HOLIDAY
Summary: The Cliffhangers decided to go on holiday together after their graduation of Horizon.
Rating: T all the time.
Genre: Romance, Drama, and involves some Humour.
Disclaimer: I don't own any character descended from the TV show! And I'm not earning money by writing fanfictions about it!
A/N: Sorry, I know I took time to update this story…actually one month and a half…I'm sorry about that. To tell you the truth I had some difficulties to begin this chap…a little writer's block I think… But now, that's okay, I even began writing the next one.
Oh, and thanks for the nice reviews I got from Mary-023, Melms213, FrostySnake, 2008ccampbell and Queen of Shadows.
Info: Scott and Shelby are back together. Juliet and Auggie broke up almost two years ago. Juliet is going out with Chris; Auggie is single. Daisy's boyfriend is Marco (Chris's twin). And David is with Melody, a ridgerunner, better friend with the cliffhangers than with her own group.
Characters: All the original students of the show, except Kat… And new characters that I own:
Marco: He landed up at Horizon with his twin-brother Chris after the death of their loving mother who was working in one of the Twin Towers of New-York. He did drugs to mask his pain and forget everything around. Their father is a rich businessman who didn't have time to deal with them.
Chris: Same history as Marco. Except he didn't do drugs; he was a cutter.
Melody: She had a physical abusing alcoholic mother, who died of an overdose. She ran away from her father's house because she felt like a stranger in his family. Complicated story because when her parents had her, his father had already a wife...
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Chapter 7: Family Troubles
"So, uh, where are you sleeping tonight?" Shelby asked Scott as they were going to sleep that same night. Scott mischievously smiled at her and wrapped his right arm around her waist.
"Yours or mine, as you want." He quietly said as they reached 'their' corridor.
"I really don't care as long as we're together…" Shelby thought for a moment and they stopped in front of her bedroom door. "Mine then?" She asked with a cute seductive smile that made his heart melt.
"Good. I'll go to my room to take my pajamas and I'll join you." He said giving her a sweet kiss. It's like he couldn't help himself…not with her looking at him with her beautiful blue eyes.
"I thought you were sleeping naked?" She teased him, running a hand through his hair as he put one of his hands on her waist and backed her up against the door. Shelby gasped in surprise and wrapped hers around his neck as he leaned closer.
"Who told you this ineptitude?" He asked joking, with a threatening voice. But Shelby could see he was still a bit surprised, as she noticed his cheeks redden.
"Oh, I heard it all around the house. Why? That's not true?" She continued with a small smile; he was so cute, showing shyness with her…
"Well, you'll see…" He gave her a quick kiss and left her to go changing. She smiled at him and entered her bedroom as soon as he entered his. Tonight was going to be good, she knew it. She walked into her room and sat on her unmade bed, sighing happily. Life was finally great. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't hear the sound of the bathroom door open and it's only when she felt muscular cold hands slowly making their way around her neck that she realized Scott had come back.
"Hey… You were quick. I didn't even hear you." She said leaning against his chest.
"I had noticed…what were you thinking of?" He cautiously asked, sitting behind her as she settled more into his arms, enjoying the scent of his skin.
"Us…and that my life was finally taking the good way."
"Oh…"
"I love you Scott."
"Well, the feeling's not mutual." He said with a sarcastic smile. She shoved him a bit. He laughed a little at her and kissed her cheek. "I love you too Shel."
"Well, make yourself comfortable, I'm going to change into my pajamas and brush my teeth." She said sliding out of his comfortable embrace.
"Okay, see you soon." He said watching her moves as she took her pajamas from under her pillow.
"Uh, uh." She said nodding with a smile. She kissed him briefly and ran to the bathroom, carefully locking the door behind her. She took her hairbrush out of the closet and began to unravel her hair slowly. She was going to make him wait if she wanted to look nice for him…she knew it was stupid…they were going to be in the dark. But still…it was more psychological than anything else, anyways. After a good ten minutes, she was satisfied by her looks. She took her perfume bottle and sprinkled herself with it. A nice fragrance enveloped her and she smiled inside, knowing Scott would love it. After all, it was his favorite perfume that she was wearing. She got out of the bathroom and walked towards the bed in slow motion. Scott looked up as soon as he heard her turn the handle of the door and watched in amazement as she came closer and closer. She stood up just in front of him and waited for him to say something. "Well?" She asked him, turning around on herself.
