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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 8:11:21 GMT -5
(Yes Chase enjoys his juice boxes XD So do I)
Jack frowned, watching them. He could see how uncomfortable Mia was from here. "Why doesn't she just walk away?" he muttered, though he knew she wouldn't do that. It was up to him and Drake.
"Well, there's gotta be more options. Maybe you can go over and say you need Mia and Mason's help with something? Even if Adriane follows them, you'll be there," he said. He knew Mia and Drake weren't close. In fact, he wasn't sure if the two had ever really talked. But still, Drake being with them would give her somebody else. Clearly Mason wasn't about to send Adriane away.
"Or I could say there's a fire? Or like light a candle and set the fire alarms off? Obviously I won't start a real fire in here, just enough to set the alarms off. Chaos," Jack said, though the idea seemed dumb even to him.
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"Well, that's good. Looks like a did my job. Should we go rejoin the party?" Sophia asked. She really didn't need people asking why she disappeared with Jace. She didn't think 'protecting my cousin' was a good reason.
"Then maybe we can hang out sometime. You know, go get coffee or head to the beach or something." Jace wasn't the type of guy Sophia normally befriended, but stepping out of her comfort zone would probably be good for her.
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Mia frowned, her eyes still on Adriane. "You know, I probably would've let go if I hadn't been hurt by someone I considered a friend," she said, surprised at how clear the words came out. At least she could talk. Even back in middle school, Adriane had known about how shy and unsure of herself Mia was. It's gotten better, but talking to Adriane was just bringing back some memories of those days.
"Um, Mason, maybe we should go somewhere else? If not, I can, um, go home, I guess..." she trailed off, knowing neither option would work. If they went somewhere else, Adriane would just follow like some pest. She would hope Mason didn't want her to go, especially with he conversation they'd been having when the other girl approached.
Mia had actually been having fun at the party, but not she just felt sick and wanted to go home.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 8:14:04 GMT -5
"Good idea. I'll just toss it in he freezer and stay after to help you clean. We can crack it open then," Chase suggested. There'd be enough to feed hen if it was him, Arlo, Keilana, Ash, and Jace at the party. He looked around, figuring most of the party guests would leave the second it was over.
"Arlo and that new girl, Keilana, are on their way in. I hope you don't mind that I invited her. We just kinda ran into her and she put up with me and my brother, so I didn't think it was fair not to invite her," he said. Chase lowered his voice, looking to make sure no one listened in. "Do you have the juice?0
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 8:14:55 GMT -5
((That could work.... HMMMM....)) (maybe we should just throw out a couple ideas, then you, me, and lost take a vote?)
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 9:13:35 GMT -5
((It's my brother's birthday so I'm going to be slow. XD
That sounds good, Ariat!))
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Post by Lost Dreams on Sept 22, 2017 9:33:02 GMT -5
(i'm at school so i'll be slow. Vote sounds good.)
"Ouch," Adriane said mockingly, as if Mia's words had hurt her. She pressed a hand over her chest, as if wounded. "Please." She looked to Mason, placing a hand on his arm. "Mason, don't you want to somewhere else and we can talk?"
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 9:33:10 GMT -5
(Well happy birthday to your brother.
I just finished my math tests and so now I have almost an hour and a half till my next class but it's too early for lunch so I'll probably be on this whole time.
Well, I see if I can think of any other ideas. The more ideas, the better. Then later we can vote)
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 9:35:33 GMT -5
((Sounds good! XD
So... many... replies. O.e))
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 9:37:43 GMT -5
(Or Mason just ditches Mia and Adriane and spends the night with Jack and Drake XD)
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Post by αυяσяα ησx on Sept 22, 2017 9:43:36 GMT -5
{I got up an hour ago but I had other people to answer but wow I always miss things when I'm not online. My class is in about two hours but I have to catch the bus in twenty minutes so I'll probably be gone in a few.
You're absolutely free to call me Aurora, it's fine! ^.^ Ok I think I got it. I understood like most of what was going on with those three but I had no idea there was an Incident so I was like "what" lmao}
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"I think it's kind of cute," Keilana said in regards to Chase's energy as she followed him. "Wow, I can't believe you were actually civil to me that time." She giggled quietly to herself, not actually caring about how rude Arlo always was. It was interesting to her. Very rarely was anybody ever so blatant towards her, and it was kind of intriguing in a way. Or maybe she was just very bad at making good choices in her life. Whatever it was, she didn't mind that he was rude. It was a lot more entertaining acting upbeat while he was surly.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 9:49:31 GMT -5
"Cute?" Arlo wrinkled his nose at the thought. "Try living with him. He's not much better at home. And it doesn't help that we share a room. I just want to sleep and I don't think Chase ever sleeps," he said, rolling his eyes. What Arlo didn't mention was that Chase's high energy, optimistic attitude didn't bother him at home.
