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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 0:02:01 GMT -5
Blaze
"We don't have to stay if you don't want," I whispered as I noticed she didn't seem too reassured. I wasn't going to anything similar to Sophomore year happen, and Nate knew well enough to know he was dead if he did anything to piss me off again. I didn't know him that well, but he didn't exactly seem like the kind of person who would try to ruin someone else's life unless he thought he had a good reason, and he didn't have anything else to do. That left me wondering if this was some sort of dare from Reyes again to get back at me for beating him up in class that one time. I wouldn't mind literally killing him...
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 0:15:08 GMT -5
Harmony
I shook my head slowly. "No, I want to stay. I... I'll deal with all that later," I told him with a reassuring nod. I just mostly didn't want to think about it. I did want to kiss him, but at the same time I felt slightly uncomfortable. I mean... I was kind of a complete flirt and I made a lot of inappropriate jokes, but Blaze had just seen me naked.
Dice
I parked the car in the parking lot of the car and slipped the keys into my bra. I wished that this skirt had some pockets, damn it... Opening the door to the bar, I walked inside, looking around quickly before taking a seat at the bar. Guess I found Blaze and Harmony. And Lyssa. And that Isaiah kid. And that kid by Blaze and Harmony that looked vaguely familiar... huh. I shook it off and ordered a beer. The bartender was... well. Let's just say if I wasn't a single mother, I would've asked if he was on the menu. But, even though he shot me one of those smiles that made my heart melt a little, I just smiled politely as I took my drink and swigged a little of it, checking out his ass a little more than I should've been as he headed off to get someone else's order. Especially considering he was probably about twenty years younger than me... but I still passed for twenty-one. Being a vampire had its benefits.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 0:27:54 GMT -5
Blaze
I stayed silent for a moment, unsure of what to say. This was why I hated going to parties; stupid things like this always happened... At least... So far, not that many people had seen it that we knew of. Just Crystelle, Isabel,.. Isaiah. He was probably the one who started the dare in the first place, which just made me want to kill him more. I glanced over at Mike, who was fidgeting with his shirt nervously. I raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing," he mumbled.
Jake
I opened the door to the bar, heading inside. Bowling had been pretty fun, but I'd already dropped KD off at her house, and that left me incredibly bored. Sure enough, the usual gang of the Rosefalls kids were here, just more spread out. Something seemed sort of off about them tonight.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 0:43:20 GMT -5
Harmony
I had a feeling that whatever it was that Mike was thinking about wasn't good, so I read his mind, then jumped a foot in the air, sneaking a glance behind me. Of course. It just wasn't cool for Mom to be at the same bar as me and look hotter. And she was wearing my clothes. What. The. Fuck. Oh, she was so in for it. I looked back to Mike and pretended that I'd seen him looking at her instead of reading his mind. "You know that's my mom, right?" I asked him, raising my eyebrows and feeling kind of weirded out. Not that I could blame him. Mom was in her forties, but since she was a vampire, she still looked like she was in her early twenties.
Dice
I was randomly scanning through the thoughts of the people in the bar, feeling weird through a lot of them - especially when I caught a couple practically having sex in a corner of the bar. I immediately backed out of their thoughts and went to some guy's (Jake) by the door. I was kind of confused at first, because he knew mine and Ki's kids, but when I turned around in the chair, my eyes went wide and I waved at him a bit to get him to come over. Well, well, well, you learn something new every day...
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 0:50:46 GMT -5
Blaze
I turned around, noticing it really was Harmony's mom. ... If she told Dad I was in a bar after midnight, I was basically screwed.
Mike rolled his eyes, "Nice try, Harmony. I'm not that stupid."
Jake
I raised my eyebrows when I saw Dice waving me over. I hadn't expected to see her here, much less treating me like a friend... "On babysitter duty?" I asked her with a smirk as I sat down in the next seat.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 0:59:41 GMT -5
Harmony
I shook my head at him. "If you say so. It's not like your dad exactly looks old, either," I pointed out, looking back. "Speaking of your dad, why is he here? And talking to my mom?" I arched an eyebrow, wondering if there was a history there. And if so, what kind of history. Hmm... she was definitely gonna have to tell me about this later. Well, and give me my clothes back.
