What Comes Up, Must Come Down
Summary: It seems like every time fourteen-year-old Kristin gets a fragile grip on life, something happens. And what is about to happen is no different. Kristin has finally settled down and started the process of recovering from her past when the woman she hasn't seen in more than two years suddenly pops up...
**I'll try to make this more than just a Kristin story. I'm just not in the tip top mood lately and need to write with a character I can kinda of sorta relate to. This'll prolly have some Kristin/Cole romance, maybe not, and I'm hoping to have a 'side-issue' story (meaning, not exactly a sub- story but a little lesser) involving Ezra w/ his girlfriend, who I will re- introduce. Hopefully**
The Cliffhangers had just resumed schooling after the to-short Summer break. Scott had went home to visit his dad, Shelby had gone home to visit her mom and Jess, Jules had gone for a short break (but had came home quickly because she felt she was going to resort back to her old ways), Auggie wasn't even back yet, but was coming home the next day, and the rest had stayed home. Ezra's parents had decided that it wouldn't be the right time to bring Ezra home because they were still working through things and the rest either just didn't want to go home or had no place to go home to.
For once, Kristin was happy-a real happy, not an off/on thing, and it felt good. She hadn't felt like this in forever. And it helped that there were two other kids her age there-Cole, althought he was almost a year older, and Katie Mathis, whom was her exact age.
There was one thing she hated about classes-ever since last year, when the Cliffhangers had been severely slipping in school work-, the teacher had started sending progress reports every Friday. And it was Friday, and Kristin had failed 3 tests the past week. She was going to be in a lot of trouble, but it didn't bother her to much.
They had a new teacher that year-Mr. Shaw, and he was much tougher than their past teacher. "Okay, guys, I'm about to hand you your progress reports," Mr. Shaw started and frowned, "some of you will be severely disappointed," he finished, darting his eyes back and forth between Kristin and Shelby, who both grinned nervously.
Mr. Shaw handed them out. Most people cheered, but Kristin cringed. Arithmetic; C, English;A, History; C, Science; F, Conduct; NI. "How'd I got a need improvement if we've only been here for less than a week? And fail science, if we've only had-" Kristin started to protect but Mr. Shaw interupted her, "if you have questions, see me after class. You are dismissed." Everyone except Kristin and Katie left quickly. "Want me to stay?" Katie asked. "Nah, it's alright," Kristin answered. Katie shrugged and left.
"Mr. Shaw, I don't get it. How can I fail science and we've only done two worksheets and a test? And how can I get a 'need improvement' in less than a week?" Kristin asked, trying to be calm. Mr. Shaw opened his gradebook. "Well, Kristin, those two worksheets you got a D in and then the test you failed miserably. You got a 48 on that test. Which leaves you with a 63. F. As for your conduct, I don't appreciate the little side-comments and conversations you have with the others." Mr. Shaw answered. "Peter's gonna kill me." Kristin whined as she walked out.
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"You failed science!?" Peter explained. "I had a 63..that's 7 points from passing," Kristin pointed out. "Barely!" Sophie put in. "A 'D' is passing!" Kristin exclaimed. Peter shook his head. "I'll do better, okay? I promise." Kristin said. "Who're you sitting by in class?" Peter asked suspiciously. "I dunno," Kristin lied. "You don't know? Yet you have a bad conduct grade?" "Okay, okay! Dang. Katie's on the right, I'm the farthest you can go on the left, and Scott's in front of me." She explained. "And in back...?" Sophie asked. "No one. i'm in the very back." "That's where you picked?" she asked. "No, that's where I was assigned."
Peter and Sophie sighed. They were happy that Kristin was happier, but along her being happier was her being more open. Which meant more trouble from their recently-officially-adopted daughter. "Look, it's time for bed. Did you do your homework?" Sophie asked. "We didn't have any," Kristin answered quickly. They highly doubted this but decided to let her learn from her mistake and let her go.
Kristin entered the girls' dorm. "Hey did we have any homework?" she asked, no one in particuliar. Shelby stared at her. "You're kidding me, right?" Kristin stared back with a clueless look. "You are going to fail!" Shelby wailed playfully as she got into her bed. "For real, what'd we have?" "A math page and science worksheet." Jules answered. "Oh crap..." Kristin mumbled. She flopped onto her bed and ripped out her math book. "I don't even know how to do this," she complained. "That's because he didn't explain how. It's one of those enriching worksheets. I dont' know," Katie said, shrugging, as she got into bed. Sophie walked in and Kristin pulled her blanket over her homework. "Lights out, girls." she said, eyeing Kristin as she closed the door.
