thanks for the memories -- "

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

"Of course i'm okay with that," he laughed. He'd tell her when they were alone, he'd have too. He already felt the guilt weighing on him as if it was a real thing, after all. He grunted in reply to her question about his father, turning away suddenly to go into the fridge and pick something to eat. Xaiver turned when Grant spoke and raised an eyebrow. Destry was sending flowers now? Didn't Darcy see what her cousin was doing? Well, Darcy didn't see much these past few weeks. That lanky boy was too much. Before he could answer, Fleur groaned. "Xavier, stop encouraging him! This isn't a competition, if I recall correctly, I'm only sleeping with one of them," she pointed out.

During Adelynn's absense, the two had become partners in crime (mostly against Destry) and she felt quite nervous about that. Everytime Destry did something nice, Grant felt the need to retaliate with something grandoise as if he still hadn't won her over yet. "Well, if I heard correctly, it was only last night," he pointed out and Fleur groaned again. "Thank god you're back Adelynn, it's like i've become a mother. Take him away," she said, although she was smiling to show she didn't really mind. Now that the three of them lived together, it did become somewhat of a family (with Xavier being the child).

Xavier rolled his eyes. "My girlfriend just came back and you want me to do scheming? Please," he said, pulling Adelynn close. "Take Fleur and Darcy. She needs some sunshine," he said and pulled Adelynn inside his room.

Fleur protested when Grant grabbed her waffle and ate it, huffing as she put another one inside. Fleur grabbed Grant by the waist and pulled him close. "This isn't a competition," she said lightly in his ear, kissing the skin under it. "I think it's pretty obvious I'm with you," she pointed out. Her phone vibrated and she pulled away to check it. Destry.

TO: Destry
FROM: Fleur

they were nice, thank you!

She shut her phone and quickly turned her attention back to Grant. "You have nothing to be worried about," she reassured and grabbed her waffle before he could steal it. "Oi! Darcy! Get your a** up, we're taking you into the sunlight," she said, marching over. Just like when Fleur had been moping that first time, Fleur was going to be there for Darcy like a sergeant general.

Veronica looked at him and smiled brightly. "I did, actually," she lied, because she didn't want Destry to ask why she wasn't sleeping well, considering the answer was him. He was even more obsessed with Fleur than he had been three weeks ago, and it frustrated her to no end. Why couldn't he love her instead? What was she doing wrong? She didn't know. "Let's take a walk," she offered, asking for the check.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



Destry sending flowers? That struck Adelynn funny and she quietly giggled and felt bad for Grant. The poor boy was just trying to play nice with his girlfriend and some other guy was sweeping in with flowers. Adelynn could see why Grant was worried and she smiled at Fleur and shook her head. “If you’re a mother shouldn’t you be concerned that I’m deflowering your son?” She laughed and shrugged at Grant. Adelynn wouldn’t have minded if Xavier had decided to go out with Grant and scheme on things. She would have taken the opportunity to take a nap or maybe even tag along with them. “Darcy, you look like Benjamin Farkas puked on you again.” She laughed when Darcy made some notion of flipping her off before she was pulled into Xavier’s room. Clearly he was excited to have her back and not patient enough to wait. Adelynn wrapped her arms around Xavier’s neck and smiled before kissing him and pulling him back over to his bed. This kiss reminded her of the kiss that basically started their relationship in the closet and she felt completely bad about the photographer and she couldn’t think of a way to tell him. Xavier would be devastated and break up with her and then there would be two Bessette sisters probably retreating back home to get some mother loving therapy. And no doubt gain some pounds in the process. Adelynn straddled Xavier’s hips and smiled down at him before giving him another tender kiss. “You know…random flowers sound pretty good right now.”

Grant shot Xavier a look and shook his head. He needed his partner in crime and he couldn’t plan a surprise for Fleur if Fleur was coming with him. Any other time Grant would have been okay with Darcy’s expertise but Darcy hadn’t been giving a lot of it out lately with her depression post breakup and he understood that but it didn’t help him in the slightest. Darcy did look a little paler than her usually shiny porcelain skin tone. He would just have to slip out later in the afternoon by himself to plan the surprise. Grant sighed and looked at both of the females, “Alright, ladies. Let’s go. Darcy, we can buy you a sparkly controller.” He smiled down at Fleur and lightly kissed her lips before she turned her attention to her phone. “Let me guess, the mane of the hour…Destry.”

