Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Bloods by Mellissa De La Cruz, 7 Things by Miley Cyrus, or The Dance Floor Anthem (I don't wanna be in love) by Good Charlotte.
7 Things:
Schuyler Van Allen ran from the apartment building that she had been forced to live in with the Forces for three months carrying only a black duffle bag and a backpack. She couldn't stand this living hell any longer; she had to get away. It didn't matter that was there, he refused to even look at her for fear of bringing down Mimi's wrath. So she had come to the only option left. She was going to run away. She had taken the all the money left to her by her grandmother and the thousand that her grandfather had given her and bought herself one plane ticket to London.
Freedom was now within her grasp: She could taste it on the night air as she ran into the streets of New York City. A yellow cab sat idly on the curb waiting for her, waiting to take her away. Schuyler turned her head back for one last time to face the apartment that had caused her torment for too long. She smiled slightly at the thought of Mr. Forces face when he woke up in the morning to find that she had left. With an amused laugh she turned back to the cab and continued walking.
"What are you doing?" A beautiful voice called from behind her. Schuyler sighed.
"I'm leaving, Jack." She stated without turning.
"Where are you going?" He asked. She heard his quiet footsteps behind her as she reached the cab and dropped her bag beside it.
"Why do you care?" She said, turning to face him and gasping when she found him standing merely a few inches from her. How had he gotten that close without her sensing him?
"Come on, Schuyler. Please don't go. You know that I…" He trailed off.
"You what, Jack? Love me? I find that rather hard to believe seeing as you're set to marry your sister, Mimi. And I can't take this anymore." She paused, "Goodbye Jack." She turned away from him with tears burning in her eyes. But she refused to show any sign of weakness, even to him.
"Schuyler, please." He begged, grabbing her arm. She didn't turn. She wanted to be honest with him, to tell him everything that she wanted, and to drop the boy a hint. She took a deep breath and without looking up, started to sing.
I probably shouldn't say this, but at times I get so scared
When I think about the previous relationship we shared
It was awesome, but we lost it
It's not possible for me not to care
And now we're standing in the rain, but nothing's ever gonna change until you hear
My Dear Schuyler paused and looked up to meet Jack's curious gaze.
The seven things I hate about you! She sang louder with a sort of fury.
The seven things I hate about you. Oh, you
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me you like her
You make me laugh, you make me cry
I don't know which side to buy
Your friends, they're jerks
When you act like them just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you She frowned at her own weakness and the fact that she was telling this to a man whom she should loath for stringing her along the way he did, but didn't. Jack's stared at her, apparently awestruck by what she was saying, and unable to say a word. That made her very uncomfortable, but she continued on anyway.
It's awkward and it's silent as I wait for you to say
What I need to hear now; your sincere apology
When you mean it I'll believe it
If you text it, I'll delete it
Let's be clear
Oh, I'm not coming back; you're taking seven steps here As she said this she grabbed her bag and threw it into the trunk of the cab, still resolved on making her escape from this hell.
The seven things I hate about
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me, you like her
You make me laugh, you make me cry
I don't know which side to buy
Your friends, they're jerks
When you act like them just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you She was ready to leave, and wanted to end the song there, but she would really hate for Jack's last opinion of her to be negative. So with a small smile playing on the corners of her lips, Schuyler sang the final verse.
And we've been through all the great things that would take too long to write
I probably should mention the seven that I like
Her smile grew. The seven things I like about you
Your hair, your eyes, your old Levis
When we kiss I'm hypnotized
You make me laugh, you make me cry
But I guess that's both I'll have to buy
Your hands in mine, when we're intertwined
Everything's all right
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I like the most that you do
You make me love you
"You do." She said at the end, her smile fading. Then without another word, She climbed into the cab and left an astonished Jack on the sidewalk.
"JFK, please." She said to the driver. Her throat sealed up after that, choking back the tears at what she was leaving behind. In a few hours she would be in London, completely on her own and without anyone to help her. In a few years she could come back, when she would be a legal adult and the Forces couldn't control her anymore. She could see Bliss, Ollie, but never Jack. No, by that time she was certain that he will have married Mimi and she'll have dragged him off to some foreign country the Schuyler had never heard of. She would never see Jack again.
When she reached the airport, she had to run to make it to her plane before take-off. Thankfully, they were waiting for some VIP passenger, so Schuyler didn't miss the flight entirely. After she got her bag in the storage compartment above her seat in the first-class section, she flopped down in the seat and took her ipod out of her pocket. She didn't care if it was against airplane regulation, she needed music to drown out her thoughts. She just wanted to forget; if only for a little while.
She sifted through her list of songs until she found the one she had been looking for: The Dance Floor Anthem by Good Charlotte.
"She's going out to forget they were together. All that time he was taking her for granted…"
The pilot came on the announcer then. The VIP had arrived and take-off would be in a few moments. Schuyler turned the music up to drown out his voice.
"Everybody put up your hands. Say 'I don't wanna be in love, I don't wanna be in love.'"
"Ma'am?" Asked a friendly flight attendant with unnaturally blonde hair, "I'm sorry, but you can't use that until after take-off." Schuyler nodded and turned the music off. The flight attendant turned to someone standing to the side of her, out of Schuyler's view. "This will be your seat." She said with a too friendly smile.
'Great." Schuyler thought sarcastically, 'I have to sit next to the VIP.' She turned to the windowand stared at the airstrip. She really wanted to be alone right now, but apparently you can't always get what you want. Even in the midst of her acidic thoughts, she couldn't help but notice that the stranger wore fantastic cologne. A very smooth scent, but with a bit of an edge to it. Like a skateboarder lawyer type scent. She had never smelled anything like it.
"It was surprisingly difficult to follow you." Said the stranger, his voice breaking through her broodings. The second she heard his voice, she spun to face him with wide eyes.
"Jack." He took her hand in his and kissed her fingertips. Schuyler's eyes widened to the size of saucers before he was even able to say a word.
"I don't care what my family says. I don't care what they think of me, or what I have to do to stay with you. Because from the first time I met you, Schuyler Van Allen, you made me love you." He smiled at being able to quote that stupid song in his confession to her of his true feelings. Schuyler laughed herself and suddenly everything was alright.
She was still laughing when the plane left the ground and Jack kissed her.
It was so much better without the mask.
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Personally I'm an Oliver fan and I think that he deserves to have Schuyler a hell of a lot more than Jack does. But Schuyler likes Jack and Ollie seems to be able to handle them being together so I let Jack have her. God, I can't wait 'til Revelations comes out at the end of the month! I mainly wrote this because I hate Mimi and in this story Jack leaves Mimi for Schuyler. (sighs) I'm happy.
But seriously, I have to get back to writing my Eclipse story or my fans are gonna get really annoyed.