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OH BOY. Welcome to Dallas, Texas. Home of the Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and Cowboys. It's ALSO home to several otehr things, as well. Among them, emerges Oak Cliff, one of the heaviest Neighborhoods known in the USA. High crime rates, large amounts of arrests, shifty eyed youths, Oak cliff has it all. It goes without being said that this place is hard to become accustomed to if you're just moving here. It also goes without being said that anyone who grows up here has seen some hard times, and is most probably a tough person.
The hometown/neighborhood of one "Austin gonzales", as well as Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Oak cliff(around Austin's neighboorhood) is a pretty low-watt neighborhood. Many houses around it have severe problems with their fences, yards, or homes in general. However, Austin's is very much so the opposite. It will never be found in disrepair, unless it is actually going under improvement. The adress is 837 Melba street, the last adress of Melba. It intersects on Tyler, a main road which leads off to the highway leading into Dallas. Austin's house is(in IRL RIGHT NOW) Pink, with a white fence in front. The front yard is very spacious, and has a nice lawn that you can walk on to more closely observe the garden that His father has planted. multiple flowers and bushes of all varieties grow in that yard, and he even has two large Katoppa trees growing close to the windows. The porch has two large pillars holding up the roof, and they are painted white like the rest of the porch. To the left of the steps is a pathway leading to the back of the house, which is ALSO landscaped with bushes and such along the way. Rosemary bushes, a magnolia tree, and several things are grown there. In the back yard, there are a few less plantes than the front. In the middle of the yard, there is a swingset which is connected to a platform with a suspended punching/kicking bag. A stone patio can be found leading up to the back porch, which is a muddy shade of brown. Tools and saws ans a workbench can be found on this porch, as it is somewhat of a woodwork shop. A half completed shelf is currently resting on the workbench, waiting, again, for his father to come finish up. A large Oak tree overshadows the patio, and covers the pathway leading to the dogpen/barbecue grill. There is a small area in the back in which there is a gate leading tot he trash, a dog-house and a grill. a mulberry tree grows back here, and drops berries when in season. The other pathway leads to the OTHER side off teh house, which contains the AC and another gate which leads to the front. here, there is a large rack covered in Bonsai.
(other details, i will desrcibe later, LOL. )

Austin smiled slightly as he pulled up to the house. He removed the bags, walking to the gate. He pulled out his keychain, which held but 5 keys. He pulled a small copper masterlock key fromt he set, then unlocked the front gate to walk up the steps to the door. He knocked on the door, and it opened shortly after to reveal a lady seated at a desk with a sit and spin desk chair. Upon seeing who it was, she stood up.
"Austin! Why didn't you say you were visiting?"

"Because it's more fun to make it a surprise. Is cameron home?"

"Mhmm, he's back in your room."

"And dad?"

"He's out picking up a drill bit to work on the cabinet out back."

"I also brought omeone with me...if that's okay."

"....who is it?"

"...A girl i met a few days ago."

"...Is she, you know...cute?"
Austin prodded his mom in the arm.
"Maybe."

"Oh, I guess she can't stay in your room then."

"You'd rather she stay with you? Or dad?"

"Well, No, But you ARE a teenage boy."

"Doesn't mean i'm a total pervert who thinks about smut every minute. And besides, you're right next door. If anything were to happen, you'd know first."

"..Alright, go ahead."
Austin turned around to get Kia's attention.

Austin's mother smiled at Kia, moving a bit of her hair behind her shoulder.
"Nice to meet you, Kia. My name is Ashley, and i'm obviously Austin's mother. Why don't you follow him to the room you'll be staying in?"

Austin smiled, picking up the bags to motion kia to follow with his shoulder.

Austin walked about ten feet fromt eh living room, and lead Kia though the dining room and hall to a white door with a crystal knob; the same as the one back at his dorm. He opened the door, and smiled. The room was slightly different than his own. Besides that there was a bunk bed, and that the room itself was slightly smaller than his. On the bottom bunk lay a small 16 year old child, humming along a random tune. He was obviously autistic.
Austin put the bags down quietly, smiling.
"Hey cameron!"
Cameron looked up for a moment, then looked back down into a book he was reading. Austin stat on the bed and wrapped his arms around the boy, hugging him lovingly.
"How you been, huh buddy?"

Austin turned around to look at Kia with a smile, sighing softly.
"Kia, This is my brother cameron. Say hi, cameron!"
Cameron hummed slightly, then spoke.
"Hello, cameron."
"No, no cameron. say hi to kia!"
"Hi, Kia."
Austin laughed slightly, then sighed.
"He always was a silly one..."
He smiled at Kia again.
"So which bed would you like? the top bunk? or the single bunker?"

Austin pointed to the bed on the opposite side of the room. He sighed slightly, cracking his back..It'd been a long trip to get home. And it was getting late.
" I'm gonna head to bed soon. If you'd like to take a shower, just go down the hall and do what you need to do. My dad'll be home late, you'll have to meet him tomorrow..."
Austin sighed, slipping off his shoes to crawl up the stairs into his top bunk.
"So. Do whatever."

Austin waited a few moments before slipping out of his room quietly to enter the kitchen. Quietly, he opened the fridge to remove a large slab of meat to begin slicing and dicing into bite-sized quarters. shortly after dividing the bits, he dipped them in flour and pulled out a pan. he filled it with oil, then turned the heat on high. after a few minutes, the oil would begin to sizzle slightly. in the interim of those four minutes, he sliced and quartered several vegetables to place in the pot after the beef. He cooked each slice until all the sides were browned accordingly. He went to the sink, filled a small pitcher with water, and poured it into the beef with care. the water sizzled slightly for a moment, then cooled the beef down a bit. Austin turned down the heat, then pulled out some powdered beef stock to place in the water along with some bayleaves and other spices. he placed vegetables inside quietly, then covered the pan with a top. He opened the oven, placed the pan inside quietly, then closed the oven. He turne the temperature up to 375 degrees, then set the timer for about thirty minutes later.
He cleaned up flower that had spilled onto the countertop, then cleaned the cutting board. He dusted his hands together softly, and headed back to his room. He could hear Kia still showering in there, and he smiled lightly for his speed and efficiency wihtin the kitchen in terms of preparing a meal. He slipped back into his room quietly, then hopped up onto his bed to reassume the position he'd taken after kia had gone to sower.

"Uh, Kia?"
Austin's hand went up to cover his eyes.
"You DO realize you're naked, in the presence of two boys?"
Austin seemed mature about this, instead of freaking out and throwing stuff at Kia until she left the room and returned clothed.