Dice
I scoffed. "Hardly," I said, downing a bit more of my beer. "I ran out of things to do." I shot him a sidelong glance. Huh. Was it the alcohol or did he look better than he did the last time I'd seen him? That was weird. It was the alcohol, I decided. "So what happened? Thought you were dead," I remarked as I waved the bartender over, directing Jake to go ahead and order something.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 1:05:34 GMT -5
Mike
"A lot of the guys from the football team like her," I told her seriously. "She's not your mom. And my dad - Why is my dad talking to her?!"
Jake
"Just a beer," I told the bartender, looking at Dice innocently, "Please, like I could get killed off. I copied you and went vamp."
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 1:17:25 GMT -5
Harmony
I grimaced. Well, that was awkward. I couldn't help but let an amused smile spread across my lips at Mike's outburst. "Hell if I know. Why don't you go find out?" No one would suspect Mike of sleuthing. Me, on the other hand... I would be thinking about finding out, and Mom would see that. If she read Mike's mind, she probably just find jealousy. Which was still awkward. Mike found my mom hot. A lot of the guys on the football team found my mom hot.
Dice
I couldn't help but laugh. "Well, that's reassuring. I guess if I told Ki, he'd get kind of angry. After all, it's no fun when you try to kill someone and they come back from the dead," I said, taking another swig of my beer. I pondered if I should tell Ki about Jake being... well, undead. Jake was okay, most of the time. If he was staying away from my best friend, at least. And Ki. Ki was my guy best friend, though, so it was natural that I'd want Jake to stay away from him. "Got a bone to pick with anyone in particular?" I asked him aloud, raising an eyebrow out of curiosity.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 1:42:38 GMT -5
Jake
I made a face slightly as she brought up Kialish. I still hated him, even if I didn't have a valid reason, but that wasn't the reason for the sudden uncomfortableness. If she was treating me like everything was fine, that meant she hadn't talked to Kialish yet. ... Or Kialish hadn't talked to Blaze yet. "I... I'm pretty sure I'm all caught up on any master plots of revenge," I remarked teasingly.
Blaze
"Fine, I will," he told her before walking off towards his dad. ... His dad.
"That's...." He's the vampire who tried to kill Lyssa! I told her, frantically looking around for Alyssa. She must have already noticed him, judging by how quickly she seemed to be moving through the crowd towards the backstage exit.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 10:57:52 GMT -5
Dice
The sudden barrage of thoughts that hit me was kind of confusing, and I had to sit there in silence for a minute to clear my head. When it was clear, though, I stared at Jake before leaning in close to him. "You tried to kill Lyssa?" I asked with narrowed eyes. He really had to watch his thoughts around me, though it wouldn't've mattered if he didn't - Blaze and Alyssa hadn't been. And Harmony wasn't seeming too pleased either, but she was thinking about how he'd seemed so nice when she'd met him. And he'd been flirting with her. What? Jake had been flirting with my daughter? Oh God, that was gross. He wasn't allowed near her, nope. Seriously, Harmony was nowhere near his age.
Harmony
I stared at Blaze for a moment before sifting through thoughts to attempt to find Lyssa. "Over there," I said, pointing to the other side of the room. "Let's go get her and get out of here," I said, starting to walk and push my way through the crowd.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 14:51:01 GMT -5
Jake
My eyes widened for a moment, then I relaxed, "Right, right. You're a mind reader, too, how could I forget? ... In my defense, I wasn't exactly thinking straight, and she wasn't even Kialish's kid. He shouldn't hate me too much for his lack of a stepdaughter."
Blaze
I nodded, keeping an eye on Jake as I followed Harmony. Something told me Dice could probably beat him, but that didn't mean I didn't plan on keeping Harmony as far away from him as possible.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 15:27:18 GMT -5
Dice
I put my head in my hands for a moment, then downed a lot of my beer. I was getting a headache suddenly. "What do you mean, she's not Kialish's daughter?" I asked him impatiently, glancing back to him after I'd set my beer back down on the bar.
