(A/N) Memories lives!!! I know it's been very long since my last update(a little over two years!) for this story and I'm soooo sorry for that. I appreciate anyone who stuck with this story. Thank you very much, you guys, and I'm very sorry!

All the Cliffhangers sat at their usual table in the cafeteria. Quiet conversations were going on through breakfast. The end of the year was coming quickly and several of them were finally graduating, getting back to the real world with real lives outside of Horizon. It was strange how sentimental the last few weeks at Horizon had seemed to everyone.

"I can't believe you guys are leaving soon," Juliet said. She still had one more year left but a few of the Cliffhangers didn't.

"We're finally graduating," Scott said with a shrug.

"Do we get anything special for graduating?" Shelby asked.

"We get a graduation ceremony," Auggie answered.

"I meant more like a Prom or something. You know, how normal schools have."

"We had something last year. It was called a MORP, just like Prom," Ezra said.

Shelby's eyes flickered to him. "MORP?"

"Yeah, we're too screwed up and backwards to have a prom," David answered.

Shelby's eyes found David almost instantly after he spoke and she focused on him for several long, hard moments. There was something about what he said, or how he said it, that caught the young girl off guard. She had a very strong deja-vu feeling in that moment.

Her blue eyes closed and it was if for a second she remembered David saying that last year, when the idea for the MORP was initially created. However, the instant Shelby's eyes opened again the memory died away, dissipated until there was nothing left but the blank slate she had when she looked into the past, and she was left with nothing but that deja-vu feeling that she didn't quite understand.

Shelby shook her head and cast the feeling from her body. "So you guys had a MORP?"

"Yeah, the backwards of Prom," Daisy answered. "At least, that's how we proposed it to Peter."

Almost as if on cue, Peter walked up to the table just then.

"And I liked the proposal," he said.

"Well, obviously if you let them have it," Shelby stated.

"Right. But I liked the idea so much that I decided we're going to do it again."

There was quick excitement around the whole table and Juliet actually squeaked with happiness. Shelby was the only one who didn't seem too thrilled about the idea. She didn't quite understand what a MORP was, although she had been told it was just like a Prom, she couldn't grasp the concept completely for some reason.

"Conditions?" Scott asked.

"Only one," Peter said. "We're going to do it right again; gowns and tuxedos. Last years turned out great and I'd like to see that again."

"Ha! I've been on top of my calorie count," Jules said. "That can't be a condition this year."

"What about the no dates one?" Auggie asked.

Peter shrugged. "I tried making that a condition last year and everyone more or less had their dates regardless"

"I didn't," Scott said.

"We didn't go together?" Shelby asked quickly for the idea of them not going to the MORP together caught her off guard.

"I wasn't here for most of it," he replied with a shrug. "We ended the night together though."

For some reason, that thought made Shelby smile. She couldn't imagine having a MORP and not having Scott be with her. She watched Scott for a few long moments, just as she had David earlier and she had another one of those feelings, like deja-vu, but stronger. It was almost as if she remembered being in his arms that night, remembered how she felt with him that night. But within an instant, the memory faded again.

"Are you okay?" Scott asked.

"Yeah," she answered. "I just got a kind of deja-vu feeling."

"Deja-vu?" Peter questioned.

"Yeah, just feelings, kind of. Sort of like, I knew what Scott was talking about when he said we ended the night together."

Everyone at the table, Peter included, exchanged glances at Shelby's words. There was suddenly hope again. Questions raced through everyone's minds. Was she getting her memory back? Was she remembering things that only their Shelby should remember? Was there still a chance for her to be their Shelby again?

None of the questions could be answered though. Even Shelby herself didn't know the answers to them. Only time would tell how things were going to turn out. But, if there was one thing everyone at Horizon was taught to believe in, it was hope. However, the sad thing was, they could do nothing but hope. And hope was beginning to not be enough after almost the whole school year.

Peter decided to break the silence first. "Okay, you guys. Finish up here and then to class."

Everyone nodded and gave smiles to Peter. They were happy to have another MORP, but they couldn't bring themselves to be overwhelmed with excitement like they could moments ago. Everything with Shelby has had a toll on everyone sitting at that table, and her making her deja-vu feeling public hit close to home for them.

Peter sat in his office with his phone to his ear. He waited for the other line to pick up again as he listened to the annoying music the hospital played for people on hold. He tapped his finger on his desk impatiently. The deja-vu feeling Shelby had mentioned earlier at breakfast caught Peter's attention, like it did everyone else. It made him wonder. He wanted answers to why this girl was suddenly feeling constant deja-vu so he decided to call the only person who could possibly answer the questions: Dr. Price.

