Fire and Ice
Episode 6: The Rainbow
By: daddyslittleprincess123
A/N: BOO! Here's a special Halloween treat for you! (Haha, that rhymed.) Please Enjoy!
X-thereal-meX: Thank-you((: You're right, there will for sure be lots more drama. (: From the way I'm writing it, Dean really does feel bad. Alex is just too stubborn to listen to him. I'm glad the part where Alex was talking to Taylor about his parents was written well enough to make you cry. By the way, you're reviews make me smile. (:
Jesi M : yay new review :D :D I agree, if I were Alex, there's no way I would be forgiving Dean that easily. But, Dean really does feel bad about everything, and he really is trying to make everything right again. Hahaha(: When I changed a diaper for the first time, I accidentally put it on the baby backwards. (: And, you're right. The reason Mitchie's parents are acting like that is because they don't want to see Mitchie get so hurt and torn apart again. Thanks for the review! (:
Katriiia: I was having a terrible day, and then I got your review. It put me in a GREAT mood. ((: I'm just so happy that my story is your favorite! Thank-you((:
Yall made me sooo happy when you reviewed. Thank you all very, VERY much! ((:
-Jordan. (:
STARTING STORY:
Alex had just finished feeding Taylor, and she was about to go give him a bath, when she heard the doorbell ring. Alex balanced Taylor on her hip and walked over to the door and opened it. What she saw made her furrow her eyebrows in confusion. It was Mitchie, with a tear-stained face, standing there holding a frowning Everleigh. Alex just looked at her, unsure of what to say or do.
"C-Can we come in?" Mitchie asked Alex in a hoarse voice. It was obvious that she had been crying. Alex stepped aside and let Mitchie and Everleigh inside. She then closed the door and pulled her new best friend into a hug, which caused Mitchie to break down in tears once again. Alex set Taylor down on the carpet, then took Everleigh from Mitchie and set her on the carpet next to Taylor. She led Mitchie over to the couch, where they both sat down.
"Mitchie, what happened?" Alex asked her worriedly. Mitchie took a few minutes to calm down long enough to tell Alex everything that happened.
"They… They kicked us out." Mitchie said, her voice breaking in the middle.
"Wait, who kicked you out?" Alex asked her. Tears filled Mitchie's eyes again.
"M-My parents. They kicked me and Evie out because… because I let Shane back in Everleigh's life." Mitchie replied, then burst into tears again. Alex's jaw dropped, and she pulled Mitchie into another hug.
"Mitchie, that's… that's terrible." was all Alex could respond. Mitchie just continued crying for the next 20 minutes. When she was finally okay, she pulled away from Alex and looked at her.
"I know this is asking a lot, but is it okay if me and Evie stay the night here tonight?" Mitchie asked Alex, who nodded.
"Of course! Everleigh can sleep in Taylor's crib with him, and you can have my bed." Alex replied. Mitchie looked a bit confused.
"Wait, where are you gonna sleep?" Mitchie asked her. Alex smiled a little bit.
"The couch." Alex replied. Mitchie immediately began shaking her head no.
"I can't take your bed from you. Let me take the couch." Mitchie told her. Alex shook her head and smiled a tiny bit.
"Mitchie, it's okay. I, um, I haven't slept in my bed since I got custody of Taylor. I know it sounds crazy. See, the night before Taylor's mom d-died, she and Taylor spent the night over at my house. She brought a little cot for Taylor to sleep in, and she and I slept in my bed since it's big enough. Then, after she was gone, I couldn't make myself sleep in that bed ever again. I mean, I've let other people sleep in it, but I just can't make myself. I know, it's crazy." Alex finished, looking down. She felt Mitchie hugging her.
"That's perfectly understandable, Lex. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to sleep in it if it were me." Mitchie told her. Alex looked up and smiled. She then glanced down at the babies, who were playing with, or rather slobbering on, some blocks.
"Has Evie eaten yet?" Alex asked Mitchie, who shook her head no.
"Not yet. I was gonna feed her after I told my parents about Shane." Mitchie replied sadly. Alex looked at her sympathetically.
"It's all going to be okay, Mitchie. Why don't you go feed Everleigh in Taylor's high-chair in the kitchen while I go give Taylor a bath. I have some macaroni made and smushed up that I fed Taylor. It's on the stove." Alex told Mitchie as she stood up. She picked Taylor up, then headed towards the bathroom with him. Mitchie then got up herself and picked Everleigh up. She took her to the kitchen and set her in the high-chair. She then fixed a bowl of the macaroni and grabbed a spoon, then began feeding her.
As she was feeding Everleigh, she was trying to get her mind off of what happened with her parents. She kept wondering if she made the right choice choosing Shane over her parents. That's not what she intended to do when she told Shane he could be a part of their daughter's life. She thought she would be able to have her parents AND Shane in her life. Apparently, she was wrong.
Mitchie looked up at Everleigh.
"I love you, Everleigh. Momma hopes she made the right choice." Mitchie told her with a sigh.
