Notice: I don't own any of these characters except for the newbies.
P.S. For better understanding I would suggest you read all the An S&S lovestories starting with the nightmere.
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" Here is todays paper." Peter walked up to the cliffhangers who sat in the lunchroom eating. Shelby had been gone for three monthes now. Everybody missed her but read about her in the newspaper a lot. Daisy and Shelby wrote each other everyday. Unfortunatly Jen and finally gotten Scott to go out with her. Everybody was mad at him for dating Jen and dumping Shelby like that but Daisy hated him for it.
Daisy: Let me see it.
Daisy snatched the paper out of Peters' hand and searched through a couple of pages until she found an article and read it outloud.
Daisy: The Miss. Shelby Merrick has made it she is now the youngest dancer to ever dance for the U.S. Dance Connection. Now that her contract is up with the Dance Connection she will be competing against the best dancers in the world for the International Dance Connection dancer. If she wins she will be bound by contract to work for the International Dance Connection until she turns twenty- one. Miss. Merrick will be competing in this competion this Thursday. We all wish her luck and good fortune.
Juliet: Is that all?
Daisy: Yup, look here is here picture.
Daisy laid down the paper on the table so everyone could see the picture.
Scott: She has gotton *really* skinny.
Daisy: What would you care, you're the one who dumped her.
Scott: Daisy, do we have to go through this again?
Juliet: Not to be rude, Daisy, but Shelby looks like she has lost *a lot* of weight.
Daisy: (trying to change the subject) The contest is tomarrow, Peter, will we be able to see it live on tv.
Peter: I don't think so. If they record it to show on tv they won't show it for a few days.
Daisy: Oh well hey, at least we got to see her picture.
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Tomarrow night. Louge the cliffhangers are having group. They are sitting in this order. Peter, Sophie, David, Daisy, Ezra, Auggie, Juliet, Scott, and Jen.
Peter: How do you feel?
David: confused. Daisy
Daisy: curious. Ezra
Ezra: calm. Auggie
Auggie: happy. Juliet
Juliet: excited. Scott
Scott: sleepy. Jen
Jen: bored.
Jen handed the stick back to Peter just as the door to the louge opened. Everybody looked at the door as Shelby walk in with her bags followed by her mother who looked angry. Peter and Sophie got up and walked over to Shelby and Mrs. Merrick.
Peter: Hi how'd the competion go?
Mrs. Merrick: It didn't. Little Miss Shelby here decided to blow the competion. And she is very lucky that I'm not taking Jess out of here.
Sophie: What do you mean blew the competion?
Mrs. Merrick: She blew it. She decided partying was more important.
Mrs. Merrick handed Peter a stack of papers.
Peter: What's this?
Mrs. Merrick: You can have her.
Peter: Excuse me?
Mrs. Merrick: You can have her, Peter. You can adopt her, throw her in the woods. I do not care no more.
Peter: (confused)Mrs. Merrick, what are you talking about?
Mrs. Merrick: I am telling you can have her. I don't want her at all no more. But I am not giving you one penny, she has everything with her that she owns. If you want her so bad, Peter, you can have her. And if you don't want her well then she can go back to the streets for all I care.
Peter: Mrs. Merrick, I'll gladly take Shelby but are you sure about this.
Mrs. Merrick: As far as I'm concerned my daughter died two years ago on the streets. And a mistake came her place. I have to go. Tell Jess I said I love her. Good-bye Peter.
Mrs. Merrick walked out and got in her car and drove off. Everybody turned to Shelby was still standing her head down. Sophie came over and tryed to hug her and Shelby pushed her away.
Shelby: Don't touch me.
Peter: Shelby....
Shelby: (cutting Peter off) No, just leave me alone.
Shelby walked over to where Daisy was standing and embraced her into a hug.
Daisy: Are you okay?
Shelby: Yes
Daisy: Shelby, don't build a wall. Now are you okay?
Shelby began to cry.
Shelby: No.
Daisy just held Shelby as she cried. About twenty minutes later Shelby had stopped crying. Peter and Sophie and the cliffhangers walked up to her.
Peter: What happened, Shelby?
Shelby: I blew the competion.
Peter: How?
Shelby: I honestly didn't mean too.
Peter: How, Shelby?
