Disclaimer: Read Chapter 1. I do not own the song Everything by Lifehouse, and am using the lyrics solely for the purpose of this story. I obtained the lyrics from I am not gaining anything by using these lyrics.
Summary: Two rangers get real close, and will more conflict between parents and child finally be resolved?
Author's Note: So life is boring so I'm pumping out chapters pretty fast. None of my fav authors have been updating lately, so I have nothing to read on fanfiction, and nothing else to do on the computer. So here's the next chapter, I'm hoping for more reviews, they've been lacking lately! Anyways, enjoy!
Rated T for language and some minor adult situations.
Chapter 10: Everything (by Lifehouse)
Sarah's POV
This week hasn't been completely rotten. It's been weird having to get around in a wheelchair. I've been avoiding Dr. O's house like the plague. Josh has told me that both he and Kim want to talk to me, but I refuse. I'm still not sure how I feel. Josh is ok with this whole situation because he says it isn't a big change. He's lived with Dr. O almost his whole life, and he thinks Kim is really nice. I'm just waiting until she leaves. Then once she leaves, the only time I'll have to see Dr. O is first period and when I'm being a ranger.
But surprisingly, that's not even the worst of my trouble. Conner has been avoiding me completely. Everytime I get near him, he makes some half-ass excuse to leave. It's making me think that that night at the hospital he was going to tell me that the kiss after Halo was a mistake and that we'll only ever be just friends. It's driving me crazy.
Saturday Night…
Tommy's POV
Kim and I begin walking towards the entrance of Haley's. Conner and Josh's band are performing there tonight, as well as Kira. I see Sarah wheeling towards the door. This may be the only chance that we have to catch her and force her to talk to us.
"Sarah," I yell out. She turns and her smile is wiped off her face almost immediately. She turns back around and continues moving toward the door. Kim and I jog to the door and stop her in her tracks. "Sarah, can't we please just talk? You can't keep hiding forever!"
"What is there left to talk about?" she says, looking clearly pissed off.
"Can't you just please here me out, Sarah," Kim says, looking close to tears already.
"Fine, but make it quick, I promised Josh that I wouldn't miss his performance," she says, and wheels over to a small table near us. We sit down at the table.
"I know you think that I gave you up and that I was completely fine with it. But what you don't understand is that it tore me up. I was completely miserable. Now I know that I could've done things differently. I just wanted to know that you guys were safe. And I didn't think that I could protect you guys. I was too scared to get help from Tommy, and I knew that my other friends were busy. I didn't want to burden their lives helping me. I was so happy to finally see you both again. I swore from then on that I would never hurt you guys again…And I'm sorry that I have caused you so much pain," Kim says, tears running down her face.
"Why didn't you ever try and find us?" Sarah says her face stern but her eyes full of unshed tears.
"Everytime I told myself that I was going to go and find you, the small voice in my head said that the creatures would come back and they might be even more powerful. I was afraid that they would be more powerful than you guys were. I was selfish. Part of me was scared at how you would take it with me coming back after putting you up for adoption. I admit it! I was scared!" Kim says, crying harder. I put my arm around her shoulder.
"We all make mistakes Sarah. Is it really that hard for you to forgive?" I say, trying to help fix this situation.
"I…don't…know," Sarah whispers, tears now running down her face as well. "It's just not that easy. I forgive you Kim, but I'm not going to be able to suddenly be the daughter I was before you put me up for adoption. I just…need time. Ok?" she says, trying to choke back her tears.
"Thank you, Sarah. Your forgiveness makes me feel so much better. Take all the time you need," Kim says, smiling brightly.
"I'm going to go watch Josh," Sarah says, turning and wheeling towards Haley's. Kim and I sit for a moment lost in our own thoughts. I still can't believe that I have two kids, and that I've known them for the past 6 months without knowing that they were my children. Weird.
