Sierra leaned against a tree, her eyes rolled up at the pale blue sky. Waiting, she glanced back down to her snap her phone on and sigh stressfully at the time. 5:30 Pm already. She had been waiting for longer then she expected, her long hair at her shoulders she brushed her bangs back behind her eyes before glancing back up at her favourite spot in the sky. Where the trees tried to shade over with their swaying branches and their leaves reaching over as a sheild against the sky.

"Ugh, Hes taking forever..." the blonde haired girl, Ella complained tiredly.

She had come early along early along with two others, a pair of siblings known as, Damion and Michelle who were also grumbling not far off. Sierra rolled her hazel eyes and ignored them, but she was getting tired of waiting also. She slipped her fingers into her back pocket. " Relax...hes comming, he said he would be here" her smooth voice mummbled to herself. As if a reminder-- he promised.

Michelle was plucking grass and making a small pile, her legs crossed and her elbow on her knee as she supported her head with her palm lifting up her cheek. " If Jack's late to the party this week, are you gonna let that slide too?" she asked sighing. Damion chuckled at the thought, a bit muffled through the ciggerette on his lips as he arched over to light it and then putting the lighter back in his pocket, strethcing his muscular torso out and waiting for Sierra's response.

Sierra narrowed her eyes-- she had the nerve.

"Jack's not the only one late..." she added sternly and glaring at Damion talking about some of the others that usually came with Jack, her arms crossing over her chest " You better shut up, or that cig's gonna end up down your throat..." she smirked, proud with her come back. Damion shrugged and took the cigerette from his mouth and blew out the thick smoke " Yes Ma'am..." he sneered back before glancing at his younger sister who was shifting over and away from her brother not liking the smell.

"Hurry up, Amy," Jack teased, his arms crossed over his lower stomach as he watched the girl tie her shoes. "We're late already." He rolled his eyes, and started walking off without her.

"No! No! Jack, wait!" Amy half-jokingly pleaded. She always seemed to be the crybaby of sorts; yet there was something inexplicable about her that drew others in -- it was why she had become relatively popular in the time she'd spent in the small town.

Jack sighed. "I was just kidding. But tie your shoe already, would you?" He continued. Amy looked up at him, done tying the knots loosely together, and half-sprinted up to him.

"Okay," she cheerily reported. "I'm ready." She walked alongside him the rest of the way, until they could see a handful of friends up ahead.

Amy dashed towards them before Jack did, waving excitedly. "Hey guys!" She said, slowing down her arm movements as she stopped with the others. She began chatting idly -- about something no-one honestly cared for -- to them. Jack was still a few yards behind, and he slowly approached them, glad the attention was directed to Amy. He nodded half-heartedly towards the group, waiting for what would happen next. He wasn't sure what they were up to.

Michelle and Ella already started talking to Amy pertending to be interested, only to make her feel better. Until they changed the subject and began laughing about the latest gossip and grinning about what they'd do about it.

Sierra turned and approached Jack sounding all upset and angry at him, but the grin kept tugging at her lips, " What took you so long?!" she said struggling to hold back her smile. She didn't even let him anwser she grabbed his arm and pulled him along smirking " Anyways I was planning on crossing the forest to the small city on the other side... what do you think?" she asked, as she lead him closer to the others. Obviously feeling victorious that Jack had made it withen the time she gave. Making her right again-- she was never wrong.

Damion frowned " I think your crazy... that city is not only high in crime but hell of a walk" he complained. Blowing out the last of his cig, and dropping it to the ground stepping on it and sighing. Sierra beamed, hands slipping down from his arm to her hips " Thats the whole Idea... besides they have good stuff in the stores there" she smiled, before winking at them and gathering up the girls.

Ella groaned " Do we have to?" she whined, blowing her hair from her face, and tieing it up in a pony tail, giving a slight glare in Sierra's direction. She was obviously upset about Jack being late.. and still going on with the plan.

Sierra turned her back at her " Say one more thing, Ella... you won't be comming with us ever again" she said in the same annoying tone as Ella spoke. She turned back and gestured them over " We won't stay long... just until it gets dark" she added.

