Chapter 1 This is the updated version of chapter one as my last one wasnt very good. Its still the same chapter but it now has better spacing. I dont own any of these characters except Delilah!
3 years from the present day.
"I don't want to have to leave you" the young blonde haired girl whispered trying to gulp back a sob.
"No Quinny don't cry it will be alright you don't have to worry we will see each other loads" soothed her friend a small brunette.
"But what if we don't what if Daddy doesn't let me come back"! The blonde girl burst into a brand new flood of tears burying her head into her hands.
"Quinn don't cry" the brunette came over and placed herself next to the dishevelled blonde who lifted her head up and placed it on the brunette's shoulder.
"Delilah you know I am rubbish at making friends nobody likes me and you know how much I love you".
The brunette nodded her hair falling around her face as she wrapped Quinn in a massive hug.
"Just because you are moving to lima doesn't mean we won't be in love anymore. Love is a strong thing it will hold us together".
Quinn looked up into the brunettes shiny hazel eyes. "Will you always love me"?
The blonde asked fiddling with a lock of the girl's hair. The brunette took Quinn's chin in-between her thumb and forefinger "forever and for always will my heart be yours through bad and through good through danger and through safety because nothing can break love not even death".
Quinn smiled as she felt a tear drop dribble down her cheek. "You read too many love stories that was just so silly" giggled Quinn. The brunette looked huffy. "That's my favourite line" the brunette pretended to be cross turning away from Quinn and crossing her arms.
"Don't be a diva Delilah it was nice I liked it" The brunette turned around and reached for Quinn's hands "I mean it I really do, your Dad cant keep us apart forever taking you away isn't going to change who you are, and one day when we are free of your father we will run away together and get married and live happily ever after with 3 little children and a cute little cat and you can be a interior designer and I will be an actress and no one will tell us that we are devils children"
Quinn smiled at this she loved Delilah so much and was so mad at her Father for saying that she could never be with Delilah that it was a sin and God would punish her for it.
"Just one little thing I want to change I want to have a dog not a cat, dogs are more playful and fun". Delilah laughed at this. "Alright miss fussy we can have a dog" Quinn smiled again then reached and touched Delilah's lips with her own it wasn't much just a small caress of the lips but it was definitely a sign that both girls although only 14 were very much in love with each other.
Delilah broke away first "you need to go now Quinn you don't want your Daddy seeing you with me"
Quinn sighed at this "Delilah I don't care I do not want to leave he can't force me we are in love he can't break us up just by dragging me away"
Delilah looked longingly at the beautiful blonde taking in every ounce of beauty from the pink floral sundress to the butter coloured sandals and the tear stained cheeks. She finally found Quinn's eyes and she gazed at the beauty of them the gorgeous hazel eyes that were always alight with radiance but were now dim with sadness and gloom.
"Quinn believe me we will not be breaking up anytime soon you just need to let your Father think that everything is ok"
Quinn nodded at this "So you will come and see me during the holiday's wont you"?
"Yes I promise" "And you won't find anyone else"?
Delilah laughed at this "You're my only love forever and for always"
Quinn smiled weakly looking out at the sun setting on the horizon.
"Please sing for me Delilah" the blonde pleaded laying her head onto the ground.
"What would you like me to sing?" asked Delilah twiddling pieces of grass in between her fingers.
"Our song Lilah, sing our song".
The brunette got up blowing a kiss to the other girl "Your wish is my command oh gorgeous one" giggled the brunette as she took a breath to sing the first line of the song:
Verse 1
As you smile I smile
When you sing I sing
But when you love I'll love you more than anything
Chorus
There is not a Star in the sky to match how much I love you
There is not a day that goes by when I don't think of you
There is not a mountain I wouldn't climb to show how much I want to be with you
Verse 2
Cos all I want to do is love you
Cos all I want to say is I love you
All I want to is to be with you
Chorus
There is not a star in the sky to match how much I love you
There is not a day that goes by when I don't think of you
There is not a mountain I wouldn't climb to show much I want to be with you
You're the only one in this world for me
As the song drew to a close Quinn found herself singing along to it. It had been a song that they had written together a couple of years ago on Valentines Day they took turns in singing it to each other as Delilah's older brother played piano. Obviously Delilah was better. To Quinn she was the best singer in the world and she had won many competitions to prove this. To Quinn Delilah's voice was like a drug every time she heard it she craved it more and more. She sat up and Delilah pulled her into her arms.
"I will call you when I get there" mumbled Quinn.
"I know you will". The girls shared one more kiss before they parted ways Quinn heading down Maple Street and Delilah went back up the steps and into her house.
3 days later
"Quinn dear there is a letter here for you" cried Judy Fabray.
Quinn rushed sleepily from her bedroom snatching up the small package from her mother and then turning and running back to her room.
She plopped down on her bed and tore it open. She shook the packaging and out fell and a piece of paper and a shiny silver object. She cupped the ring in her hands she gazed at it lovingly and a tear rolled down her cheek. "She does love me" whispered Quinn to herself. She placed the ring on her ring finger twisting it around gently. A perfect fit. She then picked up the letter and opened it out:
Quinn,
How is your new house? Is your bedroom big? It can't get much bigger than your old bedroom! I have been missing you greatly I really have. Mom says I will get over it soon and that young love doesn't last very long but I disagree! Dad just says I'm being a drama queen, but it is true I love you and always will. Remember that time during recess were we made Max Mason marry us and he said no because girls don't get married, in the end we just married ourselves and we made the rings out of paper from the school toilet! They didn't last very long and they weren't very nice to look at so I decided instead of spending the money grandma gave me on acting lessons to buy us our very own engagement rings! They weren't to much so don't worry but if you look closely you will see my name engraved on it. That's to remind each other that we will be together forever and ever. I have one with your name on it. Don't be too sad that we are apart. I have persuaded my mom to drop me round at yours as she is going that way for some book fair and she says if it is alright with your parents then she doesn't mind dropping me down! The 25th of August for two days. I know that it isn't much but at least we will be able to see each other before school starts. I can't believe we have to go into high school with out each other it will be terrifying!
