AN: Yeah, yeah I forgot the "Faith POV" in the last chapter. Sue me...on second thought, don't. I'm broke and I have terrible lawyers. Please don't sue me!
Disclaimer: You and I know that I don't own MR...I can dream though, can't I? (On a side note: HA! Now you can't sue me! Hahahahahahahaha! I win.)
Faith POV
All the crying and the stress of Bones being in the ER made me exhausted. Phe-O and I were now sitting in the TV room, watching AVATAR, no doubt one of the sweetest movies either of us had seen. This has to be the thirty-fourth or thirty-fifth time we've watched it. It was at my favorite part. Jake, the human/avatar hero was leading the Na'vi into battle against the humans, but they were losing. I was crying at this part...I blame the fact that I was crying earlier on me crying now. I wiped furiously at my eyes, cursing under my breath.
"Faith," said Phoenix in a soothing tone, "It's okay to cry, you know."
I turned to tell him that I wasn't crying just to see that he had glistened eyes.
Normally, I would have poked fun at him, but this was different. I knew he wasn't crying because of the movie. He was worried. I moved so we were sitting right next to each other. My heart sped up and I hesitantly put an arm around his shoulders. Phoenix did that weird 'Mind reading' thing we shared and he put an arm around me. We stayed like this until we fell asleep.
We awoke to the cheerful voice of Morgan.
"Wake up, Fanix!!!" She practically screamed into my ear. Phoenix and I covered our ears and said, "Morgan!" at the same time.
"Aww, you two are in sync still! Just like me and E! Come on! We gotta get to school!" She said tugging on my arm. Morgan pulled me up from my comfortable spot next to Phoenix, whom no doubt is still trying to adjust to the morning feeling.
I hopped in the shower and hopped out with time to spare. I got dressed quickly and grabbed my bag. I rushed down the stairs to see Phoenix and Morgan waiting for me.
"What took you so long, sleepy-head?" Morgan asked me with a smile. She was dressed in a purple long-sleeved blouse and skinny jeans. She had white Nike's on.
"Be nice, Miss Alarm Clock," Phoenix said with a yawn. He was wearing a large Red T-shirt that said "I'm awake and dressed, what more do you want!?" along with carpenter jeans. He was wearing maroon red Etnies. A horn honked outside.
"Whatever, Phe-O. Come on, Faith. That's E. He's driving us since your guys' parents have to deal with..." said Morgan trailing off.
"We got it, Morgan," I said with a smile. I brushed the thought of the once strong Bones having to die on an operating table. He wouldn't want me to even think about the possibility.
Phoenix hopped in the front of E's 997 Turbo Porsche. Morgan and I sat in the back.
Ready for day one of Junior High, Faith? E asked me telepathically. I smiled.
"You know it, E. How are you holding up though? This is your dad in the ER after all," I said concerned. E shifted for a second in his seat.
It is...difficult to know this has happened to him, E thought, But I am dealing with it. Thank you for asking, Faith.
"That's good to know, E," I said, "How's your sign language coming along?"
E smiled into the rearview mirror and raised his right hand to sign 'Tellmewhatyouthink.'
I smiled. I saw in the mirror his and Phoenix's eyes glaze over. They were probably talking about Eminem. Why Phoenix and E like him, I'll never know. I turned to Morgan and said, "So...How was Nana's? Learn anything? Do anything?"
Morgan smiled and ushered me closer with a finger. I leaned in even closer and she turned my head and cupped a hand over my ear and whispered, "E and I shared our first kiss."
I sat up and exchanged a smile with her. While on the inside we were squealing with joy, on the outside we kept our cool. Phoenix and E exchanged a high five and then E started to pull into Rufunsville Junior High's drop off area. Phoenix and I got out of the car and waited as Morgan and E kissed each other good bye. Morgan was on cloud nine as E pulled away. I could tell from that glazed over look in her eye.
"Earth to Morgan," I said, waving my hand in her face, "You know you're going to see him after school, right?"
"Yeah, but that's a full eight and a half hours away," She said. Phoenix and I exchanged a glance.
"Eight and a half!? We're fifteen minutes early!!" Phoenix said. He and I turned to face Morgan who giggled. She stopped when she saw our 'death glares'.
"The only reason I had E drop us off here so early is because of...him! Come on!" She said pulling on our arms. As we walked I heard a guitar strumming and s a young male voice singing. I saw a small group in front of the school and as we got closer we could make out a guy standing on a picnic table strumming his guitar.
The guy had short brown hair and thin sideburns on his face. He was wearing an olive green T shirt and had jeans on. He was wearing sneakers of some kind. He looked over the crowd with blue eyes. He was strumming a song and singing when we walked up.
