Holding on to the Rooftops- An Orange Paper Clip
Shelby knew she must have been in the car for at least five hours but she didn't care because all of them had been spent sleeping. She was upset however when Peter had woken her up. "You know it's rude to wake one up," Shelby said absent mindedly as she tried to shake the sleep from herself. She looked up and saw Scott smiling down at her. Shelby felt a blush creep up her neck.
"What," She asked Scott feeling embarrassed that he had probably been staring at her this whole time.
"You're so beautiful," he said as he leaned in to emphasize his point.
Shelby was leaning in to kiss him but she was interrupted by Daisy. "Can you save your PDA for another time? I have to get out of this car soon or I am likely to die."
Shelby laughed at her best friend and slowly made her way out of the car with Scott close behind. "Oh, crap, I forgot my bag," Shelby said as she moved to get back in the car.
"No," Scott said holding her back. "I got it for you."
Shelby smiled up at him. She was so glad she found him. He was the perfect gentleman. If it weren't for him Shelby would probably have resentment for the male species. She had never met a guy like him before in her life. The way he treated her with such… respect, it made her feel good inside. Thinking about gentlemen and respect made her shift her thoughts to Aubrey. She smiled thinking about him.
Scott grabbed Shelby's hand and gave her a quick peck on the cheek which pushed all of Shelby's thoughts about Aubrey far away.
"Okay everyone. Now I know you are all wondering what we are doing, and you can keep wondering because I'm not going to tell you. But we will be staying here for the rest of the day. We will all be sharing a room, well, not exactly, but will go over the details later on. Anyways, you will all be needing a partner," Peter said with the largest, most goofy smile ever.
"I got my partner," David said grabbing Juliette's ass.
"David," Juliette slapped his arm away. "Besides, they have to be same sex oriented."
"Actually Juliette, they don't have to be. But, we will be drawing partners out of a hat," Sophie said as she reached into a hat. She pulled out three pieces of paper and smiled brightly. "Okay first group will be Scott, and Shelby."
"Well this should be interesting," Daisy said smirking at Shelby.
"Yes, it should be. Now, are next victims are… Daisy and… Auggie." Auggie and Daisy smiled at each other. "Well if we have no complaints I guess that means you Juliette and David will be together."
"Somehow this seems wrong," Juliette said grimacing at Daisy and Auggie.
Shelby looked down; it did seem wrong. Shelby knew Daisy and Auggie were just friends. They had gotten really close when Ezra left. That was what had bothered her; Ezra's leaving. He had turned 18 and had been giving the choice of staying at Horizon, and for some reason he decided to leave. Everything was different without him there. He had promised he would visit. But that had turned out like every other promise in Shelby's life- empty.
"Juliette, I know you would like to be with Auggie, but that's just the way the ball rolls. In any case, this is not supposed to be your life partner," Peter said in a scolding tone making sure he met everyone's eyes.
"Yeah, but Scott and Shelby ended up together. They always do. We should just refer to them as one person, you know, like ScottandShelby. That's what they are anyway," Juliette said sitting down next to her bag.
Shelby turned to Scott who smiled at her and then wrapped his arms tightly around her. Shelby felt comforted, as she always did in Scott's arm. Even though she was loving this feeling she couldn't enjoy it. There was always that voice in the back of her head telling her it wouldn't last. Shelby looked over at Daisy knowing what she would say to her if she knew what Shelby was thinking.
"It's like they're joined at the hip; inseparable," Juliette raved on again.
Shelby smiled; she like that thought.
"That wouldn't be too bad," Scott commented, his thoughts echoing Shelby's.
"Yeah, except for the whole having a Scott growing out of her hip," Daisy said with her sarcastic smile.
Shelby laughed as her blanket of comfort returned. Who could think about empty promises with everyone one you loved around you?
"Now, I bet you are all wondering what we are going to be doing here," Peter said his smile almost as bright as the dazzling sun.
"I bet you're about to tell us," David said picking at some grass growing out of the wall.\
"Bingo, ten points for David."
"I don't think that constitutes as ten points," Juliette argued shaking her head as she fidgeted with her bag.
"I have to agree with Queenie here Peter," Shelby said adding her two cents. "I mean it was obvious."
"Yeah, I think that deserves a two point maximum," Daisy said looking at David sideways.
