AN: Okay so, this has been stuck in my head for who knows how long. And my mind just wouldn't let me move on unless I wrote it down. Initially this was going to be an one-shot, but idk, I made a two-shot of it. So here it is and thank you for reading. Reviews are appreciated. (: xx
Reuniting love, chapter 1
The first time you saw her, you had just transferred schools. A normal Wednesday orso you thought, she ran into you and knocked you over.
Emily Fields, she had been crying for some reason and was clearly upset, but you couldn't ask. You did not know her, why would she open up to a stranger?
You had hit your head hard on impact, a headache brewing and getting worse. You told her after many apologizes, not to worry and you'd be fine. She had to go and take care of herself, she was more important than the headache you were feeling.
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The second time you met her was a week later, Thursday. You were sitting at one of the lunch tables enjoying lunch, she approached you with a worrisome expression across her face.
"You'd be fine? Lara, you weren't at school for a whole week?!"
You looked up at her, she stood across with lunch in her hand, and smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, I forgot to mention I was recovering from a minor concussion." You explained, while touching the back of your neck with your right hand.
Your mind flashed back to the moment you were riding your bike, you slipped and somehow managed to headbut a couple of trashcans. Your friend, Niel, was there to help you out. His gray eyes full of concern, to be certain he called an ambulance and you were investigated. A minor concussion, needed a week orso to recover, nothing serious. Who knew trashcans were that painful?!
Suddenly you realized you zoned-out, because Emily was staring at you and waiting for a response.
"Oh sorry, I remembered the day I got that concussion."
"Well? What happened?"
"Headbut'ed a couple of trashcans. Was riding my bike around Rosewood with a friend. He's sick at the moment, though. Take a seat?"
She did, sit across of you, smiling as she did so. Something didn't feel right. She gave you a fake smile, something was up. A week of sadness couldn't be healthy. Could it?
You emerged in small talk and got to know her little by little. Reasons for why she could be sad, you didn't hear possibilities or anything else. You just listened, determined to find out why she was sad.
Soon the table was occupied by the two of you and her friends. They introduced themselves as Aria, Spencer and Hanna. After lunch you thought, I think I made new friends...
/
Days passed and Monday, Niel came back to school. The two of you worked on a couple homework assignments he had missed and you told him everything that had happened in a study hour. Niel smiled at how fast you had made a couple of friends,
"I told you not to worry, you'd find friends the first week of school."
"Not exactly the first week, but nonetheless you were right." You responded. Smiling as you realized it was time for Sociology, a class you had with Spencer.
You had to do a quick run to your locker to grab the books. to your surprise Aria stood waiting there for you. You open your locker and turn to her. "Hey, what's up?"
"Please tell me you are free tonight to help Em and me out with the history project?" She looked at you with puppy dog eyes,
"I am? I still have to do my sociology essay, but..."
Aria jumps a little, "yes, you can take that with you. I'll see you at 7 at my place." She walks away while talking and you only shake your head. Okay, study night at Aria's. You grab your books and take off to class, time for some sociologic thinking.
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The night at Aria's was fine. Aria, Emily and you finished the project around 9 and the two of them watched some tv, while you read through the scripts of your essay.
"Lara, why'd you choose Sociology, you should've chosen German instead." Aria said while handing you a couple of snacks she'd brought from the kitchen only seconds ago. You grunted in response and frowned at the texts sprawled in front of you.
The air filled with laughter, Emily was laughing and looking at you. Confused, you looked back at her and answered, "What's funny?"
Emily smiled amused, "You look adorable when you concentrate."
You smiled a little uncomfortable and returned your focus to the essay, you'd have only tomorrow study hours to finish it, so you had to work hard.
"You ready for tomorrow's music exam?"
You grunted and typed away on your laptop. Nearly done, you thought, might be able to rest a little during study hall instead of working.
"Let's take that as a yes, shall we." Emily said, you smiled and nodded,
"It'll be fine if Aria stays in tune." With a smirk plastered on your face you continued your essay.
