Title: Falling Through

Author: alienangel19852003

Summary: Phil and Keely are best friends, and they've been that way for three years. Despite the fact that both of them want to be so much more. Keely decides to go out with someone else just to shake Phil up so that he'll admit his feelings, it ends up scarring the both of them more than they can ever imagine. The secret they have to live with ends up bringing them closer than ever.

Rating: M, rape, violence, teen partying, teen pregnancy.

Disclaimer: I do not own POTF, I cannot stress that enough. Title comes from Over My Head (Cable Car) by the Fray.

Author's Note: I don't know Bruno's last name so I'm giving him a crazy one. Do you guys know it? Tell me please. Kind of a disturbing chapter, I didn't go into too much detail in some parts cause it's a really sensitive subject.

"Take a breath and hold on tight"

Phil rolled his eyes and walked away. He ended up spending two hours looking everywhere for Keely before finally heading home. He found Pim in the living room with Alicia. He didn't get to go in and talk to him before his mother called him upstairs.

He groaned and started upstairs.

His mother had done some redecorating in the master bedroom, there was a giant ivory chaise lounge in the middle of the floor where she sat and read the romance novels.

"Mom?" he asked.

"Hi honey, how was school?"

"Umm…it was okay,"

"I hope so; you decided to stay there for an extra two hours."

"I was looking for Keely."

"Oh how is she I haven't seen her in awhile."

"You haven't seen me in awhile either you haven't been downstairs in three days." Phil told her.

"I'm sorry, but I had to finish the series." She said.

"Oh,"

"But to make it up to you we'll go to the movies tonight just the two of us. We hardly spend any time together anymore."

"Mom..."

"C'mon, it'll be fun. Taking your mom to the movies isn't so bad." She said.

"Alright, I guess I can find Keely after the movie. It'll give me time to think of what I'm gonna say to her." Phil said giving in, his mother seemed to have her heart set on going even though he knew she had a skewed motive for going, it must have something to do with those books.

Phil was right about his mother's motive. The movie she insisted on seeing was based on one of those books and it had to be at least four hours long, by the time they left the theatre it was twelve. He was kind of upset about this, he had a weird feeling, and he needed to find Keely before…well he didn't know what.

"Wasn't that a great movie?" she asked.

"I guess so…"

"It was no My Summer in the Country, but it was good for this times standards."

"Uh huh."

"I'm glad we can do things together Phil just the two of us."

"Me too Mom." He tried to smile.

"What's going on with you and Keely?" she asked.

"I'm not sure. It's been weird, she started going out with Bruno. And I kinda freaked out, and I told her how I felt about her she admitted she felt the same and she ran off and I haven't been able to find her." Phil explained.

"Wow, I missed all that I guess I have spent a lot of time reading."

Phil laughed, "I just hope I can fix things."

"We could stop by her house on the way home." She suggested.

"She ought to be home now," Phil said.

Keely ended up going with Bruno and some of his friends on beer run after school and then she went to get changed for another party. She tried to forget what happened with Phil. But the scene kept replaying in her mind. She was determined to drink him out of her head.

She started drinking and she hardly noticed Bruno pawing her, she hardly felt how wrong the whole thing was. She found herself just walking along as Bruno led her to the car, under the pretense of getting some air. But she was quite sure they were going to have another backseat adventure, he would try to convince her that if she really cared about him she would give him a blow job. She would roll her eyes and threaten to walk away, and then he'd concede to just fondling her she would sigh and give him one last feel before she ended it. Or at least that was how her drunken minded hoped the evening would go.

"You look sexy tonight." Bruno told her.

"You do too." She whispered sliding away from him and up against the nonexistent backdoor of his sports car.

"No running away baby," Bruno slurred pulling her in for a searing kiss.

He molded their bodies together not allowing her to pull away.

"Bruno, no, I think we're moving too fast." She managed to gasp.

Bruno didn't he kissed her harder his rough hands sliding under the hem of her shirt. She was so dizzy and kind of sleepy, but she tried to push him away.

"Don't act like you don't want it. I know you wore that for me." Bruno said of Keely's nothing of a skirt and tube top.

"No. I want to go home. I shouldn't be here." She mumbled.

"But you are here." He said.

"It was a mistake this whole thing was a mistake."

"You're drunk." He said.

"Like you're not?" she asked.

"You don't know what you want. I could show you." Bruno said leaning forward and kissing and biting her neck.

It felt good but it was all so wrong.

"Bruno! Stop! I want you to take me home!" she cried.

"Keely," Bruno moaned, ignoring her plea as his hands slipped under her skirt.

She tried to stop him from touching her, she grabbed at his wrists shook her off grabbed her by her own wrists and shoved her against the door. Her head hit the glass it hurt and it was nearly enough to send her into unconsciousness. Her vision swam as he pinned her to the door, his superior weight keeping her from any chance of getting away not that she was trying to anymore she was so close to passing out. Hitting her head was a sobering blow; the gravity of the situation hit her like a ton of bricks.

She yelped as he ripped away her panties, and pressed his mouth hard to hers. He kissed her urgently, stopping all of her screams as he pushed her down against the seat. He forced her thighs apart. She watched nauseated as he reached between their bodies, she knew exactly what he was about to do to her.

Keely twisted in the seat managing to wiggle from under him; he grabbed her by the hips before she could crawl into the front seat. She screamed as her head hit the side of the car again, and then there was nothing. A good while later she floated back to consciousness to feel so much pain and hear the voices of two guys.

"Is she okay?" One of them poked her.

"She's fine dude. She's just passed out. Hurry up dude somebody's behind us. It might be the cops, I can't get another DUI." Came the unmistakable voice of Bruno.

"Are you sure this is even the right house?"

Keely felt strong hands lifting her up from the back seat, her eyes snapped open there was a blond haired boy pulling her from the backseat.

