“Aw, what if I wanted the battle scar?”
Aries gave her a hurt looks, shaking his head over at her. “Now that’s just completely selfish of you.” He took the dust pan in his hand, flipping it over and scraping up the rest before holding it up as if it was a secret weapon. “I suddenly feel like I can take over the world.” “Well… I do remember most of it.”
He gave a small laugh through his nose, flicking his head towards her. “Well aren’t you lucky.” Although he did remember the good parts.
Aries rubbed the back of his neck, taking in a breath through his teeth as he leaned against the counter waiting for the coffee to be finished.
He looked around the home, giving an approcing frown as he crossed his arms over his chest. “It’s a nice place, for sure. You…live alone?” He questioned, wondering if he’d have to bribe anyone else to keep this on the down-low.
Aries instinctively reached out and tried to swat her hand away but she’d managed to stuff the bagel into his mouth, his laughs covered by the food sticking out. He pushed it further inside and chewed as he chuckled. “How the hell can a four year-old come to the conclusion that I’m your mistress? or ‘tickle buddy’ which I don’t know what it means,”
Aries paused, mid-chew before swallowing and clearing his throat. Aries and Orion werent exactly…careful about their word choices. And with their guests either.
“Well-” before he could explain she held a finger up, claiming she didn’t want to know the answer. He sighed and gave a shrug before stretching his arms. “He’s worse than you, I’d never thought I’d meet someone worse than you, Aries Barrick.”
Aries scoffed, his jaw slack as he flipped his head over to look at her. He placed his palms down on the table, narrowing his eyes and giving her a challenging look.
“Oh dear little Hestia. We both know if you truly thought I was a terrible nuisance, you would be hanging out with me at this moment right now.”
He leaned in closer to her, smirk on his face. “Case. closed.”
“Is that your-“
“Nuh uh uh uh uh,” she said before he could finish, holding up a finger. “Don’t even think about finishing that sentence with him within ear shot.”
She watched him get into the boat first, bouncing up and down as Preston finally ripped away the shirt from his face.
“Just-I dont know-Go!” She ushered, grabbing the hand he outstrecthed and stepping into the boat. She let out a tiny screech as the boat rocked, making her stumble forward into Leo. She found herself laughing as she pushed back from him, quickly sitting down and grimacing as she reached over and pulled him down by the arm. “Goooooosh, you’re slower than a one-legged lion who’s been hit by a tranquilizer gun!”
At his Jack Sparrow comment she lifted a brow and scoffed through her nose, titlting her head to the side as she pretended to examine him. She scrunched her nose and shrugged. “I think I’d take Sparrow’s jar of dirt over yours any day,”
Of course Leo was attractive physically. She’d never let him have the pleasure of knowing she thought that.
She covered a snicker as Preston chased after them, slipping on the water that was on the dock.
“ADELE! DON’T DO THIS!”
She grimaced and waved as Leo rowed, mouthing an apology before finally relaxing as they went our of sight. She let out a sigh and she let the sun hit her skin, leaning back and closing her eyes. “Now explain please.”
She almost forgot now she had someone else to deal with. Aruguably, someone much worse. She peaked open an eye before signing and sitting back up, her elbows on her knees as she let her chin rest against her palms boredly.
“Preston Grant. His Daddy’s got dough and connections and mother dearest wants a peice of the action,” she mumbled, meeting his eyes with hers in her slouched position.
She didn’t want to admit it but the adrenaline after the whole ordeal had been…fun. She just wished it wasn’t with this tool.
She probably should have taken this oppurtnity of them both in a tough spot where they absolutely couldn’t run away. But she didn’t want to bring it up. She didn’t didn’t want to think about it. So instead she gave a lazy smile and reached a hand over, cupping water and splashing it at his face.
“Faster slave.”
She turned her head over her shoulder, spotting another spot further off with a circle of tree and another bank with some rocks.
“You really want to be like Jack Sparrow?” She asked, turning her attention back to him. She jerked her thumb backwards and gave a wicked smile. “I get to leave you stranded over there on that bank and take the boat for myself.” It wasn’t her optimal form of payback, but she’d try to take advantage of this situation as much as she could.
