A/N: So, with all this craziness about gay marriage it gave me inspiration to write this little epilogue to my CamxAsh fic. I hope you enjoy~
"C-Can you believe this?" Ash stuttered, cuddling under the arm of his four-year partner.
"No, no I can't."
Ash and Cam watched in awe as thousands of people stood with signs and posters protesting the right for two men or two women to get married. They had offensive signs saying things from 'being gay is wrong' to 'all gays are going to hell' to much worse. How can they say that stuff? They don't understand the love two men or women can have for each other. They will never understand that it doesn't matter. That God loves all of us, no matter who we are attracted to. How can they judge us, by who we love?
"We've been together for four years, Cam. Four years and we can't get married legally. But a man and a woman who are drunk in Vegas or who have been divorced five times before can get married, freely." Ash signed, holding back tears.
"They are trying to stop two people from loving each other."
"Exactly." Ash whispered.
The news camera cut to the polar opposite side of the spectrum. The people for gay marriage. The ones with the red, equal sign t-shirts. The ones with the positive, 'equality for all' signs. The ones who are against this modern day segregation.
"I want to go and protest." Ash sighed.
"Babe, you know I would in a heart beat, but we can't afford to leave the village right now and go on an extravagant trip.. I wanna at least do something though."
It was as if a lightbulb turned on in Ash's head. His eyes light up and he almost jumped off the couch. He looked up at Cam who looked somewhat startled.
"We CAN do something! We can make gay marriage legal here in the village!"
"How? By talking to the mayor?"
"Sure, why not? He knows us, he knows our situation, and we can tell him we think it's unfair that we can't get married just because we are the first gay couple in Bluebell!"
"Okay, sure. I will go to talk to him with you, but I honestly don't think he is going to change the law until the rest of the country forces him to. He hasn't had any experience with this before either."
"Well, we should be the ones who make it so you can be open in Bluebell!"
"Let's just take it one step at a time."
"I know, but this means a lot to us, so we have to be very pushy. This is going to be a great thing. We will go tomorrow." Ash smiled and laid his head on Cam's lap.
Cam gently brushed his fingers through Ash's hair and smiled to himself. He always thought Ash was so cute when he got all excited about things he was passionate about. He loved Ash more than anything and getting married would be the greatest thing on Earth.
"But right now, it's really late. We should go to bed, huh?" Cam reached to grab the remote and switch the TV off.
The boys sat in silence for a second before Cam spoke, "You know I love you so much, right?"
"Of course. I love you more." Ash whispered.
Ash turned his head to kiss Cam softly on the lips. The boys continued the kiss as they laid down fully on the bed. Ash wrapped his arms around Cam and they both let their minds wander until sleep overcame them.
"Let's go! Let's go! Cam, c'mon wake up!" Ash yelled while shaking his sleeping boyfriend.
"It's so early.." Cam grunted.
"I know, but we have to go talk to Rutger now while he isn't busy!"
The boys quickly ate breakfast, got dressed, and headed over to the town hall. Hand in hand they knocked on the door. The two looked at each other nervously and took a deep breath. Ash bit his lip and Cam straightened his hat with his free hand. The mayors wife, Rose, answered the door.
"Oh, hello boys! How can I help you today?" Rose smiled.
"We would like to speak to your husband, please?" Ash stated politely.
"Well, I think he is free right now, I'll take you to him." Rose gestured for the boys to come in and they followed the elderly women to the room where Rutger was reading a book.
"Hello there, Cam, Ash, how can I help you today?" Rutger asked.
"Well, we would like to discuss something with you.." Ash trailed off, his voice shaky and cautious.
"We want to get married." Cam finished. Ash gave Cam a small, relieved smile. Cam nodded his head in reassurance.
"O-Oh I see. I'm sorry, but.." Rutger sighed to gather his thoughts for a second. "I-I don't think I can do that. It's illegal, you know. I don't really know what to say."
"Say you will legalize it in the village. Even if we can't anywhere else, you are the mayor and have the power to make it okay here." Ash blurted out.
"I can't. I don't know how the other villagers will react, I-I don't know what will come out of this. You have to understand this is a big decision.." Rutger shook his head.
