The Best Day-One Shot.
A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first one shot, I'll try to make it good! I was listening to Taylor Swift's song 'The Best Day'. This is a one shot about my character Belle Johnson from Ripped Pictures, with her mother one day(before she died)....hope you like it! Song is in italics.
Disclaimer: I don't own the song! Taylor Swift does!
Belle Pov
I laughed as I watched some home videos with my mom. My dad was away with Joe at a different state auction. Up until a couple of months ago, my dad had been obsessed with taking videos of everything I did. Thank God that camera broke a couple months ago!
I'm five years old
It's getting cold
I've got my big coat on....
In the first video I'm outside playing in the backyard with my mom, throwing leaves around with her, laughing in delight. You can see my mom laughing along with me, her hair blowing around as I ran around the big piles of leaves on the ground.
"Belle! Wait, slow down!" My dad is saying in the video. I look up as my mom laughs...
I hear your laugh
And look up at you smiling
I run and run
"Oh Belle, you always loved Fall and all the leaves." My mom said giggling with me. "I would have the hardest time getting you to come in after playing outside. You wanted to stay outside with all the leaves."
I smiled at my mom. "Fall is the most beautiful season, especially when the trees change colors." I said.
The scene skips to the next one, from my father's editing. "Oh the pumpkin patch." My mom murmurs as it shows all of us.
Past the pumpkin patch
And the tractor rides
Look now—the sky is Gold.
I hug your legs and fall asleep
On the way home.
My parents are with me at the pumpkin patch, trying to get me to stop and pick a pumpkin. It seemed I was making it a bit hard for them, because I just wanted to run, I wouldn't even stop for the tractor rides! The sky is starting to change colors now, dusk is coming on as we get ready to leave.
"Oh, Rick look at the sky! Isn't it beautiful?" My mother says in awe.
"It is Mary." My dad says now close up to her face as he kisses her cheek as she carries me because I've fallen asleep, tired of running.
I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you're not scared of anything at all
Don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day
With you today
Abruptly the scene changes, and now I'm thirteen years old, crying as I come in the door. "Dad!" I half-shriek in the video, as he catches me on video tape. "Stop filming me!" With a groan I run to my room.
I'm thirteen now
And don't know how my friends
Could be so mean
"Wow, I remember that. Those girls had just ignored you the whole day and said all those nasty things to you! You were so upset that day!" My mom put her arm around my shoulder and squeezed it.
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
"I do too. You just grabbed your keys and pulled me into the truck." I said with a sad smile.
And we drive and drive
Until we've found a town
Far enough away
We had driven all the way to Boulder, which was about 15 miles away.
And we talk and window-shop
Until I've forgotten all their names
It hadn't been all window shopping. I smiled, remembering. "I remember when we came home, dad said 'oh I can't wait for this bill!'" I told my mom.
"Yeah, but he never complained when it came. Didn't say one word." She smiled.
I don't know who I'm going to talk to
Now at school
I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day
With you today
"That was one of the best days." I whispered, watching as we walked in the door and Joe offering us help with our bags as my dad filmed it all.
"Yes it was." My mom agreed softly.
I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out
He's better than I am
"Belle!" My dad said, irritated as I was finally the one holding the camera. I filmed while he was working with Joe and a young colt. My father had a lot of strength and patience, which I was starting to learn from him.
"What?" I said laughing. "You're always filming me, now I'm going to film you!"
"Belle, I think your father is jealous that you're behind his camera instead of him." The camera turned to look at Glen, who was watching me film my father working with an amused expression. One day, I decided, I wanted to be like Glen. He was amazing, a vet he saved animals and helped them, never cruel and he would never hurt anyone. I really would love to be like him.
I grew up in a pretty house
And I had space to run
And I had the best days with you
The next scene is my house. A beautiful house, looked like a log cabin, just bigger. Wooden railing was around the whole house, in a wrap-around porch with a deck in the back. The camera switched to a scene showing the back yard with miles of woods behind it, plenty of space to run. Some of the best days of my life happened in this house and in the backyard.
There is a video
I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen
And you're talking to me
"Belle, that's a pretty painting you painted." My mother is telling me in the video. To me, right now, it looked just like a big blob of red and blue paint, but then again I was only three! "I can't wait to show daddy your pretty painting! Is my pretty girl going to be an artist?"
