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Kittrina Del

"A horse is poetry in motion."

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a character in “All Or Nothing”, as played by desire99600

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āThe purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life from our souls.āž - Pablo Picaso



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āThe Basicsāž


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| Full Name |
"Hey, we don't pick our names." Kittrina Aliss Del [ Kih-tree-nuh | Uh-lyss | Del ]

| Nickname |
"I don't care, call me what you want." Kittrina has many nicknames, because her name can be shortened a lot of different ways. The most popular are Kitty or Kat, but others call her Kit, Trina, or even Katie or Kate. He calls her his Kitten, something that really gets on her nerves sometimes, but she has to admit she secretly likes it and never let's anyone else call her that unless she's looking to make him jealous. She doesn't mind what you call her though, as long as it's not rude or stupid, and she actually really likes pet names like baby or babe, even though she'll pretend they piss her off. Her baby sister used to call her Kita, so this is the only name no one else may ever use. Ever. She refuses to let anyone use the name, and, if they do, she'll easily punch the person hard enough to knock out a tooth. If someone makes the mistake of using this name on their first time meeting her, she let's it slide, seeing as they were unaware, but if they continue to do this, she gets angry quickly.

| Age |
"Too young to do anything fun. Legally, anyway." Seventeen years-old.

| Gender |
"Asshole." Female, obviously.

| Role |
"Trapped on this stupid ranch." Girl 2



āThe Disguiseāž


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| Eye color |
"Everyone says they're amazing. I don't really care." Kitty's eyes are a bright, stunning shade of aqua. They stand out sharply against her tanned skin and caramel hair. They tend to capture people, and she gets a lot of comments on them so she typically wears shades to hide them. Another reason for her shades is, if you know anything about Kitty, you'll know that the best way to find out what she's truly feeling or thinking is by looking into her eyes. They're a dead giveaway, and as easy to read as a book, so she hides them.

| Hair Color |
"Don't feel bad, it confuses a lot of people." Kitty's hair is hard to place. It's directly between blond and brown. In some lights, you can see her highlights and it looks like blonde with streaks of darker color in it, but in other lights it looks like the lightest of browns possible. It mostly depends on the light, but also the season, as the summer sun tends to bleach her hair and make it much lighter than usual, and in the winter, the lack of constant sunshine makes the highlights fade and makes it seem darker. Kitty's hair is very long as she's never cut it, and she loves it. It hangs all the way down to her hips in soft slight waves. When she straightens it, it's even longer. Sometimes, she likes to add bright colors to her hair and currently, has a few streaks of hot pink mixed in.

| Skin Tone |
"I'm always out in the sun." Kit's skin tone is lightly tanned, almost the same shade of her hair in the winter. Her skin is naturally like this, so she remains tanned all year round, even in the dead of winter. In summer, she tans easily and can get quite dark. She always has tan lines in the summer, seeing as she spends almost all of her time outside.

| Height & Weight |
"I may be small, but I pack a punch." Kitty is rather petite, standing at a height of only 5'4" and weighing only 103 lbs. She may be small, but don't underestimate her. She's a little spitfire and can pack a huge punch.

| Distinct Markings |
"Most of my scars are internal." Kittrina has a love for tattoos as well as various scars and piercings. She's an artistic person, and as such, she thoroughly believes in decorating her body, but only if they hold meaning.
Piercings
First, she has her belly button pierced. On her right ear she has a triple helix with it also pierced all the way up. Her left ear has one lobe piercing, a single helix, and five cartilage piercings. She also has her her left collarbone pierced.
Scars
When it comes to scars, she has a few noticeable ones, and some that are not as noticeable. First of all, from working on the ranch and riding all the time, her hands are slightly scared. Not ugly, noticeable scars, but thin white lines. She also has a small burn scar on each of her palms. She has three scars that are somehwhat noticeable, which she always does her best to hide. One is small, and on her right temple. She hides it with her hair, but if you were to move her hair, it could easily be seen. This she got from her birth father. Another of her scars is somewhat large and runs up her left thigh. Not all the way, but big enough to be seen. This she got from Jay J. They had a huge fight, and her shoved her, causing her to crash into a glass coffee table, shattering it, and lodging a large shard in her thigh. That night he rushed her to the hospital and stayed there with her the entire night apologizing over and over again. She lost a lot of blood and had to get quite a few stitches. She knows he didn't intend to hurt her, but when they argue she likes throwing it in his face. Her third scar is a burn scar behind her right ear. Other than this, she has various small scars, but nothing horrible or noticeable.
Tattoos
When it comes to tattoos, she has quite a few. Her first sits between her shoulder blades and reads: I am the hero of this story. I don't need to be saved. Just under this, in the same print is a small date. The date her family died. No one knows what this means besides her. Her second tattoo is actually a double tattoo and they sit on the insides of her wrists reading, on the left: Soul of a Lion. Because lions are strong and fearless, on the right wrist it reads: Heart of a panther because panthers are mysterious ad aloof. Her third tattoo is a paintbrush on the side of her middle finger. Her third tattoo is a quote that sits on her left ribs in a curled font, reading: "This world is the canvas to our imagination." Her fourth tattoo is another quote that sits along the waistline of her jeans and reads: "Dance is the gateway to the soul." In a straight line, in the same font as the one between her shoulders. Kitty's fifth and final tattoo sits on the back of her neck, under her hair and is a black image of a horse.



āGetting to know meāž


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| Likes |
"I may seem like a confident bitch, but at the end of the day, the thing I like most is solitude."
ā™„ Painting/Drawing/Art
ā™„ Fast cars
ā™„ Being rebellious
ā™„ Bad boys
ā™„ Nature
ā™„ Being left alone when she wants
ā™„ Creativity
ā™„ Free-spirited people
ā™„ Drugs
ā™„ Attention
ā™„ Cigarettes
ā™„ Feeling need/important
ā™„ Her horses/riding
ā™„ Warmth/safety
ā™„ Dancing
ā™„ Parties
ā™„ Breaking the rules
ā™„ Jesse
ā™„ Watching horror/scary movies with someone
ā™„ Crowds
ā™„ Drinking

| Dislikes |
"How much time do you have?"
āœ˜ Being told what to do
āœ˜ Being used
āœ˜ Whiny/Annoying people
āœ˜ Clingy people
āœ˜ Feeling restrained
āœ˜ Being tied down
āœ˜ Losing
āœ˜ People who ask too many questions
āœ˜ Being looked down on
āœ˜ Loneliness, she craves the attention of others
āœ˜ Pain
āœ˜ Her past
āœ˜ Memories
āœ˜ Science/math
āœ˜ Cold
āœ˜ Wide open, empty spaces

| Fears |
"I fear myself."
ā˜  Being alone - The idea of being alone frightens Kitty. It's not so much that she gets lonely, it's more that she doesn't like to be left to nothing but her own thoughts, memories, and emotions. This is why she's always surrounding herself with people. She craves attention, but she also needs people to be there as a sort of distraction.
ā˜  Losing herself - Kittrina has various mental illnesses, and she greatly fears losing herself to them. That they'll consume her, and she won't be able to make it back to the surface.
ā˜  Love - Kitty has serious commitment issues. This is one of the reasons her and Jessie always argued. Neither of them were very good at relationships, and she's afraid that love means she'd have to depend on someone else. The only person she truly trusts is herself.
ā˜  Fire - She lost her whole family to fire
ā˜  Thunderstorms - Something about them frightens her to death.



āDelve a little deeperāž


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| Personality |
Misunderstood
[ mis-uhn-der-stood ]
Adjective

1. Improperly understood or interpreted.
2. Unappreciated
3. Misinterpreted or mistaken


"Sure I like to be left alone sometimes, but ask anyone, I'm the most confident person you'll meet." Kittrina is quite a complicated person. She's got layers to her that go deep. The best way to describe her is to describe the girl on the outside, the one everyone around her sees, and the girl on the inside. The one she keeps to herself and herself only.

On the outside, Kitty is wild and rebellious. She's a free spirit and does what she wants to, when she wants to, no questions asked. She doesn't take orders well, and is always looking for ways to defy authority, as she has serious problems with others being able to control her. She once told a cop to choke on his donuts. When someone tells her she can't do something, she does it. It's as though she's always trying to prove that she can't be controlled. That she refuses to be tamed.

Her friend's call her crazy, because she's fearless. She's absolutely willing to do anything. She has no boundaries. This can often be a bad thing, for it gets her into trouble. A lot. But it also makes for some fun times, as she's virtually inable to turn down any form of dare, bet, or challenge.

Kitty is also well-liked. She's quite a popular girl. She's rich, is a local, and worldwide celebrity, not only for her riding, but her dancing as well, and she's rather charming. She knows how to charm people. Knows how to make them like her. And people tend to be attracted to her confident, fearless attitude. She's the kind of girl who lights up a party, and people generally want to be around her.

One thing that others don't necessarily like about her is her mouth though, for it often gets her in trouble. Seeing as she's so fearless, she possesses virtually no filter whatsoever. She's absolutely unafraid to tell it how it is, and often, this can come across as bitchy. She'll tell you if you're ugly, to your face. She won't hide it. She speaks her mind, saying whatever comes to it. The good thing about this though is, you know, with her, there's no bullshit. She won't pretend to like you. If she doesn't like you, you'll know.

Kitty likes her popularity in school, because it keeps her surrounded by people at all times. She craves attention and affections as, most of her life, she's gone without it. This makes her willing to do nearly anything to get it, though she's no idiot. If a guy is trying to take advantage of her need for love, she'll know. She may not stop it, but she's no fool. She knows he doesn't really love her. When it comes to love, Kitty isn't exactly sure if she's capable of it at all. Sure, she loves her mother, and she loves her step-sister, and she used to love her siblings, but that's different. That sort of love is easy. It's the romantic type that she has troubles with. The closest she ever came to love was Jessie, and that ended up a disaster. At every turn, love ends up disappointing her.

Kit is also a notorious party animal. She's the life of the party nearly everytime, and is always looking for more parties to attend. She used to simply indulge herself in her art when she was feeling emotional, but Jessie's habits have rubbed off on her and so now, she's an avid smoker, drinker, partier, and drug user. Sometimes, she's ashamed of herself for, she knows that, even though he did all the same things, Jessie would be upset to find out she's fallen onto the same track. When he left, it hurt her terribly. She'll never admit it, and claims she hates him with every ounce of her being, but she misses him terribly. He was the only person who ever understood her, and, now that he's gone, she is forced to turn to other forms of distraction, love, and escape.

All of this wild, rebellious, confidence, however, is only the beginning of Kitty. It goes much deeper than that.

Underneath, she is deeply troubled. Her past was harsh, and she walked away with more than just phsyical scars. When she was fifteen, just after her mother married D'Angelo, before she met Jessie, she attempted suicide. Her parents rushed her to the hospital, and there, they found out she has depression, anxiety, and paranoia. She was put on multiple medications for it.

She likes to keep this part of her to herself, but the therapist she used to go to claimed that her wild-child attitude was all a way of her screaming for someone to notice. For someone to realize there was something deeply wrong. Her partying, drugs, and constant boyfriends are all a form of escape for her. If she's always high, she won't feel anything, if she always has people around her, she won't have time to think about her problems, and if there's always loud music pounding in her ears, she can't concentrate on life.

Kitty also has other, less destructive escapes though. She used to rely on these and these only before Jessie left, but afterwards, they just didn't seem to cut it. She's extremely artistic. In school, she was always horrible at grades. She failed almost every math class she's ever taken, and was even in the special classes. She's only 17, and has dropped out of school, deciding to fall back on her riding career instead.

Her other forms of freedom are art, dance, and riding. If you can't find her, your best bet is either her studio, or the stables. Her studio is a building behind the barn her step-father built specifically for her. The whole bottom floor is a dance studio, and the walls are covered in mirrors. The top floor is all sliding glass, ceiling to floor windows, save for one wall, which she painted her self. It's a huge collage of small pictures. The top floor is her art studio. It has a blacony running all the way around it so she can paint or draw outside if she'd like, or she could work inside.

When she starts to feel upset, this is where she retreats. This is her private place, and she very rarely let's people in, as it's like walking straight into her heart. Her dancing is an expression of emotion, just as her artwork is. It's like getting a front row seat to the inside of Kitty, and she usually tries to hide this, as she's very locked-down. She refuses to show any real emotion to anyone around her. If they know her, they know to look at her eyes, but if not, all you see is a highly sassy, rebellious rich girl.



āWelcome to my lifeāž


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| History |
"Fuck off, asshole." Kittrina hasn't always had it as easy as she does now. She wasn't always a rich girl and she wasn't always popular. One thing has remained consistent though. Her love for horses. She learned to ride her first horse at the age of 3 and ever since then, she's been completely attached to the animals.

Kitty's mother's name is Missy Del, and her birth father's was Greg Del. She was not the only child of the Del family, however. In fact, she had a baby sister, an older brother, and a twin. They had a full household.

However, not a very happy one. Kitty's father was a cruel man, and very abusive to everyone in the family. One of the things that drew Kitty to Jessie at first was their common background, for they'd both had abusive fathers. The man was horrible, and was both mentally and physically abusive. Kitty grew up believing that she was a worthless piece of shit, nothing better than a punching bag. When her older brother got old enough, he started to protect the younger ones from their father, but it wasn't always effective, and they still had to sit through the trauma of their brother telling off and beating up their father.

When she was eleven, her father beat her on the side of the head with a fire poker for standing up for her twin, and it split her head open. The doctors told them that she was lucky no to have permanent brain damage. Or worse. If she hadn't have been rushed to the hospital at that instant, she would have died. The incident left a scar on her temple.

Next door to them, lived an old woman who owned a ranch. Kit's family was poor, so she couldn't afford a horse, but, to escape her rough household, she would often go over to the woman's house and ask to ride the horses. The lady saw the bruises on the young girl, and heard the nightly screaming and fighting from the house. She knew everything, and the least she could do was allow the girl an escape. So she did. Horses became Kitty's safe haven, and she went over to her neighbors more and more frequently.

