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Just a Part of Growin' Up

Just a Part of Growin' Up

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Different people, different backgrounds, three buildings, five apartments, and one coffee shop to keep them all sane. This is their story and journey

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Introduction




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Wings: Little Mix | Counting Stars: OneRepublic | Feel Again: OneRepublic | Youth: Foxes {Main Theme Song}
Wake Me Up: Avicii | Don't You Worry Child: Swedish House Mafia | Stay The Night: Zedd ft. Hayley Williams | Pompeii: Bastille |




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Somewhere in San Francisco is a small, seemingly insignificant apartment building the color of daffodils. It's quite lovely, really, but it wouldn't be so unnoticeable if it weren't for the much taller, obnoxiously bright red one right next to it. But the apartments themselves is not what this is about - no - it's the people living in them. Eleven, to be precise, and between them are five apartments, one neurotic landlord, and a coffee shop with crap coffee, dry muffins and great ambiance.

The yellow building is called the Daffodil Building, and in it are apartments 1A and 1B. Each apartment has two bedrooms, and one of everything else (Kitchen, bathroom, etc.). 1A is on the second floor, 1B on the third, and the first floor is entirely occupied by The Mighty Bean Cafe. It's where most of the tenants spend their mornings and it claims to be a million times better than Starbucks despite the fact that their coffee tastes slightly less worse, but bad all the same. Some of the tenants from the other building work there part-time, which brings us to...

The Red Building, and yes, that's what it's called. It used to have an antique shop on the bottom floor, but then the owner moved to Nebraska so they converted it into some sort of communal living room instead. There are a three apartments in the Red Building; 2A, 2B, and 2C. 2C's only slightly smaller than the other two, but it also has two bedrooms, and one of everything else, much like the apartments in the Daffodil Building.

Then there's the building across the street. Considerably newer than the other two, and slightly pricier, but an apartment all the same. Like the Daffodil building, a shop occupies the bottom floor - a boutique called Strut - but it also shares the space with everyone's favorite bar: HUB (Has the greatest margaritas in the planet, and one of the bartenders' a friend). Nobody ever goes to the apartments upstairs, but you can always find at least one of them in the bar on Saturdays (and, occasionally, Fridays).

Between the three are thirteen people. They been more or less living together for at least a year and a half now (A bit less for some), so they're all pretty close - except maybe for that guy on 2B, but we'll get to that later. Even though they've got bricks, concrete, and a road separating them, it's relatively uncommon to see people going from one building to another, and some have even woken up to find guys from the other building passed out on their couch.

These are people with different backgrounds, different quirks, and likes, and ideas, and with personalities so different, it's a wonder just how they make it work. But they do, and it's anything but simple.




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The Daffodil Building

Apartment 1A, home to the most sufficiently stocked refrigerator and the two best cooks on the entire block...and their close friend [Face Claim: Skylar Astin], who moved in only about a year ago after going to college with [Face Claim: Alexa Chung]. Usually the go-to place when someone's feeling down because it's warm, there's real food, and the couch is always open to anyone. Also known as the friendliest apartment in both buildings.

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Veronica Bond | YouTube personality and concert promoter/planner for the Los Angeles and San Francisco area. Finds herself trying to break into Hollywood. Ex-fiance of [Face Claim: James Franco] | FC: Alexa Chung | Taken by BleedingLover

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Ben Page | The only boy in the Daffodil Building, meaning that he always is on his toes about all these girls. Works a singing and piano teacher. | Face Claim: Skylar Astin | Taken by Tusho Ka |

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Maddisyn Lane | Works part-time at The Mighty Bean and a local body art parlor. Recently graduated from college, she's simply living for the now. | FC: Deborah Ann Woll | Taken by MerpyTheScareCrow |







Apartment 1B, is not as welcoming, unlike the apartment downstairs, and so are its occupants. While there is a age jump between all of the women, they are very close to one another. They're fierce, and make quite a formidable pair, so arguments against these two are pretty much hopeless. The apartment's strictly "No Men Allowed", although the girls do turn up at the guys' apartments quite often.

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Apartment 1B | Self-proclaimed feminist. Works as an assistant for Magazine Editor in Chief. (Which she hates) | FC: Allison Scagliotti | Taken by Princess Silkiesoft |

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Apartment 1B | A famous actress trying to get into a role that takes place in San Francisco area and wanted the 'real experience' | Face Claim: Lindsay Pearce | Open |

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Apartment 1B |Trust fund baby. Currently in college majoring in _____ | FC: Jessica Sula | Open |

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Koriko Hatsamura | Former Child Star trying to rebuild her acting career. Part-time Model | FC: Kiko Mizuhara | Taken by Maerorem-Caligo |






The Red Building

Apartment 2A, is everybody's apartment. Everyone's likely to end up there at some point when the coffee shop's closed and it's where almost everything significant happens. No one really knows how this came to be, but it probably has something to do with the fact that they've got the comfiest couches anywhere, a gargantuan flat screen TV perfect for movie nights, and a fridge that's always stocked with booze.

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Thomas Clemens | Very wealthy, though nobody actually knows why, and what exactly he does for a living. | FC: Sean O'Pry | Taken by almostinsane |

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Elliot Robson |The newest addition to the group, moving in within the last year. Born to a rather rich family but still works as choreographer and owns his own up and coming dance studio. | FC: Harry Shum Jr. | Taken by Dumisa |




Apartment 2B, hasn't been quite the same since [Ksenia Solo]'s younger brother appeared on their doorstep two months ago when he was supposed to be in college far far away in England. No one knows why he's there, and most generally think he's weird. And maybe kinda creepy. But [Ksenia Solo] adores him, and he gets along surprisingly well with [Ksenia], who everyone's secretly afraid of and their rather famous roommate, [Tom Daley].

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Hayley Snow | Mildly terrifying. The only female in the Red Building. In college majoring in Creative Writing. | FC: Ksenia Solo | Taken by GrimBones66 |

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Apartment 2B | Not the brightest crayon in the box but, quite the flirt. Currently a competitive swimmer and works also as a male model. | FC: Tom Daley | Open |

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Apartment 2B | [Ksenia Solo]'s younger brother. Quite...eccentric, to say the least. Works in a music store not far from the buildings and also has a YouTube channel | FC: Troye Sivan | Taken by Gentlemiss |





Apartment 2C, also known as the cleanest apartment of them all, only because something as small as forgetting to use a coaster is enough to drive [Dylan O'Brien] insane. 2C's just slightly smaller than apartment 2A and 2B, but it's enough to fit about five other people inside so it's usually where people "escape" to when things get too crazy at 2A.

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Apartment 2C | Aspiring Writer. Works part-time at the Mighty Bean. Has a bit of OCD. | FC: Dylan O'Brien | Taken by Gentlemiss |

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Apartment 2C | Owner of HUB. Ex-fiance of [Alexa Chung FC]. | FC: James Franco | Pending |



The Apartment Across The Street

Apartment 4C, home to the 'love-birds'. they were best friends in high school but only started dating their senior year and are now engaged to one another. But, just next to the lovebirds are also what some call the gruesome twosome, and also known as the Apartments-That-No-One-Visits. Ever. Even though they live far, far away across the street, they are pretty close to the tenants in the Red and Daffodil building, and always join them for obligatory morning coffee at the Mighty Bean.

