A/n: Sorry it has taken me so long to update but, I had some wirters block one, and two I sorta am kicked off the computer, I'm sorry, but don't worryI will update as much as I can. Chapter 9 is a remake of the second part of time stands still. I hope you enjoy and thank you tons for all the reviews also. I am sry if I got some of the facts wrong in this and the last chapter.

Chapter 9 My Heart stands still

Emma's POV
I'm not sure what happened, after I left the bathroom all I know was that I avoided Jay like the black plague. I knew he was mean and I knew that he'd probably do something humiliating to someone I knew, but really now, did he have to do that to Rick. Sure I didn't help matters when I screamed at Rick but...I still felt bad for him.

So I avoided Jay, and in the process Alex, who I knew probably helped him, since she was VP and all. So after I went to the bathroom I tried to go on with my regular day, key word there TRIED, I didn't really succeed. I figured Rick went home after the whole thing, so I wasn't really worrying about him, I was just afraid someone would find out he tried to kiss me, it wasn't for popular reasons just...he scared me with that look, and people would blame me if he did anything weird.

All these thoughts ran through me at lunch as me and Ellie sat alone outside. Sean was working on fixing Jay's car, Alex was probably off with Craig, and Jay, I didn't care where he was as long as he wasn't with me.

We were quiet I shot down every conversation starter that Ellie tried to do.

"Hey." I finally said, she looked at me.

"Look it's Rick, I thought he left." I said.

Ellie looked over at him as he walked up the stairs a little stiff and tried to ignore the pointing and laughter. He still had feathers and paint on him, he looked determined and scary. I had the odd feeling that something weird was going on and I made a decision not to go by him.

"I can't believe that someone would do that, I mean, I know people don't like him but...he's still a person." Ellie muttered bitting into a tuna sandwich.

"Yeah." I muttered going back to my own lunch. We were silent for the rest of the meal, this time we both didn't want to talk, as everyone buzzed with insults about Rick. It was getting harder and harder not to feel bad for him.


I was in the hallway at my locker, me and Toby were the only ones there, till Sean came. He looked at me and went up to me, as I tried to pretend I hadn't seen him. He was the closet to Jay I was going to get today, hopefully.

"Em, What's up? You've been weird all day."

I looked at astonished, wasn't he and Jay BEST friends.

"Nothing's up, Sean, even if something was up, why would you care?"

he looked taken aback by the aggressiveness in my voice. "Well, Jay feels really bad for whatever happened between the 2 of you."

"Are you the messenger now?"

"No, it's just, it's creepy to see him so quiet, I mean this is Jay we are talking about, LOUD Jay. So what's up?"

I looked at the inside of my locker debating what to say. I knew that Toby was listening in, I don't think anyone at school knew about me and Jay yet, but when Toby told JT and JT told EVERYONE, everyone would know.

But I was saved the trouble because just then we heard a loud sound, it sounded like a gunshot. All three of us looked at the doorway as people ran out of it. I don't know why I did it and it was probably the most stupid thing I've ever done in my life, but I went TOWARDS it. I walked towards the gunshot and Sean being the heroic kind of guy followed me and Toby the wannabe heroic guy followed.

So we came face to face with the one person I made a promise to myself I would avoid today, Rick...with a gun. Sean muttered something to me and tried to pull me away, I was in such a state of shock that I would be lead anywhere by anyone.

"DON'T move away from me!" Rick yelled breaking the trance I was in, I was staring at the gun, was he going to shot one of us? Had he already shot one of us? Was I going to die tonight? Was Sean or Toby going to die tonight?

"You've made my list Emma, you flirted with me, and was nice to me, I thought you liked me. But I find out you are with JAY!" Rick said in a soft voice but it got louder as he went on.

"Just put the gun down ok?" Sean said in a wannabe calm voice, I heard a little fear around the edges. If he died it'd be my fault.

There was an argument going on, I wasn't paying attention, I just prayed something like a miracle would happen. I had never felt this trapped before or this scared, not since...Jordan, something I have tried with all of my might to forget, and until this day have done very well to forget. But the tension and me praying for a miracle well it brought back memories I swore I would forget. I came back to my senses as Sean wasn't by my side he was a little closer to Rick. Rick said something and pointed the gun at me and aimed. I felt a pushed, then a stinging pain that was the worse I had ever felt, a yell and everything went black.

Regular POV Classroom

Everyone was confused and waiting, Ellie was looking around everywhere for Emma, but not finding her. They had MI together, so where was she? Ellie, Sean, Emma, Jay and Alex, had it together. But Emma and Sean were missing, did something happen? Was that why they were locked in the classroom.

