Disclaimer: I don't own Beverly Hills 90210 or any of the characters on the show... this is just a little twist that I thought up while I was watching it. If I did own the show you can bet that Kelly and Brandon would never have broken up... but I don't and they did so on with life... right!
Author's Note: I was really tired when I wrote this so if it sounds like there is something missing or if I screwed up on anything please let me know so that I can fix it... I was trying to keep the time of the year right from Letters From The Heart but I don't know how good of a job I did. Anyways enough of me rambling... enjoy!
Casa Walsh
It was Monday morning and the house was buzzing with noise. Brandon was in the Kitchen grabbing a cup of coffee before heading off to work with Steve. Kelly was in the living room with Brenda, Caleb, Crystal and Jacob... they were stacking blocks in the middle of the floor while Jacob knocked them all over the place. Dylan was just walking through the front door with Steve... the two were talking in hushed tones as they headed to the living room.
"Morning Kel, where's Brandon?" Steve asked knowing that she was planning something with the rest of the gang.
"He's in the kitchen making coffee..." Kelly began as a pile of blocks came crashing down into her lap... "J.J. careful...do-... we need to be safe when playing with the blocks." She was trying really hard not to say things like 'no' and 'don't.'
"You wanted to say it didn't you?" Dylan asked.
"It's a lot harder than you would think!" She explained as she began to stack the blocks again.
"Well I guess I'll see you guys later..." Steve began as he walked into the kitchen.
"Steve if you say anything to him I will hurt you..." Kelly warned him.
"Is that a threat?" He called back to her.
"Yes!" Was all she said as she turned back to Brenda. "It's all set!"
"Great what time is David closing the club?" Brenda asked she wanted to get everything ready for tomorrow as soon as possible.
"One... like always!" Dylan informed them.
"Isn't Donna suppose to be here?" Brenda asked.
"She had to open the store so I'm meeting her there in an hour... you're still okay with watching Caleb and Crystal right?"
"Of course... they're the easy ones to take care of... J.J. is the one running away from us!" Brenda said as she pulled him into her lap to tickle him.
Now Wear This
Donna was standing at the register ringing a few dresses up for a customer when Kelly walked through the door. The place was as busy as Kelly had ever seen it and immediately started to help a customer find something to wear to a formal event they were attending that night. She had took them over to a rack that held some Donna Martin original dresses and pulled out her favorite one. It was a black spagatti strap floor length dress with a white shall to drape over the shoulders. The woman loved it and went to try it on while Kelly walked over to Donna to talk to her.
"So what is going on with the party?" Donna asked as Kelly walked up to her.
"Everything is going as planed and Brandon doesn't suspect anything..."
"Are you still going to sing or have you chickened out?" Donna asked knowing well enough that if you dare Kelly Taylor to do something she will do it.
"I'm still not sure on that one..." Kelly trailed off.
"I dare you to!" Donna said knowing that Kelly had a great voice she just didn't was to make a fool of herself.
"Fine I will... what should I sing?"
"Something that tells him why you decided to throw the party... after all he did come back because of you..."
"No, he came back because of how we both feel about each other..."
"Like I said he came back for you..."
"Oh God you're right... I hate it when you're right!" Kelly said thinking about what she was going to sing as the woman walked out of the dressing room.
"How does it look?" She asked Kelly.
"You look amazing... I think you are going to knock-em dead at that party!" Kelly informed her as the woman blushed.
The woman had decided to get the dress and so the conversation about Brandon's surprise welcome home party was put on the back burner for now. Only, everytime the girls had tried to discuss it further another customer would walk up to them and start asking questions... it was getting harder and harder to talk as the store filled with people. Why was today so busy? It was probably because school was starting up again and the kids were shopping for clothes.
After Dark One Thirty AM
Kelly had managed to tell Donna what time to meet her so at exactly one thirty in the morning Donna's car pulled up beside Kelly's and the two girls proceeded to decorate the club for the following day. There was a giant welcome home banner that the kids had all helped decorate... there were little hand and feet prints all over it... some even had glitter mixed in the paint. Kelly had picked up streamers and they were know hanging from the ceiling and some were hanging in front of the doorways. The strobe lights were set up so that when they were turned on the whole room would stand still for a second.
"Hey Donna can you pass me that streamer?" Kelly asked as David walked down the stairs from his office.
"Sure..." Donna said passing the streamer up to her.
"Wow, it looks great down here!" David commented.
"Thanks were almost done I know we have to get out of here soon." Kelly said seeing his face.
"Last one!" Donna said taping the last balloon to the wall.
The Beverly Beat
Brandon was hard at work on an article he had been researching since he got back earlier that week. He was sitting in front of his computer typing away when Steve walked over to him. Steve just sort of sat on the desk and stared at Brandon waiting for him to crack and ask him what was up.
"Okay Steve what's on your mind?" He asked looking up from the computer.
"Just wondering how much longer you are going to be... we promised the gang we would meet them at the Peach Pit in thirty minutes." Steve told him.
"I guess this can wait until tomorrow... just let me check one thing first!" Brandon concluded as he grabbed the phone to call someone.
"You got five minutes!" Steve said going back over to his desk.
After Dark
The rest of the gang was all there the only two missing were Brandon and Steve... Kelly could have sworn that she had told Steve to have Brandon here at noon... it was almost ten after where were they? Just then a car could be heard pulling up next door at the Peach Pit. The bell on the door rang and Steve and Brandon's voices could be heard.
"Hey Nat... have you seen Kelly? She was suppose to meet us here for lunch." Brandon asked his former employer and friend.
"I think she went next door to grab a few things... go ahead in there!" Nat called from behind the counter.
"Okay everyone get ready!" Kelly said as she ran over towards the bar.
"Steve flip the lights would ya?" Brandon asked walking into the room.