"Wow! You look amazing, stunning, and beautiful! Just perfect!" She smiled at his answer and went to lay next to him, happy to see her surprised had pleased him. They both slid under the cover, attached together and Scott kissed her longer than usual.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Shelby said sweetly, wrapping an arm around his waist, bringing her body closer to his if it was even possible.
"Uh Shel, I need to go eat something, I'm dying from hunger." Scott said about ten minutes after they were lying in the dark.
"You're kidding right?"
"No…I really am. Don't wait for me okay." Shelby sighed confused, a bit worried about his strange behavior.
"Okay, then, go!" She said with a small pout.
He switched on the bedside lamp and sat down, shaking her body softly. Shelby mumbled something incomprehensible and turned around angrily. Scott lifted an eyebrow amused and lied back wrapping his arms back around his lover. "I'm sorry." He whispered those apologizing words into her ear, slowly biting it.
"Be quick." She only said before yawning once more; Scott rubbed her arms and finally got up, switching off the lamp before venturing in the dark of the room. He quickly ran downstairs, meeting Ezra who was heading to his room. He didn't even notice the odd look this one sent him. He went straight to the living room and took the phone between his hands, dialing Horizon phone number. That's only when he had done the number that he looked down at his watch and noticed what time: it was…very late.
"Come on Peter, answer the damn phone!" Scott murmured with a sigh.
"Hello?" A female voice answered rather quickly.
"Sophie, it's me, Scott."
"Scott?"
"Um, um. Well, I was just calling to know how you're going and see if I could talk to Jess. I know it's late but it's important."
"Fine, is it about Shelby? Is she okay?" Scott smiled, knowing she was worrying too much about them.
"Don't worry, we're all fine. But it's soon her birthday, and I'd like to know if Jess could come by for a few days."
"I don't know Scott…" She said very hesitant. Scott frowned noticing something wasn't right. But before he could ask a thing, Sophie continued. "But why do you call this late?"
"Well, Shel was all over me the entire day, I needed to find the importune moment to call, and it's now."
"Shel and you are back together?"
"Yeah, we made up." He said quickly, hoping he wouldn't have to recoil every details to her. He heard her smile through the phone and smiled back.
"Well, if that's a surprise!" She said ironically. Scott laughed a bit and heard someone talking to Sophie. It was a male voice.
"Yeah, I know, that was obvious we would… Is Peter here, too?"
"Uh, yes, he just got back from the hospital…accompanying Jess to see her mother. She's not in her best state." Sophie began telling him very carefully.
"You are talking about Alice? What happened?" Scott sat on the counter and began paying more attention at what she was saying. Oh god, how he hoped his girlfriend's mother was alright…
"Scott, I'm sorry, but it's not my thing to tell…I need you to tell Shelby to call us tomorrow in the morning."
"Look Soph, if this is important, I could go wake her up right now?"
"No, it can wait until tomorrow…and about Jess, I don't think she could come."
"Okay." Scott said a bit disappointed that his surprise wouldn't work. "I…well, goodnight then."
"Yes, goodnight. Don't forget to tell Shelby."
"I won't." Scott tiredly said, quickly hanging up the phone.
"Good morning, Beauty." Scott whispered into Shelby's ear as he heard her stirring in the bed. She rolled around already smiling (which was kinda unusual for her, she was used to be particularly moody the morning…). She kissed Scott's cheek and placed a hand on his muscular tanned chest.
"Morning!" She said with enthusiasm, settling more into his embrace. "Did you sleep well? I didn't even hear you going back to bed yesterday." She asked looking up at him, losing herself into his handsome blue eyes.
"I came back shortly after but you were already asleep, and snoring too if you wanna know." He said with a smirk. He knew he had to tell her about the call and her mother but decided it was wiser to tell her later and not spoil her, for once, brightening morning.
"No, I don't snore." She pouted, sitting up a little. Scott smirked, softly rubbing her arm to warm her a bit.
"Yes you do, I swear." He said with a smile as she looked back at him still not believing him.
"How come the girls never told me before? Juliet would have been very happy to embarrass me with it." She said pointing a point.