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Apartment 4C| Photojournalist on a five-month long break from work. Sometimes bartends at HUB. | FC: Jon Kortajarena | Open |

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Winter Waite | Assistant for famous movie producer and indie film director | FC: Imogen Poots | Taken by Possibility |




Apartment 4D, , The apartments that everyone is so tempted to visit, but often too scared. In the apartments are the Dreadful Duo, twins *Emilie* and *Chase*. The apartment is a shrine to all things lustful, or at least that's what's people are told from the first day they move into one of the three buildings- Its often said that its impossible to enter and leave without having been lured into one of their beds. Whether that's the truth or not, no one really knows.

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Apartment 4D | Dancer at HUB, rumored to be a stripper. Sister of [Chase Crawford] FC | FC: Emilie Nereng | Reserved |

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Tarren Jacob Levitt | DJ's at HUB and brother of [Jessica Lowndes] FC | FC: Chase Crawford | Taken by SecretlyRiverSong |


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Gordon Black | 39 | Owner of The Mighty Bean | Mild-mannered husband of four, but will not hesitate to hit anyone over the head with a serving tray when annoyed. | FC: Benedict Cumberbatch | NPC

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Bernard Gilligan || 44 | Landlord of both buildings | Neurotic. Comes by every few weeks or so to bully the tenants into paying the rent. | FC: Dylan Moran | NPC |





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1. I really dislike changing FCs but, if you have a valid request other than the usual. Then there is a good chance that they will be changed. [But, listen to this please. {NO Victoria Secret models of any kind, no main characters from Pretty Little Liars, and absolutely no Ariana Grande. I see them all as over used.}

2. Post on the OOC to reserve AND have the password. Do NOT private message, please. After you're reservation is made, you have two days to finish the character sheet or at least send a WIP my way. But, you must have something submitted to me within two days. If you're too busy to make a CS, then you're too busy to post; that's the rule I always abide by. And, you ARE allowed to compete for roles.

3. If you can't post for a while, please let me know! It'd be greatly appreciated. Activity is needed to keep any RP alive. Please don't let this die.

4. Yes, I have face claims, I noticed. Some people really despise them and I get that. I do but do not flood the OOC saying how much you dislike them. It's immature and rather uncalled for.

5. As for post length, no one liners. You must post at least 400-600 words MINIMUM. Sorry, if that seems a lot but, then maybe you shouldn't join.

6. This roleplay is for mature people only. If you can't accept violence, swearing, drinking, sexual content, and such, then don't join.

7. I want to see interaction with EVERYONE. Just because your character doesn't get along doesn't mean you have an excuse to not talk to someone. Make drama!

8. With number 7 said, make drama IN character not OUT OF character. If you have a problem let me know.

8.5. The first part of the password is your favorite movie of 2014 so far, or a movie made in a previous year that you just so happened to see in 2014. {Fun fact: Mine is The Lego Movie and Divergent}

9. I know a couple, if not a few people who join and then disappear. I've been easy going about it before but, not anymore. If you do not think//intend to not finish or start your character do not reserve the role. And if I feel like I need to, I do have the right to decline a reservation. {It will be done in PM}

10. You MUST read these rules! The second part of the reservation is: What movie are you most excited to see in 2014? {Again, here's my pointless opinion but, Fault in Our Stars or Divergent for me}

11. If you do not have the passwords, I will ignore your reservation and not reply to it.

12. I am the GM of this RP meaning that I make the rules. I'm not saying I'm God or anything but, if you have anything you need to talk to about {Concerns, suggestions, even complaints, etc.}, just let me know. I swear I'm not as strict as I sound, I swear I don't bite. ^_^

13. Have fun. This is all in good fun!

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8 Characters Present

Character Portrait: Allie Maramack Character Portrait: Veronica Bond Character Portrait: Rosalina Theresa Levitt Character Portrait: Thomas Clemens Character Portrait: Ben Page Character Portrait: Maddisyn Lane Character Portrait: Winter Waite Character Portrait: Koriko Hatsamura
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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 7:30 A.M.
Location - The Mighty Bean




The crowd of friends began to disperse, Winter got a call and left with barely a word, Ben had to run off probably to teach some kid how to play Chop Sticks, and Kori well she seemed uneasy still and stood to head out as well.

"Hey Kori, let me know when you're ready to go tonight that way you can drive. I'm gonna try not to drink myself under the table this time, but it's still better if you drive." Allie called out before she was out the door of the Mighty Bean.

She looked around at the others that had not left yet, "Well I guess you all are dismissed until tonight, and remember I want those essays on my desk by Monday." she rolled her eyes at her own stupid joke. "I swear sometimes I just need to smack myself over the head I'm so annoying, honestly how do you guys put up with me?" she laughed a little.

With that she let out a cleansing breath and then turned her attention back to Thomas. "So, what do you need me to do, before tonight? Do I need to pick up something, any specific decorations, balloons, a creepy ass clown?" she gave him a smile while leaning her chin on her hand.

She began to think of Ronnie, surprised that she hadn't seen her at the Mighty Bean this morning. She must have headed out before us all this morning. Allie thought to herself as she waited for further instructions from Tom, "I should probably text her to let her know to take time out of her busy schedule for the party. She felt like she had zoned out for a minute, shook her head and blinked, trying to center herself and bring her attention back to Tom again.

"I swear I'm paying attention Thomas, I just had a thought about Ronnie is all", she put her attention back on him again.

She felt like she was almost staring at him, not that he was hard to look at. It was the complete opposite of that, he was very nice to look at. But she didn't want to make things weird by staring at him either, it was one of those situations where you're uneasy about maybe taking a friendship to the next level, risking messing everything up by turning a friendship into a romantic relationship. Then again, Allie had learned through her experience with Gavin that rushing into something wasn't such a good idea either. Not that her relationship with Gavin had been bad, hell if the circumstances had been different she would have been married to him. Still there was something about Thomas, that just seemed to draw her in, and she felt like maybe they could be something more.

She had known Tom as long as she had lived in the Daffodil and knew that he was a good guy, one of those rare ones that Allie felt like she could trust. Still everything depended on how he felt about it, did he feel anything for her, yeah he made comments, like the mentioning of her looking nice in a dress and there was occasional flirting on his part. In-particular with Allie, and she respected that about him he wasn't the type to flirt with one girl, then turn around and flirt with the next one to pass by. Still it was something she wanted to tread lightly with, they had a decent friendship that she didn't want to mess up, but she didn't want to miss out on maybe having that special person because she was scared. It was all very confusing and she hated feeling that way, so for now she would concentrate on the party they were working on together.

