I know this chapter seems a little out of place but what can I do when my muse leads me there. I hope she knows what she's doing.
Still don't own this show or the Characters.
She stood there in the small corner hidden by the shadow the large tree cast near the old gym. She seemed totally oblivious to the world around her. The fucked up world that doesn't want her. That made people go after her and beat the crap out of her fragile figure. She was trying to light a match to light the cigarette sticking losely between her beautiful soft lips. Her movements looked stiff and sore. No real surprise due to what had occurred that morning. Watching her struggle Mary couldn't help but recall the events of that very morning.
The jocks of the school went seemingly casual towards where she sat finishing whatever homework and slapped her history book right over her head. The book hit her with such a force that she doubled over hitting the back of her head by falling off the bench. Hurting her hands trying to catch her fall. She looked up into their eyes. Their eyes were filled with amusement and excitement whereas hers showed only disappointment and resignation. Mary had stood by and was condemned to watch being held back by the circle the gang had formed to prevent anyone from helping. The look of resignation was probably the worst for Mary to witness- the lack of fight. The leader aimed another kick to her face and they left her bleeding from probably a broken nose. Of course nothing was reported.
Mary couldn't watch her struggle with the match any longer and walked over.
Without a word Mary took the matches and lit her cigarette. The girl offered her one and Mary accepted gratefully.
After giving back the matches Mary said with a playfull smile:" You know smoking is bad for you?"
The girl took a long drag from her cigarette and savoured the taste and feeling while closing her eyes relishing the feeling. "You probably know very well why I take the risk?" she asked back with an equally playful smile.
Taking a drag herself and after exhaling Mary gestured to the girls injured fingers and nose:" You should get that looked at."
The girl only looked down on her sore fingers and shrugged it off:" It's just sore."
Mary was struck by the girl's casualty. Apparently that wasn't the first time. Mary hit herself mentally, because of her naivety. Of course that was common that was a great part of the reason she had been afraid of who she was.
Suddenly the girl looked up and eyed Mary suspicially:" Why are you talking to me?"
Mary was pulled from her inside world and when the question sunk in she looked to the floor and took her time to answer.
"Because I didn't like how they treated you and that I didn't fight harder to make them stop."
Then she looked up into those deep mesmerising green eyes showing doubt and continued:" There's something about you... Something that makes me wanna get to know you. That ..ähmm...," Mary stuttered now really embarrassed. "It's been there since I first saw you when you where the new student."
"Why didn't you see then ... I mean what was happening?" she asked in a neutral voice without any accusations.
Mary averted her gaze and seemed to study the plant next to her with growing interest. She bit her lip and while she looked up again she shook her head helplessly. Her eyes showing only regret and sadness about that really shaming fact.
"I was someone else then," she said her voice barely above a whisper. " I was so occupied with my life that I never came to realise that such things existed."
Mary looked at the girl again showing a lot more than intended but she managed to conceal it as quickly as it had appeared. But the girl had seen the turmoil and the confusion of emotions but didn't show it to not embarrass Mary any more. They locked eyes for quite some time. You could tell that the chemistry between the two of them was really really good.
Then the girl extended her not so sore hand and said:" I'm Ellena Shabio."
Mary mirrored the gesture introducing herself:" I'm Mary Camden."
Ellena raised an eyebrow connecting the dots and smiled a little to compassionate and knowing for Marys liking. "Camden? As in the preacher's daughter Camden?"
Mary nodded with an unreadable almost stony expression on her face. Ellena turned a little and pointed at someone rushing towards the building giggling unbearably girlish with her friends:" That's your sister then? She's totally into my stupid brother Damon."
The last was said with a disgusted smile. Mary had an equal smile plastered all over her face and nodded.
"She wanted to set me up with his brother."..."Wait.. your brothers?" Mary asked in disbelief.
Ellena nodded. She screwed her eyebrows and asked:" So you're into my brother?"
Mary turned towards her but not focusing on Ellena:" No! Lucy only wanted to cheer me up." That came quite sarcastically.
Then the bell rang and Mary was about to grab her stuff to go to her math class when a firm but gentle grip held her back.
"I don't feel like going to math today. What about ice cream in the park?" Ellena asked with a bright smile.
