The Real me is a southern girl……
Started Wednesday July 27, 2005
Disclaimer:
Woe is me, Woe is me, For I own nothing that you see :bows:
Author's Note:
Hey everyone! This is my first song-fic, and my first Stand-By-Me fic that I plan to make successful. I mostly write Harry-Potter fics, but Stand-By-Me stories are what got be addicted to So, I hope you enjoy this! I know Everyone's pretty sick of 'the new girl' fic's, so I tried to make this as un-new-girlish as possible, that's kind of hard, but I'll try my best. R&R please! Thankies!
Updated Author's Note:
Oh my God, I am SO SORRY that It took me this long to update. You have to understand, I moved recently, and even as I'm writing this I still don't have internet access. Thank you all SO much for hanging in there, and I hope I don't loose TOO many reviewers because of this late update! I'll try my hardest to update sooner In the future!
Chapter Two:
….With her Levi's on and an open heart…
Melissa woke up in her own room, vaguely remembering falling asleep at Macie's. She decided that she'd go have a little fun with Chris and Gordie. Waking them up should be fun.
She entered their bedroom and chose Chris first. She pounced on his back, which made him scream (well, screech more like it.) and throw her off, right onto Gordie's stomach.
He opened his eyes wide when she landed. She grinned, "Good morning. I thought I'd wake Chris up. But he seems to have been having a pleasant dream, and did not wish to be awoken."
Gordie laid his head back on his pillow, "So you jumped on him instead of nudging him awake?"
She shrugged and looked over at Chris, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
"MELISSA! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" He yelled as she jumped up and ran out of the room, laughing all the while.
He chased her through the kitchen, living room, dining room, up the stairs, through the jack and jill bathroom, and finally her bedroom, where he tackled her to the floor.
Gordie was close behind them, and jumped on top.
"Gordie! Get OFF me you fat ass! Your squishing the lady!" Chris yelled.
"And you're not?" Melly yelled from under them both.
Teddy walked in and sat down on the bed. "Hello."
Melissa jumped up and ran into a hug with Teddy.
"Teddy! My Hero!" She yelled, snuggling his arm affectionately.
He grinned and sat up tall, "Now isn't it proper for a lady to give her hero a kiss?" He teased, pinching her arm.
But Melissa just laughed and leaned in to kiss him. She wrapped an arm around his neck, placing the other on his chest. She smiled seductively and batted her eyelashes.
"Now Teddy, are you suggesting something?" She crooned.
Teddy forced the bashful look, "Now me missy? Sug-
He didn't get to finish his sentence as Gordie and Chris pounced on both of them.
"Child Abuse! Child Abuse!" Melly cried as Teddy soon joined Gordie and Chris in tickling her.
She soon noticed a slight cut on Teddy's mouth and as she searched his face, she found more and more small gashes, and the makings of a black eye.
She saw him watching her stare at him.
"Is my face really that intriguing Melly?" He asked.
She shook them off her and dragged Teddy into the bathroom.
"Okay buddy, Spill." She said, sitting on the counter.
He glanced at her warily, "About what?"
"The scares, the new gashes, the black eye…"
He sighed and rolled his eyes, "I fell off my skateboard." He lied.
"Classic. Great alibi for anyone else. I know you too well my Teddy, you're a pro on the board."
She jumped off the counter and grabbed the front of Teddy's shirt. He looked down at her and smiled, "You were always short…"
She rolled her eyes and looked up at him, "What happened." It wasn't a question, it was a statement.
"My dad got home two weeks ago."
She gasped, "They let him out?"
He nodded, "Said he'd really changed."
"But he hasn't, has he?"
He shook his head, face turning red.
"Teddy bear, it'll be okay. Don't you worry. You can stay with us this summer, maybe even longer.
He eyed her face, eyebrows rising in question.
She rolled her eyes and leaned up to whisper in his ear, "I'm moving back Teddy Bear."
He didn't think, He didn't miss a beat. He grinned and kissed her.
And the most surprising thing was that she kissed him back. Their lips didn't move a lot, maybe once or twice, and no one opened their mouths, or anything of the like. They just stood there, Teddy holding her arms, she still attached to his shirt, just brushing their lips against each other's.
