Chapter ten: Dreams of Her.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Saints Row.
Skylar laid in he and Shaundi's bed all night. While Shaundi was sound asleep and curled next to him, he was tossing and turning with dreams playing in his head.
Skylar's dream.
Skylar sat down in he and Lin's living room. Lin was sitting in front of him, applying eyeliner to him.
"Are you done yet?" He asked her.
"Just about." She replied.
"You said that like twenty minutes ago." He said.
"You can't rush things like this ya know?" She told him.
"Since when did I become your easel?" He asked her.
"Because, I bought this eyeliner and I wanna know what it looks like before I wear it." She said.
"I don't see how why you gotta put it on me. I mean you could just put it on and take it off." He said.
"Would you stop bitching? I saw those pictures of you and your friends all decked out in eyeliner and nail polish. I thought you'd love this." She said.
"I was a teenager." He said in his defense.
"So? Besides, this isn't just a test type thing. I'm getting a good show with you like this." She told him.
"So me wearing makeup turns you on?" He asked.
"When a guy as hot as you wears it, yes." She admitted. Finally she was done.
"Alright. That looks good." She said. She picked up a mirror and showed him. He inspected himself.
"Not bad." He admitted. He heard a click and saw a flash. He looked up to see Lin taking a picture with her phone.
"HA! Got it!" She said with a big grin.
"The gang is gonna love this!" She said typing at her keypad.
"Lin so help me God you send that, I'll come down on thee with such force." He said.
"Bring it." She said with a smile. He stood up and gave chase to her. She let out a playful laugh and ran from him. They were running all through their apartment. Lin ran to their bedroom and then felt two big arms quickly grab her. He caught her. She was still laughing as Skylar had lifted her over his shoulders. He slammed her on their neatly made bed. He climbed on top of her.
"I just made this bed you asshole." She said.
"Oh like you haven't ruined it before." He said with a smile.
"Ya know, you're in a very compromising position." He told her with a sexy smile.
"Is this all you ever think about?" She asked him with a big smile on her face.
"When I have a hot Asian girlfriend, yes." He replied. She let out a big laugh and kissed him.
"As much as I would love to give into your compromising position, I have to meet Donnie." She told him. He let out an annoyed sigh and fell back on his side of the bed, laying his head on his pillow.
"Great. Now the mood is ruined." He said.
"Its not like the mood was getting anywhere anyway. I don't have time." She said while getting up.
"Why do you always choose that asshole over me?" He asked. She turned to him with a shocked look on her face.
"You think I want to? Hell I wanna kill him just as badly as you do. But I can't right now. He's worth to much information." She told him. He sat up.
"Would it kill you to blow him off one time?" He asked her.
"As much as I want to, I can't. If I do he's gonna get worried and then he'll find me. As big as a dumb ass he is, he actually has some pretty reliable sources. I'm surprised he hasn't caught us yet." She said taking her top off. Skylar just stared at her chest for a few moments until he finally spoke back up.
"I'm not scared of him or his reliable sources. Hell, I dare them to come after me." He said. She turned and sat down next to him, placing a hand on his face.
"Skylar, why are you so worried?" She asked. He looked down at the ground, rubbing his hands together.
"I'm afraid you're falling for Donnie." He finally admitted. Her jaw dropped. She couldn't believe what he just said.
"Are you serious?" She asked him. He didn't reply.
"Skylar, look at me." She said. He didn't do it. She placed a hand under his chin forcing her to look at him.
"Are you serious?" She asked again. He sighed and looked back down at the ground.
"Back when I did the race for with Troy, ya know when Samson put the bombs in The Rollerz nitrous. Anyways, when me and him were driving there, he said he didn't like you hanging with them. He said you hang with someone long enough and you start to think like them. I laughed it off at first because I thought he was full of shit. But now, well I can't help but wonder if he's right. Lin, are you starting to think like them? And more importantly, are you falling for Donnie?" He asked her. She sat there shocked. Was he really wondering this? She held his hand, and looked at him.
"Skylar, I hate The Rollerz. I mean I hate them with a passion. I hate being around them. I hate constantly having my ass slapped by them. I hate all the sexual jokes they make at me. I hate the wondering eyes. I hate Donnie, I hate doing work for Donnie and his uncle. And most importantly, I hate the terrible sex. I hate everything about them and then some. I have no love for Donnie or The Rollerz. Skylar, I love The Saints. I love Johnny, Aisha, Troy, Dex and Julius. Most importantly, I love you." He looked up at her with a smile.
