- r e g r e t s - s e m i l i t e r a t e

[Study in Scarlet]

~ Derek ~

Derek walked down the side walk, cold and alone, back when he first ran away he thought life would be easy, he thought wrong. Here he was in the dirtest part of town where he used to drive by on the bus to school. He would see all the homless people and all the hungry little children. Well look at him now he was a starving homeless child,all he wanted was a nice warm meal and a place to sleep. His walk took him past
a homless shelter , though he was to pridefull to go there and ask for help, he watched the once homless people enjoy their food and place of warmth and shelter. He walked along , a part of him said " turn around they will help you " , and a nother part of him said " keep gloing you can provide for yourself". Being a pridefull young man he kept walking utill he reached a certian allie on a certian street, he turend down it. In the corner lied the small place he had set up for himself. A blanket a dirt pillow and abox that coverd it all was his home. He took his backpack off , discouraged, and sat agianst the wall . He barried his head in his nees and a tear rolled down his cheek. Logan, a very excited dog pounced on derek and began to lick his face. Derek looked up at his and smiled, " Logan, you're a good boy ". He pet logan and scratched under his chin. Dereks spirt began to lift ever so slightly.



-- Erin --

Erin twirled happily down the street , she was finaly free. The harsh life of the streets had not struk an epifony in her she was still in the " honeymoon phase ". With alot of her fosterparents money in her pocket , Erin enterd a small diner. She sat down at the nearest booth and picked up the menu , skimming through it she didnt notice the waiter approach her. The young man looked at her , " what would you like? " he aked. Startled, Erin looked up, " Oh..... uhhhhh...... just a classic cheese burger with a root beer to drink". The waiter nodded and took her menu and walked back to the kitchen. Content, Erin slouched down in her booth and let out a sigh.

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{ Comedy, please rp both your charries. Otherwise, theres no point in making them. }

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( i wasn't done editing)

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{ Alright. Just a reminder Comedy. No need to get hasty. }

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( oh, Im sorry i want trying to sound like that. I forgot then realized i had to edit it. I meant it to come out " sorry I wasnt done, editing " like i was headded to go do it. Sorry for the confusion but i fixed it and added more to Derek's.)

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{ Wonderful, and its alright. Thank you. }

[-nutella love.]

--Alexandria--

Alexandria was slowly nibbling on her chocolate bar, desperate to make it last a while. After five minutes she had finished it, and she sighed a bit. She held her stomach, which was softly growling. She was hungry, of course. Fatty. She thought to herself, and after she thought that she laughed a little bit. She shook her head, leaning her head back against the wall.

She needed to take a little break, since she was tired of walking around so much. She turned her head to the left, looking down into the alley. Was her little hidden shelter down there, or was it just another alley? Shrugging, she decided to not check on it. It was better to be safe than sorry, or at least in this case it was.

She pulled her knees to her chest, brushing off some dirt off of her worn jeans. Sometimes she really hated dirt. She shook her head, putting her head down on her knees. After a few minutes she began to feel jittery. She needed to move around a bit. After being on the move for so many years, she couldn't easily settle down.

Sighing a bit, she stood again and brushed the dirt off her jeans. She stepped out onto the street, she looked around a bit before turning and walking down the street.

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--Mikey--

Mikey began to kick the ball higher from knee to knee, and as he did he began to get more focused. His smile faded, and it was replaced with a content look. He continued to bounce the ball, and after a few minutes he stuck his leg out and caught the ball.

A smirk played on his lips as he remembered his few years in high school. He had been on the soccer team, and he just loved showing off his skills to the people around him. He would do all sorts of tricks, some in which he had forgotten. He also was the flirty type, and as he remembered that he allowed himself to chuckle a bit.

Mickey shook his head as he kicked the ball up in the air and caught it. He went back to the fountain, sitting down on the edge again. He wished he had music listening to, but his IPod had died long ago. He still had it, and he'd have to eventually sell it some day.[/center]

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~ Derek ~

Derek looked at logans tail that wagged egerly. He stood up, " come on boy " he said walking back out onto the street. Before he saw her he ran into a girl walking down the same road( alexandria). Derek ran into the wall after hitting her. He had hit his head, seconds later he colapsed. He was out cold, it was not just a simple bump on the head he had acttualy passed out. Logan came running, he jumped on top of derek. When no response came logan began to lick his face. After a moment logan looked up at the girl and barked as if trying to get derek help.



