Dreams (KJ)

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor was coming off of a short high, he'd smoked a bowl or two right before second period and now at the end of school he couldn't feel it at all. Damn how the good things in life tend to slip away so quickly! he laughed at his own stupidity, one day living in the moment would probably kill him... but hey, live fast die young, it was a good goal to see that he killed himself rather than see someone else do it... gotta be in control. at this he was hysterical, as if control existed, what a riot. he smiled, big and genuine like he always did when he was content.

It was a beautiful day outside, and victor had done himself the liberty of bringing his guitar, always a good way to end a school day. He walked to the gardens, he knew that not many people where there after school, and that he wouldn't disturb anyone. his doc martens clicked lightly across the black top as it turned to white top and then into the silent walkways of the gardens. Break was suddenly glad he wasn't still tripping or this would have been a much more magical walk... or maybe he should still be tripping... he weighed the decision in his head. he was by no means an addict, he just did it to enhance his day, however he also knew its consequences and he intended to end the year with A's so he decided, 1) guitar for about an hour 2) homework 3) TRIP SO HARD!

He smiled and pulled out his Ovation Celebrity. it's fire-orange hue caught the sunlight and looked alive in Victor's hands. He quickly and skillfull placed the capo on the fifth fret, then took it off, deciding to play with whole bar chords instead. To which he began strumming and singing a very popular song very popular usually wasn't his thing, but he felt that he sang this particular song with a certain finesse, so he enjoyed playing it.

his rich voice began filling the air, the breeze making the flowers seem to dance to his melodies

[KJ]

KJ was leaning up against a tree. Just minding her own business. She was actually hoping to catch a few Zz's. It seemed sleeping during the day was easiest for her. With the sun out, it was more of daydreaming, and she was okay with that. As long as she was able to sleep for a bit. That's all she really cared about.
She was just about dozed off, when a sound met her ear...someone singing?! Ughhh, a love song...
KJ scanned the court yard in search of the musical source. There it was. Some guy with a bright guitar...singing and playing...he wasn't more than a few yards away.
KJ stretched and looked around. She found a rock and a stick. She threw the rock in the air, and hit it with the stick towards the boy.
"Take your pity love somewhere else! It's all a load of crap!"

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor looked over, someone shouting, couldn't honestly make out a word of what was being said. hmmm... looks like a rock... OH CRAP!

Victor stoped playing, his huge arms wrapping around his guitar to protect it, the rock harmlessly hit the side of his head, it stung a little, but it wasn't a big deal, he looked up, his large blue eyes seeing a girl leaning against a tree... how cool of her. Victor stood up, putting his guitar safely into his case. "I think I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure its not against the law to play guitar wherever I want to on campus, its not even school hours... you may be a bit better off to ask politely... violence isn't the answer around here, you're likely to get your jaw knocked clean off if you continue with that sort of attitude" Victor explained, his tone was neither harsh nor patronizing, nor was a it a warning. more of just a statement of fact. "if you don't like the music, make a request..." he said with a smile, chuckling to himself deep down inside.

[KJ]

KJ was taken aback for a second. She hadn't figured that the boy would actually respond to her. Furthermore, he wasn't upset that she had hit a rock toward him. Now where's the fun in that?

"I think I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure its not against the law to play guitar wherever I want to on campus, its not even school hours... you may be a bit better off to ask politely... violence isn't the answer around here, you're likely to get your jaw knocked clean off if you continue with that sort of attitude"

Who did this kid think he was? Telling her what she could or couldn't, should or shouldn't do. If he really had a problem with her attitude, why didn't he just come up and say it to her face? KJ figured the kid wasn't worth it, and began to turn around and walk away, when he continued with,

"if you don't like the music, make a request..." he said with a smile, chuckling to himself deep down inside.


A request?!

"A request huh?" KJ turned and looked at him, her gaze stabbing into him. "How about...you take your guitar and shove it up your ass? Then take your petty beliefs of love and rip them up and realize that nothing turns out the way you hoped it would?!"