“No.” Darcy moaned at Fleur as she succeeded to take out an entire army by herself. She had no desire to get up when she had already planned to spend the rest of the day on Xavier’s couch crying, eating his ice cream, and killing virtual soliders. She could go for the record. Except that she usually stopped the ice cream after two scoops because the tears did not make ice cream taste good. Darcy was pretty much a vampire at this point with her skin losing its luster and her face just looking more freckly than usual. It probably was a good idea to go out and she was already dressed in jeans and a cardigan with a v-neck. Grant walked up next to Fleur and physically picked her up of the couch and set her on her feet. “What do we want to do, ladies?” Grant led the way out of the penthouse, pulling each girl behind him so they could leave and get the day started already.

Destry nodded, “That’s good that you slept well. A walk would be nice.” He paid for their breakfast and soon they were out walking at a slow pace down the road. Destry was already thinking of his next gesture for Fleur and wondered what would woo her into breaking up with Grant.



ooc: PESTER c:
translation:
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Fleur thought that over for a moment. "I understand my son is sexually active," she said seriously before bursting into a smile. "As long as you use protection," she called out before they shut the door behind them.

Xavier smiled under her lips as she immediately attacked him with kisses. He hadn't realized just how much he had missed the girl now that she was back, and he didn't care to admit just how much. He had never been in a relationship after all, and the idea of being so dependent on her was quite scary. "There was going to be random flowers. And a limo. And champagne," he assured, laughing lightly. He didn't waste any expense on his girl. But the warning sign flashed in his head and he knew he had to tell her. Now? He warred with it inside his head. He'd feel awful taking this any further without telling her. He gently lifted her off and pulled her close as he sat up. "I have something to tell you," he whispered into her neck, not wanting to look at her. She was going to be furious. "It didn't go well with my dad. I went awful with my dad. He got married again and I didn't even know and she's only like four years older than me and I was upset. I was upset because you were gone, and Darcy is crying all over the place and Fleur and Grant are leaving son and him. So I drank. A lot. And I kissed Veronica," he pulled away from her, rubbing his temples as he sighed. "It wasn't anything else. Just a kiss. That's it. I'm so sorry, I don't want to keep it from you any longer. It didn't mean anything, I don't like Veronica like that. It's just...everything happening at once...," he looked at her then away.

Fleur rolled her eyes. "Up!" She smiled when Grant physically lifted Darcy up since that seemed to be the only way to get anything done. She shrugged at Grant. "Just asking me if I like the flowers. How am I supposed to turn him down? He's my friend," she explained, because it was true. If she completely turned him down, he wouldn't want to hang out with her. Hadn't she lost enough friends in a lifetime because of their relationship? "Come on, didn't we come to Paris to take it all in? We've practically spent the last three weeks in Xavier's apartment," she pointed out, stretching and letting Grant lead her out.

Veronica smiled as they got up and decided to down the winding road. This would work. She could win him over. Her smile disappeared when she saw Grant, Fleur, and Darcy up ahead.


you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



All of his ideas of a romantic gesture sounded fantastic and Adelynn smiled at him. A frown formed between her eyebrows as Xavier pulled her off of him and set her down. That was a first and he looked worried about something. She gave his shoulder a squeeze, “I’m sorry it didn’t go well with your father. I should ha-” His words finally registered in her mind and she visibly retracted from him as if she had been slapped in the face. Tears swam in her eyes and Adelynn willed herself not to cry. She hadn’t been the most faithful girlfriend either but she was still pissed. And she couldn’t believe Veronica. The girl was always so sweet and pleasant and she had participated in kissing Xavier. Well, Adelynn’s father was going to be happy now. She wiped at her eyes and stood with a shaky breath. She couldn’t even try to pull out any words in English, “J'ai triché sur vous aussi. Il y avait des margaritas extrêmes en Espagne et ce photographe et j'ai commencé à faire sortir et tels. J'ai pensé à toi et l'arrêta. De toute façon, je ne pense pas nous devrions voir les uns les autres pour un petit peu.” They really should have tried harder. Adelynn felt sick to her stomach and quickly left Xavier’s penthouse. She would camp in Darcy’s place for a few hours before trying to find someplace else to go.

Grant shook his head. It was great for them to have relationships away from each other but not people who were trying to basically rip them apart. He said no more on the issue because it was a battle he could not win at the moment. And Grant hadn’t minded spending the past three weeks in Xavier’s apartment. It had been nice and relaxing. He spotted Destry and Veronica as Veronica spotted them and mentally groaned. His luck was just not at its best today. Grant smiled as they approached and stopped as everyone faced each other. “Hello Destry and Veronica. We’re giving Darcy some sunlight.”