Peter rolled his eyes. "Anyway, we are going to be going on a scavenger hunt!"
Shelby laughed on the inside. This was the last thing she had expected. She looked up at Scott and knew he was thinking the same thing. She just smiled as Peter handed them a piece of paper telling them all the things they would need and warning them to not even think twice about running. Shelby looked down at the list.
An Orange Paper Clip
A Purple Rubber Band
A Piece of Yellow Gum
A Discount Coupon
A 36 Ounce Cup
A Cardboard Box
A Red Marker
A Piece of Cloth That Can Be Used as a Pillow Case
A Guitarist- Who is willing to play a chord or two
"Where are we supposed to find any of this? We don't even have any money," Juliette whined.
"Ah and another rule, no paying for any of this. You're going to have to use your people skills if you want to win this," Sophie said smiling at all of them.
"What are we supposed to be competing for?" Scott asked. Shelby had been wondering that same thing herself.
"Two weeks without chores and… ICE CREAM," Peter screamed excitedly. Shelby didn't know why, but this trip was making Peter strangely giddy.
"Yeah, yeah Peter. I scream, you scream… I guess two weeks free of chores isn't so bad," David said laughing at himself.
"Okay Cliffhangers, you're off," Sophie said and grabbed on to Peter's arm.
~*~*~*~
Better run if you want shotgun,
The day was dark but it was all good and fun,
Heroes we were to those who knew us better,
~*~*~*~
"You're too late, Scott and Shelby already won," Juliette told Auggie and Daisy as the rushed to the designated meeting area.
"Bitter much?" Daisy commented getting a rise out of Juliette.
"You can have Auggie. See if I care," Juliette said glaring at Auggie.
"I think she was talking about the contest Princess," Shelby said putting her arm around Juliette.
"I know, I was just… playing around."
"Right, right," Shelby said smiling malevolently at her.
"What are you gonna do with all your free time meat?" Auggie asked looking at Scott. Scott just shook his head. Shelby began to think about that question. It was the summer before all of their senior year and there was nothing to really. Shelby shrugged her shoulders; she didn't care what she did as long as it involved Scott.
"Well, you will have plenty of time to think about that while you are getting ready for bed," Peter said eyeing them. Then out of the blue there was a loud screeching sound from the bathroom that was currently occupied by Sophie. Peter's eyes revealed fear as he ran towards the bathroom. He banged on the door and Sophie came out jumping up and down.
"Peter, Peter, I'm pregnant! We're going to have a baby Peter, can you believe it?!?"
"What?" Peter asked astounded. "How?"
"The treatment must have worked! Can you believe it Peter?" She asked jumping up and down excited. Then she ran over to the Cliffhangers who all gathered her in a large group hug. Peter just stood there with a happy shocked look on his face.
After everyone had settled down Peter looked on the Cliffhangers. "I know this is exciting for all of you. Believe me I understand. But you will still need your rest. So, let's all get ready. Guys can have the bathroom first. Girls you can have it once EVERY boy is out. Lights out at eleven."
Shelby rolled on her side and looked at the clock. It was one o'clock a.m. she had been trying to get to sleep for three hours. Something just stopped her. She finally sighed and got up to go to the restroom. As she tried to creep past everyone on the floor she almost fell over on her favorite male. Shelby thought he must have been awake too but when she looked down she saw that he was tossing and turning.
"Elaine," she whispered to the unrelenting darkness. Shelby sighed and knelt down next to Scott. She had gotten past the dreams about Walt but Scott still had dreams about Elaine. Shelby felt sorry for him. She wished she could help him get past his fears but she knew only he could do that. And she knew that it came from closure, and his father wasn't going to give him that.
Shelby lay down next to Scott and held his hand while rubbing his back. He seemed to calm down a bit and impulsively squeezed her hand. Shelby looked down at their joint body parts. She smiled; she loved the way the fit perfectly together. She also loved the way whenever they did something as simple as holding hands she felt connected to him; inseparable. Shelby was comforted by this feeling; it enveloped her as she gave way to the Sandman.
