A/N- Sorry for the last chapter... it wasn't much of an update, but it took
me forever to do. And, yeah, it will come in handy in the future.
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Danielle frowned across the table at Scott. He hadn't said much to her in a long time. They'd continued their habit of going out to eat between shows, but he hadn't said anything deep – anything sweet to her for months.
"Scott!" she said suddenly.
He almost fell out of his chair. "I don't know. I hear the salad's good."
"That isn't what I meant."
"What did you mean, then?"
"You haven't paid any attention to me in months!"
Scott blinked. "Haven't I?"
"No!" Danielle snapped. Softening a little, she added, "What changed between us? What happened to our relationship?"
"Our relationship... it's fine, Danielle. We've been together for, what, two years now? How could anything just... change?"
"I don't know, Scott, but something did. Sam asked me out to supper this afternoon."
"Okay. Why didn't you go?" Scott answered absently.
"Scott!" she hissed. "We always go out to eat together!"
"Yeah."
Danielle stared at him. "'Yeah' what?"
"What you just said..."
"What did I just say?"
"You said that..." he paused.
"You weren't listening!" Danielle said incredulously. "You haven't been listening the whole time!"
"No, I heard-"
"You haven't been listening to me for months!"
"Nina, I-"
"Nina? Nina! I'm Danielle, remember? The one you've been dating for two years?"
"Sorry, I was thinking-"
"No, you weren't thinking. Scott, you... you haven't been thinking straight ever since Nina started going out with Mark, is that what it is? Is this about Nina?"
"No, Danielle, listen-"
"You listen, Scott. Listen to me – try it and see what happens. I'm through! We're through!"
"Dan-"
"No. I've already quit the show. I got a bunch of letters from Miss Saigon fans who wanted me to come back to the touring cast, and there's an opening now."
"Can't we work something out? Please, Danielle, I-"
"I've been trying to 'work something out' ever since you got all jealous over Nina and Mark!"
"Danielle, please, listen to me! Just listen for one second."
She glared at him. "I'll give you sixty, and then I'm leaving."
"Thank you," he sighed. "Danielle, please, Nina and Mark aren't dating, and that isn't what was bothering me. I've been-"
"Oh, so if Nina and Mark were dating it would bother you?"
"No! I mean... that's not the point, Danielle. The point is-"
"Scott... look into my eyes and tell me this isn't about Nina."
Scott's face turned bright red, and his eyes remained fixed on the table.
"I see... Goodbye," Danielle said firmly.
He jumped to his feet and followed her into the street.
"No! Go away, Scott. It's over and we're through!"
"Danielle, listen, I still... this isn't... will you please just... I'm sorry, can't I try to explain?"
She turned on her heel to face him. "No. You tried to explain, and it didn't seem to help, did it? If you can't be happy with me, I'll just... I'll..."
For the first time, her determination to end the relationship quavered. Scott saw this and immediately tried to take advantage of the moment.
"Danielle," he said quietly, taking her hand in his. "I promise-"
She snatched her hand away. Blinking back tears, Danielle said again, "Goodbye," and walked away.
Scott started to follow her, but stopped.
Was this what he'd wanted?
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I know it was kind of short, but it was plot-ful (unlike my last update). This fic doesn't have too much longer to go. A cyber-cookie to anyone who can correctly find the LM story I'm using here. It might not be obvious at first, seeing how I definitely twisted it.
RoseMisre- Ah, yes, Miz bumper stickers. Always fun, always amusing. I found out why I can't find that site – it's inactive! It was at geocities, but now it's just... gone.
Mlle. Verity le Virago- Yes, it was an evil wannabe update, but it is definitely a reference chart.
eponine-meliara- I know, Elyse3's "they are all crazy" just got it in a nutshell.
Elyse3- We like your observation on the caliber of insanity. Yeah, ominous... that's it.
TaRe-ChiBi- Hello. Well, now that Danielle quit...
La Pamplemousse- I guess she hit her head when she broke her arm. Either that or she was afraid to try to follow up Nina's awesome-ness. Something...
Sahara von Salienta- Salienta is fun to say. But... weird. We have psychic connections... ooh... I was just holding a playbill and replacing names I saw for other names I was making up. I feel... um... psychic, I guess.