7 Characters Present

Character Portrait: Allie Maramack Character Portrait: Rosalina Theresa Levitt Character Portrait: Thomas Clemens Character Portrait: Ben Page Character Portrait: Maddisyn Lane Character Portrait: Winter Waite Character Portrait: Koriko Hatsamura
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Date and Time: April 23, 2014, 7:30
Location: The Mighty Bean


Maddie tried to hide her embarrassment. She not only had no idea who Kori was, or that she was an actor, or that she was famous, but Maddie had no idea how to respond to such a statement. Luckily, moments later the girl got up and left. Maddie breathed a sigh of relief, mumbling to herself, "I hate being put in situations like that." She laughed it off awkwardly, and pulled her legs into her seat, sitting criss-cross applesauce. She watched Ben go, followed by a girl named Winter, leaving her with a girl name Rosalina, Allie, and a guy who she thought was named Tom. Now she looked at Allie, "Is she always like that?" Speaking about Kori, Maddie turned back to look at the door. She had never really met anyone outside of her roommates since she moved to San Francisco, out of preference for a quiet life. She wasn't sure if that's how normal people behaved, or if the girl was trying to show that she was better than some cafe worker, not that Maddie really cared or had anything to prove. But if this was how Kori was going to behave, was it worth going to a party and risking such awkward social situations? Maddie shook off the thought, deciding that if Ben thought she should go, she would.

"Should I bring anything to the party? I mean, it's really no big deal, since I can't really get a gift for someone I don't know…" Her voice trailed off as she glanced towards the counter, seeing Kori's cup still sitting there. She hated when customers did that, but at the same time, at least now she didn't have to take it with her from the table. She let her feet fall to the floor and leaned against the table, holding her head up with the palm of her left hand. She was excited, but also scared, for the party. She'd get to meet new people, and pretend to know anything about dancing, and she could enjoy herself for once in a blue moon. There weren't many opportunities for her to really let loose, aside from singing into her brush handle to the radio in her room, or dancing with her coworkers at Eddi's when they had the free time to mess around.

Really, Maddie should have gotten back to work. She was thankful that Gordon was pretty lenient about this sort of thing and that business was starting to slow, but still, it was her shift and she should be covering it. Still in conversation, however, Maddie pushed this realization to the back of her head. She could work herself into the ground, but that wouldn't give her any friends. She had to step up and do that herself, and the only way to do so would be by being friendly. So she smiled, and listened, and tried to hold interest in the conversation, while mentally preparing an outfit for tonight.

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Character Portrait: Allie Maramack Character Portrait: Rosalina Theresa Levitt Character Portrait: Ben Page Character Portrait: Maddisyn Lane Character Portrait: Winter Waite Character Portrait: Koriko Hatsamura
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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 7:30 A.M.
Location - His Apartment Building, 2A.



Time passed and the group of friends began to disperse until the evening. Thomas listened to Allie's joke with a slight smirk on her face. At times, it did seem like either he or her would take the role of a parent. It was kind of strange. He could only hope Elliot didn't pick up on it and bother him about it. He could be annoying. Justl like a younger brother.

"So, what do you need me to do, before tonight? Do I need to pick up something, any specific decorations, balloons, a creepy ass clown?" Allie asked with a smile, placing her chin in her hand. He grinned slightly. She looked cute that way. He paused in thought. Really, there wasn't much to do. Everything had been arranged and the nightclub was doing all the menial work. Yet, he was reluctant to stop working with Allie so soon.

"We could go on a hilarious road trip to get our hands on a plot MacGuffin for Elliot's party in a race against the clock to bring ito the party on time, all the while meeting exciting new people and getting into comedic misshaps culminating in a life-changing realization and declaration of love. It will be rated R and you will be played by Koriko and I will be played by some Will Smith."

He waited for her reaction, but she seemed distracted. He waved his hand in front of her face.

"I swear I'm paying attention Thomas, I just had a thought about Ronnie is all", she put her attention back on him again. He could not help but stare back. She was certainly beautiful, he knew, and pleasant to be around. Truthfully, he thought he felt... something. He didn't know. He never had the time to date anyone before. The drama back in high school always seemed silly to him. But, now, he was older, and Allie was far from silly.

"Should I bring anything to the party? I mean, it's really no big deal, since I can't really get a gift for someone I don't know…"


Tom blinked. He had been so focused on Allie that he forgot Maddie was there. He inwardly slapped himself. He turned to smile at her.

"Just bring yourself and dance with the birthday boy. Trust me. Elliot won't mind."

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Date and Time: April 23rd, 2014
Location: Vinyl Records and Thomas' and Elliot's Apartment|2B


"Oh, how about this album. It sends off this whole sexual, love makin' vibe, you know? Somethin' you need in your life." Willow said as she showed her close friend the Sigur Ros album titled Takk Veronica just rolled her eyes as she grabbed the vinyl record and set it back down. "Shut up. And beside, I already have this album. That was the vinyl I gave to Elliot, remember? It was about a month ago...ring any bells?" Ronnie asked as she continued walking through the lanes of indie bands. Willow just shook her head before looking up, trying to remember. "Oh, right! And the only reason you got it back is because you saw it the morning after you guys..--"

"Willow! Blood hell, can you please shut up. God, I knew I shouldn't have told you." The Brit said as she looked towards the records. "Ronnie, c'mon. I'm just teasing you, you know that. I'm just happy that you're actually moving on from Ashley and to someone better." Willow said as she stepped in front of the older woman with a soft smile on her face. Ronnie just sighed before pushing her aside as she began grabbing some albums that caught her eye from just the names of the bands and even how simple or perfect covers looked to her. "I'm not 'moving on' to someone better, it was a one time thing and mistake, he knows that." The girl shrugged as she and her friend walked to the counter to pay. Willow scoffed in annoyance at her best friend's reluctant just to admit that she actually felt something Elliot. "Hey babe. Hey Ronnie, what's up?" Willow's wife, Hunter said as she began ringing up all of the two girls' vinyl records. "Hey, Hunt nothing much. Your wife's just harassing me about my love live." Hunter just chuckled as she shook her head. "You mean, your none existent love life." Willow chuckled a bit before covering her mouth with her hand as she tried to stop the laughing. Oh, how the two lovebirds loved messing with their best friend.

Ronnie just rolled her eyes before flipping off Hunter. Hunter just blew the Brit a kiss as she handed the girl her two red bags of records. "See you next week, love." Hunt said with a smirk on her face before jumping over the counter to wrap her arms around her wife and lean up to give her a small kiss on the lips. And when it started to last longer than a couple of seconds, Ronnie rolled her eyes before clearing throat. "Excuse me, lovebirds. Willow, you're still on the clock, meaning kiss on your own time." She said as she crossed her arms in front of her chest with a smirk as she spoke to them with obvious sarcasm in her voice. Willow pulled away as she rolled her eyes and let go of her wife.

"Fine, I'll see you at home, babe." The Jamaican said as she started pulling away only to be pulled back into the arms of Hunter. "Alright, fine. Ronnie has you for now, but remember you're mine tonight. Got it? Hunter said with a smile on her face as she kissed her girl once last time before letting her go and going back over the counter. Ronnie smirked as Willow returned to smirk. Ronnie handed the taller girl her bag before waving to Hunter who just tilted her head up and returned to her headphones which was blasting classic rock. As the girls headed outside, they took a seat on a bench right in front of the record store. "So, I know you're bluffing."

"About?"

"Texting Elliot. I know, you're lying. You didn't text him." She said as she looked at her friend with a look of triumph on her face. "What makes you think I'm lying?"

