edge of Randy's bed and flashed him a small smile. John remembered her smile, her smile that he loves so much. He wanted to reach out to her and pull her close to him but he knew he couldn't. Why was his life going to the shits? He asked himself. First Stacy and now Ashley, he sighed in resignation and Ashley poked his side again.

"Ow! That hurts you know?" John told her and he felt his side.

"Were you even listening to what I was telling you?" Ashley asked him.

"Yeah, of course I am." He answered with a pout.

"Well, you going to tell me what happened in Andrew's room?" Ashley inquired.

"Oh alright. Well Stacy came and she looked so upset and she kissed Andrew." John answered.

"What? Oh wait! What? You mean he kissed Stacy?" Ashley asked wide-eyed.

"No, I meant she kissed Andrew. Stacy kissed Andrew." John clarified.

"No!" Ashley exclaimed.

"What?" Another voice asked in surprise together with Ashley. They turned to see Randy looking quite haggard on the doorway.

"Randy! Man! I'm not glad you're here!" John said in a low voice that only he could hear but apparently Ashley heard him that she poked him again.

"What did you say?" Randy asked as he strode hurriedly across the room after locking the door behind him.

"Um… Huh? What did I say?" John tried to act innocent. But Ashley glared at him.

"Randy what happened to you and Stacy?" Ashley asked seriously.

"Ashley?" Randy asked in surprise when he realized it was Ashley standing there with John.

"Yeah, it's me." Ashley said in a sarcastic cheery tone.

"I thought it was Crystal or was that her name John?" Randy asked as he turned to John who was signaling him to shut up and stop talking about Crystal. Randy looked at him curiously and Ashley followed his gaze to see John waving his hands frantically in front of him. He quickly stopped and smiled widely at Ashley. Randy who now got the idea just mouthed, "Oops. Sorry."

"Crystal? You met my sister?" Ashley asked John who was smiling horribly.

"Well, um, yeah." John answered.

"And?"

"And what?"

"And what did you talk about?"

"Oh, nothing. She just talked to me about keeping it down in the hallways." Well at least he wasn't lying. "Nose don't fail me now." He cried desperately inside. Maybe his nose didn't flare because Ashley ask anymore questions.

"Oh, okay." She just said.

"Well, aren't we drifting away from the main topic." Randy said from their left.

"Oh, yeah sorry. Well, then let me ask you again, Randy. What happened?" Ashley repeated her question. Randy sighed and told Ashley the whole story.

"And then she yelled at me and said that she's going out with Andrew." Randy said in a resigned voice.

"You should've talk to her in a better way and not sounding like a possessive and arrogant jerk." Ashley told him sympathetically.

:"Yeah I realize that now." Randy whispered. "Why was I afraid of Andrew?" he asked himself. He let Andrew get inside his head.

"It's gonna be tough for Stacy to talk to me." Randy said slowly and an idea sparked in his mind.

"Hey John! Why don't you possess me again and talk to Stacy?" Randy suggested.

"Wow! Great idea and that would make Stacy suspect why John suddenly appears again when you and her are in the middle of a fight." Ashley answered.

"You know what Ash, sarcasm doesn't really fit you." John said good-naturedly.

"Well, what do you expect would happen then?" Ashley asked them and they fell silent.

"Yeah, Ashley's right." Randy agreed and turned to John. "You can't possess me, it'll look too suspicious to Stacy."

"We'll figure this out Randy." John and Ashley said together.

"Thanks guys." Randy said gratefully. "But I guess the best thing for me to do is just to convince Stacy and let her see that Andrew's the bad guy and not me. I don't know yet how but that's what I am going to do." Randy said with determination and he stood up.

"Where are you going?" John asked him as he floated close to Randy.

"I'm going to look for Stacy and Andrew." He simply said.

"There's one more thing you need to know Randy." Ashley called after him and Randy turned around.

"Is this gonna be a good news or a bad news?" Randy asked nervously.

"Unfortunately, bad news." Ashley answered and Randy's shoulder's dropped.

"What is it?" Randy asked in a resigned voice.

"Trish is working with Andrew." Ashley said in a small voice and she never met Randy's eyes. She's afraid to see the hurting he's going through right now.

"What do you mean Trish is working with Andrew?" Randy asked in a very surprised voice.

a/n: sorry for the lack of updates the past few days guys, i have been really busy and next week isn't any different. but i do hope you still continue to read my stories. please r&r this one. till next time!