Disclaimer:
Dr. G. : ok so the following charachtors and the songs they say do not belong Maureen
Alvin: "So this is love" from Disney's Cinderella
Simon: "I wont say i'm in love" From Disney's Hurcules
Theodore:"Hypnotize the moon" by clay walker
Brittany:"why don't you kiss her?" by jesse mcartney
Jeanette:"Love story" by taylor swift
Eleanore:"Can i have this dance" from Disney's HSM3
Dave:" Dancing away with my heart" by lady antibellum
Simon & Jeanette: and "Only Hope" from nicolas sparks' A walk to remember.
Simon and Jeanette were working on homework and listening to the latest scientific journal on tape in Simons lab. Simon was finished with the Astronomy assignment, but he had some difficulty with the home work on earthquakes from Geology, and Jeanette was trying to explain it to him.
"It doesnt make sense!"
"It's plain as day! How can it not make sense? Dr. G explained it quite clearly."
"No Jeanette, he did not. I didnt understand any of it! And what in the world does 'uphduh' mean?"
"Simon, you are one of the smartest people in the world, how do you not know what 'uphduh' means?" Alvin said entering the room with Brittany
"Stay out of this, Alvin!" Simon yelled.
"You two are starting to sound like me and Alvin." Brittany said
Jeanette didnt say anything, she just ran out crying.
The thought of fighting in general was terrible, but the thought of fighting with Simon was unthinkable. She went to find some place to think (and cry) in peace, so she went to Dave's study. She didnt even notice that Dave was in there, she just went over to the bookshelf. She climbed up on the top shelf and started crying. She was crying so hard, she didnt even hear Simon enter and ask Dave to leave.
"Jeanette?" Simon called. No response. "Jeanette, I know your in here... You should probly get down off the top shelf." Now he was right behind her. She looked up at him, then quickly got up and started to run blindly... right toward the edge.
"JEANETTE!" He yelled. He grabbed her hand just before she went off the edge. Unfortunatly this caused them both to fall, so with quick reflexes, he pulled her close, and made sure when they landed he would hit first. After hitting the edge of a table, they landed on a thick rug, which only slightly softened the blow for Simon. For a minute neither of them said or did anything.
Then slowly, Jeanette opened her eyes, and realized she couldnt see. Both her and Simon's glasses had been knocked off. Simon was still holding her, her armes were tucked in close to her chest, and she decided to take advantage of that by thinking about what had just happened. 'I'm alive, I'm awake, I'm in Simons arms. This is the miricle I've been dreaming of, this is what makes life devine. So this is love...' and her thoughts went on.
Simon didn't open his eyes. 'I'm not dead?' he thought. 'I can't see, but I'm not dead... Oh my God, where is...'
"Jeanette?" She heard Simon say. He felt her head move on his chest. As she looked up at him, she saw his eyes were still closed.
"Simon?" she barely wispered
"Are you alright?" He felt her nod "Jeanette, I think I understand the Geology assignment now," He heard her soft laugh as he let go and started to stand "I'm sorry for arguing with you."
"It's okay Simon, I'm sorry too." she was still looking at his closed eyes. "Simon, why haven't you opened your eyes?"
"No glasses, I can see more clearly with my eyes closed."
Jeanette smiled at this. "Can you see our glasses?" she asked
"Don't move, I'll get them." he said, walking about 6 inches away he returned with her purple frames, but not his black ones. she put them on and looked at him as he opened his eyes for the first time since the fall. and she looked deep into his steel blue eyes "Do you see my glasses, Jeanette?"
Her name broke her focas. "What?"
"My glasses, do you see them?" Simon asked again.
She looked around and saw the black rimmed glasses, on top of the table they had hit on the way down. She got them and then took them back to Simon.
"Thank you, Jeanette." He said, though he wanted to tell her so much more.
"You're welcome." She said as she hurried away.
"So what did you do?" Eleanore asked
"I got him his glasses and then I left." Jeanette said sadly
"You my dear sister are in love. Just admit it." Brittany said.
"No chance, no way, I wont say it. It's too cliche I won't say it!" Jeanette yelled
"Who do you think you're kidding Jeanette? You can't keep on denying who you are and how you're feeling" Brittany said.
"Yeah, we are not buying it. we saw you hit the ceiling." Eleanor stated matter-of-factly.
"You are 18 years old, you need to face it like a grown-up. When are you gonna own up that you got it bad?" brittany was screaming at this point
"No chance, now way I won't say it" Jeanette argued.
"Give up, give in check the grin you're in love" Eleanor pointed out.
