RECAP: Soldiers coming back home from war. Trish is not, she is missing in action, Stephanie was raped by Brischoff, and she vowed not to tell anyone.
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Jeff looked at the pudgy general of the Air Force. Tears welled up in his eyes that he managed to hold back. He wanted to look threatening right now. For Trish.
"Like poof, hey? Where in the hell did that little girl go?" Jeff screamed.
The man was obviously threatened, because he began to stutter. "W-well... not exactly. F-for some reason our radar can't track her so..."
"So what? POOF?!?!?" Jeff's voice boomed as he yelled. He stomped past the general off the plane. "CADET!!! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!?" Jeff's commanding officer yelled.
"I-I have to find her." Jeff broke loose, letting as few tears fall as he could. He fell to his knees, realizing that there was nothing he could do. Lita ran past the officer and cradled Jeff. That's when he broke loose. He couldn't hold back anymore. He knew that even if he tried to look for her, it would be impossible. He didn't even know where to start. He was already assuming the worse, as if to prepare himself for it.
Lita stroked his blonde hair. "Jeff, it'll be fine," She kept whispering, trying to not only convince him, but herself as well. She managed to keep herself from crying for Jeff's sake. Seeing him so vulnerable made her realize she needed someone to count on to be his crutch, and that would have to be her. Inside she felt like Jell-O, and Jell-O doesn't usually make a good crutch. So she put on her best face to provide hope for Jeff, that she wasn't even sure she had for herself. On the outside, she believed fully that Trish would come back like it was nothing. On the inside, she wanted to die.
She carefully helped him up. "There's nothing you can do. If you stay, I know you'll be in their way." Lita nodded and persuaded him to get back on the plane and head home without Trish.
She managed to get him on the plane. Giving his a quick hug for reassurance, she went back and sat next to Shane, leaving Jeff by himself. She figured that was the best thing to do. There was nothing she could do to help him along and she knew it.
"Is he going to be okay?" Shane asked eyeing Jeff, who now had both seats to himself, because he was saving one for Trish. He laid his head on the window and spread his legs across the seat. Shane noticed his eyes open and realized Jeff wasn't going to sleep.
Lita's eyes followed Shane's. "I think he'll do better. It just takes time to recover from a blow like that," she replied.
Jeff curled his legs to his chest and stopped crying as much. Every now and then, a tear or two would fall, lightly wetting his shirt.
Shane turned to Lita. "I can't even begin to imagine the pain he is in. I don't know what I would do if that was you."
Lita lips curled up a little to recognize the flattery, but she couldn't smile not knowing where Trish was. "I just can't believe that she won't get to go to the welcome home ball, or tell us of her pilot stories or kiss Jeff like no ones looking," Lita's lip quivered.
"Hey..." Shane said softly. "If I know Trish, she'll be back. They haven't said she was dead, so that may still happen." He lightly cupped Lita's chin with his thumb and index finger. "I don't want to see tears fall from your beautiful eyes unless they are because of joy." She let a small smile slip through. "Tears make me feel you have no hope and you have hope. Even if you don't I have enough to supply an army." (A/N: no pun intended)
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Stephanie sat in class idly twirling her pencil, when Molly came rushing in her class. "They are back from war!" She yelled, before heading out with the rest of the group in the halls.
Mr. Foley grabbed his coat before dismissing class, and headed with the crowd to the airport.
Stephanie smiled for the first time, a true smile. She followed the crowd outside where the busses were waiting. Her father pulled up in his car to pick Stephanie up and take her to the airport.
The drive to the airport was silent. Stephanie thought it was because there was no need for words. Today, everyone should be happy for the soldiers return. But knowing Mr. Brischoff would be there made her shudder, and loose her happiness quickly. As soon as he made a comment, Chris would know that something happened between them that wasn't supposed too. She silently prayed he would not say anything to her.
The car pulled up just as the soldiers wee getting off the plane.
Molly ran off the bus to find Spike being the first off. She ran into his arms, and was lifted off the ground and spun around by Spike. "Oh god I missed you," She whispered in his ear before being let back down to the ground.
He leaned down and kissed her. Hey lips her overtaken by his, and as she closed her eyes the world around her disappeared, except for her and Spike. She felt like she could spend forever in his arms. The sky could come tumbling down, and she would be okay with that knowing he was alive.
