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Buzz watched as Woody curled into a ball, his tears had finally stopped flowing. His eyes were red and puffy.
"Woody…" Buzz said softly as he walked over and sat next to his friend and laid his hand on Woody's shoulder. "You know you can't show her….it might be bad for her sanity…seeing a toy come to life n all…"
Woody shuddered. "But Buzz…she already treats us as if were alive…so why wouldn't she stay perfectly sane"
"But what if…" Buzz started, but then he heard Melody's laugh coming from the field outside. He hoped Woody didn't hear it but unfortunately…he did.
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Woody screamed loudly while clutching his chest. Tears flowing from his sad brown eyes. "Why Buzz? Why?" Woody screamed again. "I've never felt pain like this before!" Woody drew a quick breath. "How can someone make me so happy and so miserable at the same time?" Woody began to calm down, but the tears kept flowing. Woody had worn himself out and sobbed softly as he drifted off to sleep and tears slid down his cheeks.
Buzz got up slowly and walked back to the other toys, who were now watching the whole scene. Buzz walked over to Jessie.
"What's wrong with Woody?" Jessie asked in a worried tone as she glanced over
Buzz's shoulder at her friend.
"He's…well…" Buzz sighed. "He really cares for Melody…he just wants to comfort her….and…" Buzz sighed again. "He just wants to be with her…"
"I'm glad he found someone that he wants to be with" Mr. Potato Head sighed. "But…poor guy…why did it have to be a human?"
Bullseye became sad and looked down at the ground. Jessie walked over to him and began to pet him.
"It's ok Bullseye" Jessie said softly as she stroked his mane. "Woody will pull through….he always does….everything will be just fine."
The toys all began to head back to the shelf including Buzz. Bullseye followed him. Jessie stopped and took one last backward glance at her friend and sighed. She wanted to believe that her cowboy friend would pull through….but…she had never seen him like this…so the more she thought about it…the more she realized she didn't know what to expect.
Woody woke up a few hours later…it was afternoon. He blinked his read and puffy eyes and sat up. He tried to get up but fell back down again. "Aww shit" Woody said in a pissed tone. He couldn't feel his body…he felt as though he were numb…he felt…sick.
He finally stood up and looked out the window. Melody was shaking hands with a family of four. Woody sighed as he watched them walk away as Melody waved…smiling brightly. Woody felt it again…numbness…as he watched her smile. His knees became weak and he steadied himself on the glass. He watched as Melody began to walk back from the stables. Woody laid back down...he couldn't look at her anymore…it caused him too much pain.
Melody stopped in front of the house and looked up at her bedroom window. She thought of Woody, and what she thought she saw earlier that morning. But she knew that it was just her imagination playing tricks on her…no matter how much she wished it wasn't. she sighed and continued on in to the house.
Woody heard footsteps coming up to the room, and since looking at Melody made him want to cry he rolled over on his side and faced the wall. He heard the door open.
"Hey guys" Melody said with a smile. Woody was wrong…the sound of her voice made his heart skip a beat. A tear rolled from his eyes as he held his breath and clenched onto the fabric on the window seat, trying to keep form bursting into tears.
Melody glanced around at her toys. She looked over at Woody on the window seat. "Hey Woody" She said sadly in a soft tone. She reached for the doll but she paused. She swore she just saw him shudder. She blinked and pulled her hand away.
"Maybe some fishing will clear my mind" Melody sighed as she turned and left the room. Woody exhaled the moment she left. He sat up and put his head in his hands. He began to sob as he heard Melody's laugh over and over again in his head. Suddenly he felt the strength to stand up as he heard her go out the back door. He got up and walked over to the other window and watched as Melody sat down and opened her tackle box and began to set up her fishing line.
"Melody…sweet, beautiful Melody" He thought in his head as he watched her. "If only I could be with you…I would make it so that you would never be lonely again…so that you would always have someone to wipe away your tears…I would take away your pain…because I…I…" He stopped. He knew the words he wanted to think but he just wasn't sure if he was ready to submit to his feelings.
Melody sat by the lake and began to think of her cowboy doll. His voice she had heard earlier that day…or…the voice she thought she heard…was playing over and over in her head. She felt something when she thought of his voice…well…when she thought of him period. She didn't quite know what it was but it made her smile. "Am I really that insane? Have I finally gone off the deep end?" Melody thought to herself as she thought of seeing her toys come to life. She sighed and looked up at the sky, she could see dark clouds off in the distance. "I hope I find someone someday to share this ranch with….someone who will love me for me" she thought as she felt a tug on her line. She pulled and began to reel a fish in. She pulled it out and sat it in a wired cage and sat it back in the water with a string that attached it to land.
