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"He? What do you mean he?" Natalie held Estelle tightly. "Estelle, what happened!? Did someone hurt you!?" She thought for while. She had been so busy with Dangan Ronpa on her PSP and her date with Alex, and she stayed awake all night, trying to finish the game...

But Estelle hadn't come home.

She hadn't come home at all.

And she had been with her new friend. With Alex.

Alex.

Natalie clenched her hands into fists. What the hell had Alex done to her friend?

"Estelle, what did she do? Did she hurt you!? Did she threaten you!? I want to help, please tell me what happened!" she said, holding Estelle tightly and shaking her slightly. She was scared. She knew Estelle was easily upset, but this... this was ridiculous. Maybe something hadn't happened with Alex. Perhaps on the way home?

"Estelle please! Answer me!" she said, now crying along with her friend.

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While cooking breakfast for himself, Estelle walked in. Her facial expression had changed from the happy caring girl to the shocked and terrified. Alex looked down to notice that he forgot to wear a shirt to cover up his body, the persona he had tried so hard to morph. Alex liked wearing girl clothing, it was more comfortable. This was reason to why he was bullied in school. To why no one ever wished to go around him. They thought he was insane. Girls always wore men clothing so why was it so different for him to wear girls? It was unfair. They judged him for the way he dressed and acted.

As Estelle ran out Alex tried to follow after her, screaming for her to come back so he could explain the situation. It didn't matter. She was too far ahead and showed no signs of turning back. Alex gazed down to the ground, eyes widened and full of emptiness. Slowly, he inched his way back to his room. The thoughts of betrayal and misery running through his mind. "This is why... I couldn't tell you... my secret." Tears began to form around his eyes. "A friend lost... because of this."

Alex grabbed his sketchbook. The only way he knew how to fight through the pain was to draw. His drawings showing the emotions he felt. Death, torture, emptiness: the traits that were put into each panel as he drew his sorrows away. But this time it was different, no matter how many strokes were made onto the page, the ink was not a strong enough catalyst to drain the sorrow. He put down the sketchbook and curled up in his bed. Not a single muscle could be moved. "What have I done... I'm trash, worthless and disposable... disposable... " Thoughts of being "disposed" had circlated though his mind as the weather began to rain.

 

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Another Estelle, very very very deep down, was trying to explain to herself. "Don't you see, this is why he was bullied? This is why is was afraid to tell you. Can't you-" Estelle shook her head. ​

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"I-I I trusted her... no... not her. I trusted them.... I told them.. things..." Estelle shook as tears streamed down her face. She couldn't get herself to call Alex a boy. "They lied to me... and they knew that I was afraid..." ​

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"Nat...We were pressed together.... I slept in the same bed.... as them....... I trusted...." Estelle chocked on her words, then totally broke down. "Alex wasn't a girl Nat." Estelle screamed. ​

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She couldn't breath, she didn't know what to say, she wanted it all to be a bad dream. She would wake up, beside Alex, the girl she had known the day before. But no, that wasn't going to happen. She felt like "it" had happened to her all over again. She lay in Nat's arms. ☆​

 

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"Hey Julius its been far too long!"

The familiar voice reached his ears and a smile crept up his face as he walked up to the counter and took a seat beside it "Yo, long time indeed" Julius said with a grin. Due to how close the bar this was a place he frequented a lot. He wasn't really that much of a heavy drinker, but he still had enough visits to make himself known. "Alrighty...lets start me off with something light...haven't gotten myself still used to drinking my old pace" Julius said.

"got it...oh and this pink haired girl said she's gonna pay for anything you ordered"

At this point Julius raised an eyebrow at the sudden offer and wondered just why that sounded so strange. "Pink haired girl...." Julius muttered silently before suddenly his eye narrowed as it began to twitch. Slowly he turned his head and noticed the pink haired girl sitting there and whispered "Oh god". Closing his eyes he turned his attention before the bartender before him and sighed "Ah..just ignore her...I'll pay off my own drinks..." Julius said.

A chuckle escaped the bartender's face, but he didn't disagree or say another word. As Julius continued to sit at the counter he awaited the drink that was prepared and gripped it once it arrived before him. He was in no rush so he just took the time to enjoy the alcohol before him and merely held the glass in his hand, twirling the ice inside as he lazed around.

