Disclaimer: Joss owns all, for now. He's a rat bastard who got me hooked
on show tunes, especially his. *glares* For now, he owns all characters,
and some dialog that takes place in the beginning. But I will prevail. Just
watch….
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I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
"I'm just a Kid", Simple Plan
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Dawn and Aidan sat in their school's chapel in one of Dawn's favorite places. Aidan was leaning against the wall and had his legs outstretched, Dawn sat between them. Her head lay against his chest, and she breathed in time to his heartbeat.
"You believe me, right?" Dawn asked, her voice drowsy because of the warm sunshine that washed over them.
Aidan's arm's wrapped around Dawn, giving her a hug. She smiled at the simple touch of affection, it was not uncomment between them, but it always made Dawn feel warm inside to know that he cared for her,
"I'm not sure if I do. But then again when have you lead me wrong before?" he asked her.
Dawn looked up, and brushed a piece of black hair out of his green eyes. "Plenty of times. After all, weren't we known as troublesome twosome way back when?"
He laughed; making a rumbling sound in his chest that reverberated back to Dawn. "We were a wicked pair, weren't we?"
Dawn rolled her eyes. "That doesn't cover half of it dear. Now the question is, who cause the more trouble, and who was a fool for following."
"I think," Aidan mused, "We're both even on the count. After all, neither of us were completely innocent every single time."
~ Flash Back ~
An eight-year-old Dawn and an eight-year-old Aidan stood in the kitchen of the Hyperion, alone. Aidan didn't see anything wrong with his friend's family living and owning a hotel, in fact, he thought it was cool. It was great to play hide and go seek in, although they had grown out of that game
Now the two best friends were standing in the kitchen, trying to figure out where the vinegar and baking soda were. "Are you sure you have them?" Aidan asked impatiently as Dawn crawled up on the counter that was below where she knew the vinegar was stored.
"Yes," she said, exasperated. "I already told you. We have vinegar, my daddy and uncle always put it on French-fries. It's really nasty, but I think it's a British thing." As she opened the cupboard. Plucking a bottle out of it, she held up her prize. "Ah-ha! I told ya we had it!" she put it down before she scrambled down herself.
Aidan looked at her, "Well, do you have the baking powder?" he asked, his hands on his hips, giving Dawn the impression he was trying to imitate his mother.
Dawn rolled her eyes at her best friend's antics. "Of course we have it. I told you, my uncle used it for a cake." Of course, Dawn wasn't going to tell which uncle was baking; Aidan would have a heart attack. After all, who wouldn't when the saw a green demon with red horns wearing a pink frilly apron to protect his purple suit? Well the people of the Hyperion wouldn't, they were used to it.
"Well where is it?" Aidan asked, not believing that Dawn really knew where it was.
Dawn shrugged, but went to climb up on another counter. Opening the cupboard, she found two things that said baking on it. "Which one?" she held up the round tin that had baking powder clearly written upon it as well as a box that said baking soda.
Aidan looked at the two things she held up and squinted, trying to think of which one was right. "Both of them," he finally decided.
Dawn nodded, taking him for the authority, and scrambled down, giving Aidan her prizes. "So what do we do now?" she asked, not really sure what they were going to be doing. The three things sat on the table, in front of a large bowl.
Aidan looked at her. "I'm not really sure, Danny didn't really go over everything. He was too busy trying to finish his science project," he told her, Danny being his older brother by three years.
They dumped both the baking powder and baking soda into the bowl, making a fine white powder come up in a cloud, making Dawn sneeze. Aidan laughed and poured a small bit of vinegar into the mixture of white powder. It foamed a bit and made the sound that you only heard with soda.
"Cool!" both Aidan and Dawn, said at the same.
"Put more in!" Dawn demanded eager to see the reaction again, and this time on a bigger scale.
Aidan shrugged, and turned the bottle upside down, letting the clear liquid fall into the plastic bowl. The second it hit there was foaming action and when Dawn swirled the bowl a bit, it instantly grew larger. Soon the foam started to bubble down the sides.
The two watched in childlike amazement. As soon said they heard someone come downstairs, they gave each other worried looks, but soon they looked towards the door the worried looks became one of innocence.
Connor walked in, stopped, and sniffed. "Why does it smell like Spike or Wesley made French-fries?" he asked, looking at the two eight-year-olds. He then saw what sat between them. The nineteen-year-old's eyes narrowed. "What did you guys do?" he asked, walking closer.
"Nothing," they chorused, the perfect picture of innocence, that is, if the evidence didn't sit right in front of them.
"Come on, let's get this stinking mess cleaned up," Connor said finally. He was in no mood to go and chew them out; besides, it was just a little harmless fun that they had gotten into.
~ End Flashback ~
Dawn laughed at the memory slightly, that hadn't been the first, or the last, of their kitchen escapades.
