Reflections on Love part 2 : Ashley/Zhane : Fleeing love
Disclaimer: unfortunately not mine…Zhane including.. :( too bad!
Authors note: sorry, again a long time no update, I had test weeks and they were killing me…really! Ask AH/AY! Well, tests are done, and I know I already passed 4 out of 6:D okay, from now on, the rating of this story is changed to T. Don't kill me…please!
Review responses:
Phantom Rogue: giggles sorry matey! Well, Andros' isn't going to feel better in this chap, well a little..read for yourself, it was your idea :) Thanks for all your help!
Ashley Hammond/Astro Yellow: thanks! Yeah…I'm mean to Andros, I'm fully aware of that…thanks for your help with the chap :) I owe you big time!
Alexandra Khayman: Thanks, yeah Andros looks damn cute as Jack Sparrow. Part 2 will include many more chaps, I just love A/Z blushes dont shoot me!
Star Fata: Thank you so much, here's more!
JainaSolo18: thank you so much, it really means a lot to me. Many people don't like this pairing, and I'm very very glad you do! Too bad you don't write on FF anymore :P I loved your story! Enjoy the chap!
PrettyDiva: thanks for your sweet review! I'm very glad you like it, I knew you would appreciate the non-canon couple A/Z :) ROL part 1 was Ashley/Carlos, I really love that 'odd' pairing too. In the future I'll write A/C, A/Z and A/A! I can't wait till your Tom/Ash fic, when are you going to put it up again? Got MSN?
Jmr2: they definitely had a spark, that's why I'm writing them, I love them together! Just as I love Mike/Maya, you did an awesome job writing those stories, 'the night' was okay, next time I just would make it 'longer' ya know, but it was beautiful! I want more M/M! begs
PurpleLeopard: Thanks, ROL part 1 was A/C, check it out! There'll be more AC, AZ and AA stories in the future..but first this part and ROL part 3 AA. Enjoy!
Chapter 6: Halloween Part 2
When the six teens arrived at the Surfspot, the place was already crowded with people. The Surfspot didn't looked anymore like the Surfspot in daytime, it was decorated wit hall kind of Halloween stuff: pumpkins, spider webs and lights.
Normally, the tables and chairs were everywhere, but now, the first floor was made a dance floor, and on the second floor there were tables with chairs and a bar.
They brought their jackets to the wardrobe and bend with the crowd.
"Bathroom?" Ashley asked Cassie, falling back on their 'party-habits' instantly.
"You got it!" Cassie shouted back.
"Zhane we're going to the bathroom, we'll see you in a minute!" Ashley leaned closer to her boyfriend, who put a hand on her waist and answered "Okay Ash..damn I love Earth!"
Ashley was still laughing when she and Cassie pushed themselves through the crowd, heading in the direction of the girls bathroom.
Zhane was just as party-freak as she was, although they all liked to party, at the at least hundred times she, TJ, Carlos and Cassie went out, it always were TJ and her who stayed on the dance floor till the early morning.
"Ash! You're coming?" Cassie asked her friend impatiently, already standing in the doorway of the bathroom.
"What? Oh yeah, sorry Cas" Ashley snapped out of her thoughts.
"You know…" Cassie remarked five minutes later, while washing her hands, watching to Ashley who was playing with her hair.
"Happiness is showing on you. In your eyes, in the way you look, in how you walk. I'm so happy for you Ash…you deserve this. I know what a hard time you had breaking up with Carlos and then Andros acting like a complete idiot."
Ashley smiled. "I AM happy" she said, leaning on the sink. "I really really really like Zhane. We're so much alike..dating him seems natural, the natural thing to do. He makes me happy…and it's like I've know him for years already."
Cassie nodded. "Come on girl, we're going to dance all night long!"
In the mean time, the guys had scored a table with view on the dance floor.
Zhane was watching the dancing crowd with a wicked smile on his face and lights sparkling in his blue eyes.
He was sucking on a lollypop he grabbed from the basket with candy standing on their table.