Destry worked up a big smile once he noticed Fleur coming up to him and Veronica. She had Grant and Darcy in tow. “Good Morning everyone. How are you, Fleur?” He didn’t mind just focusing on Fleur and didn’t notice Grant pass a look of disgust to Veronica.




ooc: PESTER c:
translation: I cheated on you too. There were extreme margaritas in Spain and this photographer and I started making out and such. I thought of you and stopped him. Either way, I don't think we should see each other for a little bit.
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Xavier couldn't even bare to look at Adelynn, keeping his face in his hands. He hated himself for doing that, regardless of how drunk he was or not. He wanted to be with Adelynn, he wanted to be ]faithful to her. He wanted to prove to everyone, especially her, that he could do it because it was what he wanted. But when he cracked under pressure and needed comfort, she hadn't been there and he didn't know how to comfort himself. She recoiled from him and he winced as she spoke in French. She had cheated on him as well. His heart tripped down to his stomach and he swallowed. A rage was bubbling in the pit of his throat but right now, he was too devastated to act upon it. Why was she so angry when she did the same thing? They were both just lonely creatures who hated not having any sort of companionship. He didn't try to stop her when she got up and left, knowing she needed to blow off steam. Even if there was a chance of them getting back together, it wouldn't be now. They both needed to think about what they had done.

Fleur smothered a smile when she heard Grant's groan as Destry and Veronica came. She wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed the space under his ear. "Maybe this'll work in your favor. I'm just going to have to keep showing you how much I love you until you're convinced," she said cheekily before pulling away when others were near. "Aww, you make her sound like a plant," she laughed lightly, kissing Darcy's cheek. Poor girl, they were having a sleepover that night to just get Darcy out of her shell again with ice cream and girl talk. Besides, it seemed Xavier and Grant were planning something that had to do with her, so she'd likely get kicked out of the apartment anyway.

She smiled. "I'm fine, I've been having a lovely day," she said, leaning against Grant. Considering they had left the bar last night around one...their re-exploration of each other HAD been today. Veronica smiled brightly but seeing the gang brought a queasy feeling to her stomach. She had kissed Xavier and she felt awful about it and with them in front of her, she just wanted to spill it out. Would he tell Adelynn? She would hate her. Their relationship would be ruined. She wanted to cry at the idea. She had been sad, considering Destry had barely focused on anyone but Fleur the entire outing, and it was painfully obvious he was trying to win her over and coax her away from Grant. Grant and Destry were two completely different people and he was playing on that. So she had kissed him to feel better and it was just a mess. The boy had been drunk, he didn't mean it. For god sakes, he mumbled Adelynn while they were kissing. No one seemed to ever want her, she realized, and the idea stung.

Alek got on his computer and loaded up Expedia.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



Darcy briefly smiled at Fleur and vaguely tuned into the conversation. She was bored and finally wasn’t feeling all that dumpy. She had to admit that she probably looked mildly dumpy compared to her usual but that could perk up. Maybe the sun did have some healing affects. Darcy was going to say something about when she actually started looking over Destry and Veronica. Veronica looked pleasant yet tense at the same time as she warily watched the conversation. Destry had this look on his face that looked like he had farted or something. Darcy knew she had seen the face before once or twice when the lightbulb went off in her head. Destry was trying to flirt. Now this amused her and she looked between Fleur and Destry. Everyone seemed aware of this except for her. Darcy was really behind now. “I feel so behind. Destry, Fleur has a boyfriend. The blonde hunk named Grant. I need to change and talk to Adelynn about her trip. Fleur, I’ll see you later?” She left it at that and turned to walk back to her apartment.

Fleur was cheeky. Grant knew that but he still didn’t like the thought of coming into contact with Destry. He watched Darcy go and shrugged his shoulders. The girl had been acting strangle as of late and he wasn’t surprised that she finally found out she wasn’t looking to spectacular. He offered a smile at Veronica and rolled his eyes towards Destry before wrapping an arm around Fleur’s waist.

Adelynn let the tears fall as she walked out of the hotel and hopelessly wiped at them to make herself presentable. She bumped into Darcy unknowingly and began many apologies before she realized it was her sister and started crying all over again. Adelynn was not in the best emotional state at the moment and could only manage to follow Darcy into her apartment as she collapsed into sobs of anger and sadness. Darcy muttered some condolences and threats to hurt them both as Adelynn began to explain the story. Darcy walked around her apartment and found some more suitable attire and straightened her hair. She rooted around for her laptop and eventually found in nestled in her kitchen. Darcy booted it up and loaded up Skype. She had made Alek put in his contact info in way before he left because she was aware that he would leave and had hoped they would keep contact. She checked her hair before hitting video call and chatting with a distraught Adelynn who had perched herself on the couch while she waited for Alek to answer. Darcy would most likely burst into tears but she figured she might as well look good while she tried to talk to him and convince herself that was completely okay.

