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 Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:18 pm
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we remain, I can breathe one more day
still here still f i g h t i n g on
all we have is today find my way to the beauty
of one more day,▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ♥ x ♥ x ♥ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
"Well, Um. Uh. I Uh...wont tell Cailen if you don't want me to. If thats what your trying to say."
Alice waited for more words to float her way, however, Adam had decided that was going to be the end of his sentence. Inwardly, she was disappointed, knowing that she did not want to be the one to ask if that night was going to change anything between the two of them. Of course, she was also curious what he felt about the entire incident; was he just as confused as she? She would never gain the knowledge if she didn't ask; but she knew that she wasn't going to be able to vocalize the words.
"Thank you," she managed to get those words out at least, "I'd like to be the one to let him know, when the time is right."
Alice actually had to fight off the urge to laugh at her last statement. When the time is right. There was no right time to tell the person that you are dating that you slept with a good mutual friend of the both of them. Another quiet pause fell over her. A small voice inside of her head told her that she should ask if that night was just a mistake or if it meant anything. Another voice pleaded with her not to say anything. What she didn't know could not hurt her. Besides, then there was Cailen. The last thing he needed was to walk over to where she and Adam were seated and hear them talking about that night. She decided it was best to just let that particular conversation end there.
As if reading her mind and knowing that she needed a distraction, a man walked over to the table that she and Adam were seated and tapped on Alice's shoulder. Taking a look at him, she thought he looked vaguely familiar but she had no idea from where. It was probably just someone that she had seen in passing at one point or another.
"Excuse me. Do you by any chance know Cailen and Bella Legosi?" the man asked, his gaze fixated on hers. The question baffled her. How on earth did he know that she knew them if she couldn't even figure out who the guy was? Before Alice could answer, the man continued speaking, "You look familiar. I think I saw you with them earlier. I'm a good friend of Cailen's, I've been trying to track him down to have a chat with him."
There was something about the man's tone of voice that unsettled Alice. She believed that she knew the location of both Cailen and Bella, but she did not feel comfortable disclosing it to the man. Something about him bothered her.
"I'm not sure where he is," Alice lied, hoping that she was able to do so convincingly. She hoped that by not being able to answer his question, that the man would walk away. Unfortunately, that did not seem to be the case.
"That's too bad. You should really keep better tabs on your boyfriend." The way he emphasized the last word in his sentence chilled Alice down to her very core. Just moments before he had made it seem like he wasn't sure if she even knew Cailen at all. That was clearly a lie, he knew that they were dating.
"Well, the next time you see him, just let him know that Tony wants to speak with him, alright babydoll?"
He did not even stay long enough to hear her reply. Although, the way he vocalized his request made it sound more like an order, than if he was actually asking her something. Alice grew a bit worried. I wonder if Cailen owes this guy money...
She turned to Adam and spoke, "That was really disturbing. I think we should try to track the others down. I really want to get out of here now."
With that, she reached down to obtain her phone so that she could send Cailen a text to inform him of what just happened.
do u know a 'tony'?
he's looking for you.
he apparently knew I was your gf.
creepy guy...
outofcharacter: oh nooo. tony is in the mall! thought I'd throw a little twist in here. if it's not liked, just pm me and I can fix it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:03 pm
 Cailen$Legosi As soon as Cailen finished his last sentence, his phone went off in his pocket. At first he thought that it was just Alice texting him back, but he soon found out that someone was calling him. He took out his phone and was surprised when he saw Bella’s name on that caller ID. “Bella?” he asked into the receiver. His heart began to race when he heard Bella. She sounded nervous, which made Cailen worried. “Bella, are you alright?” If anything bad happened to her because Adam left her alone, I’ll kill him.“Stay where you are. I’ll be there as soon as possible.” With that he hung up the phone and looked up at Skylar. Bella said she wanted to talk to him alone, but could he just leave Skylar? He’d feel better if she was with Jack, or Alice and Adam. He wondered if she’d even let him go alone. After everything he just told her she’d probably be just as concerned as he was. He was about to tell her that he had to go and she could find Alice and Adam at Starbucks when his phone went off again. This time it was a message from Alice.
The color drained from his face as he read her message. Tony was here, at the mall? Could this get any worse? He had to get to Bella before Tony did, but he couldn’t leave Skylar alone now. Somehow Tony knew that Alice was his girlfriend, which means he might know Skylar as well. Leaving her alone was out of the question. He contemplated on walking her to Starbucks and leaving her with Alice and Adam. Starbucks was in the opposite direction of Macy’s and the more time he left Bella alone, the greater the possibility that Tony could get to her first. He decided it would be safer to bring Skylar to Starbucks rather than leave her to go there by herself. Then she would be less tempted to follow him. He whipped out his phone and quickly sent a message back to Alice. “what did u say tp him? stay wjere u r. dont leabe adam. Im goimg to get bella” he typed the message so quickly, his fingers stumbled over the keys. He knew he made a few mistakes but he hope Alice could decipher it. “Skylar, listen to me. I’m going to walk you over to Starbucks where Alice and Adam are. I want you to stay there while I run and find Bella. I want you three to stay together and try and find Jack” he said grabbing her hand. He gently, but assertively, tugged on her hand as he quickly walked through the mall to the coffee shop. He didn’t like leaving her when they were in the middle of a conversation, but they would have to talk later. As soon as he got there he made sure Skylar made it to the table where Alice and Adam were sitting. With a quick glance back, he sprinted to Macy’s in search for Bella. He got many weird looks from the shoppers, but that didn’t slow him down.
