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.

"Everything feels like the movies, you bleed just to know you're alive"

Days passed and Keely was feeling a bit better her bruises had faded, but she was still on an emotional rollercoaster. She'd told Phil about how she'd felt threatened about his friendship with that Hackett girl, and he'd explained the whole situation to her and even introduced her to Alicia. Keely knew instantly that she had nothing to worry about as far as Alicia was concerned; Alicia liked girls far better than she liked boys.

It was just another afternoon and they were in Keely's room watching a movie. Keely had paused it because someone was ringing the doorbell.

"It's probably Mrs. Fishbine, dropping off Whiskers." Keely said, "You stay here I'll be right back, that cat really has it out for you."

Keely was excellent at pretending everything was fine with everyone else, Phil was the only one who really knew…how she felt, how torn apart she really was.

Keely pulled open the front door to find Bruno standing there. A scream was stuck in her throat as she backed away from him.

"I came to get you so we can go to the park, its flag football day."

Keely backed away, shaking her head she could not believe his audacity showing up after what he'd done.

"I'm not going." She whispered her eyes filling with tears as it all came flooding back.

"Go powder your nose and come the hell on." Bruno said.

Keely slid down the wall and clutched her knees to her chest. She could hear Phil coming down the stairs.

"What in the hell are you doing here?" Phil demanded as he seethed at the foot of the stairs, Keely had never heard him sound so angry.

"Picking up my girl, get your cute little ass up Keely up and let's go." Bruno said.

Phil didn't say anything he tackled Bruno and they both went flying off the porch steps to land gracefully in the grass. Phil had the advantage since Bruno wasn't expecting the attack and he had enough rage inside him to power a small country. He pounded into Bruno's face with his fists several times before Bruno managed to reverse their positions so he was on top.

Phil shoved Bruno off of him and grabbed for one of Ms. Teslow's lawn ornaments and hit Bruno with it before he could swing on him again.

"You must be out of your damn mind coming here again, after what happened. You should be in jail with all of the other rapists and murderers getting turned into somebody's bitch—" Phil said hitting Bruno in the knee again with the gnome this time finally breaking the lawn ornament.

"Phil!" she cried rushing over to where he was standing.

"Phil, you're hurt." She whispered.

Phil realized then that his nose was bleeding and hands hurt like hell, Bruno was still lying on the ground.

"I'll live, but he won't if he doesn't steer clear of us." Phil said he was dizzy from the fight; Bruno had managed to get a couple of good punches in.

"Get the hell out of here!" Keely shouted at Bruno.

Bruno looked up at them probably more afraid than he'd ever been in his life.

"I don't want to catch you looking at this girl, talking to her, or even thinking about her are we clear about that. I've got a metal baseball bat at home that can do far more damage than that lawn gnome." Phil told him.

Bruno got to his feet and limped towards his care, "You're a crazy bastard Phil Diffy."

"You get one chance Bruno, just one. If I find out you've come near her I won't hesitate to kill you. And you're right; I'm just crazy enough to do it." Phil said.

Bruno got in his car and slammed the door before speeding away.

"Phil, come on lets go inside." Keely tugged on his arm.

He let her lead him back into the house, he'd never been that angry before. He could have killed Bruno, and he would've had Keely not been there.

"Wow, I've never seen you that…angry before." She said leading him to the upstairs bathroom where the first aid kit was kept.

"No one has ever pissed me off like that," Phil said.

"I'm glad you stood up for me." Keely said, "But you shouldn't have done that, he's gonna go get the crew and you know about those boys."

"Well, I hope your mom has a few more gnomes," Phil said smiled.

"Phil…you could have seriously gotten hurt." She told him as she started to clean him up and put bandages on his knuckles.

He was in total awe of her, he was so used to taking care of her and now she was taking care of him.

"You're beautiful." He whispered.

"What?"

"But you already know that, everyone tells you that…it's not just what I see on the outside, but what you make me feel here." He pressed a hand to his heart.

"Phil…" Keely's eyes filled with tears.

"No one has ever moved me like you do, you make me feel…real…I've spent my life in a world where everything was safe and sterile and animatronic so it was only natural that I'd feel that way too. You've brought me to life Keely." He told her.

She smiled, "I didn't know I had that effect on you,"

"I'm tired of playing on the safe side Keel, I don't care if I get hurt anymore."

"But I do…I don't want either of us to get hurt anymore than we've already been." She said steeping closer to him and resting a hand on his shoulder.

"I'm not going to let anyone else hurt you Keely, I promise." Phil said.

Keely stroked his cheek, "I know you won't but I don't want you to get hurt while protecting me."

"Keely…"

"Mmm…" she tried to regain her focus, but she was lost in his eyes yet again.

"Maybe I should go…"

"Why?" that caught her attention.

"Because if I stay here then I can't safely guarantee that I will be able to play on the safe side.

"Is it because you want to kiss me?" she asked.

"Yes…" he whispered, "More than I want my next breath, but I know you're not ready and I'm not sure you'll be for a while--"

"I want to kiss you too…but you're right I'm not ready…" she said.

"I'll see you later Keely," he said stepping past her.

"You are not seriously going to leave me here?" she asked.

"Well, I was going to wait outside for your mom to come home. She'll be here in twenty minutes or so." Phil said.

"Stay…" she whispered.

"Keely…I can't…"

"You calm the storms and you give me rest, you hold me in your hands you won't let me fall. You still my heart and you take my breath away would you take me in and take me deeper now… "she sang.

He stopped, and turned leaning on the door frame staring at her, "How can I stand here and not be moved by you, would you tell me how could it be any better than this…"

"How come whenever I'm with you the lights dim everywhere else and the world fades and it's impossible for me not to feel… for me not to feel you." she paused to take a deep breath, her heart was racing she was terrified but she was definitely not stopping there.

"I just don't want to do anything to make you feel uncomfortable." Phil told her.

"What if we did kiss? What would it mean? Would it mean we're together?"

"Does it scare you for us to be together?"

"Yes, we can't be together, together Phil. A relationship is too much pressure right now." She said.

He nodded, "I understand, we shouldn't kiss it would mean too much…"

"Yeah it would. I'm sorry Phil…"

"Keely, it's okay really." He said averting his eyes.

"No, it's not okay. And it isn't fair for me to ask you to wait for me."

"You're all I want you're all I need you're everything, your all I want you're all I need you're everything, everything." He sang taking a step closer to her.

"How can I stand her and not be moved by you….? Would tell me how could this be any better than this…" she sang as she embraced him, not yet ready for the long denied kiss.