Shawn and Belle Fan Fiction.  Section one: Letting Down the Walls
Chapter one

Chapter one
     To celebrate the Brady's new house, Bo and Hope had invited some friends over for a picnic.  When John, Marlena, and Belle showed up they found the backyard decorated festively and Bo cooking hotdogs, hamburgers, and chicken on the grill.  Marlena handed Belle a covered dish.  "Belle, dear, run this in the house for me" she said.  Belle walked in the door and slipped in.  There she saw Shawn standing at the counter with two cake pans in front of him and a bowl of chocolate icing in his hands.
     "Shawn Brady, what are you attempting to do?" she asked, startling him to the point where he almost dropped the bowl.  "Belle, hey, when did you get here?" he asked, turning to grin at her.  "Gran told me to ice these cakes but I'm not sure how".  "Do you want help?" she asked, putting down the dish and walking over to him.  "What, you think just cause you're a girl, you can do it better than me?" he asked.  "No way, perfect girl, I can do it myself".  "Ok," she said, leaning against the counter.  "I'll just watch-it might be amusing".  Shawn stared at the pans for another minute before he picked up one pan and flipped it onto a plate.
     "Ok, I'm stuck" he said, turning to her.  She laughed.  "Ok, now ice that part of the cake and then..."she started.  "Ok, that's enough" Shawn interrupted.  "I told you I can do it myself".  Shawn quickly, and messily, put chocolate icing all over the cake.  His work reminded Belle of a 4-year olds finger-painting project.  He then picked up the other cake pan and went to put it on the top.  Unfortunately, he flipped the pan while it was high above the other cake.  The cake fell, slid on the icing, and landed on the counter.  Belle burst out laughing.  "What, you think that's funny?" he asked.  Belle nodded, still laughing.  Shawn stuck his finger in the icing and dragged it down her nose.  Belle squealed and tried to get away but Shawn put his arm around her.  He held her tight as he rubbed more down her cheeks and her forehead.  Belle reached back on the counter for something, anything that could aid her.  She reached into a bowl and flung the contents in Shawn's face.  His face and the front of his shirt were soon covered with white flour.  He wiped his eyes as Belle started laughing again.
     "Shawn Douglas, what in the world would inspire you to make such a mess?" they heard someone say.  They both jumped to find Mrs. Horton coming into the kitchen.  She stared at them.  "Shawn, come here" she said, picking up a towel.  She spit on it and began ot wipe at his face.  "Gran, no" Shawn said, trying to pull away as Belle watched, amused.  "Go clean yourself and then clean this mess too" she said, starting back out again.  "And hurry-we're almost ready".  Shawn jogged down the hall and up the stairs to change.  Belle attempted to get the icing off her face, without a mirror.  She then quickly put the cake back together and iced it.  She heard Shawn coming back down the stairs so she picked up a towel and began wiping the floor.  "Didn't you thihnk I could finish the cake myself?" she heard him say.  She turned to see him wearing another shirt and he busted out laughing.  "What are you laughing at?" she asked, embarrassed.  "You didn't get all the chocolate off," he said.  "Here, I'll help you".  "He put his hands on her waist and lifted her up on the counter so they were eye-level.  He took a washcloth and wiped the icing off her cheek.  His hand lingered there and he moved in closer to her.  Belle closed her eyes and waited.


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