The Princess Sorority

Dear _______,
You have been accepted into Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Your outstanding GPA and talent would be greatly appreciated at our school. We have even provided a place for you to live. A five bedroom apartment for you to share with the other four women who have received this scholarship. The apartment is right across from the university and has a nice view of the city. We hope to see you at registration in the fall,
Administrator of Pepperdine University.

Today is the day the princesses arrive at their castle.

The black car pulled into the driveway of a lovely dorm house. It was a bright day, perfect for new beginnings. The passenger side door opened and a young black-haired girl stepped out. She yawned and stretched her limbs. It had been a long drive all the way from Tacoma, Washington and she was trapped only with her step-mother, Claudia, for company.

"Yes, yes, I'm perfectly aware that he thinks that of me," Claudia said to the person on the other end of the phone. Fionna couldn't help but roll her eyes. She and Claudia didn't see eye to eye very often. She straightened her yellow vest and proceeded to unload things from the trunk of the car.

She pulled boxes and bags galore from the trunk and backseat. If she was going to stay here, her room would be just like the one she had back home. She approached the front door. How am I supposed to get in? Oh right! They gave me a key! She produced a key from a purse and slid it into the lock. The door opened silently. She took a moment to look about the interior. It was a very beautiful home and modern. Nobody else had arrived yet so she went to find her room. Upon going up the stairs, she found a door with her name on it. I guess this is me. She pushed the door open and went inside. It was a decent sized room, perfect for her and contained a chair, full sized bed, a small loveseat, a desk, and a bookshelf. SHe couldn't wait to decorate it.

She bounded back outside and began the laborious task of bringing all her things upstairs. Of course, Claudia was no help at all. She complained that she had just gotten a manicure. Fionna was used to this and didn't much care.

After her bags and boxes were safely in her room, Fionna went back outside to say goodbye. "Well," she said awkwardly," I guess I'll see you and dad at Thanksgiving?" Claudia inspected her nails, "I suppose so," she looked at Fionna "Do have a good semester and don't disappoint us." And with that Claudia got into her care and sped away.

Fionna heaved a sigh and went back upstairs to her room. "I guess I'll start unpacking" she said to no one in particular. It took her well over an hour to fix it up, but she liked the way her room looked now.

She felt like playing a song so she went back downstairs in search of a piano. It didn't take her very long as a studio piano could be found off the kitchen. She sat down and began to play a piece of her own design while she waited for her housemates to arrive.

Rayna was only a couple blocks away at this point. She was driving down first ave when she decided she needed a coffee. She pulled up to the corner and went into Starbucks. You deserve a treat. You got into University! Treat yourself for once. Said the voice in her head. So she got a caramel macchiato and savored every sip. But soon, sitting in that coffee shop, she got paranoid. She quickly got her stuff together and headed into her car. There as she finished her drink, she began to cry. "Why?!? Why do I always feel like this!?!" She slammed her hands on the wheel and then began doing her breathing exercises. As soon as she calmed down, she got back on the road to her new home.

She pulled up to the dorm and had to blink a few times to focus. "Wow." Well she was majoring in art so I guess this was for all the art freaks. She didn't know whether she should just walk in or wait for someone else to walk in with. Just go in. This is your place! But she couldn't yet. She decided to take out her sketch book and draw something first. As she dug through her bag she finally pulled it out. Rayna began shading and drawing lines, without a picture in her head. In the end she looked at it and shuddered. If this was the demon inside her, no wonder she was paranoid. She looked over and realized another car was there. Good. At least I'm not the first one here. So she closed the door on her car and took her bags in hand.

Rayna walked up the stairs to the big building in front of her. She could hear a faint sound of music playing. I hope they didn't start a party without me! She thought sarcastically. She got her key from her backpack and slowly opened the door. She dropped her bags as soon as she stepped in. After standing in awe for a few moments, she began to walk slowly, in disbelief of the beautiful paintings and sophistication of her new home. She literally couldn't believe this was real, so she pinched herself. "Ooow!" Suddenly the music stopped. She walked around the corner until she met up with the girl who must have been playing the music. She was going to put her hand out for a shake but instead she just smiled awkwardly. "I'm Rayna. And you are?" She checked the girl out from head to toe. Not in a sexual way, but in a.... observational way. She was wearing a bright yellow vest and had a cute black bob. She knew that this house would be filled with a bunch of talented artsy freaks but she never knew they'd be this talented.

Jasmine yawned and stretched as she rolled out of bed. She sighed and realized she might have a roommate today. Just what she wanted....someone to ruin her fun. She yawned again and considdered going back to bed. It was too dang early to deal with other people. She felt something furry and warm carress her anckles as she stood.

"Raja, you are always hungry" she laughed as she poured a bowl of food for the small tiger like cat. before she jumped into the shower and started prepairing for the day. As soon as she was dressed and ready in a cute black slirt and a flowly white blouse with grey pumps, she headed down to the kitchen. She looked around with a sigh and grabbed a cup to pour some coffee.

"Good morning Miss, how are you?" A house keeper, a portly woman with a smiley disposition, asked. Jasmine smiled, she liked her.

"I'm good...tired but good...how are you Mrs. James" Jasmine asked with a smile as she poured the house keeper a cup as well and motioned for her to come sit. She took a sip of coffee and waited for a reply, letting the black gold flow through her and rejuvinate her soul.

"Oh dear, i'm good as always" the woman said with a smile, her rosey cheeks getting even rosier. Jasmine spotted Raja going around the corner and sighed. How did that cat get out?!

"Shoulda named him houdini...." She muttered as she followed him.


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"Miss Briar?" a polite voice questioned. Ross blinked, completely confused, before memories came swimming back to her. An easy smile pulled at the corners of her pretty lips as she recalled where she was. They'd set of the day before around five pm, beginning the long drive from her mother's home in Portland, Oregon to her new college in Malibu, California. The polite voice was that of her driver, who'd loyally made the sixteen hour drive down the country, travelling through the night as Rose slept in the back of the limousine.

"Miss Briar?" he enquired again as Rose blinked. "We're here. Do you want me to take your luggage inside while you freshen up?"[/b]

Rose thought for a second, biting down gently on her lip. "No. Just wait here for a little bit. I want to have a look around," she concluded, looking out the window at the two cars that were already in the driveway of the large apartment. It was grander than Rose had expected, all pretty mood lighting and a modern building. She wasn't sure exactly what she'd been expecting though, really, she hadn't even given it a second thought. She'd simply concluded anywhere would be better than her mother's house with her strict, bullying step-father.

"As you wish," the driver responded, holding the door open for Rose to step out.

Quickly, Rose slipped the mirror from its compartment, checked her makeup, wiping away slight dark smudges from under her eyes where her mascara had slipped. She then applied a little more red lipstick to her full lips. Her red heels clipped against the floor as she stepped out, straightening out to her full height. She was reasonably tall as it was, and the heels only have her more height. The skin tight, almost spray on white jeans clung to her thin but curvy legs, creating a beautiful streamlined effect. She wore a deep red top, that matched her lips and heels perfectly. It clung to her slim waist and wrapped around her breasts in a way that Rose knew was all too attractive to men. The sleeves were short and loose around her shoulders, but this wasn't a problem under the Californian sun, which, at mid-morning, basked the driveway in a lovely warmth. Her long, blonde hair tumbled in waves down her back.

She approached the door, trying the handle. She was grateful when it twisted under her grasp and the door opened. The stairs stretched out ahead of her and from upstairs music floated down. Well, she concluded, she might as well introduce herself to the women she was going to be spending the foreseeable future with. She followed the source of the sound up to a room where one girl sat at the piano and another was watching.

Rose caught the tail ends of what the standing girl said, introducing herself as Rayna.

"Hey, I'm Rose," she told them with a beautiful smile.

Raja led Jasmine strait into the paino room where other girls had already gathered. She looked them all over and sighed. They where already introducing themselves to eachother so they couldnt be that bad....they seemed nice enough actually. She smiled and did a small wave before running her fingers through her thick black locks nervously.

"Hi, im Jasmine..." she said with a small smile before she noted Raja jumping on the piano, and running across it when it made horrible sounds and scared him.

"And that, is Raja...sorry, you know the saying curiosity killed the cat...seems he's lucky." Jasmine said as she walked over to the cat that was now hiding under hte piano. He gave her a plantive meow when she picked him up but otherwise didnt struggle.

"How are you ladies this fine morning?" she asked trying to be polite and make conversation.

Rayna turned around as more girls came in. It seemed to be a party now. She turned her attention away from the musician, who had yet to answer her question, and gave a slight smile to her other room mates. "How are you ladies this fine morning?" Her eyes shifted to the ethnic beauty which had referred to herself as "Jasmine". She quickly began to think about the Disney princess Jasmine and her tiger Raja. She had a little laugh in her head and a smile grew on her face. Rapunzel had always been her favorite princess. Rayna had remade a version of Rapunzel in her head where the princess escaped by herself and lived on her own. Rayna knew that Rapunzel could have escaped anytime she wanted, but the character in the story was an idiot. She always referred to herself as the stronger Rapunzel.

As her mind came back to planet earth she realized they were all standing in an awkward circle. Putting her hand through her hair, Rayna could feel the uneasy tension, "So I'm going to find my room..." Walking off she went around the corner. It was time to explore the "castle". She first found the kitchen. It had the aroma of fresh coffee and there was a woman sitting down drinking one of the hot beverages. The Rayna got closer, the woman looked over and was startled. "Sorry... Did I scare you?" Rayna asked. The woman shook her head, "No.. I just thought you were Jasmine. I didn't realize any house guests had arrived yet. I'm the house keeper, Mrs. James." Rayna smiled and quickly got out of there. She wasn't great at socializing and preferred having time to herself.

The halls were filled with modern paintings and some pictures of Jasmine. Well... That's nice... She walked through the living room and took a quick look in the bathroom. Finally she found a bed room. The door had the letter 'J' on it so she figured it was Jasmines. But as she reached upstairs she realized all the doors had letters on them. The problem was, she noticed two doors had the letter 'R' on them. so she took a peak in each. The first one was right by the bathroom. Well that would be a plus. Easiest way to get a shower first. It was also quite spacious. But as she reached the second one, which was the last door down the hall, her jaw dropped. It was smaller than the first but it had a balcony. Probably the only bedroom with a balcony for that matter. She took off her jacket and raced downstairs to get her bags. She had to make sure that no one took her room. Snatching her bags in her hands she scurried back upstairs and put her bags on the floor and jumped onto her bed. This feels like a fairytale. She thought.

Fionna was startled as the first girl found her playing the piano and introduced herself. "Oh, hello" she said kindly " I wasn't expecting anybody else to be here for a while. I'm Fionna Kent. It's nice to meet you" Just at that moment another girl with blonde hair came in and introduced herself. "Hello to you as well, I'm Fionna" Fionna gave another smile and a polite nod. A tiger looking cat came into the room and was soon followed by an exotic looking girl. She introduced herself as Jasmine and Fionna smiled and introduced herself to the newcomer. The cat that had come in ran across the piano keys making a terrible din.

"I'm feeling very hungry. I think I'll go down and have a sandwich" She closed the piano lid and followed behind Rayna towards the kitchen. As she entered the luxiourious looking kitchen she saw a plump looking housemaid sitting down and drinking coffee. Rayna went over and fixed her a cup of coffee and Fionna made her way to the cupboard for bread. After fixing her turkey sandwich on rye bread, Fionna took a seat at the counter and procceeded to chow down.

Melissa had believed today was the day that she would finally be rid of this place and to a new one. She didn't want to stay there any longer. Her step-mother constantly telling her that she isn't worth even looking at really pains her. It breaks her heart and it makes her feel she should just stay inside her room and put a brow paper bag over her head. Looking down at the wooden ground that hurt her back every time she had slept on it sharing her bed with her other step sisters. "Isn't this abuse?" She kept asking herself this, looking over at the packed up bags in the corner of the room.

Her father was always working and she lived in the suburbs, country side. How the heck was she going to cope with the brand new environment. Looking over at the spot on her bag she aimlessly wiped it off. Running her hand through her hair she walked over to the bathroom and cleaned herself up and washed her face. Washing her hair in the process she dried it with a towel and threw the towel in the laundry hamper. Walking inside of her room she put on some shorts, a tank-top, and a plaid shirt and left it unbuttoned.

Grabbing her bags she threw them in her truck. Her father had given it to her on her 17th birthday, even if her stepmother did not approve of her having one. Tying her hair up in a ponytail, she grabbed her keys and the next thing she was doing was driving to the destination. Once she had gotten to the dorms, would park her truck in the driveway a little bit far away from the dorms. Grabbing her bags and the key to the room, she started to head inside the building. Looking for the room she finally found it.

Sighing she took a deep breath, she new this place was a little bigger than her one story house back at home. Sucking up all the air in her lungs she unlocked the door with her key and opened it at a slow pace. Stopping dead at the door she looking around the castle like place she never seen anything like it before, the outside might have been at higher stands than her house, the inside was even higher than any other house she has been in. She continued to walk inside looking over st the beautiful paintings on the walls.

Her house had nothing on the walls it was mostly made of wood, the walls were usually either a green or a light pink, it was horrifyingly hideous to her but, she didn't complain because, it was still a house at the end of the day. Escaping her thoughts she started to to walk towards one of the paintings and she starred at it with awe. She was finally going to be away from that place, she was truthfully happy.

Walking towards what looked like the place the bedrooms could be. She walked up to the door and after a few moments of taking deep breath she open the door gently. Finally, she wouldn't be the one to be share a be and sleep on a wooden floor. Her bedroom had look like those bedrooms on those magazines. She sat her bags by her bed and jumped in it, hoping this all wasn't a dream.

With a scratch of his head and a yawn to match, Koby sat up in his tangle of sheets on his bed. Stretching out his limbs one by one as he got out of his bed, he tried to remember the night before. He slightly remembered going to a friends apartment for the night, partying and then somehow getting back to his dorm. His head pounded, his breath stunk and his limbs ached. What a night... He thought. Koby lived across the campus in frat territory, his dorm being up stairs right next to a bathroom. His eyes were blurry, feeling groggy, he pulled on some trousers. His room was small, however big enough to fit a bed, a closet, a desk and a chair in the corner. The room was mainly colours of blue and black with a square-cut feeling, a modern futuristic design - the way he liked it.

Koby rubbed his eyes and walked over to his closet to find some suitable clothes for the day and the party he was to attend tonight. He pulled out some dark grey jeans, a blue cotton, buttoned down shirt and a white singlet to go underneath. He slowly walked to the otherside of his room where a door led to a bathroom where he showered, shaved, brushed his teeth and clothed himself. Feeling rather refreshed, he made his way downstairs, his head still pounding. I swear I had like...two drinks.. He tried to convince himself. Already regretting waking up so early in the day, he walked into the kitchen to find some Advil and to make some breakfast. On the way to the kitchen, he noticed that nobody was yet awake or perhaps not even in the massive building. Did he over sleep again? Was it actually later than he thought? Or was everybody else still asleep? The kitchen was large and provided a lot of snacks rather than anything worth making a meal out of. He settled on an apple after his Advil and sat down at the counter with his head on the counter just to rest his eyes a little as they burned.

Koby tried to remember which house was holding the party for the night, as each night seemed to be blurring together, always coming home half-conscious and walking up hating himself for whatever acts happened previously the night before. Koby finished his apple and placed it in the bin then looked up towards the tinted windows in front of him to check himself out, fixing his hair and shirt. He again wondered were everybody was and then soon became curious about what time it actually was. Sauntering over to the clock above the stove it read 13:24. Koby raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised by how late it actually was. Everybody was probably off at work for the day, studying maybe. Koby couldn't care less. However, he did care about that little girl sorority near by. He turned around to face the tinted windows before and looked outside.

Maybe he should find out what some of his friends were doing today. With a huff, he walked over the the cordless phone by the entry of the kitchen and dialed in a few numbers to call Jake, hoping that Jake was free.

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Andrew yawned slowly as he was dragged out of his slumber. It was the same dream again. He found this girl who was crying in the middle of the road. He ended up stopping traffic and carrying her home. There he laid her down and kissed her forehead. Then he'd wake up. He was quite sick of this dream honestly, since he knew it would never happen. It was almost like he was supposed to be her knight in shining armor, but he knew he could never be assertive like that. Andrew rolled over and began to stare at the wall. There was only one thing on his mind today, whether or not to go to the party.

Jasmine, one of the most popular girls in school, is throwing a party tonight, to welcome her new room mates? Jake knew he wouldn't be able to go since he had to work so he insisted Andrew go. He was never one for parties, or socializing. He wanted his space, his things and his time. But maybe this was what he needed. He knew he was stuck writing his horror film. He'd need a good party scene to keep the viewers attention. So he'd go. For research that is.

He hopped in the shower as he sung with style. As he looked through his closet for a suitable, mainstream college boy outfit, All The Single Ladies came on and he began to dance. After the song ended he awkwardly got dressed and started to groom himself. If he wanted to fit in and maybe even dance with a girl, he'd need to look good.

As people began to leave the room, Rose exited too. She followed the corridor until she came to a set of doors, each with a letter on them. Evidently, these were the bedrooms. Rose watched as Rayna disappeared into one of the rooms with an R on it with her bags, closing the door behind her. Clearly, this meant the other door with an R belonged to Rose. She opened the door to a beautiful bedroom. This was perfect. It was right by the bathroom, so she'd always get first shower. It was spacious, meaning her copious belongings would all fit in the room. The ceiling was high and a huge window stretched up, giving Rose the most beautiful view across Malibu. The furniture was lovely and all matched perfectly, much to Rose's delight. But the most exciting part of all was the bed. Rose was a party girl through and through and she loved going out and having a good time, but there was also nothing like slipping into bed after a long night partying and descending into the loveliest sleep. She hated morning when she had to drag herself from her bed, and she could tell this bed was going to be even harder to drag herself from than most. It was huge, made with expensive wood and covered with the loveliest duvet, all made up with cushions and a throw. It was perfect.

Setting her bag down on the bed, Rose left the room and headed back down the stairs. She decided now was probably the best time to have her luggage brought inside so her driver could begin the long drive back to her mother's in Portland. Besides, she couldn't wait to get all her things in her bedroom now she'd seen it.

((Post above edited. No one at door))

Fionna had just finished her lunch and placed the plate in the sink. There were some dishes on the counter and Fionna thought it would be a nice gesture to wash them, despite them having a housemaid. She began to fill the sink with water and dish soap and was quietly humming a tune to herself when Rose passed by on her way outside. She hadn't really gotten the chance to talk to anyone and she really wanted to make friends so she made the decision to follow Rose.

She dried her hands on a nearby towel and followed Rose to the foyer. "Do you need some help with your things?" she asked hopefully.

He made himself some toast and poured a glass of juice. He loved having breakfast, that's probably why he was eating it for lunch. Andrew almost spit out his mouth full of orange juice as the phone rang. Who would be calling? But he walked over and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Ohh.. Is Jake there?!"
"No he's working. You were wondering if he's going to the party right?"
"Yes, and with that I guess not.."
"Well you can come over here, I'm Andrew, Jake's room mate and I need some help."
"Er... Okay."
Andrew knew he must have sounded like a loser. Asking for help? As the ladies would say, this is crisis. He was wearing a red crew neck with plaid over top and some loose jeans. He knew he didn't look good, but he didn't know what looked good. Hopefully, since Jake was pretty popular, his friend would know what to do. Plus he kind of needed some advice. Mostly on how to talk to women. He was never good at that.

Rayna had probably been in her room for about half an hour, just looking. She loved the tall mirror and started putting her few clothes into the closet. **Beep. Beep.** She ran over to her crappy cell phone and saw the reminder for her photo shoot tomorrow. "Great. It's on the far side of town. But at least it's good pay." She smiled as she grabbed a water bottle from her bag and sat on one of the chairs out on the balcony. Breathing in the fresh Malibu air made her feel so free. She was inspired. Rayna pulled out her sketch book and began to sketch one of the tree's. After closing it up Rayna decided she might as well meet the people she'd be living with for the next months and so on. She freshened up her lips with her baby pink lipstick and walked downstairs. There she saw Jasmine picking up the cat. "Hey Jasmine... So, I figured we should get to know everyone better.. Are we doing anything tonight?"

Koby sighed in disappointment to find that Jake was out, but on the upside he was to meet someone new. He walked briskly upstairs to grab his mobile and then put on his sneakers and headed towards Jake and Andrew's apartment. It was lovely outside; light spray of clouds obscuring a light blue sky. Koby was hoping it would rain. He loves rain, especially the smell and waking up late at night just to hear it. Oh the things he'd never say out loud to anybody. He shoved one hand in his pocket and another moved through his hair as he came to the steps of Jake and Andrew's apartment.

He wondered what kind of help that Andrew and Jake would need before quietly knocking on their front door. He stood back a bit from the door and waited patiently for an answer.

Andrew shuffled down the stairs and opened the door. He saw a tan, fit male at his door. "Koby right?" He smiled as he ushered the man in. He was standing impatiently as he took off his shoes. "I know this sounds dumb but I don't know what to wear. This party tonight, I really want to impress these girls. I've never been much of a ladies man and Jake usually helps me with these things." He said, trying not to seem desperate. He never cared what people thought of him, unless it was a girl. Like the girl from his dreams. He wanted to be the romantic, the guy who saves the day. He snapped out of his random thoughts and looked back over at Koby. He could get caught up in his thoughts so easily.

Koby listened to what seemed like babble coming from Andrew's mouth. His immediate first impression was that the guy standing in front of him was, well, gay. Koby was a well dressed man but he didn't really care what other people thought of his clothes. Koby sighed mentally and forced a smile on his tight lips. "Well, I strongly suggest clothes..." Koby joked. He looked down at what he himself was wearing and nodded towards Andrew, "Do you own any jeans? I think the party will be casual, but it never hurts to be almost formal, I guess," Koby said with a more helpful tone. "What about any shirts with a collar? Or a nice plain t-shirt that makes you more..." Koby looked at the man before him, studying him and his stature. Koby assumed the man was well built but never decided to do anything about it. "That makes you more attractive," Koby put bluntly with a smirk. His bad attitude came out.

Jasmine picked up Raja and sighed as she watched the other girls go. She didn’t even get a chance to tell them about the party….guess she was going to have to be forceful about it....Diplomacy wasnt her thing.

"Hey Jasmine... So, I figured we should get to know everyone better.. Are we doing anything tonight?"

"Yes actually, I have announcement for all the girls" She said with a smile as she headed for the Study.

“Mrs. Smith…Gather the girls in the study…its time for a house meeting.” She said to the plump older woman. Mrs. Smith hen scurried off, going room to room to tell the girls to go to the study for the house meeting.

Jasmine sat in the big leather chair with Raja in her lap, purring as the girls entered she smiled. She wondered if any of them would actually want to go....she hoped so...but she wouldnt stoop low enough to ask.

“So, We are having a party, the biggest coming out party of the year. Tonight actually. Bring anyone you want…I’d like to decorate as well…any volunteers?” Jasmine asked as the girls filed in.

Andrew smiled. It was nice to have an opinion. And help. He could feel his palms getting clammy and heart starting to beat faster. He took Koby's advice and went into his room. Putting on a blue plaid shirt he covered it with a grey vest. Following the instructions he changed into jeans. "Any better?" He said coming out of the room. He could tell by look on Koby's face it wasn't what he had intended. "Okay... Maybe not. I'll try again.." He went back in and looked at his closet. Then an outfit stood out at him. He put it on and went to show Koby, who had helped himself to a can of coca cola. This time Koby had a small smirk on his face. "Ready to go?!" he asked. Eager to go meet some girls.

Rayna followed the queen to the study. She still couldn't believe how big this complex was. As each girl arrived she could feel their "pep". She hated "pep". So far she had seen everyone. She could have made a little chart on each of their personalities (based on looks that is). There was Fionna, as she recalled, who would be kind of shy and have her own thing. Jasmine who would probably tend to be bossy but with good intentions. Rose was the blonde, which she knows she shouldn't stereotype but she had nothing else to go off on. The last was a blonde girl too, but not like Rose. She seemed kind and sweet. But who knows, everyone has a dark side. I wonder what people think of me...? She thought as Jasmine started to talk.
“So, We are having a party, the biggest coming out party of the year. Tonight actually. Bring anyone you want…I’d like to decorate as well…any volunteers?”
Rayna was stunned. "Will there be boys?"
But with a smirk Jasmine replied "What's a party without boys?!"
Which was totally true. "I'm going to get ready." She declared as she evacuated the scene.

She could hear girls talking as she walked away. She went into her room and dumped her suitcase on the big fluffy bed. Trying multiple types of dresses she finally found the one that would work. She tugged and pulled on the dress until she felt perfect. Touching up her make up she started to hear noise downstairs. She assumed it was guessed and decided to make her entrance. She walked down the stairs slow and casual in her cute ballet flats. Smiling as she saw there was already a few people here.

Koby shook his head, still not impressed with the outfit Andrew managed to scrounge up, but it would have to do. "Ready to go?" Andrew asked. Koby nodded and off they went to the sorority. Koby ran his hand through his hair, his opposite hand in his back pocket of his jeans, feeling his phone. Andrew and Koby walked up to the front door, and hesitantly wondered whether to knock of just walk in. Koby shrugged and opened the door, walking straight in. A grin crossed his lips slightly before scoping out the room for any beauties in the room.

Before long, Koby spotted a blonde walking down the stairs real slow in an outfit she had obviously chosen to grab wondering eyes and attention of boys. It hugged her tightly, fitting her frame perfectly. Koby was almost lost for words, a modest beauty. He looked away quickly though, before giving himself away and then walked towards the bottom of the stairs where the girl was walking. He waited for her to reach the bottom before saying anything. "And so, how much did you spend on that?" Koby smirked at the pretty dress the girl before him was wearing. Up close he studied the girl further, and before his words could land on her ears, he recovered himself to the gentleman he swore to be for the night, "You look...stunning," Koby complimented, his voice soft, leaning in close to say into the girls ears. They weren't touching, not yet, Koby new to keep his distance from girls who looked like they could slap a guy. "Koby," He introduced himself, leaning on the banister of the stairs.

