Across the Universe-
This story is being written for the 'Across the Universe' flash-fic challenge at ghffchallenge...the challenge is to write flash fics with prompts based on the lyrics of the musical 'Across the Universe'...I don't own GH I just love the fandom...hope you like
PROMPT #13:
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out.
It doesn't matter much to me.
After talking to Lulu Spinelli wanted to talk to Maxie about the situation and see if her feelings matched his. Unfortunately he had previous plans. He had planed to meet Serena at Kelly's for dinner. Their first REAL date. He began to pace his regrettably pink room trying to figure out what to say. He was having feelings for Maxis and though she was with Coop his heart was telling him not to let Serena be a substitute and to break it to the sweet one that he just wanted to be friends.
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Maxie was feeling more on edge then ever. She just had a weird talk with Cooper which made her think more then ever that he was the killer. Why else would he want to leave town with her THAT night. And on top of that there was the kiss. Sure she was drinking but how messed up could she of been consuming only three fourths of a bottle of wine. She wanted to kiss Spinelli and she knew it. When she reached her destination she sat cross legged in the snow.
"Georgie. You're probably in heaven right now about to laugh your ass off when you hear what I did. What I'm about to do."
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Meanwhile across town Serena was looking into the eyes of the man she just met.
"Why would you want to live in this old place?"
"Nobody would ever look for me here."
Serena gave him a quizzical look.
"So you're an outlaw or something."
Johnny laughed.
"Or something."
Serena nodded.
"You're not this killer I've been hearing about."
"If I were the killer do you think I'd be here talking to you. Besides I told you before you can search me for a phone cord you won't find it."
"Then what's your story."
"How long do you have."
Serena looked at her watch she planed to meet Spinelli at Kelly's for dinner at 430 however it was only a little after 2 so she just shrugged.
"Long enough."
Johnny looked both ways trying to spot his handlers. He noticed the figure of a man in the shadows and gave her grin.
"I gotta go."
"So soon."
"You don't want to get involved with me. Too much drama."
And just like that he was gone.
Serena sat on the steps of the house making a mental picture of Johnny in her mind. Before she watched a small flurry of snow begin to fall and thought of what to do.
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Cooper sat at the PCPD filing paperwork thinking back to his meeting with Maxie earlier. She was kind of off lately. Was she suspecting something? Did she need to die sooner rather then later? A part of Cooper didn't want to think about killing Maxie, a part of him still loved her even though she could turn him in. He had told her to meet her at his place at five that evening so they could run away. He didn't think she would show but if she did he thought that maybe he could end the drama once and for all. As he finished up his work he turned to Mac telling him that he was done and not feeling well. Truth was he was feeling great considering what was about to happen.
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As the hours of the afternoon passed and evening began to fall Serena had made her way into Kelly's. Lulu was behind the counter and Serena and she were chatting as Spinelli entered. He smiled at his BFF before sitting down at Serena's table. He took a sip of the Orange soda she had ordered for him and smiled.
"Sweet Sweet Serena I the Jackal find myself in a predicament that I've never encountered before."
"And what kind of predicament is that."
"I find myself in the center of a preverbal love triangle. You see the Jackal has only met you and yet he feels that he's known you all your life."
"The feelings mutual."
"And although your father and brother aren't the most...how should I say it...compassionate ones. You Sweet Serena make up for it in spades."
Serena smiled at him while her face became flush.
"However I the jackal have surprisingly been getting closer to Maxie Jones and well..."
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Cooper was now in his room he didn't know weather Maxie would show up in a half hour or not but either way it was time to end things once and for all. He unlocked the locked box and pulled out not only the DNA test but two letters. The first was addressed to Mac telling him that he was the killer. He had killed Leticia because the pressures of being Sonny's mole were getting to him. Then he attacked Carly because she was on to him. He got Maxie because she disproved his alibi to Harper and Georgie died as she was getting too close. His motive for killing Leyla was simply that he wanted the commissioner's niece to be with Dr.Drake and was eliminating the obstacle. Emily wasn't him and he was sorry that he couldn't tell who did that one. He also came clean that he was one of the hostage takers. The second letter was to Maxie saying that he loved her and was sorry for everything.
He placed the letters and results on the bed in plain sight as he tied a phone cord to the rafters in a noose. He was doing it. He was hanging himself. As he let out his final breath before kicking the chair out from under him he preyed that life for all would be better.
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"Well..."
"Well we kissed."
Serena turned her head to where Lulu was behind the counter. She noticed that the waitress didn't flinch and knew Spinelli mush of told her. After all Lulu was his best friend. Logan had also entered the diner and had slid a chair at the table.
"You kissed Maxie."
Logan rolled his eyes at Spinelli.
"So the town bike finally gave you a ride huh Spinelli. So how did it feel, becoming a man?"
"It was only a kiss not Sex and for the record she kissed me, and I really don't know what t make of the kiss I mean I shouldn't love her. She's tormented me and she is Georgie's sister and..."
"She's a manipulative bitch."
"Then why did you sleep with her."
"It was just a game. Everything is a game with Maxie. I would have thought you better then to choose her over my sister."
"Logan."
Serena glared at her brother as she said this pouting a bit.
"Love is unpredictable and if Spinelli likes Maxie I don't see why he can't go for it. I mean he told me that after Georgie died he never thought he'd be loved much less love again."
"But it looked that he was opening up to you sis."
"I was. But I don't know, maybe it's out shared grief or maybe it's the old saying opposites attract but I like Maxie."
Logan simply rolled his eyes thinking 'to each his own.' He spotted Lulu working and smiled at her. She smiled back and he knew that there was still a spark.
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Maxie entered the diner and headed up the stairs not acknowledging Spinelli's presence. She was intent on telling Cooper to go away on his own. That she had moved on which in reality was partially true. She knocked on the door realizing that it was open. As she pushed the door open she saw him hanging from the ceiling...dead. Even though she intended to break up with him Cooper Barrett was still her boyfriend and the sight of him made her let out a scream.
TBC