To Be With You
Disclaimer: I don't own Once and Again or anything affiliated with it. Nor do I own any of the songs I use in the fic. (and I'll use a lot) All I own is the idea and any characters you don't recognize. Please don't sue me!!!! Oh and to let you know the *** are for the characters thoughts. Summary: The title pretty much sums it all up, it's an Eli/Grace fic. This is my first one so please R&R!
Chapter three: Are we more?
Grace's P.O.V
Grace had been avoiding Eli and Jessie for a week now. She hid in her room most of the time writing in her journal and thinking about all the times her and Eli had played around like that. It was nothing new. *Jessie is just jealous because Eli and I have a good, friendly relationship and they don't. I don't know what she is so upset about, it's not like I'm trying to take him away from her or anything!* "Grace?" Lily opened the door and came into her daughter's room. "Are you ok? You haven't been acting yourself lately..is it a boy? Because you know you can tell me, we used to talk all the time honey. Is it school? Is it Kailey? Are you just not happy about something? What's wrong?"
Grace sat silent for a while. Her mother had just spilled out about five hundred questions and she was having a hard time fishing through them to answer the first one. "Wait...ok mom, one question at a time!" Lily looked down, she knew she had dumped a lot on Grace all at once and suddenly felt stupid for doing it. "Sorry, I'm just worried about you. You've been locked inside your room all this week. Rick and I are worried."
"No, mom, I'm fine. I've just been doing a lot of writing lately." *And thinking...and wondering what Eli and I exactly are!* Grace wanted to say this and so much more to her mother but she knew she couldn't. This was Eli, her stepbrother! The only person she could talk to about that would be Jessie, but she knew even that was a stupid idea. Lily looked at her daughter quizzically, "Your sure?" Grace nodded and forced a smile, "Yep! Absolutely positively sure!" Lily smiled satisfied that Grace was telling the truth, "Alright, well..dinner is ready when you are. Comon' down if your hungry." "Thanks mom, I'll be down in a minute." Lily left the room and Grace got up to check her hair. *Wait a second! What am I doing? Why do I care what I look like? Eli has seen me at my worst in the morning..why should I care now?* Grace shook her head and started downstairs.
(Earlier that day) Eli's P.O.V
Eli sat on his bed strumming the chords to a new song he was working on. *Damnit! I can't match the words to the music! I don't even know why I try, I suck.* Eli decided to set aside the writing for a while and turn on some music. He popped in a new cd he had just bought and hoped it would be good. Eli lay down on his bed as the music began to play.
~~I can't be losing sleep over this, no, I can't and I cannot stop pacing. Give me a few hours I'll have this all sorted out, if my mind would just stop racing.~~
*Well this is peachy, of course if has to be a song that fits in so well with what I'm going through!* Eli contemplated turning off the song but then he listened some more.
~~And I cannot stand still, I can't be this unsturdy. This cannot be happening, this is over my head, but underneath my feet. Because by tomorrow morning I'll have this thing beat, and everything will be back to the way that it was. I wish that it was just that easy.~~
*Wow, these are powerful words. Maybe this is a sign...a hint that I'll finally figure this thing between me and Grace out. I hope so.* Eli sat up and listened closer taking in every word and it's meaning.
~~Because I cannot stand still, I can't be this unsturdy. This cannot be happening. Because I'm waiting for tonight, then waiting for tomorrow. And I'm somewhere in between, what is real and just a dream. What is real and just a dream....~~
~~Would you catch me if I fall out of what I fell in? Don't be surprised if I collapse, down at your feet again. I don't want to run away from this, but I know that I just don't need this.~~
Eli thought about the last few words that he just heard. *What does that mean? He doesn't want to run away from this..but he just doesn't need it? Maybe he means he doesn't need to pine over it and think about it. He needs to just make a decision and go with it. Yea, I think so. So, maybe I should..* Knock Knock. "Yea, come in." Rick walked in, "Hey, dinner is ready." Eli nodded and Rick stood there looking at random things around the room. "Dad, is something up?" "No, oh no..I'm just..oh hey, is that a new cd?" Eli looked at his father and knew he wanted something, otherwise he would have left by now.
"Yea, they are called Lifehouse, pretty good band from what I've listened to so far." Rick nodded and opened his mouth to start to say something but instead turned around and left the room. Eli got up and followed close behind.
(At dinner) Back to both P.O.V's
Everyone sat around the table talking about what all had gone on that day. Everyone except for Eli and Grace. "Hey Grace! What's your favorite food?" "I don't know, pizza, why?" Zoë made a funny face, " Ew, pizza is gross. But I'm doing a survey for class and I have to ask everyone." Grace nodded and took a swig of her milk. "May I be excused? I have homework." Rick and Lily nodded. Grace got up to wash her plate and grabbed a cookie before heading up to her room. "Um, dad can I go, I'm not really hungry." Asked Eli. "Yea, sure, just wash your plate first." Eli did and pretended to be going to the living room to watch T.V. But really he wanted to go talk to Grace.
Jessie watched as Eli snuck past his Dad and around up to the stairs. *Well it's about time he talked to her!* She smiled as she finished telling everyone about her plans with Katie this weekend.
Eli stared at Graces's bedroom door contemplating on whether or not to knock. He started to a couple of time but always pulled his hand away. *Comon' man just knock. It's Grace, you can talk to Grace. Just tell her you idiot!* Eli made up his mind, he knocked. Grace opened the door, "Eli?!?!" Eli could feel his heart pounding, he knew he had to ask her, and this was his chance, "Grace, we need to talk."