I raised my gaze from the food to see Addy was awake “oh look who’s awake” I smirked teasingly “Good morning” I smiled and looked at the food again for a second checking on it “Pancakes” I said with a slight obviously tone
“How’d you sleep?” I asked “there’s coffee in the machine by the way” @aesthetic
“oh look who’s awake” I inconveniently yawned, letting out a small laugh after. “Not nearly as much as I’d like to be.” I joked. “Pancakes”
I raised a brow and gave him a cheeky grin. “Is that attitude, sir?” I asked, raising a brow as I took a step closer, pointing towards the pancakes. “Careful, they look like they are burning.” I teased, poking him in the side playfully before stepping back and leaning against the counter, my arms propped behind me on the cold surface. “How’d you sleep?” I licked my lips and gave him a smile. “Decently, kind of cold- but I’m always cold.” I said with a small giggle. “What about you, Smiley Miley?” I said, side-eyeing him as I reached up into his cabinet to grab a coffee mug.
“Attitude?” I gasped “Never!” I said “are not!” I added and and kind of tried kicking her jokingly as I checked and they were not burning (because I was a good cook) Decently, kind of cold- but I’m always cold
“True” I said “I’m thinking of letting you sleep inside the microwave next time” I smirked "you’re flexible you’ll fit in somehow’ I chuckled What about you, Smiley Miley?
I rolled my eyes at my nickname “if waking up to a stinky hot dog breaths on your face is good than yeah” I joked “kidding, i slept good i think” I shrugged and turned the pancakes out putting a new batch @aesthetic
“Attitude? Never!” I laughed and rolled my eyes at him in a playful way. “are not!” I grinned and pointed to one again. “No, you are! I see it… right…” I dipped my finger discreetly into the nearly empty container of pancake batter and tapped it against his nose. “There!” I continued, biting my lip to hold in my laughter. It was my plan all along hehe. “I’m thinking of letting you sleep inside the microwave next time. you’re flexible you’ll fit in somehow’
I gasped playfully and shook my head. “You would never!” I said, placing the mug down and reaching for the coffee pot. I poured some of the coffee and left it black. I wasn’t one to go full on crazy with the creamers and stuff, surprisingly. “if waking up to stinky hot dog breaths on your face is good than yeah… kidding, i slept good i think” I chuckled at that and shook my head. “Hm, but waking up to a puppy sounds nice though,” I said, playfully pouting.
“You little-” I shook my head with a smirk and put some on hers too “sweet revenge has never been so literal” I laughed You would never!
“Watch me” I smirked Hm, but waking up to a puppy sounds nice though
“Ah definitely, but he hates bath time and I’m too lazy to fight him I leave that to Noelle” I laughed
I finished making the last batch of pancakes “do us a favor and grab some toppings” I said and washed the pan, she knew where the stuff were she’s like a part of this house really.
I took the pancakes and my coffee and went to put them on the table
“sweet revenge has never been so literal”
I laughed as he put some on my nose, shaking my head at his little pun. “Funny…” I teased, getting a napkin and wiping my nose with a goofy smile. “I got you good though, admit itttt. I won.” I said, a small victory dance happening as I said that. “Ah definitely, but he hates bath time and I’m too lazy to fight him I leave that to Noelle”
“Mhmm, where is he anyways?” I asked, looking around. “do us a favor and grab some toppings” I nodded with a smile and went to grab some toppings for the pancakes and my coffee and followed him to the table, carefully sitting everything down.
“Yeah yeah you won. Only this time though” I rolled my eyes and smiled playfully. I chuckled at her victory dance “I need to start recording those” Mhmm, where is he anyways?
“Good question” I said “Remy!!” I called him and after a moment he wobbled over running on his tiny paws with his tongue out “Hey boy” I said and petted his head @aesthetic
From ear to ear was a grin on my face. Starstruck by his impression of my artistic skills and his adorable face I tuned out the words he spoke, focusing on his expressions and reactions. Just the two of us in the quietest place in Lime Grove where we weren’t the focus of the universe. Just the two of us.
“What?” I asked, as I was in my head. “Oh… yeah uh, I drew them. It’s no big deal though, just a few sketches.” I shrugged taking the notebook back placing it in my purse.
