Sketching on Campus ((Open))

[zane dante darvo]

Zane, walked out to one of his favorite spots, with his Sketchbook, and Conte crayons under one arm. His iPod in the other hand, searching through the couple thousand songs he had on it, looking for a song to listen to. He was finished for the day. Smiling softly he picked out a song with a soft melody. It calmed him, as he was a bit stressed. He was fighting the urge to cut. Something set him off earlier. He didn't know what it was, but something was making him have the urge to cut. So to fight that urge he usually did art. Getting to the spot he adored so much, to his right he could see people, doing some people dancing, he didn't think they were students though. They weren't directly on campus. Looking at them, he sat down. A small smile graced his usually frowning face. Kiki used to do dancing when she was younger. He had loved watching her dance. She danced exactly like one of those girls did. With pure grace and freedom.

Putting his iPod down on one if his knees, he opened to a blank page, near the end of his sketchpad. He was going to need to go to the store and stock up on sketchbooks again, as he tended to go through them rather quickly. He had a good photographic memory, so he saw the girl twirling thorough the air, and the guy, something else. He started sketching those two. Capturing the movement that young girl made, the grace and all, He got the detail of their clothing down to the way it fit to their bodies, the way it moved when they moved. He managed to catch detail of pure freedom on her face when she moved to the music. Shading and highlighting the various areas he noticed needed shading. With a smile he signed the bottom of the page. It took him a total of 25 minutes to sketch it.

Something catching his eye, he turned his head and quickly started sketching. It was a weeping willow that was across the way, branches swaying in the warm breeze. The weeping willow tree was one of his favorite trees. Grabbing the Sanguine conte crayon he started up sketching the bark of the tree. Opening up the landscape conte crayons that had the colors he needed, he grabbed the various shades of green and started making the leaves of the tree. The wind blowing, making the leaves on the ground swirl in the wind. Getting the tall grass that was surrounding the tree as well. Looking long and wispy. Looking at his iPod, he changed the song again. Putting it on a playlist that held over 100 songs. Sighing he put down his sketchbook. He wiped his hands against his shirt, not caring in the least that it left brown and green marks. He was thinking of getting another tattoo. He didn't know what to get though. He was considering something on his side. But he didn't know what he would get. Possibly something tribal though. He liked most of the tribal designs he'd see when browsing through the Internet.

He was still in his depressed funk. He knew if Kiki knew what he was doing, she would smack him to hell and back 10 times over for harming himself. Sighing again, the song switched to I'm Broken, by Amy Lee and Seether. Furrowing his brows he tilted his head back against the tree. His emotions were starting to get the best of him. Sighing once again he bowed his head, closed his eyes and started to think deeply. With his music playing he didn't hear the snap of a twig.

Word Count: 620
Tagged: Open

[kodiak joshua moore]

Kodi waved goodbye to his friends, knowing he wouldn't see them for a while. He didn't mind it though. He open time gave him a chance to possibly meet someone new. As much as he loved his friends, the same thing got boring quick, so he tended to want to reach out to someone else, even if they didn't actually need help. It was still fun to make friends with them, and watch how they changed each other in certain ways.

A small silver object was cradled in his hand. He clipped it to the hem of his sleeve, revealing that it was a newer model of the iPod Shuffle that had only cost him about sixty dollars. For an iPod, that wasn't bad at all. He only managed to transfer about two hundered songs so far, as his computer was a dinosaur. But either way, there was something to listen to at the very least.

He turned his brown eyes toward the field. He could see a group of people off in the far distance, doing something that resembled dancing. It was more artistic somehow. It was more graceful and soft. He was captivated for a moment, before his wandering eyes caused him to look away and search for something closer to talk to, or simply to do.

He spotted a hair of blonde hair, and he blinked, a small smile making it's way onto his face. He walked over, realizing that the other male was drawing. He tried to get a good look, realizing that his presence wasn't realized because of an iPod.

He shifted his weight to try and look at the picture before the snap of a twig caused him to jump back. It had been his fault, but he didn't realize it was even there. He looked at the other male, realizing that he was probably in some of his classes. Wasn't his name.... Zane? It sounded right. However, he wasn't sure of his last name.

He sat down beside him, gently pulling at the headphone in the ear closest to him. "That's a really good drawing. You're extreamly talented." he said, grinning from hear to ear as he let go of the headphone. "My name is Kodi. I think we have a few classes together. You're Zane, right?" he questioned.