Shelby looked around her surroundings. She searched for anything she recognized, but the fog was too thick. She coughed as the fog swam into her lungs; slivering through her body like a poison. She fought hard to breath but ended up choking on the smoke once again. Shelby started running; she had to get away from this fog. She had been running for what seemed like forever when she finally ended up in a small clearing in the woods. The fog had long disintegrated but Shelby's had was still spinning. Tired and fatigued Shelby searched around her trying to find a way to get back. Finally she spotted a large purple door about 30 yards to her left. She started to run towards it when an arm grabbed her from the underbrush. Shelby jumped in fear and was about to high tail it out of there when Scott popped up.
"It's useless," he said glancing towards the door. "I've been trying for hours." Shelby looked down defeated. "Atlas we're here together," he said lifting her chin up.
"Yeah," Shelby said. "But how we'll we get back? What are we going to do?"
"Shhh," Scott said as he wrapped her up in his arms. He then led her into the underbrush where he had previously been residing. "It'll be okay. There are these horsemen. They come riding by every hour. I figure if we wait until we're out of their sight we can follow them."
Shelby was about to protest confused. When Scott silenced her. Shelby's ears sharpened and she heard a drumming sound. As it came closer she realized it was the beating of horse hooves. Scott stuck his head out a little. Then once the sound had begun to fade he motioned for her to follow him out. Once Shelby was out she looked around and could barely see the men in the distance.
"We have to hurry" Scott whispered to her urgently as he began to sprint. Shelby fought hard to keep up. She closed her eyes making it easier for her to run. She was guided by Scott's hand. Scott stopped suddenly and Shelby opened her eyes to see why. When she looked up she saw that they were right in front of the horsemen, only they were concealed by a large tree.
"We have to find them," one of the men said as he raised a glass to his lips.
"They aren't here," the other, said. "She was wrong."
The first man stood up and slammed his glass down. "SHE is never wrong. How dare you question her authority and all powerful wisdom."
It was the other man's turn to shout. "Look around you, you fool. We have been searching for hours, days even. They haven't shown up, they aren't coming."
"No, no, they are, they have to be."
"Ector, why are you acting such a fool? Can you not see what is right in front of your…"
Shelby gasped as she slipped and the ground fell from under her. She was lying on her back. It must have sounded like thunder in the quiet forest. Scott tried to help Shelby scramble to her feet as they heard the horsemen closing in on them but it was too late. One of the men had Scott held tightly while the other one forced Shelby up too her feet and shook her violently with one hand. Shelby trembled from the immense pain the forceful blow had caused.
"A fool was I?" Ector said laughing at his friend. "Come on Kay, let us bring them to our majesty."
"Wait," Kay said looking at Shelby. Shelby looked down. The glint in Kay's eyes was malevolent and sent shivers down Shelby's spine. She couldn't help but feel like it was nighttime and Walt had just walked in to Shelby's room. "It's not fare for us to not have a little fun while we're off questing for our majesty. I have been sober for weeks now. And this one is certainly pleasing to my sore eyes."
Kay started to run his finger on Shelby's arm and Shelby grimaced. "Get your hands off her you dumb full," Scott started to say but was hit by a sharp blow from Ector.
"You will do better to keep your mouth shut. However Kay he is right. Like you were saying earlier; we have been gone for an eternity. Let us not waste more time with our humanly desires. Remember to whom it is we serve, and to whom your loyalty lies."
Kay's face showed resignation but he nodded sharply and before Shelby knew it she was in front of a beautiful manor. Shelby looked over at Shelby wondering what was going through his mind. His eyes were downcast as Ector and Kay marched them through the large doors.
"Finally you fools. I thought I would have to send a party after you two. What took you so long?"
Shelby looked up recognizing the voice.
"Elaine," Scott's voice trembled with fear as it echoed through Shelby's mind; a pit forming in her stomach.
Author's Note: So what did you guys think. I worked really hard to get this up. I even blew off homework for you guys. Sorry to leave you with this cliffhanger (muahahaha, what a lovely little pun). Okay so I lied, it brings me great join to know you are now more than likely wanting more. And you can have more but it comes at a price. That's right. I would like three reviews please. I would love you all ever so much if I got them, they would inspire me to blow off homework again. Anyway, if you like the other story I writer under the alias: the fruit and the duck, then I suggest you start reviewing, because I need two more reviews before I will post. Thank you everyone for reading. Thanks joe, and everyone. I love you all so much. Kisses and Hugs.
