Thank you for the reviews. I know it's been a few months since I last updated, but I've been busy. School is taking up majority of my time, but I have a week's vacation, so plenty of time to write. Yay. I will say that I have a few ideas for some other stories regarding Spinelli and the Ashleys'. Now back to the reviews.

3rdstreet: Yes, it will be interesting to see what the gang will say about the gang will have to say about Ashley S.

Storytime22: yes, I came back. I wasn't going to ditch this story, or my loyal readers

Guest: yes, the hair color is a surprise, though no one will be more surprised than T.J. Imagine what will happen once she turns full-on-blonde. They are definitely getting the most out of the fresh start. Ha-ha, yes there's a bit of irony in Ashley thinking that Spinelli got her style from her mom.

Now onto the chapter

Chapter 20: First day of school

Spinelli had just gotten home and finally got a good look at her room. Nothing of it resembled her old room, which she couldn't remember. The room now had pink walls, posters of boybands, a white dresser and closet, a purple desk, and a purple makeup table. There were also some white shelves hanging on the walls, where she could put up photos of her and her new friends. It all screamed girly girl, just like her new look. Her schedule for the first semester had also arrived, along with her locker combo.

She then looked at her mail and saw letters and post cards from her old friends. They had all written to her over the last three months, telling her about their summers. She hadn't had a chance to look at her email, to see if her old friends had written to her there.

She was going to unpack her new clothes and accessories when the front door was knocked on. Her mom was quick to say. "I'll get it"

Standing at the front door was T.J Detweiler, who said. "Is Spinelli, I mean Ashley home." He said cringing that he had to use the name Ashley in front of her parents but knew that it would be confusing if he said Spinelli in front of her parents.

Flo then responded. "Yes, she's home, but she's busy unpacking, and besides, she's tired. It's her first-time being home in 3 months, so it's not a good idea to see her now. She needs to rest before school starts tomorrow."

"But I was hoping I could see her. I haven't seen her since before the summer started."

"You can see her tomorrow at school."

"Uhm, we made plans to walk together to school before summer vacation." ยจ

"Huh, Ashley never mentioned any plan. She actually already has plans to catch a ride from one of her friends."

"Wait which friend."

"Oh, Ashley Armbruster. Our Ashley told us this today."

"Wait, friends. The two of them can't stand one another."

"Well whatever issue they had with each other is gone, since they spend all summer together."

"Wait what."

"Yes, Ashley Armbruster was so generous to take in our Ashley at the beginning of the season while she recovered from her broken leg. The two have become inseparable since then. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some unpacking to do myself. You can see Ashley tomorrow at school, where you can catch up with her." Flo then shut the door in his face.

Meanwhile, Spinelli couldn't find space for all her new clothes. She just had to pick what she liked best, and then put the rest in one of her suitcases.

Afterwards, she went downstairs, just as her mom had closed the front door. "Who was that at the door." She asked her mom.

"Oh, that was T.J Detweiler. He wanted to see you, but I told him that you were tired and busy." Her mom answered.

"Oh, okay. Guess that makes sense. Besides, I'll see him tomorrow at school. I was just coming down to check my email, since I haven't checked it in 3 months."

"Oh yeah sure honey. You know with you starting middle school, it'll only make sense for you to get your own computer." Flo said.

"Oh vow, really. But I thought that you couldn't afford one for me, and that we had to share the one in the living room."

"Well, we haven't in the past, but with your father's new investments and business with Mr. Armbruster I believe that we can afford one for you now, but only after the money from the investment comes in. Besides, you've been on your best behavior all summer. Not one complaint, so I believe that you earned the computer. In fact, keep up this behavior, and you might even get a cell phone"

"Oh vow, that's, like, so cool. I, like, cannot wait to get my own computer, and I will definitely keep up this behavior. I, like, cannot wait to tell Ashley A about all of this. Well, I have to go check my email." Spinelli said.

