Azalea Rose's Story

Maria woke up in her bed suddenly. 'Whoa,..It was another one of those dreams again...' Maria sighed to herself. She glanced around at her peached colored walls with her flowered wallpaper. She rubbed her forehead gently as she took a deep breath. 'Oh well, guess I better get up..I need to get ready for class..' Maria yawned as she climbed out of bed. She walked into her kitchen, making herself a cup of coffee. She stared out her studio apartment window, just thinking, until the buzzing signaling her coffee was ready disrupted her thinking. As she made her coffee a random vision of the guy that appeared in her dreams was standing, holding a coffee cup as he spoke. 'One spoon of sugar, a little bit of creamer, and a couple drops of vanilla to make it special sweet, right?' The man laughed and the vision faded. For a moment Maria had trouble deciding if that was real or not. She rubbed her eyes, unsure what just happened. She quickly poured the coffee away, setting the cup in the sink, she rubbed her arms and hurried off to her room.

Maria changed her clothes and got ready for the day. Maria grabbed her bag, and her keys, rushing out to her car she began to drive to the community college that she attended. Maria studied art and flowers there, as she loved both. She turned on her radio and flipped threw the stations, not in any mood for a particular song. A song came on it was a familiar tune and once again she had a quick vision of the same guy singing it to her in a goofy manner. The song was entitled, "Hey Soul Sister" By Train, a song in which she had heard before but didn't think much until now. Although she did always get a funny feeling when it came on. Maria turned the radio off and arrived at her college. She took a few more breathers in her car before entering her college.

Maria turned around to see her friend, Gwyn. "Hey Gwyn!" She smiled sweetly. "W-Well-" Maria was about to speak when Alex showed up. 'Thank goodness,' She sighed in her mind. She wasn't sure she was ready to say anything, much less be called crazy by her friends. She giggled softly at Alex's playful flirting. Maria never felt attracted to him, more as, she looked at him as a little brother sometimes. "Hi Alex," She smiled at him happily and gave him a hug. "We're just talking, how about you? Shouldn't you be in class?" She laughed quietly but then felt her phone vibrate. 'Hm? Azalea?' She thought glancing at her phone. She read the text and replied: 'Yes! I'm free after my class.' She sent the text and glanced over to Gwyn. 'I hope she's okay,' Maria thought a little concerned. Maria walked with her friends but felt a slight shiver as she remembered her dream. 'He was so convincing, as if what he told me was all true...' She sighed in her mind. 'b-but it's all impossible. I shouldn't let a dream interfere with my say...right?' She sighed again, something she's been doing a lot of.

Damien chuckled at Flynn's remarks and on purpose, blew a puff of smoke in Flynn's face. Damien chuckled and slapped Flynn's back as Flynn started to look troubled. Once Flynn was done with his worrisome words, Damien answered. "Yeah, he watches me, but my minds constantly on where my beloved Azalea is, so I don't notice it much." He smiled at Flynn. "Same here." He said as his attention went back up to the stars. He took another puff from his cigarette before speaking, "Azalea really hated me smoking these things.. But, now I get to smoke a whole bunch while she's gone." He laughed at his own words, even thought they made it sound a little like now that she was gone he was free but, that wasn't the case. "But, right now, I'd never smoke another one in my life if it would bring her back..." He sighed, knowing full well that those deep words are rarely heard from his mouth. He through his cigarette into the water and jumped up on the banister, suddenly being energetic. "We've just got to try harder, that's all!" He said happily, trying to cheer Flynn and himself up.

She waits in the garden a bit longer before she heads to the small café she worked at during her free time. It was a ways from her college, but she didn't mind it at all. The walk and train ride gave her time to think to herself. Azalea would most think of the beautiful pair of green eyes she had always dreamt about at the weirdest moments during the day. Thankfully at night the dreams didnt taunt her. But she could never forget the eyes, they meant something to her. She just didn't know why it was so important. Azalea even looked through her photo books to see if she can match the eye to someone she used to know, or did know. But not one person had the eyes she dreamt about. Whos's eyes where she always dreaming and thinking of?

Her thoughts were finally interrupted when she felt her phone buzz in her bag.She stopped in the middle of the sidewalk causing the guy behind her to bump her into the railing. She winced and moved onto a nearby bench. She pulled out her phone and looked at the text message it was from Maria. She smiled a bit, Maria was always s sweet and caring towards everyone."Yes! I'm free after my class." Maria replied to Azalea. Azalea soon replied to the text. "Can we meet up at the café I work at later? I wanted to talk about something I can't really explkain over the phone. Oh and could you invite Alexander for me, I don't have his number....I already invite Gywn. If you could thanks so much!" She sent back to Maria.

