Charm: Hey everyone! Sup? Well it took me FOREVER to find the perfect song for this chapter. I think it works pretty good! But that's just me. So tell me if it seems pretty good.
Squid: -.-;;;;
Charm: BTW!! DISCLAIMER TIME! AHH! Well I do not own the song "You had me from hello" by the great country artist Kenny Chesney. It belongs to him and his record company. lol. Not ME! So no SUEING!
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Chapter Eleven: You Had Me From Hello
Brianna and Sherri stared at Teresa. "You're Zero's sister?!" gapped Brianna. Teresa nodded as Sherri started up the car again and headed to the mall. "Oh my God! What're you doing here?!"
"I was looking for him," Teresa answered. "I ran away when he was only five and I decided I should come look for him. I really don't know why I left. I can't remember when I left... But all I know is that I gotta find him."
"Well you'll be ideal for help." Sherri said grinning. They finally arrived at the mall and passed right by Squid in his car. Brianna hopped out and greeted Squid with a worried on her face.
"Bri," he said. "There you are! I've been looking for you!"
"In the time you were lookin' for me you coulda been lookin' for Zero!" scowled Brianna. Squid gave her a nervous laugh and did the puppy eyes trick. She rolled her eyes and said, "Oh c'mon." He grinned and they went looking for Zero.
They spent an hour looking for Zero and came up with nothing. Brianna started swearing like a lunatic. Squid was trying to calm her down. She refused to calm down. Squid took her by the shoulders and sat her down on a bench. "Stop!" he scolded. "You're goin' off the deep end!"
"Dammit Alan! You don't understand!" shouted Brianna.
"Shh," whispered Squid. "It's going to be ok."
"Whatever," she muttered. She felt tears welling in her eyes as she swore more.
"Maybe I should take you home. You're a nervous wreck," Squid suggested. He helped Brianna back onto her feet and led her to his car. "I'll be here in a minute. Ok?" he said. He went off to tell X-Ray, who had just come, something. Brianna walked over to Sherri and Teresa.
"Hey uhm, Alan's taking me home. He says I'm a nervous wreck so I won't be goin' to the music store tonight. I'll see you later ok? Oh call me anytime Teresa. Just not tonight. You can get my number from Sher. Ok?" Brianna whispered, with her voice shaking. Sherri and Teresa nodded. Brianna headed back to Squid's car and he was sitting in the driver's seat already.
"Ready to go?" he asked her.
"Y-yeah," she answered. She opened the car door and got into the seat next to his. SHe shut the door and he started his car up. He drove her back to his house. About ten minutes later, Squid pulled into his driveway and they got out of his car. They went inside his house and Brianna laid down on the couch.
"You ok?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Nothing. I-it's nothing. Just leave me alone for a little while. Ok?" Brianna assured him. Squid shrugged and went into his room. Brianna turned on her side and stared at the back of the couch. She was feeling tired. Her eyelids were growing heavy and she finally fell asleep. Squid's mother walked by and saw Brianna asleep on the couch. She smiled and put a blanket over Brianna's sleeping body.
* Three Hours Later *
It was around midnight and Brianna awoke. She had to use the bathroom. She had to remember where she was since she didn't remember coming back to Shaily's. "Alan..." she sighed as she got up from the couch and went upstairs to the bathroom. After using the bathroom she was heading back to the living room, but before she got to the staircase she passed a door. She looked inside through a crack in the doorway.
It was Alan's room.
She heard a small whimper coming from the room. She opened the door little further and was no able to stick her head into the room. Squid was tossing, turning and whimpering in his sleep. She blinked and opened the door far enough so she could enter the room. What was going on?
"Dad... Please... Don't go," whimpered Squid from his bed as he thrashed violently in his sleep. Brianna apporached him reluctantly. She kneeled down beside his bedside and looked at his sleeping face. He was sweating. This made Brianna remember a song she used to sing to Jason when he had a nightmare. She closed her eyes trying to remember the lyrics. When she did she gently ran her hand through his hair and softly sang.
//One word,that's all was said,
Something in your voice called me,turned my head.
Your smile captured me,you were in my future as far as I could see.
And I dont know how it happened,but it happens still.
You ask me if I love you,if I always will.........//
//Well,you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me,it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart,and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
you had me from "Hello"//
Squid calmed down and Brianna pulled her hand away from his forehead quickly. She stood up and looked down at him. She smiled and started to walk out of his room.
"B-brianna?" asked Squid's voice from behind her. She stopped dead. "What're you doing here?"
"Uh," Brianna said. She turned around and saw Squid sitting up his bed rubbing his head. "You were having a nightmare. It scared me."
"Oh, well I," Squid whispered.
"It's alright. I have nightmares about my dad too," Brianna said apporaching his bed again. She sat down next to him and sighed. "You really scared me."
"Well you'd thrash around too if you knew how my dad left," Squid whispered. Brianna looked concerned.
"How'd he leave?"
"He said he was going to buy some ice cream when I was only like five... And well never came back," Squid whispered, looking depressed. Brianna smiled gently and looked at Squid, though he refused to look her in the face. She saw a tear roll down his cheek.
"You're crying," she pointed out. He blinked and quickly wiped the tear away.
"I am not crying! God haven't people heard of allergies?!" scowled Squid. Brianna blinked and leaned away from Squid. "Anyway," Squid said, after calming down. "What did you do?"
"Pardon?"
"I know you did something to calm me down..."
"Oh! Well I just remembered what I would do with Jason. Sing this song I knew from my mother. She sang it to me the night my dad left. Maybe that's why I remember it so well," Brianna said quietly. She felt embarrassed since Squid had never heard her sing. Her eyes fell to the floor.
"Sing it again... Please...." he said slightly begging. Brianna blushed.
"You seriously wanna hear it again?" she asked amazed.
"Yes," he answered her. SHe smiled modestly and looked straight ahead. She was afraid she'd mess up if she looked at Squid. She took a deep breath and readied herself to sing. This time though she say the second part of the song.
//Inside I built a wall so high around my heart,
I thought I'd never fall.
One touch,you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me that I wasn't going to love again
The last time was the last time I'd let someone in//
//But, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me,it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart,and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
you had me from "Hello"//
//Thats all you said
Something in your voice calls me, turns my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
I've loved you from "Hello"//
She finished the song and she turned torward Squid. "Brianna.. T-that was... beautiful," whispered Squid. Brianna blushed again and smiled contently. "No wonder you got me to calm down..."
"Thanks," Brianna managed to say. Squid grinned and leaned into her cheek. He gently kissed her and made her go even darker.
"No problem," he assured her. She finally turned to him and looked him in the eyes.
"You're lucky your dad lied and left quietly," she muttered.
"What?" he asked.
"My dad left but made sure everyone within a five mile radius knew about, especially me," Brianna said letting out a small sob. She pulled down the collar of her tank top and revealed at a huge scar left there. "He threw me around like a rag doll, but when he left he decided throwing me into a damn wall wouldn't be good enough... So he took my mother's curling iron and held it againest my neck there."
"What!?"
"He was horrible, be thankful your dad didn't leave something like that... Everytime I look in the mirror every morning I remember him because of that mark. I can never put it behind me." Squid put his arms around Brianna's neck.
"He can't hurt you anymore," he whispered to her. SHe smiled weakly and nodded.
"I know," she whispered.
"You better go get some more sleep."
"Right," she said getting up from his bed and walking out the door. Squid felt himself smile again as he went back to sleep.
* Next Morning *
Brianna woke up around eight o'clock. She had been getting up unusually early without any outside help. She climbed out of the couch and folded the blanket. She set it back down on the couch and she went out the door to sit on the porch until Squid got up. She was remembering the previous night's events. She had to think for a little while.
"Brianna..." said a voice. Brianna looked around her. She saw nothing. "Brianna!"
"Who's there?" she asked walking away from the safety of Squid's porch. She looked around again and saw nothing. She suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder. She jumped and turned around only to see...
"ZERO! Oh my God! You're alright!" she cried out. "God Marla would kill me if she found this out. Where have you been?!"
"After Kayla told me about Marla, I had to do some thinking. I didn't mean to get you guys worried." Zero explained. Brianna rubbed her head and gave Zero a cross look.
"You almost gave me a nervous breakdown last night!" she mumbled.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get everyone so worried about me!"
"Well whatever. You should get back home. You're mom was raving like a lunatic last night and there should be a special visitor there waiting."
"Who?"
"Does the name Teresa ring a bell?"
"No."
"Oh," Brianna said darkly. "Well you find out soon enough. Now go on home! Go on!" Zero nodded and walked back to his house. Brianna returned to her place at Squid's porch and shut her eyes, looking at the sky. The morning air was fresh and crisp. The warm sun had come up warming the area. The perfect morning for Brianna.
***
"Brianna and Sherri all together in one damn place. Oh this is too easy," whispered a hard male voice. The boy had dirty blonde hair. He was wearing baggy jeans and a baggy gray sweatshirt. He was lurking in the shadows around Squid's house. He took a quick glance at Brianna and grinned poisionously. He turned around and left the scene quickly.
***
Brianna smiled thinking of the dilemma Squid had last night. It was kinda funny thinking about how he usually tries to play the "tough guy". She had finally seen the other side of him last night. The part of him that was still hurting. It was sad but funny in a strange way to her. It was sad because of what he went through but funny because how he acts all tough around everyone else.
The song she had song sprang back to her lips. She grinned as she whislted the tune, but then sang the last lines.
//I've loved you from "Hello"//
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Charm: Hey ya'll! How didya like that chappie? I really like that song so please don't make fun of it. There might be another song in another chapter or blah blah blah.
Squid: Omg.
Charm: Quiet! But anyway... My Holes Aynonmous story is up now so please read it! ^_~ I also need people to read my truth or dare story to give me ideas. lol! But please R+R this chapter too! I hope ya like it! Right Squidy!
Squid: Whatever.
Charm: I gotta go! If there's a song out there that is either country, slow, sad, please send it to me! I'm getting into this song thing! It's fun! lol! Some songas might NOT be used if they don't fit into the story. Thanx CIAO!
Squid: -.-;;;;
Charm: BTW!! DISCLAIMER TIME! AHH! Well I do not own the song "You had me from hello" by the great country artist Kenny Chesney. It belongs to him and his record company. lol. Not ME! So no SUEING!
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Chapter Eleven: You Had Me From Hello
Brianna and Sherri stared at Teresa. "You're Zero's sister?!" gapped Brianna. Teresa nodded as Sherri started up the car again and headed to the mall. "Oh my God! What're you doing here?!"
"I was looking for him," Teresa answered. "I ran away when he was only five and I decided I should come look for him. I really don't know why I left. I can't remember when I left... But all I know is that I gotta find him."
"Well you'll be ideal for help." Sherri said grinning. They finally arrived at the mall and passed right by Squid in his car. Brianna hopped out and greeted Squid with a worried on her face.
"Bri," he said. "There you are! I've been looking for you!"
"In the time you were lookin' for me you coulda been lookin' for Zero!" scowled Brianna. Squid gave her a nervous laugh and did the puppy eyes trick. She rolled her eyes and said, "Oh c'mon." He grinned and they went looking for Zero.
They spent an hour looking for Zero and came up with nothing. Brianna started swearing like a lunatic. Squid was trying to calm her down. She refused to calm down. Squid took her by the shoulders and sat her down on a bench. "Stop!" he scolded. "You're goin' off the deep end!"
"Dammit Alan! You don't understand!" shouted Brianna.
"Shh," whispered Squid. "It's going to be ok."
"Whatever," she muttered. She felt tears welling in her eyes as she swore more.
"Maybe I should take you home. You're a nervous wreck," Squid suggested. He helped Brianna back onto her feet and led her to his car. "I'll be here in a minute. Ok?" he said. He went off to tell X-Ray, who had just come, something. Brianna walked over to Sherri and Teresa.
"Hey uhm, Alan's taking me home. He says I'm a nervous wreck so I won't be goin' to the music store tonight. I'll see you later ok? Oh call me anytime Teresa. Just not tonight. You can get my number from Sher. Ok?" Brianna whispered, with her voice shaking. Sherri and Teresa nodded. Brianna headed back to Squid's car and he was sitting in the driver's seat already.
"Ready to go?" he asked her.
"Y-yeah," she answered. She opened the car door and got into the seat next to his. SHe shut the door and he started his car up. He drove her back to his house. About ten minutes later, Squid pulled into his driveway and they got out of his car. They went inside his house and Brianna laid down on the couch.
"You ok?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Nothing. I-it's nothing. Just leave me alone for a little while. Ok?" Brianna assured him. Squid shrugged and went into his room. Brianna turned on her side and stared at the back of the couch. She was feeling tired. Her eyelids were growing heavy and she finally fell asleep. Squid's mother walked by and saw Brianna asleep on the couch. She smiled and put a blanket over Brianna's sleeping body.
* Three Hours Later *
It was around midnight and Brianna awoke. She had to use the bathroom. She had to remember where she was since she didn't remember coming back to Shaily's. "Alan..." she sighed as she got up from the couch and went upstairs to the bathroom. After using the bathroom she was heading back to the living room, but before she got to the staircase she passed a door. She looked inside through a crack in the doorway.
It was Alan's room.
She heard a small whimper coming from the room. She opened the door little further and was no able to stick her head into the room. Squid was tossing, turning and whimpering in his sleep. She blinked and opened the door far enough so she could enter the room. What was going on?
"Dad... Please... Don't go," whimpered Squid from his bed as he thrashed violently in his sleep. Brianna apporached him reluctantly. She kneeled down beside his bedside and looked at his sleeping face. He was sweating. This made Brianna remember a song she used to sing to Jason when he had a nightmare. She closed her eyes trying to remember the lyrics. When she did she gently ran her hand through his hair and softly sang.
//One word,that's all was said,
Something in your voice called me,turned my head.
Your smile captured me,you were in my future as far as I could see.
And I dont know how it happened,but it happens still.
You ask me if I love you,if I always will.........//
//Well,you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me,it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart,and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
you had me from "Hello"//
Squid calmed down and Brianna pulled her hand away from his forehead quickly. She stood up and looked down at him. She smiled and started to walk out of his room.
"B-brianna?" asked Squid's voice from behind her. She stopped dead. "What're you doing here?"
"Uh," Brianna said. She turned around and saw Squid sitting up his bed rubbing his head. "You were having a nightmare. It scared me."
"Oh, well I," Squid whispered.
"It's alright. I have nightmares about my dad too," Brianna said apporaching his bed again. She sat down next to him and sighed. "You really scared me."
"Well you'd thrash around too if you knew how my dad left," Squid whispered. Brianna looked concerned.
"How'd he leave?"
"He said he was going to buy some ice cream when I was only like five... And well never came back," Squid whispered, looking depressed. Brianna smiled gently and looked at Squid, though he refused to look her in the face. She saw a tear roll down his cheek.
"You're crying," she pointed out. He blinked and quickly wiped the tear away.
"I am not crying! God haven't people heard of allergies?!" scowled Squid. Brianna blinked and leaned away from Squid. "Anyway," Squid said, after calming down. "What did you do?"
"Pardon?"
"I know you did something to calm me down..."
"Oh! Well I just remembered what I would do with Jason. Sing this song I knew from my mother. She sang it to me the night my dad left. Maybe that's why I remember it so well," Brianna said quietly. She felt embarrassed since Squid had never heard her sing. Her eyes fell to the floor.
"Sing it again... Please...." he said slightly begging. Brianna blushed.
"You seriously wanna hear it again?" she asked amazed.
"Yes," he answered her. SHe smiled modestly and looked straight ahead. She was afraid she'd mess up if she looked at Squid. She took a deep breath and readied herself to sing. This time though she say the second part of the song.
//Inside I built a wall so high around my heart,
I thought I'd never fall.
