Someone's Watching [Marree]

[Will]

"Well you're not so perfect either!" I shout as I storm out of the house, making sure to slam the door as hard as I can on the way out.
As I walk down the porch steps I can hear my mother start to yell at my father. That's always a good thing. One of the best things is when my mother gives my father a piece of her mind. After all, our father is so obnoxious, always telling us how many flaws we have. He never says he has any though.
As the cloud of condensation drifts out of my mouth as I breath out, I recall the times I used to pretend I was a dragon. Carter and I would breath out and pretend we were having fire fights. Being a little kid was fun. I also think how stupid I was to not even take a jacket with me outside. It's winter after all.
I debate whether or not to go to Carter's house. No. I'm not in the best mood to act chummy. I instead make my way over to the forest. It takes a while of walking past stumps before you actually reach the forest. I listen to my feet crunch in the freshly fallen snow and the fallen leaves that haven't been covered yet. I look into the tall dead trees. Their bareness is only slightly masked by the beauty of the fallen snow that threatens to encase it. Oh winter, a deadly, but beautiful season.
I walk until my skin turns pink and I can't feel it anymore. That's the best. When you can't feel the pain. It makes you feel invincible. But I know that sense of invulnerability will soon fade. I sit down on a tree stump, shifting until it feels comfortable, then stare into my hands. I'm not good at this, pouting. I can be angry all I want, but the longest I've ever held a grudge is a day. And it was hard. I'm too trusting and forgiving to hold grudges. So I just sit there, staring into my hands until I get the feeling that someone is watching me.

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[atrb=background,http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y510/LaSaundra_Kiser/Image4_zpsff6c8044.jpg] Saffron and Lotus take the initiative to sleep in for the day, prompting Kalina to take advantage of the situation while she was still able to be sneak around the house quietly. In between, dressing herself in the warmest of clothes possible, she found it easy to find the heavy jacket of her fathers just laying on the couch. She slips it on, and marvels at the size difference, but it smells of him. It has that musty odor of old soap and lumber. She smiles as she pulls it further into her body, to wrap it almost another half around her petite body. In the kitchen, a sound comes to her ears as someone who is awake and finds the person to be that of her mom. "Where you going off to?" She asks. Her face soft and slightly wrinkled with the aging years. She wasn't old, to say the least, but the worry lines in her forehead as well as in between her brow gives off so much time that has been spend worrying. Kalina responds to her mother with a smile. "YOu off to go see that Tyler again? Honey.. he's good to you. Ever thought of anything that could further that?" "Mom... we're just dating right now... nothing too serious... " She explains but hides the fact that she wishes for more than that. Along with that statement, she shakes her head to her and picks up a peice of dry toast and brings it to her lips. "No. Not today. Besides, I"m goign to go out before the two rugrats wake. I've never known them to sleep this long. I'll be back sometime later." With that, she forces the dry toast down with a gulp of water and leaves. She's met with the furious breath of cold air into her lungs the moment she takes it in. The new fallen snow. The white atmostphere. "How wonderful!" She says to herself and tucks her hands deep within her pockets and took off into the forests of districe seven. Kalina keeps a steady rythm with her feet as she takes each step with ease, careful not to slip as it crunches. Something about the new snow seemed to wake in Kalina a childish wonder. A huge smile gracing her lips as she looses all train of thought of where she's going until she hears someone walking in the same area that she happened to be in. She watches him intently though, not making a sound. Just quiet. He sits on a tree stump covered in snow and she grins. After a few moments, she decides to speak up, as she took a few steps toward the boy staring at his hands. "Ya know... your rump is going to get cold sitting on the snow like that, I imagine." She takes in the boys appearance. He seemed troubled. "You okay?" CAme her older sister response. Taking care of two young sisters makes her seem more motherly than ever. CAring. A tad bit more on the worried side than she should be with the person that she had never met before, but still, being nice to a stranger never hurt anyone.

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[Will]

I hear a voice and jump. I look around before I see who is there. It's a girl. I recognize her a little bit. I don't know her name, but I've seen her in school. She's older though, so I don't know her either. Her eyes immediately show signs of worry as I make eye contact with her. Then she asks, "You okay?"
I stand up from my stump, feeling the cold act as rigor mortis on my joints. I look at how the snowflakes shine in her black hair and how her eyes are so captivating. She's pretty. I hesitate to answer, shrugging my shoulders as I do so. "Yeah. I'm fine." I finally answer. "Just a little fuss happening at home."
I avert my eyes and kick at the snow with my shoe, trying to look casual, but thinking I probably look like a swollen pink child. You're fifteen! I tell myself.

