I do not own the Scorpio Race books. Let this count for the entire fanfic.

Don't Fly Away

CHAPTER 1

Sean Kendrick

Every morning I sit on the cliffs and stare at the sea, listening to the sea whisper its drugged words to me, daring me to enter, calling me to join it: many times this month I have thought about it, going into the sea, letting myself go, but I never do because I have people I care about on the land; only one left now. I'm worried because the sea takes everything I love, and Puck Connolly means too much to me to lose her.

"Mr. Kendrick?" an American accented voice rings out over the silence of the beach. I know exactly who it is.

"Hello, Mr. Holly," I say quietly.

I here ground being moved, the shuffling of boots before I see a pale skinned George Holly, "I just wanted to say a few things," he says. I look at him, although I am really looking at the sea behind him, "I'm going back to America, and I want to give you a bit of advice."

I sigh, it's going to be something like, 'Don't do this, or do this or something even more horrible.

"Now, Sean Kendrick, Don't you take this the wrong way, but this is about your girly, Kate Connolly." He says in his accent.

This gets my attention. Is George Holly going to play the concerned daddy forbidding us from seeing each other? Plus it's funny having Puck mentioned as a 'girly'.

"What is it, Mr. Holly?" I say, trying to control my emotions.

"Oh, dear! Mr. Kendrick! It's sure funny to see you lit with a spark when her name is said!" he says, I grunt and he I suppose he takes as a meaning to carry on, "Kate Connolly is a very, er, strong willed girl,"

That sure is a joke! Puck's as stubborn as a mule on a summer's day!

"Now, Mr. Kendrick, you treat her nice because she doesn't seem like a bird to hover around you. Miss Connolly will fly away if you don't keep her on land. Also Mr. Kendrick," he looks me in the eye, "You watch out for her, keep her safe and she seems like the girl to get herself killed by flying into a mountain, instead of going around it."

I'm speechless. I don't think Puck would ever do anything she knew she couldn't do, but then I look back at the races and think what she risked to ride, and I know how true his words ring out, "Thank you, Mr. Holly. Have a good way back to California,"

He looks me in the eye, "Don't do anything stupid,"

He puts out his hand and I shake it, but I don't turn around to see him go. I stare at the sea and toss over his words about Kate Connolly, Puck Connolly.

I here hooves pounding on the cliff sometime after and I think George Holly's coming back to dish out more advice for me, but I turn around and take in Puck Connolly.

I nod at her and she dismounts Dove, she walks towards me and I look at her fierce expression on her face and know something's up.

"The Malvern Stable Yard is the biggest slough sucker on the island," she spits out.

I look at her and beckon her closer; she stomps over here and sits beside me, "What happened?" I ask soothingly.

She gives me a look, "I was at the stables and one of the stable boys were talking about how I was a girly who should be in the kitchen cooking for them,"

I am picturing the seen in my mind already, "Then what happens?" I prod her.

She leans her head against my shoulder, "He also said that the only reason I won was because of you," I look at her forehead, "So I said that I would race her on my horse and then he said that Dove was a stupid pony on drugs to make her faster and then I told him Dove's as fast as any capaill uisce they have to ride on,"

She looks me in the eye, "I'm riding in a sea race on next Friday,"

"What?" I'm shocked, lost for words, amazed, afraid.

She rolls her eyes and repeats herself, "I'm riding in a damn sea race."

"Why?" I ask.

"Because he says girls can't ride!" she's angry as all hell.

"Puck, why do you need to prove anything to him?" I say, "By the way, who is it who said this to you,"

"Tom Marley, James Rakish, and Freddy Craver to name a few," she says furiously.

Those were the new boys from the mainland, "If they would have been there to see you race they would have known that you're the best rider on Thisby!"

I'm trying to cheer her up and she knows it, "Puck?"

"What?" I she says, her beautiful head still on my shoulder.

"Please don't ride against a capaill uisce, please!" I can't lose her, won't lose her.

"Sean, my minds made up, I need to show everyone that I am not a damn weaver or a mama bird. That I'm a rider, just like all of the others on the island." She says glumly, but there is always a bit of furiously in her voice.

"I don't want to lose you too," I say huskily.

She tilts her head up to look in my eyes, "and you won't,"

I lean down to kiss her.

I will not lose this. I have lost my mother, I have lost my father, Corr, my best friend, my sister, but I will not lose the last thing in the world that I care about, the last thing in the world that I love, but the person I love has her mind set on killing herself and this is going to be difficult.

Hi!

It's really hard to write in Sean and Pucks character!

What do you guys think?

I hope you like it.

I like it when my readers give me ideas and stuff for my story because sometimes you get stuck in a hole.

Remember to write your own SCORPIO RACE fan fiction.

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Hanni {98}