Disclaimer: I sadly do not own South of Nowhere. Tom Lynch does; I'm just borrowing them for my own amusement and yours. I however do own the unfamiliar characters.
Summery: Ashley has never had a roommate until her senior year at Dogwood Academy. Now she is thrown together with Spencer... Ashley wants Spencer but Spencer is questioning everything her new roommate tells her all because of rumors. Spashely, OC/OC, Madison/OC
Author's Note: Another chapter up. Sorry about the wait. My girl got me Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock. Had to beat it when I got it. Plus a major case of writers block. Like bad enough that I couldn't read anything. But I've pushed this chapter out just to move it on. I've came up with an idea for a chapter but can't seem to remember if we've ever found out Ashley's birthday. If any one knows drop me a line with it. Thanks. Keep the reviews comin'.
Later that night after much whining by Ashley and Faith, the group agreed to a Grease marathon.
"Can we not do this?" Spencer whined, already sick of the movie although they have not gotten past Sandy leaving.
"Please. Make it stop." Keira screamed, covering her ears hearing the beginning of Summer Lovin'.
Over the whining about the movie, Faith and Ashley sang every song loud and proud as Gregor sang the male parts having fun with the girls. Finally near the end of it Keira curled up next to Faith and fell asleep from all her whining. As the movie ended, Ashley moved to put the second movie into the huge home theatre system.
"Ash you can sit with me, that way Madison and Gregor can get off the floor. If that's okay with you." Spencer offered sliding over on her own bed to make room for the brown-eyed girl.
"Sure. Mads, take my bed." Ashley ordered, sitting next to the blonde, who curled up next to her. She laid back against the headboard allowing Spencer to lay her head against her shoulder and she wrapped her arm around the blondes' shoulder holding her close.
Spencer just laid there listening to Ashley's raspy voice weave a web using the story on the television lulling her into a daydream. When Michelle Pfeiffer started into 'Cool Rider' Spencer started singing softly causing Ashley to stop and listen to the blonde sing the song. Her eyes were closed, adding emotion to the song not noticing that the others were staring at her singing along with the turning point of the movie. Ashley moved her head closer to the blonde noticing that every time she sung certain words they were opposite of what the movie stated. "Well, I'm lookin' for a dream on a mean machine With hell in his eyes. I want a devil in skin tight leather, And he's gonna be wild as the wind." Came out as "Well, I'm lookin' for a dream on a mean machine With hell in her eyes. I want a devil in skintight leather,
And she's gonna be wild as the wind." Causing Ashley to smile and knew whom she was singing to even if she did not know whom was listening. Once the song ended, Spencer went quiet pretending that she never sang, never was heard, never made Ashley Davies night with just one song.
Somewhere during the movie Spencer had finally fell asleep on Ashley causing the shorter girls' arm to become numb and tingling. When the tingling started, the awake girl looked down at to find the blonde asleep on her. 'She is an angel. I guess I'm going to actually sleep with a girl.' Smirking at her thought, 'I guess there's a first time for everything.' Using her free arm to cover them both up and snuggled in to join the blonde in dreamland.
Walking into class the next day Spencer laid their reports on Dr. Shavers' desk as the rest of the group continued back to their seats. Just before class started, Dr Shaver reviewed the reports.
"Ms Carlin there is only 3 reports here. Where are the rest?" She demanded, placing the reports back on her desk.
"Ma'am you never stated that each of us needed to do an report. You stated that you wanted all six of us to do a report. And we did. Ashley and I did one. Faith and Keira did another. And Madison and Gregor did the last one. We did follow your directions. There are three reports done by six students. As you requested ma'am." Spencer stated, standing up to show respect to her teacher and at the end sat back waiting to be told she was wrong.
"Ms. Carlin you are correct. And since you handed all three reports together, you get the treat together." Their faces lit up with joy, "Until the class is finished with the classic, you have free period. Now get out of my classroom. Check in every day, just so I can count you. Oh and Davies make sure you are at the afternoon training. That makes all of you." That was the last thing the group heard as they flew out of the room.
"Oh my goddess! I can't believe we just did that. How did you remember what she told us?" Faith asked, laughing hard on how they just got of Lit. Class.
"I've got a photographic memory. If I've heard it, read it or saw it, I'll remember it." Spencer answered, side glancing at Ashley. "So what time is training tonight?"
"5:30 is the afternoon session. Why?" Ashley asked, stopping underneath a set of trees outside of the dorms. Sitting down she pulled out a notebook from her backpack. "Sit down. Enjoy the day."
The group sat down, Gregor held Madison with her back against his chest as they started doing their pre-calc homework. Keira laid with her head on Faith's lap as they read their government assignment. Spencer just leaned up against the tree watching the clouds pass over. Ashley sat there watching the group pair off wondering why her angel was not anywhere near. "Hey NC." She whispered to the blonde breaking her out of her trance.
"Yeah, Hollywood?" She asked, turning to look into her chocolate eyes.
"Let's go for a drive." The brunette's voice demanded yet giving the blonde a look that told her she could disagree.
"Okay." She agreed, grabbing her book bag from beside her. "Get up."
"Sure. Hey guys I'll be back in time for training." Ashley told the group, grabbing Spencers' hand pulling her towards the garage.
"Shouldn't you grab your bag?"
"Nope, Faith will take care of it." She stated opening the side door; they used the night before. "Now here's the hard part. What to take?" she muttered under her breath, her eyes bouncing between her Porsche, a large Dodge Dakota and the room that held her motorcycles.
"Not the bikes please." Spencer asked, staring in fear of the room that held the bikes.
"Okay, babe. The Dakota then, come on." Pulling her keys out, she unlocked the big truck and held open the passengers' door for Spencer. "M'lady." She stated with a fake British accent. Once the blonde was inside, she quickly ran around and started the truck, pressing the button that opened the garage door and crept out of the large building. "So Spence where would you like to go?"
"Where ever you want." She answered, watching the scenery fly by.
"The trails it is." Shifting the truck into 4-wheel drive, turning into the woods onto a trail that was barely there, taking Spencers' hand again holding it as her other one shifted the gears on the truck while steering with the same hand.
"Ash?" The blonde received a grunt to continue, "You know a lot about me and I don't know that much about you. Why do you hate your parents?"
"Who said I hated my parents?" She asked trying to play it off, although she had a feeling the blonde was not going to drop the subject.
"When you told me who you were. It was the look on your face when you told me who they were. It was a look of hatred. I just thought you hated your parents." She started out strong as if she was telling a fact but slowly her voice became more like a whisper like she was telling a secret.
"You're partially right. I hate my mother but my dad well…" She paused, taking her hand out of the lighter girls'. "He is never really there for me but when he is, he's there for me a hundred percent."
"Oh. I know how that is."
"Tell me about your family. Your parents, any siblings?" Ashley asked, trying to divert the conversation away from her.
"My dad's the coolest. Always there at least up until he got the coaching job, that was the end of…" She just trailed off looking as the trees blared together as they entered a clearing. "God, it's beautiful."
Bringing the truck to a stop and parking it, Ashley turned to Spencer and asked, "Come on, I wanna show ya something."
Both girls exited the truck with Ashley walking around to wait for Spencer at the front of the truck. Grabbing the taller girls' hand, pulling her towards the tree line, stopping momentary to listen for the running water took off towards the sound. "Close your eyes." Placing her hands over Spencer's ocean eyes, walking closer to the rushing water. Waiting a few moments to take in the scenery, she removed her hands.
"Oh, my god. It beautiful." Spencer gasped, holding her hand over her mouth.