Rayna looked at the stairs and she walked down, making sure not to trip. She once fell down in a runway show, and hasn't been able to do another since. When she reached the last step she noticed a guy staring at her. "And so, how much did you spend on that?" the guy smirked. She remembered getting the dress, it was from the thrift shop down town. It was also a bit longer but had a huge stain. So she had sewed it and trimmed it. "You look...stunning," he said as he leaned closer. She stood there, just waiting. She glanced at his friend who was awkwardly standing by him, looking at his shoes. As the guy leaned back she let her breath out. He was kind of cute but was probably just another douche bag who wanted to do it with her. It was flattering but not enough for her to sleep with them.
"Koby," He said.
"Not interested." She said as she walked into the kitchen. She saw beers, typical, but she went in the fridge and grabbed some orange juice and vodka. At least I can start this year off with a bang. Rayna mixed the two drinks and took a sip. She didn't want to get drunk just yet, she would rather wait til there's more people around, so she could feel like she was actually part of the party. Like she belonged. Like people wanted to party with her. But in reality, later when she would sober up, she knew that she was just a lone wolf fending for herself.

Fionna sat quietly all throughout Jasmine's presentation. Then came the point where she asked for volunteers to decorate. Fionna raised her hand to volunteer. She enjoyed decorating a lot. After Jasmine had concluded talking she got up from her seat and went in search of balloons. It didn't take very long for Fionna to complete the decorations. After admiring her work, she went upstairs to change.

She searched her closet and came up with the perfect dress. Then it came time to find shoes. She searched for a few more minutes and found her favorite shoes and pulled them on. She looked in her mirror and fixed her hair before going down. Seeing she looked acceptable, she exited her bedroom and made her way downstairs. On the stairs, she passed Rayna who was already getting hit on. "She must be lucky, but it's no surprise, she's beautiful."

She could see that the house was filling up fast with guests and became a little nervous. She wasn't so sure that she wanted to be a part of the party much longer. It just wasn't like her to do this. She had never even been to a high school party before. Then, she spotted Rayna again, this time heading for the kitchen. She quickly followed behind her. Rayna was in the fridge grabbing something to mix a drink with. "Umm..hey.. mind if I join you for a drink. I'm not much of a party person, ya know..?" She walked to the counter, her heels clacking on the tile floor. She grabbed the orange juice and vodka after Rayna was done with it and mixed herself a drink. She sat next to Rayna at the counter and waited for more people to show up.

Al had been doing research all day for an upcoming debate and had just glanced at the time "Ah crap! I'm gonna be late for that party!" He jumped from his desk and ran to the shower. He gave himself a quick scrub and looked in the mirror. He still had a scruff as he'd forgotten to shave this morning. He looked at his watch. He didn't have anytime to shave so just decided to let it be.

He hurried to his closet and threw the first thing he saw on. Al was pretty stylish to a degree so what he chose looked fine, at least for him. He grabbed his keys and phone and stuffed both in his pockets and walked out of the door. It was a short walk to the girl's dorm where the party was being held from his dorm and he arrived there in no time at all. He could see that many people had already arrived.

He walked in the door and made his way slowly to the living room where many people were milling around. He waved and smiled to people he knew and had small chats with them. He was here for one person in particular and kept looking about for her. She was beautiful and he had his eyes on her the moment he saw her move into this place. He wanted more than anything to just have a conversation with her and tell her a joke and make her smile. It seemed that she hadn't made her way downstairs yet, and he tapped his foot impatiently.

Koby wasn't too surprised by the shut down from the girl in the black dress. If anything, he expected it. Girls who were in this sorority would be stuck-up and probably selfish too. Nothing that surprised Koby. However, he didn't expect her to walk off so quickly. With a smirk, Koby followed after her, afterall, it was the girls party at the sorority, they should be polite to their guests. Koby noticed another girl standing beside the girl in the black dress. He sighed and walked over to her again, going for round two, "You know," he started with a soft tone, trying to compete with the gentleman side of him with the rude side that just wanted to shout. "You shouldn't be so rude to your guests, I was simply trying to be nice," Koby almost glared over at the girl, trying to get some sort of spark out of her. But before his words could linger in the air, he turned his attention to the girl next to her who was wearing a blue dress that hid a lot of what the girl had to offer.

"Hey there," Koby let out a brilliant smile at the girl in blue, "Would you mind getting me a drink?" He naturally asked politely; this one side of him that knew how to be polite however so rare, he still had that side. He lent on the counter as the girl in black did, being careful to not look in her direction, getting the vibe that she didn't know how to loosen up. "I'm not as terrible as you think I am," Koby assumed, crossing his arms over his wide chest. If anything, he has been nice to her as of the only couple of sentences he's spoken to her. He left his eyes wondering over the large room of the castle the girls had the luxury to live in.

Rayna watched Fionna grab the two substances and make a drink like hers. Then walked in Koby again. I'm pretty sure I was straight forward. Why will he not leave. She poured herself another glass of her concoction but this time with twice the alcohol. She knew this night was going to be pretty hard, especially since she has a lost puppy following her.
"You know, you shouldn't be so rude to your guests, I was simply trying to be nice," He said.
Nice? I doubt that. But she kept on her silent treatment and watched Koby check out Fionna. Just another dog. She directed her eyes away from him, he would not get any glimpse of hope. She could feel him lean on the counter, mimicking her.
"I'm not as terrible as you think I am," He stated. Yet she ignored him and poured herself some more. Straight up vodka.
Rayna leaned over to Fionna and whispered "You want him? He's all yours." and walked away. She wasn't in the mood to play games, or flirt, or have anything to do with boys. So, she headed towards the stairs.

Andrew watched as Koby began to hit on the beautiful girl who had made her way down the stairs. Her hair had bounced all the way down, grabbing everyone's attention. But he knew he didn't have a chance. If she would blow off a guy like Koby then who says she would talk to a guy like himself. But he observed Koby, how he stood and how he talked. It was all confidence. but for him, it was very low. So he turned around and began to blend with the crowd. Smiling and glancing all around. He reached the center of the room when he saw another girl walk down the stairs. She had short black hair and blue dress. She was gorgeous. But he looked away, just as she made eye contact. He didn't want to seem like a jerk so he figured he'd talk to her later.

Looking over at the coffee table he noticed cans of beer. He grabbed on and began to guzzle it down. As he drank he started to hear people chanting "Chug! Chug! Chug!" So he grabbed another and drank that one in another minute. He lifted the empty can as people began to cheer and resumed their dancing and mingled. Then some short ginger came up to him. "Hi" She smiled. In this moment he decided to play the role of "Koby". So he gave her a convincing smirk and did a head to toe check.
"Hey beautiful, want to dance?" And with that her grabbed her hand and they began to dance.

Koby wasn't catching anything from Rayna, not even a glimpse, nor an acknowledgment of his presence. What was wrong with this girl? Koby became intrigued to know her story. But he wasn't going to lower his game, no, he was going to play just as tough as she was. "You want him? He's all yours." The girl had leaned over the counter to whisper to the other girl, but Koby being as close as he was to her, he heard. He smirked at the sly comment and sighed. "Seriously?" He raised an eyebrow and watched as the girl began to walk away. He sighed again and he followed her once more. He was keen on proving that he actually wasn't as terrible as first impressions seemed. She acted as if she knew everything about him already.

"Hey," Koby said, lightly tapping her on her forearm. He moved to walk in front of her, leaning in close, breathing in her. "C'mon, I'm not that bad," He whispered in her ear, leaning in closer. "I want to know," He stated, "Why? What's making you so god damn defensive," He breathed quietly and pulled back from her neck, and leaned away, before turning around and leaving her alone. Koby returned back to the kitchen to finish his drink, with a sour look on his face. He didn't mean to impose on the girl, not intimidate. Actually, he didn't do either things. He was simply being kind, if anything. He sipped on his drink, running his hand through his hair.

She was at the bottom of the stairs with a cute boy in her face, dying for her attention. What was wrong with her!? "I want to know, Why? What's making you so god damn defensive," He asked as he retreated. She watched him walk away and had a moment of thinking. He was right. He might be a decent guy. When she thought about it, he mustn't have just wanted to sleep with her. There are plenty of beautiful girls at this party and he is chasing after her, even though he still doesn't know her name. She looked up at the stairs again. She was already tipsy and the amount of stairs gave her a head ache. Her eyes wandered to her drink and she noticed it was empty. She had seen Koby go back into the kitchen, and was dreading the thought of seeing him. Even though they just met, she felt bad for being a bitch. She slowly walked back to the kitchen and peaked in to see that the kitchen was now filled with people. She closed her eyes and breathed in. Just go get a drink and find somewhere secluded. As she walked in she saw Koby eye her and a bunch of other horny males. She grabbed the vodka and added a cherry for flare. But as she passed the hopeful male she casually said "It's none of your god damn business."

Koby smiled in her response, figuring it was just as cheeky to not only come back, but actually say something to him. However, she marched straight past him, continuing to grab yet another drink. Koby stood up with a sigh, and casually wondered over to where the girl in the black dress was starting her drink. "Well then, is a name my business? I can't keep thinking of you as the girl in the black dress, you know," His voice was calm, cool and seductive. He didn't mean to sound like a douche, to sound like any other guy at the party, but what can you do when you have a beauty trying to resist you? He walked around her, accidentally brushing her arm with his as he poured his own drink, just like everybody else had started to do as they warmed up to the house. "Would you give me a chance to know you?" He leaned in and whispered in her ear before walking away with his drink. He wasn't going to force her into anything; he's not that type of guy. He's a gentleman at heart; more of a gentleman than the rest of the male species at the party, but it doesn't stop of having some fun. Koby went out back to where a piano was and sat in a chair that was situated in the corner. There was only two other people in the room, making polite conversation but Koby took this as a chance to relax.

The boy stood up and wandered over to her. She enjoyed this little game they were playing, but she wouldn't admit it. "Well then, is a name my business? I can't keep thinking of you as the girl in the black dress, you know," His voice was calm, cool and seductive. She looked into his dark green eyes, "Rayna." He walked around her, brushing his arm with hers. "Would you give me a chance to know you?" He leaned in and whispered in her ear before walking away with his drink. She bit her lip. She hadn't felt a spark like this in a while. But it was probably the alcohol and the fact she hadn't had someone show interest in her for... well ever. She decided she should have fun. She is restricting herself. She walked in the direction of Koby and followed him to where Fionna had been playing the piano. She saw him sitting on the love seat and she sat next to him. "I guess you could say I have issues" She laughed, but only for a few seconds. She felt her legs twitching as she looked back over to him, she wanted to dance. "Dance with me?" She half smiled. It's just one night of fun. Have fun Rayna.

Koby felt a smirk cover his face, feeling as if he was winning this game of who-wants-who more but instantly guilt ran through his veins. He knew nothing about her, and he didn't want to make a fool of her. But hell, she was a great catch. She followed him into the studio and sat down beside him on the love seat. She had mentioned her name was Rayna. It played on his lips; he wanted to say her name. "I guess you could say I have issues," Rayna laughed, a sound of pure drunk happiness. Koby nodded in response - this he could slightly relate to. But out of the blue, Rayna asked him to dance. " Hah, dance!? Really? I don't know how to dance," Koby blushed for only a few seconds before letting it pass. He was not going to get embarrassed. The girl had a half smile playing on her lips, which made Koby smile in return. He guessed it couldn't hurt to try, the very least he could do was make some sort of excuse up that he was too drunk to care. He sighed, " But I guess just for you, I will, Rayna," Koby winked at her before standing up, placing his drink down on the floor and grabbing hers placing it down next to his. He would make new drinks later. He grabbed Rayna's hand before taking her back into the most cluttered room full of people in the house.

The music was blaring loud, he could barely hear himself think. The bass matched the beat of his heart. He then turned to look at Rayna, waiting to see what moves she could pull and what drunk ones he could match with hers.

He dragged her over to the "dance floor" AKA the living room. The beat was fast and so were her hips. She was doing circles with her hips and letting go. It was hot and she could see people grinding all around her. She even saw Koby's friend getting close with one of the girls. Suddenly Rayna felt hands on her hips and the smell of Koby's cologne. She really liked his smell. Going from side to side they were close and she put her arms over her shoulders and around his neck. Letting him get a quick kiss on her neck. Smiling and laughing wasn't what Rayna would normally be doing in this situation, she'd criticize the girls who couldn't dance, and go somewhere quite to sketch. But she felt free, like nothing mattered. Totally forgetting her photo shoot she had the next day. When her favorite dance song came on she really hit her groove, turning so she faced Koby as they danced.

Koby was usually clueless when it came to dancing, but with the amount of flesh that were moving around him in random patterns with partners or in groups, he decided to follow their lead. Rayna placed her arms around his shoulders, Koby dipping her back, nibbling at her neck, breathing her in. His hands wondered her body as they swayed in the music, feeling her body dance against his. His hands started on her back on her shoulder blades, slowly making their way down to her waist, following down to her hips and then to the curve of her arse, where he finished with a cheeky slap, just to come back up and rest settle on her hips. Koby finally saw the girl he knew was underneath all that serious earlier on in the night. He smiled at Rayna, even though her eyes were closed, lost in the music and her moves.

Koby didn't notice anybody else around him, all he saw was Rayna, so free and comfortable. To believe he had denied her earlier. Koby smirked, pulling Rayna in close again, nibbling her ear as she moved against his body. He grabbed her hands as she danced, letting them move as one, but still standing so close. Rayna's hips were moving fast, Koby copying who ever he looked at the last time he bothered looking at anybody else. He followed the sequence he started earlier, feeling her back and finishing at the curve of her arse, this time, not bothering to move.

Rayna could feel his hands moving all over her. She felt sensational. The last time she let a guy touch her, well she didn't. But who cares? She felt him nibble on her ear and she giggled. This is what sluts felt like, all the time? Not bad. She could feel Koby's hand stop on her butt and she grabbed his face. She looked at him, not really knowing what she was doing. Then the song stopped and her hands dropped awkwardly. "I need another drink," She smiled, walking away with Koby's hand in hers. She found the kitchen and the only drink available was beer. She was never a big fan of beer. She figured her glass from before was probably empty, and as she turned back to Koby, she yawned discretely. "Wanna go back and dance..?' She asked as she started leaning on her head on his chest.

Koby laughed as Rayna stated that she needed another drink, the sensations he felt before dulling down. He started to control himself again, reminding him that he's more sober than her. They made it to the kitchen only to find that beer was the beverage available, and seeing the distaste upon Rayna's lips, he figured that wouldn't be her first preference. "Wanna go back and dance?" She asked, leaning her head lightly on his chest. Koby raised an eyebrow, lifting a hand to move hair off her face, letting his fingers trail their way down her neck, over a breast, before resting on her waist. "Are you up for more dancing?" Koby asked. He doubted she could handle anymore, she seemed to be almost out of it. Thinking more for her than for himself for once, he decided that she would best need sleep. "How about we go tuck you into bed?" He asked her, moving her face so that he was looking down into her eyes, cupping her face in his hands. Her eyes were glassy, dreary, and bags were forming underneath them.

She loved the gentleness in his hands. "Are you up for more dancing?" Koby asked, it sounded like he genuinely cared. She nodded but her eyes were almost closed. "How about we go tuck you into bed?" He asked her, moving her face so that he was looking down into her eyes, cupping her face in his hands. "Okay" she said quietly. They trudged over to the stairs and she stared at the stairs again. "Carry me?" she teased. She could feel him actually going to pick her up, "I was kidding!" Rayna grabbed the rail and began to uneasily climb the stairs. Stairs aren't that hard.. She thought, unknowing of Koby's hands on her hips, guiding her up. They reached the top and she started walking towards her room at the end of the hall. But when she reached her door she just stopped.

"Carry me?" Rayna's teasing tone came so easily, slurred in with the drunken state. Koby smirked and started to lift her but she resisted, and settled on slowly making her way up the stairs. Koby kept hold of her the whole time, even as they walked down the hall to her room, where she stopped so suddenly. Koby raised his eyebrows, "This your room?" His gentleman facade playing perfectly all night, was suddenly rubbing off as it was nearing the later hours and the dancing had taken a toll on him. No reply came from Rayna, assuming she was probably dead on her feet. Koby opened up her door to her room which revealed a very well-kept luxury. Sighing, he walked behind Rayna, placing his arms firmly around her waist, walking forward slowly before sitting her down on her bed. He sat down next to her, watching her eyes flutter, opening and closing. With a sigh again, he picked Rayna up so she was lying down now on her bed, and removed her shoes. He sat on the edge of the bed and began stroking her back, waiting for her to perhaps fall asleep.

She looked in the room. But all she saw was the dark. It scared her. She felt Koby pulling her, she tried to resist but being as tired as she was she just went with it. She was sitting on her bed in the dark. She could feel the monsters and evil lurking around. He picked her up again and put her laying down on the bed. She was breathing heavily as her shoes came off. All of this was so much. She couldn't take it. "Koby I'm scared." She never opened up like this. She turned on her side and pulled Koby close to her so they were laying side by side. "I just got here and I'm scared." She whispered as she laid her head on his chest. She could feel his hands moving through her hair. "Don't leave." She whimpered. She heard a noise, probably his shoes hitting the floor, and clutched onto him. The touches, his breathing and warmth all slowly calming her down. She could feel her heart slow, from the near panic attack she almost had.

"Don't leave." Was all Koby heard before he was pulled down underneath Rayna, her heading resting in the perfect spot upon her chest. She felt so delicate, so fragile. Koby couldn't help but laugh at how childish it seemed that she was scared of the room, but it was the perfect excuse to have her in his arms. Her lifted up the blankets, pulling himself and Rayna under them. He had one arm behind his head, the other cradling Rayna, stroking her back. He glimpsed down at the small body, curled up beside him. Koby had never felt so confused before. So...vulnerable. Her eyes were shut, but he couldn't tell if she was asleep yet. He couldn't sleep there the night, no, that wasn't possible. He would be killed by his frat boys. But she was so warm, calm and he could feel her small heart beating against his own. Koby sighed in contentment, moving his hand from behind his head to the side of Rayna's face, stroking her cheek. It was one of those moments were Koby really hesitated. Actually hesitated before doing something that wasn't out of confidence, cockiness or arrogance, but out of genuine feeling. He lowered himself, bringing Rayna's face up the slightest to meet his own, to brush his lips against her forehead, her cheek and slowly finding his way to her lips. It was dark, quiet, and cool in the room. But the warmth of Rayna was all her could feel. He pressed his lips softly against hers, before pulling back, looking at Rayna's peaceful state.

She wasn't asleep. She was too terrified. But she was stable. The feeling of being so close to someone made her very awake. But yet her eyes were closed and heavy. She felt his hand rubbing her cheek and she imagined her prince charming. Who happened to be laying right next to her. Now all she needed was a ball gown and horse drawn carriage. His lips brushed her face ever so lightly. Then he chin was lifted. The room was quiet as he pressed his lips softly against hers, and she slightly opened her a bit more, as if accepting the kiss. She then wrapped her arms around him and kissed him again, this time with a little more drunk passion. But she then put her head back down onto his chest as she closed her eyes again. "Promise you won't leave?" She said in a murmur. She started to see a little town in Italy as her dreams began to fill her mind.

((Double post))

"Promise you won't leave?" Koby listened to the murmurs of his little drunk princess, after she had given him back a more powerful kiss than he bargained for. Koby snuggled down, moving Rayna next to him so he could look at her face, hold her more closely, "I'll stay" He said, knowing too well that he can't resist. He stroked her back, feeling her bra tight dress, catching all the curves he could find. It was a shame that she was falling asleep...a little idea came into Koby's mind, and hoping to not disturb his sleeping beauty, he rolled her onto her back carefully. He brushed away hair from her face, and started planting little kisses on her forehead, on her cheeks, her closed eyelids, kissing her lips so softly as he did before, nibbling her bottom lip. He was on top of her, holding his weight above her at this point. He was stroking her waist, and kissed and nibbled her ear lobe before dropped to her neck. Kissing softly, down to her collar bone where he nibbled, going lower before he made it to her cleavage, where he stopped and wrapped his arms around her, sighing in surrender. He wouldn't do it. He would be the gentleman he swore he would be that night. Wrapping Rayna up in his arms, laying on their sides, he pulled her close, his breathing beside her ear.

**BEEP*BEEP*BEEP**
Rayna opened her eyes and flung her arm over to the night stand where her phone was. She searched the table until she picked up the phone. 10:27am Frantically she squeezed out of Koby's embrace onto the floor. She looked at him, He looks kinda peaceful.. But then the head ache hit her. Rayna groaned as she tried to think of the night before. All she knew was she got drunk and couldn't remember the night before. It really took her a few moments to acknowledge she had a photo shoot in about 20 minutes, on the other side of town! "Oh shit!" She complained, trying to keep her voice low, not to wake Koby. She started racing around the room, to her suit case then back to the mirror, to the bathroom and back to the mirror. She finally looked decent and kind of professional, despite the nasty hang over. She grabbed her phone and keys just as she heard Koby murmur something. She didn't have time for this. She grabbed an apple as she ran out the door and to her crap car. Please. For the love of god, do not give me car trouble. She turned the key in the engine, success! Off she was, leaving the boy to wake up alone in her bed.

Groggily, Koby shifted his head in the direction of the beeping noise, his eyes still not opening. He felt weight shift out of his arms, moving away from him, leaving him cold. He placed his head back down on the pillow beneath his head, "...h...it..." muffled words were heard but Koby felt too groggy to even make them out.

A few minutes later, Koby was waking up, alone, in a room that definitely did not look like his. Frowning, he propped himself up on his elbows, and sighed. He remembered last night, and he knew that the girl probably didn't. Oh crap, what time is it? Did he need to be somewhere important? There was no clock, but he soon realised he had his phone in his back pocket. Pulling it out, he found it was dead. With a small moan, he sat up slowly on the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyes. The girl was gone, that was alright. It meant he could go home without hassle. So with that, Koby picked himself up and put his shoes on, leaving the sorority oh-so quietly.

Koby started to walk back home when he remembered that he went to the party with Andrew - and Jake couldn't make it. Changing his ways, Koby started towards Andrew and Jake's apartment before briskly turning up at their doorstep and knocked lightly. He still didint' know what time it was, but he hoped that nobody was asleep.

Andrew was having fun, getting so close to this little red head. The had drinks and danced until they were some of the last few still standing. Through all this enjoyment he never even noticed Koby go upstairs, let alone anyone else. "Want to go to my place? We could.. have some more privacy there?" The girl asked. Andrew was shocked, was this really happening? He grabbed her hand and helped her to the door, but when they were outside he realized they were both too drunk to drive. "Is your place close? I don't think we should be driving." He said politely. The ginger smiled, "Yes, just down the road." They began to walk, Andrew holding her hand as the stumbled along the sidewalk. Oh my goodness I'm going to get laid. What am I going to do? Should I even do this. Well of course she's pretty, but I don't even know her name! His mind debated all the way to her door. Once they got there she opened the door and they proceeded inside, this time with his hands on her hips. As she closed the door with her foot, they began to kiss. Drunken make out, even. They ended up laying on the couch with the girl on top of him. Suddenly it hit him. He knew what was coming, and he didn't want this to be a one night stand. He wanted this to mean something. That's probably why people called him gay, but he knew he just cared. He lightly pushed her off of him as she kissed her cheek and walked towards the door. "We'll have to do this another time" He winked and walked out. Once he was outside he realized he had no idea where he was. So he began to walk in the direction he came, tripping on every pebble that was in his way.

He woke up in the grass. The dew had made his shirt all wet, not to mention the smell of alcohol and perfume that covered him. He smiled and began laughing, even though he was getting a major head ache. He rolled over and saw a small park. This was the park where he went when he was depressed. Well mind, you have yet to impress me He got up and held onto the fence that was coincidentally there for support. Scratching his head, "How the hell am I going to get home?" but he dug in his pocket to find his cellphone. He looked through his numbers, he didn't have many so he called Jake. "Hey Jake! Could you pick me up? I'm at the park on 3rd and need a way home. Yes I went to the party. Uh huh. Okay see you soon. Thanks."

Walking out the door as Koby knocked, Jake stepped outside, "Oh hey buddy!" Jake smiled at Koby, Koby smiling in return. "I was just heading out to pick up my mate, Andrew. He went to a party, got drunk, passed out at a park...Oh the poor guy, you've got to meet him," Jake started, Koby cut him off. "I already have, he's a hero," Koby smiled back at Jake. Then confusion rolled onto Koby's face, "Why is he at a park...? No way, if he got laid! Oh god, no way," Koby started, laughing in excitement. Jake laughed with him, "C'mon, I've got to go pick him up," Jake said as they got in the car to go pick Andrew up.

"Well man, you should have came to that party at that girls sorority last night. Wow, you'd have no idea," Koby started, leaning back in his seat. This copped him a raised eyebrow from Jake in return. "Hmm? And what happened at this party last night," Laughing, Jake remembered the reason why they were heading to the park, "And it better be better than picking up Andrew, seeing as he had actually gotten wasted," Jake shook his head. Koby smirked, "Well, there's a girl-" Koby started but got cut off. "A girl! Wow, it's been a long time Koby, she must be something," Jake grinned, obviously teasing Koby. Koby glared back, clearly not assumed, "Aye, shut up okay. No, I don't know if it meant anything, we were drunk - well she was. I barely had three drinks," Koby rolled his eyes and Jake looked at him in disbelief, "Barely three? What? Have you got standards now or something?" Jake laughed again. "Ahaha, okay, okay. Now, this girl, who is she? You got laid didn't you," Jake started to assume. "Nah, nah nothing happened. I did sleep in her bed though, we kissed, but it wasn't...it wasn't like a drunk kiss, it felt like something...something more," Koby started before trailing off. Jake was convulsing in a giggle spasm. "Koby, you sound like a crazy man, seriously? Everybody does stupid shit when they're drunk," Jake smirked in Koby's direction. "Maybe that girl sorority had a bigger effect on you than you think," Jake raised an eyebrow, settling down. "Ahh, maybe you're right," Koby sighed, narrowing his eyes as they found Andrew. "Maybe it was a one night thing," Koby shrugged it off.

"Well, well, well," Koby started, a smirk crossing his face, "Look what we have here! Nice guy got more drunk than me!" Koby exclaimed, an exaggerated sarcastic clap beginning.

Melissa smiled and listened to Jasmine's announcement. Did she say that they were throwing a party? Well, that was especially new for Melissa, she didn't know much about parties. Yes she had tried to sneak out to go to a party but, that never really happened. Smiling she nodded and ran up to her room getting dressed into the second dress in her bags. It really fit her and she wouldn't really complain about the color, it matched her and she matched the dress. Walking down the stairs, she didn't really know what to do at the moment since she has never been to a party before.

The only parties she has been to had only been about birthdays, celebrations, and reunions. They all were quite boring, she always wanted to go to a party that was about fun. No step-mothers, no step-sisters, and no abuse. She loved everything about this party the decor, the people, the dancing, and the music. Walking over towards the table to wherever the drinks would be, more like she danced over to the drinks. She loved music, singing was her favorite thing to do whenever she was alone. Sometimes she'd sing to the people she was most comfortable with and that was her mother and father.

