famous last words. [ashley.]

[ashley shaine avery]

damien knew her too well. they were supposed to be best friends--they could never, ever be mad at each other. little arguments couldn't and wouldn't break them apart, and that was something ashley was very very thankful for. if she ever lost damien in her life....well, that would definitely not be good.

damien turned an adorable shade of red, or something. ashley couldn't really tell, but face began to flush in the dim light. she raised an eyebrow, moving her hands into his large ones, pinning him down more securely. they stared at each other for a while, and then he started to move closer to her. wha--what was this? what was he doing? but she said something about mike and he flopped back on down.....okay? she furrowed her eyebrows. "i don't know," she said honestly, even though he hadn't really asked a question.

"why? do you not like him?" ashley asked, concerned. if damien didn't like mike, then she would definitely not talk about him in front of damien. she bit her lip, asking another question: "would you mind, though, if we did date?" she asked, feeling nervous.

[damien jonathan harris]

damien felt like a complete idiot. what was he thinking. she had this weird look on her face, like, "what the hell harris?" damien was acting like a complete weirdo. well no, not really. he wouldn't seem like a complete weirdo if ashley had even the slightest clue as to what damien was thinking. "i don't hate him, if that's what you're asking", damien mumbled, scratching the back of his neck one more. he hated mike. hated, hated, hated mike. though he didn't really hate, hate mike. damien is just jealous and wants to have the kind of relationship that mike and ashley are having. not fair, not fair, not fair. not fair---

and there goes damien's heart.
"would you mind, if we did date?" it was such an innocent question. ashley was an adorable girl who liked a boy. a boy that wasn't damien. was he alright with the girl he was madly in love with dating someone else? no, damien was no okay with that. he felt crushed. more then crushed. he was just...numb. it sounded emo, but damien had never experience this kind of thing before. boys were never really in ashley's life. this wasn't fair, he wanted to go back in time and change everything about their relationship. after a very long period of silence, damien finally spoke. "do whatever makes you happy", damien said, staring off into space, avoiding eye contact.

"if you want to date mike and you know that it will make you happy, it shouldn't matter what i think." damien rolled away from ashley and stood up, shaking the sand off of his clothing. he looked at his invsible watch. "i guess i should be going you know", damien choked, trying not to give away any emotion, but failing. "i'll see you tomorrow morning okay? i'll pick you up in the jeep?" damien asked, offering a sad smile.

he didn't feel very good right now.

[ashley shaine avery]

damien got all quiet and red, making ashley's stomach lurch. she looked down at him, feeling him squirm underneath her, not meeting her eyes. he was doing it again! the nervous thing, the avoiding eye contact. the everything. she let out a little sigh in relief when he said that he didn't hate mike. well, that was good.

it seemed like eight centuries went by before damien finally answered her question. do whatever makes you happy? that wasn't an answer! ashley frowned, feeling his body go flat and unmoving. if it wasn't for his constant squirming ashley would think him as dead.

she felt him roll away, and ashley didn't have the strength to restrain him. she blinked, getting up and following his actions. he was mumbling, saying he should go. ashley's mouth opened. "no!" she cried out as he was about to turn and walk away. "don't leave!" she said, feeling deperate. "what are you talking about?! damien...please, just tell me what the fuck is going on? you're all jittery and spacey and stupid and you won't look at me--" she stopped, running a hand through her hair. "you're just not being damien, damien. tell me, right now what you're doing."

[damien jonathan harris]

"hey, i am not stupid", damien joked, half heartedly. "and i'm always jittery and spacey." he bit his lip and avoided ashley's gaze once more. "nothing is going on, i swear ashley. would i lie to you? have i ever lied to you?" well there's always a first time for everything. as much as damien wanted to spill his guts, this was not the time or place. mike and ashley would make a lovely couple. damien just wish destruction on their relationship and when ashley gets her heart broken...DAMIEN WILL BE THE GO TO MAN! then she'll realise how amazing he is and...

oh yes, the perfect plan.

"i'm sorry, i'm just...my stomach kind of hurts." more like his heart. "so i think i'm just going to go lie down with ursula and watch scary movies. i'm just feeling a little off today, i swear. nothing bad." damien gave a small smile and pulled ashley into an embrace. "really, nothing to be worried about", damien whispered in her ear, before pulling away.

[ashley shaine avery]

damien got all quiet and red, making ashley's stomach lurch. she ashley ran a hand through her hair, letting out a sight. she wanted to believe him--he never, ever lied to her. ever. so she did. well, tried to. she bit her lip, trying to meet his eyes. "alright....i believe you...i guess," she said nervously, feeling very weak and vulnerable. this whole ordeal was just getting way out of hand. why couldn't damien just tell her what was really going on? but at this rate, he wasn't going to tell her--and ashley knew that. so she left it. leave it, she told herself, inhaling deeply.

and then he started saying something completely and utterly bollocks. "oh, well, sorry," she said, not buying it for a second. but she tried to not let it show through her tone too much, seeing that it would just make things worse and whatnot. "so then are you going to just leave me?" she asked after a bit of a pause. ashley definitely didn't want to be alone. being with damien was always something she would be up for. but she wasn't sure if he wanted to be with her. he'd been acting mega weird lately.

[damien jonathan harris]

"don't guess. if you believe in magical, all your dreams will come true", damien said, in the weird, mystical voice that all the disney characters seemed to have. god, what disney movie was that from? it would come to him soon or later. oh well, at least damien had the creepy voice down. he was the master of creepy voices. when ashley asked if damien was leaving her, he felt his stomach drop a little bit. it did sound kind of weird, the two meeting up and damien randomly running away. damien never ran away. he walked over to ashley and slung an arm around her shoulder, smiling lightly. he wasn't going to let her walk home, it was getting dark. a bunch of creeps could be lurking around...LIKE MANBEARPIG!

...

hehe.

"no, i'm going to make sure you get to your dorm without getting harmed. my house is only a minute or two from the dorms. i'd never let you walk around, alone at night, silly girl."

[ashley shaine avery]

ashley had to laugh at damien's voice. with a slight shake of her head of disbelief (jokingly) she nodded. "yeah, of course. magic." rolling her eyes playfully, she looked up at the dark sky, the stars shining brightly. now if ashley was with someone (like, say, mike) this would be romantic. but since she was with damien, it was just...another adventure. "DAMIEN LOOK STARS!" she practically shouted. "which one do you think we came from?" she asked.

his arm draped of her shoulder, his body heat mixing with hers. she moved hers around his waist in turn, feeling secure. "okay, good. i don't want to get shot or raped or killed." santa monica had a pretty high crime rate. sort of. only because of the gang activity that had started a few years ago. but, she was with damien. he'd protect her.

[damien jonathan harris]

"you don't believe in magic anymore? what is wrong with you?" damien asked, poking ashley on the forehead with his index finger. she needed to believe! damien glanced up at the stars, thinking about how romantic this would be if ashley had any sort of feelings for him at all. since she had none, damien would just have to enjoy it himself. it was a bit sad, but again, he was almost used to it at this point. why not make his night even shittier? "i see them!" he exclaimed, jumping up in the air for a moment. damien stopped walking and pointed up at a star in the sky. "you see that one all the way to the right, next to the really dull one? that's where we came from. our home planet is shining down on us." damien grabbed ashley's hand gently and spread her fingers out. he then put down only the pinky finger. "that is our home lands hand symbol."

damien sighed and continued his walk, enjoying the feeling of ashley wrapped around his waste. see? it was a perfect combination. two freaks melted together. "of course, i am damien the protector. i'd take out my shield of armor but i don't want to scare our enemies away too bad. i don't want anyone to cry tonight."