Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Instant Star or the characters. I also don't own the song "It Ends Tonight" by The All-American Rejects.
A/N: ok, sry it took so long for me to update. I was kinda waiting for there to be 10 reviews till I posted again, but it wasn't happening so I just decided to post Chapter 3 anyways. lol Hope ya like it. ENJOY!
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Title: Conflicted
Rating: T
Chapter 3: It Ends Tonight
After 2 hours, a notebook, and a very painful hand, Jude was finished with her song. She sang the final product as she strummed, painfully due to the fact that her knuckles had developed a pleasant, dark bruise and it hurt like hell. Her voice was tired sounding, but it still sounded angelic.
You've got your mother and your brother
Every other undercover
Tellin' you what to say
You think I'm stupid
But the truth is
That it's cupid, baby
Lovin' you has made me this way
So before you point your finger
Get your hands off of my trigger
Oh yeah
You need to know this situation's getting old
And now the more you talk
The less I can take, oh
I'm looking for attention
Not another question
Should you stay or should you go?
Well, if you don't have the answer
Why you still standin' here?
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Just walk away
Just walk away
Just walk away
I waited here for you
Like a kid waiting after school
So tell me how come you never showed?
I gave you everything
And never asked for anything
And look at me I'm all alone
So, before you start defendin'
Baby, stop all your pretendin'
I know you know I know
So what's the point in being slow
Let's get the show on the road today
Hey
I'm looking for attention
Not another question
Should you stay or should you go?
Well, if you don't have the answer
Why you still standin' here?
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Just walk away
Just walk away
Just walk away
I wanna love
I want a fire
To feel the burn
My desires
I wanna man by my side
Not a boy who runs and hides
Are you gonna fight for me?
Die for me?
Live and breathe for me?
Do you care for me?
'Cause if you don't then just leave
I'm looking for attention
Not another question
Should you stay or should you go?
Well, if you don't have the answer
Why you still standin' here?
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Just walk away
If you don't have the answer
Walk away
Just walk away
Then just leave
Yeah, yeah
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
She played the ending chords and hummed a little. She was definitely satisfied with her work and she grinned. She knew Georgia would love it, so would EJ, and maybe Tommy.
"Speaking of Tommy, I never heard his car leave." She looked at her digital clock. It read 2:10 am. She put her guitar back in it's case and walked to the window and looked into the drive way. There was Tommy's viper sitting there.
"Ah don't tell me he's spending the night? Looks like Sadie has him on leash and collar." Jude said aloud to herself shaking her head. She gave a shrug and walked back to her bed and laid down, pulling her blankets over her and closing her eyes. Her stomach gave a rumble.
"Ugh…that's right. I haven't ate since the tour bus." She got warily out of bed and headed down stairs. She heard a loud snore come from the couch and she gasped as she jumped, holding her hand to her chest, as if to slow down her heart rate. She walked to the couch to see Tommy, restlessly sleeping.
"God Quincy, you freaked me out." She said to his sleeping form. His blanket was in the floor beside the couch and he had one leg hanging off along with one arm. His other arm was draped over the top of his head, his mouth was open, snoring. Jude let out a laugh. It was an amusing sight.
"Ah I can't say anything, I sleep just as worse." Jude laughed, patting his lower leg, near his ankle twice before walking into the kitchen. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and she let out a scream.
"Jude, calm down. It's only me." Jude flipped the light on to see Sadie laughing at her. Jude rolled her eyes.
"God Sadie, give me a heart attack." Jude breathed, and walked past her to the cabinet and grabbed a box of cereal.
"Heh, I didn't know you were that jumpy." Sadie continued to laugh, looking amused.
"Well I just got freaked out by Tommy snoring so loud I thought we were being bombed or something. Two freak outs in a row tend to MAKE you a little jumpy." Jude continued to get her a bowl of cereal. She got the milk out of the fridge and poured it in the bowl and got a spoon and sat down at the table. Sadie continued laughing.
"Ha ha Tommy snores?" she said still laughing hysterically. Jude shot her an annoyed look.
"No duh Sherlock, I just told you that." Jude rolled her eyes and continued eating. Sadie stopped laughing and glared at Jude.
"Hey, just because your jealous of me and Tommy, doesn't mean you have to act like a total bitch towards me." Sadie scoffed, looking smug.
Jude dropped her spoon into her bowl with a loud clatter and turned in her seat to send a death glare at Sadie.
"Yeah, yeah, keep talking Sadie, someday you might say something intelligent." Sadie glared back.
