Chapter 12:
Vanessa's Revenge
The moment the door slammed, Livvie cried hysterically on Dan's shoulder.
Dan rubbed her back slowly, trying to calm her down. Liv's fingers dug into
his shirt as she continued to sob.
Val and Tyler exchanged sympathetic looks.
"We're going to go," Val said softly. Dan nodded in understanding.
"Livvie, we'll call you." Tyler said. Livvie nodded, her head still buried
in Dan's shoulder.
Val and Tyler left Livvie's house; Jamie and Hank closely behind.
The moment they left, Dan guided Livvie towards their couch.
"Ssssh.... it's going to be okay..." Dan soothed. Livvie stopped sobbing.
She lifted her head up from his shoulder and wiped her eyes.
"No, it's not, Dan! I thought my foster parents were cool people! I thought
they'd love to see me married!" Livvie said. Dan put an arm around her.
"I know... and it's so frustrating to have your heart set on your parents,
and then immediately they stab you in the back." Dan said. Livvie smiled
a little. She was so happy to know Dan was so understanding. He was so
patient, and was always there for her.
"You know what that means?" Dan asked grinning a little.
"What?" Livvie asked wiping her eyes.
"You know how much we love Romeo and Juliet, right?"
"Yeah..."
"We're star-crossed now." Dan said grinning. Livvie laughed.
"Yeah..." she agreed. Dan smiled and kissed her forehead.
There was a knock on the door.
"I hope it's not my foster parents." Livvie said worriedly.
"Worry not... I'll protect you." Dan said.
"Thanks but... I'm not a weakling." Livvie said. Dan smiled at her.
Livvie walked up to open the door. The moment she opened it,
a gunshot rang out. Livvie was going into a world of dizziness. She managed
to fall into Dan's arms before she hit the floor.
"LIVVIE!" Dan screamed. He quickly took out his cell phone and dialed
911. After explaining hysterically what had happened, he hung up, buried
his face into Livvie's hair and cried.
******************
Livvie opened up her eyes, and squinted because of the light. She
groaned a little, and tried to focus. She was in the hospital. In the
Emergency Room to be exact. She moaned and rubbed her forehead. It was
pounding from the light. She couldn't remember what happened. All she could
remember was opening a door, and earlier on, a discussion about Romeo and
Juliet. She looked around and saw Dan sleeping. She smiled. He looked like
an angel. Her bed was close to Dan, so all she had to do was reach up and
stroke his cheek. She did so, and he stirred. He groaned and rubbed the
back of his neck which was so stiff. He jumped when he realized someone
had touched him. He looked around until he heard a soft voice:
"You know... if I remember clearly, I didn't die."
"Livvie!" Dan exclaimed. He jumped up and hugged her for the longest time.
"Dan... it's okay." Livvie said.
"I was so scared... you have no idea." Dan replied. Livvie laughed.
"Oh, no... I definitely do have an idea." She said smiling. Dan sat back
down, and stroked the back of her hand.
"So... what happened?" Livvie asked.
"You don't remember?" Dan asked, shocked. Livvie gave him a look.
"Dan, I got shot. I don't have 20/20 memory." Livvie said.
"That's cause 20/20 is with eyesight, dear." Dan replied. Livvie slapped
his arm playfully.
"You know what I mean." Livvie said rolling her eyes. Dan smiled at her
and kissed her hand.
The door opened, and two policemen entered. Dan sat up, and was
more brought back to earth.
"Did you find out who shot her?" Dan asked tensely. The policemen nodded.
"We've identified the finger prints of the gun. Her name is Vanessa. And
apparently, she got pretty upset that you're getting married." The policemen
said. Dan sank lower in his seat.
"But why would she want to do something so cruel?" Dan asked bewildered.
"Well, fans can do some pretty weird things," the police officer said.
"We have some business to do now... Sir, Ma'am." The police officer tipped
his hat and they left. [AN: Ya, I know that was corny but ohwell...]
"A fan tried to kill me..." Livvie repeated softly.
"I-I can't believe someone would try to do that to you..." Dan said. Then
he did something Livvie thought would never happen. He got angry. Sure, he
would be disappointed, and upset. But angry was never on Dan's list. His
eyes narrowed, his jaw tensed. His whole body was rigid. It kind of
scared Livvie.
"Dan...?" Livvie whimpered.
"Livvie, I am sick and tired of people going out on you because we're
going to get married. You don't deserve this at all... if someone ever
tries to hurt you again, I swear, I'll..."
"Dan!" Livvie exclaimed. Her lip was trembling. She had never seen Dan
like this - - ever. Dan looked up at her and saw how scared she was. Dan sighed.
"I'm so sorry. I just got really carried away. You know I wouldn't do anything
to anyone." Dan said smiling at her. Livvie smiled back.
The door opened. Val and Tyler came in.
"Hey. We heard what happened." Tyler said softly. Although he said it soft,
he said it pretty angrily. Livvie nodded.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Val asked timidly.
"I'm gonna be..." Livvie never finished her sentence. The EKG moniter
suddenly went off the charts.
"LIVVIE!" Dan and Tyler screamed.
Beeep, Beep, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
I know, aren't I just the evilest thing?