 

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"Ah..just ignore her...I'll pay off my own drinks..." ​

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Cel glanced over. Was he trying to make things harder for her?! She could feel herself getting a tad been annoyed. "Now what do I have to do?! If he thinks that I'm going to beg him to get us on a clean slate, he has another ****ing thing coming." She thought to herself. She looked back at him, then back at the bar tender, then back at the table. She sighed. She walked over to him. "Hey..." She was able to say first. "Listen. Professor Julius." Cel said, her voice sounded of sincerity, real sincerity. "About the other day, I didn't know that-" She cut herself off. "I mean, I didn't think that-" She stopped again, sitting next to him.​

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"Look. What I'm trying to say is that I'm sorry." She said, almost cringing. "I want to make it up to you." She was able to get out the last words. She was impressed with herself, for not putting one sarcastic remark in any of her sentences. "What do you say? Please give me a chance." She said. She didn't want to get arrested. If she was going to get arrested, it was going to be for something good, but not for this. ​

 

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Another sip was taken from Julius and he merely relaxed an enjoyed himself, but another had made his way over to him and he continued his drink. He glanced over to the woman at his side and raised an eyebrow as he just listened to what the woman had to say. After what had happened he truly had little doubt that this woman had made any changes, and just her presence annoyed him

He might of thought this was some sort of repentance, but she really messed up. If she maybe had come to him thinking he was a nobody then he might of gotten this thought away with it, but the mere fact that she referred to him as Professor Julius when he clearly told her his name was Alistair Geis proved she is only apologizing because of his status as a professor.

"whatever" Julius said raising his hand and preforming a shooing wave at her without even looking at her "I appreciate you coming up here and apologizing...now if that will be all you may go. No need to make anything up for me" Julius said calmly as he took another sip of his drink as he continued the shooing wave.

 

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LENNOX arrived at the shelter promptly at noon. She wasn't a punctual person, but Erik seemed to do a fine job shoving her out the door at 11:30. There was barely enough time for her to slip on her boots. She couldn't just wear any shoe on her bike. It was her only means of transportation, not that she would have it any other way. Her brother could just be so bossy that it really set her off. Lennox made sure to take her pill before she left, but there were only three more in the bottle. She wouldn't hold out for long.​

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The bell above the door chimed as she walked in a large burley man greeted her from behind the counter. ⌈ Welcome to the Candlewood Pet Shelter, can I help you with something? ⌋ He had a cheery smile on his face, even for being here during this disease deal.​

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⌈ The name's Lennox. I'm supposed to be helpin' out. ⌋ she told him. Lennox pressed her lips together and made a popping noise. The store stunk like dog food and animal fur. She wasn't the greatest fan of pets. Her nose wrinkled at the odor. If this was how she would smell after spending the afternoon here, there would be some serious problems.​

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⌈ Oh right! Tucker's friend. He should be here soon. I really appreciate the help. My name's Sean. It's nice to meet you Lennox. ⌋ He beamed a big fuzzy grin at her and walked around the counter to shake her hand. The last thing she wanted to touch was his grimy fingers, but she did know when to have manners.​

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Lennox accepted the handshake and followed him into the back. Her attire wasn't exactly pet shelter volunteer appropriate. She would rather not get it completely dirty on top of smelling like wet dog. Sean gave her a tour of the shelter and then they went back up front to wait for Tucker. It would be weird seeing her brother's friend after so many years. It had been a long time since she last saw him and things hadn't been great back then.​

 

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Cel's jaw nearly dropped. What the hell. All he could say was 'Whatever.' and basically to 'Get Lose'. She felt some anger burn inside her. But she was able to smile at him. Sort of. "Your loss. But if you change your mind..." She winked and then walk away. "Gross... Cel." She thought. "At least maybe I got the last laugh on that one.." She sat back down, a couple of seats away. "Seriously?! After all of that?! Nothing, noooothing. Just shooing me away, like he didn't even see how hard that was. Come on, he's acting all high and mighty. I bet he did that because I called him Professor. Now he feels all warm and fuzzy or something and thinks he could just try and piss me off again." ​

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"Was it sincere?... sort of. Kind of. A little bit? Ok if I didn't know who he was I wouldn't bother. But still doesn't that count for something?!" She thought bitterly. "What an ass." She muttered quietly to herself. She sighed, then taking another drink. She could feel herself getting 'Lighter'. She watched herself for now though, if she wasn't too careful, she would get really wasted and give the Professor a piece of her mind. But, by the looks of how things were going, she didn't think she had any pieces to spare. ​

 

Shane didn't know what to feel today. One part of him was excited that Seraphina was going to meet his parents and another half was unsure about this. Even in his room he was still wondering what to do while his patent were downstairs making the small preparations.

