Hello there. This update didn't take as long as I thought it would! I'm actually brainstorming ideas for another story (I know! I know! Bad me! I shouldn't be doing that!) Annnnywaaaays...here you go. Please review!
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Chapter 9 - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Sam realized it had been a long time since she had worn a dress. The last time had been on her 9th birthday, and she remembered she was fresh out of the hospital. Her mom had invited most of her relatives, and some of her former classmates. Her relatives came, of course, but none of her friends were there. Maybe it's because they truly couldn't go (their grandma had just died...the lamer excuses, such as, "I'm busy" or some of the more original, more believable ones, "Well I'm grounded since the principal called my mom after I threw yellow paintballs at the ceiling." Hell, she had been confined in a hospital for over a year! How was she supposed to know who was lying or was just too scared to face her?!), but she supposed she didn't blame them. She was, after all, up for a very important court date once she was stable enough to leave the hospital for awhile.
She somehow doubted if that day would ever come. The choices for her were either an insane aslym (sp?), jail (no matter what her lawyers did, the court couldn't just forget the fact she killed hospital officials), or...the last option was empty. This hospital? A different one? She didn't trust her parents, even if they did say they wouldn't move her, they would most likely change their mind, sooner or later. And if they didn't, she would be shocked.
Sam stared at herself in the mirror, and sighed. Danny was obviously up to something, and she wasn't sure she liked it. She usually didn't like surprises, because in her life, surprises usually meant something bad.
She was slightly worried how she supposed to actually get outside without Sasha or any other nurse firing questions at her.
Don't worry, I have everything taken care of.
Whatever he did, it better have worked. She hated being interrogated, especially by nurses or doctors. They were too nosy.
She opened the door slowly, realizing that people were definitely going to stare when they caught at how she looked. She was used to people staring at her, but this was different. When she went to the mall, people stared at her because of what they read in the paper. People in the hospital rarely stared at her, and when they did, it wasn't because of what she did. She just couldn't believe people would ever stare at her for something so simple, like how she looked. It sounded so...high school.
She walked down the hall cautiously, occasionally looking over her shoulder to see if nurses or doctors dared to stop her.
She paused when she got to the front entrance, looking around. This was the first time she had left a hospital by herself, ever.
Sasha looked up from the computer at the Nurse's Station and smiled at her.
"Have fun!" She said cheerily, winking at her playfully.
Okay...so there was definitely something going on. It was something big...
"You better get going. Your ride is here." Sasha broke into her thoughts again, absently typing on her computer.
Sam nodded, at loss for words. She started to walk out the doors when-
"And Sam?"
Sam whirled around and faced Sasha.
"I love your dress."
Sam smiled, and again, was speechless.
The world is just full of surprises, isn't it?
Sam was mildly impressed whenever she saw the sleek black limo in front of the hospital, because her parents actually owned a limo, and used it often. Much to her dislike. She still liked the fact the he got one though...it seemed...very romantic.
Yet very suspicious.
Since the windows were so dark, she couldn't see the outside world very well, (and it didn't help that it was rainy and dark outside anyway), so she couldn't see where they were going.
When they did get to their destination, she was still confused. The building was large, but it looked like it was recently abandoned, because some of the windows were boarded up and it was completely dark inside.
It looks like a school.
She slowly walked to the double doors and pulled, and one immediately came open. She walked inside the dark room, and as her eyes adjusted to the light (or the lack of light), she noticed there were some things in the room, but she couldn't make out what it was.
Her hand drifted over the wall closest to her, searching for a light switch. She found it and flipped it, and winced at the sudden light change.
Once she opened her eyes again, she looked around slowly and gasped.
High School Prom.
There was no one in the room except for her, and the room had been decorated with the slightly cheap, but amazingly accurate rendition of what looked like her high school prom.
Even though she didn't go.
Sam found herself smiling at the table, with cake and cookies and punch (if she was likely maybe it had already been spiked...with vodka!), the empty DJ table, with a record playing quietly (a slow, sad song), the again empty tables with their frilly white tablecloths and centerpieces, their matching chairs...