Shelby: Last night after rehearsal John said he'd give me a lift. So I said okay. Well we were about to leave when one of the other dancers came up and told us that all the dancers were having a get together. And he did say get together. Well I called my mother and asked if I could go. She said yes. When we got there it was much more then a get together it was party. Well I told John I didn't want to stay but he said just for a little and I said okay but just for an hour. Well I was talking to this guy dancer who was about twenty and he was telling me about some dance technics he had learned in France. Anyway to make a long story short I asked him if he would get me something to drink like water. Well he gave me a glass of something that was clear. Well I drank it and it didn't taste right so I asked him what it was and he said it was mixture of drinks that most dancers drink to make them stronger. He told me John drank it all the time and I trust John so I drank a few more glasses. Well the next thing I remember is John taking me into my moms' hotel room. And I was drunk he said that drink I was drinking in the glass was Jack Daniels. Hell Peter, how am I supposed to know what Jack Daniels taste like I've never drank it. Well I was a little to drunk to dance and so here I am. The mistake.
Peter: Don't blame yourself, Shelby. It's not your fault.
Shelby: Yeah right. Listen Peter, I'm really tired can I just go to bed.
Peter: Yeah of course.
Shelby got up with Daisy and Juliet following her and grabbed her bags and went to the dorms.
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Shelby woke up the next morning to see Juliet and Daisy had already left for breakfast. She got up and got dressed and headed for the caffeteria. When she got in there she didn't get anything to eat she just went to the table where all the cliffhangers sat. She went and sat down between Daisy and Auggie.
Auggie: Hey homegirl, nice to see you back.
Shelby: Thanks.
Auggie: Are you gonna eat?
Shelby: No, I'm not hungry.
Juliet: Shelby, you look like you lost a lot of weight are you sure you're not hungry.
Shelby: I said I'm fine.
Shelby looked over and saw Scott who was sitting beside Jen. Scott looked over at Shelby and he just gave her a longing look. Jen looked and saw that Shelby and Scott were looking at each other and leaned over and kissed Scott. Shelby was heartbroken she just turned away. Daisy turned her head to Scott and glared at him. Just then Peter walked up.
Peter: Morning guys.
Shelby: Peter, I know my mom isn't going to pay any money so if I need to leave....
Peter: (cutting her off) No don't even think about leaving. If it is okay with you me and Sophie will go down to the court house today and you will be Miss. Shelby Scarbrow.
Shelby:(confused) But I thought she wouldn't sign the papers.
Peter gave her a stack of papers.
Peter: Here they are she handed them to me last night.
Shelby: So you're going to adopt me. Even though I ruined the competion.
Peter: You didn't mean too. And it's not your fault.
Shelby: (getting excited) So you and Sophie are going to adopt me.
Peter: For better or for worse.
Shelby jumped up and hugged Peter.
Peter: Well me and Sophie will leave right now. And you guys will get to class.
Peter hugged Shelby one last time and left. The rest of the cliffhangers got up and left also. Shelby was just about to the the caffeteria when Scott grabbed her arm.
Scott: Can we talk?
Shelby: I don't really know. I'm pretty busy, to talk to my ex.
Scott: Please.
Shelby: Alright.
Scott and Shelby left the caffeteria and went into the girls dorm.
Shelby: What do you want Scott?
Scott: I'm sorry about this morning, with Jen.
Shelby: I really don't care. Remember you dumped me for her.
Scott: Shelby, it wasn't like that.
Shelby: Well what is it like Scott? All I know is that two weeks ago you called me and said it was over. I come back to Horizan and look who you're dating wonderful Jen. So that can give me only one conclusion you dumped me for her.
Scott: Shelby, the minute you left Jen was all over me. And I said no until two weeks ago when I saw you and John dancing.
Shelby: (cutting him off) So you broke up with me because I had no choice but to dance with John or my sister would leave Horizan.
Scott: Just listen. I saw you two and it killed me. And went out to the docks and Jen was there. And she comforted me. And then I just.... I couldn't say no to her no more.
Shelby: Well I hope you enjoy your life with her. Because it will probley be a hell of a lot better. At least that is what you think.
Shelby headed for the door.
Scott: Shelby, please don't walk away.
Shelby turned around to face Scott.
Shelby: Good-bye, Scott.
Shelby turned around and walked out leaving Scott by himself.
Scott: But I love you. Why am I so stupid. What am I suppose to do. If I dump I hurt her but if I don't I hurt the one I love. Why?
All of a sudden tears ran down Scotts' face. He didn't know what to do. He was scared Shelby would leave again and if he broke-up with Jen and went back to Sehlby and she left again he would have nobody. But if he didn't break up with her he'd be hurting the one person he loved most in the world.
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Thought I'd leave you there. But before you start yelling at me don't forget I'm a big S&S fan. On the next story. A famous singer comes to Horizan and as hots for Shelby. Will she say yes and if she does how will Scott deal with it. I will need at least sixteen reviews before I can post the next story.