She was there when it happened.

Her home caught on fire, and Kit immediately rushed home. She was twelve at the time, and didn't even think. She rushed straight into the fire. She grabbed a burning piece of wood, giving her burn scars on her palms, and another fell on her head and almost killed her, giving her the burn scar behind her ear. She managed to find her mother and drag her from the house, but that was all. The rest of her family had died in the inferno.

The next year of her life was tragic as well, for Kit and her mother bounced from town to town, her mother constantly dating abusive assholes, but that first home of hers had left her with more emotional scars than she could count, and she came away with depression, anxiety, and paranoia.

Only nobody knew she was battling these things.

Then her mother married. It was a very fast wedding. It seemed that her mother was so happy that she'd finally found a good man, she was refusing to let him go this time. Shortly after the marriage, when she was fifteen years-old, Kitty attempted suicide by swallowing a handful of pills. Her step-sister was the one who found her, delirious and puking her guts up, and her parents instantly rushed her to the hospital.

They were able to save her, but the doctors had said it was an extremely close call, and they put her on several medications, forced her through multiple in-patient and out-patient therapies, and watched her like a hawk for months. This whole episode is one of the reasons her step-sister is protective of her. She may be a year younger than her, but she knows how Kit really is, and so she's always trying to protect her from destroying herself. Her parents and Nikota are the only ones who know that this happened. She hasn't even told Jessie, for she's afraid of what he might think of her.

When she finally came home was when she met him. Jessie.

Maybe she was attracted to bad boys because of her mother, or maybe she was just really love-starved, but she fell hard. It was near the end of her fifteenth year, and throughout her sixteenth. They were explosive, and fought often, but their make-ups were even more explosive, and worth 20 of their fights. She hated everything about him, but loved everything about him at the same time. She'd never experienced anything like it, and she was willing to do anything he wanted her to. Not because she was stupid, but because she found him exciting and dangerous. So she started getting into some of the bad habits he was into.

And then he just vanished.

Just after her seventeenth birthday, he disappeared out of no where, leaving her nothing but memories. At first, she cried, then she got extremely pissed, and now, she claims she hates him, but apart of her knows that all her acting out is because she misses him so much. She hasn't seen him in a year and a lot about her has changed since then, now her father insists on letting him work on the ranch, and she's dreading it more than anything, but she has to say that part of her is a little excited to see him again. If not to make up, then to beat the shit out of him for leaving her with no explanation whatsoever.



āCloser than closeāž


| Horse(s) |
"They are my life. And the main subject of my artwork." Kitty's horses (all but one) came from the same place. The lady who used to live next door to her. After her family died, the woman felt so unbearably bad for her, that she all but gave Kit three of her horses. Her and her mother always had a hard time paying for the animals, and her abusive boyfriends weren't always nice to them, but they managed, and Kit literally grew up with her horses.

Velvet Mascarade
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Velvet, Kit's first horse, is the closest to her heart, and her favorite of the four. He is kind and gentle with her, but has a wild, untamable side. He won't let anyone else but her ride him, and has the heart of a wild horse. He's run away from the barn many times, and the ranch workers have come to her many times with the idea of finding a new home for him, but she refuses. He's her wild beast, and she'll keep him where she wants. She finds him perfect in every way, and connects with him better than she's connected with any human. He is loyal to her, and loves her back just as much as she loves him. He's kind to her when she's hurt, and seems to understand when she's upset, always willing to comfort her. The only other person he actually likes is Niki. While he wont let her ride him, he does trust her, because he seems to be able to understand that Kit trusts her. A lot of people call Velvet a dumb horse, because that's how he acts sometimes, but she doesn't think he is. She thinks he's the smartest horse she's ever known.

Weeping Willow

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Willow is Kittrina's sweetheart. This mare is the kindest creature you will ever know. Kit calls her the Gentle Giant, because she has a big heart. She's very fond of the barn animals and other horses. There's not much to say about her, but that she's extremely sweet and trusts everyone. She was rescued from a terrible family who neglected and abused her, so she's also very shy and sensitive to loud noises and sudden movements, but one thing you can always be sure of, is that, if you're kind to her, she'll return the favor. Her favorite snack is sugar cubes, and Kitty often jokes that she is what she eats.

King Lionheart
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Lion is one of Kitty's favorite horses. He's strong, and capable, and very brave. He's much like Velvet, though a little wiser, and more tame. He's good with children and other animals, and will let others ride him, though he obviously still prefers Kitty over anyone else. He's the horse she picks when she just wants to ride and get lost because he's sturdy and brave beneath her, and when she's feeling lost and frightened, he's always reassuring to have around. She loves him dearly just as he loves her.

Salt and Pepper
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Pepper, Kitty's pony, is her baby. He's a troublemaker, and kind of dimwitted, but he can do no wrong in her eyes. He's always getting into the food and eating extra, and causing trouble with horses twice his size. He's kind of goofy, and wild, but he's sweet to people, and curious about everything, excited to explore the world. When he first arrived, he followed each horse around for a week, trying to figure them out. He's Kit's adorable ball of energy.



āThemesongāž


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Brick by Boring Brick
By Paramore
She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind
It's all about the exposure the lens I told her
The angles were all wrong now
She's ripping wings off of butterflies

Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba ba da ba ba ha

So one day he found her crying
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Her prince finally came to save her
And the rest you can figure out
But it was a trick
And the clock struck twelve
Well make sure to build your house brick by boring brick
Or the wolf's gonna blow it down

Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
We'll bury the castle, bury the castle

Well you built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
If it's not real
You can't hold it in your hand
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Oh, even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah

Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle

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Ba da ba ba da ba ba da
Ba da ba ba ba da ba ba
Ba da ba ba da ba ba da
Ba da ba ba ba ba ba ba

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For Love:
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Save Yourself
By My Darkest Days
Iā€™m the devilā€™s son straight out of hell
And youā€™re an angel with a haunted heart
If youā€™re smart youā€™d run and protect yourself
From the demon living in the dark
Thereā€™s nothing to be gained cause I can never change
And you can never understand my sickness
(Iā€™ll never understand my sickness)

Save yourself
From a life full of lies and a heart full of pain and sorrow
Save yourself
From the choices I make cause nothing but failure follows me
Save yourself

Youā€™re the perfect drug when it hurts like hell
I've never needed anyone so much
Thereā€™s no-one else I love and I curse myself
Cause the right thing is to give you up

Iā€™m overcome by shame cause I can never change
And you can never understand my sickness
(Iā€™ll never understand my sickness)

Save yourself
From a life full of lies and a heart full of pain and sorrow
Save yourself
From the choices I make cause nothing but failure follows me
Save yourself
From a life full of lies and a heart full of pain and sorrow
Save yourself
From the choices I make cause nothing but failure follows me
Save yourself

You'll never understand my sickness
(Iā€™ll never understand my sickness)
Cause i donā€™t understand my sickness
(Iā€™ll never understand my sickness)

Save yourself
From a life full of lies and a heart full of pain and sorrow
Save yourself
From the choices I make cause nothing but failure follows me
Save yourself
From a life full of lies and a heart full of pain and sorrow
Save yourself
From the choices I make cause nothing but failure follows me

Save yourself


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So begins...

Kittrina Del's Story

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Nikota sat comfortably cradled a few feet of the ground in her favorite tree. Midnight grazed on the grass below her. Her eyes dancing from line to line on the pages of her favorite book. The complete works of Edgar Allen Poe she had read the book countless times from start to finish, so much so the pages were worn. The sound of the creek that ran through the 40 acres of the Dā€™ Angeloā€™s property keeping her company, one leg dangling from the branch. The sky was a depressing gray and dark black clouds plagued the sky. The usual summer storm was approaching quickly, setting the perfect mood for Nikotaā€™s reading.

Niki shouldnā€™t we get going? the voice drifted through Nikotaā€™s head like a soft melody, as Midnight lifted his head to look at his owner. She ignored as if she hadnā€™t heard. Midnight returned to his grass, knowing she was too enticed by her book to answer. A loud rumble echoed in the distance, followed by the angry streak of lighting across the sky behind Nikota and Midnight. Only moments passed before drops of water stared to fall from the darkened sky, though despite the light show in the sky and the rain, the weather remained warm.

ā€œNow we should get going.ā€ Niki said aloud, jumping from the tree like an adventurous little boy would. She wrapped her arms around her book protecting it from the soft flow of rain, shoving it into her backpack, before throwing it over one shoulder and climbing onto the bare back of her large black horse. ā€œMidnight, my love, letā€™s rideā€ she spoke a loud and with those words the black stallion bolted, straight for the stables, she knew sheā€™d be soaked by the time they got their but she didnā€™t mind in the slightest. Weather like this is what she lived for. The wind whipped through her long hair, she gripped her horses raven main as he raced through the tall grassed fields. Moments like this really made Nikota feel infinite.

When they finally reached the stables , midnight came to a slow halt out front. Midnight let out a loud snarl-like huff, stomping his front hoof obviously irritated at something. It was then Nikiā€™s gaze meet the silver range rover parked in front of the house. She rolled her eyes ā€œDoesnā€™t he have somewhere else to be.ā€ She huffed. Apparently not, when are you going to tell that pompous prick to find someone else to stalk? Midnight huffed. Niki couldnā€™t help but giggle ā€œHeā€™s not so bad I guess.ā€ She sighed knowing how much her father liked him. She kissed Midnights nose gently, before clicking to him, a signal for him to walk himself inside the barn.
Nikota watched as Midnight pranced into the barn and one of the ranch hands lead him into his stall. She half-ass jogged up to the house, soaking wet, she looked like drowned rat. Her drenched hair clinging to her face. The house was silent, with only the distant ticking of the grandfather clock.

ā€œDaddyā€¦Missy?ā€ she paused waiting for a response ā€œTrinaā€¦Jamie?ā€ she paused once again. She bit her lip wondering where everyone was, shrugging she made her way up stairs, towards her room. ā€œNone of the above.ā€ She heard a familiar voice call from the bottom of the staircase. She turned seeing Dustin in his normal, dressy attire, hair slicked back. ā€œDecide to take a shower with your close on, love?ā€ he smirked looking over her ā€œWhy donā€™t you get cleaned up, Iā€™m taking you to dinner.ā€ He said placing his hands on his sips. ā€œJamieā€™s making spaghetti, my favorite.ā€ She lied as she continued up the stairs ā€œLair.ā€ He chuckled following after her. Nikota stripped her clinging close from her body, reveling her badly scared torso and back, leaving the door open. Dustin leaned in the door way, he was the only person besides her father and sister who had ever seen her scars and lasting burns, not even Damien had ever seen them he had possibly caught glimpses but that was about it. He watched as she slipped on a hoodie and a pair of jean shorts, once they had been closeā€¦once she had been in love with him, but that seemed like ages ago now. ā€œListen Dusty, itā€™s a sweet gesture.ā€ She said flipping her hair over crimping it so that when it dried sheā€™d have soft beach curls. Then rearing her head back up shaking her hair out she flashed him her famous, pearly smile. ā€œbut, Iā€™m just not feeling it tonight.ā€ She said walking past him and making her way back down the stairs, taking them two steps at a time. He followed after her like a puppy. He had been trying to win her over since they broke up last summer, convinced they could pick up where they left off. She popped a cup of instant hot chocolate into the microwave, turning back around to face him. ā€œNik come on, please.ā€ He begged She pretended to think about it for a second tapping her index finger against her lips. ā€œWere home.ā€ She heard her fatherā€™s thick Italian accent coming from the entry way. Nikota was grateful for the interruption.

She skip walked her way to where her fatherā€™s voice was coming from, looking very similar to the way a fairy would move, light and flowy. ā€œDaddy, where didā€¦ā€ she stopped mid-sentence realizing who was standing behind her father, duffel bag, duchy sun glasses and all. Her eyes widening a bit. ā€œWell look what the cat dragged in.ā€ she heard Dustin say from behind before she had the chance to say anything.

ā€œYeah missed you to pretty boy.ā€ Jessie teased. ā€œWhatā€™s wrong baby doll, cat got your tongue.ā€ He said almost darkly as he glanced to Nikota. ā€œFeels good to be back.ā€ He added staring right at Niki. Nikotaā€™s realized how shocked she must have looked and quickly replaced the look with a slightly irritated look. ā€œWow dad, I thought we were always taught to take the trash out, not give it a home.ā€ She growled before pushing past them back outside into the rain making her way to find her sister, wanting to warn her that he was back.


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Jessie rolled his eyes as he felt Nikota push past him ā€œDrama Queen.ā€ He said under his breath. ā€œI suggest if you have anything bad to say about my daughters, you keep it to yourself.ā€ Mr. Dā€™ Angelo warned in a very fatherly tone. ā€œYeah, whatever.ā€ he breathed. ā€œWhat are you doing here rich boy, stalking Drama Queen I assume.ā€ Jessie smirked. He liked to push peoples buttons and although he respected Mr. Dā€™ Angelo, he still couldnā€™t help be test the waters. ā€œJessie, Iā€™m going to pretend I didnā€™t hear that. You can head up stairs and get settled in. Leave your bag here. Iā€™ll make sure and go through it.ā€ He said in a strict tone, though his voice smooth and calm. Mr. Dā€™ Angelo was a very kind and generous man. Having been an orphan himself, he had quite a lot of patients when it came to trouble makers like Jessie.

ā€œYeah, Yeah. You got it warden. Iā€™ll just go upstairs and wait for you to take the imaginary handcuffs off.ā€ He said dropping his duffel bag right where he stood, before giving the two men in the room a lazy two finger salute before jogging up the stairs. He opened the door to a bedroom he was quite familiar with, it was exactly the same as the day heā€™d walked out without a word. Nothing had been moved. He shut the door behind him, closing himself off from the outside world. His eyes drifting over the room, before his blue eyes feel upon a photo that nearly shattered his already broken heart. He could remember taking the picture like it was yesterday, it was taken the night he left. A photo of them kissing, they had actually been quite happy in that very moment. He havenā€™t realized he had been tracing his lips as if trying to feel where her lips had been. ā€œWhy the fuckā€™d I come back here.ā€ He whispered breaking the silence. He rubbed the back of his head, before locking the door and making his way to the window.

