When You Say Nothing At All
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate

Chapter 9: Added Help

"Hello? Peter Scarbrow's office," answered the man on the other end of the phone. Horizon looked the same as it had when the Cliffhangers attended, but the atmosphere was different now. The students that had once made it their home, their sanctuary, were not there anymore. Of course new students came and went, but Peter knew that his Cliffhangers would never return.

"Peter? This is Daisy."

"Daisy! What gives me the pleasure of your call?" questioned Peter, excited to finally hear from one of his "kids".

"Ah, still your same old self, I see. Here's the thing...Scott and Shelby got engaged three days ago, but the next day, Scott told his mom. She was against the whole idea and told him to break it off. Of course, he did, leaving Shelby, well, you know," said Daisy as she began the story.

"And you are actually up for this? I thought that you vowed to never let him hurt her again?" said Peter confused.

"I did...But I am doing this because she is my friend and she does really love him. But will you help us?"

Juliette was in the kitchen cleaning up when Shelby awoke. The pancakes were cold and so she popped them into the microwave in case one of them wanted to nibble on them. Daisy heard the two talking in the other room, hung up the phone, and acted like she was making the bed when Shelby came in.

"Oh, hey Shel! Did ya have a nice nap?" inquired Daisy happily.

"Oh yes...I am now up to a total of five hours of sleep, I believe," she retorted.

"Good for you!" Juliette yelled, barging in.

"My, you too seem way too happy...But I think I am too tired to question this." Shelby decided to take a shower and get dressed and the other two said they would tidy up the apartment for her. In actuality, as soon as she shut the bathroom door, they sat down at the table and Daisy told Juliette what Peter had said.

"So he's gonna do it?!" she yelped. "Oh, I'm so happy!"

"Don't get too excited yet. We still need to figure out how to get them there."

"I know, but still! This might actually work out!"

"But what if it doesn't? I am scared that this might actually set them further apart. What if she hates me after this?" said Daisy, skeptically. Their plan was a good one, but there is always a chance of failure, and in this case, they needed this to work.