Realistic or Modern Westbrook

[Dazzle]

Mads

"Alright I'll see you later!!" He called after Neck Tie. 'weird kid..' He thought to himself, as he started to leave he saw a certain blonde out of the corner of his eye. He turned on his foot and took a few long strided steps to catch up to her. "Hey Ash! Is today going any better?" He had heard some of what had happened in the cafe yesterday, but he was sure not to bring it up. "Have you been been practicing your basketball skills?" He joked, he knew that basketball wasn't going to ever be her thing, but he enjoyed joking around with her. "Oh and by the way, I met another new person, her name is Amanda, she's going to be on the cheerleading team, I told her I would introduce you guys, you know team spirit." He threw up his arms like he was throwing pomoms up in the air.
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[Winona]

Jace

Random people coming into the music room was not something Jace was equipped to handle. So when this girl walked in, and started touching the piano, he was inwardly panicking. Yes, he recognized her. She was one of the scary girls that Jace had tried so hard to avoid. The kind that looked like they would rip you apart with a smile on their face.

At first, it had seemed that she was just ignoring Jace and hadn't noticed him. Maybe he could sneak out through the back door or hide in a closet until she left... and then she asked him a question, and Jace literally jumped in surprise. "O-Oh, uh... y-yeah..." He mumbled, looking down at his guitar and going back to awkwardly polishing it even thought it needed no such thing but hey, at least it kept his fingers busy. Anything to distract from this conversation.

"I... uh... I-I don't r-really..." Oh lord, that horrible stutter was back. That stutter he got around new people. He cleared his throat, and tried to right his words. "I don't really... have friends... or reason to leave..." Jace mumbled as he dropped the cloth next to his guitar, and started plucking at the strings nervously, his eyes refusing to meet Raven's. "So, uh... I hide out in here... because I like music... and people are mean and I-I... I don't... I don't like being, uh... being bullied."

Okay, so yes, he had a small history of being bullied. Whatever. As he spoke, his fingers found their way from the guitar to his beanie, which he pulled down farther over his head as if to hide inside it like a turtle. "W-What about... you? I've never seen you in here before..." His words were at least a little less awkward.

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Mason
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Of course the little dude was feisty as always. Hey, one had to appreciate that kind of spunk from a freshie... but not Mason. "Listen, Kit Kat," he said, laying a giant hand on Stu's shoulder and leaning down a bit so they were almost face to face. Almost. Mason would never lean down that far, after all. "I've got a limited time to get you on board, okay? I have a date this Friday, and I need a little help getting some money to treat her well. You get it?"

He squeezed Stu's shoulder, possibly a little too hard. "I might have a brace on my leg, but that doesn't mean I won't fuck you up if you don't help me out." Mason said, his voice quiet enough that only Stu could hear the polite threats he was making. "So what'll it be, Happy Meal? Are you gonna help me, or am I gonna have to shove enough nuggets down your throat to make sure you never breathe again?" Mason asked, smiling as he asked it.

The older kid then straightened back up, letting go of his tight grip on Stu. The kid had spunk, he had to admit that, but Mason was not in the mood for any of that today.

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Ash
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Madison was a welcome distraction from the normal people she hung out with. So she smiled up at the much taller boy, shaking her head at the mention of yesterday. "Well, the talk with Ryan went well, so there's that. But Ryder got suspended, so I definitely will be attending Homecoming alone." She said with mock joy. And to think that all Mason had gotten was a simple slap on the wrist. Detention. And he'd still be able to attend the dance and everything.

"Sadly, no. See, I tried and got the ball stuck in a tree and I figured that was just the universe's way of telling me to give up." Okay, she was joking. Ash hadn't even tried to play basketball -- yesterday had been too emotionally charged. "Kidding. I actually thought about it, but instead decided that hot chocolate and ice cream were calling my name instead."

Ash laughed. "Sounds great. She can come sit with the team at lunch and meet everyone." A new cheerleader. They were much needed, and Ash was actually kind of excited about meeting her.

