Re: Freshmen Dorms

[Guest]

"Shhh, its okay. Everything is gonna be all right." James said in soothingly soft voice, he held her close and just let her cry as he pat her back gently. James lifted his lips to her head and gave her a small kiss into her bronze curls, and just let her cry.

[Tiger-Lily]

After a while, Evelyn's chest began to hurt from all the choking and crying she was doing so she stopped. She rested her forehead on James' (wet) chest and took a few deep breaths before pulling back a little to look up at him, wiping her eyes with one hand. "You know, you make me realize I am a horrible person when you act this way."

[Guest]

James wiped a few of her stray tears away with his thumb and he lowered his head to her level so he was staring right in the eye, "Quit feeling horrible. Trust me if I didn't want to be all helping and nice to you I wouldn't. I would have kicked you out. Just know matter how much you fuck up or do well in your life, that I'll always be here. Even if you don't want me anywhere near you." He smiled lightly recalling briefly the moments she threatened to get restraining orders against him.

[Tiger-Lily]

Evelyn stared at him for a moment. This sounded like something Ash Creek James would say - right before he pinned her against a locker to hit on her. He might not know how much his words meant to her but she felt her broken heart rise a little. She felt her lips twitch into a small grin and lifted her arms from his waist, slipping them around his neck and standing on her tiptoes to hug him again. She gave a slightly halfhearted laugh and kissed his cheek before landing back on her feet, letting go of him and pulling free of his arms. She wiped at her eyes - and no doubt smeared her second make-up job too. "Sorry, I didn't mean to, uh...explode all over you twice in a 24 hour period."

[Guest]

"Well someone had to be the girl that cries at a dance, and well I did that yesterday so naturally its your turn." James grinned.

[Tiger-Lily]

"Oh, yeah, Ashlee texted me," she replied, remembering the short message. "Something about you hitting on Rose?" She tutted, grinning a little more. "Preposterous, James, I mean, I get that you love turning the old blue eyes on every girl and stealing them from their boyfriends but Seth could be your darker twin!"

[Guest]

"Um no! I blame everyone else and Seth! He was too busy fighting, getting drunk, and dancing on tables with drag queens. So everyone kept telling me go dance with Rose that poor girl! So being the nice person I am I went to ask her to dance and since she was drunk she kind of fell on me. And Seth, the human wrecking ball took it the wrong way and nearly put me in braces...again." James added narrowing his eyes at the obnoxious blond.

[Tiger-Lily]

Evelyn was laughing now. Poor James! He'd really had a bad night. "I'm so sorry," she repeated herself, smiling nonetheless. "You had a horrible night! You know, the old James would have just scored five dates after I left." She glanced at the wall clock behind him. "Ah hell, I gotta go. I have to give Nova some fort of scheduled healthy living and I need to go walk him. I don't know if you noticed - he's getting slightly heavy." She winced and stepped toward the door.

She paused and turned around to flash him a weak smile. "Thank you." For a lot more than you'll know.

She turned and let herself out, heading back home.

***

A while later, Evelyn was seated at the table with her laptop, Nova in her lap as she chatted with Rose over Facebook.

It was honestly kind of nice talking to Rose about something no one else seemed to get. All Ashlee, Luke and Alexis kept telling her was "Stay away" and that she was an idiot.

She knew she was, Rose knew she herself was. That wasn't the problem.

Today


[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Heyyy
Did you talk to the pixie?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]um, texted him yeah
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]I'll bet he was ecstatic. -__-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]"Make sure 2% chance is nonexistent."
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]...................
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME????
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]nope..
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]WHAT A FREAKING>>>UGH!
I don't even have a word.
Does he think you enjoy this?!
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]you apparently do have arrows.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Hahahaa XDD
But seriously, I hope you sent him something rude back D:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]uh
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Oh
NVM!
We can text him in the dead middle of the night...or like...at 6 AM
and be all "Hiii ;D"
That asshole would deserve his sleep ruined.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]or i can pay Georgiana to get someone to trash his place.
it's pretty scary the people she knows