In fact, Arlo occasionally helped Chase goof around and even plan pranks when they were home.
"But I can be civil. I just don't choose to be the majority of time because the peopale at our school are idiots," he saidx (I've got two classes left but like an hour between each)
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 10:06:18 GMT -5
"Fire is crazy, even for this situation." Drake ran a hand through his hair, causing it to be even messier than before. "I could go over there, or we could both go over there! Make it a real party." He suggested and finger gunned at Jack, although this was probably not a time for finger guns.
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"Yeah, that would be great!" Jace said cheerfully. He had nailed it and actually managed to make a friend. Ha. And Jack thought he couldn't do it. "Right, the party. I may have forgotten." He said, a little sheepishly, and stepped out of the closet back into the fray of people. "So, uh, do want to split here so you can go find some guy or... whatever it is you do at parties?"
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This was too much for Mason. Having two girls want him to choose between them. He pulled his arm away from Adriane and looked towards the ground, not wanting to speak to either. "I do not want to be in the middle of this, so... I'm going, at least for now." And with that, he pulled away and headed towarda Jace's bedroom to hide.
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 10:15:29 GMT -5
"Please, everyone has invited practically the whole town. One extra girl isn't going to make a difference." Ash responded with a dismissive wave of her hand. Then, she looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before leaning into Chase and whispering back; "I got apple juice in the boxes. It's hidden in the fridge. Follow me and we can hide your cake there, too." She said and led him towards the kithen which, surprisingly, was empty.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:17:24 GMT -5
It was always time for finger guns. "Lets dance our way over," Jack suggested. He started dancing with very awkward, dad like dance moves, moving in the general direction of where Mia, Adriane, and Mason were standing. He stopped when he saw Mason run off and Mia looking towards him. He grabbed Drake by the shoulder. "Can you do me a favor and go talk to Mia for me? Even if you just go get Mia and Adriane into the party so they're not alone. Thanks, bud," Jack said. He didn't wait for Drake's response before patting the other boy on the back and going after Mason.
Jack knocked lightly on the door to Jace's room. "Mason?" he asked.
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Sophia smiled when Jace agreed to go get coffee sometime. Huh, maybe being friendly was actually better than getting her own way at times. "Well, I didn't see any guys that caught my interest. Plus, most of them are in high school. Why don't we go enjoy the party together? I can introduce you to a couple people, we can get you out on the dance floor. It'll be great," Sophia said.
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"Mason..." Mia said, but she didn't reach out to stop him or go after him. If he wanted some time without either of them, she would respect that.
Unfortunately that left her alone with Adriane. "Look, I don't care how you feel about middle school, but I've never forgotten. And if you try anything now..." Mia trailed off. What would she do? She didn't want to stand up to Adriane. If it was one against the other, she knew Adriane would get most of the school on her side.
It'd be a repeat of middle school. Adriane would gossip about her and bother her about whatever happened and Mia would be forced to spend the rest of her senior year in isolation.
She never should've let Jack and Sophia bring her out heee.
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 10:20:12 GMT -5
((Alright, Aurora. Sorry about their drama. XD I know, it's already confusing.))
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:20:25 GMT -5
"Please, everyone has invited practically the whole town. One extra girl isn't going to make a difference." Ash responded with a dismissive wave of her hand. Then, she looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before leaning into Chase and whispering back; "I got apple juice in the boxes. It's hidden in the fridge. Follow me and we can hide your cake there, too." She said and led him towards the kithen which, surprisingly, was empty. "Huh. I thought people would be in here to steal your food," Hase said, his eyes landing on an apple on the counter. If he wasn't in here with Ash, he might've stuck it in his pocket for later. It's not like her or Jace would miss an apple. Chase put the cake down on the counter, looking at his hands. They'd turned red from holding it, but he stuck them in his pocket to warm up. "Well, it's been a pleasure doing business with you," he said. His mouth was dry. He was ready for a juice box. "I always get looks when I buy juice boxes at the store. Like how do people know I'm not buying it for my sister. She's six. We usually share every pack of juice boxes I buy," he said, shaking his head at the total unfairness of the situation.
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Post by Lost Dreams on Sept 22, 2017 10:27:10 GMT -5
(Chase and Ash though.)
