Howdy! So here's chapter seven! Hope you like it!

Author: Mel
Copyright: 2007
Title: Stay Illogical
Rating: PG-13

DISCLAIMER: This is a relationship between two girls if you don't like that sort of thing then please discontinue reading. This chapter deals with a death in the family and how they cope so it's not going to be all sunshine and buttercups. This chapter contains strong language and violence.

Chapter Seven

I could feel warm arms holding me as my eyes began to flutter open. I shook the sleep from my head and noticed the cold hospital room that Spencer was now occupying. I turned my head up and saw her beautiful face turned to the side with her eyes shut.

I glanced over at the clock and saw that it was well into the afternoon. I must have fallen asleep after I told Spencer how I felt.

I lifted my hand and traced one of the scratches on Spencer's soft skin. She shivered as my finger trailed along the broken skin and I leaned up to kiss it softly. If I could kiss all her pain away I would but I knew that no amount of kissing could fix all the damage that had been done at Prom.

She moved her head and opened her eyes slowly to find me looking at her intently. I wasn't sure how close she would let me get so I was fearful of overstepping my bounds. She was still upset over the whole Aiden thing and I didn't blame her one bit.

She smiled softly and kissed my forehead stroking my hair softly with her hand. I couldn't help but grin back at her reveling in the loving touch she was giving me.

"Good morn…I mean Good Afternoon sweetie…" I said remembering what time it was.

"Good afternoon to you too…"

"I guess we fell asleep…" I said stating the obvious.

"Yeah…but for once I was actually able to sleep….without…seeing Clay…" She closed her eyes tightly.

"Shh…baby…shhh…just try to clear your mind…" I said softly stroking her cheek.

She nodded her head and took a deep breath to help compose herself. She tightened her hold around my body I guess trying to reassure her subconscious that I was really there.

"I'm not going anywhere…" I whispered into her shoulder.

"I know…" She said kissing my forehead.

I could hear muffled shouting coming from the hallway and picked my head up to see what was going on. We both watched as the door flung open and Kyla ran inside closing the door quickly. She was out of breath and Spencer and I looked at one another before looking back at my sister.

"What's going on?" I asked Kyla as she leaned against the door.

She shook her head and I could see she was holding back tears. "It's…"

"What Kyla?" I demanded.

"It's Aiden…he's here…" She managed to let out finally.

I took a deep breath and looked up at Spencer. Her eyes were distant and I couldn't read what she was thinking. I sat up and made my way to the door.

As I got closer I could hear the shouting escalate. I pushed Kyla out of the way and opened the door to find Aiden and Glen yelling at one another.

"What the fuck are you doing here man?" Glen yelled at Aiden.

"None of your business…" Aiden said not backing down.

"Well since you are here in front of MY sister's room wanting to go inside I think it is very much MY business…" Glen said glaring at the dark haired boy.

Aiden looked up and saw me standing in the doorway. He looked at me with pleading eyes and tried to take a step towards me.

"Ash…I'm sorry…we really need to talk…"

"Stop calling me that…" I said angrily. "I told you to go home Aiden…so just go…"

"You heard her man…go…" Glen said stepping in between Aiden and me.

"I'm not talking to you…" Aiden said taking another step closer.

Glen pushed on Aiden's chest to stop him and Aiden pushed his hand away. Glen put his hand up again and when Aiden repeated his previous motions Glen lost it.

"I said to fucking go…" Glen said bringing his fist up to connect with Aiden's face.

Aiden fell to the floor and grabbed at his face to touch the blood that was coming down from his nose. He looked up at Glen angrily and balled up his fists. He lunged at Glen and threw him up against the wall.

Glen recovered from the sudden blow and kneed Aiden in the groin. Aiden crumpled over and Glen kneed him in the stomach. Aiden fell onto his side on the ground and Glen moved him so that he was on his back.

He lowered himself to hold Aiden down and began to move his fist back and forth continually beating Aiden in the face. I stood in shock as Glen let all his rage out on Aiden.

"GLEN!" I heard Mr. C scream from down the hallway. He rushed over to his son and pulled Glen off.

"Dad! Let me kill those bastards…those bastards that killed Clay…I need to kill them…" He said breaking free and lunging at Aiden again. Mr. C. caught him before he got close again and held onto him tightly. Glen continued to fight against his father and the tears began to fall down his face. "Those bastards…"

"Glen…its ok…its ok…" Mr. C said over and over trying to calm down his son. He looked towards Aiden and shook his head seeing the damage Glen had done. "Aiden…why don't you go get checked out…"

Aiden spit some of his blood on the floor and slowly stood. He reached for his stomach as he made his way down the hallway. I watched as he approached a few nurses and they began to look at his face.

I felt a warm hand on my arm and jumped slightly finding Spencer standing next to me. I turned around and held her up as she looked out of the room to find her father still consoling Glen.

She moved forward and I helped her walk towards her brother. She placed a hand on Glen's shoulder and he immediately tensed up. His muscles loosened once he figured out that Spencer was the one reaching out to him.