KJ had such a way with first impressions. =D?! *face palm*

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

(OOC: for the rest of this thread Victor will speak in Blue to avoid confusion on my part haha)

Victor smirked as she mentioned shoving his guitar up his ass, it sounded like something he would say if he was pissed off, but Victor was in an INCREDIBLY good mood (probably because the little tidbits of his previous high where still lingering) he took it all much better than he would if he was sober. then he heard her say something

"Then take your petty beliefs of love and rip them up and realize that nothing turns out the way you hoped it would?!"

and with that phrase, something else clicked

"Take your pity love somewhere else! It's all a load of crap!"

that was what she first yelled at him, the bit he didn't quite catch the first time until he thought about it just now. It wasn't that it was his singing, but moreso that it was a love song.

"besides, who are you to question my beliefs of love? who says I even have any? I sing love songs cause they sound nice, and so many people live negatively they need some love everyone once in awhile" he said with a calm and complacent tone, then realized what he said was rather rude adding "Look... I'm sorry if you've been hurt, but you know that doesn't mean you should hate love because of it... he said this hopefully, but had no idea how she would react. and how should she know? she had no idea how he felt about love...

[KJ]

"besides, who are you to question my beliefs of love? who says I even have any? I sing love songs cause they sound nice, and so many people live negatively they need some love everyone once in awhile. Look... I'm sorry if you've been hurt, but you know that doesn't mean you should hate love because of it..."

Well dang...KJ was really taken aback. No matter how much smack talking she did, this guy really didn't seem to budge. Either he was really stupid, hammered, sympathetic, stoned, or just up to something, she couldn't crack him.

She sighed heavily, then assessed the situation. Maybe I was a bit too harsh. I could give love songs a chance...or at least let him be in peace and continue. I can find somewhere else quiet...

She looked at the boy, her eyes faded from a deep red, to a peaceful blue. "I'm sorry I snapped at you. I just kind of mentally snapped, it was rude of me. Please enjoy your day. I won't bug you anymore."

She had her books that she could focus on. If the music got distracting she could always use her iPod or go to the library. What's the point of trying to be accepted if you outcast yourself?

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor crossed his arms, mood swings? like crazy. the glint in the girl's eyes had changed, and... yes, so did her eye color. Victor's eyebrows raised, he was intrigued. "you're not bugging me..." he said with a little shrug.. he knew that he didn't know her, now seemed the time to change that. He walked over, slowly but with confidence. "I'm Victor, may I ask your name?" he said with a genuine friendly smile, he had a glow in his peaceful deep blue eyes. if he could bring a smile to someone elses face... that would be the greatest victory of the day.

Victor had no idea what this girl had been through, but he wasn't about to let someone elses mistakes ruin his chances of being everyones friend, especially when he was in a good mood like this

[KJ]

KJ was startled to hear the boy's voice. She had expected...well then again, how could she have expected him to do what she said. He didn't budge when she lunged at him, so why would he listen to her?

She turned to see him walking towards her. He had a huge smile across his face. KJ read his blue eyes, they meant he wanted to open the flow of communication, and he was relaxed.

She wasn't sure how to respond. She smiled shyly, or so she thought. She hadn't smiled in a rather long time, so she wasn't sure what expression crossed her face. She focused hard on forming a smile.

"I'm Victor, may I ask your name?"

"The...name's... K...J..." she said, still trying to form a smile. Her eyes flashed indigo. S...M...I...L...E she thought.

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor watched as the girl introduced herself, her face contorting into the closest thing to a smile that she honestly seemed capable of. Victor kept a polite smile, biting his lower lip to not laugh, this would probably be much easier if he wasn't still high. "thats a cool name, KJ, reminds me of a girl I once knew named AJ..." he said with a little smirk, AJ was a nice girl, but a bit on the loose side. "anyway, are you new here? I've never seen you around before..." he added, he was calm, but now a certain excitement hid behind his words, he loved meeting people!

[KJ]

Wow, the guy actually seemed interested in what she had to say.

"thats a cool name, KJ, reminds me of a girl I once knew named AJ..."

Seriously? Rhyming? Did we go back to like third grade? He must have been stoned or just really random. Either way, he seemed sweet.

"anyway, are you new here? I've never seen you around before..."