Shelby knew she must have been in the car for at least five hours but she didn't care because all of them had been spent sleeping. She was upset however when Peter had woken her up. "You know it's rude to wake one up," Shelby said absent mindedly as she tried to shake the sleep from herself. She looked up and saw Scott smiling down at her. Shelby felt a blush creep up her neck.
"What," She asked Scott feeling embarrassed that he had probably been staring at her this whole time.
"You're so beautiful," he said as he leaned in to emphasize his point.
Shelby was leaning in to kiss him but she was interrupted by Daisy. "Can you save your PDA for another time? I have to get out of this car soon or I am likely to die."
Shelby laughed at her best friend and slowly made her way out of the car with Scott close behind. "Oh, crap, I forgot my bag," Shelby said as she moved to get back in the car.
"No," Scott said holding her back. "I got it for you."
Shelby smiled up at him. She was so glad she found him. He was the perfect gentleman. If it weren't for him Shelby would probably have resentment for the male species. She had never met a guy like him before in her life. The way he treated her with such… respect, it made her feel good inside. Thinking about gentlemen and respect made her shift her thoughts to Aubrey. She smiled thinking about him.
Scott grabbed Shelby's hand and gave her a quick peck on the cheek which pushed all of Shelby's thoughts about Aubrey far away.
"Okay everyone. Now I know you are all wondering what we are doing, and you can keep wondering because I'm not going to tell you. But we will be staying here for the rest of the day. We will all be sharing a room, well, not exactly, but will go over the details later on. Anyways, you will all be needing a partner," Peter said with the largest, most goofy smile ever.
"I got my partner," David said grabbing Juliette's ass.
"David," Juliette slapped his arm away. "Besides, they have to be same sex oriented."
"Actually Juliette, they don't have to be. But, we will be drawing partners out of a hat," Sophie said as she reached into a hat. She pulled out three pieces of paper and smiled brightly. "Okay first group will be Scott, and Shelby."
"Well this should be interesting," Daisy said smirking at Shelby.
"Yes, it should be. Now, are next victims are… Daisy and… Auggie." Auggie and Daisy smiled at each other. "Well if we have no complaints I guess that means you Juliette and David will be together."
"Somehow this seems wrong," Juliette said grimacing at Daisy and Auggie.
Shelby looked down; it did seem wrong. Shelby knew Daisy and Auggie were just friends. They had gotten really close when Ezra left. That was what had bothered her; Ezra's leaving. He had turned 18 and had been giving the choice of staying at Horizon, and for some reason he decided to leave. Everything was different without him there. He had promised he would visit. But that had turned out like every other promise in Shelby's life- empty.
"Juliette, I know you would like to be with Auggie, but that's just the way the ball rolls. In any case, this is not supposed to be your life partner," Peter said in a scolding tone making sure he met everyone's eyes.
"Yeah, but Scott and Shelby ended up together. They always do. We should just refer to them as one person, you know, like ScottandShelby. That's what they are anyway," Juliette said sitting down next to her bag.
Shelby turned to Scott who smiled at her and then wrapped his arms tightly around her. Shelby felt comforted, as she always did in Scott's arm. Even though she was loving this feeling she couldn't enjoy it. There was always that voice in the back of her head telling her it wouldn't last. Shelby looked over at Daisy knowing what she would say to her if she knew what Shelby was thinking.
"It's like they're joined at the hip; inseparable," Juliette raved on again.
Shelby smiled; she like that thought.
"That wouldn't be too bad," Scott commented, his thoughts echoing Shelby's.
"Yeah, except for the whole having a Scott growing out of her hip," Daisy said with her sarcastic smile.
Shelby laughed as her blanket of comfort returned. Who could think about empty promises with everyone one you loved around you?
"Now, I bet you are all wondering what we are going to be doing here," Peter said his smile almost as bright as the dazzling sun.
"I bet you're about to tell us," David said picking at some grass growing out of the wall.\
"Bingo, ten points for David."
"I don't think that constitutes as ten points," Juliette argued shaking her head as she fidgeted with her bag.
"I have to agree with Queenie here Peter," Shelby said adding her two cents. "I mean it was obvious."
"Yeah, I think that deserves a two point maximum," Daisy said looking at David sideways.