(AN: Dry County Girl by Rascal Flatts)
But her eyes are full of pure moonshine
And I get drunk just holding her hand
I get high thinking I could be her man
There's so many fish in the sea
And I know it's a great big world
But I couldn't help but fall in love so hard
For my dry county girl
For my dry county girl, yeah
For my dry county girl
Lord, I fell so hard
For my dry county girl
For my dry county girl, yeah
Yeah, talking about my...
He stopped strumming and the gathered teens applauded, including Morgan, me, and Phoenix. The guy thanked everyone and started to put his guitar away.
"No encore? What's up with that?" Morgan spoke up. The crowd murmured their agreement. The guy looked up.
"You want me to do another song?" he asked in disbelief. Morgan shrugged.
"You're more then welcome to if you want. Or you could just stand there and look pretty," she said smiling. People again voiced their agreements. The guy smiled and picked his guitar back up. He strummed a few bars.
(AN: Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles)
Here comes the sun, do do doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's alright
Little darling
It's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's alright
Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's alright
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darling
I see the ice is slowly melting
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say,
It's alright
It's alright...
Again, the crowd applauded for the musician and he put his guitar down. He hopped off the table and walked towards Morgan, Phoenix, and I. Morgan smiled at him.
"Hey Tom! How do you like Rufunsville so far?" She asked. 'Tom' smiled slightly.
"It's okay," he said, "It's not Erieville but it'll have to do. Where's Eric at? He never leaves your side, or so I've noticed."
"Eric doesn't go to this school," Morgan said, "Let me introduce you to my friends I was talking about earlier. The Strawberry blonde is Felix and the black haired girl is Faith."
"A fellow Disturbed fan!? So far your friends are my kind of people," he said noticing my shirt. Tom held a hand out.
"Tom Stevens," He said introducing himself. I took his hand and shook it.
"Nice to meet you Tom," I said, "I'm happy to hear you appreciate Disturbed like I do. I'm Faith Ride."
"Cool name," he commented. He turned to Phoenix, "And you're Felix? Dude, living with that name? I feel for you man."
Phoenix chuckled, "Well thanks, bro. You can call me Phoenix or Phe-O though, everyone I know calls me that. Even my parents."
I saw a flash of sorrow go across Tom's eyes, but then again I could have imagined it. Interesting.
"You got some wicked vocals man," said Phoenix, "Ever think of going career with that?"
"Nah," he said, "I'm not that good. Besides, writing and drawing are my other passions. Out of curiosity, does this school have a football team?"
"Well duh," Morgan said, "We have the Rufunsville Rascals. FYI, our school colors are Sliver and Navy Blue."
"Good to know," Tom said, "When's tryouts?"
"Why?" Phoenix asked. Tom shrugged.
"I play Tailback or Fullback," he said, "What about you Phe-O? You gonna go out for the team this year?"
"Actually, I've never thought about it," Phoenix said. He closed his eyes as we walked towards the school. Well, now he's considering it. Great.
"What position do you think I'd be good in?" Phoenix asked Tom.
"Defiantly a Fullback. We're both around the same height," Tom replied.
"Yeah, and I'm the king of France," Phoenix said. Tom shrugged.
"So you're about two inches taller then me, you'd still make a good Fullback," Tom said. Morgan and I walked a few inches away from the guys and let them talk about sports. I'm all for sports and other "guy" stuff, but there's only so much you can take. And besides, it's good for Phoenix to have a guy friend his age. Right?
"So, what do you think?" Morgan asked.
"Of Tom? He's cool. Plus he's not hitting on me like half of these guys have," I said bitterly. Some guys are just pervs.
"Yeah, that's true," Morgan said. I turned to her.
"How do you know him, anyway?" I asked. She smiled.
"Back in 2nd grade, remember our penpals we had? Well, Tom and I were penpals and we stayed in touch," said Morgan, "When he told me he was moving out here, I was so excited. E and I went to pick him up. He's very trustworthy."
"Wait a minute," I said, "You didn't tell him about..."
"NO! I'm not that stupid. I'm just saying he defiantly could be let in on the "secret" and he wouldn't tell a soul," Morgan said. I looked back to Phoenix and Tom. Both of them were laughing and smiling.
Maybe Morgan is right, I thought, but I'll take him back to the bar and talk to Mom and Daddy about it first.
AN: Alright, got my OC in the fic. Chapter three will be up either tomorrow or Thursday. For now...enjoy reviewing and feel free to request songs!!!
Never Give Up
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