Finally he made it to the dressing room where Bella was waiting. “What’s wrong Bella? Are you alright?” he asked trying to catch his breath. He gave his sister a good look over to see if he could spot anything wrong with her. She seemed unharmed and Cailen was flooded with relief- for a moment. Getting a good look at her face, and the teddy bear that she clung tightly to, he knew something was up. She had something on her mind. He recognized that face. It was the same one she gave their mom when they put a huge hole in the wall when they were kids. She was always the one who told their parents when they did something wrong when Cailen insisted on just covering it up. Concern washed over him as he wondered what secret she was sitting on. “What is it Bella? You know you can tell me anything” he said sitting down next to her. He put his arm around her shoulders and hugged her trying to comfort her.
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:21 pm
▂▃▅▆█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌█▌▌  I am the conqueror ☜
I taste your scent in the wind
I set my sail but then you sink my boat
So I begin to swim
Bash my foes until I win
▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶ ♣XXXXXXXXXX♣XXXXXXXXXX♣ ♣I'm coming for you (Can we get this all together?)♣ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▒▒ ░░ ▒▒ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ♣XXXXXXXXXX♣XXXXXXXXXX♣ A seconds pause after ending the final, awkward, word told Adam that Alice expected to hear more from him, and with a sinking feeling Adam wanted to say more. Come-on, don't blow it man... Adam cringed and debated sipping another drink of his coffee to purposefully have a reason not to reply; however, given what just happened...He would be associating thoughts of that night every time he took a drink of coffee, and the idea of tasting the fluid at the present moment only managed to make his stomach curl uncomfortably. Revulsion pricking at his stomach as the seconds began to pass by. Just tell her, Adam's eyes widened. ' I can't...she wont feel the same.' His mind was not satisfied with his cowardice responce and piped up louder: JUST TELL HER IT MEANT -SOMETHING-, DON'T LET YOUR FRIEND THINK SHE'S CHEAP. ' I CAN'T! SHE -SHOULD- ALREADY KNOW SHE'S NOT CHEAP TO ME. We're good friends...', Adam; however, could argue no more. Whether he wanted to admit feeling something or not, to keep his pride or humble himself like a worm, his pride was nothing compared to the cost his silence could have on Alice's self-esteem. Did he really want to be responsible for both ruining her relationship and making her feel like crap? At least, more than she would already feel for their mistake. ' Thats what it was to Alice, a mistake. Its true I didn't plan on going that far; but I have no valid excuse, she could just pass it off as me being a sleazeball...and you know what? She would be right. I am a sleazeball. I just...wasn't with -her-, and I don't think there is any way to prove it to her even if I wasted the time trying.'
Guild stabbed at his stomach as if to punish him for thinking such a thing. IF you were -really- her FRIEND, you'd waste the F***ing time. Adam's lips curled in the slightest hint of a grimace as he had to stop looking into Alices eyes and stare at the back wall of Starbucks. He couldn't keep looking into her puzzling face without feeling guilty, and though that guilt did not subside, focusing on the man making lattes behind the counter at least didn't make him feel more accused than he already did. Adam was never more certain that he was an *sshole until this very moment, and with an almost cold look of distaste in his eye, Adam knew he could no longer keep silent without losing all of his best friend's good opinion. His conscience was right...he had to say something, or they could no longer stay friends. ' What the hell am I going to say?', Contemplating the unhappy affair was forcing Adam to search deep within the emotional pit that Adam never ventured to...and besides tripping on the occassional box, the attic of his heart remained: Dark, unexplored, and frightening. Adam was afraid of what he might discover if he really looked at himself, and seeing a remnant of the monster he had become had been enough to force him to brave that scary place in the hopes of finding some light there to reassure Alice of his respect and appreciation. Tell her it didn't mean nothing. Be basic. But Adam couldn't say that; she would ask what that meant, and he would have to -then- tell Alice the truth. ' I...can't handle the truth.' A pain choked his heart relentlessly to punish him, and his mind piped up with another valid judgement. You don't deserve any COMFORT you b*stard, comfort went out the window when you f***ed her brains out! You TELL her or you'll never forgive yourself. You tell her or you don't deserve to live. Perhaps the pain was evident on Adam's face, or he just appeared to be p*ssed off; as his face usually displayed the two emotions the same, but Adam knew how out-of-place his expression appeared and knew he would have to answer for the unease even if they never talked about that night again. ' I'll tell her I'm sorry...I don't care if its the cowards way out, but at least then...Oh what the HELL am I kidding myself with?!? Our friendship is OVER.' Determination furrowing his eyebrows, Adam reached his hand forward to grab Alice's own when -just as fate would allow it- a man came forward to interrupt his bold declaration. A moment ago, Adam would have considered the distraction complete paradise and called 'Tony' a savior; however, after so solumnly deciding to throw away the fisage and confront Alice, his interruption did not come at a good time. So Adam glared at the man accordingly and sent him a 'death glare'. ' What the Hell does he want?!'
