Here is my latest fic, hope you like it.

I'm gonna dedicate it to my Rock Star!

Face Down

Prologue

You ever have moments in your life you wish you could take back? Well I have, many many moments. Some big, some small, some utterly life changing.

I used to always think that whatever happened just happened and that there was shit all you could do about it. I never gave a shit about the past, I figured it was something I couldn't change so why give myself an ulcer stressing about it. I mean I loved my few close friends, they were my family, but I never really gave a shit about what happened to me. I guess I was really kind of apathetic (hell yeah big word, do I get a gold star now?).

I had a man-eating, bitch of a mother who never had any time for me and a rock star absentee father who spent a grand total of like four months with me since I was eight. No one really ever gave a shit about me so I stopped caring too. I guess it hurt a hell of a lot less. All that changed for me when I met and then fell in love with one girl.

Suddenly I gave a shit. I cared what she thought. I cared what happened to her and to me. I started thinking about the future and what I wanted. She crashed through my life and changed me in really major ways, but my God I wouldn't take back any of it. She made me want to be better. She made me care again and brought me to life. I had always thought I was living my life, but I so wasn't and it took her to show me that.

My name is Ashley Davies and I'm gonna tell you a story. It's the story of a journey, the path I had to stumble down to get here. Hope you get something out of it…I know I did.

Chapter One – New Girl In Town

"My God why did I even bother showing up today?" I said in a bored voice as I sprawled across a table in the quad at King High in L.A. My lovely friends all completely ignored my whining, which I guess is fair enough seeing as I whine a lot when I actually turn up to school. My younger sister Kyla rolled her eyes at me and turned her attention back to our friend Chelsea who was sitting beside her.

I scowled when not one of the jackasses I hang with bothered responding and closed my eyes as I stretched out across the table. I don't care if they were trying to eat their lunch, they can do it from their laps.

"Yo Bitches, 'sup?" Ridley called out as she shoved me over and took a seat beside me on the table.

"You know you're white right Rid?" I teased as I pulled myself into a sitting position and smirked at the girl sitting beside me.

"Girl why you gotta be steppin' on me like that?" Everyone at the table started laughing, Ridley the loudest, her short golden brown hair swinging around her shoulders as she rocked with laughter.

"You are such a tool Rid!" I said jokingly, shaking my head.

"Yeah but you totally love me anyway!" Ridley countered with a huge, irresistible smile on her face.

"Lucky for you!" Aiden chimed in, ducking just in time to miss Ridley's hand as it aimed for his head. Ridley stuck out her tongue at Aiden and then jumped up squealing, making everyone at our table jump and grab our chests. Ridley ignored us all, as per usual, and scrambled off the table to bound over to a blonde girl who was standing across the quad, arms crossed and smirking over at Ridley.

"Damn she's hot!" Aiden and I said simultaneously as Ridley reached the unknown blonde girl and embraced her.

"Spencer Marie Carlin! What the fuck is your gorgeous ass doing in Lala land?" Ridley shouted. The blonde, who I'm assuming is Spencer (sexy name huh?), beamed and pulled Ridley into another hug.

After they separated Ridley literally dragged the blonde closer and I gotta say this girl was even more beautiful up close! She had the most intense ocean blue eyes I had ever seen and in her tight, ripped grey jeans, midriff baring band-t and red Converses she was just fuck-worthy!

"Hey cock-suckers," I flipped her off, "this blonde bombshell is one of my most favourite people from my Ohio days and my very bestest friend. May I present the wonderful, the dead sexy and certifiably crazy Spencer Carlin," Ridley announce.

Spencer blushed and smiled at us before turning to Ridley and saying dryly, "Thanks Rid now they all think I'm as fucked up as you!" Everyone laughed and I hung back so I could watch the introductions and observe the hotness that was Spencer Carlin.

"So this big bad of steroidy-muscles is Aiden, this wittle pixie is Kyla, this gorgeous one with the fro is my home-girl Chelsea, the Latina diva is Madison and lastly the brunette rock goddess here is Ashley."

Spencer's eyes locked on mine and she gave me the biggest and sexiest grin I have ever seen. I grinned back, crinkling my nose and took a step closer to Spencer, "So Carlin what brings you to L.A.? I'm sure it wasn't Ridley, people tend to leave states to get away from her not move into one to get closer," I smirked over at Ridley who gave me a mock glare.

Spencer giggled, note to self must make her laugh more coz it is totally hot! "Well my Mom got a job out here so she and Dad pack up me and my brothers and well here we are. Ridley here is just a bonus, it was too normal in Ohio after she bailed." Spencer smiled affectionately at Ridley, who actually dropped her goofy shit for a second and smiled affectionately back. Hmm I wonder if they were ever a couple…I must investigate. Hell what was I thinking I don't even know if Spencer is gay or straight.

"Hey shit yeah, where is Clay and Glen? I haven't seen those bitches since I was whipping their asses at guitar hero back in O H I O!" Ridley exclaimed excitedly. Spencer craned her neck and surveyed the quad. Clearly finding what she was looking for she bounded over to a pair of guys eating lunch, dragging them to their feet and towards our group.

"Ridalicious? My God did you get hot!" The curly haired blonde guy with Spencer said.

