AshlandilI

I strode down the hallway, my fists clenched.
How fucking could he?
She was mine!
I slammed my hand against his door, leaving an indentation, and I reigned in my temper before I busted the door down.
That son of a bitch.
I wailed on the door, and I heard him say something, a minute later jerking it open.
He was hungover as fuck.
"Ash?" he ran a hand down his face, wearing his jeans from last night like he'd just hastily pulled them on. "What are you doing here so early?"
I pressed my lips together, knowing I should just erase his memory, but if I went to touch him, I would probably break his jaw. Kenali didn't want him remembering, and it would complicate shit way too much with the band, especially if he said something about it to one of the guys. If Kenali even got an inkling that they thought badly of her, it would crush her.
"Ash?" he raised his bloodshot eyes to mine; maybe he didn't remember?
He didn't seem too... Had Kenali dreamt it up maybe? But all those marks on her skin, she hadn't dreamt that up, and she was way too devastated; maybe Andy was just too drunk to remember then.
I hoped so.
"Nevermind," I muttered stiffly, and then my eyes caught on his neck, seeing the dark lovebites, and I lost it.
"You fucker!" I roared, lunging at him. Andy yelped as I slammed into him, and he wrestled me back, shoving me away from him.
He staggered around the couch, putting it between us. "Dude, what the fuck?"
"How fucking could you?" I bellowed, glaring at him.. I felt betrayed. "You were supposed to take care of her, not fuck her!"
"What --- oh." he stiffened, as if his memory was just now surfacing. His eyes roved to the bed, and then back to me, and he shifted uncomfortably. "Oh."
"That's all you can say?" I hissed, taking another step towards him. "She was drunk! You were just supposed to watch her!"
"I was watching her!" he snapped at me, refusing to be threatened. "But maybe if you weren't talking to Kacy you could take care of your own girlfriend!"
I stiffened.
How did he know that?
"Don't you attack me when you're not even faithful to her!" he shouted at me. "She deserves someone way better then you!"
"Like you?" I snarled. "Is that what this is about? You figure you'd take advantage of her and fuck her and try to take her away from me?"
"What? No, I ---."
"I found her crying in the shower this morning, Andy! She feels like absolute shit about last night!"
"It wasn't her fault---."
"So you did take advantage!"
That fucking lowlife piece of shit! He was supposed to be the good one, that was why I'd trusted him with her! I had thought with his angelic compass, he would have made sure nothing bad happened to her, not... Not ....
I would kill him.
"It's not like she didn't want too," Andy hissed, defending himself. "And I can see now why you don't want to let her go!"
"Don't you talk about her," I snarled, stepping within punching distance. "You don't deserve her or her affection. I thought so much better of you! You were supposed to protect her and keep her safe when she was weak, not take advantage and ---."
"I didn't take advantage! You make it sound like I ---."
"Guys, what the fuck?" We both looked over, seeing a groggy CC standing in the doorway, looking disgruntled. "It's like six in the morning and we can hear you down the hall."
Neither of us said a word.
CC frowned, glancing between the two of us, and then his eyes caught on something across the room.
"Hey, there's my hat! How'd you get it off Kenna?"
I growled, turning to glare at Andy again. He'd probably taken it off when he took the rest of her clothes off.
And fucked her.
"She's my girlfriend!" I hissed, my fists clenched. "Stay the fuck away from her! If you so much as look at her ---."
"You'll what?" Andy taunted. "Beat me up? Fuck, go ahead! But I swear to god I'll tell her all about Kacy ---."
"You're not gonna say shit!" I roared, jumping at him. I cleared the couch and wrestled him to the ground, seeing red
. I would kill him for what he'd done! He was my best friend, how could he betray me like that?
"I thought you were my friend!" I bellowed, slamming him into the coffee table. "You fucking traitor!"
"I am your friend!" he hissed as I clipped his jaw, and whirled, sending me spiraling into the wall. "But I'm hers too!"
"You're just saying that because you finally got between her thighs!"
Andys face mottled red.
"Guys! What the hell? What did you do?" CC suddenly darted between us, endangering his life. "Did you sleep with Kenna?"
Andy glared, breathing hard and not saying a word. CC looked at me, but I was more focused on not changing, keeping my glamour intact when all I wanted to do was howl and destroy this entire building.
She was MINE.
I loved her!
I stiffened. I didn't just think that.
Oh shit.
I hesitated, but the words swirled through my mind.
I had fallen for her at some point, that prude red head. She had gotten under my skin, and it enraged me more that he'd made her feel so awful about herself then them actually sleeping together.
She was perfect, a saint, she shouldn't feel bad about herself, and I didn't want her too. I wanted to lift her up, and if she could ever become an angel again and go back to Heaven, I would gladly let her go.
This world wasn't meant for her.
God, why did you do this to me?
I pressed my back against the wall, deflating.
But she would never love me.
There was only room in her heart for one.
I slipped to the ground with a thud, my hands falling into my lap.
What had I done?
"Ash?" Andy and CC looked at me in alarm.
She couldn't stay here, we would corrupt her, make her dark, I realized. I didn't want Kenali dark. I wanted her happy. And she would never be that here.
"Ash?" Andy demanded, kneeling down in front of me worriedly, CC hovering beside him. "Are you ok? Snap out of it! Punch me or something!"
"I love her," I said after a moment, and both guys stared at me, Andy stiffening. "I love her so much."
"Ash... "I just want her to be happy," I continued bleakly. "And I know she'll never love me back; there's only room for one in her heart."
"Ash," Andy looked uncomfortable. "I'm sorry I slept with her, man, I was drunk. We both were. It didn't mean anything."
"It does to her," I snapped, my eyes meeting his. "She's not that kind of girl, Andy. Shit like that means something to her."
He finally had the decency to look ashamed.
"I'm sorry," he muttered, looking down. "I really am. I never would have done something like that, to either of you, if I'd been in my right mind... Juliet broke up with me."
"What?" CC and I spoke at the same time.
Andy shrugged. "Long distance thing wasnt working, yknow?"
"Why didn't you say something?" CC scowled at him.
"I didn't want it to be real yet."
Oh thank god, I thought in relief. Kenali wouldn't be so upset now. He didn't cheat on Juliet, they were broke up.
She didn't help him commit a major sin.
I had to tell her! I staggered to my feet, grimacing in pain. For a human, Andy really packed a punch.
"I gotta check on her," I muttered, stalking to the door.
"Ash, are we good ---?"
"For now," I shot over my shoulder. "But I'm so pissed at you right now I have no problem breaking your bones in half if you so much as think her name."

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