Among The Sane
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...So, I had an idea for a new story, and I decided to run with it. This is the sort of...introduction, letting you all know that there is a new story in the making. I am working on the next chapter now, which I promise will be MUCH longer, as I know that this one is super short! Sorry about that!! However, I think this is a fun start, and I hope that you all do as well. Please read and review, and I hope that you like the way this story is going to go!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 1: Fun and Games
The sun took on a summer-like strength on that day in May, causing the Cliffhangers and many of the other students to continue their studies outdoors. Air conditioning was only a dream at Horizon, making the buildings hot and stuffy. Though they welcomed the chance to get a little darker with open arms, they were becoming restless in the heat.
"It looks like you are all working hard," Peter said in a cheery short of voice as he walked up to the picnic table that the Cliffhangers all sat at, with books open wide in front of them. He, himself, was struggling to keep cool, already wearing a light tank top and a pair of casual shorts. As he arrived at the table, he lifted a small cooler and set it upon the surface as the kids looked up, wondering what it held within. "Thought you guys might want to cool off a bit, so I brought you a little treat," he told them as his pulled out some Popsicles and handed them to those with eager eyes. They received them with thankful faces, and quickly pulled the wrappers off and began to eat the treat.
"Oh, Peter. You favor us, don't you," Ezra said slyly, as everyone nodded in agreement.
Trying his best to cover up for himself, he replied, "No, I just think that you guys are working the hardest and deserve a little break."
"Come on, Peter. It's so hot today. Can't we do something besides study?" Juliette asked, hoping that his answer would be in her favor.
Smiling, he replied. "Well, you all know how there is that lake back in the woods?" Before he could finish, the Cliffhangers rose from the table, leaving their books, paper, and pencils to blow in the light breeze, and darted off toward the trees. "At least I know that they are beginning to listen to me," he said quietly to himself, before running after them.
"Hey, where is everyone going?" Sophie asked, trying to catch up with Peter.
"Follow me," he said, grabbing her hand and leading her the rest of the way.
By the time that the two arrived, they saw a bunch of very wet teenagers, splashing around in the cool water. "I knew you could loosen up a bit," Sophie whispered to him, before pushing him in.
After regaining himself, Peter rose, standing in the shallow water, dripping wet. "I bet you thought that was funny," he said to Sophie, as well as the Cliffhangers who were watching. "Well, maybe you will think this is to." With that, he quickly grabbed Sophie's hand and pulled her in with him, the two of them falling down onto the lake-bottom.
"Yo, Meat. Think fast," Auggie shouted to the blonde a few feet away, before he pounced on top of him, dunking him beneath the mucky water.
Scott came up laughing, and a few of the other Cliffhangers joined it. "Oh, you asked for it," he told Auggie, before coming after him. The two wrestled roughly in the water as the on-lookers laughed at them and mocked their immature games.
"Hey, Princess. You sure don't look good wet, do you?" Shelby questioned, laughing.
"Oh, you're just jealous," she replied, giving her a little splash with her hand, to which Shelby retorted with a larger wave of water.
Ezra watched from the bank as his friends played around like small kids in the lake. He was never one for childish games like that, though he was burning up in the heat. Looking off at the others playing in the water, he did not see Daisy come up behind him. Before he knew it, he was in there with the rest of them.
"Couldn't let you just sit there dry, could I? You were just screaming, 'Push me,'" she told him with a smirk.
"Yeah, Ezzzz. Too scared to mess with the big boys?" David asked, coming up to the two.
"That must have been it," he replied to David, trying to ignore him and turn his attention back to Daisy. He had liked her since the first time he met her, which she knew. However, he was losing hope that she would ever love him back, and decided to be glad they were friends.
"Oh, you're not getting off that easy, Ez," David said to nobody in particular before hooking his arm around Ezra's neck and pulling him further into the water where the rest of the Cliffhangers were splashing about.
When David let him go, Ezra stood up and said sarcastically, "Thanks, I needed that."
For a half-hour, Peter allowed the kids to have a little fun, and let them act like regular teenagers. It was not often that they could be so carefree, and both he and Sophie knew they needed some normality in their lives, and what better time than on the hottest day of the month when they were actually doing their work?
After the fun had died down, they piled out of the cool water and began the trek back to the school. As they sat back down at the table, still in their wet clothes, Peter made a small announcement. "Not a word of this to anyone. Our little secret, right?" They all nodded, smiling, and he and Sophie walked off toward the main lodge, hand in hand.
