I hardly got any reviews for my last chappie.
WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE?!?!?!
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Jesse? Care to do the honors?
Jesse: As you wish. (clears throat) Without further delay, my lovely querida and I give you...
Chapter 21 of the story 21!
DUN DUN DUN!
yes.
OK, one with the show!
Autumn
and im on new allergy medicine that actually said in the side affects that it could cause loopiness in children under the age of 17.
BRING ON THE STRAIGHT JACKETS, BABY!
♥♥ I'm gonna dedicate this chappie to VT! ♥♥
Everything in life happens for a reason. I have to keep reminding myself that. My dad died so my mom could meet Andy. Because she met Andy and married him, we moved to California, because we moved to California, I met Jesse. That's why I'm a mediator.
I still never figured out why I am a mediator. I mean, sometimes I wonder if the angles upstairs got bored and threw darts at the wall to see who they would land on. And sometimes I wonder if maybe this is what I am suppossed to be.
I'm a mediator for some reason, and even if I never find that reason out, I just have to tell myself that I am who I am. I have to believe that there is a reason for me.
I was awake. I never went to sleep. I think I was actually too sleepy to go to sleep, and yes that does happen. Or I was just too worried about what the next day would bring.
A soft knock came at my hotel door about midnight. "Happy April 21st." I muttered softly as I got out of bed.
I grabbed a pen and wrote to Cee, Be back soon. Don't worry about me. -Suze
I took another look at her as she lay asleep in her bed. She groaned and rolled over.
I picked up my jacket and opened the door to see Paul, a very tired looking Paul. He smiled slightly as he said, "You ready, Simon?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." I said, shutting my door. "Where's Jesse?" I asked him as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders.
"He's in the car waiting for us." He stopped and said in a concerned filled voice, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, Paul. If I don't then my grandmother's soul will be trapped inside me forever. So will your grandfather's. And Josie will die up there, not to mention Ricky will torment us for the rest of our lives." I looked up at him. He smiled and said, "You so headstrong, you know that?"
I smiled too and said, "So I've been told."
Jesse was leaning against the car door, and looked up at us when we appeared by the car. He took a deep breath and said, "Where to?"
"I need something of my grandmother's to shift back to the Mission. Since we're in New York and the Mission all the way across the country, I need something from the Mission."
"Her yearbook?" Jesse asked, starting up the car.
"That'll do, I'm sure." I said, sliding into the passenger seat as Paul hopped into the backseat. "We need to go get the yearbook, then we need to shift to the Shadowland."
"Maybe Jesse shouldn't shift." Paul said. Jesse shot him a glare through the mirror. "I mean, someone needs to be here in case Ricky-"
"Jess, I hate to say this, but he's right." I agreed. "We need you to stay here. You can't shift without me anyway."
I turned around to Paul and asked, "Do you think cell phones work up there?" He shrugged, and I said to Jesse, "Well, whatever. Just keep your cell on and if he comes, call one of us."
Jesse reluctantly nodded and said, "Sure. Listen to Slater. Where has that gotten us before."
"Hey, now-" Paul started, but stopped when Jesse pulled into my grandmother's driveway. I reached into my pocket and grabbed the key, "I'll be back."
"What if he's in there?" Jesse asked, not looking at me, but past me. I smiled and said, "I'll soon find out." I gave him a reasurring smile as I got out of the car and walked to her door, not even caring I was getting soaked from the rain.
I'll be honest, I was a little freaked out. I ran all the way up the stairs into her room. I knew where her yearbook was, I had placed it under her bed. Another book was in my way, but when I pulled that out, I saw written on it's maroon cover To Susie. I tried to open it, but it was locked. I felt tears in my eyes, but blinked them away as I reached in and got her yearbook.
I walked to the door...you know in those horror movies when you know someone's going to jump out at the iditot girl? Well, that's how I felt right now as I made my way to the door.
"Come on, Suze. You've gotten past vampires, homicidal ghosts, and crazy ex-fiancees. You can do this." I said with a deep breath.
But then, I heard the floor creak behind me. I froze...
I screamed bloody murder when their arm went on my shoulder. So loud, Jesse and Paul kicked in the door (which was unlocked) and looked to be about to do a weird Ninja Turtle routine.