Grumbling, Adam crossed his arms and hunched in the back of the plastic chair and raised his eyebrow at the stranger mentioning Bella and Cailen. At the sound of his name reaching his ear, Adam felt a bile similar to jealousy splosh inside his chest and he hatefully tapped his foot soundlessly on the tile floor under the table. ' Just who I need to think about; Cailen. That f****ing *sshole who always-' Catching himself thinking so heineous a thing, Adam shook his head and allowed the recollection of 'Bella' to pierce his mind in remorse. ' Cr*p! I just -left- Bella there at the mall; G*D I am an *sshole...' Adam closed his eyes in pain before re-opening them and shooting this 'tony' another venomous stare. Shooting liquid poison strait at the man. Adam was in no mood for this guy's games, and if he kept it up Adam was going to confront the man. ' Wait; why does this guy want to know about Bella and Cailen?' Adam listened to the man talk.
" Good friend, my a**." Adam muttered under his breath and shook his head back and forth accusingly. His eyes never leaving the stranger's face as he resisted the urge to give this man the finger. ' What the F*** have you done now; Cailen?! Do I have to bail you out again?!' Purposefully keeping his -loans- a secret from Alice and the like, Adam had started 'starring' in...movies...To pay off a freak from some Las Vegas Casino who fooled Cailen out of ten thousand two years ago and tried to get him to pay money back. Even if it had been Adam's choice to keep staring in Adult Films for the paychecks once in a blue-moon, the contemplation of having to bail Cailen out of something -big- again was too strong a possibility for his taste. Cailen probably would lie and say there was nothing wrong, but Adam recognized the signs too clearly now to deny them. Cailen was acting funny, Cailen was actually -okay- with him spending time with his beloved sister, and this man shows up and says he's a good friend of Cailen. Cailen always told Adam when he had new or unusual friends. He told of everyone except gambling buddies. ' If this guy doesn't -leave- I'm going to -make- him leave. I don't care if he socks me in the face.'
"I'm not sure where he is," The subtle hint of worried concern in her voice forced the 'protector' instinct every man had to flash on and off in warning. Tightening his hand into a fist aggresively, Adam stared the man down like two wolves fighting over a scrap of rabbit meat. Appearantly the man thought Adam's reaction was amusing, based upon his face, but he said nothing to him and looked back down at sweet, innocent, Alice. Adam almost snarled.
"That's too bad. You should really keep better tabs on your boyfriend." Adam actually snarled then, and the man looked down upon him with such a death-glare warning that his stomach tightened in fearful dismay. ' Oh cr*p...This guy means business! Cailen you f****! Your in deep sh*t aren't you! Did you have to drag -us- into it?!' Not willing for Alice to see his unease, Adam's face softened and he wordlessly backed down and sat upright and respectful in his chair. Cailen obviously had a reason for not telling Alice about his biggest screw-up to date, and he could understand his friend possibly feeling shame about having to borrow money from him once more. ' Cailen...you and I are going to have a serious talk about your priorities.'
Hearing the final word that awful man spoke would have forced Adam out of his seat to punch 'Tony's' lights out. ' She's not your F***ING BABYDOLL *SSWIPE!', However, the possibility of the bulge in his coat being a gun was too big of a risk to intrude upon...even if they were in public. Getting shot at would not help this situation, and though Adam snarled and muttered another mental expletive in his personal regards, Adam watched the man walk off before grabbing Alice's hand for both his own ease and to try and soothe the innocent woman beside him. Forced to let go when she grabbed her phone out of his pocket, Adam took the time to stand and shove his coffee cup loudly into the waste basket to at least pretend it was Tony's face he had shoved hot coffee onto. ' I should have done it, I should have cursed him out!' Adam knew doing so would be foolish, but the earnest desire to kick Tony's *ss had almost won over his self-control. ' How dare he threaten Alice! How dare he! If he comes back I'll take it out of his hide! Thats what I'll do!' Shaking his head, Adam only barely nodded to the comment Alice had spoken. They were -safe- in a crowded area, like hell Adam was allowing them to leave. Cailen could come and find them in the safe zone, Jack was capable of guarding Bella through another argument, and Skylar...Adam barely thought of Skylar in the mix of things, only that he suddenly began to worry for her safety. If she was near Cailen...she was in trouble...
Getting in line to order another coffee, more as a weapon against evil than another enjoyable beverage, Adam spent the ten minutes staring at the menu looking for the hottest, most disgusting, cup of coffee he could think of. Not even noticing Cailen drop of Skylar and rush towards Macy's department store. ' I'll borrow some facepaint from Alice's make-up bag and go after that son of a b*tch.' Adam probably wouldn't do it, but he was p*ssed off as hell. As much as he wanted to deny that he didn't love Alice, seeing a man just randomly come up and threaten her wellbeing with snide comments made him want to kill someone. Cailen should be the one standing in the starbucks line for weapons and grumbling over his mistakes; But the man couldn't even own up to his own problem. ' Maybe if he realized he had a problem their relationship would be working out! We wouldn't have slept together, and he wouldn't be in deep sh*t right now!'
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Byzantine mozaic in the heat
I am cursed, through the worst
With a life that's made to burn
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:36 pm
T O N Y
wants his money back. 
Tony wandered about the mall with dark shades over his eyes. All he wanted was to find Cailen and get what he had been searching for. If Cailen wasn't going to comply, then Tony would have to take action. He pulled his silver phone out of his pocket and looked at the time. With a grimace he looked up towards Starbucks. He was going to find Cailen if it was the last thing he did, if he refused, there would be hell to pay. Tony was the kind to hold grudges for as long as possible, he wasn't going down without a fight. He gritted his teeth together and felt his pocket for his cigarettes, he always felt more intimidating when he was smoking. But smoking in a mall was quite frowned upon; Tony contemplated risking the mall cops talking to him about it, though.
