Chapter 2: Cobwebs

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Ash's POV:

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Ash's POV:

The fans were already gathered around the tent by the time we arrived. This is the biggest group of people I've seen in a signing. It made me so happy. Me and Nikki sat at the signing table. We were the only ones in the band who could make it because the rest of them were really tired. We're tired too but it's the last day of Warped Tour and I don't wanna let anyone down. And I also love signings so I don't really care. The first fan was a teenage girl with blue hair who looked really nervous and exited.

"Can I have a picture?" She asked really sweetly.

"Of course." I said with a smile on my face.

We took the picture and she walked off. We signed countless autographs and took a lot of pictures with people. A few people started crying which I'm used to. I hugged a lot of people. A few people were really shy and other people were really overwhelming but it was a good group of people. Then, a man who looked like he was in his mid-to-late forties came up to the signing table. He looked like he had been sweating a lot but I don't blame him because it's like 90 degrees out here.

"Hey sexy." He said.

Oh god people like this make me so uncomfortable. I've come across a few of them at signings and I hate it but I don't let it get to me and I don't let it ruin my day because they can't hurt me since we have security gaurds and a huge majority of the people at signings aren't like that.

"Hey." I said with an awkward smile on my face trying to look like what he said didn't creep me the fuck out.

"Can I have a picture beautiful?" He said.

"Sure'' I said.

I could tell that he was very intoxicated. When he got next to me to take the picture I could smell the alcohol on his breath. He put his arm around me and it was so disgusting. He had his friend take the picture and then he groped my ass. That's when I started to get really pissed off. He started to say something else but I cut him off.

"Why don't you just fuck off, creep?" I shouted.

He chuckled and then he said"Baby why are you so mad? Is it your time of the month?"

That's when Nikki got up real close to him and told him "Look, you better leave now before I beat the shit out of you"

That seemed to scare him enough and he turned away and left.

"Thanks Nikki" I said.

"Anytime Ash." He responded.

And with that, we kept signing autographs and meeting the rest of the fans. I tried to act as happy as possible but I was still really freaked out about what just happened. I was so relieved when the signing was over because that meant that I could just go to my tour bus and relax and try to forget about that creepy man. But of course, that didn't happen. Because when I got to the tour bus, he was standing right there. Waiting for me.


Chris's POV:

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Chris's POV:

After our final set of Warped Tour I decided it was time to reunite with Ash. I knew where her tour bus was. So I threw on my disguise and I walked to her bus. My palms started sweating and my heart started pouning on the walk there. I haven't talked to her in months. What will I say? Normally I intimidate a lot of people but Ashley really intimidates me. I just wish she felt the same way about me as I do about her. Well, I still don't really know for sure whether she likes me or not. But I wouldn't bet on it. I got lost in my thoughts as I walked to her bus until I saw it. There it was. All I have to do is go up to it and knock on the door. When I approached the bus, I saw a man pinning a woman against the tour bus wall and making out with her. I saw a wisp of red hair. Shit. It's Ash. My heart sank for a moment. What does she see in him? He was incredibly overweight and he was at least ten years older than Ash. Why didn't I do something earlier? What if I told her I had liked her? Would we be dating now if I just told her how I feel? Now it's too late.

Or not.

Ash was pushing back. Struggling to get out of his arms as his toungue slid inside her mouth and as he groped her boobs. He was much bigger than her so she didn't have the strength to resist. Then I realized, that Ashley did not want this. I had to act fast. I ran up to the man and started to pull him off of Ash. Then he did the most insane thing ever. He punched Ash directly on the face and she fell to the ground. And then he started to attempt to beat me up too. I called for security and they pulled him off of me and put him in handcuffs and escorted him away. I ran up to Ash and saw her laying on the grass, shaking, with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"I don't know." She said.

I took her into my arms and I hugged her for a few minutes. She was too hurt to walk so I picked her up and took her inside the tour bus. Jeremy was passed out drunk on the floor. Anger started to rise up inside of me. If he hadn't gotten drunk he could've saved her. But I held it inside because I realized it wasn't his fault. He didn't know this was gonna happen. I laid Ash down on the couch and consoled her. She didn't stop crying for a solid hour and a half. I just let her lay her head against my chest and I stroked her hair. It felt nice to just sit with her like that. Even though something terrible just happened I just can't help thinking of how beautiful she is.

"Thank you so much for saving me Chris." Ash said after she composed herself a little.

"You're welcome" I responded.

Then she fell asleep into my arms.


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