I had to start this all over again because my whole chapter that was finished was deleted or it wouldn't open so I got really pissed and swore and yelled in my basement. It was really good and now it will probably suck so please don't send me hate reviews like some people do.
Disclaimer: Don't own this show, songs, places, characters, or props except the necklace.
All is fair in love and war.
Jackson sat in front of Melissa with his shirt off. His back was to her. She gasped at the sight of his back. She felt the need to cry but she kept strong.
"How bad is it?" Jackson asked.
"Pretty bad," Melissa told him. He put the wet cloth on his one gauche. He groaned and moved a bit from the pain. "Sorry. You know it was pretty brave what you did back there,"
"I did it because I was worried about you," Jackson told her. Melissa blushed and continued to clean his cuts. He would groan the odd time. "I felt bad about the whole diary and letter thing. You're always so caring and kind to everybody. It was time to somebody did something for you. And I was missing your smile," Melissa smiled.
"So that's why you came here?" Melissa asked.
"Yeah," Jackson said. "What is this place?"
"It's called the House of Memories," Melissa started to explain. "Melanie told me that when I first came here. She explained to me everything and locked me in here after,"
"What does the necklace have to do with this?" Jackson asked through his teeth from the groaning.
"This is just what she told me," Melissa said. "The blue necklace works as a veil of recovery. The red necklace works as a veil of memories. The red necklace allows you to go to a place in your dream that you're at in real life. The blue one brings you to your memory chamber. It's where your memories are kept and your alternate ego. Melanie is my alternate ego and the part of me I was never able to show. Of course she can also be more evil then Taylor. Imagine if Melanie was my personality. I would be even more mean then Taylor,"
"Taylor helped me to get here," Jackson said defending Taylor.
"Sorry. The necklaces were created on the island. That's all she told me. Then I woke up in here after she stabbed me with a needle," Melissa said.
"Wait how can you sleep in a dream?" Jackson asked.
"I never really asked her. I think it's the needles," Melissa told him.
"I was always afraid of needles when I was a kid," Jackson told her. "I've never told that to any one else before," He turned to look at her. They both starred at each other but you could tell Melissa was trying to avoid his eyes. He started to lean in to her. Melissa knew what he was gonna do. Then they heard a loud painful scream. They both turned to look at the door.
"She's torturing herself again," Melissa stated.
"Why does she do that?" Jackson asked.
"You know I never meant to do those things? The wrist cutting and drowning," Melissa told him. "She made me do it,"
"It's ok Mel," Jackson said. "I was worried about you,"
"I finished cleaning your…you know?" Melissa said.
"Thanks," Jackson said then put his ripped shirt back on. Melissa pulled the tweezers out of the little bag and held them up in front of her face. "What are those?"
"You'll see," Melissa told him. Jackson was confused and clearly wasn't thinking what Melissa was thinking. She went through her hair and pulled out a bobby pin. She crossed the room to the door. She slipped the tweezers and bobby pin into the key hole. Jackson knew exactly what she was doing now. Melissa continued moving both objects around trying to find the click. Melissa turned to look at Jackson.
"Get the knife out of my but pocket," Melissa told him then went back to picking the lock. Jackson crossed over to her and bent down so he was sitting on the heels of his feet. He reached inside her pocket and pulled out the knife. There was a click noise. Melissa got up and turned to face Jackson. He raised one eyebrow at her. The door came open and they both turned to face the hallway.
Melissa took a few steps into the hallway when she felt someone grab her arm. Jackson walked beside her. He moved his hand down her bare skin arm to her hand. She felt his hand lock with hers. He moved toward the bathroom door. He peeked around the corner. There was nobody in the bathroom. They walked past the bathroom toward the top of the stairs. They both made their way down the stairs slowly. They stopped at the bottom and Jackson peeked around the corner toward living room.
He and Melissa made their way to the door. He opened it and looked outside. Melissa looked behind her. Down the hallway in front of the back door was Melanie. She had a huge grin on her face. Melissa tapped Jackson's arm lightly. He turned to look at what she was looking at. As soon as he saw Melanie he dashed outside with Melissa. Melissa looked back to see Melanie chasing after them, but slowly. She was walking. Melissa didn't understand it.
