Several days later, the two three year olds became 7 year olds. CC was already calmer but still slightly crazy. Ash on the other hand was completely taken with the Barbies that all he did was play with them. CC, was more interested in the batman movies Andy got him to watch. Both were enrolled in school. For the sake of the teacher’s sanity, both were put in different classes. CC was popular among his class for his smart but still respectful remarks. Ash on the other hand wasn’t well liked. Several boys told him that he was ugly, so ugly that his mommy did want him anymore. The girls weren’t very nice to him either. No one wanted to be his friend, let alone play with him. He acted like it didn’t hurt but it did. it hurt him deeper than they would ever know but he acted like it didn’t hurt. No one would know how he really felt.

Within a month, the two 7 year olds became 12 year olds. CC was quickly adapting and accomplishing all the things he needed to do to become an adult again. Ash on the other hand was slower. He had to become accustomed to the new changes his girl body went through. If it took CC 5 minutes, it took him 15. Christmas was just around the corner and both preteen wanted to be adults. Ash tried to sneak whiskey once, which resulted in giving up all the Barbies he grown attached to. So far, both ‘learned’ to be more respectful and better behaved. CC however still had ADD while Ash and his anxiety, which was once under control, was worse than it ever was.

The one thing that never changed was the genres of music they listened to. CC was able to fit in with most of the students, despite always wearing band shirts. Ashley however, didn’t fit in. Most of the girls liked Justin Bieber or One Direction and he didn’t. Sure they put on a good show and held importance to the fans, but Ashley just wasn’t a fan. The Popular kids did everything in their power to make sure Ashley knew he didn’t fit in and made his life a living hell. Everyone ignored him, a few shoved him, and a lot more called him names. What really affected Ash was the fact that his body was becoming more like a girl? CC had it easy compared to Ash. CC was a guy and still was a guy. Not only was Ash getting used to his new body, he had to get used to the new changes as well. If school had been bad to this point, would high school be even worse? The mere thought gave Ash nightmares and kept him up all night.

When the day came that Ash and CC became 15, Ash hid away in his temporary room. Every noise he heard startled him. He was terrified things would get worse because he knew they would get worse. Falling asleep, he woke up older just like the previous times. However, unlike before he was more aware of is body. Sure it was still a little odd and he had weird pains but unlike the preteen body, he wasn’t as awkward. he sat in the dark of the room and waited for Jinxx to come check on him, for he was scared to walk or leave the room.

A while later Jinxx entered the room to see a sleeping Ashley. Pulling the covers back slightly, he saw a sleeping Ashley who now appeared older, wearing a My Chemical Romance shirt. Fixing the covers and turning of the lights, he left with a single thought; Ash was one more step closer to being an adult.

Throughout the entire childhood of the 2 kids, the holidays came and went. Thanksgiving was usual, family and few friends knew about Ashley and CC being little. Everyone enjoyed it. Christmas was peculiar. Jinxx and Sammi tried to give Ash a good Christmas but Ash just wasn’t in the spirit. He tried to be, but his demons already set out to attack.

The first attacks started when he was seven. Everyone excluded him. Then when he was 12, people started to bully him. Name-calling, and glares started it but it quickly escaladed. The boys and the girls lowered his confidence and made him insecure. Ash didn’t know it, but for being a 15 year old girl, he was far more attractive than most of his peers. CC never got called ugly; he was awkward but never got ugly. CC took the age changes well and never struggled half as much as Ash. For him, School was easy, no one bothered him and he had ‘friends’. Now that we know what led up to high school, let’s get a look from everyone else’s Point of View starting with Ashley.



Ash’s POV


Sammi and Jinxx took good care of me while I was younger. I didn’t give them much trouble but I also didn’t behave the best. In elementary school, no one wanted to talk to me. In middle school I got beat up and treated worse. That was really hard to hide from Jinxx and Sammi but I was able to hide it. Let’s just say make up and baggy clothes hid it well. Becoming a girl was horrible! Periods were gross and painful! Boobs were awkward and if weren’t skinny you were called fat. No one really bothered CC either. He was a skater and got labeled as ‘cool’ before getting called Emo like me, however he did get some people bothering him, just not as many as I got. Growing up I was confident but still shy and was a happy person. This time around, it wasn’t like that. I was now lonely, depressed, shy, stressed, and scared of people.

Tomorrow I start high school. I know its only going to get worse. CC wants to tell the guys what’s going on but I wont let him. I don’t want to tell them that I’m scared. What if they think less of me? What if they think I’m being a stupid emotional wreck? I can’t lose their respect. They’re all I have. Music has become what keeps me sane. Whether its practicing or writing, it’s helped. Listening to it also helped me out a lot. Lately, I’ve been listening to my friend’s bands. Pierce the veil is incredible! Their coming to our area soon so I texted Vic to ask him if they had any tickets left. When he said yes, I asked if I could buy some from him for my band mates’ niece and then got 2 tickets. Getting off my bed, I ran downstairs and said, “I bought two tickets to a concert.” Jinxx asked, “Who’s playing.” Sammi Doll didn’t look too happy that I interrupted them but Jinxx looked like he didn’t mind, honestly I couldn’t tell.

