A/N: Hey this is the newest chapter. be warned that if you do not review
that you like this story, Becky and myself will not be continuing. Also,
the rating got shoved to R for obvious reasons. Joey's potty mouth being a
big one. read and review!
Chapter 12: Next step
Hunter fell onto his bed, and Summer fell on top of him. Summer's block locks dumped off her shoulders and spilled into Hunter's face. He hooked his thumbs through the belt loops in Summer's jeans and kissed her neck. Summer giggled softly at his touch and wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest. Hunter kissed her neck and shoulder. Summer sighed.
"So, I'm guessing we're leaving PG-13?" She asked. Hunter looked at her.
"Only if you want to." He said softly, looking in her eyes. Summer smiled.
"I do." She whispered. Hunter shifted their weight so they were lying on their sides. They kissed passionately. Summer slid her hands down to his pants. Hunter gently reached behind her, finding the clasp of her bra. Hunter unsnapped her bra and slowly pushed the straps off her shoulders kissing her tanned skin all the way down. Summer's hands fumbled with the button on Hunter's jeans, and finally managed to get it unhooked. She slowly pulled the zipper down and tried to push his jeans off his hips. Hunter stopped and reached over to his nightstand and pulled out a little foil package. Summer looked at him.
"You planned this?" She joked, grinning wickedly. Hunter chuckled.
"No, but...You know the saying, always be prepared...." Hunter smiled.
"So you're saying you were expecting to get some action?" She smirked. Hunter kissed her. He unbuttoned her jeans and slid them off of her. Hunter pealed the rest of Summer's bra off her body and tossed it in the corner and began leaving tiny little kisses across her chest and stomach. He reached Summer's panties and stopped. He shed himself of his boxers and Summer of her panties. Summer and Hunter slowly made love. Summer felt like she was in heaven. Hunter's hands on her body felt like paradise. Everything felt right, beautiful, amazing.
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Sometime later, the two lay in one another's embrace.
"Wow..." Hunter breathed.
"That was...."
"Wow pretty much sums it up." Summer smiled. Hunter smiled at her. He pressed his lips gently to her's again. The kiss was filled with more passion and emotion than he had ever experienced from Summer.
"I love you." Summer told him, as she drifted off to sleep. Hunter smiled and kissed her gently again.
"I love you too Summer."
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Larissa looked at her watch. Summer would've been at the house by now. Joey was looking worse. Her sheets were drenched from her sweat, her face looked frighteningly pale. She was still unconscious. Larissa laid a cold compress to her head.
"Joey, come on, snap out of it." Larissa begged softly.
"Please?"
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Joey lay on a black floor in a dark room. She looked around. There was fire all around her. She tried to get up, try to avoid it. She was afraid the fire would claim her. It was so warm...where was all the fire coming from. It was driving her wild because she couldn't do anything to stop the flames. She pushed herself up and saw little empty spaces where the fire hadn't touched and there lay Summer and Hunter intertwined between bed sheets.... in another was Blake and Tori holding hands...the next was Cam, who she'd only met once...after that was Larissa, laying on her face, her arms covering her head from the flames.... next to them was Dustin, laying on his back eyes closed. And the last pit was Shane's lifeless body. The flames crept closer and closer.
"NO!" Joey's inner voice cried out. The flames continued to creep closer to Shane's body until they consumed his entire body, and he was no more.
"That's my girl." Came a low haunting voice. She looked around the room.
"Wh..... Who's there?" She asked. The voice just repeated that phrase over and over again. Joey pulled her knees to her chest, covering her ears.
"Shut up! Shut up!" She sobbed.
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Larissa watched Joey flip from side to side. She was so scared. She should call Summer, but she didn't know if she'd be at Hunter's place or not. Tears were leaking out of the corners of her eyes.
"Please Joey.... please wake up." The Hawaiian girl sobbed.
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Joey looked up and saw the flames where dying down. She stood up and went to Shane's body. "Shane?" She said softly, shaking his body.
"Shane, please.... You can't be dead." Suddenly, light illuminated the room. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Joey gasped and looked up, only to see Shane's caring brown eyes. Joey stood up slowly. He reached out and touched her cheek gently. Her eyes drifted shut. His touch filled her with a soft cooling sensation. It felt so calm, so refreshing. Joey placed her hand on top of his and smiled softly. Suddenly Shane disappeared and Joey was left standing in a dark room.
" Please wake up Joey!" A voice called. 'Wake up?' Joey though. 'I am awake' She said. A though struck her. Joey closed her eyes in her inner dimensions.
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Joey's eyes shot open in the real world. She began looking around and saw Larissa kneeling by her bed crying her eyes out. Joey reached out and patted Larissa on the head.
"I'm back." Joey told her. Larissa's head snapped up.
"Joey?" She asked.
"Oh god.... Joey!" She jumped up onto the bed and wrapped her arms around Joey. Joey gave a soft laugh and hugged her back weakly. She blinked and looked at her.
"How long was I out?" She asked. Larissa looked at her.
"Almost two hours." She said. Joey sighed.
"Wow, a new record." She said bitterly. Larissa looked at her.
"That's not funny. You scared me to death." She said. Joey sighed.
"I'm sorry." She said. Larissa looked at her.
"I told Summer you were having an episode."
"What? I told you not to call her."
"Yeah, right, you looked as white as snow and were sweating like a Christmas ham, of course I wasn't going to tell Summer." Larissa replied sarcastically. Joey rolled her eyes.
"Is sarcasm like a new way of life for you Rissa?" She asked. Larissa chuckled.
"Naw...just like messing with people..." She replied. Joey smiled.
"Are you still angry with me?" Joey asked quietly. Larissa looked at her. She sighed and shook her head.
"No. I just.... I hate it when you try to boss us all around. And you had no right to say those things about Summer and Hunter. I know you don't trust guys, but not all guys are put on this earth to cause pain. Hunter's different."
"I'm just looking out for you guys. And Hunter is going to hurt Summer, I know it. All guys do." "Joey, if and when that happens, Summer will deal with it. She's happy right now. Don't you think she deserves to be happy?"
"What she needs is to be warned in case he does leave her!" Joey exclaimed. Larissa sighed.
"We'll come to that bridge when we come to it Jo." She replied.
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Summer awoke warm, and naked. Flashes of her and Hunter making love played back in her mind. Smiling she untangled herself from the sheet and pulled on the first thing she saw, which happened to be an overly large shirt of Hunter's. She wandered towards the bathroom. She closed the door but didn't lock it. She turned the taps on and sunk herself into the tub to relax...maybe Hunter would come in and wash her back for her. Hunter awoke to the sound of running water. He looked over at where Summer had been laying and saw an empty space. Pulling on his boxers, he sauntered towards the bathroom. Opening the door he got a whiff of a strawberry smell. 'Must be her bubble bath.' He thought. Sure enough, when Hunter opened the door fully, there lay Summer, eyes closed up to her neck in bubbles. Summer heard the door open and looked over to see Hunter.
"Hey." She smiled. Hunter smiled and went over to her. He kneeled by her head and leaned in, kissing her softly.
"Hey." He replied. He stroked her cheek gently. Summer grinned.
"Care to join me?" She asked seductively. Hunter laughed.
"Well, if you insist." He replied. Summer sat up and scooted forward a bit as Hunter removed his boxers and got into the tub, sitting behind her. He put his arms around her body and pulled her close, her back pressing against his chest.
"Just so you know, I now intend to never let you leave this house." He said jokingly. Summer giggled.
"If staying here includes lots and lots of this, you and Blake just might have a new roommate." She smiled.
"Good. I want you to stay here." He told her running his fingers across her chest and stomach. He put his head on her neck and lightly bit her behind her ear. Summer drew patters along his arm with her fingers and smiled. Summer sighed.
"I can't." She said. Hunter stopped.
"What? But you just said." "I'd love to move in with you, lord knows I do, but, I can't. I can't just leave Larissa and Joey, especially now."
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well, if Joey's getting sick again, then Larissa's going to need me there." Summer said. Hunter looked at her.
"What is it that she has? Like, has a doctor ever diagnosed her?" He asked. Summer looked at him.
"Larissa told me her mom did when Joey was a kid. Took her to a lot of doctors, they were stumped." She said.
"So it's like it never existed then?" Hunter asked. Summer nodded.
"Yeah... She goes all hot, like she's on fire and she... It's hard to explain... I should be close to them though." Summer told him. Hunter sighed.
"Please stay a little longer?" Hunter questioned. Summer nodded.
"Of course I will." Hunter smiled and kissed her neck.
"By the way, I said something to you as you were falling asleep, I don't know if you heard me." He said. Summer shook her head.
"I didn't, what is it?" She asked.
"I love you." He whispered. Summer smiled and turned to face him.
"And you're not just saying that because we had sex and we are currently naked, right?" She asked jokingly. Hunter chuckled.
"Oh yeah, if we hadn't had sex, I would've dumped you." He replied. He pulled her close and kissed her passionately. Summer responded to the kiss with equal feelings. Summer pulled away.
"What did you mean by that?" She asked. Hunter smiled.
"Of course not... What kind of person would I be if I slept with my girlfriend and then dumped her?" He said kissing her neck softly again. Summer nodded and smiled.
"Your right...I'm sorry I got bent outta shape about it." Summer sighed.
