Rose felt slight relief when Ash pulled her into her the girls lap. She felt the familiar arms around her which managed to slow her breathing a little bit. She noticed the joint in her hand and was immediately interested in partaking. She shook the thought out of her head when Ash started to speak. Her heart melted when Ash called her Red Rose. The dumb but insanely cute nickname the blue haired girl had given her when they grew up a bit more. Ash knew that red roses were her favorite, which is how she ended up with the nickname in the first place. Whenever Ash called her that, she just melted. It was as if the girl had lit a flame in her heart, making her warm and safe inside. She felt a bit better when Ash promised that nothing bad was going to happen to her and that she would protect her. But what if Rose couldn't protect Ash? What if she wasn't up for the task of finding her friend? What if something happened to the both of them? Rose couldn't keep these what if's from invading her mind.<br/><br/>Rose started to relax a bit as they lay in bed, Ash's arm around her. She felt safe with Ash, she always had. She inhaled a bit and exhaled to slow her heart rate so she wouldn't keel over from a heart attack. Rose was shocked when Ash planted a kiss on her lips, a kiss that was equally as passionate as the kiss that she had given in the truck before leaving her house. She smiled when Ash assumed that it would put her mind at rest. It was amazing how she didn't even have to say anything and the girl just knew how she was feeling. Rose smiled softly as she snatched the joint from Ash's hand and took a long drag from it, holding it in for a brief moment, and then exhaling. She did this about once or twice more before she was completely baked. Rose had always been a bit of a lightweight when it came to alcohol or drugs. She figured that Ash would be a bit surprised that the girl actually smoked. She looked up and gave a soft giggle. "I smoked a bit with some stoners in that stupid high school. That was before someone told them that I was just gonna rat them out and they started in on the emotional torture too." Rose took another drag and exhaled, blowing smoke rings from her mouth. She hoped that it would impress Ash, it took her forever to learn how to do that. A lot of failed attempts and looking like an idiot paid off.<br/><br/>It didn't take long afterwards for Rose to drift off to sleep. If it weren't for the weed, she probably never would have gotten to sleep. Her mind still raced however, exchanging her sweet dreams for nightmares. Rose would twitch a bit in her sleep and groan, sometimes even talk. It was only when she shot up-right and looked out the window when she realized that it was dark outside.