“Pierce the veil.”

“Alright I suppose you can go since you bought the tickets with your own money. I suppose this is you asking me to go with you?” I nodded.

“Ground rules for the concert alright?”

“Alright.” I said with a hint of boredom in my voice.


“1) no drugs so that means stay away from the stoners 2) if you go into a mosh pit, you will be careful and you WILL meet up with me somewhere were we decide. 3) I’m going to have to be REALLY careful because I still look like me so that means I go by uncle Jeremy and if the chance where people do start to bother me, you go and stay in the bathrooms and I’ll meet you somewhere were we decide or I’ll let Vic know to get you backstage or something, alright 4) I’ll take pictures if you want me to. 5) You have to behave until the date of the concert as well as that day. 6) No alcohol. Got it! You may really be older than 21 but you are not in that body so no alcohol. 7) Do not try to hook up with someone. You are a teenage girl. Not an older adult. Plus it’s kinda creepy. 8) You’re going to have fun. 9) Your going to tell Andy it was better than one of our shows and tease him about it for a long time and especially tell Andy that Vic should front our band as well. 10) Have a lot of fun!”

The rules were definitely not that bad, considering they could have been a lot worse. I gave him a quick hug and then ran back to my room and dived onto my bed. In about a week’s time, I was going to see Pierce The Veil. It’s really weird to think that I do know them but right now, they don’t know me. With the excitement and the countdown beginning, I took a deep breath as I got under the covers and tried to go to sleep without worrying too much about school.




CC’s Pov


Things have been going well with Andy and Juliet. Let’s just say when they have kids one day, they will be some awesome parents. They’ve done a good job with me so far so I know that a kid that is truly their own will be a piece of cake. I’ve given them a tiny bit of trouble which is mostly me refusing to eat vegetables, wanting a monster and not wanting to go to bed early but Ash has been a bit more of a handful for Jinxx and Sammi. Instead of being the Ash we all know and love who is just younger, he’s so very quiet and reserved. Its gotten to the point where Jake talks more then him in two days then Ash does in three weeks. I guess all that he’s been through could explain why he’s that way. During the time we spent in elementary school, Ash was always left out and everyone wanted to be my friend. I always tried to bring him into what was going on and make him apart of the fun but several of the other kids pushed him away. During the middle school period, several girls and even guys jumped him. He some how was able to hid the bruises that formed on his body; Jinxx and Sammi never noticed. I can only imagine how High school will be. I know that Ash is going to get it no matter what happens and that I’m going to get it but not as bad as him. There’s an idea I’ve had since the beginning of being a 15 year old, and that was to pretend to date Ash. Here’s the thing, coming from a male teenager, s (he) was hot. The female 15 years old him had the curves in all the right places and a chest (not super big but not super small either). The way he had his hair cut also made him really pretty, the way he wore his make up made him look amazing. If I didn’t know he wasn’t really a girl, I’d go out with him.

Right now, I was practicing on my beloved drums and trying to perfect a new beat for a song I had in mind. Tomorrow I started school and I wasn’t too worried about it. Andy came in to check on me before saying., “don’t stay up to late, school isn’t like what it used to be, it’s a lot harder and crappier. Your going to want as much sleep as you can get because when it becomes limited, life gets shittier.” I nodded and thanked him for the advice before playing a slow rhythm and then going and taking a quick shower to wash off all the sweat I built up from playing for a few hours. Once I was done, I crawled into my bed and welcomed sleep.

The next morning I woke up to my alarm clock blaring in my face. School started I at 8:20 and it was currently 6. Throwing the covers off my body, I stepped onto the freezing cold wood floors. Quickly grabbing my clothes, I put on a long sleeve black shirt on and then a metallica shirt on over. I then went and found a pair of black skinny jeans and pulled those up and looped my belt through the loops and then went to find some socks. Once I acquired black socks I put on my black vans. Going to the bathroom, I took a whiz and then brushed out any tangles in my long hair. Hmmm. Should I put eyeliner on or should I not. I mean if I do it, I’ll get called names but because of what I like musically, I’m going to get called names. Screw it! I’m doing it! When I finished, it was well after 6:30. Going into the kitchen I saw Juliet sitting at the table drinking coffee.

She smiled and put her phone on the table and said, “I made some breakfast.” As she pointed to the stove. Looking at what she made, I then hugged her and said, “thank you for the chocolate chip pancakes! You’re amazing!” she laughed and said, “I also put a monster in your back pack. Shh. Don’t tell Andy.” Sitting down with my plate of food, I ate all of it and thanked her again before going to brush my teeth. When I was done with that, it was only now 7:15. I texted Ash asking if he wanted to drive to school together or meet up there. It was decided that Jinxx would take us both. Right before Jinxx got there, I ran into Andy’s room and jumped on his bed singing, “get up old man, its time to get up! Get up! Get up! The world is ready for a new day! You should be too!”