"Maybe Joey's paranoia about guys is rubbing off on me." She said. Hunter looked at her, suddenly remembering something.
"What time did you tell Larissa you'd be over?" He asked.
"I didn't, I figured we'd be over in like a hour." She looked at her watch.
"And three hours have passed, shit." She looked at him.
"We should go." She said. Hunter looked at her.
"Didn't you say you were going to shower then go over?" He asked. Summer mentally cursed herself again.
"Yah... I did... So I'll shower, then go over." She compromised with herself, smiling. Hunter grinned.
"Can I shower with you?" He asked non-chantilly. Summer pulled the curtains shut and turned the showerhead on and began washing her hair.
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Hunter wandered back into his bedroom and inhaled. The room smelt like spent passion. It smelled like him and Summer. He loved the way she smelt. Like bubblegum and strawberries. Walking over to his bed, Hunter peeled back the sheets and rolled them into a ball. Hunter put it in a bag with the rest of his laundry he was going to wash, at some point. He heard Summer's voice from the shower.
"Hmm, never figured her as someone who sung in the shower." He said, lovingly amused. Hunter snuck back into the bathroom and listened to Summer sing.
"Now I will tell you what I've done for you 50 thousand tears I've cried screaming deceiving and bleeding for you and you still won't hear me don't want your hand this time I'll save myself maybe I'll wake up for once not tormented daily defeated by you just when I thought I'd reached the bottom I'm dying again
I'm going under drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through I'm going under
blurring and stirring the truth and the lies So I don't know what's real and what's not always confusing the thoughts in my head So I can't trust myself anymore I'm dying again
I'm going under drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through
so go on and scream scream at me I'm so far away I won't be broken again I've got to breathe I can't keep going under."
"You have a beautiful voice." Hunter said. Summer gasped. She pulled her head out of the curtains.
"How long have you been standing there?" She asked.
"About the middle of the first verse." He smirked. Summer blushed three different shades of red again.
"I can't believe you were listening." She told him, throwing her shampoo bottle at him. Hunter dodged the flying projectile and jumped into the other end of the shower, shedding himself of his towel.
"I though I told you to stay out." She joked drawing her fingers around his chest. Hunter pulled her close.
"I don't play fair." He whispered in her ear. Summer sighed.
"We're never going to leave this house, are me?" She asked.
"Is that so bad?" He replied, kissing her. Summer looked at her.
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Larissa and Joey sat in the kitchen. Joey drank her fifth class of ice water in a row.
"You ok?" Larissa asked. Joey nodded.
"Yeah, just. You know, insides still feeling a little fiery." She said.
"How did you come out of it?" She asked. Joey looked down, unsure what to say.
"I...Uh...Heard you..." She said. Larissa looked at her, she knew there was something more.
"Joey." She said. "Tell me." "Promise not to laugh?" Joey asked quietly. Larissa nodded.
"Shane saved me... He brought me back into the light and then disappeared." Joey told her. Larissa looked like she was going to have a cow. She bursts out laughing.
"Shane... rescued... you... HAHAHAH!" Larissa coughed out. Joey glared at her.
"What part of 'promise not to laugh' didn't you get?" She growled. Larissa tried to stop laughing. She took a deep breath and looked at her.
"I'm sorry.." She said, trying to stifle a giggle. "What do you think it means?" She asked. Joey shrugged.
"Hell if I know." Joey replied.
"It was so weird. I was like, in this room, it was dark and everything, and there was fire all around me, inching closer and closer. Then, right outside the fire, I saw you, Summer, Hunter, Tori, Blake, Cam, Dustin and Shane. Shane was lying on the floor...And....And I saw the flames coming towards him. I got freaked. The fire seemed to consume him or something. And then I sat up and heard this voice.I.I don't remember what it was saying...And then I went over to Shane. He looked dead. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and Shane was standing there, smiling. I got up and he just touched my cheek.... And suddenly I felt so cool, like my veins where filled with cool breezes. And that's when I heard you, and I made myself wake up." Larissa looked at Joey.
"That's really weird..." Larissa told her. Joey snorted.
"You don't have to tell me that... I had the dream!" Larissa smirked.
"Maybe you're in love with him." She said. Joey glared at her.
"And maybe you want my foot in your ass." Joey replied. Larissa chuckled. Joey stood up. Larissa looked at her.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"Out, I need some fresh air." She said. Larissa looked at her.
"Are you sure you should leave? What if it happens again?"
"If it does, I'll come back." Joey shrugged. She went to leave.
"Take a bottle of water with you." Larissa said. Joey grabbed the bottle of water.
"Yes mother!" She said smiling. Larissa rolled her eyes.
