Broken Strings (Reira --> Open)

[Reira DeMorvick]

Reira’s mind wandered as the two boys talked to each other. It was really hard for her to stay focused at the moment and so it was easier to just submit to the ranting of her raging mind. Right now she was still primarily focused on her embarrassing first encounter with her ex fiancé. Yeah…let’s just start crawling on the floor and hope to get out of a crowd of people easier that way.

Bloody brilliant Reira!

But it was really nice of Ryuu to offer for her to stay at his place and to walk her back to her temporary lodgings. Not to mention it was equally nice for Trizen to express his concerns for their little situation. Aside from all this she made a mental note to remember their names and to properly thank them one day. Hell maybe she would see them again and perhaps they could hang out or something? When she wasn’t so wasted? Yeah that sounded good.

"How about I'll walk you to wherever you're staying, which way?"

“Sure, that would be nice. Umm, this way,” she said, gesturing to her right. Reira began to walk, but she turned around and began to walk backwards. She kinda needed to say goodbye to Trizen, so backward walking seemed smart. “It was nice meeting you Trizen, you play really well,” she said with another smile. “Hope to see you again!”

With a small wave, she slowed down to wait for Ryuu.

[Ryuu]

Ryuu chuckled softly as he saw Trizen snap out his reverie as Reira waved to him, he wondered if Reira would remember either of their names later on, seeing as she was drunk at the moment. Ryuu then offered to walk Reira back to wherever she was staying, but not before looking over at Trizen, asking him if he was alright. "No worries. I'm cool. Just a little lost in thought was all. And we're still playing, we're just on a twenty minute break. I wanted to see if things were alright with you; you looked like you needed a bit of help, or might have." "Well, everything's under control, though I'm not too sure about Mr. Life of the Party," Ryuu replied, jerking his thumb behind him at the door of the bar, "You might want to go check on him, last time I checked, I think he was having a hard time trying to stand up." Ryuu then asked Reira which way they needed to go, as he shoved his hands into his pockets, trying to warm up his cold hands.

“Sure, that would be nice. Umm, this way.”

Ryuu saw her gesture to her right, and saw her begin to walk but turn around and began to walk backwards. “It was nice meeting you Trizen, you play really well,” he heard her say with another smile, “Hope to see you again!” He saw her wave before slowing down, as Ryuu looked at Trizen and shrugged his shoulders casually. "See you later Trizen, you need anything, look me up." Ryuu then waved before taking off, running after Reira, catching up to her, and began to walk beside her. "Hey Reira, if I may call you Rei? How do you know Alex anyways?" Ryuu asked, as they reached the main road, and began to walk along the sidewalk, as cars zoomed past them on the road, the streetlights above shining down on them.

[Trizen Takano]

Mr. Life of the Party? Did he mean Matrim? Shoot! Matrim was there!

The young boy nodded with a smile as Reira said her goodbye. He tried not to make a face as she was quite drunk; fresh air would do her well and perhaps a cup of coffee. The boy had never gotten drunk before, but he figured since that's what people said, it had to be true. Then he sighed as he always found fault in that fallacy.

"Take care, Ryuu. I'll check up on Matrim." The two boys split their ways and Trizen figured he still had time. He looked to his phone, Onyx, and was told the time. He had a few whiles left before going back to play some more. Going back through the entrance way, he was congratulated once again and was forced to make his way through the crowd until he found his target. He was... just as bad a state as Reira was in. He shook his head.

"Matrim," he said once though the older male seemed out of it, "Matrim, c'mon. Let's get you out of here." The boy approached the taller senior and looked to the woman he was with the help him up -- not that Trizen needed any help lifting the senior, but it was the thought that counted.

[Matrim Gallagher]

(OOC: I can haz post in this thread again? YUS! Win....)

"Matrim," A voice said, and Matrim giggled, looking up at Trizen, he was so out of it. He was still filled with the thought of seeing Reira, or possibly Emily, or possibly just seeing things, "Matrim, c'mon. Let's get you out of here." He said, and both him and the girl that was next to Matrim at the time helped him up. He put an arm around Trizen, looking over at him.

"I... I know you... you are Trizen! The mighty... Tri-guy....." He giggled a little bit, "Have I ever told you your name is weird? Then again look who's talking... what kinda name is Matrim... don't know what that bastard Luke was thinking...."

Naming me after his so-called friend.... forget that.... my kids name is going to be original.....