He watched as Nikota headed straight for Kitā€™s dance studio. He despised that girl, the way she pranced like a little doe, the way she acted like she owned the world. He could see right through her. He wondered how her and Kittrina got a long, they were so different. He snuck his hands under the window pushing it up, allowing the rain drops to fall on the window sill. He cupped his hands around his mouth so that the next thing he yelled would be more audible.

ā€œHey Niki, why donā€™t you stop being such a bitch, donā€™t you think tattle telling is a bit below you.ā€ He smirked when she flipped him off, letting him know she had heard him. He flopped down on his bed, sinking into the soft comforter. He really did love it here and he really did appreciate Mr. Dā€™ Angelo, but he was already used to being so disrespectful to everyone, he wasnā€™t sure he could change for anyone. He pulled a small baggie from his pocket, smirking a bit seeing five joints, holding them up as if heā€™d won some kind of contest. He sat up pulling one from the baggie before stuffing the remaining joints between the two mattresses. He stood making his way to his old desk, pulling out the top drawer. ā€œHello old friend.ā€ He said grabbing the lighter, he struck the back watching the flame dance to life as he lit the joint, taking a long drag, coughing harshly as he let the smoke out.

ā€œHereā€™s to the beginning of hell.ā€ He glanced out the window, taking another drag, letting the flavor of the marijuana stain his mouth before blowing the smoke out again.

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Kitty's studio was her ultimate escape. When she wasn't competing, or training hard, when she wasn't riding bare-back and free on Lion or Velvet, or when she wasn't drunk or high at some party, Kitty was in her studio. It was a beautiful building that she'd designed herself. The bottom floor was one enormous dace studio, mirrors all around and a kick ass speaker system, and the top floor was all ceiling-to-floor sliding-glass doors, save for one wall. Her painting wall, which she added to everytime she was feeling inspired. Surrounding the entire top floor of the building was a large balcony. This balcony, on one side, stretched out over the pastures. That way, if she wanted to, she could sit outside to paint, right over her where her horses were grazing.

This studio was where Kitty went when she wanted to be alone, but not plagued by fear. This studio was the only place she allowed herself to feel. Anywhere else, it was too dangerous. With a pencil or brush in her hand, or with music moving her body, her emotions made sense, and they didn't destroy. They allowed her to create.

No one was allowed in her studio save for her, and no one had ever seen the inside but her. Should she let someone in to see it's contents, it would be like looking into her soul, and seeing everything she'd ever felt. They'd see her paintings, and her drawings, and they'd pass judgement on her.

So there was one key, and one way in. One time, a ranch-hand had broken into her studio out of curiosity, and he was fired on the spot.

Kitty! A scream in her head broke Kittrina from her deep concentration. Emotions instantly went back in their vault, and she dropped her paintbrush, panting rapidly.

Realizing where she was, she picked her brush back up, and set it on her easel, standing, she walked to the railing of the balcony and looked over. There, below her, was her horse King Lionheart. Fuck Lion! She shot back angrily. You trying to kill me?

I just thought I'd let you know that it's about to rain. He said with a casual toss of his mane before going back to his grazing, as though her rudeness hadn't fazed him. Kitty looked up at the sky above her and, for the first time, noticed it's color. She'd been in her studio literally all day that day, as she'd woken up in a horrible mood, and she'd started a painting. Once she started, there was no pulling her out of her work. There could be a tornado whirling around her, and she probably wouldn't even notice.

Kitty raised her hand to her face. Her cheeks were wet. She sighed and went back to her painting, pulling up her paint-flecked t-shirt to wipe her cheeks. It wasn't uncommon for her to cry while she painted. She usually did it without even noticing.

Kit looked at the painting for a moment. It was a black and white depiction of a skull. Melting as though it was on fire. She tilted her head to one side, than the other, and finally decided she liked it before picking it up gently off the easel.

She went back over to the side of the railing and spotted Damien below, in the pastures. "D!" She shouted down to him. "Put my horses away!" He nodded and started to herd her four horses back towards the barn, just as it started to rain, causing her to duck quickly inside.

She placed her painting against the right wall of her studio, in front of a ton of other paintings, before heading down to the lower level of the building. It was pouring, so she couldn't paint outside anymore, but she could still dance.

Kitty walked over to her stereo and flicked on her music, taking a second to listen to it's slow, sad, but beautiful rhythm before she moved, allowing her body to follow the song. She moved across the floor with slow, fluid movements, and when the song ended, she dropped to the wooden floor, panting.

After a second, she stood and walked over to the stereo, about to start more music when she saw something out the sliding glass door and turned around, walking over to it.

Not really caring about the rain, she threw the door open and stepped out, watching her step-sister bounce across the yard towards her. Kitty smiled. It shocked her how much she liked her step-sister, but the something about her just clicked with Kit and they were the best of friends.

"ā€œHey Niki, why donā€™t you stop being such a bitch, donā€™t you think tattle telling is a bit below you?ā€ A shout froze her voice in her throat from where she was going to call out to Niki. She'd know that voice anywhere, but here, it didn't make any sense. Was she seeing things again? Oh dear god, please not that again. When she was fifteen, she'd been in the hospital for a while, and they had her so doped up on meds, she was always seeing and hearing things. Even for a week after she got out. But that had been two years ago.

She looked up at the house, catching his face in one of the windows, just before it disappeared. His old window. Maybe she was hallucinating then? But... If she was going to hallucinate about him, why would she imagine him yelling at Niki? It made no sense.

Her attention turned back to her step-sister when the girl finally reached her, and one look at her face told her all she needed to know. Kittrina's heart filled with fire. So she wasn't hallucinating. She'd really seen him.

"Fuck!" She cursed, gripping her sister's shoulder for a second while she balanced herself. She couldn't believe it. Who brought him back? Niki would never do that to her, and her mother sure as hell wouldn't... It had to be her step-father. She liked him, but he'd also always liked Jessie and he seemed to be the only one, so he was the only one who could have done it.

Kitty looked at Niki briefly, well aware of the fact that she was getting wet, before stalking back into her studio, and grabbing her cigarettes, sunglasses, and studio key. She shoved the glasses on top of her wet head, tossed the cigarettes in her back pocket, and stalked back out into the rain, slamming the door hard behind her and locking it with the key before putting it in her pocket with the cigarettes. She had thought about what she'd say to him if she ever saw him again maybe a thousand times, but now that she was faced with it... She wasn't sure, however, she wasn't about to hide herself away. No, she was going to go in there and raise some serious hell.

"May not want to go in for a bit." She said as she walked briskly past her step-sister. "Damien's in the barn if you want to go talk to him or something." She shouted over her shoulder, before she slammed the door to the house as hard as she could behind her.

She was dripping wet, her long hair clinging to her, wearing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt she only wore when she painted because of the fact that they were so paint-covered, and yet, she didn't care. All that mattered was that Jessie was back, and, that she hated him. Hopefully. She'd spent a year getting her hatred together for this, she wasn't about to let her knees go weak at the sight of him now.

Kitty walked right into the center of the house where Dustin, her step-father, and her mother were standing. "What the Hell guys?!" She hissed before marching up the stairs hand kicking his door open violently. Smoke hit her in the face and she coughed once. He was sitting there, smoking a joint.

She rolled her eyes and pulled it out of his fingers, taking a drag before throwing it out the window. "What the fuck are you doing here?" She hissed, her voice dangerously low.




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Damien had always felt the best when he worked. One reason was because it was nice to know you earned what you had. A concept he'd never had growing up. A concept Mr. D'Angelo had taught him. Another reason was that he was able to blow off steam, and think rationally. Able to keep himself from doing something stupid.

Now, he was working for the second reason. Because he'd had a huge fight with Jamie that morning. He'd woken up to a sunny morning, rolled over, and seen her lying there. She'd been perfect. The sun hit her just right so that her blond hair glowed like a halo on the pillow and her wedding ring on her finger glared in his vision.

He'd smiled and rolled over on top of her kissing her once gently on the neck, and once on the lips. "Morning baby." He grinned, and she grinned back, pushing him off gently and sliding out of the bed.

It all went down hill the moment she'd opened her mouth. Because she started talking about kids. Again. For the millionth time that week. He'd groaned and tossed himself back, but listened to her long list of: "good reasons to have kids", before he rolled his eyes ans started arguing.

He didn't want kids just yet. They'd only been married for a year, and he wanted to be in a nicer home of his own before he worried about raising a child, not living on Mr. D'Angelo's land. As nice as it was, he still felt bad sometimes. As though he was taking advantage of the D'Angelo family.

Their debate quickly heated up. Things were said that really shouldn't have been said, and he'd stalked out of the house feeling as though he needed to punch his fist through a wall.

Instead, he set off to work, so now, he was diligently working at repainting the barn, as he'd been doing so all day, thinking about the fight and feeling that familiar pang of guilt mixed with anger, deep in his stomach. He loved her, really, he did, but sometimes he felt like she was asking too much, too fast. It was her that had proposed to him. Not the other way around. And they'd hardly known each other three months before they got married. Most couples waited at least two or three years.

A raindrop broke Damien's concentration, landing on his cheek and making him look up at the sky. "Fuck." He cursed. He'd painted for nothing. It was about to start pouring, judging by the sky, and in a moment, all his hard work would be washed away.

He rolled his eyes and climbed down from the roof, taking a drink from the beer on the ground before throwing it out and walking away, cutting through the pastures towards the house. Jamie cooked for the family, so, not all the farm-hands ate dinner with them, but Damien and her did.

"D!" A shout from above made him look up to see Kittrina, standing on the balcony of her art studio, so he stopped. "Put my horses away!" Damien looked around to see that Kitty had every single one of her horses out and groaned quietly, but nodded before heading towards the closest one, Lion.

One by one, he coaxed them all in until it came to her horse Velvet Masquerade. The horse was always a stubborn shit head, but this time, he actually went in without too much kicking and rearing.

Damien was soaking wet by time he was done, and it was coming down hard. Outside, he heard door slamming and brief shouting, so he went to the door to see Kitty dashing into the house, leaving Niki outside. He wondered if they'd had a fight, though it was unlikely.

From what he could tell, since he'd come back, the two were pretty much best friends, and had yet to fight.

Damien looked at the sky. The rain was coming down hard on the roof, so he decided he'd just hang out in the barn with the horses for a little, hoping maybe it would let up just enough for him to make a run for the house to get dinner, and see what was going on.

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Nikota didnā€™t have to warn her sister, Jessie had done that himself when heā€™d yelled after her. She watched her sisterā€™s face and the anger behind her eyes. She took her sisterā€™s warning and normally she would have followed her regardless, but this wasnā€™t her fight. This was something Nikota couldnā€™t protect her from, even though something inside her desperately wanted to. She let out a small sigh as her sister walked past her and she was too caught up in her own thoughts to her what her sister had said before slamming the door shut.

A small rumble finally brought the realization to Niki that once again she was becoming soaked. She let out a frustrated groan. Before deciding to head into the barn, more or less because she was to lazy to walk all the way back up to the house and secondly because she didnā€™t really feel like hearing the screaming match that was inevitable. Once she was inside the large indoor barn she let out a breath of relief. She headed straight for the office, flipping on the music and letting it drift through the barns high tech sound system, it was just loud enough to drown out the world that lay just outside. She had been the last one to listen to music in the barn and she smiled when one of her favorite slow jams started slowly. She pulled a pack of cigarettes, from her fatherā€™s drawer lighting it and taking a drag. Her father would kill her if he knew sheā€™d picked up the nasty habit of smoking.

She left the office and made her way down one of the isle, stalls lined on either side. not this damn song again, fuck Nik it gets old. she heard Macho Man growl as she walked past his stall. ā€œLove you to Macho.ā€ She blew him a kiss at which he shook his head as if disgusted. She did this quite often. Much like how Kitty would disappear into her art studio she would disappear into the stables late at night after all the stable hands had gone home and listen to her music, while she smoked and was left alone with her thoughts. It was safe to say she had become quite the insomniac since her mother had passed and the nightmares started.

She took another long drag from her cigarette, before freezing spotting Damien. ā€œShitā€ she mumbled flicking the half burned cigarette to the ground and stomping it out with the toe of her black converse. busted Macho snickered.


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Mr. Dā€™ Angelo sighed when his daughter came bursting through the door, she could hat him all she wanted, but when it came to someone he cared about needing him the circumstances didnā€™t matter. He still wasnā€™t exactly happy about what Jessie had done to Kitty, but that was beside the point. He had expected her to explode. Dustin sighed shaking his head a bit ā€œWell, I guess thatā€™s my cue.ā€ He said shaking hands politely with Mr. Dā€™Angelo before making a B line for the door. ā€œKittrina, please calm down.ā€ Her mother called after her. ā€œJust let them work it out.ā€ Mr. Dā€™ Angelo said kissing his wife gently as they made their way to their bedroom.
Jessie laid on the bed enjoying his joint, before hearing the door bust open causing him to jump up, not in fear but more in defiance. Before he had the chance to react or say anything, his ex had snatched his joint and thrown it out the window. ā€œWow, Kitten real mature.ā€ He said irritated, he shook his head pushing her from his view a little rougher then he meant almost causing her to fall on the bed. He made his way to close the door, slamming it shut before turning back around to face her.

H lead against the wall in his cool, careless way. Like he had no one to answer to, nothing to worry about. His dark hair falling just slightly in his. He glared her through his hair, remaining silent for a moment as if waiting for her to make the next move, but it was no surprise that he grew impatient.

