Life Goes On l Ranch Romance | NEW AND ACCEPTING

[Sorrow Stranger]

((Well. My Mom Unit stole my laptop and has put me on a schedule; "when you wake up, dishes, quick cleaning, ect. Then school, homework, any other dishes, garbage, at least half an hour outside. Then, and only then, will you have your laptop back." So. Forgive me for being so long and if I will have problems replying in the future.))

Vadin Leo Bruce
The bus behind Vadin backed away. So, there he was; patting the gigantic Rottweiler, no items claimed in his name; only the ripped and torn leather jacket he wore, the decent-but-gigantic shirt, his ripped jeans, his combat boots, and the under-packed backpack he kept on his shoulders. Two cars pulled up, and Vadin was still standing there, unsure what to do. Then, two people emerged from the cars, and met up; talked, shook hands, and whatever else most humans did when they met someone new...
Vadin really didn't want to socialize; but the dog did.
Once again, the dog took off, this time towards the male and female. And, once again, Vadin raced after her.
Mission had jumped in front of the two just as they seemed to start walking.
You idiot! he mumbled, laughing as he caught the dog, his accent still clear through his words.
I'm sorry. We've been a bus for who-knows-how-long. He pulled the dog closer to him by her collar, sure to keep his eyes locked on his boots. He reached up with one hand, grasped a strand of wild, frizzy, dishwater-colored hair and tried to flatten it, unsuccessfully. He brought the same hand down and, obsessively compulsively, scratched his thumb with his other fingers.

[loulou800]

((Well. My Mom Unit stole my laptop and has put me on a schedule; "when you wake up, dishes, quick cleaning, ect. Then school, homework, any other dishes, garbage, at least half an hour outside. Then, and only then, will you have your laptop back." So. Forgive me for being so long and if I will have problems replying in the future.))

Vadin Leo Bruce
The bus behind Vadin backed away. So, there he was; patting the gigantic Rottweiler, no items claimed in his name; only the ripped and torn leather jacket he wore, the decent-but-gigantic shirt, his ripped jeans, his combat boots, and the under-packed backpack he kept on his shoulders. Two cars pulled up, and Vadin was still standing there, unsure what to do. Then, two people emerged from the cars, and met up; talked, shook hands, and whatever else most humans did when they met someone new...
Vadin really didn't want to socialize; but the dog did.
Once again, the dog took off, this time towards the male and female. And, once again, Vadin raced after her.
Mission had jumped in front of the two just as they seemed to start walking.
You idiot! he mumbled, laughing as he caught the dog, his accent still clear through his words.
I'm sorry. We've been a bus for who-knows-how-long. He pulled the dog closer to him by her collar, sure to keep his eyes locked on his boots. He reached up with one hand, grasped a strand of wild, frizzy, dishwater-colored hair and tried to flatten it, unsuccessfully. He brought the same hand down and, obsessively compulsively, scratched his thumb with his other fingers.

(( That sucks, thanks for letting us know, though! :] ))

Taylor Rae
Just as the two were about to head into the Ranch itself, a big, barking Rottweiler bounded up to her and Logan and immediately started to jump up on them and continuously bark at them.
At once the dog was pulled back by this tall man maybe around her age; Taylor couldn't tell.
She laughed at the excited dog and shook her head. "It's fine, don't worry 'bout it." She gave him a warm smile. She wondered if he was the Caretaker of this Ranch? "Where are you from for such a long bus ride?" she asked him, noticing his British accent. She thought it was very cool that he had one. She loved British accents.
Taylor tried looking at him, cocking her head down to the side, trying to see his face. It appeared that the guy might be shy.

Logan Ty Leven
Logan jumped back a little at the big Rottweiler but then immediately realized that it was just trying to be friendly so he started to pet it before the dog was pulled back by its collar.
"Hey, there." grinned Logan, giving the guy a wave. "Nice dog. What's its name?" he asked, kneeling down to pet the dog once more. "And it's nothing to worry about. Some dogs are just naturally excited." he grinned again.