"No…"she mumbled starting to cry as he lay her down on the soft grass.

"I'm sorry." The boy told her before getting back into Bruno's car.

Keely lay there sobbing; she had never felt stupider in her life. She was one of those dumb girls that she'd read about in magazines. She felt the glare of headlights on her, and she heard someone screaming her name just before everything faded to black once more.

Phil found himself driving behind some slow moving sports car that was swerving all over the road.

"Phil be careful I think those kids in front of us are drunk." His mother advised.

"Is that Bruno's car?" Phil asked, he knew his mother wouldn't know.

"I'm not sure,"

"They are stopping at Keely's; I knew I shouldn't have come here." Phil said watching as the passenger side door opened and boy got out, he recognized him from Bruno's crew.

He opened the door and pulled something out of the backseat it was a blonde haired girl, he knew it was Keely instantly.

"Oh My God!" His mother whispered as the boy lay her down on the grass, she looked to the entire world like she was passed out.

"He got her drunk and now they are just gonna leave her there, this is so typical, now I have to take care of her." Phil said as the car sped away.

Phil pulled his car to a stop got out; as he got closer he saw there was more to the story than Keely just being passed out drunk, her tattered clothing and the visible bruises on her thighs attested to that. He was by her side in an instant. Tears clouded his vision; it was obvious what had happened to her.

"Keely," He managed to choke out as he tried to wake her up; she was in fact passed out.

"Keel, it's me. Open your eyes, please…" he whispered pulling her onto his lap.

Her eyes fluttered open.

"Phil..." she sat up and wrapped herself around him.

"What happened?" he asked pulling off his jacket and wrapping it around her she was shivering he doubted it was from the cold, or lack there of but he figured it would help.

She lifted her head from his chest to look at him, he had never seen her look so broken and lost. He pushed some of her hair out of her face, tenderly caressing her cheek as he did so.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. We need to call the police."

"No!" Keely shrieked, "We can't call them I don't want anyone else to know. Please Phil…"

"You're just gonna let him get away with what he did to you?" Phil's voice broke as he really thought about what had happened.

"I just can't Phil. I'm ashamed of myself enough as it is, I don't want the whole town knowing about this." She whispered.

"We won't tell anyone then." He whispered nodding as he blinked back tears.

"Promise."

Phil didn't notice his mother standing there gaping.

"Did they…they was she…" was all she could say.

"I think it was just Bruno," Keely whispered biting her lower lip, "I passed out a few times I can't be sure."

"I'm gonna go get Mandy." Phil's mother said.

"You can't do that!" Keely shrieked.

"She's your mother, she should know about this. I would want to know if someone…" Barb couldn't finish.

"She doesn't want her to know, let's leave it at that." Phil said, he had to take control the situation, Keely was beyond hysterical, and his mother was getting that way.

"But we are taking you to the hospital. We'll go to Handsome Town Memorial. No one knows us there. I want the doctors to check you out." Phil told Keely.

She nodded.

"When this is over, Bruno Casblancas is a dead man." Phil said getting to his feet and picking Keely up as he did so.

Phil Diffy had never been more determined his life; he was going to make sure Keely was okay, and then Bruno was going to be in a world of hurt. He had never felt rage like that before in his life, he never thought he would ever hate anyone the way he hated Bruno. He was going to kill him, and he was going to make it painful.

He didn't know what to say to Keely, he felt such overwhelming sadness for the girl he loved. He knew things weren't to be the same. As badly as they both needed things to be the same.

"Mom, can you drive? I wanna sit back with Keely." He said pulling open the door to the backseat of his car.

His mother nodded getting into the front seat.

Keely was sobbing quietly.

"It's okay, I've got you baby," he whispered holding her tightly one of his arms tucked under her legs and the other around her back in that so familiar stance, the way a husband would tote his bride.

"I need you to hold me like that and make the world go away." She told him.

"I will and then it'll just be you and me." He settled them in the backseat he held her finally allowing himself to cry.

Keely held on to Phil for dear life, she could feel his body shaking as he cried. Surely he wouldn't want her now after what Bruno had done, Keely know wept for the loss of something she would never have. She never thought she could hurt so much, inside and out.

Keely closed her eyes, "I'm sleepy,"

"Can you stay awake for me Keels?" he whispered.

"My head hurts." She told him.

He kissed her forehead and she smiled. She didn't think she would ever be able to do that again, after everything that happened to her, but Phil had that effect on her. She didn't know what she would do without him; he was like her guardian angel always there protecting her. She prayed that one day she might be able to give him a fraction of the love and support he gave her.

"We're here," Mrs. Diffy said parking the car.

Keely was a bit nervous about having a doctor examine her, "I don't think I can do this…"

"I'm gonna be there for you the whole time."

"You will?" she was even more unnerved by that fact.

She moved to get off his lap shifting in his arms to open the door.

"Are you okay?" he asked as she gingerly climbed out of the backseat.

"No." she said trying to stand on her shaky legs she'd never been that sore in her life, he climbed out after her.

Phil scooped her up in his arms yet again.

"How about now?" he asked.

"Better."

The three of them entered the ER. It was completely deserted except for a receptionist and two night shift nurses at the desk. It was the general consensus that Phil was to do all the talking; Keely hid her face in the curve of his shoulder, the way she'd always dreamt of doing and feeling his voice resonate.

Phil was told to wait outside while the nurse gave Keely a rape kit. His mother had gone in with her so she wasn't alone. If Phil had his way she would never be alone again. He was going to make sure she was never hurt again, he knew he couldn't take the pain of what happened away, but he knew he could protect her from everything else. If she'd let him, and he hoped she would. He didn't know how they were going to make it, but he was just going to take moment to moment living for the only thing he knew.