-1DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN Boy Meets World OR ANYTHING CONNECTED TO IT

I love Cory and Topanga being together I thought I would just do one where Cory choose a different route completely then the one he choose in the T.V Show.

(AU) Boy Meets World - Torn Between Lovers

Cory had just got back from his date when he went to Shawn's apartment and told him how the date with Lauren went. Before he went into Shawn's apartment he put Lauren's number in his pocket.

"Cory, you and Topanga were meant for each other, ever since you meet her in the sandbox and kissed her." said Shawn Hunter, Cory's best friend since elementary. He said all this with a very meaningful look on his face, which spoke new volumes to Cory.

"I know that everyone thinks that I and Topanga were meant for each other but," said Cory, "when I'm with Lauren I feel like I'm a complete person."

Cory and Shawn started staring each other down as they dared the other one to make a move when Shawn told Cory something that completely changed the way that he looked at his friends and family from now on.

"Cory, how do you think that me and the rest of your family will feel if you decided to pursue a relationship with her, as you would have to move out there with her to be able to develop your relationship the way that you and her want it to grow into." replied Shawn feeling sad that he knew Cory was going to leave Philadelphia to pursue a hopeful lasting relationship with a girl that he barley even knew.

" Does your parents know what you plan on doing?" asked Shawn while eating a few jellybeans that he was going to use in a presentation but, decided not to when Cory told him all about what they did together on their date.

"No, not yet, I was thinking of telling them when Lauren comes over for dinner tonight so that she and my parents could get to know each other." said Cory, as he was looking all over the room thinking of how to continue his line of convincing his best friend that it was the right thing to do.

" Plus I could go to Lauren's high school and live in a two bedroom apartment that belong to a complete stranger, and get a job to pay for my half of the rent." continued Cory as he finally settled his eyes on his best friend. However, as he turned around he saw Topanga silently crying as step forward towards Cory to yell at him for doing what he did to her.

" Cory how could do this to me, I mean I gave up everything that I had when I moved out of my parents house so that me and you could be together, but a few days on a school skiing made you question how you feel about me and made you start lying to me by telling me that you also kissed her after the talk you both had, and I have a lot of guys hitting on me but you don't see me kissing them just to see if what we have is true or not." said Topanga very upset with Cory, who was looking at her with a guilty look that made her want to hug him. But she knew that it was basically over as she had heard what Cory told Shawn.

"Topanga I truly loved you but, when me and Lauren stayed up all night talking away about our lives I felt a connection like I have never felt before with anyone," said Cory, "but I thought I was just fancying her a little, but when we went on that date today she told me what she wanted to do after getting married and how she was waiting for her match to show up."

" Then she told me that guys like Shawn started to bore her and that I was the first one she had ever met that she felt drawn to and that she loved me, Topanga I don't want to hurt you or anything but I have to act on what my heart tells me and it is telling me to go with Lauren when she leaves to go back to the mountains and to be with her." said Cory as he saw that Topanga had started to cry a down pour in anguish and frustration that this would be the last time she would see Cory as more then a friend.

" It's not ok Cory, but I respect you and your feelings enough to let you go, but I'm not going to say that we can be friends after this day since we have been involved with each other to many years to actually stay friends after a break up. I guess I'll just go back to Pittsburg and live with my parents and try to get over you." replied Topanga, looking as if she were about to break down, so Shawn went over to her and held her silently as Topanga cried like she had never done before. As Cory watched them he decided that it was time that he left to go and call Lauren.

As he was walking down the street a picture of him and Lauren with two kids in front of a cottage in the country filled his mind as he walked. A drunk driver just so happened to be driving down that particular road right at the moment he started picturing, and before he knew what happened he was on the ground crying out in pain before he passed out.

The Matthews

As the Matthews were having dinner, Lauren knocked on the door that was adjourned to the kitchen. Lauren waited till Alan opened the door and invited her in before she noticed that Cory wasn't there.

" Lauren, what can I help you with?" asked a puzzled Alan Matthews, wondering why Cory wasn't with her. " Where's Cory at?"

"I was supposed to meet him here he told me to come by here to have dinner with him so that's why I came by." worry evident in her voice as Lauren spoke. " He told me that he was going to stop Shawn's apartment, but that was a few hours ago."

"Why, don't I call Shawn up and see if he's still there or not, and tell him to come on home if he is." replied Amy as she got up and picked the phone up and dialed Shawn's phone.

"Hello"

"Hi, Mrs. Matthews"

"Is Cory over there Shawn"

"No Mrs. Matthews he left a one hour ago, he's probably off with Lauren, his new girlfriend."

"Shawn I know your upset that Cory and Topanga aren't together no more but he's not with her as she showed up at our place asking for Cory while we were eating dinner."

"Well if I hear from him I'll tell you were worried and tell him to go straight home, Mrs. Matthews."