"The fact that my phone has been silent this whole ti..--" Ronnie said as her phone started to vibrate. Willow started to smile as she heard the phone go off. Ronnie looked at her bag before licking her bottom lip and sighing. She reached for her phone before reading it, trying to hide the smile on her face. "My word, Veronica Bond, are you blushing?" Ronnie looked down before shaking his head. "He's just being nice." She said as she unlocked her phone and started to respond. [I'll meet you at your apartment and be ready to go. You know how I feel about waiting.] She sent the text before putting her phone back in her bag and getting up. "I should get going, I said I'd meet him at his apartment."

Willow chuckled. "Okay, have fun." Ronnie started walking away before hearing her friend rush up behind her. "Here, just in case." She said with a smirk as she slipped something her friend's back pocket. "What are you," Ronnie put her hand in her back pocket only to realize what it was and looked at her friend as if she just told a bad joke. "Really? Really, Willow?" Willow just winked before heading back into the record store to spend time with her wife. Ronnie rolled her eyes at her idiot best friend before walking towards Elliot's apartment, not even realizing that she was fixing her hair and her outfit the whole time. She only stopped when she got a text from her 'brother', Ben or as she liked to call him, Benny. [Hey Ronnie, what's up? Didn't here you this morning. Will I see you a the party tonight?]

She started typing back. [Hey, Benny. Nothing much, Willow was being a pain in my ass but other than that, just figuring out what to get Elliot for his birthday. Oh, and I know you didn't hear me, I finally finished sound proofing the whole room, after what? Two years? I'm meeting up with someone but, meet me before you head to the party.] And send. She had yet to tell Ben about the whole...thing between Ronnie and Elliot. Not because she didn't want to but, because she already knew that he was skeptical of Eli and she didn't want to give him any reason not to like him. Right when she was about to put her phone away, she got a text from her ex-fiance about some small movie role in a local indie flick. Sure, she would do it but, she wasn't worried about that right now. When she entered Elliot's building she made half way up the stairs before noticing Koriko. The two weren't best friends, but unlike most of the others she was willing to give to child actress a chance. Not because, she really deserved one but because whenever she bragged about what she did in the past, Ronnie could brag about all the things she has done in the past two years alone because of her 'fame' as some called it.

Ronnie was tempted to just walk up next to her and wait for Elliot to answer the door for whatever reason Kori was there... But, that would be awkward. Hell, for all she knew maybe it was something private and important. "I mean, maybe they're together or something." She thought to herself as she began walking down the stairs and out the door. She sighed before taking a seat on a stone bench set right in between the two apartment buildings. She pulled out her phone and started texting Elliot. [I'll be outside, seems like you have company.] She sent before going on her social networking sites to see what was going on in the world as she waited, like an idiot for her friend to come outside.

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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 7:35 A.M.
Location - The Mighty Bean




What just happened Allie thought as Maddisyn's voice pulled her back to reality, did she and Thomas just have one of those cheesy chick flick moments where you stare longingly into each others eyes. Get your head out of the clouds Allexis.

"Yeah Maddi, thats pretty typical behavior for Kori... don't think anything of it though. She's just inept at common social interaction, and has the whole primadonna complex. There's probably something about you that makes her feel threatened... so in a round about way it's a compliment to you. Besides, none of us would let her do anything but talk so please bring your lovely self to the party and have fun. You can use it after, serving hipsters all day". Allie smiled.

She picked her phone up off the table, "I'm going to text, Ronnie just to make sure she's coming I'd hate for her to miss out, because she got busy and forgot". Allie brought up Ronnie's number and started the text.

[ Hey, Ronnie don't forget about Elliot's party tonight. Tom's making it quite the occasion I'd hate for you to miss it. It's at the The Golden Dragon, right outside of Chinatown you can't miss the place its has a huge golden dragon statue in front of the place. Please tell me you're coming, it wouldn't be the same without you. Luv ya. ]

After ending the text Allie turned back to the others, "Well lets hope, she can tear herself away from youtube long enough. Soo everyone remember seven at the Golden Dragon, wear your dancing shoes... or get drunk off your ass. Whatever suits you better".

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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 12:00 P.M.
Location - Francine's house, Vinyl Records, My Little Learning Tree





While Francine was in the bathroom Ben started playing a classical piece he enjoyed, La Campanella by Liszt. For most it was a piece about passion, but for him it was also about tranquillity. It calmed him, put his thoughts in order. After 5 minutes he noticed Francine was back in the room, listening to him playing. He stopped playing and gestured for her to get back on the seat. He skipped back a quite a few pages in the sheet book. "Can I not play the song you just played?"she asked him. "I'm sorry Francy, but that stuff is a little bit too advanced at this moment," he said with an encouraging smile on his face.

He had played piano from the age of 4 so he had quite some practice throughout his life. He was better on the piano than he will ever be on the guitar. While Francine practised something more on her level Ben thoughts continued. He thought about the comment Allie made this morning. He had heard Thomas and Allie before he joined the table about 'the gang behaving' and 'no repeat of last party'. He knew it was about him, but he also knew that alcohol had nothing to do with it. If anything Ben could be considered a happy drunk, not an aggressive one.

Last party Ronnie's ex had joined and Ben did not like him very much. Ronnie was like a sister to him and when Ash broke of the engagement he had been a dick about it. At the party Ben had heard him make some kind of lame comment concerning Ronnie. After that Ben had maybe just pushed him a little bit too hard or maybe he hit him in the face. I don't think I really hit him though,...right? While still deep in thought he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He didn't want to look while still teaching and he grabbed his guitar again. The last half hour of the lesson he joined Francine by playing the guitar. After that he packed his guitar and stepped out the door.

Finally he could look at the text message he received earlier. Hey, Benny. Nothing much, Willow was being a pain in my ass but other than that, just figuring out what to get Elliot for his birthday. Oh, and I know you didn't hear me, I finally finished sound proofing the whole room, after what? Two years? I'm meeting up with someone but, meet me before you head to the party.] Ben laughed at the sound proofing of her room, it had taken a long time and a lot of requests from Bernard Gilligan, their landlord. 'Meet me before you head to the party', what could that be about? He hoped it wouldn't be about the quarrel with Ash from last party, he would not apologize for anything he did there. He texted back [I'll be at the Daff from 5, see you there? Bring some food :D]

Ben's next job was at a kindergarten called 'My Little Learning Tree'. Basically it meant singing children songs in an overly excited manner in the close proximity of children aged 3 to 5 years. If that is not an awesome rock star gig, I don't know any more... But before he had to go he had a few minutes to spare. He walked over to Vinyl Records to see if his order came in. He had ordered new snares for his guitar and couldn't wait much longer. The moment he stepped in he saw Hunter at the counter. "Hey beautiful, what's the word on the strings you will come to love?"he asked with his trademark grin on his face, "maybe you will grow to love them as much as you love me. I mean, we all know that you and Willow are just a façade to hide your obvious love for me." Hunter had her own smirk on her face when she responded: "Honey, unless you get a sex change, and a good one at that, you will never even be able to turn my head. As for your snares, now they will make my head turn, if of course I would have them already. But I'm afraid they are still on the way."