He didn't want to talk this guys ear off. Besides, Kodi hadn't even fully registered his reaction. For all he knew, Zane could be glaring at him. He frowned suddenly, able to hear the music lightly playing. It was a sort of sad song. Generally happy people didn't decide to listen to a sad song. "Are you uhm.... okay? If you really want me to I could leave you alone but...." he muttered, looking kind of nervous.

tagged; zane
notes; hope you don't mind if i jump in
word count; 463

[zane dante darvo]

Zane's head snapped up when someone pulled out one of his headphones. His eyes slightly widened, he listened to the other teenager talk. He tilted his head. He was cute, really cute. He flushed slightly at the thought. He fiddled with his iPod touch for a minute, and stopping the music “Thanks. Uh yeah, I’m Zane. Zane Darvo.. I think we have history, English and math together.. I just tend to sit in the back and keep quite” He said, his heavy Italian accent oh so clear. Even after all these years in the USA, his heavy Italian accent stayed put. Refusing to change. His parents, sisters and brother’s accent lightened. He didn’t know why his didn’t. He smiled faintly. His eyes glazing over briefly, in the midst of a flashback

Zane was laughing in the back seat of the car, Kiki laughing along with him. They were catching up. His parents were talking quietly in the front seats of the car. He had just gotten back from School. He and his parents along with Kiki had just finished dinner. It happened all to fast. His dad lost control of the car; it swerved violently, going into oncoming traffic. The car must have gotten hit or something, He didn’t know. The car was barreling towards the ditch that was on the other side of the road. Kiki was screaming, her eyes wide with terror, his parents screaming, He was the only one not screaming, but his eyes were wide with fright. It happened in slow motion. The car flying into the ditch, rolling several times before coming to an n abrupt stop, it had hit a tree. Zane moaned in pain, He could see he had a compound fracture to his lower leg; neck, arm, shoulder and side were a bloody mess. He had slammed his head against the car window, shattering it. He looked towards his parents; he saw that they were dead. Their necks both at awkward angles. He turned shakily towards Kiki. She too, was dead. Her blue eyes happened to be staring unseeingly into the distance. Staring right at him. His heart shattered. It felt like he lost part of his soul.

He shook his head, his hand running over his neck, and arm. He could feel the scars on his neck, fell the scars on his arms, from both the accident, and from self harm ''Uh… Sorry… flashback. You can stay if you want. Just please don’t be insulted if my gaze glazes over… It happens from time to time… It’s just memories I wish I could forget... Nice to meet you by the way.’’ He said softly, his hand unconsciously moving over the tattoo of Kiki’s name, bringing a hand to his face, he found it slightly wet. The tear that escaped dripped onto his lap, a few more escaping.

Word count: 471
Notes: Don’t worry about it ^.^
Tagged: Kodi

[kodiak joshua moore]

Kodi smiled gently. "Mhm. I knew I saw you in history. It's my favorite class. I thought I recognized you in english too, but I hate math, so I'm not too sure who's in that class with me." he said, laughing lightly. He noted Zane's italian accent, blinking at it. It was interesting. He didn't really have an accent. Perhaps a light one from when he lived in New York, but that was about it.

He noticed when Zane's eyes glazed over lightly, probably in thought. However, he didn't take any offence to it. He did kind of interupt him drawing anyways. Besides, usually people didn't do that to be rude. If Zane had wanted to ignore him, he wouldn't have talked to him at all. He would have simply returned the earphone to his ear.

"Don't worry about it, Zane. It was obvious you weren't trying to be rude." he said, giving him a gentle smile. However, his smile turned into a frown when his eye caught the slight sheen of a few tears running down Zane's face. When people cried, it made him want to hug them. However, he didn't know Zane enough, and he didn't want to make him feel awkward.

"Hey. Are you alright?" he questioned, looking extreamly concerned. He remembered when he had been hurting, but now it was different. Perhaps he could help Zane. At least for now. "Do you...." he muttered, before sighing and pulling Zane's shoulders into a hug. If he was called crazy, or was looked at weird or yelled at, who cared. He went through that every day anyways. But if it could possibly make Zane feel better, whatever he was going through, then he would do so without hesitation.