Disclaimer: I don't own Once and Again or anything affiliated with it. Nor do I own any of the songs I use in the fic. (and I'll use a lot) All I own is the idea and any characters you don't recognize. Please don't sue me!!!! Oh and to let you know the *** are for the characters thoughts. Summary: The title pretty much sums it all up, it's an Eli/Grace fic. This is my first one so please R&R!
Chapter three: Are we more?
Grace's P.O.V
Grace had been avoiding Eli and Jessie for a week now. She hid in her room most of the time writing in her journal and thinking about all the times her and Eli had played around like that. It was nothing new. *Jessie is just jealous because Eli and I have a good, friendly relationship and they don't. I don't know what she is so upset about, it's not like I'm trying to take him away from her or anything!* "Grace?" Lily opened the door and came into her daughter's room. "Are you ok? You haven't been acting yourself lately..is it a boy? Because you know you can tell me, we used to talk all the time honey. Is it school? Is it Kailey? Are you just not happy about something? What's wrong?"
Grace sat silent for a while. Her mother had just spilled out about five hundred questions and she was having a hard time fishing through them to answer the first one. "Wait...ok mom, one question at a time!" Lily looked down, she knew she had dumped a lot on Grace all at once and suddenly felt stupid for doing it. "Sorry, I'm just worried about you. You've been locked inside your room all this week. Rick and I are worried."
"No, mom, I'm fine. I've just been doing a lot of writing lately." *And thinking...and wondering what Eli and I exactly are!* Grace wanted to say this and so much more to her mother but she knew she couldn't. This was Eli, her stepbrother! The only person she could talk to about that would be Jessie, but she knew even that was a stupid idea. Lily looked at her daughter quizzically, "Your sure?" Grace nodded and forced a smile, "Yep! Absolutely positively sure!" Lily smiled satisfied that Grace was telling the truth, "Alright, well..dinner is ready when you are. Comon' down if your hungry." "Thanks mom, I'll be down in a minute." Lily left the room and Grace got up to check her hair. *Wait a second! What am I doing? Why do I care what I look like? Eli has seen me at my worst in the morning..why should I care now?* Grace shook her head and started downstairs.
(Earlier that day) Eli's P.O.V
Eli sat on his bed strumming the chords to a new song he was working on. *Damnit! I can't match the words to the music! I don't even know why I try, I suck.* Eli decided to set aside the writing for a while and turn on some music. He popped in a new cd he had just bought and hoped it would be good. Eli lay down on his bed as the music began to play.
~~I can't be losing sleep over this, no, I can't and I cannot stop pacing. Give me a few hours I'll have this all sorted out, if my mind would just stop racing.~~
*Well this is peachy, of course if has to be a song that fits in so well with what I'm going through!* Eli contemplated turning off the song but then he listened some more.
~~And I cannot stand still, I can't be this unsturdy. This cannot be happening, this is over my head, but underneath my feet. Because by tomorrow morning I'll have this thing beat, and everything will be back to the way that it was. I wish that it was just that easy.~~
*Wow, these are powerful words. Maybe this is a sign...a hint that I'll finally figure this thing between me and Grace out. I hope so.* Eli sat up and listened closer taking in every word and it's meaning.
~~Because I cannot stand still, I can't be this unsturdy. This cannot be happening. Because I'm waiting for tonight, then waiting for tomorrow. And I'm somewhere in between, what is real and just a dream. What is real and just a dream....~~
~~Would you catch me if I fall out of what I fell in? Don't be surprised if I collapse, down at your feet again. I don't want to run away from this, but I know that I just don't need this.~~
Eli thought about the last few words that he just heard. *What does that mean? He doesn't want to run away from this..but he just doesn't need it? Maybe he means he doesn't need to pine over it and think about it. He needs to just make a decision and go with it. Yea, I think so. So, maybe I should..* Knock Knock. "Yea, come in." Rick walked in, "Hey, dinner is ready." Eli nodded and Rick stood there looking at random things around the room. "Dad, is something up?" "No, oh no..I'm just..oh hey, is that a new cd?" Eli looked at his father and knew he wanted something, otherwise he would have left by now.
"Yea, they are called Lifehouse, pretty good band from what I've listened to so far." Rick nodded and opened his mouth to start to say something but instead turned around and left the room. Eli got up and followed close behind.
(At dinner) Back to both P.O.V's
Everyone sat around the table talking about what all had gone on that day. Everyone except for Eli and Grace. "Hey Grace! What's your favorite food?" "I don't know, pizza, why?" Zoë made a funny face, " Ew, pizza is gross. But I'm doing a survey for class and I have to ask everyone." Grace nodded and took a swig of her milk. "May I be excused? I have homework." Rick and Lily nodded. Grace got up to wash her plate and grabbed a cookie before heading up to her room. "Um, dad can I go, I'm not really hungry." Asked Eli. "Yea, sure, just wash your plate first." Eli did and pretended to be going to the living room to watch T.V. But really he wanted to go talk to Grace.
Jessie watched as Eli snuck past his Dad and around up to the stairs. *Well it's about time he talked to her!* She smiled as she finished telling everyone about her plans with Katie this weekend.
Eli stared at Graces's bedroom door contemplating on whether or not to knock. He started to a couple of time but always pulled his hand away. *Comon' man just knock. It's Grace, you can talk to Grace. Just tell her you idiot!* Eli made up his mind, he knocked. Grace opened the door, "Eli?!?!" Eli could feel his heart pounding, he knew he had to ask her, and this was his chance, "Grace, we need to talk."