Adriane laughed and crossed her arms over her chest. "What? What are you going to do, Mia? Run off crying again if I try something?" She smirked at her, not feeling bad at all. "And thanks a lot. Now I have to work even harder to get Mason back. Look, just stay out of my way and away from him, ok?"
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:33:30 GMT -5
(I don't even know what happened to Chase but I like it)
"Wow, Adriane. I'm amazed that you have any friends," she said. So far so good. Mia was able to talk, but she knew that her insults and comebacks were not good at all.
"You don't own Mason. Let him make his own choices," Mia said. That's what she was doing. If Mason wanted nothing to do with her after tonight, Mia was fine with that. He could make his own choices. If he wanted to be friends, great. If he wanted to be more than friends, well, Mia would be willing to give that a try.
"And let's just say, you don't want to mess with me anymore," she said, though it was probably the biggest bluff she'd ever made. "You've seen he movies. Read the books. The good guy always wins," she said. In the inside, Mia wanted nothing more than to leave. Her fingers were shaking and she stuck them in her pockets, trying to appear as calm as possible.
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 10:36:25 GMT -5
((Woo! Party in Jace's room! XD))
Drake followed after, dancing a little bit better and getting distracted for a brief moment because he was dancing with a lady, before he remembered and danced after Jack once more. He watched Mason run off and then slipped up to the ladies, throwing his arms over their shoulders. "Wow!" He said loudly, trying to be heard over the music. "Great party, am I right?"
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Jace laughed. "I guess we can do that. Warning, I can not really dance. I can sing and play the guitar but dancing is beyond my comprehension." In a lot of ways, he was undercutting himself. Jace was a pretty good dancer.
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Mason had collapsed onto the couch in Jace's room. Back when Jace was in high school and before he had dropped out, he'd spent many nights sleeping on this couch with Drake. It brought back pleasant memories.
Those memories were destroyed when someone knocked on the door. Grumbling, Mason stood up and walked to the door, opening it. "What do you want?" He asked.
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Ash shook her head. "They tried that before and would swipe all our food. I got annoyed with it, so I put my ferret in one of the cupboarda and it scared this girl so bad that no one has come back in here."
Ash opened up the fridge and pulled out the juice boxes, passing one to Chase. "I told her it was my giant pet rat and that I was surprised she hadn't been bitten. So she tried to spread some rumors, but it didn't matter. So I'm still popular and I get to keep my food." She explained smugly.
"There is nothing wrong with juice boxes. I get some weird looks all the time but this is a free country and if I want to swing at the park, I'm going to swing at the park."
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 10:37:33 GMT -5
((I don't know what happened to Ash, either, but I like it. XD))
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Post by αυяσяα ησx on Sept 22, 2017 10:38:27 GMT -5
"Cute?" Arlo wrinkled his nose at the thought. "Try living with him. He's not much better at home. And it doesn't help that we share a room. I just want to sleep and I don't think Chase ever sleeps," he said, rolling his eyes. What Arlo didn't mention was that Chase's high energy, optimistic attitude didn't bother him at home. In fact, Arlo occasionally helped Chase goof around and even plan pranks when they were home. "But I can be civil. I just don't choose to be the majority of time because the peopale at our school are idiots," he saidx (I've got two classes left but like an hour between each) Keilana hummed thoughtfully. "Well, you're not wrong there. People from school tend to be idiots. I've found that it's easier for me to pretend to like them." At times, she usually just ignored anyone who really got on her nerves, but she made the effort to be friendly at least. She wished she could be more honest about her feelings towards other people, but she honestly didn't like being rude. "Oh, but I don't think there's anything wrong with being childish or energetic. It's a rare enough thing already, don't you think? It's sweet. When it isn't obnoxious boys in school that think they're being cool, that is."
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Post by Lost Dreams on Sept 22, 2017 10:39:43 GMT -5
Adriane laughed. "Oh please, you're bluffing. You aren't the good guy in this scenario. You're just the little side character that everyone forgets in five minutes." Wow. Apparently talking to Mason had upped Mia's confidence to extreme levels.
Drake threw his arm around her shoulder and Adriane smiled at him. "Hey! How are you doing, little duck?" She asked. It was her pet nickname for him since drakes were male ducks.