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Or she can kick his ass?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]amazon woman powerrrrs.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Lmfaooo! I love that girl. XD
But uh, you holding up okay?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]I feel sorta really pathetic, but yeah.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]I think Alex is relieved I'm home - she's had to piece together Spanish to get Nova to listen to her.
I know.
*is trying to think of a good Christmas gift for Jake* You think they breed tarantula-sized centipedes?
Because he has a phobia
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]I'm sitting here wishing that he'd at least be a flirty-jackass like he is with Alexis all the time...i couldn't even hold him down after a potion. he's gone after every girl in NY, why am i different?
centipedes then.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]....
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]like i said
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Because you have morals?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]pathetic.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Hey, listen to me -__-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]alexis has morals.
just to point that out.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]You know what, I agree, this is really pathetic because
I'm pining after a guy who thinks it's funny to MOCK me when I ditch a damn formal to come see him in the hospital
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Jake?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Yes.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]go figure. they are best friends.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]That's what I got for pissing off all my friends and ditching James at the formal.
Ashlee told me and Alexis told me, he's trash.
I didn't listen.
So I guess we're both just stupid
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]yeah, we are.
stupid teenage girls with stupid over emotional hearts
who probably still cry at romance movies so why not have our own.
-__-*
(REALLY PLEASE IGNORE THE FUCKING EMOTIONS ON THIS THING.)
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Hahaha XD
I will
Lex complained to me about them
you know what pisses me off most?
myself -__-
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]me too. myself, i mean.. not you.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]XDD
No it's just
I know the guy keeps hurting me...again and again and this has been going on since SEPTEMBER!
And yet I know I'm still pathetically hoping he'll change
Whoops
Nova just bit me in anger
*needed a doggy hug*
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]..that's kinda exactly what i'm doing.
..stop squeezing him!

Evelyn loosened her hold on the beagle, who whined up at her before nipping her affectionately on the wrist. Oddly like Jake had. She felt a sharp needle-like ache in her chest and pushed that thought back, and continued chatting to Rose after setting Nova down on the ground.

[Tiger-Lily]

Evelyn continued talking to Rose, losing track of time. At some points, she honestly started to feel pathetic. What was wrong with her?

