Author's Note: I wrote this story because I felt like there
was a missing scene in the show somewhere. See, Belle and Shawn were pretty
cozy when they were at dot.Com telling Philip and Chloe about "the date," and I
wanna know what happened to make them all cozy. So, this story is the missing
scene. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Still not mine, I'm still broke.
Changes
by
leiadude
"Shawn, I wanted to ask you. How
did you pay for all of JT's presents?" Hope asked her eldest son once JT's birthday/welcome
home party had died down.
Shawn served himself another piece
of cake. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that."
Belle walked over, basketball in
hand. "I just checked on JT, and he's sleeping like a baby. No pun intended, of
course," she added with a laugh.
Hope smiled. "Thanks, Belle. I
appreciate it. Now, how exactly did Shawn pay for everything?" she grilled
Belle.
"Oh, he only paid for the books. I
paid for everything else," Belle said. "Shawn didn't have enough money for everything
else, but I told him not to worry because my parents just got me a credit
card."
"Well, we've got to do something
about that. We can't have you paying for things Shawn picks out," Hope said,
glaring at Shawn.
Shawn shrugged. "Hey, she offered.
Besides, I'm a teenage guy. I'm not one to say no to an offer like that." With
that, he shoved a piece of cake in his mouth.
Hope smacked him on the arm. "And
you call yourself a Brady gentleman. Don't worry, Belle. I'll pay you back.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a mess to start cleaning up." She walked into
the kitchen, grabbing a couple paper plates on the way.
Shawn swallowed his cake and
turned to Belle. "So, you wanna go over to dot.Com and tell Philip and Chloe
about the dance?" he asked.
Belle nodded. "Yeah, sure, Man,
they'll be happy."
Shawn smiled as they walked out
the door. "Yeah, no kidding. Phil's been after me to ask you for a really long
time."
Belle grinned. "Plus, he and Chloe will actually have some
competition for King and Queen this year."
Shawn put his arm around her
shoulders. "I disagree. See, with you as my date, they'll be no
competition at all."
Belle blushed a light shade of pink.
For the first time in not so long, she was completely speechless. She and Shawn
were silent for what seemed like an eternity as they walked towards dot.Com.
Shawn cleared his throat after
awhile. "So, uh, do you have a dress?" he asked.
Belle laughed. "No, I don't. And
to be honest, I don't know if I'll be able to find one. You didn't give me much
notice, Shawn Brady," she joked, smacking him in the side.
Shawn grimaced in mock-pain. "Ah!
You hurt me, Isabelle. I am pained by your violence," he said in a fake British
accent, grabbing his side and walking away.
Belle reached out and smacked him
again, only harder. "Oh, shut it, Not-So-Tough Boy." She screamed when Shawn
turned around and grabbed her around the waist. "Stop it!" she started yelling
when he started tickling her. "Shawn, please! Stop!"
Shawn laughed and tickled Belle
until she got violent and started to kick him. "Okay, okay. Fine, I'll stop.
But that's just because I want to be able to walk tomorrow," he said, stopping.
The fact that Shawn didn't take
his hands off her waist didn't go unnoticed by Belle. She turned around so she
was facing him and looked into his eyes as Shawn pulled her closer.
Shawn looked down into Belle's
blue eyes, mesmerized by the color. Today, especially, they were prettier than
the ocean on the calmest day. Shawn reached up and lightly touched her cheek. "You
are so beautiful," he whispered.
Belle felt her face get hot and
she looked down at her hands unconsciously resting on Shawn's chest. "Thanks."
Shawn lifted Belle head up so she
was looking at him. "Don't tell me no one's ever told you that before," he
said, disbelieving.
Belle shrugged. "Well, my parents
have, and so has my brother, but I don't think they count."
"No, they're supposed to do that,"
Shawn joked. Then, in a more serious tone, he added, "I can't wait to spend
tomorrow night with the most beautiful girl in school."
Belle reached up and wrapped her
arms around Shawn's neck. "Well, I can't wait to spend tomorrow night with the
hottest guy in school," she shot back, smiling.
Shawn smiled back. "We'd better
get going before Philip and Chloe leave dot.Com," he said, although he didn't
want to break the moment. He unwillingly let go of Belle and offered his hand. "Shall
we?"
Belle nodded and took his hand. "Let's
go."