"Pride and Prejudice"
An Edge/Ashley fanfic

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Chapter 24: Forgive Me

"Congrats dude, what a match!"

"Kenny, I just won by a roll up." Adam stopped to raise an eyebrow to the younger superstar who was waiting for him behind the curtain.

"Well who cares, you won! That's what matters!" He excitedly said.

"Yeah, why don't you call the whole Spirit Squad and organize a cheer for me?" He sarcastically said rolling his eyes.

"So are we going out to celebrate?"

"Nope, I'm kinda busy and in a rush too so if you don't mind…" He trailed off gesturing for him to go ahead.

"And what do you have to do?"

"Kenny you're not my girlfriend, can't you just stop following me every-fucking-where?!" The Rated R superstar finally snapped.

"There's no need to be rude, you know." The short-haired blonde rolled his eyes and left the champ alone.

"Well done." A female voice sarcastically commented making him startle.

"I'll apologize to him tomorrow," he rolled his eyes before realizing who she was and turning to face the blonde "do you know where-"

"She left after your little argument." Michelle stated leaning with her back against the wall.

"Great." He muttered under his breathe.

"You know, she's worried about this secrecy thing." She casually went on.

"Worried? For what?" He raised an eyebrow at her.

"I think she thinks that it's her the reason you want to hide your relationship."

"What? Don't be ridiculous." He scoffed.

"As you prefer, I'm just saying." The all-American girl shrugged.

"Okay, okay wait a minute…" he stopped her by gently pulling her arm, "sorry about that… what do you mean?"

She sighed, "You know who was her last boyfriend? Before you I mean, obviously."

"Of course I know," he rolled his eyes "him."

"And do you know why their relationship ended?"

"Not exactly… I just know that he dumped her. Idiot."

"Okay… let me give you a clue then… who was his previous girlfriend? 'The love of his life'?"

"Easy, Lita."

"Very good," she rolled her eyes "and who was your previous girlfriend? Officially, of course, I don't claim to know you love life."

"Even easier," he smirked "Li-" he stopped in mid sentence and suddenly became serious.

"You figured it out, awesome. Now if you excuse me I have a friend to take care of… and you'd better do the same." She rolled her eyes and waved starting to walk again.

"It's not her. I don't want to know her friends and stuff like that cause I want to protect her."

The long legged diva couldn't help but stop at his 'confession' and turned again, this time with a little less attitude against him. "Protecting her from what?"

"From me." He simply stated.

"Sorry, I'm not sure I'm following you." She said a little confused by his words and the sudden sadness in his expression.

He sighed and leaned against the same wall where she was a few minutes before, "let's face the truth Michelle, I'm not so well welcomed in the locker room, don't you think?"

She bit her lip and tried to hide an embarrassed smile since she obviously couldn't deny that.

"And as you can see," he gestured towards her "her friends think the same. You, London & Kendrick… without mentioning the Hardy one, of course, and I could bet that everyone else she knows would say the same." He rolled his eyes.

"But that didn't stop her, did it? I don't understand what the point is."

"Nobody likes me, Michelle, but everybody likes her. And I can't blame them, of course I can't. I'm just trying to protect her from my… bad reputation? Call it as you prefer." He concluded stuffing his hands in his pockets.

She just nodded, "Well I can't say if that's a right thing or not… and I can't even say why she likes you… but you're making a mistake hiding this from her… let's face the truth: she's hurt in her hotel room, you're hurt here on your own… not the best night, right?"

He huffed, "Yeah, I know."

"Okay," she nodded "and btw… you're not as bad as you seem when you actually speak to someone, you know?" And with a playful roll of her eyes the all-American girl left for the locker room.

He just leaned his head against the cold wall and closed his eyes for a moment. "Less than a week together and you already messed this up, way to go Adam."

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When Michelle opened her hotel room's door half an hour later, she couldn't help but playfully roll her eyes at the sight in front of her.

"Have you found the ice-cream?" The punk princess asked comfy lied down on her bed in a simple white tank top and her skull printed pajama bottoms, her hair up in a messy bun while she was watching a classic chick flick on TV.

"You've not broken up, you know?" The all-American girl chuckled, "There's no need of killing yourself with junk food and… get depressed." She added looking at the movie.

"Fine, I'll go with the donuts then." She rolled her eyes and took the box from the night stand. "And btw I was searching for a heart breaking soap opera but there wasn't any on."