He suddenly caught a glimpse of that rotten kid with some cute young thing heading into Starbucks. He left without the girl and ran off. Something was up, he was going to find out. He started walking, no he was much faster than walking. He wasn't running, but he was moving much faster to try to catch up to him. Tony wasn't going to suddenly call out, no, he was going to wait till the kid stopped so he could just throttle him by the throat.
'That little punk is going to give me what I want,' He felt his eyebrows furrow. 'If I have to kill his sister, oh... it's on.'
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Vanilla Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:01 pm
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۞ Bella✽Reue✽Legosi ۞
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 Listening to her brother's strange, worried, tone on the phone forced Bella to raise an eyebrow. Bella had expected him to calmly ask what was wrong, and suggest a place to meet. Not: Stay where you are, I'm on my way. Bella imagined a hero's 'theme music' blaring in the back of her mind as she sat down upon the make-shift chair in a more comfortable position and looked at her reflection in the mirror. ' I can't believe I'm telling him this...I can't believe I'm going to tell him: Hey, big brother...I'm pregnant.' Shaking her head, Bella tried to look in the mirror and take a serious impression of her physical appearance. Perhaps the tears had softened her face, or it was the 'pregnancy glow' everyone seemed to be talking about, but Bella thought she looked beautiful. For once, Bella felt as gorgeous as people seemed to delude themselves into thinking she looked. even if she was in her jeans, white T and flannel top, Bella may occassionally dress like a lumberjack, but she was a beautiful lumberjack regardless. At least, Bella was today. ' Even if he turns me down later...I...It wont be because I'm not very pretty.' Oddly comforted by the ridiculous thought, Bella shook her head lightly as she clutched the bear to her stomach once more. An uncomfortable sickness making her queasy and draining the color once more from her skin. ' Oh god...be with me, because I'm actually going to tell him.' If Bella had learned one thing from her brother since the death of their father, it was to keep things under wraps and never hurt anyone else with your problems. Bella had done so for many a year...and to break back out of her shell and be open again...was perhaps something Bella would never be able to do. At least...not like she used to. ' That part of me died a long time ago...but that doesn't mean I have to keep everything a secret...not...not with a baby on the way. How could I do that to my baby? It deserves to be loved from the moment it enters the world...no...it deserves to be loved now. Before then.'
Regardless of how determined she was, Bella was terrified of what her brother would think of this development. Of course, Bella would never ever sleep with anyone 'just because'. Her brother knew how badly she wanted a real relationship, if he found out Jack and her had slept together...that he had cheated on his girlfriend by sleeping with his sister and didn't immediately dump Skylar the second he found out. Bella did not know how her protective brother would react, only that he would be angry. ' I'll tell him who the father is later...Or I'll come up with something.' She did not wish to make up an event such as she had been given a roofy at a party...Bella's eyes bulged out like a frog. ' He wouldn't think ADAM fathered the baby would he?' Bella shook her head as goosebumps decorated her body. Heaven forbid her brother would come to that conclusion...that boy would have to be dipped in ammonia to even be sanitary enough to consider seeing him naked. Shivers of revulsion tingled down her spine as she heard swift, heavy, footsteps in the hallway. Far too heavy for a woman's dainty feet. ' Wow! That was fast...'
Standing up with a fearful look, Bella bit her lip and glanced up into her brother's eyes. For some reason her brother looked relieved, and Bella was unsure why he was so worried. ' Did he think I tripped in here and broke my leg or something?' Shaking the thought off, Bella listened to his question and forced a smile onto her mouth. You better tell him before you lose your nerve... Closing her eyes and gasping a deep breath as if she had just stubbed her toe and wanted to keep from crying out in pain, Bella squeezed little toby to her body to keep her arms from trembling. She had to tell him she was pregnant. She had to tell the only real family she could still count on...or she would be in this alone. She loved Jack, trusted Jack to be there for the baby...but the fear of him changing his mind still hung heavily in the air...and she could no longer deny that she could not be sure of his dedication until he said them before a minister. Keeping her eyes closed, Bella opened her trembling mouth and softly answered his question.
" C...Cailen...I have something I have to tell you. Something you may not like to hear...But...I can't keep quiet anymore. I don't want to bother you with my dilemas...but if I don't tell you I'm sure that I'll go crazy...So...just listen to me okay? And don't get mad...", Bella opened her eyes and scavenged for the breath she had neglected to swallow. Gasping hastily as the water from her previous tears returned to her throat and choked the words in her mouth. As her eyes welled up with fluid, Bella squeezed little Toby as if her life depended upon it, so needing the comfort from that adorable furry creature that probably looked like a ratty mess after all the ruffling of it's fur against her body. Absentmindedly toying with it's little tail in her right hand, Bella gasped loudly one more time as a sob broke through her throat and stifled her words for the final time.
" Cailen..." A choked gargle like sound interrupted her speech as her hair fell in front of her face.
"I'm pregnant. I'm going to have a baby...and I can't handle this alone. I can't deal with this alone...its too big for me to handle all..." She choked once more and had to cough to keep her air passages clear.
"...All by myself. Please don't be mad at me...I messed up and I...I'm not strong enough to talk about it right now...but if you look at me with that angry face I just...I can't handle it. I know you don't want me to bother you...but I can't handle it alone anymore...please don't be mad...Please don't hate me or...or call me a slut." Like hell her brother would ever call her something like that, but with her emotional, watery, rambling; she rambled just about every thought that passed through her brain as quickly as the thoughts flitted into her mind. ' Jack...I wish you were here...I wish you were here so badly.'
