Silent but Friendly (Open)

[Kyalee]

Starr was barely paying attention. She was thinking about making a swinging rope that could swing into the little pond she found in the forest.
Maybe I could tie it to that big old tree, then you could swing right into the deepest end of the pond.

But she didn't think that tree could hold well. It was pretty old, and she couldn't tell if part of it had died yet or not. She would have to test it out.
"Ms. Loxwood? Ms. Loxwood? I hope you're paying attention."
Starr looked up. Ugh, she had been zoning out again. Her mother had urged her not to, but sometimes she just couldn't help it. A lot of the things they talked about in Mr. Cloud's class was extremely boring. Starr just nodded, glad she couldn't speak for once because he probably would have asked her a question. People always stared at her strangely, because she couldn't speak. Most of them thought she was an Avox until they saw her tongue was just fine.

Blushing, Starr began taking notes again. She knew the only two reasons she wasn't made fun of constantly was because she had nice friends, and because she was evidently "pretty", though she herself didn't believe it. Most nerds liked to hit on her, but if they knew better they would know it was totally pointless. She could never find love, because love often invovled speaking. And nobody even tried to communicate with her, except her friends sometimes. Starr didn't mind anymore though, she was just happy people accepted her.

Suddenly, people were rushing out of the classroom.

You just did it again!

Starr facepalmed herself and tried to stay more alert as she packed up her stuff in her worn out, earthy brown backpack and rushed out the classroom doors. As she walked quickly down the hallway, Starr looked around for her friends. She was about to go around the corner when she ran right into someone. She wished she could say sorry, like most people would. She crashed to the cold floor, and tried to scramble up to help the person she'd clumsily ran into.

[pinkygirl202]

River smiled at the quiet girl. He looked up and said nothing, he just smiled as he got up. He picked up her fallen books from the floor and handed them to her. Then he spoke in his subtle, dreamy voice, "Why hello," he glanced at her and then pulled away for a moment. " I'm River Vacarro, and you are?" He said as he winked and flipped his blonde hair out of his face.
He waited a few seconds for her to respond, but she said nothing. He stared blankly at the quiet girl and said " hmm mysterious, i see," he looked into her blue eyes and just smiled. He thought, " wow she is beautiful, like emee, and Addi, but in a different way. River continued to pick up his books and put out his hand to help the girl up.
The girl looked young like 14 or 15, similar to River's sister Rhee, but shorter and more fragile. He tried to communicate with her, but still nothing, yet whoever she was, River wanted to know. He could basically get any girl, and he wasn't quite sure of what Addi thought of him anymore. He wanted to get to know this girl, she seemed mysterious, unique, and beautiful, maybe he could get her to open up to him. " how have I never seen you before?"

[Kyalee]

Starr looked at him and frowned.

Oh man. He's probably goana think Im crazy...
She took out a pen and began writing on her arm.
"Hi.. I'm Starr. Sorry for running into you. Um, I can't speak...."
The pen tickled her skin as she wrote, and she was glad she hadn't written anything on it all day, and had alot of space to write. She hoped that was the right thing to write.. Ugh, why did she have to be so weird. Starr smiled at him while he read. His voice was nice. So was his smile.... She could never be even friends with him the way she was anyway, but she could atleast say sorry to him.

[pinkygirl202]

River glanced at her arm and smiled. "Hey Starr, no problem, actually it's nice to meet you" he winked. He wondered why she couldnt speak and was slightly intrigued by her mysteriousness. "So tell me about yourself?" His blue eyes sparkled and he stood in thought, waiting patiently for her responce. He smiled " Not to be to foward, but you have the prettiest eyes."

[Kyalee]

Starr gave River a relieved smile. She took out her notebook, and began to write a responce, as he spoke again.
"So tell me about yourself?"
Starr started writting. From all her practice and dependence on it, she was a fast writer, and her handwritting was still ledgible.
"It's nice to meet you too." She paused. Usually people didn't ask her things, especially about herself. Not even her family wanted to take the time to ask her personal questions unless they were important.
"I havn't been able to speak since I was little, just so you know. Its not just like, a temporary thing."
She was in the middle of writting, when he spoke yet again.
"Not to be foward, but you have the prettiest eyes."
Starr looked at him, blushing, and her eyes amused.

Is he actually hitting on me?
Starr laughed in her head. He was probably just trying to amuse himself by making a speechless girl blush. She wrote more, and then looked at her paper before showing it to him.
"It's nice meeting you too. I havn't been able to speak since I was little, just so you know. Its not just like, a temporary thing or anything. You really think my eyes are pretty?"

[pinkygirl202]

He started to read her writing. " Haha, your writing is much better than mine," he glanced up and smiled, " and yes, you have the prettiest eyes I've seen in a while. I bet you hear that a lot?" He winked." So what do you do for fun around here?" He thought to himself " I bet she's something special, she sure seems like it. I wonder why she can't talk, and I wonder if there's any way to get her to. I can't tell if she's in to me or if she's just being nice."

Then he thought about the people he knew. Rhee, his sister, Addi, and Emee. Those were his closest friends, well in this case were. "How old are you beautiful? Any chance you know a girl named Rhee, blonde, thin, around your age? Or do you know Addi? Did you know Emee... Before, well, yeah.." he paused.