"What are you doing here?" Jesse said, relaxing. I giggled, picturing him as a turtle, forgetting that I was being held by a would-be murderer.
I heard a laugh behind me as they said, "Well, Suze always gets to have the fun."
"Cee! How did you know I was here?" I asked, turning around.
"Simon, I've known you for three years. You're not that hard to figure out." She smiled at me as she said that. "Who would have known the tough little mediator was so jumpy." She tickled my sides as she said that. I slapped her hands away and said, "I am not jumpy."
But now, even Jesse was smiling.
I groaned as I pushed past them and said, "Come on. Let's just go do this thingy."
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"Why here?" Paul asked me as he came to stand next to Cee. I smiled and said, "Scared, Slater?"
"No." He said, quickly. I looked past him to see a dark figure walking up behind him. Poor Paul.
"BOO!" Jesse said, grabbing him and pulling him down towards the grave.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Paul yelled in a scream that could wake the dead. He was struggling and kicking as Jesse pulled. Paul stopped when he heard Jesse laughing. He punched Jesse's arm, but that only made him laugh harder. "Damn, de Silva. That was not funny."
"Yes, it was."
"No, it wasn't."
"Yes, it was."
"OK, children. If you're through now." I said, in my best Father Dom voice. It was so good, Jesse smiled at me. "Now, Paul. We have to come here because it the only place I could think of."
I looked down at my grandmother's newly dug grave, all muddy from the rain. The orchid was still there, clinging on to the grave for dear life.
"Paul and I are going to shift to the Shadowland to find Josie." Cee looked confused at the name and I said, "Jesse will explain in a minute."
His smiled faded as he asked, "I will?"
I smiled at him and said, "If you don't want to spend another century and a half as I ghost, then yes." He narrrowed his eyes at me. " You and Jess stay here to keep watch for Ricky. If he comes, call one of us, and we'll be back down. Hopefully with Josephina." I looked up at the sky, as if it was just going to open up or something.
"Ready?" Paul asked me. I nodded, and was about to turn away when Jesse caught my arm, and spun me back around.
"Be careful, querida."
I smiled and said, "Am I ever anything but?" He shook his head as I said that, but leaned down and kissed me.
"I love you, Susannah."
I hugged him and said, "I love you too."
And then I turned and followed Paul. He took my hand as we stood in front of the crucifx. For some odd reason, it calmed me a little bit.
"You ready, Susie-Q?" Paul asked in a surprisingly shaky voice. He smiled though, and I said, "No. But I don't really have a choice, now do I?"
He smiled as he closed his eyes, I did the same and thought of that place that haunted my dreams so much in the last few years. A place that was so cold and dark, if you didn't know any better, you would think it was hell itself.
I sometimes, even though Paul told me better, thought that it was hell.
I felt a sharp pain shoot through me as I fell to the ground. I opened my eyes to see that I was in my most favortie place once again.
"Where's Josephina at?" Paul asked me, taking my hand and pulling me up to my feet. For some reason I was shaking badly, so Paul pulled me closer to him and said, "Suze, you ok?"
"Yeah. Bad memories is all." I said, trying to smile at him.
"Memories because of me." He whispered as we made our way through the fog.
"Come on, Paul. We both vowed at the Winter Formal that we were going to forget everything and start over fresh, right?" I said, following him. "I mean, that was almost two years ago. Let's just forget it and move on."
He stopped and smiled at me, "I'm going to miss you next year."
"Where are you going?" I asked him, taking his hand and pulling him along with me. He sighed and said, "Susie. We're seniors."
I froze and looked at him. All this year, that had been gone out of my mind. I was so busy with ghost hunting and everything I hadn't stopped to think that graduation was in less than three months.
Less than a month.
"Oh." I said, with a sad sigh. "I didn't think of that." He smiled and said, "Yeah, I was trying not to."
Well, I guess I won't be making it to my graduation. I assume I'll be dying sometime within the next month...or day...or hour.
"So, where to, boss?" He asked, interrupting my thoughts. I looked up at him and said, "Oh...um...yeah, I think we need to go have a caht with Mr. Gladiator."
