Dreams Last Forever

Part 4: Her Choice

Disclaimer: I do not own any members of In a Heartbeat, and I do not own Dan Radcliffe.

AN: I just want to set this straight to you all, that all that's happening is fiction. I am not a slash person, and therefore, there will be no slash in this story. And also, I am aware about the whole Livvie/Dan situation, and like I said, it's fiction. Livvie's 18 in here, and that would make Dan about 16 or 17. Once again, this is all fiction, and let's not get this to our heads.

Livvie backed up nervously. Unluckily, there was a bang of metal, and she was cornered into a locker. She wanted Dan to be with her now. To protect her. But he was back at home.

Jamie walked towards her with a glint in his eye. Livvie closed her own eyes. She didn't know what to do. Unless... Livvie sighed. She had to do what she had to do. She looked over at Tyler helplessly. He nodded. Livvie took off her sunglasses, and her hat, revealing herself.

"Hey, isn't that Livvie Connell?" A freshman asked. Jamie stopped short.

"Yes! It is! Oh, my god! Livvie Connell is at our school!" A cheerleader cried out. A huddle of people rushed over to her. Even the teachers were poking their heads out their doors to take a look.

"Ok, ok, break it up." A voice said. Livvie turned around and grinned. It was Mr. Ramirez, her favorite teacher when she attended Kingsport High. Students very slowly started backing up.

"Well, well. If it itsn't Livvie Connell. My favorite student." Mr. Ramirez said. Livvie grinned wider.

"Hello, Mr. Ramirez." Livvie said quietly. She looked over at Jamie. Jamie shrank back away from the crowd.

'Yeah, that's right...keep on going.' Livvie thought.

"What brings you to Kingsport?" Mr. Ramirez asked.

"Hey! Maybe she's shooting a video, and she needs extras! I want to be in it!" A sophomore cried.

"Yeah, me too!" Said a band member. Pretty soon, a bunch of students started crying out that they wanted to be in the movie. They were huddling around Livvie again. Mr. Ramirez held them back.

"If she came here to Kingsport to look for extras, it would be in the newspapers, on the news, everywhere." Mr. Ramirez told them. The students stopped screaming, and looked a little sad and embarrassed.

"It's all right, you guys. I'm just here to see my cousin." Livvie spoke up.

"Ah, yes... of course." Mr. Ramirez replied, grinning.

"Hey, can you go out with me?" A student with blond hair asked.

"I'm sorry... I already have a boyfriend, and I love him very much." Livvie said.

"It's Jamie, right?" A girl asked. The whole crowd went silent. The girl that asked the question got nudged by someone next to her. Livvie looked a little uncomfortable.

"No. It's not Jamie. It's someone else. I'm surprised you didn't know. The press has a field day whenever they see the two of us together." Livvie said, quietly.

The warning bell rang. Students started departing for their classes.

"Well, I've got to get to class." Mr. Ramirez said.

"Yeah, I know. Thanks, Mr. Ramirez." Livvie said.

"Anytime. Come back again, ya hear?" Mr. Ramirez said. Livvie laughed.

"Of course." She replied. Mr. Ramirez turned and left.

"Well, we've got to get to class, too." Val said, sadly.

"Yeah, I don't want to be the cause of you being late." Livvie said, still sounding a bit uncomfortable.

"Hey, don't let Jamie get you down." Hank said, almost the same time Caitie said:

"Jamie, you could've just pushed the fans away, and continue. I wanted to see Livvie cry." Everyone stared at Jamie.

"Caitie..." Val started.

"No, it's fine. Leave it alone, Val. I'll see you guys." Livvie said. Livvie turned around, and left Kingsport High.

**Back at Livvie's House**

"You're home early." Dan said, looking up, surprised to see Livvie walk in.

"Yeah, I know." Livvie sighed.

"So how'd it go?" He asked.

"It was ok, until Jamie got really hostile, backed me into a locker, and I had to show myself to thousands of fans." Livvie said.

"That bad?" Dan said, sympathetically.

"Yeah." Livvie replied. Dan got up, and hugged her.

"I'm sorry, Livvie." Dan said.

"It's all right. Jamie's just being stupid." Livvie said, smiling slightly. But she couldn't help but think:

'Why didn't Jamie just push the fans away?'

**Over at Kingsport High School**

"Jamie Waite! Are you paying any attention?" Ms. Hazel asked. Jamie jumped a little.

"Huh?" He asked. The class snickered.

"Well, you seem to be paying attention...can you please tell the class what the natural resource for Australia is?" Ms. Hazel asked.

"Um...Kangaroos?" Jamie guessed. The class roared with laughter.

"No. It's not. You will know, though, after school, where you'll be staying in with me." Ms. Hazel said. Jamie's shoulders slumped. He couldn't stop thinking about Livvie though.

'Who would've known? She became a successfull actress. If I hadn't been such a jerk...' He thought.

'Jamie, stop it... you're with Caitie. You couldn't be happier.' He told himself. Jamie sighed, and slumped his back into the chair.

**Back at Livvie's**

Livvie was rummaging through her things in her house, trying to find a frame. She found an old, dusty box and looked through it. She found a frame, and stared at the picture inside it. It was the same one that Jamie had seen. Jamie's arms were thrown around Livvie, and Livvie had this look of pure happiness. Livvie took out the picture, stared at it for awhile, then ripped it in half. Jamie didn't deserve to be forgiven. Not at all.