Though as his phone went off, he knew that his time for thinking was over.

To: Seraphina
From: Shane
Message: alright, you can come over now if you want.

Now that the message was sent, he went ahead and got up from his bed and headed downstairs. He might as well help with something before she arrives.

 

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Seraphina nearly jumped out of her chair as the phone rang. Now even she was getting nervous, though she had never been nervous when meeting people before. "These aren't just people... these are your sort-of-boyfriends parents." Seraphina thought. ​

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She ran back upstairs, changing her dress a few more times, until finding something else she liked. It was a bit more simple and would be better for her. She strapped on her heels and then headed down stairs. Her sister was at the bottom. ​

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"And where exactly do you think you're going?" Clara asked in her normally snobby voice. "I'm going to meet Shane's parents." Seraphina said, with hint of boasting in her soft voice. Clara then looked up at her. She looked shocked. "How do I look?" Seraphina asked, smirking. She stomped off. Seraphina laughed to herself, shaking her head. She stepped outside, then calling for her driver.​

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When nearing the neighborhood, Seraphina got out of the car, and walked the rest of the way. She didn't think anyone in Shane's neighborhood would be accustomed to seeing a very expensive mini limo. As she was walking, she looked around. It felt like she had been taken out of her habitat. She looked at her phone, checking the address again. She stepped up on the first step, then the second. She was now ready to knock on the door. ​

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"What if this isn't a good idea?" Seraphina thought. "I can't get cold feet now." She thought. "But what if they don't like me? Thats ridiculous all adults do. Correction all adults act like they do." She thought. "Well.. Come on Seraphina everything will be fine. I'm sure things will go over fine. He had the courage to come to your house, and that took more then what you need." She finally made a deal to herself. ​

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LENNOX absolutely loathed her time at the shelter, even if she did get to catch up with Tucker. He had some strange snowflake girl with him. Tuck was as cheery as ever. That was one thing she remembered well about him. He always had a smile on his face even when he was hurting. While she was trying not to gag over the smell in the kennels, she wondered if he ever managed to conquer his fears. The shelter was not an enjoyable time for Lennox. She managed to have an incident with some birds and feathers stuck in her hair. There was mud on her jeans mixed with ... well, she didn't want to think about what it might be mixed with.​

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She said goodbye to the others and begrudgingly agreed to show up again tomorrow. It was pretty much just to keep Erik from harassing her. Once this quarantine was over, she would be right back to her old job. Lennox pulled on her gloves and tied up her hair, sniffing some of the nasty animal stank on her clothes. She wrinkled her nose at it. I need a drink. And a bath. Her bag of clothes was fastened to the back of the bike. To the bar! She could change out of her grubby clothes when she got there. She would do it now but it was dangerous to ride a bike in a dress. Lennox wasn't entirely reckless.​

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Lennox pulled up to the bar and parked her bike outside the building. She swung her leg off the motorcycle and let down her hair. She rifled through the bag strapped to her bike and pulled out a changed of clothes, slipping into the back alley behind the building. There was no way she would just walk into the bar all grimy like that. She peeled off her jacket and draped the dress over her head, pulling her shirt out from underneath and shimmying the dress down to her hips. Lennox kicked off her shoes and stepped out of her pants. Her legs felt free and the air tickled her skin. She gathered up her clothes under her arm and slipped her shoes back on. Lennox popped out of the alleyway and shoved her clothes into the bag and latched it.​

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The bell above the door chimed when she walked in with one hand on her hip. The bar was pretty quiet at this time, but there were a few people strewn about. Some pink haired chick was hunched over sipping on a drink . There was a couple of old guys sitting in a booth swapping war stories. There was a woman sitting near the jukebox sipping a cosmopolitan and playing a game on one of those MegaTouch machines. Lennox walked up to the counter and leaned over the glossy wooden surface. She waved down the bartender and flashed him a smile. ⌈ Whiskey Coke please. ⌋ Lennox gave him a wink and took a seat as he started to make her drink. To her left sat some early thirties man with an eye patch. Well hello there.​

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Lennox spun in her barstool and crossed one leg over the other. She propped her elbow up on the counter and rested her chin in her palm. ⌈ Hello there captain. ⌋ She flashed him a bright smile and bat her dark lashes. The bartender set her drink down in front of her and she leaned forward and sipped on the tiny colored straw sticking out of the glass. The liquor burned down the back of her throat and sent a jolt through her veins.​

