All My Life
Don't own 'em.
Chapter 15
The gyms in Salem are open all night, if you can find the right one. It was 6 AM when she got up and snuck quietly out of her room. By 7 she'd found the perfect outlet for her anger. They had a training center in the back and it was empty. Truth be told the entire place was pretty much deserted except for a few hardcore body builders and businessmen. She threw her stuff to the ground and pulled out her CD player. She placed her favorite CD in the player and pressed play, then got to work.
All my life I've been searching for something
Something never comes never leads to nothing
Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around then it's taken away
Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most
The feeling comes to life when I see your ghost
Iris DiMera was nothing, if not a fighter. Life had thrown a few hardballs her way and she'd bounced back. Her father was an evil man, she knew that, it shouldn't have surprised her that he'd do something like this to her. The thought of it made her blood boil and she took another shot at the bag.
Come down don't you resist
You have such a delicate wrist
And if I give it a twist
Something to hold when I lose my breath
Will I find something in that
So give me just what I need
Another reason to bleed
ONE BY ONE hidden up my sleeve
ONE BY ONE hidden up my sleeve
Taking another swift kick, the bag kept spinning. Her father poisoned her mind. She wanted to kill him. No, she loved him, he was her father, he was a DiMera. "ARGH!" She screamed in frustration. She was programmed to feel something she didn't want to feel. She was like a freaking robot or something. She began stretching her body to prepare herself for the immense physical pain she was about to put herself through.
Hey don't let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste
Weight keeping me down (x2)
She'd been taught at an early age to defend herself. Even if she did have Ryan she still needed to know how to protect herself if he somehow failed. She'd never had to use those skills and she knew now that the time had come. She was going to take back what she'd lost. What her father had taken away. What HE had taken away.
Will I find a believer
Another one who believes
Another one to deceive
Over and over down on my knees
If I get any closer
And if you open up wide
And if you let me inside
On and on I've got nothing to hide
On and on I've got nothing to hide
Dr. Rolf. Did the freak even have a first name? It was probably something stupid like Francis. Yes, Francis Rolf sounded good. She walked to the end of the room and mentally measured the distance.
All my life I've been searching for something
Something never comes never leads to nothing
Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around then it's taken away
Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most
The feeling comes to life when I see your ghost
The music blared in the background as she ran and did 8 or 9 complicated gymnastics moves that could most likely kill any normal person. She ended at the same place she started with, out of breath and in pain.
And I'm done, done and I'm under the next one (x8, then x4 but yelling)
Hey don't let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste
Weight keeping me down (x2)
(yelling)
Done done and under the next one
Done I'm done and I'm under the next
The CD ended and somehow she hadn't even heard any more songs. The same thing kept running through her mind. Like a mantra, her mental CD player was on repeat. And then a sudden burst of energy ran through her body as she attempted to work on some more of her techniques. With a running start she did two back flips and suddenly hit something.
"Ow." Oops, more like someone.
She rubbed her head and then she was helped up by her victim, "I'm really really sorry about," She stopped short when she looked into the face of someone she thought she'd never see again, "Ryan?"
~*~
A knock on the door awoke Sami as she was in the middle of an amazing dream involving her, Lucas and jell-o. Lime oddly enough. She grumbled and answered the door, knowing Will was still sleeping. The knocking was insistent, "I'm coming." She growled, throwing open the door she was surprised to find Lucas standing there with a paper bag, sans jell-o.
"Morning." He smiled.
Oh no, he wants to talk about last night. Not good. Sami thought about what to say, "It was just sex." No, because she knew it wasn't, it was more then that. "I love you and I want to give us a try." No way would she ever utter those words. She knew she felt something for Lucas, but love wasn't what she imagined.
"Sami?" Lucas's voice snapped her out of her thoughts he pushed past her and into the apartment.
"What?" She asked.
"I wanted to know if Will was ready to go to the baseball game today." He repeated.
"Oh! I totally forgot, he's still sleeping. Let me go get him up, sorry." Sami quickly roused Will with the promise of a day with his father. He was ready in 10 minutes, and then the three of them sat around Sami's table and ate the breakfast that Lucas had brought.
Lucas got up and put the dishes in the dishwasher, "Ok Will, are you ready to go?"
"Yup, let me go grab my bag." Will ran into his room and left Sami and Lucas alone together.
It was the perfect time to talk about what happened, but Lucas remained silent, until, "Sami?"
"Yes?" She was eager to know how he felt about last night.
"Wasn't Will supposed to be at my house last night?" He asked.
"Oh, you were sleeping when he got home and I didn't want to wake you. Sorry." Sami apologized.
