Courage
Summary: Shelby and Scott takes his plan into action, with some unexpected outcomes. Disclaimer: Does anybody really think I own anyone? A/N: I've decided, this is the first part, the whole Courage. There will be a sequel, hopefully not one that really, really sucks.
Chapter Six- There's a Way
The oak house blended with the others on the block. Hank parked in the street, Shelby gazed at the walls that held her past. " It's okay, we can go back" Scott told her after seeing her reaction to their arrival. She shook her head, " no, there's no point, as long as I'm alive, it'll always be there". Hank sat very still in the car, watching them approach the driveway slowly. " Her room is right next to my mom and Walt's" she told Scott, which triggered his mind why a girl would be moved into a room next to someone like Walt. They had to be quiet, she made her decision that she was not leaving this house without her sister. To their luck, the window was open when rounding to the other side. It wasn't much, but enough for Shelby to get it open more. " Can you help?" she sounded like she was begging when Scott was willing. He helped Shelby to get her upper body aligned with the opening in the window. Using one hand, she gently pushed against the glass, it creaked, both Scott and Shelby froze. Nothing. The opening was enough for her to get through, leaving Scott outside, guessing what was happening by what he heard. She slid onto her fly, moving her hands at first to support her weight until she was entirely inside. The moonlight was not enough to see where things were in the room, Shelby couldn't even remember how her own room use to be. " Jess?" she whispered, moving to a standing position. Every step was taken with extreme care, her knee eventually hit the end of a bed board, the covers were below her, Shelby felt a little foot. " Jess, wake up". She felt a tug, then screams, coming from the small girl screaming and kicking. " No Jess, it's me, it's Shelby" Shelby felt around in the dark, there was a loud movement in the next room. She grabbed her sisters screaming body and dashed for the window. An overhead light came on above them, Shelby automatically recognized Walt's voice, it was more clear then her own. She practically threw the little girl into Scott's arms before taking a dive outside. " Run!". Scott and Shelby bolted across the lawn, lights turned on all over the house as they ran. Hank started the engine. " Did anyone realize this is kidnapping, it's illegal!" he yelled when Shelby got in, taking Jess. " You took us off school grounds, that's illegal". The pick-up truck made a sharp turn and drove from sight. Jess hung on to her sister, whom was shaking. " I'm sorry I didn't get to you sooner". There was a brief moment of recovering. " Uh guys, it looks like we got some company" Hank announced. Scott looked out the back window at the head lights raging towards them. " Walt?". " I think so" he answered her, facing forward. No one said anything for a minute. " Someone want to come up with an idea?" Hank suggested. " Like what? This is the first car chase for all of us". Shelby knew to avoid scaring Jess even more, she had to stay calm, but she knew what was capable of happening with her step-dad and that was something she could not avoid. " Why don't you try going faster?". " No way, I don't want to be responsible for killing you!". " We wont be any better if he catches us!" she couldn't control her screaming. Scott placed a hand on her arm. In one heartbeat, glass shattered, there were three screams, and the car swerved against the pavement. Hank fell against the steering wheel, unconscious, the car was still in motion, gaining speed rapidly. " Get down!" Scott yelled over Jess screaming. Shelby slid onto the floor, holding her. He leaned over the seat trying to get the car under control. Hank had been shot, his foot was still on the accelerator. The last thing Shelby felt, was the weight being lifted from beneath her.
Bright lighting blurred any possible vision. The feeling below her neckline was sore and extremely painful. Her vision slowly became more clear. " Shelby? Shelby, can you hear me?" the voice, it was so familiar, from so long ago, but could never be forgotten. She found the strength to speak, " mom?". The picture in her mind was of a kind, warm, loving women. Nothing like the women standing over her, not even close. It was her mom, her disappointed and helpless mother, who no longer wanted to accept her daughter, even when lying in a hospital bed. " Well, you really messed things up this time". Those, thankfully, were the only words that got across. A familiar face, a sight for sore eyes, walked into the room. Peter. He knew what she did, but wasn't mad. He looked at her mom, a signal for a moment alone with Shelby. " How are you feeling kid?". " Worse now, I'm in trouble, aren't I?" her voice was raspy. Peter took a deep breath, " I don't know how to classify what you did, but I wouldn't consider it a bad thing". " Where are.?". He quickly answered her, " Hank is in the I.C.U, Scott's down the hall and you sister is in the children's ward" he already knew her next question, " Hank is going to be fine, Scott's a little scratched up, but it takes a lot to get that kid, you and Jess we're lucky to be where you were". " This isn't how it was suppose to happen, I never meant to hurt anyone". Peter nodded, " I know sweetheart, and the police know that as well, which is why Walt is being arrested and Jess will be living with your dad". " Really?" she gasped. " If you didn't help her out of there, she may have never told anyone what was happening to her". Shelby didn't know how to feel, saving the life of one person while risking the lives of two others. Though everyone was going to recover, there was still that chance that they all could have died, because she wanted to save a life. But, that is not what happened, Jess was safe.
