Chapter 1:
"Well, it's finally time for me to go", Sheridan said to herself, as she sighed, and plopped herself down on one of her suitcases. *Am i making a mistake by going back to Paris? I keep on getting this strange feeling that there's something that's being kept from me...* Her thoughts were interupted by a knock at the door.
*Who could that be?* She got up, walked over to the door and opened it. She gasped when she saw who was standing there. " Man, i can't believe that my girl is moving to Paris! I thought we had something going on, and just when i think that everything is cool, she surprises me and makes a crazy decesion to move back there!! Hank said through his teeth." How could she do this to me. " Easily, " added Luis as he walked into the youth center. " Hey Luis, what's up. So, how did you know?? You knew before me? Did something go on between you and Sheridan, that i don't know about?" Hank asked. " Well, you know most of the story. I found out from Mamma this morning." Luis said sadly.
" Oh, well as i said before, Too bad for you....well to bad for me to , this time. Oh well. I'll just find me another ri.....girl. Well, i have to go make a phone call. I'll see you later, buddy, ok?" Hank said.
" Sure, bye" Luis watched as Hank walked out the youth center's back door, before he broke down in tears.
" So, our beautiful blonde is coming back to Paris i see, said Pierre. " Yes, what a timing for us. She's all that is left from Jean Lucs drug past, and she's the only one that would regonize us. As soon as you see her, KILL her." replied Roger. Roger's cell phone rang all of a sudden. " Yes?? She's coming here for sure? Today? Any new information? Her new boy toy? Uh-huh. Ok Thank you H....." There was dial tone. Roger smiled as he set his cell phone down." Time to put our plan in action!"
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Chapter 2:
"Jean-Luc!! What the hell are you doing here? Sheridan said questionly.
" Sheridan, I know you hate me and...." He was interupted by her.
" You got that right!! What would give you the nerve to come here? How did you find me? Damn you!!" She shut the door in his face, locked it, and sat on the couch.
" To warn you, Sheridan." The voice came out of no where. She looked up and Jean-Luc was there. Didn't she just shut the door in his face?
" How, did you.....your a gh........"
" A Ghost, yes. Listen up. If you go back To Paris, your going to be killed. By the same people who killed me. Do you remember Pierre and Roger? They are planning to kill you as soon as you get there, and trust me,they
will find you. You can't go!!"
" You used me, lied to me, manipulated me, and you expect me to believe you?" She held up his watch." Even as a ghost i can't trust you! For all i know your a figmet of my imagination, or I'm dreaming you somehow. " Don't go Sheridan..........
Luis couldn't stop crying. Everything that he thought could go wrong, had happened, and he couldn't change it.Heck, everything was well between them, and then she slaps him and hates him for no reason.Where did i go wrong? he thought to himself.~~Imagine, Sheridan, seeing me here, a grown man, crying my eyes out. I have to figure out what really went wrong!~~ And with that he got up, and was heading out the door. He was about to lock the youth center up forawhile, when "she" spotted him.
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Chapter 3:
"Sheridan. Sheridan, wake up." Alistar said as he nudged her. He
hadn't seen her for a long time, and that was probaly the reason
she fainted when she saw him. Nobody had seen Alistar for over
15 years.
" Daddy?" she said sleepily
" Hey, how are you? You fainted when you saw me you know.
Thats why your here."
" I did?"
" Yes. I came here to wish you goodbye to Paris. You know Sheridan,
this is for the best of you, and you will be glad you went when you
did, instead of staying in this dump called Harm......"
"Harmony is not a dump. I'm just leaving because of L........."
" Luis. That good for nothing selfish officer. You know, i should have
him fired from the force"
" No, he may of used me but he needs to support his family. I don't
hate him that much"
Alistar nodded. His plan had worked so great, and neither Sheridan
or Luis knew that he was the big force behind it. " Well, look at the time. Don't you have to
start packing for your trip Sheridan? I better let you go. I have to go talk to my
good for nothing son, Julian. I'll talk to you later." And without another word, he was out the door
just as fast as he had came.
He's up to something, and i know it, Sheridan said to herself as she sat up on the couch
. But the question is, will i find out what it is?
"Luis!! Is that really you?"
Luis regonzied the voice from somewhere, but he didn't know exactly who it was. He
turned around.
"Hey Renee!" They both hugged each other
" I haven't seen you for such a long time. Whats up with my favorite cousin??"
" Oh nothing much. I'm with my school on a trip up here, and Harmony is one of our pit
stops before we go to some other place in Maine. I still can't believe Mama let me go. She
didn't let Maria or Antonio....." She saw his face fall when she mentioned their names.
