Courage-

Summary: The next day, Scott helps Shelby escape the visit she fears Disclaimer: I cant even do my homework (I do this instead) so can I really bother with my own T.V show? I think we all know the answer





Chapter Three- Glad You Were There



Shelby awoke the next morning with a solid memory of the night before, falling asleep in Scott's arms. He found her crying in the woods, and instead of finding someone else, he comforted her, in ways no one else would. The matter was still a certain visit.



Scott emerged from the bathroom, it was becoming a ritual, he and Ezra being the last ones left in the dorm every morning. " You really care about her, don't you?" he confronted him. Scott knew better then to ask who. " She was having a problem, you would have done the same". Ezra shrugged, " you were almost in tears man, why were you crying?". He knew damn well was Scott was, but he wanted to hear that something from him. " Because she's upset, and I didn't like seeing her that way" and why he wouldn't let go. " Thank-you" Ezra walked past him, leaving the room. Scott made sure he was gone, " and I know what it's like" he muttered to himself.



She did not want to get out of bed, there was no point, she wasn't hungry and she didn't want to talk to anyone, except Scott. Approaching him in public wouldn't be right. They had to be alone, that was going to be hard. Sophie walked into the empty dorm, finding her hidden under the covers. " come on Shel, your mom and dad are here". " I will never say that man is my dad" she muttered into the pillow. Sophie groaned, " fine, your mom and step-dad are here, either way, you're getting out of bed, now! They want to see you" she pulled the covers off the bed. Shelby purposely took her time getting ready. There was no choice of getting out of this, but there was another option.



Once rounding the curve towards the main lodge, Shelby knew she was done for, and she still couldn't tell who was who, until. " Shelby" the deep voice led to Scott emerging from the brush next to her. " Scott" she gasped, " I-I wanted to.". He took a gentle hold of her wrist, " no, don't worry about that now, you don't want to go through with this right?". Shelby nodded, " come with me". Scott led her past both dorms to where the path ended. He was kind enough to help her over fallen trees. " Do you mind telling me where we're going?". Before he answered, Shelby found herself standing on a stretched, flat rock overlooking the crystal blue water. The edge of Horizon was a blur to the far east. " Oh my.it's beautiful here, how did you know this was here?". He walked next to her, " experience, I don't think Peter knows about it". " He pretty much owns the land, I imagine he would". " It doesn't matter, this would be the last place they'd look, and if anyone comes this far, jump in the water, that or I'll take the blame". Shelby smiled, carefully sitting on the warm rock, " I'm desperate enough to get into rapids, anything is better". " Actually" he sat next to her, " if you stay near that tree branch right there, you'll be fine, the current isn't too strong". She looked at Scott, " what are you helping me?". He looked back at her, " because, I kind of know what you're going through". " You do?" Shelby knew that everyone at Horizon knew about her, it wasn't too hard to figure out. She never thought of Scott knowing, she then realized she knew nothing about the guy. Well, she knew about the drugs, but, everything happens for a reason. If he claimed to know the situation she was in, he must have had a good one. " It's funny, I can remember when you ran away when your mom and dad came to visit". He corrected Shelby as she did to Sophie, " step-mom and dad. Running away isn't the best thing to do, but it sure as hell beats what they want us to do. They don't know what it's like, unfortunately, we do". Shelby kept watching Scott, he was watching the water, " I'm sorry, I didn't know your parents were divorced". He shrugged, " looking back, I wish my mom won the custody battle. Who knew it was a good thing to separate siblings. She tilted her neck, " you're not an only child?". " My little sister got to live with my mom, she was safer there, I wouldn't have traded places with her if there was the chance". Shelby drew in a deep breath, " why are you here Scott? What happened?".

- This one is short so I can use the next chapter entirely for what I have planned-