SCHOOL OF LOVE

A/N: Okay, I'm realy sorry about the delay... but I went away for a few days and I came back on wednesday, and I didn't find a minute to update since. Thanks for the reviews! I loved them. Next chapter will be up quickly.

 Okay, I'm realy sorry about the delay... but I went away for a few days and I came back on wednesday, and I didn't find a minute to update since. I loved them. Next chapter will be up quickly.

RATING: T (just to be sure)

CHARACTERS: Shelby, Scott, Jess, Harmony, Alice, Walt, Susan

SUMMARY: AU. Shelby, Wendy, Scott and the others are all in high school. Walt still exists, but is slightly different in comparison with the show. Elaine happened to be but is now out of the picture.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the original characters. The others are completely made up, unless my subconscious worked on things I saw on TV or something…

CHAPTER EIGHT

Next Thursday

Shelby ran straight to the basket, taking the ball away from Scott's grab, then dribbled and went to score again. After their small argument about the Halloween Party disaster, she had talked to him and apologized. So things were back to normal…even better actually. Scott had suggested her they could have a small basketball game after school at his house and she had agreed. She laughed at him as he rolled his eyes and giggled as she made another shot. She was leading the game 20 to 8. Scott couldn't believe he was losing that much. Maybe it was because he wasn't really absorbed by the game but more engrossed at looking at the girl he loved with all his heart. He smiled as he heard her laugh; she seemed fine with him, so why didn't she want more, too? Was it because she was afraid or because she only saw him like a friend, oh why? Why did he have to fall in love with Shelby Merrick of all the girls he knew? "How many points are you going to score again?" He teasingly asked, trying to change his mind.

"Um, I don't know…depends on if you are letting me winning or not?" She replied, really thinking he wasn't playing 100.

"I'm not, I swear! You're just so talented!" Scott promised then complimented her on her way to play. Shelby thanked god she couldn't get redder anymore seeing as she was already, for a different reason. She crossed the field and stopped a few meters away from him. He looked just gorgeous, with his wife beater letting his muscled arms out and his smile betraying envy.

"So, uh, you aren't letting me winning?" She insured herself, looking at him carefully to see if he was lying to her. She nervously replaced a strand of hair behind her ear when she noticed he was looking at her like he was fascinated by her.

"No, you know I hate to lose, especially against a girl." They both shared a laugh and Shelby went to him, now walking.

"What about we stop for today? I'm beat and hungry like I haven't eaten for 2 days." She suggested and he nodded, leading her inside, to the kitchen. They were alone in the house: Wendy had gone out where neither of them knew, Harmony was studying with Jess at Shelby's, Martin was on a business trip and Susan was still working at the bookshop. Shelby sat at the counter and watched as Scott pulled two glasses out of the cupboard.

"What do you want? Water or Cola?"

"Water please." She said, hesitating to pull off her vest knowing that she only wore a brassière under it. Yet, she was very hot and the vest was adhering to her sweaty skin. She finally decided to pull it off, guessing Scott's reaction would be to be surprised and maybe pleased to see her that nude… Scott turned around, handing her the glass only to find her without her vest. God was she aware of the feelings and sensations she made him feel and that seeing her in that state was diving him completely crazy? "Thanks." She awkwardly replied, taking the glass and drinking the refreshing water in big drafts. Scott watched as she drank and his throat now completely dried. Some strands of her hair had fallen out of place, her body was all sweaty, yet she was incredibly attracting. Shelby felt his eyes on her body and smiled inside. At least, she knew she had her little effect on him. Scott noticed she was looking back at him and awkwardly cleared his throat.

"So, uh, do you want another glass of water?"

"Yes, please." She nodded and Scott poured water as she gave her glass to him. As he held it out to her, her fingers touched his and electricity passed between them. Shelby gave out a small embarrassed laugh. It was funny how different they were when they were playing basketball and now, together and alone in the room. "Thanks."

"Do you want to change of clothes? The wind is cold outside and you might catch a disease if you stay with your sweat." He asked, his eyes remaining on a drop of sweat slowly making its way on her tanned tummy.

"Yeah okay."

"Okay, come on then." Scott said, leading her to his bedroom…

"Jess, do you think that your sister is in love with my brother?" Harmony asked her newfound school friend.

"I don't know; why?" Jess replied, looking up from her paper. They were supposed to do their homework but it was nearly impossible with Harmony. She loved talking and that was it.

"Well, they're very close, and intimate too." Harmony said, rolling her eyes like it was evident.

"They're just good friends."

"What about what happened this summer?" Harmony asked her, referencing to Scott's outburst when he had found out that Shelby was going out with Lex.

"What happened this summer? I don't know anything about it…" Jess answered, slightly confused.

"Well, my brother went nuts about the fact your sister had a boyfriend."

