~ DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters, I'm not trying to make money off of them, yada yada yada~
This is my first Fanfic, Reviews are very welcome
Flashbacks have * in front and behind them
Juliet changes emotions rapidly in the next few parts. It's called Stressed Feelings. I looked it up
"To thine own self be true." ~William Shakespear
By Peter's decision, the Cliffhangers didn't report to their classes or Group after breakfast. With Shelby still in the Infermery, it didn't seem right that the day would be carried on as normal. Instead, everyone was told to return to thier rooms. After lunch was served, everyone proceded to the gazebo upon recieveing a hand written invite from Juliet. Daisy had taken her journal along with her to write in, and Ezra a copy of Shakespear's sonnets.
"What are we doing here Jules?" Daisy asked harshly after the group was finally assembled. Looking around the small building, Daisy realized how much this mornings new had effected them. Everyone looked so tired. Juliet never should have called the group. "Sophie said no Group today."
"We don't need Peter and Sophie present to hold Group." She responded so matter-of-factly. She twirled her brown hair on her tiny forefinger as she looked around at the group. "Well, we all seem to be here, so-"
"Except Shelby." Jesica stated simply. In the past few weeks, she had begun to act more and more like Shelby used to. Everyone thought it was to make up for her absence since Scott had left. "We've never held a Group when we were missing someone." She sat bolt upright and glared at the entryway. "At least when we were missing those with the guts to stay on the mountain." Everyone shifted slightly to follow her gaze to the grass.
Scott stood tall in the sunlight. He read the looks on everyones faces before attempting to sit among them. His former friends seemed less than pleased to see him. Juliet was extatic, as usual, but the others wore masks that shielded the emotions from him. He hadn't the slightest idea what any of them had been thinking. "So now I'm gutless?" He feigned shock, taking in the look of anger on Jess' face. "What's with the masks?"
Daisy stood unstedily and hugged him to her. "You mean Peter didn't tell you?" She clutched onto him tighter than she should have. Without Shelby there to add in her sarcastic remarks and quick quips, she didn't know what else to do.
"Didn't tell me what?" Scott let go of her and held her gaze, searching for some sort of sign. His eyes roamed around the gazebo, looking for whatever he could. "Wait, where's Shelby?"
A slight sniffle from the smallest of the group told him all he needed to know. The girl he had been woken up for the night before hadn't been a Ridgerunner, or even a Tracker. It had been the most precious thing in his life. Passing Daisy off to Ezra, Scott practicly dove for Jessica. He held onto her until she had calmed down enough to speak. "Peter found her next to the wood shed last night. Dr. Madison said she was smart. She said that Shelby knew exactly what she was doing. That she only lost as much blood as she-" Jessica broke down again. Scott just held her. Not knowing what else to do.
"Madison said that what Shleby did was called controlled cutting." Juliet finished for her. "Shell knew her limits." She was stronger than she gave herself credit for, Juliet's mind finished. Of all the people that knew about controlled cutting, Juliet was probably the one that could explain it best. "She only cut what she knew wouldn't bleed for long." She wanted to throw herself at Scott. She wanted to just start hitting him, but she couldn't muster the stregnth.
"Will they let anyone see her?" He asked after a moment, never letting go of the frightened creature in his arms. "What has Madison said about her reciving visitors?" Everyone had noticed how fast Scott had gotten to Jess, and the fact that he was hell bent on helping Jessica see her sister. When no one had answered him, Scott stood and located Sophie through the throng of people on the grounds. "Hey Soph!" He shouted over the background noise. Sophie turned and immediately headed over to them.
"You bellowed, Master Barringer?" Sophie joked, trying to lighten the look on his face.
"Can we see her?" He didn't have to elaborate about who he was talking about. The fear in his face flashed for a second before he was able to control it.
"I'm not sure that 's possible, Scott."
"Well if not all of us, at least let Jess see her." Scott knew he could get through to Sophie. "She's her sister for crying out loud. I can understand the immediate family rule, but Jessica's her immediate family!" No one had seen this side of Scott before. Daisy couldn't help but to smile. "Soph, please?"
Sophie couldn't say no to him. "Come on. I'll talk to Peter. Maybe he'll even let you all see her."
The group held their rejoicing until they were sure that they could see her. Peter reminded them that although Shelby was strong enough to have visitors, it was up to Shelby who she saw. After making that clear, Peter lead them to the recovery room where they all plopped down in chairs to wait until it was their turn to see her. The first thing Peter noticed when he entered Shelby's room was the plate of food that hadn't been touched. "You really should eat something." He said softly.
Shelby just rolled over to face him. "Not hungry."
"You have guests." He said cheerfully, hoping to change her mood. "Who do you want to see first?"
"Daisy." Shelby stated simply. "I wanna see Daisy first." Peter nodded and left the room. "Lord give me stregnth."
Peter stepped into the hallway and looked at the eager faces. "You're up, Daze." As Daisy rose and walked into the room, Scott gave Peter a suspicious look. "I wouldn't count on seeing her today."
