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Post by Kiersten on Jul 4, 2023 21:17:01 GMT -6
Blake raised an eyebrow as he watched the blonde flip Reed off, hearing red call out to her afterwards. He chuckled, “Seems like your brother and mine have something in common, they both like a challenge.” He laughed as Reed returned with the drinks and no girl. “Thanks man, and for the show.” He teased, tipping his drink in the air to him in salute.
Shannon rolled her eyes dramatically when Reed called after her, calling her princess was an insult in her opinion. She was nobody’s princess, but something about that guy got under her skin so quickly, “I wouldn’t say not my type, but pushy stubborn assholes aren’t.” She didn’t care for someone who forced as little as a conversation when she didn’t want it, she immediately wanted nothing to do with the person.
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Post by Bri on Jul 4, 2023 21:38:14 GMT -6
Reed looked at Bobby for a minute as Jake grabbed himself a cup and plucked another one for Samuel for when he was done with his song. For a second Reed's face was serious but then he laughed, "glad to be of service, but that show won't be the last, that girl has my attention." He said, glancing over at Shannon from across the fire.
Jake rolled his eyes and took a long drink from his cup, "of course you can't wait until school actually starts before causing drama?" He asked dryly.
Reed waved a hand at Jake, "the heart wants what it wants...even then it's funny that I got under her skin so fast." He smirked, wondering how else he could push her buttons.
"Really? I'm surprised, you don't strike me as the type who'd be interested in some kind of sappy simp type." Cordelia mused with a smirk, "I'm sure he'll leave you alone anyway, is there enough punch left for me to go get some? My cup is getting dangerously low." She said as she made a broad stroke with her pencil.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 4, 2023 22:15:22 GMT -6
“Stop, I’m beginning to think we are actually quadruplets, you sound like Bobby,” Blake laughed, having hard his brother spout off the same line after every heart break he endured with a girl. He sipped the drink, surprised that it was already spiked, but if that’s how this camp wanted to be, he wasn’t going to stop it.
Shannon stared at Cordelia with a look of disgust, “Not that I care to explain my tastes,” She started off with as her eyes wandered the bonfire, unfortunately spotting the guy who had bugged her easily, “But no.” She stated, moving her line of eye site anywhere but where he was. She sighed as she thought about the bowl, and how her head was swimming a little with each gulp of her drink, “There’s a little left, not much. I don’t have the ability to spike another bowl.” She laughed, wishing she had brought more alcohol, but she was limited on the supply.
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Post by Bri on Jul 4, 2023 22:41:42 GMT -6
"Dear god, the last thing we need is another Reed wandering around here." Jake joked, ducking a smack to the head from Reed.
"Well I for one think that this brother of yours sounds awesome." Reed said, "almost as awesome as this drink and whoever decided to add to it." He smirked, wondering if that would be a theme this summer. It would certainly make all of this more bearable.
Samuel just shook his head as he ended his song, setting his guitar to the side to take a break and grabbed his cup, taking a sip as he looked between his cousins and Blake. "What I'm surprised about is that you aren't out here flirting with any of the girls that my guitar playing drew in Ratatouille."
Cordelia looked back at Shannon, holding back her laughter but it glinted in her eyes along with the reflection of the fire, "maybe he'll catch the hint and won't bother you again." But even as she said that she didn't believe it one bit. "So basically what you're saying is," she said as she closed her sketchbook and set it to the side, "is that I better go get what I can before I'm forced to deal with the rest of the night sober." She joked as she stood up. She could have gone with Shannon when she got her refill but at that point in time hadn't been thinking about her almost empty cup. "Now don't you go ditching me to save a horse and ride a more tolerable cowboy." She couldn't help but laugh as she walked over to the punch bowl.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 6:52:38 GMT -6
Blake chuckled, not wanting to mention how he’d often get shit from Bobby for doing the exact same thing, chasing after a girl that didn’t want you. He shrugged, feeling for Jake since he was obviously the more responsible of the two, that was his position too, since he was about two minutes older than Bobby. “Hold on there Casanova, we’ve got the entire summer to woo the ladies.” He pointed out, though he knew soon enough that time would creep up on them, and even if he didn’t have a summer fling, there was always the upcoming school year. “Besides, anyone that came for your guitar playing, won’t care about me.” He chuckled, as a group of three girls bravely stepped up to talk to Samuel, asking about his guitar and what he could play.