Destry bit his lip as Darcy pointed out the obvious and disappeared. Grant looked thoroughly pleased and Destry blushed. “I should get going.”



ooc: PESTER c:
translation: I cheated on you too. There were extreme margaritas in Spain and this photographer and I started making out and such. I thought of you and stopped him. Either way, I don't think we should see each other for a little bit.
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Fleur blinked in surprise when all of a sudden Darcy was in motion. Maybe she was finally realizing moping around wasn't going to do her any good. Fleur nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you later," she said a beat too late, the girl was already leaving. Fleur let herself get comfortable in Grant's arm. She didn't even know how Destry didn't understand that she wasn't leaving Grant. But, she thought to herself, ashamed, she didn't discourage him either. She should tell him that she wasn't planning on ever breaking up with Grant...she could admit she secretly liked the attention. Fleur was the object of many people's affection, but it usually died down quickly considering Grant was a popular and well-known guy. Most guys also knew she was practically marked as Grant's since eighth grade. She didn't mind now, of course, but before, it infuriated her. Why should she suffer when he got to sleep with every girl he wanted because they didn't care what she thought? Sure was not known for being a b***h because frankly, she was not a bitchy girl. So she felt flattered from being pursed, especially so romantically. Grant could be romantic when he wanted to but sometimes they feel into a routine and it was nice to feel special. But she would talk to Destry today and make it stop because it was getting to be too much.

Xavier was absolutely miserable. He stared at the ceiling, lying down with his hands on his stomach. He needed to talk to Grant. He had cheated, worse than him, and he had gotten Fleur back! He could get Adelynn back. He was startled by how badly he wanted her back the moment she walked out the door.

Alek blinked as a pop up showed that Darcy was calling him. He swallowed, glancing around. Should he answer? He didn't know. In seconds, his parents could be calling, furious. But he couldn't resist. "Hey," he said quickly. "How are you?" She looked beautiful, as always. She'd probably completely forgotten him. Called as an afterthought before she went off to party. He was risking everything for a city and a girl he fell in love with. "Listen, I can't..really...talk right now," he said and tried not to glance at his phone so much. And suddenly, it rang. "I have to go," he said softly, looking up at her. He was making the right decision. At least he thought he was. He answer the phone and you could hear his words "don't be angry, I made my decision...." before the line disconnected.

Fleur blushed, feeling awful for Destry as he blanched and Darcy pointed out the obvious. "We'll see you later," she said gently, letting Veronica tug him away and Fleur walked in the other direction with Grant. "Does it sound awful that I kind of just want to go back to the apartment?" She bit her lip, shrugging. Because she did.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



Darcy tapped her foot impatiently as she watched the screen dial Alek. Why wasn’t he picking up? Was he trying to avoid her? Did he have another girlfriend in the states? She really should stop thinking of herself as Alek’s girlfriend since he had clearly broken up with her three weeks ago on the dot. She bit her lip and debated hanging up when Alek answered. No matter how bad she felt Darcy immediately smiled when Alek answered. “Hello.” Darcy mentally slapped herself. Could she sound any dumber and act more like an idiot? She couldn’t really help that she felt like silly putty in front of Alek. “I’m…fine. And you?” She wasn’t fine. Everyone knew that Darcy wasn’t fine. Internally, she still felt like a mess and had just concealed it on the outside. Her heart instantly dropped as he started to say his parting words. Her earlier concerns rushed back and she was certain he was probably waiting for his girlfriend to show up. Alek had evidently moved on. Darcy avoided his gaze and looked down as Alek’s phone rang a thousand miles away and he answered and hung up on her. Who was angry at him? Possibly a girlfriend? What was his decision? Maybe his new girlfriend had found out about how fantastic Darcy was and was angry but Alek was trying to placate the other female by telling her that he had made the decision to be with the other female. Darcy was just trying to flame her own ego and looked back at Adelynn who had curled into a fetal position on the couch. At least her sister had stopped sobbing when Alek had answered.