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Danielle frowned across the table at Scott. He hadn't said much to her in a long time. They'd continued their habit of going out to eat between shows, but he hadn't said anything deep – anything sweet to her for months.
"Scott!" she said suddenly.
He almost fell out of his chair. "I don't know. I hear the salad's good."
"That isn't what I meant."
"What did you mean, then?"
"You haven't paid any attention to me in months!"
Scott blinked. "Haven't I?"
"No!" Danielle snapped. Softening a little, she added, "What changed between us? What happened to our relationship?"
"Our relationship... it's fine, Danielle. We've been together for, what, two years now? How could anything just... change?"
"I don't know, Scott, but something did. Sam asked me out to supper this afternoon."
"Okay. Why didn't you go?" Scott answered absently.
"Scott!" she hissed. "We always go out to eat together!"
"Yeah."
Danielle stared at him. "'Yeah' what?"
"What you just said..."
"What did I just say?"
"You said that..." he paused.
"You weren't listening!" Danielle said incredulously. "You haven't been listening the whole time!"
"No, I heard-"
"You haven't been listening to me for months!"
"Nina, I-"
"Nina? Nina! I'm Danielle, remember? The one you've been dating for two years?"
"Sorry, I was thinking-"
"No, you weren't thinking. Scott, you... you haven't been thinking straight ever since Nina started going out with Mark, is that what it is? Is this about Nina?"
"No, Danielle, listen-"
"You listen, Scott. Listen to me – try it and see what happens. I'm through! We're through!"
"Dan-"
"No. I've already quit the show. I got a bunch of letters from Miss Saigon fans who wanted me to come back to the touring cast, and there's an opening now."
"Can't we work something out? Please, Danielle, I-"
"I've been trying to 'work something out' ever since you got all jealous over Nina and Mark!"
"Danielle, please, listen to me! Just listen for one second."
She glared at him. "I'll give you sixty, and then I'm leaving."
"Thank you," he sighed. "Danielle, please, Nina and Mark aren't dating, and that isn't what was bothering me. I've been-"
"Oh, so if Nina and Mark were dating it would bother you?"
"No! I mean... that's not the point, Danielle. The point is-"
"Scott... look into my eyes and tell me this isn't about Nina."
Scott's face turned bright red, and his eyes remained fixed on the table.
"I see... Goodbye," Danielle said firmly.
He jumped to his feet and followed her into the street.
"No! Go away, Scott. It's over and we're through!"
"Danielle, listen, I still... this isn't... will you please just... I'm sorry, can't I try to explain?"
She turned on her heel to face him. "No. You tried to explain, and it didn't seem to help, did it? If you can't be happy with me, I'll just... I'll..."
For the first time, her determination to end the relationship quavered. Scott saw this and immediately tried to take advantage of the moment.
"Danielle," he said quietly, taking her hand in his. "I promise-"
She snatched her hand away. Blinking back tears, Danielle said again, "Goodbye," and walked away.
Scott started to follow her, but stopped.
Was this what he'd wanted?
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I know it was kind of short, but it was plot-ful (unlike my last update). This fic doesn't have too much longer to go. A cyber-cookie to anyone who can correctly find the LM story I'm using here. It might not be obvious at first, seeing how I definitely twisted it.
RoseMisre- Ah, yes, Miz bumper stickers. Always fun, always amusing. I found out why I can't find that site – it's inactive! It was at geocities, but now it's just... gone.
Mlle. Verity le Virago- Yes, it was an evil wannabe update, but it is definitely a reference chart.
eponine-meliara- I know, Elyse3's "they are all crazy" just got it in a nutshell.
Elyse3- We like your observation on the caliber of insanity. Yeah, ominous... that's it.
TaRe-ChiBi- Hello. Well, now that Danielle quit...
La Pamplemousse- I guess she hit her head when she broke her arm. Either that or she was afraid to try to follow up Nina's awesome-ness. Something...
Sahara von Salienta- Salienta is fun to say. But... weird. We have psychic connections... ooh... I was just holding a playbill and replacing names I saw for other names I was making up. I feel... um... psychic, I guess.