Burn To Ashes With Me And Let The Wind Take Us Away

For the past week I've been living with Frankie.

The day after Brent chased me out of the house Brendon, Ryan, and I went over, packed up all my shit, and put everything in Brendon's garage. Then I packed a suitcase of clothes and moved in with Frankie.

Yeah, my parents had told me to live with my aunt. But there was no way in hell I was going to live there if I felt threatened. So yeah, my parents could suck it up. It's not like they're going to fly back here and force me to move back in with my aunt. And honestly, my aunt didn't care if I stayed with her or left.

So I'm better off with Frankie until Alexxx moves down here.

Frankie pulled my hair back into piggy tails.

"So," I said, "are you and Penny a couple?"

I watched her smile in the bathroom mirror, "Yeah, we are."

"Aw! How cute!"

She smacked the back of my head softly, "Shut up!"

I just laughed.

"So what about you and Mr. Ross?"

I bit my lower lip, "I'm not really sure. I mean I like him, of course. And I'm pretty sure he lik-"

Frankie interrupted, "So what's the problem? Hook up with him!"

I sighed, "It's just he seems kind of distant. Like he wants to get closer to me, but can't."

Frankie smiled sadly in the mirror, "It's not him. It's his dad."

"Ryan told me that he beats him."

She nodded, "He does."

"I don't get why that's stopping him from becoming closer to me though."

"He doesn't want to give you his home number because he doesn't want his dad to pick up and cuss you out. And he doesn't want to have you over because he doesn't want his dad to scare you off. So you pretty much have to force the point that you are going to be a part of his life. That's what we all had to do and it paid off."

I nodded, "Okay."

Frankie and I were walking down the street when my cell went off.

"Alexxx!"

"Hey, beautiful."

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Waiting at the air port."

"Oh my GOD! Today's the day?!" I yelled.

He laughed, "Yes, it is. Can you pick me up at the air port around four?"

I nodded and then remembered he couldn't see me, "Yeah, I think I can get you a ride."

"Okay, sweetheart. Gatta go."

"Bye," I said and then hung up.

Frankie gave me this look.

"My Alexxx is flying down here today! And we need to get him a ride."

"Your gay friend?"

I rolled my eyes, "Yes, my gay best friend. So can we get him a ride?"

"What time do we need to be at the air port?" She asked.

"Four."

She made a funny face and then nodded, "Yeah, my brother gets off work at three. So he can take us."

"Your brother's hot," I said.

"And totally gay too."

I turned around in slow motion to look at her, "Fo sho?"

"Fo sho!"

I smiled and clapped my hands, "Maybe they can get together then!"

Frankie smiled, "Yea!"

Frankie, Spencer, Codii, Brendon, Ryan, and I were all squeezed into a small booth in the restaurant that Frankie's brother worked at.

"Why are we all cramped into this booth?" Brendon asked.

Frankie stuck her tongue out at him, "Because Lexy and I need a ride to the air port and we're going to ask my brother when he comes to take our order."

Ryan shook his head, "I have a car. I could take you."

Frankie nodded, "Yeah, but you're not gay."

"What's that have to do with anything?" Spencer asked.

"The guy we're picking up is gay. So we're going to have Frankie's brother drive us so they can get to know each other."

"Oh," Codii said, "is it your bestest friend?"

I nodded.

"Awesome!" Codii yelled.

"Okay, I still don't get why we're all here," Brendon said.

"Lexy and I were lonely," Frankie replied.

"Okay," Brendon said, "so why couldn't you just had two of us come instead of all of us?"

She shrugged.

"When is Jon coming?" Ryan asked randomly.

Spencer shrugged, "Next week."

"Okay," Ryan said back.

I looked over at Ryan, who was across from me and said, "Ryan, I wanna fuck you right here right now on this table."

"Whoa! Lexy!" Brendon yelled.

Ryan smiled and blushed.

Ryan shrugged, "I want you too."

"Then ask me out," I replied.

"I can't.." he whispered.

"You can," I whispered back.

"And you will," Frankie said from beside me.

Ryan looked into my eyes and smiled, "Fine. Lexy, will you go out with me?"

"Hell yeah!" I yelled.

I smiled back at him and then Frankie's brother coughed.

"So can I take your guy's order?" He asked.

Frankie shook her head, "Nope, doll. We just wanted to know if you could take us to the air port when you got off?"

"All of you?" He asked with a slightly shocked look.

Frankie laughed, "No, Kris. Just Lexy and I. She has a friend she needs to pick up, who will be staying with us, until they get their own place."

So he has a name! Normally everyone just calls him Frankie's brother.

Kris shrugged, "Yeah, sure, but I don't know where she'll sleep."

I laughed, "It's a he."

"Oh," Kris said, "well, I don't know where he'll sleep."

"With you," Frankie said.

Kris gave her a strange look, "Why would he sleep with me?"

"Because you'll like him and I'm sure he'll like you," she replied.

"Oh," Kris said and then walked away, "I'll be off in about an hour."

Frankie and Kris had me go into the air port by myself because they were both too lazy to get out of the car.

So here I was. A little, skinny girl walking into a huge air port in the middle of Vegas.

Luckily, I saw Alexxx pretty much right away.

He wasn't that hard to spot with his black hair and red bandana.

"Alexxx!" I yelled as I ran to him.

When he heard and saw me his face lit up completely.

"Lexy!" He yelled as he picked me up in a huge hug.

"Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God! I can't believe you're here!"

I kissed my forehead, "Neither can I, babe."

I touched his vial of burned rose ashes and our blood, "I love you."

He touched mine, "I love you too."

Seriously, if he wasn't gay we'd probably be engaged.

"So where's our ride?" He asked.

"In the parking lot. Where are all your bags?" I asked.

"I only packed one, but my sister's shipping the rest of my things to me once we have our place."

I smiled, "Okay then."

On the car ride home Alexxx sat up front while Frankie and I sat in back.

"He's cute," Frankie whispered into my ear.

I nodded.

"So I'm Frankie," she said, "And that's my brother, Kris."

Alexxx brushed his hair to the side, "I'm Alexxx, as you probably already know."

Frankie nodded, "Yep. So like you'll be staying with us until you and Lexy get your own place. But um, we only have one bed room.. so you'll have to share the living room with Kris."

Alexxx shrugged, "Fine with me."