They both pulled apart, grinning. She leaned against his chest. "Teddy, I've wanted to do that since… Forever…"
He was astonished, "Really?" He felt her nod.
He leaned down to her ear and whispered, "Me too."
They were silent for awhile…
"So your really moving back?"
She nodded as she unlocked the door, "But don't tell anyone yet, okay?"
He nodded, "And you either okay? I don't want them worrying about anything."
"Mums the word."
"Literally."
He kissed her cheek once more before walking out of the bathroom, ready to face two confused friends.
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"Er , You two wanna explain?" Gordie asked, lying on the bed.
Melissa grinned wickedly, wrinkling her nose, "You'll find out later." She said.
Chris rolled his eyes, "Whatever."
Teddy glanced over at Melly. They had promised to keep their secrets safe, but what about their relationship?
Melly seemed to know what he was worrying about, and grasped his hand; letting him know that it was okay to express their feelings openly.
Chris noted that they were holding hands; and told himself to ask him about it later. He didn't have to wait long for the answer.
(break)
The small group met at Macie and Noelle's house.
Chris grinned as Noelle opened the door.
"CHRISSSSS! NOBODY TOLE ME YOU WERE COMING! YAY! YOU'RE HERE!" Noelle grinned, jumping on top of Chris.
Chris laughed as he toppled over and cocked his head to the side, "Did Brian slip something into your orange juice this morning Noey?"
She grinned, "No you silly! He put it in my milk!"
Chris nodded solemnly, "Ah. Chocolate."
Noelle grinned and stood up, "Yup, Chocolate in my milk."
Melly brightened, "OOOH! Chocolate Milk! I want some!" She said, jumping up and down.
Noelle nodded her head, "Lets go!" She said enthusiastically.
The two girls ran into the house and disappeared into the kitchen.
Chris and Gordie then turned on Teddy.
"What'd you two REALLY do in the bathroom?"
"Why were you holding hands?"
"She kissed me." Teddy said meekly.
"Come ON Teddy! Tell us!"
"No more suspense- Wait, what's you just say?" Chris said, looking crestfallen.
"She erm, she kissed me."
Gordie looked at Teddy and grinned, "So, your dream came true, eh?"
Teddy nodded and side-stepped into the house, grinning.
Gordie looked awkwardly at Chris, "Eh, you okay?"
Chris shrugged and forced a smile, "Hey, at least Teddy's finally got someone."
As Gordie started to talk, both Melly and Noelle came out sipping Chocolate Milk through a straw.
She leaned up to Chris' ear and giggled, "Got Milk?"
She seamed to find this very amusing and started to howl in laughter.
Chris eyed her carefully and looked at Noelle in a questionable mannor.
She mouthed, "Brian's vodka."
"Ah. How much did you give her Noelle?" He asked, starting to find humor in the situation.
She shrugged, "Just a shot."
Abby came walking up the sidewalk as Melly ran into the house on a Quest to kiss Teddy senseless.
Gordie was glad that he was the only one who heard the quest part of her mumbled sentence.
Melly snuck into the bathroom just as Teddy turned off the water.
"Hello Theodore." She said seductively.
Teddy laughed, "What have you gotten yourself into?"
She shrugged and looked at the mirror, the effects of the single shot slowly wearing off, "Guess I can't handle even small amounts of alchahol… Funny…" She trailed off.
She suddenly jumped, clutching her head,
"Ow! My Brain!"
"You want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Okay then."
She looked up at Teddy, " Now I wonder what I came in here for…"
He smiled and wraped an arm around her waist, plunging the other hand into her hair.
"What about this?" He asked, kissing her nose.
She laughed and pulled on a face of mock-disgust "Now Teddy, you know I'm not that Kind of girl."
He smiled and kissed her lips softly. "I know."
He ran a finger across her cheek and tapped her nose "Now, lets go into the living room so they all don't think that I've gotten you to do something naughty."
Melly grinned evilly and opened the door, walking into the living room.
She plopped onto Chris's lap and hugged him tight. "You aren't mad at me, are you?"
He was confused, She knew that he knew?
"Uh, er.."
She frowned, "I didn't mean to jump on you that hard. You just look so funny when your sleeping." She said pitifully.