Evelyn:
Wow, we sound friggin' emo
Rose:
Alexis would be proud.
Evelyn:
ROFL XD
But, ugh, I feel weird saying this but I feel kind of caged here. Even though I love this city
Rose:
I kinda do too. this place was suppose to be a new opening, all the spots for modeling, tons of people to meet and now I kinda just want to go back home or something
or.. or to the country. I hear South Carolina is nice. D:
Evelyn:
I want to travel
Just...get in a car, or grab a plane
and go.
Rose:
exactly.
Evelyn:
I don't know where.
I mean, we're on break.
We could go anywhere
And i have the money saved up since i never usually went on vacay, like, ever
Rose:
I do too, from uh, things.
where would we wanna go though?
Evelyn:
You know what, we should go to Vegas
Because that's the LAST place I'd normally want to go
Rose:
..with our luck, we'd somehow end up in a stripper bar.
Evelyn:
ROFLMAOOO
Nah, I wanna go to the casinos
for once, not plan x__x
Rose:
True
we should get some fancy hotel too
Evelyn:
;D Girl, you read my mind
When would we go?
Rose:
like in The Hangover
Evelyn:
Nova needs to get out of this suite -__-
ROFLMAO
Girl-version
Rose:
Yes
Evelyn:
Heyy, we
are hot and single -__-
We don't need to freaking mope over a bunch of assholes
Although I'm not exactly planning to get drunk and whore out x__x
Rose:
uh.. no alcohol for me
like..
ever
Evelyn:
XDD
Not even to get tipsy?
Rose:
No
I'm afraid i'd just be grabby
Evelyn:
Probably a smart idea x__x
SO no alcohol XD
We'll just have some fun x__x
When do you wanna go?
Rose:
new years?
Evelyn:
Ash's birthday is on New Year's Eve
Rose:
Damn
Evelyn:
Unless we take them along?
IDK
Because at the moment, Ash is pissed at me
Rose:
aren't they the ones calling girls like us idiots though? XD
Evelyn:
Like....LIVID
Rose:
even if it's true, we don't need it shoved in our faces even more, to be honest
Evelyn:
Yeah, but even if she's mad at me, she's still my best friend
Evelyn:
I know x__x
Rose:
yeah, I understand
Evelyn:
It's just, I'd go without her but it's her birthday D:
Hm...unless...
How long do you think it takes to fly to Vegas?
Because, we could catch an evening flight.
Rose:
Not.. too.. long?
Evelyn:
and get there, hit our hotel and then go celebrate?
So that way, I can be with her on most of her birthday
But ugh
I'm being selfish
If I ditch my best friend on New Year's to go to Vegas x__x
Won't Alexis mind you going off with her roommate?
Rose:
how long is the break?
Nah
Evelyn:
...really?
She'd be all alone New year's
Rose:
even if she does, she should understand. isn't like we haven't been to places before together.
Evelyn:
Yeah
I wanna go to Vegas on New Year's. Like, hell, if we ARE going all the way there, we should go on a big day right?
Rose:
Yeah, exactly.
And
it's the day into the new year
a new GOOD start.
Evelyn:
But it's just, Ash would feel like it was a bitchy thing for me to do, running off to Vegas without her.
Since she'd fit right in there.
Rose:
Yeah..I guess that's true. You know her better then I do
Evelyn:
But then, I have done things without her.
I mean, my birthdays, they always fall in July so I'm in Seattle and she isn't there
I celebrate them with other people but it just feels weird because it's our first year in NYC and all...
But okay, suppose we DID bring her? It is her birthday.
Rose:
Yeah?
Evelyn:
We'd be forced to keep the whole Jake and Seth debate shut
since she honestly wouldn't get it. She actually falls for good guys x__x
All she did was lecture me on Jake
I don't need to be lectured - I KNOW I'm a moron
Rose:
Yeah exactly
Evelyn:
And I already wished enough times that I had never met him. x__x
Don't need people repeating that thought.
But she is good at getting you hyped up
If you need cheering, Ashlee is great.
Rose:
one of the reasons I don't want to bring up Alexis atm. all she'd do is lecture
Evelyn:
x__@
I do admire her skill in not being swayed by the charm of the bad boy
I wish I had that >__>
Rose:
She shockingly goes for the sweeter ones.
Evelyn:
Um...are you and Lex okay?
Rose:
Yeah we're fine?
Evelyn:
Ahh, okay, I just don't want her feeling like her roomie is stealing her bestie
Rose:
no, we're fine as far as I know
Evelyn:
Oh good
now about the whole Vegas thing...We're gonna have trouble getting tickets unless we get them ASAP
Everyone's flying there -___-
Rose:
yeah
Evelyn:
Bring Ash then?
Rose:
um, up to you, it doesn't matter to me, as long as she doesn't try and lecture..
Evelyn:
No, she's good about that. I just...
kind of haven't filled her in...
Rose:
maaaybe you shouldn't then..
especially if she's mad at you..
Evelyn:
Because honestly, I just feel stupid when I try to.
What do I say to her?
"I ditched one of her best friends for a guy who spends most of our relationship stomping on my heart?"
Oh yeah. She'd love that
James is one of her closest friends x__x
And I ditched him for a smug prick
Also....
You know what makes me feel REALLY stupid?
When I left your place, I decided to go apologize to him
For being an idiot
And he was pissed, obviously
Rose:
even after you apologized?
Evelyn:
I told him I was an idiot, admitted I made a mistake
and that i couldn't do anything about it except say I was sorry
and he hugged me -___-
Like...I want to slap myself.
I FEEL LIKE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST DUMBASS -__-
Rose:
look. if he can listen to you say sorry and that's all you can say and still give you a hug, obviously he wasn't that mad and he isn't that bad of a guy
Evelyn:
I know he's not and I knew this at the formal and yet I STILL ran off after some guy who made me out to be a fickle ho in front of his AND my friends
I mean, okay, so I make bad decisions, but I clarified to him that we were done and he got mad and went around telling everyone I was a whore because of that D:
