Beginning Again

I DO NOT OWN THE BOY/GIRL BATTLE SERIES, JUST MY OWN FANFICTIONS. I ALSO OWN SCOTT HATFORD, MARY AND RUTH MALLOY, AND BEN AND BELINDA and her little sister Lin which will appear later.

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CHAPTER 12: Savior

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Ruth's POV

The next morning, everyone seemed to be in a drowsy mood. Our parents came home really late, and apperantly my sisters had stayed up late too.

We all met the Hatfords, who also looked tired, at the bridge and we all went to school.

When we got there, I went strait to my class and put my things on my desk. I didnt want to have to be watching them during morning recess.

I walked down the halls towards the playground. I exited and headed straight for the tree where Mary and Peter were. Scott wasn't with them.

I decided to look for Scott, so I went to the other side of the playground, where there are a lot of trees and benches for whoever wants to eat lunch outside.

Since I didnt find him there, I decided to just sit on a bench anyway, just to relax.

I was alone with my own thoughts for only a moment, when I suddenly heard:

"Well, look who's all alone."

Turning, I saw the girl, Lin, go up to me along with her friends.

Looking closer at them, you could actually see that they already started to wear makeup.

"Where's your sister and your so called 'friends'? Did they relize what a loser you are?" Lin asked.

I narrowed my eyes. "No. I was looking for Scott. What's it to YOU?"

Lin smirked. "Scott? You think you actually have a chance being Scott's friend?"

"Why do you say that?" I asked.

Lin smirked. "He's pretty cute. I mean, if he would stop wearing so much black and if he would cut and style his hair, it'd be better. But I think he's way beyond your league. I mean, he's a HATFORD. You're a MALLOY. You two just don't go together!"

"If this is about that old prank war, Mary, Scottt, and I had no part in it. We're friends, all of us. The war is done. Beside's it's not your bisinuss. And I think he looks nice in black, or red, or whatever color he likes. It doesnt matter what he looks like, he's my friend. My BEST friend." I said.

"Listen, Ruby-"

"My name is RUTH."

"Whatever. The point is...I like Scott. So back off." Lin said.

"Um, what? He's my best friend, not my boyfriend! What do I have to back off for? And two, how are you sure that he even likes you back?" I asked, starting to get upset.

Lin narrowed her eyes and pushed me off of the bench, while her friends laughed. I landed on the ground with a thud. Good thing i wore jeans today.

"Well, he's not the only boy I have my eye on. Here's how it goes: either I get Scott, or I get Peter. And I have a feeling that your wimp of a sister, Marcy, wouldn't like that." Lin sneered.

I gritted my teeth. "My sister's name is MARY, not MARCY. And aren't you a bit too young to go around chasing guys like some kind of skank?"

I was mad. NO ONE talks like that about my sister or my friends.

Lin's eyes widened with anger. "You'll regret saying that, you little witch!"

She grabbed a handfull of my hair and began to pull at it.

I shut my eyes as pain ran through my head. Lin took the opportunity to slap me, making my face sting.

I tried to kick, but I couldn't see, and to make things worse, Lin's friends started to kick my legs, arms, and torso.

Lin punched the side of my mouth, and I tasted blood.

Suddenly, I hear someone shout "GET. AWAY. FROM. HER."

I opened my eyes and Lin let go of my hair. Scott was in front of us, and he looked really mad. I was actually a bit scared.

Lin and her friends backed away from me.

"She was talking bad about you behind your back, we were just defending you-" Lin was cut off.

"Save it! I heard the whole thing! You think I would actually like someone like you? A bully? And you think you can also get my cousin? No! Leave Peter alone, leave Mary alone. And most of all, leave ME and Ruth alone, or next time I'll throw you into the Buckman River!" Scott growled.

Lin and her friends backed away again and finally left.

Scott turned to me and looked at me before kneeling down. "Are you alright, Ruth?"

I blinked. Tears were streaming down my face as I cried in pain. I didnt answer.

Scott lifted my chin and studdied my face. "You have a bruise, from where she slapped you. You're bleeding pretty bad too."

I looked down. My arms had scratches from where Lin pushed me onto the ground, and were bleeding, staining my white hoodie in the process, and I felt blood trickling through the side of my mouth.

Scott took a hold of my pant legs. "Is it okay?"

I nodded, and he pulled it up. My legs had several bruises and my ankle was bleeding from where one of them kicked me too hard.

Scott suddenly picked me up, bridal style.

I gasped. "Wh-what are you doing?"

"I'm not letting you walk on that ankle. It's bleeding pretty badly." He began walking back towards the building.

"Thank you." I muttered, and began crying again. It was the first time anyone had done something like this for me.

He glanced at me. "Why are you crying again? Are you hurt somewhere else?"

I sobbed and shook my head. "I...I just have bad memories...of when my father used to hit me and Mary...before we got adopted...it was just like this. Except this time, you were here to save me."

Scott stopped walking and looked down at me, then hugged me closer. "It's alright. You're safe now. From now on, I promise I'll never let anyone hurt you like that again. I'll protect you. Always."

I am SO SORRY.

you guys, you dont know how awful I feel, for not updating! I feel terrible!

Also, I'm thinking of making a Oneshots2, as a sequal to Oneshots1. I'm gonna have a series of Oneshots, I guess.

Also, I'm working on another story. Hint: it has SUPERPOWERS and the HATFORDS AND MALLOYS in it!

I hope you guys will review on this! Okay, that's all. I seriously BEG you to review! (Seriously, you know how much we Fanfiction authors want to know how our story is so far.)

Also, I'm so so sorry about any spelling or grammer mistakes, I just suck at spelling.

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-Lia XD