~~*Title*~~ : "Different Steps"
~~*Author*~~ : Atomic Kitten
~~*Email*~~ : ClosetMonster690@aol.com
~~*Website*~~ : http:// www . acidiclipgloss . strawberryshake . net [remove spaces]
~~*Summary*~~ : This Fan-Fic is PG-13/possibly R. This is what happens after Sara is sent off to Julliard. She and Derek want to continue their relationship, but a new friend gets in the way and discoveries are made.
~~*Disclaimer*~~ : This fan fiction was written solely by myself, Atomic Kitten. However I did not create the original characters from the motion picture //Save the Last Dance//. I do not own the trademarks or copyrights to sed characters, plots, merchandise, etc... Only the written words of this fan-fic are my property.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Chapter Two : "Strange Happenings"*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Derek
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Derek sat at his oak desk, trying to think of what to write in return to Sara's latest letter. He wanted to tell her he loved her and he couldn't wait to see her, but he couldn't. Writing had never been his thing and now was definitely not a good time to send a mushy love note. Why? Well maybe it had something to do with his three roommates, all jocks, who were standing over his shoulder at the moment.
"Guys." He began exasperatedly, "This is kind of private." One of his friends, Ty, started to make fake kissing noises. "Oh Derek, kiss me!" The other clones laughed, but walked away to leave Derek with his privacy. "Thanks a ton." he murmured under his breath as he returned to contemplating his letter.
A half hour later, he was still thinking. Ty walked in from the kitchen. "Hey, we're going to the Omega party, it'll probably last all night, wanna come?" Derek hesitated, as much as he would have liked to go, not only did he need to write Sara a reply, but he had a ton of studying to do too. "Sorry, I can't." Ty nodded and turned to leave. Within ten minutes all of the guys were gone and Derek was finally by himself.
He figured he would just write the letter later, so he finished all of his studying and still, no luck with words. Sighing, he settled onto the couch and flipped the TV on. After a few minutes, he closed his eyes and drifted into an uneasy slumber.
*knock knock knock* "What the Hell?" Derek slowly sat up, he had been jerked from his sleep by some loud pounding. It took him a few seconds to realize that the pounding was someone at the door. Rubbing his eyes, he stood and stumbled to the front door. One of the guys had probably locked themselves out again. Then he remembered the conversation only, what, three hours ago. No way would they be home this early. Confused, he unlocked the door and opened it. His eyes widened in surprise at the girl standing in front of him.
"Nikki?"
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Sara
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Taeya stood beside Sara and Jordan with Lala by her side. Tears streamed down her face in a steady flow and ruined her once flawless makeup. Sara's eyes widened and darted from her friend to Jordan. Had she seen? How could she not have?
Lala patted Tae's back. "It's ok, hun." Taeya shook her head, "She threw her life away. She's only 14 and she's gonna have a baby." A sigh of relief escaped Sara. So this wasn't about the kiss. Although she still felt bad, considering what was happening with Tae's sister, it was a far cry from what she may have been saying, had she known what had just happened.
"Tae it's alright. She'll be fine." Sara tried her best to comfort Taeya. Again, her friend shook her head. "I'm gonna leave Julliard. Go help her with her baby." The mouths of both Sara and Lala flailed open in unison. "What? No! She wouldn't want you to give up your dream. At least one of you has to live that out!" Lala exclaimed. Taeya shot her a dirty look, "Thanks to her no-good 18 year old boyfriend, Faye won't GET to live out her dream. So shut the Hell up and don' t tell me what to do, I'm leaving tomorrow."
Lala looked at Sara with desperation showing on her face, "Stop her!" Sara smiled weakly at Tae, "Taeya, think about this. Make a decision after you've thought about it. There'll never be another chance for you at Julliard if you just drop out." With a look pure ice and a tone to match, Taeya replied "I've decided. I don't want to come back. I'll be fine. I'm going to go pack now, if you'll excuse me." She pushed past Lala and ran out of the club. Lala sighed and sprinted after her. Sara started to follow, when someone grabbed her arm.
Turning around she saw that it was Jordan. "I need to go." she said. He nodded and kissed her again. "I'll call you later." Heading out of the club, Sara had a lot to think about. Like what would she tell Derek? Would she tell Derek at all? What would happen to Tae?
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*The Next Day*
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A tear squeezed out of the corner of her eyelid as Sara helped Taeya load her stuff into her car. When everything was taken care of, and Taeya was finally ready to go, she turned to Sara. "I'm gonna miss you so much, Chica!" "I'll miss you too, Taeya." The two hugged as Taeya promised to call Sara as soon as she got to wherever it was she was going and then to write soon after that. Sara watched the silver Jag jett down the street.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Nearly jumping out of her skin, she turned. Once again, it was Jordan. "What are you stalking me?" she asked dryly. "Guess what?" "I hate guessing games." "Geez grouchy, what's your problem." Sara's mouth opened in disbelief. How could he NOT know what her problem was? He must have realized his mistake, because he aplogized profusely and hugged her tight. "Maybe you'll feel better when you hear my new."
Sara waited patiently, not really dying to hear this oh-so-important news of his. "I'm your new roomie." "WHAT?!?" came Sara's shocked reply. "You... I... how?" "Well, I know the Dean personally... he's my dad's friend and since my dorm was overcrowded and yours is now vacant except for you, I got in"
She wasn't really sure how to feel. She KNEW she'd have to explain this one to Derek, he was going to be staying in her dorm, after all. But how?