It would be at this point that Matrim would point towards the door, "Go forth, and... get me to a cab..... before I throw up...."

[Reira DeMorvick]

"Hey Reira, if I may call you Rei? How do you know Alex anyways?"

At first she didn’t answer right away. The wind blew her brown hair back as she began hugging herself. Her once lively cerulean eyes fell dark, her line of vision glued to her feet. For some reason, Ryuu being here, brought her memories of Alex back in swarming colours. Alex. She didn’t realize how much she missed him until now. In fact, she felt bad that she hadn’t thought of him until now. A lump was beginning to form in her throat.

Alcohol usually heightened emotions. Which was probably what was triggering her on coming waterworks. Who knows, maybe if she wasn’t so intoxicated she wouldn’t be so emotional. Then again, this was Alex she was thinking of. He was one of her good friends. He was always there, he always managed to make her feel better. Good old Alex. Damn Ryuu for looking so much like him. Damn Ryuu for making her feel so saddened at the thought of never seeing Alex again.

“We used to go to school together in Paragon…and then again at Point Hope…for a while. I miss him. We hung out a lot. He was a good friend…”

A small sigh escaped her lips.

“Sorry…I guess I’m emotional right now?”

Who could blame her? She had every right to be. Sure she was doing her best to ignore the fact that Matrim cheated on her, that Demetri was dealing with some bad business, and that she was no here, alone..and knew no one. It sucked. Not to mention she still needed to get a house and…it was just a little stressful at the moment.

The two continued walking and she realized she had no idea where the hell she was going. Shit. Damn alcohol. Great

[Trizen Takano]

Trizen was way ahead of Matrim in that regard, it was the bar's natural policy to call for cab services whenever the owners saw that things might have gotten out of control. One that worked on good instinctive occasions like tonight.

"The mighty Tri-guy?" the boy replied to the obviously drunken man though rolled his eyes on figuring it was a waste of time to make sense of it all. Trizen knew he had a bit of a weird name, but his father always did say there was a purpose for it. One that his own father never gave him. But whatever the dealie was, Trizen was going to make sure Matrim got out of the bar safely. He was friends with Emily afterall and Emily knew good people.

"C'mon Matrim, try to walk in a straight path," Trizen said as he carried the bulk of Matrim's weight and attempted to balance him out. It didn't dawn on the boy that Matrim was rather strong for someone in this state. He might have been a manageable weight to hold up, but Matrim's sway from side to side actually caused for Trizen to put a bit more muscle into keeping him up.

'Jeez... he's a pretty strong guy...'

The three of them finally made it outside with a cab waiting for them no less. Perfect. The boy raised his free arm and waved to the taxi driver to open the back door for them as they approached the bright yellow car. "Here we go, Matrim. Try getting in slowly, any faster and you might get dizzier."

[Ryuu]

Ryuu saw Trizen nod with a smile as Reira said goodbye to him, it was hard for Ryuu as well not to make a face, seeing Reira was completely and utterly drunk, the fresh air would help, and maybe about a few cups of coffee. Ryuu wasn't much of a drinker, in fact, he rarely drank any alcohol, period. "Take care, Ryuu. I'll check up on Matrim." "You too Trizen." The two of them then parted ways, as Ryuu ran to catch up to Reira, once he caught up to her, he then asked her how she knew Alex, at first, she didn't answer right away, the wind blew her brown hair back as he saw her begin to hug herself. He couldn't see her eyes, but he could see her gaze was glued to looking at her feet, which made him think he had hit a emotional spot. “We used to go to school together in Paragon…and then again at Point Hope... for a while. I miss him. We hung out a lot. He was a good friend...” That name came up again, St. Paragon's. The name of the school his uncle had built, and the one that Alex and Kyoko attended. Ryuu and his older sister Kyoko had not gone to that school, because his father didn't want the two of them going there, so they had ended up going to a public high school in Tokyo.

Ryuu heard Reira sigh, as he continued to walk, his hands firmly planted in his pockets. “Sorry... I guess I’m emotional right now?” Ryuu shook his head, "Don't apologize. You were friends with him, and he is gone now, it's natural to miss a good friend. Alcohol or not, it's hard to say goodbye." They continued walking, but a few seconds later, Ryuu frowned, did Reira have any idea where they were going? He highly doubted that, seeing as the poor girl was drunk to the max. "Rei?" Ryuu said, stopping where he was, "If we walk anymore, we'll end up on the other side of town. Hold on for a second." Ryuu then pulled out his iPhone, and touched the screen, before holding the phone to his ear. "Come pick me up, I'm at the corner of Clement and 4th." Ryuu then ended the call, and waited for about 10 minutes, before a limousine pulled up and stopped beside him. Ryuu folded his arms and smiled slightly as the driver stepped out of the car and walked over to the other side, opening the door for Ryuu, waiting for him to step in.