She wasn't too fond of her stepmother since everything about her that came out of her mouth was,"Your not to worthy enough to be a daughter of mine." That really hurt her but, she kept her heart strong. Possibly her mother had some mind in things before she had died. Looking up she just kept dancing to the music. Fist pumping in the air and then some people followed her with it. When she saw some spill something she couldn't help but, clean it up it really bothered her. She didn't like for a person to mess up anything of hers, even if it wasn't fully hers.

After the party she it was a mess to clean and she didn't sleep when something wasn't clean. So she stayed up, she did go to sleep but, it wasn't in her room. Possibly on a couch or possibly the floor. She was getting used to that, now it was a in breaking habit.

"Look what we have here! Nice guy got more drunk than me!" Koby exclaimed, an exaggerated sarcastic clap beginning. Andrew had a grin across his face, "Yeah yeah... My head is killing right now." Jake honked the horn which just about made Andrew fall over. I definitely need some advil, he thought. They hopped in the car, Andrew hoping for a quiet drive back.
"So Koby told me you had a wild night" Jake mentioned.
Andrews head was throbbing, "Yeah, well things got.. crazy."
He could feel Koby's wild excitement as he said "So what happened? With that ginger and all?"
"Ginger, huh?" Jake chimed in.
"Well we danced for a few hours, and well we ended up at her place.." Andrew explained. The tension was rising, they were both curious to know what little boy Andrew had done.
"And..?" Jake said aloud, because he knew they were all thinking it.
"I honestly do not remember." With that, the rest of the car ride was silent. When they got back to the apartment, Andrew headed straight for medicine cabinet and took a nap. He could hear Jake and Koby downstairs talking and then the sound effects of video games. He laid on his back as he thought about the night before. He remembered what happened but he knew if he told them he hadn't slept with her, they'd probably think he was a wuss. So he'd leave it up to their imaginations. Rolling over, Andrew put on some classical music and fell asleep, dreading going for his first day of classes the next day.

She parked her car and ran to the studio doors. Showing a glimpse of her I.D. as she went to her change room. "Sorry I'm sort of late. Car troubles." The makeup guru cringed and began to work away. "At least I don't have to remove your make up" she said with a sigh. Rayna sat down and let the woman do her job. Once in the outfit she was rushed onto the blank shoot. But her mind wasn't in the game and the director could tell. "Rayna, what's wrong? you're not giving me what I'm asking for." She sighed. "Just dumb personal stuff. Give me a minute okay?" She walked off set and went to the bathroom. Splashing some water on her face and and leaning over the sink. Just forget about it. She walked back on set and was back in the game. Giving him the perfect shot. "Thanks hun. We will definitely book you again. Your check will arrive in the mail in a week or so." Rayna's eyes went wide. "But I need that money now!" Keeping her voice serious. He gave her an eye, "I'm sorry but there's nothing we can do." She sighed as she went to change and leave. Hopefully I can afford a week on my own.

Fiona was perched on the edge of the couch. She really didn't know what to do with herself. "Maybe I should just go play some music or something in my room. she thought to herself, but she didn't want to be the party-pooper at her first party. She tapped her feet in time with the beat of the dance music quietly humming the tune to herself. A few men approached her and tried to strike up a conversation with her but she didn't say much because of her shyness and they all left her to her own devices.

There was a guy there that kept glancing in her direction and each time their eyes met, but she was to shy to hold eye contact with him. After a good long while, she decided it was time for bed. The party was winding down, and people were heading to their own homes to hook-up or sleep. The boy who kept looking at her left with a ginger headed girl, and she was a little disappointed, she thought that she felt something with him, but apparently, he didn't feel the same. She heaved a sigh and headed off to bed.

The next morning she woke up with a great stretch and yawn. She felt no ill effects from the alcohol at all and she figured she was just lucky this time. She dressed for the day in a simple shirt and blue jeans and headed downstairs after washing up. She grabbed and apple for a quick breakfast and went to sit down on the couch to watch TV. AS she sat, she realized something was underneath her and she git up to reveal someone's wallet. She was a good person and wanted to return it so she opened it to see whom to belonged too. Imagine her surprise to find out that it was the man from the party last night. His name appeared to be Andrew Hart. She smiled to herself. I like that name she thought to herself.

She sat the apple down on the table and grabbed her purse from upstairs. She looked in her mirror and straightened her hair. She gave a big smile at herself and saw that it didn't suit her. She shrugged and left her room and down the stairs. She walked briskly out the front door. Taking the wallet from her pocket, she looked at the ID inside and saw that he didn't live very far from their house.

She enjoyed this walk and sung a little song along the way. She passed a park and went down a few a blocks past that. She arrived at the doorstep of the address on the Driver's License and glanced up. It was a very nice house and on a quiet street. She decided she liked it very much. She took a deep breath and knocked loudly on the door.

Whilst in the middle of his over competitive rivalry game with Jake, Koby heard a loud knock at the front door. "Andrew? Andrew can you get that?" Koby called out without looking in any particular direction away from the TV screen. No reply came and with a sigh, he looked to Jake, "Pause. Hit play and I will kill you," With that threat, Koby got up to go answer the door.

Opening the door revealed a very small girl, perhaps the girl in the blue dress Koby had seen next to Rayna the previous night. He smiled warmly at her, before a smirk crossed his face, "You looked better in the blue dress," Koby sighed, crossing his arms over his muscular chest. "Well, what do you want?" Koby asked rudely, clearly back to his normal self. If she didn't want him, then she wasn't worth talking to.

"I found this wallet this morning, um, I believe it's Andrew Harts?" Came the small reply. Koby raised an eyebrow and let his hands fall to his side before moving back from the door, a smile crossing his lips. "ANDREW. ANDREW GET YO ASS DOWN HERE," Koby looked back at the girl and smiled innocently, "He'll be just a moment,"

Koby could hear Andrew stomp down the stairs. "Was that really necessary? I was having a really nice sleep." But his words faded as he saw the beautiful girl from last night. Andrew blushed at the kind girl as he realized he was in his pajamas. "Uh... Hello..?" He said idiotically. Koby punched Andrew's shoulder, "This girl has your wallet." Koby declared with attitude, shoving Andrew forward towards the girl before walking back to where his video game was waiting.

This reminded Koby vaguely of last night, the girl that had slept in his arms and left in the morning with so much as a good bye. Wasn't that supposed to be the boy's job? Sighing, Koby thought he should contact her, but she was the one who left him. He decided to leave it at that.

Andrew jolted out of bed as he heard his name. Sighing as he walked down the stairs. He saw Koby and was immediately ticked off, "Was that really necessary? I was having a really nice sleep." But his words faded as he saw the beautiful girl from last night. Even without that flowing blue dress she could pass for a pageant queen. Plus he loved the short hair. Andrew blushed at the kind girl as he realized he was in his pajamas. "Uh... Hello..?" He said idiotically. "This girl has your wallet." Koby declared with attitude, shoving Andrew forward towards the girl. Andrew carefully tripped off to the side, avoiding hitting the beaut. "Sorry about him... He's well... He's Koby." That was the only way to put it. He glanced up, giving her a charming smile, "So something about my wallet?" Glancing at her again to make sure she was still listening. Damn she's gorgeous.

Rayna slammed the car door as she stomped into the house. As you may realize, she isn't in a good mood. Dark clouds were forming overhead, Great. Just greeeaaat. She sighed as she took off her heels and walked to her room. She didn't bother to find any of the other girls, for all she knew they were just waking up at some strangers house. That party had been rad. Well she thought so, all she remembered was being with Koby in her room. She was afraid, you can't forget fear. The memory of snuggling up with this boy she had just met was crystal clear. Maybe he isn't so bad after all. When she got in her room she decided to set up her things a bit more. Currently it looked like an empty hotel room. She took her sole suit case and dumped the clothes on the floor. She made an outfit for the days of the following week then hung up the rest of her clothes. Then she remembered some of the stuff she had in the back of her car. Slowly she made her way to her car, and grabbed the bags from the trunk. Just as she reached the door it began to drizzle. Rayna sighed as she went back to her room with the decorations. She started putting up one of her framed sketches and adding other personal touches to her room. I need music. Casually hooking up her new docking station, which she had recently bought as a gift to herself for getting the scholarship, she put on her Rihanna playlist. Definitely her favorite playlist. She started humming as Diamonds came on.

"I'm going out," Koby said so suddenly during his last match of Call of Duty with Jake before throwing the controller down and grabbing his mobile, wallet and a jacket. "What? Um, okay?" Jake said, rather annoyed in the sudden change of tone Koby had with him. The boy was getting emotional, he wasn't himself. This was madness. Koby knew exactly where he was going, and he knew exactly why. There was something about the girl he met last night that he didn't want to leave behind. He knew it would be stupid to leave something that had apparently been so important to him as just a one night..."thing".

Koby walked outside, putting on his jacket and found it was drizzling. Koby smiled, looking up towards the sky, rain drops falling directly on his face. He started jogging in the direction of the sorority he left earlier that day, finally making it to the castle in one piece - but thoroughly drenched. Puffing, Koby knocked on the front door to the sorority, a hand over his head, steering rain drops away from his face, his clothes dripping. He knocked on the door, waiting for a reply.

As Rayna heard the last line of Stay she could feel a tear roll down her cheek. Even though that song was new, she felt it represented her. She wanted her mother to stay and she had dreams about her all the time. By now that tear had become a fountain, making her mascara run. Getting emotional wasn't her thing so to control it she took out her sketch book. She was getting a bit frantic as the rain was coming down harder. As she looked around her room she was uninspired. Then last night hit her like a bowling ball to a pin. She started quickly drawing the bed with herself in it, but instead of Koby, it was a dent where he should have laid. She smiled with her work as she put the book down. It had made her feel safe last night, having someone stay with her. Maybe a lot of guys were like this. Nope. Not a chance. Glancing over to the big mirror, she noticed the embarrassing stains from her little moment of weakness. Leaving her sketch book open on her bed, she took out a wet wipe and cleaned her face, clear of all make up. Then was the sound, **Knock*Knock** Rayna waited a few moments, still doing her own thing when she heard it again. Knowing no one else was around to get the door she trotted down the stairs to the door. As she opened the door she saw that familiar face. It was Koby. Her heart starting to flutter, she immediately closed the door right in his face. She was confused and filled with emotions. Why is he here? God, did he do something to me last night? Her hand still on the handle, she opened it half way. He was soaking wet, making his shirt transparent to the msucle underneath. "Sorry.. come in." As he walked in, he shook his head, like a wet dog, to get the water off. "Nice weather we're having..." She said awkwardly. She wasn't sure if she was into him but he was there for her last night. "So.. Uh.. Why are you here?" She asked, looking at him with her cute puzzled look.

For a second there, the door opened, revealing the beautiful figure behind it that Koby urned to see so badly. Only to receive the door being closed in his face. Koby raised his eyebrows, his mouth gaping open as if he were going to say something, but nothing came out. As if scripted, the door opened again, "Sorry..come in," Rayna let Koby enter her house again. He walked inside, shaking his head, letting little water droplets splash out onto the floor while Rayna made small talk, "Nice weather we're having...So..Uh..Why are you here?" Koby smirked turning to face her, "Well," He began, before finding his shirt stuck to him like glue. He removed his jacket, before peeling his shirt off his body, "Hope you don't mind..." He muttered before completely removing the shirt, throwing next to the door. He proceeded to take off his shoes, also leaving them by the door. "Didn't expect it to rain, really," Koby still had a smirk across his face as he watched a puzzled emotion wave over Rayna's face. "I thought we could hang out, you know. Like normal people? Maybe watch tv?" Koby sounded so innocent, and standing bare-chested in front of Rayna made him feel unbelievably vulnerable. The rain was battering down on the roof, echoing throughout the mansion. Koby didn't feel cold, not yet, but his jeans felt so uncomfortable being glued to his legs.

She watched as he lifted off the wet jacket and hung it on one of the hooks by the door. Every muscle flexing as he proceeded to take off his shirt. "Hope you don't mind..." She was feeling hot, literally. He was hot, literally. She tried to hide her smile as he said 'I thought we could hang out, you know. Like normal people? Maybe watch tv?" He sounded so innocent, unlike the guy who hit on her at the beginning of the night. "I guess..." She started to say when suddenly there was the roar of thunder. With only her instincts she jumped right over to Koby and was holding on to him for dear life. She remembered when she was alone on nights like these. She would cry in her car listening to the static on the radio. But things were different now, like the fact she was clinging onto a half naked boy in her own condo. With the moments passing her grip loosened and she backed up slightly. She hated the smirk he had on his face. Like he was just "irresistible". "You know what, you should go." She pointed out. He had gotten enough from her last night and she wasn't up for any encore.

Rayna clung onto Koby as thunder roared above their heads. He stifled a laugh, finding it cute that a girl her age were scared of such things. Over time, she loosened up again, letting go before glancing at him and pointing to the door. "You know what, you should go." Koby raised an eyebrow. "You want me to leave, while this storm is happening? Really? Rayna, I just wanted to chill out, seriously," Koby laughed, and it was cold, heartless. "Remember last night? Who was holding you when you told them how scared you were of the dark?" Koby smirked, stepping ever so slightly closer to Rayna, "Or maybe the way you danced with me last night, how you let me touch you," Koby's voice was nothing but a whisper as he edged closer, leaning in down to her neck as he did the night before. "The way you kissed me when we were in your room, the way you slept with me, how I held you," His voice was cool, seductive against Rayna's skin. He wasn't touching her, but his breath may as well have been enclosing her in a warm, sexy grasp. "But of course," Koby leaned back, his voice back to his normal volume, his arms folding against his chest, "You still think I'm bad, yet I wasn't the one who left without goodbye. But, as you wish, m'lady," Koby bowed sarcastically before turning around to face the way he came, leaning to pick up his shirt and shoes, picking up his jacket. He opened the front door and watched as the rain poured down heavily, wind blowing something fierce.

His smell was irresistible. He was irresistible, as much as she hated to admit it. "Remember last night? Who was holding you when you told them how scared you were of the dark?" The way he lingered over her, she couldn't help but melt inside. "The way you kissed me when we were in your room, the way you slept with me, how I held you," His voice was cool, seductive against Rayna's skin. Any guy with this much game was a player. Players know the game and know how to win. She was frustrated and had her arms crossed as he leaned back. "You still think I'm bad, yet I wasn't the one who left without goodbye. But, as you wish, m'lady," She watched him pick up his wet clothes, "Stop!" she cried. It just came out. She wanted him to leave. But the kindness in her heart couldn't let him go home in this storm especially when she couldn't see a car out front. She watched as he turned his head back towards her and she sighed. "Stay. I guess we could watch a movie or something.. I doubt there will be any satellite reception during this storm." With that she walked toward the entertainment room. She started opening up cabinets as she searched for any DVDs the place had to offer.

Koby rolled his eyes, growing tiresome of her mood swings. He followed her into what looked to be an entertainment room. He noted the pool table and comfy looking couches. As Rayna entered the room, Koby stood at the entrance to the room - his pants were still wet. "I need a towel or something to sit on," Koby looked at Rayna, expecting to be thrown a pillow, or a glare. Something that was nothing compared to at least a towel.

"I need a towel or something to sit on," She heard the boy ask. She smiled and looked at him with content. "Well let me look for something..." Taking a quick look she realized she didn't know where anything was. she turned the corner and began to yell, "Mrs. James!" and as if in a second the plump woman appeared at her side. "Yes? Did I miss something from the party last night?" She said worriedly. Rayna laughed, "No, you did a wonderful job, I wouldn't have known there even was a party last night thanks to you." Something about having Koby here made her in a good mood. Somewhat chipper. "I need some pants for my friend. Well, he walked over here and is soaked head to toe..." Mrs. James didn't look stumped like she had figured but waddled away. Leaving Rayna wondering if she had an answer to her problem or just decided Rayna was another dumb girl to look after. But in a moment or so, she returned with some jeans and even some clean underwear. "Jasmine had boys come over here all the time last year, they often left clothes here. Kind of gross... But these are clean, hope they fit." and with that she handed off the clothes to Rayna. Before the woman walked away she added, "Did you want a shirt for him too?" But Rayna shook her head. She was asking for trouble. As she reentered the room, she tossed the clothes to Koby and smiled. "Ta-da!" He walked off towards the bathroom as she was making her way back to the book case where she finally found the movies. Very little to chose from, so she made her way back to the couch as she lay across the whole thing, leaving no room for Koby once he'd come back from changing.

Koby accepted the clothes that Rayna had given him and got changed in the near by bathroom. He then realised he had no shirt. Huh... With a smirk he left the bathroom and reentered the entertainment room and found Rayna lying across the whole couch. Koby raised his eye brows, half a smile playing on his lips. "Chose anything to watch?" He asked innocently as he so naturally and quickly scoped Rayna up in his arms before placing her down again on top of his chest. The looks she shot at him as he did so, he ignored, "Hey, I won't do anything! Just watching tv, calm down..." Koby smirked once more before looking at the tv, nothing interesting being played as the satellite cut in and out. "Hey," Koby whispered. "I noticed before how puff your eyes were...are you alright?" His voice was sweet, genuine. Actually caring. And Koby knew he was being caring, almost loving towards the girl he so spontaneously picked up in his arms. It didn't seem to bother him one bit.

As he picked her up she rolled her eyes. He thought he could do whatever he wanted just because he was attractive? The looks she shot at him as he did so, he ignored, "Hey, I won't do anything! Just watching tv, calm down..." As she looked at the remote, she knew there was nothing to watch, making her nervous. "Hey, I noticed before how puff your eyes were...are you alright?" His voice was sweet, genuine. Rayna put a hand through her hair, letting her fingers run to her back, "I'm fine.." the silence was awkward as she thought about her mom. She didn't remember much but her dad used to keep a ton of photos of her around the house. The one thing she respected her father for was never moving on and keeping his vows he made to his wife. Clearing her throat she looked back at the guy who was lying beside her. "So there's no good movies and the tv doesn't work.. What do you want to do?" In her mind she came up with multiple dirty, cocky answers she expected him to say. Such as Make out, strip poker, kiss or dare, spin the bottle.. But he seemed to be behaving, like how she had always imagined her prince charming. I mean, her mother must have seen something in her crappy father for her to marry him.

"I'm fine..." Ranya replied, something in her voice, hidden, sad. Koby's eyebrows furrowed with confusion. So there was something wrong, but he didn't know whether to ask her or not, whether it was stepping out of place or just rude. For once he actually cared about how he would go about someones emotions. Before Koby could think up anything to answer to 'I'm fine', Rayna cleared her throat, "So there's no god movies and the tv doesn't work.. What do you want to do?" A crack of thunder shook the house, lightning lighting up the room as the light made it's way through cracks of windows, illuminating the both of them, lying beside each other. Koby instinctively placed a hand on the small of Rayna's back in a comforting gesture, rubbing his thumb up and down. He gazed down into her eyes, trying to feel the connection he had felt the night before. And there it was, that little spark that sent him straight into being the goody-goody. Maybe Andrew was rubbing off on him. Looking into Rayna's eyes, Koby pulled her in, wrapping his arms around her and cupping her face against his chest with his hand. She felt so soft and delicate in his arms, against his bare skin. A warm sensation filled him, imagining her laugh against the silent walls. He suddenly wanted her to talk again, some sort of sign she wasn't frightened of the storm because he was there. But so suddenly, the rain outside came down harder, rocking the house silently. It wasn't violent - not yet. And Koby didn't exactly want to leave. "I'm kind of hungry, I suppose," Koby said innocently, smiling. It wasn't something you'd expect at those type of moments, but it was something to do. "And I think I should cook," Koby grinned foolishly before standing up, picking Rayna up along the way, picking her up into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist.

It was a fun kind of pick up. Not the sexual kind that he would usual do to bring on girls. He smelt her hair - strawberry. It drove sensations through his body again, making him warm. Walking into the kitchen, he sat Rayna down on the counter before scoping out her kitchen. "Hmm, Koby looked around the kitchen seeing can's of tomato soup, pasta. He opened up the fridge, letting a rush of cool air surround him. He spotted things he could do to make a salad. Smiling, Koby grabbed some cucumber, lettuce and tomatos and spun around to open the cupboard where he had spotted tomato sauce and thin pasta. He was going to make spaghetti. After venturing around the kitchen, Koby finally pulled out a pan and a bowl, the pan for the pasta, the bowl for the salad. He opened up the tomato sauce can and poured it all in the pan, turning on the stove. He opened up the packet of spaghetti, placing them in a bowel, running hot water over them. Koby then looked at Rayna, who appeared to be getting bored. With a mischievous grin, Koby flicked pasta at Rayna, before quickly going to her to stop her from moving anywhere to flick him back with anything.

Having him close to her was unforgettable. The way he held her with confidence, making her feel safe, was irreplaceable. Since she can remember, her life up until now was her against the world. The world with the upper hand. But now she had someone who would protect her from the storm. With his arms around her, "I'm kind of hungry, I suppose, And I think I should cook,", she had never had anyone cook for her. She wondered if this was a regular thing for him. Being nice and getting close to girls, then sleeping with them and leaving. She would always be paranoid and cautious with her feelings. As he picked her up again she could still smell his cologne he was wearing the other night. She held onto him, hoping she wasn't a burden to carry around. she really did love being carried. Putting her down, she hopped onto the stool by the island. Her eyes followed Koby as he searched through the cabinets and started to take out pasta and other food items.

But she just sat there, waiting for her meal to be prepared. With a mischievous grin, Koby flicked pasta at Rayna, before quickly going to her to stop her from moving anywhere to flick him back with anything. She then a grin herself as he had surrounded her with his arms. "I don't think so." Then they both began to laugh. It wasn't anything but everything. But Rayna pushed him off as she turned on the stove for him. "You don't mind that I help, right?" Her eyes brightened as he came over and poured the sauce into the pan. "Want to stir that for me?" He asked politely. She did as he asked and began to slowly stir the pot. She didn't mean to but it was so sensual. She could hear him searching through the cupboards again, adding things to the sauce as she kept stirring. "This better be good," Rayna said jokingly. Then she felt him around her. He grabbed the spoon and stirred with her. It reminded her of dancing with him, being close and all the touching. It was a magical night even though it was still blurry in some areas. They moved together, there arms going in circles as the aroma of tomatoes filled her nose. "Mmmm.." She mumbled as she felt his abs rubbing on her back. Another roar of thunder cried over the skies and Rayna dropped the spoon, turning to hold Koby. "Sorry... I know you must think I'm really weird.. I just really hate storms..." Her hands were shaky as he began to rub his hands over her back.

With a happy sigh, Koby turned Rayna so she was facing his chest and pulled her close to him in a tight embrace, their bodies as close as they were the night before. He rested his chin on top of her head, closing his eyes, his arms embracing her like he was the castle protecting her from the storm. "You aren't weird," Koby said softly, bringing a hand up to her cheek, softly rubbing it with his thumb, comforting her, "Everybody is afraid of something," Koby held her tightly once more before letting her go, the cool air coming inbetween their close bodies. Koby's hand trailed down his back as he let her go, his other hand still at her face. They weren't very far apart, but Koby already felt empty without her in his arms. He frowned a little and little Rayna's face to his own. He leaned in, and whispered across her lips, "I hope you won't mind, now that you're sober too," Koby softly kissed her lips, as he had the night before but something different was exerted. Passion, maybe? Desire? Lust? No, not lust. Koby had felt that all too many times to feel lust. This was something different. It was something he hadn't felt before. Did he actually like this girl? His lips were still upon her's, is hand that cupped her chin, leaving her face as he left her lips. He sighed, becoming aware that she may not have even approved of his actions, but however so, he looked back at his bubbling concoctions.

"The sauce is ready," Koby smirked, pointing at the sauce. He grabbed the pan full of water and pasta and grabbed a drainer. He poured the pan over the drainer, the drainer catching the pasta, letting the water run free. Koby came up behind Rayna as she stirred the sauce and curled his arm around her small waist, pouring the pasta into the sauce. "You keep stirring," Koby whispered into her ear as he placed down the drainer on the counter. His other hand found it's way to Rayna's waist, holding her close to his bare chest. He liked how short she was - it made him feel like her guardian of sorts. Sighing, he started to whisper in Rayna's ear. "I'm sorry about last night and the way I made you feel," Koby began, his voice so soft, like velvet. "I didn't mean to intrude on your personal space, or make you feel uncomfortable, but you" Koby nibbled her ear lobe as Rayna's stirred the pasta into the sauce, "Are one beautiful girl, and you're making me feel," Koby was lost for words, pulling his head away from her ear, "You're making me feel...wanted," Koby sort of choked on the word, as if only realising it for the first time. This girl he held around the waist, so closely against his body, he knew there was something in him that she wanted, and he knew for sure what he wanted from her. And to his surprise, it wasn't the usual thing he wanted from girls that looked like her. Koby had actually meant it - she made him feel wanted. The only reason he was a player, was because the girls he was ever with were players like him. They played his game, and when he got this close to them, they pulled another trick on him, him walking away the fool.

No, Koby wasn't going to do this, this time. He was going to change.

"Everybody is afraid of something," Koby held her tightly once more before letting her go, the cool air coming in between their close bodies. Rayna was living in the moment. Even though her mind often wandered back to her horrible past, and the scars she had on her back. "I hope you won't mind, now that you're sober too," She could feel it coming. The kiss, as his lips came close to hers and they locked on. He was special to her, the kiss last night wasn't just a drunken kiss. Now, now it meant even more. As he pulled away, she wasn't done. She had never felt a connection with anyone. Reality was just a dream and currently she was being swept off her feet. "The sauce is ready," Koby smirked, pointing at the sauce. She turned back to the hot pot which had started this whole thing. She continually stirred the pot as he began to set out the pasta.

"I'm sorry about last night and the way I made you feel," Koby began, his voice so soft, like velvet. [/b]"I didn't mean to intrude on your personal space, or make you feel uncomfortable, but you"[/b] Koby nibbled her ear lobe as Rayna's stirred the pasta into the sauce, she wouldn't stop him, "Are one beautiful girl, and you're making me feel," Koby seemed to be stuck on words. the voice inside her head chimed in, Damn.. What was that line again? Oh right! But Koby finished his sentence, "You're making me feel...wanted," She smiled. Though she couldn't relate. Her father had wanted to beat her and boys had always wanted her. She knew she was attractive, which was most of why she never trusted guys. They just wanted her beauty, not the real. Then she had a reality check. He knew nothing about her. She wasn't about to start telling him her life story but he literally knew her name, and that was it. She immediately backed away from him, not saying a word. Placing her hand over her forehead she held back her tears. She was tired of the lies and games.

