Don't Give Up On Me Chapter 1: Default Chapter, a higher ground fanfic

Hi, this fanfic does not take place in Horizon. It is mostly a Scott & Shelby fic, but contains all of the characters. I hope you like it, so here it goes. Let me know what you think )

'Detention' read the door as Shelby walked in. "This is the third time this week" She thought to herself, "I really have to stop getting in trouble."

"Late again, Ms.Merrick. Take a seat please." Said Ms.Becker.

"Sorry." Shelby mumbled as she took a seat in the far left of the classroom. Her long blonde hair brushed her desk as she put her head down, hoping the next hour would pass quickly. To Shelby's advantage, it did.

Walking out the front doors of Horizon High School, in La Verne, California, a small town outside of Los Angeles, Shelby was greeted by her short friend Ezra.

"Well if it isn't my favorite little pharmacist." Shelby greeted him sarcastically, "Do you have it."

"You betcha. C'mon follow me to my car and I'll hook it up for you." Shelby followed Ezra to his old Ford and sat in the passenger's seat. Ezra sat in the driver's seat and handed Shelby an ounce of cocaine. Shelby handed Ezra a roll of bills, and but the coke in her book bag.

"It was great doing business with you Ez." And with that Shelby got out of the car and sat on the sidewalk, awaiting her ride home.

Shelby walked into her quiet house and went straight to her room. Taking off her black hooded sweater, she laid in bed and went to sleep. It was Thursday, and she knew what that meant. Walt had had a long, tiring day at work, and he wasn't just going to settle for a 'No'.

Startled, Shelby woke up 5 hours later. With her stomach growling, Shelby walked downstairs, to find something to eat. Walt, her mother, and her sister Jess were sitting at the dinner table laughing over pasta and conversation. They drank and laughed the same way every night. Anyone who would encounter this sight would see a perfectly happy family, and that is what they were, with the exception of Shelby. Without any acknowledgement to her family, Shelby prepared her bowl of cereal, and took it up to her room. She ate while watching the television, scared and alone.

Shelby took a long shower, and locked her door. She took out her newly purchased narcotics, and set up 4 lines on her desk, snorting each with pain and frustration. "Why am I doing this again?" Almost instantly her high took over her, and she began to pace around her room nervously. The clock read 11:30, which meant her mother would be going to bed within minutes, if she wasn't already sleeping. Shelby put on her heels and jacket and opened her window. She slowly scaled down the side of her house until she hit the grass. "There is no way he's getting me tonight." She thought to herself, and ran to the nearest pay phone. She dialed her best friend Patty's cellular, awaited her answer. "Hey… come pick me up, I'm at the gas station on the corner of Park… yeah, I heard it was going to be wild… alright, see you in 10."

In 10 minutes Patty pulled up in her beautiful black Mercedes. "Get in bitch! We're gunna party tonight." With that Shelby was in the passengers seat, laughing.

They arrived at a brick house, decorated with passed out kids and beer cans. Before Shelby got out of the car she snorted up some more coke to hit her just in time for the party. She wiped her nose and stepped out of the car, and into her night. Walking into the party, with a seductive smile on her face, all the attention was on her. Tall boys, short boys, fat boys, and skinny boys, all of them wanted Shelby; because they all knew she was good for the night. Shelby loved the attention and the fact of knowing that all the guys wanted her. Laughing and dancing, she showed no sadness, but she was only hiding the real pain inside. She was miserable inside, but the drugs, and the sex, they were only sedation. It was nothing but a temporary solution.

Shelby woke up the next morning in her bed with an insane headache. "What happened last night? How did I get back here?" These questions were repeating in her mind. "YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!" She heard her mother scream. She washed her face and put on jeans, a black wife beater, and sneakers. Her body ached all over, in places where it shouldn't. She rushed out of the front door, hoping she hadn't missed the bus, and lucky for her, she hadn't.

"Slut." Was muttered through a cough as Shelby walked in the bus, and laughter erupted throughout. Ignoring the remark, Shelby took a seat towards the back of the bus. She put her head back and closed her eyes. "T.G.I.F" She whispered to herself.

Shelby walked into her 1st period Chemistry class and took her seat. Right before the bell rang. Her teacher, Mr. Scarbrow was standing at his desk with a tall, very attractive blonde boy. He wore a Horizon High Letterman jacket, and Shelby found it strange that she didn't recognize him.

"Okay class, settle down." Mr. Scarbrow said, "This is Scott Barringer, he is new to this school and has been recruited as the new Quarterback for our football team. I hope you all welcome him nicely. Scott, take a seat, there's an empty one right next to Ms. Merrick." Mr. Scarbrow pointed to the vacant seat beside Shelby, and with that, Scott sat down. He didn't smile nor take any acknowledgment to the students around him. Scott just sat there, with a stuck up, angry look on his face.

Shelby's pencil rolled off of her desk, and Scott looked down at it. At first he had no intention of picking it up for her, but for some random act of kindness, he did. As he was leaning over, Scott's deep blue eyes met her's. In that moment Scott felt a connection between her, and he couldn't understand why. "You're welcome." He said rudely.

OKAY there it is. Please review and let me know what you think. All criticism is appreciated, good or bad.