[DappleSpring]

Julia Everheart

Julia rolled her eyes at her daughter's lack of enthusiasm towards the prospect of having a bunch of older teens/young adults staying with her, but she really was doing this for her own benefit. Her daughter needed more friends around her age, and if it also helped her ranch and the kid's lives, then that was even more of a bonus. Of course, she had carefully selected each one of them - somehow knowing that whatever problems they had, it would not endanger her daughter. Well, she hoped not. Her eyes flickered over to the road, where many of them were watching the sign as they passed. She sighed audibly. Her mother had built that sign, and no matter how torn up it became, she couldn't find the heart to change any one thing about it. In it's own imperfection...it was perfect. "Come, dear, better show them where to go and get things settled." She pointed out, and they both began to make their way towards three young adults and a hyper dog.

Natalia Everheart

Natalia nodded, not trusting her voice enough to hide the disgruntled annoyance that was bound to reside there. It's not that she didn't like people, it's just horses and animals were easier to deal with. Plus, she had had all the highschool dramatics she needed for a lifetime, and she wasn't trying to judge people in that category, but it was hard not to. Her and her mother both appeared by them in no time, and Natalia put on a professional and cool expression, trying hard to be open-minded about this whole thing. She made herself smile, and soon it was natural when she realized that the people here were around her age. She refused to think about how awkward that was going to be when it came to her being the boss. Oh well. "Hi guys, and welcome to Life Goes On. I'm Natalia, and this is my mom, Julia Everheart."




{{Eeeee! School has started...and highschool is crazy. Sorry for not being on in a day or two!}}

[loulou800]

Julia Everheart

Julia rolled her eyes at her daughter's lack of enthusiasm towards the prospect of having a bunch of older teens/young adults staying with her, but she really was doing this for her own benefit. Her daughter needed more friends around her age, and if it also helped her ranch and the kid's lives, then that was even more of a bonus. Of course, she had carefully selected each one of them - somehow knowing that whatever problems they had, it would not endanger her daughter. Well, she hoped not. Her eyes flickered over to the road, where many of them were watching the sign as they passed. She sighed audibly. Her mother had built that sign, and no matter how torn up it became, she couldn't find the heart to change any one thing about it. In it's own imperfection...it was perfect. "Come, dear, better show them where to go and get things settled." She pointed out, and they both began to make their way towards three young adults and a hyper dog.

Natalia Everheart

Natalia nodded, not trusting her voice enough to hide the disgruntled annoyance that was bound to reside there. It's not that she didn't like people, it's just horses and animals were easier to deal with. Plus, she had had all the highschool dramatics she needed for a lifetime, and she wasn't trying to judge people in that category, but it was hard not to. Her and her mother both appeared by them in no time, and Natalia put on a professional and cool expression, trying hard to be open-minded about this whole thing. She made herself smile, and soon it was natural when she realized that the people here were around her age. She refused to think about how awkward that was going to be when it came to her being the boss. Oh well. "Hi guys, and welcome to Life Goes On. I'm Natalia, and this is my mom, Julia Everheart."




{{Eeeee! School has started...and highschool is crazy. Sorry for not being on in a day or two!}}

(( New to high-school? :O and same here, when school starts in September for me, I definitely will not be on as much as I have been.
I apologize in advance but I should be returning every now and then to post! ))

Taylor Rae
Taylor looked up, at-once noticing two ladies in-front of them.
One looked like the mother, so the other must be the... daughter. They looked somewhat alike.
"Hey there! It's nice to meet you two! Thank-you!" said Taylor going in for a hug to Natalia and her Mom.
Taylor was a big hugger, she liked to hug people. She hoped that the two wouldn't feel weirded out by her hugging them. "I'm Taylor." she said with a bright sunny smile, which pronounced her very curly hair. "Taylor Rae. Are you guys the care-takers of this Ranch?"
Taylor stood there in her nice outfit, hoping she looked presentable and looking down at them because she was so tall.