It was everything she had dreamed of.
Danny had done this, all of this, just for her...but where was he? She had to thank him, because he knew, even when she lied, that she had secretly been dying to go to prom. To be normal.
"So I take it you like it?"
Sam jumped about three feet in the air, and even squealed a little. She blamed disco ball in the middle of the room. It sorta made her giddy.
She launched herself on him, giving him a bear hug.
He chuckled. "I guess that's a yes!"
She pulled back, smiling widely, and gestured to the room. "But why?"
He shrugged. "Well...I could tell you really wanted to go to prom...so..."
"So you bought all of this, just for one night, for the two of us, just so I can have a high school prom?" She asked him, shocked.
He looked around the room before landing his eyes on her. "Yeah."
She gave him another hug. "You're silly."
Danny laughed again. "I know."
"Thank you."
"...Your welcome."
Two and a half hours later, Sam found herself in Danny's arms, slow dancing. Never had she slow danced before. She found that she liked it though, finding it very comforting and relaxing.
"Is this everything you wanted?" Danny's deep voice filled her ear.
She nodded against his chest. He tightened his hold on her waist, and Sam snuggled deeper into his chest.
You're getting too close to him.
"I'm glad."
She smiled again, finding herself very tired from then night's events. Then his voice, this time he was whispering, filled her ear again, "You look beautiful tonight."
You'll only hurt him.
Sam found herself blushing, something she never did, but tonight was full of things she had never done before. Prom, slow dancing, the dress, shopping with his sister-
Or yourself. You have too much to lose-
SHUT UP!
She felt a sudden rush of cold air on her neck, and she heard Danny let our a curse. "What is it?" She asked.
"Actually...I have to go. I know it's horrible...but I promise I'll be back soon. And...I'll explain everything later, okay? Stay here." He said quickly, making his way to the stairs that Sam guessed led to the roof.
Sam opened her mouth to say something, but he was already gone. This happened all the time. He always had somewhere to go, suddenly, and just left without an explanation. And Sam felt like she deserved one, for once.
And that meant catching him before he left.
And speaking of leaving...why would he go up to the roof? What was he going to do, fly off the building?
Sam ran up the stairs (or the best she could with her new high heels. She couldn't believe she let Jazz convince her to buy these things. They were dangerous, and probably were going to kill her one day)...and another flight of stairs...and another. She didn't realize this building was so tall.
Hopefully she wouldn't actually have to go onto the roof. She was slightly scared of heights.
That was an understatement.
She was terrified of heights. She was totally paranoid about roller coasters, or anything that was tall. And a lot of things were tall. A lot.
After another flight of stairs, she opened the wooden door and onto the roof, where she found that it was very windy, and it was starting to rain.
Great.
"Danny!" She looked around wildly, and saw a figure way on the other end of the roof. "Danny!" She called again, starting to walk towards him.
The figure turned, and she saw a pair of strange, glowing green eyes. She noticed snow-white hair...
That's not Danny.
Sam had truly no idea what was going on, and she felt herself backing up, to where she hoped the door was, her new shoes slipping slightly on the wet cement of the roof.
"Sam!"
It is Danny!
She felt herself slipping more, and realized she wasn't moving towards the door. She tried to straighten herself, but if was just too late, she was going to fall, and she was scared of heights, and something terribly was happening and nononononono this wasn't supposed to happen she wasn't supposed to get hurt-no one was and here she was, on this roof, and-
Sam screamed as she felt herself fall...
And everything went dark.
I told you so.
A/N: I looooved writing this. I hope you all liked it, and don't be confused, because the "voice" in italics is Sam's split personality, if you haven't realized it, and the bold is Sam herself. Told ya she was crazy. Please review...
I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment i treasure
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause i'd miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when i dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And i'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then i kiss your eyes
And thank god we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause i'd miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when i dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause i'd miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when i dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you babe
And i don't want to miss a thing
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing