What Happens When the Lights Go Out

11.What Happens When The Lights Go Out

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It's been a week since Ashton and I talked and so far everything is going as good as it can with our type of relationship. We are actually still attempting to do the average girlfriend and boyfriend thing. We've managed in public to seem like it and we've finally convinced Ryan and Jen. They are still kind of suspicious though. Behind the scenes though it hasn't changed much.

At the moment Ashton and I are assembling my little contraption to surprise Nicole with.

"No Ashton you have to put this here!" I whispered.

"Brooke I have way more assembling experience and it will work way better if you put it like this!"

We kept arguing for an hour before we finally had it all set up. If you're wondering we are currently in all black in the school at about two in the morning on a Saturday. I'm staying at Jen's tonight, but she didn't want to come along because she's too afraid she'll get caught and Ryan is whipped so naturally he stayed with her.

We told them we would be back around two thirty and now it's three so we were booking it out of there to get back. I slipped on a piece of paper and Ashton just laughed and helped me up once he did I pushed him and ran down the hall laughing myself.

Once we got back we saw Ryan and Jen sleeping in blankets on the ground in her living room.

We slowly crept up to her room and changed into normal clothes. I was shocked to learn that Ashton had special 'doing evil stuff in the night' clothes also. We are too much alike.

"So do you think it will work?" he asked.

"Well if it doesn't there's always plan B."

"What's that?"

"I don't know. But I could probably think of something."

"True. Do you think that this whole thing was a little too elaborate though?"

"Not at all. I mean first of all, we had nothing better to do. Second of all she totally deserves it because no one messes with my baby and gets away with it clean. And thirdly I've wanted to do this for a while I just didn't have anyone to do it to or help me because Jen is too much of a weeny."

"Makes sense. Monday is going to be amazing."

"No kidding."

After about twenty minutes I crashed. I was so tired from all the excitement.

In the morning I woke up alone on Jen's carpet. I groggily got up and walked downstairs.

"Look! It's alive!" Ashton exclaimed. They were all sitting at the table. I just flipped him off. "So I have to say the whole rat's nest look really suits you."

I looked in the reflection of the window and saw my hair. He was right. There was some serious rat's nest going. I tried to smooth it, but I ended up just putting it in a bun on the top of my head.

I went and got a bowl of cereal and sat down. "So how'd last night go?" Jen asked.

"Perfect. I don't see how it can't work unless she never opens her locker again." Ashton answered.

"I can't believe you guys actually did it." She said laughing. "How'd you guys get in the school again?"

I spoke up then. "Janitor Jo thinks I'm cool and I told him about what happened so he gave me one key to the school so I could copy it and I had to give them back to him so he wouldn't get in trouble." I said while slurping down my milk.

"What about her locker combo though. How'd you get that?"

"Celine on the volleyball team used to have that locker last year and she has such a freaky good memory that she told me."

"So you just asked her?"

"No I was talking to Hannah and Celine over heard and Celine hates Nicole."

"Oh I see. So it all worked out."

"Yeah strangely well too. I thought for sure something would go wrong."

"Well I can't wait to see the finished product on Monday."

"You and me both." I said getting another bowl of cereal.

I got up to go take a shower and change. "Oh hey Brooke!" I turned around to face Ashton.

"Yes?"

"Do you want to meet my parents today?"

"Your parents?"

"Yeah I mean I've talked a little bit about you and they wanted to formally meet you."

"Um...I guess."

"Awesome go get ready. I'll be back in about an hour." He left.

Great, now I have to meet the parents. I hate that. I met Ryan's parents (ex-boyfriend, not Jen's boyfriend) and it was just awkward all over.

~1 hour later~

I was sitting in Jen's living room waiting for Ashton. I decided to look somewhat presentable. I wore jeans with flats and a gray off the shoulder top that was long sleeved. I straightened my hair and put it in a pony tail.

He's now a half an hour late and I was starting to get nervous, and I don't get nervous!

Finally there was a knock. I went and answered it. Naturally it was Ashton.

We went and got in his car and he drove me to his house. I was fidgeting with my fingers as we got out and went to the door.

His house was very pretty. White, big, one story, but very nice. There was a flower bed with all sorts of flowers and it just looked like I imagined it.

He stopped before we were going to go in. "Brooke calm down."

"I am calm."

"No you aren't. Seriously, just act like yourself. My parents are going to love you if you just be your sarcastic self."

"Really? I would think they wouldn't like that."

"Brooke I'm their son. They're fine with it."

"Good point."

"Also, you are a bit different than most girls I bring home."

"I know. I'm not a blonde airhead."

"Exactly. So my mom might kind of think you are at first, just because when I tried to explain you she didn't really believe me, so don't take anything she says personally."

"Okay."

"Good. Now let's go."

He opened the door for me and I was immediately attacked by two large dogs. Great...here we go.

**There now you have a little more insight on her plan. =D So how do you think Ashton's parents are going to be? Will they like brooke or not? So the next chapter might or might not have her plan. It depends. So any more guesses? =D

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