Social Order *Private*

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Kurt still looked pretty put-down, even as she placed a hand on his arm. "Actually, I think I'm just gonna go home..." he murmured, still not meeting her gaze. Something was obviously bothering him, and it was clear that he was used to keeping stuff to himself now. All he wanted to do now was go back to his room, and collapse onto his bed. He wasn't angry with Heidi, just quite disappointed, though he couldn't really explain why. It wasn't so much somthing she had said, more something that she had implied; she had seemed completely disgusted by the idea of being more than friends, and that had shocked him. He didn't really feel that way towards her, but was there something wrong with him to make her think that?

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Heidi blinked in surprise, but nodded slightly. "Oh, okay...I guess I'll see you later, then," she said, her voice clearly showing the disappointment she felt. She wasn't sure if she had done something wrong, but she was pretty sure she had, judging by how Kurt was suddenly acting. She rubbed the back of her neck, feeling bad for acting the way she had. It wasn't as if they would be anything other than friends, though-which was how Heidi wanted it-so Heidi had no idea why Kurt was acting like this. She shook her head slightly to herself, feeling more clueless than ever.

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Kurt felt guilty as he heard the disappointment in her voice. He knew that really the right the to do would be to tell her that she hadn't done anything wrong, but something inside him just allow himself to do it. It was as if there was an invisible wall in between the two of them, and he couldn't pull himself together to break it. Without another word, he silently turned and began to walk away. His steps were soundless and quick, and he ignored the stares from people that he recognized from school.

His house was in the front-line, over-looking the ocean. It was a beautiful mansion; three stories high, with an eloquent garden out in front. A regal gate stretched around the entire property, to keep trespassers out. Kurt slipped his key out of his pocket, sliding the key into the lock and turning to open the door. No one was there to greet him. It neither surprised him, nor worried him; his parents spent as little time as they could at home. That way, they didn't have to feel guilty that they didn't speak to their son often.

He quietly climbed the steps to his room, slamming the door behind him as he was inside. Someone had obviously been in here, tidying up. His bed was made, and his desk cleared. He grit his teeth together, annoyed; the cleaning lady that came here always would mess everything up, so that he wouldn't be able to find it later. Usually this would have annoyed him much more, but now, he just sighed, going over to his bed, and sitting down. He looked out the window, watching the ocean.

His house lay in the perfect spot for Kurt; it was in front of a beach where not many people went swimming at. It was great, for that reason, because he could go out onto the sand and hang out by himself without anyone to bother him. After a long while of just sitting there, Kurt slowly rose to his feet, grabbing his guitar from its stand, and taking the scraps of staff paper that he had written his recent songs on. As he left the house, guitar in hand, his steps directed him to a place no one would find him.

The beach was beautiful at that time of the day; with the sun slowly setting, it gave him just enough light to see, and play. He strummed the strings of his instrument, though only half-heartedly. His mind was else-where.

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Heidi watched Kurt's retreating back as it melted into the distance.
Well, she thought, only slightly bitterly, I guess I didn't know as much about Kurt as I thought, for obviously I offended him...somehow. Heidi had always thought that she knew Kurt better than she could ever know any other person in the world. But now...now she wasn't as sure. Clearly she didn't know the things that set him off these days.

But, then again, the last time Heidi had seen Kurt was when they were little kids. Obviously things had changed. People changed. Heidi knew for a fact that she had changed quite a lot since her childhood. She'd grown so much more independent. One had to be, when faced with the ridicule of the other children your age. Heidi quickly realized that Kurt had not only changed in his appearance, but his personality. Or, at least, he had slightly.

Walking home alone was a sad thing. Heidi found herself kicking at the sand as she strolled next to it, one foot in the sand and one on the concrete sidewalk. Soon, she found herself getting irritated by the sand under her feet, for it had wedged itself between her toes and under her flip-flops. She stopped, removed her shoe, then brushed the sand off. Her mind was elsewhere, however.

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After a few songs, and after thinking long and hard, Kurt silently got up, looking around the almost-empty beach. Not many people were there, and the few that were he didn't recognize. Feeling lucky that no one was there to stop him, he head back to his house; only one thing - one someone - was on his mind. He needed to give an apology, before it was too late.