"What's so funny?" Aidan poked his best friend in the side, making her giggle even more.
"Do you remember the baking soda and vinegar incident?" she asked, chuckling ever so often.
The mention of the incident that had taken place years before, made Aidan smile, "Yeah I do. We had fun then, didn't we?" he asked.
"Yeah, but we've always had fun." Dawn leaned against him as she sighed; "Will we have fun like that when we grow up?"
Aidan wrapped his arms around Dawn's shoulders. "Who said we were ever gonna grow up?" he whispered. "I'm never gonna grow up, because I'm a Toys R Us kid," he sang softly, eliciting a soft chuckle from Dawn.
"Promise me you'll never change," Dawn said suddenly.
Aidan sighed, "You know I can't promise that. But I'll be your friend, forever."
Dawn smiled, but inside, she felt her heart breaking. What if she didn't want him to be a friend forever, what if she wanted him to be something more?
"Remember the last time we had a moment like this?" Aidan asked suddenly.
Dawn's smile grew larger, "Yeah, that was an interesting time, wasn't it?" she giggled a bit. That had been fun.
~ Flashback ~
It was the night of the eighth grade dinner dance, a sort of prom for the middle school students. Dawn and Aidan sat in the corner, by themselves.
"This is nasty," Aidan poked at what was supposed to be chicken with a fork.
Dawn nodded in agreement, "It's worse than the normal food they serve here," she decided as she too poked at it, as she did, the bracelets that she wore on her arms jingled. Finally the girl couldn't take anymore of it, and pushed the plate away. "I'll eat at home. I don't care anymore."
Aidan laughed, and pushed his away too. They sat and talked for a few minutes before Dawn stood up. "This party bites," she declared and started walking towards the exit, Aidan quickly followed his best friend outside.
As they walked to the park that was a common hangout for them after school, it started to rain. Hurrying toward the gazebo, Dawn quickly rid herself of her shoes, stockings, purse and all of her jewelry, leaving only her necklace on. Her hair, unpinned, hung down in waves of chocolate. As she did this Aidan just stood there. "What are you doing?" he asked, eyeing the growing pile of discarded items.
"I'm going to run in the rain, you coming?" Dawn asked, looking at him expectantly.
"Hold on," Aidan said before he pulled off his sport coat and tie as well as his socks and shoes.
Soon they were running around like idiots, Dawn most of all. She ran circles around Aidan, who just stood there, letting the water run down his face, and soak into his clothes. She ran about, her toes sinking slightly in the damp ground. Her hair was soaked and her make-up was running, but her smile lit up her whole face.
"Come on!" Dawn yelled, tugging at her friend's hand.
He pulled her back and she fell against his chest. They looked into one another's eyes and soon they found themselves kissing, in the rain. It only lasted for a second or two, and when they were foot apart, they looked at each other again, not meeting eyes. Blushes were creeping across their faces as Aidan spoke up.
"Let's just say that never happened, okay?" he asked. "You're my best friend, I could never hurt you. I promise I never will," he touched her face softly, and tried to wipe away the tears and rain drops.
Dawn nodded and they walked back to the gazebo to collect their things and walk back to the school.
~ End Flashback ~
They sat together in silence s the sun beat down on them, creating a warm blanket of comfort. Even though they were silent, they understood each other. Suddenly, something blocked their sunlight.
Looking up, Dawn saw it was Eve. "You're blocking our sunlight," she told the other girl, as well as Wesley and Michael, although Aidan couldn't see them.
Eve rolled her eyes. "Yeah well, getting this roving demon spirit is a bit more important than your sunlight. So why don't you and your lover boy get up so we can go research."
Dawn sighed and glared in the general direction of her father, she knew he probably had something to do with the idea of researching. "Fine, but we're doing it at your place. People at home ask too many questions."
Eve rolled her eyes, "Fine, let's go," she said finally.
They were about a block away from the school when Dawn spoke up; "He's not my lover boy."
Eve gave her a weird look, "Huh?" she asked.
"Aidan," Dawn clarified, "he's not my lover boy. We're not going out. He's just my best friend."
"Oh," Eve said, and the small group continued to walk to Eve's apartment.
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Was happiness a fad?
Or was it lost and found again behind the issues.
It might not be so bad,
We're all addicted to our tragedy
I guess it's what it had to be.
"Nothing on my Back", Sum 41
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Thank you's go to:
Danica
Ivorycat*
gidgetgirl*
*sigh* Where are the people who reviewed before, are you reading....because I thought you liked the story. I mean, you all tell me how original it is, but I really have a question, if it's so original, why don't you keep reading it? There are fun times ahead, and I was sorta hoping that you would be along for the ride, And I'm not downplaying the reivews I do get, because I'll see them and I'll be really, really happy. So please, could you please review and tell me what you think? I try to post quickly as well as write quickly, but if you aren't going to respond....why should I?