ā€œWhat the fuck am I doing here?ā€ he repeated quietly, he could feel his anger rising, something about the two being together was just a bad combination of rage and hormones. ā€œFuck you.ā€ He said harshly. He knew she was upset, he could see it even though she was doing her best to hide it, it shown through. He could still read her like an open book, maybe the only person in the world that could. ā€œI told you Kitten, I told you not to fall for me.ā€ He said as if that was going to mend what was broken, he was making an excuse for his leave of absence, without so much as a goodbye. The room went silent again and a loud clash of thunder rumbled the windows. The thunder outside matched the anger between the two.

ā€œIā€™m not here to mend your broken heart. Iā€™m here cause I have no other choice. You really think I would have come back if I had another fucking choice. When I leftā€¦I thought I left for good.ā€ He wanted to take back the words almost as soon as heā€™d said them, they sounded so cruel even in his own ears. But, he didnā€™t show a single ounce of remorse. ā€œGrow up Kitty, move on.ā€ He added in a hush tone, trying to calm himself.

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ā€œWow, Kitten real mature.ā€ He said as he stood, shoving her out of his way. She stumbled back slightly, but caught herself before she hit the bed. Her eyes narrowed when he called her Kitten. As far as he knew, she hated that name. It made her sound like a possession. A pet. Which, no doubt he liked, but she had always made a big deal out of it, even though a part of her secretly liked that he though of her as his. Her eyes followed him as he slammed the door shut, then turned to face her.

He leaned back cooly on the wall, which infuriated her, though she remained the same on the outside. She wished it was sunny out so she could have an excuse to wear her sunglasses. She didn't want him to see her eyes. She smirked at him, standing there so casually as though he was waiting for her to talk, but she only raised an eyebrow, knowing he was impatient and give up.

ā€œWhat the fuck am I doing here?ā€ He repeated quietly, but she had caught it, and she leaned back slightly, waiting for him to answer her question. ā€œFuck you.ā€ He shot back at her. It was harsh, but she was ready for it. It was like they were dating again, and she was prepared for all his blows because she knew it wouldn't mean anything later. Only this time... it would. There were no sorrys this time. No make ups. Only what they said to eachother now.

ā€œI told you Kitten, I told you not to fall for me.ā€ He said, and let it hang there between them while thunder rattled the windows. As though God himself was cheering them on, planning the angry weather to match their angry voices. ā€œIā€™m not here to mend your broken heart. Iā€™m here cause I have no other choice. You really think I would have come back if I had another fucking choice. When I leftā€¦I thought I left for good.ā€ She had to admit. That one hurt her, and for a brief second, she allowed herself to feel that hurt, before, just as quickly as it had come, she replaced it with anger again. ā€œGrow up Kitty, move on.ā€

She could tell he was done, so she glanced at the window, trying to come up with something to say back. A perfect way to express what she was feeling. "You know..." She said, taking out a cigarette and lighting up, a nasty habit she'd picked up since he'd left. She'd picked up a lot of those lately. "You're a lying asshole Jessie, and you've got it wrong." She laughed lightly, her anger rising. "What is it you think I've been doing since you left? Sitting curled up in my room sobbing over you?" She rolled her eyes and took a drag off her cigarette, not even bothering to stand by the window to hide the smoke like she normally would. Her step-father or mother wouldn't think anything of it, seeing as this was Jessie's room.

"And don't pretend you didn't fucking feel anything!" She hissed, stepping closer, watching his eyes. He wasn't the only one who could read emotions. She'd felt everything there was to feel, and she knew how to see them in others. Especially Jessie. "I'm over you Jessie. Yeah. It hurt at first, but I'm done with you. You're a dick. Nothing more." She knew the words were rough, but she didn't care. He'd done the same thing to her.

"I'm not here so you can kiss me and take me back, and tell me why you left and that you're sorry." She stepped closer again, this time, merely inches apart. She wanted him to feel that, for her, there was nothing between them anymore but anger, so she pushed back all of her doubts, stood straight, and let her hatred for him show clearly. "I'm here because I want to know why the fuck you came back?"




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Music started playing in the barn, and Damien turned to see who was there, though he already knew. It was Nikota, judging by the music. At night, sometimes he'd work late and he'd be outside, listening to her music play as he worked. He knew she came out here late to just be with the horses.

He could no longer hear the rain on the barn roof, but he knew it was there. He turned, watching silently as she wandered down the stalls. She said something to one of her horses, and blew it a kiss, though he couldn't hear what. She was holding a cigarette in her hand, and that made him raise his eyebrows. He'd known Nikota since she was four. He'd been there when her family had been destroyed, but he never knew she smoked, and wondered when she'd started.

He had left just after that, taking the death and tragedy hard, and he'd regretted it ever since. He should have stayed to help the family through it. Not let the Paul's move in on his place and do it for him. He couldn't exactly put a finger on what it was, but he hated that boy Dustin. He was always bothering Niki, and he acted to much like a lonely puppy dog.

A man should find a way to let the women come to him. Not clamber after them like a love-starved pet.

He smiled she she spotted him and froze. "Shit." She whispered and stamped out the cigarette quickly. He laughed slightly. "Relax Nik, I'm not gonna tell on you." He liked to be honest with Mr. D'Angelo, but he also knew how to keep a secret. They didn't know it, but he'd been keeping the D'Angelo girl's secrets for a while now.

He knew about Kitty's new founded bad habits, and Niki's mother's death. He wasn't a rat. Their business was their business. He smiled and pulled out two cigarettes, handing one to her and lighting it for her, and taking one for himself. "Not hungry?" He asked, gesturing to the house. "Jamie's probably making diner in there."

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The song ended and the next song started, yet another one of Nikiā€™s favorite slow jams. She knew the lyrics by heart and sang along in her head. "Relax Nik, I'm not gonna tell on you." she heard Damien say and she raised a brow deciding whether or not to trust him. He pulled out two cigarettes offering her one. She hesitated but took it ā€œIā€™ll kill you if you tell, you know that right.ā€ She teased, though there was a touch of seriousness to her voice. She used to know Damien, before heā€™d left after her mother had passed, he used to be like a big brother to her. But, when heā€™d come back, he was different, she was different and their relationship was nothing but business, at this point she could guarantee Kit and Damien had a closer relationship.

"Not hungry?" she heard him ask "Jamie's probably making diner in there." She rolled her eyes, sheā€™d never been to found of Jamie, she tried acting way to much like her mother. She was to sweet, too happy all the time. ā€œNo offence, but Jamie canā€™t cook.ā€ She said in an honest tone. ā€œI feel bad for you.ā€ She smirked, taking a drag from the cigarette. She leaned against an empty stall. ā€œJust between you and Iā€¦ā€ she paused debating whether or not she should say what she was thinking ā€œyou could do better than her, donā€™t you get tired of Holly Homemaker.ā€ She asked genuinely curious. She knew sheā€™d probably crossed the line, but she wasnā€™t exactly the type of girl to think before speaking.

ā€œYou guys make me want to throw up sometimes.ā€ She admitted and that was partly because, deep down she had been crushing on Damien since heā€™d come back. She was pissed off when he left and came back married and in all honesty this was probably the first time sheā€™d carried on more than two words with him in over a year. ā€œWhat the hell happened to you DJ?ā€ the words escaped in a whisper though loud enough for him to hear, she hadnā€™t called him DJ in years and she wondered if heā€™d even remember thatā€™s what she use to call him when she was little. She knew that question definitely crossed the line, but she didn't feel the need to apologize, it was the truth, just just wondered why she cared so much to ask. She let her ears tune back into the music that she had forgot was playing. She didn't bother to look at him as she took another drag from her cigarette.



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He stood their unwavering from his cool, collected posture, letting her lash out just like he had. He wasnā€™t mad at her he had nothing to be mad at her about, to be completely honest looking at her now, how beautiful she was, he hated himself for leaving, but it was all he knew how to do. This fight brought back memories, he let his mind wonder for only a moment. He smirked as she spoke mocking her, it was something they did to each other often it was safe to they loved to piss each other off. Her words hurt, because he could her the torment in her voice. "I'm here because I want to know why the fuck you came back?" he heard her finally say and he hadnā€™t realized how close she had gotten.

The room went silent after her question and as if ashamed he let his head hang. Taking a breath. Then letting it back out. He owed her that muchā€¦didnā€™t he? He was always fighting an inner battle with his self, whether or not to be bad or good, more often than not bad was his finally decision. He lifted his eyes till they meet hers, he reached down lifting up his pant leg to revel the house arrest device around his ankle, once he saw her eyes glance down to it he dropped the leg and crossed his arms in front of him. ā€œDrug Possession, Assault, Theft, Attempted murderā€¦ā€ he spoke not explaining himself simply reading off a list. ā€œThatā€™s why.ā€ He ended a dark cloud hung over the room, silence overtook once more.

A cocky, taunting smile played on his lip, which meant one thin, he wanted to prove something. He reached out grabbing her wrist and pulling her to him, gripping her tightly around the waist. The heat rose from the back of his neck to his cheeks and for a moment them being this close again he decided wasnā€™t exactly the best idea heā€™d ever had. He fumbled for the door knob, finally throwing the door open and pushing her out the door. In all honesty if he had let her stay there any longer he would have been the one to crack and kiss her. He wasnā€™t ready for that, he didnā€™t want her to put up with his shit anymore then he already had. For once in his life he was putting her before his own selfish wants, but of course she wouldnā€™t know that, she would just think he was being an asshole, like normal. He stood blocking the door way. ā€œYou got your answer princess, scram.ā€ He winked.

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The room was quiet for a moment, and he hung his head. She almost stepped back in shock, wondering if she'd gotten to him. He never gave up first. It was always her giving up when they fought. He was the only person in the world that could win a fight with her. Then his eyes met hers and she realized, he hadn't given up, he was just thinking over whether or not he wanted to tell her.

He lifted the leg of his jeans just enough to reveal the little house arrest anklet he had on before dropping it again and looking at her, crossing his arms. ā€œDrug Possession, Assault, Theft, Attempted murderā€¦ā€ He listed, and it suddenly made sense to her. Of course he came back because he was in trouble. And of course her step-father let her. He was always taking in charity cases, trying to turn assholes into good men. He'd done that with Damien, it seemed Jessie was his latest little project. ā€œThatā€™s why.ā€

It was quiet again as she couldn't think of something she wanted to say, and honestly, didn't really want to. She was feeling the urge to just drop the fight again, just as she always did.

Then she looked at him and caught the taunting look on his face and her anger flared up again. What was it about him that always made her so angry? He'd been able to do the same thing back when they were dating. Give her a single look that both excited her, and pissed her off. Was this the way her mother had felt with all the assholes she'd dated?

No. That was different. Her mother never fought back, and Jessie had never truly hurt her, save for one time when he'd accidentally shoved her into a coffee table. Other than that though, shoving was as far as it went. He'd never punch her or anything.

The next thing she knew, his hand was around her wrist and he yanked her forward. She was startled, and he took her by surprise, so she didn't have time to stop her heart from racing, and her cheeks from blushing as he wrapped his arm around her waist and closed the distance between them.

He was doing it again. It infuriated her that he could make her feel so weak in the knees, and make her stumble over her words sometimes.

Then, just as quickly as he'd grabbed her, he threw the door open and pushed her out, and she had to admit that she felt a little disappointment that he hadn't kissed her. It took all her strength to keep herself from bringing her fingers to her lips. He stood in front of her, blocking the doorway. ā€œYou got your answer princess, scram,ā€ he said, winking at her.

She raised her hand and slapped him as hard as she could, before pulling it back with a grin. "I've been waiting a long time to do that you know." She said with a smirk. "Life here is going to be Hell for you Jessie. You're not going to be able to just sit around and get high all the time. You'll have to actually work." She smirked, knowing he'd hate the idea of having to be around the horses. He'd always hated them. All animals for that matter.




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"Iā€™ll kill you if you tell, you know that right?ā€ She teased, but he just chuckled. He had no doubt in his mind that she would. He watched as she rolled her eyes in response to his question. He'd had his suspicions about her feelings on Jamie, but they'd never really been confirmed until now.

ā€œNo offence, but Jamie canā€™t cook.ā€ He chuckled and shrugged. ā€œI feel bad for you.ā€ True, Jamie wasn't the best cook ever, but her food was decent. Mrs. D'Angelo was an even worse cook, so Jamie was all they had, and Mr. D'Angelo refused to hire a real cook for reasons that most didn't know, but Damien suspected it was because of him. So he would have to eat dinner with them like part of the family. Mr. D'Angelo had always considered him apart of their family, and so he insisted on treating him like one, no matter how much Damien resisted.

It's not that he didn't want to be part of their family, or that he didn't consider Mr. D'Angelo to be like a father, it's more that he was uncomfortable with people just handing him things. That was why him and Jamie had gotten married in secret. They knew Mr. D'Angelo would want to throw a big, expensive event.

"Just between you and Iā€¦ā€ She continued, and he waited as she paused. ā€œYou could do better than her, donā€™t you get tired of Holly Homemaker?ā€ The question took him kind of by surprise, so he didn't answer right away, allowing her time to go on. ā€œYou guys make me want to throw up sometimes.ā€ He sighed, about to answer when he heard her whisper. ā€œWhat the hell happened to you DJ?ā€ That shocked him. That she'd called him by her old nickname for him. Ever since he'd come back, she'd pretty much avoided him at every turn. And now he knew why. She was hurt by the fact that he'd left, and upset that he'd come back and married right away.

He let out a sigh of smoke as he though over her questions, taking the last one kind of personally. He'd always regretted leaving her and her family, and now she'd tossed it in his face. He deserved it though. "I don't know." He shrugged. "I guess I took your mother's death pretty hard." He said honestly, looking at her. He'd never really talked about his disappearance with anyone. "She was like a mother to me too Nik. And I got into a lot of drinking because of it, and I didn't want you guys to see me that way. You had your own problems to fix. You didn't need to worry about trying to fix me too." He shrugged and thought for a second about her other words. About Jamie. "And yeah, I guess I get kind of exhausted by Jamie sometimes, but being in love isn't easy. You'll understand when you get there." He said, looking at her.

