Story Not Told, a Sing fanfiction - chap 15

A/N: HEEEEY, IN SEVEN DAYS I HAD TIME TO WRITE A LOT! Quicky quick update, longer chapter, as you like. Answering questions again, since I haven't done this on the previous chapter because I forgot:



"Ugh. She's not even that good." Becky stated, turning the TV off and tossing the remote onto the couch. Lance, who was watching her with mouth agape, shook his head.

"Yeah, totally." He laughed. The girl left the room. Going over, he quickly grabbed the remote and turned the TV back on. Hell, Ash was rocking the crowd out! If only he was still with her, he'd be famous now. Soon his expression turned somber. If he had just hidden Becky for a few more days... "What have I done? A chance wasted!" He smacked the couch.

"Babe? Who you're talking to?"

"Uh... No one babes! Listen, I'm gonna grab us some food, be right back!" With that, he took off the hall, directed to his former girlfriend's place.


On the good side of town, two porcupines watched the live show, and couldn't believe their eyes. Besides them, a smaller porcupine cheered to the beat.

"Sissy really rocks it!"

"It ain't that bad, hearing it again." Michael looked over at his wife, who merely shrug. "It isn't. It doesn't talk about heavy themes, or even hint on them. Melody is kinda pleasing, maybe taking those horrifying drums away would do the magic."

The patriarch stayed silent, watching the concert. "There's some things we can't change, right?"

"The best we can do is support, Mike. Even if we brought her back, in one year she could leave to do whatever and we wouldn't be able to stop her." He sighed, and she hugged him. "I'm not happy with this. What, don't you think I rather have a lawyer for a daughter? I thought she'd be another one living in the streets and holding a 'will play for food' cardboard, but she can make a living out of this." He looked over at Marina.

"And she's good at it!" Adam piped up, motioning as if he was playing the guitar. Matthew laughed softly at that.

"The way to win her back is letting her be herself, right?"

"Right." His wife nodded, smiling.

"And you want to go there right now and talk to her, right?"

"Smart boy! Car's ready?"


Back at the concert, Ash was done with her song, and slid on the floor during her last solo. Opening her eyes, she saw the crowd had taken shelter behind the chairs, and an amount of quills were poking out of seats, some others scattered on the ground. Sheepishly, she made her way back to the mic.

"Uh... You guys okay?" She was surprised to see the crowd springing back to life, and cheering on her and her song. Not long after, Buster joined her onstage.

"Look at that! We've just witnessed the birth of a genuine rockstar!" There were quills stuck on his face, and Ash pulled one of them out.

"Moon, you got some stuck here..."

"Ow!"


After the show, the contestants bid their farewell and went home to their families. All, in except for a certain koala and porcupine. While the koala spoke to two sheep, the porcupine was being praised by a friend.

"Dude... That was like, totally awesome!" Tara was holding tight onto Ash, not seeming to mind her sharp quills. "And that last solo?! Daaaaaaamn! You were born to this, I can swear!"

Ash looked over, and saw Buster talking to an elder sheep and Eddie. "I'm not some sort of rockstar, Tara." She laughed. "I did one public performance."

"Then you're on your way there!" The girl let go of her friend. "Also... Your boyfriend there seemed to like it." She winked.

"He was hyped by everyone's performance, it proves nothing. And... Want me to introduce you? He seems to be done with... Whatever was it that he was doing." Both sheep were leaving the theatre, and Buster jumped happily.

"Lead the way, bud." Tara motioned ahead, and Ash walked her friend over to Buster.

"Hey there, rockstar!" He quickly hugged her. "Who's your friend?" He said, looking at the slightly taller otter.

"This is Tara. She's my friend who said you write like Orson Whales."

"High praise. Thanks." He bowed and kissed the otter's hand.

"And... She knows."

He froze. "Oh. Uh..." He shifted a bit awkwardly.

"Hey, I'm fine with it as long as you don't hurt her." She shrugged, laughing. "But if you do, I'll hurt you."

"Wouldn't dream of it." Ash got closer to him, and he smiled and held her hand.

"Good. Listen bud, I know I said I'd be here and everything but I kinda... Well, night shift at the studio. We're gonna try and record tonight, weather's just fine for the scene we're filming."

"I knew you were leaving after the show." The porcupine laughed. "Good luck. Hug everyone there for me, and thanks for being here."

"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Both girls hugged close, and the otter left the two lovers behind.

"I'd invite you over to my house, but I don't have one. We could go out and eat something." Ash was about to reply, but looked ahead and saw another koala approaching them, being followed closely by three porcupines. "What is it?" He turned to see. "Laura?"

"Mom and dad?" She whispered. Both exchanged a glance, and turned to their visitors.

"Nice show you have here, Buster. Real smooth."

"Laura, what the hell are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to talk to you, but... In private."

"I got nothing to say to you."

"But I do." The other koala remained impassive. She sighed. "When you went to the Cove that night beat sense into Lance, I was the one who kept the guards away from you, you owe me this."

"You kicked Lance's ass?" Ash turned to him, bewildered. He sheepishly shrugged. "Man, I wanted to see it! Anyone has it taped?" She looked at the other koala.

Laura laughed. "Maybe the security cameras, dear. I can get you access in no time, allow me." Buster gave her a light stare, and she shot him a smirk. "Just trying to bond with your... Friend here."

"You haven't changed the least bit." He sighed. "Okay. Backstage?"

"Whatever floats your boat, Buster."

"Alright. Be with you in a sec." The girl went ahead. Buster turned to his current girlfriend.