This is my first Fanfic, Reviews are very welcome
Flashbacks have * in front and behind them
Juliet changes emotions rapidly in the next few parts. It's called Stressed Feelings. I looked it up
"To thine own self be true." ~William Shakespear
By Peter's decision, the Cliffhangers didn't report to their classes or Group after breakfast. With Shelby still in the Infermery, it didn't seem right that the day would be carried on as normal. Instead, everyone was told to return to thier rooms. After lunch was served, everyone proceded to the gazebo upon recieveing a hand written invite from Juliet. Daisy had taken her journal along with her to write in, and Ezra a copy of Shakespear's sonnets.
"What are we doing here Jules?" Daisy asked harshly after the group was finally assembled. Looking around the small building, Daisy realized how much this mornings new had effected them. Everyone looked so tired. Juliet never should have called the group. "Sophie said no Group today."
"We don't need Peter and Sophie present to hold Group." She responded so matter-of-factly. She twirled her brown hair on her tiny forefinger as she looked around at the group. "Well, we all seem to be here, so-"
"Except Shelby." Jesica stated simply. In the past few weeks, she had begun to act more and more like Shelby used to. Everyone thought it was to make up for her absence since Scott had left. "We've never held a Group when we were missing someone." She sat bolt upright and glared at the entryway. "At least when we were missing those with the guts to stay on the mountain." Everyone shifted slightly to follow her gaze to the grass.
Scott stood tall in the sunlight. He read the looks on everyones faces before attempting to sit among them. His former friends seemed less than pleased to see him. Juliet was extatic, as usual, but the others wore masks that shielded the emotions from him. He hadn't the slightest idea what any of them had been thinking. "So now I'm gutless?" He feigned shock, taking in the look of anger on Jess' face. "What's with the masks?"
Daisy stood unstedily and hugged him to her. "You mean Peter didn't tell you?" She clutched onto him tighter than she should have. Without Shelby there to add in her sarcastic remarks and quick quips, she didn't know what else to do.
"Didn't tell me what?" Scott let go of her and held her gaze, searching for some sort of sign. His eyes roamed around the gazebo, looking for whatever he could. "Wait, where's Shelby?"
A slight sniffle from the smallest of the group told him all he needed to know. The girl he had been woken up for the night before hadn't been a Ridgerunner, or even a Tracker. It had been the most precious thing in his life. Passing Daisy off to Ezra, Scott practicly dove for Jessica. He held onto her until she had calmed down enough to speak. "Peter found her next to the wood shed last night. Dr. Madison said she was smart. She said that Shelby knew exactly what she was doing. That she only lost as much blood as she-" Jessica broke down again. Scott just held her. Not knowing what else to do.
"Madison said that what Shleby did was called controlled cutting." Juliet finished for her. "Shell knew her limits." She was stronger than she gave herself credit for, Juliet's mind finished. Of all the people that knew about controlled cutting, Juliet was probably the one that could explain it best. "She only cut what she knew wouldn't bleed for long." She wanted to throw herself at Scott. She wanted to just start hitting him, but she couldn't muster the stregnth.
"Will they let anyone see her?" He asked after a moment, never letting go of the frightened creature in his arms. "What has Madison said about her reciving visitors?" Everyone had noticed how fast Scott had gotten to Jess, and the fact that he was hell bent on helping Jessica see her sister. When no one had answered him, Scott stood and located Sophie through the throng of people on the grounds. "Hey Soph!" He shouted over the background noise. Sophie turned and immediately headed over to them.
"You bellowed, Master Barringer?" Sophie joked, trying to lighten the look on his face.
"Can we see her?" He didn't have to elaborate about who he was talking about. The fear in his face flashed for a second before he was able to control it.
"I'm not sure that 's possible, Scott."
"Well if not all of us, at least let Jess see her." Scott knew he could get through to Sophie. "She's her sister for crying out loud. I can understand the immediate family rule, but Jessica's her immediate family!" No one had seen this side of Scott before. Daisy couldn't help but to smile. "Soph, please?"
Sophie couldn't say no to him. "Come on. I'll talk to Peter. Maybe he'll even let you all see her."
The group held their rejoicing until they were sure that they could see her. Peter reminded them that although Shelby was strong enough to have visitors, it was up to Shelby who she saw. After making that clear, Peter lead them to the recovery room where they all plopped down in chairs to wait until it was their turn to see her. The first thing Peter noticed when he entered Shelby's room was the plate of food that hadn't been touched. "You really should eat something." He said softly.
Shelby just rolled over to face him. "Not hungry."
"You have guests." He said cheerfully, hoping to change her mood. "Who do you want to see first?"
"Daisy." Shelby stated simply. "I wanna see Daisy first." Peter nodded and left the room. "Lord give me stregnth."
Peter stepped into the hallway and looked at the eager faces. "You're up, Daze." As Daisy rose and walked into the room, Scott gave Peter a suspicious look. "I wouldn't count on seeing her today."