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✿But when I'm gone...will you✉to me?✿ ↙xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:34 pm
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we remain, I can breathe one more day
still here still f i g h t i n g on
all we have is today find my way to the beauty
of one more day,▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ♥ x ♥ x ♥ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
Even after Tony had walked away, Alice still could not shake the mixture of worry and disgust that had befallen her. She knew her boyfriend well enough to know that this man was not a good friend at all. Without even realizing that it was occurring small bits of water were starting to collect in her eyes. As soon as she felt a tear starting to form she immediately stopped it, not allowing herself to start crying in such a public place. Especially not in front of Adam. He had already seen her at her worst that night. Mascara smearing down from her face from the saline liquid pouring from her bloodshot eyes. She would not let that happen again. Something bigger was clearly going on now and neither of them needed a flashback of what had happened between the two of them.
As Adam reached out and grabbed a hold of her slightly trembling hand, her phone informed her of an incoming text message. For a mere second, she wanted to ignore the phone completely so that she would not have to break the comforting connection between she and Adam. This was the exact same feeling that she had the night she confided in him about her relationship troubles. Of course, knowing that it was probably Cailen forced her out of her head once more. After reading his message, her expression grew more frightened at the situation at hand. His letters were all jumbled as if he was texting at an extraordinarily hurried pace.
This is serious... if he wants me to stay here with Adam, then he clearly thinks that I need to be protected from this guy. Cailen... what have you gotten yourself into this time?
She did not hesitate in her reply.
didn't tell him anything.
what's going on here?
are we in danger?
After sending the message she pushed the phone back down into her purse. Not long after the message was sent she noticed both Cailen and Skylar walking quickly in her direction. Her lips parted in an attempt to ask Cailen in person what was going on, but instead of staying with the group he kept on walking and fast past the Starbucks. Initially, the watery-eyes she had tried to hard to keep at bay returned. There was something serious going on and Cailen had not even stopped to explain to her what was going on. Quickly, that feeling was replaced by sheer terrifying worry. The only explanation that her mind was able to put together was that he was going to find Bella. She must be in danger... that must be why Tony asked if I knew the two of them and not just if I knew Cailen...
Her head was beginning to spin. This day had definitely not turned out the way that she, or anyone of them for that matter, could have expected. She turned to face Skylar now that Adam was standing in line for another beverage. Doing the best she could to smile at her friend, she searched her head for something to say to the girl, but instead was confronted with a wave of intense nausea. Knowing that she needed to get to a bathroom quickly or else she was going to vomit all over the Starbucks table, she told Skylar that she would return in just a moment and bee-lined it in the direction of the in-store bathroom.
Locked.
Someone was using the one bathroom that the place had. Not knowing how long they were going to take and not wanting to stick around to wait and find out, she decided to take the exit to outside of the store. Figuring that if she just stepped outside for a moment there was nothing bad that could happen. Before the fresh air had a chance to hit her lungs, she voided the contents of her stomach into a nearby trash can. Feeling somewhat relieved but still not 100% better, she elected to sit down next to the garbage receptacle for just a few more moments in case her stomach began to churn again.
"Why do I have to be getting sick now? Could there be worse possible timing?" she wondered aloud.
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:19 pm
 S K Y L A R XXX L E N N O X███████████████████ █████ ███
And I need you to make the promise l a s t
To contradict my past
To know that I am s a n e
To help me feel a s h a m e d 
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Skylar held back from interrupting Cailen when he thanked her but said there was nothing he wanted her to do. This wasn't something that Sky was good at. When there was a problem she liked to find solutions. She did not like to wait around on the sidelines. And of course, the one thing that Cailen did ask of her, she couldn't give Gina positive response. "I'm sorry but I don't know anyone looking for a dirt bike. I really wish I did at the moment though." She gave him a soft smile to show him that she was being honest.
Sky listened silently as Cailen talked through the knew element that was bothering him. The poor guy just seemed to be having a bad day. She did like the what he said about wanting them to be able to spend time under better circumstances. It made her feel like he actually wanted her around.
Skylar stayed silent while Cailen was on the phone. She looked around to keep herself occupied and to make sure no one could accuse her of eavesdropping on a private conversation. When Cailen was off the phone however, Sky could see the worry in his face. She knew now was not the time to ask what was going on. She knew he would tell her later... At least she hoped he would. So she simply nodded to show she understood and then let Cailen lead her to Starbucks.
Sky felt like she barely had tone to get a word in when Alice had to leave. She looked sick and Skylar hoped she would feel better soon. Taking out her phone to check the time, she noticed a text from Jack. In all the commotion, she hadn't noticed her phone go off. She quickly typed out a message to him and kept her phone in her hand for easy access. where are you at?
Would it be possible to meet up now? She hoped he would agree to her request. She was feeling uneasy not knowing where he was.
