RPG The Chaotic Club [PG-LV]

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]Caly was afraid. She had no doubt of what James would do, and she was afraid. She stumbled along the sidewalk, and finally got to Raven?s house. Opening the door, Caly called, ?Raven-? Falling over, she shook. She felt feet thudding, and two pairs of hands lifted her into a sitting position.

?This is to weird.?

It was Raven. ?First Gary, now you. What is going on, Caly?? Calypso was still shaking. ?God damnit, Andy was right.? She lay limp in Raven?s arms, the pain washing over her. ?I hurt Andy, Raven. I know I did. And gods, I should have known!?

She explained to them, and Gary walked over. Calypso said, ?Oh, damnit? I am such an idiot. I left him alone and now-? She choked on a fresh wave of tears, and Raven held her tighter. Calypso swallowed, and said, ?He?s going to kill himself.? Raven and Ren were silent.

?Calypso, I don?t care if you have to use death threats, you and Andy go back to Archer?s house, and you make sure he doesn?t die.?

Calypso nodded, and got shakily to her feet. When she could stand, she took off running for Andy?s house. She slid to a panting stop, and darted to the door. She opened it, and called, ?Andy? Its Caly!? Chris poked her head out of the livingroom, and said, ?He?s upstairs.? She nodded, and ran past. Knocking on his door, she said, ?Andy, come out. I need your help.?[/size][/font]

[Muad'Dib]

[FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=Teal]OOC: "Chris poked his head out..." Chris is a girl XD
~~~

Andy froze. He hadn't been crying, though he had to try hard not to. He sat in silence for a moment, debating in his mind wether or not he should even asnwer Calypso. He swallowed and stood a little shakily. Opening the door, a blush appeared on his cheeks and he said, "What is it?" His tone was strange, at least for him. It it was flat, hurt, and defiant without the slightest hint of humor.

"Andy, it's Ja- Archer. It's serious Andy, I swear. You've got to come and help..." the desparity in Calypso's voice was almost heart-wrenching. Andy hardly moved, hands clenching the side of his shirt. He could think of absolutely no reason why he should give a damn what happened to Mr. Archer... but he didn't want to make Calypso even more upset.

"Alright." he said after taking a deep breath. Calypso looked thankful, but couldn't think of anything to say. They both hurried off back to James' house. Andy paused at the door, considering what he would even do. At a desperate look from Calypso, he stepped inside, obviously getting silently angry at having to help Archer. Whatever was happening, he thought, he deserves it. But he owed it to Calypso... at the least, seeing Archer in some kind of pain might help Andy be able to forgive him.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]OOC: XD My bad!

IC: Calypso saw blood pooling in the carpeted floor outside the bathroom door, and rushed over. Andy was close behind. Calypso froze, and Andy ran into her. ?No.? James lay in the floor, blood all over the tile. ?Andy, call the hospital.? Calypso dropped to her knees, and wrenched off her T-shirt.

Without a second thought, she tore a couple strips, and bound his bleeding wrists tightly. ?God damnit, James, don?t die on me!? She took the remaining cloth to start cleaning the face wounds, and was gently prying glass out of his skin when she heard the roar of sirens.

She had tears streaming down her face when Andy and a couple medics rushed up the stairs, and Andy gently pried her away from James as they went to work. Calypso sat limply in Andy?s arms, and just watched. The limp cloth hung in her hands, soaked with blood, and small shards of glass stuck to it.

Andy said, ?Hey. Easy. He?s going to be okay.? Caly looked at him over her shoulder, and turned to cry. He offered his shoulder, and, just like earlier, caring arms encircled her shoulders as she cried.[/size][/font]

[Muad'Dib]

[FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=Teal]Andy held her as comfortingly as he could. Through a mix of James' blood stained form and Calypso's crying, he felt like all the hate and contempt he had felt for James were somehow forgotten. He had to restrain himself from crying as well, concentrating on comforting Calypso.

After tending to several immediately treatable wounds, the medics lifted James onto a stretcher that was just barely able to fit in the small space. They carried the bloody man out to the waiting ambulence and climbed in. Andy gently urged Calypso to stand and led her downstairs and outside. A medic asked them if they were family and Andy shook his head.

The sirens faded into the distance and Calypso's sobs grew even more instense. Andy hugged her tightly and made a gentle 'Shh' sound in her ear. It seemed to help a little, but Andy was at a loss. "Please Cal, it'll be alright... everything's fine now. We'll go see him later Cal, don't worry."[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Engel]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Ren sighed as the switchblade was almost at his neck. He didn't want to hurt Gary, but he would. He hadn't been taking Lu Sueng Style Rod and gymnatics for nothing. [b]"Put the damn blade down, Gary. I can put your ass on the floor and you know it."[/b] Ren cought Gary by suprise, doing a backflip, knocking the blade out of hands, then grabbing a broom, twisting the handle off. The end was capped with metal, and was thick and hard. Ren dashed in front of Raven, and called out,

[b]"Just give up and I won't hurt you. Don't threaten me or Rave and just talk."[/b][/color][/size]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=darkblue]Raven tugged on Ren's shirt. "Just sit down...." She pleaded, pulling him down onto the couch beside her. Gary looked upon them, a crazy look in his eyes, the switchblade still resting in his hands. He could strike them at anytime and they wouldn't be able to even defend. "Gary, don't make this difficult. Just tell us what needs to be said." Raven demanded firmly. Gary started pacing around Raven's living room, deep in thought, probably trying to figure out what to say. Raven made a move to get up, but Gary lashed out the switchblade.
"Don't move, sit back down." He said fiercly.
"Gary--- what? Your acting strange." Raven said.
"Shhh! Let me think about this!" Gary yelled. This made Raven back off, she sank deeper into the couch. She turned to Ren, giving him a look of confusion, he returned the look, but his expression had a mix of anger as well as confusion. [i]Gary... what's this about?[/i] Raven thought to herself, staring at her hands.[/color][/size]

[Engel]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Ren looked at her, and slowly backed towards the house, but keeping the broom handle in his hand. As the couch drew nearer, he sat down, and cast the pole aside. In a quiet voice, he asked angered, [b]"Why didn't you want me to stay up? I only....don't you believe in me?"[/b] Ren finished the last of it with a hurt tone.

[b]"Gary, why are you so mad at me and Rave? I'll go in peace if she wishes, but if you try to harm us for some insane reason..."[/b][/color][/size]

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]Calypso still shook, though her sobs were quieter. She bit her lip, and forced herself to calm down. Opening her eyes, she looked at Andy. Her brown eyes were grateful, and she stood on her tiptoes, and kissed Andy?s lips lightly. ?Thanks, Andy.? She hugged him quickly, and looked down.

A flush spread across her face, and her head titled back, a hand slapped to her forehead as she said, ?Awww, shit.? She looked at Andy, who was looking away. A quick smile, ?I?ll be right back,? and she darted back in the house. Stepping around the broken glass on the floor, Calypso dug through Jame?s dresser, and grabbed one of his T-shirts.

