Take Me to the Moon

Chapter 10: Ashes' POV

"You fucking hurt her! You're supposed to be one of the sweethearts and yet she makes one mistak and it's over? Really? Damn asshole!" Becca screamed, and I became happy I was smart enough to put her on speaker. Girl was making my ears hurt. "How could you? Do you know how much it would have taken out of her just to say yes to you?"

I tried to drone her out but it wasn't working as Drayven called Amanda. We needed to take care of damage control and being yelled at right now wasn't working. I knew what I said was really bad without it being thrown at me every five seconds. "Look, I know, okay? But it's not over. It just may be best for her if we're not together for a bit."

"Better? You apparently don't know my Nala then! How can you say you love her and yet this the best thing for her?" Rebecca questioned.

"I do know her and this isn't easy on her either I'm sure. I have to go, she's on her way."

"Fine, but I swear if she's still in tears when I talk to her later tonight I"m on the first flight out there and I swear to god I will kill you!" She screamed before hanging up the phone and I just stared at it. I had to admit, I didn't think she was telling the truth when she said Becca was insane protective of her and I was actually afraid of the chick.

Everyone just sat in silence, I hadn't told any of the fans that I was even seeing anyone and we had really only told the band. I guess everyone was going to know by then end of the night, but I was really worried about Amanda. Who knows what was going to be spread around the campus and hospital about her, and if Bree was enough of a bitch to hurry and tell everyone about the dating, I was afraid of what she would make up to make Amanda's life hell.

Maybe this is what she meant in the first place, but I still saw her as worth it. I didn't want to lose her, I wanted her to be happy and with everything that was sure to come about, she wasn't going to be very happy. I wanted nothing but the best for her, especially when she had moved clear accross the country just on the whim of a tarot reading. She was brave and I honestly hoped that this didn't distroy her.

"Hey.." I said once she walked into the studio, not even noticing that she made it in half the time.

"Didn't I just get off the phone with you?" Drey asked.

"Yeah...I tend to speed when I'm upset. But I'm fine and I didn't get pulled over so it's no big deal." She said softly, keeping her eyes on me.

"It is, you could have gotten hurt." I said gently.

"No, I know how to drive. I used to do worse on back roads." She told us, and I didn't know if I wanted to know more or not. Defiantly wasn't going to push it.

"You okay?" I asked as I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her. "I'm sorry, Mandabear, I just don't know how else to protect you and keep you happy." I whispered.

"Don't ever say anything like that! You make me happy and Bree can't say anything she hasn't already. What's the worse she's going to do? Call me a devil worshiper? She's already done that. I'm not concerned about me."

"I am."

"We're concerned about both of you." Davey said from his seat. "You gotta be the one to tell everyone, Ashes. And until it blows off, you should have someone with you at all times, Mandy."

"Please don't call me that, Davey." She said softly, keeping her arms around me and her head on my chest. "And I don't need anyone."

"What is she capable of making up?"

"I don't know. Just that I'm a devil worshiper. That's the worst she's come up with yet." I took a deep breath as I held onto her. I didn't want her going back to that dorm, and I knew well enough that it was pointless to try to get her to change dormitories with only four months left.

"You shouldn't go back to the dorms." I told her softly.

"I have to. I'm paying for it in my tuition and I'm not going to let someone live there for free."

"Then I'll take care of it."

"No..I can't let you do that. The tuition is high enough and I don't even understand th bill enough to know how much I'm paying to live on campus."

"Then we will figure it out. You're not going back."

"And where am I going to go?"

"Move in with me. At least until you get your sign on." I offered.

"It's way too soon. Besides, I couldn't possibly put you out like that."

"You wouldn't be." True, it was soon in our relationship, but I'd do anything to keep her safe. Besides, we were already spending weekends together and with both of our schedules we'd be lucky enough to stay up a little late together on the weekdays.

"You sure you're ready for that?" Dray questioned.

"You act like it's gonna be hard."

"Hunny, it will be." She whispered, trying to hide the fact that she hated siding with them.

"I don't want you there though."

"I know, but I don't want anything else to happen that you don't want me around." The hurt on her voice broke my heart completely. I never wanted to lose her and right now, she was going to have to be brought into my world, the one where fans could get pretty nasty. "And just so you know, I'm ready for the fans, they're the only ones who are going to be the really creative ones."

I sighed and looked over to her. I couldn't handle the thought of anyone creating rumors about her and I couldn't handle her going back to her dorm. "What if you stay with me?" Davey offered. "That way you two don't move too quick and when your sisters come to visit there'll be room so you won't be seperated."

"How much for rent or something? I won't live there for free."

"Be an open canvas for me. That a good enough deal?"

"Yeah...I'll see what I can do about my tuition tomorrow." She said defeatedly.