Ashley gave a weak smile as Nicholas looped his arm around her shoulder pulling her into him as the group made there way to the cafe for lunch. "I'll make sure you have fun, Daniels. It shall be my life mission!" Rylie punched a fist in the air with a look of determination and a wicked smirk that made Ashley have to smile. "It seems this is because everyone's mission." She stated matter-of-factly as she glanced up at Nicholas. She appreciated the fact that everyone wanted to make sure she still allowed herself to have some fun in her now that her father had pasted. While she couldn't wait to be done with high school she wondered what would happen to her band of friends when it came to take for them to take that final step into adulthood. Both Christina and Rylie would have another year to complete come next year but as for the rest of them, they were all on their final laps. She really hoped that once they all got their diplomas they would manage to keep in touch and stay friends. "If that doesn't work, I'll order a stripper and get you a lap dance. Sound fair?" Ashley bursted out laughing at this and nodded, "As if I could turn that down."
To get to the lunch line you had to go pass reigning queen bees Aaliyah and Mikaela. Ashley hadn't spoken much to either girl since the whole thing with her ex had gone down. After her father died both Ali and Mickey had both reached out and had spent an entire week at her home despite Ashley begging them to go home. While she would never admit it to either of them she had been really had they had forced themselves on in her in her time of need. Since that week thought she had spoken two words to either of them as she wasn't really sure where they were suppose to go from there. She wasn't sure if she was suppose to just forgive and forget and hold onto her grudge. If it were up to Tristan, Christina and Nicholas things would have been buried between the trio a long time ago. Passing Rylie as she stopped to conversate before getting her lunch Ashley walked onto the lunch line.
"I hope you ladies are going to the party this Friday." Mikaela looked up from her food as the junior rebel approached the two popular girls sitting atop of the table on the side of her. "Consider this a personal invite. I promise there to be plenty of body shots." Mikaela swallowed her food as she muffled a giggle. "As if we could miss out on the first party of the year. Besides with my birthday being next Saturday I've got to see what kind of competition am facing." Mikaela had said that last part as a joke but she did plan on throwing one of the best parties Manor Hill had ever seen. I mean it wasn't everyday a girl turned eighteen. This was a milestone birthday. Just like her sixteenth had been and her twenty first would be.
She caught sight of the teacher approaching them at the same time Rylie did. She could hear Rylie mumble a curse word she couldn't make out as she jumped up off the table. "Down, Cujo." The teacher just glared as she muttered something under her breath as she retreated back to where she had been observing the student body. Winking at the girls Rylie ran off to join up with the others getting their lunches. Lillian was still missing in action and she didn't see Blair either. Aaliyah had said they would discuss the details of the photo shoot Blair had wanted the girls to participate in during lunch but a last the rebel was nowhere in sight. It was unfortunate seeing as Mikaela had actually started looking forward to the photo opt. With a low sigh she just went back to eating her lunch.