"Me in tune? You better keep up playing that guitar of yours." Aria countered. Emily chuckled,
"Should I grab popcorn?"
You laughed, ofcourse she'd want popcorn. You looked at Aria and then back at your screen, you had finished the Sociology essay... Closing your laptop you chuckled,
" Aria and I will ace tomorrow's exam, no problemo." You smiled cockily.
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Emily seemed to enjoy your company, you listened, you talked, not too little or too much. The two of you had things in common and things that were completely opposite. She loved sports, a little swim on the weekend. You loved a lazy sunday in your room, no sports allowed.
She visited the hospital on regular basis, Aria explained you that Paige, her girlfriend, lay in coma after a car crash. And that Emily missed her dearly, praying she'd wake up. It answered your question to why she always looked sad, yet determined.
It also explained to why she'd sometimes broke down and let you comfort her. She wanted her girlfriend back, you only wished for that to happen.
Paige was a name that now sounded familiar. Emily talked about her in the good sense, memories and the bad, not having her by her side.
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Two weeks passed. You found out a shadow followed Emily. Not a dark shadow, it never tried to hurt her. The shadow, a girl with Reddish/brown hair and brown eyes and dressed in a light wash skinny jeans and a plaid white t shirt, would always be with you, Emily, Aria, Spencer and Hanna. Somehow, when you pointed out someone sat by a tree looking at the two of you, Emily would look and ask,
"Nobody's there? Are you sure there's a girl?"
At first you were shocked, but when your grandma visited you a week later, you understood why Emily couldn't see the girl. You found out that ever since a young age, you could see and speak with the dead.
It was a gift that was given in the family. According to your grandmother, you had experienced something traumatic and forgot all about ghosts together, or blocked them out, but when attacked by a raccoon and you saying you believed in ghosts had set it all back in motion.
It did explain why you sometimes saw a man or woman that had been shot or was covered in blood. Or why people drove through other people and nothing happened...
"You need to find out what the girl wants. Or needs, in order to get to the other side, heaven as we call it." Your grandmother explained.
You frowned and digested the information. "You mean get them to cross the light?" You were in the kitchen standing across the island, while your grandmother sat on the otherside on a barstool. You started pacing.. "Can I talk to the girl? How do I approach her? What if she doesn't want my help?"
Your grandmother smiled, "Don't worry dear. You can talk to her, you approach her when you think it's right and if she doesn't want your help... You'll know."
The serious look on your granz face made you realize that exact thing had happened to her. Doors unlocked and muffled voices grew louder and got closer to the kitchen. They revealed your mother and Emily, both smiling.
"Well, thanks gram. Em and I will be upstairs working on our biology project, I'll see ya at dinner." Giving your mom a kiss on the cheek and a firm nod to your grandmother, silently agreeing to finish up talking later, you and Em left to upstairs.
"Did you understand the project questions? I didn't.." Em said, once you were in your room. You gave Em a guilty look, "Nope, neither."
"This should be fun" Emily said smiling and you silently prayed that you two could understand it by the end of the day.
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The day you got the grade of your biology back, Emily and you did took a leap of joy. An A-, while you spend most of the time trying to understand the questions.
You two celebrated after swim and music practise, around the clock of 5, with coffee and healthy snacks. The park was quiet and the sun shone brightly. A perfect fall day, not too cold and not too warm. Perfect for a jacket and or hoodie.
"How did we do that?"
You laughed and enjoyed the sun grazing your features. Resting your hands in the soft grass, leaning on them and legs out in front of you. Looking at Emily from the corner of your eyes, she lay on the grass with her eyes closed, you realized; She looked so content for first time in the last 4 weeks.
5 weeks without her girlfriend, must be really hard, you thought. None the less you were happy she was happy, too.
The midday passed quickly and Emily said goodbye to you with a hug. She had to go home for dinner and then to the hospital, visit Paige.
You stayed, enjoying the sun a little longer, watching Emily leave. The shadow had been with you two again, watching you. She seemed happy too. Must've been hard watching her be sad. She stood next to you, looking the same way as you.
"So, you're Paige huh?"