Spinelli then went to go check her email. There were plenty of emails addressed to her, from her old gang, asking how she is, and what is going on with her, and why she isn't answering them back. But they all called her Spinelli in their emails, and her name was Ashley S. That's who she felt like she was, and they would just have to accept that. It's not like she planned on being close to them. She had the Ashleys' now. She knew that by staying with Ashley A all summer, it meant not being in contact with anybody else. But she hadn't been bored. She thought about writing them back, but tomorrow was the first day of middle school. There were good chances that she would see them there, so she went back up to her room to read a fashion magazine and decide on what to wear to school.

After a while, she decided on a light pink dress with a white cardigan, white headband, and pink wedges. Ashley A had told her that she would switch color from pink to red so that Spinelli could wear pink, since the color suited her better, especially with her now light brown hair, that she would dye blonde after a couple of months. All in all, she was excited to be starting middle school, and as an Ashley non-the-less.

The next day

The following day, Spinelli had gotten up earlier than she had in the past, but she knew she had to get up early in order to get breakfast, and to get properly dressed, and do both her hair and makeup, so that she would look presentable as an Ashley.

She had started with getting a shower, where she washed her hair with shampoo and conditioner, just as Ashley A had showed her. After the shower, she put on facial cream and body cream. Then she put on a robe to do her makeup and hair. Her makeup consisted of blush pink eyeshadow, black mascara, red rouge blush, rose pink lipstick and bubblegum pink lip-gloss. As for her hair, she lightly curled it, so it was tight wavy. Once she was satisfied with that, she put on the dress, cardigan, headband, wedges, and jewelry. Just in time for breakfast.

She eventually came down for breakfast, and saw that it was eggs for breakfast, which was unusual for their family, but she was pleased non-the-less. She knew that she had eat healthy if she wanted to remain in shape and stay an Ashley. Her mom was happy when she walked into the kitchen and saw her daughter wearing something feminine.

Her daughter being feminine was something she had always wanted but feared wasn't going to come true. Even though it still took some getting used to, but she was happy. Her daughter was now feminine and well-behaved, and hopefully wouldn't get into trouble like she did in elementary school. But she always knew that if her Ashley could get some more feminine friends, then they could rub off on her, and they clearly have. She then started speaking. "Oh Ashley, I just love your new look, and I am so happy that you and Ashley A have become so inseparable over the summer."

"Me too mom. I am, like, so excited to do all these new stuff with Ashley A, B, T and Q." She said, and after a while, she started talking again. "Well, I have to go brush my teeth. Ashley A could be here any minute." And with that she left the table.

And she ended up being right. Ashley A was at her house with her car and chauffer. Spinelli then grabbed her new backpack and said goodbye to her parents before she walked out to her new bff. She then greeted Ashley A, who was wearing an outfit similar to hers, only difference is, it was red and black.

While sitting in the backseat, Ashley A started talking. "Okay, so are you, like, excited Ashley S."

"I am, like, totes excited Ashley A. We're, like, so going to rule middle school."

"You know it. So, like, what did Detweiler, like, say about your appearance."

"I, like, haven't seen him or the others yet, But I, like, don't care what he has to say, once I see him at school."

"Well, that's, like, so good, and I will, like, of course pick you up and drive you home every day. Oh look, we're here. Ready for middle school."

"So ready"

Ashley A was right. They were there, at the middle school. The other Ashleys' were already waiting for them. The five of them were walking together to their home room, shocking the people who had previously known Spinelli before the summer.

She walked in and took a seat, right next to Ashley A.

The teacher then came in and started doing name roll. Eventually he came to S. "Spinelli, Ashley."

"Here." Spinelli said, raising her perfectly manicured hand, shocking everyone, but four people, in the room, with five of them almost shouting. "What." Those five being T.J, Gus, Gretchen, Vince, and Mikey, all barely hanging with their mouths open.

Next up: the reunion everyone has been waiting for.

So, that was it for chapter 20. Hope you all enjoyed it.

Please R/R and let me know what you think

I do not own Recess or its characters.

I know I said that Spinelli was going to reunite with the gang in this chapter, but I already had so much stuff in this chapter, so it'll have to wait until next chapter.

On another note, I will begin to write the beginning of my next story, where I will write three versions, and post them on DeviantArt, and then you can all decide which version you like best, and I will use that one for my story.