"How bad." She joked.

"'Chelle, you're not helping! Can't a girl get a little depressed after a fight with her boyfriend? The first fight, actually!" She pouted.

"Of course she can," she smiled starting to unpack her things out of the duffel bag "but that's not the case."

"What do you mean? Did you hear me? He just stood there… without doing anything while those two idiots laughed about me and what everybody seems to know about my not-existent sex life!"

"I know hun, but-"

"And if it wasn't enough, he also decided that I was going after Matt…!!! Can you believe it? Just cause he was offering me his help for this crap… don't you think I would have preferred if he was the one trying to make me feel better? Cause apparently he doesn't." She concluded with a roll of her eyes.

"Ash, maybe you-"

"Where the heck did it all come from? One minute he was ignoring what the whole locker room said and the next one he was after me claiming that Matt has still something for me and I'm actually encouraging him…! That's… insane! I mean, c'mon, me and Matt?! That would never happen again, I swear!"

"I know Ash, I agree with you… but he just reacted this way cause he blames himself… and yes, maybe cause he's jealous of you."

"Am I missing something?" Ashley asked with a puzzled look "How do you know?"

"I talked to him and he told me."

"WHAT!!! And what were you waiting for???" The self proclaimed dirty diva literally jumped off of her bed and sat cross-legged on her friend's one.

Michelle couldn't help but smile, "I kinda cornered him after his match… he was so frustrated and had just yelled at Kenny…"

"You genius!" She grinned.

"Yes, I know I am, thank you;" she giggled "anyway… he was searching for you and I just pointed out that this fight and this all 'secret relationship' was quite ridiculous and… other stuff, and he suddenly says that it's all his fault."

"What?" She asked surprised.

"It seems that he just wants to protect you, from his bad reputation, you know? He thinks that if the others know you're dating him they would turn their back on you too. Which btw I think it's just stupid cause even if he's an ass, I would hang with you anyway since you're my friend." The blonde rolled her eyes.

"Awww…"

"Not so depressed anymore?" She smiled amused.

"…Michelle?"

"Yes?"

"What exactly 'other stuff' did you tell him?" The punk princess suspiciously asked.

"Oh nothing that he couldn't have figured out by himself, don't worry." She innocently smiled.

"And what does that suppose to mean? I want to knooowww!" She rolled her eyes.

"Well you'll find out… sooner or later," she grinned taking her hairbrush and hading to the bathroom "oh do you mind?" She said gesturing at the door where someone had just knocked on.

"Fine," Ashley rolled her eyes "but this conversation is not over."

"Whatever you say dirty diva." Michelle giggled.

The punk princess rolled her eyes again and opened the door…

"Hey," Adam lightly smiled.

"Hi." She coldly responded folding her arms.

"…Nice pjs," he casually said trying to light up the tension in the air.

"Thank you, now if you excuse me…" and with that she tried to close the door but he, of course stronger, held it open.

"Actually I wanted to talk to you Ash," he softly said "please?"

"Okay, tell me whatever you have to say then…" she sighed.

"Here? Can we take a few steps outside? It won't take long, I promise."

"Of course you can," Michelle jumped in with a wide smile on her face "Ashley just told me she wanted an ice-cream, right? Then you can go together, great huh? Just give her a second to change, be right back." She announced ignoring the punk's glares and momentarily closing the door in his face.

"What do you think you're doing?" A confused/outraged Ashley muttered.

"C'mon you know you just want to forgive him and moving on" she rolled her eyes, "there's no need of being so difficult… look at what you've already made of him. He obviously came to apologize!" the diva went on with a grin, "He's all yours, baby."

"Well if you put it in this way…" The dirty diva couldn't help but smile glancing at the door for a second.

"Chop chop!" Michelle giggled literally throwing a pair of jeans from the floor into her friend's arms and shaking her head amused as the diva ran to the bathroom to change.

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"You ready?" Adam asked immediately moving forward from where he stood against the wall as soon as she appeared again.

"Yes, let's go." She said zipping up her jeans jacket.

"I wanted to bring you flowers but I found all the stores closed by the time I left the arena." He said lightly smiling.

"The Rated R superstar is becoming a hopeless romantic?" She half smiled but still avoided his eyes.

"Well I told you I'm still new at this 'boyfriend' thing but I'm working on it." He chuckled.

"But don't worry, there's no need of bringing me flowers. I'll take the ice-cream." She playfully rolled her eyes.

