&&breaking free, breaking[through] (Kris)

[`liam steiben]

Liam sat quietly on the side of the lake, long legs curled under him as his head bobbed slightly, the music from his Ipod blasting in his ears. It was a gorgeous day. Sun was out, a slight breeze that made the heat bareable, and fluffy white clouds dotted the sky. It was days like this that always seemed to bring a smile to Liam's face. It was rare to see him smile anymore, at least at school. The constant bullying and namecalling was really starting to take a toll on his emotional state, and mental. But anyone would surely be hurt by the names he was called. Faggot. Cocksucker. Uke. The repetition of the words in his head caused him to close his golden eyes, before letting the music drown them out again. What did he do to deserve that sort of treatment? Thankfully, there hadn't been any physical abuse yet. I hope it never happens.

The song finished, causing a soft sigh to leave his slightly parted lips as he pulled the buds from his ears, wrapping the cord tightly around his ipod before pushing it deep into the pocket of his jeans. His mood for music had suddenly changed. And now...he just stared out at the lake, watching as a few fish here and there made an appearance at the top. The lake was simply beautiful, one of his favorite things here in America. Of course, he hadn't seen much of it, just this one town. The town was nice, not too loud, get always seemed to have something to do. For most people. But Liam didn't like doing the things that most kids his age did. There was no wild parties. No outrageous drinking. And no flings with girls. And that always lead to one thing.

Loneliness. He hated it.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal sighed as she glanced up at the sky, her eyes squinting slightly from the sunlight burning through her retinas. It was generally a warm day today, and unfortunately Kris refused to take off her jacket... the jacket hiding her cuts and bruises. She hummed softly to herself, kicking at the dirt every now and then as she walked her dog Blade. So far, it had been a generally good day, despite the fact that her high wore off already... and she couldn't exactly smoke pot anywhere in public... then, she also couldn't just snort come coke either. Truthfully, she could get away with pills, but of course the dumb ass left them at home! Oh well. She guessed it wouldn't be so bad examining the park without any bothers, just an owner and her loving pooch.

Krystal let her eyes wander behind her, and to the sides before seeing what seemed to be a boy sitting near the lake. Hmmm...perfect time to make a move? Well... nah. It was to perfect of a day to ruin now. Her blue eyes scanned the lake, watching the sun's image glisten in the water. God she missed L.A. She was so use to big sky scrapers, hundreds upon thousands of people, and non-stop drama... but then again, it was nice to relax... Krystal turned her eyes towards the dog as he began to pull her towards the lake, making Krystal fly forward slightly. "Nooo! Bad Blade!" she whined before furrowing her brow as the dog continued to the water. "You are not going swimming today!" she said wrapping an arm around the tree to keep her balance as the dog continued to try and pull her into the lake.

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[`liam steiben]

His short moment of peace and quiet was interupted as he heard the sound of a girl yelling for someone or something named Blade. That'd be an odd name for a person... He turned his head slightly in the general direction, enough to see a rather chubby dog pulling a blonde girl. My god did she have enough clothes on!? Liam would have been dying if he'd worn a jacket today as he usually did, but he wasn't too fond of having pools of sweat all over him. The thought made him cringe as he watched the dog and the girl. His golden eyes moved in front of the dog, seeing the lake. Uh oh. It appeared as if the dog was more than wanting to take a nice swim in the lake, while his owner, was more set on keeping herself out of it as she clung to the tree.

The girl was pretty, with a nice face and gorgeous blonde hair. As he found himself looking at her, he wrinkled his nose and looked away. She'd want nothing to do with you. Like everybody else. The thought echoed through his mind as he glanced back at the dog and the girl, a smile tugging at his lips as the image of the dog pulling her into the lake made its mark in his mind. Okay, it was a mean thought. But anybody would laugh after seeing something like that, even a sweetheart like Liam! Maybe I could help. No. The dog would probably try to attack him or something if he simply tried to distract it from the water. Getting his face ripped off wasn't his idea of a real good time.

With a sigh, he simply continued to watch the couple, wondering if the girl would get the dog to calm down...Or if she'd end up flying face first into the lake.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal gave a loud whine, still attempting to keep her dog from yanking her, though he rather take this little thing as a game.Kris really hated when her dog did this! Why when there was a hot guy around?! Of Course, Blade continued to pull before finally yanking her from the tree, and also away from her grip. Krystal flew forward slightly, landing on the ground near the edge of the lake with a whine. But before she knew it, Blade dove in the water, causing a big pool of water to splash her in the face. Krissy let out a growl as her dog swam around, wiping the water on her shirt with a soft giggle, glancing towards the boy. "Sorry to interupt your quiet" she said softly with a giggle, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.