"It might seem awkward but you probably need a hug." he said. He didn't expect to know why Zane was crying. They hardly knew each other. But Kodi was friendly enough to pretty much hug anyone. Especially if they needed it. "Is there something you want to do? Maybe you could forget those memories for just a little bit." he said.

He knew when he was in his slump he had video games to get his mind off of what he didn't want to remember. But for some reason, he could feel that his moodiness wasn't anything close to whatever Zane was remembering. Kodi didn't have a bad history or anything. In fact, it was almost perfectly normal despite the fact that he found out he was gay. But some people didn't have that normal of a history, and he could understand that as much as someone who had a normal one possibly could.

word count; 444
tagged; zane
notes; i would have had this up before now. but i was watching a movie. o.o

[zane dante darvo]

He gave a faint smile. ’’I hate math too. It sucks. I understand all the crap they throw at us until they add the alphabet. Seriously…. when are we ever going to need the crap the teacher teaches us in math in life’’ Zane said sighing. He wiped his face. And out of the corner of his eye he watched Kodi.’’I have….. flashbacks from the…. near fatal car accident I was in. I keep re-seeing what happens. Explains why right side of my body is covered in scars.’’ he said softly, his left hand running over the scars on his side through his shirt, before resting his hand on his belly. Zane was kind of shocked. He found himself opening up to Kodi, which hasn’t happened in quite a while, him opening up, and so easily as that.

Zane looked over at Kodi when he asked if he were ok, Zane could clearly see that the other boy was concerned. Zane started chewing on his lip before speaking’’I’ve been better… It’s been over a year since it happened… I miss Kiki so much’’ he said softly. He sighed again, and frowned slightly. He was shocked when Kodi pulled him into a hug. He found himself not minding the contact at all. He ended up just resting his head against the others shoulder, hoping that Kodi didn’t mind that. It was kind of awkward considering their height difference.

Keeping his head against the others shoulder ”When I get into these……. funks.. I usually just sketch or draw or something else. Other times I………..’’ He stopped speaking and ran his fingers over the scars that littered his arms. ’’I’ve been trying to stop… It’s hard. Everything sets me off to get the urge to…… cut… he ducked his head, not that Kodi could really see his face, he could see probably the top of his head and part of his cheek.

With a sigh, he spoke in a soft voice ’’My parents and my twin were killed in a car accident when I was 15. To this day, I wonder why it was ME who survived the crash, and not my sister or my parents. I had to go through 4 surgeries. I have pins in my right arm and leg. Their deaths have left me so fucked up in the head… I’m surprised I’ve even spoken as much as I have. I usually don’t talk that much.. especially about what happened.’’ Zane picked his head up, but kept a slight contact, and looked into the distance. Sometimes he needed this. His sister, Coren, was the only one he really talked to, and she’s 13. And he didn’t even talk. He used sign language with Coren as she was deaf.

[kodiak joshua moore]

Kodi grinned. "Exactly! I'm excellent in math until they throw the alphabet in there. Then it just gets so confusing that I don't understand what the heck they're saying. They go over word problems but I don't understand when we're going to need to use the Pythagerom Thyrum in real life." he said, shaking his head.

When Zane began to speak, his attention turned to him. As spacey headed as Kodi was, he was still a good listener. He frowned lightly. So Zane had been in a car accident. It had been bad enough to leave him with physical and mental scars. Kodi could almost feel the sorrow welling up in him toward Zane. It must have been hard to go through that.

"Kiki? Was that your sister?" he questioned. If it had been his mother he would have said so, so she must have been a sibling or a family member, or even a girlfriend. Either way, it was obvious that she had meant a lot to him, and they had once been very close. Kodi smiled lightly when Zane rested his head on his shoulder. He had been told he was good when it came to comforting people. The idea that he could help people by simply being himself made him happy.

Kodi's expression didn't change at all, and he didn't feel disgust toward Zane for cutting. He moved slightly, gently holding Zane's arm in one hand while running his fingers lightly over the scars. He didn't move enough to force Zane off of his shoulder though. He just wanted to comfort him for the time being. Perhaps telling him these things would help him cope. "I'll help distract you. With me around, you won't be able to find time to cut. Then eventually you'll be able to stop the habit. The addiction." he said.

