This is a Shelby/Scott story. It has the same idea but different storyline then the first season so dont get too mad lol. AND I REALIZE THAT ITS NOT THE SAME HOW THEY MEET WHAT HAPPENS OR ANYTHING, ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE! IM GONNA MAKE UP A BUNCH OF STUFF.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Higher Ground..Scott..Shelby or any of the other Cliffhangers. (Except for Adam, Melissa and Amber) I do not own fox, fox family, or anything. I HAVE NOOOO CONNECTION WHAT SO EVER TO ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SHOW. All I am is a die-hard, and faithful fan :)

AUTHORS NOTE: Hey everyone! Well I got (lol even more then) 10 chaps so I will write an extra long PROM chapter! *cheers erupt from everywhere* But first of all there are things I need to express. Thanks to everyone who replied and supported me! Thanks to Melissa who wrote countless (same) replies lol U must really want me to continue this. And as for Tom who was the first bad reply I have gotten out of 50 (COUNT EM') 50 replies. To you, my dear simpleton.....I have these words to say: If you dont have anything nice to say dont say them at all. You probably have no idea about Higher Grounds and everything. This is MY story and I will write it as I see fit. Now if you have a problem with that, then dont read my story! the purpose of replies is to ENCOURAGE the author with some creative criticism NOT to DISCOURAGE the author with a bunch of shit. I couldnt care less that u dont like my story. I have had 49 other reviews and..29 different people replying to my story and they all seemed to like it and didnt mind that part. Well back to more POSITIVE issues. This is my Prom chapter and stay tuned to the next chapter cuz its gonna be even better. Love ya guys! Thanks for replying! ~Mandie

Chapter 6



"Have you seen my brush?" yelled Juliette to the Cliffhanger girls.

"I havent."

"Not me."

"Nope."

"Sorry to disapoint you hun, but I havent. C'est la vie." (Thats Life in French)

Juliette rolled here eyes and continued to walk around looking for her brush. All the Cliffhanger girls were in their room getting all their stuff ready. It was almost lunch time and they needed everything to be in place for when they came back from lunch and went into a getting ready frenzy. "I can't wait till Scott sees my beautiful designer gown." stated Amber egotistically while admiring herself in the mirror.

"I cant wait either." smirked Shelby. "To see him puke in disgust."

"Oh yeah?" asked Amber. She turned around suddenly glaring at Shelby. "And what is so wrong with my dress?" Wrong question to ask. Shelby smiled evily trying to think of the perfect things to say to egotistical Amber and make her confidence balloon pop and deflate.

"Well...." smiled Shelby walking circles around Amber in her dress eyeing her up and down critically. "For starters..the color is totally wrong for you. It makes you look very pale."

"It does?" gasped Amber seriously suddenly turning to the mirror and touching her face with her hands.

"I'm afraid so." nodded Shelby sadly while the other girls took notice of this prank and giggled while watching Shelby criticizing Amber. "The dress's length is too short..it shows off your knees."

"And whats wrong with my knees?" exclaimed Amber angrily.

"I'm sorry to say this dear, but their quite knobby."

"Knobby?!?!"

"Yes." nodded Shelby pointing at her knees. "Why look, they look like little door knobs." Amber gasped.

"I have never noticed that before!"

"Well its about time you did. also the style of showing off your bare arms is no good. It makes your arms..well...chubby." Amber went pale and grabbed at the fat on her arm stretching it out and looking sideways at the mirror.

"Oh no!" she moaned. "My dress is all wrong for me! You were right! I'll have to get daddy to send out another one pronto!" she ran off with her cell-phone outside to make some calls. Shelby laughed after Amber left and slapped the other girls high-fives.

"That was awesome!" exclaimed Kat.

"Yeah." agreed Juliette. "I've never laughed so hard in my whole life!"

"Well..everything I said was true. It does make her pale, shows off her knobby knees and her chubby arms." They all giggled and headed outside for lunch.



Shelby sat down on the bench in the only open space...beside Scott. She looked down at her foot and picked at it with her fork, but didnt eat too much. Amber was the first person who noticed it.

"Whats wrong Shelby?" she asked meanly. "Turning into another Juliette?" Juliette glared at Amber.

