Chapter One

The light broke through the window past the trees and fell directly into the young brunette's eyes. She woke to find herself in the middle of nowhere driving to what she was sure was going to be hell on earth. Her mother had decided that it would be best for her to start High School at St. Catherine's High School up in the area right outside of San Diego. All she knew was that she hated her mother beyond belief for uprooting her from her friends back in L.A.

"Ashley we are almost there so wake up." Christine yelled back at her daughter who was slumped down in the back seat.

"Yes mother." Ashley mumbled under her breath. 'Why do I have to be here?'

"Don't give me that look…this is the perfect school for you. You won't be getting into any trouble and there will be no boys to distract you from your studies."

'Shows how much you know! Boys are not on my mind nowadays.' Ashley thought with a smile.

"Oh I think that's it right there." Christine said beginning to turn onto a long driveway that led up to a large mansion-like school. "This place is just like the brochure described." She said looking around the grounds with an amazed look.

"Yeah…woo hoo." Ashley said sarcastically as she saw girls in school uniforms walking around the campus. 'Oh god…plaid and I do not mix whatsoever.' She let out a deep sigh as they got closer to the parking lot of what she assumed was the administration building.

As they were pulling up alongside the largest building Ashley noticed the most beautiful girl walking along the sidewalk. Her long blonde hair was up in a ponytail and her body was one to die for. Ashley felt her heart speed up at the sight of the blonde beauty and started to feel a little better about her forced confinement in this school.

Christine parked the car and walked inside the building leaving Ashley behind. 'Thanks mom really nice. Just leave me out here to carry all this shit.' Ashley opened the trunk and pulled out 4 large suitcases which contained only a quarter of her wardrobe back in L.A. She brought only the essentials with her or at least that's what she convinced her mother. She pulled out her guitar case and delicately placed it on top of her suitcases. She looked around to see what her new "home" was going to be for the next 4 years.

"Ms. Davies?" An older woman's voice asked coldly. Ashley turned her head to find a woman in a long navy blue skirt, a white dress shirt, and a blue blazer. She had a small crucifix hanging down her neck and had the coldest eyes Ashley had ever seen.

"Yes that's moi." Ashley said smiling.

"I'm Sister Linda Craft. I am the head of this school here and I will be overlooking your stay here with us."

"I thought nuns had to wear that penguin get-up?" Ashley asked with a smirk.

Sister Linda gave Ashley a stern look and continued. "We have rules here Ms. Davies and you must follow them. Since you aren't exactly the most behaved student as I can see from your middle school record I would expect you to fall in line here. We do not expel students here unless for extreme circumstances so don't get any ideas of how to get kicked out of here."

Ashley shrugged her shoulders and returned her attention back to the buildings. She heard Sister Linda and her mother talking quietly for a few more minutes probably about all the bad things Ashley had been involved with. 'It's all Aiden's fault…stupid fuck. I don't see him having to go to some damn private school. Ha ha…Aiden in a school girl's uniform he would so love that. He is the gayest boy I swear!' Ashley thought smiling.

"Ashley…I'm leaving now. You listen to Sister Linda and please don't do anything that will embarrass me." Christine said pulling the brunette in for an awkward hug.

"Oh why would I dream of embarrassing you mother?" Ashley said pushing the older woman off of her. 'Who does she think she's kidding? We are so not the affectionate type of people.'

Christine shook her head and got in her car. She backed up slowly and waved one last time to Ashley before leaving quickly. 'I thought she'd never leave!' Ashley thought watching the dust settle around her.

"Well Ms. Davies…shall we?" Sister Linda motioned towards a building in the back and started to walk.

"What about all my stuff?" Ashley said refusing to move.

"Oh don't worry about that…we will need to look through it just to make sure you haven't brought any banned items onto our campus. Follow me."

'Aww hell no!' Ashley thought crossing her arms staring at the older woman's back. "You can't do that."

"Well your mother signed a consent form saying we could. Now…follow me…or would you much rather sleep here in the parking lot because we could have that arranged." The older woman said giving the young girl a hard stare.

'Fuck you mom!' Ashley thought as she kicked a stone across the parking lot. She reluctantly followed the nun to the building. They entered what looked to be a dormitory and Ashley really began to miss her room.