"What's with the candy?" Andros asked Carlos, studying a marshmallow.
Carlos looked over at TJ. "Well…actually I dunno..it's just a tradition of Halloween I guess that children go walking through the streets, ringing doorbells and asking for sweets"
"And even we're not kids anymore, we still know what to do with the candy!" TJ laughed, putting some M&M's in his mouth.
"Look, there are Cassie and Ashley coming!" pointed Andros. He recognized Ashley, wearing HIS color, immediately. She looked so…pure…and innocent…even in her extremely revealing outfit.
His heart skipped a beat when she smiled to him, or at least he thought she was smiling to him. Actually, he was sure that she smiled to him…
He tried to pull himself together when the girls arrived at the table and Ashley immediately was kissed and embraced by Zhane. He tried with all his might to be happy for his friend, to not be jealous at the sight of the happy couple, so he just looked away and angrily grabbed a Bounty out of the basket.
Zhane kissed Ashley shortly and then drew her into a hug.
"You know Ash…you really look extremely sexy tonight" he whispered in her ear in a naughty tone. He played with a lock of her brown hair.
Ashley tightened the hug.
"You're not bad yourself either Prince Charming. There are many princes in here, but none of them looking as good in tights as you"
Zhane's grin grew even wider, bur before he could answer to that, he and Ashley were interrupted by Carlos, who patted him on the back and said "Hey man, gonna score some drinks?"
Ashley shot a nasty look at Carlos and sat down next to Cassie.
"Of course" Zhane said, a little bit taken a back. He put his hand on Ashley's shoulder. "What can I get for you Ash?"
"a cocktail something please" Ashley smiled sweetly. "Also one for Cassie please!"
After their finished their drinks, Cassie pulled Ashley up. "Come on, we're going to beg the DJ for a Sean Paul song and dance" she exclaimed.
Ashley looked over at the DJ station and her eyes were glittering. "That won't be too hard, Remi, the DJ, is an ex-boyfriend of mine. I dated him a few months before I met Carlos" she explained and the girls headed of.
"Who's Sean Paul?" Zhane asked curiously, who'd listened to the conversation between the girls.
TJ laughed. "He's an R&B singer. R&B is a music style you can dance very good on. Ashley is one of Sean Paul's biggest fans and she and Cassie just love to dance on his songs."
Ashley and Cassie pushed themselves through the dancing crowd to the DJ station. Suddenly, someone bumped hard up to Ashley. She rubbed at the painful red spot on her shoulder and then turned around to see who it was.
"Excuse me" the guy dressed as a policeman apologized, before his eyes widened, lusting at the girls in front of him.
"Move Mark" Ashley said annoyed, rolling her eyes, trying to walk away. But Mark was fast and grabbed her arm and turned her to face him.
"Not so fast Hammond!" he grinned. "Wow, you're gorgeous! Come on, one dance, I'll make it up to you!" Mark Jennings said, caressing the red spot on her shoulder.
"Hands off Mark" Ashley said, firmly pushing him away. "I don't think my boyfriend likes it when you touch me like that, and nor do I."
The tall, muscled boy with the brown curls snorted.
"So little miss pretty's got a new boyfriend huh?" he smirked before letting her go.
"We'll meet again" he whispered in her ear before Ashley searched for Cassie.
"Was that Mark?" Cassie asked. She was already standing next to the DJ station. "What the hell did he want?"
"What does Mark always wants?" Ashley replied, and without waiting on Cassies reply, she climbed on the station and patted the DJ on his shoulder.
The guy, a few years older than herself was busy searching through a pile of CD's.
"Ashley? Ashley Hammond? Damn girl, that has been way to long since we saw each other!" he exclaimed before hugging her.
Ashley smiled and kissed his cheek briefly. Remi hadn't changed since they saw each other the last time, more then two years ago.
He was still looking like he walked out of a hip hop video clip, his green eyes were sparkling. He was dressed as a rapper, with baggy clothes and jewelry but Ashley doubted he'd changed much on his usual outfit to look like this.