I ran out the door laughing and was still laughing as I got into Jinxx’s car. All I could say in between fits of laughter were, “…jump…on…Andy’s…Bed… Sang him a…song…” Jinxx shook his head as he drove. Ash stared out the window with a glum look. When we arrived, Jinxx wished us luck. I got out first and Ash literally didn’t move, I had to unseat belt him and move him out of the car without Jinxx noticing that Ash wasn’t at all responsive to me; thank goodness for Sammi sending him a text and him responding as I got Ash out of the car. Once Jinxx drove away, I held Ash’s hand as we walked into the school and to the office to get our schedules. We got dirty looks the entire time, then again I was wearing a metallica shirt and Ash was wearing a BVB shirt. Totally not suspicious Ash, totally. Once we were in the actual office, we received more looks from the staff that acted very rude to us.


After we actually had out locker assignments and schedules, we went to our first period, which was math. Geometry to be exact. I knew from the moment we walked into the classroom, this class would be hell. The teacher was nicer than most of the staff we met so far but was still kinda rude. Several kids passed notes to us asking us who we were and why we were there. I grabbed all of them before Ash could and shoved them in my pockets before he could even read them. Thankfully, Ash and me had all but two classes together; they were the classes before and after lunch. When class finally ended, we headed to English. Not much happened other than getting notes and dirty looks. 3rd period was science. This time on the way to class, someone tripped Ash and shoved me into some lockers. Not going to lie, it hurt a little bit. I didn’t let them see that it bothered me. I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction.

Ash was in his own little world, a world I wish he wasn’t in. from the looks of my first three classes, I was either going to fail or I was going to some how pass. When class finally ended, it was break. Ash got tripped again and I got shoved. We were standing at our lockers when we got surrounded by a group of kids. I instantly got closer to Ash; I knew this wasn’t going to end well. Insults were thrown at us by the dozens, trying to get passed them; we were pushed back into the lockers. Ash reacted and tried to get away which resulted in a girl slapping him and cussing him out. I stepped in front of Ash and the girl began to cuss me out. “Please just stop. You’re not doing anything but wasting your breath. We already know what you think of us.”


“Who the fuck are you to fucking tell me what I can and can not do. I have the right to voice my opinion according to the constitution.”

Oh god this bitch is a smart ass. “Yeah and I don’t care about your opinion. Your friends may but I don’t. Oh and before you say I shouldn’t be talking to you this way, think about how you’re treating me. I may be the emo scum of the earth but I’m human just like you. The only difference is our music and clothing style.” She was silent. Point one for CC! Woo!

“Well bitch, you may have won this time but you sure as hell wont win ever again. You better watch your back. Oh and tell your little girl friend she might want to lay off the cupcakes and chocolate, they aren’t her friend, I mean have you seen how fat she is? Anyways, toddles poodles!” I watched as the tears pooled in Ash’s eyes. The group of kids then walked away following their leader like a lost puppy. As soon as everyone was gone, I took Ash into a hug and held him close to me. I could practically feel the anxiety rolling off of him and it broke my heart. The bell rang and we then began the walk to our history class. The teacher, Mr. London was really nice. The class was actually the best we’ve had so far. Mr. London made sure NOTHING happened to anyone. The coolest thing about Mr. London was that he loved the same genre as us; he just didn’t talk about it around the students. The awesomest thing was that he liked Black Veil Brides and he also liked Avenged sevenfold and a lot of other bands that were like that. When he first talked to us, he said he liked my shirt. Knowing there was one more person in this school who understood Ash and me was incredible. It felt like there was a chance it wouldn’t be so bad.

After history ended, Ash and me had to part ways, I had Art while he had PE. Pulling him into a tight hug, I walked him to his class and then to art. The teacher wasn’t as cool as Mr. London but she wasn’t that bad. The class was also filled with mostly kids who liked Anime and all the things the preppy kids didn’t like so no one really had any issues with anyone else. It was actually nice to go through two classes without anyone saying anything to me about who I was. Right now, we were drawing cartoon characters. I drew the cartoon version of Andy who was proposing to a cartoon version of Juliet. Maybe just maybe he’ll get the hint. They are so very cute together! My mind wandered back to Ash. I wondered how he was doing. I could only hope things were going okay at the moment.

Notes

~~~~ Ash is sometimes called a she and is called a HE despite being a GIRL NOW. okay now that that's clear, how are we liking this? haha how did you like Ash wearing a BVB shirt? I thought it was cheesy cute. haha any favorite parts so far? thanks for the reviews!


<3

~ASH