Author's note: It's a Fraphne one :D
I have written some happy ending chapters for the story 'Nothing Can Keep Us Apart' by 'Polska'.
This is the first one, not a happy story just yet but the ending will be, that's promised. It's also the first 'story' I've posted, I hope it's okay ahaha, please Read and Review I hope to see what you think There's more to come so keep posted ;D
To understand the story check out, the first ten chapters, brilliantly written by 'Polska', it's a great story, well written and really tugs on the emotion strings, I would fully recommend you to check it out ;D
Enjoy :D
Chapter Eleven
Daphne's eyes fluttered open.
"Freddie." She cried out,
"It's okay baby, I'm here." He ran his hand through her hair and kissed her softly on the lips, "Why did you come here?"
"I wanted to see you."
"But Daphne honey, you could've been killed!" he said, eyes full of worry,
"Anything's better than living without you."
Fred held Daphne close, never wanting to let her go again. A shell dropped close by and Fred jumped over the beautiful red-head protectively shielding her; she clutched him tightly.
"Don't make me leave you here Freddie, I can't leave you again, come back, please!" Fred looked at Daphne sympathetically, feeling the same pain but trying to hide it,
"Fred Jones." A stern soldier called, "Urgent phone call from a Miss Dinkley." Fred took the phone,
"Hey Velma, Daphne and Scooby are with me."
"Oh thank God!" She sighed, "Are they okay?"
"Just a little shocked."
"Okay."
"Why didn't you stop her?"
"We didn't know, by the time I saw her it was too late, Scooby went after her, he was scared for her."
"If she had died coming down I…" He paused, trying to push the out the image of the love of his life being killed,
"And how do you think she feels, what you feel for her now is what she feels every day, it's tearing her apart, she's depressed, she can't eat or sleep, can you not see how skinny she's become, even more so than usual, Fred you have to come back be for she destroys herself." Velma pleaded. Fred put his head in his hand, hating himself for doing this to Daphne, but he couldn't back down, he had to protect them from the war, saving everyone he loved,
"I know what you're thinking Fred, but there's enough soldiers out there, she'd rather die with you, then you die fighting to save her."
"I know, but I can't, I signed a contract, I can come out in a year."
Velma sighed in sadness, "She won't make it Fred." With that, she hung up.
Fred put the phone down and sat back down where a weak Daphne lay,
"I heard you haven't been eating…" he said softly, in the soft tone he only ever used with Daphne, "Daph, you need to eat, you're weak."
"It makes me feel sick."
"At least try, for me."
"Come back…" she whispered,
"Baby you know I can't, but the contract runs out in a year, I promise I'll be back then."
"I'm staying with you!"
"No Daphne, it's not safe!"
"I'm not leaving, you can't make me."
"God Daphne why do you have to be so stubborn, I don't want you here!" he shouted,
Daphne was startled; tears began to swell in her eyes, "Who are you?" she spoke quietly,
"I'm sorry, you know I love you, I just don't want you hurt."
"I'm already hurt," she replied. She stood up slowly, trying to keep her balance; Fred put out his arm for her to lean on, she dismissed it. "If you're not coming home and I can't stay, tell me what I should do?"
"Go home honey, relax, eat, the time will pass quickly and I'll soon be home." He gently hugged her once more, Daphne leaned forward and pressed her lips on his, they kissed passionately.
"I love you Daphne Blake." He breathed,
"I love you Freddie, probably too much, don't forget me, please."
"Never." He showed the red-head the picture of her he kept and kissed every night, "You're the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last when I go to bed."
Daphne flashed a small smile and kissed Fred once again, "Good-bye." She said walking away, slipping her hand from his. As Fred felt Daphne's hand leave his, he felt pain once more, he missed her already and she felt the same.
"Good-bye sweetheart." A tear ran down his cheek as he said 'good-bye' to his whole world. He watched as a soldier helped Daphne and Scooby into the armoured Land Rover and longed to be the one going home with her.
Velma and Shaggy
Velma hung up the phone, "That was the General, Daphne and Scooby are being transported back up here, they should be up in an hour or so."
"Like great, they're okay!" Shaggy smiled, relieved.
Velma walked upstairs and onto the balcony, as she looked down the high mountain, she saw a small outline of a Land Rover and a small red-headed girl patting a Great Dane,
"Oh Daphne…" She sighed, almost feeling some of the pain Daphne felt. Fred was like a bother to Velma, and Daphne her best and closest friend, they had both changed so much since the start of this ridiculous war, but then again maybe they all had. Velma hoped that seeing Fred had heightened Daphne's mood and maybe given her the fighting spirit she needed as she waited for Fred to come home.
Shaggy put his arm around Velma, "It'll turn out okay Velms, as soon as Fred comes back they'll both be happy as ever."
Velma looked up at him, "I hate to say this, but what if he doesn't, Daphne would kill herself, I know it, she used to be able to cope, she'd bottle up her anger, sadness and fear and mask it with a smile, I-I guess she's just been strong for too long." She looked back at the Land Rover, "I miss hyper Daphne, jumpy, smiley Daphne, she'll never be the same without Fred, and I know he's breaking too."
Shaggy pulled Velma closer, "Velma, it'll be okay, think positive, she needs you to be the strong one now, she needs us both." He kissed her reassuringly on the forehead and pushed her chocolate brown hair from her eyes.
In the Land Rover
Scooby nuzzled Daphne, "Raphne?"
"Yea Scoob." She replied flatly,
"Are roo rokay?"
