TRUTH IN LYRICS

Chapter Two: Hello

Summary: Mainly a collection of Songfics. A psychotic maniac kidnaps Lassie and Shawn and injects them with something that makes them sing the truth… And through the course of fifteen different songs, will Shawn and Lassiter ACCEPT this truth??? Better then it sounds ^ ^

Disclaimer: I don't own Psych or the song "Hello"

A/N: If you want to listen to the song as you read it, here's the link, .com/watch?v=LSQDqNFvYD4.

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Carlton Lassiter and Shawn Spencer were standing together by a moonlit lake, standing so close that their breath mingled, visible in the chilly night air. Carlton's eyes were sparking as he started down at Shawn, and he whispered,

"Are you beginning to understand now, Shawn? Are you beginning to understand why I appear to you in dreams? Why you can't seem to stay away?"

Shawn shook his head vehemently. "I'm only having these dreams because of whatever Roderick McCullen injected us with."

Carlton shook his head too, but he was smiling, calm. "These dreams began before then. You know that. You know that these feelings existed long before that day. You just refuse to believe it."

"Refuse to believe what? That I'm in love with you? It's not possible, Lassie. I'm not gay. And more importantly, even if I were, I would not be stupid enough to fall in love with you."

Carlton's smile only turned tender as he reached out and cupped Shawn's face in his hands. Leaning forward, he brushed his lips across Shawn's forehead.

"You will accept in time. As will I. We're meant to be together, Shawn. It's obvious to everyone except us."

With that, Carlton disappeared. Shawn felt a sudden, horrible loneliness, as he stared out at the lake. But it wasn't possible. Was it? Could he be in love with Carlton Lassiter?

Shawn woke with a start, sitting up in his bed drenched with sweat. As his breathing began to slow, he cursed, slamming his fists onto his bed. Why? Why was he having these dreams? The dreams that made him want so much and yet, at the same time, made him realize what he could never have. Standing, he moved to his window, staring out at the sparking night sky. The moon was full tonight, just as it had been in his dream. There was no lake in sight, but Shawn could stare up at the sky, close his eyes, and easily imagine he was still standing there, with Lassiter's hands at his cheeks, and Lassiter's lips on his forehead. He felt so safe when Lassiter was there…

"I've been alone with you inside my mind, and in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times… I sometimes see you pass outside my door. Hello, is it me you're looking for?"

He sang softly, the words coming easily, as if they were coming directly from his heart. "I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile, You're all I've ever wanted, and my arms are open wide 'Cause you know just what to say, And you know just what to do, And I want to tell you so much, I love you ... "

A tear fell down from Shawn's cheek, and it was all Shawn could do to keep his voice soft and even. Still, he could not prevent his voice from breaking in a few places. "I long to see the sunlight in your hair, and tell you time and time again how much I care. Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow. Hello, I've just got to let you know."

How could he not have realized how much he loved Lassiter? How much the other man meant to him? From the first day, when he had felt that unexplainable tug of jealousy at the sight of Carlton's hand stroking the woman's hair… "'Cause I wonder where you are, And I wonder what you do. Are you somewhere feeling lonely, or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart. For I haven't got a clue. But let me start by saying, I love you …"

The words were all too true. He had no idea how to win Lassiter's heart… and he had the feeling he never could. Lassiter would never, ever be able to love him. And the truth of that made his heart break… "Hello, is it me you're looking for? 'Cause I wonder where you are, And I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart For I haven't got a clue, But let me start by saying ... I love you…"

As his song ended, and Shawn forced himself to dry his tears, he sat on the edge of the bed and stared musingly at the wall. Whatever it was that was making him sing, it was also making hum realize a truth he should have accepted a long time ago.

What was happening to him?

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