One touch,you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me that I wasn't going to love again
The last time was the last time I'd let someone in//
//But, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me,it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart,and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
you had me from "Hello"//
//Thats all you said
Something in your voice calls me, turns my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
I've loved you from "Hello"//
She finished the song and she turned torward Squid. "Brianna.. T-that was... beautiful," whispered Squid. Brianna blushed again and smiled contently. "No wonder you got me to calm down..."
"Thanks," Brianna managed to say. Squid grinned and leaned into her cheek. He gently kissed her and made her go even darker.
"No problem," he assured her. She finally turned to him and looked him in the eyes.
"You're lucky your dad lied and left quietly," she muttered.
"What?" he asked.
"My dad left but made sure everyone within a five mile radius knew about, especially me," Brianna said letting out a small sob. She pulled down the collar of her tank top and revealed at a huge scar left there. "He threw me around like a rag doll, but when he left he decided throwing me into a damn wall wouldn't be good enough... So he took my mother's curling iron and held it againest my neck there."
"What!?"
"He was horrible, be thankful your dad didn't leave something like that... Everytime I look in the mirror every morning I remember him because of that mark. I can never put it behind me." Squid put his arms around Brianna's neck.
"He can't hurt you anymore," he whispered to her. SHe smiled weakly and nodded.
"I know," she whispered.
"You better go get some more sleep."
"Right," she said getting up from his bed and walking out the door. Squid felt himself smile again as he went back to sleep.
* Next Morning *
Brianna woke up around eight o'clock. She had been getting up unusually early without any outside help. She climbed out of the couch and folded the blanket. She set it back down on the couch and she went out the door to sit on the porch until Squid got up. She was remembering the previous night's events. She had to think for a little while.
"Brianna..." said a voice. Brianna looked around her. She saw nothing. "Brianna!"
"Who's there?" she asked walking away from the safety of Squid's porch. She looked around again and saw nothing. She suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder. She jumped and turned around only to see...
"ZERO! Oh my God! You're alright!" she cried out. "God Marla would kill me if she found this out. Where have you been?!"
"After Kayla told me about Marla, I had to do some thinking. I didn't mean to get you guys worried." Zero explained. Brianna rubbed her head and gave Zero a cross look.
"You almost gave me a nervous breakdown last night!" she mumbled.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get everyone so worried about me!"
"Well whatever. You should get back home. You're mom was raving like a lunatic last night and there should be a special visitor there waiting."
"Who?"
"Does the name Teresa ring a bell?"
"No."
"Oh," Brianna said darkly. "Well you find out soon enough. Now go on home! Go on!" Zero nodded and walked back to his house. Brianna returned to her place at Squid's porch and shut her eyes, looking at the sky. The morning air was fresh and crisp. The warm sun had come up warming the area. The perfect morning for Brianna.
***
"Brianna and Sherri all together in one damn place. Oh this is too easy," whispered a hard male voice. The boy had dirty blonde hair. He was wearing baggy jeans and a baggy gray sweatshirt. He was lurking in the shadows around Squid's house. He took a quick glance at Brianna and grinned poisionously. He turned around and left the scene quickly.
***
Brianna smiled thinking of the dilemma Squid had last night. It was kinda funny thinking about how he usually tries to play the "tough guy". She had finally seen the other side of him last night. The part of him that was still hurting. It was sad but funny in a strange way to her. It was sad because of what he went through but funny because how he acts all tough around everyone else.
The song she had song sprang back to her lips. She grinned as she whislted the tune, but then sang the last lines.
//I've loved you from "Hello"//
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Charm: Hey ya'll! How didya like that chappie? I really like that song so please don't make fun of it. There might be another song in another chapter or blah blah blah.
Squid: Omg.
Charm: Quiet! But anyway... My Holes Aynonmous story is up now so please read it! ^_~ I also need people to read my truth or dare story to give me ideas. lol! But please R+R this chapter too! I hope ya like it! Right Squidy!
Squid: Whatever.
Charm: I gotta go! If there's a song out there that is either country, slow, sad, please send it to me! I'm getting into this song thing! It's fun! lol! Some songas might NOT be used if they don't fit into the story. Thanx CIAO!