Let me just quickly; again, explain this story…this is where I think would have been a better direction the show should have gone. I think this whole Jim in Sam's body was a terrible choice. I have even stopped watching Ghost Whisperer since this season started. I just can't stand it. I want to get this story out before I give up on Ghost Whisperer all together. If you like the story, I am sorry if I offend you for hating it so much. But I really just can't stand it.
Quick recap!
Melinda and Jordan got to know each other a little bit more. Melinda crossed a ghost over as Gabriel tried to stop her. Gabriel is now following Rick and Jordan!
~Chapter 3~
Rick entered his classroom with Jordan. He walked to the front of the students with his regular abrasive attitude he had as he entered lecture mode. "Good morning!" He shouted. "Let's get started right away, we have a huge lecture today." He said with a smirk. He then looked over to Jordan, "Miss Frank!" He blurted out.
Jordan sprang to attention, "Yes, sir?" She asked.
"Could you please pass out the reading to the victims?" He commanded of his assistant.
Jordan nodded with a smile and began giving out packets of papers to each student. She smiled and mouthed a "hello" to Ned as she gave him a packet.
As Jordan passed out the readings, Rick began his lecture. "You will read this packet and you will write a seven page paper on what you are reading by next week!" He began. "Now, in this reading you will learn the history of some mythology surrounding the idea of spirits, ghosts, and all other names of apparitions." He continued.
Jordan finished her journey around the students and joined Rick in the front of the room. She paid attention to Rick as he continued to speak.
"Let's talk about some of the things you will be reading. You will –" Rick began speaking as he saw someone enter the room. His face went to that of a severe discomfort.
Ned looked at Rick's face change. He looked around to see if he could figure out what was happening. He looked to the back of the room and saw Gabriel standing next to the door. His hands folded with attention to Rick. Ned returned his gaze to Rick, hoping Gabriel didn't notice his look. He decided Melinda needed to know this. He slipped his cell phone out of his pocket and began to silently text with it. After he pressed send he slipped it back into his pocket, hoping no one noticed.
Melinda stood at the counter looking over some of her business' books and Delia skimmed the artifacts with a duster.
Melinda's cell phone lit up and began ringing. She looked over to it and saw she received a text from Ned. "Ned just sent me a text." She said with confusion in her voice.
Delia looked over to Melinda, "He supposed to be in class right now…" she said as a mother would. She walked over to the counter to see what Ned had to say.
Melinda checked the text. She read aloud, "Gabriel is in the classroom." She looked at Delia, "Oh, my God."
Delia's eyes widened at the thought of Ned being in any kind of trouble. "What is he doing there?" She demanded to know.
Melinda shook her head as she ran into the back room and grabbed her jacket and purse. She also grabbed Delia's things and came back out in front. She handed Delia her purse and jacket, "I have no idea, but we need to get down there now." She said as she put her jacket on and rushed out the door.
Delia nodded as she put her jacket on and followed Melinda out of the store. She grabbed her keys from her bag and locked the door behind them.
Melinda got into her red SUV and started it. She made sure the passenger door was unlocked for Delia to get in. Once Delia was in and buckled Melinda began speeding in the direction of the University.
At the same time, Eli's phone also went off due to the same text Ned sent to Melinda. Eli had been reading a book in his quiet office. He looked at the text and looked around nervously. He had only heard stories of this Gabriel. "Well, looks like I finally get to know this guy first hand." He said as he got up and hurried to the building that housed this lecture room.
Rick had stood silent in the front of the class still stunned at seeing Gabriel. He shook his head and began lecturing again. He had already accidentally let Gabriel know of his discomfort, this would put Gabriel in a good position but bad for everyone else. He just couldn't help but remember what Gabriel had managed to do only a couple of years before. Gabriel and his dark spirits were able to actually kill Melinda, even if it had been for a few moments. This then brought an idea to Rick. His worry turned to a sneaky smirk. "Ladies and gentlemen!" He blurted out as he walked up to Gabriel and grabbed him by the shoulder. "This is Gabriel Lawrence, a friend of mine." He continued as he led him to the front of the class.
Gabriel was very confused upon this change of power. Rick had managed to take him completely out of control. 'What is he doing?' he thought in his head as he looked into a dark corner of the room.
Jordan's gaze also managed to go to the back of the room where she noticed dark figures in the shadows.
The figures were menacing. They were in complete silhouette. There were seven that she was able to count. They were giving off many emotions and none of them good. She could barely stand now that she had seen them and felt their dark power. She was beginning to wonder what it is she had gotten herself into.
"He, my friends, is the perfect example of a dark spirit in human form." He blurted out. He knew this would probably turn into a mistake, but he didn't care at this point. Any shot he had at unveiling Gabriel so no one fell under his charm like Melinda had at first. "Take notes guys! This guy is a perfect case study."
