[CLOSED] and im starting to get an attraction.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri sat at the foot of her family's tomb, still trying to figure out how they all fit down in there. She ran her fingers over the names and dates, then hugged her knees close. She refused to let it get to her bad enough that she got high again. She didn't want to see Xander hurt again. He was upset enough about where she worked. And in all honesty, it wasn't the drugs she had a problem with. But it was a lot easier explaining that to him than telling him what she was really addicted to.

She plucked a flower from the grass beside her, laying it down on the marble. She sighed, running a hand through her hair. She chewed on her lip, propping her elbow up on her knee.

[jayden micheal green]

The cemetery was destered, but it was a cemetery after all. The sun seemed to be glowing brightly across the head stones, but that didn't ease the creepy feeling that crawled through the spine. It wasn't a place for casual walking, but Jayden was out to clear his head. His sister being back, and she had brought company. The company was nice, it kept Adele focused and she was actually staying, instead of just packing up more clothes before disappearing for another week.

A long sigh rolled from Jayden's mouth as his hands rubbed through his freshly trimmed hair. He had been out all day, walking everywhere. His hope was to just escape, and have a good time, but it was a chore for him. He seemed to always have something to worry about. His dark amber-brown eyes surveyed the land in front of him. He squitned, seeing someone off in the distance. "Bee?" His voice rose in question as he drew closer to the girl curled up near a grave stone. Jayden peered down at her, biting his lip. "Are you okay?"

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri looked up at the boy, biting her lip. He looked familiar, but she couldn't quite place him. Then she remembered he was the boy from the book store. "Jayden, right? I'm bad with names. I always either remember a name or a face. Never both." She ran her hand down the jeans she was wearing today, a pair of skinny black jeans with tears down the front. She had on one of Marc's button down shirts, the shirt two sizes too big for her. But she didn't care.

"Come and sit with me, huh?" She asked, moving over a bit, even if he had an entire field of grass to sit in. "I got new shoes, see?" She stretched her legs out smiling over at him. She had chosen a pair of black converse so she could wear them to work, too. She propped her head on her hand again, reading over the long list of names again.

[jayden micheal green]

He eased himself down beside her, crossing his arms on his knees as he sat. "Ordinary, but nice. I would have taken you for a girl with those crazy designed converses." He smiled, and looked down at his own shoes. They were just ordinary. He had them so long, he had forgotten what brand they were and were he had gotten them. Jayden's gaze turned to the grave stone, his eyes tracing over the inditions of each name. "That's a lot of names. Your family?" He asked

Her shirt seemed to eat her upper body, but she didn't look bad. It was actually kind of cute. Jayden caught himself, and looked back toward the head stone. "What are you doing out here?" Jayden pulled his knees closer, letting his elbows rest easier on top of them.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"Nah. I like these." She smiled, looking down at her shoes. She stood up, bending over the grave. 'It's bad luck to walk on a grave' her mother had always told her. "That's my mom, and my dad, my six brothers, and my baby sister." She said, pointing to all the names. She plopped back down in the grass, looking over at him.

"I dunno. Just thinking, I guess. I brought my little sister a flower." She pointed to the tiny pink rose she had sat there. "She would've been four months the day after she died." She hugged her knees, setting her head on them.

"I guess I'm kinda hiding. Trying to keep to myself." She squinted up at the sun, then rubbed at her face. "In every sense of the word. But you can stay." She smiled over at him, leaning over to nudge him gently. "Unless you wanna go do something. I'm tired of seeing Mat pace over there." She said, pointing over to the boy pacing back and forth over his grave. "I think he's gonna wear a rut in the grave."

[jayden micheal green]

"Oh, I'm sorry.." He mummbled, studying the tiny rose that laid near the head stone. Jayden watched with amusment as she squinted up at the sun. "Well, thanks." He laughed, and nudged her back. His eyes flicked over to the ghost. Visible spirits. What a hell that would be. Unable to touch anything. He smiled at her remark, "Let's go then."

Jayden jumped from his spot on the grass and dusted himself off. His arms stretched out toward Bee, taking her hands, and pulling her to her feet. "But we gotta walk, the truck is at home." A smile tugged at the corner of his lips. His cheeks tingled with warmness as he realized he still had a hold on her hands. He let them go, his hands falling slowly back to his side, before he turned on his heel and swept his hand through his hair like he normally did when he was nervous. "Let's go... this way," He brushed passed Bee as he began to walk in a random direction. "Unless, you know a better way to go."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"You don't have to let go." She said with a smile, taking his hand into hers. She swung them back and forth, following him wherever he was going. "I dunno. I wander aim.. less.. ly until I get where I'm going. Big word for someone who barely finished high school." She said, reaching up to grab a necklace that wasn't there. She instead resorted to playing with one of the buttons on Marc's shirt.

"I don't think this shade of blue is my color. I look like a janitor or something." She said with a laugh. She unbuttoned, then rebuttoned the button she was playing with. "I dunno. Marc told me to wear it. He said he didn't like the shirt I had on. And I tried tying it in the back, but I looked like a bunny." She stopped swinging their hands, chewing on her lip.

[jayden micheal green]

"As long as you can take care of yourself, who cares what kind of education you have?" He said with a smirk as she began to swing their joined hands back and forth in a smooth motion. She seemed more bubbly today. It was cute, and it hadn't let Jayden's smile fade once. "At least you would be a cute janitor or something." He laughed and lightly, squezzed her hand.

His eyes jumped from one grave stone to the next, and every once and awhile he would sneak a peek over at Bee. "You seem a bit more bubbly today even though we're in a grave yard. It's nice. Well, not the grave yard part." He chuckled, and took a turn, pulling Bee with him. The grave yard was didn't seem big from the street, but now it seemed to stretch on for miles. "At least it's not dark, though."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"I dunno.." She said, smiling over at him. She moved to avoid one of the graves, then bounced back to his side. "I guess I'm just having a good day is all." She said, biting her lip. She followed him wherever he was going. She stopped abruptly, pulling him over to a big oak tree. She looked up it, bending a bit.

"You think I could climb it?" She asked, jumping up to try and grab one of the branches. But she was too short. "D'aw." She complained, leaning against the tree. She crossed her arms over her chest, pretending to pout. She looked up at him and smiled. "You're really cute, you know that?" She asked, taking his hands and pulling him over. She ran her hands across his chest, looking up at him.

[jayden micheal green]

He laughed as he watched her jump from the tree branch. Her hands missing it by a couple of inches. "Want a step ladder?" He asked, the tickle of a laugh still in the back of his throat. Jayden chewed the inside of his cheek as Bee walked away from him to lean up against the big oak tree. The way she pursed her lips and crossed her arms made a half smirk tug at Jayden's lips. "Hmm.. now I do."

He let her pull him over without a fight, their bodies ended up only inches apart. A warm feeling rushed through his body at the touch of her finger tips. It made him want to shake, but he didn't. The feeling was different and he wasn't sure of how to take it. "You're really cute yourself, but I'm sure you know that." He laughed before tilting his face down to look at Bee. His arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her slightly closer.