_____________________________________________ ________________________ You promised that you'd stayYou say you want to g oYour lips provide a s h e l t e r to theThings that I don't know
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:56 pm
Cailen$Legosi Cailen honestly didn’t know what to expect from Bella. He knew that she needed to tell him something, but he had no idea what it could be. He began to get nervous when Bella told him not to get mad, to let her finish. As anxious as he was, he waited. The few moments it was before she finally said what she needed to say seemed to take forever. It felt like things were going in slow motion, each word deepened and dragged out. Her sobs made him wonder what he could be mad at her for. When he finally comprehended what she said, he was speechless. Bella is pregnant? What? When? How? He had so many questions, but somehow didn’t know what to say. He wanted to comfort her and tell her it would be ok, but he didn’t know how. He wanted to be like his mother when he was younger and made everything feel better, but he didn’t know what to do. After the danger he put her, and now the baby, he had no right to be mad. Oh s**t! What the h*ll have I done!? This news just put the icing on the cake of this crappy day. There was only so much bad news he could handle in one day. He could see his life crashing down. Everything he once knew was being taken and smashed into pieces right in front of him. He couldn’t be mad at Bella though. Sure she did something that he didn’t like too much, but she didn’t know just how bad the situation was. “Bella, I would never call you such a thing. You are my sister and I love you no matter what.” He could only hope she could say the same about him.
Sure he was upset about what happened, but he couldn’t be angry with her. Just from the way she was acting he knew it was all a mistake. He was more upset with himself, and whoever the father was. Someone had slept with his sister and he wanted to know who. Of course he knew that guys were going to sleep with his sister, but what did he expect? They weren’t going to ask permission to sleep with his sister; that would be ridiculous. In his mind Cailen pondered over who could be the father. Jack was out because he was in a long relationship with Skylar. He hoped it wasn’t Adam, even though he knew the possibility was unlikely. The only other option would have to be someone else. Another guy that Bella knew, but who? He was about to ask her who the father was when his phone went off. Seeing how he was busy talking with Bella he was going to ignore it, but then he remembered Alice’s last message. Tony was somewhere in the mall looking for him. After his sprint through the mall it was likely that Tony spotted him.
“Bella, I know we need to talk about this more, but we have to get out of here.” Cailen knew they had to get out of the mall before Tony found him. He had to take Bella home. “I’ll explain more about why later, but first I have to take you home.” He got up and waited for Bella, hoping she would listen to him and ask questions later. He pulled out his phone, read the message, and sent a quick reply back. “i’ll explain later. get everyone and meet me in the parking lot.” Cailen knew he couldn’t go through the mall in fear that Tony would find him, so leaving out the Macy’s exit would be their best bet. He also didn’t want Tony finding out about anymore of his friends. This day couldn’t get any worse. He thought wrong. Cailen nearly bumped into a tall man in a dark suit. As he looked up into the mean face, he realized who it was. Tony.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:08 pm
T O N Y
wants his money back.
There he was, the little punk who scammed him for his money. Tony felt all his anger ball into his fists. He stayed close by, letting the two speak. He over heard the entire conversation. A smile glazed over his face, leverage, a threat... there was something he could do. Those two were closer than he thought. He watched them start to move, Cailen seemed in a hurry. Tony knew why, he didn't want to bump into any trouble. Oh, Cailen had done that long ago. Now Trouble was looking to bump into him. Suddenly, there was a bump, literally, a bump. He looked down and grimaced at the punk. He grabbed at the boy's wrist and gripped as tight as he could. "Hey, Cailen, nice surprise." He let out a laugh, it held no sign of happiness, though. Tony looked towards Bella, "Hi, Bella... nice to finally meet you." He did his best to shove Cailen aside and moved towards her. "I'm sure your dear brother mentioned nothing of me, but..." He turned towards Cailen. "He should have. You see, I need something from him... something he owes me." Tony grabbed Bella by the wrist, "And you're going to come with me until your brother complies."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:19 pm
 ❝Obsession Compulsion Disorder❞
【But I can control it】
I think.
Jack sat alone for the longest time, it felt like forever, just meditating. He wanted an easy answer, someone to tell him what was right and what was wrong. Of course, it was wrong to abandon the mother of his child... as unplanned as it was. But crushing Skylar would surely crush him. He'd never crushed someone or broke their heart, ever. He just wished he could have the best of both worlds: being a great father, loving Bella... and keeping Skylar happy. Jack found himself leaning forward with his face in his hands. There was too much on his mind, and suddenly he felt dirty, tainted. He let out a horrible sigh just as his phone went off. He pulled it out fast and read the message from Skylar, another sigh escaped his lips. He replied swiftly: outside, getting some fresh air... I'll meet you wherever you are... where is that? (: Send. He watched the mailbox and the letter work together for about a minute before the screen flashed "sent".
It was time to face everything, would he tell Skylar everything and break her heart? Will he tell Bella that he just can't do it? There was not one thing that came to mind that made him at ease. There was no easy way out, maybe he could run. Just take his car and run away from all his problems, then remain the "zombie faced" guy and probably end up hanging by a rope in his bathroom. Jack felt his eyes sting, he didn't want to do that. He didn't want to do any of that. He just wanted someone to give him an answer, but who would he talk to that would not hate him afterward?