Sister Linda led them up 2 flights of stairs to the 3rd floor where Ashley was to be staying. As she walked down the hallway, Ashley noticed names on the doors with big pink flowers and butterflies. 'How lame!' They ended up at the end of the hallway and Sister Linda opened the door motioning for the brunette to go inside.

Ashley made her way inside the room and looked at her pathetically decorated room. The most horrible green wallpaper covered the walls and a large crucifix hung over her bed. She looked to the other side of the room and saw that there was another bed and stuffed animals on top. 'Who am I going to be living with? Great some goody-two-shoes who will drive me nuts.'

"This is your room. Your roommate, Donna Rice, is currently attending her studies but she will be here to show you around campus at noon. We will have your stuff brought up here after the inspection and will allow you to unpack. For now we need to get you fitted for your uniform."

Ashley shivered at the sight of her new living space and then followed the nun back out the building. They headed back to the administration building and went inside. Ashley noticed that her suitcases had disappeared and prayed that her secret compartments weren't discovered. She was led down a long hallway which reminded her of a hospital. They reached the end and she was ushered inside a room full of the horrible plaid skirts and equally horrible white tops.

A young man exited the back and waved towards Sister Linda. The nun nodded her head and left the room. Ashley stood there awkwardly looking at the boy who was going to be doing her fitting. 'I am not having this guy put his hands all over me…especially for these horrible outfits.'

"Hi there honey. Let's get this over with as quick as possible huh?" The man said with the biggest lisp. Ashley could sense how much this boy reminded her of someone and it finally hit her causing her to laugh loudly. 'This boy is as gay as Aiden! Thank you god. How I would have missed my gay friend!'

"What is it honey? You having a woman problem?"

"Can I ask you something…umm…well two things…"

"Sure honey." He said sizing up the brunette and pulling down a plaid skirt and a white blouse.

"What's your name?"

"Oh sorry honey completely slipped my mind. Name's Sandy Parker. And you are?"

"Ashley Davies…ok…well just between you and me…are you playing for the all-men's team?" Ashley said raising a questioning eyebrow.

"Oh honey of course…but please don't run your mouth on about it. Sister Linda, god bless her, is so oblivious to how gay I truly am. Here try this."

Ashley laughed and let out a sigh of relief. She took the outfit out of the boy's hands and she began to change.

"Honey…I may be gay but I do not want to see your goodies…we have a dressing room right back there." He said pointing to the back of the room.

Ashley made her way back and tried on the outfit. She looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head in disgust. She made her way back out and Sandy was giving her an amused smile.

"What?"

"You just so do not wear that well." He said laughing.

"Yeah well it wasn't my bright idea to be here. I have my mother to thank for that."

Sandy laughed again and began to hem up the skirt Ashley was wearing. "So…can I ask you something honey?"

"Shoot." Ashley replied trying to balance a small penny on her nose.

"Do you play for the all-girls team?"

"Wouldn't have it any other way." Ashley said smiling down at the boy.

"You know there are many girls here that I know are on that team as well. I'm sure you won't have too hard a time here then huh?"

"If only my mother had known…" Ashley said sarcastically.

"Yes well my mother is still in denial…but oh well…My boyfriend Tom likes to mess with her every time we visit. He is such a doll."

"Yeah well my mother just wanted me out of her hair so she can find herself a man."

"Done." Sandy said standing up and looking at his handiwork. "You are ready to go."

"God this sucks." Ashley said in a loud voice.

"Honey I would watch yourself and the whole 'God' mention. You may think corporal punishment no longer exists but believe me it does."

"Thanks for the advice. Are you normally here all the time?" Ashley said gathering her clothes. She grabbed a pair of knee-high socks and a pair of loafers and sat down to put them on.

"Yes I am. Feel free to stop by anytime." Sandy said winking and disappearing back into the room he had emerged from earlier.

Ashley made her way back to her room and threw her clothes on the bed. She fell backwards onto the bed and was almost about to fall asleep when she heard her door open. A small black-haired girl entered and she assumed this was her new roommate.

"Ashley?" The girl shyly asked.