"Hey if Summer drops by.... tell her I said hi for me please?" Joey asked. Larissa nodded.
"Yah I can tell her... if and when she shows up."
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"Hey, there sweetie." Said one of the skate guys as she walked past. Joey stopped and turned on him.
"Excuse me?" She asked. The guy grinned.
"I said, 'hey there, sweetie.' What's a fine honey like yourself doing walking all by her lonesome?" He asked flirtatiously. Joey cocked an eyebrow.
"Wow, with a pickup line like that, I can't even imagine why girls wouldn't just drape themselves all over you." Joey shot back sarcastically. "Ooo, I like girls with bite." The guy grinned. He snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. Joey growled.
"Let go of me!" She said, pushing against him.
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Shane was on the skate ramp about to skate down.
"Let go of me!" Shouted a familiar voice yell. He stepped back and looked over to see Joey struggling against some guy who was holding her against him. Shane's eyes narrowed angrily as he came down the ramp.
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"Aw come on, this playing hard to get shit gets old pretty fast." The guy smirked.
"Fuck you!" Joey snarled as her knee shot up, hitting him in the groin. The guy groaned painfully and stumbled back. She smacked him in the face with her water bottle.
"Ah! You little bitch!" The guy went to hit her. Joey got into a fighting stance. Something grabbed the guy's arm from behind.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to hit girls?!" Shane growled as he threw the guy aside. The guy glared at Shane. He glared at Joey.
"Fuck it, bitch ain't worth it anyway." He said, spitting at Joey's direction. He turned and walked away. Shane looked at Joey.
"You OK?" He asked. Joey looked at him and blinked. 'Here he is, saving me again...Or well.... not...whatever.' She thought.
"Yeah...I'm fine...." She said. Shane looked at her.
"Although, I've seen you fight, you could've taken that guy, something wrong?" He asked. Joey looked at him and simply shrugged.
"Guess he was strong." She said. Truthfully, she knew what was wrong. But she wasn't about to tell Shane about her condition. Shane looked at her.
"OK, you've been able to kick my ass, you're like Wonder Woman." Shane said with a smile. Joey smirked.
"No, Shane, you're just a pansy." She replied.
"Ouch." He replied "Anyway, where are you off too?" He asked.
"Why are you so interested?" She asked. Shane smiled.
"No reason, just curious." He replied.
"Curious about the girl you just called Wonder Woman?" She smirked.
"Do you always answer a question with a question or sarcasm?" He asked. Joey laughed.
"Of course, it helps me keep my air of mystery." Joey smiled. Shane laughed.
"Glad to see you've taken my advice." He said. Joey looked at him blankly.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
"About smiling more." He said.
"You really do look beautiful when you do." Joey looked away.
"Whatever." She replied as she turned and walked away. Shane followed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know getting compliments offended you."
"They don't. But I don't need or want compliments from you." Joey sighed.
"Why's that?" He asked. Joey stared at him, unsure how to reply.
"Because...." She began. "Because you're an idiot." She said.
"That is such a bullshit reason." Shane said.
"Well, how fitting, since that's exactly what you're full of, bullshit."
"Why are you always so cold and distant?" Shane asked. Joey shrugged.
"I'm not cold and distant to my friends... which by the way, you aren't." Joey retorted. Shane sighed.
"Instead of pushing everyone away, why not let them in?" He questioned. Joey looked at him.
"Letting a person in requires trust, and when I meet someone who I can trust, I'll do it." She replied. Shane looked at her.
"Well, what does someone have to do to gain your trust?" He asked.
"Why do you want to know? It's not like I'm going to trust you." Joey replied.
"And why's that?" Shane asked.
"Because I don't trust males." She simply said, as if it was completely normal.
"Because of your dad, right?" Shane asked. Joey gave him a sharp look.
"I prefer mom's sperm donor, since that's all he really was. He got her pregnant, and just left."
"True. When they're kids, they're harmless. Once they reach... Hmm.... Age 16 or so, that's when they're the enemy."
"I'm not like that." He restated, staring into her eyes. Joey blinked.
"I'd rather not take that chance." She replied.
"Life is chance." Shane insisted.
"You can't just live your life sheltered because you're afraid of getting hurt. What your fathe-" Joey looked at him sharply.
"What the guy who got your mother pregnant did to you was wrong, spineless, and generally not right. But not all males are just going to leave someone when they are needed the most. Not all males are emotionally retarded assholes who lack even a shred of dignity and responsibility." Shane rolled his eyes.
"Fine, so you don't trust me, or any other males for that matter." He repeated. Joey nodded.
"Ding ding ding, we have a winner!" She replied sarcastically. Shane shook his head. Shane looked at her.