"Are you saying I'm stupid?" Sadie continued to glare.
"Hey, you said it, not me." Jude laughed, finishing up her cereal and pushing her bowl in front of her. Sadie walked over to her, standing above her. Jude just looked up at her, smirking. Sadie bent down to come face to face with Jude.
"At least I wasn't the one to split mom and dad up." Sadie sneered. Jude looked horrified, then angry. She stared daggers at Sadie.
"It wasn't my fault. I was hardly ever here. I was usually at the studio. YOU were the one that forgot to tell mom the little detail that DAD WAS CHEATING ON HER!" Jude had stood up during her sentence and was looking Sadie in the eye.
"Don't turn this around on me." Sadie shoved Jude backward and watched as Jude's legs get caught on her chair and fall backwards onto the hard floor on her back. Jude stood up and grabbed Sadie by the shoulders and threw her in to the floor behind her. Sadie glared at Jude who stood above her also glaring. "He only cheated on her because you caused mom and him to fight so much." Sadie said. Jude looked away sadly.
"Maybe it was all my fault…" Jude said aloud to herself as she held back tears.
"Yea, it was. Your good for nothing. You always ruin everything." Sadie snarled from her position on the floor.
Jude turned around to walk away but Sadie kicked Jude's legs out from under her and Jude shot out her arm to stop her fall….bad idea.
She fell directly on the palm of her hand and it caused her forearm to snap. She screamed in pain and rolled over on her back, clutching her arm with her other.
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Tommy awoke to a piercing scream. He almost fell off the couch. He ran into the kitchen to see Jude laying on the floor holding her arm. It was snapped in two, the bone sticking out painfully. Jude moaned in pain, throwing her head back from her position on the floor. There was a little blood on her shirt. Tommy had to look away. He couldn't stand seeing her in so much pain. He then registered that Sadie was in the room.
"Sadie! What happened!" Just then Ms. Harrison came running into the room, crashing in to Tommy's back. He stumbled forward, but remained balanced.
"Sorry Tom I didn't see y…… oh my God…" Victoria whispered the last part as she noticed Jude whimpering on the floor. "JUDE!"
Ms. Harrison ran over to her daughter and went to her knees beside her.
"Jude, honey, what happened?" Jude moaned again.
"S…Sadie…sh…she…oww…..she kicked my legs out from under me..uhhh" Jude moaned again.
"Jude baby, calm down." Ms. Harrison smoothed back her daughter's bangs.
"It hurts mom…" Jude whispered painfully, but seemed to calm down some.
"I know honey, I know." She looked up at Sadie. "SADIE! I'll deal with you later. Go to your room…" Sadie just stood there. "…NOW!" Sadie immediately left the room with an irritated look on her face.
Tommy glared at her as she walked out.
"What the hell is her problem? She's been all on Jude's case since she got back?" Then he remembered the argument they had at the farm awhile back.
Tommy's eyes widened in horror. "Damn it! I really hope this didn't happen over me." Tommy thought.
"Tom, watch over Jude while I get dressed. We're going to the hospital." Ms. Harrison hurried out of the kitchen. Tommy walked over to Jude and went to his knees beside her. Jude looked up at him, pain in her eyes. Tommy smoothed back her bangs and lightly rubbed her cheek with his other hand. Jude took her non-injured hand and placed it on Tommy's on her face. He looked into her eyes, but she closed them in pain. Tommy looked at her with sympathy.
"Damn it all! Tommy…..I won't be able to play guitar…" Jude stated sadly, opening her eyes to look at Tommy. Tommy looked back at her, his eyes wide. " Oh shit.." he said simply. Jude looked confused.
"What?" Jude was lost. Tommy looked at her worriedly.
"You can't play your new song for the record execs tomorrow." Tommy whispered. Jude sighed.
"So I'm as good as done right? Great…Sadie was right….I do ruin everything." she turned her head to the side. Tommy put his fingers under her chin and moved her head to look at him.
"What are you talking about? You never ruin anything. That's all me." Tommy looked at Jude as she struggled to hold back tears.
"Sadie told me that I ruin everything…..that I'm good for nothing." tears slid down Jude's face. The hurt from Sadie's words, the pain in her arm, and being so close to Tommy, finally broke the dam that held the tears back. Tommy looked angry. How dare Sadie say that! What was that bitch's problem?
"What the hell is Sadie's deal? She's been all on your case lately." Tommy was fuming. Jude moaned again from a strong surge of pain in her arm. The surge came again…..multiplied by 10.
