[d20 Modern / 4CtF] Windy City Mutants: Genesis [PG-17]

[KitanaVorr]

Lingering Daydreams, Part 1

Monday, 12:30pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

Lana walked inside, dropping her bookbag on the window seat. Her finger was about to switch on the light, but then she decided that she liked the semi-darkness with only the faint light of a winter's day to light the room. Walking over to the case where the instruments were kept, she pulled out a guitar, the one she'd been using to practice lately in preparation for asking her parents to buy her one of her own.

Carrying it over to the window seat, she sat down, plucking at the strings gently, letting her soft voice echo in the empty room.

This is the place where I sit
This is the part where
I love you too much

Her fingers danced over the instrument. Her mind remembering how he looked sitting there at the table, laughing, smiling.

Is this as hard as it gets?

Her eyes closed tightly remembering Luke's words and imagining what it must be like for Lorenzo Reynolds to hear them. Cuz no guys in this school want you, he had said...and how right was he to say that? Who would want a shadow when they could have a star?

'Cause I'm getting tired
Of pretending I'm tough

The window pane felt like ice against her cheek, but she preferred the chill. It reminded her that she was still alive, and she loved to be alive. She truly did. And she loved the way she was, she wouldn't give it up to be one of those cheerleaders, those people sitting at the table...but if it meant he would finally see her...

I'm here if you want me
I'm yours, you can hold me

Would he care? If only he would look at her the way he looked at Becca. If only she were Becca, but she wasn't. And she never could be Becca or Stacy.

I'm empty and taken and
Tumbling and breakin'

She was the invisible twin, watching him from afar.

'Cause you don't see me

Watching him laugh, that wonderful deep laugh that made her smile inside. Laughing and never knowing what effect it had on her, never realizing that someone else was there, sharing a bit of his life with her.

And you don't need me
And you don't love me

Or knowing that he shared such a large part of her own life.

The way I wish you would

Closing her eyes tightly, she sighed.

The way I know you could

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 12:42pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

A creaking at the door interrupted Lana's isolation. Jason Rayleigh was standing over there, books in his arms, and had apparently leaned too hard against the door. "Oh! Uh...I'm sorry...I didn't want to interrupt you...I mean...yeah..."

 

[Krizzel]

"A girl needs some surprises in her life, don't ya think?" Lorenzo said with a sly wink. "Like I said, I'll be at the game. You can let me know then, if you're uncertain now."

Lorenzo will listen to Becca for a few minutes more then start gathering his lunch up and cleaning the area. "I'd better go see if there's been a tragedy, elsewhere, before the final classes. See you tonite, then?"

"A suprise?" Becca gave him another thoughtful look while the warm oceans of her eyes seemed to swirl in circles. "I like suprises - especially if they come wrapped in bows! Alright," she agreed, "I'll see you tonight. Bye 'Zo!"

Where does Lorenzo want to go to now?

 

[Keia]

Monday, 12:30pm
Lincoln High School cafeteria, Oak Grove

Bows?!? Ahhh, as in a gift. Hmmm . . . not yet. Lorenzo thinks as he gives a warm smile and nods goodbye to Becca. Being male, his thoughts drift to Becca in just a bow. Hmmm, possibilities. . . 'Zo shakes the image out of his head and reflects on the conversation, Wonder if she's playing me? It'll be fun finding out.

Lorenzo will make the rounds of the cafeteria, catching up on the gossip - helping others out where he can. He'll stop and talk with some of his friends (boys and girls), find out what they know about him and Becca or about Becca in general. Lorenzo is just gonna work the grapevine and find out what shakes out.

Otherwise, 'Zo finishes classes, hangs a little bit after school then heads home for dinner before coming back for the game (assuming there's time between).

 

[KitanaVorr]

Monday, 12:42pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

Originally posted by Krizzel
A creaking at the door interrupted Lana's isolation. Jason Rayleigh was standing over there, books in his arms, and had apparently leaned too hard against the door. "Oh! Uh...I'm sorry...I didn't want to interrupt you...I mean...yeah..."

Lana had definitely been startled, but she quickly got over that. Her head half-turned, the loose locks of her black-red hair over one dark eye, the other one gazed curiously at Jason's entrance. The light was dim though, and she wasn't sure what he was doing exactly there in the shadow of the door.