A frown immediately ruined Koby's happy features, suddenly becoming lost. Rayna had backed a way from him. "What...what's wrong?" Koby saw the swell of tears forming in Rayna's eyes. He started walking towards her, to grab her hand, but she stepped away from him. The food was boiling at this point. Koby turned the stove to off, and placed the pot on the counter. "Rayna, I-I didn't mean to..." Koby didn't know what he didn't mean to do. He meant everything he had said to her. What was wrong this time? Koby's frown deepened, a crash of thunder rocking the house, rolling on for half a minute. Koby felt cold with no shirt on, so vulnerable when this girl in front of him looked at him in a way of disbelief. "What have I done wrong?" Koby asked. He soon became enraged. He had been nothing but polite, helpful, caring...what more did she want? What was wrong with him this time? " Rayna..." His voice was ragged, angry and impatient. He was growing tired of this toying game, being pushed away when he was being so caring. "I'm trying here, don't leave me hanging," Koby's voice was angry, but not loud. "Whatever's wrong, you can tell me!" He said so lowly, so furiously, he was worried he may have scared her.

She was trying to keep herself together. All she saw was the shadow of her father, coming straight for her. She couldn't cling to Koby, either he'd end up leaving or worse, turn out like her dad. Her crazed mind was blocking out most of Koby's pleads. "What have I done wrong?" She grasped her head tighter, trying to get him out of her head. She could hear her own cries, and screams. It was the last night happening all over again. The thunder roared again and she hugged herself, trying to protect herself from the man she once called a father. His clenched fists and anger made her knees shake. She heard Koby, " Rayna..." His voice was ragged, angry and impatient, just like her fathers. She was right. "I'm trying here, don't leave me hanging," Koby's voice was angry, but not loud. "Whatever's wrong, you can tell me!" She then fell to the ground. Laying in a curled up ball this was all too much. she could feel his hand go for her but she hit it away. "Go away! Go away!" She kept yelling, over and over. The storm seemed to get louder and the waterfalls began. She could hear the footsteps going away as she yelled one more time, "Go away dad! Go away!"

Koby was too far to catch Rayna as she fell to the ground into a heap, hitting his hand away as he went to her air. "Go away! Go away! Go away Dad! Go away!" Rayna kept repeating, and repeating. Koby became stunned as soon as she said "dad". Dad? What? Koby was so confused. "Rayna?" Koby said harshly, approaching her. Rayna shivered, whimpering beneath Koby's harsh glare. That was when it hit him - Rayna was traumatized. He thought it was rather odd that a woman of her age would be scared of storms. But for her to yell "go away dad" brought something to the surface in Koby. His eyes softening, Koby fell to his knees beside Rayna, not moving closer to her yet as she cried out loud. It was a terrible sound, wrecking Koby inside. He had no idea how to handle this delicate situation. "Rayna, it's me, Koby" His voice was soothing, urgent. He reached his hand out to rub her back but she slapped it away, her eyes scared and moved slightly away from her, her cries becoming loud. Koby then dragged Rayna into his arms, fighting against her punches, scoring scratches against his chest that he knew he'd feel later. He felt water roll down his chest, tears from Rayna. " Rayna, calm down, it's me, Koby. You're safe. You're safe," He cooed, cradling her head in his arms. She still tried resisting him, biting his bicep hard, drawing blood before calming down as Koby didn't react. He winced slightly, but instead turned her around so he could see her face. She stopped resisting, no more violent movements. Her eyes were still scared, still wondering through Koby's eyes. "You're safe Rayna, you're with me. You're safe, it's Koby," Koby said so softly, moving hair out of Rayna's face, "You're safe with me," Koby held Rayna tightly against him. He was sitting with his legs crossed, Rayna curled up in a ball in his lap, her head against his chest. She was still sobbing, not as loudly, but still just as heavily. Koby pressed firm lips against her forehead. He looked back and wiped tears away from her cheeks. "Stop crying, Rayna, you're fine with me, shh, shh," Koby cooed, whispering. She started to calm down, closing her eyes, her face flushed red from crying. Koby kept still, the silence dragging on. He then finally worked up the guts to look in her eyes again, fearing that they were still scared. But they were, she was still frightened. He sighed, pulling her tightly against him, "Rayna," He said so carefully, "Why...what happened?" Koby asked. He didn't know how to word it, lost for words in her breakdown.

She pushed him off. She was tired of him beating her. The bruises would all stop tonight. " Rayna, calm down, it's me, Koby. You're safe. You're safe," He cooed, cradling her head in his arms. She still tried resisting him, biting his bicep hard, drawing blood before calming down as Koby didn't react. She wouldn't let him win. But then the black went away and all that was left was her tears. Koby pressed firm lips against her forehead. He looked back and wiped tears away from her cheeks. "Stop crying, Rayna, you're fine with me, shh, shh," Koby cooed, whispering. Rayna eyes flickered around the room trying to get out of this nightmare. Though she hadn't had one for about a month, this kind of thing was common for her. Changes and people let the evil creep into her head. Leaving her at a loss for words. Pulling her tightly against him, "Rayna," He said so carefully, "Why...what happened?" Koby asked. She didn't know what to tell him. The truth? That she has mental break downs because she was beat as a child? It was so embarrassing. Covering her face she tried to speak, "I... I'm so sorry..." but mostly just coughing up words like a hair ball. She didn't really know how to say what she was going to say. Taking a deep breath in she decided to tell her story. "When I was young, from since I was around 7, my father used to beat me. It was father my mother.... passed away...Whenever storms rolled around he'd blame me and.. well hit me... On other nights when he'd drown himself in misery and alcohol he would turn off the lights and hurt me... So I can't stand storms, and being in a dark cold room. It just reminds me of... him. I guess you can say I break down... But it becomes so real, the nightmare..." The words were soft and covered in fear. She wrapped her arms around him as she waited for him to say "You crazy bitch." But he just held her. Probably processing her sad life story. She wanted to tell him about how she ran and how she got here, but she was just too frazzled to talk anymore. She could another kiss on her head as she began to hum the song Stay, like she was before.

Koby was shocked, or sad, or...he didn't know how he felt about the situation before him. Rayna was beaten? Anger, instantly rose, but he remained still, pulling her tighter as she wrapped her arms around him. The storm outside was still heavy, loud. "It's okay," Was all he managed to say. He wanted to kill the sick bastard that did this to her. Her own father? Sick, disgusting. Koby felt the pain in his chest, in his arm from the scratches and bite mark on his body. He didn't move to check them out. He kept still, just holding Rayna; being a friend. His hand would brush through her hair every now and then, trying to calm her racing heart. Probably trying to calm his own. "I'm sorry," Koby started, pulling Rayna back from him, "I didn't mean to...I mean, I thought" Koby trailed off in thought, leaving his words to linger in the air. What did he think? "I thought you were just mad at me again, I got angry," Koby's voice was soft, his hand still caressing her, "You keep pushing me away," Koby's voice dropped to a low murmur, "But I can understand why now," Koby's words were drowned out by a crack of lightning and then blackness. The power had gone out. Koby gasped, his body stiffening, waiting for Rayna to explode in tears in his arms, but surprisingly, she stayed tough, strong in the darkness. "I said, I can understand why now," Koby repeated. "I'm sorry I was so...full on, I should probably have gotten to know you better," Koby's voice was still quiet, quieter than before in fear of frightening her, with the whole house now pitch black. What time was it? It was so dark! It would have to be at least eight at night, not too late. "I'd never, ever hurt you, Rayna. I was raised by my mum, taught to respect women," Koby grimaced at the thought, remembering how sleezy he first came off as, "I...You're safe with me, okay?" Koby was now whispering in her ear, and it sounded urgent, desperate, as if he was waiting for a sign of reassurance himself in her safety.

She could hear his words and they wrapped around her, making a safe zone. The tears were lightening up as he kept his voice calm. He did care. As the lights went out she wasn't scared, because she was still in her safe zone. He was her safe zone. "I said, I can understand why now," Koby repeated. "I'm sorry I was so...full on, I should probably have gotten to know you better," Rayna nodded as she agreed they still didn't know each other well. She was scared and he was was strong, for her. That's really all she needed. "I'd never, ever hurt you, Rayna. I was raised by my mum, taught to respect women," She squeezed his arm, remembering how he had hit on her a mere 24 hours ago. She wasn't sure if she believed him but she definitely wasn't going to leave during the darkness and storm that surrounded them. "I...You're safe with me, okay?" Koby was now whispering in her ear, as she was trying to regulate her breathing. She opened her eyes, but it was the same as her eyes closed, pitch black. Rayna could feel him breathing, so she knew she wasn't alone. But she did want light. So she gently slipped her hand into her pocket and grabbed her phone. Pressing the button the was now a dim light in the room. It was sort of eerie, the flashing of lighting and being in a scary room. She looked back up to the face that was so caring and full of concern. Putting her arms around her neck, she adjusted herself so she was now facing him as the cupped his face and kissed him. The lighting struck as she pressed her lips upon his and it was almost surreal. Like a scene straight from a movie. "Thank you.." She whispered as she gave him one last peck on the cheek. Removing her hands from his face she slid her hands into his. This might have been moving fast but he seemed like a genuine guy and she was maybe getting feelings for him.

Koby felt Rayna's hands slip into his own. Her face was so close to his, he could feel it in the dark. He knew how soft her lips would be against his, how much of urge they would feel if they kissed again. But he knew the timing was inappropriate. He couldn't ruin this for her; for him. With her legs wrapped around him, Koby stood up slowly, and found his way back to the bench, placing Rayna on the bench in front of him with her legs still wrapped around him. Koby had put his hands on either side of Rayna's body, and he was suddenly breathing a little more heavily than he was before. He found her lips once more, something desperate exerting from him. He wanted her. But it was a different kind of want. His lips started soft, before becoming urgent, rushed, crushing against hers. His hands left the bench and made it to Rayna's back, pulling her close against him. His hands wondered their way to her waist, to her hips, pulling her against him harder. He parted his mouth softly, his kiss still urgent. He hesitated for a moment before deepening their kiss. That was when Rayna pull away from him. A look of sudden realisation overcame Koby, a look of apology recovering his realisation.

Koby stood up slowly, and found his way back to the bench, placing Rayna on the bench in front of him with her legs still wrapped around him. She felt the urge to kiss him again. Just a soft kiss, to reassure that he cared. They both leaned in, his lips started soft, before becoming urgent, rushed, crushing against hers. It wasn't just passion, but full of feeling. As she felt his hands moving along her body, along the old bruises, he pulled her closer. He hesitated for a moment before deepening their kiss. Then she pulled away. His eyes were saying sorry but his hands were still on her sides. "Is this all you wanted? Just to butter me up and then sleep with me? Leaving me all alone again? This probably doesn't mean anything to you." Koby was insulted. She could see the rage spreading over his face as his grip tightened. "Why are you always like this?! Back and forth! You're ruining the moment." He complained, voice growing louder with each word. Her smile had completely faded now, leaving her eyes to drop. She got off of him and began to walk away. "The moment huh... Sorry for ruining your plans." The storm wasn't letting up but Rayna had figured out she was right. Maybe all this "back and forth" was from her stupid hormones. Either way, she was done. If boys were this much trouble, then who needed them. She could hear Koby coming up behind her, but she wouldn't let his touch control her this time. "You should go." No eye contact, she knew that she'd just crumble into his hands again. Not waiting for a reply she walked away, heading to her room. Even if he didn't leave right away, she was done with the manipulation. Closing the door behind her she went through her bag on the floor of her room. She took out Freddie, the stuffed turtle her mother had given her and clutched it in her hands. "It's just you and me Freddie." She said as she laid on her bed.

Fionna's knock was answered by the boy from the night before that had been with Rayna. She blushed a little from anger as he stated she looked better in the blue dress, but she let it pass quickly. "I found this wallet this morning, um, I believe it's Andrew Hart's?" she said rather quietly. She really needed to learn how to speak up. She winced as the man yelled upstairs for Andrew to "get yo ass down here". She thought there really was no need in being that loud in the morning. The man said that he would be down soon in a sickly sweet voice that made her cringe. She decided she didn't like this guy very much at all.

She looked up as she heard Andrew come down the stairs complaining about the guy's yelling. Once he saw her, he stopped dead in his tracks and stuttered, "Uh,...Hello?". The guy told him what she was here for and she shot him a look. She was pretty sure she had a voice, no matter how small. Andrew stepped up to her and apologized for his friend named Koby. "Oh no, it's ok.." she said.

She glanced around and snapped her eyes back to him as he gave her a charming smile. She blushed and put her head down. No wonder the ginger got to him first, she couldn't even look him straight in the eye. She felt pathetic. He spoke up again, " Something about my wallet?"

Just he spoke, Koby got up from the game to leave. As he opened the door, it was drizzling outside. She sighed as she saw the water come down thinking "Great, now I have to walk in the rain." Turning her attention back to the man in front of her she said "Right, I believe you left this at the house last night, after you left with the pretty red-haired girl"

Jake coughed in the corner, but it sounded like he was trying to cover up a laugh. "Excuse me, I have some things I need to do upstairs," He said and snuck away.

Andrew watched as Koby left into the rain. Now where would he be going? Suddenly the cutie pipped up, "Right, I believe you left this at the house last night, after you left with the pretty red-haired girl" He was shocked, that she would have remembered. I mean, the ginger did have a hair on fire but was she watching him? Maybe he did have a shot. Then he heard Jake chuckle, typical. Jake still didn't know what had happened the night before and this must have been all too funny. Andrew glanced as Jake seemed to be heading towards the kitchen. Then his stomach growled, stunning both of the two, still standing by the door. "Want something to eat?" Andrew asked. He realized the rain was getting heavier and that the poor girl had seemed to have walked. She nodded, in the sweetest matter. It made Andrews heart flutter. What if she gets stuck here with me? A wide grin crossed his face as they walked into the kitchen. Jake was sitting at the table, checking his phone,with a bowl of cereal in front of him. Andrew then proceeded to search the pantry for anything that could be simple. "Well.. Uh... We have apples?" He grabbed two bright red ones and offered her the smaller one. But she looked like she was going to puke. "Or not.." Andrew tossed the apple back into the bowl which had been set on the table. Now she didn't only look disgusted but seemed to be turning pale. "You okay?" he asked as a loud roar of thunder rumbled the house.

"You should go," Cold, heartless, merciless. Rayna's word stabbed at Koby without prevail. Koby glared at her, a smirk no longer claiming his tan features. "Fine," He replied, cold and harsh. The rain was letting up anyway, maybe just enough for Koby to start heading home. His shirt and pants were still in a bunch in the corner, still soaking from the rain. Koby thought he could put the clothes he borrowed in the post and hope they get it as mail. Rayna had stormed pretty quickly up to her room, leaving Koby alone, half naked in the kitchen down stairs. It was getting cold and he knew it was getting late. Maybe he could call a cab. Reaching for his phone in the back pocket of the jeans he borrowed, he realised it was flat. The battery was dead since he had left Jake and Andrew's apartment. Koby groaned, edging on a growl in frustration. "Bullshit!" He half shouted. He was angry, not only at Rayna, more at himself for being so selfish, so clueless. He walked in long strides towards the front door where the rain could be heard the loudest. Maybe the rain hadn't let up after all. Koby had a frown, ruining his perfect composure, as he picked up his clothes and jacket, slipping on his sogging shoes. He couldn't be bothered with a shirt, heat was radiating out of him from pure anger. With a sharp, "Fuck you, Rayna," as a yell, he opened the front door, slamming it hard and fast behind him.

Koby was furious, completely shattered and utterly confused in Rayna. He was walking alone, as the rain pelted down on his skin, stinging the scratches and bite mark on his skin. This angered him further, remembering that he sat there with her, holding her. She's too emotional, too temperamental, too high maintenance, Koby thought, making up reasons as to why he shouldn't keep holding onto some form of hope in their friendship. He walked alone in the rain, back towards Jake and Andrew's apartment, soaking wet and cold to the bone.

Koby opened up the door, not even bothering to knock, letting himself into the apartment where he found Andrew, Jake and that girl sitting in the kitchen. He glared at them all, water dripping rapidly off his skin. Anger was pure in his eyes, hatred towards everyone of them. He walked straight pass them, with so much as a glance from Andrew, they seemed to know better than to talk to him. Although, Koby knew Jake would soon be after him. Koby walked towards the laundry room, stripping down to just the underwear he borrowed, chucking them into the washing machine before turning around to find a towel. He pulled the underwear off from underneath the towel, adding them to the washing machine. After setting the cycle on the machine, Koby slouched against the wall, letting the noise of the washing machine drown out his thoughts. He still hadn't inspected his scratches or bite mark, and he felt the need to neglect it.

Jake watched the petite girl come into the kitchen, taking out his phone so it didn't seem like he was listening. Jake always felt the need to keep tabs on his friends. Acting as though the good advice angel on their shoulder. The girl seemed nice enough for Andrew, since Andrew was such a gentleman. **SLAM** Jake watched Koby storm through the house, noticing he was soaked. What an idiot. He thought as he left the kitchen to follow after his trooper. "Where the hell did you go?! Not even a word as you just leave? And in a storm like this?! What has come over you!" He yelled. It was as if he was a father talking to his child. He knew Koby would just retaliate and yell as loud as him. But he could see sadness in his eyes, staring at the washing machine. "What's going on dude?" He said in a light mood. More like a brother. He could see koby taking a deep breath, about to say something but Jake added, "It's that girl. Isn't it?" Jake was in the mood for a I'm psychic grin but could tell something had gone wrong.

"Where the hell did you go!? Not even a word as you just leave? And in a storm like this?! What has come over you!" Jake yelled at Koby, his voice not filled with anger, but filled with concern, anger just behind the words. Koby raised his eyes to look at Jake, his eyes narrowing into slits, glaring at his best friend. All he wanted to do was to tell him to go away, to leave him be. But he knew Jake better than that, he'd stick around until Koby was better again. However, this made Koby angrier, seeing Jake care for Koby, just like Koby had cared for Rayna. He clenched his fists in his lap as he slouched against a wall, sliding to the floor. "What's going on dude?" Jake was soft again, kneeling to Koby's level. "It's that girl, isn't it?" Koby sighed. Jake knew him all too well. But Koby remained silent, choking on his words. Koby's face softened, his eyes going back to normal, the stressing lines of a frown disappearing back into a calm expression. Koby cleared his throat, his voice sounding so quiet after the shouting that had just been echoing in the small apartment, "I hate her," Koby said. Even though his face showed calm, his voice held so much bitterness, hatred and regret that it took Jake by surprise, his face becoming confused. "She screws me over. She's screwed me over so much in the past 24 hours that all of my screw overs are nothing," Koby spat out each word, trying not to say her name. He didn't want to think about her. He hated her. "I was different with her Jake, I was different," Koby tried explaining, but his cheeks flared up in embarrassment, as he would never admit this to his best friend. Koby was meant to be the macho one - not Jake. Koby groaned, a pain in his bicep was forming. Probably internal bruising. "I don't care anymore, man," Koby finished. Koby lowered his head, hiding his eyes as they swelled up with water. He wouldn't cry because he was sad or because he screwed up - oh no, that's just not Koby - he would cry because he hated Rayna, because he was screwed over and done for.

"Fuck you, Rayna," It was a knife being pushed deep into her side. Oooch.. She was overwhelmed with feelings. What a horrible past few days it had been. Besides those moments of warmth and comfort. But they were fake. They were all as fake as the knock off Gucci bags they sold on the street. One thing she liked to do when she was depressed was stretch. It was like pulling a rubber band until it breaks. The tension build up and release was so soothing. Smiling, Rayna descended into her left leg splits. Still holding onto Freddie. The quiet knock on her door made her fall over on the floor. With a small chuckle she went to the door. She opened it, praying to god it wasn't Koby, when she saw Jasmine. "Oh hey.." she said, fully opening her door. "Woah. What happened to you? Hahaha! A cry fest?!" Jasmine laughing. Rayna was more embarrassed than anything. "Yeah... Just having a tough time adjusting, you know?" She could see a plot being developed in Jasmines head. "Wanna get some food? I can't seem to find the other girls at the moment... It'll be fun!" She promised. But Rayna knew she had no money, therefor not a big help to this "adventure". "Sorry.. Totally broke right now", more like always broke. Rayna blinked at the fashionista, hoping to get rid of her and go back to her sobbing party. "I'll pay! I really don't feel like going alone and I'm feeling generous!" Jasmine winked as she pulled Rayna downstairs. Oh boy...

"I was different with her Jake, I was different," He wasn't really sure what to feel about this whole situation. He'd never had to deal with Koby greal feelings. But Jake could tell this girl was trouble. He knew Koby could come off as a jerk, which if he had at the beginning, probably ruined his chances. "They'll be another girl.." Trying to be positive. "I don't care anymore, man," Koby finished. Jake was frantically panicking in his head. "Want anything? I don't suggest alcohol.., Just well... You know." He scurried to the kitchen and grabbed a chocolate bar he had been hiding. Even guys need an emergency chocolate stash. He threw the bar at Koby, and watched it hit his head. "Cheer up. Wanna go grab some pizza with me?" But Koby was sitting in a pool of misery and hatred. Okay then... Jake walked off, quickly sliding on his shoes. "I'll be back soon okay? Getting pizza,since we're all hungry." Not waiting for a reply, he ran into the car trying not to get soaked. Driving in this storm was horrible. He wasn't a fan of driving in the first place, having lost one of his friends to a drunk driving accident. As he pulled up to the store he noticed two girls inside, waiting for pizza. He put on his charming smile and walked in.

Rayna rushed into the pizza place which they happened to pull up to. After driving up and down main street they settled for Papa John's Pizza. The little bell rung as she ran inside. "Holy it is really raining!" She cried, looking behind her for Jasmine. But of course, the girl was trying to open her pink bedazzled umbrella. Sighing, Rayna opened the door and yelled out, "Forget about your dumb umbrella! Just get inside!" The exotic beauty running inside in her heels was a sight to see. She did a pretty good job too, not tripping once. Letting Jasmine take the lead, they got 2 medium pizzas. One cheese one pepperoni. "Sticking with the classics" Rayna smiled. Jasmine was already checking out one of he employees when they heard another ring of the bell which had been strategically placed over the door. Rayna looked over and saw Jake. She remembered him from a shoot they did together a few months ago. At least she thought it was Jake. "Jake?" She questioned, and he immediately looked up at her. Yup, it was definitely him. That charming smile was unforgettable. Jasmine was still preoccupied flirting with the dough boy as Rayna walked over to the hot blonde she had once met before.

Koby felt something hit his head before the object landed in his lap. It seemed to be chocolate. Koby grimaced, he wasn't in the mood for food, yet alone sweets. His head was hung, but Jake was persistent. "Cheer up. Wanna go grab some pizza with me?" Jake askd. He was trying, but Koby was stubborn. He remained silent, looking at the ground of the laundry room, still wrapped in only a towel. "I'l be back soon okay? Getting pizza, since we're all hungry," And with that, Jake left the room, leaving Koby to sit in misery and regret. He took this chance then to finally draw his eyes to the scratch marks and bite mark on his chest and on his arm. It was bruising already, the blood had dried, but some had washed away during his trek through the rain. The scratches weren't too terrible, but they stung, little half moons dragged down his chest. A slight blueish colour was covering his bicep around the bite mark. Koby looked away before analysing the pain, resisting to remember how those injuries occured. But he couldn't stop it.His body was a constant reminder of how close she had gotten. He remembered Rayna fighting against him, scratching and biting him, leading onto him comforting her, holding her so close to him. He remembered her lips and how they felt on his...oh how foolish he had been. Tears swelled in his eyes, finally overflowing calmly. He wasn't crying, sobbing nor having a fit of sorts. He just simply let his tears fall.

"Jake?" Jake looked down at the girl he knew he'd taken photo shoots with, previous months earlier. She was still stunningly beautiful, her eyes still so large, but rimmed red. Why was this? Jake felt concern and compassion already to this accquaintence. "Rayna," The way he said her name sounded as if a smile played on his lips; which there was. He was surprised to see her in such a...a wreck. Something clearly must have gone wrong, but Jake was too polite to mention anything. "How have you been?" Jake smiled warmly at her, his perfect teeth shining. He thought asking that would be the safest way to head in the general direction as to why her eyes were red. "I am.. good" Rayna choked on the word good. Jake noticed the slightest tone in her last word, knowing too well from his experiences with Koby and Andrew, that she didn't want to talk about it. "How about you?" Rayna asked, so innocent. A smile returned to play on Jake's lips, "I am perfect," He said before seeing the line before him move, a girl that Rayna was clearly accompanying bouncing to her side. "Don't go anyway, I'm just going to order," Jake moved up to order four large pizzas, two hawiian, one pepperoni and one meat lovers. He returned to Rayna and her friend, who had so obviously been gossiping, to wait for his pizza. "So what brings you to this part of California?" Jake asked, casually making small talk.

Fionna took a small noticeable step back as Andrew offered her the apple. "No..thank you. Apples and I don't really agree" she said rather too quickly. He lowered his offer of the apple from her. "Thanks though...again" she said awkwardly. She rocked on the heels of her foot searching for something to say. Koby came in and stomped about making all sorts of noise and headed for what must be the laundry room. Jake jumped up from the table and followed him. After some time, Jake left announcing that he was getting pizza. Fionna tried to make small talk, she had never been very good at it.

All of a sudden lightning flashed and the lights flickered and went out. "Oh.. she said with a jump. She wasn't scared of the lightning, but she had always been scared of the dark. She blinked as her eyes adjusted and started to shake. She reached her hands out for the stranger searching for some form of comfort in the pitch black.

Finding her target, she clutched his shirt. " Sor..Sorry, it's just...the dark." She didn't really know this stranger, but he exuded warmth and she breathed his scent in deeply. He smelled like cologne and something else she couldn't quite place, but it was sweet and she really liked it.

Rayna watched as Jake went up to the counter to order his pizzas. At this time Jasmine had notices the eye candy that had walked through the door just moments ago. "Who is that?" Jasmine asked almost licking her lips with lust. Rayna smiled, it'd be nice to say that he was something she couldn't have. "That's my..." She should have said boyfriend, you know, just to show she was just as good as Jasmine. But she didn't want Jake to end up in an awkward situation. "He's my friend" Jasmine smiled, she could tell that Jasmine was gonna start being a flirt, "But he's gay..." She said just as Jake walked back over. "So what brings you to this part of California?" Jake's tone was friendly and she could tell he was just being polite by making small talk. "I actually got a scholarship for Pepperdine University!" Rayna could have gone for a hug right there. She remembered how she told him about going here on her own and how she lived in her car. Jake gave her a congratulations smile, "Carry out for Jasmine!" Rayna knew that was her cue to go. But she quickly tore out a piece ofpaper and wrote down her number. "Keep in touch okay? I just moved here and have yet to see what this city has to offer." With that, she waved good bye and went back to the car with Jasmine.