Dazzle​

 

[Dazzle]

Rae

She was being dragged through the crowds and suddenly she wasn't sure she should still be following this random stranger through the crowds, but this school was somewhat safe... Despite the daily fights, and all the testosterone flooding through the halls. When he opened the closet she was in awe. "holy shit. I'm no fashion item, but damn. I-I dont even know where to start." She started to run her hands through the clothes, pulling out a few random tops and holding them up and looking in the mirror. "I just need something that isn't soaked." She looked down at her muddy combat boots, knowing that these would never go with anything in a real fashionistas closet. "I just met you. And I'm going to do something I never, ever, do. I'm putting my faith in you." She shoved everything she was holding towards Phoenix, and then realized they hadn't even exchanged names. "I'm Raelynn by the way. Who are you?" Raising an eyebrow at him.
COTimberWolf1942 ​

 

[COTimberWolf1942]

~ Phoenix Wilson ~

"Phoenix." He was weirdly beaming, a warm ball of sunshine and rainbows as he cheerfully took all the items she pushed into his arms, "But everyone calls me Kerry... except Alex, he calls me asshole but he's got a stick shoved up his ass currently." He shrugged his shoulders, "Don't worry about changing, I flirt with everyone but I have a penchant for big muscled up boys who can carry me across the threshold." His eyes were sparkling with mischief and bubbly personality, he cocked his head to the side, "Hmm... Raelynn... I love it, someone could write a love song about that name."

Dazzle​

 

[Dazzle]

Mads

He laughed and shook his head. "Ice cream is even better anyways." He walked beside her to her next class. "Going alone isn't the worst thing in the world, you can still have fun with your friends. " He adjusted his bag, "I'll make sure Mandy meets up with you and the team at lunch." Mads was big on bringing people together. "You'll have fun at homecoming, seriously. With or without a date. I'll make sure of it. He smirked.
Winona ​

 

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Raven
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Raven furrowed her brows, Wow. And she thought June was shy, this was whole different level. She stifled an amused smile and it faded when he continued, poor boy just wanted to be left alone. Oh well. Walking around the piano and leaning against it. “No one likes being bullied, unless... i don’t know they have some kind of kink or something, but the point is.. just don’t give them a reason to bully you.” Raven shrugged. “They prey on the weak.”

Raven looked around the room when he mentioned it. “About me? Well.. i can definitely say I’ve never been in here. I don’t know why I’m here, i just wanted a change of pace i guess.” She chuckled. “Being in the same room everyday can get boring.” She wasn’t making fun of him. Newspaper was where she’d spent most of her time so far, maybe it was time to branch out... to other classrooms.

She tried desperately to meet his eyes, attempting to ignore the beanie. “Jace, i don’t bite.” She smirked. “Unless you want me to.” Throwing a wink his way.

Raven decided to go back to the previous topic before she broke him. “I can let you in on a secret.” She walked over taking a seat next to him.

“I was bullied.” She shrugged uncaringly. At her old school, she can safely say that people were terrible there. Maybe because she wasn’t into all the illegal shit. They thought she was a nobody. “It sucked but i eventually learned that i was superior, I mean.. obviously. “ Raven gestured to herself.

“Act confident even if you feel like you’re dying on the inside. It always works.” She said with a grin.

Winona

 

[Dazzle]

Rae

"Well, honestly not to sound like someone who stereotypes. I figured." She smiled for the first time since she had moved to Westbrook. Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad after all. "Thats the kind of guy I need in my life too.... Alex... Was he the guy? Up in the library, oh hun, I just met you and I know you can do better than that. I mean I can't dress, but HE, he was a mess. I looked better covered in your drink than he did." She joked, she felt comfortable. "God. I hope no one ever makes a love song out of my name. Definitely don't need that in my life." She was not the romantic type and definitely did not want anyone writing a song about her brown eyes, or any superficial aspect of her. She was comfortable in her own skin, and didn't need anyone to tell her how good she looked. She knew, at least that's how she thought she felt.
COTimberWolf1942 ​

 

[Dozeji]

Elizabeth

As the girl made her way through the hallway, she heard a familiar voice call out to her, and before she could even turn her head to react, Drake was in front of her... but almost fully covered in glitter... he seemed to be working on something. At first, the girl did not even recognize him, stopping dead in her tracks to see who she was talking to. Only after she took a closer look did she realise it was him

"O-Oh, hi, uhm... Drake? I'm do--" And at that moment, the girl was interrupted by the boy sneezing out... more glitter.. This was... well, unexpected, and she was caught off-guard by that, making her giggle as she tried to muster up to continue her train of thought

"S-Sorry, uhm... I'm doing f-fine... but I'm just lost... heh, yet again. I need to head to my physics class, but... Do you guys need any help?" The girl looked from where Drake walked out of, hoping to maybe meet someone new as well, also hoping that maybe Stu was in there.

