Ali's POV
It's Thursday afternoon and all day at school I couldn't focus on anything except the weird dream I had last night. Ashlyn pretended to be drunk and kissed me? It was all a dream. I could never have a chance with her though. She could never like a girl like me. Kyle, Chris and I are all closer than ever, but I feel like Ashlyn's been kind of distant lately. Once we get home after playing around on the soccer field like always, we all flop on the couch, exhausted. "Hey, so we're supposed to have team bonding soon and I might have invited them over to our place. Can you guys try to make yourselves scarce?" Ashlyn asks. "They're coming in like, five minutes," she continues. We just nod and head to Kyle's room to hang out and spy on them. A few minutes later, there is a knock on the door and one by one, all of the girls pile into the living room. I close the door and am immediately asked a question by my brother. "So, what's up with you and blondie?" He asks me, wiggling his eyebrows. "Um... nothing." "Ali, it's obvious that you like her. My sister's just oblivious and doesn't realize it yet," Chris adds. I sigh and flop onto my back. As we eavesdrop on the team, we find out they're playing truth or dare, and being extremely loud. But when I hear the dare, "kiss your crush" I get up and peek through the door. Then, what I least want to see. Alex Morgan walks over to Ashlyn and kisses her. I feel jealousy wash over me and tear stinging my eyes. I run over to the boys now fully crying. I cry into Kyle's shoulder, too broken to tell them what happened. Once I finally stop, I know I need to explain myself. "Alex, what happened?" They ask in unison. I explain everything I saw. When I'm done, we hear talking in the living room. Stupid thin walls. "Alex, will you be my girlfriend?" I hear Ashlyn say to Alex. I breakdown again. After I'm certain that Alex left, I slowly stand up and make my way to the bedroom I share with Ash. "I'm happy if she's happy," I think to myself.
Ash's POV
After Alex leaves, I go straight to the bathroom. I take out some makeup, and cover the hickey that was left on my neck by my new girlfriend. I thought dating someone else would help me get over my pointless little crush on Ali. There's no way she could possibly like someone like me. Besides, I actually kinda like Alex. She's smart, pretty, and doesn't seem like someone who would use me for popularity. Other girls have, especially when I first came to this school. There's only one problem. Every time I kiss Alex, Ali passes through my mind. I stare at my reflection in the mirror for a few minutes before Kyle calls me into the kitchen for dinner. Turns out he just ordered a pizza, so we all sit on the couch and eat. When we're done with dinner, Ali and I head back to our room. As soon as I sit down on my bed, Ali starts talking to me. "You gonna take the makeup off or not," she smirks. She stands up and sits on my bed next to me. "Ash, why didn't you tell me you liked Alex? I'm really happy for you two, but what happened to telling each other everything? You've been so distant lately," Ali says in a hurt voice. "Al, I really don't know. I'm really sorry. About everything. I actually didn't realize I liked Alex until today. I'm just really sorry. I miss my best friends. No more secrets, okay?" "Well... I might have one more thing I need to tell you. Ash, how would you feel if I rejoined the team?" She asks. I smile, and hug her tightly. This just got a whole lot harder.
The next day
Ali's POV
My first day with the team's Monday, so I have one more day of school to get through plus the weekend before I have something to do after school again. Ash said she was hanging out with Alex after school, so playing on the soccer field won't be as much fun without her. Ashlyn insisted on taking her motorcycle to school, Chris is picking up his girlfriend, and me and Kyle are taking our car. The first thing I see when I walk into the school, is Ashlyn and Alex shoving their touches down each other's throats. I run over to Ash's locker, grab the key to her motorcycle, and ride it home. I run inside the apartment with tears slowly streaming down my face. I collapse on the couch sobbing next to Chris, who apparently never went to school. "I need to do something. I need to make a move before it's too late."
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No Matter What (Krashlyn)
FanfictionAshlyn Harris is a popular soccer player at Satellite High School. Ali Krieger is passionate about soccer, but isn't liked by many people. What happens when they meet?