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[atrb=background,http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y510/LaSaundra_Kiser/Image4_zpsff6c8044.jpg] Kalina grins when he jumps because she didn't really expect to scare the poor boy. As he turns around, she realizes that she doesn't recognize him at all, but maybe he was a year or two younger than her. Whatever the case was, she was surprised. She's usually very good about knowing the people here in the town. She can't say that's she's ever seen him at school. Though, she looks at him just once more but decides that the face isn't familiar at all. She does, however, ask if he's okay. No normal person would be sitting out here just doing nothing, at least, sitting on a snow covered stump looking a little frustrated for that matter. Her facial expression softens a bit when he declares that he's fine, but chews on her lower lip a little when he says something about a fuss occuring at home. The only fusses she ever has to deal with is that of her two younger siblings. "I hope everythings alright though. I mean, with you being out here and all. I"m sorry to hear that." She gives him an answer and takes a few steps to pass him up. "I just wanted to check on you, is all. I'm sorry to have bothered you." She nodds to him and begins to walk away from the lad. If he was upset, sometimes being alone is the best possible route, so she wasn't going to interrupt his alone time. Before she goes any further, she turns back around. "The names Kalina, if you ever want to talk." She leaves him with her name and stick her hands in her pockets.

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[Will]

Her face became worried. I see the sympathy in her eyes. She's nicer than most people her age, so far. She says some consoling words, telling me her name is Kalina. Kalina. That's a good name. It has a pretty ring, but a sharp sting. She turns, placing her hands in her pockets. As she begins to leave, I feel a rush of emotion. I feel guilt and sorrow for depressing Kalina and fighting with my father. What were we even fighting about? I don't remember! How could I do that?! How could I make someone else's day bad because of a fight and I can't even recall? This leads to a little bit of self anger. But that's all quickly blotted out by the happiness. Happiness that was brought by the kindness of a stranger. That's always nice, when it feels like everyone you know is against you and a stranger offers a compliment or some consoling words and you feel much better. This is all suddenly overpowered by embarrassment. The kind that makes you feel like you have to do something to cover it up. So after she took a few steps, I thought frantically. What could I do to make myself seem less depressing? I could yell something out. No, that's stupid. I could...then I see it. The snow. The glistening, soft coat of pack-y snow. That's what I could do! I stoop down, scoop up some of the snow, packing it into the most awfully shaped sphere you could ever see, and then I chuck it at her back. That was so stupid, I think. Too late now though. Due to my awful aim, the ball of frozen water crystals slams into the back of her head, exploding into a shower of powder that glistens in the sunlight. Some chunks of the ball catch in her long black hair. I burst out laughing, the embarrassment so much that I can't find another outlet. All I can hope is that she doesn't take offense.

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[atrb=background,http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y510/LaSaundra_Kiser/Image4_zpsff6c8044.jpg] Kalina gives him a sympathetic smile as began to walk away. She was unsure if he wanted to talk or not, but she didn't want to linger any longer if in fact he did want to be alone during this time. She didn't want to pry either. The best thing that she could do was to allow him this moment without further interruption. Her fingers fidget inside of the pockets of her dad's thick jacket. A small peice of collected fuzz at one corner, she rolls into a ball as she begins to watch the steps she takes in the collection of fallen flakes. A couple of white snowflakes begin to fall again, decorating the front of her coat with the one of a kind flakes. She smiles adn the moment that she looks up, to glance toward the sky, she feels something hit the back of her head. The force behind the snowball make her jolt forward a bit, taking an extra couple of steps in the snow before she reached to the back of her head with a kind of speed and feels instantly the snow. "Hey now... I was being nice to you." She began to say before she turned around to meet his gaze. A half smile formed on her lips as she shook her head and folded up her arms. "Ya know, you've got pretty good aim to be able to hit me in the back of the head, dead center. Remind me to stay on your goodside." It's something about his laughter that catches her the right way that she, too, begins to chuckle slightly and not taking her eye off the boy, she bends down and scoops up an equally large snowball with the fresh snow and she holds it in her hands. "Are you playing hard to get, or you just playing around? Cause two can play that game, you know?" Kalina looks to the snowball in her hands and she begins to feel the mood lighten around the whole area. With one more second, she takes one step closer to the boy and then lets the snowball fly at him with all the strength she could muster.

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[Will]

Her hand snaps to the back of her head.

She turns saying, "Hey now... I was being nice to you."

Oh no. She took offense! How much more awkward could it get? How could I be so stupid?! But then suddenly I see her half smile, the look of something between shock and amusement. I feel something inside of me, something anxious to break out.

Then she says, "Ya know, you've got pretty good aim to be able to hit me in the back of the head, dead center. Remind me to stay on your goodside."

