Holding on to the Rooftops- Bombs Don't Just Come in Mail Anymore
Scott looked at the clock behind Peter's desk. He had been in there for twenty minutes already, and still no Peter. Scott threw his hands up in the air. He had better things to do than to sit around and wait for Peter to tell him what a good job he had been doing. Scott maneuvered his head around and looked through the window. He smiled; she was still there. Scott stood up and stretched then walked through the door. Shelby stood up immediately.
"Hey," he said softly as they moved closer together.
"Hey," she said just as softly and then layed her head on his chest.
"Having fun out here?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her.
She looked up at him with a big grin on her face. "Tons."
"That's good, I wouldn't want you to be bored. You're to good for that."
Shelby laughed. "Yeah, well, I wonder what Peter wants. If he's just going to tell you what a good job you are doing he should hurry up and tell you."
"He probably just got caught up in something and forgot."
"I don't know Scott. I mean, Peter isn't one to leave students waiting in his office. What if, what if you're going home or something?" Shelby said in a more serious tone.
Scott looked down at Shelby and saw that her eyes were starting to water. The pain in Shelby's eyes tugged at Scott's heart. "No way Shelby, no way. I'm not leaving, nothing from this Earth could make me leave you Shel."
Shelby didn't say anything. Scott knew she was trying not to cry so he planted a kiss on top of her forehead. She looked up and planted a soft kiss on his lips, and then their kisses began to grow intense. Shelby ran her hand threw Scott's hair as he cupped her cheek. They heard a cough from behind Shelby and stopped abruptly. Both of them looked to see who it was and were confronted by Peter's face. Scott gripped Shelby's hand tight expecting a big blow out from Peter. This would have been the third time this week. That Peter knew of anyway. Instead Peter just looked solemn. "Scott, into my office please."
Scott wouldn't have minded being told off, or punished with a lifetime of Kitchens, but the fact that Peter didn't even bother to say anything about it scared him. Scott knew it scared Shelby too. "Can Shelby come?"
Peter turned around and Scott noticed something in his eyes that sent his fears deeper. Peter was on the verge of tears. "If you really want her to, I think you might need her."
The air got caught in Scott's throat and he felt like he couldn't breathe. His legs felt like lead as he walked into Peter's office. Scott didn't bother to sit down neither did Peter. "Scott," Peter began his voice cracking. Scott grabbed Shelby's hand harder as she moved in closer to him. "Scott, your Father and Mother were on a plane to come for a surprise visit. And…" Peter stopped down as tears ran down his face. He began to breathe hard, and after a minute or two he regained composure. "A bird, three actually flew into the fans, and the plane crashed into the side of a cliff. Everyone was killed on impact."
Scott looked down at his feet trying to absorb what Peter had just told him. Scott no longer knew what was happening. He didn't feel Shelby next to him, and he didn't feel it as he fell to his knees. Tears were running down his face like rain on a windshield. The only thing Scott could feel was the pain that was tearing his heart into tiny shreds. He reached out for Shelby, and she grabbed onto him, holding him tightly. Together they rocked back and forth. At least he still had Shelby.
~*~*~*~
Yell from the rooftop you didn't care,
And throw your fists up in the air.
Life always hits like a bomb,
But why did it hit to you so hard.
~*~*~*~
Scott stared at his food; he wasn't hungry. His parents were dead- no matter how you sliced it. They were dead and they weren't coming back; gone. He didn't want to believe it, he couldn't. They survived the plane crash, their alive- that's what his mind kept telling him. Scott wanted so much to slip into that frame of mind; it was comforting. But he couldn't, he couldn't.
"No," Scott said suddenly in response to his minds lies. Everyone in the cafeteria turned to look at him. Scott just shoved his chair away from the table and got up to throw his tray away. Shelby followed him and held his hand. Scott was waiting for her to give him some assuring words- but they never came. Instead Shelby took him out to the docks, away from everyone's prying eyes. It was there that Scott felt free to show his emotions.
"I'm so scared Shel," Scott said through a flood of tears. Shelby held him tightly in her comforting arms.
"I know you are," she said running her hand through his hair. "I know you are."
"And, and I never got to tell him I loved him," Scott said in between sobs. "He didn't know."
Shelby lifted his head up so his eyes met her gaze. "Yes he did Scott, he did. He knew you loved him. And you know what else Scott, they both loved you more than anything else."
"But he never forgave me for what I did," Scott continued. Shelby looked down. She knew that was what Scott had needed and now it would never happen.
"He did, he did. He knew it wasn't your fault, he figured it out," Shelby said trying to sound assuring.
Scott was at a lost for words now, absorbed in his tears. He didn't speak; he couldn't. But for that little while Scott felt better, okay. Shelby's silence was comforting. "The worst is over now," Scott said finally.