Well that's about it. Thanks for reading, and please, I beg of you, review.
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I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
"I'm just a Kid", Simple Plan
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Dawn and Aidan sat in their school's chapel in one of Dawn's favorite places. Aidan was leaning against the wall and had his legs outstretched, Dawn sat between them. Her head lay against his chest, and she breathed in time to his heartbeat.
"You believe me, right?" Dawn asked, her voice drowsy because of the warm sunshine that washed over them.
Aidan's arm's wrapped around Dawn, giving her a hug. She smiled at the simple touch of affection, it was not uncomment between them, but it always made Dawn feel warm inside to know that he cared for her,
"I'm not sure if I do. But then again when have you lead me wrong before?" he asked her.
Dawn looked up, and brushed a piece of black hair out of his green eyes. "Plenty of times. After all, weren't we known as troublesome twosome way back when?"
He laughed; making a rumbling sound in his chest that reverberated back to Dawn. "We were a wicked pair, weren't we?"
Dawn rolled her eyes. "That doesn't cover half of it dear. Now the question is, who cause the more trouble, and who was a fool for following."
"I think," Aidan mused, "We're both even on the count. After all, neither of us were completely innocent every single time."
~ Flash Back ~
An eight-year-old Dawn and an eight-year-old Aidan stood in the kitchen of the Hyperion, alone. Aidan didn't see anything wrong with his friend's family living and owning a hotel, in fact, he thought it was cool. It was great to play hide and go seek in, although they had grown out of that game
Now the two best friends were standing in the kitchen, trying to figure out where the vinegar and baking soda were. "Are you sure you have them?" Aidan asked impatiently as Dawn crawled up on the counter that was below where she knew the vinegar was stored.
"Yes," she said, exasperated. "I already told you. We have vinegar, my daddy and uncle always put it on French-fries. It's really nasty, but I think it's a British thing." As she opened the cupboard. Plucking a bottle out of it, she held up her prize. "Ah-ha! I told ya we had it!" she put it down before she scrambled down herself.
Aidan looked at her, "Well, do you have the baking powder?" he asked, his hands on his hips, giving Dawn the impression he was trying to imitate his mother.
Dawn rolled her eyes at her best friend's antics. "Of course we have it. I told you, my uncle used it for a cake." Of course, Dawn wasn't going to tell which uncle was baking; Aidan would have a heart attack. After all, who wouldn't when the saw a green demon with red horns wearing a pink frilly apron to protect his purple suit? Well the people of the Hyperion wouldn't, they were used to it.
"Well where is it?" Aidan asked, not believing that Dawn really knew where it was.
Dawn shrugged, but went to climb up on another counter. Opening the cupboard, she found two things that said baking on it. "Which one?" she held up the round tin that had baking powder clearly written upon it as well as a box that said baking soda.
Aidan looked at the two things she held up and squinted, trying to think of which one was right. "Both of them," he finally decided.
Dawn nodded, taking him for the authority, and scrambled down, giving Aidan her prizes. "So what do we do now?" she asked, not really sure what they were going to be doing. The three things sat on the table, in front of a large bowl.
Aidan looked at her. "I'm not really sure, Danny didn't really go over everything. He was too busy trying to finish his science project," he told her, Danny being his older brother by three years.
They dumped both the baking powder and baking soda into the bowl, making a fine white powder come up in a cloud, making Dawn sneeze. Aidan laughed and poured a small bit of vinegar into the mixture of white powder. It foamed a bit and made the sound that you only heard with soda.
"Cool!" both Aidan and Dawn, said at the same.
"Put more in!" Dawn demanded eager to see the reaction again, and this time on a bigger scale.
Aidan shrugged, and turned the bottle upside down, letting the clear liquid fall into the plastic bowl. The second it hit there was foaming action and when Dawn swirled the bowl a bit, it instantly grew larger. Soon the foam started to bubble down the sides.
The two watched in childlike amazement. As soon said they heard someone come downstairs, they gave each other worried looks, but soon they looked towards the door the worried looks became one of innocence.
Connor walked in, stopped, and sniffed. "Why does it smell like Spike or Wesley made French-fries?" he asked, looking at the two eight-year-olds. He then saw what sat between them. The nineteen-year-old's eyes narrowed. "What did you guys do?" he asked, walking closer.
"Nothing," they chorused, the perfect picture of innocence, that is, if the evidence didn't sit right in front of them.
"Come on, let's get this stinking mess cleaned up," Connor said finally. He was in no mood to go and chew them out; besides, it was just a little harmless fun that they had gotten into.
~ End Flashback ~
Dawn laughed at the memory slightly, that hadn't been the first, or the last, of their kitchen escapades.
"What's so funny?" Aidan poked his best friend in the side, making her giggle even more.
