Stranded
"Rusty, Casey," Ashleigh said stepping off Cappie's bed.
"Are we interrupting something," Rusty said with a hurt and confused look on his face.
"No, me and Cap were just..," Ash said
"We don't need an explanation for anything that was going on in here," Casey said with a ruthless cold expression as her eyes were still locked on Cappie.
"Casey, look I know Ashleigh told you about the two of us," Cappie said also getting up from his bed and walking towards the two emotionally hurt siblings.
"Case, you have every right to be mad, upset, and you probably want to bite the heads of dolls but," Cappie was cut off.
"Yeah I do have every right," Casey said crossing her arms and standing her ground.
"But that doesn't give you the right to trash and hurt your best friend no matter what happened or happens," Cap said turning his head to look at Ashleigh.
Ashleigh stood there as quietly and still as possible.
"Ok, fine your right just because I am mad and upset doesn't mean I should take it out on Ash," Casey said with a half smile.
"So, you forgive me and we can go back to being best friends again," Ashleigh said making her way in front of Casey.
"Hell no, but that just means I won't trash you or anything like that ," Casey said
"Ash you and Cappie hurt me bad, not by dating by lying and not telling me about your attraction sooner," Casey said with a glimpse of Cappie who's eyes were still locked to hers and never left.
"So your saying your mad but not mad enough to trash me again?" Ashleigh asked.
"What I'm saying is that even though you lied I'm sorry for yelling at you and all but we can't just magically go back to being friends I need time to process everything that just happened tonight but chances are we will still be close friends, just not as close as we were before," Casey said.
"Well I'll take it, anything that makes you not hate me anymore and can eventually learn to trust me is good enough for me," Ashleigh said with the biggest smile any of them has ever see this past night.
"Cool, so now that you two are getting back on track I would like to say something, to Ashleigh," Cappie said grabbing Ash's hands so that they were both facing each other.
"Ashleigh, we have known each other for a very long time and even though we were only friends through Casey I always had a slight interest in you," Cappie said with a smile and Ashleigh looking curious of where Cappie was going with his speech.
"Cap, what are you saying," Ashleigh said growing impatient.
"Even though we just started dating I think I and with that" , Cappie took a gulp and said, "Ashleigh I think I love you."
"WHAT," both Casey and Ashleigh screamed.
"I LOVE ASHLEIGH HOWARD," Cappie said again with a smile.
"OH MY GOD I have to go," Casey said storming out of the room without looking at either Ashleigh or Cappie.
"Wait Casey I didn't know," Ashleigh said but it was too late Casey was gone.
"Cap can we have a little chat over there," Ashleigh said noticing Rusty was still in the room.
"What the hell were you thinking pulling such a douche move like that," Ashleigh said is a hushed but angry voice so Rusty couldn't hear their conversation.
"Hold up I thought you would be cool with my idea, I mean come on what's so bad with saying I love you to you," Cappie asked.
"Are you high or something what's so bad with you saying you love me gee I don't know how about that's going way ,way over the top, what do you think this is some kind of game?" Ashleigh said turning red..
"Uh yeah isn't it, I mean it's not like I actually love you," Cappie said with a giggle.
"Yeah thank god but Casey doesn't know that and when you just said you loved me, the look in her eyes that saying I love you Ashleigh is going to repeat in her head over and over," Ashleigh said.
"That was my plan to make Casey realize she still wants to be with me," Cappie said.
"Wow you just don't get it do you," Ashleigh said with a smug.
"Look Ash," Cap said
"Excuse me but if you don't mind I think I'm going to go and find my best friend who is probably getting drunk or crying in a corner or something," Ashleigh said before walking out of the room leaving Cappie and Rusty alone.
After Ashleigh left the room was quiet. Both Rusty and Cappie didn't know what to say.
"So," Cappie finally said in an awkward tone.
"So what," Rusty said in a cold voice.
"Well Beaver made a new record for the most jell-o shots in less than an minute," Cappie said with an smile.
Rusty just scoffed Cappie.
"Relax Russ."
"Relax, how am I supposed to relax when you just broke my sisters heart yet again," Rusty said his voice raising.
"Oh, look Spitter if this is about me and Ashleigh," Cappie said but he didn't know what to say.
"In a matter of fact it is about you and Ash," Rusty said crossing his arms.
"Ok if your going to lecture me just save it ok," Cappie said walking towards his bedroom door.
