Dawson's Return
Written by: Mike Cobb
Disclaimer: I hereby state, not now, nor ever, do I own any of the characters from the show; I am merely borrowing them for my own amusement. All of this belongs to Kevin Williamson, The WB, Outerbanks Entertainment, Columbia TriStar, and Sony.
A/N: This is the sequal to an earlier story of mine called Dawson. This is one where alot of answers will be found and love will grown. Will the star crossed lovers finally get it right? Read to find out.
Chapter 1
The sun was brite with in its morning glow in the eastern sky, as it feel onto the creek. Splashing it's rays of red that fade into oranges and melted into yellows. But, this wasn't just any creek, it was Dawson's. Sitting at his window seal quitely contemplating where the creek flowed, and why he couldn't stop himself from looking at her house. It has been six months since he was released from the hospital. Meaning, he had been away for almost a year. He had kept up with his school work so had passed with the rest of his class. He was now a sophmore along with Pacey, Andie, Jack, And Her.
He had taken great steps to stay away from her since his full time return to Capeside. His parents didn't understand why he felt the way he did, hell none of them did. It was the only way he could be sure she was safe. Safe from all of the bad things he had done.
Now he had more than what he had when they first meet. Stan and One of his friends had both died at by his hand. He had gotten away with it because they had kidnapped Her. So the police back in Kansas called it self deffence, he knew better. He had went there that day to ended it with Stan one way or another, and he did. He had wanted to pay him back for taking her.
So today was going to be a big day for him. He was returning to school. Back to where he would get to see his new friends and Her. He wasn't sure this was going to be easy, but he could handle it.
"Dawson! You about ready, i'll give you a ride on my way to work." He heard Gail says.
"Yeah mom i will be down in a minute." Dawson tells her.
He grabs his bag and heads down the stairs. Smiling at his mom and dad as he arrived in the kitchen. He grabs a glass of Juice his mom had poured for him. He puts it into the sink and then looks at his mom.
"Ready?" He asks.
"Yeah i am, are you sure you are?" Gail asks.
"Mom we've been ove this. I have to go back sometime. Besides i have already put on 15 extra pounds of muscle. If i don't go back and maybe get some kind of social life, all i am going to end up being is a wheight lifter." Dawson smiles at her.
"Ok, Ok, lets go buff boy." Gail laughs at him.
They head out the door and get into the car. She pulls out and before long he is standing in front of the school. He takes a deep breath and proceedes into the school. As he is walking down the halls everyone is staring at him. He is sure they have heard some kind of rumor, he only hopes they heard the truth.
He feels a tap on his shoulder, he turns to see Pacey and Jack standing there smiling at him. They both clap him on the back and fall in beside him.
"Nice to see you back Dawson." Jack says.
"Yeah Man, i was begining to wonder if you were ever going to come back." Pacey says.
"Trust me i had too, other wise i was going to go stir-crazy." Dawson tells them.
"So tell me Dawson are you ready for the inevitable?" Jack asks.
"Yeah man, tell us. Inquring minds want to know." Pacey says.
"What are you two talking about?" Dawson asks.
Pacey smiles almost as big as Jack does. He looks at Jack then back at Dawson as he grabs Dawson by the arm and spins him around. Dawson looks at where Pacey is pointing, and sees Joey Potter walking in through the front doors. Dawson swallows a lump in his throat before turning back to them.
"There is nothing left to say as far as that is concerned." He tells them.
"Maybe for you, but i think she has other ideas." Jack says.
Dawson feels another tap on his shoulder. He looks over his shoulder to see Joey and Jen standing there. He puts on the smile he has practiced since his return. She smile back at him and then looks at the others standing there.
"Hey how is everyone doing?" Joey asks.
"We're good, and yourself." Dawson answers before either of the other two can speak.
"I am glad to hear it, well me and Jen need to get to class. See you guys at lunch." Joey says as her and Jen move on down the hall.
Dawson takes a deep breath and then looks back at Pacey and Jack. He plasters his fake smile on his face as they look at him. He just smirks and starts to walk away.
"Hey wait i know that was not as easy as you made it look." Pacey says.
"Yeah come on Dawson, give us the scoop." Jack asks him.
"Nothing to tell Jack. She is better off with out me, so i did the only thing that made since to me." Dawson says.
"Yeah well it has been my experence that doing stuff like that tends to come back and bite you in the ass." Pacey laughs at him as they walk down the hall.
"I know, that is what i am afraid of." Dawson says.
"You afraid, i don't buy it man. Remember i have seen you in action. You aren't afraid of anything man." Pacey says as Jack agrees.
"Wrong man, Joey Potter scares the hell out of me." Dawson says as they enter their home room.
"Then i would say get it settled as fast as possible, because i can tell you for sure, she won't let it go." Pacey says.
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Joey walks down the hall and turns the corner. She slowly leans up against the wall and releases a long, deep, tortured breath. She closes her eyes, and shakes her head.
"Joey why do you let him get to you like that?" Jen asks.
"Because i love him Jen, and seening him is very hard. You know what he did for me." Joey says.
"Yeah because of him you were kidnapped and almost killed." Jen says. "Maybe he has a point Joey. Maybe you are better off with out him in your life as anything more than a friend."
"No! Jen look, what happened wasn't Dawson's fault. Drue set Stan on me hoping to win back control. Dawson had nothing really to do with it. In fact it was because of me he got involved with Drue in the first place. Now that i know he loves me, and i love him, i am suppose to accept this seperation. Come on Jen you know me better than that." Joey says.
"Ok then, what do you have planned? What are you going to do to make him see the light?" Jen asks.
"I'm not sure, but we will think of something." Joey smiles at her.
"We? Look here kemosabi, i never agreed to help in this." Jen says.
"Come on Jen i am going to need your help in all of this. I can't do it all alone." Joey pleeds.
"Ok, Ok, Fine i will help, but you owe me big time for this." Jen laughs as they enter their home room.