"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic
Thanks to Christal-R, The Rated R Superstar, csimiamigirl73, xAttitudex, wwe whore, Ahhhhhh and Kristin4 for rewieving last chapter, you're are awesome! Here we go with the next one, hope you like it, i've tried my best : )
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Chapter 18: Double Date
"That was really nice of you to accept this whole fake date thing, I appreciate it." Ashley sincerely said as she and Jeff entered the small restaurant/dance club that apparently Layla had talked about with Kelly.
"No big deal," Jeff replied with a chuckle and a shrug "it's cool to hang out with an old time friend, isn't it? We always got along well."
"Sure, but not anybody would have pretended to be more than a friend tonight." She remarked with a smile.
"Well why not… if I get to help a friend out and in the same time to have a great night in company of a beautiful punk diva… it's all good to me." He grinned.
"Thanks," she giggled "I guess that's the table Michelle booked for us earlier."
"Yep." Jeff nodded reading the reservation card on the small table as they both sat down, "Btw did I tell you that you look amazing tonight?"
"Aw thanks," she softly giggled "you don't look bad yourself."
"I hope so," he laughed "so can I know for whom I'm wearing a suit tonight?"
"….promise me that you won't get mad or tell Matt?" She uncertainly asked.
"Shoot." He chuckled.
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"OMG! So that's him!" Kelly exclaimed seeing Ashley and Jeff entering the room and sitting just in front of them, with Jeff's turned at them.
"What?" Adam raised his eyes on the extreme exposé member who had just spent the first 15 minutes of their date explaining him why she had chosen a pink dress instead of a baby blue one.
"Don't turn but there's Ashley! And I think I just found out who's the father of her baby!" She announced with an excited grin, "Oh my!"
He stood still for a moment, trying to elaborate what she had just told him… and trying to understand why it felt like his blood had just frozen in his veins. So he pretended to drop his napkin and grabbing it from the floor he turned his head just to see Ashley giggling at someone… who from that absurd hair color could only be Jeff Hardy. And his heart just sunk deeper.
"Unbelievable, huh?" Kelly giggled taking him back to reality.
And he would have stopped and made a scene in the middle of the restaurant, go over there and kick the hell out of the younger Hardy without forgetting to tell Kelly Kelly that he couldn't care less of her dress and how on earth was possible to dumbly giggling at every single thing she saw… but instead he just put on his best grin. "Do you mind switching seats? You're just next to the window and I don't want you to get a cold, you know."
"Oh sure, thanks." She smiled standing up and doing as he had just suggested.
"Perfect," he smirked from where now he could perfectly see the punk princess "I propose a toast… to our night."
"Sweet." The young girl giggled raising her glass.
"Cheers." He smirked staring at Ashley who had just met his gaze, "So tell me about your dress, I'm all ears."
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"Who?" Jeff exclaimed in disbelief and as she was suddenly staring behind him he turned just in time to see the Rated R superstar raising his glass at them. "Oh perfect," he groaned.
"Don't get mad, it's a long story… let me explain." Ashley said slightly worried.
"He's an ass Ash, you know that, we know that."
"I know… it wasn't planned to go this way, I hated him… you could ask anyone on the roster about that."
"And then what happened?"
"We had to spend a couple of days together for a long story and I don't know… he changed completely, I swear, he was a different person…"
"And you fell for him?" He lightly sighed.
"Yeah, kinda." She admitted with a small smile.
"But if we're here I assume that it didn't turn out as you wished, right?"
"Yep, let's just say that I ended up feeling like an idiot… so that's all Michelle's idea to make him jealous and give him some payback." The dirty diva explained.
"I dig the last part." He commented making her smile amused.
"I understand if you don't want to do this anymore, it's okay." She sincerely said.
"Nah," he shrugged "if things go bad I still have had a good night out with the self proclaimed dirty diva, if things go well I also make the bastard suffer… it's a win-win for me." He chuckled.
"Thanks Jeff." She smiled.