Winona ​

 

[Winona]

Ash
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Mads was basically spouting what she already had to Ryan. Of course she knew she could have fun, but still, going to Homecoming without a date was a major hit to one's reputation. A reputation that Ash had worked hard for, but oh well -- she'd recover. It wasn't like this would be worse than the whole sleeping with Minuteman thing.

"Really? Good luck with that." Ash laughed. Grace would be busy with Sawyer and of course, Ryder would be gone. She didn't exactly have a ton of other friends to hangout with, so she was waiting for this night to be kind of, well, sucky. "Wait, you're going to Homecoming? I should've known. You've probably already got, like, a million friends and a hot date, right?" She joked although, well, chances were it was true. Mads was definitely the social type.

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Jace

So she was slightly less scary than Jace had originally thought she would be. "Yeah, but... that's you. I can't... I can't be confident, because I'm not you." Jace felt like his words weren't making any sense, but he tried his best to stick with the thought. "Like I mean... I'm happy for you, being all confident, but..."

Jace shook his head. "I... I can't... and like... I'm not unhappy, because I've got my guitar." He gently patted the wooden heirloom as he spoke about it. "And I've got Nova and Stu, so I'm not totally alone. If I was unhappy, maybe... maybe I'd try but... but I don't think I'd be very happy masking my emotions and pretending to be someone I'm not."

Yeah, that all totally made sense. "Is it... lonely? Hiding feeling like you're dying on the inside?"

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Drake
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"Oh, no, there's no one in there right now. I was just getting some stuff done for something else." Drake was keeping his surprise for Alaska secret, just in case the whole idea got leaked out. He would fight anyone who ruined this for him -- his best friend needed something to brighten her mood after everything that had happened.

"But we do have Homecoming in the afternoons after school if you want to stop by this evening and help." He suggested. As head, Drake was always looking for more people to help -- Grace, himself, and a handful of others could only do so much. Luckily, right now, Drake was upbeat enough that nothing was stopping him from working hard.

"Right! Physics! I can lead you there. Follow me." Drake said and started marching towards the stairs, which he stared at with annoyance for a moment before he started hiking up them.

Dozeji​

 

[Dazzle]

Mads

He shrugged his shoulders, and shook his head. "Nah, I mean, I'm there to meet more of the school, and get my sister out of the house, since I know if I leave her at home, she'll never make a single friend here.." He laughed a bit, "I've only been here two days, how would you expect me to already have a date." He rubbed the back of his neck. "The need for a date is so arbitrary. The point of a dance, as I see it, is to have fun with everyone, and let go of the stress of school. Even if it's only for a night." He took a deep breath and spread out his arms walking a few steps forward before turning around. "Life is worth living, you have to enjoy the moment, and not think about how it could be better when you have no control over the situation" He dropped his arms, and then almost dropped his books, tripping over himself and almost falling he caught himself at the last moment, and just started to laugh at himself. ​

 

[Winona]

Ash
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"That's some deep wisdom there, Mads." Ash joked. Yes, yes, yes... she knew that it would still be fun with just friends, and blah, blah, blah. But still, she would much rather go to a dance with a date. "Still, you know what sucks? Sitting on the sidelines during the slow dances. It is a special kind of hell." One that Ash was not looking forward to facing again, although she could always dance with a friend or something, although that was almost worse than sitting on the side.

She laughed when he almost fell over, and quickly threw a hand over her mouth in embarrassment. "Sorry! Sorry. Don't trip." Okay, it was funny, though, and at least he hadn't actually fallen. "Maybe you should focus more on talking and less on walking. Wouldn't want to break that face of yours already.

Dazzle​

 

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Raven
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Raven nodded understandingly, many people weren’t like her. Raven liked to stand up to everyone when some just hid. She didn’t blame them, because wouldn’t it just be easier to hide than to face it head on? Yeah. Definitely. But nothing about Raven was easy. Smiling softly as he continued talking. At least he was happy, and for a super awkward and weird guy.. he was nice. Her smile faded, hiding her true emotions wasn’t bad, it protected her. That’s the way she saw it. Raven nodded anyway “Yeah.. i get that. You seem like a genuine kind of guy.” Her eyes were studying him intently. Raven liked to think she was an excellent judge of character, she usually wasn’t wrong, he was... a good egg?

Raven was taken aback by the question, and she really didn’t want to answer it. Why open up to a complete stranger? looking around the room sighing heavily her shoulders raising and dropping because of it. She pondered Raven already knew what the answer was, she just.. didn’t want to tell him. But she was being completely honest.. would there really be a difference in saying so? He was harmless. Raven turned her gaze back towards him and nodded slowly “..yeah.”