"SUPRISE!!!!" Everyone shouted as the lights came on.
"What is this?" Brandon asked as Kelly walked up to him.
"Welcome home..." She said kissing him on the cheek and giving him a big hug.
"We wanted to do this properly!" Donna said.
"Who's watching the kids?" Brandon asked noticing that the only ones missing were Crystal, Caleb, and Jacob.
"Kate... she flew in this morning..." Brenda said handing her brother a drink.
"Cousin Kate?" He asked taking the drink.
"Yes... don't look so shocked she loves the kids and she was happy to do it..."
"How long is she staying?" Brandon asked... cousin Kate had been in a little trouble the past few years and Brandon didn't want her staying long.
"Just the weekend... lighten up Brandon!" Brenda informed him.
She liked her cousin Kate... yes, she had gotten into drugs a few years back but she had been clean for almost a year and a half now. Brandon had no reason not to trust her... she had been very up front with them the whole time she was using. She used to be one of his favorite cousins but since the twins were born he had become slightly... okay extreamly protective of them. He didn't want his children to be around her because he hadn't talked with her in months... she had dropped of the face of the earth, as far as he was concerned.
"What's wrong with Kate? I liked her..." Kelly asked looking up at Brandon.
"She use to do drugs and got into a lot of trouble a few years ago..." Brenda started.
"I just don't know if I trust her just yet." Brandon said looking Kelly in the eye.
"You mean because she use to be into drugs you don't want her near our kids?"
"That's right... at least until I know that she has changed."
"Brandon you do remember that I use to be into coccaine... does that mean that you don't want me around my own kids?" Kelly asked.
"Kel, that was a long time ago... Kate just stopped last year... she disapeared for a year and now she shows up and she is watching our kids... I don't like it!"
"Would it make you feel better if I called to make sure everything is okay?" Kelly asked him still a little mad that he had said what he did.
"A little." He said as she smiled and went to the bar to call Kate.
"Everything's fine... Crystal and Caleb are sleeping, J.J. is in his playpen in the living room watching cartoons... she is making a snack for him in the kitchen. Nothing is wrong... now can we lighten up and have some fun?" She asked.
"I guess so." Brandon said with a slight grin as she led him over to a table in front of the stage.
"Good... sit here I have a surprise for you!" She explained as she walked up to the microphone on the stage.
"What are you doing?" Brandon asked but Kelly wasn't listening, she was already on the stage.
"Okay... thank you for coming everyone... you have no idea how much this means to us. Brandon, love of my life, I'm so glad that you chose to come back to us... and to prove that... Donna has dared me to sing a song... so... here it goes... This is You Belong In The Sun by JoDee Messina..."
She took the microphone in her hands and without hesitation took a deep breath before belting out the first verse. Brandon just stared at her... his eyes fixated on her alone... it felt like no one else was in the room. It was just the two of them he was watching her, and she was watching him. He smiled as he heard the sound of her voice echoing through the room.
"You can spread your wings and fly
You can try to go so high--in the sky
That'll youll never come down
You can follow every dream
But when it seems--everything you believe
never works out
Remember I'm right here for you
When everything comes undone
You belong to me
You belong in the sun
Let it shine--let it shine"
Brandon thought that Kelly's voice was a gift from the angels as she moved around the stage getting into the mood of the song. She felt as if every word she was singing was what she had been feeling since Brandon had left over a year ago. She knew it had to have been just as hard for him to leave as it was for her to stay but the emotions of the song just seemed to flow through her vains. Brandon was still in a trance as he somewhat listened to the words she was singing.
"You can wander far way--
Everyday I will pray that you're safe
Till I see you agian
When you feel that no one cares
Your scared-I'll be there-this I swear
Right to the end
I'll always be right here for you
No matter what you've done
You belong to me
You belong in the sun
Let it shine--let it shine"
Kelly watched as Brandon's eyes followed her when she danced around the stage... as much as she would hate to admit it later this was actually really fun... she could see why Brenda had loved to be on the stage. It was like for a few moments she got to be someone that she wasn't. For a second she became a famous singer and she could feel the audreneline pupping through her... feeding her soul with the courage to continue.
"The clouds move in--But the storms won't stay
Cause when they get a load of you
They're gonna be blown away
You belong to me
You belong in the sun
Let it shine--let it shine
Oh let it shine..."
As she finished the song she closed her eyes as she smiled and took another deep breath... when she opened her eyes, all the people came back into focus and it was no longer just her and Brandon in the room. The crowd clapped as she placed the microphone back where it had been and took a bow. Brandon was smiling still staring at her breath-taking beauty... he hadn't realized how beautiful she had been that night because he was so preoccupied with his cousin being there watching his kids. He knew he had to get over what had happened between them two years ago... he just didn't know how too.
"Brandon I'm sorry you didn't get to be the journalist you wanted to be, but at the same time I'm glad that you kicked the Washington Post to the curb and came backc here where you belong... Thank you everyone... and have a great time tonight!" Kelly said as she watched Brandon make his way up to the stage and take the microphone in his own hands.
"It's good to be home... and I have you to thank Kel, if I didn't love you so much I would have stayed where I was... I'm not sorry I left DC, but I am sorry I left you!" He said as he pulled her closer to him and kissed her with all the passion he could muster.
The crowed cheered louder as the kiss deepened. It was the perfect ending to the perfect welcome home night... and Brandon was glad that he had friends that would do anything for him. As they pulled apart they noticed the gang sitting at on of the tables in front of the stage smiling at them. Dylan had his arms around Brenda and Donna was sitting on David's lap... Steve was just sitting there sipping his drink and watching for Janet to come back to the table... she had gone to get something out of her car. It was a night to top all nights that the gang had spent together... nothing could have made the night any more special.