"uhhhhhhhhhhh! Oh god……." Jude's face scrunched up in pain. Tommy got frantic.
"Jude! Jude! Calm down!" Jude threw her head back in agonizing pain.
"uhhh Tommy….it hurts…..it hurts so much…" Jude whispered, clutching her arm tightly, her tears had stopped.
"Jude….Shhhhh…it's ok...I'm here." he stroked her bangs back from her face, trying to comfort her.
"I need you Tommy…don't leave me.." Jude looked into his eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere." Tommy looked back into her eyes. He watched as Jude cringed and moaned in pain again. She closed her eyes and her head dropped to the side. She had blacked out from the pain. It was too much for her.
"JUDE!" Tommy yelled as Ms. Harrison came back into the room.
"What happened?" She looked extremely worried.
"She blacked out." Tommy said as he picked her up off the floor and held her bridal style. Her head leaning against his chest as he held her close.
"Oh God…Ok. Let's go." Tommy followed Victoria to the Harrison's car and carefully layed Jude in the backseat. He got into the passengers seat up front. Victoria started the car up and they were off. Tommy kept glancing back at Jude to see if she had awakened yet. Jude turned on her side and groaned.
"Tommy…." she whispered. Tommy reached back and grabbed her hand.
"I'm here Jude, I'm here" Tommy rubbing her hand comfortingly.
"God, I'm gunna KILL Sadie…" Jude breathed as she tried to get comfortable, but still laying down, loving the feel of Tommy's hand on hers.
"Alright now, don't go killing my girlfriend." Tommy laughed, still holding Jude's hand.
"Well I might as well kill her before she kills me. I mean geeez." Jude retorted, annoyance covering her tone. "What? DO you WANT me to die more than Sadie?" Jude said sadly, wrenching her hand free from his. That "girlfriend" comment got to her.
"NO! I never saud that. I don't know what I'd do without you girl. Never think that I'd want you dead. How could you say that?" Tommy looked hurt.
Jude side glanced at him and sighed. "I know, I'm sorry Tommy. Same here. I'd be lost without you in my life." Jude said softly, giving him a warm smile. Tommy smiled back.
Ms. Harrison listen and watched Tommy and her daughter. She then realized that they were really close to each other. Tommy really cared for her. She knew well enough that Jude cared for him too. Mothers just knew these things. She frowned. He was 22. Jude was her baby. Jude may be really mature for being only 16, but she was still a kid as far as she was concerned. She kept a close eye on him.
"What am I thinking? I'm probably exaggerating about their relationship. He IS dating Sadie after all." Ms. Harrison mentally slapped herselfThey pulled into the parking lot of the hospital.
Tommy got out of the car and went to open Jude's door. He gently picked Jude up.
"OW! Tommy watch it…Damn.." Any kind of friction against her arm caused her pain.
"Sorry Jude." Tommy said honestly.
"OW! Tommy just….OW….let me down…I'll walk myself" Jude said painfully. Tommy sat her down on her feet, holding onto her shoulders, making sure that she had her balance. Jude walked on, clutching her arm. Tommy stayed close to her side, ready to catch her if she blacked out again. Ms. Harrison watched as she walked behind them, listening to their conversation and watching all their actions closely, like a hawk.
Jude walked and leaned into Tommy. He placed his arm around her shoulder.
"What happened….in the kitchen I mean? Did I pass out?" Jude looked up at him curiously. Tommy looked down at her.
"Yea. What happened?" he asked worriedly, his grip around her shoulders tightening.
"The pain…..it just hurt so much….I guess I couldn't handle it, so I blacked out. It reminds me of the time when I was 9 and I was bike racing with Sadie. I was ahead of her and she bumped into my back tire making me wreck into our car." Jude laughed as Tommy looked horrified.
"Don't worry. It was parked." Jude stifled a laugh. Tommy let out a breath of relief. Jude continued. "Yea I broke my collarbone in half. The x-rays were horrible. They would make you cringe. It was that bad, but anyways, I passed out when Sadie wrecked right behind me, landing right on my shoulder." Jude scrunched her face up to signify the pain.
"Ouch." Tommy winced. "Surprisingly I've never broken any bones in my life." Jude looked at him surprised.
"None? Not even a finger or your nose or something?" Jude was shocked. Tommy shrugged.
"Nope…nothing."