He let out a sigh of relief. It was about this morning.
He kissed her forehead and grinned, "Nah. Never."
She yelped and buried her head in his neck.
He looked at the others strangely and patted her back uncertainly.
She shot out of the chair and smiled, "Lets go see a movie!"
Gordie nodded, "Yes, lets. I wanna see Some Like It Hot." (AN: I'm not sure exactly when this movie came out, but I asked my friend (Brittany) for a name of a movie that came out in 'their time' and she named this one. :shrugs: )
Macie, Noelle, and Melly gasped, "Noooo!"
Gordie laughed and stood up, walking over to cuddle Macie, "Please? You can hold my hand."
She laughed and grinned as she stood up, "only if I get a piggy back ride."
"That was the most BORING movie I've ever seen." Teddy said as they exited the theatre.
"Yeah! It wasn't even dark enough for me to make-out with Macie!" Gordie cried, clinging onto her.
Macie rolled her eyes, "I'd like to see the day."
Chris laughed and turned around too see Noelle walking along behind them.
"Hey Noelle!" He calling pulling her out of her thoughts, "Where are you?
She grinned, "I'm in my own world. But it's okay. They like me here."
Chris frowned, "Aw, come on Noelle. Don't be an outsider. You could get wet."
She laughed and ran to catch up with them as he turned around..
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Later that night, Chris and Gordie walked into their room to find Melly setting up an extra bed.
Chris grinned, "Sleepover already?"
She shrugged, "Something like that."
Teddy walked into the room a few minutes later, pulling a suitcase behind him.
Chris looked at Gordie, then at Teddy. "Teddy?"
Melly glanced over at Teddy, who sighed and dumped the bag by the cot.
"I….Erm….My dad's back guys…"
Chris gasped and walked over to Teddy, "when?"
He looked down, "Two weeks ago."
Gordie closed his eyes, "Why didn't you tell us?"
He shook his head, "didn't want to worry you."
Chris smiled softly and clasped a hand on Teddy's shoulder, "What else are friends for man?"
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The four were all clad in pajamas, spread out on the beds they had pushed together.
The three boys lay vertical, backs resting against the head board, while Melly had situated herself so she lay across their knees, a bowl of popcorn on her stomach and a pillow beneath her head.
"So" She started casually, mouth full of popcorn, "What do you think about me moving back."
Chris eyes flickered across her chest as they made their way up to meet her's.
"Are you?" he asked excitedly.
She nodded and grinned as the popcorn bowl went flying and Gordie and Chris plummeted themselves on top of her. Teddy just whistled.
Gordie looked up at Teddy, "You knew didn't you! And you didn't tell us!"
Teddy just whistled.
"Whistling is an outside sport you know."
He shrugged.
Melly grinned, she loved the randomness of her friends.
Then she frowned, "lets go see my son, I haven't seen him all day."
SO, after about 20 minutes of arguing, the four of them trooped over to Vern's in their pajamas.
Right before they knocked, Vern swung the door open. "Oooh, a pajama party! Hey! No one invited me!"
Melly grinned and gave him a hug, "Nah. That's why we came. Where were you today?"
Vern shrugged. "Here."
Melly wrinkled her nose, "We were at Macie's."
Vern chuckled, "What. You don't like Macie?"
Melly shook her head, "no no no, I love Macie. It's the cat I hate."
Chris grinned, "Ah yes… what's it's name… Kiwi is it?"
Gordie nodded, "They named him after Kevin."
"Kiwi!" Melly squealed, jumping up and down.
Teddy laughed, "She loves Kiwi." He informed the confused three standing before him.
They decided not to ask why.
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(break)
20 minutes later or so, Vern ended up in joining their slumber party back over at Melly's. No one had told him the real reason Teddy was there yet.
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No one slept that night; they wanted it to be just like the nights they had spent so many years ago in a tent behind Vern's house. They all wanted too feel twelve again. To feel free. Not having any restraints, requirements, or worries.
Popcorn fights, jelly bean contests, a game of innocent truth or dare, everything of the sort. And for them, in those moments, they were the innocent twelve year olds they had once been. No strings attached. No love involvements mentioned.
Only Chris had a sad face on.