Inside…
Conner's POV
"Hey everyone. I'm Conner, lead vocalist and guitarist," I say, scanning the crowd. I see Sarah sitting near the back and smile inwardly. This night is all for her.
"I'm Josh, bass player and other lead vocalist, kind of," Josh says, getting a laugh from the crowd.
"I'm Bryan, rocking drum player."
"And I'm Ryan, slammin' keyboard player." (Ryan and Bryan are probably not going to be relevant at all; just random names for the 2 other people in the band).
"And together we are The Band! (sorry had to put it, it's a name me and my best friend said we would name our band if we ever had one). And we have a special song for you tonight. I wrote it this week with the help of my best bud Josh. It's called Everything and I would like to dedicate it to a very special girl. I hope you know who you are," I say. Josh begins strumming and I join in with my guitar and the lyrics…
Find me here
And speak to me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place
Where I find peace again
You are the strength
That keeps me walking
You are the hope
That keeps me trusting
You are the life
To my soul
You are my purpose
You're everything
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this
(Ahh Yeahhh)
You calm the storms
And you give me rest
You hold me in your hands
You won't let me fall
You steal my heart
And you take my breath away
Would you take me in
Would you take me deeper, now
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this
Cause you're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
You're everything, everything
You're all I want
You're all I need
Everything, everything...
When how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this
Oh And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better any better than this
And how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by you
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this
Would you tell me how could it be
Any better than this...
The crowd starts clapping and cheering as we strum the last chords. I look out and see Sarah wheeling out the door, and I can see tears running down her cheeks. We get off stage and Kira goes on. I walk outside just as she starts singing "Freak You Out." I find Sarah sitting in the parking lot. I walk over to her.
"Sarah, what's the matter?" I say sitting on the bench next to her.
"Did you really mean everything in that song?" she says, looking into my eyes. It hurts seeing her eyes red and puffy, knowing that I caused it.
"Yes. I wanted to tell you at the hospital. I've liked you since I met you Sarah." Gosh is feels so good to get that off my chest.
"Then why have you been avoiding me all this week?" she says, wiping away her tears.
"It was just too much. If I was near you, I would've spoiled that I wanted to tell you how I felt after I sung you the song. I really wanted to make this special, because I really care for you Sarah." I say looking deep in her eyes.
"You have no idea how much I've wanted to here you say that Conner. I've wanted to tell you that I like you, but ever since I was in the hospital, I thought that because you were avoiding me that you didn't like me and so I gave up. I thought you were gonna let me down easy at the hospital, hoping that in my morphine induced state that I wouldn't notice or something…" she rambles on and on. I lean in slowly and press my lips on hers. She doesn't respond immediately but moments later she kisses back. Once again we're lost in the moment as we continue kissing.
"Ehh Hemm." I here someone say to the side. Can't we ever catch a freaking break? We break apart and she bites her lip. I turn and see the entire team plus Kim and Kelly standing a few feet away from us. I run my hand through my hair nervously and chuckle slightly. "Hope we're not interrupting something," Ethan says with a cocky smile. He's just jealous.
"Hehe. No we we're just talking." Sarah says, trying hard not to blush, but not succeeding.
"Since when do people talk with their tongues down each other's throats?" Kira says, laughing with Ethan. Ethan and Kira are having a great time laughing it up, while Dr. O looks like he wants to kill me. Kelly and Josh are wisely choosing to stay out of it, while Kim seems to be in another world. I have a feeling she's thinking about a certain science teacher.
"Guess we're not getting a private moment for a while," I whisper in her ear. She nods in agreement. People have such rotten timing…
AN: So this chapter was the chapter I was looking forward to. Hope you guys like it. Please leave a review…I'm starting to think I'm losing readers and it's making me sad. Please, pretty please leave reviews. I'm hoping everyone still likes this story!
Thanks to: Slytherin-Angel44 and Lavonne Adams for being my only 2 reviewers for chapter 9 :( Makes me sad. Please people review more!
Until next time, peace out!