Title: Never let your guard down
Author: Simple Plan Rulz
Rating: T, I'm not sure, I'm not very good with the whole ratings thing.
Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own ER or any of its characters.
More notes on story: A review from 'krazypirategurl' reminded me that I actually thought up this story whilst listening to 'Perfect' by Simple Plan; it explains Ray's feelings for his Dad really well so I will defiantly use it at some point in my story. I think I use it in chapter 10 at the moment but it might pop up in some more chapters. I don't know how I could get 'Welcome to my life' in the story, but if you have any ideas please suggest them.
Notes on the Chapter: This chapter is called 'One County General' after One Tree Hill, which is because it's about basketball. If you've never seen One Tree Hill, watch it, if you can't be bothered, basically, it's about basketball and it has Chad Michael Murray in it, and that's all you really need to know to understand this chapter. This chapter starts with Ray and Abby looking back on this event, and this runs into the next chapter as they take place immediately after each other. I know I said I didn't like this chapter but I changed my mind, so I'm putting it up anyway! Like I said before I really don't like Jake so he comes off really evil and spiteful in this chapter! Thanks for the reviews, here's chapter 6!
Chapter 6: One County General
It had been a long time since Abby had broken up with Jake andRay was now practically living in Abby's apartment, sleeping on the sofa.
"Gosh, that seem's like ages ago now, how long ago was it?" Abby laughed
"A couple of weeks now,I think" Ray was laughing too, "Do you remember when..."
"Oh yer," Abby laughed harder, "that was so funny!"
Once they had stopped laughing Abby turned to Ray "You know, youstill haven't told me what happened before I came along,"
"That's cause, like I keep saying, nothing much happened!"
"Yer sure, am I supposed to believe that?"
"Yes!" Ray leaned back on the sofa.
"I wash up, seeing as how you cooked,"
"Sounds good," Ray wasslowly drifting off.
He was having a pretty ruff day, so he strolled of to the county general basketball courts to shoot some hoops and chill. Of course when he got there, someone else was playing.
Jake.
"Ray," Jake spotted him.
"Jake," the hate in his tone was very apparent.
"You wanna play?" Jake held out the ball.
"What and act like nothing happened?"
"What happened?" Jake acted innocent.
"Quit fucking about, we all know what happened."
Jake laughed; Ray was such a hot head, "I don't"
Ray ingnored him insteadgrabbing the ball off Jake andwalkingover to the half way line, he lifted the ball up, like he was going to shoot.
"You'll never make it," Jake sneered.
"Ray shrugged "It's still worth a try!" he threw the ball, it bounced off the backboard. He shrugged again "Never mind,"
"Pass here," Jake took the ball and standing much further forward than Ray, took a shot. It went straight in the basket. "Swish, swish,"
"Yer, apart from you didn't take it from the halfway line,"
Jake shrugged "I still got it in,"
"I could get it in from there,"
"Go on then, prove it,"
Jake was standing with the ball, Ray tried to take it off him but Jake kept a hold of it. "You go to play me for it, first to 21?"
Ray was not in the mood to 'hang' with Jake but thrashing him 21-0 seemed quite fun and it would show Abby how much better than Jake he was, another one of those male competition things.
"Whatever," said Ray and the game began.
The boys where taking a break, it was 6-2 to Ray.
"So, are you and Abby, like, going out?"
"Why would that bother you? Cause I hear you've got someone else?"
Jake shrugged it off "Of course it wouldn't bother me, Elle is just the best,"
"Elle?" Ray was sure he's heard that name somewhere before.
"Yer, Elle Jacobs you might know her, she's in the music business."
Ray suddenly remembered where he knew her from, "Short, blonde hair, green eyes, very pretty?"
"Yer, that's her," said Jake looking proud that Ray thought she was pretty.
"What did she tell you she does?"
"She wasn't specific she just said she was in the music business," he was looking weary now.
Ray burst into fits of laughter.
"I don't know what so funny?"
"She's a groupie from my band,"
The look of horror on Jake's face was priceless.
"She never mentioned me to you?"
"No," Jake scowled
"I'm deeply offended, she doesn't remember our little rendezvous a couple of weeks ago?"
Jake's faced dropped to the floor, "You two..."
"Hooked up? Yer we did!" Ray was definatly enjoying this, Jake was going crazy!
Jake was angry now, he'd just totally made a fool of himself and he wasn't about to let Ray get the upper hand.