Vanessa's Revenge
The moment the door slammed, Livvie cried hysterically on Dan's shoulder.
Dan rubbed her back slowly, trying to calm her down. Liv's fingers dug into
his shirt as she continued to sob.
Val and Tyler exchanged sympathetic looks.
"We're going to go," Val said softly. Dan nodded in understanding.
"Livvie, we'll call you." Tyler said. Livvie nodded, her head still buried
in Dan's shoulder.
Val and Tyler left Livvie's house; Jamie and Hank closely behind.
The moment they left, Dan guided Livvie towards their couch.
"Ssssh.... it's going to be okay..." Dan soothed. Livvie stopped sobbing.
She lifted her head up from his shoulder and wiped her eyes.
"No, it's not, Dan! I thought my foster parents were cool people! I thought
they'd love to see me married!" Livvie said. Dan put an arm around her.
"I know... and it's so frustrating to have your heart set on your parents,
and then immediately they stab you in the back." Dan said. Livvie smiled
a little. She was so happy to know Dan was so understanding. He was so
patient, and was always there for her.
"You know what that means?" Dan asked grinning a little.
"What?" Livvie asked wiping her eyes.
"You know how much we love Romeo and Juliet, right?"
"Yeah..."
"We're star-crossed now." Dan said grinning. Livvie laughed.
"Yeah..." she agreed. Dan smiled and kissed her forehead.
There was a knock on the door.
"I hope it's not my foster parents." Livvie said worriedly.
"Worry not... I'll protect you." Dan said.
"Thanks but... I'm not a weakling." Livvie said. Dan smiled at her.
Livvie walked up to open the door. The moment she opened it,
a gunshot rang out. Livvie was going into a world of dizziness. She managed
to fall into Dan's arms before she hit the floor.
"LIVVIE!" Dan screamed. He quickly took out his cell phone and dialed
911. After explaining hysterically what had happened, he hung up, buried
his face into Livvie's hair and cried.
******************
Livvie opened up her eyes, and squinted because of the light. She
groaned a little, and tried to focus. She was in the hospital. In the
Emergency Room to be exact. She moaned and rubbed her forehead. It was
pounding from the light. She couldn't remember what happened. All she could
remember was opening a door, and earlier on, a discussion about Romeo and
Juliet. She looked around and saw Dan sleeping. She smiled. He looked like
an angel. Her bed was close to Dan, so all she had to do was reach up and
stroke his cheek. She did so, and he stirred. He groaned and rubbed the
back of his neck which was so stiff. He jumped when he realized someone
had touched him. He looked around until he heard a soft voice:
"You know... if I remember clearly, I didn't die."
"Livvie!" Dan exclaimed. He jumped up and hugged her for the longest time.
"Dan... it's okay." Livvie said.
"I was so scared... you have no idea." Dan replied. Livvie laughed.
"Oh, no... I definitely do have an idea." She said smiling. Dan sat back
down, and stroked the back of her hand.
"So... what happened?" Livvie asked.
"You don't remember?" Dan asked, shocked. Livvie gave him a look.
"Dan, I got shot. I don't have 20/20 memory." Livvie said.
"That's cause 20/20 is with eyesight, dear." Dan replied. Livvie slapped
his arm playfully.
"You know what I mean." Livvie said rolling her eyes. Dan smiled at her
and kissed her hand.
The door opened, and two policemen entered. Dan sat up, and was
more brought back to earth.
"Did you find out who shot her?" Dan asked tensely. The policemen nodded.
"We've identified the finger prints of the gun. Her name is Vanessa. And
apparently, she got pretty upset that you're getting married." The policemen
said. Dan sank lower in his seat.
"But why would she want to do something so cruel?" Dan asked bewildered.
"Well, fans can do some pretty weird things," the police officer said.
"We have some business to do now... Sir, Ma'am." The police officer tipped
his hat and they left. [AN: Ya, I know that was corny but ohwell...]
"A fan tried to kill me..." Livvie repeated softly.
"I-I can't believe someone would try to do that to you..." Dan said. Then
he did something Livvie thought would never happen. He got angry. Sure, he
would be disappointed, and upset. But angry was never on Dan's list. His
eyes narrowed, his jaw tensed. His whole body was rigid. It kind of
scared Livvie.
"Dan...?" Livvie whimpered.
"Livvie, I am sick and tired of people going out on you because we're
going to get married. You don't deserve this at all... if someone ever
tries to hurt you again, I swear, I'll..."
"Dan!" Livvie exclaimed. Her lip was trembling. She had never seen Dan
like this - - ever. Dan looked up at her and saw how scared she was. Dan sighed.
"I'm so sorry. I just got really carried away. You know I wouldn't do anything
to anyone." Dan said smiling at her. Livvie smiled back.
The door opened. Val and Tyler came in.
"Hey. We heard what happened." Tyler said softly. Although he said it soft,
he said it pretty angrily. Livvie nodded.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Val asked timidly.
"I'm gonna be..." Livvie never finished her sentence. The EKG moniter
suddenly went off the charts.
"LIVVIE!" Dan and Tyler screamed.
Beeep, Beep, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
I know, aren't I just the evilest thing?