ωєѕтвяσσк нιgн ѕ¢нσσℓ (Season One) (CLOSED.)

"Why are you so amazed? I'm not a herk. I just pretend to be a jerk," Arlington said "I actually tend to compliment people that I don't hate," he said. He could feel himself start to sweat again from the heat and exercise.

"Probably. I just don't know where else Chase will be unless we check all the rooms," he said, frowning. "And the little banana head won't text me back," he said, waking off the dance floor. He checked his phone once again. No texts. That wasn't uncommon for him, but he had been hoping to see one from Chase

(Sorry its short, my breaks over)

"I'm starting to get that," Keilana said, realizing she got a bit narrow-minded again. She mentally scolded herself. She knew first impressions weren't always right, but she kept using their original introduction as her point of reference. "I just like being complimented! It doesn't happen enough." That wasn't a lie. A part of her need for compliments was most likely a result of her parents always being both overly critical and overprotective.

She followed him off the 'dance floor' and giggled at the insult. "Clever. Guess we'll start checking out the rooms then," she said.

((That's right about the time I'll reply. XD))

((Oh, it's cool. ^.^ I was distracted watching Shameless. I love that show so much. ;-;
Anyway, I'll be replying shortly. And probably changing my signature.))

((So... shall I reduce everyone to high schoolers? XD
Drop-outs won't be affected, of course, but college students... probably...?
;-; I just really want to make sure you guys won't secretly hate me if I do so.))

(Pitiful? Gosh Drake I can't swim either XD

We won't secretly hate you. It's your thing. Do what you want to do. Sophia can be a senior and Jack will just be on the sidelines giving advice and making dad jokes)

{I really love swimming so I'm like "gasp"

There can never be too many overbearing siblings. It'll be an issue when Elita starts dating tho}

(Jack will be so proud of all his younger siblings, even the drop outs. When it comes time for graduation, he'll be taking pictures of like every graduate and telling them that he's proud and loves them

I love the lake. I like boating and fishing and playing in water.

Just not swimming. I like holding onto other people and making them carry me through the water which is why no one swims with me anymore

And also now that I'm interacting more with Drake i definitely like him as much as Mason (Maybe more but don't tell Mason)

And you might have lakes but we have lakes and cheese XD)

{I'm waiting for Jack to just meet all of the younger characters and immediately adopt them. It'll happen. One day...

My asthma makes it difficult for me to swim often T.T

As a younger sibling, I do disagree with my own statement but in writing it's pretty great. A man or a woman lol she's not picky

I have... trees. And all four seasons}

(YES! Jack is adopting all the characters as his younger siblings right now! He'll just appear in your house, grab a water, and talk about the meaning of life$

"I'd also like to offer going to the store as an option. Stores are fun at night because none of the employees care about anything. They just want to go home," Mia said, following Drake out of the room.

"Dancing's cool, but you're kinda gonna have to be careful so I don't step on you," she said, again making fun of her inability to dance. Just like swimming, she liked to laugh at her lack of skills.

Except for her social skills. That wasn't funny. That's why she was boyfriendless and pretty friendless at the young age of 17.

No. She wasn't going to let that bother her. Not tonight.

***

"I'd offer you a bed at my place, but we don't have one. It's packed pretty tightly. Mia and I share a room with bunk beds and Jack has his own room that's also part office for us to do homework in," she said, shaking her head. It was a pretty small place, but that's all their parents would help pay for. The three of them together didn't make enough for anything better.

"I like the stars and moon. Up north we always stare at them," she said, looking up. She began walking in the direction of the beach.

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"I'll bring cake out into the snow and you can come get it," Chase said. He took another bite of the cake. It was really good.

He shook his head. "No, it's not too personal. My parents are always working. Like all the time. So my grandma watched us during the school year to make sure we went to bed on time and did our homework. Arlo and I, mostly him, messed up a bit and we're sent to live here all the time after his second suspension. Our parents at lead trust us now to take care of ourselves, but also our sister," he said. He opened his phone and pulled up a picture of the little girl. "We're practically raising her because our parents are so busy."

{I went through three doctors before someone FINALLY told me I had asthma it was terrible. My asthma isn't super bad either, but STILL.

I honestly don't even know what my state has. We have rain but it doesn't actually rain as much as people seem to think... Mostly we just have a lot of trees and pretty aesthetic shots of nature}

((Silly doctors, man. XD

Well that sounds pretty! I'd trade that for wine and lakes... well, maybe not. XD I do like having lakes.))

"Maybe we can slowly dance our way to the door, and then leave and head to the store. I do love toy aisles late at night." Drake said as he pulled Mia out onto the dance floor. "And you can sometimes ride the bikes around and not get yelled at as easily!"

He really liked riding princess bikes around the store. So what? "But first, we have to dance a little bit more so you can get the full party experience." Drake laughed and started pulling some not so great dance moves, but it was great all the same. Just because you could tell how happy he was.

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"That does sound cramped and not very fun." Jace replied. He shoved his hands into his pockets and breathed in the cool night air. There was something nice about being outside late at night that Jace had always loved. "How do you manage being that close to family? I would lose my mind."

"Up north, huh? We used to live up north before moving down here, but that was when I was in kindergarten."

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Ash sighed. "I would go out in the snow for cake." It was the truth. Free cake? There was nothing better.

"Doesn't sound like a bad life, right? Did you guys give the birds Red Bull?" Ash joked. "I mean, I'm glad you're here now. Not many other people would have traded me a cake for juice." She laughed and then looked at his phone. "As far as small squishy human spawns go, I guess she's pretty cute." Ash was not a child person, really.

Keilana giggled again at the repeated insults. "Aw, that's so cute. I think I've just conditioned myself to not swear in front of my parents, but otherwise, I'll swear pretty easily around my friends. Hmm, I'm not the best at compliments either, but I'll certainly try! We both deserve more compliments!" Just adding that last part felt odd on her tongue, but she kept up the false cheer with a smile. She didn't know how to admit things, so when she did, it was just weird for her.

For the most part, Keilana trailed behind him, letting him take the lead. She was too much of a follower to have the guts to open a door without knowing what was on the other side. She peered over his shoulder every time they opened a door, making a joking and disappointed comment when the search came up with nothing.