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ā€I donā€™t knowā€ his answer pissed her off, but she stayed calm on the outside biting the inside of her cheek. "I guess I took your mother's death pretty hard.ā€ She heard him say ā€œShe was like a mother to me too Nik. And I got into a lot of drinking because of it, and I didn't want you guys to see me that way. You had your own problems to fix. You didn't need to worry about trying to fix me too." this only mad her anger rise, she wasnā€™t the type to lose her cool so easy, maybe it was the combination of the weather and seeing Jessie, that was making her so irritable. She clinched her fist and jaw almost at the same time. She shook her head not wanting to hear anything else he had to say ā€œbut being in love isn't easy. You'll understand when you get there." but those words pushed her over the edge.

ā€œDonā€™t treat me like Iā€™m some little kid who doesnā€™t understand love.ā€ Her voice raised a little louder than normal. ā€œFirstly, running off to Vegas to tie the knot after only a few months of knowing someone doesnā€™t exactly spell out love.ā€ She knew that was harsh and she felt bad, but she was already mad and once she was mad it was just an avalanche of hurtful words and phrases. ā€œAnd, secondly you want to give me the excuse that you left because she was like a mother to youā€¦she WAS my mother and your forgetting one small fact D, I was there. If you or anyone only knew what they did too me that night...ā€ She stopped breathing heavily, the memories creeping back on her. She hadnā€™t realized she had started crying and she wiped her tears with her sweater sleeve. Taking a slow drag from her cigarette.

ā€œYou just donā€™t get it do you. You have a family who loves you, my dad might as well be you biological father. He talks about you like youā€™re a saint.ā€ She said almost envious ā€œStop running, you have nothing to run from.ā€ She chocked back ears ā€œYour scars are internal, be thankful.ā€ She breathed. The music the only sound breaking the silence and that she was grateful for. She was right about the fact that she wasnā€™t a child, she may be only sixteen, but she was wiser than most her age.


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He barely showed any expression when she slapped him, his face burned and stung, but he smirked as if he had enjoyed the pain. "I've been waiting a long time to do that you know." her words only turned his smirk into a full smile. ā€œGlad I could help you fulfill your dreamsā€ he said leaning with his arm in the door way leaving the tattoo of her nickname completely visible on the side of his hand as if showing it of purposely wanting her to see it, but he had forgotten it was even there. "Life here is going to be Hell for you Jessie. You're not going to be able to just sit around and get high all the time. You'll have to actually work."

ā€œI canā€™t wait, as long as youā€™re there to keep me company hell sounds like a dream.ā€ He said kissing at her lazily. ā€œActually working, ha, doubt it. Dā€™s got my back. You seem to be the only one who doesnā€™t like me, well you and drama queen, but she doesnā€™t count.ā€ He teased. It was obvious the tone between them had lightened, at least for the moment. This was how they functioned, possibly the only way they knew how. His attrition was diverted when he heard someone coming up the stairs, his eyes falling behind a peppy blonde, who appeared behind Kit.

ā€œHiyaā€¦er sorry for interrupting.ā€ She quickly corrected herself. ā€œJamie told me to come upstairs and grab you two love birds, dinners ready.ā€ Olive smiled at the both of them. Jessie smirked glancing back down to Kittrina, then back to Olive ā€œHey cupcake, arenā€™t you a pretty thing.ā€ He said winking at the girl. She bit her lip giggling a bit. ā€œLove birds, ha, thatā€™s funny.ā€ He said as he closed the door behind him making his way passed Kittrina down the stairs. He stopped half way looking back up at Kit ā€œHey babe, you coming or what.ā€ His tone was taunting, before he made his way down the rest of the stairs and rounded into the kitchen.

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ā€œDonā€™t treat me like Iā€™m some little kid who doesn't understand love.ā€ She said, obviously irritated by what he'd said. ā€œFirstly, running off to Vegas to tie the knot after only a few months of knowing someone doesn't exactly spell out love.ā€ He winced a little on that one. He loved Jamie... Or at least he'd thought he had at the time. Lately, with all her baby talk, he just wasn't sure. It's like she'd changed after they'd married. ā€œAnd, secondly you want to give me the excuse that you left because she was like a mother to youā€¦she WAS my mother and your forgetting one small fact D, I was there. If you or anyone only knew what they did too me that night...ā€ He looked over at her, catching the tears on her cheeks, and was hit harshly by them more than her words. She was there that night, and they'd scared her internally, and externally, then he'd just left her. He should have stayed behind for her and her father.

ā€œYou just donā€™t get it do you. You have a family who loves you, my dad might as well be you biological father. He talks about you like youā€™re a saint.ā€ He caught a hint of envy in her voice. ā€œStop running, you have nothing to run from. Your scars are internal, be thankful.ā€

The music filled the silence for a moment, and he turned to face her, gently wiping the tears from her cheeks. "I know you're not a little kid Nikota, but from what I can tell, you haven't been in love yet. That kid Dustin doesn't count." He shook his head. "Maybe you're right, maybe I haven't been in love yet either. And I should have stayed for you guys. I've regretted leaving every day of my life." He sighed softly, knowing that his words wouldn't make up for what he'd done, but hoping maybe they would help. At least a little.

"And I respect your father more than anyone. I'd die for him. He changed my life Kota," he said, using his old nickname for her. "I'm not running from him, I'm..." He hesitated. What was it he was doing? "I'm trying to find out a way to pay him back. For everything he's done for me."

The sound of someone clearing their throat behind him, made Damien turn. Instantly, he took Niki's cigarette from her hand and threw his on the ground so it would look like he was the one smoking. Not her. It was Jamie.

"Diner's ready baby." She said with a smile, coming over and kissing him right on the lips. He felt a little bad, though he wasn't sure why. She was his wife right? He should be able to kiss her when he wanted and not feel guilty. Nevertheless, he did for some reason. "I knew you'd be out here." She said when she pulled away. "I'm so sorry for fighting earlier, but I have some big news, and I want to announce it to everyone at diner." She then looked at Nikota as though realizing she was there for the first time. "Come one honey, let's eat." She said turning away, tugging at Damien's hand, so he followed her into the house.

At the table were Mr. & Mrs. D'Angelo, Olive, Kitty coming down the stairs, and... Jessie? He couldn't keep the shocked expression from his face. Why was he back? Damien had never totally hated the kid. He'd actually kind of like him, he'd reminded him somewhat of himself when he was younger, but he hadn't like what he'd done to Kit. "Well that explains the yelling." He said as he sat in his seat next to his wife.




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ā€œI canā€™t wait, as long as youā€™re there to keep me company hell sounds like a dream.ā€ He said, shooting her a lazy kiss. She simply rolled her eyes. ā€œActually working, ha, doubt it. Dā€™s got my back. You seem to be the only one who doesn't like me, well you and drama queen, but she doesn't count.ā€

She actually smiled at that one. He'd never really liked Niki, and he was always making fun of her. When it got really bad, Kit would step up and shut him up, but him standing here making fun of his step-sister reminded her so much of how they used to be, she couldn't help but chuckle a little bit, ignoring that part of her that was irritated at his cockiness, and giving into the part that liked his sarcasm.

She looked him over for things that were different since she'd lest seen him, and that was when she saw it. The tattoo on his hand reading: Kitten. She let her eyes glaze past it as though she hadn't seen it, but she was startled. That wasn't there when they were dating, meaning he had to have gotten it after he left. She struggled between happiness and fear. What if he still had feelings for her?

ā€œHiyaā€¦er sorry for interrupting.ā€ A voice behind her made her cringe. She knew who it belonged to. Olive. The bimbo her mother had hired. ā€œJamie told me to come upstairs and grab you two love birds, dinners ready.ā€ Kitty turned and glared at Olive's all-too-kind smile. She hated the girl. Stupid people who couldn't think for themselves and were too dense to recognize sarcasm annoyed the living hell out of her.

ā€œHey cupcake, aren't you a pretty thing?ā€ Jessie said from behind her, making Kitty hate her all the more. ā€œLove birds, ha, thatā€™s funny.ā€ He closed the door and pushed past her, heading down the stairs after Olive before stopping to look at her again. ā€œHey babe, you coming or what?ā€

Her eyes flashed angrliy, and she was about to yell at him for calling her babe when he turned away and continued down the stairs so she just groaned and followed after him, taking a seat aggressively at the table, glaring at Jessie and Olive as Jamie passed out food and said that she and Damien had a big announcement to make once everyone started eating.

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She had nearly stopped breathing when heā€™d reached up and whipped her reaming tears. His touch was soft and genuine. She hated herself for having broken down in front of him, she had been doing so good. She watched as he took the cigarette from her, to hide the fact that she was smoking. She smiled a little at the gesture. She glanced to Jamie who wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him right in front of her. Jealousy, rose in her and she really wanted to punch Jamie in the face after she pulled away and called her honey, and just like that she was dragging Damien away. Leaving her there, she could see the rain had let up outside.

Kota huh, how sweet. she heard Macho Man tease
ā€œShut it Machoā€ she yelled. Making her way into the office flipping off the music before heading up to the house. Just in time to catch her sister coming down the stairs, she followed behind her sitting at her normal spot across from Damien, never in her life had she wanted to sit somewhere else so badly. Her father sat at the head of the table, Jamie passing out food, ruffling Nikiā€™s hair like she was a little kid as she walked by. It took everything in Nikota not to break her wrist, she shot Damien a look, rolling her eyes before glancing around the table. ā€œThis ought to be interesting.ā€ She whispered more to herself.

Once everyone was sat at the table Mr. Dā€™ Angelo, smiled as he started to speak. ā€œFriday is the 7th annual Summer partyā€ he began, his accent thick. ā€œI expect everyone to help in finishing the preparations.ā€ He shot a look to Jessie who simply rolled his eyes. The Annual summer party was something Nikotā€™s mother had started and her father had continued, it was to raise money for local charities and for the community to get together. There was always lots of dancing, alcohol, and drama.


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Jessie sat comfortably with his arm lazily rested on the back of Oliveā€™s chair. ā€œGreat, the annual hillbilly bash, was hopping Iā€™d miss it this year.ā€ He teased ā€œI guess it wonā€™t be too bad, lots of girls so I guess thatā€™s a plus.ā€ He said taking a drink of his coke. Not waiting for anyone else, digging into the food as if heā€™d hadnā€™t had a meal in years.

ā€œSo whatā€™s the big news, Jamie?ā€ he glanced over to the blonde, not really caring but not wanting there to be any kind of awkward pauses he was good for situations like that. ā€œYou and Foxy finally going to have a real wedding? Maybe moving out, please oh please donā€™t take Foxy away.ā€ He laughed at his own sarcasm. He acted as though heā€™d never left falling back into his normal routine, Jessie was that way, he always made it seem like the past was no big deal. ā€œWhatever it is just spit it out you been bragging about it for the past ten minutes.ā€ He said shoveling food into his mouth.
ā€œYes, please do share the news.ā€ Mr. Dā€™ Angelo cut in tired of hearing Jessieā€™s mouth full of food language.

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ā€œFriday is the 7th annual Summer partyā€ Her step-father said, and Kitty smiled. She loved parties. ā€œI expect everyone to help in finishing the preparations.ā€ She hadn't missed his pointed look at Jessie, and laughed lightly, giving him and "i told you so" look.

ā€œGreat, the annual hillbilly bash, was hopping Iā€™d miss it this year.ā€ He said teasingly. She looked at her step-father, windering how much of Jessie's shit he'd put up with before finally kicking him to the curb. ā€œI guess it wonā€™t be too bad, lots of girls so I guess thatā€™s a plus.ā€ That made Kitty's eyes shoot back to him, and narrow dangerously, watching the way he sat, with his arm drapped across the back of Olive's chair. She hated it, only she couldn't say anything to him, for fear of appearing jealous.

However, she could take it out on Olive, so she looked at the girl. "Don't worry Olive," she said in a falsly sweet tone. "We'll find a job so easy even you could do it." She smirked, and her mother shot her a dangerous look, but Kit didn't care. The look on Olive's face was worth it, so she went back to focusing on her diner again, until Jessie once again started his rambling.

ā€œSo whatā€™s the big news, Jamie? You and Foxy finally going to have a real wedding? Maybe moving out, please oh please donā€™t take Foxy away.ā€ She rolled her eyes, irritated by the way the others chuckled. Especially Olive. Irritated by the way everyone was just letting him fit right back into the picture. As if he hadn't hurt her. She was one more sarcastic comment from taking her diner out to her studio. Or the stables. ā€œWhatever it is just spit it out you been bragging about it for the past ten minutes.ā€

Again, everyone chuckled at Jessie, and that was it. Kitty nudged her step-sister next to her. "Let me know whatever it is Jamie says later." She said so only she could hear as she grabbed her plate and stood swiftly, leaving the room without a word.

Outside, she covered her plate from the rain and ran out to the stables where she sat pushed open the door to Velvet's stall and layed out a blanket before sitting on it and setting her plate down, staring at her food. What's up Kitty-Kat? Velvet asked and nudged her shoulder gently with his nose. She smiled softly at his kindness and scratched between his ears like he'd always liked. Jessie's back. And as much of an asshole as ever. She said back and leaned back against the stall, letting out a shuttering sigh.

They were creeping up on her again. Those stupid emotions she always tried to choke down everytime the topic turned to Jessie. Fear, longing, pain, abandonment, regret, and worst of all... Love. She still loved him, as much as she hated to admit it. Kitty closed her eyes and opened her mind to Velvet, allowing him to feel what was coursing through her. Oh crap. He said and she nodded.

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Damien smiled as Jamie settled into the seat next to him and he leaned over and kissed her cheek slightly. He caught Niki's look and shrugged back at her in a "what can ya do?" kind of way.

Mr. D'Angelo started talking about the party, and Jessie made a few jokes, making everyone laugh, and Kitty stood and stomped off. Besides Kit's exit, it felt like a real family diner, and it was nice.