"I wish you'd see that some males are different." He said softly. He sighed and turned, walking away from her. Joey watched him leave.
Chapter 12: Next step
Hunter fell onto his bed, and Summer fell on top of him. Summer's block locks dumped off her shoulders and spilled into Hunter's face. He hooked his thumbs through the belt loops in Summer's jeans and kissed her neck. Summer giggled softly at his touch and wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest. Hunter kissed her neck and shoulder. Summer sighed.
"So, I'm guessing we're leaving PG-13?" She asked. Hunter looked at her.
"Only if you want to." He said softly, looking in her eyes. Summer smiled.
"I do." She whispered. Hunter shifted their weight so they were lying on their sides. They kissed passionately. Summer slid her hands down to his pants. Hunter gently reached behind her, finding the clasp of her bra. Hunter unsnapped her bra and slowly pushed the straps off her shoulders kissing her tanned skin all the way down. Summer's hands fumbled with the button on Hunter's jeans, and finally managed to get it unhooked. She slowly pulled the zipper down and tried to push his jeans off his hips. Hunter stopped and reached over to his nightstand and pulled out a little foil package. Summer looked at him.
"You planned this?" She joked, grinning wickedly. Hunter chuckled.
"No, but...You know the saying, always be prepared...." Hunter smiled.
"So you're saying you were expecting to get some action?" She smirked. Hunter kissed her. He unbuttoned her jeans and slid them off of her. Hunter pealed the rest of Summer's bra off her body and tossed it in the corner and began leaving tiny little kisses across her chest and stomach. He reached Summer's panties and stopped. He shed himself of his boxers and Summer of her panties. Summer and Hunter slowly made love. Summer felt like she was in heaven. Hunter's hands on her body felt like paradise. Everything felt right, beautiful, amazing.
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Sometime later, the two lay in one another's embrace.
"Wow..." Hunter breathed.
"That was...."
"Wow pretty much sums it up." Summer smiled. Hunter smiled at her. He pressed his lips gently to her's again. The kiss was filled with more passion and emotion than he had ever experienced from Summer.
"I love you." Summer told him, as she drifted off to sleep. Hunter smiled and kissed her gently again.
"I love you too Summer."
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Larissa looked at her watch. Summer would've been at the house by now. Joey was looking worse. Her sheets were drenched from her sweat, her face looked frighteningly pale. She was still unconscious. Larissa laid a cold compress to her head.
"Joey, come on, snap out of it." Larissa begged softly.
"Please?"
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Joey lay on a black floor in a dark room. She looked around. There was fire all around her. She tried to get up, try to avoid it. She was afraid the fire would claim her. It was so warm...where was all the fire coming from. It was driving her wild because she couldn't do anything to stop the flames. She pushed herself up and saw little empty spaces where the fire hadn't touched and there lay Summer and Hunter intertwined between bed sheets.... in another was Blake and Tori holding hands...the next was Cam, who she'd only met once...after that was Larissa, laying on her face, her arms covering her head from the flames.... next to them was Dustin, laying on his back eyes closed. And the last pit was Shane's lifeless body. The flames crept closer and closer.
"NO!" Joey's inner voice cried out. The flames continued to creep closer to Shane's body until they consumed his entire body, and he was no more.
"That's my girl." Came a low haunting voice. She looked around the room.
"Wh..... Who's there?" She asked. The voice just repeated that phrase over and over again. Joey pulled her knees to her chest, covering her ears.
"Shut up! Shut up!" She sobbed.
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Larissa watched Joey flip from side to side. She was so scared. She should call Summer, but she didn't know if she'd be at Hunter's place or not. Tears were leaking out of the corners of her eyes.
"Please Joey.... please wake up." The Hawaiian girl sobbed.
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Joey looked up and saw the flames where dying down. She stood up and went to Shane's body. "Shane?" She said softly, shaking his body.
"Shane, please.... You can't be dead." Suddenly, light illuminated the room. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Joey gasped and looked up, only to see Shane's caring brown eyes. Joey stood up slowly. He reached out and touched her cheek gently. Her eyes drifted shut. His touch filled her with a soft cooling sensation. It felt so calm, so refreshing. Joey placed her hand on top of his and smiled softly. Suddenly Shane disappeared and Joey was left standing in a dark room.
" Please wake up Joey!" A voice called. 'Wake up?' Joey though. 'I am awake' She said. A though struck her. Joey closed her eyes in her inner dimensions.
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Joey's eyes shot open in the real world. She began looking around and saw Larissa kneeling by her bed crying her eyes out. Joey reached out and patted Larissa on the head.
"I'm back." Joey told her. Larissa's head snapped up.
"Joey?" She asked.