Gabriel was now filled with rage as he pulled away from Rick's grip. He looked at all the students who all glared at him with judgment. He knew he needed an out. This was supposed to be a sneak "attack" (for lack of a better term) and now he was in the spotlight. He looked at Rick, "Thank you, professor." He said with a smile and a nod. He then looked at the students, "for a marvelous introduction. It is true; I am very much connected to the world of spirits." He started.
Eli had just made it into the room as Gabriel started speaking. He kept his phone in his hand ready to call for police if things got physically dangerous, and he kept his ears open just in case any spirits were around.
Melinda and Delia managed to get to the campus in record time. They jumped out of the car and grabbed the closest person they could manage to find. "Where is Professor Payne teaching his class?" Melinda demanded.
Luckily, this was one of Rick's colleagues and he happened to know just where his class was this morning. "Yeah, it's in the Century building. Lecture room 300." He said as he pointed to the building. He wasn't even able to finish before the two began running in the direction of the building.
"I just hope it isn't too late!" Delia yelled as they reached the Century Building. She was fighting back tears knowing that Ned could possibly be in any trouble. She had been worried about this from the beginning, as soon as Ned got involved in Melinda's work.
Melinda ran into the building. She didn't have time to look for the building. She ran to the information desk, "where is lecture room 300?"
The woman was surprised by her desperate plea for information. "Third level, right up those stairs and directly to your left." She stated in the same rushing tone. "Is everything alright?" She asked.
Melinda nodded, "Thank you, and I can only hope so." She said as she ran up the stairs. She passed Delia on her way up and grabbed her friend by the hand. "It's this way!" She exclaimed as they got up to the third level. She looked into the room and saw Eli standing there, "Eli!" She called out as she ran to the room.
Eli heard his name and looked over. He went to greet her when the door slammed shut between the three of them. "No!" Eli yelled as he tried to open the door. The lights began to flicker until they died all together. The emergency lights kicked in giving the room a very eerie feel.
Everyone in the room looked at Eli with surprise. Rick's worry was beginning to elevate as he saw the door slam shut. He turned to Jordan, "Where's the spirit?" He asked.
Jordan was still fixating on the dark spirits feeding off of her energy. She simply pointed to them as Rick asked his question.
Rick looked up and saw nothing, "why do I look?" He asked himself as he grabbed Jordan by the hand ran up to join Eli.
Gabriel had stopped talking and was simply smiling. He was once again in the driver's seat, it felt good to him.
"Eli!" He called out. He reached his fellow professor, "you two deal with the spirits. Jordan says they're over there." He whispered as he pointed. "I'll try to get the door open." He finished. "Mel?" He asked as he put his ear up to the door.
"Rick!" Melinda exclaimed as she jiggled the door knob. "I can't get the door open! It's jammed!" She panicked.
"Is everyone alright?" Delia asked, with an agenda to know if Ned was alright.
Ned had followed Rick to the door, "Yeah, mom, I'm ok." He said as he tried to help Rick open the door. "Man, this thing is really stuck."
Eli and Jordan walked up to the spirits hoping to make some sort of progress on getting them out of the room. He looked at Jordan, "Do you…want…me…"
Jordan nodded. She couldn't speak, she could barely move.
Eli saw her discomfort; he didn't know why she was the only one affected. "Umm…Why did you lock us in this room?" He asked.
The students were stunned, and didn't know what to do. They simply watched everything that was happening.
One of the dark spirits stepped forward. Even in the light he was completely shadowed over. Jordan could only see a black figure standing in front of Eli and herself. "He told us to," said the spirit in a very low gravelly voice.
Jordan and Eli looked back to Gabriel who leaned against a desk. His arms were crossed and he had very pompous smirk across his face. The two of them looked at each other.
"I think we're in trouble." Eli said to the younger spirit seer.
Rick continued trying to get out of the room, or at least to Melinda. He turned back to Eli and Jordan, "Any luck guys?" He asked in a desperate plea.
The dark spirit walked up to Eli and placed where his face would be next to Eli's ear. "We will stop you…" he said as he disappeared with all the other spirits. The lights flicked back on after the disappearance of the spirits.
Eli was paralyzed in fear as he heard the voice so close to him. He looked at Jordan, "This isn't good." He said to her.
The door flung open as Rick gave it one last pull. He went flying with the door and hit the wall behind him. "Ow." He said with a smack.
Melinda and Delia ran into the room as soon as the door opened.
Delia ran to Ned and took him in her arms. Tears streamed down her face, she had never been so scared before in her whole life. "You're alright!"
Ned hugged his mother back, "Yeah, mom. I was scared." He said to his mother.
Melinda saw Rick and hugged him. She had never been so happy to see that he was alright.
Rick hugged her back very tightly. He was so happy that this nightmare appeared to be over, but all he could think was, for how long?
Melinda looked at him after their embrace. "I…" she said as she looked into his eyes. Maybe it was the drama of the moment, but she saw something new in him, the same thing she once saw in Jim. "I'm glad you're ok." She said as she embraced him again.
Eli and Jordan joined the other four. "Ok, Melinda, we need to talk more." Jordan said with shock.
