Whatever It Takes Chapter 7: You Can't Fight History, a south of nowhere fanfic

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Chapter 7 – You Can't Fight History

Spencer's POV

"Ashley, please wait! Let me explain!" I screamed after her as she stormed out of Kyla's house in a heated rage.

"I can't believe you would do that, to anyone, let alone me... your best friend!" She turned around and yelled at my face. I had never seen such anger in her eyes, but I couldn't blame her, I did deserve this.

"I know and I'm so unbelievably sorry, Ash." I paused for a second and looked into her eyes as she stood there in front of me, so full of anger and disgust. "I just wanted Kyla so badly that I was oblivious to anyone else's feelings, especially yours..." I grabbed her hand so she couldn't run off again. "...and by the time I realized it, it was too late. I'm sorry."

"It's not enough... you lied to me Spencer. For the first time ever, you actually lied to my face. You steered me right into this world, whether I wanted it or not and made me believe I actually belonged."

"You do belong... you belong with me. That's what I was trying to tell you earlier... the girl that has me being so difficult, I don't think either of us would've guessed it would turn out to be my best friend."

"Wait... what did you just say?"

"I said you belong with me, not Aiden. In the theatre, I said you were beautiful... me, not him. The lyrics, the rose at your show, it was all me. I told him what to say to you and he helped me out with Kyla, and somewhere along the way I found myself falling for you. I'm sorry for lying to you, and I know I can't take any of this back, but it made me realize that I want to be with you, and that I'm not sorry for."

"You fell for me? Like... fell?" She repeated slowly, stumbling back as she tripped over her own feet in disbelief.

"Is it really the hard to believe? I mean, you're my best friend, Ash. I know everything about you, and you know everything about me... we know how each other ticks."

"B-But you were so in love with Kyla..."

"No, I wasn't." I laughed out, shaking my head vigorously and shrugging. "I was in love with who I thought she should be, not who she actually was."

"And how do you know that it's not the exact same thing with me?"

"Because I know who are you...and I know what's in your heart."

"I'm sorry Spencer, but I'm still with Aiden, and you telling me this doesn't change that."

"Come on Ashley, he's Aiden Dennison. He's not the guy you think he is, he's the guy him and I created... underneath it all, he's still that cocky asshole you turned down for all those years."

"No, he's not... He just put up a front to protect himself, the whole cocky thing was just an act."

"No the act is what he's pulling on you right now. And I'm not going to stand around while I watch him pull the Aiden Dennison 'nail and bail'."

"The what?"

"The nail and bail, hump and dump, hit it and quit it, fuck and chuck... do I really need to go on or do you get the point?"

"Yes, you can stop."

"Mash and dash...tap and scrap... pop and drop... beat it and leave it... smash and dash--" I continued naming off terms before being cut off with Ashley and her unimpressed stare.

"Okay... I get it. Stop it!"

"I'm just saying he's known for it...and I thought he actually cared for you when I was helping him out, but I overheard him--"

"Stop it, Spencer. How can I even believe a single word that comes out of your mouth after everything you've done? For all I know, you're just lying to make me think he's a bad guy."

"I'm not lying to you... I care about you and I'm trying to look out for you... I just don't want to see you get hurt."

"If that was true, you wouldn't have made that deal in the first place. Don't do me any more favours, Spencer, cause I don't even know who you are anymore..."

"You know deep down inside who I truly am. I'm your best friend, the one who's been by your side through thick and thin, you know who I am. I just lost myself... I can't take back these past few months, I wish I could, but I'm only human, Ashley."

"I'm sorry... it's not enough."

"Ashley, come on!" I yelled as she turned around and started walking away towards her car. I didn't bother running after her this time, there was no use. So I just watched her drive away...

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Two Weeks Later...

The next two weeks, Ashley didn't even talk to me. Passing each other in the hallways would consist of glares or even worse, complete avoidance of eye contact. It was bad enough I had lost my best friend over this, but Kyla had been bugging me nonstop for the last two weeks about going to prom with her. I held my ground pretty firm until I realized that if I didn't go with her I'd be going with Chris and the guys, and as much as I loved them, I'd rather go with Kyla than to have to deal with that. Plus it was just one night...

Who was I kidding? If I had it my way, I'd be going with Ashley...

Kyla picked me up in the limo she got with her friends. Thankfully it didn't include Spencer and Aiden, they ended up taking another limo with a bunch of Aiden's friends.

Once we arrived, the group of us made our way into the dance together, with Kyla attached quite closely to my arm. As soon as we made our way into the dance, I spot Chris and the boys over by the punch bowl. When he spotted me, his gaze immediately went to Kyla and then returned to me with confused yet angry eyes.

"Spencer, what are you doing? Why are you here with Kyla... did you not just tell Ashley that you wanted her?" Chris asked quietly, pulling me away from Kyla and bringing me into a nearby corner. "How is taking Kyla to the prom going to show Ashley that she's who you really want?"

"It's too late Chris, she wants Aiden."

"Spencer... it's never too late. You and Ashley have been through so much, no one, not even someone like Aiden Dennison could come between that."

"She made her choice."

"You threw her off guard hitting her with something as huge as that. Believe me, she hasn't made her final decision yet Spence... she just has to have time to digest it all. Don't throw in the towel yet."

"I should get back to Kyla." I said, backing away slowly and making my way back to Kyla.

Chris grabbed my hand before I got too far away and brought his face to my ear. "Just think about it... you can't compete with history."

He let go of my hand and let me go back to Kyla who was waiting at a nearby table. She jumped straight up when she me making my way back towards her.