Jack remained sitting on the bench, he was not going to move until someone forced him to... or if Skylar texted him back. He slumped forward and stared at the sidewalk. At least the stones knew what to do, just sit there and be. If only Jack could just sit and be. No, Jack never could just sit. He had to do something, he had to be someone. He had to be someone for other people, be that friend that would do anything to make them happy. Suddenly, Jack couldn't take it anymore. All his thoughts were driving him mad. He knew he was going to do something bad if he didn't get off that bench, but he didn't move, he didn't move a muscle. Every time a car passed him in the parking lot, he thought about lunging forward infront of it at the last minute... maybe he'd do just that.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:45 pm
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Bella shook her head to rid herself of her emotional outburst and wipe her tears with her left hand fingers. ' I'm acting ridiculous...' Clamping her eyes shut for a moment, Bella looked at her brother and folded her arms around his neck in an embrace. Whether or not it looked wrong or not, she needed a hug right then and there, and her brother was the one she wanted to hug. Nodding to his reply, Bella raised an eyebrow in curiosity before she sat down to put on her coat and make sure her boots were tied. Somehow, her brother seemed impatient. Why, continued to boggle her, but until she knew...she was going to wonder. Taking out ten dollars to go purchase the teddy bear named Toby, Bella reluctantly allowed herself to be taken out of the dressing rooms until her brother's abrupt stop forced her to bump into his back.
" Ooph!", Blinking profusely, Bella caught sight of the strange-looking man he had bumped into. Bella had never seen him before...and noticing that he was so tall she had to look up just to stare him in the eye made her feel sick to her stomach. ' Oh no...is Cailen in trouble again?'
"I'm sure your dear brother mentioned nothing of me, but..." He turned towards Cailen. "He should have. You see, I need something from him... something he owes me."
An anger so strong flared inside of Bella and instead of glaring hatefully at this strange man, Bella turned to her brother with fresh, bitter, tears in her eyes and ferociously shoved his chest in punishment. ' YOU! Your SO STUPID! If I DIE, its YOUR FAULT!', Angry because it wasn't her she was concerned about, Bella clutched that bear to her belly and let the tears begin to caress down her cheeks. Why did this have to happen? Why today? After everything with Jack, and the foolishness she had put up with concerning Adam...Now this stranger was here and he was capable of ending every single dream she ever had. ' No! This man doesn't deserve the pleasure of breaking me.' When Tony grabbed her by the wrist, Bella turned to her brother as a sob broke through her mouth.
" C...cailen! Listen to me...Tell Adam that I'm happy he spent some time with me...and...and tell Jack...", Bella had to stop while she was being walked away from him to wipe her tears on her shoulder.
" Tell Jack to forget about what I asked him! Please give this man whatever he wants...", Before he takes it out of my hide...As this man dragged her kindly out of the Department store, Bella thought she saw Jack on a bench with his face in his hands. Somehow...seeing him there brought her both agony and joy. As blissfully happy as she was to see him...Bella knew he couldn't do anything, and seeing him looking so upset...She shook her head in the knowledge that he was hunched over in pain because of what she had asked. ' When Cailen relays my message you wont have to worry anymore...Jack I'm so sorry.' That thought being the only thing that kept her from calling out and begging for help, Bella let this stranger carry her away...if she resisted he might hurt her, which meant he could kill the baby. Bella would do just about anything to keep her baby from death, even if it meant walking willingly out of the mall with a murderer.
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✿But when I'm gone...will you✉to me?✿ ↙xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:52 pm
Cailen$Legosi Cailen didn’t know what to do as he looked at Tony. How did he find me? How long had he been there? He didn’t like the way that he looked at Bella. Please don’t take her, please. Bella looked, well shocked. Then she became angry. She even shoved him she was that angry. “Bella, I, I’m sorry. I…” he started to say. He didn’t know what to say. His thoughts were going a mile a minute and they were getting all jumbled up. He wanted to get her out of here. Away from Tony and to safety. “I’ll get you your money. I swear. I just need more time” he pleaded with the man. Tony seemed to not want to hear any of it. Next thing Cailen knew he had Bella by the wrist and was dragging her out of the store. “NO! Please don’t take her! Take me! It’s me you want. She didn’t do anything wrong! Please!” he called after the man who was stalking away. He wanted Bella to put up a fight, try and slow him down so Cailen could do something, but she didn’t. He wasn’t going to give up on his sister that easily. He ran after the man shoving his way through a crowd of people. Why weren’t these people stopping him? Cailen wanted to yell, but he couldn’t find his voice.
The man walked out the exit of Macy’s and into the parking lot. “Wait! Please don’t go!” he yelled able to find his voice again. “I’ll do anything you want, just please don’t hurt her!” he begged and pleaded. Tears began welling up in his eyes as he watched the man take his sister away. Cailen hardly ever cried, but helplessly watching Tony take Bella was too much for him to handle. His stomach churned and he thought he was going to be sick. What have I done? Bella, no. He tried looking for Tony’s car seeing if he could get a look at it, but he didn’t see much through his watery eyes. How could he just let him get away like that? "Why didn’t I put up a fight, do something to make Tony stop?" he said to himself. Everything seemed to happen so fast he didn’t have time to think when it happened. Now he all the time in the world to think of the mess he got himself, and Bella, into. He turned around and saw Jack sitting on a bench by the doors. He looked confused at what just happened. Seeing Jack made Cailen remember what Bella had said to him before Tony took her away. He didn’t know what it meant, and he could barely remember what she said.
“Jack, will you do me a favor?” Cailen asked as he stumbled over to where Jack was sitting. “Will you punch me?” He knew Jack, and probably the rest of his friends would be furious with him for what just happened and he wanted his punishment. “Will you beat the crap out of me? Punch me, kick me, do whatever you want, but make it hurt. Make me bleed, break my bones, do it all” he begged. Cailen wanted to hurt; he wanted to be beaten to a pulp. He deserved it. If Jack wouldn’t do it for him, he knew he could find someone else to do it. “Just don’t kill me, yet.” Cailen needed to be alive in order to save Bella.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:04 pm
❝Obsession Compulsion Disorder❞
【But I can control it】
I think.