Logan Ty Leven
Logan immediately stepped up when two ladies approached them, one a teenager and one an adult. Probably mother and daughter?
"Thanks, I'm Logan Ty Leven." said Logan, stepping in after the hugs to give the two a nice, firm handshake.
It was like he was going in for a job, except... not.
He shook off that thought and stood before them, wondering what they were thinking. What was the adult gonna make them do? What was the daughter doing here? Was she dragged here of her own accord? She looked very unenthusiastic. And just how old was she, anyways? She looked 17, or 18.
Logan was a very curious person and liked to notice things that others didn't.

[Sorrow Stranger]

Vadin Leo Bruce
Vadin almost jumped when a new voice rang out behind him. Then, realizing that that voice had saved him from answering questions, terrible terrible questions, he almost ran up and hugged the girl it belonged to. But he didn't.
This time, Mission stayed near her master- not master, friend- and didn't run up to "Natalia" and "Julia." Instead, she cocked her head, stuck her tongue out, and panted like she had just ran a mile- although she hadn't.
As the others introduced themselves, Vadin figured he should have, too.
Uhm, I'm Vadin. Vadin Bruce. Bruce, Vadin Bruce. he thought to himself but didn't say. He didn't want to be making jokes on the first day. He wanted to seem somewhat professional, like he wanted to be here. It got him off the streets, and that's what he needed.

[DappleSpring]

Julia Everheart

Julia smiled warm-heartedly at Taylor, Logan, and Vadin. She eyed them up and down, and nodded to herself in approval. She hugged both Taylor and Logan back, not a bit disturbed at the act. She knew they'd most likely be grateful, and she was ready to put them to work on their new lives. "Sorry for keeping you waiting," Julia apologized, and gave a pointed look to Natalia, "But I'm Julia, as you know, and I'm the owner of the Everheart Ranches. I want you to know that all of you will be staying here together, and I'm leaving Natalia in charge. My number is posted in the dorm room walls, so if anything happens feel free to call me. All of you will be working together on keeping this place going the way it is, or better. Natalia knows more about the individual jobs and how they are all handled, so I'll let her tell you about that. But I wish you the best of luck, and I'm here for you if you need anything, anything at all. I will be leaving in a couple days to go and check on my other ranches, so I trust all of you to be capable of behaving, correct?"

Natalia Everheart

Natalia hugged Logan and Taylor back, smiling at them sincerely this time. When Vadin offered him a handshake, she laughed softly and pulled him into a hug. She didn't know if she did it just to annoy him, or because she honestly wanted to, but she wasn't here to delve into her inner thoughts. She was here for her job, right? This is what this was? Quite frankly, Natalia didn't know whether to treat these people as friends, more than friends, or employees. Once the spotlight was back on her, she cleared her throat awkwardly, "Um, ok, well first thing's first... do any of you have animals/pets that you brought with you?" She glanced at Vadin's dog, and restrained herself from cooing over her.

Luke Vanner

Luke hopped off of the bus that had been running late, and jogged over to where there were a group of people staning. He huffed in annoyance at his rotten luck, but remained quiet as he fell into line with the others, and tuned into what they were saying. He offered a bried smile at all of them, and frowned apologetically when Julia eyed him in disapproval. She obviously didn't like his tardiness.

