Looking In The Eyes Of Love
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...I am soooo sad...I only got one review for my last two chapters!! I love reviews!! If you would PLEASE take your time to give me one, I would LOVE to return the favor and read something of yours!! I don't want to do one of those things were people say "I'm not gonna update again until I get 10 more reviews" because I love writing and I want to do it often. So, PLEASE R&R!!
Chapter 12: Discoveries
It was finally Friday, and preparation for the morp was going smoothly. Everyone had been busy making all of the decorations for the dance. It was Juliette who announced to all that the dresses had arrived, as she was in an absolute state of bliss since the declaration of the event.
The girls hurried into their cabin and sprawled the dresses out across the beds. They all dove at the piles, sifting through each one. Shelby picked one up, it was a gorgeous sapphire blue, complete with small silver beads on the neckline. She held it up in front of her, modeling for Daisy.
"Ah, very nice. Stunning. You'd knock him dead!" she told her.
Shelby smiled and set it aside as she continued to dig through the remaining choices. Many were good, although some were downright the ugliest things any of them had ever seen.
Daisy lifted one that was midnight blue, and smiled as she looked at it. "How's this one?" she asked Shelby, holding it up herself.
"Gorgeous! Man, how did you manage to snag that one before me?" she asked sarcastically.
"Oh, just lucky, I guess!"
The others continued their adventure in selecting the perfect dress, as Shelby and Daisy left to try theirs on. "So, how do you like Horizon so far?" Juliette asked Riley.
She looked up and thought for a second, while she compiled her feelings. "I think that after time wears away and I'm not thought of as the newbie, it will be better."
Juliette let out a small chuckle. "It was the same way for me. You'll get used to it. Besides that, it is a pretty safe place to be. I don't think anyone here has ever felt so protected in all their life."
"I know I haven't..." Riley said softly.
Daisy and Shelby reentered the room, showing off their gowns to the other girls. Even Shelby paraded hers around, spinning and twirling in a very Juliette-like manner. "You guys look so pretty!" Juliette shouted from the other end of the room as she continued digging through the pile.
"Of course we do. And ten times better than you ever would," Shelby replied with a snicker, not being empathetic of the torment Juliette had gone through with her mother. Juliette knew not to take the comment seriously, however, and just stuck her tongue out at her before continuing to search for the perfect dress. Shelby was always being sarcastic, and most people knew not to take her little remarks too sincerely.
Everyone jumped as Juliette suddenly squealed with delight. "OH!!! Have you seen this one?! Don't you think it would be absolutely perfect?" she exclaimed, holding up the dress for everyone to see.
"Oh, yes perfect if the definition of that word is looking MANY times less than Daisy and I," she said, throwing her arm over her friend's shoulders and they both smiled in Juliette's direction.
Riley casually lifted a dress from a pile she was searching through. She was still uneasy about being in a new place, but she knew that the people in her group were nice and she would begin to fit in eventually. "This one?" she questioned the other girls in a timid voice.
"It will look lovely on you," Daisy commented, backed by the other's nods of approval.
Out of the blue, Riley felt a wide grin flash across her face, as she felt accepted by the others. Hurriedly, she and Juliette ran to try their gowns on to show off for Shelby and Daisy.
"So, Dais...How are you feeling?"
For a moment, Daisy just thought, preparing her answer. "Overwhelmed. I think that getting ready for the morp is good for me though...to get my mind off of everything." Shelby smiled, trying to be empathetic and to reassure her that everything would work out for the best.
The door to the bathroom finally opened, and Juliette twirled out into the room. "Oh, if it isn't Cinderella..." Shelby snickered. "Actually, you look...beyond criticism." She hid her head and whispered to Daisy, "I can't believe I just said that." Daisy just stood next to her and laughed and the statement.
"Riley, you look great! I told you that you would!" Daisy said reliantly. "Oh look at us, don't we just look peachy?"
Everyone started laughing as the tidied up the room, placing the other dresses in the bags they came in, remaining in the ones that they had decided to keep.
While lifting a dress that had fallen onto the floor near Riley's bed, Daisy silently gasped as she noticed something underneath it. It was the cover that had caught her eye. The whole thing looked so much like hers that she almost jumped up and falsely accused her for stealing, but soon recognized her mistake. Pretending to reach for a dress that had slipped underneath the bed, she grabbed the book. By accident, it flipped open to a page, and as her eyes gazed quickly over the text, she discovered Riley's deep secret.