"Come on, come on," Peter mumbled to himself.

"Hello, this is Dr. Price speaking," he heard on the other end of the line.

"Hr, Dr. Price this is Peter Scarbrow."

"Oh, hello, Mr. Scarbrow. Has there been a problem with Shelby?"

"No problem, I actually just have a question for you."

"Okay, well hopefully I have an answer for you."

"Shelby has recently made it known that she's been feeling deja-vu a lot, and she said she's been having feelings of knowing things we've talked about that happened in the past," Peter said. "I was just wondering if that meant anything?"

"Hmm," Peter heard, and then there was silence.

"Dr. Price?"

"I'm here, Mr. Scarbrow, just thinking," she replied, obviously lost in thought.

"Does it mean something?" he asked again.

"Well, there is some research that suggests that shortly before a person's memory returns, when they have that particular kind of amnesia, that they start feeling as if they know things they shouldn't; they have something like deja-vu, and I wonder if that could be what Shelby's experiencing."

"Does that mean she's getting her memory back?"

Peter suddenly felt overjoyed. Was Shelby really getting her memory back after all this time? Could their Shelby still be in there? Peter let himself hope again; let himself believe that he could still get his Shelby back. He, along with everyone else at Horizon, wanted that more than anything. They had all formed new relationships with Shelby, but everyone still missed their old ones, and they wanted them back.

"I honestly don't know, Mr. Scarbrow," the Doctor replied. "What's going on here, if I'm right, is that the old Shelby is fighting to come back, and that's evident in the deja-vu and unexplained feelings she's been having. However, the Shelby we have now isn't allowing our old Shelby to come back. It's like there are two different Shelby's fighting for control. Do you understand?"

"I think," Peter said. "So the only thing stopping Shelby from coming back is Shelby?"

"Basically. I wish I could comfort you and say it's only a matter of time before her memory returns, but I honestly don't know if that's the case. Your current Shelby might win the battle. It's a matter of which Shelby wants it more."

"I understand. Thank you, Doctor."

"I wish I could be of more help."

"It's okay. Thank you."

"Please call me if anything else happens."

"I will," Peter said and hung up the phone.

Peter sat in his office in silence. He thought about the whole conversation he had just had and couldn't quite wrap his mind around the new information. He understood what the Doctor had said completely. It was the part where they didn't know which Shelby would win that baffled him. Their Shelby was so strong, such a fighter, that it was almost inconceivable that she wouldn't win. However, their new Shelby had proved to be very similar, equally as strong. He didn't know who would win. No one did, except Shelby. All he could do was hope.

Sophie and Peter sat in the cafeteria surrounded by students as they ate with them. The pair sat at their own small table, one of the tables saved for students on shuns, and talked quietly amongst themselves. Peter had to let Sophie know about the Doctor phone call and she was handling the situation just as badly as he had.

"Wait," she said. "Go over this with me again. The deja-vu means she's getting her memory back?"

"No," Peter replied. "Well, not exactly. What she's doing means she's trying to get her memory back."

"So what's stopping her?"

"Shelby."

"Shelby is stopping Shelby from getting her memory back?" Sophie made it seem like the whole concept was ridiculous to her.

"I know how it sounds, Soph, I do, but that's what the Doctor told me," Peter said. "It's like a fight between the two Shelby's."

"What decides who wins?"

"Which ever one wants it more."

Without either Sophie or Peter knowing it, Scott had been secretly listening to the end of that conversation. He had heard enough of it to know what was going on. He had the feeling of hope momentarily, just like Peter had before, but it was gone just as quick. He thought about getting his Shelby back, having his Shelby back in his arms, and it caused him physical pain to know that it might not happen.

"What are you saying?" Scott asked as he came out from around the corner to be seen.

"Scott, you weren't suppose to hear that," Sophie said.

"Spare me the I'm-a-student-and-I-don't-have-to-worry-about-it crap," he demanded and then focused on Peter. "What's going on?"

"You just heard what was going on, man," Peter said gently.

"Explain it."

"The Doctor told me that she thinks our Shelby is trying to come back, but the new Shelby isn't letting her. It's a battle between the two, and whichever one wants to be here more is the one that's going to win."

"So you're saying Shelby's choosing not to be here?!" Scott snapped, and quickly got the attention of everyone else in the cafeteria, including Shelby.

Peter and Sophie looked around the room and noticed several faces looking in their direction. They had hoped to keep this bit of information a secret, and they soon realized that Scott just caused that to be impossible. Then again, maybe no one even knew exactly what they were talking about. One could hope, and Peter desperately hoped in that moment that everyone was still ignorant to what was going on. He knew his hopes were shattered though once he saw Shelby watching them very intently.