Shannon made a gagging noise as Cordelia got up, “I’d rather ride a horse,” she mumbled, feeling like Cordelia was getting a little too friendly, even though she had sat down first, she wasn’t planning to make any attachments here. Just in case. “Let the cowboy rot.” She grumbled as she took a drink, her stupid eyes wandering to the group, a stupid idea forming in her mind when she noticed the group of girls surrounding the one that had been playing the guitar. Ideas she should leave at the back of her mind, but it would fester there for awhile. She sipped at her drink, waiting for Cordelia to come back, with or without a drink.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 8:55:47 GMT -6
Samuel rolled his eyes, glancing up at the girls that appeared around him, taking a deep breath before responding. Contrary to popular belief he didn’t take out his guitar to get girls rather he brought it out because he loved to play, the girls were just the aftermath. He ran a hand through his hair as he politely responded to the girls and answered their questions.
“Yeah but the thing is, once the girls get to know Samuel and his stunning personality a few will look our ways.” Red joked while Jake just rolled his eyes and drank from his cup, looking away. Out of any of that it seemed that Reed and Blake were really the only ones looking for a summer romance, Jake was just along because Reed couldn’t be left unsupervised.
Cordelia laughed a little, letting herself enjoy the moment before it was bound to end. Once at the punch bowl she took what was left, hoping it would be strong before going back over to Shannon and sitting down. “Your lovely brew is already gone.” She said low enough so only Shannon would hear.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 10:51:11 GMT -6
Blake watched Samuel talk to the girls, then turned his attention back to Reed “would you rather have their attention, or the blonde you were talking to?” He smirked, betting he knew the answer. It would be the same as Bobby’s, and with a sneaking look towards his twin, he found him still talking to the brunette who looked like she didn’t want to be here at all.
Shannon smirked into her cup when Cordelia mentioned her concoction was still there, meaning none of the counselors knew or didn’t care. “I’ll have to sneak more at the next bonfire.” Or party or whatever this school decided to hold for supposed fun. She stared into the fire, the idea festering still. “So, I’m thinking about making bad choices.” Her smile curling into an evil looking smirk.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 15:04:25 GMT -6
“Well now that’s the easy question, the blonde offers more of a challenge.” Reed grinned, it was something about the chase that always got him going and made it all feel a bit more….worth it.
“More like he’s just a glutton for punishment.” Jake said with a roll of his eyes,
Cordelia looked at Shannon with a raised eyebrow, now she was curious. “What kind of bad choices are you talking about.”
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 17:11:25 GMT -6
Blake laughed, “I think you are a glutton,” he was sure so was Bobby, and part of himself too. He eyed Jake from the side, wondering if the two of them had the same type, but it sounded like Jake wasn’t into playing games, something he assumed the girl his brother was talking to was about, and the blonde.
Shannon felt her head sway a little, knowing the pills she’d popped before coming down to this lame party were finally working, and with the alcohol she had consumed, it was going to be quite the party. “Hopefully choices that wont piss off my mother.” She laughed, down the rest of the drink before standing up, eyeing the group Reed had joined after bothering her. “I may or may not be back.” She told Cordelia as she placed her cup down and started walking towards Reed and the others. Except, when she reached the group, she didn’t even look in Reed’s direction, or acknowledge him. Instead, she sat in Samuel’s lap, easily draping her arms around his neck. “Hi, can you play me that song again. One of Them Girls? I just know it’s talking about me.” She giggled, letting the alcohol warm her up and make her seem sweet. She didn’t care if he pushed her away, didn’t obliged, told her no, because Shannon was drunk and high, and she didn't care.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 18:02:45 GMT -6
Reed was about to respond when he watched the blonde from before walking over, straightening just a bit. he didn't think she'd fold this easily but was ready for her to come straight...to his fucking cousin? Reed clenched his jaws, shooting Samuel a look that could kill while Jake just watched, his mouth practically haven fallen open.
Samuel had not been ready for that, at all. One second he had been talking to some friendly girls and the next someone was in his lap and to his dismay it was the girl who his cousin had struck out with. Without thinking or speaking he pushed her away....and directly in Jake.
Jake quickly caught Shannon, "whoa there, careful Sam!" He shot his cousin a look almost as venomous as Reeds, but his was about just shoving Shannon around like a sack of potatoes. Ignoring the look that Reed turned on him Jake helped Shannon sit up on his knee, his brows furrowed a little, "you okay there?"
Cordelia could only stare at the pure audacity that was playing out before her, shocked that Shannon was so straight forward while at the same time she wasn't all that surprised either...maybe she needed to drink more. Cordelia emptied her cup, setting it aside as she continued to watch as Shannon was shifted to another lap and wondered if she was gonna end up in some kind of god awful harem plot.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 18:27:01 GMT -6
Blake’s mouth dropped open as he watched the blonde walk from her spot, all the way over, but instead of going to Reed, she found a spot on his cousin’s lap. Only to be booted into Jakes, causing a chuckle out of him as he sipped his cup and kept watching the show, glad he got to see this firsthand.
