Library
Alice heard her phone ring. It was Danny, at 11 o'clock. Now that was weird.
"Where are you?" he asked coldly.
"I'm at the library." she replied.
"Stay there!" he said and disconnected.
10 minutes later he walked into the library. Alice checked out her books. Her face lit up when she seen him.
"Hello I'm so happy to see you! I thought you were in school!" she said.
"I was - come outside with me." he said his voice devoid of any emotion.
Alice was apprehensive. Danny had never spoke to her like that before. They went to the park opposite the library. They each sat on a swing. Alice placed her book in a baby swing.
"I heard today that you've got a new houseguest." Danny said.
Alice was relieved. He was upset that she hadn't told him she thought.
"Yeah!" she said. "Not by choice though!" she had already decided not to tell Danny about what Josh had tried to do. She didn't want Danny to get in trouble and he would if he found out what Josh tried!
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.
"They moved in last night I was going to tell you on chat last night but something came up. I was going to tell you later today." she told him.
"Was he in your room last night?" Danny asked.
He saw Alice face stiffen.
"I'll take that as a yes then shall I?" Danny asked angrily.
"I don't get it Danny what's wrong." Alice asked.
"The FUN you had with Josh in your room last night." he said bitterly.
"Where the hell did you get that from?" she asked.
"HIM. Bragging all over school!" Danny yelled.
It was then she noticed his right hand smeared with blood. She jumped from her swing. "Danny what you do to your hand?" she asked worriedly.
He snatched his hand away. "You should be more worried about your boyfriend! It's his blood not mine."
Alice was suddenly angry. "So just coz he says it happened makes it true eh?" she asked. "You know what I love you so much but you obviously couldn't care a less about me! How could you even think I would so that to you?" she asked him.
Danny was in shock, Alice loved him?
"For your information nothing happened. He did try though. It's a good thing I've got good reflexes and aim or it WOULD have happened. Not that I would have been a willing participant." Her blue eyes were awash with tears. "God Danny I thought you were different." she said her heart breaking. She then turned and ran. Presumably home. Danny didn't follow her he was still in shock.
He looked and noticed Alice's books. He shoved them into his bag and decided to go home. He walked through his front door and his mother was waiting for him.
"Where have you been young man? The school have been on the phone saying you assaulted another pupil and then walked out. I thought to myself no not my Daniel but yet here you are!" she then noticed her sons face. He looked crushed.
"Danny, are you ok son?" she asked. He dropped his bag to the floor.
He shook his head, his eyes glittering. She opened her arms and he walked into his mothers embrace. He stood and cried.
"She broke my heart mum!" he hiccupped. "I love her so much and she…" he didn't finish. He didn't even want to think about it. He had all these thoughts rushing through his head. His heart was breaking.
"C'mon son." she said softly and pulled him upstairs to the bathroom. She moistened a flannel and gave it to him to wipe his face. "Tell me what happened while I sort your hand."
Danny hesitated, it wasn't that he didn't love and trust his mother. He did. He just didn't know if she'd understand. He decided to tell her anyway. As she wiped his hand the story tumbled out of him. Of how Josh had goaded him by saying he'd slept with Alice. How he'd been desperate for Alice just to deny it. By the time she had he'd been to angry to even acknowledge it. He said how Alice told him that Josh had tried and she'd somehow fought him off.
"O my god that boy wants locked up!" she said.
"Alice said she loves me mum, how do I know if she does?" he asked.
Amanda nodded. "Alice does love you baby, and I know you love her too."
Danny didn't bother to deny it. That little bit of information had came to him when his fist had pounded Josh's face.
"You need to talk to her! Imagine what she's going through. New town, barely any friends. She meets a boy and grows to care for him. Then this little monster forces himself on her, she by the grace of god gets away. Then the boy she loves not only says she did it but willingly!"
Danny nodded.
"There you go. Good as new!" she said. "Go and talk to Alice. She needs you!" Amanda said. "We'll sort out your punishment later. You shouldn't have hit him! Fair enough he shouldn't have goaded you but I brought you up better than that Daniel!" she said.
Danny hugged his mum, "You're the best!" he said. She nodded.
Danny waked into his room and changed into his regular clothes of jeans and a shirt. He the walked downstairs and remembered Alice's books in his bag. She pulled them out and looked at them.
"Self defence for beginners." and "Easy moves to defend yourself".