Shelby stood up from her usual table full of the other Cliffhangers and made her way towards the trio standing on the other end of the cafeteria. She walked slowly, hesitantly, like she was walking into a war zone and if she just stayed as quiet as possible that she would be safe. She knew instantly that her plan failed when she saw Scott glaring at her as soon as she made it there.

"Scott," she said softly as she raised her hand to touch his face but he jerked away.

"What do you want?" he retorted.

Shelby froze for a second before she turned cold with anger. She was trying to be nice, hoping to offer some consolation to the man she had fallen in love with, and he had to act like she was the devil or something. She felt the anger washing over her and she embraced it. She welcomed the cold feeling and used it as protection from the man in front of her. Memories or not, Shelby had fallen in love with him and he had just hurt her, badly.

"Peter, I want to call a Cliffhangers meeting," Shelby said calmly, keeping her eyes locked on Scott while she spoke.

"I think that's a good idea," Peter said. "I was planning on having one anyway."

"Yeah, but you weren't planning on telling any of us a damn thing about Shelby!" Scott said.

"Scott, that's enough," Sophie ordered, intervening on Peter's behalf.

Peter looked at Scott for a second before walking towards the table of Cliffhangers to let them know that once they were done eating to go into the lodge for group. Everyone was oddly finished once the words left Peter's mouth. All of them had heard Scott's outburst, and they wanted to know what was going on. They hurried to deal with their trays and made their way to the lodge. Everyone took a seat on the various furniture. Since this group had been called, the room wasn't set up for a traditional group.

Scott and Shelby trailed behind Sophie into the room last and took respective spots on opposite sides of the lodge. Scott sat with Ezra on one end of the couch, and Shelby sat on the arm rest of a chair Daisy was sitting in. It was clear that they wanted to be as far away from each other as possible. Shelby was hurt and angry, and Scott was just plain hurt. The news, and how he had interpreted it, hit him badly.

"Okay, so normally I would have Shelby start group since she's the one who called it, but I think I'm going to start this off and let everyone know what's going on first," Peter started. "I've recently spoken with Shelby's Doctor in regard to her having the frequent deja-vu and found out that it probably means the old Shelby is trying to come back, but the new Shelby isn't letting her. Now before anyone asks any questions or makes any accusations, I want to be clear. Shelby has nothing to do with this. It's not conscious on her part and she has no control over it. It will just be a matter of which Shelby wants to be here more."

"So, we're having group about Shelby's memory?" David asked. "Well, news flash, the old Shelby not being here has been going on for months."

"No, we're having group because Scott is being a jerk and blaming me for something I have no control over," Shelby retorted before anyone could say anything about David's attitude.

"You have all the control over it," Scott yelled. "You're the only thing keeping Shelby from being here!"

"That's not my fault! It's not like I can wave a magic wand and my memory will come back. I can't change that she's not here."

"Sure, you can."

"Oh, yeah? And how do you plan on me doing that, Scott?"

"Easily. Stop fighting her. Just give up."

"If I was so easy to give up, you and I would've had nothing to do with each other for the last six months!" Shelby snapped at him.

Scott had nothing to say after that. He looked away from Shelby and let his eyes wander the room. He didn't care where he looked just as long as it wasn't at Shelby. He knew she was right, and he hated it. He wanted to have someone to blame for his Shelby not being there. But he knew it wasn't her fault at the same time. Scott was conflicted about what to do and what to feel, so much so that he was lashing out at whoever he could.

"Okay, you two just cool it," Sophie said. "Does anyone else have anything they would like to say about the situation?"

"I agree with Shelby," Daisy said. "I think it's ridiculous that Scott is blaming her for something that's completely out of her control."

"Well, I agree with Scott. He wants Shelby back like we all do," Juliet said. "He might be going about it the wrong way, but it's just 'cause he's hurting and he doesn't know how to deal with it."

"Just 'cause he's hurting doesn't give him the right to snap off on someone!"

"Alright, I got something to say. I'm gonna be the voice the reason 'cause I'm seeing both sides here," Auggie said. "Shelby, I know none of this is your fault, and I'm not about to start blaming you for it. But, I get where Scott's coming from too. He wants his girl back, memories and all, and it's making him be kinda mean. My issue here is that both of you seem to be forgetting something."

"And what's that, man?" Peter asked, urging Auggie on.

"Scott, you never would've talked to Shelby like that," Auggie said.

"That's not Shelby," Scott retorted.

"Yeah, it is. You just forgot that. With or without a memory that's the same girl you fell for. If it wasn't, you never would've fallen for her again like you did. I've seen you two together, meat, and it's like you both forget that Shelby doesn't have her memory. But when something happens that reminds you of it, like this, it's like you remember that this is a different Shelby and you're back to this act."