"What are you indestructible or do you just not live dangerously?" Jude laughed and raised her arm up to jokingly punch him, but instantly hissed as her arm gave a sharp pain. Jude stopped walking and grabbed her arm. She looked down at the ground as she hissed in pain again.
"Jude…are you ok? Is the pain too much? Are you gunna pass out?" Tommy asked worriedly. Jude looked up into his eyes.
"I don't know." she clutched her arm as the pain intensified. She brought her other hand up and layed it on her head. She felt dizzy. The pain in her arm seemed to shoot through her entire body. She cried in pain. Her balance swayed and she staggered backwards. Tommy grabbed her shoulders with lightning quick agility.
"Jude! " Tommy held her in his arms. She breathed heavily and looked into his eyes.
"You ok?" Tommy looked back into her eyes. She nodded as she got lost in his eyes.
"Just great. There's no way in hell that I can get over him. It's gunna be so damn hard….." Jude thought to herself. Tommy held onto her.
Tommy saw emotion pass through her eyes, but not sure exactly what it was because pain was covering it up. Jude leaned into Tommy's chest and sighed. All her old feelings for him had resurfaced. She looked away in thought.
"…but I HAVE to. We can't be together. There's gotta be some way to do this….but how?"
"Come on Jude, we need to get inside." Tommy looked down at her and watched as she raised her head up to look at him. She nodded and they walked into the hospital and up to the front desk.
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Sadie laid in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. "God! How DARE Jude come back and think that she can just take Tommy away from me!"
Ever since Tommy saw Jude at her concert he seemed distant. When she asked him what was wrong, all he could say was, "It's just, Jude has to write a new song by tomorrow. I'm kinda worried that she'll lose her contract." Sadie wasn't satisfied with that answer. There was something else bothering him. He looked deep in thought at the time.
"Probably thoughts about Jude, that little imp gets everything she wants. Why can't I for ONCE get something she doesn't have?" Sadie turned over on her side. Tommy had looked so worried over Jude in the kitchen, like someone had ran over his puppy and it was trying to walk over to him, stumbling and limping helplessly. She hadn't meant for Jude to break her arm. She really did feel horrible for that.
"Tommy is really gunna be mad at me for hurting Jude." Sadie said to herself aloud, staring at her wall. She was starting to feel guilty for breaking her arm. She knew that Jude had nothing to do with their parents divorce. She had no clue why she told her that, or why she had pushed her down and kicked out her legs. Maybe she was just looking for someone to blame for all her disappointments and Jude just happened to be her target.
"God. I REALLY need to make it up to her." Sadie said out loud to herself. "It's gunna take a lot." Sadie turned over on to her back and drifted off to sleep, ceasing all thoughts so she could get some rest.
"I just hope she can forgive me"
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Tommy sat in the dark hospital room. Ms. Harrison had already went home, promising to return in the morning. She did have to work tomorrow and she needed to have a good rest. Tommy watched Jude's sleeping form on the bed beside him. She had gotten surgery on her arm. They reset it and 2 metal plates were inserted into her arm and stitched and stapled up. Her right arm was now secured in a black colored cast that reached to just below her elbow. It rested on her stomach as she slept. Her left arm had an IV imbedded under it's skin with morphine shooting through Jude's system for the pain. It had put her to sleep. The doctor said that she had to spend tonight and tomorrow night here in the hospital. Not good for Jude's career. Those record execs weren't exactly the understanding type. Tommy didn't know if he could convince them to wait another day for Jude's new song. He had to try though. In the morning, he would go to G Major and formulate an agreement. He again looked at Jude sleeping and sighed.
Tommy and Jude weren't the only people in the room. Speed was also at Jude's bedside. Right after Jude got out of surgery, she insisted that Tommy call Speed and tell him what happened. Speed came rushing down there still in his PJs, almost wrecking his car, despite Jude's protest that he should get his sleep and not worry about her. He was slouched over in his chair, sleeping with his head laying in his arm beside Jude on her bed. Tommy shook his head.
"How can he sleep like that?" Tommy was amazed. His back would be killing him in the morning if he slept like that. He looked around the room, sighing. Looked like he was going to have to. He also slouched into the same position as Speed. He rested his head in his arm and closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep.
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Jude awoke to a ray of sunshine peering through her window and onto her face. She felt a warm breath on her arm and looked to her left. She saw Speed sleeping lazily. She smiled. She reached over and stroked his hair from his face accidentally brushing his hair over his nose. Speed lightly brought his other hand up and smacked at the air in front of his face, still asleep. Jude laughed.
