Author's Note: I own nothing. I wish I owned Lucas though. (:
With red faces, the two blondes walked into the kitchen, hand in hand. The kitchen was mostly white, with granite countertops, and all of the appliances were silver. Lucas sat on the kitchen bar, which was across from the kitchen sink. He sat and just stared out the window, and wondered why today had to be so gloomy. Luc was in a trance when he heard his blonde best friend trying to get his attention, so he quickly snapped out of it.
"What, Ash?" Lucas sputtered, finally coming back to reality.
"I said 'Do you want a grilled cheese and pizza goldfish?'" Ashley said, laughing.
"Sure, Ashley – I'll help you." He stated while getting up and walking over to Ashley, who was now looking out the same window that Lucas was before.
"It's so depressing outside…" Ashley sighed, with her elbow on the counter, her chin in her hand.
"I know," Lucas started "are you having fun, Ash?"
"Why wouldn't I be having fun? I'm here with you – my favorite person in the whole wide word!" Ashley smiled. Lucas bit his lip and flashed one of his signature smiles at his best friend. He grabbed her hand, and pulled her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around him, and placed her head on his shoulder. He leaned against the kitchen counter, and ran one of his pale hands through her blonde hair. She sighed tickled his side, making him smile even more. Lucas stopped playing with her hair and tickled her waist, making both of them laugh hysterically. They were having a lot of fun, until their moment was ruined by Ashley's cellphone ringing.
I can't take my eyes off of you
I know you feel the same way too,
Yeah
I can't take my eyes off of you
All it took was one look
for a dream come true
"Hold on a second Lucas" Ashley said, pulling out her cellphone.
"Hello? Hey Jared! No, really? Aw, thanks Jared. You're cute too!" Ashley blushed wildly, as Lucas' heart sank from in front of her. His smile quickly faded, although he tried not to show it. Ashley happily squealed and said goodbye just before she shut her purple sidekick.
"Lucas!" She squealed once again "Jared told me he liked me!" She clapped her hands and bounced.
"Congratulations Ashley." Lucas flatly said which made Ashley's smile fade.
"Aren't you happy for me Lucas?" she pouted, scared that her best friend – the first person she told – wouldn't approve.
"I am happy for you. Jared is a lucky guy to have an amazing girl like you." Lucas said, putting on a happy face for his friend, so she could still be excited. The truth was, his heart was shattering with every word Ashley said – but he couldn't show it to her.
"Thanks Lukey! Do you want to make lunch now?" she said, being even happier than she was before.
"Sure. Let's start with the grilled cheeses." Lucas said, trying to cheer himself up for Ashley. She skipped over to the refrigerator and took the butter and cheese out from the door.
"The bread is in that drawer below the cutting board, and the pans are in the drawer to the right of the sink." Ashley instructed as she set the grilled cheese ingredients on the counter. Lucas went through the drawers, which was weird because he didn't even know who lived in the house. He only knew that it was Ashley's aunt, and that she was a neat freak. Everything in the kitchen was so easy to find, it made Lucas' kitchen look like a pigsty.
They fried up the bread with the butter and cheese in place, while the pizza flavored goldfish crackers sat on a plate on the counter. As they were eating lunch, they chatted about High School Musical, and how they were going to be having another meeting later on this week.
When they were done, Ashley looked at the clock and gasped. "Lucas! It's already 4:00! I thought we were going to have enough time for another dip in the pool, but I have an appointment at 4:30. Would you mind leaving now with me?"
"Not at all." Lucas said as he threw his plate and napkin into the trashcan. They grabbed their things from outside, locked up the house, and got into Lucas' red Hyundai Elantra. (A/N: We used to have that car, same color too. Haha, it's cute.)
The car ride was really quiet, neither of them really knew what to say. When they arrived at Lucas' house, Ashley hopped out and ran around the car to the driver's side door. She ran and practically threw herself into Lucas' arms.
"Thank you so much for being happy for me Lucas" Ashley whispered.
"No problem, Ashley. Drive safe." He said, releasing her rather quickly. He wanted no more than to hold her in his arms forever, and tell her that he loved her. However, Lucas knew that Ashley was falling for Jared, and that they were only friends, so he didn't.
After she left, he walked back into his house, and plopped on the couch in the livingroom, with his head in his hands. "Why didn't I tell her first?" was all he could think about.
Author's Note: Ah, here comes the drama. (: Please rate and review. You're going to see some new people in the next chapter.