"It's ok. Look, I know this isn't going to sound like such a good idea since you and I are always fighting, but I think it might not be such a bad idea if we got a house." Lucas said.
"What?" Sami was stunned.
"Like Jack and Jen. It's not a bad idea, I mean Abby is much more well adjusted then Will is and we wouldn't have to worry about him staying the night in one place, then the next." Lucas glanced in the direction of Will's room.
"I'll think about it." Sami said, still in disbelief.
"Good." Will walked out with his backpack, "Ready sport?" Will nodded enthusiastically.
They left with Will giving Sami a quick kiss on the cheek and an "I love you mom." Things were getting weirder by the minute. Lucas didn't mention what happened to them, Will was being affectionate, Lucas was thinking about buying a house for all of them, and she hadn't argued with Lucas once. Oh well, it was still early.
~*~
Kate smiled as Roman stirred. She knew she'd said she needed time, but she was over that. She knew what kind of man Roman Brady was and she liked it. Things were going good for them, no more DiMera mentions, she hadn't even seen Iris, and Sami was actually ok with then. That was certainly odd. She played with his hair and she knew that she'd have to come clean about her past eventually, but for now she was happy.
~*~
Belle Black woke up that morning and noticed immediately that her roommate was missing. She got up and looked around the room for some sort of note, she found one quickly scrawled,
B-
I'm at the gym. BBL.
Iris
Belle sighed, she knew something was wrong with her, but she couldn't figure out what it was. She was more then a little worried. Someone knocked on the door and Belle let them in. Mimi stood smiling with Jason and Shawn in tow. Shawn leaned over and kissed Belle.
"Morning!" Mimi beamed, always so happy. Jason nodded and held onto Mimi's hand protectively.
"Hi. You guys didn't see Iris this morning, did you?" Everyone shook their head.
"Why?" Mimi asked as she sat down on Iris's bed.
"She left a note that she was at the gym, and I'm I don't know, a little worried about her for some reason." Belle sighed and plopped down on the bed next to Mimi.
Jason and Shawn, being the good boyfriends that they were, decided to try and get their girls minds off of their missing friend. "Why don't we go to the movies?" Shawn suggested.
Everyone agreed and Belle left Iris a note, inviting her to join them at dotcom after they finished the movie.
~*~
Colin walked quietly into the alley he was supposed to meet his new partner in. He was late and he hoped she was already there.
"Took you long enough!" She growled. She'd been living in hiding since Victor had found out the truth. It looked like he had too.
"Sorry, there was someone following me and I don't think it was a stalker." Colin glanced over his shoulder again.
"Let's just do this." Nicole growled.
"Alright, we're meeting here at 6 tomorrow. Be there and make sure you're not followed. Say your goodbyes today and don't let on that you're leaving." Colin handed her a piece of paper with directions.
"Got it. Are you sure no one will find us?" She was obviously worried and with good reasons. The DiMera's and Kiriakis's were not people to mess with. Leaving town to get away from both was going to be hard.
~*~
Jen sat silently as she watched Colin and Nicole talk in hushed voices in an alley. She couldn't hear them and sitting here wasn't going to do her any good. She sighed and let her thoughts wander, and as always they went back to Jack. He'd moved back in a few days ago, per her request. Colin didn't know, which she supposed was a good thing because she was supposed to still want him. "Brrr." She felt herself shiver at the thought of him, he was such a slime. Suddenly she felt something drop onto her shoulders. She looked up and saw Jack standing there smiling without a jacket. "Jack." She smiled back.
"Jennifer, you really need to get a thicker coat. It IS still winter around here." He lectured.
"Thank you, I'll remember that. How's Abby?" Jack had taken her to a friend's house earlier.
"Fine, fine. So, what's the good doctor up to now?" Jack asked motioning to Nicole and Colin.
"No idea, I can't hear them." Jen answered, she looked at Jack as he tried to read Colin and Nicole's lips. He was Jack, what was she thinking?! He was the guy who broke her heart more times then she could count, then again he was also the guy who'd given her Abby. He was also the man who taught her what love was and who made her insides melt with one of his million dollar smiles. Then it hit her. She still loved him. After all this time of pushing him away, the fights, Colin, Greta, she still was in love with him. "Oh lord."
"Did you say something?" He asked.
"Nope. You know I really have to go. Bye." Jen grabbed her purse and left in a rush, still wearing his jacket.
"That was weird. . ." Jack said to himself.
~*~
That's the end of the chapter. Please, please and of course please, tell me what you think. Thanx for the reviews everyone, as I said it's the steam to my writing engine! Ok, maybe I didn't say that, but it is.