Thinking of how to keep the conversation flowing I asked, “Do you know anything about the lockdown? They said it was for political reasons but… I don’t think a lot of us believe that.”
“No, go ahead!” I replied studying his expressions as he searched through his phone. I didn’t know why he thought of texting someone the moment I informed him of the date. He looked shocked and confused, like time went on with him frozen.
“No, it’s totally fine.”
“Do you know where… you were last night if you weren’t at Club 14?”
I thought about my life. There was nothing really to talk about. My success was the best conversation piece but we both were successful, rich people in Lime Grove.
"Well there’s nothing to really talk about. My parents run Falcon Energy Corp. I have a makeup brand. I built myself from the ground up.
“And you?”
“Do you know where… you were last night if you weren’t at Club 14?”
“I- Wait, was R-” I froze, realizing all the mistakes I had been making during this conversation and the one I was just about to make. _Stupid Kato, I should know better, but I don’t because I’m useless and dumb and don’t deserve to be here. I should be back down there, me instead of him._I took a deep breath. “Nevermind, forget everything I said, I was at Club 14.” I avoided meeting her eyes, I was a terrible liar.
“Well there’s nothing to really talk about. My parents run Falcon Energy Corp. I have a makeup brand. I built myself from the ground up.”
I listened to her and nodded, admiring how she had said that she built herself from the ground up.
“And you?”
“You want to know about me? Um,” I looked around, then back at Hailey. “Well I am a DJ like I said earlier. I was adopted when I was twelve, but I’m still close with my biological parents. I-” I was about to bring something else up, but decided not to. “Yeah, that’s it, there isn’t much to me, I’m not very interesting. You’re a different story though, you haven’t told me too much about yourself so far but I can already tell that you’re interesting.” I looked at her with a soft smile, then noticed as the waiter brought over my french toast and Hailey’s coffee. Once my plate was set on the table, I poured some maple syrup on the french toast and dug in. “Mmm…” I closed my eyes for a moment, then ate more. “You’re right, this is really good. It’s sweet, like you.” I looked at her with a smile.
I nodded, " Yeah, I don’t know anything further than what you said. " I continued. "I don’t really know why it was all so sudden, It feels like the ‘political reasons’ were like a bad excuse for what they are trying to cover up? I don’t know, I have a few theories but I don’t know if they are right or not, I don’t really have confirmation. " I said, thinking about anything that doesn’t add up about this so-called ‘lockdown’ It’s weird like your in real life but in a situation that usually only happens in movies? I’m not sure, I thought to myself, staring at the lake in the distance. I scratched my head and snapped out of my thinking trance. " So, is there anything you like come here to do? I don’t really know how to put it. " I chuckled. " Like what do you come here to do? " I said looking at her.
I nodded with a raised eyebrow. Did he just forget? Whatever his deal was it was weird. “What happened at Club 14? What did you do? Did you drink?” I could tell he was lying, he avoided looking at my eyes and kept his head low. Maybe he was ashamed? Went home with someone and didn’t want to tell me?
I mean, that was none of my business.
He cut himself off when he began on his biological parents. I assumed it was a sensitive topic and all I could do was respect his wishes.
He could tell I was… interesting as he put it. Something didn’t sit right. He knew more about me than he led on, didn’t he?
The food came and I took a sip of the warm bitter coffee. I smiled taking the compliment. “Thanks…” I said my eyes darting around the room taking another sip of my coffee.
I laid my elbow on the back of the bench and rested my head on the back of my hand, facing towards him. “Well what are your theories? I’m as… deep in the dark as you are.” I said with a smile, interested in what he believed. No doubt was the government trying to cover something up. Whatever it was, Lime Grove’s attachment to the outside world was jeopardizing it.
I sighed. “I usually come here to clear my head, you know get ideas for my notebook.” I chuckled. “It’s the quietest place in Lime Grove. Where you can be free of distractions and… the constant eyes on you, judging your every move. It’ll only be a few months until they discover this place and set up cameras here too.”
“What happened at Club 14? What did you do? Did you drink?”
