Chapter Nine: Tell it to My Heart

Scott

"What did you see?" Jasper asked with while looking past where I was standing and where Dawn disappeared into the distance.

"You and Dawn … naw. It couldn't've happened." I shook my head in disbelief. Jasper looked up at me seriously. "It did."

"Dude, I don't know what the hell is going on."

"You kissed her! So you still think you can get her?" I wondered interested. Anything that would distract me from Shelby's hot and coldness sounded good right now.

"Can I get her?" Jasper paused, thinking pensively. "Hell yeah." He smiled.

"Even with that gash on your leg?"

"That'll make it even easier."

Juliet

"So, how was the scavenger hunt Shelby? You and Scott got some quiet time finally?" I smiled, hinting that something happened. I know it did.

"What's it to you?"

"Don't be grumpy." Katherine rushed to my rescue.

"I don't want to talk about it." Shelby sighed.

"So you did have sex with him? If Peter finds out--" Daisy gave me a threatening look that caused me to lose track of what I was saying.

"Shove it princess." She finished as Shelby rushed off to talk to Daisy.

"I don't get why they're always mean to me." I expressed to Katherine, who was always the woman in the middle.

"You did try to steal Scott from her Juliet. Remember?"

"That was a while ago. I just …" My smile faded, but I quickly replaced it. A smile on the face equaled a smile in the heart, or so I was always told. I was actually feeling better my smiling … but that gnawing feeling was still there.

Daisy

"I know you don't want to spill the details to those losers back there, but tell me. What happened Shelby?"

"Nothing."

"What?" I sat in disbelief, feeling for my tarot cards in the backpack and pulling them out quickly. If she wasn't going to give me answers voluntarily, I would find them out anyway.

"Nothing happened Daisy." She repeated.

"But it could have?"

"Yeah … I guess, but I didn't … want it to." Shelby closed her eyes suddenly. "Everything was going fine and right. I loved being with Scott. But he wanted to … and I couldn't." A tear quickly escaped her eye. "I never told him the whole story … I haven't told anyone and he hates when people lie to him Daisy."

I looked down at the cards. Uh-oh. There was going to be a big blow-out between two people in our group and the way it was looking ScottandShelby would be over … soon.

"But when he touched me like that …" Shelby began again. "I- I was reminded and I couldn't. It's spoiled for me forever. I would feel like I was that little confused girl back on the streets. But I can't let this ruin us. I'll fix it." Shelby grabbed some lip gloss and applied the red shade carefully before going to find Scott. "I'll fix it." She repeated.

A few days later

Dawn

"What a nice piece of ass." One of the guys from Horizon whistled grabbing my butt.

"Don't touch me." I threatened as he followed me and did it again, this time more forcefully. I closed my eyes. Not now. I couldn't deal with this now.

"What are you gonna do about it sweetheart?"

"Hey! You messing with my girl?" Jasper ran up, punching the eye in the jaw as he fell onto the ground.

"Dude. I was just messing around." He cowered as Jasper kicked him before letting him run off.

"You cool?" I pursed my lips in order not to smile at the 'gentlemanly' gesture, though I was far from the damsel in distress.

"I don't need anyone to protect me." I explained.

"But if I touched your ass you would've killed me." Jasper joked as I looked away. I didn't know how true that statement was anymore. I was so confused about him. I hated him, but was beginning to like him some.

"Yeah and you have two seconds to leave me alone before I kick your ass."

"Normally, I would but … there's a dance and--"

"You can't be serious." I chuckled. "Do you know who you're talking to? I hate you Jasper."

"Then why'd you kiss me?"

"A dare." I looked away as I lied. Lying was not something I was used to doing or any good at. "And you had no right to kiss me back."

"What?" Jasper almost yelled walking towards me as I backed away. "You know you're really …" He stopped talking, staring at me intensely. I knew what was going to happen and I tried to stop it, but it was too late.

"Hmm." I heard myself moan as I closed my eyes. I opened them, disappointed to see who was in front of me. Jasper. There was no way that something that passionate and real could come from a jackass like him. "You've had your fun. Leave me alone now okay?"

"Dawn, what about--"

"I have a date!" I lied. I didn't, but I was about to squash this thing with Jasper right now. I wasn't going to fall to pieces and repeat my past. I wasn't going to fall for anyone.

"Have you seen Scott?" Shelby wondered, all dolled up like she had been since we'd gotten back from the trip.

"Problems?" I asked, a plan formulating in my head. "If you're looking for a date to the dance, Jasper's desperate." I joked with a chuckle. As I walked further and further from Shelby, a real and workable plan began to churn in my head. Scott. He was the key.

(A/N: I was inspired so I just wrote this! I'm updating Fool of Me today and I'll try to do something with Double Standard or La Tortura. Make sure to update. This is my most popular non-Degrassi fic! Much love. –NL)

Who do you want to hear about? I could do more with Ezra's situation and make up more drama. Speak your mind! I need some ideas about the other characters too ... Katherine, Daisy, David, Ezra, Augie, and Juliet