Ashley set out to her car after school was over. Ms. Carlin had sent her on a nice little high that was still taking its toll on her. After getting into her automobile, she looked up for a minute and saw her french teacher talking to her p.e. coach. Feeling the blood rush to her face, she turned the key in the ignition and heard beyonce sing loudly.

"Daaaangerously in loooooooooooove!"

Ashley: "O my God!"

She turned the radio off, by then everyone around her had looked over. She kept her head low and pulled out of the parking lot.

……………

Ashley parked her car in the driveway and got the mail out of the mailbox before going in the house. Once inside, she was immediately greeted by her mother.

Ashley: "..Something wrong mom?"

Christine: "No, nothing at all. I have a little surprise for you."

Ashley: "Finally get me that pony i’ve always wanted?"

Christine: "Ha ha Ashley. Now come on."

Ashley followed her Mother into the living room. Someone with red hair was sitting on the couch. The guy turned around and revieled himself.

???: "Ashley!!!"

Ashley: "O my God Kyle?!!"

They gave each other a hug.

Christine: "I will leave you two alone."

She left the room rolling her eyes. The two people soon let go of each other.

Ashley: "wHat are you doing here?"

Kyle: "My Mom sent me out here to live with you guys! Isn’t that great?"

Ashley smiled.

Ashley: "Yeah, but why did she do that?"

Kyle: "…"

The smile was wiped off of his face for a minute.

Kyle: "Oh it’s not important."

Ashley: "..You sure?"

Kyle: "Yeah. Just a bunch of stupid things ya know? Besides, my old school was poor as shit anyway! Plus, this mansion is waaaay better than my ghetto little townhouse in Virginia."

Ashley laughed.

Kyle: "Don’t laugh, we had some serious problems on the east coast."

Ashley looked at her Kyle closely. She hadn’t seen him in 6 years. He was definetly diffrent. His hair was..red, he was wearing ripped jeans and a black shirt accompanied by two necklaces with ruby studded crosses. And his voice was pretty high. His fingers held rings on them, his ears were peirced, as were his lips, and eyebrow.

Kyle: "Ashley? You alright?"

Ashley: "Yeah, i’m fine."

Kyle: "I’ll say! If you weren’t my cousin i’d-"

Ashley: "Eh Kyle please!"

Kyle: "So, tell me everything about this place. I wanna know who you know-"

Ashley: "Okay, stop right there."

Kyle: "Why? You ashamed of me or-"

ashley: "Nothing like that, i just don’t know anyone..that’s all.."

Kyle: "Whaaaaaat?! You don’t know no body?! How long you been livin here?"

Ashley: "All my life..It wasn’t always that way though.."

Kyle: "Well, we’re gonna change that Ash. Come on."

Kyle got up from the couch and grabbed Ashley’s hand.

Ashley: "Where are we going?"

Kyle: "I know there must be some kind of hangout around here."

Ashley: "No Kyle I ave homework!"

Kyle: "So do it in the morning! As long as i’m here, I’m not going to let you get all crazy inside the head and start shootin people up, got it?"

Ashley let her cousin drag her out of her house.