Until Dawn Prompts

Please No

Prompt for some Ashley/Jessica from Caleb Williams on AO3.~

Enjoy!

Word(s): 1,674

Pairing(s): Ashley/Jessica (I heard Jessica), Ashley/Chris (None of it was Wasted), Emily/Matt (You're a Person)

Warning(s): Girls Kissing, Unrequited Love, Angst, Fluff

"Please be joking." Jessica said, clear disdain and shattered hope flickering helplessly across her features as Emily sadly looked upon her and her boyfriend Matt could only do the same, feeling sorry for the older girl but not at all knowing what to do other than go to her automatic response of killing the person who brought on the pain, but Jessica would never allow her to do that, especially the girl involved.

The dark haired girl could only shake her head and turn to look at the door where Ashley and Chris walked in, hand in hand, smiling and joking around, all Jessica could do is freeze as a stinging feeling began behind her eyes and she knew she was about to cry, but she couldn't. Not in front of everyone and risking her reputation so all she did was stand up straight and put on a fake smirk as she stepped up towards the new couple, sneering slightly she she looked down at their intertwined hands but tried to hide it. "I see the geeks have finally found one another."Jessica spat, gaining both of their attentions.

Ashley stared at Jessica in both annoyance and surprise, wondering why the girl was acting hostile towards the two of them. "Jessica? Is something wrong?" Ashley asked, sitting up in her seat as she looked at one of her best friends who gave her confidence and hope to finally come out and tell Chris how much she liked him, she was the reason she was finally able to just come out and tell Chris at the party last night that she liked Chris. She stood up and took a few steps towards Jessica, the taller of the two could only growl and step back from the redhead.

"No! Not at all, Ashley." The girl named only froze, Jessica hasn't called her her whole name in years, she was always either 'Sweetums, blossom, or Ash', never Ashley. She opened her mouth to say something but it was too late, Jessica had already turned and stomped away from the couple. Ashley could feel a tight pain in her chest and she wasn't sure why. She looked at Chris who wasn't even watching the display, instead talking to Josh who was blatantly checking out the blonde nerd. Ashley huffed slightly, she liked the boy but not nearly as much as she liked Jessica, even if she did go on and on about said male to her for years. But she could clearly see that Chris didn't like her that way and was surprised when Chris actually agreed to be her boyfriend. She looked after Jessica and after standing there debating for who knows how long she finally decided and went after Jessica, ignoring Chris calling to her about what was wrong.

Jessica stood in the middle of the hallway, shaking a bit as sobs wrecked her body and she felt like a total dweeb crying over a stupid crush who would never know how she feels about them now. She was thankful when Emily decided to not follow her as what she needed now was not comfort or pity, but sime hard liquor. She wiped at her face, she didn't care if it was only 9 in the morning, she needed to get out of there. She pushed herself off the wall and made her way towards the front doors of the building and signing out at the front desk that gave her a strange look but said nothing as they always let her do what she wanted because of her parents. Having rich parents worked in her favor often. As she made her way out and across the parking lot to her car she heard running behind her but ignored it until a meek voice called out to her. She froze and bit her lip, wishing to anything that would listen that it wasn't Ashley.

Ashley stood a few yards behind Jessica, trying to catch her breath as she looked over the blonde in front of her that slowly turned and showed Ashley what she feared, the girl had been crying. Ashley took a few steps towards her but stopped when Jessica held up a hand. "What do you want, Ashley?" She sounded exhausted, Ashley could only frown more as she saw how puffy her eyes were and how much her makeup had smeared. Her clothes were still perfect of course, not one thread out of place. Ashley opened her mouth as to say something but it died within her throat as she had no idea what to say at this point. She cleared her throat and tried again.

"Jessy. . . what's wrong? I've never seen you like this before." Jessica froze as Ashley began to step closer to her and glared at the girl a bit, making her stop once again. Jessica had no idea what to say to that, she couldn't just straight out and say she was in love with the dork. That would not end well, she knows how much she likes Chris, she hasn't shut up about him for years and there was no way Ashley would leave him for someone like her. Jessica frowned at that, she wouldn't be good for Ashley anyways, she's never been one for serious relationships and Ashley has seen her go through so many boyfriends that there was no way she would believe that she was, for instance; In love with her AND actually a virgin. But no one knew that but Emily.

"I can't tell you." Ashley heard her whisper, almost to herself and if Ashley wasn't so close she wouldn't have heard. She could only blink in confusion, wondering what it could be, or how bad it could be, if Jessica couldn't even tell one of her best friends. Ashley frowned and chewed at her lip in hesitation. She wanted to know what was wrong and how she could help her without being annoying or bothersome. "Just. . . Want to skip school with me?"

Jessica surprised herself with the offer and couldn't believe she actually just said that. She opened her mouth to tell Ashley she didn't have to and to just go back to Chris but the redhead surprised her, "Yea. Let's go. I'm. . . .I'm not feeling it today." Jessica nodded dumbly and turned around, motioning for Ashley to follow her over to her car, she could feel a warmth in her chest as they took their places in the corvette. She looked over at the girl next to her and could only smile as she thought that she had technically won this round. It was childish to think that way but she couldn't help it, she had Ashley to herself right now and noticed that not even on the ride to Jessica's mansion did Ashley even touch her phone, meaning she was leaving Chris in the dark about all of this. It confused Jessica a bit as of why the girl was willing to get in trouble by the school just to make sure she was alright. "Jessica. . .Are you alright?" Ashley whispered quietly once again and Jessica had no idea how to answer her, she couldn't say what she wanted to, it would be too weird and most likely she would lose an important person in her life. She couldn't risk that. She glanced over at her and saw what she never wanted to see, the girl had slight tears prickling at the edges of her eyes and her voice got shakier as she said the next few words, "Are you mad at me?"

"Of course not!" Jessica shouted and Ashley jumped from how loud she had said it, she stared wide eyed at the blonde and felt some tears escape and begin to trickle down her cheeks. "I could never be mad at you Ashley, no matter how much I wish I would at times, there is no way for me to even think of being mad at you. I've tried, oh god have I tried. But sadly I always end up loving you even more if that's possible. I love you, dammit!" Jessica snarled and many emotions began to swim through Ashley's mind at what she had just said, she couldn't tell what they meant or what they were exactly. Ashley wanted to ask her if she actually meant what she said but she could tell the girl was telling the whole truth and Ashley just smiled as more tears ran down her cheeks. "There, I finally said it. I didn't want to, since most likely you're now going to stop being my friend and never want to speak to me again. But oh well! Finally getting it out is probably best, I actually feel better saying it out loud." Ashley noticed that the girl had begun to drive faster and wiped her cheeks, breathing deeply. "Do you want me to take you back?" Jessica snapped and I only sighed, wiping my cheeks as a soft smile spread across my face.

"No. I want to stay. . . with you." Ashley said softly and curled up in her seat, noticing that Jessica had begun to slow down and when she looked at the older girl she saw her shocked expression began to change.

Jessica could feel her heart begin to ache, not in pain, but from how close it was to bursting from happiness. When she finally pulled into her garage and turned off her car she sat there, chewing on her lip in thought and felt some hands grab her face and was turned, she felt a soft pair of lip upon her own and instantly pushed forward, wrapping her arms around the smaller of the two and pulling her more towards her from over the shift gear. Ashley giggled a bit and pulled back, covering her mouth and Jessica noted happily there was a blush spread across her cheeks. "Maybe we should try that in a. . . less awkward position."

Jessica just scoffed and pulled the other back into another deep kiss.