Once again Kodi listened to Zane's story, feeling a tear coming to his eyes. It was obvious that it was oh so true. The idea made him incredibly sad. He hadn't been through anything life-changing, and he had never cut himself in depression. He'd never gone through a surgery, and the saddest death he had ever had was his grandmother, who died of old age.

"I'm sorry that happened to you Zane. I'll help you when I can though, alright? If you want we can be really good friends. We've got three classes together so at least we'll see each other every day. It'll be loads of fun. Wanna give it a try? If I seem more like a hindrance to you then you can just tell me. It won't hurt my feelings any. But you need someone to lean on when you get like this." he said, sighing lightly. His fingers were still resting lightly on the scars on Zane's arms.

word count; 469
tagged; zane
notes; lol. this is fun. xD

[zane dante darvo]

Zane failed to suppress a shiver when he felt Kodi take his arm and ran his fingers over the scars. He was glad the other boy wasn't disgusted. He wouldn't be the first one that would be if he had though. His own brother was disgusted when he found out about Zane's cutting. They got into a HUGE fight about it. It ended with Zane shouting 'Shut the fuck up, mind your owns bloody fucking business and get the fuck out of my life! I fucking hate you!!!' Zane closed his eyes and sighed at the memory. He could hear a dog barking somewhere in the distance. ''Thank you for not being disgusted... I would like you as a friend, if the offer stands. Zane said in a soft tone. He looked at Kodi with a faint smile, his lackluster blue eyes, having a little sparkle to them.

"Kiki was my twin sister. We had that 'twin bond' parents often talked about. We finished each others sentences, we knew when something was wrong with the other, we were insanely close. Zane said, his right hand twitching slightly, This wasn't a subject he talked about, but he found himself just spilling his past to this boy. It was strange, especially since he's such a reserved person. ''uhhhhhhh The one I usually talk, well sign to is my younger sister, who thankfully wasn't in the car that nig- oh yikes! Speak of the devil'' Zane looked up in time to see his dog Molly barreling towards him and Kodi, his younger sister, Coren running after her. "Excuse me a minute if you will'' Zane said softly, he pulled away from the contact reluctantly, and got up.

He walked away from the tree he was sitting under ''Molly!! Heel!!!! Zane's voice was sharp. Molly skidded to a halt a few feet away him. He waved to his sister. 'what have I told you about taking her on walks with out the head collar? he signed fast. Coren ducked her head, face flushed, she signed 'I know. I know, I'm sorry! I forgot. Molly was getting antsy'' She signed back just as fast. Molly sat there with her head tilted, and tail wagging a mile a minute. "ok... just don't make it a habbit'' He signed back, he proceeded to grab her leash, and petted her big brindle head. Molly barked playfully, and then proceeded to lick his face when he knelt down to ruffle her face. He got up, motioned to follow him.

Zane moved back towards Kodi, Molly, and Coren following him. Molly docilely and Coren slowly, as she was shy. ''I hope you don't mind dogs. Uh. Anyway. This is Coren. my younger sister, Coren, this is Kodi" He signed the last part to his sister he blushed at what she signed back he nodded his head and signed back 'yes.. he is cute' He smiled a true smile this time. "and this lump of fur is Molly. She's a 3-year-old pit. Sweetest dog you can meet, I'd like to think he said smiling. Molly had flopped herself down on the grass next to Kodi.

Word Count: 524
Tagged: Kodi
Notes: Yeshhh it is fun… I think Zane is getting a wee bit of a crush ^.~

[kodiak joshua moore]

"Sometimes you can't help things. A sweep of emotion can cause you to do things that you wouldn't normally do. After a while, it gets so bad that it becomes an addiction. I would never be disgusted with something like this. Well, perhaps if you were doing it just for fun, and you didn't want to stop. But it's clear that that's not the case." he said, smiling brightly. "And the offer deffinetly stands. We can be best friends." he said.

He once again listened to Zane, taking in what he had said. "I really like the name Kiki. It reminds me of the kiwi bird from New Zealand. They look a little weird but they seem really soft." he said, trying to keep the conversation at least slightly happy.

His gaze turned to a younger girl, looking like she was in middle school, and a brindle pit bull running toward them. He nodded at Zane. So he would get to meet Zane's remaining family? That would be interesting at the very least.

He blinked slightly, confused at the rapid hand motions. It dawned on him. He signed to his sister. She was deaf. There wasn't anything wrong with that either, but he would have to use Zane to explain what she was saying.