Azalea soon got off the bench and continued to make her way to the café. She looked at the time before she put her phone away. Wow I still have a little over an hour! She thought and looked around as she walked to the train station it was a peaceful day and she could hear the boats from a distance. It had been known to her as a beautiful sight to see when the horizon was setting, but she wasn't going to go there anything soon.

"As long as the stars are in the sky I will find a way to love you" Azalea shook her head. Where did that come from?

Maria smiled and small talked until a wild man appeared. He kissed Maria's hand, causing her to jump back, hiding behind Alex a little. Maria didn't like the sight of him, there was something..off about him."A-Actually, we are supposed to meet our friend, Alex, Azalea wanted us all to meet in a little while. Maria looked the gentleman up and down before whispering to Alex."She said she had something...important to talk to us about.." Maria glanced around. SHe figured she couldn't get out of it, but she would try. Especially since some shady grown man is trying to get them to go to a shady unheard of ball. She noticed Gwyn speaking Italian with the man. 'Perhaps he's not all that weird..Gwyn seems comfortable..maybe I just over thought it..' Maria thought, easing up a bit.

Damien chuckled as Flynn pulled him into a hug. He did care for his dear friend, after all Flynn used to let him stay with him. He returned the hug and patted Flynn's hair. "That's the spirit."He smiled and watched him run away"I guess it's not easy..being brave, for someone else.."Damien tipped his hat to cover his eyes. Damien leaned against a railing of the dock, sighing heavily once again, into the night air. "As long as the stars are in the sky I will find a way to love you.."He starred into the stars expecting an answer, although he knew he wouldn't get one. Damien remembered telling Azalea that some time ago. Damien pressed off the railing and began walking, he figured he'd go crash at one of his many, low life friends house. He walked into the streets, meandering around until he reached his destination.

Azalea smiles as she got Gwyn's text. I love them so much. They always are there for me... She thought to herself. There was always those tones were Alex, Gwyn, and Maria would be there for her even if it was an inconvenience to then. She really did appreciate it. But Azalea had something in her mind and it has been on her mind for a really long time. She really wanted to talk to them about the dreams and the random things she keeps thinking about. It was always so weird for her to think of that. It was a sudden then a thing, not something that always happened to her. It was like a puzzle piece she couldn't find, so then she couldn't finish the puzzle. It was driving Azalea crazy just thinking about it.

Azalea had already gotten up and started walking to the small bakery she worked at. While walking she passed by a few stores but only one really got her attention. It was once if the be clothing stores they had opened up. The manikin was all dressed up and looked nice. But that wasn't what caught her attention. The hat he was wearing that did. She loved it. For some odd reason she couldn't keep her eyes away. It got to a point where she went inside the store and bought it for no reason. She held it in her hands and sat there starting to cry. Azalea wiped her tears and put on the fedora. She looked in the mirror and saw herself. "Why do you always tease me!" The female voice said. "Because it's so fun to do. But ya know I love you my little flower..." The male voice spoke.
After that scene the mirror broke in front of her eyes. She let out a scream and ran out the shop door. She didn't stop til she was almost to the bakery. When Azalea stored she was breathing heavily and looking at the ground. [i] Why is this happening to me! I don't want this! she says tugging at the ends of her hair nervously. She really didn't like this feeling at all. It made her seem like she was missing something in her life. She wasn't, will not that she knew of. Azalea liked her life and wanted it to stay the way it was. She couldn't stand it. Azalea wanted it all to be over, why does this apply to her after all? She sighed and began to walk to get bakery on time.
"Flower..."

"Well, alright," Maria agreed to the compromise. 'If we are going to talk we better do it soon,' She thought whipping out her phone. She sent a brief text message to Azalea that read, "Are you able to talk right now?" She sent it and waited for a reply.
She listened to them talking as her mind traveled back to the dream she had. She shook her head trying to forget it but for a moment, she remembered the mans face in her dream. 'It was so real...' She thought.

Damien reached his friends house, but couldn't decided if he wanted to enter or not.
He shrugged and entered to which he was greeted by his friend making out with a random woman he had picked up at a bar.
Damien laughed, "Oops, my apologies," He chuckled. His friend threw a shoe at the door, indicating to get out.
Damien closed the door, being in the late night streets once again, He lit another cigarette. 'These things will kill me one day,' He thought to himself. He waltzed around the town till he noticed an alley way. He heard some loud commotion coming from it as he also noticed various shadows creeping out of the alley way. '..Flynn,' He thought and casually walked down the alley way, finding Flynn, once again crying. "Hey, it's alright, let's not scare the neighborhood with the creepy shadows emerging." Damien chuckled crouching down in front of Flynn.