I walked past him, ignoring his laughs as he said, "You have no idea where we're going, do you?"
"Do I ever?" I asked him, not looking back, but walking forward.
He never got a chance to answer, because my cell phone started ringing.
Hmm...I guess Sprint isn't as sucky as I thought. It obviously has a demension plan I didn't know about.
There's a plus.
"Hello?
"SUZE!" Came Cee's paniced voice. "Oh my gosh..AH!" I could hear what sounded like graves crumbling and yells in that background.
"Cee? CEE!" I yelled into it. Paul ran over to me when I started crying. "Oh my gosh..."
"Suze? He's HERE! Ricky's here...Suze...Jesse's not moving..." Then the phone went dead. I would have fallen backwards, but Paul caught me and held on to me as I cried, "Susie, come on. It's Jesse...look, let's just shift back, ok?"
"I wouldn't try that, Mr. Slater. It'll do you no good." Came that chilling voice from behind us. I felt Paul tense up, but he didn't release me.
"Now, Susannah. I think you and I need to have a little chat...alone." In an instant, Paul was thrown from me, and landed about 20 feet from me...no lie. That guys a fruitloop, Ricardo, I mean.
"PAUL!" I tried to run to him, but Ricky grabbed me in a grip of iron. Paul tried to get up as he yelled my name, but all Ricky did was raise up his arm, and Paul was pinned to the ground by some invisible force. Then, he was out of my sight as the fog washed over him.
I was alone.
Alone with the devil.
"What did I tell you, Susannah?" He chuckled in my ear. "I told you to just be a good little girl. But look what you go and do. You talk to your little witch friend, you learn the truth... you couldn't just let your grandmother die, could you? You have to fly up here and be the hero again."
"You bastard!" I hissed at him, trying to get free, but it was no use. "Half of her soul is inside me! How the hell could I let her just die! SHE'S NOT EVEN DEAD!"
"Ah, correction, mi amor." He whispered in my ear as he started walking backwards, dragging me along with him. "Half of her is dead. The other half will die when you die...which, may be sooner than you think."
See? What did I tell you? I told you that it was coming.
No, I didn't struggle. I didn't scream.
There was no use. No one could hear me. Cee and Jesse...I didn't even want to think about what happened to them.
Paul was unconsious. And Josie...
I fell to the ground, bleeding. Where I was bleeding, I don't really know. All I know is that I was bleeding, and very badly, might I add.
But I didn't feel any pain. I guess that's true, I mean, you know when you watch on TV about people who have been stabbed and they say that the pain was so great that they couldn't even feel it? That's what was happening to me right now.
I was in no pain. And I felt pretty peaceful, you know, if it wasn't for the fact that A) I didn't have a fruitloop standing above me, B) One of my best friends was uncoinsious and possibly dead, and C) My boyfriend and best friend...there's not telling what happened to them...
You know what? Maybe I'm not so peaceful.
"My cousin doesn't know how lucky he is, querida. You're abosultely gorgeous." I winced as he gently, but roughly (Ooo! Paradox!), kicked my side. I felt pain...that must be where I'm bleeding then, huh?
I groaned as he leaned down closer and whispered, "You should be dead in an hour or two. Too bad I can't be here to watch, but...I've got to finish off your boyfriend. We've got some family matters we need to discuss and get out of the way." He smiled as he said, "We need to patch our relationship up, you know? Because you never know when your loved ones may die..."
He laughed as he got up and walked away.
Oh, gosh...Jesse!
See? I'm not as selfish as my mom used to say. I'm laying here dead almost and I'm more worried about Jesse.
But I'm worried about me too...
Holy shit, I'm bleeding to death.
I AM FREAKIN' BLEEDING TO DEATH.
I tried to sit up, but it was no use. "Oh..." I groaned as the pain shot threw me like a lightning bolt. "Damn it."
"Paul?" I tried to croak. "Paul..." I tried to say again, but my eyes closed...and I was shot into darkness...
...as the light came closer...
No. No! Don't go into the light...I can't go into the light...They warned me not to...I can't I can't...
But it's so peaceful.
I can't help it.
No. I can't do this to Jesse.
I opened my eyes and fought with myself to get on all fours, since I knew I wouldn't be able to stand. I tried to pull myself, and slowly, I started crawling.