"Bah, Amy was ty--" Jack smirked as he was cut off by the others' talking, when he tried to answer Sierra. He folded his arms over his chest, and nodded when she spoke about going into the city. "Sounds fun enough," he mumbled. He usually felt safe in city areas -- he was muscular enough, that he had convinced himself he could handle whatever problems arose.

"Oh, c'mon," he teased Damion. "Crime rates too high? What, you're afraid for a little walk in the ghetto?" He rolled his eyes, and turned his attention to the others in the group, leaving Damion no time to defend himself.

Peter smirked at Ella's complaint -- and wasn't sure if Sierra was serious or not, when she shot the girl down. He shrugged. He could care less; Ella had a habit of getting on his nerves from time to time.

He followed Sierra as she gestured for them to walk -- and, unsurprisingly, Amy came to his side. She seemed to derive some sense of security from him. And, more often than not -- even if she was being annoying, and chatting on and on, Jack didn't mind the occasional company.

Sierra smiled at Jack when he agreed, watching Damion tense up and glare at him " Yeah, We'll see about who's going to be scared..." he teased following up behind them. " Boys Quit it."Sierra warned, she nodded and breathed in she thought over alot in her head about the timing and what they would do there. The excitement kept her walking faster until she tilted her head over her shoulder noticing she was walking alone and slowed down " We should really pick up the pace..." she hinted.

Ella walked near the end actually taking her time, she was pretty tired from all the extra activities she had been doing. She fell a bit back and jogged up ahead to catch up. Michelle was trying to have on a heavy conversation with Amy and brought Ella in when she asked her for proof.

It wasn't much later when they stopped at a muddy area, not far from the deep river, Sierra stopped when she nearly slipped and took more cautious steps forward toward the rocks " Thanks for the help guys..." she muttered sarcasticly as most of them watched her balance from the rocks to the mossy log.

Damion went next " Lets hope big boy over here dosen't fall in..." he said aloud as he walked over to rocks and logs, almost flauntingly. Sierra rolled her eyes "C'mon guys..." she said watching Ella hesitate and wait for the others.

Jack had somehow managed to get himself sucked into the conversation with Amy and the others, though he did little more than nod and grunt affirmatively at what he considered to be the right times. When Sierra looked back, to see how far behind the others were, he had been the closest. He chuckled a bit as she slid around in the mud, though not before making sure she was alright -- visually. He wouldn't dare run up and actually check on her.

Jack rolled his eyes as Damion walked across, towards the rocks and logs -- and he got in line behind the other boy. He started just a few seconds after Damion had. "You better not trip," he jokingly threatened. "You'll mess me up." Jack actually had pretty good balance, and was doing alright as he crossed the muddier parts of their small voyage. He threw the occasional glance backwards, at Amy, to see how she was handling the rocks. He wanted to hurry up and get to the city -- he had a feeling Sierra had more plans than she was letting off.

It took a good half our to get rid of the mud and onto good hard solid land, grass too. As the clouds rolled on peacefully so did they. The warm sun was at it's hottest as it was setting rather close. And Ella was already complaining again " Its hot, and you owe me new shoes, Sierra" she groaned.

Sierra smiled as she walked along with the others the ending of the forest slowing being ended by the land mark of the city. A small statue of a man who found the place back then in the day. " Whatever you say..." she said slowing down to talk by Jack, clearing her throat " You are taking me to that party this friday... right?" she reminded innocently, but she had only reminded him two times today. The third wouldn't hurt. Just so he got it good. She was looking forward to it.

Damion was bickering over behind them with his sister over who would be taking the car, and who would be walking. While Ella was starting a soft conversation over what he thought of the teachers back at the school they both went at. Ella was slightly younger than the others, so things were a bit different for her.

Jack brushed off the bottoms of his jeans, letting the few clumps of dried mud and dirt hit the ground as he looked at how close they were to the city. He sighed playfully as Ella complained, and only pretended to pay attention to the conversations going on behind the group.