"No problem, that's what friends do. But Matt would kill you if he knew…"
"Yeah I know," she rolled her eyes.
"Anyway," he sighed "you deserve better than him Ash, I trust your judgment but he's really an ass. I want you to be careful, okay? Cause I don't want to see you hurt."
She just nodded before lightly smiled, "Can we order now? I'm starving!"
"Sure," he grinned "me too! And let's make the idiot jealous, he doesn't know what he's missing." He added taking her hand as she giggled.
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Adam rolled his eyes looking at the punk diva's hand in Jeff's and muttered something under his breathe that sounded very much like "lucky son of a bitch."
The blonde diva at his table turned her head out of curiosity, wondering what had caught his date's attention. "I guess he took the news well," she commented with a huge grin "or maybe she hadn't told him yet… I so have to text Layla! Do you mind?" She asked taking her cell out of her purse.
He just shook his head not really wanting to discuss the topic with her and kept on staring in front of him with a visibly annoyed face as Kelly quickly pressed the buttons on the small keyboard.
"Done," she giggly announced a few minutes later and glanced again behind her back, "it seems that the dirty diva has fooled us all after all…"
"What do you mean?" Adam asked suddenly interested in his date.
"Well Brooke was right, she was always reproaching us for how we flirt with you guys and it's quite obvious now that she's no better than us, isn't it?" She paused waiting for a sign of agreement that didn't come before adding "and with her ex boyfriend's brother! I wonder if Matt knows! Better watch out from girls like her… trust me, after all what do you expect from someone who goes around dressed like her?"
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrow and snapped back "Look who's talking."
"Sorry?"
"She got style, Kelly, how old are you… 19? Maybe you can try to copy her clothes when you dress your Barbie dolls… there's no need of quite wearing no skirt to look sexy." He concluded and turned to call the waiter.
Kelly remained still for a moment, quite incredulous that he had just defended the punk princess in that way against her, before folding her arms and looking away outraged.
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Meanwhile as the couple in front of them was sharing a glacial silence, Ashley and Jeff were enjoying their 'date' just like two old friends.
"I'd love to but Paul and Brian would never forgive me if I learned the Swanton." She said with a laugh.
"Okay then… what about the Twist of Fate?" He chuckled.
"Ow," she commented amused covering her face with a hand for a moment "Matt tried to teach me back in the days but that was awful! I kept falling on my butt!"
The Charismatic Enigma couldn't help but burst out with laughter and she playfully rolled her eyes.
"A Whisper in the Wind?" He suggested amused.
"You wanna make me break some bones of what, Jeff? I've had enough injuries, you know, I think I'll pass for this time."
"Fine," he gave up with a chuckle "no other dangerous moves."
"Sounds good," she lightly giggled "wanna dance?"
"I don't dance." He replied after a few seconds as to be sure that he had heard correctly.
"C'mon!" She insisted taking his hand.
"I can't dance Ash, really I'm awful." He rolled his eyes.
"Oh trust me I remember this," she grinned "but I suck at dancing too, c'mon!"
"Then why should we?"
"For the fun of it… and because I love this song!" She smiled as "crushcrushcrush" by Paramore started.
"Fine," he rolled his eyes "but not more than 10 minutes."
"Yay!" She let out a little squeal as they stood up hand in hand.
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Adam blankly stared at the two who casually brushing past them reached the small dance floor and started to dance smiling, giggling and laughing at each other.
Kelly turned to see what he was looking at so intensely and scoffed but the Rated R superstar didn't even hear her since he was too busy staring directly at the punk princess.
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Ashley let out a groan turning on herself and rolled her eyes.
"What?" Jeff asked trying to follow the rhythm, "I told you I wasn't good at this…"
"No, it's not you" she lightly smiled before frowning again, "it's him, he stares at me and that's annoying!"
"Ignore him, that means that the plan is working." The rainbow haired warrior suggested with a chuckle.
"I guess so… but then I don't understand why…." She trailed off as doubts filled her mind again.