"He did?" Jess questioned her, now puzzled. She wasn't aware of this story and found this fact kinda strange, seeing as how close her sister and she were. They used to tell each other almost everything about their love life and there, she learns that her sister had a summer love, that Scott saw signs of jealousy and possession. Plus, apparently everyone knew about it, except her.

"Yeah, but that didn't lasted long seeing as Scott went to see the guy and convinced him to break up with Shelby." Harmony explained, noticing Jess was very upset to learn about the story.

"Who was the guy?"

"His name's Lex. I never heard of him before. I guess she just met him because he was on holiday or something." Lex… the guy Lex, in question, was a neighbour Jess had a crush on during all summer! And while she was dreaming of him, her sister was having a good time with him!

"That's strange she never told us about him…" Jess said, trying to hold back her threatening tears.

"My guess is that she just went out with him to make my brother jealous. Everybody knows she always had a thing for him."

"Everybody knows?" Jess asked her, and wondered how she was being so blind compared to 'everybody'…

"Well, every sane soul can see the love that reflects from her eyes when he's in the same room or when she talks about him. You never noticed before?"

"No, I never realized. I mean, I thought she had a thing for him, but that was long before…but now that you bring the subject, yes, I can imagine you're right. Come to think of it…she was very sad at the end of the summer and when I asked her if it was boy's matters, she answered me yes. So unless, she was still on this Lex guy…"

"And we both know she wasn't…" Harmony cut her off.

"Yeah…so it was Scott… Your sister's going to be so mad if they go out together." She pensively said, and Harmony gave a little excited laugh.

"That'll bring some distraction in our houses. Ah, I see the scene: drama antics style soap operas:" Harmony stood up and cleared her throat, ready to take a deep voice. "Scott is in love with Shelby, she is in love with him too, but they have to live their passion in secret in fear that the bad and bitchy Wendy finds out the truth and kills them both!" Jess laughed, rolling on the floor and Harmony joined her, giggling.

"I see that two girls are working in here." Alice said with a small playful smile. Walt poked his head inside too and grinned at them. The girls calmed down and Harmony smiled at them while Jess shot a glare in direction of Walt.

"Sorry, we just needed to relax a little." Jess said, unable to contain a smile. "Is diner ready?" She asked her mother, sitting up a little.

"No, not yet. Do you know if Shelby is supposed to eat diner with us tonight?" Alice asked her daughter, who shrugged in response.

"I don't know…maybe you should call her and see." Jess suggested and her mother nodded.

"Okay. Are you still staying over Harmony?" Walt asked as his eyes met the young girl ones.

"Of course, if you still want to have an ogre in front of you while eating." Harmony said with good humour, then winked at Walt and Alice.

"Okay then. You still have twenty minutes at least before diner. Try to finish your work in silence. We just put Mark to bed." Alice explained and the girls nodded vigorously.

"Okay captain." Jess said saluting her mother. Alice laughed and walked outside with her husband by her side.

"Come on, I have to call Shelby." She said, pulling out her handy and doing Shelby's number.

Shelby smiled at Scott as they entered his bedroom. She had seen that room thousands of times but it was always more and more all over the shop. She almost tripped on a box when she went to sit on his bed. She rolled her eyes at him and he smiled sweetly, picking the white box and placing it on an already overflowing bookshelf. He sat next to her then realized where they were but had forgotten why. "Scott? Are you still with me?" Shelby asked as he didn't answer the third time she called his name out.

"Sorry, what were you saying?" Shelby nervously giggled and replaced a strand of hair behind her ear which she could feel becoming very hot. She guessed her cheeks were also all red…

"I was just wondering if you could find clothes for me…you know, since I'm all sweaty…"

"Yeah sure, wait…um…" Scott got up and went to his closet, trying to find something suitable for her. But he knew his clothes where too large for her. "Look, why don't you borrow something to Wendy? I'm sure she won't mind… Well, of course you'll probably find them a little 'special' and all…" He rambled and she just smiled at his nervousness.

"No, that's fine. I'll go and change in her bedroom."

"Okay." Scott only said and watched as she made her way out of the bedroom. He stayed in his bedroom, waiting for nothing special and that's when he felt something vibrating on his bed. He looked beside his leg and saw it was Shelby's cell phone. The caller id indicated it was Alice. Scott took it and was about to answer when Shelby re-entered the room with a smile which immediately faded when she caught him in the act.

"What are you doing with my phone?" She asked him, putting her hands on her hips. She was angry and didn't hide it to him.

"Nothing…I was just about to answer it." Scott quickly replied, a bit startled by her act.

"Oh, really? And you couldn't think of a best plea than that?" She then said, walking more into the room. She was still dressed all the same (i.e. her pair of sport pants and her brassière) because nothing in Wendy's clothes was fitting her very well since she was taller than her friend.

