Gates of Paradise;; Only Accepting Boys right now!

[Illy's Wifey]

Gangs in Harlem brang up unsettling memories but Brooklyn decided she'd better get over them sometime, so she went ahead. "Yeah the crime rates are pretty bad, can't forget that. When I was 14 me and my boy CJ were chillin out on a corner with our little clique. We were like brother and sister. A shady car came by but we didn't think anything of it till the windows when down and CJ got glocked." She paused, took a small breath and looked at down for a second.

[stump.]

astrid elaine williams | tags; -
i lifted my gaze from the ground as i heard footsteps coming out of the mansion. there stood a man, he introduced himself as xavier. the name suited him, xavier sounded so royal and well, the man looked liked royalty. in a good way, i guess. he gave us a tour of the mansion and after we were finished with the tour, i headed towards the kitchen to get snacks. i had skipped breakfast and i was so hungry i could eat a dog. not saying i would eat a dog, that's just gross.

nik jackson | tags; xenora
nik was staring at his shoes, waiting for whatever the other teens were waiting for. his green eyes glanced up as he heard a person approaching him. he saw a girl around his age approach him and introduced herself as xenora. "i'm nik, with a k not a ck," nik gave a small grin. he was about to extend his hand for a handshake, but right then a man walked down from the steps of the mansion. the man introduced himself as xavier, nik guessed he was the owner of the mansion. xavier offered to give all the teens a tour of the mansion, and all the teens there followed him as he showed them the interior of the mansion. after the tour, nik turned to xenora. "so, xenora," that was her name, right? he was pretty sure, "where you from?" he asked with a small, yet friendly smile as he adjusted his guitar that was slung over his shoulder.

[i have astrid open for anyone interested c;]

[Roman'sGirl75]

Grace nodded and smiled a little remembering what it had been like for them when they first moved to the states. "I can see that. When our dad first moved us here there were six of us in a three bedroom house. Talon and I shared one bedroom while our......" she fell silent and looked down at the table in front of her.

Talon smiled as well but this time his smile didnt reach his eyes as he finished Grace's statement "our brothers shared the other bedroom while our dad and step mom had the other one." he too looked down then glanced over at Grace watching as she wiped her eyes angerly. "Sorry about that" she said softly then went on "Tyson and Alex were out playing basketball one night and got caught on the boarder of two gang territories and were shot and killed. That was before we moved from Atlanta to a horse farm outside of Arlington Virginia."

[Nathan Drake]

Kaidan / Female but prefers male pronouns / tags~ Astrid

Kaidan had started into the kitchen his expression changed to something surprised at he spun on a heel in shock. He wasnt expecting anyone else on there, there wasnt that many people ever in there

[Jolly_Rancher]

"I'm so sorry for your losses." Aleaha never lost a family member before to any violence. Only some had cancers or diabetes. "But six in a three bedroomed home must've been pretty cramped. When I was growing up, I was actually put into a foster home because my mom didn't have a job and my dad was in jail. She came back for me though when I was 3 years old." Aleaha hung her head down and lowered her tone a bit. "She had a job but it didn't give her enough money to buy, let alone rent a house. We lived in her car for about a year or so until she met this man named Jerry whose now my step-dad...long story short, we moved in with him and lived happily ever after." There was more to Aleaha's story than just being put into foster care and being homeless for a year. But she wanted her deep personal stuff to herself. "On the bright side I have a dog named marshmallow" she said trying to brighten up the mood.

[Illy's Wifey]

Brooklyn raised her eye brows sympathetically. "I guess we can all kinda relate to something, even if its not the best things. I'm sorry for your loss, both of you. Just keep calm and listen to some Drake!" She replied slightly smiling. What's better than music? She thought to herself

[Roman'sGirl75]

Grace nodded "it was pretty tough for a while. But when dad bought the farm and we moved to it we were able to bring our horses home." she said as a warmth spread through her heart at the thought of her mare Valkyrie "I get out and ride every day plus I take my wolf dog Wulf hunting with me as often as I can." she added

Talon smiled a little then said gently"some days I go with Grace but most days I ride other places." with that said he looked at his twin and said almost playfully "by the time the summer is over you might not be able to ride anymore Grace." that comment earned him a smack on the back of his head and a dark look from his twin. "Sorry sis I forgot how sensitive you are about the...." he fell silent at her look then changed the subject. "any of you ever been riding? Its really fun. Once you get used to it and get used to the fact that you are in control of an animal that weighs 1200 pounds, that you are controlling it with nothing but your knees and your hands and a pair of thin leather straps between your hands and its mouth."

[Jolly_Rancher]

Aleaha raised an eyebrow. And curiously looked at Grace. She sensed something odd going on between the twins. Something that had to deal with Grace. Not wanting to get to nosey, Aleaha turned her attention to talon and continued on the conversation. "Umm...yeah, I went horse back riding before when I was a little girl. It was quite fun. I mostly rode on ponies though...and really, girl? Drake?" Aleaha turned to Brooklyn and laughed a bit. Knowing that mostly everybody from the U.S. listens to drake when they're feeling down or feel lonely

[Illy's Wifey]

Smirking, she looked over at Aleaha."Yaassss, and PartyNextDoor. They are like the best for when you get in your feelings. Shoot, you'll probably find me listening to music 24/7 in our rooms." Brooklyn said.

[stump.]

astrid williams | tags; kaidan
astrid walked into the kitchen, which was much bigger than her bedroom back at her apartment. she glanced around and started for a door she guess led to the pantry. opening the pantry, her eyes landed on a small bag of cool ranch doritos. she grinned to herself and grabbed it. the child side of her was tempted to do the elementary way of opening chip bags, smash the air in the bag so it makes a big pop! noise when it opens. her other choice was opening it like a civilized person, which was less fun but people wouldn't think you were weird. astrid's eyes lifted up to see a teenager her age walk into the kitchen and look like they've seen a ghost. she wondered what scared the teen. was there something on her face? "um, sorry if i scared you," astrid gave a smile.

nik jackson | tags; xenora
nik was staring at his shoes, waiting for whatever the other teens were waiting for. his green eyes glanced up as he heard a person approaching him. he saw a girl around his age approach him and introduced herself as xenora. "i'm nik, with a k not a ck," nik gave a small grin. he was about to extend his hand for a handshake, but right then a man walked down from the steps of the mansion. the man introduced himself as xavier, nik guessed he was the owner of the mansion. xavier offered to give all the teens a tour of the mansion, and all the teens there followed him as he showed them the interior of the mansion. after the tour, nik turned to xenora. "so, xenora," that was her name, right? he was pretty sure, "where you from?" he asked with a small, yet friendly smile as he adjusted his guitar that was slung over his shoulder.