Chapter 1
A.N. Alright I know there are a few problems with this story...first of all I know the first two chapters were kind of odd they set the story up...second I know there was a really long period of time in between the first and second chapters and now there are going to be a lot of updates it's just because I had written a good portion of this story out in a notebook that in the chaos of the last days of school got lost, but they have been found so expect lots of updates soon! Oh and I forgot to put this in the previous chapters, the song lyrics used (the one in italics) is Calling Out by Thousand Foot Krutch also I plan to incorportate several other song lyrics (just one line here and there) but half the time I don't know who actually sings the song but just keep in mind that if it's in italics and it's not a stressed word I don't own it, just like I don't own RFR or any of the characters...expect maybe their parents and anyone who's not actually on RFR
Travis sighs pushing a few buttons on the switch board, Lily, Ray and Robbie had been gone for nearly an hour and the silence was beginning to consume Travis when the station slammed open and Lily walks in, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Travis, I didn't think you were still here." Lily quickly wipes at her cheeks, "I'm gonna go." And with her words Lily turns to go.
She's calling out to you
"You don't have to." Travis states softly.
"I should really go."
This is a call, this is call out
"Lily, what's wrong?" Travis asks softly moving toward her, his heart pounding at the close proximity, closer than they've been in a long time.
"It's nothing." Lily breathes deeply, "really."
"You're bleeding," Travis takes note of the small cut on Lily's cheek, Travis grabs a nearby tissue and gently touches it to Lily's cheek.
"I...it's just from a tree branch...I was..."
"Running." Travis finishes for her, he knows the feeling.
Cause every time I fall down I reach out to you
Slowly Lily's hand moves to the cut, covering Travis' hand as well, "I'm..." Lily lets out a long breath unwilling to move.
And I'm losing control now
When Lily realizes that their faces are only inches apart Lily whispers, "Travis we shouldn't."
And my hazard signs are all out
"Last time..." They are so close now that Travis' breath brushes across Lily's cheek.
I'm asking you to show me what life is all about
Lily lets out another deep breath and she traces Travis' hand under hers and she laces her fingers through his. Travis leans down and gently kisses Lily and then with increasing urgency his free hand brushing her cheek softly, when they finally break apart both are breathing heavily and they quickly move apart, Travis stepping around a table.
"I...I...I..." Lily stutters.
"Lily, we can't do this." Travis declares. "This is bad. Taboo. Unacceptable."
"I know Travis, I know." Lily sighs, frustrated. "I'm gonna go."
"Lily..." Travis doesn't actually have anything to say, his heart doesn't want her to go while his head knows that nothing good can come from prolonging the conversation.
"Travis, I can't go through this again, I can't handle it, I don't have it in me. I don't have the..."
"Lily..."
"I have to go Travis." Lily doesn't allow Travis to get in another word and she disapears out the door.
Lily walks slowly back to her house, she doesn't want to be there but she knows that if she does anywhere else she runs the risk of running into Ray, Robbie or anyone else for that matter. Walking into her home the smell of sickness greets Lily at the door and despite the fact that the smells has been there for years it still startles Lily but today it seems to effect her more than usual and her stomach turns and withing seconds Lily finds herself in the bathroom. The small amount of food that was in her stomach is empties but her stomach continues to lurch and when someone comes up behind her and pulls her hair away from her face until her stomach settles Lily assumes it's her father because she'd seem him to similar actions for her mother.
Lily's heart pounds when she faces Travis, she jumps quickly to her feet but she had to grab the counter to hold her balance, "what are you doing here?"
"You just left, I thought we needed to talk," Travis responds. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Lily states weakly.
"You don't look fine." Travis informs. "Your face is sheet white, maybe you should be in bed."
Lily takes a deep breath as she slowly starts to feel less weak, "I'm really alright Travis, thank you."
"You sure?"
"Positive, but I don't really feel like talking Travis."
"Lily we have to talk," Travis insists. "Last time..."
"This isn't last time Travis, it doesn't mean I feel..."
Travis cuts Lily off, "can you finish that sentence without lying?"
Lily sighs defeated, "alright we'll talk. We can talk in the living room."
They don't actually make it to the living room because Lily's father is just coming out of Lily's mother's bedroom, "Lily, I'm sorry but your mother is having a bad day, I need to run to the drug store to fill one of her prescriptions we were hoping she wouldn't need, you need to sit with her and I need your friend to leave."
"Okay Dad," Lily nods. "Thanks for coming over Travis, I'll see you later." Once Lily's father and Travis have left Lily slips in to her mother's bedroom, "hi Mom." Lily calls softly.
"Lily," Mrs. Randal greets, her voice is scratchy. "Come in, did your father leave then?"
Lily nods, "he went to fill your prescription. What's this one for?"
Lily's mother takes a sip of water before responding, "something my doctor prescribed, it's supposed to help battle the side effects of the chemo."
Lily offers her mother a bright, fake but nonetheless bright, smile, "well that's good then, right? It will make you feel better."
"I hope so. Are you alright? You look upset?"
At that moment Lily can't help but wish she could have her mother like she was before back, when she could tell her anything but instead Lily nods, "I'm just tired is all, I had a lot of homework today. I think I'm going to go to bed early tonight."
Lily's mother smiles weakly, "that's probably a good idea, get a good nights sleep. Everything always looks better after a good nights sleep."
Lily nods, but inwardly she thinks, 'not likely, when was the last time I got a good nights sleep?' But instead she states, "yeah, when Dad get's home I'll go to bed."
"You don't have to stay up with me dear."
Lily shakes her head, "it's alright Mom, I want to."
By the time Lily's father gets home her mother had been asleep for awhile and Lily quietly slips out of her room figure she was in for a long typically sleepless night but for the first time in a long time Lily slips asleep almost instantly.