I got a lot to say to you
Yeah, I got a lot to say
I noticed your eyes are always glued to me
Keeping them here
And it makes no sense at all
"That's quite pointless you know," Kelly piped up.
"What?" He asked without paying much attention actually.
"Staring at her like that, she's taken." The young diva folded her arms.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He lied.
"And if you forgot, she's also having his baby."
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
She couldn't help but look at him, it seemed like he was discussing with Kelly or something… or at least the diva wasn't seeming to enjoy their night since she was there with a visible annoyed expression and her arms crossed; and he… he just turned his head away from his date and looked at her again… just this time he found her eyes that were staring back at him.
If you want to play it like a game
Well, come on, come on, let's play
Cause I'd rather waste my life pretending
That have to forget you for one whole minute
For a moment their gazes connected and it was as both felt some sort of electricity in the air and she couldn't help but remember the last time they looked in each other's eyes with so intensity… and what if things had gone differently that night? Could have it been him now dancing and laughing with her? And could have it been her sat at his table with for sure an happier face?
Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one, two I was just counting on
That never happened
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than this
Adam had to control the strange urge of marching towards the dance floor, knocking the multicolor haired freak out and taking his place next to her. He would have given anything to exchange his place with Jeff now, anything. Maybe they could have been the happy couple they were now… if only things had gone in the other way a week ago… but after all she had walked way, he hadn't call her and their little moment of magic had swept away as it hadn't even happened.
But he remembered it.
And she remembered it too.
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than this NOW!
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"Okay I said just ten minutes…" Jeff commented amused as an half hour later with a sigh he took his place at his seat again.
"Don't try to deny that you weren't having fun, buddy." Ashley laughed.
"Ok, I won't." He chuckled before taking his cell out of his pocket and checking if he had missed any call during their dancing session.
"Something wrong?" She asked seeing his frown.
"Oh there's a message from Matt, his car just crushed and his cell's battery is going down… he asks me if I can go and pick him up."
"Sure, let's go!" The punk princess promptly said.
"Yeah… but are you sure you wanna come? I mean we should explain why we were together and everything else…" He trailed off referring to the Rated R superstar.
"Oh, right..."
"But I can take you to the hotel first and then go and pick Matt, c'mon." Jeff suggested with a smile.
"No don't worry Jeff, go directly to Matt, I'll call a cab." She smiled back.
"Are you sure Ash? I don't want to leave you here like this."
"But don't worry, really." She sincerely smiled "It's fine, I'll just call a taxi or something, there's no need of worrying."
"Okay then." He chuckled and left the money for the bill on the table.
"But don't worry Jeff I-" She tried to protest.
"No way." He just chuckled.
"Fine, if you insist." She playfully rolled her eyes.
"I do." He smiled, "Thanks for the evening then, send me a text message when you came back at the hotel okay? I wanna make sure that you're alright."
"Okay, thanks to you." She smiled as they shared a friendly hug and kissed him on the cheek twice.
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"What an idiot, leaving her there like this." Edge muttered under his breathe as the rainbow haired warrior left the restaurant.
Kelly couldn't help but scoff. "Just let make this straight, are you going to take me home with you or not?"
"What? No, I'm not." He responded as if it was the least thing he had in mind, and in fact it was so.
"Fine, whatever, what a waste of time." She angrily threw her napkin on the table and headed for the door before glaring at the self proclaimed dirty diva now sat alone at her table and unaware of anything that passed between the other two.
As soon as the young blonde disappeared he lightly sighed and stood up, walking towards her. He was wearing a pair of light blue faded jeans, a black affliction t-shirt and a black unbuttoned shirt.
Ashley couldn't help but think that he looked hot before slightly shaking her head as to cancel just the thought of him… but that apparently didn't work cause he was indeed joining her.
"Well well, and then there were two." He commented with an half smirk sitting at the place that until 5 minutes ago was occupied by Jeff.
"Here we go." She thought lightly sighing.