"But I'm not lying. It was your mom and…" He began but she cut him off, particularly mad at him. Scott frowned at her and winced as she glared at him.

"Why don't you confess that you were looking at my contacts to see if Lex was still in them?" She accused him as all the proofs were already against him. She couldn't believe he was doing it again when he had promised her…and her, who thought he trusted her! Hell, they weren't even going out together! How would it be if it was the case? She didn't even want to think about it anymore. She wouldn't think of him like a potential boyfriend from now on, this was the end, definitively.

"Are you crazy? How dare you accusing me of such a thing?" He cried, his voice almost breaking in anger.

"Only because I saw you acting like this last summer." She harshly replied and he shook his head, admitting he had gone too far that time.

"Okay, I admit that when you caught me last summer I was trying to find Lex's messages. But I swear that I wasn't doing it right now. Come on; look at your last calls if you don't believe me." Shelby sighed but went to take the phone rather violently from his hands. She quickly looked up and bit her bottom lip.

"I'm sorry."

"You have no faith in me, and I understand but I want you to know that I would never do such a thing for nothing."

"Why did you do it last summer?" She confusedly mumbled with a small voice.

"Because I really, really like you." He admitted and Shelby shyly smiled at him.

"You do? Really?"

"Of course yes." Scott smiled at her and took her hand in his.

"I like you too, a lot." She recognized at her turn, staring at their hands connected.

"I was kinda hoping you would." Scott said then pulled her to him. Shelby resisted, but all with a troubled laugh. Scott lifted an eyebrow, and then realized what was wrong. She wanted to apologize again, like she hadn't done just a few seconds ago. But he wasn't going to let her wriggling out of his display of affection like she had done the last time they had been close…Shelby took a deep breath and when her eyes met his, she looked down at her feet, slightly blushing. As he was about to say something, Shelby didn't let him the time to open his mouth as she softly started to speak.

"I'm sorry, for the phone…you know, I…" Shelby started but didn't know what to say. She was so stupid that she wanted to slap herself on the forehead! She felt so attracted to him and she could not see why Wendy had told her he was so wrong. He was just perfect in her eyes.

"Sh…don't tell me Shel." Scott gently whispered, walking and standing in front of her, still holding her hand in his. He looked into her eyes, his own glowing with desire and anticipation of what was to come.

"But I overreacted and god I feel so…" She began talking then gave up the idea of telling what she really felt about him. It would come eventually. The better was to show him. But she didn't know if she would dare to show him…maybe it would be better if he was the one to take the first step…

"I know." Scott leaned in and his face edged forward hers. Shelby closed her eyes in apprehension and felt something slowly meeting her mouth. She re-opened her eyes, shocked he was kissing her lips softly, not pushing any pressure on her. She tightened their hands grip and let him know she was okay with the kiss. She opened her lips and allowed his tongue to enter her mouth. Their tongues curled up together, gently exploring and massaging every part of their mouths. They both closed their eyes and held the other ever so gently, moving their arms and wrapping them around the other's waist. Shelby smiled into the kiss, almost biting his tongue. She was so marvelled by the sensations that she didn't hear the door opening and someone poking its head in, and neither did Scott. Susan stood where she was, taken aback by the scene that was playing in front of her. Her eyes weren't deceiving her, her son was well kissing his little sister's half naked bestfriend. So, she hadn't been wrong about him sleeping with her, Shelby had lied to Wendy by telling her nothing was happening. Something was definitively happening… Susan silently closed the door, a smile playing on her lips and decided not to tell Wendy about what she had discovered. After all, she wasn't even supposed to know and she already imagined how nut Wendy would go. Shelby reopened her eyes, smiling brightly at the guy she had come to love. She laid her head on his shoulder as he held her even closer and tighter to him. He kissed the top of her head and brought his mouth to her ear. "I…I lo…love you." His trembling and hesitating voice told her. Shelby shivered as the sound of this, then wrapped her arms tighter around his waist and looked up at him.

"I love you too." She whispered confidently, bringing her lips to his and kissing him again with a long sweet kiss. Gradually, they pulled away and Scott smiled down at her. He was so ecstatic to see they were both experiencing the same. She smiled back but her bliss soon vanished when she remembered her promise to Wendy. She broke their gaze and looked down at her feet. "Scott, what are we going to do about Wendy?" She anxiously asked him, as they're eyes met again.

"I think that the wiser for the moment is to remain discreet about our feelings." He replied, anxiously scrutinizing her face to see if she was the same opinion.

"Okay." She agreed and wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing it down to her face. She teased him for a few seconds, only rubbing her nose against his and Scott tried to capture her lips, only to meet air. He re-opened his eyes and noticed she was smiling at him with a sexy cute smile. He shook his head amused and tightly wrapped his arms around her waist and she muffled a surprised gasp. She grinned at him and finally kissed him, again and again until her lips were hurting and swollen…

TBC…

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