" It wasn't your fault, Luis. You had to do what you had to. Anyways, they're doing just fine
and they pass on a hello, and they miss you. You should come visit one of these days. Hey,
you can even bring a girl along!!"
Luis face fell again. He almost had forgot about Sheridan.
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Chapter 4:
*FLASHBACK*
"And if you look really closely, you can see the flowers over there," Sheridan said as she
held the slide up to the light." If you want, i can make up a list of the places so you know
what your looking at."
" I would rather have a guide show me the sites," He said as he smiled and looked at her.
She didn't notice at first, but then, almost as she'd sensed it, she looked right back at him.
Their faces were so close, and only inches apart.
Then the phone had rung.
*REALITY*
" Luis? Earth to Luis? Are you thinking 'bout a girl?" She asked
" Yeah, i guess you could say that. But it wasn't exactly happy thoughts."
" Well, listen. I have about..."She glanced down and looked at her watch." 2 hours till we
leave again, so you can tell me your troubles. C ' mon, i'll take you out for a coffee at a
local shop. Ok? And if you don't say yes, you know i'm still going to make you. So let's go!!"
Luis laughed. Renee always had a way with making him laugh and surprising him.
Just like Sheridan< he added quietly to himself as they walked to the Book Cafe.
Renee picked out a table, and motioned for Luis to sit
down.
"So how has Harmony been ta ya?" Renee asked she drank some of her coffee.
She had noticed that Luis wasn't speaking much, when most of the time, he was
the one who wouldn't shutup.
" Oh, the same old. Boring.....'. He was interupted by Renee.
"Boring eh? Thats why your so depressed. C'mon and tell me. Is it a girl?"
Luis nodded his head.
" OOOooo, Luis in love. So, why are you all depressed over this girl. Lemme
guess, Beth did....."
" It isn't Beth."
" Since when have you and Beth broken up?"
" End of High School"
" Oh i see. I'm glad you and that little slut have broken up. I didn't like her that much. Oh well
Things change. Watch, next you'll be telling that your in love
with one of the Crane's, the family you hate the most.Hehe, Is it the short-haired
blonde one? Sheridan? haha what a joke."
" What if i told you it was Sheridan?"
" Then i would probaly faint over sideways, and eat this paper right here." She pointed to the
newspaper on the table.
" Well, start eating because it is Sheridan"
Renee spitted out her coffee. She was pretty sure last time she heard from Luis that he was
complaining about her and how much she was a spoiled princess, and all that stuff
"I would of never thought you and Sheridan. You guys are like oil and water, from what Pilar
has told me. So what did you do to her?"
"Thats the thing!" Luis pointed out. " I didn't do anything to her at all. I remember exactly everything
that happened. I was on the wharf, staking out for a big drug bust, and who comes along?
Sheridan! I couldn't let anyone know i was on a stakeout so i did the first thing that came to my
mind, and i kissed her. Not just a little peck on the cheek either."
" Now your kissing her?? Whooah" Renee observed.
" Yeah, it was pretty good. " Luis commented, remebering that night at the wharf. After that we
talked a little, then my partner came and she left. Then the last time i talked to her was when
i called her to clear up the whole Beth issue, and invite her to the Youth Center party we planned
for her."
" Then what happened?"
" I left a message on her machine, went to the youth center, stepped out, got her a card. Then she
came to the youth center and slapped me! Thats when this all started. I really thought she and I
had something going. We even admitted we both enjoyed the kiss. If only i could see her" Luis face
went from normal to sad." again,before she leaves for Paris i would make sure this whole thing
could be cleared up."
" Well, guess what Luis. This is your lucky day"
" Why?"
Renee pointed towards the BookCafe doorway. Sheridan was standing there, looking straight at
him.
Chapter 5:
Rennee nudged him in the ribs."Go on and talk to her, maybe you can convince her into staying"
She gave him a little push off the chair. "Now go on, you look like a teenager who's too afraid to
ask out a girl. You don't want people thinking your a wuss, you wuss." She added with a smile.
" I guess your right, I'll go on and talk to her" He started to walked over to where she was standing >God, she's so beautiful> he commented to himself.
" Sheridan, you haven't left yet? Have you changed your mind about going?" he asked hopefully.
" Nope, i'm all packed and ready to go. I'm just looking around for my newphew Ethan, cause
i owe him a coffee.....why the hell am i telling you this. You don't even give a damn about
anything........."
" Thats where you're wrong Sheridan. I still don't know why you turned on me, but as i said before,
you may hate me, but i would be lying if i said i hated you. I don't hate you, and whatever reason
you had to slap me, i guess i will never know, since we keep on getting interupted."