She always seemed so confident. Confident because it always seemed as if nothing would get to her. As if she was content with herself and no matter what people did or said would change her attitude. In the same time she appeared almost shy and unsure. Even though she was everything but unsure judging from her success with women. Mary returned that smile and so they walked in comfortable silence towards the park. They laid on the grass watching the blue sky eating ice cream. Sometimes chancing glances at each other. When Mary was about to avert her gaze in embarrassment of being caught Ellena locked gazes with her. So that Mary just couldn't look away. She got caught in her deep green eyes showing gentleness and a lot of emotions Mary could not yet define.
Suddenly Ellena broke the silence and asked:" What have you been thinking about?"
Mary looked away brushing her hair out of her eyes and contemplated what to reveal and what to keep. While thinking this over Mary bit her lip looking thoughtful.
"I think that I'm simply amazed about this." She made a wide gesture encircling both Ellena and herself. "I only knew you. From when I looked at you being bored in math or biology classes. And then it feels good to lie here with you. And then I think about my parents expecting me to talk to them. Explaining why I skipped class or why I'm so withdrawn or whatever." She stopped abruptly feeling like having said to much already.
"I like it here with too," Ellena answered with a content smile. "I also knew you only from looking at you in all classes I got bored in we had together."
Both raising their eyebrows slightly disgusted by the cheesyness of their confessions.
"I always thought there was more about you than just the popular basketball captain and the preacher's daughter."
"You got a problem with this preacher's daughter thing?" Mary asked challenging.
"No never;" Ellena assured her laughing.
"I have to go soon or my brother will freak and call the police and then Mom and dad. I don't know which would be worse." Mary said sarcastically but with an undertone showing sadness about the fact that she had to go.
"What about we meet tomorrow after school?" Ellena asked. "And if you wanna call I guess your sister has my number!" she added laughing.
Slowly Mary approached her brother's car not looking up. When she arrived there she opened the door and practically through herself inside with this stupid smile covering her face. She just couldn't get rid of it all the way to the car. Now she was aware of her siblings' curious looks.
"What?" she asked impatiently. "Aren't we supposed to arrive home on time?"
With that Matt turned and started the engine casting curious glances towards Mary through the review- mirror. Simon turned to after shrugging confused. Lucy kept staring at her older sister who had been almost depressed over the last days maybe over even a longer time.
"You feeling better?" Lucy asked Mary quietly to not catch their brothers' attention.
Mary simply looked at her being not able to forget what she had said to her after the trip to the promenade. So she just shrugged noncommittally.
Lucy furrowed her brows being confused about Mary's cold behaviour towards her.
"Did I do something to make you so...uhm so cold towards me?" Lucy asked unsure of herself.
This time Mary only cast her an annoyed look and ignored her otherwise. She knew how unfair her behaviour was towards Lucy because Lucy wasn't aware of how she had hurt her sister. Mary knew she should just voice it and give Lucy an opportunity to defend herself. But she felt so hurt and rejected. Lucy's reaction had only fed Mary's fears of finally admitting being gay to herself and finally to her family. She managed to say it out loud to her face in the mirror and felt so excited about the contact to Ellena – her crush- but coming out to her family made her still feel sick to her stomach. Even more after the way Lucy reacted.
The smile that had been on her lips since eating ice cream with Ellena had finally vanished after her train of thought reached her family and she became the same withdrawn Mary she had been for actually month. Only Wilson had really felt her withdraw from him over a pretty long period of time. Her family finally after the split up with Wilson.
"Mary?" an angry voice greeted her the moment she set foot into her home.
After that she was faced by her concerned and disappointed parents.
"Your principal just called," Erik stated. "What do you think he called about?"
Mary granted them a casual shrug.
Now Annie tried to reach their daughter:" Mary what did you think... skipping school. That just can't happen. What's going on with you? We worry about you.
Talk to us.
Mary stared at some point behind her parents and finally answered:" I simply skipped school. I didn't rub a bank or killed someone I just skipped class."
"Don't talk like that. This is not funny Mary. So you're not going anywhere for a week. You come home straight after school and are not allowed to meet any friends," Erik decided with finality.
A/N: I know this is a stupid place to end this chapter but I didn't get anywhere as I tried to continue writing.