R.R.P.T. v.2.0

[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden's disgusted look disappeared and her eye softened sympathetically. The look on Anya's face was all too familiar. One that she had on her face often in the past year. "Anya. I know from experience that no one can be that angry for no reason. I just...if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here. I understand alot more than you think." She sighed, a little sorrowfully.

[Anya Veralusina]

Anya kept her eyes down, not meeting Aiden's gaze. She knew
better than to even try to make friends with someone, 'cuz she
was sick of feeling the agonizing pain in her when they were
lost. Suddenly she looked at up at Aiden, her eyes struggling
to become expressionless. "I don't know how to talk about
it," she replied shallowly.

OOC: Sorry, short.

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[Aiden Hawthorne]

Aiden shook her head again, keeping her face as blank as Anya's. She gave her a hard look before turning and walking off to find Ryan and Ash. She bit her lip as she often did.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan, sighing and running his fingers through his short brown locks; fell to the ground, letting the grass somehow caress his body. He closed his eyes, starting to think; what had once been childish immaturity suddenly turning into something nobody would have expected him to possess--

--an unnatural sort of personality trait. Sadness; an entire weight of sadness that seemed to consume his entire being. His hazel optics were dark-shaded; empty, and he let a singular butterfly fall upon his finger.

What he'd give to be free.

[Ashley Renolds]

Ashley sank down next Ryan and hugged him tightly. She hated than none of her words could help, but maybe her hugs could help him.She decided to try to lighten the mood."You know, the bananna-shaped phone should be out soon," she whispered, a sad smile on her face.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Feeling the hug had caused Ryan's muscles to contract; making him stiffen, before feeling the familiar sensation of his cousin. It wasn't a stranger.. he supposed he could keep calm. ".. That's great.." he murmured, closing his eyes and sighing heavily. What exactly had gotten into him, he didn't know. Maybe what he had been hiding for so long was finally triggered, and let loose. So much for trying.

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash layed her arm around Ryan's shoulders and pulled him close to her. She had nthing else she could say without messing up, but she would try. She turned his head towards her and sighed."You know, she's the only one...You have a gift of making people feel good about themselves, or however you want them to feel..." she started, but she lost where she was going."Ry, you know how suckish I am at this," she whispered.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Chuckling, at her statement, the Trace expert returned the hug. ".. I know. But still, you're a hella great cousin. Kinda wish you were my sister," he whispered, taking comfort in the closest person to him, considering how much time they had spent during childhood. He sighed heavily, and shook his head from side to side.

"I wish I did make people happy."

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash looked down and sighed. He just didn't get it, did he? Her eyes were soft, but defiant as she looked back at him again."You don't get it, do you? Look at all the people you make happy. You make Horatio smile for God's sake! Just because Anya is naturally a cold little... I'm not gonna say what she is, but... You make everyone else feel better about themselves...You don't need to put yourself down just because of one cranky idiot who can't get out of the pit of dispair she's living in," she said quietly, then raising her voice slightly. She smiled at him, hoping that it would get into his head."Oh, and I would say that you're my brother any day," she said with a soft smile.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

Ryan looked at her, feeling that infectious smile of his appear on his face. "I do make Horatio happy, don't I?" he said, with some sort of triumph. "Ara! I never thought of it like that! So I guess I'm an indispensable member or something.. right?" he asked, and ruffled Ashley's hair just for the hell of it, not really caring if she got pissed or not. "Right. We're siblings. Unbiological siblings, but still siblings," he stated, as though he were some scientist.

Back to normal?

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash sighed with relief and layed back on the grass happily. She actually did it! She made something work out for once! When she got up, she frowned slightly when he messed up her hair, but she shrugged it off."Yup...unbiological siblings are the best type of siblings because if you get mad at them, they aren't you sibling anymore," she said with a sheepish grin. She layed her head on her shoulder and grinned."See, your smiles made me happy! You are awesome at this, you know?" she asked with a grin.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"WHAT?! Y-You mean you're gonna let me goo..?!" Ryan asked, whimpering childishly before covering his face with his hands, fake-sobbing. He, however, raised his head immediately and stuck his tongue out at her. "It's because my smiles are infectious. They're like the plague of utter goodness or something," he said and shrugged. It was what his mother had told him once, when he still lived in Boston. Too bad he didn't go back as often. He was always too busy.

".. Now, about those banana-shaped phones.."

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash grinned brightly and nodded slowly. She shrugged."Stop messing up my hair and I won't give you away," she said smirking. She looked down and smiled to herself."Your mom said that, didn't she?" she asked. She never called her aunt by her name. At times she found herself calling her 'mom', too. It wasn't like her mom was ever around for her, anyway. She shrugged off the anger that came with that thought."What about it?' she asked, a smile on her face again.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"Fine then. Have it YOUR way," Ryan muttered, falling back onto the grass and stretching; his shirt lifting just a little and showing a bit of his midsection. He never really did care about appearances. Just.. how things turned out, he supposed. "Yeah. Mom told me I could make almost everyone I met happy. Since then I tried my best to keep people happy, especially myself," he remarked, looking up at the sky and watching as birds fluttered.

"Well, the banana phone.. when I sniff it, it should smell like a banana, right? And what if I eat it?" he asked, blinking.

[Ashley Renolds]

Ash layed back down next to him and smiled."You don't even have to try, you know," she said quietly, feeling she smile grow bigger. she laughed and shrugged."Ummm... I would advise you not to eat it, though," she said, grinning."Too many bolts, even if it is a banana," she said with a laugh.

[RYAN WOLFE!™]

"I think we should go back to Anya. I owe her an apology, for, you know, ruining her day," Ryan remarked out of nowhere, sitting up and scratching his head. Of course, he was, all in all, scared of her; but he supposed he still owed her a little something, after putting her through all that trouble, using up her stamina to get here and.. well, slap him.

The mark still hurt a lot.

And he meant, a lot.