"It wasn't that loud, don't worry. But I have to admit it was cute, through. It was like a piggy or something."
"You call me a pig again and you return sleeping alone in your bed for the rest of your life."
"You'd miss me too much honey." He said kidding a bit, stealing a kiss as she looked like lost in the gaze they held.
"I'm sure there are tons of guys well more educated and handsome than you, here." She said as soon as they broke their passionate kiss. Se moistened her lips in wait of his answer, smiling victoriously.
"Oh yeah? So, you're in love with a jerk, then?"
"Maybe…"
"That's too bad for you. You should really try to realise he doesn't deserve you."
"I know that, I figured it out long before…but I can't help myself. Everytime I see him, I need to touch him, feel him, kiss him…" She trailed off, getting on top of him and pinning his hands against his body sides with her own.
"I love you."
"I love you too. But don't even think of trying any funny business with another girl, or I'll kill her and tear your eyes out. Am I clear?" She said thinking back of what had happened during the night. He had acted very strangely and she wondered if he had really gone to eat something.
"I love it when you're jealous Shel."
"Me, jealous? Never! I just wanna know where you really were yesterday." Scott rolled them over to be on top and smiled down at her, getting up. She confusedly asked him what he was doing with her eyes.
"Yeah, right…look I'm gonna take a quick shower. You join me?"
"Maybe some other time…when I'll know the truth. I swear Scott, if there is someone else…" She said threatening him with a narrow of her eyes. This made Scott frown a bit.
"Okay." I really have to tell her about her mother… Scott thought as soon as he was alone in the bathroom. He let the door slightly opened as if to suggest her they could share a shower but he knew she wouldn't let herself go for it; even if she was dying to do it… Women, they're so complicated…
Shelby got out of the shower only to see Scott smiling down at her as he handed a towel. She blushed furiously and wrapped the big towel around her wet body. She was not mad at him, even if he had done it on purpose. She was just embarrassed and shy. Scott finished brushing his teeth and decided it was the right moment to tell her about the phone call and her mother's situation. "Shel, can we talk, please?"
"Sure, what is it?" She asked, lifting an eyebrow in question. She dried her hair with another towel and gave it a quick comb.
"Well, that's about where I went last night…"
"Continue…" She said stopping unraveling her hair to concentrate herself on Scott's words.
"Well, I went to call Horizon."
"Oh?"
"See, the thing is that I wanted to ask Jess to come here for your birthday."
"Oh, Scott, you're so sweet!" She said throwing her arms around him and bringing him into a tight hug. "I love you!"
"Shel, I'm not finished." Shelby looked up at him confused and pulled back quickly.
"What is it? Is Jess okay? Nothing happened to anyone, right?"
"No, not to Jess…it's your mother…apparently she's not feeling good. I don't know much about her state, Sophie wouldn't tell me." He explained bringing her closer to him, and wrapping his arms around her waist. "You're okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Shel, don't lie to me, I know you."
"I suppose I have to call Horizon back?
"That'd be nice."
"Okay, I'm finishing preparing myself and then we'll head to eat breakfast. I'll call them while everybody will eat."
"Okay." Scott said releasing her from his embrace. He kissed her sweetly on the lips and left her be alone in the bathroom.
"Scott?" She called after him, passing her head outside the bathroom.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you, for being here for me."
"You're welcome." He said with a small smile.
"Morning you two! Did you sleep well together?" Melody asked as she walked past Scott and Shelby as they were coming out of Shelby's bedroom.
"Are you spying on us or what?" Shelby said unhappy to see her.
"Why do you say that?"
"Only because you aren't supposed to hang out in here since your bedroom is upstairs." Scott said with a small glare.
"Oh well, I was just passing by, no need to be paranoiac." She said defensively. Even if it were true, was it very important? No, there was no point in doing a crisis for this.
"Yeah right…" Shelby muttered, taking Scott's hand is hers and leading him to the living room. Melody swore something mean under her breath and followed them.
"Hello you two!" Juliet said happily, smiling at the couple. They both smiled back a little at her and sat down at the table, next to each other.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, Ezra, Melody and David partied until five in the morning. They prevent us to sleep when they got back from disco." Marco said, sending a glare to them three. Even if they were there, Melody and Ezra seemed to be elsewhere. David, however, was on top form…
"No, we didn't hear them." Shelby said and Scott nodded agreeing.