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Kelly, who had been spying on the two grinned as Kurt left. For a moment she stood there, watching, then trotted swiftly up the ramp and onto the sidewalk. She was closely flanked by her two sidekicks; a girl with brown hair, and one with red. They were both average-looking, but wore much make-up, as their leader did. On her face, Kelly wore a mean grin; one that looked much like a crocodile. It was obvious she was planning something.

She approached Heidi, and tapped her on the shoulder lightly. Heidi was taller than her, and Kelly had to raise her head slightly to be on her level. "Hey," she said in a sweet voice; something she had obviously practiced countless of times before that. "I saw you with my friend, Kurt just now...." Her voice trailed off, and she waited to be acknowledged.

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Heidi felt her heart sinking deeper and deeper into her chest. She knew she had hurt Kurt in someway or another and, no matter what, she would make up for it. She didn't want to spend the possibly little time she had here fighting with her friend and making him sad. Next time Heidi saw him-if he didn't start avoiding her, that is-she would apoligize and make things right again.
She had to.

Suddenly, a light tap was felt on Heidi's shoulder. She turned her head slightly, then blinked in surprise. Well, if it wasn't the three barbie dolls. Great, this was just what she wanted; to be tormented after having a slight fight-or something-with Kurt.

"Er...yeah; I used to know Kurt a long time ago. What about it?" Heidi had a feeling that the smile that was placed on the girl's face was fake. Actually, more than just a feeling. She had seen that smile hundreds of times. Something was going to happen; something that she already knew she was not going to enjoy, and that the other girl was. And, judging by the other girl's equally evil grins, they were going to enjoy it as well.
Great.

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"It must have been a long, long time ago," Kelly said, twisting her lips into rather un-attractive way as she showed her disdain. "I've known Kurt since the fifth grade, and you were never there." She turned to her friends, and they all giggled to each other. "And neither were you there in high school, when Kurt and I were [/i]together[/i]." The girl was trying to make it seem as though she and Kurt were still a thing, when they weren't. Her minions smirked, crossing their arms in time with each other. Kelly turned back to Heidi. "So... we were wondering; since you and Kurt are such best buds.. why don't you come and play volleyball with us?" Her voice was sugar-sweet as she smiled widely. If the girl refused, she would be able to gossip openly about her. If she didn't, then it would be easy to humiliate her.

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Heidi scowled slightly at the girl. "It was a long time ago," she muttered, her eyes narrowing. "I moved away during the first grade, since it seems to mean so much to you." Heidi was clearly losing her patience with these girls. If they were going to do something to her, why not just do it?
At the girl's words, Heidi found herself only slightly stunned. So, Kurt had dated her, huh? A small twinge of anger was felt deep inside of her, but she ignored it.
Why should she care?

"Volleyball? You can't be serious." Heidi knew what was happening. Their soul purprose was to humiliate her, to make fun of her. That was what everyone's purpose was, after all. Heidi didn't see how she could get out of this one, though.

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Kelly raised an eyebrow. "So is that a no?" she said, looking obviously surprised. This girl seemed like she had spunk, and she had expected her to raise to the challenge. "Hmm... Well, I'm sure Kurt will be happy to hear about this." She turned away, grinning as she saw his tall figure coming into view in the far distance. His height and dark hair made it obvious who it was. Excellent... Now we'll have an audience for when it does happen. Maybe now... now he would give her another chance. She was grinning like a crocodile now; it would be so wonderful to be with him again. It was also the step-up she would get in popularity. Any girl that was with Kurt got glory that she had only tasted for a few weeks.

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Heidi found herself frowning slightly now. Maybe she should just play. It would be better than saying no, and humiliating herself that way. If she played, perhaps she might even be okay at it? "Wait-" she began. She hesitated, then sighed. "I'll play, I suppose," she murmured. She truely hoped she would not regret doing this later.

Placing her hands in the back pockets of her shorts, she studied the other girls. The main girl-Kelly, or something-was the perfect image of a fool, in Heidi's opinion. She had about an inch of makeup on her face, and the makeup was not very well done, either. The other two girls were exactly like her-or, at least, they tried to be. Heidi shook her head. Idiots. They were all idiots.
And so are you, for doing this, she told herelf.