"You do?" He asked.
"Yes. I love you so much. More than life itself. I could never choose The Rollerz over The Saints. The Saints are my family. And I could never choose Donnie over you. You're the only one for me. I swear, I'll never leave you. Ever. For no-one." She told him. They both sat there in comfortable silence for a few moments before Skylar hugged her tightly.
"I love you so much." He whispered in her ear. She could swear she even heard him sniffle once or twice and could feel something wet on her shoulder. They looked at each other and brought their lips together. As much as she hated it, she had to end this moment. they were sharing. They both stood up and wiped their eyes.
"Um, lets not tell the gang about this?" He asked with a smile. She nodded and kissed him again.
"I'll be back tonight and when I am, we'll spend the entire night together. When I get my hands on you, you're not gonna sleep at all." She said in a seductive tone. He smiled big and nodded. He walked her to the door and gave her one last kiss before she left. He let out a sigh and felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He flipped it open and saw he had a text from Johnny.
"HA, U LOOK SO ADORABLE IN THT EYELINER!" Skylar smiled and replied back.
"u can look but u cant touch ;)" He replied. He decided he didn't wanna be home alone again, so he got his keys and walked out. He got in his new purple Hammerhead and drove off. He didn't know where he wanted to go exactly, so he decided on the church. Once he got there, he was met by Troy.
"Hey man." They both shared a handshake/hug before Troy looked up at his eyes and saw the eyeliner. He chuckled.
"Looks good on you." Troy said. Skylar just laughed along and gave him a playful punch to the shoulder before walking in the church. He sat down on top of one of the benches inside and just sat there. It wasn't long before he heard that deep voice.
"Sup Skylar?" Julius said. He nodded a hello to him and Julius just looked at his eyes.
"I know I know." He said with a smile.
"Anyway, Lin's been saying you've been doing a hell of a job with The Rollerz. Keep it up." Julius said setting next to him. They both heard his phone ring. He pulled it out.
"That Lin?" Julius asked.
"Yep." Skylar said answering the phone.
"Hey. Meet me at the pool hall. The Rollerz are getting into something big." She said. He looked at Julius.
"Don't let me hold ya up. You know how a lady hates to be kept waiting." Julius said walking away. He was gonna hang up, but he heard more talking. He placed the phone up to his ear.
"Good girl." He heard a sinister voice say. He lowered his eyebrows in confusion.
"Go fuck yourself." He heard Lin say. Then heard what sounded like to be a slap.
"Temper temper little girl." He said. His body filled with anger.
"Look at you, all tied up pretty as a present. I think its time to unwrap you." He heard the voice say. He hung up the phone and ran out to his car, nearly knocking down Troy. Julius ran over and helped Troy up, both of them looking at him.
"What the fuck is wrong with Skylar?" Troy asked dusting himself off.
"I dunno, but I don't like it." Julius said. Skylar got in his car and slammed the door and sped off. He was avoiding cars and was trying to get to Lin as fast as possible. He kept trying to call Lin back, but got no answer each time. He finally made it to the pool hall and ran to the back. He saw Lin tied up, she looked up and saw him. He ran over to her and knelt down behind her starting to untie her.
"Its a trap." She barely managed to get out. He looked up.
"What?" After he said that, he felt a blunt object make contact with his head. With blurry vision, he turned over to see Sharp and some Roller with a baseball bat standing over him. Sirens could be heard in the distance.
"Sounds like the cops are coming Mr Sharp." The Roller said.
"Lets take our guests for a ride, shall we?" Sharp said. The Roller took the baseball bat and hit Skylar in the face. He was out. After what seemed like seconds, he regained consciousness. He was in pitch black and thought everything that just happened was just a nightmare. But the intense pain in the back of his head and face said otherwise.
"Hey. I think we stopped moving. You listening? You even alive? Skylar, baby say something." He heard Lin plead. He couldn't really speak but he managed to grab her hand and give it a gentle squeeze. Her eyes watered a little.
"I'll take that as a yes." She said trying to remain strong.
"Where the fucks my lighter?" She said aloud. They both heard a car door shut and listened. They could hear the muffled sounds of what sounded like Sharp and Donnie. The trunk opened.
"Lin?" Donnie asked. They both saw Donnie standing there with Sharp.