Woody watched her for a while as she caught fish after fish. Till the dark clouds had come close and she had to come inside. He watched as she disappeared into the house.
He sighed as he watched the dark clouds float further and further overhead. Rain drops began to fall and Woody gently placed his hand on the glass. He felt as though the rain mirrored his emotions. He heard Melody coming up the stairs so he laid back against the pillow and put on the best smile he could muster. Melody came into the room.
"ahhh nothing like a little fishing to clear the mind" Melody sighed with a smile as she stretched. She walked over to the window and looked out at the lake. "I love the rain…it's so peaceful" she said as she watched the rain drops fall into the lake. She looked down at Woody and smiled.
"Well…" Melody sighed as she stretched again. "I think I'll go fix myself some dinner" She said as she took off her hat and her boots and put them in their places. She turned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Woody's bright friendly smile instantly turned into a frown. Tears began flowing from his eyes, it seemed no matter how hard he tried he just couldn't stop crying. Suddenly he felt the urge to hit something or throw something…suddenly he just felt…angry.
Angry that he couldn't do what he wanted to do…or be what he wanted to be…or be with who he wanted to be with. He stood up and kicked the pillow as hard as his body would allow and it fell to the floor. He started to stomp around fuming with anger, his arms firmly at his sides. He yanked his hat off his head and threw it against the window. He could feel his body boiling with heat. He rammed into the glass window, pounding on it furiously with his fists.
"Woody?" Said a soft worried voice beind him. Woody turned around to see Jessie standing there with a tear falling down her cheek. "Woo…Woody" Jessie said softly choking back tears. "Are you ok Woody?" Jessie asked.
Woody looked at her wide, scared green eyes and his anger was instantly gone. He sighed and looked down at his boots. "I'm fine Jess" Woody said softly, attempting to sound reassuring. "Am I really?" Woody thought to himself. He looked up at Jessie's green eyes threatening to burst with tears at any moment.
"Come here Jess" Woody smiled and held out his arms in a welcoming manner. Jessie ran into his arms.
"Oh Woody" She said as she began to cry. "I hate seeing you like this"
Woody gently brushed her hair. "I'm fine Jess" He said with the best smile he could give. "I'm just a little…well…" Woody paused.
"You're in love with her Woody we all know…we can all see the way you look at her…and the way you act when she leaves…it's nothing to be ashamed of" Jessie said still sniffling back tears.
"Oh Jess…I'm not ashamed…I'm just not…I'm not…" Woody's voice began to crack. He sighed sadly. "Oh who am I kidding…I know how I feel about her…I just don't want to accept it because I'm afraid it will just make it that much more painful to know that I can't be with her." Woody tried his best to hold back tears but they began to flow freely from his sad eyes.
Suddenly they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. "Hurry Jess, go back to the shelf" Woody said as he nudged Jessie. She ran towards the shelf and Woody froze back into toy form and dropped where he was standing.
"Ahhh soup tastes so good on a cold rainy day" Melody said as she came through the door. She looked over at the window seat. "Why is the pillow on the floor?" She said softly to herself as she bent over to pick it up. She placed the pillow back on the seat and then looked at Woody. She picked him up softly and she thought his eyes looked different...they looked…sad. But she knew it was just her imagination. "Where's your hat Woody?" Melody said curiously. She looked down and saw the little brown cowboy hat on the seat, she picked it up and fixed it perfectly on Woody's head.
She smiled and touched his vest gently with her fingers. She sighed and then looked out the window. The sky was dark now so she thought she might as well get ready for bed. She sat Woody back down and walked to the front window and closed the blinds.
She slowly began to unbutton her shirt and once again Woody looked away while blushing severely. She changed into her pajamas and left the room to brush her teeth. Woody heard the faucet and figured it was safe to look. He watched the door. Melody came in and closed the door then went into her closet. She came out with a cherry oak acoustic guitar with mother of pearl finish.
Woody watched as she sat down on the window seat and looked out at the rain. She began to strum the chords on her guitar. Woody loved the sound, it made smiling a little bit easier for him. Suddenly Melody began to sing. It was the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard. He pulled himself out of his daze and listened to the lyrics.
When I look out at the dark skies and I can't help but wonder whyyyy
I'm all alone with no one by my siiiiide
I feel so strange
I just wanna be with you
And I knooow
That you may not be real…you may not exiiist
But in my heart I know…I know you're reeeal
I know you're by my side, always have and always will beeee
I can't say with words what you mean to meeee
I just wish…
Melody's voice began to crack and a tear slid from her green eyes.
I wish you could hold me…and tell me everything is gonna be allllright
It was right then as he listened to her mesmerizing voice that Woody knew what he had to do. He didn't care about rules anymore. All he cared about was Melody.