Miss you lots
All my love Delilah xxx
Quinn squealed with happiness at the thought of Delilah coming over she couldn't wait! As soon as she finished the letter she texted back "Yes, Yes, Yes! Without even bothering to inform her parents she knew if she did the answer would only be no so instead of telling them they would have to deal with it on the day.
25th of August
Quinn rose early this morning having found it difficult to sleep it was like Christmas when she was younger where she waited up as long as possible to see Santa coming but instead someone better was coming. She squealed as quietly as she could, not wanting to wake her parents and sister she couldn't wait!
Quinn was getting restless she knew that it was only 1.00pm and that Delilah had said she would arrive around 2 but Quinn could not wait till then.
"Quinn dear what is wrong?" asked Judy as she came into the kitchen "you are pacing".
Quinn stopped abruptly and looked up to her mother "umm yes I'm waiting" Quinn answered vaguely not really listening to the question.
Judy smiled over at her daughter she knew exactly what she was waiting for as Delilah's mother had called her knowing that Quinn would not bother to ask her parents if Delilah could stay.
She had managed to get Russell out of the way so he knew nothing about it. Unlike her husband Judy saw nothing wrong with her daughter loving another girl and though she wasn't terribly comfortable with the whole thing she respected her daughter and wanted her to be happy. Unfortunately Russell always had the last say in this house.
"Quinn lovie why don't you come and sit down for a bit?" asked Judy offering a chair to her daughter. Quinn looked over at her mother and shook her head she was way to excited to sit down and as she heard the old grandfather clock strike 2 she gave a little whoop of excitement.
2 hours later…
It had been 2 hours since the clock stroke two and Quinn was now pacing in worry and not excitement. "Sandra's never late anywhere ever! What has happened?" asked Quinn turning to her mother.
"Oh sweetie I'm sure there is just bad traffic don't worry" offered Judy patting her daughter on the shoulder.
"Why don't you go and text Delilah and find out".
"Text I never thought of that"! Cried Quinn running upstairs to get her phone. She scrolled down to Delilah's name and sent a quick message asking where she was and would she be here soon and then shot back downstairs to where her mother was making lunch.
"she is not replying Mom" complained Quinn "Delilah always texts back as soon as possible" Quinn looked up into her mothers eyes "what if something awful has happened to them mom"
Judy smiled down at her daughter they will be ok love. The phone began to ring and Judy turned to Quinn "see love I bet that's Sandra now telling us she is stuck in traffic and will be here any minute".
Quinn sighed and fell back onto the sofa as her mum went to go pick up the phone.
Her mother seemed to be on the phone for ages and Quinn couldn't wait any longer she was about to get up and demand to speak to Delilah when she heard her mother coming back in.
"Are they nearly…" Quinn was cut off by the awful look on her mother's face she could feel her tummy tie into a knot and her heart start to beat faster "Mommy what is wrong" whispered Quinn. Millions of thoughts rushed through her head and she had to sit down quickly.
"Quinn-umm sweetie-umm" Judy was having difficulty saying whatever it was she was trying to say and this annoyed Quinn.
"Just say it!" Quinn shouted at her mother feeling more and more nervous as the conversation carried on.
"Quinny Sandra and Delilah were in a car crash. "There was awful traffic and Sandra is very badly hurt" Quinn gulped as she felt a lump beginning to form in her throat "And Delilah?"
Quinn gestured for her mother to carry on. "Delilah,Delilah was on the side were umm the car crashed and umm, Quinn Delilah died."
Time seemed to stop for Quinn as she felt herself grow dizzy this could not be true, Delilah her lilah could not be… "Dead" whispered Quinn her voice horse and she suddenly couldn't hold it in anymore tears cascaded down her face like a waterfall and she felt herself crumple to the floor.
She could hear her mother faintly calling soothing words but she didn't care. She didn't want to hear what her mother had to say she didn't want to see her mothers face she didn't want to see anybody except…
she looked down at her ring and gripped it tightly then picked herself up and ran she didn't know where she was running to as she didn't know lima well enough but she didn't care she would go where her feet carried her. She ran for what seemed to be days but was probably only half an hour but she finally stopped under a sycamore tree.
She lent back on it and felt more tears stream down her face. Quinn lay there for a while her eyes closed as the tears fell wishing with every new tear that this was not happening that it was all a horrendous dream and that she would wake up back in her old house in her old bedroom and then she would get up and go visit Delilah like she did every day.
She clasped her hands together praying over and over again asking God why had he done this to her? "My whole world has been taken from me" whispered Quinn. "My whole world". She thought back to the song that had never been named both girls had always called it "our song" whenever they sung it.
The last line of the song had been Delilah's idea, Quinn had wanted to stop there but Delilah insisted that it would sound lovely. Quinn mumbled the last line over and over again until it became incoherent. Then she stood up and sang her heart out.
She smoothed her finger over Delilah's name in the ring. "You're the only one in the world for me Liliah" whispered Quinn we will be together forever and one day I will join you and we will get married because nothing can ever break love not even death just like you said." "And I promise you Delilah. I will never love again."