Not realy caring if I ran into Ricky again.
I couldn't shift, not this weak. I could barely crawl. And apparently Darth Vader put some sort of spell or something on the Shadowland. So I couldn't even if I could.
I pulled myself up more, and just realized that it was too much to bear.
I winced as I looked into the distance and saw something glowing...a box...a...
A prison.
Josie.
It didn't matter. I didn't even have the key. Was I giving up? Yeah. I'll just come out and say this.
I, Susannah Elizabeth Simon, Mediator, am, for the first time in my life, giving up.
Those words killed me as I said that in my mind. But what could I do? I mean, Madam Zara the Great told me herself that "The key that no one knows what it looks like unless you've already seen it."
I fell completely backwards on the ground, mad at myself for giving up.
Mad that I was leaving.
Mad that I was going out like this.
I mean, I'm Susannah Simon! I always thought I'd die of being a hero not being a coward. But that's exactly what I was doing.
I can't do this.
Paul's over there dying somwhere and will die if I can't save. I can't do that to him.
Cee's my best friend, and she's hurt somewhere. I can't leave her.
Joey will stay locked up in the prison if I don't help her. I can't leave her here.
And Jesse? I just love him too much to do anything to hurt him. I can't imagine what he would be like if I died. If he was still alive that is.
I opened my eyes one last time to see something glowing beside me. How I reached out to grab it, I will never know. But I did it.
I almost screamed with joy, you know, if I could scream.
It was the key.
I didn't care how, but somehow, that key gave me strength. I don't know if it had some sort of powers, or if I just believed that it did. I found myself running, well, if you could actually call that running, to the prison Josie was in.
"Suze?" She screamed when she saw me. She looked awful. Her usually tan skin was pale and she looked, basically, like a zombie. "Oh my gosh, thank Dios!" She said as I opened the door. She hugged me, but stopped when I yelped out in pain.
"Suze...you're bleeding!" Ding, ding, ding. Give the girl a prize. I nodded and said, "Yeah, but let's just get you out of here, ok?" She nodded, and put an arm around my waist, letting me lean on her.
"Paul?" I yelled through the fog. "PAUL!?"
"Suze?" Came a voice from behind us. I turned to see him walking through the fog. "Suze! I-" He stopped when he saw me. "What happened?"
"I have no idea. We just need to get back." I was almost crying now. Not because of the pain, no. Because I knew that Jesse was probably-
"We can't shift, you know that." Paul said, looking at Josie as if he was trying to place her. A light bulb cliked, since his soul had been split too, and he said, "Hey, Joe! Long time no see."
I flipped the scarlet key over in my hand and said, "Come on. You helped me before. I just want to go save him." Gah, Suze. You're talking to a hunk of red metal. What the hell has happened to you? Did Ricky hit you on the head too?
It glowed, the key I mean, and words appeared on the handle. Spanish...figures. But you know what happens in those cheesy Disney movies. Magic words appear, girl reads said words, and something good happens.
I sighed and read, "Su corazón humilde ha sido usted llave. Y su amor verdadero le fijará libre." Nothing happened for a minute, and I thought Disney had failed me once again. But another moment passed, and soon, we were all captured in a swirling light as we fell...
Not like fell fell, almost like we were gliding...or floating. It was like that thingy in Harry Potter. Gosh, what the heleck is it called? You know, like the boot in Goblet of Fire when they touched it and they were transported? Yeah, it was like that!
"Where is she?" I heard someone ask. Another laughed and said, "Right now? Probably taking her final breaths."
"LIAR!" The first man yelled. "What the hell have you done?"
I opened my eyes to see that I was looking up into the face of Jesus. "OH MY GOSH! I AM DEAD!" I screamed as someone pulled me up as I cried out. "Suze, SUZE!" Paul's voice came as he shook me. "You're not dead!"
"But Jesus-"
"That is a statue!" Paul said, shaking his head, obviously trying not to laugh. I turned around to see that my Jesus was actually made of stone. "Oh." Was my witty reply.
"Differnet world, same Suze." Josie said, getting off of the (shivers) grave she had landed on. Ouch...that must have hurt.