THAT is the guy I ditched James for
I don't need to be lectured because I'm aware just how dumb this makes me look
Hm, Nova just grabbed Lex's Doc Marten...
Crap
*rescued boot*
But uh yeah
Vegas x__x
Sorry for exploding on you
Rose:
Alexis would have killed you if he killed that boot and Ev, i cried into your silk dress for like.. an hour. don't apologize.
Evelyn:
XDD that poor dress was already ruined beyond belief. I passed out in it when I got tipsy last night
Which reminds me, we gotta pack fancy ;D
No better way to cheer up then to look good.
Rose:
uh.. i left my heels and dress at Seth's.
Evelyn:
I'll get them.
Jake's not there
Rose:
Thank you
x_x
Evelyn:
De nada, hon.
Now we gotta go book us a hotel room and plane tickets
Rose:
you know, i just thought of something
Evelyn:
SO if we're taking Ash, we can just go like, the 30th instead of on her birthday
Hm?
Rose:
someday, i'll be in some badass moving with street racing that every-guy likes and I'll be the badass chick and i'll request there be a guy with silver hair.. who is evil.. and very flamer.. that i run over.
Evelyn:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I'd expect you to invite me to the premiere of Seth Gets Run Over By Monster Trucks
*likes this image*
Rose:
Of course
Evelyn:
Wait, why the random thought on streetracing?
Rose:
used to be stress reliever.
Evelyn:
Oh wow
You're badass, girlfriend ;D
Rose:
me, my brother Harrison and my cousin would go/sneak out and race
Evelyn:
Okay, heyy, they have a flight to Vegas but it's like, on the MORNING of Neew Year's Eve
D: You should try here then
Uh, flight leaves at like....six AM x__x
no wonder there's seats empty __-
Rose:
...holy shit
we'd have to get up at like.. 4 or 5
Evelyn:
No, we'd have to LEAVE for the airport by four
x__x
Rose:
oh god.
Evelyn:
Yeah
Nova will die
But everyone brings their pet rats there
I'm gonna take my fluffy puppy
Rose:
shouldn't he stay with Alexis?
Evelyn:
Nah, at the good hotels they have pet care
And I'm always feeling like I ditch him with her
So I shall take him
trust me he's great for mood brightening
*picked him up again to squish*
Oh hell, he's gonna hate the flight XD
Rose:
he's going to pop -___-
Evelyn:
But uh, so this flight okay then?
ROFL XDD no, he'll be fine
Rose:
uh, if we can drag our tired asses there, yeah
Evelyn:
It's Vegas, baby ^___^
Wow, I sound like a dirty old man
Who uses ^__^ emoticons
Rose:
You do
Evelyn:
;D
So I reserved these for us. Oh crap, gotta pay now -__-
So no refunds, btw
OH MY GOD
I just checked the airline website
they let you take small dogs in carriers ON the plane to be with you
So he won't be like stuck in a corner somewhere
Oh yikes, there's a lot of handling needed with dogs but oh well, it's just a five/six hour flight. I can bear it x__x
Rose:
wtf do i pack??
Evelyn:
ROFLMAOO
You were packing?
Rose:
No, just thinking of what to pack
Evelyn:
XDD oh
Uh
A few nice dresses?
but since it's still gonna be kind of cold there....
maybe some cute jeans to go clubbing in
since dresses just invite groping -__-
Rose:
hmmmm
Evelyn:
And cute shoes
I should let Ashlee know....when she's calmed down x__x
Rose:
Duh
Evelyn:
Hmm
I'm gonna buy these tickets, you guys can just chip in later
we can pick them up at the airport
Rose:
Yeah, will do
Evelyn:
K, I'm gonna go. Have to start getting ready for tomorrow. x__x
Rose:
Oh yeah, when should I come over?
Evelyn:
I couldn't figure out if I should get James a gift but now I know I have to. But i have no idea what to get him -__- Luke is easy.
Ohh
Hm, afternoon for lunch?
Rose:
Get him a puppy
Evelyn:
James?
Rose:
hmm sounds good. and yeah
Evelyn:
Lmaoo, I should!
Rose:
Like
A lab
Evelyn:
But they're really hard to hide x__x
And take care of
Rose:
I really want to get Alexis another kitten since she can't be with hers at home but you guys have nova
Evelyn:
He has basketball season
Nova would get along with a kitten
Rose:
chihuahua then
Evelyn:
he just hates Lucifer because well....
Rose:
who?
Evelyn:
Seth's cat
Rose:
Oh
Evelyn:
the silver Satan from Below
Rose:
XD
Evelyn:
Hmmm
SO if not a dog then...x__x
*has no idea* D:
Rose:
a rabbit?
Evelyn:
ROFLMAO
Rose:
ferret. ummm...hamster
hedgehog? .. i want one of those
Evelyn:
I could get him a piranha?
Rose:
<3
oooh
Evelyn:
Ugh, I'll just get him a nice, engraved handmirror!
He'll love that.
Rose:
Rooofl
Evelyn:
With his name on it
YES!
I know a place that does personal engravings
And it'll make him laugh, I owe him that.
x__x
I left my shopping last minute
Rose:
I still have to get something for Lex
and Georgiana
same
Evelyn:
....wtf do you get Georgiana?
A glittery whip?
Rose:
...
Yes
I'll go to the adult store and get her that
Evelyn:
Hmm...I think I know the kind of stuff Lex likes...oh God, we're screwed.
I'll pay for half
So I don't have to think even further for something for Georgiana x__x
My mind only goes to the first level of Gutter
Rose:
For Georgiana?
Evelyn:
Yes
Rose:
Rofl
Kay
Evelyn:
Hmmm, for Alexis, I'll have to go out tonight and look. Hell, I'm so freaking tired x__x
But she's easier to shop for than most
Rose:
Nap first
Evelyn:
Yeah but it's like....seven x_x
or something
Rose:
She is. just.. punk glam it.
Evelyn:
You know what sucks?
Rose:
Hm?
Evelyn:
I was at Fifth with Ashlee one day and I saw this guy's hoodie there on a mannequin which Jake would love and at the time, I was a-okay with him roughly around the start of December and so I bought it thinking it'd make a good Xmas present
What the hell do I do with it now?
FML x__x
Rose:
..Nova's new bed.
Evelyn:
It's pricey
And a really nice hoodie.
I should just give it to one of the guys I'm NOT pissed at.