~~*Author*~~ : Atomic Kitten
~~*Email*~~ : ClosetMonster690@aol.com
~~*Website*~~ : http:// www . acidiclipgloss . strawberryshake . net [remove spaces]
~~*Summary*~~ : This Fan-Fic is PG-13/possibly R. This is what happens after Sara is sent off to Julliard. She and Derek want to continue their relationship, but a new friend gets in the way and discoveries are made.
~~*Disclaimer*~~ : This fan fiction was written solely by myself, Atomic Kitten. However I did not create the original characters from the motion picture //Save the Last Dance//. I do not own the trademarks or copyrights to sed characters, plots, merchandise, etc... Only the written words of this fan-fic are my property.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Chapter Two : "Strange Happenings"*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Derek
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Derek sat at his oak desk, trying to think of what to write in return to Sara's latest letter. He wanted to tell her he loved her and he couldn't wait to see her, but he couldn't. Writing had never been his thing and now was definitely not a good time to send a mushy love note. Why? Well maybe it had something to do with his three roommates, all jocks, who were standing over his shoulder at the moment.
"Guys." He began exasperatedly, "This is kind of private." One of his friends, Ty, started to make fake kissing noises. "Oh Derek, kiss me!" The other clones laughed, but walked away to leave Derek with his privacy. "Thanks a ton." he murmured under his breath as he returned to contemplating his letter.
A half hour later, he was still thinking. Ty walked in from the kitchen. "Hey, we're going to the Omega party, it'll probably last all night, wanna come?" Derek hesitated, as much as he would have liked to go, not only did he need to write Sara a reply, but he had a ton of studying to do too. "Sorry, I can't." Ty nodded and turned to leave. Within ten minutes all of the guys were gone and Derek was finally by himself.
He figured he would just write the letter later, so he finished all of his studying and still, no luck with words. Sighing, he settled onto the couch and flipped the TV on. After a few minutes, he closed his eyes and drifted into an uneasy slumber.
*knock knock knock* "What the Hell?" Derek slowly sat up, he had been jerked from his sleep by some loud pounding. It took him a few seconds to realize that the pounding was someone at the door. Rubbing his eyes, he stood and stumbled to the front door. One of the guys had probably locked themselves out again. Then he remembered the conversation only, what, three hours ago. No way would they be home this early. Confused, he unlocked the door and opened it. His eyes widened in surprise at the girl standing in front of him.
"Nikki?"
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Sara
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Taeya stood beside Sara and Jordan with Lala by her side. Tears streamed down her face in a steady flow and ruined her once flawless makeup. Sara's eyes widened and darted from her friend to Jordan. Had she seen? How could she not have?
Lala patted Tae's back. "It's ok, hun." Taeya shook her head, "She threw her life away. She's only 14 and she's gonna have a baby." A sigh of relief escaped Sara. So this wasn't about the kiss. Although she still felt bad, considering what was happening with Tae's sister, it was a far cry from what she may have been saying, had she known what had just happened.
"Tae it's alright. She'll be fine." Sara tried her best to comfort Taeya. Again, her friend shook her head. "I'm gonna leave Julliard. Go help her with her baby." The mouths of both Sara and Lala flailed open in unison. "What? No! She wouldn't want you to give up your dream. At least one of you has to live that out!" Lala exclaimed. Taeya shot her a dirty look, "Thanks to her no-good 18 year old boyfriend, Faye won't GET to live out her dream. So shut the Hell up and don' t tell me what to do, I'm leaving tomorrow."
Lala looked at Sara with desperation showing on her face, "Stop her!" Sara smiled weakly at Tae, "Taeya, think about this. Make a decision after you've thought about it. There'll never be another chance for you at Julliard if you just drop out." With a look pure ice and a tone to match, Taeya replied "I've decided. I don't want to come back. I'll be fine. I'm going to go pack now, if you'll excuse me." She pushed past Lala and ran out of the club. Lala sighed and sprinted after her. Sara started to follow, when someone grabbed her arm.
Turning around she saw that it was Jordan. "I need to go." she said. He nodded and kissed her again. "I'll call you later." Heading out of the club, Sara had a lot to think about. Like what would she tell Derek? Would she tell Derek at all? What would happen to Tae?
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*The Next Day*
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A tear squeezed out of the corner of her eyelid as Sara helped Taeya load her stuff into her car. When everything was taken care of, and Taeya was finally ready to go, she turned to Sara. "I'm gonna miss you so much, Chica!" "I'll miss you too, Taeya." The two hugged as Taeya promised to call Sara as soon as she got to wherever it was she was going and then to write soon after that. Sara watched the silver Jag jett down the street.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Nearly jumping out of her skin, she turned. Once again, it was Jordan. "What are you stalking me?" she asked dryly. "Guess what?" "I hate guessing games." "Geez grouchy, what's your problem." Sara's mouth opened in disbelief. How could he NOT know what her problem was? He must have realized his mistake, because he aplogized profusely and hugged her tight. "Maybe you'll feel better when you hear my new."
Sara waited patiently, not really dying to hear this oh-so-important news of his. "I'm your new roomie." "WHAT?!?" came Sara's shocked reply. "You... I... how?" "Well, I know the Dean personally... he's my dad's friend and since my dorm was overcrowded and yours is now vacant except for you, I got in"
She wasn't really sure how to feel. She KNEW she'd have to explain this one to Derek, he was going to be staying in her dorm, after all. But how?