"So, would you rather walk, or take the limo?" He asked, putting emphasis on the word, limo. "C'mon, if I'm taking you back to wherever you're staying, the least I can do is get you there in style." Ryuu would then wait for Reira, if she wanted to take the limo or not.

[Reira DeMorvick]

"Don't apologize. You were friends with him, and he is gone now, it's natural to miss a good friend. Alcohol or not, it's hard to say goodbye."

Yeah, that’s right. It was terribly hard to say goodbye. Reira was a kind of person whom found it incredibly hard to let go of anything. Especially someone who managed to get close to her. She tried not to think about all those people who have, but their names and images came colliding into her mind. Riley, Mischa, Alex, Aternity…Matrim. Damn, she felt like she hadn’t talked to them in forever. And now here she was, surrounded by people who she didn’t know, couldn’t confide in…and for what? Nothing. Damn it all.

“Yeah…,”was all she managed to say.

The two of them walked a bit more, Reira not really paying attention all that much, she just liked to walk. It was cold, sure, but it felt nice at the same time. If that made sense.

"Rei? If we walk anymore, we'll end up on the other side of town. Hold on for a second." Ryuu pulled out a phone, and dialed some number. "Come pick me up, I'm at the corner of Clement and 4th."

She had no idea who he was calling, but driving somewhere was probably better then walking. Who knew where she was walking. It was hard enough to find her way around in the daylight, let alone in the dark. Maybe she should have become familiarized with the area before she decided to explore the night life. Ah well, nothing she could do now. With a slightly confused expression on her face, her eyes immediately brightened when she saw that limo pull up. Ooh, that was nice!

Reira let out a small laugh. “The first time I met Alex, he drove me home in a limo. I love how this night has been so coincidental.” Ryuu then asked her if she wanted to walk or take the limo. Well that answer was obvious.

“The Limo please,” she said with a smile and hopped in. She tried to tell the driver the directions to her place. Hmm, hopefully he understood her. Turning to Ryuu, she waited for him to get in. “Hey um…thanks for being so nice.”

[Ryuu]

“Yeah...” The two of then continued to walk in silence, but a few minutes later, Ryuu frowned, it seemed that Reira didn't know where she was going, more like she was walking around aimlessly. He knew fresh air would help her in her drunken state, but this was getting ridiculous. So Ryuu decided to resolve this situation, and pulled out his iPhone, calling his driver. Once he had ended the call, he saw Reira look slightly confused before her eyes brightened when the limo pulled up behind Ryuu, as Ryuu smiled slightly in amusement when he heard Reira let out a small laugh. “The first time I met Alex, he drove me home in a limo. I love how this night has been so coincidental.” "Hahaha, well of course. We Hikari's love our limo's." Ryuu laughed, as he asked Reira if she wanted to walk, or take his limo. The choice was so obvious, it was almost ridiculous, almost. “The Limo please.” He heard her reply, a smile on her face as she hopped into the limo, guess she made her choice, obviously.

Following her into the limo, as soon as he sat down in the seat on the side, the driver closed the door and made his way to the driver's seat. The engine roaring to life, they were off. He saw her go to the window that separated the driver from them, and try to tell him the directions to where she was staying. His driver nodded, he knew where Reira was staying, and rolled the window back up. He then saw from the corner of his eye, Reira turn to him, as he lifted his cheek off his right hand, he had been staring out the window during that time. “Hey um... thanks for being so nice.” Ryuu paused for a moment, before waving his left hand casually. "Don't worry about it," Ryuu replied, "Any friend of Alex, is a friend of mine. I know I can never replace Alex, but I can see why he became friends with you." Ryuu, despite his background, had a relatively normal life, unlike Alex, who had been tutored most of his life, so he had friends to hang out with, before he had to leave Tokyo. "Feel free to take a look around, there's a mini-fridge over there," he said, pointing across from him, "A TV, with satellite," he said, pointing to the front, "And a stereo with surround sound." he said, motioning to his right.

