Disclamier: Don't own them even though I did ask Santa for Scott for Xmas. I own the others.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews and don't worry I'm a huge S&S fan. I could never break them up. And I would never bash Jules either. As for the rest you just have to read it! Please review!
Part Three
A huge smile broke out on Scott's face as he engulfed Kaitlyn in a hug. "Kait. I can't believe you're here. I've missed you so much. You look great. A little too skinny though" Scott rambled on.
Kaitlyn looked like a deer caught in the headlights. She was absolutely frozen and didn't respond to the hug or the greetings.
"That's so great that you've come to visit me." Scott started to say but was interrupted.
"Sorry to disappoint you cowboy, but she's not a visitor. Meet the newest cliffhanger." Shelby said in a sardonic tone. She had seen the look of pure joy on his face as he saw Kaitlyn and it had cut her like a knife. But she wasn't about to let either of them know that.
Scott looked questioningly at Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was just in shock; all the blood had drained from her face. She finally got her wits about her and did the only thing she could think of, she tried to run.
Scott saw her about to flee and grabbed her wrist to pull her back. As soon as his hand closed around her wrist and tugged, Kaitlyn let out a sound of pain. Scott then pushed up one sleeve than the other. He looked at her in disbelief.
"What did you do?" He shouted.
That was it she couldn't take it and she made her escape. She ran towards the woods. Scott looked at Shelby who just glared at him and took off after her 'buddy'.
"Shelby wait! I can explain!"
Shelby just turned and gave him this look that said 'I don't want to hear it write now'. Scott watched the two girls running towards the woods. He just stood there running his hand through his hair wondering what was going to happen next. So much for a nice welcome back.
Meanwhile Shelby was trailing Kaitlyn through the woods. Damnit, why did Sophie have to make me her buddy cause I'm really sick of chasing after this girl. "Will you stop running? You're not going to get anywhere." She shouted to the forest because she had lost track of the girl. "Running doesn't change anything." She muttered to herself.
She finally found Kaitlyn sitting on a log, very much like the ones she searched for mushrooms around. Kaitlyn's black hair was tangled and was hiding her face. She was just sitting there rocking back and forth rubbing the wrist Scott had grabbed. As Shelby approached she accidentally stepped on a twig that snapped. The sound caused Kait to whirl around suddenly to see who it was. Shelby thought maybe she'd find the girl crying but she didn't expect to see the look of stark terror in Kaitlyn's emerald eyes. She also didn't expect to see marks of blood on her bottom lip as if she had been biting it too hard, trying to keep the screams of terror inside.
"Kaitlyn it's me Shelby." She said cause Kaitlyn looked as if she just didn't recognize her. As if she wasn't even there. "Look I really don't want to be out here so lets just get back before Peter or Sophie notice. And we both get in trouble. Plus being out here with one of my boyfriend's ex-girlfriends just isn't on my top ten list of favorite things to do."
It was only then that Kait responded. She started laughing hysterically. Shelby gave her a look that said 'great now she's cracked up'.
"Sorry," Kaitlyn said as she tried to stop laughing, "Scott was never my boyfriend. He was my best friend." Kaitlyn saw the incredulous look on Shelby's face and then realized the conclusions that Shel had made earlier and how much they had to have hurt her. For the past two days everyone had talked about Scott and how much Shelby missed him. She could tell just by the look Shelby had given Scott as he walked up how much she loved him.
"Seriously, Shelby. Never. We use to live next door to each other. I've known him since we were both babies. Nothing romantic in any way, shape or form. We use to be like brother and sister." Kaitlyn explained trying to reassure her.
"Oh I see." Shelby said as her features relaxed with the knowledge that she didn't have to deal with one of Scott's exes. The two girls began their walk back to campus in silence.
Back at Horizon Peter had witnessed the scene between Scott and Kaitlyn. He called Scott into his office to ask a few questions.
"Scott do you know Kaitlyn Maitland?" Peter asked.
"Yeah." Scott replied as he paced the room.
"Scott, why don't you sit down and tell me how you know her."
"I don't want to sit. Did you see her wrists? She tried to kill herself Peter! God, I can't believe it. That's not the Kaitlyn I knew. You have to help her."
"Scott by telling me what you know you can help us help Kaitlyn." Peter said as he once again motioned for the boy to sit down. Scott finally took the hint.
"Well you see we've known each other forever. Since we were born. We lived next door to each other. She just one of these people I don't remember not knowing. We were best friends growing up. Kait was always so tiny and I was her, I guess protector. I wouldn't let anyone pick on her. We built a tree fort together and sat up there for hours making plans for the future. She would sit up there and read me stories. Cause I didn't like to read but she loved it. She was always so daring. She would always come up with these crazy adventures. We had so much fun. I was there in the hospital with her when her mom and her got into the car accident that killed her mom and almost killed her. I held her when she finally accepted her mom's death and she sobbed in my arms. She went to all my football games even though she hated football. She would bring a book and read, during a football game! As we got older it didn't change. She was always there for me and I was there for her." This all poured out of Scott rapidly the words almost tripping over each other.
"What happened?" Peter questioned.
"When I was 15 my parents got divorced and I moved with my Dad to another town. I remember how upset she was. And we stayed in contact for a while but then with Elaine…and the drugs. I guess I kind of forgot about her. I heard that she was going out with my real good friend Kyle and that's all I really remember."
Peter took all the information in and sat back in his chair. He normally wouldn't question one student about another's past. But he had to find a way to reach her and right now Scott was his only key.
"Scott under normal circumstances Kaitlyn would be moved to another group since you two do know each other, but I don't think that's the best idea right now."
"What happened to her? Peter that's not the same girl I left. She's so skinny. I mean she's always been thin but not like this. And when she looked at me. I can't even describe it; she had no emotion in her eyes or her face. Nothing."
"I know. I know." Peter said and sighed. "Why don't you go grab the other cliffhangers and tell them we're having group in the lodge."
With that Scott left, as he looked out over the mountains at the fiery sky he wondered how the little pixie he had left had turned into the girl he saw today.