Realizing it was kind of stupid. “I mean.. wouldn’t anyone?” Or maybe it was just her of course it was lonely, Raven didn’t have anyone.. but she learned to be okay with it.

She wasn’t happy, but she was used to it.

Winona

 

[Winona]

Jace

Well, he did try to be genuine, or so he liked to think he did. Jace was honest about his feelings... kind of -- honest to himself, anyway, but maybe not always others. At least when it came to romance. Of course, that honesty had kind of gotten him in more trouble this year than anything else, so he was starting to think maybe Raven had the right idea, but then again.... Well, he'd rather not lie about his opinions to both others, and himself. "Thanks. I'll take that as a compliment."

Ouch. His heart felt a pang of hurt for Raven when she admitted that yeah, it was lonely. Of course it was lonely. "That's... really sad." Jace admitted as he pulled his yellow beanie off, dropping it on his guitar. "I mean, I guess at least you have confidence and no one messes with you but at the same time, wouldn't it be nice to just feel... comfortable about someone? And not have to put on some kind of fake mask to make others like you?" Jace questioned as he smoothed down his hair.

"Look, I'm just saying that I knew this dude. Real genuine, polite, friendly. And because he was so scared of being bullied and whatever, he changed. Got all confident, and now, well, I guess he's not picked on, but he doesn't have any real friends now. If that makes sense." Jace wasn't sure if it did, but it made sense to him. "Look, don't lose yourself too much trying to be some confident girl that everyone expects you to be, okay? Your happiness is always more important."

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[Dazzle]

Mads

"I'm sure you'll have plenty of people begging you for a slow dance Ash. Even if your boyfriend isn't there to lead you through them all." He leaned his head back looking at the ceiling for a moment. "I'll be shocked if not one person doesn't ask you for a dance." He stopped walking for a moment. "If I stop walking now, you'll never make it to your class" He started to hum and mumble the lyrics under his breath before he started walking again. 'These boots are made for walking, And that's just what they'll do, One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you'. He in fact, was not wearing boots. "Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'" He looked back over his shoulder to see Ash's reaction, he was big on making a fool of himself at his on expense just to see a smile on someone else's face. "are you coming?" He raised an eyebrow at her, he actually had no idea where he was going, considering he was walking her to her class, and hadn't even checked to see where he was supposed to be.
Winona ​

 

[Moonshadow]

June
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She smiled a bit when he remembed her name. Maybe she wasn’t that forgettable. She moved as he told her and nodded to him. “Um thanks.” She looked up at him and tapped her finger on her book. “So what I was going to ask you was about Raven. I’m just curious how you two meet and how you two started to talk with each other.” She wanted the ask the guy directly since, from her perspective, he came out of no where and him being her homecoming date had her worried. Was he doing something wrong that Raven couldn’t tell her? Sure, she was poking her head where she shouldn’t be once more. But she wanted to be sure Raven is okay.

COTimberWolf1942

 

[Winona]

Ash
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"Not my boyfriend, just... a boy who I thought was going to ask me to Homecoming." But not now. God, their relationship was confusing, and Ash wasn't even sure where she stood with Ryder. But until they discussed it, she didn't want some rumor getting around about it. Rumors obviously ruined everything, and had almost ruined her friendship with Ryder.

Ash grinned again when he started singing. "Ooh, not too bad. You should join theater and I can teach you how to actually sing." She teased. Right. The musical was still -- sadly -- a thing, despite the drama it had also caused. Everything caused drama, though. "And trust me, I don't care if I'm late to class. The teacher is so old he usually just sleeps and doesn't notice, anyway." Yeah... It was kinda nice, actually. "Shouldn't you be heading to your next class?"

Dazzle​

 

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Raven
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Raven chuckled when he admitted when it was sad, she just nodded. “Yes, yes, give me all the sympathy.” Narrowing her eyes playfully at the boy. She was ready to move on from talking about it at all.. he wasn’t. Her shoulders fell and she went quiet as he continued. Maybe it would be nice to not put up a wall. To have someone she could really be comfortable with.. her mind drifted to June for a split second. She shook the thought off

Raven crossed her arms and begrudgingly listened. She was trying to help him, Raven wasn’t interested in switching the conversation to herself. She wasn’t afraid of being bullied, whoever it was, didn’t matter. She had more people to talk to now than she did before. But that didn’t mean anything, Raven didn’t have real friends back then, so why would now be any different?

“No offense, music boy. But we hardly know each-other. Next time you wanna psycho analyze someone or whatever it is that you do..” Raven stood up from her chair, pulling the bag on her shoulder tighter. “Find someone else.” She said walking out of the room.

When she was ways away from the room, she knew he was only trying to help.. Raven pushed back the regret of lashing out at him. She sighed heavily, leaning on a locker and hitting her head against it with a thud.

Winona

 

[Dazzle]

Mads

He looked over raising his eyebrows, "Thats the plus of being the new kid, you can run late and just say you got lost." He raised both his arms and shrugged. "Plus I don't mind being late." He repositioned his backpack again. "So you sing too? You definitely owe me a lesson after your basketball one" He jokingly rolled his eyes and looked over at her "I think it I just might have more of a chance a becoming a famous singer than you have at the NBA"
Winona​

 

[Winona]

Ash
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Well that seemed like a really good benefit of being new. Ash was jealous. Sadly, any tardies she had were just that -- tardies, and the school was close to calling her dad about her many tardies. What? She hated classes, and tended to arrive late for, you know, obviously good reasons. "So where are you from? Since, y'know, you're new."

At the idea of music lessons, Ash just laughed. "Maybe one day. I could totally see you being a Broadway star. You've got the face, but uh... You might be too nice. I feel like Broadway would eat you alive, to be honest." Yeah, she knew a little about the things that went on there thanks to her mother and her strong interest in the arts. "But like, after the musical, I got you. I'll totally teach you how to get all the ladies with an amazing singing voice."

Dazzle​

 

[COTimberWolf1942]

~ Shiloh Mitchell ~

His arctic blue eyes were swirling like whirlpools, it was almost like the confident happiness was being replaced by a fearful sadness, the terrible lighting in the school only seemed to accentuate the deep emotions pouring into his eyes. "Yeah... Raven..." There was this wistful hope in his voice when he said her name but his doubts had risen like the tide in the night during the early morning ride through the forests on his property, even the colored columns of light that graced the morning sky couldn't force the joy to rise in his soul. "Well, I walked into the schools newspaper and asked her for directions to a class, "He waved his hand to the side then brought it back down, "I thought she was one of the most beautiful girls I had ever seen but..." Slowly, Shiloh shook his head then raked his fingers through his hair, "Something's not right... Kinda reminds me of a snake in the grass. I'm sorry." His dark eyes met hers, the sharp angles of his face were cast in a different light when his emotions became so overcast and serious, "I shouldn't be telling you these things, you obviously think highly of her and she does of you." His head slanted to the side as he gave her a long look, breathing a sigh through his lips.

Moonshadow

~ Phoenix Wilson ~

"Ugh, please I so know I could do better but I'm still so hung up on him." Phoenix sighed and cocked his head to the side with a playful grin, "That's actually why I was in the library... I'm trying to get back to my Irish roots and create a new name on Twitter then AlexBischEx." He made a face, "I can be a spiteful bitch." It was true, Phoenix Wilson held an angry grudge like no other teenager, it was probably cause of the ginger hair to be honest. "Now I know I'm over stepping... but.. I have some boots, knee high boots, almost maroon in color. Those, plus these jeans and a mint green button up. Bam! no one could take their eyes off you." He gave her an encouraging smile, "Trust me..."

Dazzle

 

[Dazzle]

Mads

"Hey! I can be mean.." He trailed off for a moment. "No... No I cant" He shook his head laughing. "I just want people happy, is there a problem with that??" He realize she had asked about him and where he was from. "North Carolina, Morrisville. Super suburban area, but in the winter we usually lived in Aiken. Till my dad got the new job and we moved here." He really wasn't upset that he had left, for once in his life he had been in a bad place. His sister was upset to have left, but that had more to do with what she was leaving behind, whereas Mads was getting to finally move forward with his life and start over. He was good with change and ready to move on. "Alright so after you're the star of the school play, you're going to teach me how to be the star of Broadway."