"You didn't wait for my match, I wanted to talk to you." He pointed out with a tone free of accusation.

"Yeah, I just wanted to end this awful night. It hasn't been the best with every one looking at me like I was God knows what kind a dirty whore, you know?" She sadly said playing with the loops of her jeans.

"I'm sorry Ash, I really am." He softly said taking her hand in his. "I shouldn't have let them go on like that… especially not when I was there with you."

"It's not your fault," she shrugged "I shouldn't have told you this… I didn't defend you with Paul at the airport this morning, so we're fair."

"Nope, we're not." He insisted, "And I'm sorry… I wanted to, I just thought that it was the best for you to not… I mean, I thought it could have been worse if I entered the picture…"

"Yeah, Michelle kinda told me."

"Hey, look at me." He said gently lifting up her chin with his finger "I'm not ashamed of you, I'd be the luckiest man alive to tell the world that you're with me. And I mean that. Got it?"

She just slowly nodded, afraid that she would have chocked on words.

"I love you Ash, and I'm sorry if I let you down." He softly said, "I'd understand if you've changed your mind… I told you I wasn't the best for you."

"What are you talking about?" She almost whispered, "Of course you are the best for me…"

"And how do you know?"

"I do." She firmly said.

"How can you be 100 percent sure?"

"Because I love you and I don't want anyone else next to me. Can you live with that, champ?"

"I guess I can." He chuckled and leaned in sweetly kissing her.

"Good to know cause I won't let Kelly win, just so you know. You're mine."

"I'm completely down with that baby." He lightly laughed holding her close.

"So can I have that ice-cream now? I'm really starving." She pouted.

"Sure, anything for you." He chuckled linking fingers with her and walking outside of the hotel.

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"You know? That totally makes up for the lack of flowers." The punk princess grinned finishing her double-chocolate cone 15 minutes later.

"I'll keep that in mind." He laughed placing his arm around her shoulders on the bench where they were sat in front of the hotel.

"So next time we fight you'll bring me that instead of flowers?" She smirked, "Cause I can't resist chocolate."

"Well I actually hope that at least next time we fight I won't be a jackass like earlier."

"You already apologized." She pointed out with a smile.

"Just for the first part of the night."

"The ice cream makes up for the second one."

"Nope," he chuckled "I'm sorry for the scene I put up… I was just…"

"What?" She asked confused as he mocked to choke.

"…Jealous of Matt Hardy. Okay, I said it. And I'm ashamed of myself. I was jealous of him."

She playfully rolled her eyes and smacked his arm. "There's no reason for you to be jealous of him, you know right? I don't want Matt, I want you."

"Yeah, I know and I'm sorry for giving you a hard time… but I don't like him. I could never like him. And I can't stand him, especially when he acts all nice around you… so I already apologize now if one of these days I'll punch him in the face if he snuggles next to you."

"He wasn't snuggling next to me." She rolled her eyes.

"Yes, he was trying to." He echoed with a roll of his eyes too.

"Well he could have tried but whatever, I'd only allow you to snuggle next to me."

"Thanks, I'm flattered baby." He laughed.

"Yeah, you should be." She giggled as he kissed her temple.

"You know that I'm just trying to protect you right? As I told Michelle earlier, I don't want to cause you any problems with the others…"

"Adam…"

"Yeah?"

"I love you and nothing could change that… so if anyone has a problem with that, even if one of my friends does, well that's not my problem anymore. I chose you and I intend to stick with this situation." She sincerely said. "I'm not ashamed of you."

"I love you." He simply stated.

"Aw, my boyfriend's so romantic!" She joked.

He playfully rolled his eyes, and then kissed her.

"Am I forgiven then?"

"Totally." She smiled. "…What?" She then asked with a puzzled expression as he laughed.

"Babe… you got ice cream on your nose."

"Oh."

"C'm here." He said still laughing and kissing the tip of her nose as she giggled.

"Oh btw…"

"What's up?"

"Michelle told me you have some excuses to make to Kenny." She said trying to hold a laugh.

"Ew I'm about to kiss you and you talk about Kenny? That's really bad for my reputation baby."

"Ooops sorry," she giggled.

"So will you shut up and let me kiss you again and again and again and again?" He smirked.

"I have all night, champ." She smiled.

"Awesome, so do I." He chuckled.


Okay, i'm quite sure that this chappie sucked lol but i hope you liked it anyway XD