sorry for the delay...I'm in forensics and am trying VERY HARD to get to state championships!

Thanks to ChoFrogOK for not puking :)

Special Section:

Megan: Please read this!

Annie: Thanx for reading this and having to go thru all this Violet/Duncan stuff! (hehe you know, i'm trying to make you a Violet/Duncan fan...)

Carly: Thanx for reading this if you do hope you go to state! Rock those CRAYONS!

This next chapter I will write the song that infuenced this fanfic, kinda like a songfic, but it will only be in this chapter. The song is Underneath This Smile by Hilary Duff. I don't care if you hate her, but please continue reading!

Chapter 10

Violet's POV

What i'm standing on is sinking in

and I don't have a clue how to get off of it.

Duncan came out of the boy's bathroom with a wad of paper towels and kleenex. I had been waiting patiently in the halls, hearing Nero's last words, "Next time..." and remembering the dark, deep solemn voice he had used.

But when I look at you there is hope,

Duncan walked over and started wiping off my red arms with the wet paper towels while I dried my puffy red eyes with the kleenex. Everything was red. I started crying again. I was numb because of what happened in Nero's office, so I couldn't feel the throbbing in my arms.

Flashback to Nero's office

He had drawn out a small, slender knife, and his eyes shone brightly, evilly, as he muttered a few words that I didn't hear over the beating in my heart. He lowered the knife to my eye level, only a few inches form my face, and then slid it gently, oh so genly, over my pale arm. He didn't bother to raise my dress sleeve so the knife cut reight through and left a red stain of blood on my sleeve. I squeaked in fear and Nero's hand shot up to cover my mouth, and he let go and proceeded to the next arm. I heard a slam at the door, followed by many others. Duncan was probably worried to death now. I closed my eyes, nauseous, then Nero forced me out the door, where I practically collapsed.

End of flashback

Seeing me cry, Duncan took my arm and pulled me up to my feet. "It'll be okay," he said, softly. I guess he was very disturbed. I don't blame him. "It'll be okay. Let's get some fresh air."

It's like you see the sadness in my eyes

You read the blue between the lines

You can be the one to hold me when I wanna cry

Duncan's POV

I led poor, crying Violet to the big oak tree in the front yard, where I sat down. She sat down and she told me the whole story. I had a very frightening mental image in my head, and if I were her, to tell you the truth, I would have bawled like a baby. But Violet, in that room, took the pain quietly, with a tear rolling slowly down her cheek.

Underneath this smile my world is slowly caving in

All the while I'm hanging on cuz that is all I know

Could you be the one to save me from every bad habit that has helped me dig this hole

I've been hiding down for miles underneath this smile

We satquietly, and it wasn't awkward at all. We were both thinking

Then Violet broke the silence. "Thank you," she said,"for helping me through all this trouble. You're just about the only persion besides Klaus and Sunny who actually helped me."

I have walked this earth with broken bones

I've been keeping secrets under all these lights

"You don't have to put up with this." she said. She leaned over and kissed me sweetly, shortly, on the cheek before getting up and walking to the Orphan's Shack.

But when you're around my defenses go

You won't let me run away from you

you won't let me twist and turn the truth

it feels as if I'm naked when you're standing in the room

I was stunned. Such a short moment. Such a brilliant girl. I touched my face where she kissed me. Close to my eye, she had left a tear on me. I hated myself for thinking how bad my life is, when here Violet is plagued with all this misfortune!

I knew what I had to do.I knew what a Quagmire wold do, that is.

Underneath this smile, my world is slowly caving in

all the while I'm hanging on, instead ofletting go

Could you be the one to save me from every bad habit that has helped me dig this hole

I've been hiding out too long underneath this smile

Underneath this smile, underneath this smile, oh yeah

Underneath this smile, my world is slowly caving in

all the while, I'm hanging on, instead of letting go

Could you be the one to save me from every bad habit that has helped me dig this hole

I've been hiding out for miles underneath this,

underneath this,

underneath this smile.Ohhh...

What I'm standing on is sinking in.

Well dudes, I think Chapter 11 will be the last chapter! Sorry it's such short notice, but I will be doing a TVV fic, Violet/Duncan, of course! Or maybe another fic in TAA. Or maybe both! The last chapter will be up in the course of a week.

So sad:(