"No." mumbled Shelby. "I'm just not hungry today okay?" Scott glanced sideways at Shelby. Amber was right. She wasnt eating anything. There was obviously something on her mind. She frowned looking down at her food.

"Its not as bad as it looks." he said quietly. Shelby smiled slightly.

"I know that." Her smile dissapeared. "Im just not hungry okay?"

"Alright." said Scott. "But there must be something bothering you. You should tell me what it is..I can help you."

"No please Scott. Its none of your buisness."

"Alright." Shelby took a envelope out of her pocket and looked at it. Then Peter came to the table.

"Hey everyone." he smiled. "I have a surpise for you!" And she quickly stuck it in her pocket.



"Great suprise." muttered Daisy. "Kitchen duty."

"Yeah exactly." grinned Auggie. "Its the thrill of my life."

"This is so..so...icky!" exclaimed Amber. "Im not used to all this hard work! And grossness! Eeeeew! I hate this!" she moaned.

"Get used to it Hun." stated Juliette. "We do this alot." Amber wimpered.

Shelby was on the far side of the dishes side. She was drying the dishes along with Scott who was on the left of her. Then it kept going leftward after Scott...Auggie..Juliette...Amber..Ezra...Daisy. Scott looked over at Shelby. She seemed really into her work. He couldnt help watching her as he did the dishes and as he did this song played in the backround. (Heres a song that I thought fit the situation of Shelby so this is kinda a song for her! Its kinda like scotts singin this about her)

Closer by the Corrs

I see you, walking everyday

With a smile beneath frown

But I won't look away, yeah

What does it mean

What's there to see

If I look

Closer, closer, closer, closer

Closer, closer, closer, closer

Where are you going

And what are you thinking at all

Your eyes show nothing more

Than a dazed oblivion

What does it mean

What will I see

When I look

Closer, closer, closer, closer

Closer, closer, closer, closer , ah, yeah

You don't see me

Watching everyday

My smile could warm your frown

And I'd never look away, never look away

There's more to me - there's more to me -

Than what you see

When you look

Closer, closer, closer, closer

Closer, closer, closer, closer

Closer, - closer - closer, closer, closer , ah yeah,

Closer, - ah ha - closer, - ah ha - closer, no, no, no, - ah ha -

- ah ha, ah ha, ah ha, ah ha, ah ha, - ah, no, no



****************PROM TIME!!!**************



"You look beautiful." Adam said as he stood on her doorstep.

"Thanks." she smiled. "You look nice too."

They were going to the Prom and he came to go with her friends and her. Shelby looked gorgeous in a long blue satin dress that was loose, but not too loose. It hugged her curves and made her look good in all the right places. Her hair was up in a curly bun and she had some simple but lovely makeup on. "Well." said Shelby to everyone. "Shall we go?"



Amber came up from behind Scott and tapped him on she shoulder.

"Hey." she smiled as he turned around.

"Wow...hey Amber." he grinned. "You look awesome."

"Thanks." she smirked proudly thinking on how she was sure she had outdone everyone at the dance. She was wearing a white long gown with a little see-through peice down the middle that you could see her cleavage in (you couldnt see too much so its okay) There was a long slit up the side (but it was covering her knees lol) and a matching white shall (to cover her arms with, snicker) The whole dress was very close fitting and tight to her body. (And notice that its white. Also the comment Shelby made about her looking too pale made an impretion on her too, she got white so her tan would stand out lmao) Her hair was wavy and beautiful, loose on her sides and she had quite alot of makeup on. (see the picture in her page on my site http://www.geocities.com/shelby_scott_of_higher_ground/amber.html) hehe. Anyways... Scott looked her up and down approvingly and took her by the hand.

"Madame." he smiled. "Would you care to dance?"

"I would love to." she smiled her angelic (and fake) smile. He lead her to the dance floor and they began to dance, slowly rocking back and forth to the music. (It was a slow song in case you couldnt guess) When all of a sudden, Scott saw her. Shelby was slowly walking down the stairs by herself (the others were some place else) and looking like an angel. He gasped at the sight and Amber quickly turned around and scowled at her. Scott couldnt do anything, he just stood there staring at the vision in front of him, who was now the center of attention and stare. Finally, he could talk. The first word he said:

"Wow." he muttered in awe. He walked over to Shelby.