I laughed at my mom. "Mom, were you really asking me if I was going to be an artist at age 3?" I looked over at her.
"It's mother talk." She argued. "I thought you did a pretty painting for a 3 year old!" I shook my head as the next scene came on.
It was me and Laci with my mom and Laci's mom. Laci was Princess Jasmine and I was Princess Belle. I laughed. "Oh nice, you guys dress me up as Princess Belle just because my name is Belle!"
My mother laughed. "It was your father's idea. You really wanted to be a pirate but he wouldn't have his little girl be a pirate, he wanted you to be princess Belle!"
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships
And the seven dwarfs
Daddy's smart
And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
"Oh, I can't believe what I was dressed up as!" My mom squealed as she came up on camera again and she paused the video. My mother was in cut off jeans, a short sleeved button up shirt, and a blonde wig on. She was Daisy Duke.
I couldn't help but smile. "You looked good, Mom!" I told her.
"I only wore it because I lost that bet to Laci's father, Chad." She muttered.
I rolled my eyes, and grabbing the remote from her, un-paused the video.
The next scene, kind of took my breath away.
Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side
Even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine
It was Seth and I, going to the prom. I was in a light silver dress that was a v-neck, that showed the upper half of my back and it ended right by my feet(dress on profile). Seth looked amazing in a black tuxedo, with a silver tie(to match me), he had bought me a ivory corsage(I'm not a fashion girl..if these colors don't match-sorry!).
"Belle, don't you think that um, your dress in a bit low in the front?" My father asked, sounding concerned.
"Dadddd. It's fine, I'm not showing anything." I had replied. I, now on the couch in my living, watched as Seth and I walked to his truck, Seth opened the door for me and helped me in.
And I didn't know if you knew
So I'm taking this chance to say
That I had the best day
With you today
…
The next day...
I had a surprise for my mom. Last night I had a dream with this melody in it and I couldn't get it out of my head all day, so I sat down with my guitar and started to play, after all this I had a song!
I named it 'The Best Day'. I'd been waiting all day to play it for my mom! "Mom!" I shouted as I ran in the house.
"In the living room, Belle!" My mom called back. I ran to my room, grabbing my guitar and ran into the living room. My mom looked up from the paper as I walked in. "New song?"
"Yes. I was inspired by the videos." I replied sitting down beside her, I know had her full attention.
"Well play it for me!" She smiled. I smiled and started to play. (Song in Italics)
"I'm five years old
It's getting cold
I've got my big coat on...
I hear your laugh
And I look up at you smiling
I run and run
Past the pumpkin patch
And the tractor rides
Look now—the sky is Gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep
On the way home
I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you're not scared of anything at all
I don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day
With you today
I'm thirteen now
And I don't know how my friends
Could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive
Until we've found a town
Far enough away
We talk and window-shop
Until I've forgotten all their names
I don't know who I'm going to talk to
Now at school
I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day
With you today
I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out
He's better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house
And I had space to run
And I had the best days with you
There is a video
I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen
And you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships
And the seven dwarfs
Daddy's smart
And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side
Even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine
And I didn't know if you knew
So I'm taking this chance to say
That I had the best day
With you today." I finished, letting the song end softly.
My mom had tears in her eyes when I finished. "That was amazing, Belle!" She said leaning over and hugging me.
"Thanks mom!" I said smiling, happy she liked it. "I wrote it for you and me, last night I had a dream about this melody and it wouldn't go out of my head, so I wrote the words for it."
My mom smiled. "It's beautiful Belle." My mom said with a thoughtful face on. "How about I take the best daughter and songwriter into town and we'll get your favorite food and some ice cream? Enjoy our girl time while your father is gone?"
"That would be awesome!" I exclaimed putting my guitar down and following her out the door.
A/N: I hope everyone who reads this likes it! It just popped in my head and I had to write it down! I didn't know I would write so much! I'm thinking of maybe doing a little series of memories for Belle, of her life in Montana..but I'm sure..Would anyone like that?
Please review and tell me what you think about this!!!
Btw for readers of Juliet's Moon—I put of some pictures of things under Juliet's Moon on my profile—I also have Belle's dress on my profile under The Best Day!
From: QuinnandSeth'sgirl15