"Nice try Glen, but I don't so much do the guys anymore," Ridley said with her hands on her hips.

"Well it is a great loss to guys everywhere and a huge gain for the ladies!" Ridley laughed as she pulled Glen into a warm hug. She let him go and turned to envelope a cute black guy in a bone-crushing hug of his own.

"Clay fucking Carlin! You became a spunk! When'd that happen?" The guy who must be Clay looked shyly at his feet, but not before checking Chelsea out…hmm might I detect a potential hook up? I'm guessing Clay is either adopted or Mama Carlin had a thang with the mailman. I'll go with adopted.

Ridley quickly introduced the two guys to the group and they all broke up into little sub-groups to chat. Aiden quickly monopolised Spencer (yeah kinda pissed me off, not gonna lie) while Ridley and Madison grilled Glen and Kyla and Chelsea chatted to Clay.

I moved closer to Spencer and Aiden, hoping that I'd find her unimpressed by the big doofus. I mean I love the guy, he's one of my best friends, but he really is a giant dip shit. As I got closer I saw Aiden in full flirt mode. Now either Spence was just being polite or she was actually interested in muscle boy.

Aiden reached out and put a hand on her thigh, fuck he moves fast even by my standards! Spencer looked up at him and not so subtly slid his paw off her. "Hey Aiden you seem like a nice guy and I see us being friends but just so there's no confusion between us, this (she pointed between the two of them) is not going to happen. Sorry buddy."

"What? Why?" Aiden asked looking pathetically confused.

Spencer laughed and glanced over at Ridley who had caught the exchange. Ridley just shrugged and giggled. Spencer rolled her eyes, "Dude it's not gonna happen because I'm gay. I prefer my dates with less body hair and tits." Spencer and Ridley burst into hysterical laughter and I did an internal happy dance. Aiden shook his head and grinned at Spencer as he gave her a high five.

"Friends is second choice but I'll take it," Aiden said as her joined in the girls' laughter.

I chuckled, damn this girl is sassy, and I like it! I moved to her side and smirked at her, "You'll have to forgive meat-head here he hits on everyone, even our forty year old English teacher." Spencer threw back her head and laughed. Hehe I got her to laugh again…so hot!

"Hey! She is so not forty! She is like…37 at the absolute oldest!" Aiden tried to defend himself, causing the rest of us to roar with laughter. That boy is such a dumb ass.

Not too long after the bell rang and we all started heading off to our respective classes. "So Carlin what class do you have now?" I asked as I fell into step beside Spencer.

Spencer grimaced and said, "Biology with a Mr. Reed." I felt my face break out into a huge smile, "Hmm well I guess it's your lucky day because you get to share the next fifty minutes with me!"

Spencer chuckled and raised an eyebrow at me, "Well you're modest aren't you Ashley?"

I grinned harder and was about to reply…ok so I was about to flirt, when Ridley sprang up between us and draped an arm around both of us, "Bitches! What do you say, movie night at my house tonight? Seeing as tomorrow is the teacher conference thingy and we don't have to be in this crap hole I say we eat lots of junk, watch some bitchin movies and you losers can get to know the wonder that is Spencer and I get to catch up on the latest. C'mon you know you wanna!"

Spencer let out a musical pearl of laughter and leaned into Ridley, made me wish I was the one in the middle. "You know I'm in, you had me at bitches," Spencer smirked cheekily at Ridley who pecked her on the cheek and bounded off across the quad calling over her shoulder, "I'll invite the hoes and homies, you just be at mine after school."

Spencer and I laughed, "My God she hasn't changed at all! She was exactly the same back in Ohio."

"Yeah she's a fuck-nut but we love her anyway."

We walked the rest of the way to biology laughing at Ridley's many exploits. We wandered in and I dragged Spencer to sit next to me, thankfully pre-empting the emo kid who usually tried to take that seat. I have to say it was the best bio ever. Spencer made everything fun, that girl is all sass and a wicked sense of humour. And hell with her help I actually understood what ole' pit-stains Reed was rambling on about, a first for me.

As it turned out me and Spencer actually had all but one class together. Maybe I would actually start to like school and get my ass to class…hey I know it's not likely but shut up I can totally get motivated to go to school, especially if there is a hot blonde in most of my classes.

As the afternoon wore on me and Spencer got on better and better. We just had so much in common and I couldn't believe how comfortable and connected I felt with her. I'll admit the first second I saw her I was thinking of the quickest way to get in her pants…well she is extremely hot. But after spending time with her that afternoon at school I felt a deep connection to the beautiful blonde.

After calculus, which was thankfully our last class of the day, we were walking out of school together. "Hey Carlin can I give you a ride to Ridley's? You can dish up some more dirt on Rid before we get to her place," I asked hoping the hot girl beside me would say yes.

"Yeah sounds good to me. I just gotta meet my brothers and tell them I won't be getting a lift with them. Apparently Ridley already called my Mom and told her not to expect me home tonight," Spencer shook her head smiling fondly, "She is so lucky my Mom is cool and loves her so much!"

I laughed, "Fucking lucky there is only one Ridley huh?"

"Fuck yeah! One of her is more than enough," Spencer said as we burst out laughing.

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