Evelyn frowned to herself. It somehow felt wrong giving a gift intended for someone else to someone. She bit her lip, feeling that sinking sensation in her stomach again, and Nova peered up at her from her lap, big brown eyes wide in worry as he picked up her changing mood.

I should have a special Jake-mood, she thought in sad amusement, feeling her heart start its familiar aching.

But the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] really was so Jake-like, that some part of her couldn't imagine handing it off to someone else. Maybe if she had been on good terms with Seth, she'd have given it to him, but aside from him there was really no one else she could imagine wearing it and really meaning its slogan.

Rose:
Give it to Lucas?
Evelyn:
Not his style
He doesn't wear hoodies that much
Rose:
What's it look like?
Evelyn:
I'll see if I can find a pic
Rose:
Kay
Evelyn:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
That one
Not really Luke's style...
Or James'
Rose:
ebay it
Evelyn:
Yeah, I guess. It's Ed Hardy too, so it should sell real fast
Rose:
Yeah
Evelyn:
It is such a Jake hoodie -__-
It pisses me off looking at it
*kind of wants to burn the thing*
Rose:
put it in a box for now
Evelyn:
Yeah...
Rose:
georgiana pushed my balloons out the window so
Evelyn:
balloons?
Rose:
uh
how he asked me to formal
not getting into it
Evelyn:
OH
I never heard about that...
Balloons? Oh, well, good thing she did hen
You kind of wanna keep them?
Rose:
kinda
but no reason to
Evelyn:
Yeah....
Vegas
Oh hell, this is gonna take a toll on my finances x__x
*needs to get a job*
Rose:
hey i'll pay for half, alright?
Evelyn:
For what? o__O
Rose:
the trip and stuff there
Evelyn:
Ohh, you mentioned that already, but even then, it's pricey x__x
But what the hell, I need to get out of this city -__-
But uh...are you sure Alexis won't mind?
Rose:
Yeah
Evelyn:
All right.
Rose:
She's got friends here and it isn't like me and her haven't been on trips.
Evelyn:
*nods*
I have to get you a present too. D: I completely left it late this year x__x
Rose:
my present = vegas
Evelyn:
ROFL but you're paying so how is that a present?
Hmm
I'll think of something.I can go get your and Alexis and James' stuff right now
In fact, I'm gonna go. I think mirror engraving takes a while XDD
He's gonna either hate me or laugh at this XD
I shall see you tomorrow!
Rose:
It's your gift too if I pay for it I'll see you tomorrow. goodluck with gift hunting. i need to go do that too actually..
Evelyn:
You are not paying for Vegas D:
That's a little too pricey for a gift x_x
Rose:
half of it
Evelyn:
Yeah, you're only paying for your plane ticket and hotel room, Ash and I will pay for ours xD
Hence why I need to get you a gift.
will brainstorm
Rose:
BLAH, we'll argue over this later, go have fun engraving mirrors or whatever
Evelyn:
XDD
All right, good night
Rose:
Nanight
Text me tomorrow.
Evelyn:
Will do.