Kris bit her lip slightly , rubbing her neck slightly as she stared at her dog with a soft smile. "Blade your a dorkkkk" she said with a grin and giggle. After a few moments, the dog resurfaced from the water and back onto the land, laying next to Krystal and wagging his tail. Krystal glared playfully at the dog before petting his head gently, kissing the top of his snout with a smile. "I love you Bladeeee" she said with a grin, rubbing his head again before glancing back to the boy. "I'm Krystal Scarblade..." she said softly.

[`liam steiben]

Liam bit down gently on his lip as he watched the dog take off, causing the girl to fall foward and land on the ground. The temptation to simply get up and move over to her was almost too much to resist, though he fought it back. She'd probably tell me to go away. Leave it to Liam to always think people hated him. It took a moment for Liam to realize that the girl had actually talked to him, as he simply stared in her direction for a short moment. Talk you idiot! Snapping out of the moment of shock, he gave a slight smile before his lips parted. "It's okay. I vasn't doink anytink important." He cursed himself in his mind as his accent came out horribly with his words. He was working on it, but so far...it hadn't gotten any better since he'd been here in America.

Liam smiled as he watched the dog come out of the water and lay by the girl. I wish I had a dog. All he had was a snake, and he couldn't exactly go take her out for a walk in the park, despite how awesome he thought it would be. Watching the girl and the dog, it was very clear that she was a dog lover. Yet as she glanced at him and introduced herself, Liam blushed slightly, as he seemed to always do when a girl talked to him. "I'm Liam...Steiben." He paused for a moment as he pondered whether or not to give a last name. She couldn't be some crazed stalker right? Nah. She looked too nice to be a weirdo. He gave a soft smile at Krystal before glancing back toward the lake, his cheeks still rosy red.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal gave a soft smile as the boy spoke, her eyes turning to him. "I love your accent..." she said simply with a soft giggle. "Where are you from?" she asked softly, rubbing Blade's back. Kris bit her lip slightly as Blade got up and ,oved to Liam, sitting infont of him with a wagging tail. Ok. It was natural for a Pit Bull lover to be worried about dog aggression. Not because of the dog so much, but the person. Hell, she knew most people hated the dogs or were scared of them! "I promise he's a sweet dog..." she said to Liam, moving alittle closer to him as she held onto Blade's leash. "Be good Blade..." she whispered to the dog, kissing his forehead.

After a few more moments of cautious examination, she sighed softly, glancing at the water before to her dog once more. It was a beautiful park... much different from the crowded parts of L.A. but she wasn't complaining... Kris was actually glad to get away from the crowded streets and noisy city. Then the constant lights and neverending traffic. Yeah, it was sortof like her home-made hell hole. But, none-the-less it was infact her true home... Now she just needed to adjust to this town. It didn't seem large, and since she just moved, Liam was the first person she knew... hell, at least he wasn't an asshole... well... so it seemed. She generally liked him at the moment...

[`liam steiben]

Liam's nose wrinkled up slightly as Krystal made a comment about his accent. Not that he was upset, as it was a compliment really. But simply that she noticed it so fast...Liam was trying so hard to get better at English, but clearly it wasn't paying off one bit. A soft smile spread on his lips when she asked where he was from. At least she couldn't tell from the accent that he was surely German. "Germany." He said quietly, though his voice was natural a sweet and soft one. Liam couldn't help but tense up slightly as the dog moved toward him, causing him to hold his breath for a short moment, before letting it out in a sigh of relief as Krystal claimed the dog wasn't a violent one.

Hesitantly, Liam reached out very, very slowly and brushed his hand gently over the side of Blade's neck, praying silently in his head that the dog wouldn't bite his hand off. Or worse...his face. The thought made him pull his hand back slowly as he chewed nervously on the inside of his bottom lip. For a moment, he glanced to his side and over at Krystal. She was still wearing that jacket. "You look hot." He said quietly, before his face burned a bright red color realizing how that could have been taken the wrong way. "I mean...vetter hot...Not...de uder vun..." The words were choppy as they shot fast out of his mouth, before he lowered his face into his hands in embarrassment. Way to go dumbass.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal smiled hearing him say Germany. Ha. She suspected. "That's pretty cool... I'm trying to learn German actually..." she said with a giggle. "I'm... not that great at it though..." she added with a scrunched up nose. Krissy smiled as he extended his hand, watching Blade with a soft giggle as Blade licked Liam's hand. "Good boy Blade..." she said with a smile before glancing to Liam. "I'm trying to make him more socialized..." she commented, nodding her head slightly. It was best to make dogs social anyways... that way they wouldn't attack people they didn't know! Well, that was Krystal's opinion at least. Hell, Liam had probably never even seen a Pit Bull... in real life. Poor dogs are banned in Germany anyways.