~ I think I got something to work with the spacing, I'm working on it~
Summary: Shelby and Scott takes his plan into action, with some unexpected outcomes. Disclaimer: Does anybody really think I own anyone? A/N: I've decided, this is the first part, the whole Courage. There will be a sequel, hopefully not one that really, really sucks.
Chapter Six- There's a Way
The oak house blended with the others on the block. Hank parked in the street, Shelby gazed at the walls that held her past. " It's okay, we can go back" Scott told her after seeing her reaction to their arrival. She shook her head, " no, there's no point, as long as I'm alive, it'll always be there". Hank sat very still in the car, watching them approach the driveway slowly. " Her room is right next to my mom and Walt's" she told Scott, which triggered his mind why a girl would be moved into a room next to someone like Walt. They had to be quiet, she made her decision that she was not leaving this house without her sister. To their luck, the window was open when rounding to the other side. It wasn't much, but enough for Shelby to get it open more. " Can you help?" she sounded like she was begging when Scott was willing. He helped Shelby to get her upper body aligned with the opening in the window. Using one hand, she gently pushed against the glass, it creaked, both Scott and Shelby froze. Nothing. The opening was enough for her to get through, leaving Scott outside, guessing what was happening by what he heard. She slid onto her fly, moving her hands at first to support her weight until she was entirely inside. The moonlight was not enough to see where things were in the room, Shelby couldn't even remember how her own room use to be. " Jess?" she whispered, moving to a standing position. Every step was taken with extreme care, her knee eventually hit the end of a bed board, the covers were below her, Shelby felt a little foot. " Jess, wake up". She felt a tug, then screams, coming from the small girl screaming and kicking. " No Jess, it's me, it's Shelby" Shelby felt around in the dark, there was a loud movement in the next room. She grabbed her sisters screaming body and dashed for the window. An overhead light came on above them, Shelby automatically recognized Walt's voice, it was more clear then her own. She practically threw the little girl into Scott's arms before taking a dive outside. " Run!". Scott and Shelby bolted across the lawn, lights turned on all over the house as they ran. Hank started the engine. " Did anyone realize this is kidnapping, it's illegal!" he yelled when Shelby got in, taking Jess. " You took us off school grounds, that's illegal". The pick-up truck made a sharp turn and drove from sight. Jess hung on to her sister, whom was shaking. " I'm sorry I didn't get to you sooner". There was a brief moment of recovering. " Uh guys, it looks like we got some company" Hank announced. Scott looked out the back window at the head lights raging towards them. " Walt?". " I think so" he answered her, facing forward. No one said anything for a minute. " Someone want to come up with an idea?" Hank suggested. " Like what? This is the first car chase for all of us". Shelby knew to avoid scaring Jess even more, she had to stay calm, but she knew what was capable of happening with her step-dad and that was something she could not avoid. " Why don't you try going faster?". " No way, I don't want to be responsible for killing you!". " We wont be any better if he catches us!" she couldn't control her screaming. Scott placed a hand on her arm. In one heartbeat, glass shattered, there were three screams, and the car swerved against the pavement. Hank fell against the steering wheel, unconscious, the car was still in motion, gaining speed rapidly. " Get down!" Scott yelled over Jess screaming. Shelby slid onto the floor, holding her. He leaned over the seat trying to get the car under control. Hank had been shot, his foot was still on the accelerator. The last thing Shelby felt, was the weight being lifted from beneath her.
Bright lighting blurred any possible vision. The feeling below her neckline was sore and extremely painful. Her vision slowly became more clear. " Shelby? Shelby, can you hear me?" the voice, it was so familiar, from so long ago, but could never be forgotten. She found the strength to speak, " mom?". The picture in her mind was of a kind, warm, loving women. Nothing like the women standing over her, not even close. It was her mom, her disappointed and helpless mother, who no longer wanted to accept her daughter, even when lying in a hospital bed. " Well, you really messed things up this time". Those, thankfully, were the only words that got across. A familiar face, a sight for sore eyes, walked into the room. Peter. He knew what she did, but wasn't mad. He looked at her mom, a signal for a moment alone with Shelby. " How are you feeling kid?". " Worse now, I'm in trouble, aren't I?" her voice was raspy. Peter took a deep breath, " I don't know how to classify what you did, but I wouldn't consider it a bad thing". " Where are.?". He quickly answered her, " Hank is in the I.C.U, Scott's down the hall and you sister is in the children's ward" he already knew her next question, " Hank is going to be fine, Scott's a little scratched up, but it takes a lot to get that kid, you and Jess we're lucky to be where you were". " This isn't how it was suppose to happen, I never meant to hurt anyone". Peter nodded, " I know sweetheart, and the police know that as well, which is why Walt is being arrested and Jess will be living with your dad". " Really?" she gasped. " If you didn't help her out of there, she may have never told anyone what was happening to her". Shelby didn't know how to feel, saving the life of one person while risking the lives of two others. Though everyone was going to recover, there was still that chance that they all could have died, because she wanted to save a life. But, that is not what happened, Jess was safe.
~ I think I got something to work with the spacing, I'm working on it~