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In response he propped his elbow on the counter as well and rested his cheek on his palm as he stared at the girl lazily. ⌈ Aaaaaaand straight to the remarks about my eyepatch, ⌋ he said.​

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She stuck her lips out into a pout and took a sip from her drink. ⌈ I think it makes you look sexy, like a pirate or something. Feel free to set anchor. ⌋ Lennox tried to keep the pout, but the corners of her lips were tugging into a smile, fighting her desire to look hurt by his comment.​

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His eye opened wide quite caught off guard by the sudden remark. After those seconds of bewilderment, he closed his eyes and began to let out a hearty laughter as he placed a hand on her shoulder. ⌈ Ahhh thats the first time I've ever heard something like that. ⌋ he said.​

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Lennox chuckled and cracked a smile. She rested her free hand over the one he had on her shoulder. ⌈ I like the sound of your laugh. ⌋ She pulled her face away from her hand and picked up the glass filled with the dark liquid, taking a sip straight from the cup. ⌈ The name's Lennox. And you are? ⌋ Lennox cocked her head to the side, long dark hair falling around her.​

 

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After giving up the dress to her sister, Suzie still told her mother about how she had snuck out. This resulted in not only a scolding in the morning, but it also led to her mother checking how her grades were doing. Unfortunately, they weren't doing good, because Lilly was neglectful with a lot of her work.

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Her mother didn't take anything away, but her mother was making her to all of those assignments to get half credit on them. Apparently in the middle school division you had all the time in the world to make up those late assignments for half credit. Lilly didn't want to bother with it, and was bored as a result.​

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Lilly typed away at the her desktop, completely bored and wanting to just turn on her game system, or go outside. She had Trillian on, but no one was messaging her.​

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Her mom opened up the door and poked her head in her room, "How is everything doing?"​

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Lilly turned her head sadly, grabbed her harmonica from off of the desk.​

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"WHAT!?" Natalie cried out angrily. This wasn't okay. It wasn't okay at all. She held her friend tightly and calmly whispered, "Hush now, it's okay. It will all be okay." Truth was, it probably wasn't ever going to be okay. Alex had scarred Estelle completely. People like Estelle were fragile enough, and idiots like Alex didn't help.

Natalie stroked Estelle's hair and just let Estelle cry it all out. She needed someone there. Obviously at this point, it was like their fight had never happened. "I promise Estelle, NOTHING will happen to you. I'll make sure he never touches nor looks at you again. I promise. As your best friend. He'll have to go through me." She didn't show it much, but she was furious. Murderous even. She could kill someone. But she didn't want to get arrested.

"I won't tell anyone, okay? I'll keep it between us. You want to go make some popcorn in the kitchen, and come up here and watch a movie?" Natalie was going to make sure Estelle was okay. And... not leave her alone. To an extent. She'd be constantly watching Estelle, making sure no one got close to her.

 

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The pink haired girl truly was quite the weird one indeed. He looked quite baffled for a second after what he said and though that was normal, what happened next really caught him off guard. "Did...did she just...hit on me?" Julius said silently as he raised an eyebrow. Things had surely gone from strange to disturbing at an extremely fast rate and Julius could only drown it out with the alcohol.

And so he sat there with a sigh as he finished off his first drink and held the empty glass for a bit. The jingle of the bell that rested above the door was caught by his ears, but Julius merely paid little heed to the noise. For him it just meant another person was to fill the bar and soon enough this place would get a lot more noisy. He let out a sigh barely paying attention to the girl before him.

Their conversation began and though the first words were said due to fatigue from the pink haired girl, the little conversation turned nice. The girl had quite the humour and Julius could only laugh as he held her shoulder. This girl was quite something, he never really noticed it but staring at her now he realized she was quite the beauty. Her sudden remark about his laugh and her grip on his hand were all quite unexpected, but just feeling her hand on his felt nice.

"The names Julius, its nice to meet you" Julius said with a soft smile as he stared down at Lennox's blue eyes. He closed his eyes and let out a small chuckle before turning his attention over to the bartender "Hey, stick her tab with mine, I'll be paying for her drinks" Julius said before turning his attention back to Lennox with a cheerful grin "My treat" Julius said. Julius never really had experience with women like this, true he had dealt with women before, but those were merely as students and colleagues. This was different from that...maybe things were looking up for Julius.