I turned to see that my two voices were actually of the two uber hot de Silvas. One, evil. The other...what can I say about the other one other than...muy caliente!
"She's not dead. I know Susananh." Jesse whispered, but in an angry tone. Ricky laughed as he advanced on his cousin.
"Jesse, she's dead! Get over it! This is between me and you, now-"
"You're such a cheeseball, Ricardo." I hissed at him as I came up behind him. Jesse smiled when he saw me, and Ricardo's face turned beet red. "You're suppossed to be dead!"
"If I was dead, why can you see me?" Oh, come now, Suze. That was bad. Jesse groaned and smacked his head as Paul and Josie gaped at me. "Well, ok. Am I glowing."
"Actually, Susannah, you are." Jesse said, pushing past his cousin.
Oh, snap!
I looked down at myself and I was glowing! Well, actually my butt was. Can your butt die?
Oh, the key. How silly of me.
I picked it up and said, "See? I'm not dead!"
"HOW DID YOU GET THAT KEY???" Ricardo spat at me.
"Um, I honestly don't know. I was just dying and it just kind of appeared." I took a step closer to him and said, "You are such an idiot. I mean, splitting someone's souls just because they don't love you? That's really low. I mean, what I don't understand is why you drug Jesse's little sister into this."
"She found me out. She was going to get in the way." He said, walking closer to me.
"That's makes it all the better than, doesn't it? You are a nutcase, you know that?" I smiled as I said, slowly, "A. Sad. Lonely. Nutcase."
That was the final straw for him, he lunged towards me. All I did was put my arm out in defense, and the next thing I knew was he was on the ground, yelling in pain as blood poured out his arm.
"What just happened?" I asked as Jesse walked up to me. All he did was look down at the key that was an even darker shade of red as it glowed more than before.
"Cool." I said in amazement.
"Run!" Paul yelled, taking Josie's hand and mine. I grabbed Jesse's as we fled past Ricky who was now getting up. He muttered something, and I was immediatley pulled backwards.
"SUSANNAH!" Jesse yelled as he grabbed my arm.
"Jesse, you idiot!" Ricky spat at him as he pointed his hand in Jesse's direction. What looked to be a firebolt shot out of his arm and hit Jesse in the chest.
"NO!" I yelled, but once again, Ricky caught me. "Come on, gorgeous. Let's do this the easy way. I want Mary-Elise's soul. And I want it now!" Gah, what I whiny butt.
I turned fast, and hit him on the head with the key. Cool, this is just like that Disney video game with the kid with the big shoes...ha...
But I don't see random Disney characters popping up anywhere...I wouldn't mind Captain Jack though...
I pointed the key at him as he laid on the ground. He laughed and said, "What the hell are you going to do with that, Simon?"
Yeah, Simon. What are you going to do with that?
Come on, grandma. Please help me.
I glanced at the Jesus statue, and I could have sworn that it was smiling at me.
I felt energy or something weird shoot through me to the key...and, here comes the creepy part, I said in a voice that was so not mine, "THIS ENDS NOW!"
A red bolt shot out of the key and pierced through Ricardo's skin. I fell backwards and into someone's arms as my eyes closed and I got the rest that I finally needed.
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"And in other news, local highschool senior Ricardo de Silva was arrested last week. He is charged with the attempted murder of fellow seniors Susannah Simon, Paul Slater, CeeCee Webb, and Susannah's boyfriend, Jesse de Silva and his 18 year old sister, Josephina. Though the reason is unknown, the police say that they think it was some sort of love triangle. Mr. de Silva is also being question for the death of Susannah Simon's grandmother Mary-Elise Smithson. Mrs. Smithson died last month because of what appeared to be a heart attack, but now with recent events, police suspect foul play. Susannah, Paul, CeeCee and Ricardo are all seniors at Juniperra Serra Mission Academy in Carmel, California."
"Poor thing."
"I know. So young too."
"All of them. They have their whole lives ahead of them. This'll scar them forever."
I opened my eyes. They obviously hadn't been open for days, since it burned when I did so. The two ladies in white smiled at me. One said in a motherly tone, "Oh, you awake, dear. You had us worried."