Putting it on, she looked at herself. Satisfied, Calypso returned downstairs. Andy raised an eyebrow, and she blushed, ducking her head to avoid his look.

?Lets get back to Rave and Ren. Gary was acting strange?[/size][/font]

[Mykul]

"some insane reason?" Gary's jaw dropped open, and he stared dumbly at Ren. he DID look insane. "SOME INSANE REASON??!! IM NOT THE ONE PROWLING AROUND AT NIGHT KILLING INNOCENT TEENS! IM NOT THE ONE WHO GOES TO LATE PARTIES AND GOES TO SCHOOL WITH A HANGOVER! IM NOT THE ONE WHO HAS SEX WITH TEACHERS!! INSANE?? [I]INSANE???[/I] " Gary slashed and tore at the air with his knife as he ranted; Ren moved slightly to cover Raven from view.

"IM...IM!!!" Gary stopped and looked at the knife in his hand. a sob escaped his throat and a tear ran down his chin. "im the sane one, and still Raven doesnt love me...Still..."

[Engel]

[color=royalblue][size=1][b]"And yet you're standing here, ready to loll my head on the floor. Tell me this, so called [i]sane[/i] one; have you seen blood, felt it across your fingers, the warmness? Have you ever felt the power to give life and take it away? We, simply, are acting as pawns of death I'm afraid. They say nature is cold. They say nature is indifferent. They say nature doesn't care. Most don't realize that death is always a natural cause. In the fact that nature made us, and nature takes us again. Death is as natural as life. Its the Yin and Yang."[/b] Ren spoke like a prophet. He knew it was that way. Death wasn't cold, it was nature. Life is merely a blink of an eye compared to eternity.

[b]"Rave...Raven, I have no way of knowing what she's feeling. She might just be my friend, or she might feel more. I don't know. I just know its hard to stop..."[/b] Ren fell of the couch, slumping into a ball and shivering with sobs. He never broke down.[/color][/size]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=darkblue]Gary's words cut through Raven like a knife. "Gary..." She said softly, reaching up to him, placing a hand on his warm face.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!" Gary screamed, slashing the switchblade as Raven. It hit her stomach, it cut her flesh and left a thin slash on her skin. It wasn't very deep, but it had cut through her blouse and enough skin to start the bleeding. The red blood started soaking up on the white blouse. Raven backed away from Gary, shocked. He quickly snapped out of it, realizing what he had just done. "I-- I'm sorry!" Gary cried. Ren jumped up off the couch.
"I think you've done enough!" Ren yelled, steering Raven toward the bathroom.
"No- Ren, I'm fine really." Raven said, turning around to face Gary again. "You have no idea what shit we have gotten ourselves into Gary, you don't know how much we've had to go through. I think it would be better if you just backed away from the situation now." Raven said wisely.
"No." Gary muttered, "I'm not leaving you guys alone. There is no reason to kill innocent people. Death may be part of nature, part of life, but it's not our place to kill others for fun! It's just inhuman!"
"I understand that Gary, but you've never had the thrill of it. It's addicting. WE COULDN'T STOP EVEN IF WE WANTED TO! And trust me, we DO want to stop." Raven argued, placing her hands over her stomach to try to stop the flow of the blood a little. Ren eyed Raven's wound again.
"C'mon, we need to patch that up Rave." Ren said gently, trying to ignore Gary.
"If you need help, you shoudl get help! You can't continue this!" Gary argued.
"Gary... please leave..." Raven said quietly, stepping into the bathroom, Ren close behind.[/color][/size]

[Mykul]

Raven and Ren entered the bathroom, and Gary was left in the living room alone. he was feeling too many emotions at the moment; too many for his head to hold. he was angry, he was jealous, he was unwanted, he was afraid, he was shocked that he had actually taken a blade to Raven.

Gary pocketed his knife, and with two huge sighs he turned on his heel and exited the house. he stood on the front step, breathing in the night air. he could here bare mutters of what Raven and Ren were saying in the bathroom, the fact that the two of them were still together made him suddenly furious again.

"so i have no friends because im not a fucking murderer." he muttered to himself under his breath, running a hand through his black hair. "well, maybe if i change that, maybe ill have my friends back." he laughed to himself and made his way into the darkness. "after all..." he chuckled, "all i want is my friends back."

OOC: uh yeah he's gone quite mad.

[Engel]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Ren closed the door, and sat her down on the ledge of the bathtub after locking the door. He saw the cherry blood blossoming from her blouse lightly, and put his hand on her stomach, gently but firmly, to stem the flow. He didn't really know why he felt the way he did when he touched her. It was like the touch of god. It sent a shock though his body, and just purely amazed him. He pulled a drawer open with his other hand, fishing out the Iodine, neosporin, and a large bandaid. He cleaned the wound out, massaging his hands on her to distract her from the burning sensation.

[b]"Love you..."[/b] He murmered thought an open mouth. He did feel that way. It pained him to see her hurt, even just a cut like that. [b]"What do we do?...I don't wanna fight him, but now that he's hurt you with that damn knife I don't know...."[/b][/size][/color]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=darkblue]"I don't know... Gary... he - this--- just all of this is so messed up...." Raven replied as Ren placed the bandage over the wound. Ren helped her up. Raven hugged Ren. "Thanks Ren, thanks a lot. I'll be right back.. I need to change...." Raven said, opening the bathroom door and going into the 'lounge' room, rummaging through a small dresser she had in the corner. She pulled out a black hoodie that had blue flames on it and a pair of dark blue jeans. She went behind the changing screen she had and peeled the bloody school uniform off and pulled on the new clothes.
After she was done dressing, she heard knocks on her door. "Ren, can you get that?" Raven yelled into the next room.
"Yeah!" Ren replied and walked across the living room to the door. When he opened it, he found Calypso and Andy on Raven's doorstep. "Um... hey guys."