Melinda nodded, "Yeah, I'll catch you up soon." She said with tears falling from her eyes.
Gabriel walked up to them with the same smirk as before. "Stay out of my way." He threatened.
The six of them looked at Gabriel with fear ridden eyes. They knew he was dangerous, but somehow his power was increasing. That did not make them happy.
Gabriel then left the lecture room leaving his six enemies huddled together in fear.
"Uhh, class um…dismissed." Rick stammered out of his mouth to his students, who were all still incredibly shocked.
The students gathered their things in silence and walked out of the room.
Rick looked at his friends, "Not sure how I am going to explain this."
Melinda forced a chuckle out at his worry. "What are we going to do?" She asked out loud.
No one was able to answer her, because no one knew what could possibly happen next. They were horribly disturbed by this last encounter and were all completely speechless.
Delia put her arm around her son's neck, "let's get home. You can take the rest of the day off." She offered to him.
Ned shook his head, "the last thing we should do is let this overly affect us. That let's Gabriel win." He said.
Delia was impressed by her son's bravery. "You got that from her you know." She said with a proud smile and pointing to Melinda. "Let me know if anything happens. I'll see you when you get home later, ok?" She said trying to be just as brave as her son.
Ned smiled and nodded, "I'll call you and stop by the store, so you don't have to worry." He said hoping to get her to feel better.
Delia nodded. She then looked at the others, "Mel, I'll wait for you at the car." She said as she glanced at Rick with a smile.
Melinda nodded, "I'll be down in a minute." She told Delia.
"I'll, uh, walk with you." Eli said. He then looked at Jordan, "wanna walk with me?" He asked as he held out his arm.
Jordan nodded, "Sure." She said as she took his arm in hers.
The three of them walked out of the lecture hall leaving Melinda and Rick alone.
Rick looked at Melinda the same way he always had in the past. He was so in love with her, but she was married then. And now, now she was a mourning widow; he was never in the right place at the right time. "I am glad everything turned out for the best. At least in this situation."
Melinda nodded, "back after something like this happened, Jim would…" She started. It broke her heart to think about Jim. "He would give me a kiss, and hug me until I felt better." She said to him.
Rick had no idea why she was telling him this, but she needed to talk, so he was willing to listen. After all, he was in love. "Mel, I am so sorry…" he was finally able to say to her. He was away on sabbatical when Jim died both times, and he had been too busy to truly address the issue since his return.
Melinda nodded. She nervously reached up and kissed him on the lips. It felt weird; she had only kissed Jim for years. Even when he was in Sam's body, it was still Jim, and he kissed like Jim. She knew Rick loved her, and now she felt herself beginning to fall for him. She wanted to see where this would go.
Rick was surprised by her sudden kiss. He wasn't going to fight it, but he didn't know what to do. Was he taking advantage of the situation? Or was she really falling for him? They were just passing thoughts as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back.
Eli, Jordan, and Ned walked Delia back to Melinda's car. "Thanks everyone, but I think I am ok now." She said. It was easy for her to return to normal, she was really only worried about Ned. Sure she worried about what this meant for the future, which is why she planned on talking to Ned about staying out of it.
"Oh, I have to run and get something!" Jordan announced. "I'll see you guys later." She said as she ran off. She jogged back in the direction of the office building when she was stopped by Gabriel. "You…" She said sternly.
Gabriel smirked and walked up to Jordan. "Look at you being stern." He mocked her.
"You need to be more careful." She said, "Big stunts like that can't happen just yet." She said looking him directly in the eyes.
Gabriel laughed, "Since when have you been in charge of this operation?"
Jordan walked a few feet away from Gabriel, "Since I found Melinda's ultimate weakness." She said with conviction.
Gabriel was intrigued. "What is this?" He asked as he walked up to her.
Jordan turned to Gabriel, "Well, Rick has been writing a book all about Melinda. I am sure we can find something out in there." She explained, "Now, if you will let me get there before Rick. I can get it and bring it to you." She finished.
Gabriel smiled, "Alright, get it." He said to her.
Jordan nodded and ran back to the office. After she reached the office, she went directly to the drawer that Rick had put the computer in. She attempted to open it, but it was locked. "Damn…" she said. Rick was smart enough to lock the drawer with something so important to him. She messed around on his desk to see if he had left the key anywhere. "No…key…" She said disappointedly. She heard someone walking towards the office. She walked to the door and peered out.
Rick was walking down the corridor happily, seeing as how he had just kissed the girl of his dreams. He saw Jordan sticking her head out the door, "Jordan!" He shouted as he ran to his office. "You feel better? You looked pretty intense with the spirits there." He said with the same perk he had mocked coming from her before.
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah. The spirits were just letting off some intense energy and it was overpowering." She informed him.
Rick nodded, "I am just glad it's over. Anyway, we have another class to get to. Let's go." He said as he grabbed some more papers from inside his office and walked out the door.
Jordan looked back at Payne's desk with disappointment. She then shut the door to his office and followed Rick to his next class.
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