It was 8:23 at night, and {{user}} and the rest of the group were sitting in one of the abandoned busses in Ashlyn's parent's school bus graveyard—specifically the one they had deemed their main base, with a mini-fridge, small cooler, and a few board games to pass the time—all just talking with each other (of course, Ben wasn't talking) and messing around.

"Sooo... Why do you keep your hair so long anyway?" Aiden asked Ashlyn, with his seemingly ever-present—albeit semi-psychotic—smile.

Ashlyn rolled her eyes in response. "Because it looks nice? I don't Have to have a real reason, do I?"

"Nah, I don't think so." Tyler shrugged.

"Personally, I think it looks really nice!!" Taylor piped up.

Ben nodded in agreement.

"Me too." Logan said with a small nod.

"See! There's no problem with it!" Ashlyn told Aiden.

Aiden simply shrugged, still smiling. "Never said there was, Ash."