Ash and the Christmas killer.

Home sweet home.

Year: 1987

A basketball sat on a lawn of overgrown grass, weeds and dead leaves. Shawn, Gus and Ashley peered over the fence to see where the ball landed.
"No one ever gets their ball back from mean Old Man Fuller's yard." Shawn stated.
"This sucks." Gus added.
"Why don't we just ask?"
"Ash, it's Old Man Fuller. He eats children." Shawn stated.
"He's just an old man who seems to be lonely. I also think you just made up the eating children part." She told before they dropped back to the ground on their side of the fence and sat down. "But I guess loosing a ball would suck."
"I know. We were tied 114 to 114, and I was up." Shawn exclaimed.
"We weren't supposed to be playing with my new ball." Gus told upset about the whole thing.
"I'll give you 1,000 outs if you go get it." Shawn told.
"2,000."
"Done." He told making them both stand as Ash watched.
"I feel this is going to go terribly bad." She confessed as Shawn put his hands together to boost Gus over the fence.
"Ready?" He asked making Gus give a nod before going to climb over.
"Okay, you got it. All right, almost got it. There I go..." he called as he went and fell over the top of the fence into Fuller's yard.
"Gus!" The two exclaimed to see if he was ok.
"Shawn! Ash!"
"Is the ball all right?" Shawn asked making Ash slap his arm for asking about the ball and not their friends well being.
"I can't get back over." He told.
"Get that ball off my grass! Get out of my yard!" Fuller exclaimed making Shawn slowly back away and grab Ash's hand.
"Gus, I'm really gonna miss ya." He told before running away and pulling Ash with him.
"Shawn!"

Year: PRESENT DAY

(Ash p.o.v)

"So what are you doing Ash?" Derek asked as we all relaxed in the bull pen at work.
"Well I'm going to Santa Barbara to spend Christmas with my family and friends."
"You sound real excited about it." Emily joked.
"Anything beats valley fever." I told before looking towards Spencer. "You sure you aren't wanting to come?"
"I would love to, but I wouldn't want to oppose."
"Spence. My family love you. If anything they'll be excited to see ya."
"I feel like I'm gonna be forced."
"Baby, we goin' private jet style."
"What about your car?"
"I've got my other ones there. Getting picked up by one of my siblings who are already showing up there. God I hope it's not Peter."
"I thought he has a thing about fixing cars?"
"He does. I just don't trust him driving my vintage cars." I told making the team get a confused look. "I like vintage things."
"She has a large car collection."
"Split between three locations." I stated.
"Yeah we are never going to stop being surprised by her." Jj told.
"Oh that reminds me." I told before grabbing the box filled with gifts for them. "I got you guys things."
"Ash you said you weren't going to." Spencer told.
"I like giving people things, I have money to burn."
"You've got rich people problems." He joked.
"And they are always the good types of problems that are easy solvable." I stated as I gave everyone their gifts minus Spencer. "You get yours Christmas Day."
"That's fair."
(Gifts: Jj~ rose gold earrings, Emily~ gold necklace with her initial at the bottom, Derek~ a nice watch, David~ expensive whiskey, Aaron~ a Lego pirate ship for him and Jack to build together, Penelope~ an eternity rose)
"This whiskey is close to 5 grand." David told
"Yeah so it better be the good shit."
"How much money did you spend on all of us?" Aaron asked.
"Oh the gift receipts are in there if you wanted to get something else. So a lot I guess."
"Why did Aaron get Lego?" Emily asked.
"I didn't really know what gift to get Aaron. So I figured why not get him a gift he can build with his son."
"That's very thoughtful."
"What's got you so silent, Baby?" Derek asked looking towards Penelope.
"She got me a rose." She told showing it.
"It's an eternal rose. Thought you could look at it when we have cases that get too much for you."
"Thank you."
"No problem."
'Weird team we are.'

"Welcome to Santa Barbara." I told as we walked out of the airport.
"It's very nice." Spencer told making me smile.
"Yeah. I love it here."
"So where are we staying?"
"The house. Once my sibling comes and picks us up."
We heard a car horn making us look to see Peter waving us over.
"Is that Peter?" Spencer asked as I sighed.
"Yep. And he was the one person I didn't want driving." I told before we began to walk over.
As we got near he jumped out and was smiling like his usual self.
"Heya Ash Ash."
"Give me the keys."
"Why?"
"You know I don't like you driving my cars." I told taking them from him before turning to her and giving her a hug and a kiss. "Oh I have missed you Baby."
"I honestly don't know if you are ok half the time with how you act." Peter admitted making me flip him off.
"Shut up."
"Hey Baby face!"
"Hey Peter."
"Offer still stands."
"Still no."
"Same old same old." He told as I stood up and looked at him.
"Thought you and Lassie have a thang?"
"I haven't seen him in so long."
"You wanna kiss him don't you?"
"Definitely."
"Weirdo." I told as I walked to the back so we could put our bags in.
"You know I still can't believe you forgot to tell me you moved to Santa Barbara in 2006." Spencer told.
"Yeah I remember things but I'm also very forgetful. So weird."