"It's alright. Did you need something else, Jason?" She asked him, running her fingers lazily over the guitar strings.

 

[Shalimar]

Monday, 12:30pm
Lincoln High School cafeteria, Oak Grove

"Are you okay, Stace?" Julie wondered with concern as Stacy returned to the table.

"Yeah, is everything okay?" Melissa added, an unhappy look on her face. "Luke is really harsh. I heard he slapped Lindsey Harrington on their date last week," she added in a very hushed tone, glancing at the other girls for any confirmation, and receiving a handful of nods.

"I uh...yea, I geuss I'm ok." she shrugs helplessy looking at her feet. "Its just that that was all my fault. I mean I asked Chris this morning if he knew anyone that was interested in Lana. I just thought she would be happier if she had a guy like Chris, I mean, I'm happy. I just didn't think about it." She says unhappily.

"Chris only asked him to do it for me, and know she is going to get even madder at him. I can't belive he would ask Luke, I mean I am sure Luke is nice, but he had to have known what happened ight? Maybe he just forgot?" she said hopefully, not wanting to attribute it to him doing it on purpose.

"Should we go talk to the cheerleading coach now? About me joining." The asian beauty asked Melissa and Kelly not wanting to wallow in the subject and make everyone else feel bad for her and Lana.

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 12:40pm
Lincoln High School cafeteria, Oak Grove

"Already taken care of," Melissa informed, brightening. She opened up a folder and took out a piece of paper, sliding it over to Stacy. "You just need to have your parents sign the permission slip. You already paid the activity fee for soccer, right? So you don't need to do that again." The pale, dark haired captain of the squad nodded to herself.

"There's a practice tomorrow after school - mostly every tuesday and thursday. Everybody is coming over to my house this weekend, too, if you want to come, and we can help you through the basics," Melissa added with a perfectly formed smile.

Meanwhile Eric Bennet walked into the cafeteria, carrying a large portfolio under his arm. Eric was another one of those few people who had friends among many circles - and enemies, too - and for the most part he seemed not to care about the social agenda. In some people's eyes that made him cool, in others not so much.

Certainly most of the girls didn't seem to mind, though. His black hair, pulled back into a ponytail aside from a stray lock that framed his face, and his shadowed eyes were maturing to give him a darkly handsome look, and he was pretty fit too, though he didn't play on any of the school's teams. A quick wit and a talent for art certainly couldn't hurt, either.

Glancing around, Eric nodded to Stacy and walked over, weaving his way between the tables. "Hey Stacy. What's up?" he greeted, friendliness hidden among the depths of his shadowed gaze. "Do you want to get together to work on that history project tonight? I'm trying not to procrastinate too much this time," he added with a laugh.

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 12:42pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

"It's alright. Did you need something else, Jason?" She asked him, running her fingers lazily over the guitar strings.

"Uh...no...well..." he tried to begin, walking over slowly. "I just wanted to say I hate that guy. He's a jerk," Jason explained, saying it like a curse. "And he's wrong, too...yeah..." He nodded and shifted from one foot to the other.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Monday, 12:42pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

Originally posted by Krizzel
"Uh...no...well..." he tried to begin, walking over slowly. "I just wanted to say I hate that guy. He's a jerk," Jason explained, saying it like a curse. "And he's wrong, too...yeah..." He nodded and shifted from one foot to the other.

Lana chuckled. "Well, I think the whole school knows that. Besides, Luke Waverly certainly isn't worth another thought so don't worry about it. But...um...thanks." She smiled at him, before turning back to guitar, coaxing another few notes out its worn strings.

 

[Krizzel]

Monday, 12:42pm
Lincoln High School Music Room, Oak Grove

"Yeah..." Jason smiled back slightly. "You're welcome, Lana...uh...see you tomorrow, in chemistry," he added, backing away carefully and giving her a little wave. He was a bit startled when he bumped into a big bass drum, and almost dropped all his books. Thankfully Jason succeeded in holding everything except for a couple of papers, juggling the books clumsily in his hands. "Oops! Sorry..." He bent down to snatch them up hastily and then almost seemed like he was about to sprint to the door, lest anything else happen, but somehow contained himself to a walk.