He smiled and turned to Jamie, their fight earlier that morning forgotten as he squeezed her hand. "Yeah, what's this big news you have for us?" He asked, excited to know what she had to tell him.

"Remember our discussion this morning?" She said with a wide grin, and Damien's smile disappeared and his heart sunk. Argument was more like it. "Discussion" was not the right word to explain it, but he just shrugged it off. That meant this news was going to have something to do with children. Hopefully it was one of her friends having a child... Not her as he now feared.

He rubbed the back of his neck, suddenly nervous. "Uh, yeah, annnnnd...?" He asked, looking into her eyes, mentally willing her not to say what he guessed was coming next.

She grinned, a beaming, dazzling grin and looked around the table at everyone. "I'm pregnant!" She squealed, and Damien groaned, dropping his face into his hands briefly before grabbing her hand and yanking her from the table.

"Excuse us a moment." He said as he dragged her from the room.

Out in the hall, he threw his hands up. "What the fuck Jamie?!"

"What?" She pouted. "You're... Not excited?"

He rolled his eyes. "Was excited the tone you got from our argument this morning?!" He shouted and paced a small circle, his anger rising dangerously. "Anyway, that's not the point. I can't be angry at you for getting pregnant, nature does that. But I can be angry about the fact that you just dropped the bomb on me in front of everyone!" He shouted at her. "You should have told me first!" His anger had risen so high, he didn't even realize she was crying and he punched the wall next to her, making her dash back into the dinging room, leaving him alone and bitter in the hall.

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She had willed herself to stay as Kitty left the room, fighting everything in her to follow her sister out. She had all but lost interest in the topics, replaying the words sheā€™d said to Damien. She had drown out Jamieā€™s annoying excitement until she heard ā€Iā€™m Pregnantā€ her eyes widened and she looked straight at Damien who was already pulling Jamie with him out of the room. The group stayed quit as they heard Damienā€™s yells and Jamie coming back to the kitchen collecting her stuff, balling her eyes out.

ā€œOlive, go after Jamie.ā€ Mr. Dā€™ Angelo ordered ā€œNow.ā€ He raised his voice, something he didnā€™t do often. There wasnā€™t a lot that set Damien off, but when something did set him off it was like trying to tame a wild horse. Mr. Dā€™ Angelo stood up ā€œdinnerā€™s going to be cut short.ā€ He sighed making his way to where Damien was. Nikota stood up ā€œDad, I got it. Heā€™s going to be hell on wheels right now, no offense but I think that person he wants to face is you.ā€ She spoke truth, her father thought for a moment knowing that when he was pissed he could be quite violent, but nothing Nikota couldnā€™t handle, he nodded, he knew she was right and if anyone could calm him down it was oddly enough going to be Niki.

She rounded the corner, staring at him for a moment. She hadnā€™t seen him this angry in years, she blamed Jamie. Ever since theyā€™d been together heā€™d seem to loses his temper more often. ā€œDad huh, Congrats.ā€ She said sarcastically which probably wasnā€™t the best thing to start with. ā€œDad says I have to get you out of the house, before you do anymore damage, care to join me for a walk?ā€ it wasnā€™t exactly a question. She turned on her heel and made her way towards the nearest exit. When she got outside the rain had all but stopped, what was left of the late afternoon sun played hide and seek with the remaining clouds. She waited, almost as if she knew heā€™d follow.


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Jessie sighed at what had just happened he wasnā€™t exactly one to involve himself in others business, so he took Mr. Dā€™ Angeloā€™s ā€œDinnerā€™s going to be cut shortā€ as a warning and made his way out he debated on heading back up stairs and crashing for the rest of the evening, but he couldnā€™t help but wonder where Kit had gone off to, he wanted to see her, he wanted to be near her. He couldnā€™t think of a reasonable excuse to go find her, then of course there was all the drama that had just taken place. He shrugged it was good enough reason for him to hunt her down and break the happy or not so happy news to her.

He made his way on to the front porch, glancing around a bit pulling the pack of cigarettes from his back pocket and lighting one. Before crossing the lawn, then the drive way to the stables, he pulled the barn door open quietly sneaking in. The barn was exactly the same, in fact not much had changed since heā€™d been her last. He took a long drag off his cigarette. He smirked a bit ā€œSome mood music wouldnā€™t hurt.ā€ He said to himself, the office was left open and he smirked slipping in, flipping through the CD case that was left in there. Deciding on a purple, burned CD with nothing written on it, popping it in.

The song started to play over the speakers, he let out a slightly irritated groan. ā€œHow fitting. Thanks for rubbing it in.ā€ he said talking to himself. Shrugging he threw the CD case onto the desk, before exiting the office in search of Kittrina. ā€œHey Kitten, guess whoā€™s pregnant.ā€ He yelled throughout the barn, too lazy to search for her any longer. Leaning up against one of the empty stables.

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Music started playing in the stables, and Kitty sighed, listening to the words, and the beat. Music was always comforting to her. It spoke to her in a way people never could.

ā€œHey Kitten, guess whoā€™s pregnant.ā€ Jessie's voice made her roll her eyes and stand, brushing herself off. She gave Velvet a kiss on the nose. Good luck. He said to her, and she smiled, stepping out of his stall and closing the door behind her a little roughly.

Silently, she crossed her arms in front of her and leaned against the wall next to the stable. She watched him, not saying anything for a moment. "Well let's hope it's not Olive. I feel bad for her kid if it is." She scoffed and rolled her eyes, already figuring it was probably Jamie, seeing as Olive wasn't seeing anyone, though it's not like that really mattered. Olive would do anything that smiled at her or called her pretty.

She watched Jessie, wondering what exactly had landed him here. He'd told her what he'd been charged with, but she wanted to know the whole story. And most of all, she wanted to know what he was thinking. She wanted to know if he was just as hurt and confused to see her as she was or if all his bullshit was true, and he was really done with her.

She wanted to know why he'd left her. Secretly, she'd blamed herself. She'd tried to change him too much maybe. They were always arguing, and he was always high or drunk, or in the panties of some other girl. Maybe she'd just pushed him too hard. Asked too much of him.

She sighed and took out a cigarette, getting angry again. Why had no one even warned her he was coming? If someone had warned her, she'd have made sure to make plans with some friends or go to a party, or something. So she wasn't here where all these feelings could get her. "Why don't you just leave again?" She said cruely, and regretted it as soon as she had. It would just be easier, that's why she'd said it. Not because she'd really felt it. Hopefully he would pick up the half-hearted way she'd said it and it wouldn't hurt him too much. If it did hurt him. Maybe he didn't even care anymore, like he'd said in his room.




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Damien heard footsteps and whirled. It better not be Jamie, or he feared he may kill her. ā€œDad huh, Congrats.ā€ It was Nikota, and Damien rolled his eyes. He wasn't exactly in the mood for sarcastic bullshit.

"Not in the mood Kota." He snarled, ready to punch something.

ā€œDad says I have to get you out of the house, before you do anymore damage, care to join me for a walk?ā€ He could tell by the way she turned and walked off that she wasn't really asking. She was telling.

So he took a deep, calming breath and followed her out, walking slowly alongside her.

"Why wouldn't she tell me first?" He asked looking at her, shaking his head. He couldn't wrap his head around it. She was pregnant? He was going to be a father? He wasn't ready for that. No where near ready. He was just getting used to being married, let alone having a kid. He wasn't even sure he ever wanted kids.

He sighed and looked at Nikota, rubbing his hand over his eyes briefly. "Was I too hard on her?" He asked, figuring her brutally honest reply would do him some good. He needed to hear the truth, even though she'd probably just say no, seeing as she didn't really like Jamie anyway.

"I mean, she just dropped it on me. Right in front of everyone. Gave me no warning." He shook his head. Maybe he was being too hard on her. Judging by his reaction, she was probably afraid to tell him in private. Maybe she figured she was safer if she told him with people around, and that frightened Damien. She should feel safe around him. He was her husband. He was supposed to protect her, not frighten her.

"I feel like I've been making all the wrong moves since the day my mother died." He said shaking his head, exhausted. He wasn't sure why he was telling this to Niki. Afterall, they'd hardly spoken in the past year, but for some reason he felt like he needed to.

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She let him vent she knew it was what he needed. They walk along the pasture walking quite a ways from the house. "Was I too hard on her?" he asked but still she remained quiet, and just like sheā€™d assumed heā€™d continued. Then when he was finished, for once she thought about her words carefully. ā€œWhen I was a kid, I use to know this really great guy.ā€ She started ā€œHe wasnā€™t scared of anything and he told me onceā€¦that the worst mistake anyone can make is being afraid to make them.ā€ She gave him a genuine cheer up smile ā€œYou also told, Mistakes were proof that we were trying.ā€ She said as they continued their slow pace.

ā€œWere you too hard on her?ā€ she repeated his question ā€œYeah, but in all honesty she obviously doesnā€™t know you that well, or she would have known that you hate surprises.ā€ She nudged him playfully. ā€œand wasnā€™t it you who just told me love isnā€™t easy?ā€ she stopped no longer wanting to walk walking over to one of the big willow trees, she turned back to him using her head gesturing for him to follow.

She lend against the large trunk of the willow tree, now hidden by the curtain of long tangled branches. It was where her mother used to read to her, it was beautiful, behind the curtain of long vine like branches. ā€œMaybe, you and Jamie were doomed from the start. Kind of like Me and Dusty or Kitty and Jessie.ā€ She sighed as she watched him come through drapes of tree vines. ā€œDid you really mean it?ā€ she started, almost in a taunting tone of voice ā€œWhen you said you hadnā€™t been in love.ā€ She paused for a moment, night had already fallen faster than normal due to the weather. It was hard to see his expression in the darkness. ā€œYou donā€™t love her do you?ā€ she didnā€™t realize she had said the words aloud, she was thinking it, but she certainly didnā€™t meant to say it, but now that she had said it she was curious.


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ā€œYou see I would leave, butā€ he gestured down to his ankle ā€œKind of canā€™t the big manā€™s my warden.ā€ He teased. He watched her lift the cigarette to her lips and he honestly didnā€™t know who much more of this he could take, heā€™d give anything to have her again. ā€œYou know it wasnā€™t you.ā€ He spoke softer than his normal cocky tone of voice, something he only did when they were alone. ā€œIt was never you Kitty, you gotta know that. I owe you that much.ā€ As if he knew what she was thinking, it was his way of apologizing for leaving her. Although it was nowhere near close to an Iā€™m sorry, he hoped that, that would at least make him feel better about what he done to her if nothing else.

He moved closer, quietly. He knew her well enough to know she wanted to know everything. Every damn detail of how he had gotten himself in so much trouble. A smile crept on to his lips at the thought. He flicked his cigarette having finished it. He debating spilling everything that had happened over the past year to her, but that would probably only worry her to know that he was a target of a rival gang or that he had seen his younger brother for the first time in three years and he was sure his dad was going to come looking for him. Death was going to have a field day when everything caught up with him. Just as the smile appeared it was gone as the bad thoughts replaced the good ones.

ā€œDonā€™t worry Kittrina.ā€ Her full name tasted bad his mouth, he rarely used it ā€œIā€™ll be out of you perfect life as soon as this thing is taken off my ankle.ā€ He said not in a mean way, but almost as a promise, not to hurt her anymore then he already had. ā€œIā€™ll help you count down the daysā€ he teased.

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ā€œYou see I would leave, but, Kind of canā€™t the big manā€™s my warden.ā€ Kit rolled her eyes and took a drag from her cigarette, not looking at him. She didn't want his stupid jokes. Or maybe she did. She didn't know anymore. She'd thought she'd hated him. After he'd left she hadn't eaten for almost three weeks. Cried herself to sleep for two, until she was so dehydrated she literally had no tears left. She'd almost starved to death.

Then, on the fourth week, Niki had come and talked to her, and made her realize that it was all his fault. And she'd gotten pissed. She'd broken Niki's window, and Damien had to fix it. After that, she told herself she was done feeling. The only things she let herself feel was anger and hatred. She didn't want to feel anything else.

So she picked up smoking, drinking, drugs, parties, boys. Everything. The whole nine yards. Now he was back and she'd lost the one thing she'd been sure of. That she hated him. Sure, part of her still did, but there was a very small part of her that wanted to feel again. And that annoyed her and only made her more angry. It was an irritating cycle.

ā€œYou know it wasn't you.ā€ He said softly. His tone alone made her want to cry. It was rare that he was gentle and kind to her, and she didn't think she could handle that right now. So she kept her eyes on the floor, the ceiling, the horses. Anywhere but him, refusing to meet his eyes, and fidgeting. ā€œIt was never you Kitty, you gotta know that. I owe you that much.ā€

Of course. The whole: "it's not you, it's me" break up line. Only it was a little late for that. He'd missed his chance to break up with her nicely. His disappearance had shot that one right out of the water.

ā€œDonā€™t worry Kittrina.ā€ That made her look at him, and she'd been so lost in her thoughts, she hadn't realized he's moved closer. She shifted a little uncomfortably. Why had he used her full name? Why did that hurt? ā€œIā€™ll be out of your perfect life as soon as this thing is taken off my ankle.ā€ He said, as though making her a promise. ā€œIā€™ll help you count down the days.ā€

She rolled her eyes and shook her head again, bringing the cigarette to her lips and puffing a breath of smoke in his face with a smirk. "You don't get it do you?" She laughed harshly. "Nothing about my life is perfect." She shook her head, and her blue eyes locked on his. "How dare you assume it is." She glanced away, throwing her finished cigarette in the dirt. He was driving her crazy.




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ā€œWhen I was a kid, I use to know this really great guy.ā€ She started, and he listened. ā€œHe wasn't scared of anything and he told me onceā€¦that the worst mistake anyone can make is being afraid to make them.ā€ She gave him a smile that seemed to light up the crappy night. ā€œYou also told me, Mistakes were proof that we were trying.ā€

ā€œWere you too hard on her?ā€ He awaited her answer. ā€œYeah, but in all honesty she obviously doesn't know you that well, or she would have known that you hate surprises.ā€ He smiled, glad that she'd given him a real answer and not just bashed Jamie because she hated her. ā€œAnd wasn't it you who just told me love isn't easy?ā€ He laughed lightly at the way she tossed his own words back at him and followed her under the willow tree.