{{ Yup.. freshman year! Homework already... ugh. }}

[loulou800]

Julia Everheart

Julia smiled warm-heartedly at Taylor, Logan, and Vadin. She eyed them up and down, and nodded to herself in approval. She hugged both Taylor and Logan back, not a bit disturbed at the act. She knew they'd most likely be grateful, and she was ready to put them to work on their new lives. "Sorry for keeping you waiting," Julia apologized, and gave a pointed look to Natalia, "But I'm Julia, as you know, and I'm the owner of the Everheart Ranches. I want you to know that all of you will be staying here together, and I'm leaving Natalia in charge. My number is posted in the dorm room walls, so if anything happens feel free to call me. All of you will be working together on keeping this place going the way it is, or better. Natalia knows more about the individual jobs and how they are all handled, so I'll let her tell you about that. But I wish you the best of luck, and I'm here for you if you need anything, anything at all. I will be leaving in a couple days to go and check on my other ranches, so I trust all of you to be capable of behaving, correct?"

Natalia Everheart

Natalia hugged Logan and Taylor back, smiling at them sincerely this time. When Vadin offered him a handshake, she laughed softly and pulled him into a hug. She didn't know if she did it just to annoy him, or because she honestly wanted to, but she wasn't here to delve into her inner thoughts. She was here for her job, right? This is what this was? Quite frankly, Natalia didn't know whether to treat these people as friends, more than friends, or employees. Once the spotlight was back on her, she cleared her throat awkwardly, "Um, ok, well first thing's first... do any of you have animals/pets that you brought with you?" She glanced at Vadin's dog, and restrained herself from cooing over her.

Luke Vanner

Luke hopped off of the bus that had been running late, and jogged over to where there were a group of people staning. He huffed in annoyance at his rotten luck, but remained quiet as he fell into line with the others, and tuned into what they were saying. He offered a bried smile at all of them, and frowned apologetically when Julia eyed him in disapproval. She obviously didn't like his tardiness.

{{ Yup.. freshman year! Homework already... ugh. }}

Taylor Rae
Taylor was surprised. "Oh!" She looked back and forth between the mother and daughter before asking, "Other ranches? Where about?" she asked with interest.
She was surprised at first, but she didn't mind hanging out with people younger than her, it looked like, as long as she liked them and they liked her, it was all good.
"I have four pets. There are two with me right now and they're asleep right now in the car. My brother has the other two with him." Her right hand brushed her bangs from getting in her eyes when she turned around and noticed a very tall guy (taller than she was!) run up to them, catching his breath.
She cocked an eyebrow, giving him a little nod as a "Hello" and a little smile hidden beneath her eyes, and a smirk playing against her lips.

Logan Ty Leven
Logan shook his head. "I have pets, but they're with my sister. Soo, none with me at the moment."
It made him sad, Stella and Lola were great dogs and he wished to see them soon, even though they were more his sister's and Mother's dogs. He still loved them.
Logan turned his head as well to see a tall dude run up to join them, looking quite frustrated. Maybe because he was late? There might've been some traffic or something.

(( Freshman year? Is that like Gr. 10? ))

[DappleSpring]

Luke Vanner
Luke let his own trademark smirk play back at Taylor's slight one, and he eyed all of the people there, before looking back at Taylor. She looked his age, but he couldn't tell if she was older than him or not. If she was, she didn't look a day older. It suited her well. "Hey," He greeted back, before throwing his answer in to Natalia, "I have a bucksin quarter horse, Jack. His trailer is on the way... should be here anytime now." He said, and then glanced at his phone's screen.

Natalia Everheart
Natalia quirked an eyebrow at the newcomer, noticing his tardiness but then nodded at his answer. "I guess I should show you guys where you'll be living for the next months... and then I can go and show you the stables." She paused for a second thinking, "How many of you are going to be interested in doing something involving horses? Besides Luke, since he already has answered that by having a horse."

Julia Everheart
Julia decided to pipe in, "If you do have animals.. please know that we are not liable for anything that happens to them, even though I'm sure they'll be perfectly fine. You are responsible for taking care of them, of course. Other than the obvious, we're pretty relaxed about pets." She looked over at the kids again, and then hummed to herself, "Let's see, correct me if I'm wrong, it's Taylor, Logan, Vadin, and... you're, uh, Luke, right?"