"Oh Scooby I just can't bear to think that Freddie could get hurt, I miss him so much, I know I sound selfish, b-but, I love him so much." She began to sob,
"Ri love roo Raphne, ron't cry." Scooby licked Daphne's cheek; she giggled, wiped her fallen tear away and put her arm around him,
"I love you too Scooby."
"Ma'am we're almost there, five minutes." Said the soldier driving,
"Thank-you sir."
"Raggy!" Scooby barked, as at the top of the mountain he could just make out two figures on the balcony of the house.
At the house
Shaggy heard the bark and looked down, "They're almost here Velms." He smiled.
Velma walked downstairs and into the kitchen, poured some orange juice into a pink mug and water into Scooby's bowl, and put out a blueberry muffin for Daphne and some 'Scooby Snax' for Scooby-Doo.
"Like Velma,"
"Yes Shaggy?"
"You're groovy." Shaggy kissed her on the cheek and walked out into the front garden to greet his friends.
"Raggy!" Scooby barked again as he ran to his best pal,
"Scooby-Doo!" Shaggy laughed as Scooby licked his face. When Scooby got down Shaggy greeted Daphne,
"Hey Scoob, Velma left a surprise for you in the kitchen."
Scooby ran inside, licked Velma and ate his 'Snax'
"Hey." Velma looked at Daphne, "You okay?"
Daphne looked at Velma, her hazel eyes full of pain, Velma opened her arms and let Daphne fall into them; she hugged her best friend tightly,
"It's okay Daph," Velma comforted, "He'll be back before you know it."
Daphne let go and thanked the soldier, "Thank-you sir, please, take great care of Freddie, please."
"Yes Ma'am, keep well." He smiled as he got back into the car and drove back to the battle zone.
"Have you got anything to eat please Velma, I'm so hungry."
Velma grinned, "You're going to eat?"
"Yes, please."
"There's a blueberry muffin and some orange juice on the table in the kitchen, if you want anything more just ask."
"Thanks."
Fred
"Jones, Miss Blake got to the house safely."
"Thanks Parker." Fred smiled, happier that the love of his life was now safe. He picked up the phone and dialled the number of a local radio station.
The house
The radio was playing in the kitchen as Daphne and Velma sat at the table.
The song finished and the radio woman made an announcement, "We've just got a call from a Fred Jones and he's like to dedicate 'Michael Bublé- Everything' to Daphne Blake. Daphne you mean the world to Fred, he loves you more than anything, there aren't any words to describe how much he loves you, you're his idea of perfection. He says he'll be home soon."
Daphne wiped a tear away as the song started to play,
You're a falling star, you're the getaway car. You're the line in the sand when I go too far, you're the swimming pool, on an August day and you're the perfect thing to say. And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute. Oh, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do. Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true, 'cause you can see it when I look at you.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, you make me sing. You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well, And you light me up, when you ring my bell. You're a mystery, you're from outer space, you're every minute of my every day. And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man, and I get to kiss you baby just because I can. Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through, and you know that's what our love can do.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, you make me sing You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
And in this crazy life and through these crazy times it's you, it's you, you make me sing. You're every line, you're every word, you're everything. You're every song and I sing along, 'cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Fred
Fred tapped his fingers to the song, hoping that Daphne could hear it.
"BOMB HEADING THIS WAY!" Shouted a soldier, the whole tent was evacuated in a second; Fred grasped the picture of Daphne and clutched it firmly.
BOOM
The bomb wiped out 30 soldiers, and injured 63, one of them was Fred.
The House
Daphne beamed for ear-to-ear as the song finished.
Suddenly a loud explosion went off at the bottom of the mountain.
Shaggy, Scooby, Velma and Daphne all heard the large bomb drop.
"FREDDIE" Daphne screamed and ran to the front door. Shaggy and Velma grabbed Daphne; she kicked, squirmed and tried to break free but they held her strongly.
"Daphne, it probably wasn't Fred, and even if it was, we can't do anything, just calm down."
Daphne just sat on the floor, staring at the door, unable to cry; she had cried so much there wasn't a tear left to fall. Velma put her arm around her and Scooby licked her hand softly.
"Like Daphne, it's not Freddie, Fred's fine." Shaggy told her, "He's strong and smart, he's fine."
The phone rang. Velma picked up.
"Hello?"
"Miss Dinkley?" replied a husky, familiar voice, it was the General,
"Yes sir."
"It's Jones, he's been injured."
"Oh no!" she whispered,
"The bomb burned him and broke a couple bones, you and Mr Rogers may come down, but I'm afraid for Miss Blake it may break her heart to see him this way."
"What can I tell her?"
"Tell her he's fine ma'am, he's going to recover anyway, so it's best this way, tell her you and Mr Rogers need to be moved closer for a while because we need your science knowledge, leave the dog with her."
"Okay sir, thank-you." Velma put the phone down and disguised her worry with a smile,
"Like who was that?" Shaggy asked,
"The General."
Daphne looked up, hoping to hear good news.
"He's fine."
Daphne sighed in relief, "I'm going for a bath." She smiled.
When Daphne had gone upstairs Velma sat Shaggy down, "Fred's not fine, he's hurt, we can't tell Daphne because the General said seeing him this way may cause her to go into an even deeper depression, so we've got to tell her that you and I are going nearer to the battle zone for a couple of days because they need my science knowledge and some of your athletic help but we're actually going to see Fred, she must stay here with Scooby."
"Like whoa, I can't believe it." Shaggy stared in awe,
"I know, but we really can't let Daphne know."
"Okay, when are we going?" Shaggy asked,
"Today…"