Shelly's World

Chapter 5

"Shelly," the brunette said, "you have a visitor." She smiled and walked off.

Shelly heard footsteps coming closer and closer to her. She turned her head to see who it was. She noticed right away who it was: Cliff. She immediately turned her head the other direction and began to sulk.

"Hey," Cliff said. Shelly wanted to cry.

"Wh-what do you want?" Shelly said coldly.

"I just wanted to talk to you about... um, you know... yesterday," he replied.

"Yeah? What about it?"

"Well, I wanted to know if what you said yesterday was... um, true...."

Shelly didn't know what to say. She wanted Cliff to know how she felt, but then again, she didn't feel as if she should, because they had only just met.

"N-no, none if it was true." Shelly muttered. She looked into Cliff's eyes so he couldn't tell she was lying.

"Oh, okay," Cliff said. He smiled weakly as the brunette walked into the room. She smiled at the two.

"I hate to interrupt your conversation, but Cliff, your time is up," she said.

"Alright. Bye, Elli, bye, Shelly," Cliff said as he sagged his feet along the ground walking out. Elli smiled at Shelly.

"Hey, our names rhyme; what a coincidence!" Elli said, laughing a little. Shelly laughed along with her, but began to cough again.

"Are you feeling okay?" said Elli. She rested her hand gently on Shelly's forehead.

"Yeah, I guess.... I still feel a little dizzy though," Shelly replied.

"Do you think you'll be well enough to walk around?"

"I think so; would you let me out if I said yes?"

"Of course! That's why I asked!" Elli began to chuckle again.

"Then... yes. I would like to leave now," Shelly said softly. She began to sit up, took the covers off of herself, placed her feet on the floor, and stood up. She then took a step. She felt fine.

"I'll be okay, thank you, Elli," Shelly said, smiling.

"You're welcome! Good bye!" Elli said. She waved as Shelly stepped out the door.

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"Hey, Ann! What are you doing out here?" Shelly said as soon as she walked outside.

"I decided I'd wait for you! That's what friends are for, right?" Ann said.

"Of course!" Shelly exclaimed. The two began to walk back to the inn.

"So... word at the inn is that Cliff asked you about your feelings for him. True?" Shelly nodded her head.

"Did you tell him or not?" Ann squealed.

"I didn't," Shelly said. Ann frowned.

"Aww... why not? You really should have!"

"Oh, c'mon, Ann! Get a hold of yourself! We've only known each other for three days! Wouldn't it be moving too fast?

"What are you talking about? If you really like someone, then go for it! You've got to be brave, Shelly," Ann pointed out as she opened the door to the Inn. Everyone sitting at the tables looked up. A couple of girls rushed up to Shelly.

"Is it true?" "Did he really ask you?" "What did you say?" "Did you kiss?" "Are you two in love?" the group of girls asked frantically, jumping up and down. Shelly chuckled a little bit and smiled at one of the girls. She had pink wavy hair that went down to her waist. Her eyes were brownish red, and she had the cutest dimples when she smiled. She walked away from the group of girls and sat down at a table all by her lonesome.

"Hey, come sit here with us! You don't need to be by yourself!" a girl with long black hair said. She grabbed onto Shelly's arm and dragged her over to their table. She placed Shelly in front of a chair, which she began to sit in. All the girls crowded around near the middle of the table.

"So, tell us what happened," the girls chanted all together.

"Cliff and I aren't in love," Shelly said with a hint of laughter, "I was drunk from the wine I drank... I don't really love him." The girls began to simmer down.

"But... everyone had been saying you two were together! We thought it was true!" the pink haired girl said.

"Nope... none of it's true," Shelly said, looking at Ann's direction. Shelly winked at her, hoping she got her message.

"Well, at least tell us about your relationship with Kai!" The girls pleaded.

"Sorry, guys, but I would like to go upstairs for a little bit," Shelly said. She started to walk upstairs as she overheard the "ohs" and "ahs" of the girls.

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Shelly knocked on the door quietly; hoping that Cliff would open the door for her. Fortunately, he did.

"M-may I come in?" She asked softly.

"It's a free country," Cliff mumbled. Shelly walked inside and sat down on her bed.

"So, um... I sort of wanted to talk about yesterday," Shelly said. She looked up at Cliff.

"Me too," he replied as a sweet smile grew upon his face. "I just wanted to let you know how I felt about it, you know?"

"Yeah," Shelly said monotonously.

"Well, I-I wanted to know if... well, I want to... oh man, I can't say it," Cliff said shyly.

"You can't say what?"

"I-I'm trying to tell you that," Cliff said, "but it's so hard, I can't find the words for it!"

"C'mon, Cliff, I really want to know."

"Well, uh... I want to know if you..."

"If I WHAT, Cliff?"

"...Um, never mind," Cliff said sheepishly. He bowed his head in disappointment.

"So, that's what you wanted to tell me? Just 'never mind'?" Shelly said, her anger starting to rise.

"N-no, I mean I can't t-"

"Forget it! You can't tell me one measly little secret, so you decide not to say anything at all! That's really nice, Cliff!" Shelly shouted. "I'm going to bed now, good night!" She quickly threw the covers over her body as she gently closed her eyes.

"Umm... good night...?" Cliff said back to her. He sulked on his bed as he pulled out his own diary and began to write. When he finished, he threw it right under his bed... unlocked.

(A/N): Hey, everyone! Sorry for not updating in such a long time! I would've if I didn't get grounded from using the computer for a week! *Sigh* Yeah... well, I've completed the story! It's actually sorta long, to tell the truth, but I won't be updating a whole lot, due to the "being grounded" thingy... uh-huh. Well, I gotta go now, I need to practice my violin now! *Throws confetti* REVIEW PLEASE! XD The same thing goes for every chapter: I won't add another one until I get at least 7 or more reviews! SAYUNARA!

~*~*Fairy Friend*~*~