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Post by αυяσяα ησx on Sept 22, 2017 10:41:14 GMT -5
{Using my phone makes it really hard to keep up here lol but I'm watching this drama unfold splendidly}
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:49:58 GMT -5
(Jace just goes to his room to grab something and sees Mason and Jack XD)
Mia jumped when she felt Drake's arms around her shoulders, but she was glad for the distraction. She relaxed a little, pulled out of whatever trance she was in while arguing with Adriane. "Hey, Drake. Have you seen Jack or Sophia?" she asked. She knew Jack would want her to join into the party and relax, but she just waned to go home at this point. Then she realized she didn't want to bother her brother or cousin for a ride home if they were enjoying themselves.
She wanted to talk to Drake. He was actually fun to be around and might get her some insight on Mason, but she didn't dare try to pull Drake away from Adriane. It probably wouldn't work in her favor.
What's the worse that could happen? "Drake, wanna go dance?"
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"Come on, it'll be fun. Just kinda follow my lead. Look at what the other guys are doing and do that. It's pretty simple and I don't think anyone will notice unless you copy Jack's moves," Sophia paused. "Please don't copy Jack's moves." She opened the door and reentered the party, hoping Jace was right behind her.
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Jack entered the room, looking around. It was nice in here. Once he was inside, he shut the door and sat on the couch. "Come in over, Mason. Sit down by me," he said, patting the spot next to him.
"Having a little girl drama?" he asked. He frowned. "I don't want to overstep my boundaries or get into your love life, but I thought it might help to talk to someone," he offered. "Tell me about it." Even though Mia was involved, he promised himself he wouldn't immediately jump to support her. He was here for Mason.
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chase nodded. "See, I do use my sister as an excuse for stuff, so that helps a little bit," he said, laughing about the ferret story.
"Hey, you should come meet my sister sometime. She loves people." Chase stuck the straw into a juice box and finished it into two drinks. "This is really sad, they need to make adult sized juice boxes."
He carefully set his ice cream cake in the freezer. "I've never been more excited to cleanup after a party," he said.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:51:08 GMT -5
((I don't know what happened to Ash, either, but I like it. XD)) (Well right now they're the only ones that are totally happy and comfortable and they deserve that XD)
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 10:57:03 GMT -5
"Was that last part directed at me?" Arlo asked. He stopped walking, leaning on a car parked outside of the house. "Cause I am definitely not obnoxious. I am cool, though." With that, Arli smiled for probably the first time since he had met Keilana. "I mean, Chase isn't as bad as I make him out to be, he's just a bit tiring. You know? He's worse than our sister," he said, smiling a bit at the thought. Then he straightened up, a scowl returning to his face.
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Post by αυяσяα ησx on Sept 22, 2017 11:14:29 GMT -5
"Ooh, was that a smile? I saw that!" Keilana grinned, silently congratulating herself on a job well done. Maybe it wasn't exactly directed towards her, but it absolutely counted, so she considered it a win. "No, it was not directed towards you. It was directed at all the boys who feel the need to jump and hit the top of doorways, and all the boys that think making unsavory comments is how you get a girl. But calling yourself cool just means you're not as cool as you think you are!" She sang that last part cheerfully, mostly to be teasing about it.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 12:08:30 GMT -5
(Absolutely nobody understands chem so literally half of our class is at walk in tutoring together. GIANTBSTUDY GROUP)
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 12:15:42 GMT -5
((I'm trying to reply and keep up with this drama on my phone. XD))
"I'm doing good." Drake told Adriane with shrug. "Yeah, sure." Drake said with a laugh and let go of Adriane with a wink. "I'll come back to dance with you afterwards?" He asked and then walked into the crowd, pulling Mia after him.
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Jace laughed. "His dad moves? Yeah, no, thank you. Unless we want to clear the room." He suggested and followed after Sophia. The song playing was one he had learned on his guitar, so he knew it quite well and was already loving it out here.
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"Ok, this is just weird." Mason said whrn Jack patted the couch beside him. He was not interested in after Jack act like a dad and help him through his problems.
He laughed. "Girl drama? Please. I don't know what just happened. Adriane is always on me and I've been trying to cut ties with her, but..." Mason just shook his head. Did he even really want to cut ties with her?
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"Ok, maybe getting juice boxes was a bad idea. I should hve just gotten you a whole bottle." Ash joked. She hopped up on a counter with her juice box and pointed back towards the fridge. "You can grab another one, if you'd like. And I guess I could meet your sister and start using her for my own excuses, too."
"I say we don't share the cake with anyone or tell anyone that it even exists." Ash suggested. "We made the deal, why should we share?"
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2017 12:20:07 GMT -5
(I'll get replies up hopefully before chem but probably after)
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Post by Winona on Sept 22, 2017 12:28:38 GMT -5
((Alright!))
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