Harmony
As we headed for Lyss, Isaiah and Finn finished a song and waved at the crowd before slipping off the stage and heading out. I couldn't see them from here, but I assumed they were near Lyss, so I continued shoving my way through the crowd and looking back occasionally, to make sure Blaze was still following me.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 15:36:32 GMT -5
Jake
I shrugged, "I'm not really sure. We didn't sit around and have storytime. All I know is that she's not Kialish's kid. Maybe she was adopted?" It didn't seem likely, though. She resembled Chloe far too much for that.
Alyssa
As soon as Isaiah and Finn were done performing, I found them backstage. "Jake, the guy who tried to kill me and all, he's at the bar," I told them quickly. I hated this feeling right now, not having some special ability to defend myself with. Sure, I could take out a regular guy if he tried something, but I couldn't exactly knock out a vampire...
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 15:44:36 GMT -5
Dice
"No, she wasn't adopted," I murmured, thinking. What did he mean by that? How did he even find out? Then my eyes went wide and I slammed my fist down on the bar. "Seriously? Is there anyone he hasn't had sex with?" I asked incredulously, shaking my head. That whore. Sin was cool and all, most of the time, but really. Did he leave anyone a virgin?
Isaiah
I narrowed my eyes and started to head out into the main room, but I was shoved back by Harmony - a lot harder than I'd expected her to be able to push. "What?" I asked irritably.
"You can't go out there. Besides, my mom's already talking to him." she glanced back, out the door.
"What is your mom gonna - ... okay, I see your point." Honestly, Harmony's mom scared me. There weren't many people that did, but she could, and I had no idea why.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 15:59:52 GMT -5
Jake
"Who are you talking about?" I asked her curiously. I couldn't remember anyone out of their group being a manwhore. Unless... Did Apollo get around when we weren't looking? "I still don't even get why Chloe would've cheated on Kialish, though. She wouldn't even look at another guy when he was around," I muttered, a bit too much of jealousy in my voice.
Alyssa
"Your mom is here?" I asked Harmony with wide eyes. "God, this night is too weird. Why don't we have normal days... ever?"
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 16:11:56 GMT -5
Dice
"Ki's older brother, Sin. You never met him," I muttered, arching an eyebrow at him when he said something about Chloe not even looking at another guy when Ki was around. He sounded... envious. I wasn't going to bring that up, though. Whatever. I didn't need this in the first place. I'd just interrogate Chlo later. "I don't know why, either, but..." I shrugged, even I had to admit this. "Sin does have his charms."
Harmony
I crossed my arms. "Yes, and she looks hotter than me. Which isn't cool. And apparently Mike and half the football team have crushes on her," I remarked, rolling my eyes. I would never understand those on the football team. I eyed Isaiah warily.
He raised his eyebrows. "Relax, ginger. I don't have a crush on you or your mom."
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 16:22:52 GMT -5
Jake
I smirked a bit as I considered that. If Dice was right, and Chloe had really cheated on Kialish with his older brother, and gotten knocked up with his kid... Not only would this have the most amusing fact ever, but I was pretty sure I didn't even need to try and make Kialish's life a living hell after that! Unless... "I wonder if Chloe told him..." I could easily help with that if she hadn't.
Alyssa
"Half the football team?" I asked incredulously. "Eww. And that's a good thing Isaiah. I'm sure Blaze doesn't want to kill you as much now." I glanced over at Blaze, who just rolled his eyes at me. They seemed to actually be getting along earlier, but now Blaze seemed like a mix of uncomfortable and angry.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 16:39:54 GMT -5
Dice
I just raised my eyebrows at him. He really should stop thinking... I honestly had no idea if Chloe had told Kialish or not, but I assumed so. Even if she hadn't, I was sticking with that story. Like any of them needed to go through more shit. So I nodded. "Yeah, she did," I answered, finishing off my beer and staring blankly at my now empty glass.
Isaiah
"I think you're wrong," I told Lyssa, eying Blaze momentarily. He'd looked a lot happier earlier, but I was going to attribute that to the fact that the guy who tried to kill his twin was in the same bar as us. I couldn't exactly blame him, considering I kind of wanted to kill the guy, too.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 18:29:53 GMT -5
Jake
I stayed silent for a moment, a little disappointed by that fact. "Well... I've noticed you managed to get yourself a kid since I've last seen you."
Mike walked over, clearly upset about something, "... Dad?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I think we need to talk."