{{ Freshman is 9th grade.. so it's my first year at the highschool. It goes Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, Senior(: }}

[Sorrow Stranger]

((I forgot about this. O: I'm sorry. TT.TT))
Vadin Leo Bruce
Vadin remained quiet, eyes still locked on his feet. The conversation advanced without him, thankfully. So all he had to do was stand in the back and be the little good boy he always wanted to be...
And then the younger child, about sixteen, asked him- no, not him, the crowd in general. Why did he immediatley think the question was directed at him?- asked them if they were excited in the idea of caring for horses. He couldn't help but blurt out his answer.
Uhm, I've never worked with horses before, but I think it'd be a nice... change.
He looked up, scratching his palms vigorously. And then back down, like his feet suddenly became the most intruiging thing in the world again.

((Sorry to cut short; infected router and we have to reset it.))

[loulou800]

Luke Vanner
Luke let his own trademark smirk play back at Taylor's slight one, and he eyed all of the people there, before looking back at Taylor. She looked his age, but he couldn't tell if she was older than him or not. If she was, she didn't look a day older. It suited her well. "Hey," He greeted back, before throwing his answer in to Natalia, "I have a bucksin quarter horse, Jack. His trailer is on the way... should be here anytime now." He said, and then glanced at his phone's screen.

Natalia Everheart
Natalia quirked an eyebrow at the newcomer, noticing his tardiness but then nodded at his answer. "I guess I should show you guys where you'll be living for the next months... and then I can go and show you the stables." She paused for a second thinking, "How many of you are going to be interested in doing something involving horses? Besides Luke, since he already has answered that by having a horse."

Julia Everheart
Julia decided to pipe in, "If you do have animals.. please know that we are not liable for anything that happens to them, even though I'm sure they'll be perfectly fine. You are responsible for taking care of them, of course. Other than the obvious, we're pretty relaxed about pets." She looked over at the kids again, and then hummed to herself, "Let's see, correct me if I'm wrong, it's Taylor, Logan, Vadin, and... you're, uh, Luke, right?"

{{ Freshman is 9th grade.. so it's my first year at the highschool. It goes Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, Senior(: }}

(( Okay, I was thinking it was that if not Gr. 10.
Cool! Gr. 9 was my all-time favourite year. <3 Met some incredible people that year. :')
Good luck and HAVE FUN! ))

((I forgot about this. O: I'm sorry. TT.TT))
Vadin Leo Bruce
Vadin remained quiet, eyes still locked on his feet. The conversation advanced without him, thankfully. So all he had to do was stand in the back and be the little good boy he always wanted to be...
And then the younger child, about sixteen, asked him- no, not him, the crowd in general. Why did he immediatley think the question was directed at him?- asked them if they were excited in the idea of caring for horses. He couldn't help but blurt out his answer.
Uhm, I've never worked with horses before, but I think it'd be a nice... change.
He looked up, scratching his palms vigorously. And then back down, like his feet suddenly became the most intruiging thing in the world again.

((Sorry to cut short; infected router and we have to reset it.))

Taylor Rae
Taylor noticed the guy take a look at his phone, and she wondered if he was like that high-maintenance kinda guy, arriving fashionably late and texting or checking their phone like every five minutes.
If he was, she'd be kinda disappointed.
"I would love to do something with horses! I used to ride them when I was little, so I remember some things." she smiled, answering Natalia's question.
"And Taylor's correct." said Taylor, answering Julia's refferal. "As long as I have somewhere to put Bugsby and Meredith, I'm good." she grinned.
Taylor immediately looked up at the guy with the dog, curious as to why he seemed so shy and so closed-off.
Maybe she could crack open his shell enough for him to let her in?

Logan Ty Leven
"I wouldn't mind helping out with the horses." said Logan to Natalia's question. "Whatever floats your boat and whatever you need help with is fine by me."
He then turned to Julia. "Logan's right." he smiled.
Logan looked around, seeing if anyone else was gonna appear on the Ranch.