Rebellion Love - 2

It's been two weeks since I started dating Ashley and nothing could be better. Even though he wanted to let the whole school know about us, I begged him to wait. I asked to him to wait until we went out for spring break. I was thankful when he agreed. Ashley told me he was going to become an outcast when he told everyone we were dating. He said he didn't give a damn, either.

We told my band mates and I was shocked when they congratulated me. I thought they were going to have an issue, but they didn't. To say it was a huge relief would be an understatement. Ashley became our bands bass player and it made song writing three times easier. Not to mention, he was extremely good, too. Now, these days, I could write more lyrics than ever before. I don't know if it was my relationship with Ashley, but it didn't matter. My life was going good for once.

Sunday, before we started our last week of school before spring break, we all had gathered at my house. Not to work on music, not that stopped Jake and Jinxx from playing with their guitars. Just to hang out and chill before another week of hell at school. Ashley was talking to CC as we crowded ourselves in my basement, probably about a rhythm. I sat on the worn couch, writing in my ratty green notebook. I wasn't paying much attention to my friends around me. I was so focused, finding the first verse to the song I had started writing the day before Ashley asked me out.

      'I cannot hide what's on my mind

           I feel it burning deep inside

         A passion crime to take what's mine

            Let us start living for today'

  "Whatcha writing, Panda?" Ashley's voice startled me out of my writing, making me jump. I closed my notebook, and hid it behind my back before he could grab it.

"Nuh-uh. It's a surprise, Ash." I said simply, trying to keep him away from the book. Not only did it hold my lyrics, but it was my journal which I kept. No one sees my notebook, unless I'm the one showing them a page. It's secret for a reason, as Ashley would find a lot about him in it. Girly and stalker much.

"Meanie." Ashley pouted, slumping onto the floor next to my legs. My hand almost automatically went for his hair. His hair was too soft to resist petting, and it became my past time when we were just sitting together. Soon, Jake and the others left, all claiming different reasons. I think they just wanted to escape our 'lovey-dovey' moment. Which, sad to say, suited us just fine.
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Now, it was the Friday before spring break and we were all at lunch. CC held our table's attention by holding a zebra cake, my favorite snack, above the center of the table. Jake, Jinxx, Ash and me all had our hands placed in the center around where his hand hovered. Just waiting for him to drop the tasty treat. CC smirked as he counted down.

"Three..Two…ONE!" He said, dropping the pastry and quickly removing his hand. As soon as the treat hit the table below, we all had our hands on the treat. Much like piranhas attacking a bloody piece of meat in a cold river. Jake and Ashley soon backed down, probably because of my nails. CC watched with an amused smile, like he did everyday he let us fight over food.

"Give it up, Andy Panda." Jinxx taunted. Twisting the snack and trying to pull it away.

"Not happening, Jinxxy." I half grunted, ripping the cellophane wrapped treat out of his hands. Crumbs flew everywhere, but I got the treat this time.

"Ha!" I laughed, unwrapping the food, and used my fingers to scrape the crushed food of the plastic. Jinxx stuck his tongue out as I stuck my finger in my mouth, with a Cheshire Cat smile on my lips.

"I only backed down 'cause of your razor claws, Andy. I wouldn't be surprised if I don't end up missing a piece of hand one day." Jake said, grumbling as he rubbed his bright red hand. Ashley and he had matching red skin. I smirked because I kept my nails sharp for this game.

"Damn, I don't know how you do this every day." Ashley griped, rubbing his wrist where my pinky nails clawed him. I would feel bad on a normal basis. But you get in the way of me and good snack foods, I show no mercy.

"You get used to it." Everyone, but Ashley, said in unison.

"That was just damn creepy." Ashley said, making a cross with his fingers, as if to ward off vampires.

"If you're going to be damn creepy, be damn creepy." CC said, digging through his lunch box, but frowned when he discovered he was out of food. Oh, well, more clawing and grabbing on Monday, in two weeks. I laughed, laying my head down on Ashley's shoulder, even though it was bony. No one would find this odd, well, people who didn't sit at our table. At our table, we all use each other as foot rest, head rest, pillows, and punching bags. Not an uncommon sight and a good cover up for me and Ash. Soon, though, they would know the truth.
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It was the assembly before we were released to our temporary freedom and Ash and I had a plan. Which we were setting into motion now. The principle, who had just finished announcing he spring sports kids, was about to dismiss us.

"Attention, boys and girls. I like to make an announcement." Ashley yelled, standing up from the corner we sat in. I stood up next to him. I placed my hand in his, gave it and squeeze and hoped this worked.

"I would like to announce that I, Ashley Purdy, as dating and in love with Andrew Biersack." He shouted and his voice reverberated off the now silent gym walls. My turn.
"I, Andrew Biersack, would like to announce that I am dating and in love with Ashley Purdy. And if anyone has a problem with it,"

"CAN GO SUCK A LEFT NUT!" we shouted together, and sat back down, waiting for the explosion. Silence followed it, and before the principle could say anything, the final bell rang, releasing us to our break. We all got up and took off, leaving him behind.

It felt amazing to run down the hall after that and to feel so free. So rebellious. Everyone now knew and they could fuck off if they had a problem. This was our life, and they can't stop us from our freedom.

Ashley and me got outside first and jumped onto his motorcycle to take off. With a kick of a cowboy boot covered foot, we were off. I looked back, and stuck my middle finger to the hell hole that was fading into the distant behind us. Now, I was waiting what would happen when we would get back.

Yet, deep down, I couldn't shake this bad feeling I had. Like, it knew something bad was going to happen and we couldn't stop it. I pushed those thoughts away, thinking about how much fun it was to have a rebellion love.