A.N. Alright I know there are a few problems with this story...first of all I know the first two chapters were kind of odd they set the story up...second I know there was a really long period of time in between the first and second chapters and now there are going to be a lot of updates it's just because I had written a good portion of this story out in a notebook that in the chaos of the last days of school got lost, but they have been found so expect lots of updates soon! Oh and I forgot to put this in the previous chapters, the song lyrics used (the one in italics) is Calling Out by Thousand Foot Krutch also I plan to incorportate several other song lyrics (just one line here and there) but half the time I don't know who actually sings the song but just keep in mind that if it's in italics and it's not a stressed word I don't own it, just like I don't own RFR or any of the characters...expect maybe their parents and anyone who's not actually on RFR
Travis sighs pushing a few buttons on the switch board, Lily, Ray and Robbie had been gone for nearly an hour and the silence was beginning to consume Travis when the station slammed open and Lily walks in, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Travis, I didn't think you were still here." Lily quickly wipes at her cheeks, "I'm gonna go." And with her words Lily turns to go.
She's calling out to you
"You don't have to." Travis states softly.
"I should really go."
This is a call, this is call out
"Lily, what's wrong?" Travis asks softly moving toward her, his heart pounding at the close proximity, closer than they've been in a long time.
"It's nothing." Lily breathes deeply, "really."
"You're bleeding," Travis takes note of the small cut on Lily's cheek, Travis grabs a nearby tissue and gently touches it to Lily's cheek.
"I...it's just from a tree branch...I was..."
"Running." Travis finishes for her, he knows the feeling.
Cause every time I fall down I reach out to you
Slowly Lily's hand moves to the cut, covering Travis' hand as well, "I'm..." Lily lets out a long breath unwilling to move.
And I'm losing control now
When Lily realizes that their faces are only inches apart Lily whispers, "Travis we shouldn't."
And my hazard signs are all out
"Last time..." They are so close now that Travis' breath brushes across Lily's cheek.
I'm asking you to show me what life is all about
Lily lets out another deep breath and she traces Travis' hand under hers and she laces her fingers through his. Travis leans down and gently kisses Lily and then with increasing urgency his free hand brushing her cheek softly, when they finally break apart both are breathing heavily and they quickly move apart, Travis stepping around a table.
"I...I...I..." Lily stutters.
"Lily, we can't do this." Travis declares. "This is bad. Taboo. Unacceptable."
"I know Travis, I know." Lily sighs, frustrated. "I'm gonna go."
"Lily..." Travis doesn't actually have anything to say, his heart doesn't want her to go while his head knows that nothing good can come from prolonging the conversation.
"Travis, I can't go through this again, I can't handle it, I don't have it in me. I don't have the..."
"Lily..."
"I have to go Travis." Lily doesn't allow Travis to get in another word and she disapears out the door.
Lily walks slowly back to her house, she doesn't want to be there but she knows that if she does anywhere else she runs the risk of running into Ray, Robbie or anyone else for that matter. Walking into her home the smell of sickness greets Lily at the door and despite the fact that the smells has been there for years it still startles Lily but today it seems to effect her more than usual and her stomach turns and withing seconds Lily finds herself in the bathroom. The small amount of food that was in her stomach is empties but her stomach continues to lurch and when someone comes up behind her and pulls her hair away from her face until her stomach settles Lily assumes it's her father because she'd seem him to similar actions for her mother.
Lily's heart pounds when she faces Travis, she jumps quickly to her feet but she had to grab the counter to hold her balance, "what are you doing here?"
"You just left, I thought we needed to talk," Travis responds. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Lily states weakly.
"You don't look fine." Travis informs. "Your face is sheet white, maybe you should be in bed."
Lily takes a deep breath as she slowly starts to feel less weak, "I'm really alright Travis, thank you."
"You sure?"
"Positive, but I don't really feel like talking Travis."
"Lily we have to talk," Travis insists. "Last time..."
"This isn't last time Travis, it doesn't mean I feel..."
Travis cuts Lily off, "can you finish that sentence without lying?"
Lily sighs defeated, "alright we'll talk. We can talk in the living room."
They don't actually make it to the living room because Lily's father is just coming out of Lily's mother's bedroom, "Lily, I'm sorry but your mother is having a bad day, I need to run to the drug store to fill one of her prescriptions we were hoping she wouldn't need, you need to sit with her and I need your friend to leave."
"Okay Dad," Lily nods. "Thanks for coming over Travis, I'll see you later." Once Lily's father and Travis have left Lily slips in to her mother's bedroom, "hi Mom." Lily calls softly.
"Lily," Mrs. Randal greets, her voice is scratchy. "Come in, did your father leave then?"
Lily nods, "he went to fill your prescription. What's this one for?"
Lily's mother takes a sip of water before responding, "something my doctor prescribed, it's supposed to help battle the side effects of the chemo."
Lily offers her mother a bright, fake but nonetheless bright, smile, "well that's good then, right? It will make you feel better."
"I hope so. Are you alright? You look upset?"
At that moment Lily can't help but wish she could have her mother like she was before back, when she could tell her anything but instead Lily nods, "I'm just tired is all, I had a lot of homework today. I think I'm going to go to bed early tonight."
Lily's mother smiles weakly, "that's probably a good idea, get a good nights sleep. Everything always looks better after a good nights sleep."
Lily nods, but inwardly she thinks, 'not likely, when was the last time I got a good nights sleep?' But instead she states, "yeah, when Dad get's home I'll go to bed."
"You don't have to stay up with me dear."
Lily shakes her head, "it's alright Mom, I want to."
By the time Lily's father gets home her mother had been asleep for awhile and Lily quietly slips out of her room figure she was in for a long typically sleepless night but for the first time in a long time Lily slips asleep almost instantly.