Kodi smiled at Coren. "Nice to meet you." he said. He turned his gaze to the dog, grinning brightly. "This dog is so cute!" he said, kissing the dog on her head and scratching behind her ears. "Coren is a really pretty name, by the way. It sounds really nice." he said, turning back to Zane's little sister.

"Sometimes I wish I had a sibling. I grew up an only child so I sort of missed out on being either a younger brother or an older one." he said, turning to Zane. "I've never had a dog, either. Though I do have a fish. He's the most epic fish ever. His name is Sunny-Fish. I think he's adorable." he said, grinning.

"How old are you, Coren?" he questioned. He figured that Zane would have to translate for them, but as long as the message got across, it didn't matter if it went through one more person.

word count; 370
tagged; zane
notes; aw. xD maybe kodi'll eventually develop one for zane? xD

[zane dante darvo]

Coren signed to Zane ’’She signed Nice to meet you too Kodi. I think you’re cute. You can talk to her though. She can read lips’’ Zane said laughing with a faint blush on his face. ’’I’m glad you like Molly. Most of the people I’ve run into have run in the other direction because she’s a Pit Bull. I try to explain she’s wasn’t a fight dog, She was rescued before that happened… So I guess you could say she was a fighter in training… about two and a half years ago, we went to the pound, and saw her sitting there, sad, as people just passed her by because she was a Pit. I knew then she was the dog for us. My older sister, She’s the one who takes care of us 2 rascals. She was reluctant to get her because she thought Pit bull equal Fighting dog, which often equals dangerous dog. Once Mercy met Molly, even she was smitten with her. We got her the day she was supposed to be euthanized. Been with us ever since.’’ Zane said with a fond smile on his face. His eyes were sparkling. Whenever he was with his sister or dog, or both he was happy. He knelt down and rubbed Molly’s belly making her roll on her back, and kick her back leg out in pleasure.

Zane’s eyes traveled back over to Kodi. He smiled, but noticed Coren sign to him. He tilted his head back and laughed. He said ”She’d like to meet your fish. She likes fish. She wondering what type of fish you have. Coren watched as Kodi talked. She signed thirteen and She thinks that Coren is a pretty name too. ’’she’s thirteen and she thinks Coren is a pretty name too. Told you.. She can read lips. Zane said smiling.

Zane’s eyebrows rose at what Coren signed. ’I want get my nose pierced. Did it hurt? I also want a tattoo. You have two!! ‘’ ’’She want to know if your nose piercing hurt, when you first got it done. She wants one. You also want a tattoo? Because I have two of them you say? Well… you are going to have to wait a few years to get a tattoo. You are too young. Zane said as well as signed. He sighed, tilted his head, and looked at Kodi who was still petting Molly. He smiled. He hoped they would become good friends.

’’Siblings are ok if you get along with them. Coren and I are lucky to get along great. We bonded a lot over Kiki and our parent’s death. My brother on the other hand, we got into a huge fight when he found out about my cutting. I haven’t talked to him in months. It’s put such a fracture in our relationship… I don’t know if we even have one anymore. Mercy, forced me to get help. It’s helped, the help I mean, but I still get urges. Zane said with a sigh. His sparkling eyes dimming slightly. When it came to Kiki… Like I said before, we were insanely close.. To lose her, felt like losing half of my soul. Maybe it's because we were twins...'' He watched as Coren sat down next to Molly. Zane sat back down next to Kodi. Still wanting that feel of contact, and watched Coren petting Molly.

Word Count: 566
Tagged: Kodi

[kodiak joshua moore]

"Heh. Thanks. I don't think anyones told me I was cute before. You're deffinetly adorable as well. Too bad I'm not thirteen and straight." he said, grinning like a total idiot. He massaged Molly's scalp lightly, engjoying the ability to pet a dog. He hadn't done so in a few years. His mother was allergic, you see. It was impossible.

"I don't think you should blame one dogs actions on the whole species. Just because one person wronged you, should you think everyone from that point on would wrong you, when all other evidence of the world you once knew told you that people were generally trustworthy?" he questioned, happy that his sentences stringed together in a cohearant way.

He listened quietly to Molly's story, noting that Zane was taken care of by an older sister named Mercy. He turned to Zane, letting out a small laugh. "Mercy seems like she has a really good heart. And you can tell you love your family dearly. You're actually smiling. I'm almost surprised." he said, smiling gently.

