[ running from the lions ][reserved]

[jonathan erik adams.]

we've got unfinnished business

After nearly two hours playing an arcade game on the pier, he noticed it was already nearing the evening. There was a vibration from the top of the machine, his cell phone. A text message, a couple of people are having a bonfire out on the beach. A social party that of course even he couldn’t ignore. He loved actually going places, it was California, what would you expect. He only realized one thing that would make him extremely ridiculous, he was in his surf gear. Since he got out of college, he decided to do a lot more athletics, and practically the only easy thing for him was either surfing or playing basket ball. There was a problem with basketball. It sucked when he was the only person there that could take his shirt off. If it was a shirts vs. skins game, skin would be bouncing a lot more than the ball, which he was kind of grossed out by. It didn’t look good, so surfing it was. His board was already in his car. He had a pair of trunks there and a t-shirt, in case there was like an emergency. But it’s been in there for a while, and the new car smell kind of stuck to it. It’ll fade later on. He walked out to the street, his car parallel parked. The windows were tinted dark, in case any curious eyes walked by. He could live in his car, he just never wanted to.

With a quick change in his car, he stepped out, blue trunks, dark cyan t-shirt, it worked out pretty well. He was barefoot, never a fan of flip-flops. He placed his cell phone into his pocket, with the hope it wouldn’t get wet, it was a bonfire wasn’t it? He closed and locked the car and stepped onto the sand. It was still slightly warm from the sunlight earlier, it felt good with the quick breeze. The orange glow of the bonfire lit a portion of the beach, there were already a bunch of people there. There was already a small hint of booze in the air, there’s actually a bar this time. Johnny noticed a couple of people and joined in with them. It was a bunch of very giggly juniors from the high school, it was a good laugh to him. It was just like how he was when he was in high school. Weird. With a turn, he stepped to the bar, with a show to his fake ID, he was able to get a beer, one bottle for the night, it wouldn’t be that bad. He stood up and headed to a group of girls looking to him then turning away. With a laugh he decided to approach them, but as he began to walk, he accidentally bumped into someone, a shorter girl, dark hair, and oh no, the Ex.”I’m so sorry…” He held his breath for a second. It’s been almost a year since their break up, and he wondered if she would’ve remembered “Val? Is that you?”

_{reserved for valentine bryonie charmichael}

[valentine bryonie charmichael]

The heart-stopping double take.

Valentine snuggled into her seat in the living room. her sister's house wasn't that far from the beach and she could hear everything that was going on. Shrugging she pushed herself up and started walking towards her bedroom. she was going out. she needed a night off. She had movedin about two months back. Sure it had been wellover a year since her break up with Jonathan but only a few months had passed ince she had woken up next to him in bed after a night of passion she regretted every day since. looking on her desk she saw a picture of the two of them. Picking it up she placedit face down she was going to forget about him. She had left and she was a better person because of it. not that she didn't stilllove him he was the only constat in her life for two years she couldn't forget that. Grabbing her bag and her keys she left her room and then the house. Kandi had insisted on a house for allie when she stayed and neither she nor nat had complained. grabbing her fakeid she smiled. Man she loved santa monica, The fake ID was good and she had fooled many bouncers and barmen with it.

walking onto the beach she smiled at the feel of the sand. She really loved santa monica. Walking across the sand she smiled when she saw the people around the fire. Shaking her head she continued walking untill she bumped into some-one. Hearing his voice she shook her head. No she knew he didn't remember their night together he had been drunk and angry and well she had been gone when he woke up so there was always the possibility that he didn't remember her short month back at the academy, or at least she hoped to god he didn't. She wasn't proud of that month. noo im just some-one who walks, talks, looks, acts exactly like the val person she said sarcastically. Hey Erik he said simply. She hated his first name it reminded her of her cousin so she had always called him Erik. it was just easier that way. She knew he still had a girlfriend he was never with-out a girlfriend for long. even if he had just gotten here he would have a new girlfriend and she knew it would never be her.