"What choice?" Mitchie heard a voice from behind her ask. She turned around and sighed at who it was. Tess.
Mitchie didn't say anything and went back to feeding Everleigh. Sure, she understood why Alex let Tess stay with her, but Mitchie hadn't forgiven her for being so mean all the time.
Mitchie heard Tess sigh. A second later, Tess sat down in a chair next to Mitchie's.
"Look, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've cause you since we met. I really am. And, if I could take it back, I would." Tess told Mitchie, who stopped feeding Everleigh and looked at her.
"Wait, you're waiting for me to say I forgive you so you can laugh in my face, right? This has got to be some stupid joke of yours." Mitchie said. Tess shook her head no.
"It's not. I swear it isn't. I really mean it. See, Alex made me realize that it really pays off to be nice to people. So, that's what I'm doing. I mean, why should everyone else's lives turn to crap just because mine did?" Tess replied. Mitchie just looked at her for a minute.
"You're serious, aren't you?" Mitchie asked her, finally realizing it. Tess nodded her head.
"Dead serious." Tess replied. Mitchie thought about how to reply for a minute, then she finally did.
"I forgive you, then." Mitchie told her, making her smile. Mitchie started smiling too. Together, the two girls finished feeding Everleigh, talking about anything and everything that popped into their heads as they did.
The next day…
It's the next day, and Alex, Mitchie, and Tess just arrived at school. Mrs. Russo agreed to watch Everleigh and Taylor.
Tess saw some of her friends waving her over, and she turned to Mitchie and Alex.
"I'm gonna go. I'll see yall later." Tess told them, then ran off to her friends.
"So, when are you gonna see Shane again?" Alex asked Mitchie as they turned the corner to their lockers. Mitchie smiled.
"Me and Evie are gonna meet him at the park after school." Mitchie replied as she continued walking. That's when she realized that Alex wasn't beside her anymore. Mitchie turned around and saw Alex standing a few feet back, an annoyed look on her face. Mitchie walked back to her and looked at her curiously.
"How come you just stopped walking? And why do you look so ticked off?" Mitchie asked her, completely confused. Alex didn't say anything, she just pointed towards her locker. Mitchie turned and looked. That's when she spotted Dean standing there.
"Oh. Do you want me to go tell him that if he doesn't leave I'll kill him?" Mitchie asked her. Alex shook her head no and sighed.
"It's fine. I'll just go get my books and ignore him. Come on." Alex replied, and the girls started walking to their lockers again. When they got there, Alex pushed Dean away and opened her locker. She got the books she needed out of it.
"Alex, I-" Dean started, but Alex cut him off by slamming her locker door. She turned to face Mitchie. Alex could tell that Dean was going to say more, but some girl Alex didn't know came up to them. She grinned at Dean.
"There you are, Pookie. I've been looking practically everywhere for you!" the girl said to Dean, then got on her tip-toes and kissed him. Alex and Mitchie were shocked. They were shocked, but they sure as heck weren't about to show it. Mitchie shut her locker door, and she and Alex began walking to their first class.
"Wow." Mitchie said. Alex sighed, feeling like someone just punched her in the stomach. 'I don't like Dean. Why do I feel so bad after seeing them kiss?' Alex thought.
"So what. Dean's got a new girlfriend? Why on Earth would I care?" Alex said to Mitchie, who looked at her doubtfully. Alex rolled her eyes at Mitchie's look.
"I really could care less! Really!" Alex told her. Mitchie smiled a bit.
"You trying to convince me or you here, Lex?" Mitchie asked her. Alex sighed.
"I'm not trying to convince anyone here, Mitch. I shouldn't have to convince anybody. What I'm saying is true." Alex replied. Mitchie just pat her arm as they reached their class and walked inside. They took their seats. A minute later, Dean and his new girlfriend walked in the room. Alex sighed.
This was gonna be one heck of a class.
Alex managed to get through that class and her second class all in one piece. Now, it's lunchtime.
"Mitch, I'll meet you in the cafeteria. I need to get my money out of my locker." Alex told Mitchie, who nodded and kept walking to the cafeteria. Alex turned around and ran back to her locker. She sighed when she saw Dean standing there, once again. This time, though, he was standing across the hallway from it. She walked over to her locker and opened it. Dean walked closer to her.
"Take one step closer to me, Dean, and I'll scream. I swear." Alex warned him. He stopped walking closer to her, believing that she would actually scream.
"Why won't you talk to me?" Dean asked her in a soft voice, that still echoed throughout the empty hallway. Alex just ignored him as she searched for her small lime green wallet in her locker.
"Why won't you talk to me?" Dean finally yelled, frustrated. His voice echoed again. Alex whirled around to face him.
"Why won't I talk to you? Because! You were just like everyone else when you found out I had a baby! You just automatically judged me, without even asking me about it! That's why I'm not talking to you! Now, please just leave me the hell alone while I search for my money! Go find you girlfriend, vandalize a building, I really don't care! Just leave me ALONE!" Alex yelled at him. She watched as his eyes filled with hurt and he walked away. Once she was sure he had gone, she slammed her locker door frustrated and slid down to the ground, wiping her tears as she did so.