He turned and buried his head into Spencer's stomach. He tightened his arms around her waist and sobbed into her body.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you…I'm sorry I couldn't protect Clay…I'm sorry…"

"Shhh…it's not your fault Glen…it's not your fault…" She said stroking his head softly.

Mr. C. held back his own tears as he watched his son and daughter console each other. I put a hand on his shoulder and he smiled weakly back up to me to assure me that he was ok.

"Spence…sweetie…I think you should go and lie down some more…" I said touching her lightly on her back.

She nodded and leaned down to kiss Glen's head softly. He removed his arms from her waist and watched as we made our way back into her room.

I got her back into bed and resumed my position from before sitting next to her side. I held onto her as she breathed in and out slowly.

"So what happened out there?" She asked me after a few minutes of silence.

"Nothing…" I said quickly hoping she wouldn't want to talk about it.

"Ash…if you expect me to trust you…you need to be completely honest with me…" She said with a concerned tone.

"I know…" I coughed trying to clear my throat. "Aiden was here…" I hesitated to say why he had come but knew I had to. "He was here to talk to me about what happened…and Glen wouldn't let him inside the room…"

"And then what?"

"Glen stopped Aiden from coming in and hit him…Aiden pushed him up against the wall and then Glen lost it…he kept hitting him Spence…over and over…" I said wincing at the sight I had remembered seeing.

She remained silent as she took it all in. I wasn't sure if I should say something to her so I just remained silent as she thought.

"I'm glad…" She said suddenly with bitterness in her tone.

I looked up at her quickly and raised an eyebrow. "You're glad for what?"

"That Glen beat the shit out of Aiden…" She said coldly letting a small grin come over her face.

"Why are you saying that sweetie?" I asked not liking this new side of Spencer. Her eyes had lost that glow that I was so used to seeing and was replaced now with a darkness that I was afraid of.

"I hate Aiden…" She said through gritted teeth. "I hate him."

I watched as tears came down her face as she continued to say over and over again how much she hated Aiden. I tentatively reached out my hand to place on her arm to calm her down and she was brought out of her daze.

Her face softened as she looked down at me and I looked back at her with sad eyes.

"What's wrong with me Ash?" She said letting more tears come down.

"Nothing baby…nothing…" I said trying to reassure her.

She sobbed over and over as I stroked her hair trying to make her calm down. This wasn't going to be an easy road for us I finally realized as Spencer continued to cry. Not an easy road at all.

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My eyes began to open when I felt a soft finger glide across my face and I felt my body shiver under the touch. I felt soft lips touch my cheek and I closed my eyes tightly knowing exactly whose lips were on my skin.

I moved my head and looked down at Ashley to find her looking at me with her powerful brown eyes. I could see a bit of apprehension in her face as she looked back at me and I knew she must have been wondering where we stood now. I wanted her to kiss me but I wasn't sure if it was the right time to push her.

I smiled at her softly and kissed her forehead letting my fingers stroke her head softly loving the silky texture of her hair. She grinned at me and I felt my heart melt under her beautiful smile.

"Good morn…I mean Good Afternoon sweetie…" She said softly up at me.

"Good afternoon to you too…" I said loving how she still called me "sweetie."

"I guess we fell asleep…"

"Yeah…but for once I was actually able to sleep….without…seeing Clay…" I closed my eyes tightly remembering the images that had been haunting me ever since I remembered exactly what had happened at prom.

"Shh…baby…shhh…just try to clear your mind…" She said softly stroking my cheek.

I nodded my head and took a deep breath hoping to get the image to disappear. My thoughts were wracked with images and I couldn't shake them. I squeezed Ashley tighter wanting to focus solely on her and to let my mind finally rest.

"I'm not going anywhere…" She whispered softly. I felt my chest constrict when I heard her say this and I knew that she meant it.

"I know…" I said leaning down and kissing her forehead.

My attention was distracted when I could hear my brother and what sounded like Aiden's muffled voices shouting outside my door. Ashley lifted her head and the door flew open to reveal a distraught Kyla. She closed the door as soon as she was inside and Ashley and I locked eyes briefly before returning our focus back to Kyla.

"What's going on?" Ashley asked her sister.

Kyla was having a hard time speaking and shook her head. "It's…"

"What Kyla?" Ashley said wanting answers.

"It's Aiden…he's here…" My hatred rose as Aiden's name came out of Kyla's mouth. Why was he here? He had already done enough to Ashley and our relationship but he was back for more.

Ashley looked up at me and I hid my anger not letting her see how I was feeling. I watched as Ashley sat up and headed towards the door. I didn't understand why she was going out there but I said nothing.

She pushed Kyla to the side and opened the door. I couldn't see past the heavy door but I could hear the shouting much clearer than before. It was definitely Aiden and my brother fighting out in the hallway. I sat up to try to hear better.

"What the fuck are you doing here man?" I heard Glen yell at Aiden.

"None of your business…" Aiden replied.

"Well since you are here in front of MY sister's room wanting to go inside I think it is very much MY business…"

I hopped off the bed and made my way over as quickly as I could. I stopped in my tracks when I saw Ashley flinch as Aiden spoke to her.

