Fic: Save Me (17/?)
Title: Save Me
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Angst, AU
Warnings: Underage drinking
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: None
Prompt: Yes, I filled my own prompt. Shut up. ;) You can find it Here
Characters: Luke/Reid, Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: You can't save me now, I'm in the grip of a hurricane...
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16
Author's Note: This story starts the night that Noah finds Luke in Olde Towne and takes him home. It picks up right after Noah leaves. In my head, that makes Luke 19 and Reid 30,(using the DVD of Reid around 12 yrs old as being taped in 1990). This might end up being the dirtiest thing I've ever written. *hides* Huge thank you's to my official beta for this fic, stl29tide, and alissablue for all her EPIC research. :)
Basically, I'm hijacking the Paul/Josie/Dusty plot for my purposes. Don't know who Josie is? If you visit Dusty's Wikipedia page here, you can read up on it. I'm changing mostly just the dates for the plot, so it runs alongside Luke's plot line. I will probably AU it a lot. Also, in my fic, Dusty/Josie have known each other for a few weeks, and it was Paul's idea to call in Reid (He told Dusty that it was prove Josie was faking, but in reality he wants Reid to keep his scheme going).
Yeah, I borrowed a lot from the show for this chapter. Things are about to get interesting...
Luke was walking through Olde Towne, trying to decide what to do next. He’d already had a few drinks this morning and was debating on where he could go to find another one. Thinking maybe the bartender at Yo’s might serve him again, he decided to head there…which unfortunately took him right past the bench where Allison was sitting.
“Luke?” She called, getting up and walking towards him. He paused, stumbling a little. “Are you avoiding me?”
“I don’t want another lecture, Allison.” He slurred just a little.
“I wasn’t going to give you one.”
“Right.” He said, hands in his pockets. “You and Casey enlisted Noah on lecture duty.”
“We were worried about you.” Allison looked concerned, and Luke couldn’t help but feel angry. Why couldn’t everyone just leave him alone?“You were so trashed that night we saw you at Yo’s.”
“Well, I’m fine now.” He tried not to snap at her. It wasn’t her fault his life was a mess.
“Good.” She still looked upset. “You know drinking can really wreck your kidneys and-“
“All right.” He cut her off. “Please, spare me the diagnosis.” Luke exclaimed, unable to take anymore. “You’re not even a real nurse yet.”
Luke turned to walk away, and a wave of dizziness washed over him. He stumbled again and nearly fell, grabbing the bench.
“Luke!” Allison cried out, putting out her hand to help him.
“I’m fine.” He insisted, still doubled over.
“You almost passed out.” She said. “I’m calling your parents.”
“No!” He grabbed at her to stop her from taking out her phone.
No.
His parents couldn’t know.
Just…no.
“Please, Ali, no.” Luke practically begged. “Don’t.” She stared at him for a long moment.
“Fine.” She agreed.
“Thank you.” He whispered.
“But you need to sit down, and drink something.” Luke let her lead him to the bench and sit him down, and obediently took a drink from the water bottle she handed him. It took him a few minutes, but he eventually drank it all while she watched.
“There.” He said, handing the bottle out. “Feel better now?”
“You’re the one who can barely stand.”
“Allison, I just got a bit dizzy.” He denied. “Don’t be such a drama queen about it.” Luke gestured with his hands, emphasizing his words. She looked hurt, and a little thrill went through him. He went to put the empty bottle in his pocket.
“Are you drunk?” She asked, sounding upset. “Is that why you’re being such a jerk?” He just glanced at her, not answering. “You are. Oh my God, why would you do that?”
“Allison, Allison, please. Just stop.” Luke interrupted. “You sound like Noah…or worse, you sound like Brian. My step-grandfather has taken a very keen interest in my well-being.”
“Well, Noah loves you.” Allison pointed out. Luke snorted.
“He has a funny way of showing it.”
“Brian, I don’t really know him, but I’m sure because of your grandmother, he really cares about you.” She continued as if Luke hadn’t spoken.
“Oh, yeah, Brian cares.” Luke thought about all the times in the last few weeks where Brian had shown how much he cared - constantly touching him, invading his personal space… “Though I’m not sure it’s about my grandmother.” Luke stood up. “See, I’m fine.” He told Allison. “You have nothing to worry about.”
“Fine, no more lectures.” Allison said, getting up too and putting a hand on his arm. “I know better than anyone that no one can stop you from self-destructing but you.” She paused. “But I can’t ignore the dizzy spell.”
Luke made a sound of protest.
“It could be a serious symptom, Luke.” Allison kept talking. “Like maybe you do have a kidney infection.”
“Okay, well, I’ll just drink a bunch of water.”
“If you won’t let me call your parents, will you at least let me get you check out by a doctor?”
“No!” Luke exclaimed, panicking.
No doctors.
Not again.
“What if I promise to keep it completely confidential?”
“You promise that, and I don’t want you to get into trouble.” Luke said.
“Luke, please, you need to get checked out.” He sighed. “If you won’t do it for you, will you do it for me? I couldn’t live with myself is something happened to you because I let you go.”
“Yeah, I - I might know a doctor who could do it, and keep it quiet.”
“Really?”
“But I’ll only go if he can do it.”
“Sure.” Luke fumbled around in his pocket for his phone, and pulled it out. He flipped it open, and found Reid’s number (under ‘R’), and hit send.
“It’s me.” He said into the phone. “Are you busy?”