"Spencer! Way to take long enough, come on, let's dance! I love this song!" Kyla yelled, grabbing me quickly before I could even sit down and dragging me onto the dance floor.

I threw my arms loosely around her shoulders as we started dipping our hips lower and lower to the mildly seductive music that was playing. I felt her hands my hips as we continued to sink lower, getting tighter and tighter as time went by. I closed my eyes and envisioned I was dancing with Ashley instead, but I would get whiffs of Kyla's perfume every now and then and would be reminded that it was actually her I was with.

"I'm so glad you came with me tonight, Spencer." She whispered in my ear, sucking a bit on my earlobe as she lingered there. "Tonight's going to be amazin--"

"Kyla, stop it." I ordered, pulling my head away from her and giving her a fuming stare. "I told you that we're just here as friends tonight, nothing more."

"Oh come on, Spencer." She whined, pulling me in closer to her and gripping my hips harder as her hands slid up my back, her fingers dancing along as she made her way higher and higher. "We might as well have some fun..."

"I'm sorry Kyla, I can't... I can't be here right now." I said slowly, breaking away from her grip and backing away slowly. Before she could say anything, I made a dash for the back door of the gym and ran out.

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Ashley's POV

It was about the end of the dance and Aiden and I were having a great time. Ever since finding out about the deal, I had my guard up with him, but he hadn't done anything to make me not trust him.

To say that this night was everything I had hoped for would be a lie. I know when you land the hottest guy in school and he asks you to prom, you're supposed to be on cloud nine, but I had always felt something missing with Aiden. Like things were just about right, but a little bit off, and I couldn't put my finger on just exactly it was.

"I got us a room for later tonight... I mean--er, we don't have to do anything, I thought I should just in case." Aiden whispered in my ear as a slow song came on and I placed my arms around his neck.

"Oh... uh... yeah?" I replied, knowing that he probably would have booked a room but not knowing how to really react. I smiled at him to reassure him of my weak response as he leaned in and kissed me lightly on the cheek.

"No pressure, Ashley."

The music was abruptly cut off and followed by a loud roar from the crowd. My eyes found the stage to find Spencer standing all alone by the microphone with a guitar in her hands. The crowd continued to boo from the absence of music but was quieted with Spencer's arms waving them so. A single spot light hit her body so she was the only thing I could see on stage, and with the whole room quiet, Spencer leaned forward into the microphone and cleared her throat.

"All these notes are you for you, Ashley."

I don't know what I was thinking
'Til I was thinking of you
I don't remember a thing before I opened my eyes
And you came into view
I don't know what I was doing
When there was nothing to do
Must've been waiting for someone, baby
Now I can see - I was waiting for you

As Spencer continued to sing my mother's favourite song, I couldn't help but gaze back in forth between her and Aiden. As Aiden peered up on stage, he grabbed my hand firmly, almost possessively as Spencer sang. The conversation between Spencer and me from two weeks ago kept flashing through my mind and replaying itself. Was she really telling the truth about Aiden or was she just trying to get in the way of us? Aiden had always been a dick before this whole bet started... but I never really knew him before so it could be possibly he was just shy to open up, right?

Driving myself to distraction
Until you got in my way
I was just whistling Dixie 'til you struck up the band
And they started to play
I don't know how I was living
Until you came in my life
I always knew there was something wrong
Then you came along
Baby, you made it right

I glanced back at Spencer one more time that had yet to stop looking at me as she continued to play. Her eyes didn't falter on mine as she didn't miss a cord or note in the song. It was the first time I had heard her play the song perfectly without screwing up. She sang it differently than she normally would too, like her heart was in it now... like she was truly singing it just to me, like every note was for me.

I was alone in the silence
'Til I was hearing your voice
I couldn't see my way clear until you parted the clouds
And you gave me a choice
I couldn't pick up the pieces
'Til I was falling apart
I didn't know I was bleeding
'Til your love fixed this hole, baby, here in my heart

I'd give up my sight just to see you
I'd beg, I would borrow and steal
I'd cut off my hands just to touch you
And tear out my heart so you'd know how I feel
There's nowhere that I wouldn't follow
There's no place that I'd rather be
This life without you would be hollow
This love is a gift, and you gave it to me
All that I am, you have made me
And baby, I know that it's true
I'd give it all up in a heartbeat
Just to spend every moment with you

There's no place that I wouldn't follow
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
'Cause I wouldn't wanna be me
If I didn't have you

By the end of the song, most of the people had started to flock out of the room, but I had unconsciously let go of Aiden's hand and had taken a step closer to the stage, to Spencer. Although I didn't, Aiden noticed and quickly grabbed my hand aggressively once again. "Hey, come on. Let's go." He commanded, as he pulled me in the opposite direction of the stage and out of the back door.

I heard my name being quietly shouted as Aiden dragged me out the doors, and I could only assume it was Spencer yelling after me. As I glanced back to the stage, my gaze was no longer met by vibrant blue eyes, just an empty stage.

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A/N: So I'm hoping I didn't disappoint too much with the prom episode. Sorry I took a little while to get it out, it's about my fifth prom episode that I've written so I'm a bit tired of them, but it was obliviously needed for the story.

Anyways, next chapter will hopefully be up soon. It will continue right where I left off in this chapter so it is not the end yet.

I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far, I feel as though it's been more than seven chapters, but here we are...

I want to apologize about the slow updates, this story has kind of been put on the back burner as I'm writing more for You Gotta Go There to Come Back, and I've started planning the sequel to You Always Have Been.

I promise I'm still writing this story, just slowly so I'm going to try and get the updates out as soon as I can.

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