I froze, unsure of what to say. What did he do last night? “Uh, I…I did drink, that’s why I don’t remember much. I kind of just danced around, that was it really.” I shrugged, trying to seem convincing.
“Thanks…”
I noticed that her eyes darted around the room, so I decided to do the same, trying to find out what she was looking at. “So…um…is there anything new around here? I haven’t really been looking at the recent events.”’
I smiled as she wanted to know more about what I think about the lockdown. " Hmm, I personally think it’s really confusing, huh? I really want to know probably the real reason about the lockdown, because I think that ‘political reasons’ aren’t really why Lime Grove would lockdown I guess. It just doesn’t make sense, " I shrugged. " Out of all places, why Lime Grove? " I said curiously, " It’s fine though, I’m just kinda confused. " I said. I agreed with her again, nodding. " Yeah, I feel the same, I felt kinda stressed so I came here. " I laughed. Not gonna lie, I sounded kinda dumb, so I was cringing inside. " If they do discover Lime Grove, it would kinda be like a reality TV show huh? " I laughed, looking at her.
Last night was fun at the club but I had actually ended up leaving early to head home. I think I had drank too much the night before and I just needed to sleep. I let my manager close up instead of me for the first time in forever. I got up this morning and was feeling a lot better than other recent morning so I decided to go for a run. I got changed into a pair of shorts and put on some running shoes before heading out towards the park. @angelic omg this is horrible wow I’m embarrassed lol
I spent most of my night talking to Fadil and actually was getting along with him. We even had briefly discussed doing a shoot together. I wasn’t opposed to the idea at all. Really it sounded fun and I was always in the need of new pictures for my feeds. I felt like he was a really great guy, though everyone seems like that at first now a days. This morning I got dressed and went to take the dogs on a walk. Though I stopped at the cafe to get myself a coffee.
APPROACHBAKE!!!
Moving her hand to the back of his neck she had a bright smile on, watching him react to her touch and words. She really did like when he would try to play along, try speaking Spanish, it was the cutest thing especially when she’d wake him up like this. Leaning down to gently kiss him she stayed that close to him after, barely touching his lips as she spoke. “Mm, you’re so cute.” With a goofy smile she got up, taking the covers off of him rather harshly. “I’m taking you somewhere. And I’m giving you less than an hour to get ready.” She didn’t like waiting, if she wanted to do something she would go for it right away but she would always give him some tome to get ready for whatever she had planned. “I’ll be waiting in the living room.” With gentle words she took a few steps back before turning to walk out of the bedroom.
I woke up in my bed the morning after the party, the sun was striking in my eyes making sure I was awake.
I got up and popped in the shower, I showered last night but I still enjoyed showering, it keeps me awake.
I went down to the kitchen and brewed myself a cup of coffee, I like it strong and black (pun intended).
My dog was in the living room looking out the window at the bird’s
I opened the garden window door to let it play outside a bit.
I finished my coffee and grabbed the leash from the table “come on, let’s walk.” I said
My dog spotted another by the cafe and started smelling their behind like dogs do for some reason.
“No don’t do that” I said @Madilfill
I could remember the game of Truth or Dare and him switching outfits with Addison from the loud chatter. He was lying, why though?
“Have you not heard about the lockdown?” I asked. Surely he remembers that? “No going in, no going out.” I placed the coffee cup on the table.
He had a point. It made me think. Lime Grove was home to tens of celebrities and never have we gotten political? Some of our parents are involved in politics but nothing that could control who goes where.
I laughed along with him.
“It’s a little… to quiet here. Don’t want to disturb anyone with our loud voices. We could… head to the amusement park? Or not, I have a lot of… stuff to do anyway.” I stood up and dusted myself off.
“Have you not heard about the lockdown? No going in, no going out.”
I ate some more of my french toast, then looked at Hailey with my eyebrows furrowed once I heard what she said. “Wait, what? Lockdown? Why?” I asked, feeling myself begin to panic. How would I see her now? She was the only reason why life had purpose, I needed to find some way to see her, I needed to find some way to sneak out. I’m sure that she would be very disappointed if I didn’t. “How long is this lockdown going to last? Is it only for the day? When was this announced?” I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down.
