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Chapter 5

No POV

It was about six in the morning when Ashley's alarm clock went blasting off. She groaned. She was so tired from the night before, but then she thought about the great night she had with all of her friends. She smiled at the thought of Zac. They truely had an amazing night together. Ashley really thought that something was going to happen between them last night. As much as she doesn't want to admit it to everyone else, she loves Zac. She just shook off the thought since she knew Zac probably didn't feel the same way. Ashley got out of bed and showered up. She did her hair and make up and then decided to just watch television for a while. All of a sudden, her phone started blinking, indicating that she had a new text message. It was from Zac.

'Hey Ash. Do you wanna go get some breakfast?' it read.

She smiled and then replied saying she would go. She checked her hair and make up one last time, and then headed down to the lobby. Five minutes later, Zac came down from his room. He spotted Ashley on a couch and walked over to her giving her a hug.

"Hey Zac." Ashley said.

"Hey! So, where do you want to go for breakfast because I'm starving."

They finally decided to go to Perkins because it wasn't very far from their hotel. They ate for about fifteen minutes, and then they wanted to go somewhere else becaus they didn't feel like going back to the hotel anytime soon.

"So where do you want to go now? We can go to the mall or the movies maybe?" Ashley asked.

"How about we go to the park. It's nice and quiet and we could just relax." Zac replied.

"Well, okay. That sounds good.

Zac and Ashley walked to the park. It was only about ten minutes from Perkins. When they got there, there were a lot of people everywhere. They predicted this wasn't going to be a very peaceful day. As soon as one fan spotted them, many came up to them asking for autographs and pictures. It was very flattering, but they really wanted to just go somewhere by themselves. Soon, all of the fans scattered and went back to playing in the sandbox and swinging on the swings.

"Hey, look!" Zac said pointing at a dirt trail in the woods behind the swings.

"Where do you think it leads too?" Ashley asked sounds very interested.

"I don't know, but let's go find out." Zac replied while linking arms with Ashley.

This movement made Ashley melt. She was feeling all tingley inside and couldn't help but enjoy every second of this moment. Zac looked over at Ashley who had a smile across her beautiful face. He wasn't sure if she was feeling the same way as him at the moment. He felt weak at the knees and felt his face burn up. He probably looked like a tomato from blushing so much. Just feeling Ashley's touch made him feel good. After walking and talking for a good five minutes through the beautiful forest, they saw a small cottage.

"Zac, look at the little cottage! It's so cute! We have to go see it." Ashley exclaimed.

"Alright, but the cottage isn't as cute as me right?" Zac asked in a teasing way.

"Of course not Zac. You're gorgeous!" Ashley laughed.

Zac could tell Ashley was blushing a little when she said that which made a huge grin appear on his face. She then looked up at him and noticed him grinning at her ear to ear.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing. It's just, you look really pretty today." Zac said which made Ashley blush even more.

"Aww, Zac. You're so sweet." Ashley relied with a smile.

They just arrived at the cottage. They walked up to the door. It was a wooden door with a very rusty handle. After many attempts of opening the old door that was sticking, they finally got it open. It was a only a two room little cottage. One room with a little living room that had couches, chairs, and a fireplace. The other room was a bathroom.

"Wow! This place must be really old. It doesn't look like anyone has been here for years. Why don't we light the fireplace and just hang out here for a while. Since we don't have anything else to do, why don't we fix up the place. It could be like our own secret hidout. We can come here when we need to get away for a little while." Zac suggested.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea."

So they worked on fixing up the old cottage all day. They had a lot of fun just goofing around with each other. Zac would hid and randomly jump out at Ashley every now and then which scared her like crazy, but Zac had fun. They had been cleaning up for a few hours, and Ashley was getting tired. She went to the couch and sat down for a while. Zac got up from the ground where he was cleaning up the cob webs and dust, and noticed Ashley on the couch. He smiled and walked over to sit by her.

"Taking a break huh?" Zac asked.

"Yeah. I'm getting kind of tired. Do you think we should get something to eat soon? My stomach keeps growling."

"Yeah, definately. I'm really hungry. Let me just finish up cleaning out the cob webs by the fireplace, and then we can start heading back." Zac said.

Ashley just nodded, but before he could get up, Ashley leaned her head against his shoulder. Zac was a little shocked by this, but then leaned his head on hers. They both just sat there leaning on each other for a while. It was so quiet and peaceful. Neither Zac nor Ashley wanted to get out of this position, but eventually the did.

"Uh, come on. We should probably get going." Ashley said.

As much as Zac didn't want to, he gave in. The two of them got up and walked down the path they came. Before they knew it, they were walking through the park, past the swings and sandboxes, and eventually they were in front of the hotel. Zac and Ashley went to the elevator. It stopped on the fourth floor, which was Ashley's.

"Hey Zac, I had a great time today! It was so much fun. You are really a great friend." Ashley said with a smile.

"Well, I had a great time. Maybe tomorrow after rehearsal we could go back to the cottage."

"Yeah, that would be fun. Well, I'll see you later Zac, the elevators going to close."

"Oh right. See you bright and early tomorrow morning Ash!" Zac said as he pulled her into a tight hug. A few seconds later, they let go.

"Bye Zac!"

Ashley walked down the hall to her room, which happened to be the last room in the hallway. She realized she hadn't had anything to eat, so she decided she would call room service or something. As soon as she got to her door, she saw a note taped to it. Ashley pulled it off of the door trying not to rip it. It read:

I am not very happy with you right now. You keep hanging out with..him, and I am going to make sure you don't anymore.

If you do, I will know, and if you do, he will get hurt. Stay away from him and do not tell anyone about this note.

If you do, there will be no more Zac.

P.S. look down the hallway.

By this time, Ashley was scared. She slowly turned her head to look down the hallway, and was shocked at what she saw. In the shadows in a corner at the end of the hallway, stood Justin leaning against a wall. He had a smirk on his face that scared Ashley half to death. She quickly opened her door and locked it, trying to take in everything that had just happened. She took out her phone to call Zac, but after reading that note, she knew she couldn't do that. She couldn't tell anybody. Ashley was scared, and didn't know what to do.

There's chapter 5...I hope you enoyed it! I'll update when I get the chance...Please review!