After logging off, Evelyn grabbed a coat and changed into boots. After checking Nova's feed dish, she kissed his head and headed out to grab last-minute Christmas gifts.

***

About three hours later, Evelyn returned home with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], an edgy skull necklace, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (a funky wall-mirror that was too her to pass up), a custom-engraved [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for James instead of a mirror (a good idea for NYC), a customized guitar case for Luke (both gifts had the boys' initials on them) and a pair of gladiators for Carrie. For Rose, she had finally decided on a cute [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Nova got a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] with special holes for his ears. Evelyn put down her purchases on her bed and tried it on his head while he wagged his little tail and squirmed impatiently in his spot. She rubbed his back once it was on and handed him a treat for behaving, kissing his tiny muzzle and receiving a hesitant, affectionate lick on her nose in return. He was still sometimes prone to backing away from her for no reason at all, but she figured the doggy treat was making him decide to tolerate her again.

After checking that she had the ingredients she needed for the next day, she headed for bed and then hesitated.

The hoodie was killing her. She went to her closet and pulled it out, glaring at the Life Is A Gamble slogan on its back. After a moment of thought, she decided she was an idiot - again - and got up, putting it in its box and heading for her desk. She opened her desk drawer and took out a plastic box she had bought when she had gone out to get her window alarm.

Inside the box was a plastic, realistic-looking centipede. She took the insect out of its box and examined it. Looked real enough. She placed it on top of the Ed Hardy hoodie in its box and closed it up again.

Five minutes later, the wrapped box and its enveloped card were sitting outside the boys' suite door. Evelyn knocked once and then ducked quickly into the stairwell out of sight as Ashton opened the door. He frowned and picked the box up. She'd written Jake's name on the envelope so it was clear enough.

Evelyn went home and finally crashed.

[Tiger-Lily]

[[Around 10 PM]]

Seth finally returned home after a day driving his new GTR around. It definitely calmed him down and Rose's message had definitely helped.

Seth headed up to his suite and greeted the twins absently before heading straight to his room and collapsing on his bed face-down.

[JulietsCurse]

Terrence, Connor's dormmate, headed out of his dorm when he heard the door shut next door. He had a gift in hand, which was just in a gift bag with no givers name or to who, just the girl who asked him to give it TO Seth, said it was to Seth and if anyone asked who gave it to him, just to tell him it was a secret miss' clause. He shrugged it off and knocked on Seth's dorm door, rocking back and forth on his feet. Since when was he the "do-it" guy? Even Connor was constantly asking him for favors.

[Tiger-Lily]

Ashton pulled open the suite door, blinking. "Uh, hey?" he asked uncertainly.

[JulietsCurse]

"Uh- Hi- I'm Connor's roommate. Um. Someone wanted me to give this to Seth..? Said it was from his Secret Miss' Santa Clause." Terrence replied, holding out the bag.

[Tiger-Lily]

Ashton blinked, bemused, and then just grabbed the bag. "All right, I'll get it to him, man." He wondered who the hell this was from. One of Seth's conquests, probably. He did tend to make girls fall a little for him even when it was supposed to be strictly business.

He shut the door and headed to Seth's room, knocking before entering. "Hey, someone left this for you," he said to a weary-looking Seth.

Seth rolled over and sat up, brushing his hair out of his face as he took the bag from Ashton with some curiosity.

"Terrence said someone gave it to him for you, a Miss Secret Santa Claus?" Ashton said confusedly, leaning in his doorway.

Seth reached into the bag and pulled out...a teddy bear?

A fucking teddy? Who the hell would send him a teddy? Maybe it was Rafe's idea of a joke. No, Rafe's jokes were usually funny.

Ashton walked over. "What the hell? Is it from one of your concubines, you think?"

And then Seth noticed the word "Cussing" on the box. He frowned and pulled the bear free of its binding and pressed its stomach.

"MOTHAFUCKA!" the bear screeched at him.

Seth stared down at it. "Well, aren't you just charming, you little shit?"

"Bitch!" the bear informed him.

Seth felt his shoulders shaking and when he met Ashton's dark eyes, it took about two seconds for them to burst out into hysterical laughter.

