Disclaimer: I don't own anything. The song is "That's What She Said" by Backstreet Boys. Man...I love when boy bands become inspirational. =)
The Day Is: Wednesday
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
The sounds of metal spatulas hitting pans were the first thing Shannon Moore heard when he opened his eyes. Taking a look around the room, he then realized that he wasn't in his own room. The walls of the room he was in were painted neon green and fuchsia and wild pieces of artwork were scattered all over the place. Remembering the previous night, it came to him that he was in the room of Jeff Hardy. Shannon leaned back on the bed he was laying on and then noticed the makeshift bed Jeff had created for himself on the floor. He smiled a bit; thankful he had great friends helping him through a rough time like this.
Downstairs, Matt and Jeff were making breakfast. Jeff was filling three tall glasses with orange juice and setting them on the table as Matt was flipping pancakes. The two brothers had taken Shannon in for the night, since he passed out at Amy's house. Amy and Shane had carried him over, knowing that Matt and Jeff knew how to make things right. The moment Amy and Shane had arrived at the Hardy house, Matt quickly took Shannon and placed him on Jeff's bed, no questions asked. The moment Jeff had seen the fourteen year-old boy passed out; he began to frantically ask questions. It was Shane who had answered them all, for he was the one who had witnessed Trish with Dave firsthand. Shannon had been out like a light for the entire night, not waking up until now.
Shannon rose from the bed, stretching his arms out to yawn. He then made his way out of Jeff's room, following the smell of blueberry pancakes to the kitchen. Shannon slowly went down the stairs, making sure he held on to the railing, knowing he wasn't stable enough to rush down the stairs. After Shannon had made it safely down the stairs, he entered the kitchen to find the two Hardy brothers battling it out, using wooden spoons. Matt had just stabbed Jeff in the torso with his wooden spoon as Shannon came in. Matt noticed the blonde boy first and greeted him with a smile. "Mornin', Shannon. Hungry?" Jeff waved from his fallen position on the floor. Shannon laughed and nodded.
"I'm starving. Blueberry pancakes?" Matt nodded as Shannon took a seat at the kitchen table. Jeff leaped up from the floor and grabbed three plates out of the cupboards. He finished setting the table as Matt finished making the pancakes. He dished a few pancakes out to Shannon, who dove in. The moment he stuck his fork in to the pancake, he froze. Jeff and Matt observed as their friend put his fork down and began to stare in to the distance.
"I thought you were starving?" Jeff questioned before taking a seat across from Shannon and beside Matt. Shannon sighed.
"I thought so too. I just don't have the heart to eat, I guess." He replied, tapping his fingers on the table.
"It's hard, Shannon. We're going to help you get through it." Matt reassured him, patting him on the shoulder. Shannon smiled a bit.
"Thanks guys. But it's just what she always said to me. Always, forever. Never say never. I actually believed those lies she fed me. I was eating out of the palm of her hand." He told them, trying his best not to cry. He could feel his eyes filling up with tears.
"Don't cry, Shannon. Trish isn't worth your tears. If you want to let it out, then find a better way to do it. Don't sit here, crying. She doesn't deserve your tears." Jeff said before pouring some syrup on to his pancakes.
"Then what am I supposed to do? Put these words in to a song?"
"What's wrong with that?" Matt asked, shoving a piece of pancake in his mouth as he did so.
"I can't write a song. Amy and Shane are the songwriters for Broken Rebellion. I had never written a song in my life." Shannon answered, letting the tears fall out of his eyes and down his face. His body began to tremble.
"Amy and Shane hadn't gone through what you've gone through. If you have it in you, then you should write. It'll help." Jeff told him. Shannon looked up at him, hope in his eyes.
"Do you really think I could do it?" Jeff nodded and replied,
"I know you can."
Two and a half hours later, Broken Rebellion minus Trish Stratus were gathered around the Hardy brothers' backyard, all eyes on Shannon Moore and Jeff Hardy. Jeff sat on a wooden stool, his acoustic guitar in hand. Shannon stood in front of him, a notepad in his hand. On the notepad were the words to a song he had penned, with the help of Jeff. Amy, Matt and Shane sat on the grass, their eyes fixated on the nervous Moore. Shannon took a deep breath and looked over at Jeff. Jeff nodded and began to play, as Shannon began to sing.
