Awake And Unafraid

The Ghost Of You

The song is 'The Ghost of You' by My Chemical Romance~ Enjoy

--Dec's POV--

I look to the passanger seat, seeing Jamie with her knees to her chest, just staring into space. I don't know the funeral of her father would get her this bad. I mean, hell, she was abused constantly. But she wanted to go... and I"ll do anything to see her beautiful smile.

I look back to Ashlin and see her crying into her hands. She just saw her boyfriend, well, crush, dead and in a casket. I think I knew the kid, tho. Trevor? Tyler? Whatever his name was, i knew where he lived. I took a left at a stop sign (instead of a right), making Jamie look at me.

"Where are we going? We shouldve gone the other way to your house" she asks, looking at me with concern present in her eyes. I stop at a red light and turn on my right blinker.

"Because" I state, turning right as soon as I see a green arrow. We drove for 5 minutes more on this road before I turned into a long dirt driveway, making Ashlin look in front of us.

"Declan, where are we?" Jamie demands.

"Somehwere, princess. We're somewhere" I smirk and park the car, getting out and opening Ashlins door. "Now come on. I need to show you girls something.

I walk up to the door, holding Jamie's hand. I dont remember seeing his mum at the funeral, so why not check. Its not gonna hurt, right? I ring the doorbell and wait a minute before a woman answers the door. I smile politely and look at the lady in front of me.

"Hello ma'am. Im Declan. and these two girls are Jamie" I Point to jamie, who is now clinging onto my arm. "And this is Ashlin" I point to Ashlin who is staring into the house, her expression is blank....

"It's nice to meet you and I was wondering if I could talk to you about Tyler, if thats okay with you, that is." i keep smiling, rocking back and forth on my heels slightly.

"Sure." She looks me up and down before inviting us in, while unbuttoning a few of her blouse buttons and pushing up her breasts secretly. But I noticed.

"I'm Anastasia, by the way" she seats us on the couch, licking her lips while looking me up and down. Damn, what a cougar. "Its nice to meet some new people, especially a handsome man" she winks before looking at Jamie standing next to me. I pull Jamie onto my lap and hold her close, stroking her hair to calm her down.

"Im sorry ma'am but one, I'm not here to fuck you. You seem like the kind who gets around, and I'm being an honest man. And two, I had a few questions about your sons death. Now if I were you, I would button up your shirt and act like a mature woman who doesent beg to get laid to every single man she comes across" I state with a straight face, looking at her face, which is coated in layers of makeup. She looks at me with her jaw dropped to the floor before buttoning up her shirt, making Jamie and Ashlin both giggle quietly. I smirk while she isnt looking and kiss Jamie's nose, making her blush a deep red.

She clears her throat when she looks back up, embarassment is obvious on her face. "So you want to know about Tyler?" she stutters, as if it brings something up in her mind.

"Yes, ma'am" I state proudly. "Our friend here was a good friend of his and she just wanted some answers." I poked Ashlin, encouraging her to speak. Anastasia just nods and looks towards Ash.

"Uhm, I was wondering, how did Tyler die...?" Ashlin stutters, looking towards the ground.

Ashlin clears her throat and blinks away tears, like she cared about him.

"Well...." she starts