"Oh, wow, whoever sent this has a good sense of humor, at least," Ashton gasped between laughter.

Seth was nodding as he spoke. He wiped tears of laughter out of his eyes and set the bear down on his bed. Ashton reached over and pressed its belly.

"SON OF A WHORE!" the bear remarked.

Ashton and Seth dissolved into laughter again. "He-hey, you know what, I'll give this to Jake while he's in the hospital," Seth choked out after a fit of laughter. "He'll love this!"

Ashton nodded and Seth placed the bear beside the mini-X-mas tree he had in a corner of his room to take into Jake's ward.

"C'mon, we gotta get going, take this shit to Jake," Seth commented. He and Ashton gathered up the tree and Jake's presents (several of whom had arrived by mail from his highschool friends) and carried them to Seth's car, heading for the hospital.

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After Seth got home and Ashton went to bed, Seth logged onto his laptop and ended up talking to Connor, recalling they had somehow drunkenly made up. After a bit of idle chat, they got to discussing what it would be like to live in a fantasy world. They started throwing out names of places they would live in and the conversation got a little ridiculous:

Connor: Drunokus

Seth: Tequilon.

Connor: Vodyka

Seth: Patronia

Connor: EVERCLEARIENIA!

Seth: ...CHUCK NORRISVILLE! BITCH

Connor: Megan Foxville.

Seth: ....SHAKIRATOWN ;D

Connor:... TERMINATORENA

Seth: Xenanoville ;D

Connor: Wonderya womanio

Seth: ANEGLINIA!

Seth: ;D

Connor: BUFFYETTE SLAYERVALLEY!

Seth: .........BABESVILLE?

Connor: SEXWOOD.

Seth: Lustonia ;D

Connor: Blowtonia Huntjob

Seth: Orgasotown ;D

Connor: ...BREASTSTOPIA!

Seth: ooohhh, nice.

Connor: ;D

Seth: Nudobeachville ;D

Connor: Stripbarnia

Seth: Thongolia

After a few more moments of stupidity, they called it a night and crashed.
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[JulietsCurse]

((FF to Christmas!))

Alexis sat with Nova, putting his little hat on him before she put a left over sticky tapped light blue bow onto it and smiled some, reaching over and kissed his snout before getting up as she heard Rosemary knock at the door and jogged on over, getting the door. "Hey Rose."She said, stepping aside.

"Hey." Rosemary smiled weakly and took off her jacket, looking as Alexis shut the door. "You guys already decorated? Looks really nice."

"Thanks." Alexis nodded, licking her lips a little and headed back to the living area.

[Tiger-Lily]

"I burnt my third finger," Evelyn greeted Rose proudly as she poked her
head out of the kitchen. "But uh, the roast is more or less done. Luke
better be grateful!"

She ducked back inside and checked on the cookies she and Ashlee had baked earlier. Their icing was setting in right enough.

Ashlee was now hanging in Evelyn's room, presumably getting ready. Evelyn had been wary to dress up a lot at the moment since she'd noticed her dresses had a way of getting completely ruined (and she was running out of them!). But she had settled on a cute burgundy [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for the occasion. Her hair was in a simple chignon to keep it out of her way and gold loops dangled on her ears.

She checked the time as she ran around the kitchen in aggravating heels. Just then, the doorbell rang to announce, no doubt, the boys.

Or Connor. Rose had let Evelyn know ahead of time that Connor might drop by to visit Alexis. Which Evelyn thought was actually kind of nice and un-Connor-like.

"Lex, can you get that please?" she hollered to Alexis, dragging the roast onto a platter.

[JulietsCurse]

Alexis looked away from briefly talking with Rosemary and nodded, a little distracted from trying to figure out why Rosemary was being so awkward when it came to talking. She frowned, pursing her lips and walked back over as she adjusted [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], as she went over and got the door, to see the boys. "Hey."

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"Hey, Merry Christmas Alexis." James said upon greeting her he walked in with Luke following behind him they had been holding a couple gifts for the girls.

Just then Ashlee emerged from Evelyn's room, she hadn't been aware that Evelyn and Alexis were gonna be wearing dresses since she had opted for just dressing causually. She figured she spent most of the year dressing up, she at least deserved a break. She adjusted her Santa hat and greeted the boys.



