Ash pov

Last night I used temporary hair dye I found in my purse (don't ask) and did my hair. It turned out great. It's pink and purple and I went on a shopping spree with Toby. He wasn't talking though. He just walked around with me. It wasn't comfortable silence either, I honestly should've went alone. Somethings wrong with Toby. If I can build up the courage I'll ask him. The reason why I'm nervous about this is because I feel like I'm a bother to him. I don't want to annoy him.

•at mall•

Toby pov

Ash spent $350 on clothes and makeup and hair dye. I spent $20 on a pair of shoes. She still has $785. Where did she get all that money?

"Ash?" I speak for the first time today.

"Mhm?" She puffs her cheeks for some reason. She's so adorable.

"Where did you get all of that money?"

"I sold all the clothes I don't use and I sold my old iPod and iPhone. I got those from working at a pizza place but I got fired for reasons I'm not comfortable sharing with anybody yet."

"Alright then."

"Can we make one last stop at spencers?" She does her puppy face.

"Fine, fine."

"Yay! Thank you, Toby!" She squeals. She pecks me on the cheek and bolts to spencers.

She picks out a shirt that says, " ME, CRAZY? AHAHAAHAHAHAH!" Two pairs of earnings, some new makeup, and a purse wallet thingy that's a tealish blueish greenish and has a bow placed directly in the middle of it. Ash pays for all of it and I help her with her bags. When we get to my car I shove all her bags in the back seat and then hop in front. She does that same.

"You got a lot of clothes. How much you got left?" I ask her.

"There was a huge sale at Spencers so I have about $700."

"You spent a lot."

"Yeah."

"Where do you wanna go now?" I ask her.

"I'll give you directions to my hangout place." She answers.

"Alrighty then."

She starts giving me directions and we're there in no time. It's a forest.

"This is your hangout place?" I ask.

"Come 'ere." She grabs my hand and starts guiding me through the forest. We get to a small bridge going over a river. It's beautiful. She drags me up to the bridge.

"This is where I come when my dad is home." She smiles sadly.

"It's really pretty." I say lamely.

"I know." She smiles again, but this time it's a bright, happy smile. Her teeth are pearly white.

"You have a pretty smile." I shouldn't have said that. She's gonna know I like her now.

"Th-thank you." Her cheeks turn pink and I smirk.

She reaches for my hand again and smiles at me while looking into my eyes. One of her eyes is the prettiest shade of blue and look so pure and gorgeous. Her other eye is grey. Like the color grey that smoke is. Her eyes are so beautiful. She gets in her tip toes and pecks me on the cheek. Then she does the most unexpected thing. She pulls off her clothes and she jumps into the lake. She's wearing a bathing suit but it was still very, very unexpected. She swims up the the top quickly.

"Jump in! The water is warm." She smiles at me.

"Hell no! I just got these clothes." I reply.

"Then take it off! You're a boy you can take your shirt off."

"So you expect me to jump into a lake with only underwear on in front of a girl?"

"Yes. Do it!"

"Fine."

I strip down to my underwear and jump in. The water is warm and it feels nice on my skin. Me and Ash crawl out of the lake and sit on the bridge.

Ash pov

Me and Toby look like dogs crawling out of the lake. We got up and sat on the bridge. I had to cover all of my cuts with waterproof makeup.

"Again?" I ask him.

"Sure."

We both jump in again. We do that continually at least 20 times. Toby looks me in the eyes. His eyes are so damn beautiful. They're a dark shade of green, which just happens to be my favorite color. Then he smiles a creepy smile. It's freaking me out.

"Why you lookin at me like dat creepizoid?"

"We're in all the same classes in school." He says.

"And you're just remembering now?"

"I only saw your face once. You always sit in the back with your head down." He frowns.

"Oh.. I would've noticed you if I, well-" He cuts me off. "I wouldn't expect you to. You should really observe your surroundings better." He states.

"If I did that it would make me even more depressed."

"How so?"

"The clothes people wear. The fact that there are girls who have a daily fuck. It's really sad."

"You aren't stuttering near me anymore."

"W-well...I have no excuse. I feel safe around you. I feel like I know you."

"You don't remember?"

"Remember what?" I ask now curious.

"Dude, we were best friends in kindergarten!"

"I don't remember having any friends." I scrunch my nose.

He put his hand over his heart and gasped.

"How could somebody not remember me?! I'm so... Amazing!"

I scoff. "Modest much?"

"Well, its true."

"Not gonna say your wrong." I can't believe I just said that. I'm such a idiot! God dammit.

He chuckles. He leans down and kisses me on the cheek.

"Let's go." He says and we find our way to his car.

Why does he have to be so attractive? Fuck the world. I fall asleep in his car and wake up at Jinxx's house.