 

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Cel, still bitter about how she tried to apologize to Julius, noticed a girl had sat beside him. She watched the scene play out. Cel, shocked at her comments, and that someone would be flirting with Julius. She tried not to stare, for her jaw was half open, and she used her Peripheral vision. "I wouldn't blame her, there aren't exactly any better looking guys in here. " Cel thought, sipping her drink. It wasn't exactly any of her business. She then looked at her outfit. "The ****." She thought bitterly. Though she couldn't really talk, seeing as she wasn't dressed much better. ​

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"The names Julius, its nice to meet you" Julius said with a soft smile as he stared down at Lennox's blue eyes.​

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She couldn't help it but look over again. She almost knocked over her drink. "He was such an ass 5 seconds ago, now that there's a girl half dressed his all over her." That made her a tad bit annoyed, but she obviously could see why."Oh God Cel stop thinking, it won't do you any good." She thought to herself. She flipped her hair, turning to order another drink, and then taking out her phone, glancing annoyedly at the both of them. ​

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"I-I think I just need some time for myself." Estelle explained. "I think I'm going to go for a walk." Estelle said, wiping away her tears. She changed into another outfit, tried to fix herself up the best she could, and then headed outside. She walked around for a bit, before sitting down on a park bench, a few blocks away. She put her head down and closed her eyes. She thought maybe she had fallen asleep for a few minutes, she felt like she was arguing with someone, but really it was just her innerself ​

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"I don't know. I just don't know anymore. What is this world? Why... why did this happen? Why did this all have to happen? I feel betrayed, I'm angry, I'm upset of course because I'm thinking about memories that shouldn't have been there to begin with." Estelle thought, now she knew she was just going to be fighting with herself. ​

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"But he isn't like them obviously. He didn't do it to hurt anyone" Estelle said. "But how do you know that? He had no problem lying. Lying. Lying like your mother did, like your father did like those boys did and those girls did when the lured you where those worst memories were. How can you be so sure?" Estelle thought bitterly. "But he was bullied he wouldn't want to hurt you, not like he was hurt." Estelle argued. ​

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"That doesn't matter bullies turn into bullies." Estelle said. "Thats not fair to him he was nice to you and sweet to you and you were good friends why does that change now?" Estelle thought. "Because he lied to me and now I can't trust him. It was all lies." Estelle thought.​

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"But he didn't know! He didn't know that you would feel this way. You said you were going to except him for who he is, and you couldn't even look at him, you ran out of the room!" She shouted at herself. Estelle shook her head. Now she had mixed feelings about all of this. ​

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"Was I wrong? Am I mad? Is this all? Is he sad? I didn't even think about how I made him feel..." Estelle whispered sadly. "I feel betrayed, and angry and now I'm sad. I didn't... I didn't even... the only thing I thought about was myself... but... now... I don't know what to think. I don't know what to say what to do... as much as I feel like he lied and I'm angry and I feel a bit violated... I didn't think about how he's feeling right now...." Estelle thought. "Ah I don't know." She said, opening her eyes and then putting her head back. She needed some time to herself. ​

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Alex stared down at the soaked pillow. The pillow had soaked the tears that had been excreted. No more could come out. He sighed as he looked out the window. The sky had stopped crying as well. A brief moment of silence for him and the world. Alex stood up and put on his pink jacket.

"I cant do this... I have two choices. Do I end it all here and now, or do I challenge fate and risk appearing in front of her? I honestly don't know. I will just have to let God show me the right path to take." Ale walked over to the door and opened his way to the outside world.

He walked along the sidewalk. Eventually he would reach a bridge in which the fate would have spoken. If there was an interval however, a new chance would open itself. The trees flustered from the wind and caused a shiver down his spine. I wanted to just be friends. I would have told her if she wasn't so afraid. I wanted to tell her.

Alex stood outside the coffee shop that Estelle introduced him to. 'If this is going to be my last, it better be good." He sighed as he walked in a bought to coffee's. He figured the more caffeine, the better. It would be one for the way there, and another to help him fight through the fear of death.

On his way over, he saw what he believed he'd never see. Estelle was sitting on the bench across the street. His eyes widened as he feared what this meant. He was to challenge fate. He swallowed the fear within him and made his way over to her. Once across the street, Alex fell to his knees, bowing his head in front of her.

"Estelle... I'm sorry... I wanted to tell you so badly about who I really was. I was afraid though. After you told me how you felt about boys... I just couldn't tell you. What we had, as friends, I wanted to keep forever. I never wanted to hurt you. I only wanted you and I to be happy. That's all. It was brief but I had never felt this way before. I'm sorry I lied to you. I'll leave you alone forever now. Please be safe." Alex said wtih pain in his chest. He stood up and began to slowly walk. Walk back to his home.