"You're in love" Brittany said softly
"You're way off base I won't say it!" Jeanette pushed her older sister away slightly
"She wont say it, but we know it." Brittany said to Eleanor
"Get off my case! I won't say it!" Jeanette told them.
"Jeanette, don't be proud, It's O.K. you're in love" her baby sister smiled at her
"At least out loud, I won't say I'm in love" Jeanette smiled to herself.
"She shines like a diamond when she walks into a room. She could charm the stars. hypnotize the moon." Simon had just finished telling Alvin and Theodore what happened and was now day dreaming.
"Looks like someone needs a little help from the Love Doctor" Alvin said
"And his assistant." Theodore chimed in.
"No Alvin, I don't need help with this."
"Simon, relax, I was just going to give you some friendly advice."
"What? No hairbrained scheme to turn me into you? No plot to mix unknown chemicals that accidentally create a love potion? Nothing? Alvin I'm touched" Simon said sarcastically
"Do you want the advice or not?" Alvin asked in an irritated tone.
"Alright fine" He said.
"Kiss her." Alvin said simply.
"WHAT?" Simon almost fell off his spot on the couch.
"You heard me" Alvin said
"We're the best of friends. She knows almost everything that is on my mind"
"She'll never know if you never show the way you feel inside" Theodore said.
"I'm so afraid to make that first move" Simon admitted "Just a touch and I could cross the line. What would she say? What if she just turns away?"
"Simon, You won't know if you dont show her the way you feel." Alvin said. "Tell her you need her, tell her you love her, just kiss her"
"You could start by taking her to Prom" Theodore said "Everyone already has their ticket, and it's tommorow night."
"TOMORROW!" Simon yelled
Alvin had asked Brittany and Theodore had asked Eleanor, but Simon didnt get a chance to ask Jeanette to the dance, her sisters were always around. When the time came for them to leave for prom Jeanette was crying on the porch steps because she didn't have a date. This caused Brittany to blow a gasket, and she went over to where Simon, Theodore, and Eleanor were standing.
"Theo, Ele, would you give Simon and me a minute?" Brittany said sweetly. Once they were out of ear shot she turned to Simon. "What is the matter with you? How could you break her heart like that! You are supposed to be the smart, responsible one! How could you let her down so hard? You know what? Just stay away from Jeanette, or else!"
Simon just stood there, not sure how to proceed. They got in the car, where they sat from left to right: Jeanette, Alvin, Brittany, Theodore, Eleanor, then Simon. When they got to the school Brittany quickly led Jeanette inside away from Simon.
Jeanette had spent the whole night leaning against the wall in the Gym. She saw Simon keep trying to come over to her, but Brittany always stopped him from getting too close. Simon went over to the DJ and wispered something to him.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have 2 songs left, both are slow songs." the DJ said.
While Brittany was destracted with the first song, Simon made his way through the crowd. "Hello." He said, but as soon as he did he saw Brittany out of the corner of his eye. "Uphduh" He mumbled and he moved to walk away, only to find something stopping him.
"Please don't go" He heard Jeanette say, and he turned around to face her pleading eyes. "Simon, take me somewhere we can be alone." she tripped over the high heels Brittany made her wear tonight.
"Do you trust me?" He asked. She nodded "Take my hand I'll take the lead and at every turn you will be safe with me. Dont be afraid to fall just know i'll catch you through it all." he said as he lead her up to the roof. Half way through Jeanette nearly fell down the stairs because of her shoes. So after catching her Simon got her to a place she could sit dowm and took her shoes off. The rest of the way up was much easier for both of them.
Then the DJ announced the last song of the night, "May I have this dance?" Simon asked. The last song was only an instrumental, so Simon started to sing his feelings to Jeanette.
"There's a song that's inside of my soul. It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again. I'm awake in the infinite cold, but You sing to me over and over and over again. So I lay my head back down and I lift my hands and pray to be only Yours. I pray to be only Yours. I know now you're my only hope"
Jeanette was star struck and then she began to sing.
"Sing to me the song of the stars, of Your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again. When it feels like my dreams are so far, sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again. So I lay my head back down and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours. I pray to be only yours. I know now you're my only hope"
Then as if reading each others minds together they sang.
"I give You my destiny, I'm giving You all of me. I want Your symphony singing in all that I am. At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back. So I lay my head back down and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours. I pray to be only yours. I pray to be only yours. I know now you're my only hope"
The song ended and Simon brushed away her curls. "to me, Jeanette, you will always look like this, 18 years old and beautiful" and he leaned in and kissed her.