Don't own 'em.
Chapter 15
The gyms in Salem are open all night, if you can find the right one. It was 6 AM when she got up and snuck quietly out of her room. By 7 she'd found the perfect outlet for her anger. They had a training center in the back and it was empty. Truth be told the entire place was pretty much deserted except for a few hardcore body builders and businessmen. She threw her stuff to the ground and pulled out her CD player. She placed her favorite CD in the player and pressed play, then got to work.
All my life I've been searching for something
Something never comes never leads to nothing
Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around then it's taken away
Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most
The feeling comes to life when I see your ghost
Iris DiMera was nothing, if not a fighter. Life had thrown a few hardballs her way and she'd bounced back. Her father was an evil man, she knew that, it shouldn't have surprised her that he'd do something like this to her. The thought of it made her blood boil and she took another shot at the bag.
Come down don't you resist
You have such a delicate wrist
And if I give it a twist
Something to hold when I lose my breath
Will I find something in that
So give me just what I need
Another reason to bleed
ONE BY ONE hidden up my sleeve
ONE BY ONE hidden up my sleeve
Taking another swift kick, the bag kept spinning. Her father poisoned her mind. She wanted to kill him. No, she loved him, he was her father, he was a DiMera. "ARGH!" She screamed in frustration. She was programmed to feel something she didn't want to feel. She was like a freaking robot or something. She began stretching her body to prepare herself for the immense physical pain she was about to put herself through.
Hey don't let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste
Weight keeping me down (x2)
She'd been taught at an early age to defend herself. Even if she did have Ryan she still needed to know how to protect herself if he somehow failed. She'd never had to use those skills and she knew now that the time had come. She was going to take back what she'd lost. What her father had taken away. What HE had taken away.
Will I find a believer
Another one who believes
Another one to deceive
Over and over down on my knees
If I get any closer
And if you open up wide
And if you let me inside
On and on I've got nothing to hide
On and on I've got nothing to hide
Dr. Rolf. Did the freak even have a first name? It was probably something stupid like Francis. Yes, Francis Rolf sounded good. She walked to the end of the room and mentally measured the distance.
All my life I've been searching for something
Something never comes never leads to nothing
Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope
All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around then it's taken away
Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most
The feeling comes to life when I see your ghost
The music blared in the background as she ran and did 8 or 9 complicated gymnastics moves that could most likely kill any normal person. She ended at the same place she started with, out of breath and in pain.
And I'm done, done and I'm under the next one (x8, then x4 but yelling)
Hey don't let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste
Weight keeping me down (x2)
(yelling)
Done done and under the next one
Done I'm done and I'm under the next
The CD ended and somehow she hadn't even heard any more songs. The same thing kept running through her mind. Like a mantra, her mental CD player was on repeat. And then a sudden burst of energy ran through her body as she attempted to work on some more of her techniques. With a running start she did two back flips and suddenly hit something.
"Ow." Oops, more like someone.
She rubbed her head and then she was helped up by her victim, "I'm really really sorry about," She stopped short when she looked into the face of someone she thought she'd never see again, "Ryan?"
~*~
A knock on the door awoke Sami as she was in the middle of an amazing dream involving her, Lucas and jell-o. Lime oddly enough. She grumbled and answered the door, knowing Will was still sleeping. The knocking was insistent, "I'm coming." She growled, throwing open the door she was surprised to find Lucas standing there with a paper bag, sans jell-o.
"Morning." He smiled.
Oh no, he wants to talk about last night. Not good. Sami thought about what to say, "It was just sex." No, because she knew it wasn't, it was more then that. "I love you and I want to give us a try." No way would she ever utter those words. She knew she felt something for Lucas, but love wasn't what she imagined.
"Sami?" Lucas's voice snapped her out of her thoughts he pushed past her and into the apartment.
"What?" She asked.
"I wanted to know if Will was ready to go to the baseball game today." He repeated.
"Oh! I totally forgot, he's still sleeping. Let me go get him up, sorry." Sami quickly roused Will with the promise of a day with his father. He was ready in 10 minutes, and then the three of them sat around Sami's table and ate the breakfast that Lucas had brought.
Lucas got up and put the dishes in the dishwasher, "Ok Will, are you ready to go?"
"Yup, let me go grab my bag." Will ran into his room and left Sami and Lucas alone together.
It was the perfect time to talk about what happened, but Lucas remained silent, until, "Sami?"
"Yes?" She was eager to know how he felt about last night.
"Wasn't Will supposed to be at my house last night?" He asked.
"Oh, you were sleeping when he got home and I didn't want to wake you. Sorry." Sami apologized.