"O Alice I'm so sorry!" he whispered.
He ran over to Alice' house. He had to apologise. God no wonder she had left him. He was the biggest asshole going! He knocked on the door. A man opened the door.
"Is Alice here?" Danny asked.
"Yes." the man replied.
"Can I talk to her?" Danny asked. "She left her books at mine." he said.
"NO" the ,man replied and slammed the door.
Danny wasn't deterred. We went round to the back garden and noticed a open window. He saw a ladder by the shed. He carried it over and placed it far enough away so you couldn't see it from the kitchen window. He hoped this was Alice's room or he was screwed. He climbed up the ladder and leaned over to the look through the window. The window gave and swung open he tumbled through it.
45 Minutes Earlier
Alice ran home. Her heart breaking. God she was stupid. Stupid Stupid STUPID! She opened the door to her room, she then locked it and lay on her bed. She placed her ipod headphone in her ear. The chorus of secondhand serenade's Maybe was playing. It reminded her of Danny.
Maybe it's just me
Couldn't you believe that
everything I said and did
wasn't just deceiving?
And the tear in your eye,
and your calm, hard face
makes me wish that
I was never brought into this place.
She yanked out the headphone and threw her ipod across the room. Tears streamed down her face. She noticed her cd player flashing, she pressed play with her remote. Taylor Swift's White horse came on. Alice listened.
So you're sorry
That face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
And I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you
Holding on And days drag on Stupid girl,
I should have known, I should have known
I'm not a princess,
this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one to sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you
And your white horse to come around
Baby I was naive,
Got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
I had so many dreams
About you and me Happy endings
Now I know I'm not a princess,
this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one to sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you And your white horse,
to come around
Here you are your sitting there
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I'm sooo sorry
Cause I'm not your princess,this ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone somewhere who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappears now
Now its too late for you and your white horse,
to catch me now
The lyrics just depressed even more. She turned it off. Why couldn't Danny have believed her? He owned her heart and soul. How could he believe that about her? That she would jeopardise everything they have together. Alice had a headache, all the lack of sleep and her sobbing had caught up with her. She closed her eyes. She was asleep for 5 minutes before the nightmare claimed her.
"OW!" Danny hissed and looked at what he landed on, her brush. Hopefully the bristles hadn't damaged his ability to produce children! He then stood up and noticed Alice curled up in a little ball on her bed whimpering. She was mumbling. He walked over and went on his knees.
"Alice?, Alice honey come on wake up! It's a bad dream" he said softly.
She suddenly flung her arm out and was lying on her back. Her arms and legs were thrashing. "Get off me!" she spoke aloud in panic.
Danny tenderly placed his hand on her cheek. "Alice baby! C'mon darling."
Her eyes flew open at the touch. They were unfocused. She screamed and thrust out her hand and hit him in the head. Danny grabbed his head and bent over double. Ouch that had hurt! He thought.
"Stay away from me Josh!" She yelled and backed into the corner of her bed. Danny straightened up and met her eyes.
"Danny?" she asked quietly.
He nodded. The only sound in the room was her uneven breathing. He climbed across the bed and pulled her into his arms. She was stiff for a minute, she then melted and sobbed.
"My dream was so awful!" she said through tears. "He did…He tried… I didn't get away this time!" she told him.
"Oh Alice, I'm so sorry I didn't believe you. I know you'd never do that to me honey. I was just so upset. My head kicked in after I spoke to my mum. I love you Alice. that's why I was so upset. I had fell for you so hard! I'm so sorry, can you ever forgive me?" he asked.
Alice looked at him. Her blue eyes watery. His green eyes were pleading with hers and there was doubting the sincerity in his voice. She nodded.
"I bought your books over!" he said. They were on the floor by the window which was wide open.
Alice looked at the window then Danny. "How did you get in here, my doors locked."
He pointed to the window. "You could have fell and killed yourself!" she said stunned.
"I had to see you. I had to tell you that I was sorry. Your dad wouldn't let me in!" he said.
He wrapped his arms around her again. "I'm never letting you go!" he said.
"I'm so scared Danny, what if he tries again and I don't get away!" she said softly.
"We're going to phone the police and tell them what he did to you ok!" Danny said.
"No Danny, they won't believe me!" she pleaded.
"I'll be there the whole time and if anyone tries to call you a liar I'll sort them!" he told her. She smiled at him.