Everything that was going on now PLUS what tomorrow was was practically enough to kill a person. Alex found it difficult to stay strong through it all. She hated breaking down and crying and showing other her weaknesses, but she thought she just wasn't strong enough to handle all of this.
One thing was for sure. It didn't matter if she found her wallet before lunch was over; she was so far from hungry it wasn't even funny.
The next morning….
Alex sat up on the couch and rubbed her eyes, glancing at the clock. It read 5:00 AM. She slowly pushed her blankets off of her and stood up. She walked down the hallway to her room quietly, careful not to wake Mitchie up. She grabbed some pink sweat-pants, a white t-shirt, and pink boots. Then, she went into the bathroom and slipped everything on. She threw her hair up into a bun, before she left the bathroom.
She went into the kitchen and picked up the dry-erase marker off the counter. She walked over to the dry-erase board. She quickly wrote, 'Mom and Dad, I went to the place. Remember, it's 6 months today. I should be home by 7 or so. I'm not planning on going to school today. Love you, Alex.'
Alex put the lid back on the marker and set it down. She grabbed her car keys, then quietly left the house. She got into her car and began driving.
20 minutes later, she reached her destination. The Chandler Garden Cemetery. She parked her car and got out, locking it behind her as she walked through the black iron gates. She walked all the way to the other side, under the big oak tree, and stopped. There laid 2 stones, Gabriella Faith Williamson and Scott Tyler Martin. Alex got down on her knees in front of them and ran her fingers across the letters of their names on the headstones. She used her free hand to wipe the tears that were falling.
"Hey guys, it's Alex. You've been away from me for 6 months today, and I gotta say that thought practically kills me. Taylor is doing wonderful; he's looking more and more like yall everyday." Alex said, her voice cracking and tears pouring from her eyes.
"You know, there's not a single day that goes by that yall aren't on my mind. Sometimes, I wonder if yall are even watching down on me from Heaven. Sometimes, I doubt it. But, overall I know that yall are. If yall weren't there's no way your little boy would be as healthy and great as he is now." Alex said, a sad smile on her face. She used one of her hands to wipe her tears away.
"When I heard that yall left me as Taylor's guardian, I pretty much freaked out. I had no idea how to raise a baby, let alone change a diaper. But, now I'm not sure what I would do without him. He has the power to make any bad situation good by just smiling. I'm positive he gets that from yall." Alex said, her voice breaking once again. She sat there for a few minutes, then she really started sobbing.
"Why did you have to leave me? Damn it!" Alex finally yelled, then broke down again.
"How am I supposed to live without yall for the rest of my life? What am I supposed to tell Taylor? How the hell do you tell a child that his parents died before he was even old enough to remember them? I just… I just miss yall so much! I didn't think it was possible for my heart to actually ache, but when yall left me, I found out it was possible." Alex told asked them as she wiped her eyes.
"Since it's not possible for yall to be here with me, will you please just wish me luck. Just find some way to assure me that everything will be okay? Please." Alex begged them.
That when she looked up and she saw it. A rainbow across the sky. Alex didn't care that it had rained all night, and it was normal for rainbows to appear after a whole bunch of rain. She just knew that it was Gabriella and Scott's way of reassuring her.
She grinned as tears started coming down her cheeks, then looked down at the headstones.
"Thank-you." she whispered as she wiped her eyes, then stood up. She stood there and just stared at the rainbow for a while before she finally walked back to her car and dove home. She felt reassured and happy and like anything was possible. She hasn't felt that way in such a long time.
The moment she got home, she ran inside and to Taylor's nursery. She smiled when she saw his sitting up looking at the door. His face lit up when he saw Alex walk in the room. She picked him up and hugged him tightly.
"How is Momma's precious baby boy today?" Alex whispered to him as she carried him out of the nursery. Everleigh was still asleep, and she didn't want to wake her up.
"You know what, buddy? Momma just got home from visiting with your parents. They sent us a message that they love us and that everything will be okay. You know what else, buddy? Momma actually believes it this time." Alex told Taylor with a smile, then kissed his head. She couldn't wait to spend the whole day home with her little boy.
A/N: And, that's it for this episode. I hope you enjoyed it. I introduced a new character in this one, Dean's girlfriend. You'll learn more about her in the next couple of chapters. Also, I'll introduce some more new characters in the next couple chapters. I felt like this story needed some more characters, so I'm adding some. Don't worry, I'm not gonna add too many. Only like 4. (:
Also, I didn't get to put the links of the pictures for this story on my page yet. I'll get to it before Wednesday.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please review! ((:
-Jordan. (:
Here's a look at what's to come on the next episode….
"I don't really care. I don't like you. I don't like your stupid little friends. I don't like your little brat. And, you will not take Dean away from me."
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"Mitchie, I want you and Everleigh to move in with me."
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"Do you wanna go out with me?"
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"Would you absolutely hate me if I accepted a date with another girl?"
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"You have a child too?"