"You look amazing." he whispered to her.

"Uhh thanks." she said with a half-smile. "Same to you."

"So..uhh how do you like the prom so far?" she asked.

"Its fine I guess."

"Yeah.." she mumbled. "Hey look." she commented. "Your girlfriend is waving you over. Better go see her." Scott groaned as he turned around to see Amber waving frantically at him from the other side of the room and motioning him over.

"I'll see you later okay?" he asked.

"Sure."



Peter walked onto the stage and took the microphone.

"Alright." he smiled. "Its now time to announce the king and queen of the prom! First the king...The princes are...Auggie and Chris (guy not in the story) come on down!" Auggie smiled and so did Chris and they walked to the stage. They stood beside Peter. "And the king is...Drumroll Please! Scott Barringer!" everyone cheered and clapped as Scott smiled and ran on stage. He got presented with a crown. "And now!" exclaimed Peter. "The Queen of the Prom!..the princesses are...Juliette and Amber! Come on down!" Amber was in shock. She was too shocked to be upset even. She walked to the front of the room in a daze while perky Juliette squealed jumping up and down. "Now for the Queen....The Queen is..Drumroll please....Shelby Merrick!!!" everyone cheered and screamed for a very shocked Shelby. In a daze she walked up to the stage and got presented a silver crown and a beautiful bouquet of white roses. Scott smiled at Shelby and she smiled back. Meanwhile the Princesses and Princes had to get off the stage. Amber stalked angrily over to Adam.

"Can you believe this!" she exclaimed. "I mean come on I should have won!"

"What do you mean Amber?" asked Adam. "I think Shelby desereved to win too."

Amber was really angry.

"Your girlfriend didnt deserve to win! Shes just an ugly sluty little whore! Okay? A whore?!"

"And your not?!" exclaimed Adam. "You know what Amber? Stop talking shit. Just shut the fuck up." And with that Adam walked away from her.



"And now!" announced Peter taking everyone by suprise with his next announcement. "The King and Queen will dance to a Bryan Addams hit!"

Scott glanced nervously at Shelby and gulped then presented his hand. To his suprise, she took it and they headed down to the dance floor. Scott didnt know what to do but Shelby took charge. She placed his hands around her waist and put her hands around his neck. They swayed to the song as the music played. (Be sure to read the song lyrics and in between them I'll say what they're doing)

Everything I do (I do it for you) By Bryan Addams.



Look into my eyes - you will see

What you mean to me

Search your heart - search your soul

And when you find me there you'll search no more

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for

You know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you

***Scott looked up into her eyes and smiled slightly. She smiled back and her muscles relaxed. She felt more confortable and put her arms tighter around him. ***

Look into my heart - you will find

There's nothin' there to hide

Take me as I am - take my life

I would give it all I would sacrifice

Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for

I can't help it there's nothin' I want more

Ya know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you

***She looked up again and they looked deeply into each other's eyes, and for some reason, their eyes were locked together and unable to tear apart from each other.***

There's no love - like your love

And no other - could give more love

There's nowhere - unless you're there

All the time - all the way

***They felt like two souls in one body and it felt so right to be in each other's arms. Shelby had never felt anything like that before. Scott never wanted to let go of Shelby.***

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

I can't help it there's nothin' I want more

I would fight for you - I'd lie for you

Walk the wire for you - Ya I'd die for you

***And at that moment they knew..it was totally clear. That they were soul- mates meant for each other.***



Ya know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you....

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Thats the end of the special prom chapter! I hope you liked it and it was okay! If you didnt like it please do not say so. I prefer nice comments to mean ones. Thanks. I know it was kinda mushy and stupid at that part but oh well. You'll wanna reply soon for the next chapter. The next ones gonna be a doozy! boy oh boy! Im getting excited just thinkin about it! lol. Anyways please oh please reply! I might post another chap tomorrow if I get 10 or more replies by then! Thanks. Luv ya guys!

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IN THE NEXT CHAPTER...

Weird weird and more...weird

Take me home!

Smoocharama

Feelings are talked about...

Dont be a complainer!

Secret agreement...secret meeting.

Someones happy someones...not.

PS: LOL I love doing these mystery things. Stay tuned!!! :) Amanda.