Andrew watched as Fionna took a jump to the first sight of lightning. He had always liked storms, the way it smelt and how easy it was to get lost deep in thought. As another flash of light lit up the room, he watched the girl as she grabbed his shirt. With her this close, with anyone that close, it felt good. " Sor..Sorry, it's just...the dark." His face was wearing a bright smile as she awkwardly loosened her clenched fist. "It's okay, I used to be scared of storms. But my mother used to tell me that without storms, there'd be no rainbows." Andrews eyes slowly adjusting to the dark. He guided her hand as they made there way to the kitchen table. "Stay here." He mentioned, as he stumbled back to the counter. He fumbled with drawers until he found a flashlight. "Hey Koby! You doing okay over there?!" Andrew asked as he flashed the light towards the laundry room.

"Keep in touch okay? I just moved here and have yet to see what this city has to offer," Rayna tore out a piece of paper and scribbled down her number and passed it to Jake. Jake smiled, glancing at the digits on the paper, a neat little smiley face at the end. Jake smiled and looked up at the girl before him, "Alright, I'll give you a call when I get the chance," Jake tucked the piece of paper in the back of his pants and waved good bye as Rayna left the pizza shop with her friend. "Carry out for Jake!" Jake went and received his meal and quickly ran outside into his car.

As Jake rolled up to his apartment, he noticed all the lights were out. As he opened the front door he heard Andrew calling out to Koby. "Hey guys, if you find the counters in the kitchen underneath the sink, there should be candles there and a lighter," Jake pointed out, slowly making his way to the kitchen. He placed the pizza's on the table and used his hands to guide himself to his sink, helping Andrew find the candles. They were soon lit up and a dull, warm light filled the kitchen. "Koby, come get some food. Help yourself guys," Jake gestured to the pizzas.

Koby soon joined them in the kitchen, still wrapped in a towel. He sat on a stool, chowing down some pizza, slowly. He didn't seem to have an appetite. Jake finished his food quickly, "I'm going upstairs. Gotta make a phone call," Jake said, smiling. "Who to?" Koby asked, his face and tone expressionless. "An old friend I ran into at the pizza shop," Jake said and made his way upstairs to his room. Jake dialed in the numbers on the piece of paper Rayna gave him then pressed call. *Beep, beep, beep, beep..*Ring, ring* The phone connected to the other end, a hurried voice answering, "Hello? Rayna speaking," Jake smiled as he heard her voice.

Jasmine really wasn't the best of drivers. She drove fast and furiously, but had a smile on her face as she lip synced the songs on the radio. Rayna had learned to be a good driver, she couldn't afford tickets, or people wasting her time. As Jasmine pulled up to the house Rayna snatched the pizzas and ran to the door. The rain seemed to be dying down as they went inside. She tried the switches for the light, nope. As she carefully walked to the kitchen table she could hear Jasmine yapping away. "Yes! Okay! I know he was there... Sorry! Well we can have another party this weekend? There's already a party planned? When were you going to tell me?" But Rayna heard the voice fade as she grabbed herself a piece of cheese pizza. Pizza had been a staple with small pizzas being so cheap, and her appetite being so small. As she finished her piece she grabbed a can of sprite from the fridge. She could hear Jasmines heel clicking as she got closer. Now was time for peace, quiet, and maybe a nap. As she was almost at the top of the stairs her ringtone was playing. She followed the tune as she began to sprint to her phone. As she picked it up she didn't recognize the number, a new modelling gig?! She did a little dance before answering the call, "Hello? Rayna speaking,"
"Hey there, enjoying your pizza?" Rayna smiled, of course she knew who this was.
"Well I had a piece and it was good, haha! How was yours?"
"Well there was this girl at the pizza shop and I was too distracted to ask her out."
Rayna giggled and ran her hand through her hair. He was cute.
"Oh really? Well if you had asked her out, what would you have said?"
"Well," He paused. She could tell he was planning out his words. "Hey, so.. I might be having a party next weekend. Did you wanna go? With me?"
Rayna didn't feel the same sensation like when she was with Koby. Maybe it's because he wasn't here in person. "Well if you had asked, she probably would have said she'll need to check her schedule and what time will you pick her up?"

"Jake, what are you doing?" Koby walked into Jake's room, now fully clothed. Jake brought a finger up to his lips as if to shush him. "Well, would 6 be too early?" Jake had a smiled in his voice. Koby frowned. Was Jake getting a date? To what? Koby sat down on Jake's bed bedside him. "No, that should be fine," Came the reply. "That's great. Well, I guess I will see you then?"
"Of course, looking forward to it. Bye!"
"Bye," Jake hung up with a smile on his face. His first semi-date party-partner in quite a long while. He turned to now face Koby. "If it hadn't been obvious, I was on the phone," Jake laughed, standing up. It sounded like the rain had stopped completely, the lights slowly flickering back on. "Who though?" Koby asked, standing up with him. As the lights flickered on, both of their eyes had to adjust to the new light. "You'll meet her this weekend at my party," Jake was cheery and heading out of his room towards the stairs. "You're having a party?" Koby raised an eyebrow, a clear smirk on his face. "Well, I'm sorry but I doubt I'll be turning up. Take a picture of her or something for me," Koby had other plans in his mind for the weekend.
"Aw, now don't be like that Koby," Jake placed a hand on Koby's shoulder as they made their way down the stairs. "If it makes you feel better, there will be lots of other girls,"
Koby laughed, something cold. "There's only one girl there for me at the moment, Jake." Koby said so cold, so lost in thought.
"Well, at least come. We'll all be drunk and having too much fun for you to worry about it," Jake smiled brightly at Koby and Koby tried to grin back. How could this guy be so nice? "Fine," Koby shrugged Jake's hand off his shoulder, "But don't invite that stupid girl sorority, "
"Deal," Jake said, nodding before coming into the kitchen, spotting Fionna and Andrew.

"Party here, this weekend." He announced before going into the lounge room to continue playing games.

"That's great. Well, I guess I see then?" Rayna bit her lip. This was definitely more like the fairytale she had planned. ""Of course, looking forward to it. Bye!" She replied before hanging up the phone. She looked in her bag of outfits, of course no one here had seen these but she felt like she needed something fresh. The lights then came on, it was a sign of... fate. Hmmm... I wonder where Fionna is... I haven't really seen her since last night.. Rayna knocked on each of the bedroom doors, getting a moan from Rose and silence from the others. Then she heard the door opening. "Fionna?" Rayna shuffled down the stairs. "Hey! Where have you been? Oh, and what happened to you at the party last night?" You'd figure it'd be Fionna asking these questions but Rayna had seemed to warm up to her. The way she smiled was nice plus she seemed genuine. "Spill!" She smiled looking at the girl who was still taking off her shoes.

Rose heard a knock at her door. She groaned in response. It can't be anywhere near time to wake up. She rolled onto her stomache and reached for her phone. It was only 9pm. She was so tired from the day after the party. So many guys had been touching her, she thought. She had smelt of nothing but alcohol and cigarettes. Nothing knew, she mused. She remembered seeing a guy go upstairs with Rayna. How cute.

But today, after multiple coffees, she had gone to her studio, to create some sculptures. Which had caused her to feel even more tired than before. The rain had dragged out the time immensely, and she was drenched by the time she had gotten home. She had no idea that Rayna was even home.

Stretching, Rose stood up and got out of bed to see where the girls had been. She walked down the hallway and to the balcony of steps. She saw that downstairs near the front door, Rayna was interrogating Fionna. "Oh hey there, ladies" Rose purred, crossing her arms over her chest. "And what are we up to?" Rose stood as if she were a queen, expecting answers to be flying at her straight away.

Fionna had stayed a bit longer to talk to Andrew as he ate pizza. The room seemed much more comfortable with the light of the candles. After a nice yet awkward conversation, the rain let up and she decided it was time to leave. She felt comfortable enough with him to give him a small hug goodbye and said. " Sorry again, about the whole freaking out over the dark thing." She hoped that he wouldn't think she was strange. Just as she was going to leave, Koby told her about a party that was going to be held here on the weekend. She looked and Andrew and had a moment of boldness. " So long as you're going to be here." she left quickly after having said that so he wouldn't see her blushing furiously.

She arrived home and was just taking off her shoes at the door when Rayna came up to her. " Fionna? Hey where have you been? Oh, and what happened to you at the part last night? " Fionna was a little taken aback by Rayna's sudden change. She didn't seem tolike her very much at the party last night. " Oh, well, a guy left his wallet here last night, and I was just returning it to him. It started raining hard, so I had to stay there for a few hours. He was nice," she said and blushed. She looked up as Rose spoke. She didn't know her as well as she knew Rayna so she waved at her shyly.

Andrew walked Fionna to the door as she gave him a hug. So delicate. " So long as you're going to be here." Andrew blushed a little as she walked out the door. He started humming as he walked through the gaming room. He could feel the looks he was getting from Koby and Jake. He shot his head over in their direction. "What?! So I like her!" He realized it was really a new year of romance for all of them. He could hear Jake laughing but Koby was still in a bad mood. Then he heard Koby get up, "I should probably head out. We have school tomorrow remember?" Andrew got over and took the seat where Koby had been sitting as they waved goodbye to Koby. "He should move in, y'know. He practically lives here." Jake suggested. Andrew knew Koby was a decent guy but... The amount of time he spent here was hard enough to handle. "Maybe... But we don't have much room right. And I really like my space.." Andrew trailed off. He didn't want to offend Jake by saying he wasn't fond of his best friend. And he definitely did not want to be kicked out of the house. He looked at the clock, 8:56pm. As he got up he stretched out his arms. "I think I'm going to hit the sack. My alarms broken so please don't forget to wake me up." Jake nodded as he watched little boy Andrew go to his room.

" Oh, well, a guy left his wallet here last night, and I was just returning it to him. It started raining hard, so I had to stay there for a few hours. He was nice," she said and blushed. Rayna eyed her, "A boy huh?" with a laugh she dropped the protective sibling act. "Oh hey there, ladies" Rose purred, crossing her arms over her chest. Rayna did the same, but in a don't mess with me sort of way. "And what are we up to?" Rayna wasn't really sure what to think about Rose. She seemed beautiful, full of curves, everything guys desired. But she also seemed cocky and well, hopeless. Like she didn't have a plan and didn't care. At the party, she was, partying to say the least. "Just chatting." Rayna said sharply. She was never very open to new "friends". As she glanced back at Rose she could tell she was unimpressed with that answer. "Well I'm going to bed." Then briskly walked off without any good byes. Though she did give a slight smile to Fionna as she mouthed 'we'll talk tomorrow'. Rayna was seriously tired after such a long day.

Rose was pleased with the reaction she got out of Rayna, smirking to herself before walking off to her bed room again just to fall back asleep. She turned off the lights in her room and crawled back into her bed, snuggling back down into the welcoming arms of her doona's. She soon fell asleep again.

Over the following days before the party, Rose completed multiple pieces of art sculptures, proudly showing them off to anyone who would bother turning their heads in her direction. She would take pictures from all kinds of angles before posting them onto facebook, before showing anyone who would ask her how her work was going. Rose hadn't heard much from anybody, particularly any boy's in her like. Which she was really disappointed about. But, one thing she was sure excited about was the party that was happening this weekend. She was giggling, getting all excited the night before and decided to stop by the shops to get more credit for her phone which was expiring. Behind her, she saw tall dark and handsome. She looked behind her, raising an eyebrow, a mischievous grin upon her already manipulating features. Placing one hand on her hip she turned towards the man. "Why, hello." Rose nodded her head in his direction, capturing the full attention of this male specimen with her curves and sexy short shorts. The man faced her, a raised eye brow matching her own, "Yes?" He wasn't taken aback by the beauty of the woman standing before him. If anything, he was clearly distracted.

Rose soon realised who she had been checking out. Instantly, she got into her gossip mode. "You were at my party last weekend. You...you went up stairs with some chick. Rennie...Ronda...Raynie..Rayna! You went upstairs with Rayna!" An audible groan escaped the lips from the man. He moved in front of Rose, ordering his credit for his mobile too. "What of it?" Koby glared at her. "You seeing her?" Rose licked her lips, her eyes flirting with this hot piece of man. Koby rolled his eyes, ignoring her. Rose quickly gathered up the gist of things, figuring if anything, they would not have contacted each other. Rayna was too up tight anyway.

As Koby began to walk away, Rose quickly caught up to him, "Are you going to that party this weekend?" She pressed, brushing his arm with her own. He didn't seem to notice. "Yes," He said, turning the secluded corner, hidden away from everybody else to where his car was parked. Rose abruptly moved in front of him, forcing him to lean up against the wall. "What?" He whined. Rose placed her arms either side of Koby, eyeing his body off. "Come with me to the party," She breathed to him. She was so much like him. So...manipulative in the sense of using her body against him. So much cleavage was showing he couldn't help but stare. "We could have fun you know.." Rose didn't know why she was interested in this man. Something about Rayna having him before her peeved her off, but now she wanted to show her that she could also get him. She cocked an eyebrow, leaning in close to him, pressing her body close to his, edging him. Koby breathed out a "Fine" before pushing her away from him and climbing into his car. Rose straightened herself and smiled mischievously, waving good bye. She was pleased with this.

Koby's week didn't consist of much. Rather sulking around Andrew and Jake's apartment, thinking of the events that took up his weekend. Rayna was everything that played on his mind, everything that would not leave him alone. He was angry, upset and lost. He wanted so badly to get back at her and hurt her as much as she hurt him. And he knew he could do that so easily, but he was resistant and reluctant to do such a thing. He wanted to protect her and hold her, rather than pushing her away further. But the more he thought of her pushing him away, the more he figured he didn't need her.

Staying at Jake and Andrew's apartment didn't do him much good. Always hearing Jake on the phone to this girl bugged him something awful seeing as Jake was getting so much more attention than Koby was. He shrugged it off, only because he knew his friend rarely had these chances. Deep down, he knew he was quite happy for him. Koby's week of usual activities had consisted of his classes with Jake in script writing and productions. It didn't really interest him much. He was too focused on the girl he couldn't have, couldn't touch and well, love. But the day he went to the shops, the day before the party, he ran into a sorority girl. And that sorority girl seemed to be Koby's equal. On the ride home, Koby was smiling maliciously all the way. He knew what he would do to get Rayna back. And he knew it would hurt.

Much like Koby, Jake was hardly focusing on his much loved subject. He was too consumed by the sudden interest and flare he had taken up for this girl; for Rayna. Everyday when he came home, he would call Rayna, asking her how her day was and if it was still okay to pick her up at 6 and drive back to his for the party; and everytime she had said yes.

By the time the day of the party rolled around, Jake was buzzing with excitement to introduce his new girl friend to his close mates. He could tell it was getting on Koby's nerves, the way Jake was excited to show his friend this new girl. Koby had known that feeling not too long ago too. The same feeling where it was that excitement and boundaries that could be tested and finding out things he didn't know before. But now, Koby lost that feeling and he was back to his old self. Lust and that was it. Jake didn't approve of it, but he couldn't change it either. So instead, he got Andrew and Koby to help move the furniture around the apartment so people could fit in and dance without damaging anything. They moved couches to the wall, and brought as much alcohol as possible from the local stores. They were set, and now all they had to do was get ready and wait for the time to roll by to where the party was mean to start.

Jake dressed in a very casual attire. He had a shower, shaving his face and washing his hair. He brushed his teeth and got dress. Wearing converse with tight salmon-colour, knee length denim shorts, and a white singlet to match. So simple, yet, it showed so much muscle and skin that girls would literally be dying to touch him and get a taste of the real Jake. Jake had already set up a play list to go for the night and now just awaited his guests.

Koby had gotten dressed into a black, plain t-shirt with black jeans to match. He wasn't in the mood he was last week. He was in a much darker mood; a mood to hurt people. He knew that he had a date that night, and he knew he'd be as close and ready to score when possible. Again, Jake didn't approve of his intentions as they had multiple arguments leading up to the night, but Jake couldn't stop him. Koby was Koby and what Koby wanted, he'd get.

((Double Post))

The rest of the week was filled with work. Rayna had gotten another photo shoot, thank god, and all of these classes and knowledge was incredible. She was learning things relevant to her future and was finally on the right path. Though it was slightly hard to focus when she knew Jake would be calling in a few hours, like clock work. He was really a gentleman, asking if it was still okay, and how she was doing. But she remembered Koby during every one of those phone calls. How sweet Koby had been and how she shouldn't have been so stand-off-ish. She let Jake in because she knew him already. They had to be so close for that shoot she had no choice but to let him. With a few more sketches in her notebook, it was getting pretty full. Not to self: Get new notebook. Rayna had also spent a lot of time with Fionna, going on walks and to coffee shops. They talked about Andrew and Jake and even Koby. But Fionna hadn't clued in that Koby was the same one living with Andrew.

It was finally the end of the week, party time. Rayna hadn't been able to get a new dress but she did find her favorite skirt and blouse, as she slid them on she heard a knock on the door. Sighing she opened the door. It was Fionna, who drew a bright smile to her face. "Do I look okay? I didn't wanna look too whore-ish and yet kind of sophisticated..." Fionna's little giggle made Rayna's nerve calm down as she said, "You look good! Now help me!" They scurried off to the F room as Rayna began to dig through her closet. "Ta-da!" She screamed with excitement as she pulled out a little black dress. Putting it on both of the girls went to the bathroom to do their make up, ignoring the fact Rose was even in the house.

Andrew was glad to be back in school. He loved going back and seeing all the summer films his colleges had made. He had made a film during the summer as well, but it was unfinished. It was a documentary of a man who had just home from war to fins his whole life fell apart. But he needed a girl to play the new girl who would make a happy ending. He thought about Fionna, shed be perfect, if she was willing. He decided he'd ask her at the party. Andrew looked forward to the party all week. He even went and bought a new outfit.

The day of the party was nerve wracking. Andrew had already taken 2 showers and borrowed Jake's cologne. He didn't know if he should pick her up, adding he didn't know her phone number. Andrew brushed his hair as he walked down to help move around furniture. "You know the drill. If things are going down, put this around the door handle." Jake announced as he handed out green ribbons. It was a pretty smart idea. Andrew nodded as he put the ribbon in his pocket. He doubted that he would need to use it but it'd be cool to have the boys guessing. Now they'd just wait for the girls and the party would be on.

Rose was on top of everything half an hour before she was due to the party. What was the time? Five? People weren't expected there until around six. She couldn't suppress the squeal when she put on her dress, her back bare and the sparkling silver fabric hugging her sexy curves. Rose had spent up to an hour working her hair, letting it fall around her face naturally and yet so beautifully. She usually liked it to have "zing" but tonight, she was dressed to impress rather than only drawing the attention of every male. She had done her make, a natural yet sassy appeal, and put on some matching heels to her silver dress. By the time Rose finished checking herself out in her mirror and finishing some final touch ups, she walked out of her room ready to leave, it was 5:30.

Frowning, Rose wanted to know where Rayna and Fionna had gotten to. Walking down the hallway that lead to the other R and an F door, Rose had found Rayna in Fionna's room. They were giggling in their outfits, complimenting each other. It was a strong distaste on Rose's part. A sour look urging on her face. But she covered up quickly with a smile, stepping into Fionna's room. "Ahh girls, you look so..." Rose looked Rayna up and down then at Fionna, a nod of approval, "Nice" Rose smiled distastefully at the last word before grabbing Fionna and Rayna's hand. "C'mon, we're going now!" Rose said, smiling normally, her features not looking so sour and mean for once. She was actually genuinely beautiful. Fionna smiled shyly, so uncertain of this woman, but whispered an okay. However, Rayna pulled away and stood still, "I'm getting picked up," she said. Rose raised her eye brows in surprise. But she wasn't interested in getting any further information. "Suit yourself," And with that, Rose pulled Fionna out to the car and they drove off to Jake's apartment.

Once they had arrived, Rose saw the open door to the apartment and grinned. She pulled Fionna along like a puppy and they walked in together. People had already started arriving but it was only a handful of people. Rose loves parties, and this one was just the perfect one for something she had planned up her sleeve. Her next plan was to now ditch the shy Fionna in search for Koby. "I've got to find someone...make do with what you got," Rose said to Fionna before leaving her. Rose walked around for barely two minutes before finding Koby in the kitchen making drinks, already looking as if he'd had several himself. She walked up behind him, putting her hands around his waist, moving them up and down his abdominals. She standing behind him, even though he practically paid no attention to her whatsoever. "Hi," He said, a smirk in his voice. He hadn't seen her coming, but he wasn't surprised either. If anything, he expected it. Koby turned around to face her, a drink in his hand offering to her. Rose cocked an eyebrow, her hips connected to his, trying to get this stubborn man on edge around her. But it seemed he was immune to her straight forward sex appeal. She downed the drink quickly then pulled him back into the lounge room, where the music was turned up and several people started dancing as six o'clock rolled around.

"I'm going to go pick up the girl and I'll be back," Koby heard Jake say. All he did was nod.

"I'm going to go pick up the girl and I'll be back," Jake shouted over the music, smiling at Koby as he walked out of the apartment. He got into his car and drove off to the sorority after a last minute phone call to Rayna about the address. Once he arrive, the front door was already open. He knocked however before stepping inside, and Rayna appeared in front of him almost bumping into him. She had opened the door as he pulled in. "Oops, sorry!" Jake laughed, stepping out of her comfort zone. He smiled at her, how she looked so simple, so sophisticated. She would stand out at the party for sure. Smiling, he reached for her hand to guide her to the car, opening the car door for her and letting her inside. He got into the car himself and started it. "You do look really beautiful," Jake said simply, and then they drove off, back to his apartment.

The music could be heard several apartments away, and Jake shook his head. There were to be a lot of complaints tonight. But it didn't bother him too badly. He quickly got out of the car to open Rayna's door for her and let her out. The front door of the apartment was wide open, letting people stand outside and talk and smoke. Inside, it was flesh on flesh, so cramped and so many people. Koby was dancing with Rose. Rose was dragging her hands all over his body, touching him and lowering herself to his groin just to come back up again, probably giving him a good look of her cleavage once again. Jake rolled his eyes, still having a smile on his lips. "I want you to meet my best friend," Jake said into Rayna's ears over the music, nothing like what Koby would have done. He pulled her into the crowd of people before Koby and Rose. "Koby! Koby!" Jake shouted over the music, grabbing their attention. Koby stopped dancing and Rose stopped mid-grind. "This is Rayna, my date! Rayna, this is Koby, my best friend!" Jake shouted over the music, introducing the two. And the faces that came upon their faces was as if they'd seen a ghost.

Rose was really getting on her nerves. At least she hadn't had to deal with her during the week. She watched as Fionna was dragged into the car and pulled off. The door still open, Rayna sat down to put on her shoes. Just as she got up a building seemed to have bumped into her. A building which was her hot date. "Oops, sorry!" Jake laughed, stepping out of her comfort zone. Rayna got into the car, "You do look really beautiful," Jake said simply, and then they drove off, back to his apartment.. When they arrived, the place looked pretty nice. It was packed with people, and as she got inside she realized it was a grind party. Usually she'd be pretty happy but she had a date and she didn't know what was in store. "I want you to meet my best friend," Jake said into Rayna's ears over the music. She had his hand in hers as he dragged her into the crowd. Then she saw Rose. She recognized the backless dress and those magnificent curves. What she saw next was horrid. She saw Rose's dance partner. Koby. Her heart sank a little, yet it just proved she was right, once again. "This is Rayna, my date! Rayna, this is Koby, my best friend!" Jake shouted over the music, introducing the two. But Jake didn't know they had already been introduced before, on a much deeper level. Rayna didn't say anything, she just cling'ed towards Jake. Rayna tried to give a half smile but she couldn't even force it. "Hey wanna dance?" Rayna tried to say over the music. As they began to turn around she heard Koby say to Jake, "I thought you would have raised your standards over the years, rather than settling for some trash." Rayna's jaw dropped as she pulled Jake closer. The music was loud as she could feel him put his hands on her hips.

Fionna's week went by quickly. She had composed three new songs and was already excelling in her classes. As the day of the party drew closer, Fionna became more and more nervous. What if Andrew didn't like her boldness before? What if he just didn't like her at all? Her insecurities seemed overwhelming, but she had found a great friend in Rayna and spoke to her often about her thoughts. Having a friend was a strange new thing for her. Most females either viewed her as competition or just plain weird, but Rayna never thought of her that way at all.

The day of the party had finally arrived and she found she desperately needed Rayna's help in finding a dress to wear. Rayna seemed more than happy to help her and after finding a great dress and fixing her hair just the way she liked it, Rose came in and dragged her away. Fionna gave Rayna a pitiful look saying help me as she and Rose left the house. Rose drove like a bat out of hell and Fionna unclutched her hands from the seat after they got to the house. Rose dragged her inside behind her and promptly left her to find her date.

Fionna, being rather short stood on her tiptoes, searching for Andrew. She couldn't find him and sighed. Maybe he really didn't like her. Maybe he preferred redheads. As she was thinking all these negative thoughts, one of her favorite songs came on. It fit the moment perfectly as her eyes found his across the room and she gave a small wave.

Andrew watched as the people flooded in. He saw people starting to lite up on the lawn and he shuttered. Andrew hated smokers. He noticed Rose getting close with Koby. Typical. But then he needed a double take to understand what was happening. Jake's girl, who he's been talking to everyday, was Koby's girl. Oh boy... Then he saw his angel. He watched her wave as he tried to make his way through the crowd. When he got up to her he noticed her black lace dress. Andrew loved girls who wore lace. It was just so sexy. Andrew smiled as he grabbed her hand and bow. "Could I have this dance, m'lady?" She nodded as they headed around where his friends were dancing. He wasn't about to get "down and dirty" but close and comfortable. He pulled her close as they rocked back and forth. But Andrew had a hard time focusing on Fionna when both Koby and Jake had their hands full of lady. It was almost a grind off, and by the looks of it, Koby was winning. after the next few songs Andrew was in dire need of a drink. "Want a drink?" Andrew offered as he slowly stopped dancing.

