Ashley of course hugged her friend back, it wasn't as tight as Rose's, though still a good hug towards the young woman. Yet Ash was still a bit cold towards her, as it had been years since she had heard from her friend in any form. Not even a letter from Rose even reached Ash, so of course this made her mad, even now. "Yeah, sure. You could have always called." She huffed, before she reached a hand up. Wiping away a few tears from the girl, she still would rather not see her friend cry. "You know, I've missed you too, but I didn't have your new phone number or address." She said, before taking a step around the girl.<br/><br/>Ash was sure she had the right to be mad at her old friend, they were still young teens when Rose had moved. So there were ways to contact those from her hometown, yet nothing never came in any kind of form. Though in truth Ash had forgotten about her friend Rose for some time, though that wasn't because she stopped caring for her friend, no it was because of her life, or at least the paths and roads it seemed to take. She of course was happy that her friend was back, but at this point, she was a bit slow to trust people. Even old friends, like Rose and a few others.<br/><br/>After a moment, the girl turned and looked at Rose. Ash had a whole different look to her, yet to Ash, Rose seemed the same. Well that was beside the pink hair, though her art and everything seemed the same. Which is a comfort to her, as it meant that she could just relax with the girl. Even if relaxing now was much different then it use to be.<br/><br/>"Anyways, I'm guessing you are about to go to Woodside Academy? As you know, you are a pretty good.. What kind of artist are you again? It's been a while since, well you know." She said, walking back to her friend. Putting her arms on her shoulders, looking her up and down a few times. "You know, you really haven't changed that much."