**That was really just an introductory chapte.r I promise, it will get better! I tried to add some humor but I dunno if it worked...*nods* **
Summary: It seems like every time fourteen-year-old Kristin gets a fragile grip on life, something happens. And what is about to happen is no different. Kristin has finally settled down and started the process of recovering from her past when the woman she hasn't seen in more than two years suddenly pops up...
**I'll try to make this more than just a Kristin story. I'm just not in the tip top mood lately and need to write with a character I can kinda of sorta relate to. This'll prolly have some Kristin/Cole romance, maybe not, and I'm hoping to have a 'side-issue' story (meaning, not exactly a sub- story but a little lesser) involving Ezra w/ his girlfriend, who I will re- introduce. Hopefully**
The Cliffhangers had just resumed schooling after the to-short Summer break. Scott had went home to visit his dad, Shelby had gone home to visit her mom and Jess, Jules had gone for a short break (but had came home quickly because she felt she was going to resort back to her old ways), Auggie wasn't even back yet, but was coming home the next day, and the rest had stayed home. Ezra's parents had decided that it wouldn't be the right time to bring Ezra home because they were still working through things and the rest either just didn't want to go home or had no place to go home to.
For once, Kristin was happy-a real happy, not an off/on thing, and it felt good. She hadn't felt like this in forever. And it helped that there were two other kids her age there-Cole, althought he was almost a year older, and Katie Mathis, whom was her exact age.
There was one thing she hated about classes-ever since last year, when the Cliffhangers had been severely slipping in school work-, the teacher had started sending progress reports every Friday. And it was Friday, and Kristin had failed 3 tests the past week. She was going to be in a lot of trouble, but it didn't bother her to much.
They had a new teacher that year-Mr. Shaw, and he was much tougher than their past teacher. "Okay, guys, I'm about to hand you your progress reports," Mr. Shaw started and frowned, "some of you will be severely disappointed," he finished, darting his eyes back and forth between Kristin and Shelby, who both grinned nervously.
Mr. Shaw handed them out. Most people cheered, but Kristin cringed. Arithmetic; C, English;A, History; C, Science; F, Conduct; NI. "How'd I got a need improvement if we've only been here for less than a week? And fail science, if we've only had-" Kristin started to protect but Mr. Shaw interupted her, "if you have questions, see me after class. You are dismissed." Everyone except Kristin and Katie left quickly. "Want me to stay?" Katie asked. "Nah, it's alright," Kristin answered. Katie shrugged and left.
"Mr. Shaw, I don't get it. How can I fail science and we've only done two worksheets and a test? And how can I get a 'need improvement' in less than a week?" Kristin asked, trying to be calm. Mr. Shaw opened his gradebook. "Well, Kristin, those two worksheets you got a D in and then the test you failed miserably. You got a 48 on that test. Which leaves you with a 63. F. As for your conduct, I don't appreciate the little side-comments and conversations you have with the others." Mr. Shaw answered. "Peter's gonna kill me." Kristin whined as she walked out.
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"You failed science!?" Peter explained. "I had a 63..that's 7 points from passing," Kristin pointed out. "Barely!" Sophie put in. "A 'D' is passing!" Kristin exclaimed. Peter shook his head. "I'll do better, okay? I promise." Kristin said. "Who're you sitting by in class?" Peter asked suspiciously. "I dunno," Kristin lied. "You don't know? Yet you have a bad conduct grade?" "Okay, okay! Dang. Katie's on the right, I'm the farthest you can go on the left, and Scott's in front of me." She explained. "And in back...?" Sophie asked. "No one. i'm in the very back." "That's where you picked?" she asked. "No, that's where I was assigned."
Peter and Sophie sighed. They were happy that Kristin was happier, but along her being happier was her being more open. Which meant more trouble from their recently-officially-adopted daughter. "Look, it's time for bed. Did you do your homework?" Sophie asked. "We didn't have any," Kristin answered quickly. They highly doubted this but decided to let her learn from her mistake and let her go.
Kristin entered the girls' dorm. "Hey did we have any homework?" she asked, no one in particuliar. Shelby stared at her. "You're kidding me, right?" Kristin stared back with a clueless look. "You are going to fail!" Shelby wailed playfully as she got into her bed. "For real, what'd we have?" "A math page and science worksheet." Jules answered. "Oh crap..." Kristin mumbled. She flopped onto her bed and ripped out her math book. "I don't even know how to do this," she complained. "That's because he didn't explain how. It's one of those enriching worksheets. I dont' know," Katie said, shrugging, as she got into bed. Sophie walked in and Kristin pulled her blanket over her homework. "Lights out, girls." she said, eyeing Kristin as she closed the door.
**That was really just an introductory chapte.r I promise, it will get better! I tried to add some humor but I dunno if it worked...*nods* **