When she pulled away, she looked into his eye, noting the bandaged one. She was confused, for she would expect that he would have said something about it in his letters. She lightly touched it with only the tips of her fingers. "What happened?" She asked, her smile quickly turning into a frown.
He smiled, because Molly was simply there, he could not frown. "A bullet skidded across my face."
Molly gasped making a face of concern. "And into your eye?"
"Yeah. They say I won't ever be able to see out of that eye again, but one is enough for me,"
She smiled at his positive thinking and pulled her hand away back to his had, and intertwined her fingers with his.
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Stephanie looked around for her brother or Chris. She found one of them. "Shane!" She waved him down. She caught his eye and he walked over giving her the biggest bear hug he could give.
"Hey Steph," He smiled down at her. "You've been keeping up without me?"
"To the best of my ability," she replied, taking him over to where her parents waited.
As her parents hugged and welcomed Shane, she sneaked off to find Chris. Which was a bad idea seeing as though she didn't find him at first. She found Eric. "Hey Stephy babe," he said, catching her attention. She gritted her teeth and turned to him with a sarcastic smile.
"I am looking for Chris. If you don't mind, don't address me in public," she retorted before starting to walk away.
"If he's not dead," He added. The blow was fatal to her pride and she snapped.
She walked straight over to him and smacked him across the face. "Excuse me, I have better people to spend my time with. You, have no life. You can't get any. Maybe that why your watching me, simply because your resentful you can't get any." The sarcastic smile returned to her face. "You would have a better chance with your dog than me, now that I know what your all about," She turned to go find Chris, finally happy with how she reacted. She wasn't helpless anymore, and she was going to let Eric Brischoff, know that.
She spotted Chris and ran up to him. She gave him the most world-stopping kiss he could think of. And when she broke off, all he could think of was wanting more. He smiled. "I love you," he said.
She was in awe. Those were strong words to contend with. She was flattered nonetheless, but all she could think about was how dishonest to Chris she was.
He searched for an answer in her face. "I've been thinking of ways to tell you for a while now. I don't want to have to leave again without you knowing that."
"I love you too Chris. More than you will ever know," She responded, pushing her actions with Mr. Brischoff to the back of her mind.
A/N: Thank you all for the overwhelming amount of reviews. I really appreciate it and it makes writing this worthwhile. Keep them coming! More reviews mean faster updates!
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Jeff looked at the pudgy general of the Air Force. Tears welled up in his eyes that he managed to hold back. He wanted to look threatening right now. For Trish.
"Like poof, hey? Where in the hell did that little girl go?" Jeff screamed.
The man was obviously threatened, because he began to stutter. "W-well... not exactly. F-for some reason our radar can't track her so..."
"So what? POOF?!?!?" Jeff's voice boomed as he yelled. He stomped past the general off the plane. "CADET!!! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!?" Jeff's commanding officer yelled.
"I-I have to find her." Jeff broke loose, letting as few tears fall as he could. He fell to his knees, realizing that there was nothing he could do. Lita ran past the officer and cradled Jeff. That's when he broke loose. He couldn't hold back anymore. He knew that even if he tried to look for her, it would be impossible. He didn't even know where to start. He was already assuming the worse, as if to prepare himself for it.
Lita stroked his blonde hair. "Jeff, it'll be fine," She kept whispering, trying to not only convince him, but herself as well. She managed to keep herself from crying for Jeff's sake. Seeing him so vulnerable made her realize she needed someone to count on to be his crutch, and that would have to be her. Inside she felt like Jell-O, and Jell-O doesn't usually make a good crutch. So she put on her best face to provide hope for Jeff, that she wasn't even sure she had for herself. On the outside, she believed fully that Trish would come back like it was nothing. On the inside, she wanted to die.
She carefully helped him up. "There's nothing you can do. If you stay, I know you'll be in their way." Lita nodded and persuaded him to get back on the plane and head home without Trish.
She managed to get him on the plane. Giving his a quick hug for reassurance, she went back and sat next to Shane, leaving Jeff by himself. She figured that was the best thing to do. There was nothing she could do to help him along and she knew it.
"Is he going to be okay?" Shane asked eyeing Jeff, who now had both seats to himself, because he was saving one for Trish. He laid his head on the window and spread his legs across the seat. Shane noticed his eyes open and realized Jeff wasn't going to sleep.
Lita's eyes followed Shane's. "I think he'll do better. It just takes time to recover from a blow like that," she replied.