Peter rolled his eyes. "Anyway, we are going to be going on a scavenger hunt!"
Shelby laughed on the inside. This was the last thing she had expected. She looked up at Scott and knew he was thinking the same thing. She just smiled as Peter handed them a piece of paper telling them all the things they would need and warning them to not even think twice about running. Shelby looked down at the list.
An Orange Paper Clip
A Purple Rubber Band
A Piece of Yellow Gum
A Discount Coupon
A 36 Ounce Cup
A Cardboard Box
A Red Marker
A Piece of Cloth That Can Be Used as a Pillow Case
A Guitarist- Who is willing to play a chord or two
"Where are we supposed to find any of this? We don't even have any money," Juliette whined.
"Ah and another rule, no paying for any of this. You're going to have to use your people skills if you want to win this," Sophie said smiling at all of them.
"What are we supposed to be competing for?" Scott asked. Shelby had been wondering that same thing herself.
"Two weeks without chores and… ICE CREAM," Peter screamed excitedly. Shelby didn't know why, but this trip was making Peter strangely giddy.
"Yeah, yeah Peter. I scream, you scream… I guess two weeks free of chores isn't so bad," David said laughing at himself.
"Okay Cliffhangers, you're off," Sophie said and grabbed on to Peter's arm.
~*~*~*~
Better run if you want shotgun,
The day was dark but it was all good and fun,
Heroes we were to those who knew us better,
~*~*~*~
"You're too late, Scott and Shelby already won," Juliette told Auggie and Daisy as the rushed to the designated meeting area.
"Bitter much?" Daisy commented getting a rise out of Juliette.
"You can have Auggie. See if I care," Juliette said glaring at Auggie.
"I think she was talking about the contest Princess," Shelby said putting her arm around Juliette.
"I know, I was just… playing around."
"Right, right," Shelby said smiling malevolently at her.
"What are you gonna do with all your free time meat?" Auggie asked looking at Scott. Scott just shook his head. Shelby began to think about that question. It was the summer before all of their senior year and there was nothing to really. Shelby shrugged her shoulders; she didn't care what she did as long as it involved Scott.
"Well, you will have plenty of time to think about that while you are getting ready for bed," Peter said eyeing them. Then out of the blue there was a loud screeching sound from the bathroom that was currently occupied by Sophie. Peter's eyes revealed fear as he ran towards the bathroom. He banged on the door and Sophie came out jumping up and down.
"Peter, Peter, I'm pregnant! We're going to have a baby Peter, can you believe it?!?"
"What?" Peter asked astounded. "How?"
"The treatment must have worked! Can you believe it Peter?" She asked jumping up and down excited. Then she ran over to the Cliffhangers who all gathered her in a large group hug. Peter just stood there with a happy shocked look on his face.
After everyone had settled down Peter looked on the Cliffhangers. "I know this is exciting for all of you. Believe me I understand. But you will still need your rest. So, let's all get ready. Guys can have the bathroom first. Girls you can have it once EVERY boy is out. Lights out at eleven."
Shelby rolled on her side and looked at the clock. It was one o'clock a.m. she had been trying to get to sleep for three hours. Something just stopped her. She finally sighed and got up to go to the restroom. As she tried to creep past everyone on the floor she almost fell over on her favorite male. Shelby thought he must have been awake too but when she looked down she saw that he was tossing and turning.
"Elaine," she whispered to the unrelenting darkness. Shelby sighed and knelt down next to Scott. She had gotten past the dreams about Walt but Scott still had dreams about Elaine. Shelby felt sorry for him. She wished she could help him get past his fears but she knew only he could do that. And she knew that it came from closure, and his father wasn't going to give him that.
Shelby lay down next to Scott and held his hand while rubbing his back. He seemed to calm down a bit and impulsively squeezed her hand. Shelby looked down at their joint body parts. She smiled; she loved the way the fit perfectly together. She also loved the way whenever they did something as simple as holding hands she felt connected to him; inseparable. Shelby was comforted by this feeling; it enveloped her as she gave way to the Sandman.
