Chapter 10

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Samantha's Valentine

Chapter 10- A Final Victory

It's a song fic halfway through.

The names above the lyric lines show who they refer to.

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And she sat there not knowing what to do. She had lost.

Everything she wanted. Everything she had wanted…it was all ruined.

She couldn't blink. She couldn't move.

A tear streamed down her cheek.

When did she start crying?

"And the winner is!" Mr Referee called out.

But she was too shocked to listen.

All she could do was stare at the body of her medabot laying there in the dust, looking so pale and greyed. The medal glinted on the ground.

The first few droplets of rain began to fall.

In the background noise, Erika called out her announcement to the television camera. Now the whole of Riverview knew. Shame would befall her.

Nobody.

Absolutely nobody had ever won against her.

She was unbeatable.

And that was why she earned the title of "The legendary Medafighter".

And now Samantha knew why.

Neutranurse was still healing herself. Small sparks came out from the sides of her damaged neck but she was still barely functional.

Why couldn't she have seen it before?

Neutranurse couldn't be defeated by Peppercat. She kept healing herself after and during each attack.

"Samantha." Karin was kneeling down in front of her now. She reached out a hand to cup her cheek and lift it up towards her.

Samantha's blank eyes widened and she broke away.

"No!" she breathed heavily. She pointed at Karin. "Don't touch me!"

Still, Karin walked towards her.

"No! Don't touch me!" She screamed and broke into a run.

(Samantha)

All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said

She ran.

She ran on and on, blocking out the voice of her valentine calling out from behind her.

The rain fell fast and heavy.

But noone in the park moved. They just watched as Samantha ran out of the gates and into the streets of Riverview.

Rain splattered upwards as her trainers hit the wet ground hard.

(Karin)
This is not enough

Karin followed after her.

Erika and Brass were the first to move, Belmont, Ikki then a whole crowd of kids followed them.

(Samantha)
I'm in serious s--t, I feel totally lost If I'm asking for help it's only because

(Karin) Being with you has opened my eyes

(Both) Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?

"Wait!" Karin called out catching up to her.

Samantha caught a glimpse of her out the corner of her eye and clutched her head turning away.

"No…How could it end like this!" She sank to her knees feeling weak.

"Samantha." Karin breathed.

But before she could continue, the crowd from the park came into view running behide them.

Erika led the way.

Samantha got to her feet aware of Brass still filming. "I can't be humiliated like this."

She broke free of Karin's grip on her arm and turned into the next alley before everyone could catch up to her.

Tightly closing her eyes, she ran faster.

(Samantha)
I keep asking myself, wondering how I keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out

It was a dead end.

She had ran into a dead-end alleyway.

She turned round and saw Karin standing at the entrance, soaked in rain.

(Karin)
Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me Nobody else so we can be free (nobody else so we can be free)

She's beautiful…

Karin extended a hand to Samantha and walked towards her.

Samantha backed away feeling scared.

(Samantha)
All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said (Karin)
This is not enough This is not enough!

(Samantha)
All the things she said All the things she said

Samantha backed up further into the alley until she reached a fence blocking her from going any further.

(Samantha)
All the things she said All the things she said

She looked round almost frantically to see people everywhere gathering around them.

Everyone, looking out the windows, surrounding them. Staring at them.

She could feel her own shame weighing down on her.

The shame of losing.

The shame of becoming this girl's prize.

What was to happen to become of her now?

The Screws, the old times, her daily life, what everyone thought about her.

It would all change.

That was a price too high to pay.

Though people were staring, noone was mocking her.

They could tell the kind of emotional turmoil she was going through and strangely the school kid's thoughts were with her.

Yes they hated her. Yes, they hated the Screws.

But this.

Losing your dignity like this…

It was not quite what everyone was wishing for.

(Samantha)
And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed

Her hands gripped the wire of the fencing behind her.

The boys of Rosewood school stared sadly at Karin.

(Karin)
They say it's my fault but I want her so much Wanna fly her away where the sun and rain Come in over my face,

Samantha lifted her face to the sky not caring how soaked she was. The rain fell and moved around the curves of her cheeks and clothes.

(Samantha)
wash away all the shame

By now all the kids had gathered onto the edges of the rooftops above them and behide the fence on the other end of the alley.

Noone could speak, they were all speechless.

All eyes were fixed upon them.

(Karin)
When they stop and stare - don't worry me Cause I'm feeling for her what she's feeling for me

Karin started walking towards her again.

Her thoughts turned solemn. "Let the whole world witness…"

(Samantha)
I can try to pretend, I can try to forget But it's driving me mad, going out of my head!

Samantha clutched her head again and turned away as Karin placed both hands on her shoulders.

No.

She didn't feel the same way!

A thousand words Karin had wrote to her flashed through her mind.

She could ever possibly feel the same way!

No.

This could never work out. Never!

But she knew deep down truly what she really felt.

Karin leaned in to give her a kiss.

(Both)
All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said This is not enough This is not enough All the things she said All the things she said

Slap

Samantha slapped her hard.

She couldn't let this –girl- touch her.

Karin fell to the ground holding her cheek.

Samantha wanted to run but there was nowhere else to go.

(Karin)
Mother looking at me Tell me what do you see? Yes, I've lost my mind

Karin got up again.

Slap

Samantha slapped her back down.

Again Karin got up.

Slap

Again Samantha slapped her back down.

(Samantha)
Daddy looking at me Will I ever be free? Have I crossed the line?

Erika flinched at each slap Karin received. Without knowing, tears streamed down her face.

Some people watched, silently crying or shielded their eyes away.

"I don't want this." Samantha said weakly as she hit her again. "I…I…"

All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head Running through my head

But this time she didn't do anything when Karin got up again.

She was crying.

Both of them were crying. Karin smiled gently with tears streaming down her face.

"I'll do whatever it takes to make you love me back…"

The sound of falling rain continued through the silence.

A hand touched her arm.

It was Samantha's.

All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said

Peppercat placed a hand on Neutranurse. She had been healed by Spyke and Sloan who were now sitting on the fountain ledge with their heads down. What was to become of them now?

"It's okay" she said to Neutranurse. "You'll see. In the end, it'll be okay."

They didn't speak.

Neutranurse leaned on her for support and began to heal her.

This is not enough This is not enough All the things she said All the things she said All the things she said All the things she said

Everyone in the alleyway just couldn't tear their eyes away.

They knew they shouldn't be watching.

The robattle was over.

And everything ended.

With a kiss.

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End of Chapter 10

Disclaimer: The song (All the things she said) DOES NOT belong to me. It belongs to TATU.

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Note: I had never wanted Samantha to win. Using Tatu's song to turn this into a song fic near the end was partly why I wrote this. In fact, the song "All the things she said" by Tatu was mainly what inspired me to write this fanfic. Listen to the song. And try and picture the events.

It's what I did.

There will be a final chapter after this.

If you want I can go into great depths on the kiss scene. (Both them and their medabots kiss- it would make a great dramatic ending scene). I wanted to do a flash movie on this chapter haha!

But…that would be taking it a bit too far.