P.S. For better understanding I would suggest you read all the An S&S lovestories starting with the nightmere.
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" Here is todays paper." Peter walked up to the cliffhangers who sat in the lunchroom eating. Shelby had been gone for three monthes now. Everybody missed her but read about her in the newspaper a lot. Daisy and Shelby wrote each other everyday. Unfortunatly Jen and finally gotten Scott to go out with her. Everybody was mad at him for dating Jen and dumping Shelby like that but Daisy hated him for it.
Daisy: Let me see it.
Daisy snatched the paper out of Peters' hand and searched through a couple of pages until she found an article and read it outloud.
Daisy: The Miss. Shelby Merrick has made it she is now the youngest dancer to ever dance for the U.S. Dance Connection. Now that her contract is up with the Dance Connection she will be competing against the best dancers in the world for the International Dance Connection dancer. If she wins she will be bound by contract to work for the International Dance Connection until she turns twenty- one. Miss. Merrick will be competing in this competion this Thursday. We all wish her luck and good fortune.
Juliet: Is that all?
Daisy: Yup, look here is here picture.
Daisy laid down the paper on the table so everyone could see the picture.
Scott: She has gotton *really* skinny.
Daisy: What would you care, you're the one who dumped her.
Scott: Daisy, do we have to go through this again?
Juliet: Not to be rude, Daisy, but Shelby looks like she has lost *a lot* of weight.
Daisy: (trying to change the subject) The contest is tomarrow, Peter, will we be able to see it live on tv.
Peter: I don't think so. If they record it to show on tv they won't show it for a few days.
Daisy: Oh well hey, at least we got to see her picture.
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Tomarrow night. Louge the cliffhangers are having group. They are sitting in this order. Peter, Sophie, David, Daisy, Ezra, Auggie, Juliet, Scott, and Jen.
Peter: How do you feel?
David: confused. Daisy
Daisy: curious. Ezra
Ezra: calm. Auggie
Auggie: happy. Juliet
Juliet: excited. Scott
Scott: sleepy. Jen
Jen: bored.
Jen handed the stick back to Peter just as the door to the louge opened. Everybody looked at the door as Shelby walk in with her bags followed by her mother who looked angry. Peter and Sophie got up and walked over to Shelby and Mrs. Merrick.
Peter: Hi how'd the competion go?
Mrs. Merrick: It didn't. Little Miss Shelby here decided to blow the competion. And she is very lucky that I'm not taking Jess out of here.
Sophie: What do you mean blew the competion?
Mrs. Merrick: She blew it. She decided partying was more important.
Mrs. Merrick handed Peter a stack of papers.
Peter: What's this?
Mrs. Merrick: You can have her.
Peter: Excuse me?
Mrs. Merrick: You can have her, Peter. You can adopt her, throw her in the woods. I do not care no more.
Peter: (confused)Mrs. Merrick, what are you talking about?
Mrs. Merrick: I am telling you can have her. I don't want her at all no more. But I am not giving you one penny, she has everything with her that she owns. If you want her so bad, Peter, you can have her. And if you don't want her well then she can go back to the streets for all I care.
Peter: Mrs. Merrick, I'll gladly take Shelby but are you sure about this.
Mrs. Merrick: As far as I'm concerned my daughter died two years ago on the streets. And a mistake came her place. I have to go. Tell Jess I said I love her. Good-bye Peter.
Mrs. Merrick walked out and got in her car and drove off. Everybody turned to Shelby was still standing her head down. Sophie came over and tryed to hug her and Shelby pushed her away.
Shelby: Don't touch me.
Peter: Shelby....
Shelby: (cutting Peter off) No, just leave me alone.
Shelby walked over to where Daisy was standing and embraced her into a hug.
Daisy: Are you okay?
Shelby: Yes
Daisy: Shelby, don't build a wall. Now are you okay?
Shelby began to cry.
Shelby: No.
Daisy just held Shelby as she cried. About twenty minutes later Shelby had stopped crying. Peter and Sophie and the cliffhangers walked up to her.
Peter: What happened, Shelby?
Shelby: I blew the competion.
Peter: How?
Shelby: I honestly didn't mean too.
Peter: How, Shelby?