Jude jumped when a voice to her right startled her. "Jude your awake." She looked over to see Tommy rubbing the sleepiness from his eyes. He had witnessed Jude wake up from the beginning but he didn't want her to know that he saw her loving actions towards Speed. He felt envy and jealously once again eat away at his insides, but he played it cool, not wanting Jude to get upset.
"How ya doing girl?" Tommy said as he rubbed her cheek. Jude looked at him.
"Pretty good. Still really painful, but better than it was. I don't think you'll have to worry about me passing out anymore. It doesn't hurt THAT much." Jude laughed and Tommy smiled.
"Good to hear. The nurse came in last night sometime and cut off the morphine, so if you need some pain medicine just tell her. Ok?" Jude nodded her head when she felt movement beside her. Speed raised his head up groggily and looked at Jude as if to register who she was. His eyes brightened and he grabbed her hand.
"Jude! How ya feeling Red?" He looked at her with caring in his eyes. Jude smiled at him.
"Just fine. Still a little sore though, but I'll live." she smiled.
"Awesome…I'm so glad." he said softly., smiling, and feeling relieved.
"At least I have a battle scar." she rubbed her cast and flashed him a grin which he returned, squeezing her hand gently.
"A scar? Heh, more like a battle wound. That's worse than anything I've got from skateboarding." he laughed, poking her cast lightly. Jude laughed too. She looked him in the eyes.
"I still can't believe that you spent the night here. You really didn't have to." Jude looked at him with concern. Speed placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Your right, I didn't have to…." Jude looked a little depressed. "…I wanted to." he said honestly. Jude smiled wide. She leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks….really." Jude looked him in the eyes.
"Anytime…really." Speed returned her caring gaze, getting lost within each others stormy depths. Tommy broke their connection.
"Jude, I have to go." Tommy looked slightly jealous. Jude shot him a curious look, breaking eye contact with Speed.
"What? Why?" Jude looked disappointed that he had to leave.
"The record execs Jude. I have to convince them to wait it out one more day for your song because the hospital won't dismiss you until tomorrow." Tommy explained, rubbing Jude's cast. He then brought his hands up to Jude's face and placed them on each of her cheeks, holding her head.
"Oh….ok.." Jude sounded distant. She looked deep into his eyes. Tommy returned the gaze. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and it surprised her.
"I promise you Jude, I won't let you down. I'll do whatever it takes to get them to reschedule." he smiled that amazing smile of his, waved 'bye' and left.
Speed watched Jude intently as she stared at the door, hand on her cheek, still feeling the warmth of Tommy's lips there.
"Jude, uh…..have you thought anymore about uh….what I said…last night?" He watched her turn around and face him, her hand dropping to her lap, a sad smile on her face. Speed remained hopeful.
"Umm..yea Speed. You see…I like you and I wanna be with you….it's just…." she glanced at the door where Tommy had left. Speed saw this.
"….it's just…you have feelings for Tommy." Speed finished her sentence.
"How did he know that?" Jude wondered, but she wasn't really that surprised. Speed had a way of understanding her thoughts and reading into her mind.
"I love that about him. He understands me." Jude nodded her head.
"Yea….but I wanna get over him so bad. I can't be with Tommy. I mean come on. He's my producer, he's dating my sister, and lets not forget the tiny little detail that it's ILLEGAL." Jude stressed, falling back onto the hospital bed. And it kinda hurt. Hospital beds aren't all that soft. Jude groaned. Speed rubbed her arm.
"It's ok Jude. I understand. I really do." Speed stated honestly. Jude looked into his eyes.
"I just….I don't know what to do. All these feelings inside for Tommy eat away at me, but I want them to disappear. I CAN'T be with him. It's just that simple, but yet it's still so hard to get over him." Speed looked at her with sympathy.
"I wanna help you get over Tommy." He looked into her eyes, seeing the raging battle of emotions within.
"How?" Jude looked at him with hope and curiosity.
"I wanna help her get over Quincy. But how? How can I make her forget feelings that are this strong?" Speed thought. Then it hit him.
"Jude, you could write a song!" Jude's face brightened. "Write a song telling him what needs to be said. Everything you want him to hear. It'll help you to let those emotions out and to throw them away." Speed sat smugly, looking at Jude. She smiled.
"Great idea! Ugh I'm a songwriter, why the hell didn't I think of that?" Jude asked rhetorically.
"That's what you have me for." Speed grinned. Jude lightly shoved him. She looked down at her cast and frowned.