Winona

Rae

She took the outfit hesitantly, she wasn't exactly into having all eyes on her. "Trust me, I know petty." She sighed as she began to change. "The one plus of moving is that I don't have to deal with all the petty assholes back home... Starting fresh" She wiggled out of her sticky jeans, and slid her arms through the mint tops sleeves. "Come on, you don't need the library for a better handle." She smirked. "It was your Irish luck that you dumped your frap on me. I know how to make the perfect screen name, just petty enough, but its about you...." She started to think, an almost puzzled look on her face. "Irish god, Irish King... Phoenix King... Firey Irish God.. Okay... These kinda suck, I'm going to have to think about it Kerry and get back to you." She pulled out her phone and handed it to him as she reached down to zip up her boots. "Here, put your number in. We have planning to do" Standing back up she took a look in the mirror one last time and pulled her ponytail out letting her hair flow down. "Holy shit, I don't think I've ever looked this good at school"
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[COTimberWolf1942]

~ Phoenix Wilson ~

"You look stunning, what a bade." Phoenix was grinning, "Now... Come here real quick, just a few more things then the outfit is complete." He whisked her over to the mirror and slapped open the cabinet drawers, scrambling through them before she could sneak away from him. "Hold still." He gently grabbed her face and applied a light dusting of pink blush to round out her face then, as carefully he could without being attacked, he gently applied a layer of mascara that would make her eyes pop. "Now... The best of this... This is Wine Red, it's a deep red, beautiful." With a steady hand, and most likely balls of steel, he turned her lovely lips into a deep wine color that fit the whole outfit. He dropped the make up back into it's hiding place and stepped back, hands in the air, "Perfecto... Damn, if I was straight I'd have to just keep you away." Phoenix grinned and his eyes shown with pride, "What do you think Raelynn?" He cocked his head curiously, looking at her reflection in the mirror.

Dazzle

 

[Winona]

Ash
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"North Carolina? Sounds... interesting." No, it did not at all. Was there even anything to do in North Carolina? There were no big cities, nothing fun, no... ugh, probably nothing, anyway. Westbrook was about as small of a town as Ash ever wanted to be in, and she still had dreams for somewhere bigger and better... after she graduated. Hopefully. Her future was still up in the air.

"Not a problem. I'll make you the biggest Broadway star the world has ever seen." Ash joked as she finally came to a stop next to a classroom that was slowly filling out with students. "Well, this is my class. History. I'll see you later, okay? Maybe at lunch when you introduce that new girl?" She suggested as she hovered by the doorway to her classroom.

Dazzle​

 

[Dede]

‘Get off me,’ Neck Tie barked, slapping the older boy’s hand away from his shoulder as he was letting go of him. He looked Mason in the eye as if bent on murder, straightening his shirt as he did, realigning the straps of his backpack on his shoulders. Now you know that scene in Sherlock Holmes when Sherlock was calculating where his punches and kicks would land in slow motion? Yeah, that was him. First, distract target. Then block his blind jab. Exploit injured leg. Cut with cross to left cheek. Discombobulate. Employ elbow block. Weaken right jaw. Break cracked ribs. Heel kick diaphragm. Dislocate jaw entirely.

Alternatively, he could just aim for the crotch, like his dad advised this morning. If you had one shot make it count, am I right or am I right? Who knew Dad’s lesson would come in handy so quickly?

Neck Tie rolled his neck some more, looking increasingly like a caged creature primed for a fight. A tension boiled in the silence between them. But then the ache on his shoulder from Mason’s tight squeeze finally registered and caught up with him. Neck Tie grunted, massaging the back of his neck painfully. ‘Alright, alright,’ he submitted, ‘I’ll do it, for God’s sake. I’ll help you.’ He looked up at the older boy slightly. ‘How am I s’posed to get the money, though?’ Neck Tie hesitated but pulled out his Liverpool wallet, and considered paying Mason some up front, out of his own pocket money. ‘Like, how much do you need?’

Winona

 

[Winona]

Mason
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He'd been half convinced the kid would try to to fight and for a few seconds, Stu had had the look of someone who was ready to punch. Mason flashed a glorious little smile that was quickly replaced by a smirk when Stu finally gave in, asking about how the money. He chuckled, placing a hand over Stu's wallet and pushing it down.

"No, no, no. We're going to earn the money fair and square." Mason explained, in the exact same way he'd managed to make enough money to buy June that beautiful camera. "I need enough for the date to be good, and a little bit extra so I can buy a car." He already had a decent amount saved up, and he had his eye on a couple old cheap cars that just needed to be worked on a little bit. A car and a nice date? June would be swept off her feet... he hoped.

"Listen, class is about to begin, and we're both good kids who obviously don't want to fail. Find me after school today and I'll show you what we're doing, okay?" And without waiting for a response, Mason patted Stu on the back a little too hard and started walking away past Stu. "See ya later, Kit Kat."

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