Disappointed he went through the racks of new records, but he found he had been threw this same set of records before. Now bored he eyed the other people in the shop. Aside from Hunter there were a few familiar faces, but no one that he knew by name. He decided to leave, and went to say goodbye to Hunter. "Hey Ben, say hi to your sister from another mister, she was here just a little bit earlier." Ben thought of the text he had gotten from Ronnie earlier and responded with played anger."Aha, now everything becomes clear. Ronnie steps in this place, talks to you and now she needs to talk to me before a party. What did you say exactly? You know what, don't answer that. I will be leaving now and you are not allowed to check out my butt while I'm doing so. Good day!" He stepped out of Vinyl Records and looked for a way to get to his next job.

After a bus ride he arrived at the kindergarten he was supposed to sing at. He had done this a few times before. It were three classes and one hour each. He had to have the energy level and patience of Dora the Explorer to get through it. Ai caramba But as he had lived through it before, he knew he could do it again. Especially since they paid him quite handsomely. With a slow walk, as if it was his last, he walked up to the doors. At the entrance one of the interns was awaiting him. Normally he would say something flirty to her, but with this task coming up, he just couldn't.

Three hours later he stepped out again. The war had wounded him severely. His left leg was covered in milk and started to smell, his right leg was covered in something that might have been milk at some point in time and had smelled as soon as it attached itself to his leg. He walked uncomfortable and his eyes still saw images that could not be unseen. He got into a bus that allowed someone in his state. They probably take pity on a war veteran like me. 30 minutes later he arrived back at the Daff. "Honeys, I'm home!"

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Date & Time - April 23rd 2014. 3:49 P.M.
Location - His apartment building, 2B.





Elliot looked down at his phone and seen that Ronnie had sent him a text. 'Company?' He thought to himself with a raised brow. Soon, a knock was heard over his door as he thought that Ronnie was trying to surprise him. "Oh, Ronnie, you always seem to..." But it wasn't Ronnie who was behind the door, it was Koriko. His brows furrowed a little as he wondered why she had stopped by his place. First Hayley, now Koriko? Eli hopes that Ronnie doesn't think of him as a player or something.

A soft sigh escaped over his lips as he looked down at his watch, time was ticking fast. "Oh, come on. Ronnie is waiting for me downstairs so better make this quick." He said towards Koriko as he walked into his apartment for a brief moment, grabbing his Jeep keys and cell phone. Elliot closed the door behind him and locked it then waved for Koriko to follow him down the stairs. "So, what is that you wanted?" He asked towards her, pushing the door towards the outside, seeing Ronnie sitting on a bench, alone.

He turned towards Koriko and put his index finger over his mouth, signaling for her to keep quiet. He sneaked up behind Ronnie and covered her eyes with his hands. "Guess who?" He had asked in a playful tone then turned his gaze back towards Koriko. He removed his hands from over Ronnie's eyes then sat down beside her. "Sorry, Koriko. What is that you wanted again?" He had asked, again. When Ronnie was around, she was his only focused - Nothing against anyone else or anything.

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Date & Time - April 23rd 2014. 3:49-5:30 P.M.
Location - Her apartment.


Smiling when he opened the door, she went to speak. She was paused however, when he moved about before walking out the door. Following him down the corridor, she tried starting again. "Actually, Elliot, I was j-." Okay, so he interrupted her again. This was seriously beginning to bother her. Pulling the hem of her dress in frustration, she watched as he went over and scared Ronnie. Yeah, this was a bother. This was going to be embarrassing around Ronnie, seeing as she wasn't on the best of terms with the girl.
Finally she could speak! Letting out a sigh, she smiled slightly. "Um, this is going to seem like a bit of an odd question," she murmured, running a hand through her hair briefly. "But I was just wondering... uh... what kind of music are you into?" She paused, listening to his answer, glancing at Ronnie. Well good, she didn't seem outwardly angry or... whatever it was she usually seemed to feel towards Kori. She grinned. "Thank you Elliot!" she smiled, giving a little clap and hopping on her feet. She said a quick goodbye, before turning and dashing away. She needed to buy him some CDs like now so she could wrap them and such before the party. She browsed through the local music store, before picking up three CD cases, all of which had the name of groups that Elliot had mentioned. Smiling to herself, she walked to the cashier and paid for them.
Heading back to her apartment, she unlocked and went in. Hold on, did they even have any wrapping paper? Hmm... Making her way to her room, she went through her stationary. Finding a large sheet of green paper, praying he liked the colour, she took out another, smaller, sheet of yellow paper. Hmm... now, if she was getting crafty about this, that would mean she was showing interest, right? That was bound to look good to everyone else. Or so she hoped. She cut out a series of stars and carefully glued them down before wrapping the cases and adding one of her old hair ribbons, a black one. It looked alright, she supposed. Too late to think about that now, she'd spent an awful lot of time and it was nearly time for the party. Scanning her clothes, she decided on a simple baby doll [url]dress[/url]. She briefly wondered where Allie was, hadn't she asked Kori to give her a lift?

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Date and Time: April 24th, 2014, Five to Six A.M.
Location: Apartment 1A, then the Mighty Bean


The night had been a blur of drinking strange concoctions and dancing and laughing at jokes she didn't find funny. Maddie vaguely remembered meeting the birthday boy, Elliot, and an even more vague memory of getting home flitted through her mind. Glancing about her room, Maddie realized the room was trashed. Clothes were everywhere, objects knocked over or worse, broken. Maddie looked sadly at a glass figurine that lay smashed on top of her nightstand. It had once been a guitar, representing the many years she'd attempted to learn such a trivial skill, but now it was nothing more than shards which Maddie made no attempt to pick up. Really, any attempt at all was slow and awakward; she could feel liquids sloshing around as she flopped onto her stomach and paused to giggle at the foggy memory of drinking it all. She hadn't drank that much or had that much fun since she turned twenty-one, but she didn't regret it as much as she thought she might. Maddie had hoped it would be a night to remember, but she woke up with only bits and pieces of things she had considered to be her imagination. More so than anything, she had a killer migraine and felt more hungover than Charlie Sheen.

Maddie eventually fell back to sleep, sprawled on her floor on a pile of clothes that smelled faintly of alcohol. She was awoken by the alarm on her phone, though it seemed miles away, and couldn't remember falling out of bed, or maybe she crawled, she wasn't sure. Her head was swimming in a sea of aches, but she managed to get herself into a sitting position and rubbed violently at the sleep in her eyes. This action gave way to purple spots in her eyesight, but these were ignored as she moved slowly to turn off her alarm. It's blaring noise interrupted her thoughts, but she was under the assumption that there were no thoughts to be had. At this particular moment, there was only sleepiness which she absently connected to a hangover. Her tongue moved over her lips and she was reminded of the dryness that plagued her mouth.

"Clothes. . ." She mumbled, standing and moving sluggishly toward her dresser. She tried to think about an outfit, but the thought disappeared just as fast as it had shown up. She wanted to sit down, to fall back into dreamless slumber, to do anything but go to work. Maddie wanted to do absolutely nothing, and stay that way for an eternity, but even this thought seemed to great for her throbbing skull. "I need to get dressed," she told herself blankly, pulling at fabrics in the drawers. She carefully pulled herself into a pair of jeans and a white tank top, accompanied by a loose fitting hoodie and her Sperrys. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. She didn't even bother looking in the mirror. No way.