"Yeah, actually, I am. I just enrolled a few days ago. I haven't actually been in a school for years. It's all kind of different. I'm having trouble readjusting to the social environment...if you couldn't tell. Sorry about my attitude back there. It's just, in this world, you either appear tough in the beginning and people won't mess, or you have a sweet front and they take advantage of you."

Her eyes were now a pale yellow. Oh intelligence! She was being blunt, but let's face it. It really is go big or go home.

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor thought about what she said for a moment and laughed, it was a kind chuckle though, he wasn't laughing at her, but with her. "That is almost too true... no worries about the 'tude, I understand where you're coming from" he said with a smile. "I like that you're straightforward, I love people who accept the world for what it is, instead of trying to sugarcoat it all the time" he said, he noticed her eyes change color again... he was either still tripping pretty hard, or she had a very interesting geneology. he leaned against the tree, not in a flirty way, and he kept his distance, he respected that she was a bit guarded, and didn't want to break her bubble, but he was a bit tired of standing.

"So, may I ask a bit of your story, or is that too straightforward?" he asked with the same smile. Here was someone he knew was going to be interesting, someone who either got it, or was going to get it very soon.

[KJ]

"That is almost too true... no worries about the 'tude, I understand where you're coming from. I like that you're straightforward, I love people who accept the world for what it is, instead of trying to sugarcoat it all the time"

Wow...someone who actually understands me...well that sure is a first.

"Why sugarcoat the world? It is what it is. Nothing you say is ever going to change it. It may make it easier to deal with, but only for a while."

"So, may I ask a bit of your story, or is that too straightforward?"

"My story...in a nutshell...girl is unwanted by family. She's put up for adoption. Searched for grandmother, who then raised her. Girl falls in love with boy. Thinks he's the one. He ra-takes physical advantage of her...she's embarrassed. Drops out of school, hides from world. Two years later, she finds herself here. Trying to get back a life she hopes she can have. Though, she's not afraid of pain anymore." She turns and shows him the scar that runs down the back of her knee. "And finally, the girl can no longer trust the male species. They're just pigheaded guys after one thing. And I'm too good for them..."

He leaned against the tree, not in a flirty way, and he kept his distance, he respected that she was a bit guarded, and didn't want to break her bubble, but he was a bit tired of standing.


KJ glanced at the way he had positioned himself against the tree. The angle was simply divine, and the lighting was to die for. She reached into her bag and pulled out her camera.

"I know this is slightly random, but this makes for a perfect picture. Don't worry, I'm going for shadows, so if you're camera shy, your face won't even be seen..."

KJ stood a few feet away from him, adjusting the lens on her camera. The image was almost complete...but it was missing something...she turned back to where she had first seen Victor playing, and there was the missing link.

"Hold on one second..." She ran off, and grabbed his guitar case. "Sorry if you don't like it being touched..." She opened the guitar case and leaned the guitar next to Victor. She worked around with it for a few minutes until she had the image she was after.

She snapped a few images. "With a little editting, and maybe some more songs on your part, who knows. You may have your next album cover here."

[Victor "Break" D'Armond]

Victor kept a little smirk on while she told her story, shaking his head as she got deeper and deeper into it, wincing as she showed him the scar on the back of her leg and finally nodding knowingly as she finished.

"yup, every guy is just like that... you're smart for realizing it early." he said with a little laugh, knowing at this point that there was no point in going after her, damaged goods... however she had opened up to him, and he was always in the mood for new friends, and maybe he could help her out, find her a gentleman of some kind.

Then she got up, and started saying about a picture or something, she mentioned camera shyness, to which Victor chuckled lightly to himself, he was not a shy person in any sense of the word.

He didn't move, in case she didn't want him too, but as she lifted up the camera she said it wasn't finished. He laughed a little as she grabbed his guitar, it did seem rather fitting, its bright firey front a great contrast to the shadow.

after a moment she had set it up next to him, these where going to be great pictures. she mentioned something about his album cover...

"Yeah, you should definately show me these when they're done" he said with a little laugh, honest excitement on his face. So you do a lot of photography then?" he asked as she finished up.