Krystal lifted her eyes with a grin hearing Liam's comment, snickering as he began to mess up his words. "Just calm down..." she said with a smile and a giggle. "I get what you mean..." she added in, glancing at her jacket. "I'm... alright..." she said, lying of course. Hell, she was nearly burning up in that jacket... but, she wouldn't risk him seeing the cuts and bruises. She hated people getting into her personal life. She solved her problems her own way... whether or not they are good ways. Krystal let her eyes trail back to him with a smile at his head in his hands.

[`liam steiben]

Liam grinned as Blade licked his hand, not bothering to wipe the drool off, as he figured it was bound to happen again. Hearing Krystal, Liam glanced back at her with a smile. "Ja?...I could help you." He hadn't even thought about the words before they came out of his mouth. A moment later, he looked away. She probably thinks I'm a creep. The thought bounced around in his mind as his lips curled down slightly in a frown. No, he wasn't trying to get in her pants or anything. Simply just trying to be nice and help her with her German. After all, what better way to learn than from a native speaker? And maybe...Maybe she could even help him with his English! That way, they could both benifit out of it.

With his head burried in his hands, Liam closed his eyes hearing her, giving a slight whine. This was quite possibly the most embarrassing thing that had happen to him yet in America. Well...there was that moment a few days ago when Stephen told him to ask the cashier where the 'anal beads' were. Of course, Liam did it...as he didn't know what the damn things were. After a moment, he lifted his head, his face still burning red. Honestly, he didn't believe that she wasn't burning up in that thing, as he would have been sweating like mad. "I'd die een dat." He was use to wearing jackets, as he almost always did. But on hot summer days like this...T-shirts were fine.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal watched him with a bright smile at his words. "Oh my God! Really?! That would be so cool!" she said happily with a smile still plastered on her face. Thank God! She had a friend! "I'm originally from Las Angeles... we just moved here though about a month ago..." she said softly, It's hard to think that they actually sold a million doolar mansion... in about three months... Ah well, some celeb bout it anyways... like Kris payed attention long enough to get the name! Now she was just trying to get over leaving her friends behind... escpecially her best friend, Daniel. Ha. He'd probably convince his mother dear to move though, as always since he got his way 90% of the time! "How long have you been in America for?" she asked watching him. "I'm not trying to be nosey or anything..." she added in quickly after that, scrunching her nose slightly. "Sorry..." she added in with a soft blush.

When Liam raised his head, Krystal maintained her smile watching him, glancing to his eyes for a moment. Well... he was indeed a cutie, no doubt about that! Ha. She was dying in that jacket though... hell... she could just make up some lame excuses if he did see the marks... right? "Well...yeah... it is alittle warm out" she said wimply with a nod, unzipping her jacket and sliding it off, trying to keep her arms some-what burried in her stomach so the fingerprint bruises weren't shown... not really easy to make an excuse for that one!

[`liam steiben]

Liam's eyes widened slightly seeing just how happy and eager Krystal seemed to be at the mention that he'd help her out. It was enough to cause a soft giggle to escape his lips. "I vuld luff to help you." He said with a nod, grinning wide at her. She was by far one of the nicest people he'd met. Then again, he hadn't been in America all that long to meet anyone. Stephen tried to get him to 'be sociable'. But that didn't work out. Los Angeles? Liam smiled as she spoke. Though he'd never been to the city, he'd always kinda wanted to go. He heard the shopping there was amazing...And Liam was addicted to buying clothes. That was what most of his money went on. Along with his many fabulous hair products. Nearly a can of hairspray a day really did rake in the cash.

At her question, he took a moment in an attempt to count the days that he'd been here. "Uhh...Maybe two veeks? I tink..." He wasn't quite sure, but it couldn't have been much more than that. And those two weeks had been hell. Even when moving into his moms house, somebody that was driving by just had to make a 'homosexual' comment. Of course, the words were much more harsh than Liam liked. A smile twitched at his lips as Krystal took off her jacket. "I knew you vere hot." He furrowed his brow at the 'hot' comment again. "You know vat I mean." He corrected with a giggle, eyes flashing for a moment to her arms, just barely catching a glimpse of what looked to be bruises. The smile instantly faded as he looked away. Probably an abusive boyfriend. The thought discusted him.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal gave a bright smile at his words. "

[/b]Thank you sooooo much![/b]" she said with an innocent giggle. "If you ever need help with anything, let me know..." she said before giving a brief pause. "Do you have a cell phone?" she asked afterwards, resting her head in the palm of her hands. Hmmm. Hopefully he didn't take this as a slut trying to come onto him... because for once, she wasn't! "It would be fun to... hang out sometime..." she added in, a soft smile towards the boy. "If you want to that is..." she tossed in, scraping some of the chipped paint from her nails. Hell. It's not like she had anything better to do! And this kid was pretty cool by her standards... Well, extremely cool truthfully. Not to mention cute, sweet, german, adorable... and seemed pretty smart! Hell, that sounds like a dream come true! This kid just seemed...PERFECT!