He pulled out his phone. It was 12:30. He phoned the police. "I'd like to report a attempted rape please. He then proceeded to give Alice's name as the victim. Josh's name as the perpetrator and the address it happened. He put the phone down.
"We've got to go and make a statement." he said. He squeezed her hand. "I'm not leaving you - promise!"
An hour and a half later Josh was brought into the station on suspicion of attempted rape. His lip was puffy and he had a black eye. He was cuffed. He walked past Alice and winked at her. Danny was furious and stood up. Alice put his hand on her arm and stopped him. He looked at her.
"He wants you to lose it at a police station!" she said. He nodded but didn't like it!
Josh's mother turned up, an hour later he was released without charge. His mother had backed his story that he hadn't went near her all night. Alice had no witnesses so it was her word against his. Alice and Danny were stood outside, Danny had his arm around Alice. Josh walked out and said to Alice as he passed,
"See you tonight. I'm looking forward to it!" he laughed.
"Right I'm gonna kill him!" Danny said and walked after him to follow Josh.
"No Danny come on. I need to collect something at mine then we can go to yours." she said.
Danny nodded. He wanted to pound his face into the dirt!
They caught a bus to her house and she went in her room and grabbed a white carrier bag. They then walked to his. They walked in and she saw Danny's mother. Alice looked at the floor.
"Alice. Don't be ashamed here love. Danny told me. That thing is a monster after what he tried to do. You didn't do anything!" Amanda said. Alice nodded and looked at Danny.
"Can we go in my room and listen to music mum?" Danny asked.
Amanda looked at them. "Go-on then but don't play it too loud!"
"Go-on Alice my rooms straight ahead at the top of the stairs. I'll be up in a minute." her said. Alice walked upstairs. Danny walked into the kitchen. "I phoned the police - he was released without charge. His mum backed up his story. I'm worried about her mum!" he said. He grabbed cookies from the cupboard and 2 cartons of orange juice from the fridge.
"I'll telephone her dad later." she said.
"That won't help from what I've seen he couldn't care a less about her. He just wants to be left alone." Danny said concern in his voice.
"Your dads home tonight. I'll talk to him later. Tell her she can stay at ours tomorrow. Really Danny if we report it to NSPCC or childline she's likely to get fostered and could end up anywhere. That might be for the best Danny!" she said.
He nodded and walked upstairs.
Alice was in his room looking at a picture on the wall. It was a picture of them when they beat him at football. She had the biggest grin on her face, the sun on her face, the ball at her feet. She was turning him. On the picture he looked shocked but was smiling. He liked the challenge.
"How'd you get this?" she asked.
"My friend Riley took it. He wanted evidence to show his friends that the infamous Danny got beat by a girl!" she said. "I asked him so he bluetoothed it to me." They stood side by side and looked at the picture.
"Your stunning you know!" he said still looking at the picture.
She shook her head. "Why you with me Danny. Your perfect you could have anyone!"
Danny looked confused. "I'm with you coz I love you. You make the sun shine! When I'm not with you the only thing I think about is when I'm going to see you again. Your so beautiful Alice! You're my heart. You complete me!" he said.
She turned to him and smiled. "Thank you Danny." she said quietly.
"For what?" he asked.
"Loving me!" she said.
"It was never a option. I was born to love you!" he said. He leaned in slowly. He didn't want to crowd her or make her nervous. Especially after Josh had cornered her. He pressed his lips to hers softly. As he did both he and Alice experienced a overwhelming sense of rightness - that they were both exactly where they belonged.
He pulled away. "No more of that!" he said. "Your in here on trust!" he said. "Mum would have a heart attack if she knew I was kissing you in here!" he said and smiled. "It's definitely worth it though!"
They went over and looked at his CD stackers. He had a mixed collection. Eminem, Chamillionaire Nickleback, 3 Doors Down, Avril Lavigne Blink 182, The Offspring, Plain Whites T's and p!nk.
She pulled out his secondhand serenade and looked at the case. He grinned shyly. "That's not mine!" he said. "I couldn't tell you how it got there!" he said laughing.
"We've got similar taste." Alice said. "It's a shame you haven't got any Taylor swift or Colbie Caillat." she mused.
"We'll have to remedy that!" he said. He turned his computer on and waited for it to load. "What do you want to listen to?" he asked.
"Whatever you want, I'm not fussy. I like most music, I can't stand really heavy metal or classical though!" She said.