I rolled my eyes slightly, downing my drink, "Mike, I already explained to you why certain balloon shaped objects aren't meant to be used as balloons, okay? I'm kind of in the middle of something."
"Dad, no. You really need to stop flirting with people that are my age."
Alyssa
"Well... Let's just get back to my dad's already. Dying once is enough for one night if you as me," I muttered. We could deal with Blaze and his bipolar issues later.
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Post by Callie on Jul 17, 2011 18:47:29 GMT -5
Dice
"Speaking of that," I said once he brought Harmony up, "I noticed you noticed. What were you doing hitting on my daughter?" I asked, but went silent when the kid that had been hanging out with Blaze and Harmony came over. My eyebrows went up into my hair. Apparently I wasn't the only one that had had a kid. I ordered another beer, feeling kind of annoyed that I couldn't get drunk off the stuff.
Harmony
"You make a fair point there... though I really wanna know how he knows Mom and I sent Mike to find out... it's not like they'll expect him to be sneaking around for info," I remarked, frowning slightly. Not to mention if he got in trouble in the first place, he kind of deserved it for what he'd done, taking that video of her for Nate. When she got her hands on him...
OOC: It's probably a good thing Dice isn't paying attention to her daughter's thoughts. xD
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 17, 2011 22:44:44 GMT -5
Jake
I smirked slightly, "Would you believe me if I told you I didn't know she was your daughter? Oh... This is my kid Mike," I mumbled quickly. I was never exactly fond of having a kid, especially one who seemed to have been dropped as a kid. ... I only had that one time, though. It shouldn't have affected his brain permanently!
I turned back to Mike, "That's your redhead friend's mom. You need to stop flirting with people my age."
His eyes seemed to almost bulge out of his head, but eventually he just gave a defeated frowning, looking at Dice, "How do you guys even know each other?"
Alyssa
"Harmony, can't he just text us?" I complained, then paused, a smirk growing on my face. "Fine, then I'll go back with Isaiah and you guys can stay here while you wait for the world's worst interrogator to bring back intel."
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Post by Callie on Jul 18, 2011 0:21:01 GMT -5
Dice
"Nope. Definitely not," I said, drinking a bit more of my new beer before I set it down and swiveled around. I smiled slightly when Jake's son asked how we knew each other. How to answer that one? "It's a long story," I said simply, pushing back laughter.
Harmony
I thought for a moment, then grimaced. Okay, so she was right. "Oh, fine. Let's go. I'll text him later," I muttered, heading out the back door and holding it open for everyone else. Part of me wanted to stay, but I also wanted to leave. I didn't know. I was confusing. And annoyed at Mom for borrowing my clothes without asking.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 18, 2011 0:39:06 GMT -5
Jake
I smirked a bit as I remembered how many times I'd gotten close to getting killed because of hitting on Dice and Chloe. "It's definitely a very long story."
"I've got time!" Mike told us with a grin, sitting down on the bar stool next to me. I mentally cursed myself for keeping Jayna's kid after the accident. Her airhead traits must have been passed down to him. He could never tell when he wasn't wanted. I'd spent quite a while trying to find any relative she might've had, but none showed up at the funeral, so I was stuck with him.
I hadn't always hated kids, I actually wanted one when I was younger. Except after the whole event with Cassidy getting knocked up, she wouldn't let me have anything to do with raising the kid. She didn't even want anything to do with it herself! I'd wanted to name it Madelyn or Mason, but apparently my opinions hadn't mattered. Cassidy had gone away for a while to "think things over", but when she came back she informed me she'd gotten an abortion. I didn't want anything to do with kids now, not after she killed it.
Alyssa
"I was being serious," I told her with a laugh as I walked outside, "You guys can stay until Mike's done with that interrogation of his. Knowing him, he probably already forgot and will be back shortly."
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Post by Callie on Jul 18, 2011 1:17:35 GMT -5
Dice
"Maybe you do, but not nearly enough," I replied, then realized that was kinda cryptic-sounding. Huh. I'd really have to think about a career as a poet. After all, I couldn't mooch off of Apollo's life insurance for much longer, could I?