"This limo, my sister and I share, we use it for formal parties too. Go ahead, explore around, you're free to do what you like." He then got up from his seat, and opened the mini-fridge. "Want some water to drink? Sorry, I don't carry coffee, as great as it is for helping drunkenness." he asked, turning his gaze to look at her.

[Reira DeMorvick]

"Don't worry about it," Ryuu replied, "Any friend of Alex, is a friend of mine. I know I can never replace Alex, but I can see why he became friends with you."

Reira just smiled at Ryuu’s reply. He was so much like Alex, it was almost unbelievable. Alex number two! It made her miss Alex even more, but in a good way. Taking his offer up on making herself at home she began to play around with all the various gizmos and gadgets on the limo. She loved limos! Who wouldn’t? They were just so fun to just relax in, party in, and just be in period.

“This thing is awesome,” she said, eyeing that stereo.

"Feel free to take a look around, there's a mini-fridge over there. A TV, with satellite. And a stereo with surround sound. This limo, my sister and I share, we use it for formal parties too. Go ahead, explore around, you're free to do what you like. Want some water to drink? Sorry, I don't carry coffee, as great as it is for helping drunkenness."

Reira was only have paying attention to him, instead her eyes were looking at that shiny big stereo. Now what did this remind her of? For some reason and harsh wave of de ja vu just hit her, almost warning her not to touch the stereo, but she did anyway. With an abrupt flick of her finger, BAM the surround system turned on and nearly blasted her ear drums off. Holy crap! Reacting as quick as she could, she turned it off.

“Whew, that’s better….hehehe sorry about that!,” she said with an awkward grin. “But uhh..I’ll have some water please.” Water was good to re-hydrate after all the alcohol totally absorbed all the liquid in you. After receiving her water, she took a long sip and thanked him. Reira wasn’t really drunk anymore…she had actually been near to sober since a while ago.

Before long, the limo driver had pulled up to the hotel that she had been staying at. God, she really needed to nag Demetri to hurry up and buy her a house or something…and fast. She faced Ryuu.

“Well, here’s my place. Nice huh,” she said with a sarcastic edge to her voice. “It was really nice to meet you and thanks for everything…maybe we can hang out sometime?” She hoped so, she liked Ryuu so far. With a smile and a wave, Reira exited out of the limo and walked to her hotel room.

Wow, what a night!

((End Reira participation in thread))

[Ryuu]

Ryu saw Reira smile at him when he answered, he was so much like Alex, and looked almost like him, you'd swear they were twins. “This thing is awesome.” He heard her say as he saw her eye the stereo before he got up and moved to the mini-fridge, she was obviously only paying half attention to him, since her eyes were glued on his big shiny stereo. As he went to open the fridge, the stereo suddenly went off, blaring out his music. Quick as the music turned on, it turned off, and Ryuu turned and grinned at Reira, who was the culprit. “Whew, that’s better.... Hehehe sorry about that!,” he heard her say with an awkward grin, “But uhh... I’ll have some water please.” He pulled out two bottles of water, and made his way back to her. "If you wanted to listen to the stereo, you could've just asked, instead of blasting our eardrums." He replied grinning, sitting back down. He then handed one of the bottles to her, as she thanked him and took a long sip from it.

He opened his own bottle up and took a drink from it, he didn't realize he was that thirsty, all the searching and talking had made him forget about his thirst temporarily. In no time, they had reached the hotel she was staying at, as Ryuu stared at it, before seeing Reira face him, as he turned to look at her. “Well, here’s my place. Nice huh,” He heard her say with a sarcastic edge to her voice, “It was really nice to meet you and thanks for everything...maybe we can hang out sometime?” "Oh yeah, five-star hotel alright," Ryuu replied back sarcastically, "Real classy. It was nice to meet you too, now you can brag you've been in another Hikari limo, and you didn't have to pay for it too. I'd like that, just give me a call." He replied, grinning at her. Before she left the limo, he pulled out his iPhone, and exchanged numbers with her, once that was done, the driver got out of the limo and opened the door for Reira. As she smiled and waved to him as she got out, Ryuu shuffled over to sit in the side seat near the window. The door closed as soon as she got out, and he rolled down the window, to wave to her.

"Later Reira, if you ever want to hang out, give me a call, I'll bring the limo again!" He said, grinning at her. He rolled the window back up, and the limo pulled away from the curb, out into traffic, and disappeared around the corner, taking him home.

(End Ryuu's participation in the thread)