"She's cool!" She smiled.

"She's an ex-girlfriend of mine." Ash's smile faded. "She's also a cheater, like Lance there. That day I was just mad because of how he provoked you and everything, I tried to keep it cool but he started messing with my nerves, and... I'm sorry, I'm not usually violent. Just the way he spoke about you, it made me angry."

"I don't mind you doing that, really, I've heard him talk dirt about me to some of his friends and never said a word. So thanks. But, your ex... Don't you think she will..?" She shrugged, clearly uncomfortable.

"No! Hell no! Well, it wouldn't be mutual anyway. I'd stop her." She looked at his eyes trying to find any sign that he was lying. She wasn't sure about this, if Lance had so easily cheated on her when he had the chance, why wouldn't Buster? He had already kissed this girl anyway! What'd stop him from getting a taste? And then she realized.

Buster wasn't Lance.

He was the guy who told her not to get back to him because she'd end up heartbroken.

He knew the pain of being cheated on, and wouldn't hurt her in that way, would he?

"Ash?"

"Don't cheat on me. Whatever you do, just don't..." Ignoring the porcupines right behind him, he gently hugged her. In a friendly manner, afraid that her parents would break them up right here.

He gave her a tender smile. "I love you. And I wouldn't do that to you." He gently pecked her cheek. Ash smiled, melting into the hug. He wasn't Lance. They way they hugged was different. He felt different. Hell, even the hug felt different. It was warm, and cozy. He truly loved her, thing Lance had never done.

"I love you too." Smiling to herself, she shot a glance at the three porcupines a bit ahead of them. Coming back to her senses, she quickly broke the hug. He looked at her confusedly. "My parents are here." She stated. "Go check what she wants while I handle this."

"You're the best. Be right back." With that, he ran backstage. The porcupines approached, Adam quickly running up to his sister and pulling her into a tight hug.

"You were great, sissy!"

"Heh. Thanks, buddy." Ash couldn't stop looking at her parents, trying to decipher what they were thinking. Well, it was good while it lasted. They'd take her back in, to a life she hated, so she'd be the heir of a great fortune, and probably go to college to become a doctor. "Hey there..."

"Hey, dear." Her mother said, approaching the girl. Her husband kept a distance. "We saw your... Show."

Ash rolled her eyes. "And you're here to say it was terrible, and I'm not the girl you raised, and to take me back with you."

Marina shook her head. "Doesn't sound that bad. I think this is your talent either I like it or not. The whole town seems to like it, soon you will make a living out of this." She shrugged. Ash was listening, dumbfounded. Who was this person and what had they done to her mother? "I accepted this was you a long time ago, Ash. I don't have to like it, or agree with it, this is how you're gonna be, period. And I wouldn't speak the truth if I didn't say we missed you."

"A few days ago, we were just ready to take you back, don't fool yourself. Living in that joint."

"You think I haven't noticed? You kept guard outside my apartment." The teenager rolled her eyes.

"We do that because we worry about you, dear."

"Well I don't need you to worry about me! I've been handling myself just fine since I left home!" Her mother lifted a hand in air.

"After that... Night, two years ago, I thought you'd come running back. I thought you wouldn't make it, and would need our help. But you made this, and now you're city-wide famous, you'll soon get... Contracts? Is that what they're called?" The girl merely nodded. "And... Well, this is your life now. Plus, taking you back in would be of no use... Another year and you would leave and we'd just sit and watch."

Michael came closer. "So what we're meaning to say is... We accept you. And congratulations, of course. I haven't seen anything like this since Crabdence came to town."

"And it'd be nice if you just... Dropped by, eventually."

"And stood away from drugs." Ash laughed. Of course. This was her parents she was talking about. "Hey I know they sound fun and the all but they're not, missy!"

"I don't do drugs, dad. Never did, and don't plan on."

"Good." Both elders said almost in unison, letting out a breath.

"Don't be like those punks who die early because of a heroine overdose."

Ash rolled her eyes. "I won't."

Coming closer, Marina quickly pulled her into a hug. "I missed you, dear."

"I missed you too." She looked up at her dad. Clearing his throat, he took a step forward.

"Can you forgive me?"

Ash perked a brow. "For?"

"For... Doing that, the same night you left. I always thought that was what triggered you leave."

"It was part of it." The patriarch looked down. "That, and you broke my guitar. And kicked my boyfriend out of the house. And made a scene at a party."

"Hey, I'm not perfect!" The girl grinned, victoriously. "I just... Can't we put that behind us and start fresh?"

"We can." She smiled.

"It'd be nice if you dropped by one day, to have dinner." Marina spoke up. "Tara drops by eventually, between one shooting and another, it'd be a chance for you to hang. She's always tired, barely says a word, a friend of hers would do her some good."

Ash chuckled lightly. "It's a ton of work, mom. There's a lot of people involved in the production."

"I gave up trying to understand what was hard about you artists' life's a long while ago. I can't imagine that. To me, hard work is a pile of paperwork that has to be done."

"Artists." She laughed, and turning to face her mom. "It's the first time you don't call them elements." The older woman cocked a brow.

"Call you elements." The elder woman smirked. "You're one of them now, and no way in hell my daughter's an element."

Ash looked back at her father. He was smiling. She rarely saw him smile. Smiling back, she motioned to both girls. He quickly embraced both his daughter and wife, staying like that for a long while.

That was it. Finally. They didn't think of her as a failure anymore. Ash had her family back.

A/N: And we walk one chapter closer to the end... I hope you are enjoying your ride, and if you are, please leave me your words or thoughts down here.