"You could never be more right Scotty," a familiar voice said from above. Both Shelby and Scott jumped up. Scott's mind screamed at him- this had to be a dream. He looked over at Shelby and knew it was very real.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Scott asked furious.
'Just a dream, this is just a dream," Scott told himself over and over again in his mind.
"Well I've come to get you Scotty," Elaine said looking at him with unblinking eyes.
"The hell you have," Scott said holding protectively on to Shelby.
"Oh Scotty, but I have. You see, now that both your Father and your Mother are dead- I'm your official, legal guardian. You're only seventeen you know."
Scott looked over at Shelby; her eyes were closed and she was shaking her head. "But I'm here."
"Well that's the great part, I get to decide whether or not to keep you here," Elaine said smiling at him evilly.
"But they wouldn't give me to you, they wouldn't," Scott said hoping he would wake up any minute now. This dream felt to weird.
"Well your Father and I were never officially divorced. Plus, they never found me guilty, did they Scotty?"
"Don't call me that," Scott said backing away. Shelby's eyes were now wide open.
"Ah, Scotty, I've missed you so much. Now hurry and get packed. I want you to see your new home."
"He's not going with you," Shelby spoke up finally realizing this wasn't a dream. "Peter wouldn't let him."
"Oh, Peter's trying, he is trying. But he'll never get past my lawyer."
Scott looked over at Shelby and Shelby just stared blankly at him. Scott's world as he knew it was gone.
Author's Note: Mmm hmm, I know you all think I am evil more or less but keep in mind if my story was going along great then would it be interesting? Huh? Didn't think so. So just remember my summary and hang on for the ride. Also, thanks so much everyone who reviewed. I wouldn't be posting so soon but dearest flamingteen had to be all smart and loop holey. In any case, I am not going to demand a set number of reviews. However, I will be having a lot of homework, especially with my Alberta project (If anyone has any information on the province of Alberta I would so post whenever you wanted me to…) and Science, and reading that other book for English when I still haven't finished that one I should have. So know that if I see all these splendiferous reviews I would be like, "screw homework. Who needs school when you have all these splendiferous fans." So yeah, I ask for a splendiferous amount of reviews but I will still post eventually… unless I don't get none. Muahaha screw you computer, double negatives are my friend. Sorry… anyway so yeah. Oh yeah, soon to come--------
1) Scott moves into Elaine's
2) Scott sends Shelby a letter
3) Shelby has to find away to save Scott from the whore formerly known as Elaine
Scott looked at the clock behind Peter's desk. He had been in there for twenty minutes already, and still no Peter. Scott threw his hands up in the air. He had better things to do than to sit around and wait for Peter to tell him what a good job he had been doing. Scott maneuvered his head around and looked through the window. He smiled; she was still there. Scott stood up and stretched then walked through the door. Shelby stood up immediately.
"Hey," he said softly as they moved closer together.
"Hey," she said just as softly and then layed her head on his chest.
"Having fun out here?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her.
She looked up at him with a big grin on her face. "Tons."
"That's good, I wouldn't want you to be bored. You're to good for that."
Shelby laughed. "Yeah, well, I wonder what Peter wants. If he's just going to tell you what a good job you are doing he should hurry up and tell you."
"He probably just got caught up in something and forgot."
"I don't know Scott. I mean, Peter isn't one to leave students waiting in his office. What if, what if you're going home or something?" Shelby said in a more serious tone.
Scott looked down at Shelby and saw that her eyes were starting to water. The pain in Shelby's eyes tugged at Scott's heart. "No way Shelby, no way. I'm not leaving, nothing from this Earth could make me leave you Shel."
Shelby didn't say anything. Scott knew she was trying not to cry so he planted a kiss on top of her forehead. She looked up and planted a soft kiss on his lips, and then their kisses began to grow intense. Shelby ran her hand threw Scott's hair as he cupped her cheek. They heard a cough from behind Shelby and stopped abruptly. Both of them looked to see who it was and were confronted by Peter's face. Scott gripped Shelby's hand tight expecting a big blow out from Peter. This would have been the third time this week. That Peter knew of anyway. Instead Peter just looked solemn. "Scott, into my office please."
Scott wouldn't have minded being told off, or punished with a lifetime of Kitchens, but the fact that Peter didn't even bother to say anything about it scared him. Scott knew it scared Shelby too. "Can Shelby come?"
Peter turned around and Scott noticed something in his eyes that sent his fears deeper. Peter was on the verge of tears. "If you really want her to, I think you might need her."
The air got caught in Scott's throat and he felt like he couldn't breathe. His legs felt like lead as he walked into Peter's office. Scott didn't bother to sit down neither did Peter. "Scott," Peter began his voice cracking. Scott grabbed Shelby's hand harder as she moved in closer to him. "Scott, your Father and Mother were on a plane to come for a surprise visit. And…" Peter stopped down as tears ran down his face. He began to breathe hard, and after a minute or two he regained composure. "A bird, three actually flew into the fans, and the plane crashed into the side of a cliff. Everyone was killed on impact."