"Sunny-fish will deffinetly want to meet you. He's a neon tetra. Really yellow. That's why I named him Sunny-fish. It makes perfect sense, right?" he said, smiling. "I could bring his bowl tomorrow. It's really small and has a lid with holes in it, so carrying it around wouldn't be a problem." he said. "And I got the age range right! Oh yeah~!" he said, grinning.

"Did it hurt? Well.... you'd have to understand my way of thinking when I actually got it. But for me at the time, I didn't think of it as pain. I'll tell you later if you want to know. I guess if I got another one I would have to say it did hurt a bit, but I'm sort of sensitive to pain." he said.

He turned his attention to Zane, listening as he continued on with his sort of story. So he had an older brother too? Apperently they didn't get along at all. He could understand one persons disgust in cutting. He just understood more what people who did it were going through, even though his was ten times less tragic. He had never cut, but he understood what depression could cause you.

"Well, at times like those you have to think what Kiki would feel if she saw you harming yourself. Once you can live a way that she would want you to live, you can find your other half in someone else. Of course, you would never, never have to let go of Kiki. Anyone who would make you do that is a horrible person. But you'll find peace eventually. I promice that." he said, before sort of leaning on Zane. He was a touchy-feely kind of person, and he did this with some of his good friends. So of course it seemed natural to him. He didn't even stop to think if it would be awkward for Zane.

[zane dante darvo]

Zane sighed softly, not minding the least when Kodi leaned against him. He actually liked it. He found himself totally relaxing. His head hit the back of the tree they were leaning on ’’Yes I do love my family... At least what’s left of it. Mercy is an amazing woman. She stepped in after the accident, when social services were about to step in, said she’d take care of us. She was a newlywed. She and her husband moved from Kentucky to Trenton to stay with us. She’s put up with all the crap I’ve been through. When not many people would. She’s a Lawyer. So… If you get into any trouble, I’d highly recommend you. She’s won about 85% of the cases she’s been in. She’s easy to get along with. And opposed to what people say… I do smile.. Just not that often.’’ His voice was rough. Molly moved over, managed to wedge herself between Zane’s legs, she settled down and placed her head against his lower thigh, closer to his knee. He smiled and rubbed her head as she dozed off.

Zane spent a few minutes signing quickly what Kodi had said about meeting his fish. She nodded her head a grin spread across her face ’’She’d love to meet your fish. But I don’t want you to have to carry him around for hours, during school.’’ Zane said softly, looking at Kodi out of the corner of his eye, before staring down at his dog, then to Coren who had moved to sit by his feet, petting Molly.

I got my tattoos when I was 15. My sister's friend, whose brother is a tattoo artist. He did them for me. This one, he said showing Kodi the Kiki tattoo ’’And one on my back. Which I don’t know if I should show, because I have to take off my shirt. Normally I wouldn’t mind doing that but… I’m at school, and yea… kinda awkward.. But I’ll show it if you want. Zane said. Zane watched as Coren nodded her head to showing my other tattoo Zane blushed, and ducked his head. Zane continued to listen to what Kodi said.

”I do wonder if there will ever be a person I fall for.” Zane said softly, looking longingly into the distance. Coren started signing, grin on her face. Stop…please. He signed slowly with a sigh, brows furrowed, a sad look on his face again. ”If Kiki knew what I was doing she’d kill me a bazillion times over.. I’ve been trying to stop’’ Zane said softly biting his lip. His cell phone vibrated. He took out his phone and looked at it. It was Mercy, asking if he knew where Coren and Molly were. Zane responded quickly with a quick Molly and Coren are at Campus with me.- Zane He sighed again and put the phone on the ground next to him. ’’ermmm sorry. Mercy. Wondering where Coren and Molly were.''

Word Count” 497
Tag: Kodi

[kodiak joshua moore]

"She sounds like one. Not many newlyweds would willingly take on the responcibility. Both Mercy in her husband sound really nice. And I'm not sure if I'd ever get into some trouble where I would need a lawyer, but I'll deffinetly keep her in mind as my preference." he said, grinning brightly. He had once thought about being a lawyer, but there were too many restrictions on looks. He'd have to slick back his hair and take his spacers out. He wasn't one for the 'buisness look'.

