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Just The Boy Next Door

Rebel Love Song

~11~

Within the week before Christmas, Ashley had become stand offish, which made complete sense. Jake and Naomi did their own thing most of the time, which really made me miss my best friend. But, since they were so interested in it, Christian and Jinxx had their own skit on our radio show on Mondays now, so all was well in the end.

That is, until the Friday before Christmas break.

Andy and I were cuddling, enjoying the post-coffee cuddles before heading to class for one last project before the end of the semester. The quiet was nice, even with Jake and Naomi shouting at the Xbox down the hall; Call of Duty was their date game.

Just then, my phone went off.

Momma, I love you.
Momma, I care.
Momma, I lo-

"Hello?"
"Hi sweetheart, it's mom!"
"Hey momma; how are you?"
"We are holding steady at home. I was calling because I had a question to ask you before your last class."
"Go ahead."
"Okay, well, are you bringing that pretty young man you sent me a picture of with you for Christmas? The Andrew fellow?"
I sat in silence for a second, knowing I had recently told her this.
"Deanna?"
"Hah, yea mom, that was the plan."
"Ok, good sweetie. Aunt Maggie and Uncle Tom will be here at some point while you are. When do classes end for you?"
"This Wednesday coming up; we will be coming down there the Thursday after."
"Okay, Babe. Tell Andrew we said hi and look forward to meeting him. Love you!"
"Love you too, mom. Bye Bye now!"

Hanging up, I froze in fear; another run in with Marge for Christmas.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Andy looked at me with concern.
"My aunt is going to be there," I looked straight forward, like a deer caught in the headlights of an on coming car.
"Ummm, minf informing me of something please, princess?"
"Shit, I forgot," I shook my head, "Ok, well, when Ash joined me for Turkey Day, he got to see what she was like first hand so I'm surprised you don't know. My dad's sister makes my life a living hell because she things I deserve nothing and my cousin, Selena, deserves everything served to her on a golden platter."
"How does she do these things, though?" He was confused.
"You remember me talking about David, the guy I dated in high school?" I pointed out, "Yea, he cheated on me with her best friend at the time, then dated her for a few months until she kicked him to the curb. His family is loaded, and that is all my aunt sees: dollar signs."
"Well, she is sure to be a peach." He sighed and rolled onto his back.

My Aunt Maggie tried this with every male I brought to the house; if I was dating them, she would have me do random chores until I came back and my boyfriend was flirting up a storm with Selena. I loved my cousin and miss how close we were, but I just couldn't stand how she listened to my whack job aunt.

"Oh, and Mags will probably rant and rave about how amazing Selena is, and how many pageants she has won since middle school, or how many modeling jobs she has had." I followed suit, rolling my eyes and flipping to my back.

Looking at the clock, it read 1:30 in the afternoon. Moving my head to his should I huffed and hugged his torso tightly.

"I love you, baby doll." He looked at me and smiled.

Looking back at him brightly, I nuzzled his chin.

"I love you, too, my rebel prince."


Rolling out of bed at 3 o'clock, we had gotten dressed and picked up a second round of caffeine from the shop; well, at least I did. Music Theory 3 was at 4 until 7, and for once we were looking forward to it.

Today, our song project was due and we had worked on it for about a week. Our task was to write a song, find or create music to go with it, and perform it in front of the class of 30 some odd people there. Ashley was paired with a girl by the name of Lia, Jake was with Naomi of course, Jinxx with CC, and I with Andy.

Finally in class and wandering towards our seats, we were followed in by Mr. Sixx, our rock and roller-esk professor.

"Good evening, everyone," the elder man said joyously.
"Good evening, Mr. Sixx," we all said in unison.
"Now, as you all know, I have a big day planned for us today; presentations are due and I'm looking forward to the talent, or lack there of, from this class," he paused to write on the whiteboard, "I am going to write the order in which you will be presenting your projects and make sure you pay attention. Remember, when you get your critiques sheets for each couple presenting, write the pros and cons of each performance and be sure to add your anonymous opinion at the bottom."

Waiting patiently, Andy and I huddled together and glanced around the room at our peers who were doing the exact same thing.

"... Ashley and Lia... Jake and Naomi... Christian and Jinxx..."
"Lastly, Andrew and Deanna."

We gave each other a fist bump, more than excited to go last.

Now, about the Lia girl I mentioned earlier. She began hanging out with us about a week ago once she knew we were all musically inclined; that, and I was DJ Dollie, because when Jinxx gets drunk he talks to fucking much. She became the assistant to Naomi and myself, and she just kind of never left.

She was mildly pretty: beautiful auburn hair, dark brown eyes, and the face of a pixie. Ashley started sleeping with her but ran into a bit of a speed bump: she was obsessed with mine and Andy's relationship. Ashley, still dealing with his deep feeling for me and very jealous of his comrade in arms, couldn't stand to hear about it, so he started demanding dead every time they were in the bedroom together. "The more dick in her mouth, the time she has to say shit," he would say when she would leave their house.

He wasn't an entirely huge fan of her outside the bedroom, but man, did she have a beautiful voice.

Ashley and Lia were finally up.

"Hey Guys," Ashley waved childishly as Lia rolled her eyes, "I'm Ash, and this is my partner Lia."

The class giggled and said hi back.

"Ok, so the song we wrote is titled Fallen Angels. We will be singing it as a duet, singing every other verse and together at the chorus."

Turning on the CD player in the front of the class room, Ashley's head bobbed to the beat of 80s sounding rock and roll, and shook his little set of hips to the beat.