-- Erin --

Erin sat at the table waiting for her food. She entertained herself by doodling on a napkin. The waiter had brought her root beer, now almost gone. After a few moments the waiter brought out her food. Erin pushed the drawing aside, she smelt the cheese burger and hwr mouth began to water. The waiter set the burger down and walked away. Erin picked up the ketchup and cover the meat with it and began to eat. She smiled, content.

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- H a y d e n & S p e n c e r -

- Hayden panted hard from her run, her arms wrapped protectivly around her baby brother. His cheek was against her chest, his body trembling. Oddball curled up in Hayden's lap, and Champ rested his head on Hayden's thigh. The four watched the oldened door apprehensivly, p[raying the Child Support members wouldnt think to look inside.

Hayden closed her eyes, breathing in her brother's scent as she waited. Compared to her, he smelt like flowers. Hayden had been persistant on keeping him clean, though she forgot about herself.

After about ten minutes, Hayden finally realized the coast was clear. She rose to her feet, and looked around the abandoned cafe. They were in the kitchen section, and old, rusted pots and pans were scattered throughout the tile floor. Cabinets were left open, and the stove was covered in dusty. " Ewwie." she heard Spencer say from behind her, and she chuckled.

" Eww is right." she agreed, looking at the four year old. He hugged her leg, as=nd they looked around together. Champ licked Hayden's dangling hand, and she patted his head. He lead them out of the kitchen and into the dining room, Oddball right on the dog's heels.

The dining room was much more beautiful, old chandalers dangling over every wooden table. Hayden let out a cough, the musty room getting to her. This would make a nice place to stay, for a while anyway. With no money to take a subway far away from here, they had to stay. Going on foot was out of the question.

- K o d y -

- Kody sighed as he looked up at the tops of the buildings, the sun had already set, and the moon was making its way to the center of the sky. He let out a long sigh, and slid his bike to a stop.

In his mind, he wondered what it was like up there, in the sky. It must surely be lonely, no one to talk to. Stuck inside your ship all day, and no life, no air, and no family. He pursed his lips thoughtfully. Though, it had to be beautiful up there, constantly being surrounded by stars. You could visit all the planets, strike your claim on each one.

He jumped as Beevis pressed his massive head against his thigh, and he scratched behind his small ear. " Atta boy Beev." he praised him, patting his side. " I know. I know. Im going...." he said, climbing back onto his bike.

The subway was empty, everyone had left home for the night. He rode his bike down the huge staircase, climbing off at the bottom. He leaned his bike against the wall, and set his backpack down. He pulled out two small blankets, and a thin pillow. Beevis curls up under the bench, and Kody tossed the blanket over him. Kody layed down on the bench, head resting on the pillow, and curled up. he clentched his bag to his chest, and his dirty blonde hair sprawled out across the pillow. Soon, the only thing filling the subway was the sound of Beevis snoring.

[-nutella love.]

--Alexandria--

Alexandria hummed to herself as she walked, looking around the still-busy city as she walked. She was playing with her mother's locket, twisting it around her fingers. Ever now and then she would open it then shut it before anything could happen to the picture.

As always, she wasn't paying attention. Next thing she knew she had bumped into someone and he was on the ground. "Hey, are you okay?" She asked worridly, nervously leaning over. She held the necklace to her chest, not want it to get in the way. She bit her lip, hoping she didn't cause any harm.

"Hey, wake up." She said, patting the guy's cheek as she glanced at the dog.


--Mikey--

Mikey looked up at the sky, seeing the moon creeping it's way up into the sky. He sighed, slowly standing from his seat and stretching his arms above his head. About time to get home He thought with a small shrug, bending down and picking up his bag. He slung it over his back, and tucked his soccer ball under his arm.

He left the park and walked towards the abandoned apartment complex on the other side of town. It was condemned, and it was supposed to be torn down in a few months. He learned that places like that were "hot spots" for homeless people like himself, and there were a few other people living in there.

After about a half hour of walking, he turned the corner onto the street the hotel was on. It was dark out, and only a few lights work. He didn't let that get to him, though, as he walked, and he ducked into an alley. He patted the dark wall as he walked, and found the secret entrance. He pushed away a large brick, which was actually little bricks combined together. He slipped into the hole, closing the gap behind him. He could hear faint voices echoing though the building, and he went up the creaky stairs to the second floor.