"Hey Ren, where's Gary and Raven?" Caly asked, peering into the living room. Raven walked into the room and greeted them.
"Come in guys." Raven said. Once they sat down, Ren and Raven retold the Gary encounter.
"Weird..." Andy said.
"Yeah..." Caly said in agreement. "Everything is so messed up... argh, we need to get our minds off things, really. What shoudl we do."
"Earlier I suggested the mall..." Raven said, "But, we gotta call Rejinde, he toltally oblivious to everything that has happened tonight. We had better get him and tell him everything..."
"Yeah, I'll call him..." Ren voulenteered, picking up the phone.

An hour later the five stood in front of the mall.
"I'm starving!" Raven exclaimed. Everyone sweatdropped.
"After all this, you want to just pig out?!" Caly said.
"Well, duh, what else is there to do about it?"
"Haha, I guess you'll never change Raven..." Rejinde said with amusement.
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OOC: We need a lighter side. XD Plus, hey, we had to get poor Rejinde in there, he's hasn't been apart of just about anything![/color][/size]

[Engel]

[color=royalblue][size=1][b]OOC:[/b] I don't think Rejinde is posting anymore....
[b]IC:[/b]

Ren put his arm around Raven's shoulders after opening the door to the mall and stepping inside. He smiled as he looked at her. She was so soothing. [b]"Where should we go eat, guys?"[/b] Raven asked the group. [b]"I dunno...how about Applebee's? I'll pay..."[/b] Ren looked at Raven and grinned. He just felt...happy.

[b]"Hey, I'll be back, ok Rave? Tell the others."[/b] He smiled a toothy grin and went over to the jewlery stores. He was going to buy her a necklace.

After spending some time picking it out, he ran around, looking for Raven. He found her, and then the rest of the group. Ren steered the group over to the food department where smells of pasta and egg rolls combined into a melody of flavor.[/color][/size]

[Mykul]

OOC: ok, Lix. switching from depressed and homicidal to lighter side.

IC:

After the episode at Raven's house, Gary trudged home. it was there, lying on his bed and staring at the ceiling, that he realized something: he didnt want to lose his freinds, no matter what. he had been handling this matter the entirely wrong way.

Gary left the house, got in his car, and headed for the mall. he knew his friends well enough to know that was the one place they always went to get their minds off of things. he would bet his life on it.

on the way there thoughts and pictures kept popping into his mind like commercials.Ren and Him playing on a playground at their old elementary school, Calypso giving him some of her lunch whenever he forgot his, things like that which made him feel sorrier and sorrier for his behavior.

he finally pulled into the mall parking lot.

[Ezekiel]

[SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]OOC *wondering how she can put a lighter side on her characters attempted suicide* O_o;;;

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray]James lay limply on the bed, barely aware of the steady humming coming from the life support machine next to him.
This wasn't right. Death was black and cold, so why was he surrounded in light?

"Holy shit, I'm not in heaven, am I?"

He heard a soft chuckle and squinted as a white robed man came towards him, his eyes widened and he stared,
"G...God?!"

"No, young man..." the doctor put James' glasses on and stepped back,
"You're very lucky that your friends called us."
James scowled and looked away.

"The ambulance arrived just in time, within a few more minutes you would have..."

"Bled out and died. I know. Why do you think I tried....I tried to..." with those words James broke down and cried. he looked at the blood stained bandages on his wrists and another emotion was added to the boiling pot.

Guilt.

If he had died, his family would have been distraught. Probably blame it on themselves. The media would flock to the school and his friends and make it worse for them.
Then he thought of Caly and smiled. Ah yes, Caly. She would probably cry for a while and then her old Art Teacher would be nothing more than a memory and she?d go off and get married, have a family and....

"Why didn't you let me die?"[/COLOR]

OOC ......<_<;;; sorry about that. Just bring him chocolates and he'll be okay XD[/FONT][/SIZE]

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]OOC: XP Switching to cheerful mode? transfer complete.

IC: Calypso parted from the group, telling Andy she had a couple things to do. He gave her a look, and shrugged.

Caly instantly swerved for the music store, and stood in there, sampling different things. Finally she picked a few, and bought them, before heading over to the candy shop. She stepped inside, and reflexively side-stepped a runaway child. Reaching down, she swung him up, onto her hip, and turned to his mother.

She flashed a thankful smile, which Calypso returned, as the mother took the little boy. Calypso went to a display, and came out ten minutes later with a small paper bag.

[I]Why am I doing this?[/I] She asked herself as she made for Applebee?s. Shifting the bags, Caly shrugged. She caught up with her friends, and they all sat down to order.

?Sorry about being such an asshole earlier, Raven.? Caly sat in the booth, next to the wall, hiding the bags.[/size][/font]

[Che]

[font=Arial Narrow][size=1][color=blue]Chris held back her tears as she was thrown into a wall. She had gone to the mall and saw a couple of thugs shoplifting. Being the person she was, she told the store manager, especially since it was a shirt she wanted that was being shoplifted. Now that she had entered the bathroom, she was getting the crap beat out of her. And she knew crying would only make these guys beat her more.[/color][/size][/font]
[size=1][color=#0000ff][/color][/size]
[size=1][color=#0000ff]She slowly got up. Chris knew she wasn't a match for them in brawn, but maybe, just maybe, she could confuse them and escape. "Hey, I'll let you beat me up all you want. I swear I will. On one condition." She muttered. The leader of the thugs stepped up. "Whats that?" He asked. Chris grinned. "You don't beat me up." She said. It worked. The gang took so much time trying to figure out what she meant, they didn't notice her slipping out of the bathroom and slowly limping away. "Too much work for a shirt." She muttered as she lifted a torn plastic bag.[/color][/size]