Shannon’s mouth dropped open at how quickly Samuel dumped her into Jake’s lap, “Rude,” she pouted, though quickly turned to Jake, giving him a big smile, “That’s fine, I think it worked out better this way,” She giggled, keeping one hand wrapped around Jake’s neck, and used her other hand to twirl a piece of her hair. She didn’t give Reed or Blake any acknowledgement, planning on giving Jake her full attention for the time being, partially for fun and partially because she was really feeling the drugs now.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 19:34:12 GMT -6
Jake just stared at Shannon as she smiled at him, not sure what he was supposed to do. He was being polite but he knew it was going to piss off Reed even more, but it wasn't like this girl was his or anything. She was someone he had tried-and failed-to woo. She was pretty, he couldn't deny this but seeing how she appeared to be doing all this just to irritate his brother just felt...off to him. "Uh huh missy, I'm just making sure you don't fall and crack your head open." He said, keeping one arm wrapped around her, hand resting on her waist while his other hand was on her knee.
From the side Reed narrowed his eyes at them, shaking his head, this was making his blood boil with annoyance and...want, which he knew was ridiculous but he couldn't stop himself as he glared at his brother. Meanwhile Samuel ducked his head, picking up his guitar and starting to play.
Cordelia laughed a little and got up from her spot, taking her sketchbook and wandering over to the group, but stopped when she reached Blakes side, "hope she isn't causing too much trouble." She whispered to him, the smile still curving on her lips.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 20:37:26 GMT -6
Shannon figured Jake was being nice, but at least she could use him to annoy that brother of his. She tilted her head and smiled, one that looked pretty genuine. “You’re so sweet, you’re going to make some girl feel very lucky,” She said, being serious about that, however her nice streak was over as she leaned over and kissed Jake on the lips. The kiss only lasted a few seconds before she slipped off his lap, smiling like a fool, and headed for Cordelia, though she was a little taken back when she noticed Cordelia wasn’t where she left her, but standing next to Blake.
Blake was enjoying every bit of this, thinking about how he was going to tease the three of them about it later. He turned when someone asked him a question and smiled when he noticed it was the girl from earlier. “Oh, she’s not bothering me,” He said, about to add that he figured she was annoying Reed for sure, when she kissed Jake. His mouth dropped open once again and he turned to look at Reeds reaction.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 21:17:08 GMT -6
Jake just stared at Shannon, wondering if this was even real in the first place but by the way Reed and Blake were staring he knew that he wasn't that lucky to have this all be a dream. He ran a hand through his hair as he shook his head, "the fuck..." he muttered, glancing at his brother then at the new girl who joined them.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, a bit stunned by Shannon's actions but she wasn't about to leave them all standing there. "Oh I'm sure." She looked at Shannon and half smiled, about to ask her if she wanted to get a move on but Reed was clearing his throat, making whatever words that were in her throat die as she watched Reed saunter up to Shannon.
Reed looked down at Shannon with a fire burning in his veins but stuck his hands in his pockets as he continued to look her over with a smirk, "wow, looks like you certainly are one of them girls and I'm one of them boys."
In the background Jake tried not to snort, turning his eyes up to the heavens but then Samuel started out a familiar song with his guitar and he almost lost it as Samuel played One of them Girls, a grin on his face as he started to sing and, not to his surprise, Reed joined in.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 21:35:34 GMT -6
Shannon took a few steps toward Cordelia but was blocked by Reed a second later. She rolled her eyes at him, feeling her mind try to register what he was even saying. “I don’t even know what that means.” She stated, somehow feeling proud of that fact, but in reality, she really didn’t know what he meant and had never listened to the song before.
Blake smirked when it looked like Reed and Shannon were squaring off for a fight. When Samuel started singing, he turned to Cordelia, “Excuse me a second.” He said before stepping up next to Reed and started singing along to the song.
Shannon’s eyes widened when the boys started singing the song, feeling suddenly creeped out about it. “Fucking horror movie, that’s where you belong.” She shook her head, taking a few steps backwards away from them singing, creeping her out so much she didn’t realize what song they were singing, not that it mattered to her much at the moment.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 21:59:20 GMT -6
Jake really hadn't expected Blake to join in with this cacophony but the second he did Jake couldn't resist. He crossed his arms over his chest, eyeing Shannon from the side as he joined in with singing the song.
Cordelia could only stare as Shannon was serenaded by the guys she had tried to terrorize, doing her best not to laugh, knowing that if she did she might as well be as good as chopped liver. Instead she walked over, resting her hand on Shannon's shoulder, "as lovely as whatever, this" she waved her hand in front of the still singing boys, "we have better plans." She said as she turned Shannon around to walk away and as she walked away she looked over her shoulder at Blake, giving him a wink before fully guiding Shannon away from the group.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 5, 2023 22:17:51 GMT -6
Shannon didn’t wait for Cordelia to lead the way and started stalking off with no real destination in mind. After a few minutes of walking along a path that led from the bonfire to the main part of the camp, she turned to Cordelia. “You could have stayed.” She told her, wondering if Cordelia felt like she was responsible, even though they were more like acquaintances than friends.