"No matter, so Elle and I didn't work out, I could just go back to Abby,"
Ray suddenly looked very angry, Jake smiled, he'd hit a nerve, "She never take you back," Ray knew it wasn't true, Abby was so vulnerable at the moment, she'd take him back in a flash.
"Come on, with both know she'd take me back,"
This made Ray really angry, he slammed Jake up against the wall, his fist pushing into his throat. "Leave Abby alone, she's mine," Ray screamed.
Jake smiled, Ray had reacted exactly how he hoped he would, "Calm down tough guy,"
Ray loosened his grip, slightly.
Jake, relieved he could now breathe properly, took a deep breath, "So you are going out with Abby then?"
Ray just looked straight at Jake, he wasn't about to admit that to him.
"Just as I thought, you like her but she likes me,"
Ray pressed harder pushing Jake throat up to the wall.
"Don't get mad, you know it true," said spitefully.
Yes, Ray knew it was true, but he wasn't about to give Jake the pleasure of knowing that.
"You want Abby?" Jake asked"Play me for her; if you win I'll back off!"
It was an offer Ray couldn't refuse; he tossed Jake aside "Let's get this over with."
Abby and Neela walked out onto the basketball court, where Jake and Ray where playing.
"What's the score?" Neela asked
"17-15 to me," Ray grinned.
"God, it's like One Tree Hill out here," Neela told Abby.
Abby laughed "Yer, One County General!"
Clunk
Abby and Neela's attention was brought back to the game as Jake scored a crucial basket.
It was Ray turn with the ball, "Go Ray!" Abby called.
Ray smiled at Jake, Abby preferred him!
Jake mumbled something under his breath that sounded a lot like "go to hell"
The two guys struggled with the ball for a bit, until Jake won possession, he reached up to shot, and through the ball, smacking Ray in the nose with his elbow.
"Bitch!" Ray cried, blood began to drip from his nose. The ball missed the basket.
"Foul play," Neela ruled.
"Nah," Ray wiped his nose, "it was an accident"
Jake sniggered, he knew what Ray was doing, trying to seem all gentlemanly in front of Abby, two could play at that game.
"It's okay, Ray, you take it,"
Ray glared at Jake, before taking the ball.
"20-20" Ray called as he scored another basket, Jake took the ball.
"Come on man, you might as well give up, I've won!"
"I wouldn't be so sure of yourself Ray,"
There was more struggling, Abby noted that Ray was a good defender; Jake couldn't get near the basket.
Jake was losing and any moment now Ray was going to take the ball off him, he couldn't let that happen, he elbowed Ray in the stomach, winding him, he rushed round to take a lay-up. "20-20, what was that about quitting Ray?"
"No fair," Ray was clutching his stomach "You winded me,"
The girls looked shocked that Jake would cheat.
"He's lying" Jake informed them, he turned and spat on the floor next to Ray"you just can't accept that you're losing,"
"We're drawing," Ray corrected him "now lets finish this,"
Ray took the ball and was about to start when Jake spoke, in a whisper so the girls wouldn't hear,"You just can't accept it? Can you? No matter what your gunna lose, and, even if by some freak chance you do win, you still won't get Abby, because you and I both know she's way out of your league!You're arrogant, self obsessed and you spend you're timing hooking up with skanks!" he stopped to think and then smiled a cold, vengeful smile, "I'm sure your dad would be proud,"
Ray went red with rage.
"That's right; Abby told me back when we were going out. Face it Ray a guy like you and a girl like her, it wasn't meant to be."
"Even so," Ray shrugged "it's still worth a try!"
Jake prepared to defend, when he realized Ray was trying to shoot!
"You'll never make it," Jake laughed.
Ray reached up and took his shot. It landed in the basket without even touching the backboard. "Swish, swish," Ray laughed. The girls clapped and cheered.
"Whatever," Jake was about to storm off.
"Hey," Ray called after him, Jake spun round"Calm down tough guy!"
"Ha-ha, very funny Ray," He slammed the hospital doors.
"What's got him so work up?" Neela asked.
"Dunno," Ray turned to Abby "One County General, I like it,"
The girls laughed, "It's got a ring to it," Neela joked.
"Yer, but on one condition," Ray insisted "I get to be Chad Michael Murray!"
"Sure," Abby laughed, "He's the hot one right?"
That's the end! That's Jake's last appearence in my story, I think, but you never know, he might randomly turn up again. (although I hope not.) The next chapter after this is coming soon as it runs directly after this one, remember at the begining when they're talking about the game and then Ray falls asleep? Well the next chapter takes place later in the afternoon when Abby wakes him up! Abby and Ray finally get together! (sort of)!