 

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Estelle was shocked at what he said, and couldn't say anything at first. She looked at him and how sorry he was. Something in her was yelling at her not to do anything, but she couldn't just ignore him. "He's not like them... He's special Estelle."​

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"Alex!" Estelle yelled, running over, nearly tripping and grabbing onto his hand. Though her face was burning now, She spun him around, making him turn to face her. She looked at him. She didn't know what to think. ​

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"I'm not mad. Well I was mad. Sort of mad. But I'm not mad anymore." Estelle said. "I should have said something to you before I bolted out of your place. I acted stupid. YOU trusted me. You trusted me not to judge you, and I promised I never would. And I did. And that's my fault. I wish you hadn't lied to me... and I wish I hadn't freaked out. But.. I don't know. I think I was wrong.." Estelle said. ​

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"Though I didn't see it before, and I'm not sure I can't believe myself now. But... you kind of did help me... in a way. You showed me that you could still be sweet and kind and all the things you are... and you're a boy.. so that means that... I was thinking about things all wrong... You're not like the people that hurt me Alex..." Estelle explained. "I'm not making sense... and maybe I am I don't know. But Alex, I still want us to be friends... it might take some getting use to though.. and I might need to just.. sink it.. and I'm not sure how things are going to do for now on... but I'm not... scared." Estelle said. ​

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"Alex you're so sweet, nice and funny and I like you. It shouldn't matter what kind of you is it. It's still you... you're not any different on the inside... and maybe that's why I'm only sort of mad... because you didn't lie about what was truly important.​

 

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⌈ THE names Julius, its nice to meet you, ⌋ said Julius with a soft smile as he stared down at Lennox's blue eyes. He closed his eyes and let out a small chuckle.​

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⌈ It's a pleasure to meet you Julius. ⌋ There was a playful smirk on her face and she finished the glass.​

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He turned his attention to the bartender and flagged down the man. They were both in need of new drinks. ⌈ Hey, stick her tab with mine, I'll be paying for her drinks, ⌋ Julius said, before turning his attention back to Lennox with a cheerful grin ⌈ My treat. ⌋​

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Her blue eyes brightened at the gesture. ⌈ Well isn't that nice of you. I gotta warn ya, I ain't a lightweight like some pansy girl. ⌋​

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Julius chuckled as a smirk crept across his face, ⌈ Well then, that only makes things much more fun now doesn't it. ⌋​

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Lennox raised an eyebrow and sized him up like a bike up for auction. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and leaned back on the barstool. ⌈ I like the way you think. ⌋ Her hand slammed down on the polished counter and she pointed t the bartender. ⌈ Barkeep! Another Whiskey Coke and two shots of tequila for each of us. ⌋ She pointed between them and he shook his head.​

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⌈ Len, you know my name. Why do you always call me Barkeep? ⌋ He asked her while filling up the glass.​

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⌈ Ronnie, you're a barkeeper and it's more fun. Relax. ⌋ She leaned into Julius and covered the side of her face with her hand. ⌈ I come here quite a bit, ⌋ she whispered.​

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⌈ Here you go. ⌋ Ronnie set down her Whiskey Coke in front of her, followed by four shot glasses filled with golden liquid​

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Her grin widened as she picked up one of the shot glasses. Lennox pulled a couple bucks out of her wallet and slid them across the counter. Ronnie gave her a look before shaking his head and making his way over to the woman at the game machine on the bar. ⌈ All right Julius. Here's to ... um ... here's to drinking. ⌋ She laughed before tossing back the shot and chasing it with her cocktail.​

 

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Alex just stared at Estelle. He wanted to hold her right then and there, but that couldn't happen. Not until she was completely okay with this. Instead, Alex gave a simple smile of relief. "I'm happy.... we can still be friends. I was hurt that you judged me after you promised not to, but its not your fault. We all make mistakes in our lives."

He let go of her hand and took a step back. "I understand things between us aren't going to be the same as the last few days have been, but maybe it will turn out for the best this way." Maybe indeed. Alex wanted nothing more than to be friends with Estelle, but the feelings of wanting something more with her kept aching inside. He was only unaware of what it meant. He would lock the feeling away feeling it to be immature.

"Well..." Alex handed her the other coffee he bought. It had been untouched thus far. "What do you think we should do next?' He asked her unaware of how this would affect things. Another thought came to mind, being Natalie. Surely Estelle confessed to her. "Oh, and please, don't let Ms. Natalie come after me for blood." He laughed but was still giving the few signs of fear