"Alright. I suppose I'll just have to invite you all over to my house sometime soon then. We'd have to do introductions outside, or we'd have to leave Molly behind. My mom's allergic to dogs. "I'd love to have company over anyways. We've got a nice back yard and a pool too, so Molly could come, and we could all go swimming!" he said, grinning.

"Wow. Fifteen?" he questioned, before looking at the tattoo commemorating Kiki. "Heh. You don't have to do it at school or anything. I would like to see it eventually. I'm sure you're perfectly fit, so you don't have to worry about anything." he said, grinning.

"Of course there will be. You're a really great guy. Anyone would be lucky to have you, really. Heck, if you were gay I'd date you!" he said, grinning. "Ehn.... I didn't mean to make it awkward. I know some people wouldn't like me saying that. It gets kind of weird. I didn't mean it in a bad way though." he said, gently smiling. "What did she sign? I can read hello and goodbye, but that's about it." he said.

"It's obvious that you're trying to stop. There aren't any fresh scars, so at least you're trying. It'll take a while. I used to be addicted to video games. And laughing gass." he said, smiling.

He waved Zane's appology away. "Ehn. Don't worry about it. It's not like you sat there for thirty minutes ignoring everyone around you to text some really long message or anything. It was quick and simple, so there's no probelm. You don't have to appologize for everything, you know." he said, smiling.

[zane dante darvo]

Zane listened. Then proceeded to blush. Coren giggled a silent giggle, Molly licked his hand. He looked into the distance again before speaking ''I know what you mean. I mean Mercy and her husband have been together for over 5 years I believe... is it 5 years Coren? Coren nodded her head. and signed for a bit "She said she's very grateful Mercy came up from Kentucky to take care of us. We would have been sepearted if Social Services got to us. She is INSISTING i show my other tattoo. Says it's pretty. Zane said laughing, ducking his head and blushing again. "I don't really care, I get strange looks often anyway. Zane pulled his back off the tree, Turned his back to Kodi, then proceeded to pull the back of his shirt over his head, showing off the elegant Phoenix. A muscle in his back twitched slightly, the sun hitting the scars on his side. He turned his head towards Kodi ''you like?''

Yep.. at age fifteen. After I got out of the hospital actually. Took about.... 3hrs maybe... I'm thinking of getting another one. Dunno where. but somewhere Zane said shrugging a shoulder. He smiled ''Happy sis? He laughed, tilting his head back slightly when she nodded her head happily. ’’she signed something silly is all. Zane said blushing again. His blush a telltale sign that it was something personal.

Zane blushed when he heard what Kodi said. I’m bisexual actually. But I prefer males. I had a girlfriend once… when I was 16. Was a total disaster. She ended up stalking me… just following me, which was kinda weird, then calling me constantly, I needed a new number after that incident…nooo. No, no, no. Girls are too clingy in my opinion.. Maybe I’m gay… I don’t really know. I haven’t looked at girls the same after that girl stalked me. I have no problems with being friends with them… The thought of being in a relationship one kinda scares me. Zane said chuckling slightly. Molly got up and started wandering around ’’Molly. Stay'' Zane said, smiling when she sat down. ''OH and I agree. We will have to come over to visit your fish someday. If you don't mind. I'll have to talk to Mercy about taking Coren to a strangers house. She is rather protective of us. Zane said. He looked down, remembering he didn't have a shirt on. Realizing, He didn't really care.


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Tag: Kodi
Notes: Tattoo looks something like i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/AmberAvalon/Flying-Phoenix-Tattoo.jpg

[kodiak joshua moore]

"That would have been really horrible. She's deffinetly a good person." he said, grinning. He was looking forward to meet the rest of Zane's family. At least the ones he talked to.

He watched as Zane lifted his shirt to show the tattoo on his back. Kodi blinked, reaching out to run his fingers along the edges of the phonix's head. "It's really beautiful." he said, before retracting his hand. He didn't want to seem too weird. He rubbed his cheek, which was a Kodi way of a blush.

"It's deffinetly very pretty. So that's a point for Coren, because she was right." he said, grinning. "It's really elegant and it's got a very artistic feel to it. It's just not a bird. It's like it's flames itself. Sorry. That's the art and music appritiation class I took last year." he said, laughing lightly.

"Three hours is a long time. I dont't hink I could sit still to get something that big. I'd have to go with something small. Like a small sparrow on my shoulder blade. Probably about this big." he said, making a circle with his fingers about as big as a nickle. "All in black though." he said.

