The World Still Turns (a.k.a. Changes Are a Looming)
Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven or any song lyrics used in this story. I only own my various OCs.
The world still turns, the stars still shine
The way they did when you were mine
A broken heart is a lesson learned
Though we're apart, baby, the world still turns
Chapter 1: Where Have You Been?
"I didn't see this coming/Why don't you start me up/There is no more messing around…" Ruthie Camden sang to herself as she made her way to math class.
"Hey Ruthie, wait up!" A voice from behind her called.
Ruthie turned around to see Lizzie running down the hall, books in hand, trying to catch up with her.
"Ok, Liz!" Ruthie called back.
Lizzie and Ruthie were now the greatest of friends. It didn't take them that long to break the ice between them. They liked each other so much they just were great friends immediately. Ruthie thought of Lizzie as her friend, but also as her sister in a way.
Lizzie had finally caught up with Ruthie. She was now standing next to her, catching her breath, and struggling to hold up her books.
"Man, why do we have to carry so many damn books?" Lizzie complained.
"Because they like to torture us," Ruthie replied.
"But why?!" Lizzie asked, bringing in her complaining tone once again.
"Because we're in school, a.k.a prison, remember?" Ruthie asked.
"Oh yeah," Lizzie said, pretending like she had just figured it out.
"Got it now, Liz?" Ruthie asked jokingly.
Lizzie groaned in an exaggerated, overly dramatic way, "Yeah, yeah...remind me, why do we have come here almost every day of the week?"
"They make us. The law requires us to come here," Ruthie replied, rolling her eyes at those words.
"You know what? One day I'm gonna invent a time machine, go back in time, and punch the guy who invented school!" Lizzie told Ruthie.
"I'll come with you!" Ruthie said, laughing.
Just then the first bell rang. The first bell meant that there was only a few minutes left to get to class before you're considered late. The second one meant you were late.
"We'd better get to class," Lizzie said.
"Yeah. You know how mad Mrs. Kingerson gets when we're late," Ruthie replied.
Mrs. Kingerson was their math teacher, and she was as mean and strict as they came. You really didn't want to make her mad. Both girls thought of Mrs. Kingerson's reaction to them being late and scurried off to class.
"I like the way you dance/The way you spin/How do I make you/How do I make you/ How do I make you/ Spin for me…" Lucy Kinkirk sang along to Linda Ronstadt's song "How Do I Make You", which was playing on her car radio.
Lucy was on her way home from the local drug store. She had had to run a "little errant". Or in other words, she had to pick up something private that she didn't want Kevin to see.
Lucy pulled up into the Camden family's driveway. She got out of her car, taking a small brown bag with her.
"I hope this all turns out ok in the end," She said to herself, clutching the bag to her chest.
Roxanne Richardson was once again playing around with the engagement ring on her finger. She still couldn't believe that she was getting married next month…and to the man of her dreams, no less.
Kevin Kinkirk looked over at his partner. She was in "lala land", as he liked to put it, yet again. Ever since she found out that she was pregnant and got engaged last month, she always seemed to space out. He could tell that Roxanne was excited about getting married and taking on motherhood.
Roxanne and Chandler had just brought their own house not far away from the Camden family's home. They were living together, happy as can be. Kevin didn't get it. They were just an engaged couple, yet they acted like they were a bunch of lovey dovey newlyweds.
Time to snap her out of it again, he thought to himself with a sigh. He waved his hand in front of her face, trying to snap her out of her daydreams.
"Hello...Earth to Roxanne," He said, but had no luck. She was still wrapped up in her own little dream world.
"We are two in a million/We've got all the luck we could be given/If the world should stop/We'd still have each other/And no matter what/We'll be forever as one…" Roxanne sang out loud to no one but herself really.
"Roxanne, snap out of it!" Kevin yelled, hopefully loud enough to get her attention.
"AH! WHAT THE HELL, KINKIRK?!" Roxanne shouted, suddenly blasting back to real life.
"Roxanne, you were daydreaming again," Kevin said, shaking his head.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kevin. I'm having trouble focusing lately. You know, with the wedding coming up soon, and the baby and all," Roxanne explained.
"It's ok, I get what you're saying," Kevin replied.
The two of them returned to their work, striking up conversation once and awhile, but keeping quiet most of the time.
Lucy was shocked at the results she held in her hands. They were positive, but they couldn't be. She had to finish school. She was too young. But yet, they were positive. Her heart sank with fear.
"I'm pregnant…" Lucy said to the air around her, feeling tears come to her eyes.
Lizzie and Ruthie were sitting bored half to death in their math class. At least it was seventh period, the last period of the day. And there was only like one more minute left of class. Every student in the room anxiously waited for the clock to strike three.
Lizzie, on the other hand, had fallen asleep. Ruthie had gotten her stuff together and was ready to charge right out of the room. Ruthie leaned over to wake up Lizzie.
"Lizzie, wake up. Get your stuff together, it's almost time to leave," Ruthie whispered to her.
Lizzie sprinted up at these words, and piled her stuff together. The bell finally rang. All the students were about to skyrocket out of the room when Mrs. Kingerson stopped them.
"Don't forget class, pages one through fifty in your GEPA practice workbooks for homework this weekend," Mrs. Kingerson said and was met with a round of loud groans in response.
The teacher sighed at the groans and said, "Ok, you may go now."
The students all shot up out of their seats and headed to their lockers, excited about the weekend ahead of them.
Roxanne quietly crept up to the front porch of her and Chandler's house. She slid her key into the lock of the front door and slipped it open. She tiptoed into the house.
She looked around for Chandler. He didn't seem to be home. She breathed a quiet sigh of relief and went into the kitchen. A voice from behind her made her jump:
"Where have you been? You said you'd be home by six, it's eight. I was getting worried."
Roxanne turned around to see Chandler seated at the kitchen table behind her, looking concerned.
"I'm so sorry I'm late," Roxanne said.
"Ok, I accept your apology. But where were you?" Chandler asked.
Roxanne looked at him nervously. She knew he wouldn't stop playing twenty questions until he got an answer from her about where she had been, besides home, for the past two hours.
Where have you been?
Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd
Songs Used: "The World Still Turns" by Kylie Minogue; "Party Up" by Hilary Duff; "How Do I Make You" by Linda Ronstadt; "Two in a Million" by S Club 7; "Where Have You Been?" by Rihanna are all not mine.