It broke out. Whatever was inside of me broke out and I can't stop laughing! This laughter is more relief than embarrassment now. She took it right. She took it the right way! I'm not totally an imbecile! She starts to laugh too. Then she leans down and makes a snowball. I think I know what's about to happen.

"Are you playing hard to get, or you just playing around? Cause two can play that game, you know?" She half laughs, half says.

For a second I stop laughing. Confused as to whether or not what she meant. Should I answer? I think I should. I start to open my mouth to reply to her question when suddenly she hurls her snowball at me. I barely have time to process the shock before it nails me in the face. I'm immediately blinded by the white ball of freezing substance. First I feel cold, then I feel the snow melting on my tongue, then I feel it start to crumble off like cookie crumbs. I smile. I smile so broadly it has to be reaching ear to ear.

"You're one to talk about aim!" I chuckle.

Now I know that she definitely took it the right way. And this is definitely going to be lots of fun! I quickly grab a handful of snow, not even worrying about packing it and I just toss in her general direction as I dive towards a tree for cover. Going to snowball fight mode. The atmosphere suddenly changes, it's joyful and playful instead of depressing and awkward. As I land behind the trunk of the tree I can't help but feel like things just a took a turn for the better.

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As I finish my dive behind the tree I laugh at Kalina's comment. It's true, I had barely any snowball fights growing up. A smile stretches from ear to ear and I can barely contain the joy. I form a few snowballs, admiring how their wonderful white color must be enhanced because of my happiness. Does happiness do this to a person? Do we think everything is nice once we are happy? I don't care! I love it this way and if being happy is how I can look at things on the right side is the way I want to be!

I jump from around my tree, ready to throw my snowball with another burst of chuckles and giggles. Only Kalina isn't there. Then I hear her shout, "This is war!" She is behind a tree! I instead of creeping around the ground, put my skills to the test. I swiftly climb the nearest tree and Look around. I don't see her. So I move as quietly as I can to the next tree over. I don't see her at first, but then her dark hair registers. She is waiting with a snowball. I almost laugh and give away my position.

I climb to a point where I'm crouched on a branch right above her head. This is hilarious! I think. She doesn't even know I'm there! Then I drop the snowball. The most epic fail ever happens as it misses her by at least three feet. I almost fall out of the tree laughing before I catch myself and hoist my body back over the branch.

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Kalina claims war on the situation, her body pressed diligently against one of the trees out of sight from Folium. She instantly bends down and starts to make snowball knowing that the new stranger will be coming soon with a barage of snow to throw at her and being fully prepared for the snowball fight was definately needed. For the moment, she felt safe, but in her gut, she knew something was happening. It was quiet. Too quiet. Quickly, she circles around the tree, taking a quick glance around to see if she can see the guy that she had asked about and to find nothing there. Maybe he was hiding as well. She took her place right behind the tree again, and bent down to pick up one of the snowballs.

"Ready whenever you are." She whispers to herself and packs the snowball harder and makes it more firm. She waits though until something falls beside her a good few feet away and she see's the half formed ball that lays on top of the snow. She instantly looks up to the laughter and see's Folium hanging on by a thread while trying to pull himself back up.

"What are you doing up there? You're going to hurt yourself... or someone else." Her motherly instincts kicking in. Not more than a few months ago, her sister had falled out of the tree and broken her arm. She certainly didn't want to see him end up like her sister. "Com'on, get down from there. I don't want to have to drag you're body back home when you die of laughter and fall."

Kalina giggles lightly, then takes aim at the boy's legs. The moment the snowball leaves her fingers, she finds herself running off into the direction of the half frozen-over pond. It wouldn't be too deep during the summers, but enough for a good swim. With the cold though, it would be half formed with ice. The top layer of it barely able to hold the weight of a small child. STill, she finds herself near the pond within minutes, knowing the direction very well. Finally, she stops and forms herself a new snow ball, making it three times bigger than her hand. A steady grin appears on her face.