Maddie thought she was running late, but her clock read 5:50 AM in serious, red numbers. She thankfully made it out of the apartment in time to avoid Ben's alarm and slip on her apron at the Mighty Bean. She was even early enough to make a slightly cold cup of coffee, cold enough to gulp down, and munch on a stale chocolate chip bagel. The food and drink eased her head and the growling of her stomach, which she hadn't noticed, but Maddie desperately wished for some sort of pain medicine. She rested her elbows on the counter and ran her hands through her hair, frustrated at the thought of forgetting to brush it. She prayed the rest of the day would be better, but a voice inside her head shouted that it wouldn't.

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Date & Time|April 23rd 2014.
Location|Ghirardelli Square & Daff's.
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Ronnie started looking over her phone until she felt someone come up behind her and cover her eyes. She raised her eyebrow as she heard the voice of Elliot. "Guess who?" She smiled before feeling his hands and moving up his arm. It wasn't until he removed his hands and started talking to Koriko that she let her smile loosen a bit. When he sat down beside her, she moved over a bit to make more room for him. She looked towards the other girl with a raised eyebrow as she started talking to the man next to her. "Um, this is going to seem like a bit of an odd question, but I was just wondering... uh... what kind of music are you into?"

That's what Kori needed to ask him all of a sudden? Ronnie turned back to her phone as she let the two talk as she responded to the text she had just gotten from Ben. [I'll be at the Daff from 5, see you there? Bring some food :D] She smirked and chuckled to herself before pressing send. {Sure, I might be a little late but, I'll be there.} She turned back towards Elliot hoping that this conversation wouldn't take too long.

Elliot didn't want to seem like a jerk or mean but Koriko kind of asked him a stupid question. But being the kind of person he was, he answered her anyway. "I like anything but modern rap." He made a disgusted look plastered on his face - But it was the modern rap part that made him make that face and nothing else. As his watched Koriko trek off, he turned his full attention back towards Ronnie and smiled. "She is a little weird, no?" He chuckled because it was really out of his character to talk about anybody.Ronnie shrugged. "I don't know, it was a strange question but she was probably asking for your birthday." She told him as she looked back at her phone for a brief moment before putting her phone back in her bag and looking towards Elliot, who's eyes were fixed on the ground before turning back towards her. His eyes looked towards the ground then back up at Ronnie. "So, what's the plan?" He asked her while literally popping up out of his seat. Elliot wondered who she was texting but it was really none of his business so he didn't even bother to ask. Even though the question burned inside of him. A soft, hushed sigh escaped over his parted lips as he waited for Ronnie to answer his question, or at least say something.

She looked up from her phone before looking up at the younger man. When he asked what the plan was. Ronnie, once again just shrugged "In all honesty, Willow sent the the text. And, I truly thought you'd be busy today, so I didn't plan this far ahead." The woman got up from her seat as she brushed off the back of her jeans and put her phone back in her bag after responded to a text from her brother, from Willow, and from Jay about the role he was sure was 'perfect' for her. Elliot looked at Ronnie and laughed a little with the shake of his head. "Well, I was suppose to be busy until I got the text from you then I got someone to close up the studio for me." He watched as she got up from the bench and started texting. As she sent the very last text to her friend Tyler, who she was working on plans for a collab with in the near future. Seeing that they lived five "You sure are very popular today." Eli patted her on the back softly with the palm of his hand. When he patted her on the back and ting of electricity go up her spine before she smirk. "Popular's not even the word, busy and flustered it more like it. But, that doesn't matter. Today is your day, no complaining." She said as she shook her head and took a deep breath to help relax herself. "We could just explore, look around. Oh! We should go to Ghirardelli Square. It's close to the beach and they have this cute little dessert shop and this awesome local pub I went to back when all those YouTubers came to town back in November." Ronnie said as she fixed the strap of her bag on her shoulder before looking at Elliot. "I mean, we don't have to. You're the birthday boy after all, youngster." She said with a smirk as she ruffled his hair a bit.

He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking alongside with Ronnie, listening to make suggestions on where they should go. He nodded his head and started thinking but then she did the unthinkable - She touched his hair. Not just touched it but went over and beyond to ruffle it a little bit. "Whoa! Whoa! You do not mess with a man's hair!" He shouted in a joking manner. Elliot couldn't really be serious around Ronnie but he could be himself. Everything seem to disappear when he is around her. His head lowered as he tried his best to shake away the current thoughts from his head, eyeing her once more. "So, direct me towards the Ghirardelli Square. Do we have to drive?" He asked while stopping in his tracks, turning heel to face her as rocked on the balls of his feet, waiting for an answer. She looked back at Elliot as he stopped to before answering his question. "It's about fifteen minutes to walk, ten minutes by cable car, and seven minutes to drive. Not that long any way. Your pick." Once they started walking again, she started thinking about what she had gotten him for his birthday, she was sure she had gotten him something but, she wasn't sure what it was. The more the she started to think about it, the closer she was to remembering. "Oh, I almost forgot, with a birthday comes presents." She said in fake despair before smirking.

"But, mine is a secret until we get to the square." She said as she softly grabbed his wrist to get his attention. "But here, you can have this one thing since it's not part of your present," She shuffled around in her bag, moving aside her vlogging camera, her two cell phones; one for her business and one for personal use, and her wallet to grab a small dancer figurine that kind of reminded her of Elliot when she looked at it. It was small but, she had to get it when she saw it when she went on tour with a bunch of other YouTube personalities and they stopped in New York for a couple of days. She was away for almost two months but it was worth it. When she pulled it out and showed it to him, she chuckled before feeling herself start blushing. She face palmed herself softly with her free hand and chuckled nervously before speaking. "I know it's stupid and it sure as hell isn't as great a bloody car for your birthday, but I couldn't resist. It was just so darling and if you look at it closely, it kind of looks like you." She told him as she tilted her head a bit to the right.

Elliot shrugged his shoulders, basically thinking on what to do. His mind was racing everywhere but then he felt a tingling sensation when Ronnie touched his wrist as his eyes immediately snapped towards. When she started shuffling through her bag, the excitement inside of his body grew as she pulled out a small dancer figurine. "Wow. Thanks, Ronnie." Eli smiled brightly while staring at her in those beautiful eyes of hers. "No problem." She said with a smile as she shrugged a bit.

He handed her the figurine. "Keep it in your purse, I don't want to lose it as we walk towards the Square." Elliot said with a smile as he went on to grab Ronnie's hand without even thinking about what he was doing. She nodded and put the little toy back in her bag before feeling Elliot's hand move to hers. She cleared her throat a bit before sighing. It was weird but, she couldn't pull her hand away. Sure, she wasn't used to a man holding her hand even when she was in a relationship but, it didn't mean she didn't like it.

Once they started walking again, he responded to Ronnie's previous statement. "It's alright. That wasn't my real present from you but it still matters and I am happy you brought me something that symbolizes me." Eli spoke those words softly towards her as he couldn't help but blush and tried his best to hide but then thought what the hell. He was really enjoying his walk with Ronnie and he squinted his eyes then pointed his index finger. "Does that sign say Ghirardelli Square?" He asked towards Ronnie, turning his head to face her. "I can't see that far." He commented as he glanced back towards their destination. Ronnie looked towards the sign as she shielded her blue eyes from the bright sun. She smiled when she saw the huge but, hard to notice Ghiardelli sign. She nodded towards him as she smiled. "Yup, that's it." She looked down at their hands before clearing her throat softly and slowly removing her hand from his. Whatever was there before, whatever ounce of romance was there, she had shaken out of her. She had to remind herself that what happened and what they did was a mistake. A one time thing that was behind them.