He smiled as Sierra came up beside him. "Hey," he said, and she immediately began talking -- he had been interrupted by her clearing her throat. He had a habit of talking too quietly. "Oh, yeah," he smiled, looking at her. "I can't wait," he added. He honestly wasn't too big on parties, and so on, but, he had already developed something of a crush on Sierra in the small amount of time he'd spent in their town.

He stole glances backwards, at random intervals, though his attention was locked primarily on Sierra. He was going to ask something about the party, but couldn't think of anything, so just shrugged as he continued -- keeping up with her pace, step by step.

Sierra went on how she was glad they were going, what they could do, yet she told him she didn't plan to stay long, they could go and do other things. It seemed like she was speaking to herself on how she spoke getting excited and perking up her voice and staying quiet where she thought over. Damion then budged in as they reached the side walk " You should let me take you instead..." he said joked " I'd be tons more fun, we could upset the host like last time" he smirked.

She merely stuck her tongue out at Damion making that humming coo sound just for the fun of it, " Thanks but, no thanks... your plans always take a dive right when its on the edge to success..." he said batting her lashes. Damion awwed for the fun of it. But he really only wanted to bother Jack about it.

It wasn't until later that Sierra noticed they were being stared at by the towns people, Sierra liked the attention but was distracted, it seemed the elderly didn't fancy the young ones in here. She then stopped most conversation " We'll cross through the alley way here, and after we get something to drink we'll come back..." she told them gently hearing a few voices up ahead.

Jack turned a bit red at the mention of Sierra and Damion having gone to a party together. He was a very jealous guy, so he shoved his hands in his pockets and looked downward, letting the two of the talk amongst themselves. He eventually even slipped a bit farther away from Sierra, back towards Amy. He didn't talk to her, just walked alongside the girl as she spoke -- and he looked at the city around them. They were attracting the occasional stare, but he could care less.

He nodded at the mention of getting a drink. He wouldn't have any alcohol, he'd just stay along with the others -- he'd always had a problem with alcohol; his biological father having been an alcoholic, he was afraid he would be, too. He'd rather not confront the fear, than deal with the possible consequences. He kept walking, though seemed to almost briskly pass Sierra -- in a very cold, dejected manner.

The others continued in their voices bouncing off the walls with a few laughs and scowls, Damion glanced over at Jacks reaction and merely smirked finding his plan working with ease. Sierra hadn't notice Jack's cold manner until he passed her, where she frowned and bit and glared at Damion " What did you do now?" she whispered angryly.

Damion never replied he was just keeping his eyes on the group of men up ahead and some other teenagers. The men seemed to be whispering and exchanging something, Damion jumped a bit and sighed when he left something garb his arm. Seeing his younger sister Michelle nudge him and looked off.

Sierra watched the older men, catching a glance of one of them who glared at her his eyes cold and hard, his expression shocked her. He seemed so serious his face so hard, his bulky body sneaky like, before he turned away. She shuddered and walked on before getting a call from one of the teenage boys, " Hey... you guys down from the town of Parce' ?" the leader seemed to ask sounding a bit disaproved.

Sierra frowned a bit, scanning the faces of the boys behind him who seemed to be snickering, yet she covered it up with an attractive smile " Hopefully thats not a problem..." she told him. She watched as the boys scowled and crossed their arms disaprovingly.

It was then she looked behind her, Glancing at Jack once more.

Jack leaned against one of the walls that the voices seemed to be echoing off of. He shrugged at the men and boys' comments. He crossed his arms over his chest. The few negative feelings he had been so quick to harbor against Sierra stopped him from doing anything. His arms and legs tensed lightly; he could spring up if something physically started going on, but, other than that, his brown eyes seemed piercingly cold as he offered Sierra no assistance. It almost gave him a perverse pleasure; denying her help when she had oh-and-so recently dragged her apparent relationship with Damion out in front of him.

He'd be lying if he said his slightly off-key past had made him anything less than slightly sadistic, but, at the end of the day, he was ready to help Sierra. He just didn't offer her any form of support at that point in time. He couldn't see the others in his group, but Amy seemed to be cowering near him, and Sierra throwing her glance his way.