ā€œMaybe, you and Jamie were doomed from the start. Kind of like Me and Dusty or Kitty and Jessie.ā€ There was a pause as they both thought about that. ā€œDid you really mean it?ā€ She asked, and he glanced at her, wondering what she meant. ā€œWhen you said you hadnā€™t been in love?ā€ There was another moment of hesitation before she finally said it. ā€œYou donā€™t love her do you?ā€

Damien thought for a moment. He'd thought he'd loved her, and he certainly didn't hate her, or even dislike her, but... Maybe it wasn't love. And... If it was, wouldn't he just know? Maybe he'd made a huge mistake, agreeing to marry her. Maybe they both had. He rubbed the back of his neck with his hand and sucked in a breath of air.

"I'm not sure. I used to." He shook his head and walked a little closer to her. "Or at least I thought I did. Now I just don't think so." He looked at her, a small sad smile on his face. "But it doesn't matter now anyway." He said with a shrug. "I can't leave her now that she's pregnant. Her baby would grow up without a father, and I know how that feels. I couldn't do that." He shook his head and balled his fists.

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She watched him fight whether or not he was actually in love with this girl. She didnā€™t know what to say, there was only so much she could say. "I can't leave her now that she's pregnant. Her baby would grow up without a father, and I know how that feels. I couldn't do that." she could hear the pain in his voice and it killed her. She couldnā€™t say I know how you feel, because she didnā€™t. She didnā€™t know what it was like without a father, she had only recently lost her mother three years ago and she wasnā€™t sure she had completely come to terms with that.

He had stepped close enough know she could make out his features in the dim moonlight that peeked through the vines. She saw the veins in his arm tighten, as his fist balled up. She knew well enough his anger was coming back, but unlike everyone who had ever seen him when he was angry, she wasnā€™t scared of what heā€™d do to her, cause she wasnā€™t afraid to beat the shit out of him if he did do anything and maybe thatā€™s why he father let her go. She gently wrapped her fingers around his balled up fist stepping in front of him.

With her free hand she grabbed his face between her fingers, forcing him to look at her. ā€œDJ.ā€ she spoke in a stern voice ā€œAnger is not going to make the situation any better whatā€™s done is done, it canā€™t be fixed.ā€ Her voice was strained almost as if she could feel his anger, his pain. ā€œPunching things, yelling at peopleā€¦itā€™s stupid.ā€ she said staring straight into his eyes.


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"You don't get it do you?" She laughed harshly. "Nothing about my life is perfect." She shook her head, and her blue eyes locked on his. "How dare you assume it is." this pissed him off. He closed his eyes taking a breath but it. He threw his hands up as if giving up ā€œWhat the fuck do you want from me Kit.ā€ He yelled loud enough to startle some of the horses. He slicked his hair back, he could feel himself coming down from the high heā€™d been on. ā€œYou life isnā€™t perfect no oneā€™s is I get that. I didnā€™t mean for you to take offence, figures I says something meaningless and thatā€™s what setā€™s you off.ā€ he continued ā€œFuck, I canā€™t do anything right can Iā€ this was more him talking to himself.

He pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to restrain the oncoming head ach. ā€œI get it I royally fucked up when I left okayā€ his voice grew even louder, the fight from early collapsing on top this argument. ā€œThe world doesnā€™t revolve around this ranch. I didnā€™t leave because I thought Iā€™d be fun to break your heart Kat.ā€ He said matter of fact-ly closing the space between them. Any other girl would be scared of his unpredictable rage, but he knew Kittrina would stand her ground and he loved that about her. He knew then heā€™d said too much, he admitted to still having feelings for her, heā€™d cracked but only slightly.

ā€œI need a drinkā€ he breathed, looking her in the eyes before turning away before he could cause any damage to her of the surroundings. He walked back up the way heā€™d came, but he paused turning back to her, letting out a weak, strained laugh ā€œI have to live with the choices Iā€™ve made. Donā€™t think leaving you isnā€™t one I regret.ā€ There he had said it, he figured why not he had just about said everything else. ā€œHave a nice night Kitten.ā€ He said truing back, heading for the door once again.

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ā€œWhat the fuck do you want from me Kit?ā€ He yelled, startling Lion from his sleep, and a few other horses. Tell him to be quiet Kitty. Her pony Pepper moaned. Shhh. She shushed him. She was a little startled by his anger, but not afraid. She wanted to hear what he had to say.

ā€œYour life isnā€™t perfect no oneā€™s is I get that. I didnā€™t mean for you to take offense, figures I say something meaningless and thatā€™s what setā€™s you off.ā€ She listened to his rage, staying perfectly still. ā€œFuck, I canā€™t do anything right can I?ā€

ā€œI get it. I royally fucked up when I left okay?ā€ She smirked slightly, watching him. It was rare he spoke so openly, and she wasn't missing any bit of it. ā€œThe world doesnā€™t revolve around this ranch. I didnā€™t leave because I thought Iā€™d be fun to break your heart Kat.ā€ She bit her lip, longing to ask the question: then why did you do it? But she didn't want him to shut down again. He was admitting to her that he'd still had feelings for her when he left, and possibly still did now.

She held her breath when he closed the space between them, and sighed softly. He was standing so close she could feel his breath on her cheek, and she wanted to kiss him so bad it hurt. She stood, perfectly still. Waiting. Wondering if he'd do it. ā€œI need a drink." He breathed, and she bit her lip, knowing the moment had passed.

He turned and left her standing there in the dark, but he wasn't done just yet because he glanced back at her. ā€œI have to live with the choices Iā€™ve made. Donā€™t think leaving you isnā€™t one I regret. Have a nice night Kitten.ā€

Kitty stood there, watching him go. Watching his figure walk away from her. Her knees were weak, and she slid down the wall to sit on the ground, dropping her face in her hands. She moaned miserably, and let the tears come. She couldn't help it anymore. What was she supposed to do? Both of them wanted each other, and yet neither one of them could stand the other. It was like they were broken, and couldn't function like a normal couple.

She looked up again, tears rolling down her cheeks as he neared the door, and Olive opened it just before he did. Of course. Fucking Olive. She was probably throwing herself at him while she sat in a barn crying over him. Kitty rolled her eyes and wiped her cheeks. She was sick of crying. She wanted to do something. Something stupid and destructive.

She glanced towards her step-father's office, knowing he kept liquor in there. Maybe get roaring drunk? Who gave a fuck? Kit stood and walked into the office, grabbing the first bottle she saw, she popped the top and took a long swig, smiling as the warm liquid set fire to her insides. She'd drink until she passed out and they'd find her here in the morning. Hungover, but utterly unable to feel a thing. Kitty grinned and sat in her father's desk chair, kicking her feet up on his desk and taking another swig, letting her pain and emotions wash away with each drink.




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Damien looked up as she stepped in front of him and wrapped her small fingers around his fist. He looked at it for a moment in confusion. Why was her hand there? And why did it make his grip loosen and his heart beat?

She then grabbed his face with her other hand and turned it to look right at her. ā€œDJ.ā€ she spoke sternly, but gently. ā€œAnger is not going to make the situation any better whatā€™s done is done, it canā€™t be fixed.ā€ He breathed deeply, listening to her voice, feeling his anger seep slowly... slowly away with every word she spoke. ā€œPunching things, yelling at peopleā€¦itā€™s stupid.ā€ Finally, he was calm.

Damien smiled at her, standing there before him, utterly unafraid of his anger. Somehow she'd managed to calm him. Something Jamie, or anyone for that matter had never been able to do. He looked her in the eyes, and without realizing it, one arm slid around her waist, pulling her tightly to him.

He looked down at her, his heart pounding, knowing what he was doing was utterly stupid, but he had to do it. He lifted his other hand and slid it under her hair, to the back of her neck, pulling her face to his, he pressed his lips to hers, kissing her.

Her lips on his were soft and warm. It was unlike anything he'd felt before. And certainly nothing like Jamie's kisses. It was what a kiss should feel like. He smiled against her lips and pushed her gently backwards, against the willow, kissing her deeper, gripping her tighter.

And then he pulled away, looking down at her in shock. "I'm..." He muttered, unable to speak. "I'm sorry... I.."

He looked away as though ashamed, and took a few steps back from her. He shouldn't have done that. She was so young. Only 16! Her father would kill him if he knew, and Jamie... Oh God, why was he always such an idiot?!

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Kittrina drank. And drank. And drank. Until she could no longer feel. Until she was blissfully unaware of anything. Dull. Dumb. Numb. The music in her ears kept fading between blaringly clear, and nothing but soft, repeating thuds.

When she finished the first bottle, she threw it down, letting it smash. She grabbed a second, even though she'd told herself she would only drink one. When she'd finished that one, she grabbed a third and stood. She didn't want to just sit like she though she was going to. She wanted to do something. She grinned and stumbled out into the stables, taking a sloppy swig as she made her way to Velvet's stall.

Kitty! Get to bed now! He yelled at her, and it made her head hurt. Horribly. She gripped her head and moan. "Oh shut up." She slurred. "Just be a horse for a few moments." She stumbled forward and climbed up onto his back with effort.

Once on him, she grinned and took another swig. She had to get away. Had to get somewhere they couldn't find her. Somewhere she could sleep and wake up with no worries.

The beach. It was perfect.

She smiled and leaned forward, so far she was almost laying on Velvet's back. She gripped his mane tightly, almost cursing herself for drinking so much, for she'd need balance, but that was why she'd picked Velvet. His ride was the smoothest, and he was wild. He wouldn't refuse her like she knew Lion would. "Go!" She barked at him a little roughly, and took another drink as he bolted off through the night.

The beach. She directed him with her mind, using all her concentration to keep herself balanced, laughing wildly at the way the wind hit her face, and Velvet thundered along beneath her. The ultimate adrenaline rush.

She raised up and took another drink just as Velvet's hooves hit the sand, and the impact of the much softer sand threw her from his back violently. She threw the bottle in her fall, and hit her head on a rock, effectively knocking her out.

She always had the most vivid dreams when she was drunk. And they never made sense. They were just a wild flashing collage of frightening colors, pictures, and sounds that made her wake up screaming and crying.

Kitty jolted awake and instantly regretted it. Her head pounded, and she was wet for some reason. Slowly, trying not to make any sudden movements, she sat up. The air smelled like salt, and she discovered that the reason she was wet was because she was on the beach, and laying half in the water. It was a wonder she didn't drown in her sleep. With an agonizing moan, she lifted her fingers to her head. Something was crusty, and she pulled her fingers back to look at them. They were red. Blood.

Kitty moaned miserably and dragged herself from the water, but that was as far as she could go. She collapsed on the warm, soft sand, and closed her eyes, smiling when Velvet trotted over and lay next to her. She curled herself up against him and let herself sob into the sand. About what, she wasn't totally sure, but one thing was clear. It felt so fucking good to cry.




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Damien looked down at Nikota and instantly regretted his words. She was hurt. That wasn't what he'd intended. He was just... Shocked. And emotional. And tired. He wasn't apologizing because he regretted kissing her. He was apologizing because he wasn't sure she'd wanted it. ā€œDonā€™t worry Damien, I wonā€™t tell.ā€ He could tell from her voice that she was going to cry. He'd hurt her. And that hurt him. ā€œDustinā€™s a better kisser if that makes you feel any better,ā€ He shook his head, wanting to explain, but she went on. ā€œDonā€™t apologize, you know what? I should get to bed.ā€ She then turned away from him, and he wanted to reach for her. ā€œIā€™ll be the one to run this time.ā€ That made him stumble back, a little hurt, and he groaned when he realized he'd lost his opportunity to explain. She was gone.

He stood there for a moment after she'd gone, remembering her lips, and the way he'd felt when he'd kissed her, and trying to sort it all out. But he eventually just gave up and turned away. It was time he got to bed too. He was exhausted, and doing stupid shit because of it.

He turned, leaving the spot and heading back to the house. Once there, he walked around the front and hopped in his pickup truck, starting the engine and driving off, towards the house him and Jamie shared at the edge of the D'Angelo property.

Once there, he hopped down from the car and headed up the front steps. He didn't want to go inside. She would be there, waiting for him. Waiting to yell at him, and he'd have to apologize. He wanted to be with Niki, not Jamie.

But he had to be here. It was his job. As a husband. As a father.

He sighed deeply and went into the house, walking down the hall. The living room light was on, and she was there, just as he'd expected, sitting in an armchair waiting on him. Only she wasn't awake. She was sleeping, with a box of tissues and their wedding photo on the floor. Her eyes were red, and she had mascara streaks down her cheeks. He sighed, feeling horrible.

Gently, he lifted the sleeping Jamie in his arms. She moan and curled into him. "Baby?" She asked sleepily, and he nodded.

"Yeah, I'm here hun." He reassured her as he carried her down the hall to their room and layed her on the bed. "Just go to sleep. I'm sorry about earlier. I'm excited. I really am." He lied. She smiled at him sleepily and kissed him slightly before falling instantly back asleep. He stood there, looking at her for a moment before sliding into the bed beside her and falling asleep.

"Damien. Damien wake up." Jamie's voice drifted through his dreams, and he woke with a start. "Relax honey." She said with a chuckle. "The girls are missing. Mr. D'Angelo's here. Get dressed and come out for some coffee."


Damien nodded lazily and stood, throwing on a pair of jeans and grabbing a t-shirt. He finished yanking it down over him as he walked into the kitchen, finding Mr. D'Angelo sitting at the counter with Jamie, drinking a cup of coffee. "What's going on?" He asked, voice thick with sleep as he poured himself a mug and sat down.

"My daughters are missing." Mr D'Angelo said, striking sudden fear into his heart.

