Chapter 37

"Hello Albertha," Dawn smiled as Scott's older sister as she had answered the door. She had required Lightning and Duncan to aid her as they were the only ones who really knew where to go to since the farm Scott lived at was quite the ways off. "Has Scott returned home?"

"Barn," Albertha pointed towards a barn that was a couple of yards away.

"Oh, thank you," Dawn said and Albertha slammed the door shut once the blonde began to head to the said barn.

While Dawn took her time to walk towards the place, wanting to make sure she did give Scott some time to think, the previously mentioned male was sulking on a bed of hay. He felt so stupid; of course, he WAS stupid. He messed up. There's no way that she would ever forgive her for this. But why would she come to HIM? How the hell would he really know anything? "Dammit," he kept repeating over and over since he had begun to sulk.

"You don't seem like your doing very well," Dawn muttered as she finally reached his location and he was back into her view.

Scott, not being able to see because of the hay muffled into his face, began to think he was hearing things. "OH no, no, no, no, no," he clamped his hands over his ears. He thought he was being haunted by his guilt. "I don't want to be haunted!"

His mental break down caused Dawn to let out a giggle. "I apologize, but this is something that needs to happen," Dawn decided to use this illusion of his as an advantage.

"Uh uh, go away," Scott muttered, still not looking up.

"Only if you answer my questions," Dawn said.

"Fine then," Scott gave in quickly, although he STILL wouldn't look up. "Just hurry up." His voice was more fearful and depressing than malicious.

"First question," Dawn said. "The things you said at the park." The blonde paused so she could force her laughter back. "Did you even MEAN them?"

"Of course I DIDN'T, Dumb guilt," Scott answered, letting out a whiny sigh.

"So why did you say them?" Dawn asked.

"Because she was talking about some dude and I panicked and shit," Scott cried into the hay. "And I got jealous and afraid that she'd jump into the guy's arms and leave me forever and I didn't want that and it just, AGH! I don't like these questions."

"How do you really feel? What was your REAL answer?" Dawn asked.

"She's creepy and can get really naggy," Scott said, causing Dawn to mentally huff in denial. "But she's super small and cute and understanding. She's her own person and I really admire that she doesn't actually need anybody. And I hate it but she's like the only thing I think about even though I don't want to."

"So, are you saying you have romantic feelings?" Dawn asked with a small smile on her face.

"Do I have to answer this one?" Scott whined.

"Yes, it's very important," Dawn told him.

"But it's embarrassing!" Scott kicked up his feet as if he was about the throw a temper tantrum.

"Is that a yes?" Dawn asked, wanting to tease the hell out of the ginger.

Silence filled the air as Scott didn't make a sound.

"I will take that as a yes," Dawn sighed.

"Are you done asking questions yet?" Scott whined.

"I have only ONE more," Dawn said.

"WELL," Scott cried. "Ask it already."

"Alright, alright," Dawn felt the embarrassment coming from her love interest. "How do you know that she wasn't talking about YOU?"

"Huh?" Scott froze.

"Think about it," Dawn told him. "Why would a girl ask a guy who obviously doesn't know anything when it came to romance if she would make a good girlfriend? The only logical reason would be that the girl actually liked the guy she was asking about the whole situation in the first place?"

And that was when it hit him. This day was the day a "HOLY SHIT!" was heard all around the world. "Oh shit, oh shit, Oh shit!" he pounced to his feet, finally looking up.

"Where're you going?" Dawn asked.

"I've got to find the real Dawn!" Scott said.

"Why's that?" Dawn feigned confusion.

"If what you just said is true then I gotta explain! She could hate me forever," Scott said, more panicked than he was after he had been when he thought Dawn had a crush on someone ELSE.

"Good luck with that," Dawn was REALLY forcing herself not to laugh at this point.

"Thanks!" Scott started to run out of the barn. "Later, Dawn illusion!"

"Bye bye," Dawn said; she busted out into a fit of laughter once he was gone.

Scott had literally begun to run through town on foot; it took him an hour just to get back in town. He decided to go ask others when she turned out not to be at her own home.

"No, why the hell would she be here?" Lyra snapped when Scott came to ask her. "Now shove off, looser." He quickly left as 'requested'.

"SERIOUSLY?" was Alejandro's reaction when Scott came to ask him. "Why do you assholes always have such BAD timing?"

"Heather's in there isn't she?" Scott shuddered. "Which probably means Dawn ISN'T? She isn't in there, right?"

"No, she's not," Alejandro rolled his eyes.

"Oh thank god," Scott was extremely relieved by the Latino's answer.

Scott then went to Gwen's house only to be told that she was at Courtney's; thus going to Courtney's to ask if Dawn had come to them.

"Duncan?" Scott retorted when he saw the punk banging on the CIT's door.

"Sup," Duncan said, trying to look cool.

"What are you doing here?" Scott asked.

"I'm trying to get my ex-girlfriends to forgive me?" Duncan muttered in shame. "What're you doing here? Shouldn't you be talking with Dawn and figured your shit out?"

"Well, yeah, I'm trying to find her," Scott told him. "She's no where to be found so far."

"But Lightning and I dropped her off at her place nearly two hours ago," Duncan informed him.

"You did," Scott was confused. "Then why didn't she come to," his words became more spaced out. "Talk," his eyes began to wide. "To," and then it hit him. "Me."

"Dude, you okay?" Duncan asked his shocked friend.

This was the day an even longer 'HOLY SHIT' was her all around the world as Scott ran as fast as he could back to his home.

Courtney and Gwen slowly opened the door. "You really are helping them out, aren't ya?" Gwen asked him.

"Well, yeah," Duncan shrugged as if it was no big deal. "They're my buds so what else am I supposed to do?"

"Ya' know Courtney," Gwen sighed. "I think we may need help organizing some of your CDs."

"Meh," Courtney shrugged.

"You in?" Gwen asked Duncan.

"It's better than nothing," Duncan's eyes shimmered with hope.

"If you break even ONE of my things, I will deliver the death Gwen had in mind for Scott onto YOU!" Courtney told him.

"What death?" Duncan was taken aback and felt fearful.

"IT doesn't matter, just come on," Gwen and Courtney allowed Duncan to enter the premisis.

Albertha had eventually gone to the barn and gave Dawn a couple of magazines to pass the time before Scott returned. She was now reading the last one of them.

"DAWN!" Scott exclaimed as he came back into the barn to find Dawn sitting the bed of hay.

"Welcome back," Dawn smiled at him. "Did you find her yet?"

Scott was too exhausted to laugh, despite the fact that he wanted. "Yeah, I did," was all he could muster.