Ellie looked over at Alex who was playing a game on her cell and Jay was just throwing a ball around getting glares from Mr Simpson.

Ellie came over to them, "do you guys know where Emma and Sean are?" she finally asked them.

Alex looked up and Jay stopped throwing the ball.

"They aren't here?" Jay asked looking around.

Ellie rolled her eyes, her boyfriend had a rather oblivious friend. "No they aren't and I was wondering where they were. Do you know?"

they both shook there heads. "Emma's been avoiding me all day." Jay said shrugging not looking into it very much.

"Have you cheated on her yet?" Alex said in a snappy tone.

Jay rolled his eyes and leaned back on his chair.

"I think I'm going to call Ashley she has this period with Paige and I really want to know what is going on." Ellie said getting her cell out and speed dialing her friend.

Alex and Jay shrugged going back to what they were doing before. A couple minutes later Ellie came back a shade or two whiter then how her skin tone usually was.

"Um..."

Alex and Jay looked up expecting an answer.

"There's been a shooting." Ellie whispered. "Ashley told me, that Paige told her, who called her mom, it was Jimmy whose been shot, and so has—" tears came to Ellie's eyes as she couldn't finish.

The two people looked at her, Jay with a horrified look on his face and Alex was looking at Simpson who was quietly talking to Suave.

Simpson at that pointed started crying, he had to be escorted out and Suave stayed with them as Simpson was taken out by the police. Alex knew then who the other person was who had gotten shot, and guilt rushed through her, she looked at Jay who was still watching Ellie cry as if he had never seen anyone cry before.

"Ellie? Ellie? Was...was Em...was Emma shot?" Alex asked quietly, not daring to look at Jay.

Ellie nodded hiccupping, "yeah, Sean was with her." they both looked at Jay.

Jay was silent but the expression on his face told you everything. He looked as if someone had slapped him with a truck, he was sad and surprised. Emma? His Emma was shot by Rick?


They were finally let out, and went down the stairs, to find Sean. Ellie went up to Sean and hugged him, he didn't return it for a few seconds then did.

"What happened, man?" Jay asked quietly as they walked towards his car to go to the hospital.

"I was questioned." Sean said in an eery voice.

Ellie looked a little worried, "we mean...about Rick." she whispered.

"We were in the hallway and he appeared with a gun. We tried to get out of there but...I don't know he was talking about Emma being on his list and him liking her and stuff. Then he pulled the trigger and I attacked him. Toby pushed her out of the way so it only hit her shoulder. There was so much blood...Rick's dead though." Sean muttered the story out in strange parts.

It wasn't in order but everyone got the jest of it anyway.

They were silent the rest of the drive there and were silent till they were aloud to see Emma.

"How are you?" Jay asked sitting on her bed, white as the sheets.

She smiled at him, looking tired and a little scared.

"Fine, I'm fine." she said, "it wasn't very deep and it didn't hit any major blood vessels. They said I just had to be questioned and they'd run some more tests, I should be out by tomorrow." she said smiling.

They all looked at her not really believing that someone they knew was shot.

"Do you need anything?" Alex asked.

Emma shook her head. "Nope."

"Do you have to wear anything?" Ellie asked gripping Sean's hand with a strength he didn't know she had.

"No, but I have to come back to hospital in a month, and I ave to wear like this huge band-aid thing."

there was silence once again.

"Did Spike and Snake see you?" Ellie asked.

Emma nodded, " yeah they just left so you guys could come in, everyone's fine, I'm fine, really." she smiled again, and everyone seemed to believe her.

They wanted her to be ok, they didn't want to hear that she wasn't, everything would seem a lot more real if she wasn't.

"Jimmy isn't though, he's paralyzed." Emma whispered.

Alex looked down, she had to go see Craig to see how he was doing, so she left. So did Ellie and Sean wanting to give Emma and Jay a minute alone.

"So..." Jay said looking around trying to think of something to say. "How...How are you?"

Emma shrugged, "you asked me that Jay. I'm sorry for avoiding you earlier."

Jay shrugged. "Yeah I'm sorry for uh, doing whatever it was to upset you."

Emma looked at him for a minute. Was he lying that he didn't know? Or did he really not know? She didn't want Jay to be the one who had caused the feather charade, so she decided to just believe him, denial was better then the truth. She smiled at him and leaned in to kiss him, she just wanted to go back to how she felt when she was in the closet, special.

(A/n: i will try and get on the computer soon, but not sure if I can, I hope you liked it, and please review.)