"Oh god.... Joey!" She jumped up onto the bed and wrapped her arms around Joey. Joey gave a soft laugh and hugged her back weakly. She blinked and looked at her.
"How long was I out?" She asked. Larissa looked at her.
"Almost two hours." She said. Joey sighed.
"Wow, a new record." She said bitterly. Larissa looked at her.
"That's not funny. You scared me to death." She said. Joey sighed.
"I'm sorry." She said. Larissa looked at her.
"I told Summer you were having an episode."
"What? I told you not to call her."
"Yeah, right, you looked as white as snow and were sweating like a Christmas ham, of course I wasn't going to tell Summer." Larissa replied sarcastically. Joey rolled her eyes.
"Is sarcasm like a new way of life for you Rissa?" She asked. Larissa chuckled.
"Naw...just like messing with people..." She replied. Joey smiled.
"Are you still angry with me?" Joey asked quietly. Larissa looked at her. She sighed and shook her head.
"No. I just.... I hate it when you try to boss us all around. And you had no right to say those things about Summer and Hunter. I know you don't trust guys, but not all guys are put on this earth to cause pain. Hunter's different."
"I'm just looking out for you guys. And Hunter is going to hurt Summer, I know it. All guys do." "Joey, if and when that happens, Summer will deal with it. She's happy right now. Don't you think she deserves to be happy?"
"What she needs is to be warned in case he does leave her!" Joey exclaimed. Larissa sighed.
"We'll come to that bridge when we come to it Jo." She replied.
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Summer awoke warm, and naked. Flashes of her and Hunter making love played back in her mind. Smiling she untangled herself from the sheet and pulled on the first thing she saw, which happened to be an overly large shirt of Hunter's. She wandered towards the bathroom. She closed the door but didn't lock it. She turned the taps on and sunk herself into the tub to relax...maybe Hunter would come in and wash her back for her. Hunter awoke to the sound of running water. He looked over at where Summer had been laying and saw an empty space. Pulling on his boxers, he sauntered towards the bathroom. Opening the door he got a whiff of a strawberry smell. 'Must be her bubble bath.' He thought. Sure enough, when Hunter opened the door fully, there lay Summer, eyes closed up to her neck in bubbles. Summer heard the door open and looked over to see Hunter.
"Hey." She smiled. Hunter smiled and went over to her. He kneeled by her head and leaned in, kissing her softly.
"Hey." He replied. He stroked her cheek gently. Summer grinned.
"Care to join me?" She asked seductively. Hunter laughed.
"Well, if you insist." He replied. Summer sat up and scooted forward a bit as Hunter removed his boxers and got into the tub, sitting behind her. He put his arms around her body and pulled her close, her back pressing against his chest.
"Just so you know, I now intend to never let you leave this house." He said jokingly. Summer giggled.
"If staying here includes lots and lots of this, you and Blake just might have a new roommate." She smiled.
"Good. I want you to stay here." He told her running his fingers across her chest and stomach. He put his head on her neck and lightly bit her behind her ear. Summer drew patters along his arm with her fingers and smiled. Summer sighed.
"I can't." She said. Hunter stopped.
"What? But you just said." "I'd love to move in with you, lord knows I do, but, I can't. I can't just leave Larissa and Joey, especially now."
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well, if Joey's getting sick again, then Larissa's going to need me there." Summer said. Hunter looked at her.
"What is it that she has? Like, has a doctor ever diagnosed her?" He asked. Summer looked at him.
"Larissa told me her mom did when Joey was a kid. Took her to a lot of doctors, they were stumped." She said.
"So it's like it never existed then?" Hunter asked. Summer nodded.
"Yeah... She goes all hot, like she's on fire and she... It's hard to explain... I should be close to them though." Summer told him. Hunter sighed.
"Please stay a little longer?" Hunter questioned. Summer nodded.
"Of course I will." Hunter smiled and kissed her neck.
"By the way, I said something to you as you were falling asleep, I don't know if you heard me." He said. Summer shook her head.
"I didn't, what is it?" She asked.
"I love you." He whispered. Summer smiled and turned to face him.
"And you're not just saying that because we had sex and we are currently naked, right?" She asked jokingly. Hunter chuckled.
"Oh yeah, if we hadn't had sex, I would've dumped you." He replied. He pulled her close and kissed her passionately. Summer responded to the kiss with equal feelings. Summer pulled away.
"What did you mean by that?" She asked. Hunter smiled.
"Of course not... What kind of person would I be if I slept with my girlfriend and then dumped her?" He said kissing her neck softly again. Summer nodded and smiled.
"Your right...I'm sorry I got bent outta shape about it." Summer sighed.
"Maybe Joey's paranoia about guys is rubbing off on me." She said. Hunter looked at her, suddenly remembering something.