"You just agreed with me about her not being Shelby."

"No, I didn't. I said she's a different Shelby, not that she isn't Shelby. Different doesn't have to be bad. She may not have all of the same memories as you but she's got plenty with you. You two might not have the same relationship you guys did before but you still got a relationship," Auggie stated. "I get that you want the old Shelby back, man, but you can't blame this girl for it. She's got no control over it. You're the one with the control on how this is going to play out."

"How do I have control over how this is going to play out?" Scott snapped.

"'Cause you got a choice, man. She doesn't."

"I think Auggie's right," Peter said. "Scott, the ball is in your hands. You can choose to embrace the situation and make the best of it, or you can choose to continue this. What's it going to be?"

All eyes, save for Shelby's, were on Scott while Scott's eyes bounced between Peter's and Auggie's. Shelby still didn't want to look at him. Even if he decided on the former of the two choices, he still had messed up in Shelby's mind. She forgave him every other time he had a problem like that, but forgiving him was getting tiring. After so long, she felt like there shouldn't be that problem anymore; there shouldn't be anything to forgive.

Scott didn't know what to do. He wanted his Shelby back more than anything. But he couldn't deny that he had grown to love the Shelby he had now, just like Auggie had said. They had formed new memories together, a new love. It wasn't the same one as before but it was still love. Not having the old love hurt, but Scott couldn't imagine a world where Shelby didn't exist in some form or another. He would much rather have this Shelby than no Shelby.

Scott paused on Peter before he let out a sigh. He turned to look at Shelby and wanted to smile at the sight. Even though she wasn't looking at him and trying to convince herself to hate him, he still thought she was the most beautiful person in the world. He could see the anger and pain even though she was trying her hardest not to show any emotion. Despite the coldness she was directing towards him, or perhaps because of it, he wanted nothing more than to hold her.

"I'm sorry," he said, but he got silence in return; she didn't even look at him. "Shel?"

"What?" she replied, voice flat.

"Did you hear me?"

"Yes."

"And?"

"And what, Scott?" Shelby asked and finally looked at him.

"Well, do you forgive me?" he asked hesitantly.

"Ya know, I'm getting real tired of forgiving you for the same thing."

"This would be the last time. I promise."

"You have to understand that I don't have any control over this. I wish I did 'cause I would bring the old me back in a second if it meant you'd finally be completely happy. But I can't do that, Scott, and I can't be hurt like this every time something happens."

"I know. I've been a complete prick to you, and I'm sorry. I really am, Shel. I don't know what I'd do without you. You make me happier than anyone else in any way. Old memories or not, I still love you, and I'm sorry I made you doubt that."

Scott forgot about everyone else in the room. It was just him and Shelby in his mind. Shelby was the only one he had eyes for and the only one he was thinking about. No one else mattered and he could care less if they had heard him or what they thought. He just wanted Shelby to forgive him; he needed her to forgive him.

Scott stood up from his chair and moved over to Shelby. He kneeled down on the ground next to the chair she was in and grabbed one of her hands that was in her lap. He looked up at her and saw that she was no longer trying to hide her emotions; she was outwardly hurting and it hurt him to see her that way, especially since he knew he was the cause for it. He wanted to make that pain go away.

"Please, Shel," he pleaded.

Shelby looked at him and wanted to forgive him. Every fiber of her being shouted at her to forgive him. He seemed sincere and that made it even worse because he had seemed that way before. She always thought, this is the last time. And then it would happen again, and she would be hurt again. She couldn't bare being hurt anymore. She just wanted them happy. They were happiest together, so she knew what she had to do.

"You can't keep doing this to me, Scott," she said.

"I won't," he replied quickly. "I swear."

"I'll hold you to that."

Shelby smiled for the first time since the cafeteria and Scott couldn't help but grin at the sight. Scott stood up and pulled Shelby off the arm rest of the chair and into a hug. He separated from the hug just enough to look at her before he leaned down and kissed her. She responded, tilting her head up and making the hug a little tighter. They really had forgotten about everyone else in the room until Peter very loudly cleared his throat to remind them which caused the kiss to end abruptly.

"Sorry," they both mumbled.

"It's alright," Peter replied with a small grin dancing across his face, "Once. Just don't make it a habit."

"Come on, mountain man," Sophie said with her own smile.

Sophie grabbed Peter by the arm and drug him out of the lodge, with a playful glare to Scott and Shelby. They left the Cliffhangers sitting there stunned. They were silent for a few moments before everyone started laughing. Group definitely had it's moments.

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