Koby saw Jake walk into the apartment, accompanied by what seemed to be left overs. A smirk overwhelmed his face, a tear holding his heart. He turned to face them, Rose immediately a puppy at his side. He put his hand around her waist, claiming her. Jake made introductions and a look of horror spread across Rayna's face as Koby made a smart remark. He didn't feel bad. He felt good. He felt even better when she pulled Jake closer to dance, trying to get him out of her head. Koby was feeling good in such a bad way. He wanted to shout, but at the same time he wanted to laugh like a maniac. He nodded at Jake, oblivious to the tension between his date and best friend, walking off with Rose who wore a matching smirk to Koby. Koby grabbed Rose by the ass, pulling her close to him, dancing. He was aggressive in every move he made, anger pulsing out in short bursts. He was trying so hard to keep it under wraps, a reassuring smile crossing his lips every now and then when his eyes met Rose's or Jakes. But never, did his eyes meet with Rayna.

Koby would dip his head underneath Rose's jaw, kissing aggressively down her neck, his hands wondering over his hips, into the curve of her ass, back up and followed the pattern. He was rough, but Rose didn't seemed to mind, if anything she was encouraging it, arching her back into him, grinding up against him. They moved freely with the music against flesh and flesh of the others. They soon both became thirsty and decided they needed more drinks. Koby was well past being tipsy, and if there were a term behind wasted, he would use it. Koby was well near passing out point, but his anger fueled him. Rose was just as bad as Koby at that stage, always clinging to his side. They were the loudest there at this point, until everybody caught up to their number of drinks. They made their way back to the dance floor, sweating and breathing hard. Koby grabbed Rose's waist hard, pulling her up to his chest, his lips crashing on hers. Rose smiled against this, deepening it, not caring who was looking. Everybody was drunk anyway, it wouldn't matter. They both pulled away laughing and continued dancing.

Jake was quite the opposite to the likes of Koby's aggressiveness and urgent need. Jake was gentle and reserved, letting Rayna take the lead. He had his hands on her hips, moving together fast, but not hectic like the people around them. Everybody was touching, sweat on sweat, flesh on flesh. It was a full room of dancing, sweaty boys and girls. Jake saw Koby score a kiss from Rose and smiled. He was oblivious to the plans behind Koby's intentions. He was happy the boy was having a good time, getting his mind of the girl that was bothering him. He brought his attention upon Rayna, looking at her pretty face and her hair tangled freely around her face. He brought a hand up to move it away from her face and pulled her the tiniest bit closer than felt comfortable, but it felt nice. He ran his hands up her waist, down her arms and landed in her hands, intertwining their fingers. He was looking into her eyes the whole time, losing himself in them. They were so...demanding. It was hard to not look away.

Jake was starting to get a little exhausted from all the dancing and thought they could sit down in the kitchen for a while before they continue dancing. "Lets go sit down," He said, puffing. He grasped her hand tightly, not chancing to lose her in the crowd. He pulled her through to the kitchen, and placed her on a seat. "Want another drink?" Jake offered. Rayna nodded reluctantly. Jake shrugged, pouring her another drink and passing it to her. It wasn't strong. She didn't seem keen on drinking anyway. Jake walked around to the seat beside her and sat down, placing a hand on her knee. "You okay?" He asked, Rayna looked out of place.

Rayna could feel Koby almost punching her in the face. The way he grabbed Rose was... Lustful. It was passionate and hot. She liked Jake but there was something about Koby throwing her off her game. She tried to stay close to Jake and she could feel his eyes on her, but she wasn't up for the big party. This was too much to handle. "Lets go sit down," He said, puffing. Pulling her with his strong grasp, she smiled, he was sweet. "Want another drink?" Jake offered. Rayna nodded reluctantly, she remembered how rowdy she got at the last party and how things ended. She figured being tipsy would help ease her mind away from Koby but being drunk would encourage it. Suddenly she felt a hand on her knee, knocking her out of her thoughts. "You okay?" He asked, so sincere. She shook her head, she couldn't tell him the truth. If Koby really was his best friend, it would make things awkward. "I'm fine... Just not really up to partying.. Could we go somewhere private?" She watched as he processed this information. No. I don't want to sleep with you. She thought. But instead he got up and led her to his room. He had a tv and the bed would have just enough room to snuggle up. Assuming that's all he wanted to do. "I'll be back," Jake said as he left her alone in his room. She walked over to the bed and took out her phone. 1 New message? She clicked it and it was the confirmation for the check of last weeks photo shoot. She smiled, at least I'm not broke! But she kept reading and it said they wanted her for another shoot, with males, on Tuesday. She cringed. Hopefully, fate would make that guy Jake. But reality is it wouldn't be. Then Jake walked back. He had a bag of chips, and a few movies. "I have video games if you're into that, or I brought some movies?" This was exactly what she wanted.

Fionna smiled as Andrew pulled her in close for a dance. It was sweet and he smelled nice, but he seemed distracted by Koby's "dilemma". He had asked her if she would like a drink. She nodded her ascent. It wouldn't do any good for her silent voice to talk amidst the loud music. He lead her to the kitchen where he grabbed them both a beer. She didn't really like the loud music and the bodies all crashing together and so she asked Andrew, " Is there someplace quieter? Maybe we could talk a little." She tugged shyly at her dress. He would probably say no, after all she didn't have red hair or look as pretty as that other girl.

Speaking of whom, she had seen the red hair in the corner of the kitchen, staring her down as if Fionna had taken something of hers.

Jake came back into the room to see Rayna on her phone, a smile breaking across her face. "What's got you smiling?" Jake said teasingly. He put in a movie that seemed to be a horror - his favorite genre. It seemed to be Silent Hill. He sat back up on the bed beside Rayna, letting her get into her comfort zone. He leaned against his pillows, his hands down by his side. He was too much of a gentleman to put his arms around her just yet, even considering the amount of alcohol consumed. There was some light falling into the room from the street light that flooded his room. He would grab some chips every now and then, enjoying the movie. He looked at Rayna who seemed constantly distracted; and this slightly bothered him. "Rayna?" Rayna turned her head slowly to face Jake. "Really, what's bothering you. You've been so quiet," Jake frowned, wondering what made her look so sad.

Koby saw Jake pull Rayna into the kitchen. Koby was well drunk, probably more drunk than he was the first party he went to before the sorority. He frowned before turning his composure back to normal and looked at Rose. She was sexy, no doubt, but interest didn't flare into his mind like it would if it was Rayna. He soon remembered the green ribbon in his back pocket when he circled his hands around her body a few more times. The music was getting softer as the night went on, getting quieter as people slowly started to leave. Koby and Rose had moved into the kitchen, drinking and touching each other. Rose was getting excited the more drunk she got. This having been the more fun party that she's been to in a while, even if there weren't drugs. Koby stood up, all stupidly giggly from the alcohol in his system. He pulled Rose to her feet, pulling her in for a kiss, deepening it as his hands ran down her sides, to her ass, to her hands. He pulled her arms around his waist. She felt tiny against him. Koby stopped the kiss and whispered against her lips. "Lets go to my room," Koby knew he didn't have a room, but he stole one of the spare ones anyway. He let Rose walk in first, tying his green ribbon on the door...

She watched as he popped in the movie. Rayna had never been a fan of horror films. She felt like her life as a child had been one, so horror films, unless they were about kids, never scared her. She laid her head against Jake, he didn't even put his arm around her. She felt self-conscious. Maybe he's not actually interested in me? But she tried to hide it and stay calm. "Rayna?" Rayna turned her head slowly to face Jake. "Really, what's bothering you. You've been so quiet," Jake frowned. Nice job. This is why you'll never be an actress. Rayna looked down at her flat stomach. Maybe he thinks I'm anorexic.. She sighed trying to control her breathing. "Just not into horror films, I guess...." Jake gave her a sly smile, "You scared?" but Rayna didn't smile back. Then she heard a thump on the door. She threw her arm over Jake. "Probably just some party guests getting frisky" He reassured her. But Rayna wasn't convinced. "Go check?" She let him get up as he peaked through the door. It was Koby making out with Rose in the hallway as they made their way into one of spare rooms. Koby even took the time to put the ribbon on the door. "Like I said, just some party guests." As he walked back his green ribbon fell out of his pocket. "What's that?" Rayna asked, staring at the lime green object.

"What' that?" Rayna was so innocent as she said this. Jake's eyes widened as his ribbon fell out of his pocket behind him. "Shit," He cursed. He picked it up, shoving it back in his pocket. "It's nothing, Rayna," He came back over to the bed, lying next to her, still not touching her. Their arms perhaps slightly touching, he couldn't tell from the embarrassment that overwhelmed him. "No, what is it?" Rayna pressed, moving away, something coating her voice. Was it regret? Jake sighed heavily, sitting up. "It's just a green ribbon that I gave to the boys incase things got hot and heavy," Rayna was slowly moving away at this point, "No, Rayna I wasn't planning on doing anything, I swear. I've barely touched you all night for the exception of dancing," Jake was sincere, telling the truth and wasn't moving from where he sat. He was sure she wouldn't leave his side. He wasn't the type of guy to sleep with girls on the first date anyway. "Rayna, I'm not like that..." He said, letting it sink in. "Do you want to play video games instead?" He thought maybe doing something with his hands instead of nothing would convince her.

"No, what is it?" Rayna pressed, moving away a little. It couldn't have just been some useless piece of fabric he was keeping for later. Jake sighed heavily, sitting up. "It's just a green ribbon that I gave to the boys incase things got hot and heavy," She moved back a bit further. Was this his idea? Was he expecting to get "hot and heavy"? Though it was a pretty genius idea, a discrete "do not disturb" sign if you will. "No, Rayna I wasn't planning on doing anything, I swear. I've barely touched you all night for the exception of dancing," Jake was sincere, she knew that but she still felt the need for distance. "Rayna, I'm not like that... Do you want to play video games instead?" Rayna would rather just cuddle until the morning came, but she knew that would just be giving in to what he wanted. "Sure.. but I've never played video games before..." She blushed. The only type of video game she had ever played was pac man and super mario bros at the arcade when she was little. Back when her mother was alive, her parents would often bring her to the game center around the corner. Always getting either cotton candy or ice cream on the way home. She saw Jake's look of shock. He was probably thinking she was joking. "And do you have any sweats or something I could borrow? This skirt is getting kind of irritating..." She wasn't about to strip in front of him, but her skirt was really constricting. Same with her burgundy blouse. Looking good was hard, and uncomfortable.

'And do you have any sweats or something I could borrow? This skirt is getting kind of irritating..." Jake tried recovering from the shock of Rayna never having played video games before. He shook his head and started towards his draws of clothes. "These might be a tad big for you..." He said, holding up the sweat pants against Rayna's hips, brushing her body gently. Rayna was looking at him with those eyes again, the ones that say how uncertain she is of men. "Hold on, I'll see if there's any smaller ones," Jake put them back and found some grey sweats, the smallest he could find. It was from when he was younger. He held the pants once again at her hips and her hands found his, receiving the pants from him. "This'll do fine," Rayna said. Jake nodded. They were standing so close, and it was so quiet and peaceful besides the noises either side of the room. Jake was starting to lean in, mesmerized by those eyes. But he tore himself away. "There's a room at the end of the hall, be careful!" He said as she left the room.

He placed his hands on her hips, "measuring" the sweats to her size. He finally found some small enough that she wouldn't be low riding. Then she could feel him lean in, but thankfully he stopped himself. Self control was so hot. "There's a room at the end of the hall, be careful!" He said as she left the room. She walked down the hall as she saw a couple making out on the stairs. Then the lime green caught her eye. I wonder.. She kept walking as she reached the door to the bathroom. With the clothes in hand, the door began to open. There was Koby. He was madly drunk, she could smell the intense alcohol. She was only tipsy, and would remember this night tomorrow. Hopefully. Koby began to laugh excessively, leaving Rayna still standing waiting for him to move. "Oh looky here... Rayna needs to use the bathroom? Is it that time of the month?" She had to hold herself back. She could have slapped him right there. He's a drunk douche bag. Cut him some slack. But "slack" would be the last thing he needed. "Could you just move?" Her annoying showing through. He stopped laughing as he leaned close to her. "You always want to push me away, huh?" But he was spot on. She tried to lightly move him but he was a lot stronger than she was, even while intoxicated. "You're hotter when I'm drunk" He smiled. The creepy smile you imagine on pedophiles. "Koby, please move.." She tried to move him again but he just flailed his arms at her. "You're so pushy. Just like all women. Except real women aren't anorexic." That was it. She couldn't help but slap him this time. Knocking him to his senses he stumbled off back to his room. She ignored him as she went into the bathroom to change. Crying a little, inside and out.

Koby's face reddened in anger but also out of satisfaction. He got laid and got something out of Rayna. He finally pissed her off enough. That was the first time he had felt her skin in a week. It may have hurt, but it was something. Koby was drunk, wasted and out of his mind. Stumbling back out of his room, seeing that Rose was asleep, he smirked. He wobbled down the hall way, breathing quite heavily. "Rayna," He half yelled as he neared the bathroom. The bass was half rattling the house. Someone had turned the music up again. He wandered around the corner. The bathroom was small, only containing a bath and a shower. The toilet was through another door. He walked through the bathroom door, leaning up against the wall, bashing it with his body. "Rayna...that was rude," He mumbled loudly. His voice was slurred and coarse. Did he smoke? He found Rayna sitting on the bathroom floor. "Piss off Koby!" Rayna shouted, sobbing. Koby smirked. "What's a pretty face like your's crying on the bathroom floor for?" Koby stumbled forward, tripping on his own feet but caught himself against the wall. His eyes were glassy and red. Wait, did he smoke weed? Koby slouched down the wall opposite of Rayna, staring at her with angry eyes but too drunk to do anything about it. "You hurt me Rayna," Koby said, his words only just making sense, slurring. He was an honest drunk, sadly, but true. "An-and" -burp- "And I liked you, a lot. Actually," Koby looked around, as if he was searching for something, but it was clearly sarcasm. "I still like you, but you know what, Rayna? You're...you're a bitch!" Koby burst out laughing, his eyes swelling slightly. "You don't get it do you?" Koby was talking with his hands, his elbows on his knees. "I actually care, Rayna...and now..now you're with my best friend!" Koby laughed, so cold. He stopped there, tears rolling over his face. Once again, it was just silent anger. He had never cried in front of a girl before, yet alone when he was drunk. But he was a mess, so angry and stubborn. He hated her, he liked her. He was confused. He sat there, starring at her, shaking her head.

She slid down the wall until she was sitting on the floor, still in her skirt. She was sobbing and crying. Pull yourself together.. But no pep talk would make this better. "Rayna," She heard Koby coming back. She tried to reach to close the door but was too late. He walked through the bathroom door, leaning up against the wall, bashing it with his body. "Rayna...that was rude," He mumbled loudly. She didn't want to talk anymore. She just wanted to go home. "Piss off Koby!" Rayna shouted, sobbing. Koby smirked. "What's a pretty face like your's crying on the bathroom floor for?" Again, this would have felt sincere besides the fact everything he said was influenced by all the alcohol he had consumed. She heard him stumbling closer. "You hurt me Rayna, An-and" -burp- "And I liked you, a lot. Actually," She began to sniffle as she looked up to him. "I still like you, but you know what, Rayna? You're...you're a bitch!" Koby burst out laughing, making her furious. She punched his arm, not with full power but enough for him to feel it. "You don't get it do you? I actually care, Rayna...and now..now you're with my best friend!" Koby laughed, so cold. Now they were both a mess. Both still crying and sitting on the bathroom floor. "I'm sorry..." She apologized. Not sure if she was sorry for letting him get close, being with his best friend or even moving out here for university. "Now... Could you go?" She sniffled, "I need to change.." She watched as he got up slowly, "Yes you do.." He walked off, hopefully this time for good. But she closed the door and locked it, letting out the rest of her sobs. Rayna quickly switched into the sweats, which were still way too big for her and one of his t-shirts. Walking back to Jake's room she wrapped her arms around herself. "I'm not anorexic.." Mumbling to herself.

She opened the door to Jake's room and saw he was wearing some sweats too, without his shirt on. "Sorry.. It's kind of hot in here.." He half smiled. Rose couldn't smile. She had just been slapped across the face with words. She had also forgotten to wipe off the running make up from her break down. Jake, noticing the black stains on her face, ran to her side, "What happened? I knew everything wasn't okay, please, you can trust me." But Rayna was done playing the "trust" game, especially when someone she trusted just ripped her apart. "Just some drunk mocking me. I guess I'm kind of fragile.."

Jake rubbed her arm in comfort, not daring to get any closer. She was so...delicate. Anything could harm her. "Come," Jake tugged on her hand, guiding her to in front of the television. "I'm going to teach you to play Call of Duty..." A grin was present in his tone. He sat her down in front of the television, handing her the controller. She sat cross legged in front of the tv, Jake sitting behind her so she was inbetween his legs. He wrapped his arms around her, placing his hands on top of hers. "Hope you don't mind," He whispered in her ear, reminding her of Koby. They were instantly connected to an online match. His fingers covering hers lightly. "Alright, they'll be on the opposite side of the map," He said quietly to her, moving her thumbs so they were walking forward. Jake let go of her hands after he explained the controls, letting her move around for a little bit. He complained of her camping in a funny tone, dying first in the match. Jake laughed as Rayna frowned, stating so simply that "Oh, he killed me." He kept his hands wrapped around her waist as she played the game, taking turns every so often. It was then going on midnight, and Jake's back was sore from leaning over her. He stretched his back, "Want to try to watch another movie?" He asked, standing up. Ranya shrugged, looking up at him from the floor. "Pick a movie, I'll be back,"

Jake went and got some more snacks and another drink for them. He didn't know what movie Rayna chose, letting it surprise him. He sat up on the bed, leaning on his side, his body propped up on his elbow, his hand holding his head up. He patted the spot in front of him for Rayna to join him. His eyes were red, probably from playing the game so close to the tv, but it didn't seem to bother him.

They sat down, with Jake so close. Video games were just a way for people to get anger out without actual harm. Not a bad idea. After Jake explained the controls, she got pretty good, for a girl that is. With his arms on her hips, she didn't mind being this close. It was becoming clear his intentions weren't for a one night stand. But she was reminded of Koby. Unlike Jake, Koby had a firm grip on her. He was controlling and strong. The way he knew what he was doing scared and excited her. They kept playing until around midnight, she glanced at Jake stretching behind her. "Want to try to watch another movie?" He asked, standing up. Ranya shrugged, looking up at him from the floor. "Pick a movie, I'll be back," She watched him leave as she crawled over to where all the dvds were. There were multiple horror films, a few classics and some comedies. She loved comedies. But she had a feeling she would fall asleep, so she chose Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. She had never seen it but she was reading the back of the case, and it sounded alright. The sounds of Jake coming and jumping onto the bed brought a little smile on her face. She looked back as he patted the spot next to her. Walking to the bed she snuggled in close. As the previews started they both didn't move to get the remote and fast forward. As they watched the movie she sipped some more beer and ate a bit of chips he had brought up. But she was getting really hot, and sweating was gross. She slipped out from his arm and began to slide the baggy sweats off. She was wearing some red booty shorts as she snuck back into the bed. "Sorry, I was just overheating" Rayna snuggled up to him, just wearing her underwear, bra and the shirt he lent her.

They walked to the kitchen as Andrew got some beers. " Is there someplace quieter? Maybe we could talk a little." She tugged shyly at her dress, Andrew smiled. "Sure," He took her hand as they went upstairs to Andrews room. He put the beers on his desk as he sat on his bed. He watched her slowly move up to the bed. When he got in his reach he reached out and pulled her close. She giggled as he tickled her and pulled her onto the bed with him. He was over top of her, the sexual tension was high. Then he leaned in and kissed her. He was soft and gentle, unlike the rowdy red head. After the kiss he flipped over, he was lying on his back with Fionna sitting next to him. They held hands, moving in circles. He pulled her arms closer as he went for a second kiss. Then trying to read her and see if she approved of this.

Jake instantly felt the warmth that Rayna exerted. He brought both his arms around her, holding her close. But she soon slipped out of Jakes arms, pulling down he baggy sweats. Jake's eyes widened, "Sorry, I was just overheating," Jake resisted the urge to groan. She was hot. She came back into his arms, more skin touching than what was intended. His chest was wide, muscly and offered comfort for Rayna's head. His hands trailed through her hair, down her neck and nestled into her waist. His other hand was supporting her back, his thumb tracing circles. His head rested on top of hers, the movie finally beginning. He sat up a little but Rayna could still rest her head on his chest.

The movie must have been funny, scoring a few giggles from Rayna, but Jake wouldn't know. He was more concerned about the almost-naked girl he held in his arms. She was beautiful, puffy eyes and all. She looked so...innocent. Her tough guard was done. She was vulnerable, just as much as he was. He tried to look back up at the tv screen, but her smile was making it so difficult. He pressed his lips to the top of her head, in comfort, reassurance and a slight hint that maybe the booze was sinking in. He was reluctant to reach for his drink to take a sip, even more so reluctant to shimmy back down into a comfortable position. Everytime Jake moved, Rayna would move with him, flesh on flesh. But not like outside the room. This flesh on flesh was...was something different. Jake felt the spark that ignited it. The electricity that flowed through his veins with every touch that was felt. He was smiling though, his perfect teeth showing. He turned Rayna's head to face him, distracting her from the movie. He looked at her eyes, trying to communicate with his own, hoping that what he was about to do was okay with her. He started to lean in, his breathing quiet. He planted a small, soft kiss on hers, only leaving her lips too soon to be satisfied. But it was something, and it was a start. He pulled back completely and leaned back into his previous position, holding her again, letting her continue with the movie.

The movie was on, but she didn't care. Being so close to someone was scary. She was concentrating on regulating her heart beat, so it wouldn't beat out of her chest. Every time she would fidget, he moved with her. Then she felt his hand on her face, moving to face him. She stared into his eyes, almost asking if it was okay. He started to lean in as he planted a small soft kiss on her lips. It was sweet, without any sexual tension. Obviously she wanted more, but that was all she needed. Yet, there didn't seem to be a passion, at least not the same kind of passion she had with Koby. Why do I always compare with Koby? She snuggled closer to Jake, not that she could get much closer, as she closed her eyes. She was very sleepy and was comfortable enough to just let her self drift into dreams.

Jake was soon fixated on the tv, laughing along with Rayna before she became quiet. He peered down at her, seeing her eyes were fluttering shut, a yawn escaping her lips. She was soon asleep in his arms in a little ball. Jake sighed, moving slowly and softly from under her to turn the tv off, putting the chip bowl and drinks on top of his drawers before turning the light off. He turned the over head fan on high and crawled underneath the blankets, lifting Rayna up and over the bed sheets. Her back was to him, allowing him to place his arm over and around her, guarding her protectively from anything. He liked the feel of her breathing underneath his arms, the warmth that touched him. His bare chest was up against her back, her bare legs against his. He planted another kiss on top of her head again, propping himself up on his shoulder, admiring her as she fell into a deep sleep.

Jake ran his free hand over her body - from her shoulder, to her waist, down her thigh and back up to her shoulder. He kissed her neck every now and then until his eyes started to get heavy. He layed back down, rolling over so his back faced her, falling asleep.

Rayna woke up in a haze. She remembered being with Jake and as she woke up she was glad he was still by her side. But she looked at the mirror across the room, make up smudging along her face. She discretely got out of bed and found her purse, which she had put an emergency make up kit. Taking the bag she went down the hall to the bathroom. After fixing her face and putting on her shiny gloss she walked back to Jake's room. But just as she reached the door she heard another door opening. She turned her head to see the room with the green ribbon opening, and Koby stepped out. Trying not to react she immediately rushed back in the bed with Jake. She slipped back under his arm, as she had been when she woke up. Then she felt him wake up. She could feel his eyes open. She rolled over, "Good morning" She smiled, leaning over to kiss his cheek. She then hopped out of bed and put the baggy seats back on. "I got to take a shower, alright? But help yourself to whatever food you can find in the kitchen." Nodding, Rayna walked down the stairs to the kitchen table, covered in plastic cups. As Rayna continued to the kitchen she saw Koby, making himself a coffee, looking very hung over. She laughed, "Party too hard?" No reaction. She was eager to make him crack as he had made her. "It feels like I haven't seen you in forever... Get hit by a truck? Seems your face is more messed up than I remember." He turned to face her, leaning on the counter, unimpressed. "So you're just going to stay silent? With that big mouth of yours it must take super glue to shut up." He rolled his eyes. You can do better than this Rayna. Then she put a hand on her hip, "Nice green ribbon, but I don't think it counts if you were playing with yourself." Then she heard the toilet flush. Suddenly the curvy blond came from the bathroom. Rose.

Fionna was scared at first when Andrew kissed her. She wasn't about to tell him that had been her first kiss and she could feel that he wanted her more, and she wanted him too, but she was more than a little scared. He lay down ans she sat up playing with his hands. Sheushed and leaned down. She hesitated and then gave him a slow and sweet kiss. It wasn't meant to be very sexual, just her way of telling him that she liked him very much, but the tension was still there. She laid down next to him and turned the Tv on with the remote on his bedside table. " I hope you don't mind" she said and turned it to ber favorite Tv show, Once Upon a Time. Her dress was becoming uncomfortable as they lay there and she sat up. "Do you have anything more comfortable to change into?" she asked. She didn't feel very shy around Andrew anymore, she felt confident.

Koby rolled over to find Rose still sleeping behind him. He grinned selfishly, remembering the acts last night. His body was aching from the dancing, his head pounding from the alcohol consumed. He slung an arm over Rose's curves, awaking her lightly. She mumbled something incoherent but rolled out of bed and stood up. Make up was messed all over her face, dark rings under her eyes but a foolish grin smacked across her face. Koby tried to smile back, but his head hurt. Rose wiggled her fingers at his as she exited the room to the bathroom. Koby followed after her, leaving the room to go downstairs to make a coffee.

The smell of coffee instantly aroused his sense, awakening him the slightest. He breathed in heavily, his head pounding everytime his heart pumped blood. He heard footsteps from behind him, then a sudden burst of insults. "...counts if you were playing with yourself," and that was all he made out. He remained silent, ignoring the white noise that filled the sound of the room. He turned to the source of the noise. Ah, it was Rayna. His face was emotionless, his eyes cold. "And I wouldn't be surprised if a slut such as yourself slept with my best friend," He said cooly before moving to the chairs beside the dining room table. The house was trashed, a mess everywhere. Koby's eyes hurt. They were glassy and red. But everywhere he looked, was alcohol, cigarettes and rubbish from God knows what. Koby closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again, his eyes on Rayna. She was even more beautiful than he remembered, his heart instantly melting. "Ugh, your face..." Koby shielded his eyes, looking away, "It really hurts to look. Your face is just so gross," Koby lowered his eyes to the table, resisting to smirk. "But you're too up yourself to notice," Koby grunted as a flash of pain went through his head. But then a door was opened and out walked a delicious slice of Rose.