Sierra frowned and sighed tensing up before she began walking on again, not waiting for the others to follow up, the leader took a step in her path. Sierra frowned and pushed pass him their shoulders brushing. " Where do you think your going?" he asked turning as she did. Sierra continued on " We're just passing by... we'll leave later, alright, Jordan?" she addressed him by his first name.

Jordan growled and grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her back, " Not with that tone you won't..." he said firmly. Sierra yanked her hand back and stared at him just as intemidating as he was.

Ella cleared her throat and broke the silence, as the two older men pushed past her and left leaving the two groups alone. " We really don't have time for this... Theres more of us then you..." she spat. Ella did complain but she was good at defending herself.

Damion did nothing merely taking a step back and watching Sierra and Jordon lock death stares at each other. Damion actually seemed nervous rather then protective.

Jack seemed to perk up -- in an animal-like way, not of joy -- when Jordan's hand grabbed Sierra. He sighed, and leaned off of the wall. The others didn't seem to be helping much. He watched for a few more seconds, before standing out stretch, and taking a few steps towards Sierra and Jordan.

"C'mon, ya prick..." he mumbled to the attacking boy, in a rather condescending voice. "We don't want to stir up any shit, alright? So just leave her alone, and no-one has to watch you get your ass kicked." He folded his arms across his chest, and jerked an elbow towards Sierra. "And I'm not even saying I'm the one who'd be kicking your ass, either. She probably could."

He flashed Jordan a hostile smile -- though his reactions to everything Sierra did still seemed to be icily jealous, he was rather defensive over her. At the same time, the general tone with which he spoke, seemed to hint at the fact that he was merely confirming her own ability to defend herself. Jack was a rather strange young man; but, that was what attracted oh-so many of his friends to him. It was also, more frequently, what drove them away,

Sierra never looked away from Jordan to confirm and glance at Jack, she merely harderned her glare, and narrowed her eyes when Jordan looked off towards Jack with a stiff face, licking his upper lip and frowning.

Damion hissed under his breath " What the hell do you think your doing?! Don't be a wise ass.. lets just move..." he told him before grabbing Ella and Michelle and pushing them forward lightly.

Sierra then began walking on again when they made no other threat and the rest of the group followed. " C'mon..." she called coldy after them. Damion hesitated and sighed and followed avoiding eyecontact with Jordan and the others. Once at the other side of the alleyway, Sierra looked up at the color changing sky the sun was nearly gone, and the stores would be closing soon. " Damion.. go on and get the drinks you know where they are.. your the one old enough go.." she told him.

Damion checked his pockets and grinned as he past her " Someones upset..." he teased as he took out wallet checking for money and his ID incase he needed it. Sierra snapped " Shut the hell up and go!" she said obviously upset with him. Damion chuckled a bit and walked off " Touchy..." he called out to her and she growled and bent over to throw a rock at him, before she turned around facing the others.

Michelle beamed " That was great, Sierra! Even better then last time!" Ella smiled and nudged Jack " You should have seen his boys reaction. They didn't think Jordan was gonna take what Jack said! Whatta man!" she grinned playfully.

Jack put his hands back in his pockets and followed the group from a fair distance, behind. He could vaguely make out their voices. He sighed a bit as he caught up to the group, though still managed to keep his own awkward distance from them -- until Ella came up, and they started talking about the confrontation with Jordan and the others. Jack shrugged as they spoke. "Yeah, sure." He mumbled, under his breath. The words could easily have been less than sarcastic, cold, and apathetic, but, the tone in which they were delivered left them drenched in all three.

His eyes followed Damion's silhouette as he went off to get drinks. He let out another, small sigh, to himself. He'd have to deal with the others; he hoped they had finally got it into their minds that he didn't drink. Experience told him no. Experience also told him that, despite the obviously displeased surface he was showing to the others, they would take little heed of it, and continue to pester him with their talking, anyways. He shut his eyes as he listened, finally opening them to catch a glance of Sierra.

He quickly jerked his neck away -- it came off as more rash than he had meant for it to, -- to turn to Ella and Michelle, nodding rhythmically with everything they said.