[size=1][color=#0000ff][/color][/size]
[size=1][color=#0000ff]As she rounded a corner, she noticed her brothers friends walking with him. Ren suddenly walked off into a jewlery store and Calypso walked to a music store. She shrugged. "Who cares. If I went to them, Andy would only worry. Plus its hopeless for me and Ren." She mumbled as she made her way to the door. As soon as she took three steps, she stopped. There was a pocket knife to her throat, a small one, but still a knife. "You know shoplifting is only one of our crimes. Theres also kidnapping and actual robbery." Said the voice of the gangleader. Chris had an urge to shout to her older brother, but refused. She knew what would happen.[/color][/size]
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[size=1][color=#0000ff]*grins* I know you said put a lighter side on things, but I don't do that well...anyways...[/color][/size]

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]Raven didn?t look at her. Calypso looked up, and let the bags drop to the seat beside her. ?I?m gonna go wash up, okay?? She got up, squeezed past Andy, and headed for the bathroom. She stopped, seeing Chris cornered.

Slowly, Caly walked up behind the guys, a,d pulled her own knife. She pressed the point to the guys neck, and hissed in his ear, ?Let the chick go or this knife goes straight through your jugular.?

The guys froze, and Chris seemed to relax. ?I?ll give you five to get your asses out of here, and any loger than that, and you won?t see past the ground.? Calypso meant her threat. As the guy removed the switch blade, and stepped back, Calypso?s knife following him. No one really noticed them, otherwise they all would have been in big trouble.

Calypso watched as the guys shot her a look before disappeareing. Her knife disappeared, and she turned to Chris. She raised an eyebrow, and said, ?How do you get yourself into these things, Chris??[/size][/font]

[Che]

[font=Arial Narrow][size=1][color=blue]Chris smiled. "I go shopping." She replied before telling Calypso what had happened. "Let me guess, you still have that damn shirt, intact, don't you?" Calypso asked after she finished. Chris grinned and pulled a shirt out of a torn up bag. "Its a nice shirt, ok? Just don't tell Andy. He'd freak out." Chris said, changing from her slightly blood-stained shirt and into her new one. "Ok. I'll see you later, Chris." Calypso said, turning to leave once she knew Chris would be ok.[/color][/size][/font]
[size=1][color=#0000ff][/color][/size]
[size=1][color=#0000ff]Chris slipped out of the bathroom and the mall entirely unnoticed. When she was within sight of her home she sighed. "Thank God..." She muttered, wiping away a small trickle of blood from her nose. When she entered the house, she gave a quick and quiet "I'm home" and made her way into the bathroom where she applied some cover-up and other make-up to hide the marks of her abuse on her face.[/color][/size]

[Mykul]

Gary watched from around the corner as Calypso and chris left eachother's company. he cursed to himself silently and put his switch back in his pocket. he was about to take the gangleader out, no questions asked, but calypso had saved the day.

he began to follow behind caly as she wove her way back to wherever she was going. it was very important he catch her before she met up with the others; he had to say goodbye to someone or anyone besides Raven and Ren.

finally, in front of EB games, Gary caught up with calypso and tapped her on the shoulder. she spun around, and stared at him with raised eyebrows. he took her by the elbow and led her to a bench where they both sat down.

"dont talk, just listen." Gary said in hurried tones as he glanced about him. "im leaving. tonite, if i can. i dont know where, but ill find out soon enough." calypso remained absolutely speechless. Gary got up off the bench. "good bye caly, im gonna miss you and the others alot. you mean alot to me. but...can i ask you to do something for me?"

Calypso finally found her tongue. "wha- oh sure. what is it?"

Gary reached into his pocket and pulled out his switchblade. he flicked it open and looked lovingly at the gleaming blade for a moment, then flipped it shut again. "give this to Ren." he said as he handed it to Caly. "and one last thing." he swallowed against a lump growing in his throat. "tell Raven that heather misses her." with that he turned and walked against the sea of shoppers, headed for the parking lot.

[Skye]

[size=1][font=veranda]Calypso stared after him, and then muttered, ?Oh, hell.? She got up, slipping the blade in her pocket, and made after him. She almost lost him in the foud court, but caught up again quickly. In the parkinglot, she grabbed his arm, and said, ?Gary, what do you think your doing? Okay, so we did those stupid killings. I?m sure Rave told you; its addicting.?

He watched her, and said, ?Caly, please let me go.? She shook her head. ?Gary, you can?t. Me, Raven, the others ? we?d miss you. I couldn?t let you tell anyone. But ? I can?t let you go, either.? She hugged him, and said, ?Gary, please stay. Or I?ll tell Raven, and she?ll hunt you down to bring you back. You tell Raven yourself Heather misses her.?

Calypso turned, and left, and made it back to the group in a little over three minutes. ?Hey guys.?[/size][/font]

[Muad'Dib]

[FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=Teal]The group was, for now, as happy as ever. Andy was back to his sarcstic self, more or less, flicking tiny pieces of food at unsuspecting passerbyes. A few of the others thought it was a little funny until Raven finally cut in his fun, "Enough Andy, alright?"

He grinned across the table at her, "Yes, oh wise master." Oddly enough, Raven and Calypso were on one side of the booth, with Andy and Ren on the other. Odd since Ren obviously had feelings for Raven, and Andy would pick sitting next to Calypso any day.
Strange how things work out in the world.

They all chatted off and on about pretty much random topics, just trying to get their minds off of everything. Andy avoided Calypso's gaze carefully, half from embarressment, remembering her kiss, and half from the fear he would do something stupid.

A while later, Andy paused, thinking. A strange expression crossed his face and he stood up relunctantly. "Hey, I just remembered something... I gotta go for a while."