Adelynn clutched one of the couch’s pillows to her chest and bit her lip to not cry while Darcy talked to Alek. She wasn’t going to ruin their conversation by her tears and moans of heartbreak. She could be dealt with later but Darcy had been moping around for weeks. Once the line disconnected, Adelynn let a few more tears loose and squeezed Darcy once her younger sister offered her a hug. It just wasn’t fair that people got to be in love every day but Adelynn could barely keep a relationship. It was partially her fault and she shouldn’t be as upset as she currently was because she had done the same as Xavier. It still hurt that he had cheated on her. He was probably feeling the same way and Adelynn regretted that. Why couldn’t she be a good girlfriend and not let margaritas get to her? Adelynn had a strong urge to go release some of her anger on Veronica but wanted to be a little less of an emotional wreck. Adelynn could see why Veronica was appealing. She was pretty, British, had her tea hospitality thing, and didn’t talk too much. Who wouldn’t like her? Adelynn sniffed and ran her hands through her hair. “Can we not sit here and mope about our love lives? We can go anywhere, maybe ride the subway like we used to when we were little with dad?” She waited for Darcy to nod and together they left her apartment to ride the subs.

As much as Grant wanted Destry to back off, he felt bad for the boy when Darcy pointed out the obvious and stalked off. Destry paled and immediately reddened in his embarrassment. He couldn’t find any words to say to Destry and simply grimaced as Veronica pulled the other boy away. Grant had some romantic things to plan anyway. He shook his head as Fleur spoke, “Sounds terrible but I’m fine with going back. You can go find Darcy or whatever. I’m going to go pry Xavier off of Adelynn.”




ooc: PESTER c:
translation: I cheated on you too. There were extreme margaritas in Spain and this photographer and I started making out and such. I thought of you and stopped him. Either way, I don't think we should see each other for a little bit.
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Fleur nodded and took his hand, making her way back to the hotel. She nodded mutely; she honestly felt like she was coming down with something. And Grant's distance from her wasn't helping. Was he angry because of Destry? He barely looked at her, seeming completely lost in thought since they'd woken up that morning and it wasn't the first time since the barbecue at Darcy's house. Fleur felt his distraction and unfortunately, tried to compensate with Destry's. But she was wrong. She instantly felt shame. "I'll see you later," she said, half a mumble, before disappearing to Darcy's room. Maybe she could take her mind off of things, considering Darcy had her fair share of problems. But then she opened the door, the room was empty. "Darcy? ...Adelynn?" She sat on the couch and frowned. She was alone.

Veronica took Destry's hand. "Destry...," her voice was soft, hesitant. She had to plan this well. "Maybe Darcy is right. Fleur looks happy. She and Grant are perfect together. Maybe you should shift your focus to someone else, someone who isn't already taken," she urged, nodding gently. She just had to nudge him in the right direction! "And then we can all continue being friends."

The minute Grant walked in, Xavier spilled. "I cheated on Adelynn," he was tugging on his hair in frusteration, pacing as the blonde boy closed the door behind him. "I didn't sleep with her, I just kissed her! Once! And I was drunk but Adelynn is mad and she did the same thing with some spanish guy and what did you have to do to make Fleur forgive you?" He looked desperate. He was furious at Adelynn, bitter that he couldn't even have a simple relationship or picked a girl who didn't have to travel constantly and be surrounded by beautiful people. But he'd chosen Adelynn and he wouldn't change it for the world. "I need her to forgive me, and you got Fleur to forgive you."

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



Darcy tapped her foot impatiently as she watched the screen dial Alek. Why wasn’t he picking up? Was he trying to avoid her? Did he have another girlfriend in the states? She really should stop thinking of herself as Alek’s girlfriend since he had clearly broken up with her three weeks ago on the dot. She bit her lip and debated hanging up when Alek answered. No matter how bad she felt Darcy immediately smiled when Alek answered. “Hello.” Darcy mentally slapped herself. Could she sound any dumber and act more like an idiot? She couldn’t really help that she felt like silly putty in front of Alek. “I’m…fine. And you?” She wasn’t fine. Everyone knew that Darcy wasn’t fine. Internally, she still felt like a mess and had just concealed it on the outside. Her heart instantly dropped as he started to say his parting words. Her earlier concerns rushed back and she was certain he was probably waiting for his girlfriend to show up. Alek had evidently moved on. Darcy avoided his gaze and looked down as Alek’s phone rang a thousand miles away and he answered and hung up on her. Who was angry at him? Possibly a girlfriend? What was his decision? Maybe his new girlfriend had found out about how fantastic Darcy was and was angry but Alek was trying to placate the other female by telling her that he had made the decision to be with the other female. Darcy was just trying to flame her own ego and looked back at Adelynn who had curled into a fetal position on the couch. At least her sister had stopped sobbing when Alek had answered.

