Title: Forgive Me
Author: hezziebob182
Rating: T
Summary: Common Thread- how it could have been. Chapters 5,6,7 up!
Chapter 7: Ever burning flame.
Disclaimer: I don't own Joan Of Arcadia. :( Pretty please don't sue me!
AN: Fast forward by about seven years or so. I'm aware that the focus of this story has moved all over the place and it's all weird and sillyfied. I had an English teacher that told me you have to decide where a story is going when you start it and focus on wherever that is and stop once you get there or the reader gets confused. Are you confused? Let me explain something now, When I started off this story I had just watched "common thread" for the first time and it inspired me and I knew that the end (of JoA) was near and that hurt and I was upset that Adam and Joan probably wouldn't get back together so I sat down and I put sad music on and I wrote chapter 1 and felt a bit better. Things kinda went downhill from there and I went all over the place on tandems and things got crazily unrealistic and before I know it here I am. Changing my focus again. Oh well. Forgive me. (No seriously, not a pun) I'm really young and foolish.
"Juliet come on, lunch is ready." Joan called her daughter inside from the garden.
Adam rushed in to meet her. She ran into the kitchen and threw herself into her dad's arms. "Were you playing alone honey?" Adam asked.
"No, silly daddy, I was playing with my friend." Adam looked across at Joan, who shook her head in confusion.
"What friend Juliet?" Joan was interested.
"Only I can see her." Adam glanced over at Joan, trying to decide if she was thinking what he was thinking. Him and Joan had discussed everything related to God over the past seven years and slowly, Adam had come to except it all for the truth. He knew from Joan's look of concern that she was thinking exactly what he was.
"Does she have a name? What does she look like sweetie?" Joan tried to keep calm.
"Her name is Yaya. But sometimes she's a boy. She always looks different."
Joan tried to wipe away the tears swimming from her eyes.
"Don't worry mommy; she's nice. You'll like her."
"It's okay Juliet, I think I know her already. We should…should probably talk about her soon though."
"Okay. Can I take my lunch in the garden?" She picked up her plate.
"What… Oh. Yes." Juliet walked out.
Adam walked over and put his arm around Joan. He struggled to find any words at all. "What… what do we do?"
Joan remained silent, deep in thought.
"Jane?"
Joan took a deep breath. "It's okay Adam. I guess it's kinda a gift. She'll get through this. She has us."
"So you're okay with it?"
"Yeah. I am. We can help her through this. At least she won't have to hide anything."
"Are you gonna speak to him about it?"
"Who?"
"Uh, God."
"Yes. I am. And I think that maybe… maybe you should be with me when I do."
"Is that like, allowed?"
"Why not?"
"I guess."
"So are you okay?" Joan was willing to except this, knew all that the future might hold for Juliet. She was worried about Adam's reaction though.
"Yes. Worried but also kind of exited. Is that weird?"
Joan shakes her head. "I know exactly what you mean."
Well now you can review. Perfect chance. Do it now. Pretty please. With every single variety of ice-cream topping there is on this earth on top? I think you may sense my desperation. I think it has to be over now. Let me know if you disagree but to do this you must be able to tell me what I could do with it now because I'm lazy and I'm out of ideas.
See ya,
Hezzie x x x