"That's strange."
"Yeah, well, maybe it's because Scott snores too loud." Daisy said teasing him a bit. Shelby let out a laugh, thinking of what he had said earlier to her about the fact she was the one who was snoring.
"Actually, Scott doesn't snore much." Auggie said with a smile. "The only time when he's annoying is when he has a nightmare or a dream because he talks."
"Oh really? And what did he say when he was dreaming?" Juliet curiously asked.
"Lots of things about Shel. If you want my opinion, I think he was fantasizing about her." David said with a smirk.
"Shut up…" Scott awkwardly whined, blushing furiously.
"Yeah I remember hearing him moaning her name in pleasure." He continued, happy to see he still had an effect on his friend.
"There was even one time when he woke up and looked like he had been kissing someone." Auggie added with a small smile remembering a rather -shall we say- funny moment.
"Well, I'm glad to see he doesn't fantasize about other women." Shelby stated, before finishing her glass of orange juice. "Look, I have a call to make and I'd like not to be bothered." She declared, getting up and stretching her legs. Daisy eyed her suspiciously and Shelby smiled a bit at her bestfriend. 'I'll tell you later, Dais.' She mouthed to her then turned to leave. She made her way to the kitchen and sat on a stool, putting her left elbow on the table. She dialed Horizon number and waited patiently for someone to answer.
"Horizon High School, Sophie Becker on the phone."
"Hi Sophie, that's Shelby. Scott told me that something happened to my mother. Is she okay?" Shelby asked a bit apprehensive. She began biting her nails but stopped as soon as she noticed she was doing that thing.
"She is out of danger now…she made an attempt against her life…again."
"Oh…why this time?" She asked harshly. She was tired of her mother's antics. Always saying she was alone, that her children hated her…
"Shelby…she feels like she has no reason to live."
"Yeah right…it's been what? Four times she tried…why she can't just succeed in something for once! And let me live my life without having to worry about her!"
"Shelby! Calm down."
"Sorry. It's just…"
"Look, Jess is just outside the office. Do you want to talk to her?"
"Yeah…why not?" Shelby said hesitantly. It's not that she didn't want to talk to her little sister, but she knew she was probably shocked by what had happened. She just didn't know what to tell her to comfort her.
"Good. I'll call her in then."
"Thanks." Shelby muttered, and then waited again. She ran a hand through her hair tiredly and leaned back against the wall that was behind her.
"Shelby?" Shelby snapped out of her reverie and smiled hearing her sister voice. It had only been a few days but it looked like months since she hadn't had a contact with her.
"Jess…good morning. How are you doing?"
"I'm…fine I think." She said with a small voice.
"Jess…I heard about mom. Why did she…?"
"I honestly don't know Shel…but I'm very afraid."
"Yeah Jess, I know."
"You could come back here and take me to go see her?"
"Jess, I'm in Florida with my friends…I'm not going to waste my holiday for her. I think I deserve a break from all my problems."
"Thank you Shel. That's real nice from you." She said sarcastically, very mad at her sister. She couldn't believe she didn't want to see their mother, who was really bad.
"I'm sorry, but I'm tired of her antics."
"I can't believe I'm hearing this."
"Well, you better. Look, I have to go. I'll call you back soon."
"Yeah, that's it." Jess snapped then hung up the phone mad. Shelby sighed, hanging the phone softly. She began to cry slowly, putting her hands in front of her eyes as if to hide her tears from the rest of the world.
"Shelby?" Scott asked concerned, as soon as he entered the kitchen. He put the dishes on the table and went to sit on the next stool. "Shel, baby, what is it?" Shelby looked up at him, and wiped her tears with the back of her sleeve.
"What happened?" He asked again, handing her a tissue.
"I had an argument with Jess, about my mother." She sniffed then blew her nose.
"Oh, so what does she have?"
"She attempted to kill herself, because she was alone, again… god I don't know what I should do Scott." She said desperately, putting her head on his shoulder.
"Why did you fight with your sister?"
"She wanted me to go visiting my mom with her."
"Oh…now?"
"Yeah, I said I didn't want to, and she was mad."
"We could go see her together if you want?"