"It's ok. Look, I know this isn't going to sound like such a good idea since you and I are always fighting, but I think it might not be such a bad idea if we got a house." Lucas said.
"What?" Sami was stunned.
"Like Jack and Jen. It's not a bad idea, I mean Abby is much more well adjusted then Will is and we wouldn't have to worry about him staying the night in one place, then the next." Lucas glanced in the direction of Will's room.
"I'll think about it." Sami said, still in disbelief.
"Good." Will walked out with his backpack, "Ready sport?" Will nodded enthusiastically.
They left with Will giving Sami a quick kiss on the cheek and an "I love you mom." Things were getting weirder by the minute. Lucas didn't mention what happened to them, Will was being affectionate, Lucas was thinking about buying a house for all of them, and she hadn't argued with Lucas once. Oh well, it was still early.
~*~
Kate smiled as Roman stirred. She knew she'd said she needed time, but she was over that. She knew what kind of man Roman Brady was and she liked it. Things were going good for them, no more DiMera mentions, she hadn't even seen Iris, and Sami was actually ok with then. That was certainly odd. She played with his hair and she knew that she'd have to come clean about her past eventually, but for now she was happy.
~*~
Belle Black woke up that morning and noticed immediately that her roommate was missing. She got up and looked around the room for some sort of note, she found one quickly scrawled,
B-
I'm at the gym. BBL.
Iris
Belle sighed, she knew something was wrong with her, but she couldn't figure out what it was. She was more then a little worried. Someone knocked on the door and Belle let them in. Mimi stood smiling with Jason and Shawn in tow. Shawn leaned over and kissed Belle.
"Morning!" Mimi beamed, always so happy. Jason nodded and held onto Mimi's hand protectively.
"Hi. You guys didn't see Iris this morning, did you?" Everyone shook their head.
"Why?" Mimi asked as she sat down on Iris's bed.
"She left a note that she was at the gym, and I'm I don't know, a little worried about her for some reason." Belle sighed and plopped down on the bed next to Mimi.
Jason and Shawn, being the good boyfriends that they were, decided to try and get their girls minds off of their missing friend. "Why don't we go to the movies?" Shawn suggested.
Everyone agreed and Belle left Iris a note, inviting her to join them at dotcom after they finished the movie.
~*~
Colin walked quietly into the alley he was supposed to meet his new partner in. He was late and he hoped she was already there.
"Took you long enough!" She growled. She'd been living in hiding since Victor had found out the truth. It looked like he had too.
"Sorry, there was someone following me and I don't think it was a stalker." Colin glanced over his shoulder again.
"Let's just do this." Nicole growled.
"Alright, we're meeting here at 6 tomorrow. Be there and make sure you're not followed. Say your goodbyes today and don't let on that you're leaving." Colin handed her a piece of paper with directions.
"Got it. Are you sure no one will find us?" She was obviously worried and with good reasons. The DiMera's and Kiriakis's were not people to mess with. Leaving town to get away from both was going to be hard.
~*~
Jen sat silently as she watched Colin and Nicole talk in hushed voices in an alley. She couldn't hear them and sitting here wasn't going to do her any good. She sighed and let her thoughts wander, and as always they went back to Jack. He'd moved back in a few days ago, per her request. Colin didn't know, which she supposed was a good thing because she was supposed to still want him. "Brrr." She felt herself shiver at the thought of him, he was such a slime. Suddenly she felt something drop onto her shoulders. She looked up and saw Jack standing there smiling without a jacket. "Jack." She smiled back.
"Jennifer, you really need to get a thicker coat. It IS still winter around here." He lectured.
"Thank you, I'll remember that. How's Abby?" Jack had taken her to a friend's house earlier.
"Fine, fine. So, what's the good doctor up to now?" Jack asked motioning to Nicole and Colin.
"No idea, I can't hear them." Jen answered, she looked at Jack as he tried to read Colin and Nicole's lips. He was Jack, what was she thinking?! He was the guy who broke her heart more times then she could count, then again he was also the guy who'd given her Abby. He was also the man who taught her what love was and who made her insides melt with one of his million dollar smiles. Then it hit her. She still loved him. After all this time of pushing him away, the fights, Colin, Greta, she still was in love with him. "Oh lord."
"Did you say something?" He asked.
"Nope. You know I really have to go. Bye." Jen grabbed her purse and left in a rush, still wearing his jacket.
"That was weird. . ." Jack said to himself.
~*~
That's the end of the chapter. Please, please and of course please, tell me what you think. Thanx for the reviews everyone, as I said it's the steam to my writing engine! Ok, maybe I didn't say that, but it is.