Koby smiled, moving his legs out so she could sit down in his lap. She sauntered over, her hips waving from side to side naturally. She planted a kiss on top of Koby's forehead neatly before sitting down in his laptop. He kissed her neck softly, much more carefully than he did the night before. She was whispering things into this ear, things about last night and how they should do that again. Koby stifled a laugh, letting his free hand sit on her upper thigh. Rose turned her cold eyes toward Rayna, "Oh, you're still here?" She asked, raising her eye brows in surprise. "Who let you stay here? Who'd you sleep with?" Rose's smirk matched Kobys. They were two peas in a pod. Two very very horrible people. But they were disgustingly happy. Koby could see the anger flush Rayna's face. This he enjoyed. "Rayna, baby, don't you have a photo shoot? Shouldn't you rush off and leave Jake?" Rose giggled foolishly. She had obviously been let in on the know of the previous events. She was on Koby's side, obviously. Koby's eyes turned dark and cold, regrets instantly filling his hearts.

The way he held Rose just wasn't the same way he held Rayna. The way she fit into his arms was different to Rayna. It was forced and not natural. It was too for show. He knew it would be perfect with Rayna, but Rose was who he was with now. Even if it was a one night stand. He knew that he was stuck with one of them.

Rayna watched Rose walk in the room as Rose gave him a kiss on the head. In her mind, she had already killed Rose 3 times. He kissed her neck softly as Rose rolled her eyes. She was just trying to hide the fact that she was insanely jealous. Rose turned her cold eyes toward Rayna, "Oh, you're still here?" Immediately sending Rayna to cross her arms. "Who let you stay here? Who'd you sleep with?" Both of them now with big grins on their faces. I can't take on a tag team. Rayna didn't want to lie and have a big web made, but she didn't him to think she was still interested. "Well coming from someone who doesn't even live here, I say it's none of your business." Rayna was beginning to break. The pressure, the insults, the heart break was just too much. But she knew she had to be strong. "Rayna, baby, don't you have a photo shoot? Shouldn't you rush off and leave Jake?" Rose giggled foolishly. She had obviously been let in on the know of the previous events. That was it. Without a word, Rayna walked off towards Jake's room. She wasn't going to cry, and didn't want to cry.

As she reached the hall, Jake was just coming out of the bathroom. He had a towel wrapped around his waist and was heading toward her with a big smile. As he came up to her she grabbed his arm, "Jake, I have a lot of problems. I don't really want to talk about them, but I'm just giving you a heads up. If you want to stop seeing me, I understand..." But Jake lifted her chin and kissed her, to shut her up of course. "What brought this on sweet lips?" Rayna blushed at the compliment, but still no smile. "Well, your friend...I think his name is... Koby? Well he said you think I'm too temperamental and just want to sleep with me...." Then Jake's smile disappeared too. He stormed downstairs and into the kitchen where Koby and Rose were still cuddled up.

He watched the beauty turn over to turn on the television. It was nice, just hanging out. But Andrew was sick of just being the guy friend, and he felt she was getting that vibe. "Do you have anything more comfortable to change into?" she asked. Knocking him out of his thoughts. "Uhh... No I don't.." He frowned as he sat up more on the bed. "But we could go to your place?" The dirty smirk spread across his face, almost like a Koby smirk. But Andrew had good intentions. He wanted to make out with her for sure, but only her, again and again. He never liked guys who used girl after girl, but he understood the "sexual needs". Andrew put his hand on her thigh and looked deep into her eyes, hoping to make her feel the same sexual tension that was pulling him apart.

Fionna's breath hitched a little as he smirked and placed his hand on her thigh. He had suggested going to her place, but she didn't know if any of the other girls were there. She thought for a moment. It was a sure thing that Rose was here as well as Rayna. That only left Melissa and Jasmine who was home sick and she was sure Melissa wouldn't say anything. She was too nice for that. "I think I would like going to my house. I'm scared the ginger will burst in and flay me alive" she gave a little laugh as she pictured the red-headed girl being jealous. She had never fought anybody for a boy before.

She got up from the bed and searched the room for her shoes. She successfully found them and pulled them on. She pulled Andrew up from the bed playfully and he put his shoes on to leave. The party was still in full swing as they left the house. She didn't drive her car to the party and the night was pretty so she suggested that they walk the short distance to her house.

Before long they arrived and she unlocked the door. She showed him to the Tv room and he sat down on the couch. " Why don't you finds movie for us to watch while I get comfortable?" she said and went upstairs to her room and changed into her pajamas and straightened her hair in the mirror.

After she was satisfied with her appearance, she walked downstairs where Andrew waited on the couch. She saw that he had chosen one of her favorite movies, Mirror Mirror. "Oh, this is one of my favorites." she stated and sat down next to him. They both got comfortable, with her leaning her head on his shoulder and him with his arm around her. She looked up at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek, hoping he would reciprocate with a kiss of his own.

Koby let his words flow like venom, striking Rayna where it hurt the most. He smirked, pleased with himself and the damaged he caused. He continued to hold Rose, but only loosely. His hands didn't cup her tightly, not was it with any feeling. It was out of pure selfishness that he held her at that moment, simply because he didn't want to be alone. But his eyes darted straight to Rayna as she simply moved her hands from her chest and walked out of the kitchen towards the stairs, and with that, Koby was left by himself with Rose. Rose laughed, so cold "Finally! I thought she'd never leave!" She sighed happily, snuggling her head into Koby's neck. Koby pulled away, frowning, shoving her off his lap, frowning. "Yeah, okay, leave me alone," He rolled his eyes, standing up to grab fresh coffee. Rose shrugged, not being bothered by his sudden change of mood.

Jake walked into the kitchen, a look of disgust engulfed his perfect features. Koby raised an eyebrow as he turned to face the person who had rushed into the kitchen. "Koby?" Jake almost practically growled, walking towards Koby. "We need to talk...now," Koby's face returned back to a simple composure, coffee in hand, they walked into the lounge room, leaving Rose in the kitchen. Jake put his hands on his hips, a glare crossing his face. "What did you say to Rayna?" Koby's eyes flashed open in surprise. "What did I say to...what's her name again?" Koby's face turned into a smirk. Jake sighed, bringing his hands to his forehead, rubbing his temples. "Okay, Koby, whatever you said to her, cut it out. She's the only girl I've liked in a while. You know that. Don't ruin it," Koby rolled his eyes, "Man, you should have seen the insults she said, far out.." His head was pounding harder than before, due to the amount of stress before him. "Alright, I'll stop," he said, giving in. His head hurt too much. He looked at Jake before turning around to walk into the kitchen back to Rose. Jake followed after him, but walked straight past and up the stairs back to Rayna.

"Okay, he should stop now," A smile crossed his face, trying to cheer her up.

Rayna leaned against the wall, smiling idiotically at what she had done. What if she ruined their friendship? Well Koby would kind of deserve it. Rayna then heard the footsteps coming up the stairs again, and put back on her blank face. "Okay, he should stop now," A smile crossed his face, making her lighten up as well. She then grabbed his arm, pulling herself close to him and looking up at his blonde hair. "Could we go out for breakfast? Even just to MacDonalds?" She blinked hysterically, trying to pull off the pouty lip as well. But he caved in so easily. "Sure, babe." Making her giggle. She liked being called babe, sweet lips and other cute nicknames. They walked down the stairs and to the door. As she sat down to put on her shoes Jake yelled across the house, "We're going out, see you later!" Then they left, off to eat some greasy breakfast from some desperate teenagers who happened to work at the food establishment. They walked in and it was packed. She could hardly see the counter. "It's not that bad.." Jake tried to stay positive but Rayna knew this would not work. "I know a place not to far from here... Want to go on a adventure?" Grabbing her hand they went back into Jake's car, this time, Rayna was driving. She knew where she was going. She was going to Al's diner, that's where she ate 99% of the time when she was homeless. The food was hot, cheap and didn't completely suck. Plus everyone there knew her and it was a safe haven. Hopefully he would like it too.

Jake's eyes were wide when he noted the old fashioned set up with the cute decorations placed upon the walls. It was nice, homey and welcoming. They walked inside, hand in hand, fingers intertwined. Jakes thumb was rubbing the back of Rayna's hand. They walked in and were greeted by a couple of friendly faces behind the counter and not so friendly faces from the customers that were already seated. "Rayna, darling!" Came a rich, feminine booming voice. Out came a small plump lady, a bit on the obese side but nonetheless friendly looking. Rayna's face lit up at the familiarity of the lady. "Hey Kelly, we need some food, desperately," Rayna said, smiling. Kelly was easily eyeing off the piece of man hanging off her shoulder. "But we want something different this time," A smile came across her face. "Can we have a menu?" Kelly nodded, remaining silent, she handed her a menu.

Rayna immediately pointed at the pancakes on the menu. Jake smiled, chuckling quietly, "Guess you want pancakes?" Rayna nodded, so Jake nodded as well. Kelly took back the menu, nodding and headed out to the back preparing the the meal for two. "And two coffee's as well!" Rayna shouted. She dragged him to her favorite part of the small diner that was situated at the back, near the window that faced the road. They sat down side-by-side, making small talk until their food arrived.

Out came the plump lady again with the pancakes on one plate and two cups of coffee on another. She placed them down carefully, and walked away without a word. Jake smiled, breathing in the delicious smelling food. It was only on one plate however, it didn't bother him. The food was smothered in syrup and butter. He hadn't realized how hungry he really was. "Dig in." Rayna and Jake said together, sharing the meal. Their hands would touch every so often, a spark occurring every so often, making Jake's urge for Rayna strong.

After they completed their meal, Jake leaned back and placing his arm around Rayna's shoulder, Rayna drinking in the warm coffee. "So, what did Koby say to you?" Jake raised an eyebrow, quite similar to how Koby would have done it.

Rayna glanced at the cars passing by as they ate th pancakes, which were covered in whip cream. Joel, Al's son, knew how much she loved whip cream. She smiled as she looked at Jake eating the pancakes. Every so often their hands would touch and she would have a light pink cover her cheeks. When they finished the meal, they still sipped on their coffee, Jake looked at her. "So, what did Koby say to you?" Making Rayna look down. She didn't want to lie and it end up biting her in the butt, "Well he said my face was so ugly he couldn't look at me... and called me a slut... I know it's not much but it really just hurt." She looked down to her lap as she felt him put his hand over hers. "I don't know why'd he say that, but I told him to back off. Maybe you guys just need to know each other better." Rayna cringed over thinking about being near him again. Especially if Jake meant some alone time. "What about a double date? Then I could be with you if you feel uncomfortable?" Rayna loved how considerate Jake was. She kissed his cheek in approval. I guess it's a date. A double date.

The drive home felt a lot longer than it should have. Rayna had put on the radio and blasted the music, to avoid talking. This morning was big, ever since she went into university her whole life had changed. All the classes were insane and now she had to miss class this week for a photo shoot. C'est la vie. After telling Jake where to turn they arrived at her palace. "Last night was really fun," She said sincerely. It really had been the most fun she'd had at a party since forever. Jake leaned closer, "I had fun too" They both felt the overwhelming urge to be closer. Then Rayna went in for the kill. She didn't just kiss him, it was almost a "This is the last time I'll see you, so let's make it count" kiss. She put her hand in his hair and he pulled her closer with his hand on her hip. When they finally cooled down she gave him one last peck on his cheek. "Call me tomorrow?" She winked as she headed inside. Probably going to nap, because she didn't get much sleep and knew she had a ton of classes tomorrow.

Andrew popped the movie in, "Oh, this is one of my favorites." she stated and sat down next to him. We wrapped his arm around her as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. To be honest, Andrew wasn't looking to watch a movie. He wanted way more than that. So he decided to go get it. He pulled her face gently towards him, and kissed her. He pulled back a little and then kissed again. The movie in the background was a nice touch, he thought. He began to kiss her neck slowly, but she then pulled away. Andrew was actually quite offended. "Did I...?" But she just moved over and kept watching the movie. Andrew then got up, "You don't have to leave.." She pleaded but Andrew was done. He left her, siting on the couch, as he walked home.

But Andrews walk was misguided. He didn't end up at home, but at the park. The same park he was at the weekend before. This park was full of his memories. It was where he'd go when he was upset and happy. The park was just very special. He never went during the day, especially alone, because people would end up questioning his intentions. He sat on the bench, still intoxicated and fell asleep there.

When he woke up, there were kids on the play ground. The mother was on the other side of the park, she probably told her kids to stay away from him. The old man, randomly in a park, who smelt strongly like alcohol. He covered his eyes from the sun which was beaming down on him. He looked at his watch, 11:43am. He felt his pockets for his cell, to call Jake and be rescued, but it must have fell out when he was in his room. Andrew was then stuck and felt too tired to walk. But what other choice did he have? So Andrew looked around at the streets and had somewhat an idea where he was. So he got up and started walking home.

"Call me tomorrow?" Jake nodded, pulling Rayna in for a quick hug before he let her go. He didn't know when he'd see her again, it was just another week worth of waiting again before the weekend, where he planned their double date. He walked back to his car, hands in the back pocket of his jeans. Once he got in the car, he drove slowly back home to his apartment, where he would be ready to rip Koby's throat out if needs be. He would stomp his voice box.

Once Jake arrived home, Koby was nowhere to be seen. What day was it? Sunday? Koby was probably wondering back home preparing for his week. But Jake still found Rose sitting in the kitchen, twirling her fingers around the top of the coffee cup. She turned her head towards him as he entered the kitchen, "Ah, Jake," Jake nodded in Rose's direction, planning to walk straight past her to his room, "Koby said he'll stop by later tonight to chill out," She said to his back. Jake stopped walking and turned around. Rose had stood up. She was wearing a very low cut black singlet and short denim shorts. It enhanced the sexy curves of her body, more than the dress she wore the night before did. Jake rolled his eyes mentally, knowing exactly what her intentions were. "Where's your little friend?" Her voice sounded like velvet, and she sauntered towards him slowly, her hips swaying from side to side. He stood still, back straight and arms across his chest. "I dropped her back at her home," He replied simply, just a simple statement. "The sorority?" Rose corrected, raising an eyebrow. She was just in front of Jake at that point, practically breathing on him like she had to seduce Koby to be her date for the partner. But Jake would not be wavered. He was too loyal.

"What do you want Rose?" Jake said coldly as she trailed a hand up and down his forearm. "I think you know, Jake," She practically purred. She was a person driven by deceit and lust. Her body was built for what she wanted. But what she wanted she could not get from Jake. This time, Jake rolled his eyes physically, and this offended Rose. "Don't I appeal to you? Don't you want me?" Rose put her fingers in the hoops of her denim shorts, slightly pulling them down. Jake just shook his head, "You're perfect for Koby, you see. Now, go home. " Jake put his arms back on his sides and turned to go back to his room. "There's a lot of things you don't know Jake!" Rose called out from behind him. But he didn't care, she was a liar anyway.
Rose then left the house to walk back to the sorority.

Fionna enjoyed the attention she was receiving from Andrew, but she was still scared at the same time. She had never had the best attention span and when a particularly interesting part in the movie came on, she turned towards it. She felt Andrew move beside her and and started to ask if he had done something, but then he abruptly stopped and got up. She told he didn't have to leave and she really wanted him to stay but he ignored her and left. Fionna tried to think if she had done something, anything wrong, but she could thinks of nothing. She was upset and went up to her room. She cried herself to sleep that night and vowed never to like another boy. It was her first heartbreak and it hit her heavily.

When she got up that morning, she was still upset. She wanted to just lay in her room all day, but moping wouldn't do her any good. She decided to make a song for this moment in her life but it felt like she should use a guitar for it. She got dressed and grabbed the case and went downstairs. She looked forlornly at the couch where they had sat last night and saw a phone on it. It was just like Andrew to leave something else at her house. She picked it up and stepped outside. She would go to his house and return it later, for now, she wanted to get these feelings out through song.

She went to the park she had seen before that was very nice. She found a nice open space and pulled her guitar from it's case. She fiddled with it for a bit, tuning it and then a song formed in her head and she played it as it came.

Andrew finally got home and he slammed the door. He was frustrated and had a big head ache. Every footstep felt like he was walking in quicksand. His feet were heavy and he could just collapse right where he was standing. But something stopped him. Jake came over and put a hand on his back, "You okay? You should go upstairs and sleep it off... You can tell me what happened later," With that, Andrew was ambushed to his room for a worthy nap.

During the week Andrew focused on school. He had been back to his normal self, except he had started to drink. Regularly. Every night before bed he'd have 2 beers, almost like an obsession. Little did he realize, when he was intoxicated, he became a different person. He was demanding and rude. But at school he was the soft, and timid. The good Andrew.

Then it was Thursday. The day he had been dreading. He had a big exam and he still felt unprepared. Plus he was 20 minutes behind schedule. He rushed into the kitchen, with his buttons on his shirt buttoned wrong. "Woah dude. Calm down." Jake said so casually. But he didn't have time to stay calm. He quickly made a coffee and then wondered why Jake wasn't rushing. Jake obviously knew what he was thinking, "I have a spare this morning" Then Andrew almost ran into the door. Slipping on his shoes he was about to go when he heard Jake yell, "Remember I won't be home later. I have a double date with Koby and Rose." Then Andrew was off.

Rayna had another long week. It seems her class projects were sneaking up on her and she was stressing. She had a decent photo shoot with Jiovani and Jake even said he was slightly jealous. Which made her smile, she liked how much he cared. They had called each other again every night and even went out for lunch Tuesday. On Wednesday, she had an adventure. She found out there was a way onto the roof of the complex from her balcony. She was like a spider monkey when she climbed up there to watch the sun set. It was beautiful. She loved the wind up there, completely free and the open air. That was where she got so much inspiration for her sketch book.

Finally it was Thursday. She had just gotten home from uni when she had to figure out what to wear. Thankfully she had gotten a new outfit from the latest photo shoot she did. She slid into her new striped dress and pink raincoat and twirled around in front of her mirror. She even took the time to curl her hair. Grabbing her favorite lip gloss, she chucked it into her purse. She knew Jake would be here any second and she kept walking past the mirror to make sure she didn't look like a fool. Even though she was a model, she was still very self conscious.

Jake's week was slower than usual. Slower than the week before had been when he was so anxiously waiting to pick up Rayna for their party. The lectures were long and lost of purpose, even more so since he chose to sit away from Koby for once. He decided he was more or less still angry at his friend for his treatment of his new girlfriend. But he wouldn't hold it against him forever.

His shower had been long and full of thought; some thoughts he never considered. He shaved his face and brushed his teeth and got changed. He settled on wearing a black collared shirt and tie with blue denim jeans and his converse. His blond hair wasn't aiming on co-operating with him, so he left it as it would usually sit and put on his favorite cologne, grabbed his keys and headed towards his front door where he was met by Andrew. "Yep, going out now," Jake nodded, answering the silence that Andrew gave him through a frown. Jake got in the car and started it up and headed towards the sorority. He was smiling as he drove up to the drive way, and tried to be quiet as he got out of the car. He closed his door quietly and was light on his feet as he ascended the stairs to the front door. He was hoping that the front door was unlocked so he could sneak in and surprise Rayna. In his favor, the door was unlocked.

Much like the stance of a burglar, Jake snuck up the stairs, noting the two doors that had the letter R on them. His eyes grew wide, knowing very well one of those doors could lead to Rose's room, and that was an event he was keen on missing out on. Instead, he slowly pushed on the door that was slightly open and found a very stressed girl walking past her mirror back and forth. Jake's face lit up as he jogged in, catching Rayna by surprise. He lifted her up and marveled at her outfit. "Beautiful," He said in awe, leaving little kisses on her cheek, on her neck and lastly on her lips. He still had a smile on his face as he put her feet back on the ground. "Lets go before Koby comes to pick up Rose," Jake whispered into her ear, dragging her forward to leave. She quickly grabbed her purse and they headed down stairs to the car.

The car ride was filled with a comfortable silence as they headed towards a gold class cinema further in the city area. They held hands the whole ride with music quietly playing filling the car. Once they arrived, Jake quickly got out of the car to open Rayna's door. A smile lit up her face in his gentleman discourse. He helped her out, holding her hand and waist before closing the car door and heading towards the entrance. Once they made it inside, they decided to have some dinner after seeing the movie. They stood on the escalators that took them upstairs to the cinema, and started viewing which movies to see, and started waiting on Rose and Koby to arrive.

Koby's week went reasonably fast. Surprisingly, Jake had contacted him not to come over after he had dropped Rayna off at home, and told him about the double date they were to have on Thursday night. So not only was Koby frustrated at his friend, but even more peeved they assumed he was now dating Rose. His week was already stressful enough, but the sounds of the double date seemed to make everything worse. His classes moved through the unit way too fast for his liking, getting left behind every time he blinked. As much as he enjoyed it, he found that it probably wasn't going to be worth it in the end. He usually sat next to Jake, but this time, Jake had sat away from him. Koby wasn't bothered by this, knowing that Jake would come around sooner or later and everything would be normal again. But on Thursday morning, Jake told him they were to pick up the girls separately. Koby reluctantly agreed, not really keen on the drive with Rose alone, but what must be done, must be done.

Koby waited half an hour after Jake had texted him saying he's now picking up Rayna, so Koby took the time to find something suitable to wear. He had no clue where the place he was going to was, or what attire was required, but he settled on some dark jeans that he had worn to the sorority during the storm, and a white t-shirt underneath a black formal jacket, and black formal shoes. Semi-formal Koby assumed. He didn't bother with his hair, running his hands through it as he thought about it and walked out to his car to pick up Rose. When he got in the car, his phone vibrated, receiving a message from Jake saying they're going to the gold class cinema in the city. Koby rolled his eyes, how cliche, he thought.

When Koby arrived at the sorority, Rose was already standing outside, wearing a skin tight white dress. She definitely looked good, with her hair out and moving slightly with the wind. Koby didn't bother stepping out of the car to let her in, but beeped the horn instead and she climbed in herself after checking the front door was locked. They drove in dead silence, Rose trying to place her hand on Koby's thigh every so often. But he kept brushing her away. He was clearly in a foul mood and not to be messed with, but Rose was more determined than that. When they parked outside the huge shopping centre, Rose leaned over the middle of the car and planted a kiss on Koby's lips, "Lighten up, sweetheart," She purred, tracing her hand down his chest and then hopped out of the car. This didn't change Koby's mood, but it motivated him to hurt Rayna again.

They made their way upstairs and soon found Jake and Rose standing in each other's arms, seeming to discuss movie options and dinner options. Koby clutched onto Rose's hand "May as well make it look good," He muttered more to himself than to Rose, who didn't really seem to notice. They approached the couple before them, forced smiles across their faces. "Jake, Rayna." Koby greeted them through gritted teeth. Koby was speechless by the beauty his best friend held, and how downright betrayed he felt by her. His hurt was covered by revenge and hurt to be caused. "What movie have we settled on?" He asked, trying hard not to meet Rayna's eyes. "Breaking Dawn part two," Jake replied, clearly trying not to groan. Rose squealed at Koby's side. "Girls choice," Koby shrugged. They then all lined up for their tickets.

What a gentleman She sighed. He was perfect for her. Always thinking of her first. "How about breaking dawn part two?" She suggested, with a guilty grin. She hadn't seen it yet and was dying to see it. She was open to to hers but if Jake said yes she wouldn't fight about it. He reluctantly agreed as she slid her hand into his. Moving the hair from her face she saw Koby and Rose coming up from the escalators. Eeew. She clutched Jake's hand tighter as they came closer. "Jake, Rayna." Koby greeted them through gritted teeth. Rayna gave a courtesy smile as they headed to the lines for tickets.

As they entered the cinema, she was still holding onto Jake for dear life. She knew if she showed any doubt in their relationship she might just cuddle up to Koby. and that was not an option. They all sat down with Rayna and Koby in the middle. Strategically planned by Jake so they could "get along". Jake leaned over and kissed her as they sat down, "Want any snacks?" She rubbed his fore arm, "Maybe just a cherry slurpee?" He nodded and walked off. Then Rayna looked over at Koby and Rose. Immediately Koby placed his hand on Rose's thigh. She cringed and put her hands on her lap. Trying not to stare, and show the jealousy in her eyes.

Koby was content on not looking at Rayna in the eyes, especially where it was almost dark, where anything could happen and nobody would see, unless they were looking really hard. He placed his hand on Rose's thigh for comfort, and to remind him that she's now not his. But he did speak to her, once again through gritted teeth, "Is he that important to you, Rayna?" He whispered once Jake left to fetch her a drink. "Because if he is, and you screw him over, remember, he's my best friend," Koby placed his arm on the arm rest between them, their forearms touching, "And you won't come back to him ever again," Koby didn't mean it as a threat, but more of a warning and a slight insult. "You're not good enough for him, and you know it," His comments were poisonous, flying out like darts in search for Rayna's reaction. But she didn't move, nor did she reply. She kept her calm. "I'll give you credit for that though," Koby brought up, "You can definitely throw a hit," Koby laughed genuinely, turning his head to look at her. That was when it hit him.

He fell silent, lost again in the innocence of her eyes. He saw hatred and regret, probably hurt too but more ignorance in the current situation. He knew he'd lost her this time. Lost her to his best friend. How stupid was he that one night at the sorority? "Remember who held you, Rayna," Koby muttered before Jake came back and sat down beside her, placing an arm around her shoulder, "How's everybody holding up?" Jake smiled brightly. The opening previews played on the audiences faces, quietening those who spoke. Koby's hand rose higher up Rose's leg, Rose holding onto Koby's hand. She gave him a long, deep kiss before the movie started. Koby's forearm was still touching Rayna's and drove him into a fluster of emotions, a spark sitting right between them. He wanted to get down on his knees and apologise, and ask her to come back. But that was the last thing on his agenda for her.

With all the chatter she realized something. Koby was good with words. He knew exactly what to say and do to get what he wanted. A reaction, some action, or a sassy reply. But she was so not going to freak out at him. It was just part of who he was, being a jerk and all. But her eyes couldn't hide how much those little comments hurt her. He put his arm right by hers, which sent tingles down her spine. "Remember who held you, Rayna," Koby muttered before Jake came back and sat down beside her, placing an arm around her shoulder, "How's everybody holding up?" Jake smiled brightly. She then gave him a long kiss, to prove she was definitely with Jake. But something was pulling her closer to Koby. She was leaning over onto Jake's shoulder as her hand began to twitch. Her arm slightly moving, and with every arm hair brushing his, she felt this strong spark. She tried to make it casual as she readjusted and her hand "accidentally" landed a bit on his. Her pinky and his almost linked. But she kept her eyes on the screen, not making eye contact with the boy sitting next to her, that was driving her mad.

