Johnny Oneshots!

Set Free

It was midnight as Johnny skateboarded to the newly restored theater.

"Hello Ash!" The happy gorilla  greeted her before she went up the steps. "How's your day been?"

"Fine," she said lifting her heavy guitar case. 

"Do you need any help with that?" he asked as he saw the small porky pine struggle to lift it. 

"I got it Johnny," she said nearly out of breath and noticed the concern look in his face. "What you don't believe me?" 

"No, I do it's just--"

"Do you think I can't handle climbing up the steps by myself?" She placed her hands on her hips waiting for his response. "Well?"

"I don't think that," he blushed. "I'm sort of running late with my appointment with Ms. Crawl, and I don't want to just leave you out here by yourself. Are you sure I can't help you?"

"Thanks,  but no thanks," she said picking up her guitar. " I can do it by myself."

"Okay then," Johnny said as Ash started towards the door. "Great, I forgot about the--" Johnny had opened the door for her. "Door."

She looked up at his beaming face. "I know you said you didn't need help but my Grams raised a gentlemen." 

"Thanks Johnny," she said shifting her case and walking past him. "I owe your Grams one."

"Anytime Ash."

~~LATER~~

"Alright, that was a beautiful performance Ash," Buster, owner of the theater, stated as  Ash left the stage. "However I have a proposition for you."

"What is it?" She said cocking her hip. "Another one of those pop teen songs?"

"Close. I want you to sing a duet with," the Koala paused for dramatic effect. "Johnny."

"Sorry Buster," she said walking past him. "I don't sing duets." Well not anymore, she thought back to her no good ex-boyfriend. I was only his back up... "Besides I doubt Johnny wants to sing with me."

"Actually he's the one who suggested it," Ash stopped in her tracks. "He's been making extra practices with Ms. Crawl to practice the guitar."

"Where is he?" Ash asked the Koala.

"I think he's in the studio practicing--Wait!"

"Thanks!" The porky pine took off ignoring the other words shouted by Buster. What did he think? That he'll just hold the door open and I'll sing with him?

~~~Studio Room~~~

She barged in. 

"Hey Ash," Johnny said with a raised eyebrow. "Are you okay?"

"Am I okay? Am I okay! Who do you think you are!" She pointed a finger at him. "I don't remember agreeing to be your little backup singer!"

"Did Buster already tell you?" He frowned. "I don't recall tell'n him that you'd be backup. I said a duet."

"Yeah well why did you think I'd sing with you?" 

"Well in all honesty," Johnny blushed a little. "You've been look'n good on stage, really good, you make the stage light up when you're out there!" Ash kept down the heat rising to her cheeks. "But after the show, you always look a bit down. I just wanted to cheer you up is all. Sorry, I didn't think you'd be mad."

"Oh my gosh," Ash groaned. "Johnny why'd you have to be so nice?"

"I'm sorry."

"No Johnny, I'm sorry. Listen," she slumped down against the wall. "I don't have the best experience in sharing the stage. Actually it was more back up rather than sharing. I didn't get to enjoy singing like I do now..."