"But it isn't! We are just two normal people who love each other and want to get married! You can make that possible! You've known us forever. You know everyone about us. So, please, let us display our love publicly!" Cam said louder than his normal just above a whisper tone. Ash looked at him shocked, yet proud. Cam was so fired up about this also.
"We need to bring this up with the other villagers before we make any decisions-"
"Fine. We will ask all the villagers to see how they will react and if they are okay with it, you have to let us get married and all the same-sex couples after us too." Ash said.
Rutger sighed. "Alright. I guess thank you for bringing this up with me."
"Thank you, Rutger. We will be back." Cam grabbed Ash's hand once again and the couple made their way out of the building.
"So, all you need is for everyone in Bluebell to sign this petition.." Jessica paused to read the paper. "And you two will be able to be married?" Ash's mom smiled.
"Yup!" Ash had come out to his mom right after Cam and Ash decided to make their relationship public. She was, of course, a little shocked, but she loved her son too much to let such a minor detail get in the way. He could love whomever he pleased. All that mattered was that he was happy.
"Would you sign it, please?" Cam asked.
"Dear, of course." Jessica grabbed a pen and scribbled her signature in the line. Cheryl came over and decided to print her name too.
"Thanks, guys!" Ash stood up with Cam and they took the petition with them.
Diego and Enrique, Nathan, Eileen, and Grady all agreed to sign very easily. They don't talk much anyway, so they didn't need convincing. Georgia on the other hand needed a little persuasion. She still liked Ash and she wasn't too happy when she found out she made out with a gay guy once. With Cam and Ash taken, there weren't many eligible bachelors in Bluebell. Eventually, Georgia gave in. Cam and Ash ran into Lillian on their way to Howard's cafe.
"I heard talk about you two trying to get married! Congrats!" Lillian smiled.
"Thanks, but before we can we need you to sign this." Ash pushed the paper at her.
She willingly wrote her signature and handed the petition back. She hugged the boys and wished them good luck.
Finally, Cam and Ash had almost all the signatures they needed. All that was left was Howard and Laney.
"You two want to get married?!" Howard shouted with glee. "Laney! Get down here! Cam and Ash have some news!" He scooped the two boys into his arms and squeezed them tight. "This is such a great thing!"
"Thank you, Howard!" Ash laughed. "Will you sign this so we can get Rutger to legalize it?"
"Oh yes, yes!" He signed, happily. "I've been seeing all this ridiculousness in the news about how gay couples can't marry. It's utter madness. I can't believe it. I'll pray you two will be able to do this."
"Thanks." Cam nodded.
Laney came running down, obviously overhearing the conversation.
"Come here!" She also hugged the guys with all of her strength. "I'm going to start crying right here. I can't imagine how I am going to be at your wedding!"
"Laney, you are the last one we need before we can bring this to Rutger and see what he says." Cam smiled.
Laney quickly signed her name and kissed the petition.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Ash yelled, pulling Cam along out the door. They headed straight for Rutgers.
Rose answered their knocks once again and let the couple in.
"Rutger, we got everyone to sign this petition. Every single person in this town wants us to get married." Ash started.
"So, please, please legalize it." Cam finished.
Rutger scanned the copy with all the signatures. It seemed like he wanted to find something wrong. Something that could make all of this go away. Some reason to not legalize gay marriage here in Bluebell.
Rutger sighed and hesitated before he signed his own name on the paper. He stamped it so it was official. Rutger nodded his head and even mumbled a small congratulations to the now, legal, pair.
Cam and Ash looked at each before walking out of the town hall. They walked hand in hand to central fountain. The boys were so happy, they almost didn't know what to do. Soon, they would be married. They gazed into each others eyes and locked lips. Ash's arms coiled around Cam's neck and Cam's around Ash's waist. In this moment, everything was perfect. This wasn't just for them either. This was for all the future gay couples too.
A week later, the two were wed.
A/N: As you can probably tell I am so for gay marriage. I just can't understand how they can stop two people from getting married. It makes no sense to me. Let's hope there is equality for all soon.
Anyway, thank you for reading! Reviews are appreciated! :) Xx