"DONNIE! LISTEN TO ME I SWEAR TO GOD-" She was cut off by a shot to her side. Before he could do anything, Skylar felt himself being shot as well. They both fell into darkness again. The Trunk slammed shut. Sharp put both hands on the back of the car.
"Could you give me a hand here?" Sharp asked Donnie.
"Why did, Why did you-" Sharp cut off his stammering nephew.
"Lin was working with The Saints. Now, would you give me a hand. This car is heavy." Sharp said. Donnie said nothing and walked away.
"Donne? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Sharp said in a loud tone. Donne didn't respond and drove off.
"Children." Sharp said. Sharp went back to the car and put both hands on it and struggled, but managed to push it over the ledge into the river. Lin and Skylar were snapped away by the feeling of them flipped over in the trunk. They both heard the car splash in the water and could feel it sinking.
"Skylar. Babe, stay, stay calm." She said. Although she herself wasn't calm at all.
"We're gonna get out of this." He could hear her breaking apart. He knew things wasn't good, but he accepted it. He wasn't scared to die and at least he could die with the woman he loved.
"I think I found my lighter."
"Did you hear that asshole Donnie? he said I was his girl." She said with tears in her eyes. She lit the lighter and he could see her. She was near death. He had to do something.
"Lin if you can, put the light on my ropes. If it works, they'll burn and I can get us out of here. She tried her best and navigated her way to him. She put the flame to his ropes and he could smell the burning scent. He felt his hands go free. He quickly made his way to her, trying to untie her. He felt her hands finally come untied. With all his strength, he pulled her closer and started kicking the trunk. After about five kicks, the trunk came open. He picked Lin up over his shoulder and swam to the surface. He took one look back and saw the red water around them. He knew his blood was pumping. He tried to calm himself a little, knowing that getting pumped up like this was causing him to lose more blood. As much as he didn't want to, he calmed a little. He still held Lin in his arms. He put his fingers to her neck and could feel a slight pulse. It wasn't much, but it was something. He swam over to the ladder, and made his way up the rungs. He placed Lin on the concrete and laid down next to her. He caught his breath and saw a random man walking towards them on his cell phone. He stood up and punched the guy in the face, stealing his phone. He quickly dialed Johnny's phone number.
"Hello?" He said.
"JOHNNY! No time to talk just get your ass to the river NOW!" Skylar said. He hung up the phone and ran back to the Lin. Her eyes opened slightly.
"Hey babe." She softly said. He smiled at this. Even at a time like this, she was able to make him smile.
"Don't worry. Johnny's on his way. We're gonna make it." She smiled at him.
"Is there anything you can't do?" She asked him.
"Yeah. Not let you die." He said with a smile. Her smile quickly left however and she had a serious look on her face. Almost pissed off.
"Skylar. Who's Shaundi?" She asked. He now had a confused look on his face. Shaundi? He didn't know a Shaundi, but at the same time he did? He was questioning this and he looked down to see her body fade away.
"Lin?" He said.
"LIN?!" He yelled out.
"LIN?!" He yelled out again.
His eyes popped open and he sat up quickly. He was covered in sweat and had watery eyes. He turned on his bedroom lamp to see the familiar surroundings. He looked down next to him to see Shaundi still soundly asleep and still somewhat curled up to him. He smiled at her, but the smile quickly left. He had this intense feeling of guilt wash over him. What the hell happened? He looked down at Shaundi again. He could feel the love he had for her, but it was a guilty love. Almost like, almost like he was cheating on Lin?
"No. That couldn't be. Lin died years ago." He said to himself. He wasn't cheating on Lin. Was he? He just felt so confused. He chalked it up to being just a horrible nightmare that effected him. He laid back down and tried to go to sleep, but he couldn't. He sighed and sat up. He placed a kiss on Shaundi's cheek, but quickly felt guilty about it. He walked down the stairs and went straight to his bar. He grabbed a bottle of vodka and a glass. He sat down on the couch. He took a look at the glass and instead just tossed it behind him, hearing it shatter. He unscrewed the lid and took a big drink of it. Memories of Lin was flashing in his head. Then his more recent memories of Shaundi flashed in his head. He smiled at them but felt that guilt wash over him again. What was going on? He looked at the clock on the wall.