Koby's face almost froze as Rayna's hand was almost on top of his, their pinky's almost intertwining. Koby controlled the blush that wanted to rule his composure, but he was well disciplined to not let silly emotions show. A smirk crossed his face when he saw in the corner of his eye how Rayna was trying to desperately to claim Jake. For some odd reason, it was so much more easier for Koby. His hand that was on Rose's thigh climbed even higher before she let out a sigh saying to watch it or else they'll get caught. Koby rolled his eyes, stifling a laugh. His arm beside Rayna's grew warm from the tension between them. His fingers slightly crawled underneath hers, trying to link their hands like they usually would have so naturally. But Rayna flicked them away, a small unnoticable movement to anybody but them. Koby cleared his throat, looking at Rayna who was looking up at him. The tension between them could have been visible in the air, the electricity that was trying to overcome their needs. He looked back up at the screen that opened the beginning of Breaking Dawn. His hand soon found it's way underneath Rayna's again. Koby looked discreetly to his left to see what Jake was doing, but he was completely fixated on the movie.

With his hand sliding under hers, it felt so right and so wrong. So she flicked it away, trying to lean more on Jake. Koby cleared his throat as she gave him a desirable look. She couldn't help it. She missed the good Koby she had at her house those nights before. But he had changed, and she knew Jake was perfect for her. Then she felt Koby's hand move under hers again, letting her fingers fall in the spaces between his. She looked back over to Jake who was still engaged in the movie. With her empty hand she took a sip of her slurpee and gave Koby a "we shouldn't be doing this" look. But yet, she didn't move her hand away. It was during the middle of the movie she moved her hand, she felt too guilty and instead she wrapped her arms around Jake. Jake appreciating this and giving her a quick peck. Rayna was done looking at Koby, even with his jerk tendencies, he was still irresistible.

Koby noted the look Rayna gave him, but he knew too well that he was definitely on her mind, and she wanted him back. He smirked when she sipped her drink, and once again when she moved her hand away. He sighed a little as Jake kissed the girl that was supposedly his for a day. Was that all it had been? Just a one day thing? Did she just want the attention? Koby looked over at Rose who was nibbling her thumbnail, her free hand caressing Koby's inner thigh. He grimaced and flicked away her hand roughly. Rolling her eyes, she slumped back in her seat, arms folded across her chest. Koby almost laughed because of how serious she took him. But his eyes never stayed too long on the screen before him. Not only because it was boring, but because he was so fixated on the girl beside him; the girl he could not have. With their arms still touching, Koby knocked her arm off playfully, grabbing Jake's attention, who only frowned and shrugged. A few minutes passed when Koby dropped his arm beside Rayna's, playing with her fingers underneath the arm rest where their hands could not been seen. It was the old Koby that was burning for the feelings he felt the night of the storm. He wanted the other Rayna back too. His fingers trailed around the top of her hand before settling underneath her palm, grasping tightly onto her fingers that were intertwined with his.

Rayna was freaking out. She was in the middle and was being pulled from both sides. She felt Koby knocking off her arm again, this time grabbing Jake's attention. But she felt like laughing. Jake knew nothing and she didn't know if she should tell him or not. She dropped her hand, she was done with games. Koby wasn't. He started fiddling with her fingers, sending her goose bumps all over, making Jake put his arm around her for "warmth". Then Koby settled with holding her hand. She didn't know what to do. She was conflicted.

The movie ended and she pulled her hand away faster than a cheetah in full sprint. She let Jake kiss her cheek as all of them got up to get their things. She glanced at Koby who was staring at her. What did I just do.. With a sigh, the group walked out of the theater and into their cars. "See, wasn't that bad? Think you'll be able to endure a dinner with him?" Jake said as he began to back out of the parking space. She half smiled, "yea.." Then she left it at that until they got to the restaurant. Rayna and Jake were seated by the waiter, as they had arrived first, and waited for the other "couple" that would join them.

Koby and Rose lingered behind at the cinema for a few minutes before leaving to Koby's car. It was lightly spitting rain outside, sticking to their hair. Koby held Rose's car door open for her to let her inside, the most gentleman thing he has done by far that night. He then got in the car and drove to their next destination. The whole drive he was freaking out about dinner. Was he sitting next to Rose again? He really wanted to sit next to Jake this time, instead of Rayna. Maybe the girls should sit together to get to know each other further? Koby's thoughts were in a fluster as he pulled into the restaurant parking, pulling up next to Jakes car. Koby let Rose get out by herself, walking in without her but she trailed after him like a puppy.

Inside, the restaurant was fairly high class. Koby felt lucky to pick out the clothes he found. The evening sun was flowing in through the windows, lighting up the large room. There were windows from the ceiling to the floor, white, silk curtains framing them. The tables and chairs were all elegant in design, a mahogany against cream tiles. Koby was quite surprised at the choice of the restaurant. What was Jake trying to prove to Rayna? Koby wasn't angry, not yet. But this was quite off the railing for a first date... for either of the couples.

Rose finally caught up to Koby after Koby had spotted Jake and Rayna at the podium, finding their already reserved seats. Jake had motioned to Koby to just follow after saying their names to the host. Jake pulled out a seat for Rayna to sit on, Jake sitting beside her. Rose was already sitting down next to Jake before Koby had the chance to pull out a chair, so he ended up sitting next to Rayna again. He could not endure another half an hour of this. He could not endure just one simple dinner, watching her be with his best friend even when she knew. But no, Jake didn't know. Jake had no clue that they knew each other, or better yet, even knew they had been together. If only he had gone to that party. Jake cleared his throat, breaking the awkward silence that had fallen on their table. He picked up one of the very fancy menu's before him and turned to Rayna, "What are you getting?" He asked, his voice quiet, as if not to disturb any other customers around him. Koby looked at Rose, not bothering to listen to Rayna's response. It seems Rose had already chosen her meal, waiting neatly with her legs folded and her arms on the table. "What are you getting?" Koby muttered. Rose daintily picked up her menu and pointed to her choice. Ugh, seafood... Rose smiled at Koby's distaste. He wasn't feeling rather hungry, if anything he had no appetite but he had chosen a simple meat dish of steak and vegetables.

"So, how did we enjoy the movie?" Jake asked, innocently trying to create small talk. Koby resisted the urge to smirk as he said cooly, "Quite...touching. How sad that this was the last movie of the series," poison moved through his words. The words could almost be felt darting through the air towards Rayna before Jake replied, "Eh, it was too sappy for me," He shrugged it off, smiling and grabbing Rayna's hand on top of the table. "Well I thought it was so romantic," Rose sighed, placing her head on top of her hands. Rayna remained silent, looking quite pale in the midst of things. Maybe it was the light? Was that a tint of anger at the corner of her lips? Those lips. Koby would do anything to feel them against his own again. His hands were under the table, and he could feel the almost visible electricity between them as they sat side by side. He had to resist the sensations and instinct to place his hand on her knee. They were sitting all to close at the rounded table, they were sure to all notice.

"So, Rayna," Koby began, his voice sounding like venom. Her name sent a sensation running up and down his spine. "Have you chose an actual meal? Or a salad?" The question clearly a jab at her small, well-kept figure. A smirk was plastered all across his face. He looked at Rose for support but found none. She was frowning, and this was odd. "I think she should choose to a salad...she doesn't want anything else going to her hips," Ah, so Rose was still on Koby's side. The back up of her comment sent red colours flushing up Jake's face. "You two..." He sneered, shaking his head. "Why do you have to be rude?" He asked rhetorically. Koby shrugged simply. Rayna was looking at her hands that were now sitting in her lap. "It was a joke, Jake. Chill," Koby shrugged too, sighing. Jake rolled his eyes, "It wasn't funny, Koby. Cut it out" Silence fell among the table again, but it wasn't awkward. It was tension. Whether it was between Koby and Jake, Koby and Rayna, Rose and Rayna...or simply all four of them, when the waiter came to gather their orders, his eyes were darting around like flies, sweat breaking across his pimpled face.

Fionna's week went on. She felt out of sorts the entire week, moping about. She hadn't composed a song or played a single instrument since that first day and she could feel the withdrawal. Music was her drug, and she wanted to torture herself. She realized that their fight had been all her fault, and she was intensely remorseful over it. Rayna had tried to take her out and cheer her up, but Fionna didn't feel like doing anything.

In her current state of being, Fionna had completely forgotten about Andrew's phone. She had seen Andrew from time to time in the classes they shared, hut each time, she couldn't muster the wherewithal to speak or look at him.

It was Thursday now, and Fionna had an exam to take that she hadn't studied for. She pulled herself from her bed and dressed for her classes. After she was ready to face the day, Fionna grabbed her schoolbag and left the house.

She arrived at her class and took her seat, waiting for class to begin.

"Quite...touching. How sad that this was the last movie of the series," Rayna's eyes widened as she tried not to make a face. She knew he was pushing it. He was always pushing a bit too far. She couldn't hear the conversation anymore. Her mind was rerunning the movie situation, with what if's and should'a, could'as. She looked to her lap as she fiddled with edges of her dress. "So, Rayna," Koby began, snapping her back to reality. "Have you chose an actual meal? Or a salad?" Rayna clenched the chair, but tried to keep her face calm. She wanted them to get along, I mean, Jake was his best friend. "I think she should choose to a salad...she doesn't want anything else going to her hips," Rose chimed in. Rayna was fully enraged. I'm pretty sure Koby liked this body a few weeks ago... Rayna sat up straight and figured she'd take it like a man. With Jake sticking up for her it was easier for her to act strong. "It was a joke, Jake. Chill," Jake rolled his eyes, "It wasn't funny, Koby. Cut it out" Rayna reached her hand across the table, "It's fine.. It doesn't really bother me.." But Jake wouldn't take that for an answer. He was about to start yelling when the waiter came back. "Alright, do you guys know what you're ordering?" He said with an Australian accent. They all ordered, Rayna didn't get a salad, and when he left they were dead silent.

Then Rayna got up. She didn't really think it through, but she was standing, looking at all of them who were looking at her. "I'm going to the washroom.." She walked off, making sure not to trip in her heels. She was very clumsy when she was nervous or stressed. In the bathroom she made some funny faces in the mirror and tried to cheer herself up. But she wasn't happy. And no number of silly faces could fix it. As she walked back to the table Rose glared at her. Rayna glared back. She wanted to say Hey Rose, go suck a dick. Oh wait... You probably will tonight.. I guess you can wait. But Rayna had enough self control to just sit back down like the pretty girl she was. Once their meals had arrived everyone began to eat. The awkward was gone, all that was left was the hunger. But Rayna was still stressing and she only nibbled at her plate. She felt Koby's eyes look over and smirk. "Told you she should have gotten the salad..." Koby laughed at his "joke". But Jake was done. Jake pushed back from the table, "Are you done? Cause I'm done with your bull shit Koby. You are being a jerk to this beautiful girl that I really like. So shut up. This date was for you two to get along and at least that's what Rayna has been trying to do. But you are being an insensitive jerk." Rayna could see how red Jake's face was. He was more offended than her. "It's really fine.. I'm not that offended.. People say stuff like this all the time.." Rayna was cut off by Jake, "No. Just no. I don't care. You should be pissed right off. Koby has been picking on you all night and I'm sick of it." Jake got up and took out his wallet. He threw some bills on the table and began to walk out. Rayna, who was still at the table, slowly and awkwardly got up and started walking away. "Thanks for the great date... Let's do it again sometime, alright?" Rayna smiled with sarcasm as she grabbed her purse and went to meet Jake in the car.

The tension of Jake's anger was inescapable in the car. It heated his skin, flushed his face and made his grip tight on the steering wheel, causing his knuckles to turn white. His eyes stayed focused on the road, only rarely he looked at Rayna's face, which was always looking down at her hands. Jake sighed deeply, they were still almost fifteen minutes away from her home. "I'm sorry about tonight...Koby is-" "Hard to handle?" Rayna filled him in. Jake only nodded, pursing his lips tightly together. His eyes were narrowed and fixated on the road before him that had become slippery from the slight drizzle of rain. Jake felt Rayna's innocent eyes on him, watching his every move. It didn't bother him, but what did was how she could simply brush off the insults from the horrible couple back at the restaurant.

He moved a free hand to rest on her thigh, "I'm sorry," he said again. "I should have handled it better.." He trailed off, circling his fingers on her knee. He felt her hand land on top of his, even though it felt so out of place, it was the only comfort offered. They soon arrived outside of the sorority, no sign of Rose being dropped off yet as all the lights were still out. Jake pulled up as close to the castle as possible before letting Rayna out of the car and walking her up to the front door in silence. Anger still rested on his skin and in his veins. How could Koby be so mean? Rayna opened the front door and turned to wave Jake off. Jake leaned down and pulled her close to him, holding her tightly before pulling back and planting a kiss on her lips that was more rough than usual. Probably out of anger, but it seemed like something more than that.

Without any goodbye, Jake walked back to the car leaving Rayna standing by the door watching him leave. He soon got home and went to bed.

"I should have handled it better.." He trailed off, circling his fingers on her knee. She put her hand over his. She knew it was hard, hearing horrible things about the one you loved. Well if he did love her. She unbuckled as he pulled up to the house. she could tell he was ashamed but still filled with anger. Rayna opened the front door and turned to wave Jake off. Jake leaned down and pulled her close to him, holding her tightly before pulling back and planting a kiss on her lips that was more rough than usual. She watched him drive off as she went inside. Rayna wasn't sure if she liked that kiss or what she thought of it but she knew he needed time to cool off. She walked to her room and closed the door. She had had enough for one night. Now, as she lay in her bed, all she could think about was Koby.

"Thanks for the great date... Let's do it again sometime, alright?" Sarcasm coated her voice thickly, pushing Koby's buttons seeing as it was the only thing she had managed to fling at him all night. His eyes narrowed into slits as he watched her walk out of the restaurant. As soon as she was out of sight, he suppressed the urge to moan. He stood up, pulling Rose up with him and planting a small peck on her cheek before wondering out to his car.

"Well..." Rose began, "You could have done a WHOLE lot better tonight, I mean like" "Shut the fuck up Rose," Koby almost growled. He got in the car and started it up before Rose got in the car. He reversed out too fast, almost grazing and hitting the cars behind him. He didn't care. Adrenaline and hatred surged through his veins, his vision blurry and filled of anger. He wasn't going to drop Rose off. He was going to just leave her at the bus shelter. Driving like a mad man, Koby pulled up at the bus shelter and stopped, "What are we here for?" Rose frowned. "Get out." Koby said simply. She opened the car door before walking over to the shelter looking at Koby, "You coming?" She asked, oblivious to the fact that Koby wasn't going to move. Without a word, he pulled back out and drove in the direction of his house. He wasn't going to bother rocking up at Jake's house and harass him. He was too blind to see what type of girl he was with.

Instead, when Koby got home, he removed his tie and shoes, unbuttoned his shirt and walked straight to his refridgerator where a six-pack of beers awaited him loyally. Cracking open his first can, Koby turned on some music, loud enough that his neighbours asked him to turn it down, but he didn't. He sculled his first and second can before sipping the third. His eyes became red and glassy, his mind was blank. He became disappointed when he found the six-pack had disappeared and all was left were the cans before him. He trudged up stairs, taking his phone out and placing on his bedside table. He slept in the clothes he went out in, too screwed over to be bothered to do anything else but sleep.

Friday morning Rayna didn't even get out of bed. She ended up missing her morning classes, then skipping the others for a photo shoot. Around 10am she heard Rose come home, Rayna ignored her existence completely. She probably had a really nice night with Koby. Those two are partners in crime. By the time she got home, all she wanted was a cute text from Jake. She imagined him coming over with chocolates and cuddling up with her. But he wasn't there, nor were there any sweet texts, like usual. Maybe I should go check on him.. Things had kind of been left off on a rocky point last night. No thanks to Koby and his hoe. Last night had really been a disaster. Rayna decided to grab her purse and headed towards Jake's place. She needed some fresh air anyways. Hopefully he'd be willing to talk and she could help him recover from the blow out between him and his best friend.

"Pour me, pour me...pour me another, holds me, holds me, like no other. One more drink...ergh..." Red rims framed Jake's eyes, a bottle of JD sitting right by his side. Not even a cup there to pour the alcohol into, and it was pure, straight liquid of burning sins. A smile crept to his lips as the song continued as he thought of the last time he had been this drunk. Hell, it was barely even four in the afternoon. A knock was directed from behind him, his head too blurry to tell. "Go away!" His voice was slurred. Another knock sounded, causing a frown to appear on his face. "Ugh..leave me..." He said as he raised the bottle to let the alcohol pour down his throat. Another knock, more frantic than the last. Jake rolled his eyes, wobbling to a stand from the stool that was placed by the counter. He wobbled over to the front door, opening it with his free hand, JD in his other.

He was shirtless and wearing the sweat pants he was wearing a few nights before. He reeked off alcohol, but it didn't bother him none, he couldn't tell. He squinted his eyes at the visitor before him, leaning closely to identify the person. "Hah, Rayna!?" He said, surprised. "What are you doing here?" He muttered, his voice slurred and hoarse. He cleared his throat, placing an arm around Rayna's shoulders, bringing her inside the house. "Sorry, if I knew you were coming..." Jake lost his track of thought, "Want somethin' to eat?" He raised an eyebrow over drowsey looking eyes. He took a swig from the bottle in his hand, breathing in deeply. "I haven't eaten yet..." He muttered. "Look at ya! You look so..." His voice trailed off as he walked back over to his seat, placing his head in his hands.

She looked at the boy she was "falling for". It was disgusting. But who wouldn't be a mess after what happened? "What are you doing here?" He muttered, his voice slurred and hoarse. "Just coming to check on you babe..." She stepped inside as the aroma of alcohol filled her nostrils. Drinking? This early? He placed an arm around her, Want somethin' to eat?" He raised an eyebrow over drowsey looking eyes. He took another drink as she reluctantly walked with him. This reminded her of her father. It was scary to think of him, or be near anyone who could be like him. She watched him go back over to the counter and sit down. She looked worried for his well being. For her well being. "I think you've had enough to drink... Why are you drinking in the middle of the day?" She put her hand on his shoulder only to be knocked off by a shrug. She really didn't know how to handle the situation.

She tried to gently take the bottle but his grasp was firm. "Don't. I need it." Then she really began to fret. She sat next to him as he struggled to lift his head up. "I just can't believe someone I thought I knew so well... He acted like such a jerk... I thought we were friends!" He slammed his empty hand on the table, frightening Rayna. "Why don't we just lay down? You look like you should sleep this off?" Jake then turned to her and pulled her in for a kiss. It was gross and had no effort. She pulled back immediately. "What? You don't like my kisses, sweet lips?" She closed her eyes, trying to figure out what to say to her slob of a boyfriend. "Please... Just stop... You're freaking me out Jake..."

"Please... Just stop... You're freaking me out Jake..." Jake frowned at those words, "How?" His nose twisted into a confused expression. "Let's go lay down then," He said, smiling. He pulled her up to her feet along with him. He clutched to his bottle tightly as if he were to part with it, he'd die. He grabbed Rayna's hand firmly, not sure whether or not she would struggle or fret. He fixated his gaze onto the stairs, making sure to take each step with care. Once they reached to the top, he opened up his door, letting Rayna walk in first. He took another swig of his drink before sitting down on his bed, placing the bottle down and laying back. "Come here bub," Jake motioned Rayna to come lay her head on his chest. She reluctantly did so, but went unnoticed by Jake. He closed his eyes, stroking Rayna's side.

As Rayna got comfy moving her legs into a comfortable position, Jake grabbed her hand and kissed her finger tips lightly, breathing heavily, his eyes drooping. "Hmm, you're beautiful," He mumbled, sounding incoherent. Jake pulled Rayna' hand lightly to lift her arm over his chest to bring her on top of his chest, so that she was looking down on him. A goofy smile appeared his lips, a sigh escaping them. "So, Rayna.." Jake hinted as he kissed under her neck. The effect of the alcohol had long set in, enraging his senses and sensations and desires that needed to be filled. He trailed a kiss down her neck reaching her collar bone then turned her over so he was holding his weight above her. "When can we," - He stopped talking to grab her hand - "Take this to the next level?" He raised an eyebrow, a smirk almost identical to Koby's crossing his face as he guided her hand to his inner thigh.

She usually like being this close to him. But something felt wrong. He kissed her as she tried to keep calm. But this wasn't Jake. "When can we," - He stopped talking to grab her hand - "Take this to the next level?" Rayna was disgusted. She couldn't believe Jake had just said that. She was almost giving up hope. Every guy who had seemed nice at first, were all just pigs. Rayna pushed Jake off of her. she knew the alcohol had been affecting him big time but she would not just "let it slide". "Jake... You need some rest. Talk to me when you're not drunk" She stormed out of the room and sat on the stairs. Crying and crying, Rayna was yet again fooled by a dog in shining armor. Looking outside at the rain, she didn't want to walk home. She didn't want to move. But she was alone, in her drunk, unworthy boyfriends house. He'd be back to normal later, she thought. But she knew that he was having a break down. She didn't know who to call. Everyone was busy, Fionna at work, and no one else to call. But she knew Koby would come. Even though he mocked her and tried to hurt her, he would come. She walked to the table where Jake had been drinking, and lucky enough, picked up his phone. She looked through his contacts but no Koby. Instead he found a Asshole who used to be my best friend and decided to call up the number. She tried to cover her sobs, "Hey Koby... It's Rayna," She wiped her eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly she heard some light thunder. "Could you come pick me up? I'm at Jake's house... And... Well I need you..."

Koby had started his afternoon with a shower, a shave and some video games. He was feeling the effects of the hang over all too clearly and regretted like he did every time he did drink. He felt clean for once, and he felt empty. If that's what he'd call it. He had lost his best friend, who didn't even answer his calls that morning. He hated him, he hated Rayna, he hated Rose. Nothing seemed right. He couldn't be bothered going to his classes, feeling all too much like poo. He got up to go grab a sandwich before returning to his game when he heard his phone calling. It was Jake's ring tone. Koby glared at the sound across the room, not knowing whether to dive for it, or ignore it. With a sign, he assumed it'd be best to talk it out. Rolling his eyes he answered the phone to a crying girl, "Hey Koby...It's Rayna. Could you come pick me up? I'm at Jake's house... And... Well I need you..."
"Rayna!" Koby exclaimed, a frown crossing his features quickly before disappearing. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Koby's voice was sincere and caring, like it had been the night he held her when she broke down. All he heard on the other line were sobs and incoherent speech. "Look, Rayna, calm down. Listen, stand outside, I'll be there in a minute," He hung up quickly before running to grab his car keys and rushing outside to his car.

To his surprise, it was raining, almost storming. He groaned. He hated driving in storms. It unnerved him a little and to think he'd be also picking up a mess of a girl unnerved him more. He drove slower than he usually would, but he'd rather turn up at Jake's door step alive than dead. As he pulled up to the drive way, he saw a figure running towards the almost parked car. Before he had the chance, the girl opened the car door and flung herself to Koby's opened arms. "Shh.." Koby resisted the urge to smirk. This was almost like last time, except, this time, his friend screwed up. "Let me just get us home, I know that he'd be drunk..." Koby sneered. He pulled Rayna out of his arms, not looking at her face, or her eyes. He didn't want to look at her. He didn't want to be there for her again just to be pushed away, but he'd protect her from anything. He pulled back out of the driveway and headed home as the storm rolled on top of them, sending lightning bolts across the sky and lighting up the road.

When they arrived at Koby's home, he parked in the garage and got out quickly to open Rayna's door. She stumbled out of the car, still sobbing but not as heavily as before. She fell into his arms, not in romance, out of comfort. Koby placed his hand on the back of her head, holding her face against his warm chest. His other hand held her waist, stroking her back. They stood still for god knows how long before they finally stood apart.

With his caring words she went outside to wait for him. The time passed as she cried her eyes out. She wondered if people could run out of tears. She hopped into the car as soon as it pulled up. She just wanted to be in someones arms. "Shh..Let me just get us home, I know that he'd be drunk..." Koby sneered. She didn't like the way he back talked him, but then again, she didn't really care. She could back talk him for hours, if she had the chance. The sky lit up with lightning and she tried not to grab him or steer him off the road. She didn't want to get out of the car when they pulled up to an unfamiliar house. She wanted to just sit in the car and be comforted. Koby opened her door as they walked up to the door leading to inside the house. She fell into his arms, not in romance, out of comfort. Her face on his warm chest, she could feel some of the sparks that had caused this big mess reoccur. She tried to ignore them as they finally stood up straight. She wasn't crying anymore, but took the time to wipe her drooling mascara from her face. "Thanks for being here... You always seem to be here..." She pulled him close once more, just standing in his warmth. She honestly didn't want to let go of him. Ever. She didn't have anyone else to cling to, except maybe Freddie. But he wasn't warm, and couldn't tell her she'd be alright. "It's okay..." Koby reassured her as he stroked her hair. She didn't know what was going to happen but she was getting chills, not only from Koby, but from the cold stormy weather. "Can we go inside?" She asked, looking straight at the face she once kissed.

"Can we go inside?" Rayna's voice was small, her body shivered. Koby nodded, placing a hand on the small of her back and guiding her inside. It was warm inside, the home very warm in colour - lots of browns and oranges, a splash of red on a pillow or a chair. "Did you want anything? A warm drink or something?" Koby offered, showing her to the lounge room where a large sofa bed awaited where Koby had previously laid on, playing his video games. Rayna nodded slowly, looking at the couch and back at him. Koby's eyes narrowed a smile playing on his lips, "Rayna, is fine," He nodded his head, "You're here because Jake's pissed you off, not because you want to be here," He said, shrugging while he walked into his small kitchen. The house was nice. It was great for Koby, everything was big and small enough for him to inhabit.

In the kitchen, Koby made up a warm beverage for Rayna, hot cocoa. It smelt warm and frothy, and rich and chocolatey. Koby loved hot cocoa's. He walked back into the lounge, careful not to spill Rayna's drink. He found Rayna with her knees brought up to her chest sitting in the corner of the sofa bed. He handed her the drink carefully, her eyes looking as if they were analyzing everything. "I didn't spike it..." Koby joked half-heartedly. He took a seat in the recliner chair that was placed beside the sofa, but too far for Koby to touch her, or give her comfort. He hoped his very presence had given her comfort, for the fact the place was quiet and lit appropriately, he also hoped she knew he wouldn't do anything this time.

The storm outside was low like a bass, the house creaking slightly under the pressure, but not as violent as the previous one weeks before. The rain battered outside on the windows, making the house cooler than it usually was. "You going to tell me what happened...or do I have to guess?" Koby raised his eye brows, crossing his arms over his chest as he reclined back in the chair. He still wouldn't look at her face, or her eyes. He didn't want to create a fuss about something so simple.