FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY
Chapter 7: Stronger Than Yesterday
Rating: Rated PG13 for sexual content and mild language
Disclaimer: Everything is owned by FFC, with the exception of this story. I take no credit for the show.
Author's Note: Ohmygosh…y'all did it again! I asked for 3-5 reviews, and you guys gave me 14! All of y'all are AWESOME! I'm sorry it took me a while to post this chap…stupid school and everything else got in the way! Anyway, here's chapter 7!
A Note for Deevine and Jen: Thanks for the reviews! Yes, I am a BIG S&S fan, if you didn't already know! In the past, my stories have been very predictable, so I'm trying to steer away from that. SO, you guys are going to have to wait and see about S&S…that's all I'm gonna say-hehe!
A Note for Niki: Haha, that was a good excuse! It was funny! Thanks for the review!
A Note for Elizabeth: Thanks for the review and suggestion! At the moment, I can already tell you that there will be no guy newbie, but that COULD change later. Thanks again!
Recap: CHAPTER 6-Auggie and Shelby talk, and he convinces Shelby to fuss Scott out for standing her up. The newbie Daisy arrives at Horizon.
Last Line Said: Shelby-"WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOW UP?"
Last Thought: Scott-Aww…shit!
Shelby's cold voice interrupted Scott's thoughts. "WELL?" she snarled, her eyes icy.
Scott swallowed. Why does she care so much? "I forgot," he stated simply, feeling a little scared of Shelby's reaction.
Shelby gave him a disbelieving look, but her angry expression remained. "Well, that makes up for EVERYTHING…you FORGOT!"
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Scott then stood up, no longer scared of Shelby. "SO WHAT? I FORGOT! IT'S OVER…DONE WITH! IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL!" he yelled, his face turning red.
Shelby tried to hide her hurt expression. It means NOTHING to him.
She then shook the thoughts away and turned her attention towards the angry blonde standing next to her. "YOU STOOD ME UP!" she screamed, trying to hide her shaky voice.
Scott shook his head and then took another step towards her. "I know that!" he yelled, a little calmer. Where's my comebacks?
Shelby gave him another cold stare and then turned to leave.
Almost robotically, Scott pulled her back towards him. What the hell am I doing? "Look, I'm sorry," he said quickly, before he think twice about it.
Shelby gave him a confused glance as she whipped her head around. He's sorry! Ohmygosh…he has a heart! No, Shelby…you're not doing this. "Well, good for you, Mr. Football Jock. I should have known you'd forget. You were probably too busy gettin head from some lame ass cheerleader."
The words were just tumbling out of her mouth, and she could not stop them.
Scott's nose flared in anger, and it took him strong resistance not to throw a chair across the room. "HOW DARE YOU, YOU, YOU……SLUT!" he screamed in his thick accent.
By now, people were starting to stare, but that was the least of the two's problems.
Shelby raised her eyebrows in a challenging manner. "Oooh, good one. You must have gotten that one from Queenie," she smirked. Why are you doing this, Shelby? Don't try the tough act…be honest! She ignored the voice in her head. "You know what, I have better things to do then sit here and argue with a mindless jock, who OBVIOUSLY doesn't have his priorities in order," she stated.
Once again, she turned to leave. No looking back, Shel. Don't allow Scott to pull you back. Just keep on goin……………just ignore the warm feeling you get when he touches you…
Once Shelby had left, Scott sunk down into the red armchair, a hand through his hair. What…the…hell? Where were my comebacks? Why was I takin all that shit from Shelby…that stupid skank!
Scott closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Whatever…I'll just diss her BIG TIME next I see her…and there'll be A LOT of people to see it!
But Scott knew that wasn't gonna happen. And he knew he couldn't ignore the feeling in his stomach, either. It has been a while since he had felt it, but he could surely recognize it. Holy shit…I'm feeling guilty.
~*IN THE GIRLS DORM*~
"So…you need any help unpacking?"
Daisy looked up at Katherine, a smirk on her face. "I may be going to a school for juvenile delinquents, but I think I know how to unpack a suitcase," she stated with a roll of her eyes.
Katherine gave Juliette a quick glance. Oh, great. Another Scott Barringer.
After Peter had showed Daisy the girls dorm, he had asked Juliette and Daisy to help her settle in. It obviously wasn't going well.
"So, where are you from?" Juliette asked, in a perky voice, trying to make conversation.
Daisy thrust a pair of black boots under her bed, never making eye contact with Juliette. "Look, I'm not talking to you, so if you don't mind, please do the same."
Juliette stood up from her place on Katherine's bed. "Fine. Katherine, let's go," she said while motioning to the door.
Once Juliette had stepped outside, Katherine turned back to Daisy, a small, comforting smile on her face. "Hey, Daisy, if you ever need anyone to talk to…"
Daisy stood up and dusted off her jeans while giving Katherine an irritated look. "Don't worry…you'll be the FIRST one I'll come to," she interrupted sarcastically.
Katherine gave a small nod. "See you at dinner," she said softly before slamming the door to the girls dorm.
Upon hearing the door slam, Daisy dropped her black duffel bag to the floor and peeked out the door, making sure Katherine was gone.
Then she gingerly pulled out the small deck of cards, which were fastened securely in the pocket of a small velvet bag.
After pulling the cards out, she stacked them each on her newly made bed.
Daisy stared at them, the pictures jumping out at her. "All right, tarot cards, time to do your stuff," she said to herself, separating each card into piles, not knowing how significant these cards would be in the future.
Okay, I'm sorry that was so short! BUT I'm now shortening my chapters! This chap was kinda boring, but it's setting things up. And don't worry about S&S…in the next chap, some predictions are made about the two. And then in the chap after that…well, you'll just have to wait and see! I know I said I would have Auggie get some advice in this chap, but I decided it would make sense for him to in chapter 9…you'll see why when you read chap 8! Oh, read the last paragraph of this story about the tarot cards carefully…it plays a BIG part in the ending of this story! PLEASE REVIEW!!! I'm asking for 5-10! I KNOW y'all can do it…you've done it before! I'm going to Disneyworld Friday, and I want to post chapter 8 before I leave! I know tomorrow is going to be a free day for me, so 5-10 reviews…and you get chap 8! Thanks, guys!
In chapter 8: Daisy reads her tarot cards and shares some of the information with another cliffhanger, the cliffhangers' dinner conversation, and a disagreement severs ties between two people…but it also joins two people together.