"3:30 AM." Shined in big purple numbers and letters. He needed to take a drive. He walked up to he and Shaundi's room and quickly but quietly got dressed in a purple hoodie, black sweatpants and some sneakers. He walked over to Shaundi and pulled the blanket over her. He grabbed his keys from the nightstand and got into his purple Temptress. He made the quick drive to Johnny and Aisha's place. He walked up the stairs and to the door. He remembered he still had keys to the apartment. He unlocked the door and stepped in quietly. He had forgotten that he and Johnny had remodeled the apartment and tripped over a table next to the door. He heard the bedroom door open and saw a boxer clad Johnny come running towards him. Before he could say anything, Johnny had tackled him to the ground and put him into a sleeperhold. He tried to say something but Johnny had a tight grip on him. Aisha came running out dressed in a robe. She turned the lights on and could it was only Skylar.
"JOHNNY STOP ITS SKYLAR!" She yelled out. Johnny looked down to see Skylar fading away.
"SHIT!" Johnny said. He let go of Skylar and watched as he coughed and tried to catch his breath. Johnny helped him up.
"Fuck, I'm sorry man."
"its fine. I should've known where I was going." Skylar said in between breaths.
"What are you doing here this late anyways?" Johnny asked him.
"I needed to talk to you guys." Skylar said as he sat down on the sofa.
"Sure man. Let me just get dressed." Johnny said. Johnny walked back into the bedroom and Aisha sat down next to Skylar, whom just stared at her.
"What?" She asked with a confused smile.
"Sorry, I just can't believe you're back." He told her. She smiled and hugged him. Johnny came back dressed in pajama pants and a tank top.
"Alright. Whats wrong? You and Shaundi fighting?" Johnny asked. Skylar shook his head no.
"I had this dream. No this nightmare." Skylar said. Johnny and Aisha looked at him.
"About what?" Aisha asked. Skylar sat there and described the entire nightmare to them in full detail.
"And right before she faded away, she asked me 'Who's Shaundi?'" He said to them. Johnny and Aisha sat there dumbfounded.
"Wow man that's crazy." Johnny said. Aisha said nothing and just placed a hand on Skylar's giant shoulder.
"The worse part is is even though I love Shaundi, I can't help but feel so fucking guilty." Skylar said.
"Like I'm cheating on Lin or something." He told them.
"You're not cheating on her. She died years ago. It's impossible." Aisha said. Skylar looked up at her.
"I know, its just I can't get rid of the feeling." He said to her.
"Do you think its possible that maybe you're just finally getting over her death?" Johnny asked. Skylar shrugged his shoulders.
"I mean maybe. I thought I did years ago." Skylar said. They all three sat there in silence trying to figure it out.
'Eesh you analyze dreams right?" Skylar asked. Aisha nodded.
"Maybe you can figure it out?" Skylar asked. She sat there for a moment and thought it over. Johnny sat up and got a beer from the fridge and handed one to Skylar. Finally, Aisha spoke up.
"I have a theory. Maybe when you finally admitted to Shaundi that you loved her, the love you had for Lin which has been laying dormant for years now, has finally decided to make itself known again. You've never truly gotten over the death of Lin, meaning you haven't let the love you had for her go. Now you love another and you feel awful about it." Aisha said. Johnny and Skylar both sat there with surprised looks on their faces. It made total complete sense.
"'Eesh why did you choose music instead of being a therapist?" Skylar asked. She smiled and said nothing.
"I need to try my best to let her go don't I?" Skylar asked. They both nodded. He sighed and chugged his beer and sat the bottle down on the table.
"I know what I need to do. Tell Shaundi I needed to take a trip. I don't know when I'll be back but I know I will be." He said. They both looked at him confused.
"Where ya going?" Johnny asked.
"Stilwater." He bluntly said. He walked out and shut the door behind him.
Hey guys! Well here's the updated chapter of this story as promised! I'm so glad I was able to keep my promise to you guys! I feel really good about this chapter. Now I understand that this wasn't so much focused on Skylar and Shaundi, but I swear that you guys will LOVE these upcoming chapters. I have to give ALL the credit to TheMadTargaryen for this. He and I have messaged each other and when I wrote myself into a corner with the last chapter, he came in and saved me with this idea. There's more to it so stay tuned and if you haven't already, please go check out his story "The Monster of Stilwater." That story is amazing and it deserves a read and love. I hope to update my Boss/Lin fic here soon along with my Bully fic as well. As always guys rate, review and stay tuned for the next chapters. Stay awesome!
