I went to bed at midnight and have been awake since 2:30 AM. Nothing good was on tv so I decided to waste my time in front of the computer instead X) I've got Flyleaf and Haste the Day blaring. Here's the next chapter. I'll try to update regularly. Can't promise that I will though, sorry.

"You changed your hair."

"Yeah."

A smile was evident on the now black-haired girl as she approached the group of familiar faces. Her left hand was pulled out of her pocket as she gave a lazy one armed hug to the person closest to her. Which just happened to be Ashley Davies, one of her best friends.

The slightly smaller girl leaned in easily to the embrace. She had a sly teasing look about her. Before her friend had a chance to ask what she was smirking about though, Ashley reached out and ruffled the girl's hair. At first Red was surprised. Her mouth dropped open in an instant. However she shut it just as quickly and sighed. Being Ashley's friend was like babysitting a five year old.

Had it been anyone else mess up her hair like this, the girl would have 'flipped a bitch' as the black-haired girl put it. But this wasn't just anyone else, it was Ashley. Her 'bff' as the brunette put it. Red stood still waiting for her best friend to finish.

Ashley didn't stop until her friend's hair was thoroughly messed up. The brunette giggled at her handiwork. Hair in the back, sides, and top of her head stood at odd angles. Bangs completely masked the girl's green eyes and covered most of her face.

A familiar warm laugh called out. "'S cute, Red."

Behind a fringe of long black hair Red smiled. Toby was the only guy she knew that would use the word cute. Well, the only 'straight' guy anyway.

The boy sidled over next to Ashley. Both girls refused the pack of cigarettes Toby offered. He took it in stride and shook one out of the pack to smoke for himself.

Red looked exasperated as she tried blowing the strands of hair from her eyes only to have them drop back onto her face.

"Relax." Ashley placed friendly kiss on the girl's cheek. "You look nice." She tousled Red's hair once more for good measure. "I like it better this way anyway."

Toby fumbled with the lighter in his hand. "Looks like you just had wild sex."

"Wild sex in a car." Ashley added.

"Wild car sex in the backseat while speeding down the highway."

Ashley chuckled.

"Oh damn," Red deadpanned. "You have caught me."

Toby took a long drag from his cigarette. Behind him a few more of their friends still leaned up against the wall. Toby turned his back to them. He looked over his shoulder to make sure the couple others were involved in their own conversations before asking what he had been semi-curious about for a few minutes now.

"So who was the blonde?" Toby took another drag.

"That's not good for you, you know…" she vaguely pointed to the Newport between his fingertips.

The boy smiled. "Don't change the subject, Red." He shook the ash off the end of the cigarette.

She looked to the parking lot for a moment. "I wasn't changing the subject."

Ashley absentmindedly fluffed her friend's hair up some more. She looked between the two. "Oh you were so changing the subject there, dear."

"No I wasn't."

"Yeah, you were."

"How are you going to tell me what I meant, Ashley?"

The brunette smirked. "And now, you're avoiding the subject."

Toby caught Ashley's eye. They shared a look. He took another breath from his Newport, trying to peek at Red from the corner of his eye. "She was hot," he said aloof.

Red's blush was obvious against her pale skin.

Ashley knew what the boy was doing. She, too, pretended to be casual about her comment. "Oh yeah, she's no Lacey Mosley, but it's feasible that I might consider to possibly think about maybe perhaps doing her… perchance."

Toby tried to keep his composureas he heldback a laugh. Smooth, he mouthed out to Ashley. The brunette smiled proudly back.

However, Red didn't seem to notice the exchange between her two friends. "Yeah she was alright." She looked away again and busied herself with a discarded bean bag at her feet.

Toby widened his eyes at Ashley.

The brunette shook her head. No…she mouthed.

Yes! He nodded his head certainly.

Ashley thought for a moment. She looked over at her best friend. Usually so well composed, she stood before them looking down at the ground kicking lazily at a hackysack. Her brow lightly creased and her head tilted to the side. The brunette looked back over at Toby. Nah… she mouthed.

"I gave her my number." Red looked up with an unsure smile.

Toby, who was just about ready to flail his arms trying to convince Ashley he was right, quickly calmed down and manipulated his face to seem cool and languid. He cleared his throat. "Yeah?"

"Ya know, if she wanted to hang out with… us, or whatever."

"Mhmm."

Ashleyplayfully shoved Red. And just like that, the subject was dropped. Red stumbled one step to the side as her friend took the spot she was standing in. Ashley balanced the hackysack thather friendwas kicking around haplessly on the tip of her shoe.

"Ready?" Ashley slowly raised her foot in the air. She stuck out her tongue trying to keep it balanced. Red rolled her eyes but laughed anyway. Ashley looked so young sometimes.

The black haired girl leaned slightly forward. "Yeah babe, go for it." She knew her friend wasn't going to able to toss the bean bag in the air and kick it. Ashley sucked at hackysack. Honest truth though. The girl could jump over tall concrete things and toss ping pong balls into cups like nobody's business. But when it came to hackysack, the younger girl just didn't have the balance or foot-eye coordination for it. Nonetheless, Red decided to humor her friend and pretend to wait for the bean bag to come her way.

Ashley counted off to herself before tossing the little bag into the air. And just as predicted, she missed when she tried to kick it. She missed the bag horribly.

"Ahh!" Red shielded her face with her arms. "Holy shit! Way to almost kick me in the face, Ashley…"

Toby stood only about a foot away still huffing on his cigarette. "It's okay, Ashley. You'll get her face next time."

Red scowled as she pushed him in the side. But her glare faltered when Ashley almost tackled her to the ground laughing her apology. She hugged her best friend tight for a moment before pulling back beaming. "Sorry bout that, beautiful."

"It's okay," she ceded. Touching her face histrionically Red said, "As long as my girlish good looks and charm are still in tact, I shall be fine." This earned a snicker from the smaller girl.

"So where'd that hackysack go?"

"I…DK." Both girls looked around the ground near them. However, it was Toby who found it.

"It's over there." He pointed in the general direction of the street. Right in the middle of the road laid the dirty yellow smiley faced hacky.

"How the hell did it end up there?" Ashley wondered out loud.

"Haha," Red said. "Don't know, but the bastard got some distance."

Ashley took a step towards the bean bag, but suddenly stopped short as a car came speeding by… well, speeding for driving in a parking lot. The guy behind the wheel was actually doing only thirty miles an hour. Regardless though, the car ran over the little bag once, twice, with the front and back wheel, and ripped it open. Little plasticballs rolled out onto the pavement.

The brunette's face dropped. "Aww." She looked sadly at the beads as they scattered.

Red rolled her eyes with a smile. "It's alright pookie, I'll get you another one."

Toby reached the end of his cigarette. He took one long last breath before throwing it to the ground and extinguishing it with the toe of his shoe. "Hey Red?"

"Mmm?"

"You brought your car right?"

The black haired girl nodded. "Sure, why?"

"Cheyah, I think I left one of my hackysacks in there." He held Red's hand and pulled lightly in the direction he saw her coming from before. "Wanna go get it so you guys can finish your… rousing game?"

Red glanced over at Ashley. The girl was still looking a little glum over the hackysack. "Okay, let's go. I parked over here," and she led him away.

A knowing look crossed Ashley's face as she saw Toby look over his shoulder searching the parking lot. She knew what he was looking for. More so, she knew who he was looking for. And Ashley knew what he was going to try to do when he found her. The girl smiled to herself.

There is no fucking way.

The brunette decided to follow Toby and Red, walking at a leisurely pace.