Hunter

By Leia

Part 2

Had a dream

Had a drowning dream

I was in a river of pain

The only difference this time

I wasn’t calling out your name, yeah

Has it ended before it’s begun?

You hold on

And I try to run

Anybody heading in my direction?

Away from the city

Anybody wanna change the way they feel?

Step inside

Doesn’t really matter where you wanna take me

Away from the city

I wanna start again

I wanna start again

I wanna take it back

I wanna start again

Funny how those friends forget you

When you tire of their games

You miss a show or a party that blows

And they’ve forgotten your name, yeah

And you wonder what you’ve become

They pull you back when you try to run

Well, anybody heading in my direction?

Away from the city

Anybody wanna change the way they feel?

Step inside

Doesn’t really matter where you wanna take me

Away from the city

I wanna start again

I wanna start again

I wanna take it back

I wanna start again

I left the me I used to be

If only you’d see it too

Well I wonder what you’ve become

You pull me back when I try to run

Well, anybody heading in my direction?

Away from the city

Anybody wanna change the way they feel?

Step inside

Doesn’t really matter where you wanna take me

Away from the city

I wanna start again

I wanna start again

I wanna take it back

I wanna start again

*~*City by Natalie Imbruglia*~*

Joey sat in Sara’s apartment. It had been a week since she had left Dawson. He had called a few times, asking her to come back, but she readily refused. He hadn’t called for two days and Joey was incredibly relieved.

Sara walked into the living room where Joey was idly flipping through the channels. Sara looked oddly similar to Joey, though a little shorter. She had shoulder length brown hair and the same half smile as Joey. Some people said that they could easily be mistaken as sisters.

“Going out with David tonight?” Joey asked.

“Yup,” Sara replied. “By the way, Eileen called.”

“Eileen Summers?” Joey asked, rather surprised.

“Yeah, that’s it,” Sara said as she began to put her earrings in.

“What did she want?”

“I don’t know, she just said for you to call her back.”

Joey got out her address book from her purse and got out her cell phone as well. Eileen Summers was in charge of personel.

“Eileen Summers’ office,” the personal assistant answered.

“Ruth? Its Joey Leery,” Joey said, almost wincing at her own name.

She needed to give notice that she was changing her name.

“Oh, hi, Mrs. Leery, Miss Summers has been expecting your call. Let me connect you to her office.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Joey waited a moment as the hold music played. It couldn’t possibly be true...

“Hello, Joey?”

“Oh, hello Miss Summers, I got your message.”

“Oh, please call me Eileen.”

“Okay, Eileen.”

“Well, Joey, I have just got word from the New York branch that you got the transfer and promotion!”

Joey’s eyes widened and she grinned.

“Oh my God! Thank you!”

“Oh, don’t you be thanking me. Your talent is what got you it.”

“Wow... um, thank you.”

Eileen laughed.

“Its no problem, Joey. I’ll let you go rejoice.”

Both of them laughed as they hung up.

“I got the job!” Joey squealed.

Sara rushed into the room.

“You got it?” she asked excitedly.

“Yes!”

“Oh my God!” they both screamed as they jumped up and down and hugged each other.

Joey’s face was flushed as she laughed and jumped around excitedly.

“I’m taking you to dinner!” Sara insisted.

Joey shook her head.

“No, you go with David, we can celebrate tomorrow.”

“You sure?”

“Positive... oh, do you think your sister’s place is still open for me to stay for a little while?”

“Oh yeah, Sandra will be more than thrilled. She likes you anyhow, and her last roommate was a complete moron. She left... but unfortunately Sandra still needs to pay the rent while she gets through school...”

Joey grinned. Things were falling into place perfectly.

“We’ll call her tonight,” Sara said.

“Okay... God, I’m so excited!” Joey said as she fell back on to the couch.

There was a knock on the door.

“I’ll get it... its probably David,” Sara said as she went to answer it.

Joey let out a big sigh of relief as she plopped down on the couch. She was going to New York. She could start over fresh... without Dawson.

“She doesn’t want to see you,” Joey heard Sara say.

She sat up a little and listened.

“She’s my wife, and I’ll talk to her if I want to,” Dawson said, storming past her.

“Not for long,” Sara muttered.

“Joey,” Dawson said as he knelt down by the couch she was sitting on.

“What?” she asked, beginning to get more than aggitated.

“Please reconsider-”

“No!” Joey said loudly.

She groaned in frustration.

“Joey, just give it another chance,” he pleaded.

“No, Dawson it is over,” she replied, enunciating every word.

“But I love you!” he cried.

Joey sighed and closed her eyes.

“But I don’t love you... not anymore,” Joey said firmly, no longer being so careful with his heart.

She had had enough. He just couldn’t take no for an answer.

“I don’t believe that,” he said firmly.

She clenched her fists in frustration.

“What will it take for you to leave me alone?” she yelled.

“Come back with me.”

“No, we’re getting divorced Dawson... that’s it. Final.”

“Not if I can help it,” he said with quiet determination.

Joey turned cautiously towards him.

“What do you mean?” she asked.

“I’ll fight it... Every step of the way. I’m not giving you up without a fight.”

Tears of anger and frustration built up in her eyes.

“Good-bye, Dawson. Get out.”

“But, Joey-”

“OUT!” she yelled at him.

She got out and began pushing him towards the door with angry shoves. She got him all the way out the door and slammed it in his face.

“Damn it!” she yelled.

She felt herself beginning to cry. She was so frustrated. Why wouldn’t he just leave her alone? She needed to get away more than ever.

“Sara? When’s the soonest time possible for me to go to New York?”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

With bags in hand, Joey walked up to Sandra’s apartment door the very next day after she had told Dawson that she no longer loved him.