They both disappeared into the deep fog. They kept running and Melissa would look back the odd time. She couldn't see anybody or anything moving except the fog. She looked to see whose hand she was holding. She smiled when she saw Jackson. Suddenly a bolt of lightning hit right in front of them. This sent them falling back. Melissa felt the strap of the necklace digging into her neck. She got up and ran into the fog.
"Melissa," Jackson yelled. Melissa could still hear Jackson's yells that soon turned into nothing. Melissa kept running until she felt tired. She stopped and started panting. She looked at the red heart necklace dangling out of her shirt. Pain shot through her whole body. Jackson had the most dangerous necklace. Tears started to roll down her face. Rain started to fall and mix with the dry ground. She fell to her knees in the mud. She just sat there crying.
"Melissa," Jackson yelled. He didn't know why she reacted the way she did. Where could she have gone? He knew he would never find her in the rain.
"Jackson," Melissa yelled. Jackson smiled. He walked in the direction of her voice. She was standing in the rain with her same pink dress on. He ran up to her and hugged her. "I'm scared Jackson," Pain shot through Jackson's neck as released from his hug with her. He looked at the needle in his neck. He looked up to see Melanie grinning at him Jackson fell to his knees and blacked out.
Melissa opened her eyes. It had stopped raining and the ground went back to its dry cracked self. She got up and felt her head. Her hair was all crimpy from the rain. It was dry through. The climate had changed all of a sudden. It was no longer a dark world anymore but instead a light world. The sky was grey and the fog added to the effect. It was starting to get cold.
"Jackson," Melissa yelled as she looked around. She heard something running around in the fog. She saw a figure running through the fog but couldn't make out who it was. Her heart started to beat faster and faster. She started heavy breathing. She felt like she was about to faint until she heard a voice. It was a beautiful voice that she could recognize from any where. It was her mom's voice. It was a familiar song too. It was the song her mother used to sing her to put her to sleep.
You
lie there, Sleep now my blossom,
You lie there still, Sleep now my blossom,
Still,
Peacefully breathing,
With the drip's
dull beat,
Of a medicated sleep,
Sleep now my rose,
Sleep in Peace,
Till the sleep never
goes...
Perfectly still,
With the
monitors clear resonance,
And the silent beat,
That is
natures fair sleep,
Sleep now my
rose,
Sleep in Peace,
With the sleep that never goes...
Melissa felt like she was about to fall asleep. She felt in a trance. A trance where she could imagine the happiest things in the world. A set of pale white hands went around Melissa's neck. They went down to the red necklace. Melanie gripped the heart in her hand and started speaking in some different language. The heart started to glow red and wind started blowing toward her and Melissa. She was sucking Melissa's soul and trying to take it fro herself.
Jackson woke up from the dry ground. He looked around and muttered a name faintly.
"Melissa," He looked around and realized what happened. He made his way through the fog. He felt a giant gust of wind blowing at him. He believed that Melissa was still alive. He made his way through the gust of wind forcing his way through it. It was like trying to swim up a currant. He could see two figures up in the distance. He started picking up his pace. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a sharp pointy object. The knife. He looked down at it in his palm. He started toward the two girls. The knife in one hand his hand formed into a fist in the other. He shoved the knife into Melanie's neck.
She let go of Melissa and turned to look at him gripping the knife in pain. She let out a high pitched scream. Jackson rushed over to Melissa. He stood in front of her.
"Melissa," Jackson said. He wrapped his arms around Melissa and held her close. Melanie burst into a bunch of rainbow crystals. "I love you," Melissa suddenly snapped out of the weird trance she was in. She looked at Jackson. There was a crack sound. The both turned to look behind Melissa. The ground started to crack. It headed to the House of Memories and split it in half.
"The necklaces Jackson," Melissa said. He let go of her and removed the necklace from around his neck. She took hers off. They both left that world.
Flight29------Down
Jackson got up off the ground. He ran his hands through his hair. He didn't remember what happened. He just remembered coming in here and falling asleep. He looked on the ground where a white slip of paper was. He picked it up and looked at it. It was the picture of him Melissa drew. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a pencil and paper and began to write.
Jackson was packed up and ready to go back to camp. He stepped out of the cave and into the fresh air. He started walking back to camp.
Don't
lose your way If we hold on together
With each passing day
You've come so far
Don't
throw it away
Live believing
Dreams are for weaving
Wonders
are waiting to start
Live your story
Faith, hope & glory
Hold to the truth in your heart
I
know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I
Melissa started stirring in her sleeping bag. Lex looked up from his book. She continued to stir as Lex's eyes grew big.