I feel so strange, I cannot say, what I feel for yooou
But I know…you can't be feelin it tooo.
Melody stopped singing but still strummed a little longer. She finally stopped and began to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"That was amazing…truly amazing" Melody recognized that voice. But she knew it couldn't possibly who she thought it was. She slowly looked down in front of her to see Woody standing up and smiling up at her with his deep brown eyes. "You have a beautiful voice" Woody added, still dazed by her song.
Melody sat there in shock as she stared at the cowboy doll in front of her that was now standing and talking to her.
"Melody?" Woody said while looking up at her and wondering if she was ever going to speak.
"Woo…Woody?" She said still looking at him with wide eyes. "How are you…" She gulped and blinked her eyes hard. "How are you alive?"
Woody sat there for a moment trying to think of an answer to her question. "Honestly I don't know how I'm alive but I've been alive for years…all us toys have." Woody paused but Melody said nothing. "I suppose you're wondering why I decided all of the sudden to show you that I'm alive" Woody asked, Melody nodded slowly. "You see Melody…you're special…you treat us like were alive so I thought it might make you happy to know that…well…were actually alive" Woody sighed as he looked up at Melody. He couldn't help but smile as he looked at her confused green eyes. He waited eagerly for her to say something. Finally she spoke.
"Wow…you're actually real…" Melody said softly as she began to smile. "This is great!...although…" She trailed off. "This is probably just a dream…yeah…probably just a dream" She sighed and looked out the window. She suddenly looked back at Woody. "I'll just pinch myself and I'll wake up and know it's a dream!" She said nervously. "As nice as it is to actually talk to you Woody…and as nice as it is to hear…" She stopped as she began to blush. Woody wanted to know what she was going to say. Melody shook her head and closed her eyes and began to pinch her arm.
She opened one eye slowly and looked at Woody. "This isn't a dream Melody" Woody said with a smile. "I'm really here…I'm here for you…I want to be your friend" Woody said as he moved a little closer to Melody.
"So this isn't a dream…" Melody trailed off. "So that only leaves one option…." Woody smiled and hoped she realized that he was there and this was really happening. "I've finally gone insane…I've finally lost it…gone off the edge of sanity…I'm crazy" She said with a nervous laugh. Woody's smile faded and he smacked his face into his hand.
"You're not insane" Woody said through his hand. He didn't know what else he could say to convince her. "Look…you've always treated us as if we were alive so why is it so hard for you to believe that I am actually alive" Woody said softly as he moved even closer to her.
Melody looked down at Woody and smiled. "You are real…you're really alive!" She said excitedly. "Oh woody…I've dreamt about you for so long…" Melody began to blush. "I mean… I've dreamt about having you as someone I could talk to…you know?" Melody laughed nervously.
Woody placed his hand on Melody's. "I'm sorry I kept you waiting…but I'm here now…and I'm not going anywhere." He smiled. Melody picked Woody up into a tight hug. He felt his heart beat faster and he could smell fresh air and pine trees and her skin was so soft. He didn't want the hug to end.
Melody slowly pulled him away. Woody looked at her and saw that she had a strange look on her face and she was blushing heavily.
"What's wrong Melody?" Woody asked curiously.
"I…I change in here…and you're…right there…and…" Melody gulped. Woody's cheeks turned the brightest red they could possibly turn.
"Oh…uh…we don't look…we just look the other way" Woody said nervously.
Melody let out a sigh of relief and sat Woody back on the seat.
"Well I guess I'd better go to sleep…you're probably tired…that is…if toys do get tired" Melody said with a chuckle. Woody loved her laugh so much. She got up to leave.
"Wait…" Woody said and Melody stopped and turned back around to face him. "You don't have to leave yet…I'm not tired…and if you're not either…" Woody trailed off as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I wouldn't mind the company" He finished as he looked up at Melody, while blushing.
Melody smiled and sat back down next to Woody and laid against the window. They talked for hours. Melody got up and got a blanket then laid down on the window seat. Woody laid down next to her as he blushed. She covered them both up and they continued to talk for hours. Eventually Melody fell asleep. Woody looked over at Melody and he couldn't have been happier. His heart was beating so fast as he thought of her laugh and her beautiful green eyes. He lifted his hand and gently brushed her hair out of her face. "Goodnight…sweet Melody." Woody said softly as he laid back down and drifted off to sleep, feeling like this was the best night of his life.
I'm soooooooo sorry this took so long…between dr. apps and surgery and being knocked out by pain meds I didn't have much time to write. But it's done now and I hope you guys like it! Virtual toy story cookies and cupcakes for my reviewers! Keep the reviews comin!