[Kyalee]

She smiled as he complemented her handwritting.
"Thanks." She wrote and showed him.
"And yes, you have the prettiest eyes I have seen in awhile. I bet you hear that a lot."
Starr shook her head, looking down.
"Actually, not a lot of people have told me that before." She wrote.
Starr looked around as the hallways became more and more empty. Starr and River were now almost the only ones left.
"How old are you beuatiful?" Starr looked at him intrestedly. Nobody had ever called her that. It kinda felt nice.
"Im 14." Starr replied on her notebook. "I think I've heard of them, but I dont know them that well." Starr finishes writting and show it to River.

[pinkygirl202]

River smiled, "that's nice, I'm 16, and Rhee is my sister." He couldn't stop smiling at her, she just seemed so nice and warm, even if she had a bad past, he most definitely couldn't tell. " So what do you wanna know about me?" He gleaned and flipped his hair out of his face again. River was the type of guy, who always started conversation with people and always got to know people before judging them, but his major dream was to get out of district 12, any way he could. " Starr, what a nice name, like a shooting star, make a wish, or a shining star? He smiled.

[Kyalee]

Starr smiled, and brushed her hair aside nevously.

Wow, hes 16?

Starr thought a little. He was older than her by 2 years. Why and how could he possibly have any urger to talk to her, much less flirt with her? She scribbled something quickly into her notebook, and then showed River.
"Why are you talking with me now? Most people dont like to wait ror me to write and stuff, so I dont see how a guy like you could even possibly notice me."
It was how she truely felt, so she decided to ask it. Then he complemented her name.
"Your name is cool too. River... Like a river you can ride a canoe in, and fish." Starr was embarassed that was all she could come up with for his name. But honestly it was a pretty cool name.

[pinkygirl202]

He looked at her " Why am I talking to you? I'm talking to you because your unique, and friendly even though you dont talk, you seem like a really cool person from what I see, plus your pretty." He smiled. " Haha nice, like where you can canoe or fish, that's cute" he laughed. "We definitely should hang out some time, so any reason you don't talk?"

[Kyalee]

Her face darkend as he mentioned her not speaking. Yes, he probably was just trying to use her or something. Isn't that just what all men were like?
"I just dont talk, ok? Ive gota go. If you want we can meet some place sometime. If you'd be up to it." She wrote, and showed it to River.

[pinkygirl202]

He apologized " Sorry if that's a sensitive topic, its just very unique and a creative way to speak, and your writing, amazing. Okay see you around gorgeous, and I would most definitely be up to it." He walked away smiling, yet unsure about what the girl he had just met thought, unsure about his status with Addi, unsure what Rhee was up to, and unsure if he had truely forgotten Emee. He left school in a rush with many thoughts on his mind

[Kyalee]

Starr sighed as she sat in the school building a little bit longer. What had she just done? She had driven the ony boy who had ever been intrested in her away. But maybe she did still have a chance with him.
Starr exitted the school with her backpack, and slowly made her way home. The streets seemed deserted at the time. She walked into her house, which was empty because everyone was mostly at work. She quickly got her leather bag, and put on her hiking boots. Starr locked the door behind her, and left.

The late afternoon breeze that livenecthe air as she ran carefully through alleyways and backroads was welcoming. The snow was lift today. And only a little covered the cold cobblestone she ran over. As she made her way to the outskirts of town, she began to relax and worrry less about peacekeepers watching. She hurried to the chain-link fence and crawled nearly through the dirty hole. As she set foot on the other side, Starr looked back once, and then made her way silently through the forest, toward her pond.

[pinkygirl202]

The next day, River woke up just on time at 6 A.M and got dressed into a pair of faded blue jeans and a white tank top with a hoodie over it, his shoes were the worn out gym shoes that he always wore. He sat down to eat breakfast and smiledas his mom poured him some cereal, he just felt happy to have a family that loved him. He sat next to Rhee, who was wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a black v-neck tee-shirt with a pair of black flats that she had gotten for her birthday.he kissed his mother and younger sister goodbye as he and Rhee set of for their daily walk to school. Rhee said " What are you so happy about? I think your smile is contagious." as she smiled.

Rhee was the one person that River could tell anything to because she always had the best advice and was also the most trustworthy person he knew. " Well, I met this girl." He gleamed
" What about Addi," she questioned, as she thought about Addi, one of her close friends.
" Don't get me wrong, I love Addi, but we haven't talked in a while, its not everyday, maybe this is just puppy love with this new girl, but I would like to get to know her. She has the most beautiful blue eyes, that glimmer,and she's mysterious and unique, but has a positive energy about her."
Rhee was amazed at his description " Wow, so who is this girl? She sounds like someone worth getting to know, especially for you. Hey, you can never have too many friends and if it goes farther, what happens happens, don't try to rush anything with this new girl, get to know her, and don't end anything to fast with Addi. Plus I know, this will be a sensitive topic, but do what Emee would have wanted."
River flipped his hair out of his face and gave his sister a hug, " You really are amazing sis"
They walked into school, both with smiles on their faces.

[Tom Hiddelston...jk it's kale.]

(ooc do you guys mind if i can join)