"In the flesh." Ashley said sitting up.

"Hi I'm Donna. Sister Linda wanted me to show you around. If you're hungry I was going to head down to the cafeteria for lunch. If you need to stay here and unpack I can leave you to it."

"Well they have my things hostage right now so sure I guess I'll join you." Ashley said standing and heading towards the smaller girl.

"Well the cafeteria is right this way." Donna began to head down the stairs and made her way to the back part of the building.

"So is the grub good here?" Ashley asked as they made their way through the doors. She looked around and saw a sea of uniforms which scared her a little.

"Grub? Oh you mean food…it's alright." Donna handed Ashley a tray and they began to make their way down the cafeteria line. Ashley saw some unusual food items and decided to stick with a sandwich and some jell-o. She grabbed a bottle of water and followed Donna to an empty table.

Ashley began to survey the room as Donna shyly talked about the wonders of St. Catherine's. As Ashley moved her eyes back to her new roommate she noticed a head of blonde hair across the room. Her heart began to race as the girl stood and began to walk in her direction. She saw the most beautiful girl ever and noticed the deepest blue eyes as the girl approached her table. Her heart stopped as the blonde beauty walked right past her to grab a water bottle.

The blonde headed back to her table and Ashley couldn't help but rethink her disgust for Catholic School uniforms. 'Damn…to be that skirt…' She thought with a devilish smile.

"And Sister Linda took over in 1997…"

"Who's that?" Ashley said cutting off the smaller girl. Donna turned her head and scanned the room not sure of who the brunette was referring to. "The blonde over at that table." Ashley said nodding in the blonde's direction.

"Oh that's Spencer Carlin. She's been going here since elementary. Her family is originally from Ohio. She's really nice and incredibly smart. She's the top in our class."

"Spencer Carlin…well I think I should go introduce myself." Ashley said standing. Donna looked at her with a surprised look and watched as Ashley made her way across the cafeteria.

As Ashley was about to reach the blonde a Latina suddenly appeared in front of her. "Hi there. I haven't seen you around here before." Ashley tried to look around the Latina but was unable to see Spencer.

"Yeah well I'm new. Just shipped in today…Ashley Davies." Ashley said holding out her hand hoping she could get rid of the girl.

The Latina shook her hand and held onto it a little longer than Ashley would have liked. "Madison Duarte. I am the head cheerleader here at St. Catherine's."

"Well isn't that special." Ashley said with a smirk. 'Move woman!'

"You know if you want a real tour of this school you should drop by my room. It's Room 212…well I'll see you around."

Ashley looked at the Latina with a shocked expression and then returned her focus back to the blonde she had been hoping to meet. She frowned as she saw the blonde's seat was now empty. 'Damn it.' Ashley thought as she made her way back to her table. She glumly played with her jell-o swearing at herself for losing her chance.

"You know that jell-o is sure taking a beating there." Ashley looked up at the sound of the most angelic voice. Her brown eyes met the blonde beauty's blue eyes and she felt all coherent thoughts leave her body. "Spencer Carlin." Spencer said holding out her hand to the brunette.

"Ashley Davies." She shook the blonde's hand and felt a tingling sensation go straight through her body.

"Well I have to get to my class but it was nice to meet you Ash. I'll see you around." Ashley watched as Spencer made her way out of the cafeteria.

"Ummm…are you into her?" Donna said quietly.

"That depends…do you think she's into me?"

"Word to the wise…Spencer and Madison are an item."

"What? Madison was hitting on me only a little while ago. Are you sure?" Ashley said staring at the smaller girl.

"I'm quite sure. Spencer seems to think it's serious but Madison…well she's Madison…she tends to get everything she wants."

'Oh really? We'll see about that.' Ashley thought as she remembered the chills she felt when the blonde had touched her.

"Lunch is over. I have to get to class but after I get out we can start that tour." Donna said quickly running out of the cafeteria.

Ashley sat for a few more moments and then headed back to her room. She noticed that her suitcases were next to her bed and her guitar case was lying on top. She wasn't sure if all her things had passed inspection but she wasn't concerned with what the nuns had found; her thoughts were consumed with one Spencer Carlin.