The other one quickly turned off the TV and said, "How do you feel, sweetheart?" In reply, I groaned. She smiled and tenderly stroked my hair, " I know, darling. Do you remember anything? At all?"
"Jesse, you idiot!" Ricky spat at him as he pointed his hand in Jesse's direction. What looked to be a firebolt shot out of his arm and hit Jesse in the chest.
"NO!" I yelled, but once again, Ricky caught me.
"Where's Jesse?" I asked, accepting the glass of water that she handed me. She smiled reassuringly and said, "Your boyfriend's in the next room. He's been asking about you. I'll send him in when you get better, ok?"
I nodded and asked, "What about the others?"
She looked down and said, "Well, Mr. Slater is recovering quite nicely. He only suffered minor injuries unlike you and your boyfriend. And Miss de Silva only recieved a broken arm."
"What about Cee?"
"I'll tell you when you're-"
"No! How is she?" She looked at me sadly and said, "Sweetheart..."
Please don't tell me she's dead. Please, God.
"She's been in a coma since the police found you at the cemetery." She looked up at smiled, "Though we think she'll be fine."
That was a very reassuring tone of voice. Gosh.
I fell back on to my bed as the nurse said, "Just press that red button if you need anything, dear."
I assured them I would, and closed my eyes...trying to get some sleep.
I opened my eyes to see his smiling face at the door. He walked over to me, cast on his right arm and a stitch above his left eye, and kissed me on the lips. When he pulled back he said, "Don't you ever do that to me again, querida."
I smiled and said, "I can't make that promise."
He smiled as he took the seat beside me and said, "Cee's awake."
"Oh, is she?" I said, happily as I sat up, but instantly regretted it when a pain shot through me. I laid back down and he said, "Yeah, she's well enough so that when we leave, they're going to transport her back to Carmel's hospital." When he saw my face, he laughed and said, "She'll be better before prom."
I laughed, but his face became more serious. "Querida, they want you to testify in court this summer."
I gulped, I knew that was coming. "Jess. What am I suppossed to say?"
He kissed my forhead and said, "We'll think of something. But I want you to know you're not alone, ok?" I smiled and he said, "You don't have to do this though. You know that."
"Yeah, I do know that. But I also know that he killed my grandmother some how and I don't think she'll move on untill this is ended." I said.
"She stopped by. Your grandmother, I mean. Her soul left you when you fainted. Paul did the same thing since his grandfather's soul was in him. His grandfather's in the hospital." He didn't look at me as he said that. "I think ... I don't know, I mean. His cancer came back but, I don't think that's why he's dying."
I got at what he was saying. He looked up at me and said, "Paul's not upset at all though. I mean, he is, but not as much as you think. I think he's kind of a peace with it."
I looked outside the window. I was on the third floor, and I knew that there were police cars, news reporters and everything outside. "You are ok, Susannah?" He said, stroking my cheek.
I smiled and said, "No, but I don't think I will be until the trial's over with."
He nodded and said, "Understandable."
"I love you, Jesse."
He kissed me again and said, "I love you too, querida."
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"Miss Simon, how do you feel about this? Are you going to court?"
"Did you have any romantical relations with Ricardo?"
I ignored all of the microphones that were being shoved in my face as Paul, Jesse, Josie and I were being escorted by the poilce officers to the car that was waiting for us.
"Miss Simon-"
"Would you shut up and leave her alone?" Said an officer as he got out of the car. He smiled down at me and said in a thick British accent, "Good afternoon, Miss Simon. I'm Officer Christensen." Officer Christensen couldn't have been more that 24 at the most. Why are British guys so cute?
"Your mother has hired me as your bodyguard, and I will remain with you during this trial, and after if I need to." I nodded and he said, "You need not to be scared, ok?"
"It's diffuclt not to be." I said, getting into the black car. I sighed and rested my head on Jesse's shoulder as we pulled away from the hospital. I was leaving New York, and going home.
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"Very cute, Simon." Paul made a face at me as I smiled playfully at him.
"What?" I said all innoccently. "I did nothing."
He rolled his eyes as he put the last bit of tape on the huge prom sign that was hanging above the stairs. "You really think I should ask her?"