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Clips for this chapter and the next one are here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQYwU99dzA and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaI5RHtVjEg&feature=related
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Angst, AU
Warnings: Underage drinking
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: None
Prompt: Yes, I filled my own prompt. Shut up. ;) You can find it Here
Characters: Luke/Reid, Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: You can't save me now, I'm in the grip of a hurricane...
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15/ 16
Author's Note: This story starts the night that Noah finds Luke in Olde Towne and takes him home. It picks up right after Noah leaves. In my head, that makes Luke 19 and Reid 30,(using the DVD of Reid around 12 yrs old as being taped in 1990). This might end up being the dirtiest thing I've ever written. *hides* Huge thank you's to my official beta for this fic, stl29tide, and alissablue for all her EPIC research. :)
Basically, I'm hijacking the Paul/Josie/Dusty plot for my purposes. Don't know who Josie is? If you visit Dusty's Wikipedia page here, you can read up on it. I'm changing mostly just the dates for the plot, so it runs alongside Luke's plot line. I will probably AU it a lot. Also, in my fic, Dusty/Josie have known each other for a few weeks, and it was Paul's idea to call in Reid (He told Dusty that it was prove Josie was faking, but in reality he wants Reid to keep his scheme going).
Yeah, I borrowed a lot from the show for this chapter. Things are about to get interesting...
Luke was walking through Olde Towne, trying to decide what to do next. He’d already had a few drinks this morning and was debating on where he could go to find another one. Thinking maybe the bartender at Yo’s might serve him again, he decided to head there…which unfortunately took him right past the bench where Allison was sitting.
“Luke?” She called, getting up and walking towards him. He paused, stumbling a little. “Are you avoiding me?”
“I don’t want another lecture, Allison.” He slurred just a little.
“I wasn’t going to give you one.”
“Right.” He said, hands in his pockets. “You and Casey enlisted Noah on lecture duty.”
“We were worried about you.” Allison looked concerned, and Luke couldn’t help but feel angry. Why couldn’t everyone just leave him alone?“You were so trashed that night we saw you at Yo’s.”
“Well, I’m fine now.” He tried not to snap at her. It wasn’t her fault his life was a mess.
“Good.” She still looked upset. “You know drinking can really wreck your kidneys and-“
“All right.” He cut her off. “Please, spare me the diagnosis.” Luke exclaimed, unable to take anymore. “You’re not even a real nurse yet.”
Luke turned to walk away, and a wave of dizziness washed over him. He stumbled again and nearly fell, grabbing the bench.
“Luke!” Allison cried out, putting out her hand to help him.
“I’m fine.” He insisted, still doubled over.
“You almost passed out.” She said. “I’m calling your parents.”
“No!” He grabbed at her to stop her from taking out her phone.
No.
His parents couldn’t know.
Just…no.
“Please, Ali, no.” Luke practically begged. “Don’t.” She stared at him for a long moment.
“Fine.” She agreed.
“Thank you.” He whispered.
“But you need to sit down, and drink something.” Luke let her lead him to the bench and sit him down, and obediently took a drink from the water bottle she handed him. It took him a few minutes, but he eventually drank it all while she watched.
“There.” He said, handing the bottle out. “Feel better now?”
“You’re the one who can barely stand.”
“Allison, I just got a bit dizzy.” He denied. “Don’t be such a drama queen about it.” Luke gestured with his hands, emphasizing his words. She looked hurt, and a little thrill went through him. He went to put the empty bottle in his pocket.
“Are you drunk?” She asked, sounding upset. “Is that why you’re being such a jerk?” He just glanced at her, not answering. “You are. Oh my God, why would you do that?”
“Allison, Allison, please. Just stop.” Luke interrupted. “You sound like Noah…or worse, you sound like Brian. My step-grandfather has taken a very keen interest in my well-being.”
“Well, Noah loves you.” Allison pointed out. Luke snorted.
“He has a funny way of showing it.”
“Brian, I don’t really know him, but I’m sure because of your grandmother, he really cares about you.” She continued as if Luke hadn’t spoken.
“Oh, yeah, Brian cares.” Luke thought about all the times in the last few weeks where Brian had shown how much he cared - constantly touching him, invading his personal space… “Though I’m not sure it’s about my grandmother.” Luke stood up. “See, I’m fine.” He told Allison. “You have nothing to worry about.”
“Fine, no more lectures.” Allison said, getting up too and putting a hand on his arm. “I know better than anyone that no one can stop you from self-destructing but you.” She paused. “But I can’t ignore the dizzy spell.”
Luke made a sound of protest.
“It could be a serious symptom, Luke.” Allison kept talking. “Like maybe you do have a kidney infection.”
“Okay, well, I’ll just drink a bunch of water.”
“If you won’t let me call your parents, will you at least let me get you check out by a doctor?”
“No!” Luke exclaimed, panicking.
No doctors.
Not again.
“What if I promise to keep it completely confidential?”
“You promise that, and I don’t want you to get into trouble.” Luke said.
“Luke, please, you need to get checked out.” He sighed. “If you won’t do it for you, will you do it for me? I couldn’t live with myself is something happened to you because I let you go.”
“Yeah, I - I might know a doctor who could do it, and keep it quiet.”
“Really?”
“But I’ll only go if he can do it.”
“Sure.” Luke fumbled around in his pocket for his phone, and pulled it out. He flipped it open, and found Reid’s number (under ‘R’), and hit send.
“It’s me.” He said into the phone. “Are you busy?”
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Clips for this chapter and the next one are here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQYwU99dzA and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaI5RHtVjEg&feature=related