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That's where I am at so far, but I am working hard on the next chapter!! I don't want to give away the plot yet, but it basically says in the summary. Please review and tell me what you think so far!!! :)
A "Higher Ground" Fan Fic
By MissKate
A/N...So, I had an idea for a new story, and I decided to run with it. This is the sort of...introduction, letting you all know that there is a new story in the making. I am working on the next chapter now, which I promise will be MUCH longer, as I know that this one is super short! Sorry about that!! However, I think this is a fun start, and I hope that you all do as well. Please read and review, and I hope that you like the way this story is going to go!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 1: Fun and Games
The sun took on a summer-like strength on that day in May, causing the Cliffhangers and many of the other students to continue their studies outdoors. Air conditioning was only a dream at Horizon, making the buildings hot and stuffy. Though they welcomed the chance to get a little darker with open arms, they were becoming restless in the heat.
"It looks like you are all working hard," Peter said in a cheery short of voice as he walked up to the picnic table that the Cliffhangers all sat at, with books open wide in front of them. He, himself, was struggling to keep cool, already wearing a light tank top and a pair of casual shorts. As he arrived at the table, he lifted a small cooler and set it upon the surface as the kids looked up, wondering what it held within. "Thought you guys might want to cool off a bit, so I brought you a little treat," he told them as his pulled out some Popsicles and handed them to those with eager eyes. They received them with thankful faces, and quickly pulled the wrappers off and began to eat the treat.
"Oh, Peter. You favor us, don't you," Ezra said slyly, as everyone nodded in agreement.
Trying his best to cover up for himself, he replied, "No, I just think that you guys are working the hardest and deserve a little break."
"Come on, Peter. It's so hot today. Can't we do something besides study?" Juliette asked, hoping that his answer would be in her favor.
Smiling, he replied. "Well, you all know how there is that lake back in the woods?" Before he could finish, the Cliffhangers rose from the table, leaving their books, paper, and pencils to blow in the light breeze, and darted off toward the trees. "At least I know that they are beginning to listen to me," he said quietly to himself, before running after them.
"Hey, where is everyone going?" Sophie asked, trying to catch up with Peter.
"Follow me," he said, grabbing her hand and leading her the rest of the way.
By the time that the two arrived, they saw a bunch of very wet teenagers, splashing around in the cool water. "I knew you could loosen up a bit," Sophie whispered to him, before pushing him in.
After regaining himself, Peter rose, standing in the shallow water, dripping wet. "I bet you thought that was funny," he said to Sophie, as well as the Cliffhangers who were watching. "Well, maybe you will think this is to." With that, he quickly grabbed Sophie's hand and pulled her in with him, the two of them falling down onto the lake-bottom.
"Yo, Meat. Think fast," Auggie shouted to the blonde a few feet away, before he pounced on top of him, dunking him beneath the mucky water.
Scott came up laughing, and a few of the other Cliffhangers joined it. "Oh, you asked for it," he told Auggie, before coming after him. The two wrestled roughly in the water as the on-lookers laughed at them and mocked their immature games.
"Hey, Princess. You sure don't look good wet, do you?" Shelby questioned, laughing.
"Oh, you're just jealous," she replied, giving her a little splash with her hand, to which Shelby retorted with a larger wave of water.
Ezra watched from the bank as his friends played around like small kids in the lake. He was never one for childish games like that, though he was burning up in the heat. Looking off at the others playing in the water, he did not see Daisy come up behind him. Before he knew it, he was in there with the rest of them.
"Couldn't let you just sit there dry, could I? You were just screaming, 'Push me,'" she told him with a smirk.
"Yeah, Ezzzz. Too scared to mess with the big boys?" David asked, coming up to the two.
"That must have been it," he replied to David, trying to ignore him and turn his attention back to Daisy. He had liked her since the first time he met her, which she knew. However, he was losing hope that she would ever love him back, and decided to be glad they were friends.
"Oh, you're not getting off that easy, Ez," David said to nobody in particular before hooking his arm around Ezra's neck and pulling him further into the water where the rest of the Cliffhangers were splashing about.
When David let him go, Ezra stood up and said sarcastically, "Thanks, I needed that."
For a half-hour, Peter allowed the kids to have a little fun, and let them act like regular teenagers. It was not often that they could be so carefree, and both he and Sophie knew they needed some normality in their lives, and what better time than on the hottest day of the month when they were actually doing their work?
After the fun had died down, they piled out of the cool water and began the trek back to the school. As they sat back down at the table, still in their wet clothes, Peter made a small announcement. "Not a word of this to anyone. Our little secret, right?" They all nodded, smiling, and he and Sophie walked off toward the main lodge, hand in hand.
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That's where I am at so far, but I am working hard on the next chapter!! I don't want to give away the plot yet, but it basically says in the summary. Please review and tell me what you think so far!!! :)