"So what's up with you Hammond? Still dating that Hispanic boy or living life single?" Remi asked, watching the pretty brunette.
Ashley laughed. "Neither dating Carlos anymore, nor living life single" she said, glancing briefly over to Cassie, who was waiting impatiently outside the DJ station.
"New boyfriend huh?" Remi asked curiously.
Ashley nodded smiling.
"Lucky guy" Remi commented.
"Well..you wasted your chance two and a half years ago" Ashley couldn't resist saying it.
Remi sighted, a blush creeping to his cheeks. "I was stupid. Elly dumped me half a year later for a married lawyer of thirty-three years old."
"Her loss than" Ashley commented, feeling sorry for him.
"Ash…we really need to catch up with each other sometime soon!" the DJ said, while changing songs.
Ashley raised one eyebrow suspiciously. Remi sighted deeply and then grinned, holding his hands up.
"Just as friends of course! Don't worry Ash…you've got a boyfriend so I wouldn't try anything!" he said innocently
Ashley laughed. "Well that's ok then…I wanted to ask you Remi…could you do me a favor?" she asked the brown haired boy with her sweetest smile.
"Well..in that outfit, I don't think any man on this party would refuse you anything, so spill it out sweetie!"
"Could you please put on a Sean Paul song for me and Cassie?" she begged.
Remi's smile grew wider. "I could've known. No problem, the next song'll be Sean Paul"
Ashley thanked him with a quick peck on the cheek before she went down to Cassie.
She looked up to Remi one last time, he put his hand to his ear in a 'call me – gesture'.
"Finally!!! Damn Ash, I could practically take a nap in the time you were chatting with this hip-hop guy" Cassie exclaimed while dragging Ashley with her on to the dance floor, to a spot where they could see the guys upstairs.
TJ immediately spotted them and pointed to the others where the girls were dancing.
After the song, the music stopped and DJ Remi grabbed his microphone.
"Hello everybodyyyy"
The crowd cheered.
"The next song is dedicated to and requested by a very special girl, who was unfortunately already a boyfriend"
Ashley flushed and looked at the ground, Cassie almost collapsed with laughter at the sight of her best friends' embarrassed face.
"Ashley, and of course all you you…enjoy our dear friend Seaaaaaaaan Paul!" Remi announced and "Temperature" stated.
The dance floor was immediately covered with dancing people. Including Ashley and Cassie, who caught many eyes.
"Wow" Zhane grinned wickedly, watching Ashley while tapping his foot on the beat of the music.
"Told ya!" TJ said laughing. "What do you see? Are we going to join them?"
"You got it!" Zhane said, standing up.
Andros followed sighting. Fortunately, the drinks were starting to have effect on him, so that he'd loosen up a little.
Ashley and Cassie were still dancing and Ashley shrieked when suddenly, two strong arms circled around her shaking hips. Turning around, she looked in the blue eyes of her boyfriend, of whom she immediately felt that he was a good dancer, probably because of his lack of shame.
Andros couldn't help but stare at Ashley and Zhane. They were made for each other, they looked so damn happy…He felt like he had been stabbed in the heart.
Then, the ballad 'Iris' from the Goo Goo Dolls started. Zhane pulled Ashley towards him and she put her hands around his neck. She leaned against him and sighted contently.
Zhane smiled, pulling her even closer.
"This feels so…familiar" Ashley whispered in his ear.
"I know" he whispered back. "I still can't believe I'm only of the cryo for only a week, that I only know you for one week…it just feels so normal..so right"
Zhane wouldn't be Zhane if he could resist the temptation of teasing her. He squeezed in her side shortly. "This feels so right too"
Ashley smacked him on the back of his head before pulling him towards her again.
Andros had seen enough and went for another drink.
After many dances, Zhane and TJ were plotting something.
"Why don't we go catch some burgers? Adelle's smart enough to let the kitchen open, she makes big money this evening!" told TJ Zhane.