Scott looked down at his feet trying to absorb what Peter had just told him. Scott no longer knew what was happening. He didn't feel Shelby next to him, and he didn't feel it as he fell to his knees. Tears were running down his face like rain on a windshield. The only thing Scott could feel was the pain that was tearing his heart into tiny shreds. He reached out for Shelby, and she grabbed onto him, holding him tightly. Together they rocked back and forth. At least he still had Shelby.
~*~*~*~
Yell from the rooftop you didn't care,
And throw your fists up in the air.
Life always hits like a bomb,
But why did it hit to you so hard.
~*~*~*~
Scott stared at his food; he wasn't hungry. His parents were dead- no matter how you sliced it. They were dead and they weren't coming back; gone. He didn't want to believe it, he couldn't. They survived the plane crash, their alive- that's what his mind kept telling him. Scott wanted so much to slip into that frame of mind; it was comforting. But he couldn't, he couldn't.
"No," Scott said suddenly in response to his minds lies. Everyone in the cafeteria turned to look at him. Scott just shoved his chair away from the table and got up to throw his tray away. Shelby followed him and held his hand. Scott was waiting for her to give him some assuring words- but they never came. Instead Shelby took him out to the docks, away from everyone's prying eyes. It was there that Scott felt free to show his emotions.
"I'm so scared Shel," Scott said through a flood of tears. Shelby held him tightly in her comforting arms.
"I know you are," she said running her hand through his hair. "I know you are."
"And, and I never got to tell him I loved him," Scott said in between sobs. "He didn't know."
Shelby lifted his head up so his eyes met her gaze. "Yes he did Scott, he did. He knew you loved him. And you know what else Scott, they both loved you more than anything else."
"But he never forgave me for what I did," Scott continued. Shelby looked down. She knew that was what Scott had needed and now it would never happen.
"He did, he did. He knew it wasn't your fault, he figured it out," Shelby said trying to sound assuring.
Scott was at a lost for words now, absorbed in his tears. He didn't speak; he couldn't. But for that little while Scott felt better, okay. Shelby's silence was comforting. "The worst is over now," Scott said finally.
"You could never be more right Scotty," a familiar voice said from above. Both Shelby and Scott jumped up. Scott's mind screamed at him- this had to be a dream. He looked over at Shelby and knew it was very real.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Scott asked furious.
'Just a dream, this is just a dream," Scott told himself over and over again in his mind.
"Well I've come to get you Scotty," Elaine said looking at him with unblinking eyes.
"The hell you have," Scott said holding protectively on to Shelby.
"Oh Scotty, but I have. You see, now that both your Father and your Mother are dead- I'm your official, legal guardian. You're only seventeen you know."
Scott looked over at Shelby; her eyes were closed and she was shaking her head. "But I'm here."
"Well that's the great part, I get to decide whether or not to keep you here," Elaine said smiling at him evilly.
"But they wouldn't give me to you, they wouldn't," Scott said hoping he would wake up any minute now. This dream felt to weird.
"Well your Father and I were never officially divorced. Plus, they never found me guilty, did they Scotty?"
"Don't call me that," Scott said backing away. Shelby's eyes were now wide open.
"Ah, Scotty, I've missed you so much. Now hurry and get packed. I want you to see your new home."
"He's not going with you," Shelby spoke up finally realizing this wasn't a dream. "Peter wouldn't let him."
"Oh, Peter's trying, he is trying. But he'll never get past my lawyer."
Scott looked over at Shelby and Shelby just stared blankly at him. Scott's world as he knew it was gone.
Author's Note: Mmm hmm, I know you all think I am evil more or less but keep in mind if my story was going along great then would it be interesting? Huh? Didn't think so. So just remember my summary and hang on for the ride. Also, thanks so much everyone who reviewed. I wouldn't be posting so soon but dearest flamingteen had to be all smart and loop holey. In any case, I am not going to demand a set number of reviews. However, I will be having a lot of homework, especially with my Alberta project (If anyone has any information on the province of Alberta I would so post whenever you wanted me to…) and Science, and reading that other book for English when I still haven't finished that one I should have. So know that if I see all these splendiferous reviews I would be like, "screw homework. Who needs school when you have all these splendiferous fans." So yeah, I ask for a splendiferous amount of reviews but I will still post eventually… unless I don't get none. Muahaha screw you computer, double negatives are my friend. Sorry… anyway so yeah. Oh yeah, soon to come--------
1) Scott moves into Elaine's
2) Scott sends Shelby a letter
3) Shelby has to find away to save Scott from the whore formerly known as Elaine
