12Silver: Hey girlies! I decided to post another one of my stories... it'll be a one shot unless you want me to continue... so here is the first chapter of the story "Only Hope..."
Only Hope…
Chapter 1
:The Date:
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…
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
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
There was applause coming from the den door as Elizabeth ended the song she had just learned how to play on her piano. The applause was coming from Tony, her older brother's best friend. He had short blonde hair and icy blue eyes and would've been attractive if he weren't so annoying.
"Tony, I didn't hear you come in… you know I hate it when people listen to me practice," she scolded the eighteen year-old boy.
"Oh, Lizzy. I know for a fact that you like my applause and the tokens I give you for a job well done," Tony said cockily while holding out a yellow, pink-tipped rose out to the girl. Elizabeth looked at him reproachfully, but accepted the rose and put it in the vase which he had given to her yesterday. Elizabeth started to pluck out some forgotten songs of hers and talked with Tony.
"Tony… as I've said before… call me Elizabeth or Beth, not Lizzy," she reminded him sharply.
"Whatever you say, Elizabeth Danielle," he said. She glared at him and started playing an old Civil War tune… the one that signaled someone had just died. She knew he would never call her what she wanted him and the others to so she thought about just letting him win… but then that wouldn't be right according to her standards she'd set for herself. She knew she'd win… someday. As she sat there just playing on the piano, Elizabeth noticed that Tony hadn't left yet and was now watching her fingers move gracefully over the ivory and ebony keys. Having a knack of being able to play no matter how much of an audience she had, the young girl continued to play flawlessly as Tony told her about the day he'd been having so far…
So far, all she got out of it was that he had just gotten out of football practice and had come over to talk to her brother, Shawn. "Then why are you in here talking to me?" she came back into her speaking position. She had caught him! He couldn't possibly have a come back for that!
"Your brother's in the shower…" he replied smoothly. She mentally bowed her head in defeat. This time he had won the battle… but she would win the war!
"C'mon you two, or we'll be late," said Shawn coming in to the room while drying his hair with the towel. Unless you saw the papers that verified Shawn and Elizabeth to be siblings you wouldn't even think to connect them. Everything from their noses to their heights and weights were different. Elizabeth had more of a fairy look to her while Shawn had more of a mortal-no-matter-what-you-do look. Her hair was thick, long, and wavy. His was short, fine, and straight. His hair was the deepest of blacks while hers was the lightest of browns without being mistaken for a blonde. Shawn's eyes were dark brown and Elizabeth's were a light hazel that changed blue or green according to the weather. Yes, they definitely had nothing that looked remotely the same… he was 6' while she was 4'11".
While she was comparing herself to her brother, Elizabeth sifted the words through her head… "…or we'll be late." She snapped out of her daze and looked at her brother in confusion. "Where are we going?" she asked. Tony looked her with a suave smile.
"We're going to the movies and an early dinner," said Shawn slowly, "Remember, I'm taking Olivia out and Tony is taking you out." Her memory finally came to her… since she was now 16 she was able to go on dates. She's just turned of age on January 30th which also happened to be the day Tony had asked her out on her first date. 'Oh joy…' she thought as she moved away from the piano and to her room.
Sighing, Elizabeth looked at her wardrobe and got changed. She wore tan nylons and black knee high socks. She shook out of her baggy pajamas shirt and slid into a little less than formfitting black long sleeve turtleneck and a grayish metallic-looking coat. The girl put on her knee-length, grey pleated skirt and high-heeled boots. Running her brush through her hair, she had the strangest feeling something bad was going to happen…
'It's nothing…' she thought, 'I'm probably just worrying that Tony will try and kiss me or something.' She laughed at the thought of Tony just trying to get close enough to kiss her. Shawn would definitely pummel him hard… even if they were good friends, no one was going to kiss Elizabeth if Shawn had anything to say about it.
She pulled some of her hair into a clip and but her grey beret on to top it off. For make up, she put on some mascara, black eyeliner, and vanilla chap stick.
She entered the living room to Shawn, Olivia and Tony waiting for her. Tony's jaw dropped and Shawn elbowed him in the ribs. After saying goodbye to the parents, Elizabeth led the group to her white eclipse. You'd think you wouldn't be able to see the car seeing as the whole town was covered in snow and it was white, but it looked as if someone had just recently brushed the snow off. 'Thanks Mom and Dad,' the girl thought as she climbed into the vehicle. She turned on the heater and backed out of the driveway and they were off to dinner (for they decided to eat before the movie.)
As Elizabeth drove she asked the usually precautionary questions, "Everyone buckled?" The love birds in the back answered with a check and went back to their conversation. No answer came from Tony. Glancing to the side, Elizabeth noted that Tony wasn't buckled and he was staring at her intently. Looking straight ahead she addressed her date. "Tony, get buckled now," she stated calmly.
"Anything for the angel of my life," said Tony, attempting romantics.
"Just get buckled," she said without taking her hazel eyes off the road before them. Tony sighed buckled up.
Once Elizabeth pulled the car into the parking lot of Hometown Buffet, the snow had started to come down in, literally, sheets! The occupants of the car popped open their umbrellas and walked to the entrance. Upon entry of the building, Elizabeth saw the long line and told the group to go take a seat while she worried about the fee… her parents had entrusted her with that evenings money ;-).
The line moved slowly and Elizabeth was about to suggest they go somewhere else that night when someone broke a window behind her. "Everyone put your hands on your had and no one will be hurt!" said a man's voice. The girl turned around and saw a masked man with a gun in both his hands. The man walked over to Elizabeth and took hold of her chin and examined her…
"Elizabeth Jordan, correct? Wow, you're even prettier than the boss said… you're sixteen years old, too, correct?" he said to her. Her eyes widened slightly out of shock but she didn't dare say anything or do anything for that matter…
Silver: Hope you liked it! R/R! Byes