Shelby looked around her surroundings. She searched for anything she recognized, but the fog was too thick. She coughed as the fog swam into her lungs; slivering through her body like a poison. She fought hard to breath but ended up choking on the smoke once again. Shelby started running; she had to get away from this fog. She had been running for what seemed like forever when she finally ended up in a small clearing in the woods. The fog had long disintegrated but Shelby's had was still spinning. Tired and fatigued Shelby searched around her trying to find a way to get back. Finally she spotted a large purple door about 30 yards to her left. She started to run towards it when an arm grabbed her from the underbrush. Shelby jumped in fear and was about to high tail it out of there when Scott popped up.
"It's useless," he said glancing towards the door. "I've been trying for hours." Shelby looked down defeated. "Atlas we're here together," he said lifting her chin up.
"Yeah," Shelby said. "But how we'll we get back? What are we going to do?"
"Shhh," Scott said as he wrapped her up in his arms. He then led her into the underbrush where he had previously been residing. "It'll be okay. There are these horsemen. They come riding by every hour. I figure if we wait until we're out of their sight we can follow them."
Shelby was about to protest confused. When Scott silenced her. Shelby's ears sharpened and she heard a drumming sound. As it came closer she realized it was the beating of horse hooves. Scott stuck his head out a little. Then once the sound had begun to fade he motioned for her to follow him out. Once Shelby was out she looked around and could barely see the men in the distance.
"We have to hurry" Scott whispered to her urgently as he began to sprint. Shelby fought hard to keep up. She closed her eyes making it easier for her to run. She was guided by Scott's hand. Scott stopped suddenly and Shelby opened her eyes to see why. When she looked up she saw that they were right in front of the horsemen, only they were concealed by a large tree.
"We have to find them," one of the men said as he raised a glass to his lips.
"They aren't here," the other, said. "She was wrong."
The first man stood up and slammed his glass down. "SHE is never wrong. How dare you question her authority and all powerful wisdom."
It was the other man's turn to shout. "Look around you, you fool. We have been searching for hours, days even. They haven't shown up, they aren't coming."
"No, no, they are, they have to be."
"Ector, why are you acting such a fool? Can you not see what is right in front of your…"
Shelby gasped as she slipped and the ground fell from under her. She was lying on her back. It must have sounded like thunder in the quiet forest. Scott tried to help Shelby scramble to her feet as they heard the horsemen closing in on them but it was too late. One of the men had Scott held tightly while the other one forced Shelby up too her feet and shook her violently with one hand. Shelby trembled from the immense pain the forceful blow had caused.
"A fool was I?" Ector said laughing at his friend. "Come on Kay, let us bring them to our majesty."
"Wait," Kay said looking at Shelby. Shelby looked down. The glint in Kay's eyes was malevolent and sent shivers down Shelby's spine. She couldn't help but feel like it was nighttime and Walt had just walked in to Shelby's room. "It's not fare for us to not have a little fun while we're off questing for our majesty. I have been sober for weeks now. And this one is certainly pleasing to my sore eyes."
Kay started to run his finger on Shelby's arm and Shelby grimaced. "Get your hands off her you dumb full," Scott started to say but was hit by a sharp blow from Ector.
"You will do better to keep your mouth shut. However Kay he is right. Like you were saying earlier; we have been gone for an eternity. Let us not waste more time with our humanly desires. Remember to whom it is we serve, and to whom your loyalty lies."
Kay's face showed resignation but he nodded sharply and before Shelby knew it she was in front of a beautiful manor. Shelby looked over at Shelby wondering what was going through his mind. His eyes were downcast as Ector and Kay marched them through the large doors.
"Finally you fools. I thought I would have to send a party after you two. What took you so long?"
Shelby looked up recognizing the voice.
"Elaine," Scott's voice trembled with fear as it echoed through Shelby's mind; a pit forming in her stomach.
Author's Note: So what did you guys think. I worked really hard to get this up. I even blew off homework for you guys. Sorry to leave you with this cliffhanger (muahahaha, what a lovely little pun). Okay so I lied, it brings me great join to know you are now more than likely wanting more. And you can have more but it comes at a price. That's right. I would like three reviews please. I would love you all ever so much if I got them, they would inspire me to blow off homework again. Anyway, if you like the other story I writer under the alias: the fruit and the duck, then I suggest you start reviewing, because I need two more reviews before I will post. Thank you everyone for reading. Thanks joe, and everyone. I love you all so much. Kisses and Hugs.
