Mary-Lynnette & Ash

Okay, so this is my first time writing fanfiction, but I love the Night World series and my favorite couple Ash and Mary-Lynnette so here goes nothing. I hope you enjoy. Also, if you've read the short story on L.J Smith's site about 'fire' or whatever, I'm changing that up cause it doesn't have an ending.

Why am I thinking about Ash? He's a self-centred, arrogant, douchebag that only cares about himself! Yes, I know that he left two years ago to 'change' himself, but he hasn't come back at all, we barely chat through email or text message each other. I have to focus on college!

Of course I'd like to see him again, he is my soulmate after all, but like...Ugh! I don't even know. Lately he's been on my mind like 24/7 and it's annoying. Maybe it's cause I'll be heading home for summer in a couple days since schools ended for summer and the one before last summer was when I met Ash and his sisters. Maybe because he said he would change for me, but TWO YEARS later and nothing.. I don't know.

My first year of college went wonderful, plenty of cute guys here to distract me, but they either reminded my of my slim, somewhat lanky, ash blond haired, ever-changing eye coloured Ash or a tall, built, dark haired and eyed eye candy Jeremy, the werewolf who tried to maul my soulmate... My life got extremely complicated that summer. Finding out that vampire, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters, and such exist. Discovering that you're neighbour, a sweet old lady, is a vampire and that her nieces and nephew are also vampires. That the nephew, who is a totally jerk, is you're soulmate. The guy you're crushing on is a werewolf (Jeremy). And a girls first kiss... Well... You can see why it might get a little bit hard to get distracted by boys or parties or something along the lines of that.

Lost in thought, I barely heard my ring tone go off, I reached for it and saw the caller ID, it was my little brother Mark, he's a year younger than me, in his last year of high school, and dating my Ash's youngest sister, his soulmate, Jade.

"Hey Mark." I said into the phone. I waited for a reply, but I heard racks of sobbing. "Mark, what's wrong?!"

"I..." Another sob, "I'm sorry Mare, I don't know how to..." More crying, "to say this.. Claudine and dad, they.. they went for a drive... And... And... And they..."

I started to worry, "Mark, is something wrong with Claudine and dad???" My fear leaked into my voice, a shiver rolled through my spine. Claudine might not be my mum, but my step-mother had always been there for me.

"I'm sorry Mare, they got in a car accident, dad... He didn't make it, Claudine's in ICU" With that we both started crying. Sobs going through me so bad that I fell off my bed and landed on the floor curled up in a ball.

***

I was almost home now, it hurt to keeps my eyes open to see the road, my brain thumped against my skull, I hadn't really stopped crying since Mark told me the news yesterday night. I couldn't bare to be so far away him and my mum, though she hadn't gained consciousness and was unlikely to, it felt wrong being away. This whole situation felt wrong, so I had packed the rest of my things and shoved them into the back of my car, and left first thing in the morning.

I drove for 3 straight hours, not stopping, I couldn't, I needed to concrete on how to deal what would happen next, if Claudine would make it or not. My parents were both only child's and my grandparents on both sides died years ago, we had no family to helps us... Except out blood sisters, Rowan, Kestrel, and Jade. But legally they couldn't really help us, I could try for guardianship of Mark, he was almost 18, so it shouldn't be too hard...

I pulled up to my house, I saw a couple a vehicles that I couldn't place who they belonged to. I shut off the engine and just sat there. Was I ready to face the sympathetic faces? The words 'We're so sorry for your lost' ? No I wasn't, who ever was? But I had to, I couldn't let Mark go through it alone.

I opened the car door and got out, the moment I shut it, our house door opened and Rowan came running out and engulfed me in a hug, a tight, reassuring hug that made me burst into tears.

So yeah, that's the beginning, I'll probably write a few chapters but if no one seems to like it, I'll stop, so please like, rate, or vote on this, I'd love to know how it was. Thanks.