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Kitty cried and cried and cried. And when she finally stopped crying, it wasn't because she wanted to, but because she was dried up. There were no tears left, so she just heaved. Kitty.. Calm down. Velvet said gently. He was wild, and pretty dangerous, but when it came to Kitty, he was the most gentle creature on God's earth.

She moaned and sat up slowly, daggers stabbing her in the eyes, the temples, all the way down her back. Her head spun and she looked at her horse. Any idea how to get home maybe? She asked and he shook his head, standing to held her do the same.

I'm sorry Kitty. You made me run. I was confused. It was dark... I-

"Shut it." Kitty cut him off, though not trying to be rude, he was just making her head hurt. "It's okay," she mumbled, looking along the beach. On the sand was the bottle of vodka she'd dropped when Velvet had thrown her. It wasn't completely empty.

She smiled and used Velvet as support to stumble over and pick up the bottle before falling to her hands and knees again, puking violently. "Fuck." She hissed and sat back in the sand.

Kitty, please don't. Velvet begged and knocked the bottle from her hand, and she just rolled her eyes and picked it back up.

"Don't tell me what to do Velvet." She hissed. "There's no way home, and nothing to do, and I have a headache the size of Texas. I'll do what I want." To anyone else, she would look absolutely crazy, sitting on the beach with a bloody head, sandy, and wet clothes, and, above all... arguing with a horse.

Fine then I'll find my own way home. Velvet snapped back, obviously hurt by her cruelty.

Kitty didn't care. She didn't even turn around, simply listened to the sound of his retreating hooves as she knocked back more of the vodka, feeling the pressure on her head instantly lessen, she glared out at the waves. No one could find her here, and she didn't know how to get home. To most girls, that would be scary, but to Kitty, it was thrilling. She was all alone. No one expecting anything from her.

She stood and half-walked, half-stumbled to the water, wading in waist deep, allowing the waves to rock her back and forth, back and forth. Moving her body like the beat of a song, taking her where it wanted her to go, and she, too weak to refuse. She smiled slightly, taking another drink from the bottle and another step into the water, half hopping the waves would just whisk her away and she'd be free of this nonsense. Lost forever in the ocean.

Her thoughts were grave and dark, but Kitty didn't care. Instead of popping back one of her pills like she usually did, trying to numb them, she just let them wash over her. Like the waves of the ocean.




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Damien stood instantly. "They're missing?!" He yelled. "What the hell are we doing sitting around?!"

"Calm down honey. Finish your coffee, then we'll go get them. They were emotional last night, That's all. I'm sure they're fine." Jamie said, and that pissed him off.

He shook his head, biting back his anger, remembering what Kota had said. Now was not the time to punch something, or yell at Jamie. Now was the time to find those girls. "You don't understand." He said, shaking his head. She wouldn't, and that wasn't her fault. She hadn't been at the ranch long enough. "Both those girls are unstable. Emotional is not something to be taken lightly with them." He said, looking right at Mr. D'Angelo.

"We have to go now."

Without waiting for a response, Damien dashed from the house and hopped in his car. Mr. D'Agelo's car was there too, so him and Jamie would have a ride, but he wasn't waiting for them. He revved the engine and took off towards the main house.

He didn't get there though. He was stopped by the sight of Dustin and Jessie, so he stopped his truck and hopped down, making his way towards them. He shot an angry look at Dustin, wanting him out of there. Who even called him anyway?

He shook it off. That wasn't important now. Without saying anything, he pushed past them to where Niki's horse was, yanking wildly at his restraint.

As he approached him, Macho kicked, but Damien spoke shoothingly to him. He was a trainer. He'd worked with these horses every single day since he was fifteen, so finally the horse calmed enough to let him close. Damien inspected his fur and hooves and found multiple dirt clods, twigs, and leaves.

"She's in the forest somewhere." He said, as he approached the boys again, holding up a rather large twig with a leaf attached to it. He was about to hop in his car again when the sound of thundering hooves stopped him. He turned, seeing Kitty's horse bolting towards them through the field. It looked like Velvet.

He rolled his eyes. "Of. Fucking. Course." He hissed, shaking his head. Both girls had picked their craziest horses to runaway with. "Why couldn't they go for the mares?" He chuckled, as he trotted over to Velvet and struggled with him for a while before finally tying him up next to Macho.

"He's covered in sand!" He shouted to Dustin and Jessie. "The beach." He looked at Dustin. "You. With me in the truck. Jessie, he gestured to his ankle. Hopefully that thing will let you go a little ways. If you can, find Kitty. If not, send Mr. D'Angelo."

With that, he hopped in the truck and waited for Dustin before taking off towards the forest.

As he pulled up, he hopped out again, followed by Dustin, and headed into the thick trees, calling her name. Hopefully they'd find her before something serious happened.

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ā€œKitten!ā€ She heard his frantic yell, but chose to ignore it. She might as well have been alone. Drunk and delirious. Completely oblivious to the fact that she was wading into extremely dangerous water. Or maybe she wasn't oblivious? Maybe her mind was purposely leading her to danger. Who really cared?

Suddenly, there were hands on her waist, and she was pulled from her thoughts as she was whirled around to face Jessie. She tried to fight him, but it didn't work. She was too weak, so she just gave in as he carried her back to the beach and set her down, soaking wet and shaking from the cold.

He pulled her to him and kissed her head, whispering sweetly to her.

She moaned in his chest and dropped the bottle to the sand. He was wet too, so he wasn't much warmth, but she didn't care. It felt good to be held by him.

Then his words registered. If your deadā€¦I have nothing to live for...

Dead? She looked at the water, realizing it was high-tide. Noticing the way the waves slammed into the rocks violently, and winced. That could have been her. Thrown onto one of those rocks. Had she just tried to kill herself?

Again?

She started shaking again. Not from cold this time though, only Jessie wouldn't know that. He didn't know about her first suicide attempt. She'd made sure not to tell him, as she was afraid of what he'd think of her. How he'd judge her. "Don't let them put me in the hospital again..." She muttered, knowing it made no sense to him, but not caring. She remembered being in the hospital, forced to talk about her problems and swallow pill after pill. It was awful. "I'm not crazy."

Kitty pulled him tighter and looked down at the sand. At their feet, then she remembered something. "Shit!" She yelled, pushing him away from her. "Jessie! Your ankle thing! You'll go to jail you crazy bastard!" She shook her head and picked up her bottle again, taking a drink. "If I'm what you live for, why did you leave, you liar?" She asked, suddenly irritated again. She was irritated that he'd found her. That he'd ricked jail to find her. And now she wanted answers. She was sick of him keeping her on edge all the time, though she was sure that, once he got her back and she was sober again, the cycle would repeat itself.

It was never-ending, their cycle of love and hate.




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They drove in silence. For the most part. Until Dustin decided to open his mouth. ā€œWhat the hell did you do to her? Jessie told me, she came in last night in tears after having left with you.ā€ Dustin asked accusingly, and Damien gripped the steering wheel dangerously tight. He deserved it, he had been the one to make Niki cry, but coming from Dustin, he didn't feel shamed, he just felt pissed. ā€œDonā€™t act like you know her D.ā€ Damien stopped the car suddenly and turned towards Dustin.

"If you know what's good for you, you'll shut up now." He barked at the boy. "And you sure as Hell won't call me D again. You're not my 'homie' okay. You're a child. I was there before you ever were, so I'll act like I know her all I fucking want." He raised his hand, cutting Dustin off. "And don't even bring up the fact that I left. It was one year out of how many? Now. If you cared about her so much, your number one priority would be finding her. Not accusing or threatening me." He barked, starting the car again and taking off.

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After wandering around the forest for a while, Dustin found her and called out to him. Damien was irritated. Irritated that Dustin was the one who found her, and now Dustin was the one carrying her back to the car. He shook it off though. Kota looked sick, and all that mattered was getting her help.

He drove towards the house much too fast, and, when they arrived, Damien hopped down from the truck, went around the side, and took Niki from Dustin, carrying her quickly into the house.

He set her gently on the couch and hovered over her. Jamie, Olive, Mr. D'Angelo, and Mrs. D'Angelo were all in the kitchen, and her parents rushed in at the sight of him carrying her.

"Is she alright?" Mrs. D'Angelo asked, clearly concerned.

Damien looked her over. She smelled like liqour, and he pulled her empty pill bottle from his pocket and tossed it to Mr. D'Angelo. "Those dangerous?" He asked, watching the man. "Looked like she took a whole bottle. She puked most of it up, judging by where we found her, but if they're really dangerous, she needs medical attention now. If not, we can fix up her leg and she can stay here."

"They're dangerous." Mr. D'Angelo confirmed his fear.

"Fuck!" Damien cursed, throwing his hands in the air and looking down at Kota, lifting her gently again. "I'm so sorry." He whispered to her, so that no one else could hear. "This is all my fault."

He carried her back out to his truck and yanked Dustin out before setting her inside and walking around to the other side, hopping in, taking off at top speed towards the hospital.

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The ride to the hospital was less then miserable, she wasnā€™t even sure if it was real. Then her eyes fluttered shut the darkness overtook her, she fell into a deep sleep, much like the one she had before. Then once asleep she began to panic, of course no one could her hear from inside her own mind. All she knew is that the nightmares where coming, violent, vivid nightmares.

After a good hour or so of nothing from the doctors, despite both Dustin and Damienā€™s threats, a women emerged from Nikotaā€™s room. ā€œMr. Dā€™ Angelo.ā€ She spoke calmly ā€œMay I have a word with you?ā€ he nodded bracing himself for the worst. He heard the two boys trailing behind him. ā€œMr. Paul, Mr. Foxā€ she known the Dā€™ Angelo family for years, she was their personal doctor and happened to be a close friend with Dustinā€™s mother. She glanced up to the two boys ā€œSeeing as this is a personal matter.ā€ She began ā€œUnless Mr. Dā€™ Angelo gives me the okay, you boys Iā€™m afraid I cannot share this information with.ā€ She glanced to Mr. Dā€™ Angelo ā€œItā€™s alright, there just as worried.ā€ He said nodding gently. ā€œThere is good news and bad news which do you want first?ā€ she said staring at Mr. Dā€™ Angelo there was a unanimous vote for good.

ā€œThe good news is that sheā€™s stableā€¦for the moment. Sheā€™s awake, the wound on her leg was pretty deep but nothing to worry about, it Nothing a few stitches couldnā€™t fix.ā€ She said calmly though her face turning into more of a frown at this point ā€œThe bad news is whatever triggered all this, cause her to back pedal. Sheā€™s more than likely going to have to go back to her therapy sessions and whether she likes it or not, sheā€™s going to have to start her medication again.ā€ She informed them. ā€œShe wonā€™t take the medication, sheā€™d stubborn like her mother.ā€ Mr. Dā€™ Angelo frowned gently ā€œLet me put it to you this way, she glanced between all three of the men who stood in front of her, her tone lowering becoming even more serious ā€œShe either takes that medication or sheā€™s going to end up killing herself.ā€

ā€œDamn it.ā€ Dustin breathed, shooting Damien a dirty look. ā€œWhen can we see her?ā€ Dustin said running a hand threw his hair.
The doctor smiled ā€œWhenever youā€™re ready, but know that she is weak and Iā€™m not sure how much sheā€™ll want to talk. So were only allowing once visitor at a time.ā€ She and with that the doctor turned making her way back down the hall.



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"Don't let them put me in the hospital again..." he heard her say, he was a little confused by this but he ignored it "I'm not crazy." she continued. ā€œI know.ā€ He said simply as if he knew what she was talking about, but he was a little more than confused. He felt her push away from him followed by her yelling about his ankle bracelet "If I'm what you live for, why did you leave, you liar?" that hurt, he knew she wasnā€™t in the right mind, but still the words hurt. He clinched his fists, trying his best to control his anger, there was no use in fighting with her, he needed to get her home, possibly to the hospital, judging by the blood he spotted on the back of her head. So sitting here and arguing wasnā€™t what he had in mind. Her question had confirmed the fact that she was still bothered by the fact heā€™d left as much as she tried to mask it, she couldnā€™t forget about it. He rubbed the back of his neck, trying to come up with something to say that wouldnā€™t completely piss her off.

She was going to be the death of him, he sighed, he was going to have to break this time, for the first time. Heā€™d have to be the mature one and actually open up. He feared if he didnā€™t sheā€™d do something drastic and if something happened to her right in front of him he wouldnā€™t be able to live with himself. He knew she was unstable, they both were and he blamed that for the reason they couldnā€™t have a healthy relationship. Without realizing it heā€™d started to trace the tattoo of her name with his fingers. He wasnā€™t sure what to do, he couldnā€™t exactly run this time and more than anything he hated not having an exit.

ā€œIā€™m sorryā€¦ā€ his whisper was lost in the loud clash of the waves crashing into the rocks and he knew she hadnā€™t heard, heā€™d barely head it. ā€œIā€™m sorry Kittrina.ā€ He said louder and he meant it. He wasnā€™t sure if heā€™d actually ever apologized to anyone. He grabbed her arm pulling her back to him, wrapping an arm around her waist, tightly as if she was going to disappear into thin air. He gently moved a few strands of her hair from her face. Gently placing his lips to her forehead, then unwrapping his arm from her waist placing his hands on either side of her face, locking his deep blue eyes with her. In one swift movement he brought their lips together, his heartbeat fastened and he kissed her hard, but somehow it was still tender. He felt the heat in his body rise, when he kissed her it was like everything around him ceased to exist, like they were the only two people in the whole word. No other girl could make him feel the way he did when he was kissing her. He pulled his lips away, pulling her into a comforting embrace.

ā€œIā€™ll fix us.ā€ He said promising ā€œIf itā€™s the last thing I do.ā€ He almost regretted the promise as soon as heā€™d made if cause he wasnā€™t exactly sure he could them, he couldnā€™t fix himself for god sake. He knew even then as he held her, he was going to break her heart, but for now he meant it, he was going to try. "Now for the love of god would you please let me take you to the hospital or back home at least." he said of course lighting the mood like he always did.