Jeff curled his legs to his chest and stopped crying as much. Every now and then, a tear or two would fall, lightly wetting his shirt.
Shane turned to Lita. "I can't even begin to imagine the pain he is in. I don't know what I would do if that was you."
Lita lips curled up a little to recognize the flattery, but she couldn't smile not knowing where Trish was. "I just can't believe that she won't get to go to the welcome home ball, or tell us of her pilot stories or kiss Jeff like no ones looking," Lita's lip quivered.
"Hey..." Shane said softly. "If I know Trish, she'll be back. They haven't said she was dead, so that may still happen." He lightly cupped Lita's chin with his thumb and index finger. "I don't want to see tears fall from your beautiful eyes unless they are because of joy." She let a small smile slip through. "Tears make me feel you have no hope and you have hope. Even if you don't I have enough to supply an army." (A/N: no pun intended)
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Stephanie sat in class idly twirling her pencil, when Molly came rushing in her class. "They are back from war!" She yelled, before heading out with the rest of the group in the halls.
Mr. Foley grabbed his coat before dismissing class, and headed with the crowd to the airport.
Stephanie smiled for the first time, a true smile. She followed the crowd outside where the busses were waiting. Her father pulled up in his car to pick Stephanie up and take her to the airport.
The drive to the airport was silent. Stephanie thought it was because there was no need for words. Today, everyone should be happy for the soldiers return. But knowing Mr. Brischoff would be there made her shudder, and loose her happiness quickly. As soon as he made a comment, Chris would know that something happened between them that wasn't supposed too. She silently prayed he would not say anything to her.
The car pulled up just as the soldiers wee getting off the plane.
Molly ran off the bus to find Spike being the first off. She ran into his arms, and was lifted off the ground and spun around by Spike. "Oh god I missed you," She whispered in his ear before being let back down to the ground.
He leaned down and kissed her. Hey lips her overtaken by his, and as she closed her eyes the world around her disappeared, except for her and Spike. She felt like she could spend forever in his arms. The sky could come tumbling down, and she would be okay with that knowing he was alive.
When she pulled away, she looked into his eye, noting the bandaged one. She was confused, for she would expect that he would have said something about it in his letters. She lightly touched it with only the tips of her fingers. "What happened?" She asked, her smile quickly turning into a frown.
He smiled, because Molly was simply there, he could not frown. "A bullet skidded across my face."
Molly gasped making a face of concern. "And into your eye?"
"Yeah. They say I won't ever be able to see out of that eye again, but one is enough for me,"
She smiled at his positive thinking and pulled her hand away back to his had, and intertwined her fingers with his.
***
Stephanie looked around for her brother or Chris. She found one of them. "Shane!" She waved him down. She caught his eye and he walked over giving her the biggest bear hug he could give.
"Hey Steph," He smiled down at her. "You've been keeping up without me?"
"To the best of my ability," she replied, taking him over to where her parents waited.
As her parents hugged and welcomed Shane, she sneaked off to find Chris. Which was a bad idea seeing as though she didn't find him at first. She found Eric. "Hey Stephy babe," he said, catching her attention. She gritted her teeth and turned to him with a sarcastic smile.
"I am looking for Chris. If you don't mind, don't address me in public," she retorted before starting to walk away.
"If he's not dead," He added. The blow was fatal to her pride and she snapped.
She walked straight over to him and smacked him across the face. "Excuse me, I have better people to spend my time with. You, have no life. You can't get any. Maybe that why your watching me, simply because your resentful you can't get any." The sarcastic smile returned to her face. "You would have a better chance with your dog than me, now that I know what your all about," She turned to go find Chris, finally happy with how she reacted. She wasn't helpless anymore, and she was going to let Eric Brischoff, know that.
She spotted Chris and ran up to him. She gave him the most world-stopping kiss he could think of. And when she broke off, all he could think of was wanting more. He smiled. "I love you," he said.
She was in awe. Those were strong words to contend with. She was flattered nonetheless, but all she could think about was how dishonest to Chris she was.
He searched for an answer in her face. "I've been thinking of ways to tell you for a while now. I don't want to have to leave again without you knowing that."
"I love you too Chris. More than you will ever know," She responded, pushing her actions with Mr. Brischoff to the back of her mind.
A/N: Thank you all for the overwhelming amount of reviews. I really appreciate it and it makes writing this worthwhile. Keep them coming! More reviews mean faster updates!