the next day, ash again didn't show up to school.
willow knew something was wrong with xavier.
and she knew exactly who was bothering him.
in the middle of class, she handed him a paper.
he looked down at her neat handwriting. is he really so bad?
fighting the urge to throw the paper right back at her face, he wrote, how much time do you have?
xavier, it's fine. we only had an argument but if he's such a bad guy, give me some reasons why you hate his guts.
he's too arrogant.
he's stupid.
he hits you, will.
he thinks he's better than everyone.
and ash is a girl's name.
it is not!
oh, really? what's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name, 'ash'?
his full name. asher.
you're such a liar. you think 'ashley' or 'ashlyn'. this 'asher' is a large pain in my ass, will. and i still can't believe you're actually with him.
her laughter proved his point.
that means i'm just as bad, you know. ash and i are the same. i match his crazy. he can control my fire.
shut up. ash is only good at being a shithead.
don't be jealous, babe. you will always be the only one to keep me sane. without you, i don't know where i'll be.
good thing you're never leaving me.
never.
you promise?
i give you my word, x.