"Do you remember the baking soda and vinegar incident?" she asked, chuckling ever so often.
The mention of the incident that had taken place years before, made Aidan smile, "Yeah I do. We had fun then, didn't we?" he asked.
"Yeah, but we've always had fun." Dawn leaned against him as she sighed; "Will we have fun like that when we grow up?"
Aidan wrapped his arms around Dawn's shoulders. "Who said we were ever gonna grow up?" he whispered. "I'm never gonna grow up, because I'm a Toys R Us kid," he sang softly, eliciting a soft chuckle from Dawn.
"Promise me you'll never change," Dawn said suddenly.
Aidan sighed, "You know I can't promise that. But I'll be your friend, forever."
Dawn smiled, but inside, she felt her heart breaking. What if she didn't want him to be a friend forever, what if she wanted him to be something more?
"Remember the last time we had a moment like this?" Aidan asked suddenly.
Dawn's smile grew larger, "Yeah, that was an interesting time, wasn't it?" she giggled a bit. That had been fun.
~ Flashback ~
It was the night of the eighth grade dinner dance, a sort of prom for the middle school students. Dawn and Aidan sat in the corner, by themselves.
"This is nasty," Aidan poked at what was supposed to be chicken with a fork.
Dawn nodded in agreement, "It's worse than the normal food they serve here," she decided as she too poked at it, as she did, the bracelets that she wore on her arms jingled. Finally the girl couldn't take anymore of it, and pushed the plate away. "I'll eat at home. I don't care anymore."
Aidan laughed, and pushed his away too. They sat and talked for a few minutes before Dawn stood up. "This party bites," she declared and started walking towards the exit, Aidan quickly followed his best friend outside.
As they walked to the park that was a common hangout for them after school, it started to rain. Hurrying toward the gazebo, Dawn quickly rid herself of her shoes, stockings, purse and all of her jewelry, leaving only her necklace on. Her hair, unpinned, hung down in waves of chocolate. As she did this Aidan just stood there. "What are you doing?" he asked, eyeing the growing pile of discarded items.
"I'm going to run in the rain, you coming?" Dawn asked, looking at him expectantly.
"Hold on," Aidan said before he pulled off his sport coat and tie as well as his socks and shoes.
Soon they were running around like idiots, Dawn most of all. She ran circles around Aidan, who just stood there, letting the water run down his face, and soak into his clothes. She ran about, her toes sinking slightly in the damp ground. Her hair was soaked and her make-up was running, but her smile lit up her whole face.
"Come on!" Dawn yelled, tugging at her friend's hand.
He pulled her back and she fell against his chest. They looked into one another's eyes and soon they found themselves kissing, in the rain. It only lasted for a second or two, and when they were foot apart, they looked at each other again, not meeting eyes. Blushes were creeping across their faces as Aidan spoke up.
"Let's just say that never happened, okay?" he asked. "You're my best friend, I could never hurt you. I promise I never will," he touched her face softly, and tried to wipe away the tears and rain drops.
Dawn nodded and they walked back to the gazebo to collect their things and walk back to the school.
~ End Flashback ~
They sat together in silence s the sun beat down on them, creating a warm blanket of comfort. Even though they were silent, they understood each other. Suddenly, something blocked their sunlight.
Looking up, Dawn saw it was Eve. "You're blocking our sunlight," she told the other girl, as well as Wesley and Michael, although Aidan couldn't see them.
Eve rolled her eyes. "Yeah well, getting this roving demon spirit is a bit more important than your sunlight. So why don't you and your lover boy get up so we can go research."
Dawn sighed and glared in the general direction of her father, she knew he probably had something to do with the idea of researching. "Fine, but we're doing it at your place. People at home ask too many questions."
Eve rolled her eyes, "Fine, let's go," she said finally.
They were about a block away from the school when Dawn spoke up; "He's not my lover boy."
Eve gave her a weird look, "Huh?" she asked.
"Aidan," Dawn clarified, "he's not my lover boy. We're not going out. He's just my best friend."
"Oh," Eve said, and the small group continued to walk to Eve's apartment.
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Was happiness a fad?
Or was it lost and found again behind the issues.
It might not be so bad,
We're all addicted to our tragedy
I guess it's what it had to be.
"Nothing on my Back", Sum 41
************
Thank you's go to:
Danica
Ivorycat*
gidgetgirl*
*sigh* Where are the people who reviewed before, are you reading....because I thought you liked the story. I mean, you all tell me how original it is, but I really have a question, if it's so original, why don't you keep reading it? There are fun times ahead, and I was sorta hoping that you would be along for the ride, And I'm not downplaying the reivews I do get, because I'll see them and I'll be really, really happy. So please, could you please review and tell me what you think? I try to post quickly as well as write quickly, but if you aren't going to respond....why should I?
Well that's about it. Thanks for reading, and please, I beg of you, review.