"Something silly? It seems if I keep hanging out with you two I'll need to learn how to read sign language." he said, laughing lightly. He liked the atmosphere that Zane, Coren and Molly formed. It was very light and airy, making him feel comfortable. Unpressured.

"That's really creepy. I'd hate the have a stalker. But I've never really been in a relationship lasting long enough, and the last time I dated a girl was when I was seven. Maybe even six. She was really pretty, but she seemed more like my little sister than anything else." he said, smiling lightly.

"If it'll make Mercy feel better, I can visit your house first, and I can bring my parents. That way she can talk to them and check them out first. Plus I'll get to meet her which is a plus. That way I can tell her that I'll take care of you when you're at school and she can't get to you. I wasn't lying when I said you wouldn't have time to cut. Maybe not even at home. I might invade your house, or force you to invade mine." he said, grinning. "Plus Coren is adorable, so we need her to tag along too. She'll be my new adopted little sister. Though I can't keep her at my house because there are laws against kidnapping." he said, laughing.

He looked at Zane, his eyes widening a fraction before he rubbed his cheek again, once again the Kodi equivalant of a blush. Zane deffinetly didn't look bad. In fact, he was really handsome.

"We all need to have a dancing party. I'm probably the worse dancer here so I have to put in the rule of no judging. My dancing is all over the place." he said, grinning. Kodi loved Techno music. That was no lie.[/blockquote

[zane dante darvo]

Again Zane failed to suppress a shiver when he felt Kodi hand on his back. When he noticed his shirt was still off, he pulled it hastily over his head again, and leaned back against the tree again. He found himself, leaning against Kodi again, doing it almost automatically. Hoping he didn't mind. He nodded his head ''It would have been horrible if we were separated. Zane said agreeing. He relaxed, and continued to listen to Kodi talk, liking the way his voice sounded. 'am i... falling for him? I just... met him..' He found himself thinking, his brows furrowed at the thought. Zane was oddly comfortable around Kodi, he is cute, really cute, his urge to cut..... 'gone, he had butterflies in his belly. He was starting to fall for Kodi. He leaned his head against the tree again, seemingly in deep thought for a brief moment. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Coren brows furrow and sign 'you ok?

Zane smiled and nodded his head ''sorry lost in my thoughts there for a minute'' He said softly looking at Coren so she could read his lips. She gave him a look that clearly stated she didn’t believe him. ’’I’m fine! People are allowed to get lost in their thoughts. I’m known for it happening to me more often that others! Zane said pouting at Coren

Yep.. Three hours. It wasn’t that bad to tell you the truth. I’ve heard the most painful places to get tats were the top of your feet, back of your knees, and your inner thighs. I read that somewhere. But. Yea. It’s totally worth it. I love it. I’m thinking of getting another one on my side, maybe along my ribcage. Which I hear is one of the more painful spots.’’ Zane said laughing lightly. Truth be told, he didn’t feel much pain, whether or not it was self-inflicted or whatever.

Oh, and If you like we can totally start teaching you basic Sign Language, if you like that is. I learned when I was eleven I believe. Fluent in sign language now. Gives your hands a workout. I think I like using my hands rather than my voice, which is why I’m failing miserably in Spanish… Zane looked at Kodi, and smiled a warm smile

Zane turned his head to the side, watching Molly, as she wandered about, but staying close. ’’that dog… She doesn’t know when to stay still. She’s got so much energy. I take her every morning for a good hour and a half run. She still has too much energy’’ Zane said watching his dog, she tilted her head, watching a butterfly fluttering about, before taking off after it. ’’That dog….. Molly! Zane called out to his rambunctious dog, she stopped, looked at Zane before bounding over to them ’’oh sweet jesus Zane’s eyes slightly widened, she ran right into Zane, playfully. He grunted at the impact. She flopped down in his lap. ’’you are so not a lapdog. he said affectionately, petting her head

I think Mercy would appreciate that. I think she’d like you to. You seem to get along with about everyone. Well… from what I see when I’m wandering around campus. Once she gets to know you a bit better, She will probably let Coren go over whenever invited, or whenever you drag us away from there’’. Zane said grinning ’’Just a warning, I’m not a good dancer either He added.

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Tag: Kodi