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...I am soooo sad...I only got one review for my last two chapters!! I love reviews!! If you would PLEASE take your time to give me one, I would LOVE to return the favor and read something of yours!! I don't want to do one of those things were people say "I'm not gonna update again until I get 10 more reviews" because I love writing and I want to do it often. So, PLEASE R&R!!
Chapter 12: Discoveries
It was finally Friday, and preparation for the morp was going smoothly. Everyone had been busy making all of the decorations for the dance. It was Juliette who announced to all that the dresses had arrived, as she was in an absolute state of bliss since the declaration of the event.
The girls hurried into their cabin and sprawled the dresses out across the beds. They all dove at the piles, sifting through each one. Shelby picked one up, it was a gorgeous sapphire blue, complete with small silver beads on the neckline. She held it up in front of her, modeling for Daisy.
"Ah, very nice. Stunning. You'd knock him dead!" she told her.
Shelby smiled and set it aside as she continued to dig through the remaining choices. Many were good, although some were downright the ugliest things any of them had ever seen.
Daisy lifted one that was midnight blue, and smiled as she looked at it. "How's this one?" she asked Shelby, holding it up herself.
"Gorgeous! Man, how did you manage to snag that one before me?" she asked sarcastically.
"Oh, just lucky, I guess!"
The others continued their adventure in selecting the perfect dress, as Shelby and Daisy left to try theirs on. "So, how do you like Horizon so far?" Juliette asked Riley.
She looked up and thought for a second, while she compiled her feelings. "I think that after time wears away and I'm not thought of as the newbie, it will be better."
Juliette let out a small chuckle. "It was the same way for me. You'll get used to it. Besides that, it is a pretty safe place to be. I don't think anyone here has ever felt so protected in all their life."
"I know I haven't..." Riley said softly.
Daisy and Shelby reentered the room, showing off their gowns to the other girls. Even Shelby paraded hers around, spinning and twirling in a very Juliette-like manner. "You guys look so pretty!" Juliette shouted from the other end of the room as she continued digging through the pile.
"Of course we do. And ten times better than you ever would," Shelby replied with a snicker, not being empathetic of the torment Juliette had gone through with her mother. Juliette knew not to take the comment seriously, however, and just stuck her tongue out at her before continuing to search for the perfect dress. Shelby was always being sarcastic, and most people knew not to take her little remarks too sincerely.
Everyone jumped as Juliette suddenly squealed with delight. "OH!!! Have you seen this one?! Don't you think it would be absolutely perfect?" she exclaimed, holding up the dress for everyone to see.
"Oh, yes perfect if the definition of that word is looking MANY times less than Daisy and I," she said, throwing her arm over her friend's shoulders and they both smiled in Juliette's direction.
Riley casually lifted a dress from a pile she was searching through. She was still uneasy about being in a new place, but she knew that the people in her group were nice and she would begin to fit in eventually. "This one?" she questioned the other girls in a timid voice.
"It will look lovely on you," Daisy commented, backed by the other's nods of approval.
Out of the blue, Riley felt a wide grin flash across her face, as she felt accepted by the others. Hurriedly, she and Juliette ran to try their gowns on to show off for Shelby and Daisy.
"So, Dais...How are you feeling?"
For a moment, Daisy just thought, preparing her answer. "Overwhelmed. I think that getting ready for the morp is good for me though...to get my mind off of everything." Shelby smiled, trying to be empathetic and to reassure her that everything would work out for the best.
The door to the bathroom finally opened, and Juliette twirled out into the room. "Oh, if it isn't Cinderella..." Shelby snickered. "Actually, you look...beyond criticism." She hid her head and whispered to Daisy, "I can't believe I just said that." Daisy just stood next to her and laughed and the statement.
"Riley, you look great! I told you that you would!" Daisy said reliantly. "Oh look at us, don't we just look peachy?"
Everyone started laughing as the tidied up the room, placing the other dresses in the bags they came in, remaining in the ones that they had decided to keep.
While lifting a dress that had fallen onto the floor near Riley's bed, Daisy silently gasped as she noticed something underneath it. It was the cover that had caught her eye. The whole thing looked so much like hers that she almost jumped up and falsely accused her for stealing, but soon recognized her mistake. Pretending to reach for a dress that had slipped underneath the bed, she grabbed the book. By accident, it flipped open to a page, and as her eyes gazed quickly over the text, she discovered Riley's deep secret.