[Will]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=width,502,true][bg= 39E639] You hear my voice? You hear that sound? I've got the eye of the tiger "What are you doing up there? You're going to hurt yourself... or someone else." Kalina shouts from below. "Com'on, get down from there. I don't want to have to drag you're body back home when you die of laughter and fall." Dying of laughter. That'd be one of the weirdest deaths ever. I can't even imagine her trying to tell my parents, "Oh yeah, um, he died of laughter." I feel a mix between hilarity and fear. I quickly pull myself into the tree, a snowball exploding on the branch next to me. We're starting to miss. I'm going to change that. I quickly squirrel my way down the tree and look around. I can see Kalina sprinting towards a pond. Then it strikes me, I haven't told her my name yet. Well, I will after this. I quickly scoop up yet another snowball and charge after her. We soon reach the pond, her waiting for me with a gigantic snowball, and I dive and throw. I think it hit her, although I'm not sure because my head was jerked suddenly when I slammed against the ice on the pond. I go skidding along the pond. At first I'm in pain. That hurt. But then I realize that nothing actually happened to me and I'm just drifting along the ice. I look to see what Kalina is doing before I move. Fire Dancing through the fire Because I am the champion And you're gonna hear me roar

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Kalina waits by the frozen pond, her hand holding a large round snowball in her hand. A smile gracing her lips as she watches Folium finally coming, running, straight for her. She was ready. she bounced the snowball in her hand up and down a few times until she hsaw that the last minute that he dove down, threw and snowball as she throws her snowball at him as well. The snowball he threw hits her right in the neck, while the snowball she let fall after him only missed him because of his attempt to avoid her.

"WEll.. Well.. lucky little dog, you are." She laughs, and starts to quickly get rid of the caked on snow on her neck that threatened to fall down the opened portion of her jacket and fall into her blouse. INstantly, the cold and frozen snow began to melt against her body heat, and the moment she turned around she saw where he had landed. "So cold... Hey.... Don't move. Okay? Take it easy where you're at. TEst the strength of the ice okay? Just to make sure. Be easy!"

Kalina edges her way over to the pond, her feet touching a bit of the ice that stands around the edge to the land. Her food pushes on it gently at first then harder. No sounds. No cracks. "So far so good." She says to him and then takes five more baby steps. A small crack reaches her ears. "Hey, you need... to be careful, please? The ice... is cracking."

[Will]

FOLIUM VENTURAM

male district seven fifteen

You hear my voice? You hear that sound? I've got the eye of the tiger Kalina says something that worries me. I didn't hear exactly what she said, but her tone of voice suggested she was upset or scared. That's what worries me. Kalina tentatively steps forward and places her foot on the ice. I see her testing it. It's perfectly fine. If I can lay down on it she can walk on it. I think. Then she shouts something else. I think I hear, "cracking" in it. "What'd you say?" I shout back. I start to get up as I do so. I want to help her in case something happens. She's obviously uncomfortable. Fire Dancing through the fire Because I am the champion And you're gonna hear me roar ooc - 'dis gone be epic! XD template by chelsy, edited by me!

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Obviously, there are weak spots in the ice as Kalina tries to test the frozen over water. The moment the 'crack' reaches her ears, she feels the need to warn her friend about it. Instantly, she moves back, trying to retrace her steps, but the moment she does, the ice gives way under her foot and her leg goes through the ice just a foot until it's up to her calf. "The ice isn't stable. YOu need to be careful." She yells out to him as she furiously tries to pull her leg from the broken part of the ice. A small amount of pain traces up and down her leg, but she doesn't seem all too worried about it other than furrowing her brow. No, her vision is set on her new friend as she waits to see if he'll be able to make it back without the ice breaking on him. To fall in to the frozen water surely wasn't going to be good. Not in the least.

"Please.... hurry - but be careful!" Her voice trembles with excitement and she finally backs up from the ice, a small amount of red staining her pants where the ice had cut through her leg when it broke through. She wasn't ready to take another dip although it was just a small part of her leg, but would he make it back without falling through the ice? Perhaps, he had found a thicker patch that has frozen better? She held her breath.

[Will]

FOLIUM VENTURAM

male district seven fifteen

You hear my voice? You hear that sound? I've got the eye of the tiger I stand up, almost losing my footing on the ice a couple of times before I finally am able to start walking to Kalina. Well more like skate without ice skates. I glide about halfway over, constantly in fear of slipping and hitting my head against the ice. Then I see Kalina's leg through the sheet of frozen water and she yells something out to me. I'm immediately flooded with a sense of fear. What if I fall through?! Surely the ice is deep enough to envelop my body. And definitely cold enough to strike death upon me. How serious a turn this innocent snowball tournament has taken. I start to more carefully glide and place my feet, testing my weight on each spot before I really commit to it. Apparently, that does not work. Because what happened next was all a blur. I remember the ice cracking, me trying to avoid it, the last thing I saw was Kalina. Then black. But that can't be right, I'm still awake. I feel cold. Very cold. Even colder than I was before. My feet aren't touching anything. Then suddenly they hit something, but it's not hard, it's more of a molasses. Mud? Those are the last thoughts I have. Fire Dancing through the fire Because I am the champion And you're gonna hear me roar ooc - OOOO! This is getting really good! template by chelsy, edited by me!