Shelby: Last night after rehearsal John said he'd give me a lift. So I said okay. Well we were about to leave when one of the other dancers came up and told us that all the dancers were having a get together. And he did say get together. Well I called my mother and asked if I could go. She said yes. When we got there it was much more then a get together it was party. Well I told John I didn't want to stay but he said just for a little and I said okay but just for an hour. Well I was talking to this guy dancer who was about twenty and he was telling me about some dance technics he had learned in France. Anyway to make a long story short I asked him if he would get me something to drink like water. Well he gave me a glass of something that was clear. Well I drank it and it didn't taste right so I asked him what it was and he said it was mixture of drinks that most dancers drink to make them stronger. He told me John drank it all the time and I trust John so I drank a few more glasses. Well the next thing I remember is John taking me into my moms' hotel room. And I was drunk he said that drink I was drinking in the glass was Jack Daniels. Hell Peter, how am I supposed to know what Jack Daniels taste like I've never drank it. Well I was a little to drunk to dance and so here I am. The mistake.
Peter: Don't blame yourself, Shelby. It's not your fault.
Shelby: Yeah right. Listen Peter, I'm really tired can I just go to bed.
Peter: Yeah of course.
Shelby got up with Daisy and Juliet following her and grabbed her bags and went to the dorms.
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Shelby woke up the next morning to see Juliet and Daisy had already left for breakfast. She got up and got dressed and headed for the caffeteria. When she got in there she didn't get anything to eat she just went to the table where all the cliffhangers sat. She went and sat down between Daisy and Auggie.
Auggie: Hey homegirl, nice to see you back.
Shelby: Thanks.
Auggie: Are you gonna eat?
Shelby: No, I'm not hungry.
Juliet: Shelby, you look like you lost a lot of weight are you sure you're not hungry.
Shelby: I said I'm fine.
Shelby looked over and saw Scott who was sitting beside Jen. Scott looked over at Shelby and he just gave her a longing look. Jen looked and saw that Shelby and Scott were looking at each other and leaned over and kissed Scott. Shelby was heartbroken she just turned away. Daisy turned her head to Scott and glared at him. Just then Peter walked up.
Peter: Morning guys.
Shelby: Peter, I know my mom isn't going to pay any money so if I need to leave....
Peter: (cutting her off) No don't even think about leaving. If it is okay with you me and Sophie will go down to the court house today and you will be Miss. Shelby Scarbrow.
Shelby:(confused) But I thought she wouldn't sign the papers.
Peter gave her a stack of papers.
Peter: Here they are she handed them to me last night.
Shelby: So you're going to adopt me. Even though I ruined the competion.
Peter: You didn't mean too. And it's not your fault.
Shelby: (getting excited) So you and Sophie are going to adopt me.
Peter: For better or for worse.
Shelby jumped up and hugged Peter.
Peter: Well me and Sophie will leave right now. And you guys will get to class.
Peter hugged Shelby one last time and left. The rest of the cliffhangers got up and left also. Shelby was just about to the the caffeteria when Scott grabbed her arm.
Scott: Can we talk?
Shelby: I don't really know. I'm pretty busy, to talk to my ex.
Scott: Please.
Shelby: Alright.
Scott and Shelby left the caffeteria and went into the girls dorm.
Shelby: What do you want Scott?
Scott: I'm sorry about this morning, with Jen.
Shelby: I really don't care. Remember you dumped me for her.
Scott: Shelby, it wasn't like that.
Shelby: Well what is it like Scott? All I know is that two weeks ago you called me and said it was over. I come back to Horizan and look who you're dating wonderful Jen. So that can give me only one conclusion you dumped me for her.
Scott: Shelby, the minute you left Jen was all over me. And I said no until two weeks ago when I saw you and John dancing.
Shelby: (cutting him off) So you broke up with me because I had no choice but to dance with John or my sister would leave Horizan.
Scott: Just listen. I saw you two and it killed me. And went out to the docks and Jen was there. And she comforted me. And then I just.... I couldn't say no to her no more.
Shelby: Well I hope you enjoy your life with her. Because it will probley be a hell of a lot better. At least that is what you think.
Shelby headed for the door.
Scott: Shelby, please don't walk away.
Shelby turned around to face Scott.
Shelby: Good-bye, Scott.
Shelby turned around and walked out leaving Scott by himself.
Scott: But I love you. Why am I so stupid. What am I suppose to do. If I dump I hurt her but if I don't I hurt the one I love. Why?
All of a sudden tears ran down Scotts' face. He didn't know what to do. He was scared Shelby would leave again and if he broke-up with Jen and went back to Sehlby and she left again he would have nobody. But if he didn't break up with her he'd be hurting the one person he loved most in the world.
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Thought I'd leave you there. But before you start yelling at me don't forget I'm a big S&S fan. On the next story. A famous singer comes to Horizan and as hots for Shelby. Will she say yes and if she does how will Scott deal with it. I will need at least sixteen reviews before I can post the next story.