"Not so fast," Rusty said stepping in between both Cappie and the door.
"Wow Russ should we take this to my bed," Cap said looking down then right back to Rusty's eyes.
"Oh shut up Cap, can you have at least one grown up conversation for once!," Rusty said in a disturbing tone.
"Ok fine, you win I'll listen," Cappie said sitting back down on his bed.
"Look Cap, I get Casey hurt you and let you down more than once like seven times but don't you think you should wait to have a girlfriend since you and Casey just broke up and should you really being going after Ashleigh her best friend and saying I love you to Ash?" Rusty asked.
"Oh I get it your jealous because me and Ashleigh are together and you were just starting to like her," Cappie said realizing that he's right.
"What me and Ashleigh is kind of irrelevant," Rusty said.
"Your dodging my question," Cappie said with a smirk.
"So are you, I asked you why you were dating Ashleigh and saying you love her when you don't mean it and your not fully committed to her when you still have feeling for my sister," Rusty said.
"Fine complete honesty," Cap said.
"That would be nice," Rusty said.
"Ok, your right I'm not fully over Casey," Cappie said lowering his head.
"Then why did you break her heart then start dating her best friend and saying something to her your not even saying because you mean it," Rusty asked.
"Ok what's with the twenty questions," Cappie said smiling.
"It's just what I'm thinking and want to know," Rusty said.
"Well those are the questions I don't want or have an answer for ok," Cappie said standing up and pacing around his room.
"Well try to you can trust me Cap." Rusty said.
"I know but," Cappie said
"Who was the one to remind our fraternity what brotherhood means, or the saying bros before hoes? You were and I and the rest of the brothers believed you when you said those things," Rusty said.
"Yeah and I meant every word," Cappie said.
"Then prove it tell me the truth," Rusty said pushing Cappie for answers.
Cappie just sighed.
"I promise not to get angry or yell or judge I care about you because you are my brother but I also care about Casey because she is my blood sister and if you tell me what's up and you say anything about Casey then I will stand up for her clear," Rusty said
"Clear," Cappie said
The room was quiet again.
"So start talking," Rusty said
"Well as you already know I am still hung up on Casey but, she can't control my life," Cappie said.
"How is Casey controlling your life?" Rusty asked.
"Because she can't leave me alone. Every time I tried to make distance between us because I needed to get over her we would just wind up finding our way back to each other and I just can't do that again," Cappie said.
"But shouldn't the finding your way back to each other prove to you both you are meant to be together?" Rusty asked.
"Spitter you just don't understand me and Casey together aren't right or good so that's why I broke up with her not because she is going to Washington and I decided to stay here but, well ok it has a little bit to do with that but when I showing her my letters and telling her that I love her listening to her say we can't be together made me realize I'm done trying and pining over her no matter how much I love her or try not to love her," Cappie said a few tears falling.
"Ok so if all of that is true why are you trying to make Casey jealous by dating her best friend and making Ash believe you truly love her?" Rusty said.
"Where did that come from. I just told you what is on my mind and the truth and now you think I have some plan to get Casey back?" Cappie said trying to cover up that his brother is on to him and what he just stated was true.
"When you set your mind to something there's no going back and when you talked about Casey at Doblers before the sound of your voice and the look in your eyes, you could totally see your still in love with her and you don't want to let her go, so yeah I think you are trying to make Casey jealous and using Ashleigh to do it which is uncool," Rusty said.
"Wow you deserve a badge shirlock holmes," Cappie smiled.
"See your making jokes so I am right," Rusty said.
"News flash I always make jokes," Cappie said.
"You know what Russ it's really late can't we just talk about this more tomorrow morning," Cappie asked.
"What is it your bed time already," Rusty asked.
"No but it has been a long day and I promise to give you an answer in the morning I am just really exhausted ok," Cap said.
"Fine," Rusty said.
"But just one more thing," Rusty said standing up and looking at Cappie by the door.
"Look dude if it's about Casey I said I'll give you answers tomorrow," Cappie said getting annoyed that Rusty wouldn't leave.
"It's not about Casey, it's about Ashleigh?" Rusty said hesitant.
"Fine but I can't promise you an answer," Cappie said.
"Fair enough but I hope you can answer it," Rusty said.
"Ok shoot," Cappie said.
"Do you truly love Ash or do you just feel obligated to because you want to feel that same feeling you had with Casey?" Rusty asked sighing.