His head was down, but suddenly a scream of anguish made his head pipe up. He looked over and saw Cailen, pleading with someone and screaming about Bella. Jack was surely interested, he wanted to get up but he was confused. He looked all around the parking lot for any sign of Bella and whomever Cailen was talking about. He thought he saw something, but a car passed by. Suddenly his heart was pumping wildly, adrenaline kicked in. Something was wrong, something bad happened. Suddenly Cailen was by his side, hysterical, telling Jack to beat the s**t out of him. Jack shook his head and wrapped his arm around his friend's shoulders. "No, I'm not going to do that, talk to me... what just happened?"
[[ooc: sorry it's so short... i just really wanted to respond even though I'm extremely tired...]]
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:47 pm
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we remain, I can breathe one more day
still here still f i g h t i n g on
all we have is today find my way to the beauty
of one more day,▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ♥ x ♥ x ♥ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
Without rising from where she was seated, Alice began to propel her head forward ever so slightly and then bring it back so that it came into contact with the brick behind her. She knew that the longer she stayed on her own, the more risk that something bad might happen, but she couldn't shake the nauseated feeling in the pit of her stomach. A part of her began to wonder if it was actual sickness, or her mind and body was becoming too overwhelmed by the events that had transpired that day. Everything seemed to be going wrong. And then there's Bella... I hope she is okay... Alice was glad that she had not said a word to Tony about Cailen or Bella. Perhaps that meant that neither of them had been harmed. She could only hope as much.
The moment her phone went off again, she grabbed it out of her purse so that she could see the message displayed on her screen. It was from Cailen, but he did not answer her question, claiming that he would explain the situation later and that she was to gather everyone up and meet him in the parking lot. Alice grew hopeful. Did that mean that Bella was with him and that they were okay? She knew that she would only find out if she complied with his request.
will do.
After sending her quick text message reply, she tried to ignore the churning in her stomach and rose so that she could make her way back inside of the Starbucks. Something was wrong. Immediately, the second she looked into her purse something was wrong. The card Harrison from Indulgences gave her... Walking inside of the store, she dug around in her purse, but it was nowhere to be found. She took a deep breath and hoped that if it fell out, that neither Skylar or Adam saw it. She did not want to have to explain why it was there to them.
"Sky, Adam, we need to meet up with Cailen. Right now. He's in the parking lot," she spoke loud enough so that the both of them would hear her.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:45 pm
Cailen$Legosi Cailen winced as he saw Jack raise his arm. When instead of feeling a harsh punch he felt Jack’s arm around his shoulder, he was shocked. Instead of hitting him, he was actually trying to comfort him. If there was one thing that he liked about Jack was that he was sincerely kind. Although at this point, Cailen didn’t want kindness, he wanted anger. If he ever asked that of Adam, he knew he’d be getting what he asked for. “Yeah, well you will after I tell you.” Of course Jack wasn’t angry now, but he definitely would be once he told him what happened. There was no point in trying to hide anything now. His friends were going to want to know what happened. He took a few deep breaths trying to calm himself so when he spoke it didn’t sound like a bunch of mumbo jumbo. Of course as his thoughts began to scream at him telling what a bad person he was, he lost it. How could you let this happen? She is your sister, you are supposed to protect her! Now you put her and the unborn baby into danger. That’s your future niece/nephew! Cailen couldn’t stand the sound of his own thoughts. It was all true, and that’s what made it worse. It wasn’t a matter of “if” anymore, this was happening right now. He looked up into his kind friend’s eyes, tears building up once more in his own. “It’s Bella. She’s gone, Jack. He took her, took her away. I, I don’t know where and it’s all my fault. I am such a horrible person. How could I let this happen?” His hands were balled up into tight fists and he just wanted to scream. He wanted this to be just a dream. Just a horrible nightmare that he was going to wake up from, but it wasn’t. How could this day, that started out on a good note, end so badly? It seemed like an eternity ago that he and Alice were talking about getting back together.
“It’s all my fault Jack, don’t you see? I got into some debt trouble with this guy and he took Bella until I pay him back. He took her and said if I didn’t pay him back that I’d never see Bella again.” Cailen’s sobs became hysterical as he broke down. The thought of never seeing Bella again was too much. She was his absolute best friend. They grew up together and had a bond only twins can share. In the midst of all his hysteria his phone went off again. Before Jack had a chance to take a slug at him, he pulled out his phone and read the message from Alice. The rest of them were on their way to the parking lot to meet him. They didn’t know what just happened. They were going to kill him when they did. And he would take whatever beating they were going to give him. Well this is probably going to end my relationship with Alice. There was no way she’d want to be with me after this. It would only put her in more danger. Cailen hoped that Tony was satisfied with just taking one of the things he cared about and leave the rest of them alone.
As he put his phone back into his pocket, Cailen embraced himself for what was to come. Surely Jack would be mad enough now to at least hit him. As he stood there he wondered who would be angrier with him. Probably Adam, he had a temper on him and wasn’t too happy with Cailen after the last favor he asked of him. Cailen promised him that he wouldn’t ask such a favor from him again. Now when Adam found out what happened to Bella, he was surely going to kill him. He probably won’t even wait for an explanation to start wailing on me. The second he finds out about Bella, he’ll be all over me.
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