"There are people that say what you wanna hear,
Even on a raining day they'll tell you the sky is clear,
When you really really love someone,
Am I right when I say that you want them near?
And if you can't even tell them things that they wanna hear,
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah,
And there are people that say what they really mean,
She said she'd always be there,
She said she'd always care,
But just when you think that you can,
Trust that someone you love,
Tell me why, or do you know,
How stars can fall from above?
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah,
Cuz you made promises,
That you couldn't keep,
But you're not hurting yourself,
You're only hurting me (you're only hurting me),
Why would you say things that you really didn't mean? (you really
mean),
Oh how can I make you see,
Just what you did to me?
Oh, you said how much you really cared,
Just when I thought I was in love,
Girl, how could you dare?
If I were you I could not lie even once,
To the face of the one,
That I love so much,
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah.." As Shannon finished the song,
he looked out at his audience and saw the tears coming down from Amy's
hazel eyes. The black mascara and eyeliner she was wearing was running
down her face as she leaned on Shane's shoulder. Shane had his arm
around Amy as she wept to Shannon's beautiful song. Matt Hardy had a
smile on his face.
"That was THE MOST incredible song I had ever heard. It had so
much emotion in to it. Nice work, kid." He commented. Shannon grinned.
He turned to Jeff, waiting for his reply.
"Mind-blowing. The lyrics were completely awesome. I think we
should use it for the Raw audition." Jeff suggested. Amy nodded,
unable to say anything because she was still crying.
"I agree." Shane said.
"Me too." Matt nodded. Shannon was amazed that his song was so
well liked. Usually, Shane and Amy had to really work to get Broken
Rebellion to like their songs. For him, the words just flowed out like
a river.
"Thanks, guys. This means the world to me. But it's only Jeff
and me in the song. How will we fit everybody else in?" He asked.
"We'll figure it out. Or maybe you can write another song?" Amy
suggested, laughing a bit.
"We'll see, Amy. Don't think you haven't received your vacation
as our band's lead yet." Shannon chuckled, as Amy grinned. He felt
good inside for once, knowing that he would be okay.
The Day Is: Wednesday
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID
The sounds of metal spatulas hitting pans were the first thing Shannon Moore heard when he opened his eyes. Taking a look around the room, he then realized that he wasn't in his own room. The walls of the room he was in were painted neon green and fuchsia and wild pieces of artwork were scattered all over the place. Remembering the previous night, it came to him that he was in the room of Jeff Hardy. Shannon leaned back on the bed he was laying on and then noticed the makeshift bed Jeff had created for himself on the floor. He smiled a bit; thankful he had great friends helping him through a rough time like this.
Downstairs, Matt and Jeff were making breakfast. Jeff was filling three tall glasses with orange juice and setting them on the table as Matt was flipping pancakes. The two brothers had taken Shannon in for the night, since he passed out at Amy's house. Amy and Shane had carried him over, knowing that Matt and Jeff knew how to make things right. The moment Amy and Shane had arrived at the Hardy house, Matt quickly took Shannon and placed him on Jeff's bed, no questions asked. The moment Jeff had seen the fourteen year-old boy passed out; he began to frantically ask questions. It was Shane who had answered them all, for he was the one who had witnessed Trish with Dave firsthand. Shannon had been out like a light for the entire night, not waking up until now.
Shannon rose from the bed, stretching his arms out to yawn. He then made his way out of Jeff's room, following the smell of blueberry pancakes to the kitchen. Shannon slowly went down the stairs, making sure he held on to the railing, knowing he wasn't stable enough to rush down the stairs. After Shannon had made it safely down the stairs, he entered the kitchen to find the two Hardy brothers battling it out, using wooden spoons. Matt had just stabbed Jeff in the torso with his wooden spoon as Shannon came in. Matt noticed the blonde boy first and greeted him with a smile. "Mornin', Shannon. Hungry?" Jeff waved from his fallen position on the floor. Shannon laughed and nodded.
"I'm starving. Blueberry pancakes?" Matt nodded as Shannon took a seat at the kitchen table. Jeff leaped up from the floor and grabbed three plates out of the cupboards. He finished setting the table as Matt finished making the pancakes. He dished a few pancakes out to Shannon, who dove in. The moment he stuck his fork in to the pancake, he froze. Jeff and Matt observed as their friend put his fork down and began to stare in to the distance.
