AN: Sorry for taking so long! Anyhow, here's the next chapter of this
story! Please R&R as feedback gives me life!
Disclaimer: Really, if I owned Skye, Ric, or General Hospital would I really be writing FANFICTION? I thought not.
Chapter Three:
"What's the big deal about this guy anyway?" AJ questioned after taking a bite out of his meal.
"AJ, this guy, Ric, could be an important ally to us!" I protested, sipping my water. AJ wouldn't allow me to have anything alcoholic. And honestly, I didn't feel like I needed alcohol anymore. I was out of my downward spiral and onto my revenge plot. And for this to fully work, I needed to be sober. Of course, I had talked to my sponsor the other day and was now going to daily AA meetings with AJ, so this epiphany wasn't all my doing.
"Us, or you?" AJ inquired with a raised eyebrow.
"AJ, you and I are in this together. I scratch your back; you scratch mine, that is how we work! All for one and one for all! Do I need to continue with the incredibly clichéd famous quotes or is this ringing a bell?"
"Alright, alright, I get the picture," he chuckled. "So why this guy in particular?"
"Well," I began, rubbing my hands together, "he's new in town, so therefore he hasn't had time to hear all of the horror stories of the evil that is you and I." AJ rolled his eyes at my cynicism, and probably also at the fact that it was so incredibly sad that there was a lot of truth to what I'm saying.
"So how are you going to get him to help us?"
"Well, that's what I'm still trying to figure out here. That's why I wanted you to meet me here tonight," I said, motioning at Kelly's.
"We need to come up with a plan?"
"Exactly."
AJ sighed, "Skye, do you remember how our last plan turned out?" My mind quickly flashed back to the Courtney mess last spring before I shook it out.
"AJ this is different. This is.brilliant."
"And mine wasn't?"
"AJ, brother darling, you were messing with your heart. I'm smart enough to know never to mess with affairs of the heart."
AJ snorted at me, and I realized that he must have been remembering my plan to win over Jax that same spring.
I laughed and gave in, "Fine, maybe never, but not this time. I've learned my lesson, and this plan is pure revenge."
Just then, something caught AJ's eye behind me and he subtly nodded for me to look. I turned around and, sure enough, there was my friend from the other night.
"That him?" AJ asked.
I nodded, "Yeah, why?"
"Skye, I hate to burst your bubble but the guy already works for Sonny!"
"How do you know?"
"Because I saw him and Sonny discussing business at the docks once. I'm sorry Skye, but he'll never agree to work with you if he works for Sonny."
I was indignant, "Why not?"
"Uh, small newsflash Skye, Sonny hates you!"
"But Sonny also hates Jax."
"So.?"
"So! Sonny loathes Jax way more than he does me! I'm sure if it was a battle between Jax and I, which this is by the way, he'd take my side!"
"But you're my best friend and my sister Skye. And I'm just barely hanging in there at last on his list of favorite people, in case you didn't know."
"Well, Ric doesn't have to do everything Sonny tells him does he?"
AJ looked at me inquiringly, his brow raised.
"Maybe Ric will help us despite Sonny."
His look changed from inquisitive to skepticism in a hot second. I knew he didn't buy my plan but he would see. I'd somehow do this.
"Hey! It's worth a shot!" I said resentfully. With that, I got up from the table and walked over to the table that Ric was occupying.
I came up to his back and asked if the seat across from him was taken. He whipped around, obviously surprised to see me again, and hesitantly admitted that it wasn't. I smiled at him and shot my brother, who was watching, with a skeptic eye, from across the restaurant, an "I told you so!" look, before sitting in the unoccupied seat.
"One would almost think you were stalking me," he said coolly, as he took a sip of his coffee.
"One would almost think you weren't enjoying it," I shot back, matching his composure.
He looked up at me at that, his expression clearly reflecting that he was impressed. "Touché."
AN: Thanks for reading! Please Review!
Disclaimer: Really, if I owned Skye, Ric, or General Hospital would I really be writing FANFICTION? I thought not.
Chapter Three:
"What's the big deal about this guy anyway?" AJ questioned after taking a bite out of his meal.
"AJ, this guy, Ric, could be an important ally to us!" I protested, sipping my water. AJ wouldn't allow me to have anything alcoholic. And honestly, I didn't feel like I needed alcohol anymore. I was out of my downward spiral and onto my revenge plot. And for this to fully work, I needed to be sober. Of course, I had talked to my sponsor the other day and was now going to daily AA meetings with AJ, so this epiphany wasn't all my doing.
"Us, or you?" AJ inquired with a raised eyebrow.
"AJ, you and I are in this together. I scratch your back; you scratch mine, that is how we work! All for one and one for all! Do I need to continue with the incredibly clichéd famous quotes or is this ringing a bell?"
"Alright, alright, I get the picture," he chuckled. "So why this guy in particular?"
"Well," I began, rubbing my hands together, "he's new in town, so therefore he hasn't had time to hear all of the horror stories of the evil that is you and I." AJ rolled his eyes at my cynicism, and probably also at the fact that it was so incredibly sad that there was a lot of truth to what I'm saying.
"So how are you going to get him to help us?"
"Well, that's what I'm still trying to figure out here. That's why I wanted you to meet me here tonight," I said, motioning at Kelly's.
"We need to come up with a plan?"
"Exactly."
AJ sighed, "Skye, do you remember how our last plan turned out?" My mind quickly flashed back to the Courtney mess last spring before I shook it out.
"AJ this is different. This is.brilliant."
"And mine wasn't?"
"AJ, brother darling, you were messing with your heart. I'm smart enough to know never to mess with affairs of the heart."
AJ snorted at me, and I realized that he must have been remembering my plan to win over Jax that same spring.
I laughed and gave in, "Fine, maybe never, but not this time. I've learned my lesson, and this plan is pure revenge."
Just then, something caught AJ's eye behind me and he subtly nodded for me to look. I turned around and, sure enough, there was my friend from the other night.
"That him?" AJ asked.
I nodded, "Yeah, why?"
"Skye, I hate to burst your bubble but the guy already works for Sonny!"
"How do you know?"
"Because I saw him and Sonny discussing business at the docks once. I'm sorry Skye, but he'll never agree to work with you if he works for Sonny."
I was indignant, "Why not?"
"Uh, small newsflash Skye, Sonny hates you!"
"But Sonny also hates Jax."
"So.?"
"So! Sonny loathes Jax way more than he does me! I'm sure if it was a battle between Jax and I, which this is by the way, he'd take my side!"
"But you're my best friend and my sister Skye. And I'm just barely hanging in there at last on his list of favorite people, in case you didn't know."
"Well, Ric doesn't have to do everything Sonny tells him does he?"
AJ looked at me inquiringly, his brow raised.
"Maybe Ric will help us despite Sonny."
His look changed from inquisitive to skepticism in a hot second. I knew he didn't buy my plan but he would see. I'd somehow do this.
"Hey! It's worth a shot!" I said resentfully. With that, I got up from the table and walked over to the table that Ric was occupying.
I came up to his back and asked if the seat across from him was taken. He whipped around, obviously surprised to see me again, and hesitantly admitted that it wasn't. I smiled at him and shot my brother, who was watching, with a skeptic eye, from across the restaurant, an "I told you so!" look, before sitting in the unoccupied seat.
"One would almost think you were stalking me," he said coolly, as he took a sip of his coffee.
"One would almost think you weren't enjoying it," I shot back, matching his composure.
He looked up at me at that, his expression clearly reflecting that he was impressed. "Touché."
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