Krystal nodded softly at his words. Two weeks? Hmm... He was about as new to this place as she was. But hell, he came from another country and she was just from the other side of the state... big big difference! Before Krystal could comment, she giggled softly hearing him say the 'hot' thing. "Yes... I get you..." she said with a soft snicker, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear as she bit slightly on her lip ring. "So... how old are you?" she finally asked, looking from the ground up to the bushy haired boy with a smile, rubbing her arm slightly out of habit.[/blockquote][/size]

[`liam steiben]

Liam nodded fast, an eager smile on his face. "I need help vit my English. I'm no good." Honestly, his English wasn't all that bad. But being the perfectionist he was...it was horrible in his mind. Hearing the question about a cell phone, he gave a soft nod, the thought that she might have been coming onto him not even crossing his mind. "Ja! I vuld luff to hank out!" He replied in a rather excited manner as he pulled his cell phone out of his back pocket. He had yet to memorize the number, which is why he quickly found it in the menu on his phone. "Six zero four...fife fife fife...zero four seven nine." It took him a few moments to give his number, as he didn't want to mess it up! Whoa. I just gave a girl my number! Stephen will be proud.

He let out a sigh of relief as she didn't make any rude comments about how...nervous he was acting. "I'm sixteen. I'll be seventeen in September." He said quickly, smiling brightly at Krystal as he didn't mess up his English. Maybe he was just lucky with those words. Once again, he brought his hand up and gently pet Blade with a smile. "And how old are you Krystal?" He asked, turning his head to face his new friend once again.

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[Krystal Scarblade]

Krystal rose a brow slightly as he talked about his English and gave a soft giggle. "Your English sounds perfectly fine to me!" she said with a smile. "The only thing is your adorable accent..." she said nodding. "But why would you wanna get rid of that?" she added with a soft snicker. Ha! He said he would love to hand out! YAY! Krystal had her first official friend in this state! She clapped her hands absentmindedly with a giggle before grabbing her phone from her pocket, nodding at the number and typing it on her phone screen, saving the number quickly as Liam Steiben. "Alrighty! My number is six ohh three, six five six, nine seven four two..." she nodded, shoving her phone back into her pocket.

Wow! Sixteen? He looked much older! But, Kris wasn't about to say that. "I'm seventeen... I'll be eightteen in April... but... since my mom put me in school late, I'm a junior instead of a senior..." she added randomly, scrunching her nose with a grin. "So... what school do you go too?" she asked softly, rubbing her sleeping dog's head gently. Well this was relaxing... hanging with a cool new friend she just met, and she thought he was adorable! But who wouldn't? He was a sweet boy... and deep down isn't that what most girls want? Yeah it's fun having a naughty boy... but you could never turst them! Which sucked!

[`liam steiben]

Liam smiled as Krystal spoke, blushing slightly as she said his accent was adorable. Getting comments from girls was a frequent thing, but Liam still hadn't gotten very use to it, and he probably never would. "I don't know...I guess I just vant to be very gut at English." He admitted with a soft smile. Hopefully, with Krystal's help, that could happen somewhere in the future. At least to the point where his accent wasn't so...out there. His eyes went back down to his phone as Krystal read off her number, his thin fingers quickly punching them in. It took a moment for him to insert her name as the contact. Kristal? Krystal... He chose the latter, as he thought it looked a bit prettier than the other way he imagined it. And now, he had a whole three contacts!

He shifted slightly, moving one leg out from under him and extending it out in front, while the other stayed tucked under his ass. Hearing Krystal, he nodded. She looked to be about 19 in his mind, but he never was good at putting an age to faces. "I got to...Divinity? I tink dats vat it's called." He answered quietly, furrowing his brow as he tried to recall if that was the name or not. "De boardink school here." he added quickly, hoping that if he had been wrong with the name, that what he just said would clear up exactly what school he was going to. "Do you go der?" He asked quietly, blowing a strand of hair from his face.

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