Title: A Chance at happiness 29/?

Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)

Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh people I have been reading the reviews and the very least I can see if first OMG! I am so shocked I have gotten so many reviews and for those of you who were wondering since Jessie I now gay then I might try to play that in but I'm not sure. Oh and I'm bring in something that happened with the gay/straight alliance thing so bare with me.. 

Eli sits down on his bed and hits the on button on the radio. "Me And A Gun" by Tori Amos came on the radio.

 "5am Friday morning Thursday night far from sleep
I'm still up and driving can't go home obviously
So I'll just change direction cause they'll soon know where I live
And I wanna live
Got a full tank and some chips"

Eli thoughts went to Grace. She was going through so much right now and he wished that he could be there for her; he wanted to always be there for her. She had found him as a friend now and he was glad about that, he just hoped that she realized that he was always going to be there for her. All the sudden he thought of something, something he would do for her to make her feel better.

"It was me and a gun and a man on my back
And I sang "holy holy" as he buttoned down his pants"

Grace walked into the office.

The lady got up. "You must be Grace Manning, I'm Faith Harris." She said reaching her hand out to Grace.

Grace walked past her hand and sat down in the chair across from where Faith was sitting.

"Ok, I get it. You don't want to talk to but Grace I can't help if you don't talk to me." Faith said.

"How could you possibly help me? You have no clue what I've been through." Grace said aggravated.

"That's where you're wrong. Grace. I help counsel because I know what they have gone though. See Grace, I was raped by a person I went to school with in high school. Therefore, I know what you are feeling and I know that you need help getting through this and I want to help you. Do you think you could let me?" Faith asked hoping to get through to her.

"I'm sorry. I did not know. Ok, yes I'll try but I really don't know how to start." Grace said a little nervous.

"Well how about you start by telling me what happened that day."  Faith suggested.

"Ok, well I went to his classroom because I had to see him about a paper…"

"You can laugh
Its kind of funny
Things you think
Times like these
Like I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this"

"Yes I wore a slinky red thing
Does that mean I should spread for you,
your friends
Your father
Mr Ed"

Lily, Rick and Jake were sitting in the chairs in front of the principal's desk. "I'm sorry, Mrs. and Mr. Sammler and Mr. Manning. Be assured that our school will start investigating this as soon as possible."

They all looked up when the door opened. "Is there something wrong…" Mr. Dimitri said as he opened the door.

Jake and Rick jumped up and went after him.

Before Lily or the principal could stop them, they had Mr. Dimitri pinned up against the wall.

Mr. Dimitri looked scared but he was still trying to weasel his way out of it. "Look I don't know what you two thinking you are doing but you aren't going to get away with this!"

"Shut up! You jerk! You deserve what ever you get!" Jake said and punched him in his other eye.

"Jake!" Lily screamed shocked but not trying to stop him.

"You took advantage of a young girl that we all love and for that you deserve to pay!" Rick screamed and punched him in the mouth.

When they finally let go of him, he was smiling. "You know your son did the same thing last time he saw me but it didn't do him any good either. Now I want to know why I was just attacked?" He said looking at the principal.

"Mr. Dimitri, I brought you into my office because charges have been brought up against you."

"What kind of charges?" Mr. Dimitri asked.

"You're charged with the rape of Grace Manning…"

"You've got to be kidding me! Grace is my favorite student! That is preposterous!" Mr. Dimitri screamed.

"Don't lie, you know it's true!" Jake screamed, Mr. Dimitri backed up.

"Well Mr. Dimitri, they have proof."

The door opened and cop came in. "Augustine Dimitri?" The cop asked.

"That's him." Jake and Rick said.  

The cop walked over to him. "Augustine Dimitri, you are under arrest for the rape of Grace Manning." He said and started to put the cuffs on him.

As he started to haul him out, he said. "Tell Grace, that I miss her." He said with a smile.

"The bastard!" Jake screamed and went after him but the cop stopped him.

"It was me and a gun and a man on my back
But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this"

"He said that I'm going to get the grade because he knew I wanted and grabbed my wrist. I tried to get his hands off me but his grip was so tight. He pushed me on the top of his desk. I screamed and he covered up my mouth and said that he would try to be gentle and then he started to take of my pants. Then he grabbed one of my breasts and smiled. I started to cry but he wouldn't stop and before I knew it he was inside of me and he was smiling. I couldn't help but think that I had caused him to think that I wanted this. When he finally was done he pulled my underwear and pants back up and his too. He let go off me and said that it was worth the wait and I went to hit him and he grabbed my arms and said Grace, you know I never realized how beautiful you are. Then Eli came in…"

"Who's Eli?"

"My step-brother and a good friend of mine. Well he came in and hit Mr. Dimitri and then talked to Mr. Dimitri and took me home." Grace was crying.

"I'm so sorry, Grace." She offered her a tissue.

Grace took it. "Thanks. Um… how much longer?"

"You've been here for two hours so why don't you call a ride?" She suggested.

"I will, thanks, Faith." Grace said getting up and smiling.

"Wait, Grace." Faith said.

Grace stopped in the door way. "What?"

Faith got and grabbed something. "Here I think you need to take this home and take it. That way there are no unanswered questions left."

Grace took it from her and looked at it. It was a pregnancy test. "Um…. Thanks."

"Grace, I know you don't want to take it but it's better than not knowing." She said.

"Your making great progress, Grace. I hope you keep it up."

"Me too." Grace said leaving.

And I know what this means
Me and Jesus a few years back used to hang
And he said "it's your choice babe just remember
I don't think you'll be back in 3 days time so you choose well"

"Tell me whats right
Is it my right to be on my stomach
of Fred's Seville "

The bell rang in school and everyone came out of the classroom and was shocked to see Mr. Dimitri getting hauled off and heard him say "Tell Grace I miss her."

"Oh my gosh." One student said.

"What's going on?" Katie asked as Jesse came out of her last hour.

"I don't really want to talk about it." She said as she walked by a student and she heard.

"I heard Mr. Dimitri and Grace Manning slept together and now she's blaming him and calling it rape." One of the students said.

Jesse went up to her. "That's not what happened! Grace would never do that!"

The girl looked at her shocked. "And how would you know?"

"Because I'm her step-sister."

"Oh I'm so sorry." She said walking off.

"Jessie, what did happen?" Riley asked walking up.

"Who are you?"

"I'm a friend of Grace's, did that jerk do something to her?" Riley asked worried.

"You know what I can't tell that." Jessie said walking off.

"It was me and a gun and a man on my back
But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this"

"And do you know Carolina
Where the biscuits are soft and sweet
These things go through your head when there's a man on your back
And you're pushed
flat on your stomach
it's not a classic Caddilac"

"Grace, are you ok?" Eli asked as they pulled up into the driveway.

She got out. "I'm far from ok, Eli but thanks for asking." She said as she headed into the house.

"I'm sorry, Grace." He said sadly.

"It's not your fault." She asked she headed up stairs.

He followed her slowly.

When she got to her room, she screamed.

He walked in. "Are you ok?"

"I'm better now. Did you do this?" She asked smiling.

He smiled. "Thought you might need something to help cheer you up." He said.

She went over to him and hugged her. "Thank you so much, Eli they are beautiful."

"Just glad to see you smiling." He said.

"It was me and a gun and a man on my back
But I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this
I haven't seen Barbados so I must get out of this"