"Ash…I'm sorry…we really need to talk…"

"Stop calling me that…I told you to go home Aiden…so just go…" She had talked to him before this? I wasn't sure what to make of this and just stood there listening some more.

"You heard her man…go…" Glen said loudly.

"I'm not talking to you…" I stepped to where I could see out of the room behind Ashley and saw Aiden take a step towards Ashley.

Glen put his hand on Aiden's chest but Aiden pushed his hand away roughly. Glen put his hand up again and when Aiden pushed his hand away for a second time my brother cracked. I saw his fists clenched and I knew what he was about to do but I said nothing.

"I said to fucking go…" I watched as my brother's fist hit Aiden directly in his nose and watched as Aiden fell to the floor.

I couldn't see what was going on with Aiden but I heard a loud thud against the wall. I heard a groan coming from Aiden as he fell past the door and was kneed by my brother in the stomach. He fell on his side and my brother pushed him on his back.

He bent down to keep Aiden still and his fist continued to beat against Aiden's face. I looked on and inwardly cheered as my brother did what I had wanted to do at prom the minute I found out what Aiden was up to.

"GLEN!" I heard my father yell from the side and heard his footsteps rushing down the hallway. I watched as he pulled Glen off of Aiden and held onto him.

"Dad! Let me kill those bastards…those bastards that killed Clay…I need to kill them…" Glen broke out of my dad's hold and tried to go after Aiden once more. My father was too quick and again brought him into a tight hold. My brother's eyes began to water and the tears were falling off of his face. "Those bastards…" He said one more time sobbing.

"Glen…its ok…its ok…" My father kept saying to Glen trying to get through to him. I saw him look at Aiden and he shook his head slightly. "Aiden…why don't you go get checked out…"

I watched as Aiden spit onto the ground leaving a large glob of red on the floor. He wrapped his arm over his stomach and limped away down the hallway. I couldn't help but smile as he walked away defeated.

I reached out and touched Ashley's arm and she jumped. She turned around and reached out to keep me standing. I let her lead me over to my father and brother and I looked up quickly to see Aiden at the end of the hallway looking back at us with cold eyes. I smiled at him and he scowled back.

I returned my attention back to my family and reached out for Glen. He tensed under my touch but quickly soothed his muscles as he turned and buried his head in my body. He wrapped his arms around my waist and began to cry uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you…I'm sorry I couldn't protect Clay…I'm sorry…"

"Shhh…it's not your fault Glen…it's not your fault…" I stroked his head wanting to help him through all of this.

I watched as Ashley reached out to my father and almost let a tear fall when I saw him smile up at her with a look of thanks.

"Spence…sweetie…I think you should go and lie down some more…" I heard Ashley say as she reached out to lightly touch my back.

I nodded my head and kissed Glen's head softly. He moved his arms away and Ashley and I made our way back to my room.

Ashley helped me back into my bed and lay next to me never saying a word.

"So what happened out there?" I asked wanting to hear what she saw.

"Nothing…" She muttered quickly.

"Ash…if you expect me to trust you…you need to be completely honest with me…"

"I know…" She coughed. "Aiden was here…" She paused for a minute and I held my breath. "He was here to talk to me about what happened…and Glen wouldn't let him inside the room…"

"And then what?" I asked pushing her on.

"Glen stopped Aiden from coming in and hit him…Aiden pushed him up against the wall and then Glen lost it…he kept hitting him Spence…over and over…" I noticed her eyes shut in a sort of painful way but it quickly disappeared.

I wanted to know what Aiden and her had talked about before but I didn't want to do something that would push her too far. She had a tendency of doing irrational things when she was pressured and I wasn't sure what she would do. I just knew that I couldn't chance sending her off into Aiden's arms to find a shoulder to cry on.

"I'm glad…" I said as thoughts of Aiden and Ashley came into my head.

She looked up at me with a confused face. "You're glad for what?"

"That Glen beat the shit out of Aiden…" I couldn't hold back the small grin that had formed on my face remembering how my brother had beat him down.

"Why are you saying that sweetie?"

"I hate Aiden…" I gritted my teeth as I spoke. "I hate him."

Remembering him say that he was still in love with Ashley the night before made tears of anger fall down my face. I should have confronted this a long time ago. I was dumb enough to let the flirting and longful looks continue hoping that it was just in my head. But it was never just in my head. I felt Ashley's warm hand against my face and quickly came back to reality.

I looked down into her beautiful chocolate eyes that were full of sadness. I couldn't be mad at Ashley for any of this. She was there to help me and all I could think of was how much I wanted Aiden to pay for what he had done to us.

"What's wrong with me Ash?" I said letting tears of frustration take over my tears of anger.

"Nothing baby…nothing…" She said in a soothing voice. I knew something was terribly wrong with me and I wasn't sure what it was and it scared me.

I continued to let my tears fall as I felt Ashley's fingers stroke my hair. I needed to find a way to trust her again. I needed to let my feelings of anger go but as every second passed I knew that my anger grew. I wasn't the same person I was before prom began. I had no idea who I was now and what I was capable of doing.