"Merry Christmas James, Lucas." She went up nudging Luke eyeing the wrapped gifts, "OOoh which one is mine?" She asked grinning.

[Tiger-Lily]

Luke nudged her away from him, tutting. "Don't be greedy, Ash," he chided her with a grin, and then added, "The shiny ones."

He set down the gifts he was carrying (four of them for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) and added, "And my mother called at like, six AM today to let me know my gifts from the family were in the mail. She then proceeded to tell me what they were and one of them is apparently a vacation package from my dad as a guilt gift."

[JulietsCurse]

Rosemary glanced up and bit at her bottom lip, putting her gifts for everyone she personally knew down wherever they were all suppose to go. She slipped by and went into the kitchen to see if she could help Evelyn.

Alexis gnawed at her bottom lip and gave up, not personally giving a shit if she looked nice or not. No one to impress anyway. She slipped by everyone and went to her room, shutting the door and quickly threw off the damned dress, before grabbing a black tank top and yanked it on, then pulled on her Linkin Park hoodie before letting her hair down and then pulled it back into a ponytail. Screw christmas anyway, it didn't FEEL like christmas this year.

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Soon enough, everyone was seated at the table and Evelyn and Rose began bringing out the dishes. As people served themselves, Evelyn checked on the cheesecake she had decided to make and then returned to the living room, almost tripping over Nova, who was squatted, gnawing on a cookie Luke had handed him.

Evelyn avoided wincing and stepped around the puppy carefully before pausing and reaching down to pluck off the blue bow on his head. She grinned. "You look adorable with this, but ridiculous," she informed the beagle. He whined like she had wounded him. Evelyn straightened up and headed to the table, placing the bow carefully down as she sat.

One thing was clear - everyone looked awkward. For her, this wasn't much of a surprise. Her family Christmases had sucked for the past few years but she missed her family back in Seattle. Luke was mentioning something about his mom's rather odd gifts. She was permanently under the impression he was still three years old.

"I love her and all but...she sent me a a pair of freaking Scooby Doo mittens," he was saying in disgust. He poked at his potatoes and then grinned at Evelyn. "Hey, you got better! I can actually eat without feeling my intestines crumble -"

"You will not finish that sentence under threat of extreme internal organ harm," Evelyn informed him, slicing pieces of the roast off. She grinned and sincerely hoped it didn't taste as burnt as her fingers felt.

She glanced over at Alexis, who was suddenly not in her dress, and wondered if she should say anything, but opted to subtly kick her under the table instead, quirking a questioning eyebrow to ask her what was up with her.

[JulietsCurse]

"Ow- who-" Alexis muttered under her breath and looked up at Evelyn, giving a shrug. "It was uncomfortable, and it heavy to wear with jeans." She stated, before looking up as she heard the door and got up, once more and left to go get it.

Rosemary glanced up. "That must be Connor."

[Tiger-Lily]

Luke broke off his anecdote to frown at the door. His smile gave way to a glare. "Wait - he's com-?"

"No," Evelyn said hastily. She prodded her salad and added, "He's just here to drop off a gift for Alexis."

Luke looked like he had something to add and Evelyn cringed. For once, I'd like no drama.

"Christmas spirit and all," she said quickly, cringing inside. She wasn't entirely sure why Luke was so annoyed at Connor. Last she knew, they were okay but clearly the whole thing with Alexis had soured it. Or was it even that?

Evelyn looked over at Rose and said cheerfully, "So, what'd Georgiana get you for Christmas? And I have to pay you for whatever you got her, by the way."

[JulietsCurse]

"I got her different colored playboy earrings hoops things. Um.. she got me silver brass knuckles with fake rhinestones on them." Rosemary giggled slightly.

...

Alexis got the door and smiled some. "Hey. Merry Christmas." She said, looking up at Connor.

"Uh- yeah, merry, whatever." Connor nodded and held out the small wrapped box. "It's not much but.. it's christmas and 'ey, you deserve it." He shrugged, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Tell Red and Redder I said Happy Holiday's."

"Yeah I will- let me at least get your gift before you run off." Alexis said, going to go turn.

"Nope. Don't need one. Later short-ass-punk." Connor said hastily and reached out, ruffling Alexis' hair before turning swiftly and left.

Alexis sighed, rather used to this on christmas and shut the door, turning and went back to the table.

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