"That's really sweet Scott, but no. I don't want to spend my holiday elsewhere than here."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, come on, I'm tired of talking about this. Let's have some fun."
"Okay…so what do you want us to do today?"
"Why not going to the beach and then have a picnic?"
"Um…that's the best plan you ever had!" He said with a grin. "Come on, the others are already trying to figure something out." He said taking her hand in his.
"Wait. Do I look like I just cried?" Scott closed the small gap that was between their bodies and pulled some strands out of her face.
"No, you look okay." He gave her a quick kiss and dragged her out of the kitchen, towards the living room.
"Hey guys!" Daisy greeted them as soon as they were in view. Shelby smiled at her and went to sit next to her friend. Scott followed her but stood up behind the couch, putting his hands on his girlfriend's shoulders.
"Shel has an idea for today." Scott announced smiling down at her.
"Oh…what is it?"
"Going to the beach and bring a picnic with us." Shelby said with a smile.
"Great idea!" Juliet said satisfied by her suggestion. The whole group nodded in response and they all decided to go change into their bathing trunks. Only Shelby and Daisy stayed behind and began walking to Shelby's room.
"So? What happened this morning?"
"My mom tried to suicide yesterday."
"Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she's just fine." She said dryly. They entered Shelby's bedroom and Shelby closed the door behind them.
"And you?"
"I'm okay…Scott is here to support me, you too…I think the only person missing is Jess. And she's particularly angry at me."
"Why that?"
"We had an argument on the phone."
"What happened? Is she okay?"
"I don't think so…she's like mad at me because I'm not there with her."
"She wants you to go back." Daisy said well understanding Jess's point. It was evident she needed her big sister.
"Yeah…the thing is that I decided to stay and enjoy my holiday and forget about my miserable life."
"Shel, your life is not miserable…try to be a bit positive. You have great friends, a super boyfriend, a fantastic bestfriend and a family at Horizon." Daisy said with a touch of humour.
"Yeah, but look at my past…I had a mother who knew that her husband was abusing her daughters but who never told anyone, I ran away to become a prostitute, my bestfriend died from an overdose, my mother turned completely crazy… and I should be positive…" Shelby said with anger at herself.
"Please Shel, don't do this to yourself…I hate seeing you in this state."
"I'm sorry Dais…I know I should try not to think about it…but it's a part of my life…I can't help it…" Shelby said and began to cry. Daisy sat down on the bed beside her and wrapped her in a comforting hug that lasted for about ten minutes. They were interrupted by a soft knock on the door. Daisy smiled and unwrap her arms.
"I'm betting that's Marco or Scott…" She said as Shelby got up and headed to the door. She opened it and found herself facing Marco. Daisy went to stand next to her and smiled at her boyfriend.
"Uh, sorry to disturb you two, but I need an advice from Daisy. But you can help too Shel." Marco began than showed the girls two bathing trunks. One was red with yellow stripes, and the other was simple blue. "Which one should I wear?"
"Do you plan on seducing women?" Shelby asked with a sarcastic smile.
"No… apart from Daisy…"
"So, why do you need to be top fashioned?" Shelby continued teasing him, receiving a nudge from her bestfriend. "What Dais? Don't you want to know?" Daisy just shook her head smiling while Marco stood, shocked by Shelby's presumptions.
"Look Shel, I better go help him while you change yourself too." Daisy said kissing her cheek. "See you soon."
"Yeah…" Shelby said with a comical smile before closing the door behind her. She turned around and heard the bathroom door leading to Scott's side open. She didn't know what was happening in her mind but she was thinking of him differently. She decided to take Daisy's advice and live her life positively, without thinking of her hurting past. She ran to the bathroom and found herself in front of a half naked Scott. She shook her head uncaring and went to hug him. "I love you Scott." She said simply before going for a kiss. Scott sighed contently and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her tighter to him.
"And may I ask why you were such in a hurry?" He asked as soon as they stopped their breathtaking kiss. Shelby smiled up at him and kissed his cheek affectionately.
"I just realized how great you were and how much I wanted you."
"What?" Scott asked taken aback. Was she saying what he thought she was?
"I think I'm ready Scott."
"Ready? What for?" He cautiously asked, to be sure not to mistake her words.
"To make love to you." She said softly biting her bottom lip as she met his shocked eyes.
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