"Jackson," was all that escaped Melissa's mouth. Lex got up and ran out of the tent.
"Melissa's awake guys," Lex yelled to the others who were at the fire pit. Excitement filled their faces as the rushed past Lex into the tent. He stood there then finally went into the tent.
Souls
in the wind If we hold on together
Must learn how to bend
Seek out a star
Hold
on to the end
Valley, mountain
There is a fountain
Washes
our tears all away
Words are swaying
Someone is praying
Please let us come home to stay
I
know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I
Jackson walked past a familiar hole in the ground where Eric would complain. Eric wasn't there through which was surprising. He continued to walk to camp thinking about the others. Daley would probably be her bossy leader self. Nathan would try and be second course and try to prove he isn't useless. Lex would be his smart genius self and try to figure out ways to help us. Eric would complain about lugging water and other problems. Taylor being… not useless after the way she acted around Jackson. Then there was Melissa…his best friend. He wanted to see her so bad. Maybe what Taylor said was right. He knew thinking about the others would be dumb so he kept walking.
When
we are out there in the dark
We'll dream about the sun
In the
dark we'll feel the light
Warm our hearts, everyone
Everybody was talking really fast and all together to Melissa. She couldn't breath with them like this. Lex was standing looking down at Melissa. He gave her a smile to say how sorry he felt for here. She returned the smile.
"Where's Jackson?" Melissa shouted. Everybody stopped and starred at her. She got up and ran out of the tent. The others starred at Lex. He just shrugged.
Melissa stopped outside the tent. She was a little surprised to see that the plane was back and in the campsite. What had happened since she was in a coma? A lot has changed. But was most upsetting was not seeing Jackson in the campsite.
"Melissa," a voice said. She turned to see Jackson standing there in front of the jungle with a big goofy grin on his face. He threw his pack to the floor. She ran up to him and threw her arms around hi neck. He wrapped his arms around her back. The others piled out of the tent and spotted the two hugging. Lex just smiled as Daley held him close to her.
If
we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams
see us through to forever
As high as souls can fly
The clouds
roll by
For you and I
Flight29------Down
Melissa and Jackson decided to go for a walk later. Jackson brought her to a familiar area. The entered the cave and stopped in front of the pool of water. They both dropped the necklaces into the water and smiled. The left the cave and Jackson stopped Melissa.
"I got something for you," Jackson said. He pulled a slip of paper out of his pocket and handed it to her. "I'm no artist but this is a present for you as a thanks for the picture you drew," Melissa unfolded the paper and started to read it.
As
I relax in the night, As I feel near my
lowest, I
smile at the sky,
My mind wanders afar.
I long for your
presence,
As I gaze at the stars.
Caught up in despair,
. . . stop . . . reminded . .
.
The sound of your voice
And the feel of your hair!
Enjoy the moon's glare.
My mind set at
ease,
As I think of you there.
When she finished reading it she smiled up at him. She wrapped her arms around him in a warm embrace. When they both released Jackson spoke.
"The poem is called 'Melissa'. I wrote it myself for you," Jackson said. They both laughed then took each others hands and walked away from the cave.
A lot had changed when Melissa and Jackson weren't there. As the two walked away from the cave they never knew what adventure they would have tomorrow. All they should do is dream away and hope that tomorrow would be filled with excitement. Since it is never a dull day at Club 29 Down.
I know what you all are thinking. Is it over? Well no it's not over. That was just the beginning over the Melissa and Jackson adventure. I'm not gonna leave you with unanswered questions like the movie did. Everything will fall into to place around the ending so be happy. This chapter would have been more scary if my computer didn't screw my file over. As for the memory thing with Melson. They both forgot what happened in the dream and the whipping thing and slitting of the wrists didn't happen because it was all erased. Now for the credits for this chapter.
The song that Melanie sang is a song somebody made up which I got off the internet and it is called Sleep and it is by Andrew Rose.
The song that played around the end is called If We Hold On Together by Diana Ross. I made a video on youtube with this song so some people might recognize it. (It's a Flight 29 Down slideshow video if that helps)
The poem that Jackson gave to Melissa is called Melissa and it is by some person called Gabe.
That is the credits for this chapter so please read and review. Reviews are good so send some. Peace till next chapter.