Adelynn clutched one of the couch’s pillows to her chest and bit her lip to not cry while Darcy talked to Alek. She wasn’t going to ruin their conversation by her tears and moans of heartbreak. She could be dealt with later but Darcy had been moping around for weeks. Once the line disconnected, Adelynn let a few more tears loose and squeezed Darcy once her younger sister offered her a hug. It just wasn’t fair that people got to be in love every day but Adelynn could barely keep a relationship. It was partially her fault and she shouldn’t be as upset as she currently was because she had done the same as Xavier. It still hurt that he had cheated on her. He was probably feeling the same way and Adelynn regretted that. Why couldn’t she be a good girlfriend and not let margaritas get to her? Adelynn had a strong urge to go release some of her anger on Veronica but wanted to be a little less of an emotional wreck. Adelynn could see why Veronica was appealing. She was pretty, British, had her tea hospitality thing, and didn’t talk too much. Who wouldn’t like her? Adelynn sniffed and ran her hands through her hair. “Can we not sit here and mope about our love lives? We can go anywhere, maybe ride the subway like we used to when we were little with dad?” She waited for Darcy to nod and together they left her apartment to ride the subs.

As much as Grant wanted Destry to back off, he felt bad for the boy when Darcy pointed out the obvious and stalked off. Destry paled and immediately reddened in his embarrassment. He couldn’t find any words to say to Destry and simply grimaced as Veronica pulled the other boy away. Grant had some romantic things to plan anyway. He shook his head as Fleur spoke, “Sounds terrible but I’m fine with going back. You can go find Darcy or whatever. I’m going to go pry Xavier off of Adelynn.”

-short timeskippy to the hotel-

Grant raised an eyebrow as he was barely in the door and Xavier spilled his news. Xavier, the preacher on how he should have treated Fleur, cheated on his girlfriend. “Well damn.” He tried not to be so amused as he watched Xavier pace back in forth in frustration. It felt good to be in another position but he still felt terrible for his friend. Grant plopped down on one of the kitchen’s chairs and bit the inside of his cheek as Xavier talked. “On the Brightside, your situation isn’t that bad…but Adelynn is stubborn. She’s not going to accept a simple gesture and an apology; she’ll think you don’t really care about her if you do that. I did everything to get Fleur back. It just depends on what your everything is. First off, I think we both need a trip to a flower store.” Grant stood and held the door open. Nothing would get done if they sat in the apartment all day.

“It’s not that simple, Veronica. I can’t just shift automatically like that. It takes time to care for someone and sometimes it goes quickly and you just want to focus on them and nothing else. I’d risk everything for a chance with her, she would see that she’d be happier with me than Grant.” Destry sighed in frustration and embarrassment and stuffed his hands in his pockets. He picked a random direction and stalked off.




ooc: PESTER c:
translation: I cheated on you too. There were extreme margaritas in Spain and this photographer and I started making out and such. I thought of you and stopped him. Either way, I don't think we should see each other for a little bit.
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Xavier glared. Grant looked so ******** smug; he wanted to simultaneously punch and shake the guy and he offhandedly wondered if such a thing were possible. And then he remember Adelynn and he wanted to throw up. It wasn't that bad. It wasn't. He didn't sleep with her. He was drunk and he kissed her. That was it! But he was enraged at Adelynn for making out with some spanish casanova while she was away as well. Why couldn't they just have a normal relationship? Was he doomed to spend the rest of his night with fazy memories and one night stands? He wanted a second chance. Why did it seem like some people got a million and he didn't think he was going to get one? He groaned. "I think she'll make me eat them, but fine. You're the expert on screwing up and redeeming yourself," she rolled his eyes, trying his best to feel better by making a snappy retort. It didn't work too well. He sighed.

"And there's no one else you'd be interested in? No one?" Before he could answer though, he stalked off. She bit the inside of her cheek and looked down, wiping a tear. She didn't stand a chance. He was too obsessed with Fleur and he didn't view her as anything more than a friend. She'd been stuck in the friend zone for so long; was it even possible to get out once you were in so deep?

TIME SKIPIE TO MORNING

When Fleur heard what Xavier had done, she was fuming. Poor Adelynn. Then she had heard what Adelynn had done and sighed deeply, because she understood what it was like to be in a relationship that didn't seem like it was ever going to work out. She walked back to the apartment that morning, expecting to get the same distracted, distant Grant that he had been for the past few days. She'd have to talk to Destry as well, which she wasn't looking forward to. She didn't want to break the boy's heart! She walked in and saw that Xavier was crashed on the couch. She sighed lightly and continued inside the room where Grant was. "...hey," she said softly, not looking at him and continuing to pull on her robe. The Paris air was biting at her skin, colder than usual.