She scratched the back of her neck as she walked into the square, not really waiting for Elliot to walk beside her. As she looked down at the ground, she slid her hands in the back pockets of her jeans and bit down softly on her bottom lip as she continued walking towards the large map in the middle, not far from where the entrance was. She looked behind her at Elliot before pointing to the map. "Birthday boy's pick." Elliot was a little saddened when Ronnie removed her hand from his. A soft sigh escaped through his lips as he remembers that night, which was a mistake but he felt a little something towards Ronnie after that. He couldn't hold it in anymore - Tonight was the night that he was going to tell Ronnie how he really feels about her, whether shes like it or not. He finally caught up with her then shrugged his shoulders while closing his eyes and pointing his index finger towards a random spot. "There, wine tasting. Sounds nice and elegant." He said, looking at the way they were dressed. Eli shrugged his shoulders again then looked towards Ronnie. "Veronica..." He only used her whole name when it was something serious and boy was this serious. The Brit looked towards him with raised eyebrow. She wasn't used to him, or anyone really calling her Veronica unless she was either in trouble with them or something that they weren't joking around about. She didn't even say anything as she turned and looked up at him.

"I know that the other night was a mistake but..." Ronnie let her eyes fall to her feet as Eli sighed heavily while gulping big and clearing his throat and taking a step closer towards her, placing his hand on her arm. "I like you, honestly. I wish I can shake these thoughts and my feelings away but I can't." Ronnie wanted to look at him but, she didn't even know what to say. She had promised to act like it didn't happen as long as he did the same. And here, he was bringing it up and telling her the same sweet nothings she had heard several times before... Even if Elliot was different, he still was a guy and he still really only wanted one thing. Elliot quirked his lips to the side while turning away from her. "Wow. Didn't think that this would be so hard to do." He said while rubbing the back of his neck with the palm of his hand. When he looked away, Ronnie looked back up before sighing deeply, trying to think of what to say. "Elliot, I..--" She stopped herself as she ran her hand through her short hair. "Elliot, look. I like you, okay? I do. And do I sometimes... imagine about being with you. Yes. But. I'm not willing to throw away our friendship a one night thing that we agreed was just an accident," She grabbed his hand and made him turn back around. "We were drunk, or maybe we weren't. But, either way, we weren't thinking. We were just acting on impulse without thinking of what could happen after. Which is stupid and you might be okay with throwing away our friendship over a spur of the moment but, I'm not tossing out what we have out the window because of a stupid decision we made one night." She wasn't trying to hurt him, she wasn't. This was just the way she dealed with things she didn't want to deal with, she acted somewhat like a bitch, hoping that it would push that person away and make them drop the subject.

Things had gotten awkward between Eli and Ronnie at that very moment but he still listened to her words and turned around. He didn't look at her though, instead, he looked to the ground, still listening. When she was finish speaking, his heart literally dropped to the bottom of his stomach. Her rejected made him feel a little low about himself because he really dreamed of this day and thought it would go a lot better than it really did. A soft sigh came through his partially parted lips as he finally looked up at her, tears swelling up in his eyes. Ronnie looked up at him only to look back down as he started speaking. She knew he was hurt, who wouldn't be hurt after someone just blatantly saying that they weren't interested. She was about to speak but before she had the chance Elliot started talking again.

"Uhmm, you know what, forget the wine tasting event, forget everything." He waved his hands out towards Ronnie and basically stormed off away from her with his head low. He pulled out his cell phone and texted Hayley. [Can you meet me at The Mighty Bean, please?] He pressed the send button then looked up from his phone but not back. Elliot was crushed. His world had been set on fire and Ronnie's words were the gasoline that started it all and she just kept on adding fuel to the fire. Veronica just watched him walk away from her as she down lightly on her lip, trying to find out what had just happened between the two of them. It wasn't like he really wanted to be with her. The were just petty feelings that popped up after he had time to think about that night. "Elliot, come on. Don't be like this." She called after him but, seeing that he just kept walking, she just let out a huff before reaching for her phone and seeing the time. Five. Right on time for her to go see Ben and seeing by what just happened she really could use a talk with her 'little brother'. She ran her hands through her hair before starting to walk in the same direction as Elliot. Hopefully, they weren't heading to the same place.

It was his birthday and he was sad. 'Thanks, Ronnie.' He thought to himself while walking into The Mighty Bean, ordering his usual and taking a seat in one of the secluded corners of the cafΓͺ. Eli really tried his best to push the moment that had just happened out of his mind but he cared and liked Ronnie so much, he couldn't. Tears were slowly streaming down his cheeks as he grabbed a napkin and wiped them away. As he waited for Hayley to show up, he pulled out his headphones and plugged them up to his iPhone 5C then planted them in his ears. He went to his YouTube and typed in Just Give Me A Reason by Pink and Nate Ruess then started listening to it.

Elliot honestly wanted to know why Ronnie rejected him. Yeah, it would ruin their kind of ruin their friendship but there has to be someone else or something else but he was leaning more towards there being someone else.

As Ronnie headed back towards the apartments, she just kept thinking about the look on Elliot's face, he truly looked upset. As if she had ripped out his heart and stomped it on the ground. She looked back at her phone as she passed The Mighty Bean and sent a text to Ben, saying she was on her way. [Hey, Benny. I'm on my way now, I should be there in a few minutes.] She slid her phone back in her bag as she headed towards Daff's. When she headed inside the diner, she saw Ben and offered a small smile as she headed over to his table. When she slid into the booth, she rubbed her temples as she lifted her eyes from the table to her friend. "I need advice...about a guy."

For the next hour, she explained what had happened between her and Elliot... she didn't use his name of course, but she did tell him close to anything. No need to tell her about them sleeping together, it wasn't his business anyway. Besides, no need to scar him for life or anything. "So, tell me. How bad of a person am I?" She asked as she looked back up at him.

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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 3:55 P.M.
Location - Her Apartment Building, 2B.





Hayley had got home about a half hour ago and the muffin she had ate earlier didn't really do much to her stomach. The young woman strolled around her apartment heading towards the kitchen as she pulled out her phone.
[Hey Allie, want to come over and play some PlayStation tomorrow? I got snacks and the aspirin you may need for a hangover because of the party, Anyway, Yeah let me know! ;)] With that Hayley sent the text to Allie as she took out the frozen pizza and popped it in the oven. Yeah she liked Allie a WHOLE lot but Hayley could see how she acted around Thomas. The young woman knew that she was no match to go against Thomas so she kept her distance when the two love birds were together. Hayley believed if they were meant to be then it would happen naturally but if they weren't then I guess that's just how it was.