"I thought you were starving?" Jeff questioned before taking a seat across from Shannon and beside Matt. Shannon sighed.
"I thought so too. I just don't have the heart to eat, I guess." He replied, tapping his fingers on the table.
"It's hard, Shannon. We're going to help you get through it." Matt reassured him, patting him on the shoulder. Shannon smiled a bit.
"Thanks guys. But it's just what she always said to me. Always, forever. Never say never. I actually believed those lies she fed me. I was eating out of the palm of her hand." He told them, trying his best not to cry. He could feel his eyes filling up with tears.
"Don't cry, Shannon. Trish isn't worth your tears. If you want to let it out, then find a better way to do it. Don't sit here, crying. She doesn't deserve your tears." Jeff said before pouring some syrup on to his pancakes.
"Then what am I supposed to do? Put these words in to a song?"
"What's wrong with that?" Matt asked, shoving a piece of pancake in his mouth as he did so.
"I can't write a song. Amy and Shane are the songwriters for Broken Rebellion. I had never written a song in my life." Shannon answered, letting the tears fall out of his eyes and down his face. His body began to tremble.
"Amy and Shane hadn't gone through what you've gone through. If you have it in you, then you should write. It'll help." Jeff told him. Shannon looked up at him, hope in his eyes.
"Do you really think I could do it?" Jeff nodded and replied,
"I know you can."
Two and a half hours later, Broken Rebellion minus Trish Stratus were gathered around the Hardy brothers' backyard, all eyes on Shannon Moore and Jeff Hardy. Jeff sat on a wooden stool, his acoustic guitar in hand. Shannon stood in front of him, a notepad in his hand. On the notepad were the words to a song he had penned, with the help of Jeff. Amy, Matt and Shane sat on the grass, their eyes fixated on the nervous Moore. Shannon took a deep breath and looked over at Jeff. Jeff nodded and began to play, as Shannon began to sing.
"There are people that say what you wanna hear,
Even on a raining day they'll tell you the sky is clear,
When you really really love someone,
Am I right when I say that you want them near?
And if you can't even tell them things that they wanna hear,
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah,
And there are people that say what they really mean,
She said she'd always be there,
She said she'd always care,
But just when you think that you can,
Trust that someone you love,
Tell me why, or do you know,
How stars can fall from above?
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah,
Cuz you made promises,
That you couldn't keep,
But you're not hurting yourself,
You're only hurting me (you're only hurting me),
Why would you say things that you really didn't mean? (you really
mean),
Oh how can I make you see,
Just what you did to me?
Oh, you said how much you really cared,
Just when I thought I was in love,
Girl, how could you dare?
If I were you I could not lie even once,
To the face of the one,
That I love so much,
Always, forever,
All things she said,
Never say never,
Those simple lies that she fed,
I will never leave you,
All the love I thought she had,
But can you blame me, no,
Cuz that's what she said,
That's what she said,
She told me we'd see forever,
That's what she said, she said, yeah.." As Shannon finished the song,
he looked out at his audience and saw the tears coming down from Amy's
hazel eyes. The black mascara and eyeliner she was wearing was running
down her face as she leaned on Shane's shoulder. Shane had his arm
around Amy as she wept to Shannon's beautiful song. Matt Hardy had a
smile on his face.
"That was THE MOST incredible song I had ever heard. It had so
much emotion in to it. Nice work, kid." He commented. Shannon grinned.
He turned to Jeff, waiting for his reply.
"Mind-blowing. The lyrics were completely awesome. I think we
should use it for the Raw audition." Jeff suggested. Amy nodded,
unable to say anything because she was still crying.
"I agree." Shane said.
"Me too." Matt nodded. Shannon was amazed that his song was so
well liked. Usually, Shane and Amy had to really work to get Broken
Rebellion to like their songs. For him, the words just flowed out like
a river.
"Thanks, guys. This means the world to me. But it's only Jeff
and me in the song. How will we fit everybody else in?" He asked.
"We'll figure it out. Or maybe you can write another song?" Amy
suggested, laughing a bit.
"We'll see, Amy. Don't think you haven't received your vacation
as our band's lead yet." Shannon chuckled, as Amy grinned. He felt
good inside for once, knowing that he would be okay.