~~~

Andy stood at the desk of the hospital, leaning in to talk to the man behind the desk. "Um, is there a James Archer here?" The man looked through a list and nodded. "Down that hall, room 219," he said, pointing. Andy waved his thanks and walked down the hall, pausing a logn time at the door.

He finally nudged it open and stood in the door, looking over at James nervously. He swallowed. "Hello Mr. Archer." He wasn't here to cause trouble. Only to... he wasn't even sure. To make ammends? To apologize? To plead with him? He'd have to wing it.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Mykul]

Gary stared after calypso, leaning against his car. his mind was completely torn in half. should he go back to his friends and have to watch Ren and Raven fall for eachother, or just get in the car and drive the hell away?

[I]get in the fucking car.[/I] he commanded himself. [I]get the hell in![/I]

"damn you caly, i was right there!" he mumbled under his breath as he began walking back to the mall. "besides, you still have my knife..."

**************

Gary stood in the entrance to applebee's, took a very large breath, and walked to the booth where his friends sat. caly, raven and ren were all laughing about something, but Andy was nowhere to be seen. the only open seat was right beside ren...Gary gritted his teeth. this was already turning out to be much harder than he had anticipated.

Gary came to a stop beside the booth and the convorsation at the table stopped.

"may i sit?" Gary asked without meeting any of their eyes. for a second no one answered.

"of course!" said calyspo. Gary chanced a look at her face, and was thoroughly relieved to see her grinning at him.

Ren turned a distinct color of red and, jaw set, slowly moved over to make room for Gary.