" Fine, i'll tell you! God, i slapped you because......."
Sheridan's cell phone started ringing."Hold on a sec. My plane's ready? Thank you Chuck"
" There you go! We were interupted once again. I'm starting to think this is..."
Luis voice drowned out as Sheridan listened to the familar song in the background.
"Luis"
" And i still can't believe.....yes?"
" Do you remeber this song?"
Luis listened for awhile and smiled. It was the tango song they dance to. He could still remember
dancing with her, like it was only yesterday. He looked over at his table, and Rennee was giving
him the thumbs up signal>If only i was actually getting somewhere with this conversation<
" Yeah, i remeber it, this was the song we tangoed to.You were actually pretty good for someone
i thought couldn't tango at all"
"You weren't so bad yourself"
"Bad myself? Is that supposed to be an insult?"
"Yeah, it was and what are you going to do about it?"
Luis grabbed her and was about to kiss her, when he remembered that she hated him, and she would
probaly file a sexual harrasement charge for it. He quickly pulled away.
> I'm supposed to be hating Luis for him using me, and i was about to get caught up in him. Whats
wrong with you Sheridan? You know whats wrong with you, Luis. I really thought he was diffrent
, i thought he was the one. That goes to show how you pick guys<
" Well,it looks like Ethan isn't here so, i guess i should be leaving."
Luis had a look of regret in his eye. > Why does it have to be like this? Why can't i just come out
and say i love her?<" Well, as i said before, Bon Voyage. Maybe I'll see you around"
" Maybe. Bye Luis" Sheridan replied as she turned to walk out. Before she walked out the door,
she looked back at him and smiled.> What would i give to run into his arms, STOP it Sheridan,
he used you< And with that she walked out of the book cafe.
Luis watched as the woman he loved walked out of his life. He slowly walked back to his table.
" And what the hell do you think your doing? " Renee asked as Luis sat down.
" Sitting down"
" No, i see the pain she does to you. Go catch her before it's too late"
Luis smiled and ran out the door of the Book Cafe. Sheridan's car was just leaving, and was out of
sigh in a matter of seconds.
> I was too late< Luis thought to himself, as he fell to the pavement and tears sprung to his eyes.
Sheridan was well on her way to the airport, and she still couldn't get Luis out of her mind.> Why
can't i stop thinking about him? Maybe some music will stop it< She crouched over and turned on
the radio.
Games, Changes, and fears, where will they go from here. When will they stop. And i believe that fate has brought us here, and we should be together babe, but were not. I play it off but i'm dreaming of you, i keep my cool, but i'm feelin'.
Chorus: I try to say goodbye and i choke, i try walk away and i stumble, though i try to hide it, it's clear, my world crumbles when you are not near. Goodbye and i choke,I try to walk away and I stumble,
Though I try to hide it, It's clear, My world crumbles when you are not here.
I try - Macy gray
Sheridan couldn't listen anymore, and tears sprung to her eyes. She shut off the radio.> Why does
this have to be so hard?<
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Chapter 6:
The rain batted down on the roof of the Lopez-Fitzgerald house, as Luis lay in bed, staring up towards the ceiling.
> Where did i go wrong? Sheridan has left, obvisouly because of me, and i have no clue what i did.<
His thoughts were interupted by lightning flashing in the distance, as the rumble of the thunder followed behind it
>Damnnit, Luis you should of told her your feelings for her a long time ago, and now look what you've caused<
" Oh well, i can't mope around forever" he said to himself." I wonder whats on the radio...." He leaned over the nightstand to turn the radio on, when a picture fell behind the desk.
> Damnnit, i'll have to get that afterwards< He proceded to turn the radio on. 'And Next up we have new music by Lyndsay Boyko. This track is currently untitled, but as soon as we figure out whats it's called, we'll let ya know! Now on to the music!'
Luis got up to pick the picture up from behind the table, when the song caught his attention.
"I can't seem to grasp
the feeling that your gone
now i'm holding back
when i thought i was strong
I feel The wind surround me
i am reminded of you
how could you leave me standing
here without a clue
At night when all is hopeless
when your gone and i can't sleep, tonight
i wish i could be holding you tight
so many words left unspoken
when you left my heart was broken
forever, i will be dreaming of you
There are times, i swear i know your here
when i forget about the world, and face my fears
mermories keep flooding back towards me
First date, first kiss, first dance
I cry myself to sleep"
Luis was on the verge of tears.> It's almost as if this song was meant for me< He bent down and picked up the picture. It was of him and Sheridan.
To Be Continued...