Alek clenched a paper in his fist as he walked up to a familar door. He didn't realize how much he'd missed this place until he arrived again. How much he'd missed the girl until he was about to knock at her apartment door. He swallowed. What if she didn't want him back? What if she'd moved on? She was beautiful; she could not look back in a second. But he had to try. He knocked on the door and the minute it opened, he blurted out words. "I'm taking a semester off. I want to see the world; have some fun. Live in Paris, try out for the internship again the Spring. And I want to stay here with you. God, I haven't stopped thinking about you in ages, Darcy, and I know I only knew you for a week but that's good enough for me," he stammered out the last part, then braced himself for her rejection. She looked amazing, as usual, likely going on a date. With some other guy that wasn't him.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
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Grant sighed and gave Xavier a face, “Then eat them. If Adelynn really wants you to eat them then you will eat them. It’s called groveling.” It wouldn’t take long for them to get to a flower store.

TIMESKIPPY TO MORNING

Darcy finished brushing on the last bit of blush on her cheeks and pulled back from the mirror to examine her face. Yeah, she looked the best she had in weeks and her remedy had been a hot shower and some time with her makeup. Not to mention a good night of girl talk with Adelynn and Fleur. It had been fun and even though they had not come to a conclusion on how Adelynn would deal with her current relationship situation. Darcy ran a hand through her wet bedhead and began to brush it out as the blow-dried her hair. It wasn’t much longer before she was pacing around her living room reading one of the information packets of her university while Adelynn slept. Her sister was curled up on Darcy’s bed and had hardly stirred except for occasionally rolling over. Darcy frowned when someone knocked on the door. Fleur had left when they both had gotten up about an hour ago and Darcy looked around her living room to see what Fleur could have left behind. She didn’t see anything so she crossed to the front door and pulled it open. Darcy hadn’t expected to see Alek at her door. All her feelings from a few weeks ago came rushing up and she simply nodded as Alek went on to talk for a few minutes. “Oh god.” Darcy wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his just to calm him and herself down. She was so happy and couldn’t express herself in words at the moment.

Grant stood swaying from foot to foot as he waited for Fleur to come home. He had their whole day planned out and all she had to do was come home soon. It had taken some brainstorming with Xavier but he had it all planned out and it could go in effect. He stood with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a large bouquet of calla lilies, her favorite flower. His face broke into a grin when Fleur walked in but quickly fell when Fleur passed him without looking at him. Had he done something wrong? Last time he checked, he hadn’t cheated on her. “Hey Fleur, good morning. These calla lilies are for you and I have a whole day planned out for us. I feel like we haven’t spent too much time alone during the day and so I planned a romantic day.”

Destry stood at the top of the Eiffel Tower and looked down at the city. Why couldn’t he have so many romantic offers like Adelynn or Darcy or Colette?




ooc: PESTER c:
translation: I cheated on you too. There were extreme margaritas in Spain and this photographer and I started making out and such. I thought of you and stopped him. Either way, I don't think we should see each other for a little bit.
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

Alek was definitely surprised when Darcy pulled him to her and kissed him hard on the mouth. He had been expecting laughter, or maybe disbelief at the fact that he was so sure of himself over a girl he only knew for a week. But she mumbled to herself and pulled him close and he kissed her before burying his face into her neck. "I'm assuming this means you accept my offer? My dad was mad, but I think he gets it. I told him all about Paris and how...at home I felt," he said then smiled cheekily and kissed her nose. "And you. I definitely told him all about you," he grinned. He was beyond happy and he walked inside, shutting the door behind him and kissing her again. His whole life had been focused on his academics and it was crazy to think he was taking a semester off. But he was and he needed it. He needed to back away and think about what he wanted. He needed Darcy.

Fleur blinked at Grant as he extended the calla lilies to her and explained. A sudden smile burst on her face, bright and full of life. "I think that sounds amazing," she said in relief. "I thought you were mad at me, for stringing Destry along like I've been doing. I am sorry about that. I just...it felt nice. Which is an crazy shallow thing to say--"

Veronica was sitting on the bench as Destry glanced out broodingly into the horizan. She wanted to storm up to him and just kiss him! But could she? What was life without risk? She should move. Right now. She sighed when she realized she couldn't do it. "You'll find someone else, Destry. Soon. Close," she chimed.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO

[ran away with the TARDIS]

★ || There’s no religion ◠ that could save me⋮↷
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo matter (⇢ how long my knees ◞ are on the floor ┈
xxxxxxxt o xxk e e p xxi n xxm i n d xxa l l xxt h e xxs a c r i f i c e s xxI ’ m xxm a k i n ’
xxxxxxxxxxPost Post Post PWILL KEEP YOU BY MY SIDE
xxxxxxxxx ── ❛ Will keep you from walkin’ out the door
.............................................................................................................



