Song-The phoenix, dance dance, alone together-Fall Out Boy

Ash POV

I looked in the crowd of girls, of course they would get to my locker early on a Monday, why not? I thought bitterly. None of these girls could comprehend the meaning of Girlfriend unless of course, they themselves were one. I grit my teeth and opened my locker setting my jaw as the closest girl ran her hand down my forearm and several of her friends giggled like maniacs.

"Macy-I have a girlfriend" I said slowly taking her hand off of my skin, she laughed and smiled, her teeth were bleached perfectly white, the small amount of off-white creeped from her gums. Her skin was Dorito orange instead of sun kissed like she undoubtedly asked the person that sprayed her with tanning paint to make her. I sighed and grit my teeth as she whined like a kid and pouted like Timmy did when he was mad.

"But-Ashy she would never find out." She said in a hoarse voice in a final attempt to win me over I raised an eyebrow.

"I have a girlfriend sorry Macy" I repeated unwaveringly, trying as hard as I could to inject the right amount of venom in my words to make her go away.

Mary Lynnette pov

It was the hour before lunch and I had my jaw clenched so hard I though it was going to break. I looked over to the one girl who seemed to be my first friend at the school, her name was Maggie and she seemed just as anxious for the hour to end. She explained sheepishly that her boyfriend was the reason why, and I could definitely reason with her on that one. I bit my lip and glared at the work. Here it was almost to easy, Astronomy couldn't be any easier here, and I finished halfway into the lesson. I looked at my leather watch and counted down until the bell rang. Maggie trailed after me as I broke the threshold to the crowded hallway. I opened my locker as A crowd of girls pressed together across the hall.

"What's going on over there?' I asked with my eyebrows burrowed together, she sighed.

"My boyfriends cousin, he moved here a year ago and now all the girls in the school are obsessed with him, he has a girlfriend though-none of them get that Mare, are you okay?" she asked her tone soft as I closed my locker shut, without taking my eyes off of the crowd I spoke gently.

"Maggie-What's his name?" I asked with a straight face.

"Ash Redfern" She answered her tone confused I smiled despite myself.

"Mary-Lynnette, he can be mean. Don't try anything" she said her tone approached with caution. But I hardly heard her, my eyes were trained on the boy who kissed me then almost died before my eyes not even a year ago. I sucked in air and rubbed my lips together, straightening out my shirt I weaved through the crowd of girls, shaking off an anxious Maggie on my way. I hesitated and took in a low deep breath before tapping on Ash's shoulder lightly though, enough that he didn't notice I sucked air and tapped him on the shoulder a little bit harder, my gut twisted.

"Remember me?" I asked my voice cracking unusually but it seemed to work he turned around roughly and knocked my into a locker that he had been attempting to open I felt my lips turn up and everything inside me flush beat red as all of the badness that surrounded him seeped into me and I yanked him to me by his shirt front. The girls around us all went into a silence that could wake the dead as I smirked.

"I'm looking for my boyfriend do you think you can help me?" I asked in a husky tone, he smiled looking at me I as I chewed on my bare pink lip and winked.

"Mary-Lynnette?" He asked, his eyebrows knit together as I leaned back, knowing the hard part I had been dreading was coming, if he'd still want me or not.. I nodded and leaned against the locker, Ash tipped my chin up and brought our lips together, his smile firm against my lips .

What happened to you he asked through the telepathic cord.

what do you mean? I asked worriedly my stomach churning half wanting his answer, half dreading it. He pulled away.

"You got sexy" He said with a smile that showed a ghost of a dimple and a twinkle in his eyes that made my heart skip a beat. In that moment I knew for a fact he could have any girl in the entire world, for good or bad. No matter his past, and somehow he chose me. I hid my face in my hair and felt him tip my chin up and bite his lip as if, he for the first time in his entire life he was nervous, the thought made me slightly surprised. I smiled at him despite myself.i covered my face with my hands and half of me screamed in anticipation as he closed me in for a hug. I smiled against his chest and felt my throat close as my legs gave out.

"Ash" I said my voice shaking as he nodded before brushing the hair off my face I smiled.

"Yeah Mare?" He asked his voice soft and tender leaving me slightly breathless as a cloud of questions and things I daydreamed of telling or asking him when we finally met again but only one thing stuck to my tounge, and the thought of saying it made me giggle like the lovesick school girl I was.

"Can I kiss a three hundred pound gorilla?" I asked watching his eyes for a definite answer he smiled and raised an eyebrow before winking an biting his lip.

"Anytime you want"