Harmony
I shrugged a bit. "Well, if you want us to," I muttered, looking over the Blaze. Yep. I pretty much was ready to leave. And ready to kill Nate. And ready to sleep. It wasn't even that late, though, so I had no idea why I was tired. I guess it had been a long day. Well, and we had school tomorrow. Ugh.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 18, 2011 1:36:14 GMT -5
Jake
I smirked a bit as Mike made a weird face, got off the barstool, and went back to his friends. He must have been way too weirded out by the fact that Dice was way older than him to stick around. I couldn't say I minded. "Well, then," I remarked sarcastically, "I think the kiddies are finally going to leave us alone."
Alyssa
I shrugged a bit, "I don't care either way, except Mike's here now."
Mike nodded in agreement to his presence, "Yeah, I guess she is your mom, and they said how they met was too long a story to tell me, so I think one of them must've come from a different country."
"Nothing new, then. I'm heading back to the sleepover house," I decided, trying not to make a comment about Mike's... deduction.
"Can I come?" Mike asked with a grin.
Blaze made a face, "No."
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Post by Callie on Jul 18, 2011 9:09:14 GMT -5
Dice
I quirked an amused eyebrow at him. "Kiddies? Yours is the only one that bothered us," I reminded him. "Mine is perfectly well-behaved... well, about bothering at least. Which brings me back to fact if you so much as look at her in a way you shouldn't again, I'll have to set you on fire," I told him with a sweet smile, inconspicuously checking out the bartender again. Hey, it wasn't like it was my fault that the guy was incredibly good-looking.
Harmony
"No," I echoed firmly, after Blaze. He still wasn't forgiven, though I almost laughed out loud when he decided one of them must have come from a different country. Yeah. I was so sure that was it. Whatever. Let Mike think what he wanted. I just wanted to get back to the sleepover house and sleep or... whatever. The main point was that I didn't want to be here anymore.
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 18, 2011 12:39:59 GMT -5
Jake
I made a face, knowing Dice probably wasn't joking. I'd always been more concerned about her trying to kill me than Kialish. "Alright, alright, I won't look at your daughter, but I'm still going to look at you in ways that I shouldn't," I told her with a smirk.
OOC: Skip back to Sin's?
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Post by Callie on Jul 18, 2011 12:53:16 GMT -5
Dice
"Look all you want; I can take care of myself," I retorted simply, pointing to his beer. "Want another?" Another quick look through the thoughts of the people in here told me that I didn't have to worry about Harmony or Chloe's kids. Or... Isaiah. That was his name. All of them had left, though. I still wasn't quite sure what to do about Jake, though. Lyssa was like my second daughter, and he'd tried to kill her. Granted, he thought she was dead, so maybe I should just let it go... Hm. Whatever. Let him think Lyssa was dead. I just hoped that I'd be there if they happened to run into each other again. Or someone else that could make sure that she wouldn't get hurt. Or I could tell someone. That was what a smart person would do. Evidently, I was not a smart person.
OOC: Works for me. We'll say that Sin and Chloe are asleep, too. To avoid any awkward moments. xD
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Post by Ashley (; on Jul 18, 2011 22:46:35 GMT -5
Jake "Sure," I decided with a smirk, mentally cursing my inability to get drunk anymore. It used to be one of my favorite daily activities. I guess there always has to be a downside to immortality... Alyssa "Do you guys want to watch another movie?" Blaze asked as I walked out of the bathroom once I'd gotten changed into pajamas. Sleeping in a dress wasn't the most comfortable idea, so I'd stopped at Mom's house first to get my clothes. "You can, but I'm going to bed," I decided, lying down on the big blanket I'd set up on the floor.
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Post by Callie on Jul 19, 2011 0:25:55 GMT -5
Dice
I ordered him another beer and rested my head on my hands, looking at him curiously. "So what have you been doing since you magically came back to life?" I asked him, leaving my beer alone for the time being. Besides, I could always drink it later. Not to mention I should probably ease up.
Harmony
"I think I wanna sleep, too," I muttered, frowning when I realized I didn't have any pajamas with me. I didn't really want to wear my current outfit to sleep, either, but I also didn't want to head back home and get something. Basically, I was fucked unless I went back home to get something. I could ask Blaze to let me borrow his clothes... not that I thought he'd have any more than I did. But then again, it wasn't like I minded.
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