Darcy forgot all her moping of the past few weeks and just thought about being in the moment. Alek had come back to her and that was better than any romantic movie she could watch with her sister and Fleur. She nodded her head, “Of course I accept your offer. I’m sorry about your dad.” Darcy had pulled him away from his dreams and his family’s expectations but she was feeling selfish and would feel bad about it later. Darcy pulled him inside and kissed him once more. “I missed you so much. I was miserable. I lied when I talked to you yesterday. I’ve been moping around. I thought you had another girlfriend.” Darcy spoke in between their kisses. She almost didn’t want to go to school herself. She wanted to tangle herself with Alek until he got tired of her. Darcy was about to suggest welcoming him home properly in her bedroom but remembered Adelynn. “Adelynn’s here. She’s asleep in my room because her and Xavier broke up yesterday.”

Grant grinned back at Fleur and pulled her into a hug as he kissed her forehead. He was just happy that he didn’t do anything wrong and got in trouble. He had certainly only hung around Darcy, Adelynn, Xavier, Veronica, and Destry in the past few weeks. And Fleur was always there. Of course he could have pulled an Xavier and kissed Veronica but he hadn’t. “I don’t think I’ll be mad at you for at least a few more days after the other night. I’m sorry for not paying more attention to you and not being romantic like Destry. But I’m making up for it for today. Picnic breakfast and lunch along the river but those are just one part of the day. There’s a walk in a botanical garden. We have to take a train for that but we’ll be fine. Xavier printed out some maps and directions for us.”

“I hope so. I’m tired of being single and unwanted. I want to settle down. At least get close to it.” Destry answered. “I talked to Darcy last night. Xavier and Adelynn broke up because he kissed someone else. And Adelynn kissed someone too.”




ooc: sorry I didn't get to reply before you went to sleep!
translation:
ooc: . Orange-ish is Destry. The plum/purple is Adelynn. Face to name: Colette, Adelynn, Destry, BILL

[the name of the star]

♔ ♔ ♔ ⇢ THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE TO FALL AS ANY ; WE'LL BUILD OUR ALTER HERE
MAKE ME YOUR MARIA, I'M ALREADY ON MY KNEES. GOT JESUS ON YOUR BREATH.
↘ A N Dxx Ixx C A U G H Txx H I Mxx I N xx M I N E
「❤」SWEATING OUT CONFESSIONS, THE UNDONE AND THE DIVINE ━━━━━━ ● ● ● ●

He shrugged. "After spending all this time in Paris, I couldn't imagine being anywhere else," he admitted. He had fallen head over heels not only with the girl, but with the city. His father had definitely not been pleased to his idea of taking a semester off when he had so many schools at his fingertips. Throwing it all away for a girl, he said, wondering when Alek had turned into such a Fleur. Fleur was the one who let love cloud her judgement; the one who made rash decisions even if her parents didn't approve. Alek was the perfect child, after all! He always did what he was told until now. "Another girlfriend?" He was startled. He didn't think he portrayed himself that way, so he was surprised she had thought that. "I don't want to say I was happy you were upset, but in reality, I kind of am," he said, biting his lip until she kissed him again. He had thought Darcy would get over him quickly, but he was relieved to see she had been thinking about him as much as he had been thinking about her. "Wait, what? Adelynn and Xavier broke up? What happened?" He sat her down on the couch and pulled her legs onto his lap.

Fleur smiled softly, knowing that Grant had been nervous that he was in the shitter. But he'd been doing quite well that past month, which gave her hope. She laughed at his comment and raised an eyebrow. "I'm glad I haven't lost my touch then," she mumbled and let him continue. She shook her head, knowing she had been acting ridiculous about Grant's lack of attention. She brightened; he really had planned a whole day out for them. "I think that sounds perfect. It'll be good for it to be just us for a day," she smiled. She loved them all to death but she wanted some alone time with her boyfriend that didn't require being in bed. "I can't believe we're leaving in just three weeks...," she bit her lip. She tugged on his arm and took him into the living room to get out of there.

Veronica's eyes widened. "You are not unwanted!" How could he think that? Why didn't he see she loved him? Because she did! So much! Then her stomach churned when he mentioned Xavier kissing someone else. Her. She had made such a big mistake and she didn't want Destry to ever find out. What if Adelynn told him? Her heart leaped into her throat. "Destry...I care about you a lot," she whispered. She wanted him to know and she was sick of waiting around. "And I want you to give us a chance," she stammered, looking at him.

you know how Alek looks like : P But PHOTO