Cappie was silent.
"It's ok if you don't answer, but if you are saying and dating Ashleigh for all the wrong reasons, you are going to be one disliked person from a lot of people." Rusty said.
"I really hope your not tugging Ash along because she doesn't deserve it, think about who your hurting and think about yourself, you really want your supposed last senior year of college memory to be hated by the people you love most because you screwed up and wouldn't grow up?" Rusty asked.
"Goodnight or good morning Cap, and I really don't want to be right about any of this," Rusty said closing the door as he left Cappie's room leaving Cappie sitting there alone and deprived.
"I'm sorry Ash I'm breaking a rule, I need help and I know exactly who to see," Cappie said as he grabbed his car keys and jacket and ran out of his room like his life depended on it.
After forty-five minutes of searching Ashleigh finally found Casey at a bar alone fifeteen minutes away from Cyprus.
"There you are, I've been looking all over town for you," Ashleigh said setting her purse and keys on the bar table and taking a seat next to her best friend.
"Ho ray you found me," Casey said drunk.
"Ugh you reek of alcohol Case," Ashleigh said plugging her nose.
"Well you would be drowning yourself in vodka too if the one person you thought you would be spending the rest of your life with said I love you to your best friend," Casey said looking at Ashleigh.
"Casey I am so sorry," Ash said.
"Save it ok, I really wanted to forgive you but now after Cappie just took the next step with you all I can think about is you two living happily ever after and that kills me inside," Casey said crying.
"Case I never wanted this to happen, I just thought that I could cook up a scheme into you falling back in love with Cappie so I offered to be his "girlfriend" for as long as it takes so you can realize your everything and nothing without Cappie," Ashleigh said sighing a sigh of relief getting that off her chest.
"Ok one, I never stopped loving Cappie and two what are you talking about a scheme?" Casey asked.
"Long story," Ash said.
"Well condense it," Casey said.
"How about we talk somewhere else," Ashleigh said getting up from her seat.
"No, no we can talk here oh I know why don't we do our girl grind dance together," Casey said getting up and then falling on the ground.
"Oh right I almost forgot your drunk so whatever I say you won't remember," Ashleigh said looking down at Casey who was laughing and chugging down another vodka bottle.
"Case look at me," Ashleigh said grabbing the bottle away from her.
"Hey that's not nice, you know what Ash I can't deal with you right now so I am just going to go back to the ZBZ house," Casey said putting all of her weight on her seat she fell out of trying to stand up.
"Casey your in no condition to drive home let alone leave here," Ashleigh said.
"Your not my mother and if you won't let me drive home I'll walk home," Casey said in an enthusiastic tone.
"Yeah that would work out, what if some hobo wants money and instead of giving him a dollar bill you accidentally give him a one hundred dollar bill, or if some guy see's you've had too much to drink and that your vulnerable and decides to take advantage of you?" Ashleigh said.
"God can you stop running my life," Casey said wobbling towards to bar doors.
"I am just trying to look out for you Case," Ashleigh said grabbing her arm.
"Look out for me! "You stopped looking out for me when you started loving Cappie!" Casey yelled as she walked out of the bar.
"CASEY!" Ashleigh yelled going after Casey.
"Go away I don't want your help," Casey said right before leaning over a garbage bag and puking in it.
"Oh that's not pretty," Ashleigh said with a greenish expression on her face.
"See completely under control," Casey said after throwing up all of her insides and laying on the cold dirty walkway floor.
''Case please let me help you back," Ashleigh said kneeling down beside her.
"Fine but as long as I can ask you a question first?" Casey said.
"Deal, Ashleigh said with a small smile. Now let's get you home before you do something regretful."
"Ok," Casey said.
After finally getting Casey in the car Ashleigh left her in the car alone luckily Casey was to tired to stay awake. Ashleigh took a walk down the street. He didn't feel like walking to far in case Casey woke up.
As Ash passed by families and couples she thought about Cappie.
"How can he go that far and say I love you to me," Ashleigh said to herself.
Before she can answer her own question she came upon a scrawny curly haired guy sitting at a bench looking up at the sky.
"Hey what are you doing here," Ashleigh said to Rusty but instead of replying with words he leaned in and gave Ash a passionate kiss.
PLEASE REVIEW! Sorry it's been awhile since I uploaded a chapter and sorry if this story is a little fluff it's not the best chapter. Anyway love your comments and the're appreciated.