"Speed I can't write. I'm right handed and I broke my right arm." she said sadly as she lifted up her cast to show.
"I can write for you. You just tell me what lyrics you want. I'll help you." he grabbed her hand gently and rubbed it. "We can do it together." Jude smiled. Speed let go of her hand and walked to the door. Jude looked confused.
"I'll be right back." Speed said as he held up one finger symbolizing his promise to return quickly. No longer than a minute later he came back through the door with a big grin. He held out a pen and a stack of computer printing paper.
"Can't write without pen and paper now can we?" Jude smiled. Speed took his original seat.
"Ok. What do u want to say to Tommy? What's your main message?" Speed asked, helping her create a chorus. Jude closed her eyes. She had so many words floating around in her head, but some of them stuck out more than the others. She then sang softly, the beginning lines to the chorus in her head as Speed quickly scribbled them down on the paper…
When darkness turns
to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
The words in her mind started jumping out at her as she continued.
Just a little
insight will make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends
tonight,
It ends tonight.
Jude opened her eyes and looked at Speed.
"That's the chorus." Jude breathed. Speed smiled.
"She's so amazing. How did I live before I met her?" Speed thought looking into her eyes. Jude closed her eyes again.
"Get ready to write Speed, I feel the flow now and I probably won't stop singing. I hope you can keep up." She smirked, eyes still closed. Speed grinned. She began to sing the song in her mind from the beginning in tune with the melody in her head.
Your subtleties
They
strangle me
I can't explain myself at all.
And all the
wants
And all the needs
All I don't want to need at all.
The
walls start breathing
My minds unweaving
Maybe it's best you
leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give
the final blow.
When darkness turns to light,
It ends
tonight
It ends tonight.
A falling star
Least I fall
alone.
I can't explain what you can't explain.
Your finding
things that you didn't know
I look at you with such disdain
The walls start breathing
My minds unweaving
Maybe it's
best you leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I
give the final blow.
When darkness turns to light
It ends
tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little insight will make this
right
It's too late to fight
It ends tonight,
It ends
tonight.
Now I'm on my own side
It's better than being
on your side
It's my fault when your blind
It's better that
I see it through your eyes
All these thoughts locked
inside
Now you're the first to know
When darkness turns
to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little
insight will make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends
tonight,
It ends…..
….when darkness
turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a
little insight will make this right
It's too late to fight
It
ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Tonight.
When darkness turns
to light
It ends tonight
Jude finished up her song. She opened her eyes and saw Speed still scribbling. Finally he stopped writing and looked at Jude with a big grin.
"I got it all. That was amazing Jude. You so rocked!" Speed held up his hand for her to give him a high-five. They high-fived and Jude leaned in and hugged Speed tightly as best she could with one arm. They broke apart.
"Thanks Speed, for helping me. I think I'm gunna be able to do this…seriously. I've never felt so strong-minded to do something before than right now in this moment." Jude said truthfully. Speed rubbed her cheek.
"So….does this mean that we can…be together? I …I mean if your sure your getting over him?" Speed asked hopefully. Jude stared him in the eyes and smiled.
"Yes. I wanna be yours, Speed. Not Tommy's, not Jamie's, not anyone's, but yours." Jude breathed, moving her head closer to Speed's. Speed leaned his head in even closer to Jude's.
"Good. I never planned on sharing you anyways." He grinned, looking into her eyes. Jude closed the rest of the distance between their lips, which wasn't much, they had been really close. The kiss was tender and smooth. It felt so right…for both of them.
"Finally. Finally I can move on from Tommy….and I couldn't be happier."
Jude looked into Speed's eyes as they broke apart.
"Nothing is gunna ruin this." Jude said softly. Speed smiled. He was about to speak when a knock on the open door interrupted them. They both turned their heads towards the doorway to see the figure of the person who had knocked.
Jude's face fell. "Oh God…no.." Jude thought overwhelmingly. Speed looked angry. After a moment of silence Jude spoke, her voice a low whisper.
"Jamie…"
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CLIFFY! Moohahahahahaha! I hope you guys like the Jude/Speed thing that I got goin on here. I think they're really cute together. But don't worry, Tommy isn't out of the picture…never would that happen. Heh heh I'm probably torturing you guys right now. TEE HEE! Hope you all like this story so far. Please review. Let's try to shoot for 15 reviews. PRETTY PLEASE? I'll give a cookie…..(hehe tempting I know) lol