"Hey trust me in a few weeks you'll be sick of listening to my music, so c'mon"
Alice grinned at him. He was sweet. "Colbie Caillat. Coco. Tailor Made. It's my song for you!" she said. He typed in the details into you tube and music filled the room.
Twenty-five.
All of these mixed emotions,
Tangled up in pure confusion.
It's hard to let go of the past,
But it seems easier as time is movin'.
Well, you said he makes you laugh,
And he makes you happy.
He sees you smilin' back.
It is everlasting.
So, he's tailor made for you,
With stunning golden hues.
And once we told us to,
You're persistent beating heart.
It's just a start.
And I see in you everyday,
Never been like this before.
It's tailor made.
So, let go all of the mixed emotions.
Forget all your hesitations.
Together entwined inside this feeling.
Your feet off the ground, head hit ceilin'.
But, then he whispered in your ear.
He's absolutely fallen.
The words he said are clear.
Don't insist on stallin'.
Because he's tailor made for you,
With stunning golden hues.
And once we told us to,
You're persistent beating heart.
It's just a start.
And I see in you everyday,
Never been like this before.
Tailor made.
Whoa, sister don't be troubled.
Whoa, sister please be kind,
'Cause this isn't what you're used to at all.
He's tailor made for you,
With stunning golden hues.
And once we told us to,
You're persistent beating heart.
It's just a start.
And I see in you everyday,
Never been like this before.
It's tailor made.
He grinned as the song finished. "Love you too baby." he said.
"So are you tailor made for me?" she asked.
"You bet!" he said.
Danny noticed the bag across the room. "What's in there?" he asked.
"Your prezzie!" she said giggling.
"O I'd completely forgot!" he said.
She passed him a nicely wrapped parcel and he tore the wrapping off.
He noticed a blue shirt made of soft fabric. He unfolded it. He grinned and shook his head.
"Alice, I love you I really do but there is NO way I'm wearing this!" he said.
He was sat looking at a Scotland football top.
"Look at the back!" she said.
He did and grinned. "Is that right?" he asked
On the back it read
Danny
4
Alice
C'mon you gotta wear it!" she said.
"Nope never, it's the world cup soon!" he said seriously.
"Why not I'm wearing mine!" she took off her coat and proudly showed him her red England top, she turned around and on the back it read
Alice
4
Danny
He grinned at her. "You do know this is practically treason!" he said laughing as he pulled on his Scotland top.
They looked at each other.
"A match made in heaven!" Alice said.
They sat as the music swirled around them. The love they felt for each other filled every spot in the others soul.
Later that night Danny walked Alice home. He took her to the kitchen to grab whatever she needed. Josh was sat smirking at them.
"Wipe that look off your face before I remove it for you!" Danny told him.
"Ignore him Danny!" Alice said.
He took her up to her room.
"I wish you didn't have to stay here!" he said in frustration.
"I wish we could get away somewhere too. Just the 2 of us!" she said.
"Remember ring me at any time. Even if it's 3 in the morning. I'll be straight here!" he said.
"Aw thanks Danny!" he kissed her.
"I love you, I'll be round at 8:30 sharp. Like you know I'm grounded over the weekend but mums letting you visit me." he grinned. "I can't wait a full weekend just me and you and you get to stay at mine tomorrow night. I told mum that I'll sleep on the sofa but most likely she'll be camped out on front of my bedroom door and dad will have me on a motion sensor so if I move a alarm goes off!" he said.
Alice laughed.
He left her room and waited for her to turn the lock. After it did he went downstairs. He saw Josh.
Josh smiled cockily. "She in bed waiting for me?" he asked.
Before Josh knew it Danny had him up against a wall. His arm pressed against his throat. "If you ever go near Alice again, you won't have to worry about your face coz you'll be dead!" he applied more pressure. "And don't think she won't tell me either. You lay a hand on what's mine and I'll kill you! You've been warned!"
Josh had turned bright red. Danny realised his hold and gave him a disgusted look and walked away.
As he walked home he thought of Alice. He rang her.
"You ok?" he asked when she picked up.
"Danny you've only been gone 5 minutes!" she said.
"I know! I'm not gonna be able to sleep for worrying about you!" he said.
"I'll be fine!" she said
"Take care Alice love you!" he said.
"Love you too!" she replied.
A/N 6383 words without the songs 7059 with the songs. omg it was so long! (over 2 chapters) hpe u liked it :)