Sierra felt a bit better with the praise she nodded and yawned before checking her phone again, a repeating object. She stretched out her limbs, moving her hands behind her head before she let them down and slowly walked pass the actively talking girls and nudged on Jack's hand for his attention at one point when she made her way over beside yet took a few steps behind him biting her lip and searching for words.

" Is... something wrong?" her voice asked, nearly pleadingly to know.

Sierra wouldn't take much crap from someone until she was tired of it, but she was a reasonable person when her other emotions popped up and nagged at her. She sighed and smiled warmly at him, looking up, her arms held together infront of her. " You could at least warn me when your planning to ignore me..." she told him striaghtly, taking a step closer to him.

Michelle looked over her shoulder about to call to Sierra for something," Hey Sier- rrr... nevermind.." but she saw the glance Sierra had given her and pulled Ella along with her a few steps off to wait for her brother, moving her short hair over to one shoulder. Ella whined " But I wanna hear what Sierra thinks!" she moaned, Michelle responded with a light elbow to her ribs. Ella squeaked and complained a bit more.

Sierra looked away from them and turned back to him.

Jack watched Sierra check her phone -- though pretending to have his attention still lightly warped around the conversation between Michelle and Ella. He raised an eyebrow at some of Ella's complaints -- wondering why the girl had come, if she was so unhappy with everything. He shrugged. She must have just wanted to be popular, or something. He went to fold his arms over his chest again, when Sierra tugged on his hand. He looked at her, his brown eyes still holding an unnaturally cold feeling to them -- especially for the usually kind young man.

"Nothing is wrong." He said, rather bluntly, and turned to look at Michelle and Ella again -- only to realize that they were excluding Sierra and himself from the conversation. Probably as a friendly gesture to Sierra; she seemed to want to talk to him alone. Even if only for the moment.

He sighed when she continued to speak. "I'm not ignoring you." He didn't move towards her as she took a step forward -- but he also didn't move away. He just let his eyes drift over to Michelle and Ella -- one of them was going to talk to Sierra, but, apparently, decided against it once they saw that she was in a private conversation of her own.

Sierra narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest as he did, her expression hard as his " Then stop acting like something is, Jack..." her upset voice not quite loud but you could tell she wasn't quite pleased either. She sighed and her expression softened ever so quickly to the expression of worry. She then backed herself away from him to look off towards where Damion was supposed to be comming out. The female hugged herself and now a few steps away from him, as she waited quietly. Perhaps she was just tired. But she certainly wasn't in such a great mood anymore.

Damion came out with just enough drinks for everyone in his stretching plastic bag, passing low alchoholic drinks to Ella and his sister, mostly like coolers. Knowing it wouldn't effect them, and giving Peter his choice of what he wanted. Sierra glanced in the bag " Thats all you got?" she told him. He shrugged " Sold out of the good stuff... this stuff won't effect you so don't worry.." he said passing her a small glass bottle, before he went over to Jack " Gonna have anything this time? They're real low..." he told him as he snatched up a cooler drink himself.

Sierra kept staring at Jack from where she was standing, attempting to open the cap and sighing when she couldn't, clearly distracted.

Jack watched Sierra and rolled his eyes at what she said. He didn't respond. He was pretty good at playing the cold, uncaring side. Sometimes he wished it wasn't so easy -- it made him wonder which 'him' was the real him. He shook his head. Stupid thoughts; he convinced himself, as he watched Sierra step to look at where Damion was coming from. His eyes lingered on the alcohol for a while, watching everyone take their pick of drinks.

"No, thanks." He mumbled when Damion held the bag out to him, and he waved his hand dismissively. "Not this time." He quickly added, covering for the fact that -- chances were -- he wouldn't ever drink.

His eyes lingered on Sierra for a few minutes. He let out a heavy, breath, and extended a hand towards her. "Need some help with that?" He asked -- his eyes lightened up a bit. His fear of becoming a social hermit had led to him warming up to her, even if only slightly. He knew she could easily open the bottle on her own, but he was trying to branch out and be more kind towards her, after the way he'd acted.

He took a step closer, a weak smile forming on his lips.