"What time did you tell Larissa you'd be over?" He asked.
"I didn't, I figured we'd be over in like a hour." She looked at her watch.
"And three hours have passed, shit." She looked at him.
"We should go." She said. Hunter looked at her.
"Didn't you say you were going to shower then go over?" He asked. Summer mentally cursed herself again.
"Yah... I did... So I'll shower, then go over." She compromised with herself, smiling. Hunter grinned.
"Can I shower with you?" He asked non-chantilly. Summer pulled the curtains shut and turned the showerhead on and began washing her hair.
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Hunter wandered back into his bedroom and inhaled. The room smelt like spent passion. It smelled like him and Summer. He loved the way she smelt. Like bubblegum and strawberries. Walking over to his bed, Hunter peeled back the sheets and rolled them into a ball. Hunter put it in a bag with the rest of his laundry he was going to wash, at some point. He heard Summer's voice from the shower.
"Hmm, never figured her as someone who sung in the shower." He said, lovingly amused. Hunter snuck back into the bathroom and listened to Summer sing.
"Now I will tell you what I've done for you 50 thousand tears I've cried screaming deceiving and bleeding for you and you still won't hear me don't want your hand this time I'll save myself maybe I'll wake up for once not tormented daily defeated by you just when I thought I'd reached the bottom I'm dying again
I'm going under drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through I'm going under
blurring and stirring the truth and the lies So I don't know what's real and what's not always confusing the thoughts in my head So I can't trust myself anymore I'm dying again
I'm going under drowning in you I'm falling forever I've got to break through
so go on and scream scream at me I'm so far away I won't be broken again I've got to breathe I can't keep going under."
"You have a beautiful voice." Hunter said. Summer gasped. She pulled her head out of the curtains.
"How long have you been standing there?" She asked.
"About the middle of the first verse." He smirked. Summer blushed three different shades of red again.
"I can't believe you were listening." She told him, throwing her shampoo bottle at him. Hunter dodged the flying projectile and jumped into the other end of the shower, shedding himself of his towel.
"I though I told you to stay out." She joked drawing her fingers around his chest. Hunter pulled her close.
"I don't play fair." He whispered in her ear. Summer sighed.
"We're never going to leave this house, are me?" She asked.
"Is that so bad?" He replied, kissing her. Summer looked at her.
"Guess not." She whispered. ())))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Larissa and Joey sat in the kitchen. Joey drank her fifth class of ice water in a row.
"You ok?" Larissa asked. Joey nodded.
"Yeah, just. You know, insides still feeling a little fiery." She said.
"How did you come out of it?" She asked. Joey looked down, unsure what to say.
"I...Uh...Heard you..." She said. Larissa looked at her, she knew there was something more.
"Joey." She said. "Tell me." "Promise not to laugh?" Joey asked quietly. Larissa nodded.
"Shane saved me... He brought me back into the light and then disappeared." Joey told her. Larissa looked like she was going to have a cow. She bursts out laughing.
"Shane... rescued... you... HAHAHAH!" Larissa coughed out. Joey glared at her.
"What part of 'promise not to laugh' didn't you get?" She growled. Larissa tried to stop laughing. She took a deep breath and looked at her.
"I'm sorry.." She said, trying to stifle a giggle. "What do you think it means?" She asked. Joey shrugged.
"Hell if I know." Joey replied.
"It was so weird. I was like, in this room, it was dark and everything, and there was fire all around me, inching closer and closer. Then, right outside the fire, I saw you, Summer, Hunter, Tori, Blake, Cam, Dustin and Shane. Shane was lying on the floor...And....And I saw the flames coming towards him. I got freaked. The fire seemed to consume him or something. And then I sat up and heard this voice.I.I don't remember what it was saying...And then I went over to Shane. He looked dead. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and Shane was standing there, smiling. I got up and he just touched my cheek.... And suddenly I felt so cool, like my veins where filled with cool breezes. And that's when I heard you, and I made myself wake up." Larissa looked at Joey.
"That's really weird..." Larissa told her. Joey snorted.
"You don't have to tell me that... I had the dream!" Larissa smirked.
"Maybe you're in love with him." She said. Joey glared at her.
"And maybe you want my foot in your ass." Joey replied. Larissa chuckled. Joey stood up. Larissa looked at her.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"Out, I need some fresh air." She said. Larissa looked at her.
"Are you sure you should leave? What if it happens again?"
"If it does, I'll come back." Joey shrugged. She went to leave.
"Take a bottle of water with you." Larissa said. Joey grabbed the bottle of water.
"Yes mother!" She said smiling. Larissa rolled her eyes.
"Hey if Summer drops by.... tell her I said hi for me please?" Joey asked. Larissa nodded.
