Okay, what you are looking at now is a miracle!!!! I thought this was erased, but guess what IT'S NOT!!!! I can't believe it. I loaded this as soon as I found it, all thanks to me getting a virus. (That I won't give to anyone…anymore) Aren't you all happy? I had serious writer's block due to losing this and I had considered not writing it anymore, but now it's here and I can finish it!!! Yay!
Disclaimer: I do not own that which is OC, unless that which is Shayla or that which is Clayton. That which is annoying is contained in me, that which the reason I have no friends is.
Seth woke up early that morning to the sounds of Jem on his radio. He lightly rubbed his eyelids and tried to adjust to the light in his room. Wait, it was six o'clock in the morning. Why was there so much light in his room? He glanced around the room and saw that the lamp beside his bed was on and Shayla was on his floor. Seth didn't want to wake her, so he tried to be as quiet as possible. But you know how when you try your hardest to be quiet, you're the loudest you have ever been since you were pulled out of your mother? Well, it started when Seth stepped over Shayla and tripped on her. He landed, quite loudly, on the floor. He held his breathe as she turned over, but she miraculously stayed asleep. Then when he went to get his clothes, his drawer got stuck and he had to yank it quickly, and it made this awful noise that made Kirsten and Sandy, who were on the opposite end of the house, wince. Shayla then sat up and watched Seth chose his underwear from the loud piece of crap.
"Good morning." Shayla said squinting as her eyes adjusted to the light. "Do you always make this much noise so early in the morning?"
"Only when I'm not trying to wake anyone. Good morning to you too." Seth smiled casually at the girl, but then quickly tried to hide his boxers behind his back. "So what are you doing in here? I mean I know that my floor is wonderfully firm, but I hear that the guest room bed is great too. Not that I mind you being here. Just curious."
"I woke up about four hours ago scared, and I just wanted to be near someone who wouldn't pressure me into telling them anything. Ryan, even though I love him, is just going to make me feel guilty until I just left. I'm really sorry that I am the way I am I just can't help myself. I would love for you to have known me before I changed. I think we could have gotten along great."
"I'm sure we can work with what was given to us. Now, I need to get ready so that I can get the good cereal for breakfast." Seth said smiling. He had a sudden urge to kiss her forehead, but resisted. "Unless, you wanted to share the good cereal."
"I'll pass. I normally don't eat breakfast, too heavy on the stomach this early. I think I'm going to go back to sleep." Shayla started to lie back on the floor.
"You can sleep in my bed if you want to. It's not a big deal. It's more comfortable." Seth said helping the girl off the floor. "Sleep well."
Shayla nodded and snuggled deep into his covers. Seth didn't know why he did it, but he did. He leaned over and kissed Shayla's forehead. She lifted her head and looked at him, not too sure how to take it. But she just smiled and went back to sleep. Seth exited the room and stepped into the shower. He let the water clean himself of the drama that had been going on the past day. His headache was killing him and he would kill for a cup of coffee. It was there in the shower where he could think. Think about what he was doing. Was Shayla just a rebound, or was he really attracted to her? He almost didn't want to know. But he knew that since it involved more than just him, he needed to know what he was going to do. So he made up his mind and finished up in the shower. He stepped out and dressed then went into the kitchen. He started the coffee and poured a bowl of cereal. The sun had started to come out and he could see Ryan walking around in the pool house.
Seth looked out to the California sky. It was gorgeous. He really had missed Newport, if not for the company then the atmosphere. He was glad that the summer was over, well both summers, the season one and the person. The whole sky was orange, and he could feel the rays slowly warming his body. Instead of eating inside, he thought outside would be great for a change. So he pulled up a chair at the table and let the warmth from the new sun bathe over him.
He heard movement from behind him, but figured it was Ryan so he didn't move. I guess you can say he was rather shocked when he heard a feminine voice speak to him.
"Seth?" Said Shayla placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Holy shit!" Seth jumped what felt like two feet into the air. "Oh, I'm sorry. You startled me just a little bit."
"I would have never guessed." Shayla said sarcastically.
Seth smiled a little and then pulled out a chair for her. She sat down and watched the sky as he had; only she seemed not to be there. She was off, thinking about things unpleasant and heartbreaking.
"The things I remember most about him were his eyes." She said, looking down at her hands. "They were so dark and angry. He acted as though I deserved what I was getting. I can even remember trying to look away from his eyes, but he told me I had to watch him. He made fun of me while he was doing it, telling me that now I didn't have to worry about being a virgin anymore. He was helping my future husband. He was laughing at how I struggled to get away, but couldn't. When he was done, he just left me there. Just stood up and left. I didn't move for what felt like days, I felt like I was going to die. I wanted to die, just to get over the pain. But all I could think about was Ryan, and how he had wanted to keep me protected. So I stood up and left immediately. I'm not going back, ever."
Seth watched her sympathetically. He didn't know how to make things better. All he knew was that he wanted to stop her suffering. So he sat there with her, holding her hand and watching her. She sat watching the sky, and squeezing his hand, as though an old married couple would.
Behind them, Ryan watched, slightly jealous, and severely hurt.