"Okay, let's go!" Zhane said, walking to Ashley, who was still dancing.
'TJ and I are gonna eat something, wanna come?" Ashley wrinkled her nose at him.
"Nah thanks. I'm go.." she said and was cut of by Zhane kissing her deeply.
"What I was trying to say, is that I'm going to try to make Andros dance with me for one song." Ashley said, nodding her head in the direction where Andros was gazing blankly at the ground.
"Good idea, it might even work, he had a few drink, and alcohol works very fast on Andros!" laughed Zhane before winking to her and leaving with TJ and Carlos.
Ashley walked over to Andros and patted him gently on his shoulder. "Hey Andros! Wanna dance?" she asked shyly, afraid what his reaction would be.
Andros looked at her. He stared into two puddles of beautiful brown, pleading eyes. How could he refuse her anything? Especially in that outfit…especially after a few drinks a little voice added in his head.
"Well..okay..fine" he grumbled, following the red-clad girl to the dance floor. The song 'Save room' started and before Andros realized it, he'd put his hands on Ashley's waist and were they swaying gently on the music.
"Don't worry, you're doing fine!" Ashley reassured him, feeling his uncertainty.
Andros' heart was beating in his throat. He was so close to her, he could feel the heat of her body, the softness of her skin..
Millions of emotions were flowing through his mind and body. Happiness, anxiety, excitement, bewilderment and…
He almost didn't dared to name it…Lust
The moment Andros admitted this silently to himself, he was disgusted. How could he lust over his best friends' girlfriend? Especially now, when they were dancing so close…
She was probably only dancing with him because she took pity on him, for not dancing with anyone.
On the other hand, Ashley looked like she was enjoying herself he thought when he spun her around, feeling a blush creeping to his cheeks when he couldn't resist but stare at her upper body.
You're an eighteen-years old boy, he tried to convince himself. There's nothing wrong with an eighteen-years old boy lusting over Ashley…he was sure he wasn't the only guy in here who was doing that and he felt jealousy hit him.
They were still dancing, it felt so wonderful, he felt like he was flying, he wanted to kiss her, touch her, press his body against hers…
And then reality hit him hard. She wasn't his, nor would she ever be. Looking at her beaming face, he couldn't take it anymore.
"I'm sorry" he managed to say, before letting her go, pushing himself hastily through the crowd upstairs and he disappeared through the balcony door in the dark.
"Andros!" Ashley called after him, feeling miserable. What was wrong? What did she do?
She exchanged a look with Cassie and said "I'm going after him!"
"Ashley, are you sure? I just don't want him to hurt you again.." Cassie said with a concerned look in her eyes. But Ashley already disappeared.
Upstairs, she ran into TJ, Carlos and Zhane, who were busy eating hamburgers with fries.
"Zhane I'm going to look for Andros outside, he was acting really weird!" she said to her boyfriend.
"Okay, I'll follow you as soon as I finished this" the blond boy answered with a grin, pointing to his full plate. Andros acting weird was nothing new for him and he knew better than to disturb his stripey-haired friend when he was in such a mood.
But he also knew better than to stop his girlfriend from going after their teammate. She was determined and that was something he loved about her. Besides, she would definitely NOT listen to him when he tried to stop her…
Ashley pushed the balcony door open. She shivered in the cool night air and pulled the red cloak tighter around her.
She leaned over the balustrade and gazed over the beach. Where are you Andros? She thought worried.
She walked down the stairs. Maybe he was walking along the coastline after all.
But before Ashley reached the last stairs, she felt a cold, strong hand closing around her upper arm rudely…..
A/N: HAHA! Cliffffy! Please review!! looks at you with angel eyes blinks blinks please?
This chapter is dedicated to Ashley Hammond Astro Yellow and Phantom Rogue. Thanks buddies for your help with the chapter and for all your support, and for all the wicked Andros fantasies we share. I love you!
Oh! And…go and read Jmr2's Mike/Maya stories! They are good!