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Post by Bri on Jul 5, 2023 22:48:04 GMT -6
Cordelia walked along with Shannon, letting the silence fall between them, figuring she would talk when she felt like it. She paused, looking back at Shannon when she told her she could have stayed and just shrugged, "yeah, I know but I didn't feel like it."
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 6, 2023 6:48:39 GMT -6
Shannon snorted when Cordelia said she didn’t want to stay. “Yeah right,” she hiccuped, hating that this always happened when she drank. “Pretty sure you’d want to get it on with one of those boys.” She laughed, feeling her head swim. Most people didn’t like the feeling of their mind in an ocean, but for her, it was better than feeling alive sometimes. The thought what had just happened flashed through her mind, causing the calm seas in her brain to turn violent. “Gawd I hate him.” She muttered, wanting nothing more than to punch Reed in the face, but she had to behave as best as she could.
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Post by Bri on Jul 6, 2023 7:48:12 GMT -6
Cordelia rolled her eyes at Shannon, she technically wasn't wrong and it didn't bother her. "Yeah, but not one of the cowboys." She laughed a little bit and shook her head, thinking about the goofy guy from earlier. From the few interactions they had she found him funny and so far that was a big plus in her book to at least mess around a little. She glanced over at Shannon, feeling the tiniest bit bad for her but that was replaced with amusement, she hadn't been expecting the interaction to end the way it had but had found it hilarious. "I think that's a new record, he got like, two sentences in, but for real, who thinks singing some cheesy lines is going to get them a girl for the night?" Maybe if it was a serenade from a guy in a famous band but at a random campfire? Naw, that was just goofy.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 6, 2023 9:52:30 GMT -6
“You want to bone one of those wannabe cowboys?” Shannon asked, a look of disgust on her face at the very thought. She didn’t want to admit kissing the one wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything more than that, and the fact she made out with a counselor for alcohol earlier today just proved she wasn’t going to get attached to simple things like a kiss. She scrunched up her nose at the thought of being serenaded by anyone, “No thanks, I don’t want to be sung to by anyone.” She was sure she’d walk away without saying a word. She sighed happily when she saw the cabin, she was staying in. “Fuck yes, the entire cabin is empty.” She was sure Kinley had gone into town and didn’t know where Trashley was, but it didn’t matter. She planned to read till her yes bled.
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Post by Bri on Jul 6, 2023 10:33:23 GMT -6
Cordelia groaned, "no, I said not one of the cowboys. They're all too broody looking. I kind of like their goofy friend." She said with a shake of her head, omitting the fact that the friend, whose name she didn't even know, had been one of the first to join in with the singing."I'll make note never to sing to you then, are you ready for bed?" She asked, looking up at the cabin, seeing that it was near the one she was assigned to, but who knew. After this night Shannon may never talk to her again.
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 6, 2023 11:02:05 GMT -6
Shannon knew she had been eyeing the goofy looking one. “Have at him, I’m not getting involved with any of them.” Though she had the small thought of making out or sleeping with one if not all three, she wasn’t about to make her life messier than it already was. She looked up at the cabin before her and sighed. “Why do you ask? Feeling sad all the sudden.” She laughed, though wondered if she didn’t want to be alone in her dark cabin, which she eyed from the side and noted there wasn’t a light on.
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Post by Bri on Jul 6, 2023 12:29:10 GMT -6
Cordelia tried not to laugh, Shannon could say she wasn't going to get with them all she wanted but Riell had a feeling that fate had other plans in store. Instead she rolled her eyes, "I was asking because I need to make sure you don't wander off into the wood and don't get eaten by a bear or something so then I can go read or draw in peace."
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Post by Kiersten on Jul 6, 2023 17:02:05 GMT -6
Shannon scoffed, “I am not leaving the lovely comfort of this cabin.” She gave Cordelia a sarcastic smile as she took a step up to the cabin porch. “Go draw pretty boys face in peace.” She teased before stepping inside the cabin to emptiness. She leaned against the closed door and willed her fast beating heart to slow down, blaming it on the alcohol, and as she looked around, she suddenly wish she wasn’t completely alone.
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Post by Bri on Jul 6, 2023 20:36:01 GMT -6
At least she could take some solace in knowing that Shannon wasn't going to leave her cabin. Cordelia's mouth dropped open at her next comment but her eyes narrowed, "oh please." She muttered under her breath, pulling her sketchbook closer to her chest as she stalked into her own cabin.
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