We are the in between
Cast down as sons of war
Struck to the earth like lightning
On this world we're torn...

Lia voice carried around the classroom as fellow female students whispered to each other about their strong amounts of jealousy, and how it wasn't fair she was paired with Ashley. Both her and Ash were smiling at one another, having a good time. As the song ended, the entire room erupted into an applause.

"Great job, you two!" Mr. Sixx cried as he clapped.

The next few couples were called and finally they had reached Jake and Naomi, who were the next pair.

"Hey guys!" Naomi squealed, "I am Naomi and this is my lovely boyfriend, Jacob. We are performing a song we did in honor of Jake's mom. I wrote it with his help, and will be singing it with him playing the acoustic.

Those times in life we learn to try
With one intention
Of learning how and when we'll die
But we can't listen
I wish to God I'd know that I
I didn't stand a chance
Of looking back and knowing why
Or pain and circumstance.

The girls in the back row who swore Jake and Naomi were the "it" couple were sobbing uncontrollably. The whole room got quiet until the piece ended.

"Very good, and beautifully done, Naomi and Jake." Mr. Sixx nodded his head in acknowledgement at Jake, who smiled in return.

CC and Jinxx were up next, and were giggling the whole time. Jinxx was the only one who could carry a tune vocally, but CC was going to damn well try. After introducing themselves and the song, titled Savior, they began. While it was well written musically, CC's attempt at vocals wouldn't get him on American Idol, ever. Finishing up, an amused Mr. Sixx brought on the next couple.

Twenty or so minutes went by and finally the show of the hour, or so I thought with a grin.

"Ok, Andrew and Deanna, let's hear it."
"Hey guys and dollw," Andy smiled as he held up his guitar, "I am Andy, and this is my beautiful girlfriend, DJ. We co-wrote this song and it explains us perfectly, to a tee. We are both singing it. It is titled Rebel Love Song.

I cannot hide what's on my mind
I feel it burning deep inside
A passion crime to take what's mine
Let's start living for today.
Never gonna change my mind
We can leave it all behind.
Nothing's gonna stop us
No not this time.
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It's do or die
This is a rebel love song

We received a standing ovation, and an A plus in case anyone doubted us.


"I can't believe we only have one class left before Winter break," Jinxx exclaimed we all entered the Gamestop on Broad Street.
"Me neither," Naomi sighed in relief, then suddenly tugged on Jake's sleeve and pointed at the new Assassin's Creed game being on sale.

Andy and I went back outside after a few minutes to smoke a cigarette just as Ashley exclaimed something about a Borderlands one and two survival pack.

"I worry about him sometimes," Andy spoke of Ash with a large amount of worry.

I took a long drag of my freshly light cigarette, giving him a confused look in the process.

"You're asking why?"

Right on the fucking money.

"Well, yea babe. I mean, Ashley is Ashley, I figure."

He shook his head and put his forehead against mind.

"When Ash loves, he loves with all of his heart, and he has found love in someone he can't have ," he took pause to kiss my nose.
"You."
"Ah, I see what you mean now," I sat on the curb outside of the store front, "But why doesn't he, you know, look for someone else?"

Andy sat down next to me and took a pitcure out of his wallet; it was the five of them when they were growing up. Andy looked about twelve, which made me smile. I had never seen a picture of him before 2010, and in the phone he was a baby compared to then and now.

"Ashley's parents died when he was young so he was sent to Missouri to live with his grandparents. We stayed friends, visiting each other every summer and over long holidays," he lit his second cigarette and exhaled, "Then one day my senior year of high school, I got a letter from someone in Richmond, VA, and looked at it dumbfounded. I mean, who the hell did I know who lived in Richmond, let alone Virginia?"
"It was Ashley?" I put my cigarette out on the pavement between my feet.
"It was; we wrote to tell me he had gotten a new phone number and couldn't remember mind, plus he was living in Richmond, trying to find a school here. He even waited to start until I was a freeman so we could graduate together."
"But you started in UCLA, didn't you babe?"
"Yea," he sighed and held his head in his hands, "Because of Scout. I had planned on coming here sooner, but then Scout happened; then Juliett and..."

He trailed off a bit.

"And, now you are here with me. With your friends," I chuckled, "And Naomi's attempt at baking chocolate chip cookies."
"Oh my God, why did you mention that?" Andy looked at my in mock disgust, "Those were fucking horrible; who could ever mess up a cookie? I mean, fuck they were bad!" He laughed a bit and pulled me close to him.
"I don't know why I didn't move out any sooner," He spoke quietly.
"Because you did what you had to do; can't argue with that."

Turning to go inside, he stopped me momentarily.

"What, baby?" I looked at him questioningly.
"Even though those two dragged me through hell and back again, I wouldn't chance a thing because the journey lead me to you."

Leaning in, he kissed me and brought me in for a hug, only before slapping my ass on the way back inside.

Notes

Fun projects all around! How will Christmas be with DJ's family? Will Maggie behave?

Comments

I'm happy to see you back! I can't wait to read more.

IzzieDeadnow IzzieDeadnow
3/1/18

*hugs*

IzzieDeadnow IzzieDeadnow
3/8/15

@IzzieDeadnow


Thank you. Naomi was actually him through and through. Some of her sayings and everything, minus the black/asian race. He was obsessed with a Jpop singer that was black and asian though, which why I chose that. I miss him, but he will always be with me.

I love the story so much, and I'm sorry for your loss @HisPorcelainDoll.

IzzieDeadnow IzzieDeadnow
3/4/15

I LOVE THIS STORY!!!!

darksoul darksoul
3/4/15