I smiled and said, "Come on, Paul. You like her. It's pretty obvious too. And it would be good for her too." He smiled as he put his arm around me and brought me to him, "We all need to go on a trip. You know, before the trail. Just to celebrate our last summer together."
"Oh, Paul!" I said laughing, "You sound like we're dying or something."
He smiled and said, "Sorry, Susie-Q. But let's do it. Me, you, Cee and Jesse. Gina too if you can get her."
"She would want to bring-"
"Dereck!" We both said at the same time. I laughed and said. "But sure. We need to."
"We will." He said, smirking.
For some unknown reason, I put my arms around him and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his eyes around me and twirled me around.
When he pulled back, he smilrkd down at me and said, "But you got to promise me one thing."
"What would that be, Slater?"
"You have to promise me that when you're out their conquering the world or whatever, we're still going to have our crazy ghostbusting moments." He said with a smile, not a smirk.
I laughed and said, "Of course."
He smiled but the voice over the intercom came over and said, "Would all seniors please report to the auditorium?"
Cap and gown pictures.
I gulped as Paul took my arm and said, "Shall we, my dear?"
"We shall." I said, following him.
After the pictures, Paul stopped when he saw Cee waving at us. He smiled at me and I pushed him, gently, saying, "Go." He hugged me and then ran over to Cee. I smiled as I saw him whisper something to her. She shrieked and wrapped his arms around him, laughing.
I smiled, as I walked down the path that lead to the front of the Mission. I sighed, knowing that in a few short days, I'd be walking down this path for the last time. I felt sad, yet excited.
But then, I felt scared because I knew what summer meant.
The trial.
I don't think I'll be able to face Ricky again. But I knew that I would have to. But this time, I wouldn't be alone.
I'd have Jesse, and I'd have Paul, Cee and Josie too.
I smiled as I looked up at the Mission and took a deep breath. Then, I turned and walked down the stairs to Officer Christensen's car that was waiting for me.
♥♥ 21 ♥♥
"The Fearless Five." Paul said, holding Cee's hand and walking up to us. I laughed as Paul linked arms with me too. "We gotta think of a theme song."
Jesse groaned. He was already pretty ticked off about his suit, which he looked muy gorgeous in. "Slater, don't even go there."
"Oh, come on, de Silva! Lighten up!" Paul said with a laughed as he raised his punch-filled glass, his tie was undone, but true to Paul, he was still hot as ever. "This could be our last summer together."
Jesse rolled his eyes as me and his sister pulled him up to be a part of the circle we were in.
"To The Fearless Five!" Paul said, raising his glass to the middle of our circle.
Jesse smiled eventually as the rest of us put our glasses to meet his and said our new name, "To The Fearless Five!"
I glanced over at Cee who was glowing. She looked gorgeous in her lavender gown. But hey, I looked pretty good too in my stapless emerald gown. And of course Joe did because of her tan, she looked amazing in her red one.
After talking a little, Jesse and I moved away from them and went to the corner of the gym. It instantly hit me that this was where my dad had moved on a year ago.
"Are you sad?" He asked me.
I shook my head and said, "Not really. Not anymore." I smiled up at him and wrapped my arms around him, "I love you."
He kissed me and said, "I love you."
"Ok, guys! This dance is for all the seniors out there! Come on!" Said the DJ. Jesse took my hand and led me to the dance floor as all the Juniors and their dates cleared the floor.
I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you wanna go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
I rested my head as Jesse and I danced. I looked over and saw Cee and Paul. I couldn't help but smile.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.
But more than anything, more than anything...
I was always scared of what it would be like when I graduated. I mean, leaving home...and all of my friends. But as I danced with Jesse, I realized something. That I was never going to be alone again. And even though I was a mediator, and even though we were all splitting up in different directions, and even though we may never be the same again. We weren't going to really leave each other.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
And yeah, maybe Paul's right. This may be our last summer together. And yeah, I did have that trial coming up this summer. But I wasn't worried. Because, the 'Fearless Five' would always be a team.
And I would never be alone again.
♥♥ End ♥♥
Well. I have to say, I think that was my longest chapter ever!
Welps, I already have the first chappie of the sequel written!
Thanks for reading and reviewing!
XOXOXO
-SASTMJ