"Yah I can tell her... if and when she shows up."
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"Hey, there sweetie." Said one of the skate guys as she walked past. Joey stopped and turned on him.
"Excuse me?" She asked. The guy grinned.
"I said, 'hey there, sweetie.' What's a fine honey like yourself doing walking all by her lonesome?" He asked flirtatiously. Joey cocked an eyebrow.
"Wow, with a pickup line like that, I can't even imagine why girls wouldn't just drape themselves all over you." Joey shot back sarcastically. "Ooo, I like girls with bite." The guy grinned. He snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. Joey growled.
"Let go of me!" She said, pushing against him.
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Shane was on the skate ramp about to skate down.
"Let go of me!" Shouted a familiar voice yell. He stepped back and looked over to see Joey struggling against some guy who was holding her against him. Shane's eyes narrowed angrily as he came down the ramp.
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"Aw come on, this playing hard to get shit gets old pretty fast." The guy smirked.
"Fuck you!" Joey snarled as her knee shot up, hitting him in the groin. The guy groaned painfully and stumbled back. She smacked him in the face with her water bottle.
"Ah! You little bitch!" The guy went to hit her. Joey got into a fighting stance. Something grabbed the guy's arm from behind.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to hit girls?!" Shane growled as he threw the guy aside. The guy glared at Shane. He glared at Joey.
"Fuck it, bitch ain't worth it anyway." He said, spitting at Joey's direction. He turned and walked away. Shane looked at Joey.
"You OK?" He asked. Joey looked at him and blinked. 'Here he is, saving me again...Or well.... not...whatever.' She thought.
"Yeah...I'm fine...." She said. Shane looked at her.
"Although, I've seen you fight, you could've taken that guy, something wrong?" He asked. Joey looked at him and simply shrugged.
"Guess he was strong." She said. Truthfully, she knew what was wrong. But she wasn't about to tell Shane about her condition. Shane looked at her.
"OK, you've been able to kick my ass, you're like Wonder Woman." Shane said with a smile. Joey smirked.
"No, Shane, you're just a pansy." She replied.
"Ouch." He replied "Anyway, where are you off too?" He asked.
"Why are you so interested?" She asked. Shane smiled.
"No reason, just curious." He replied.
"Curious about the girl you just called Wonder Woman?" She smirked.
"Do you always answer a question with a question or sarcasm?" He asked. Joey laughed.
"Of course, it helps me keep my air of mystery." Joey smiled. Shane laughed.
"Glad to see you've taken my advice." He said. Joey looked at him blankly.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
"About smiling more." He said.
"You really do look beautiful when you do." Joey looked away.
"Whatever." She replied as she turned and walked away. Shane followed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know getting compliments offended you."
"They don't. But I don't need or want compliments from you." Joey sighed.
"Why's that?" He asked. Joey stared at him, unsure how to reply.
"Because...." She began. "Because you're an idiot." She said.
"That is such a bullshit reason." Shane said.
"Well, how fitting, since that's exactly what you're full of, bullshit."
"Why are you always so cold and distant?" Shane asked. Joey shrugged.
"I'm not cold and distant to my friends... which by the way, you aren't." Joey retorted. Shane sighed.
"Instead of pushing everyone away, why not let them in?" He questioned. Joey looked at him.
"Letting a person in requires trust, and when I meet someone who I can trust, I'll do it." She replied. Shane looked at her.
"Well, what does someone have to do to gain your trust?" He asked.
"Why do you want to know? It's not like I'm going to trust you." Joey replied.
"And why's that?" Shane asked.
"Because I don't trust males." She simply said, as if it was completely normal.
"Because of your dad, right?" Shane asked. Joey gave him a sharp look.
"I prefer mom's sperm donor, since that's all he really was. He got her pregnant, and just left."
"True. When they're kids, they're harmless. Once they reach... Hmm.... Age 16 or so, that's when they're the enemy."
"I'm not like that." He restated, staring into her eyes. Joey blinked.
"I'd rather not take that chance." She replied.
"Life is chance." Shane insisted.
"You can't just live your life sheltered because you're afraid of getting hurt. What your fathe-" Joey looked at him sharply.
"What the guy who got your mother pregnant did to you was wrong, spineless, and generally not right. But not all males are just going to leave someone when they are needed the most. Not all males are emotionally retarded assholes who lack even a shred of dignity and responsibility." Shane rolled his eyes.
"Fine, so you don't trust me, or any other males for that matter." He repeated. Joey nodded.
"Ding ding ding, we have a winner!" She replied sarcastically. Shane shook his head. Shane looked at her.
"I wish you'd see that some males are different." He said softly. He sighed and turned, walking away from her. Joey watched him leave.