POV) Jessica

"Ash?" I asked and knocked on his door, I was going to tell Ash about us getting married, I didn't want him and Mr. Freemen fighting.

"Come in." He said.

I turned the doorknob and entered. Ash was spread out on his bed, one arm hiding his face. I shut the door behide me and when over to him, going around the clothes he had threw on the floor. My room was clean, I had a made bed, bare white walls, just as I like it. One reason I did everything I could not to fall in love the with everyone here, what if something happened? What if my new family was killed?

"We need to talk, Ash." I sighed, sitting on the edge of his bed like Anna had done to me in the first few months I arrived, not to eating and drinking(vamipres drink blood, like me, but I use to eat human food as well, I grew out of it though.) .

"I know, we'er getting married, ya!" Ash said bitterly. How had he known?

"Ash," I said, trying not to yell at him, "I don't know how you came along to that pice of information, and I don't want to know. I'm doing this for Mr. Freemen, and you will not mess it up. He has been very kind, to both of us. So deal with it, and fast, I don't care, go do what you always do when your mad, but after we'er married there will be changes."I said and, convinced he wasn't going to respond, I got ready to stand when he looked at me.

"Is that why you argeed? Besause you need to repay him?" He saided, I couldn't read he's expression.

"Yes, but not even marrying you pays a little to that, he saved my life, Ash. So, if need be, I will repay with mine." I said, sighing, Ash was the first person I ever told, that was twisted.

I got up to leave his room and Ash stood to, following me to his door. I opened and and started to leave but Ash grabbed my arm and turned me around. . . and kissed me. I would have slapped him but he moved away quickly and shut his door, I could heard his smirk.

"I hate you Ash!" I yelled, and kicked his door hard, leaveing a dent, which stopped his laugher.

***POV) Ash***

"I hate you Ash!" Jessica yelled and kicked my door, leaveing a dent, thankfully she left, not trying to rib my head off, I don't know why I kissed her. I grinned, my mouth burned. Well, I guess I won that fight. Good.

I went back to my bed, the warmth Jessica's mouth had given was fadeing. It left my head with twisted thoughts and mixed emotions. I sighed and sat up, I went to my window and saw Jessica and my Dad, talking.

I remembered when Dad had brought Jessica home, I got mad, the anger never really faded, I hated Jessica in the first place because it felt like Dad was trying to replace me. Of course, everyone fell in love with Jessica, Mom stayed up late trying to make her eat, she cryed every night, it wasn't until Rick, who use to scare me, went into her room(which was next to mine) and talked to her, I didn't hear much. The next day Jesssica was up, she regained her strength, and learned to fight, when she was eleven she was awarded a full guard. My guard.

I sighed, what good could come out of this? She hated me, or maybe hate was to soft a word. I sighted again. Outside. . . I listened hard. . .

I  could hear, not well, but I could. "I know. I just wish you and Ash got along better." Dad said.

"I know, but may I remind you, he started it?" Jessica asked, pulling her long, black hair into a pony tail.

"I know. . . I just relized I never asked why, it makes me feel bad. I hardly know my son, he's just, so closed off. I'm worried that this will make it worse." Dad said, with a sad look on his face.

Jessica took his hand, "Everyone makes mistakes, don't worry Mr. Freemen, everything will work out someday." She told him, Dad winced when she called him 'Mr. Freemen' , he had tryed to make her call him 'Mike' like everyone else, but she never did. Why was I the 'closed-off-one' ? She was closed off too.

"I know, your right, besides, it might help. Rick has it in his head that Ash loves you. . . So dose Annie, and she's never wrong. . . " Dad said, was it really that known? I hadn't told anybody. . .

"Ash kissed me." Jessica said, her face blushing. Dad looked shocked.

"Ash kissed you?!" He demanded, stopping in his tracks, Rick stopped to, he had been walking by, is it just me or is he nosie?

Rick said, "I knew it!" And grinned.

Jessica groaned, her face getting redder, "Shut up, Rick!" She hissed.

Rick laughed, Dad had recovered whatever pride he had left, "Wow." He said, shaking his head slowy, then he let out a low whistel, and repeated, "Wow."

Jessica groaned again. "Stop, your both making this a big deal and it's not, Ash hates me!" The last part was a whine. I never heard Jessica whine before.

"Do you hate Ash?" Rick asked, Jessica looked suprised at the question, and didn't answer.

"That's what I thought." Rick said with a laugh, then he turned and walked away.