The blue eyed woman shook the though from her head and decided to play some video games. She quickly turned on her PlayStation and began to play Saints Row 4 as he pizza was cooking. A good 20 minutes passed when she heard the little Ding from the oven's bell. Hopping up from the floor, Hayley all but skipped over to the oven slipping on the mitts and pulling out her delicious pizza. " Come to momma!" She said to herself as she licked her lips setting the steaming hot pizza on the counter.

Hayley couldn't wait for the pizza to cool so she pulled a piece out and blew on it before taking a bite out of it. " Crap!" she cursed as she pulled away, cheese stretching from the pizza to her mouth. The woman quickly chewed trying not to burn her mouth as she poured herself some water with her free hand. Never letting go of the delicious cheesy goodness, Hayley picked up the cup and gulped down some of the cold water to relieve the burning sensation on her tongue. " Ahh, that's much better" At that moment Hayley heard her phone vibrate on the coffee table and she made her way over as she took more bites of her pizza. She picked up her cell and unlocked it seeing that Eliot had text her. [Can you meet me at The Mighty Bean, please?]

Hayley thought it was a bit weird that Eliot would be texting her while he was with Ronnie. She pushed this thought away as she munched away and held the pizza in between her teeth as she sent a text back to Eliot. [ Yeah sure, I'll be there in 10 hun.] After sending the text, Hayley finished her slice of pizza and covered the rest. Grabbing her helmet, keys and wallet the woman headed out her door once more not bothering to turn off her game leaving it paused. Hopping down the steps her stomach now all happy, Hayley walked out the door slipping her helmet on and sitting on her bike turning it on. The bike roared underneath her before she pulled off. In under 15 minutes Hayley was at The Mighty Bean, parking her bike in the back. She walked in with her helmet still on but she removed it once she sat at the same table with Eliot across from her. " What's up Birthday boy, why aren't you with Ronnie?"

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Date and Time - April 23, 2014. 04:30 P.M.
Location - Apartment 1A, Daff's Diner





Ben did not hear any response from the apartment, he appeared to be the first one back home. Slowly and on his toes he made his way to the bathroom, he didn't want his dirty jeans to touch any other surface in the apartment. The smell of sour milk came from it, and he was not interested in cleaning up the mess he might create. In the bathroom he slowly and carefully took off his clothes and he threw his pants in the shower. He turned on the hot water and grabbed the shower head from the wall. He sprayed his pants with the hot water and threw some of his body lotion on top of it. The smell seemed to get better after about a minute and he placed the shower head back where it came from. He took the pants and tried to wring out as much water as he could, afterwards he hung it over the heating so it could fully dry.

That out of the way it was time for himself to get clean. He jumped under the still running shower and spend about 20 minutes doing little more than washing his hair and body. Stepping out he quickly shaved before getting to his room to get some clothes. He put on a simple shirt and a pair of pants he found in the corner of his room. Coming home between or not, he was ready for tonight's party. He sprayed some of his favourite after shave on his neck and wrist as he always did before a party. Lastly he grabbed his wallet and keys and headed for the door.

He walked towards the Daff Diner where he would meet Ronnie. Still wonder what she has to say... It was a short walk, he thought about walking into the Bean first to get a coffee for on the way, but he felt more like a beer at this time. As such he passed the Bean only to walk into the Daff minutes later. As he sat down in a booth he felt his phone vibrate and he saw Ronnie's text message. [Hey, Benny. I'm on my way now, I should be there in a few minutes.] Good, maybe he could order for the both of them. A waiter stopped by to take his order. "Could I have a Heineken and a glass of Merlot for my friend? She should be here soon." The waiter left and to kill some time Ben played Candy Crush on his phone.

When Ben took his first sip of his nice ice cold beer he saw Ronnie coming in. Smiling at first his grin turned to a confused look when he saw the expression on her face. She didn't look her usual self this evening. While she sat down on the opposite side of the table Ben waited for her to speak. He was wondering what got her worried. "I need advice...about a guy." Oh oh, she didn't often call on Ben for guy trouble, but if she needed his help he was more than willing to assist. "Okay, if you need advice, I need the full story,...spill." For the next hour he listened to the full story, at least as full as she described it. She didn't give a name, which meant it was undoubtedly someone he knew. He suspected it was Elliott, but if she wouldn't bring it up, neither would he. She was allowed her privacy after all, not everything was Ben's business.

"So, tell me. How bad of a person am I?" She looked up at him with wide open eyes. Ben stood up from his side of the booth and sat down again right next to Ronnie. He put his arm around her and gestured for her to put her head on his shoulder. "You're not a bad person. There isn't a universe where you could ever be a bad person. Now about advice regarding guys. First of all a general rule, all guys are assholes. Yes, every single one of them. They only think of one thing, that is how to get girls and what would happen if they do get them. There is no exception, I'm guilty as hell. Please accept this, I'm your friend, consider you my family and value your opinion more than others." He put in a little pause to let it sink in. He knew that all girls suspected it, but it needs to be confirmed every once in a while.

He continued with his wise lesson: "Now that we have established the base rules, we can go on with the exceptions, 'cause there are exceptions. Even though all guys are the same, it does not mean they are the same with every single girl. For every guy in the world there are a few girls that make him want to be not-an-asshole. A girl for which they will do everything. They will put aside their pride, their cool, in short: their asshole behaviour. Now this guy can either be a run of the mill asshole, or you can be the girl that he will try his best for not to be an asshole." If this was really about Elliott he wasn't sure if he wanted to give this advice. He didn't knew the guy all that well, and he might just be another Ash in the making. But who was Ben to take away any possibility of a love life for Ronnie.

Ben ordered another round for them. From all this talking his mouth was getting dry. "Now that we have all the facts, we can get to the real problem. Nobody ever knows when the guy is an asshole or an asshole trying his best not to be one. Many times the guy himself doesn't even know. Me personally, I have not yet met someone I wanted to become a non asshole for. I thought there was, but I think I was wrong there and so I look on. By the way there is one more exception, and that is family. And since I consider you as such I am not an asshole to you, I merely see you as a friend. A friend that, for the purpose of this conversation, is genderless to me." Taking a sip from his beer he hoped this would be enough to give Ronnie a bit more insight. He had more theories, and he could continue, but he thought this was enough truth for one evening.

"Knowing all of this..., are you still up for tonight's party?"

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Date and Time - April 23rd, 2014. 4:30 P.M.
Location - The Might Bean.




Elliot sat there, bobbing to the current song playing on his Pandora. His eyes squinted along with one of his eyebrows raising up as he seen a text from Hayley, stating that she will there in ten minutes. Eli nodded his head then just shook it, still thinking about Ronnie and that was when the chorus of the song came. "Just give me a reason, just a little bit enough. Just a second we're not broken just bent and we can learn to love again." He sung out. Almost everyone's eyes turned towards him. He wanted to literately break down and cry but there was too many witnesses and plus Hayley was on the way and wouldn't want her too worry.

Speaking of the devil, Hayley walked to the table and he immediately paused the song and removed his headphones from his ear as she took off her helmet. "Hey." He said then looked away briefly as she mentioned her name. His head lowered as he let out a small laugh. "Yeah, we talked earlier but I think she is with Ben now." He said as by his expressions, it was obvious that something wasn't right. Eli mustered everything up then just stared at Hayley. "So, how have you been in like what? Three hours?" He laughed while looking up at her.

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