The Triple Date Disaster

Chapter 16: Lies

Ash continued to laugh so hard that the other guests in the coffee shop started to give them strange looks.  Her face was so red you would think she got a really bad sun burn, or perhaps turning into a tomato.  As she gasped for air through her endless laughing, Zane asked in an angry tone.  "What the heck is so funny?"

Ash managed to speak a few words in between laughs.  They could barely make out what she was saying.  "You... think.. they.. they're in.. the moon!"  She pointed at them as she held onto her stomach; and continued laughing.

Aaron, annoyed, yelled at her, "You said I knew where they were because of my headaches.. well.. I got one whenever I looked at the moon.  That. Changed. Colors."

Ash answered, "Silly Wolf pu- Aaron!  Silly silly Aaron!  The moon doesn't give off it's own light!  It reflects light!"  Her laughter now beginning to die down, she continued with her drink.

"They're in the sun?"  Zane asked curiously.  With that statement Ash spit what was in her mouth onto the table; and began to laugh again.  Okay... she was normal for like five minutes.  

Their waitress from before came by with a towel and started to clean up the mess.  Ash, still laughing, continued in a mocking tone.  "The sun?  Come on guys!  The sun is much too hot... no!  The girls give off light because of what Ein is doing... you know... he has this really cool plan to..."

Zane cut her off saying, "What exactly is Ein doing to them?"

Ash all of a sudden became very nervous and quiet.  She seemed to be thinking carefully about what to say next.  How complicated is it though?  All she needs to do is tell the truth.  That's what she said she was gonna do.

"Um... I already told you!  He's trying to get Aphmau to be with him.  Katelyn and Kawaii~Chan are just there for matchmaking purposes."  Ash explained, although her tone wasn't very convincing.  She raised her shoulders indicating that she had nothing else to say.  Although the boys knew that was far from the truth.  What was she hiding?

Aaron raised his eyebrow in disbelief at her.  "What?!" She asked.  She seemed nervous now, like she knew she was going to be figured out.

Then Travis said what everyone was thinking, "I think you're lying".

"What? Why would I lie?"  

Ash was very defensive.  She seemed to hide behind her drink, always filling her mouth with the liquid to keep from talking.  When she was explaining how Ein was going to give her the locket back, she seemed to be longing something.  Maybe it was her jewelry, maybe it was something else.  The point was she said she would give them answers but has yet to tell them where the girls are being held.

Aaron was about to confront her when he got a call from Sylvanna.

"Hey Sylvanna."

"Aaron where is mi hija!"

"I told you-"

"Don't give me that Aaron!  You, Travis, and Zane have been gone for a while!  I called Aphmau a million times but she hasn't answered!"

"She's-"

"Melissa is missing now!"

Aaron's eyes went wide and he almost choked on his coffee.  "What do you mean Melissa is missing?"  Aaron looked up at the others sharing the table with him.  Zane and Travis seemed to be in shock, but Ash was unfazed.

Sylvanna continued, "She... she tried calling you yesterday but you didn't answer.  So she went to find you and hasn't come back!"

"I gotta go-"