Killing me Softly[Bryce]

[maxy]

Max was walking the hallways of Trio's Hogwarts. It had been a quiet day in the common room, and the silence got to her. She had to leave, so she got up, threw on her hoodie, and walked out the dormitories. After she got into the dungeons, she headed up top. The dungeons were interesting, but she would save those for a later day. Maybe she'd go exploring with Aiden and Horatio. One could only hope. On her back she carried a black bag containing her notebook, ink, a quill, and her newly aquired bunny Fluffy. She took him everywhere as of the night before. He had dark red x's for eyes and he was a black, fluffy bunny. It was the cutest thing she ever did see.

Max headed up towards the 5th floor conversing with the pictures. "If living life is so easy, why do people live with regrets?" she would ask the pictures casually. Most didn't have an answer, and the answers that did come her way meant nothing to her. She continued on at a lollying pace until she found a large blank portrait. She smiled and sat down right across from it, pulling off her bag. She got out her notebook, ink, and phoenix quill and began to scratch into the paper. Writing for no particular reason in the middle of the hallways at night was really very normal for the lycanness.

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

It's been to crazy for Bryce and he knew he had to get away from everything. He was wondering down in the hollways for no reason. He took a corner and found himself on the 5th floor. He walked until he saw an old friend of his Max Gaydge.

A girl that he hasn't seen in forever. He smiled to himself and walked over to her. "What'cha doing?" he asked her as he sat down next to her. He had hope that he had scared her. But for some reason he thought he didn't. He looked back to her and smiled "How have you been?" he finally asked her.

[maxy]

Max heard footsteps coming towards her, but didn't look up until Bryce was sitting next to her. "Oh, hey Bryce." she smiled. He was an old friend from a few terms ago. She looked down at her almost filled notebook as he asked her about what she was doing. "Oh, just writing. Same old stuff like that." she said. "How about you?" She looked him over. Had he grown taller? What was up with all of these silly boys growing like weeds? Couldn't they not make her feel small? Of course, she was just babbling inside her head, so she ignored herself and looked at him.

Max heard his next question. "Oh, I've been great." she gave him a smile. She thought of the past few Aiden-filled weeks, and of her newest buddy Malachi. How could she not be doing good? "How have you been?" she said. "You and Ashley still together?" she was very curious. The last time she had seen bryce, he was dating Ashley Lovegood. She hadn't heard from either of them before today so what else could a girl do but ask?

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

Bryce looked at her "Accually no. It didn't work out so good so we ended it but we are still really close friends. I dated Brie Alley but I found out that she had feelings for another guy so I broke up with her. So now I'm single" he told her. Bryce looked around for a few minutes and then back to her agian. "Do you remember my vary first girlfriend?.... Amy Hart? She was a 4th year in Mihael but then she left for a term and now she's back. She's back in the same house and yet she's a first year again." he then told her as he smiled to her.

[maxy]

Max listened to Bryce with her full attention. She had been gone for a full two weeks and she missed a lot. That and she liked supporting her friend by understanding what he's going through. "Well, I'm very glad you two are still friends." she said. She thought about that Brie girl. "What kind of girl wants to be with another guy while she dates a great guy like you?" she asked. Poor Bryce. He seemed to have been going through a lot of problems lately. She smiled at his friend returning as a first year, though. "Wow, that must really suck." she said. "I'd hate to have to start all over again." she shuddered. School was hard enough withour repeating classes you've already passed.

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

"Well, I'm very glad you two are still friends."

Bryce looked at her and smiled "Yeah what I really like is to scare the crap out of her. It's so funny just to see the imprestion on her face." he told her as he smiled to her. Awww yes Bryce loved hanging out with Miss. Lovegood and yet she was so easy to scare at the same time. He giggled at the thought about that one.

"What kind of girl wants to be with another guy while she dates a great guy like you?"

Bryce looked back at her again "Don't ask me. Ask Brie. I thought that we where doing fine and all but I guess not" he told her. "So I took off and went to Scotland just this break for a family reunion and yet Brie showed up." he then told her. "I really didn't care so she had gotten a chance to meet my family and all" he finally told her.

"Wow, that must really suck.""I'd hate to have to start all over again."

Bryce smiled at her "Yeah I would hate that as well but I guess she can do it." he told her. He looked around for a few minutes and then back to her again. "Me and Amy are pretty close as well. We hang out all the time and have a good time hanging out ya know" he then told her. "Ok enough about me what about you?" he then asked her.

[maxy]

Max laughed. "Well, scaring people is fun, but when you're like me scaring people can make you feel sad!" she said. "Though I'd love to see the look on Ashley's face. Make sure you take a picture next time, ok?" she asked. She could see it now. Ashley's face always freaking in surprise. What a fun thought! Awww, it's not nice to make fun of people, she thought to herself. I'm sure she doesn't mind.

Max shook her head. "Wow, your life is filled with more than mine on my worst vacations home!" she said. "But I'm not thinking about getting near Brie any time soon if she's done something to you." she swore. She was very loyal to her friends, so she doubted she'd get anywhere near Brie. "She came to your house and met your family? After you two broke up?" she questioned. "What a confusing girl."

"Yeah, well, I guess it lets you stay with everyone in Trio's. I'm not at all excited to leave this place and 'grow up'." Max sighed. She heard Bryce turn the limelight over to her. "Well," she paused. She was bad at talking about herself. "I've got a boyfriend now, his name's Aiden McKean. He's the best boy I've ever met." she smiled at the thought of him. "And I made my newest friend Malachi Hawkins, who's also really great." she said. She pulled out little Fluffy. "Oh, and Mallie gave me this as a sign of friendship." she said, holding out the enchanted black and dark red bunny with red x's for eyes. "Isn't he cute?" she asked. "His name's Fluffy!"

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

Bryce looked at her "I'll do that the next time I hang out with Lovegood" he told her as he laughed at the thought about him taking her picture and she would be all mad at him and also wondered why he did it in the first place. He then looked back to Max "Hey us three should hang out some time" he told her as he smiled to her. "I really think that Lovegood would love to see you again" he then told her.

"No Brie didn't do anything to me at all." he told her as he looked around for a few minutes and then back to her agian. "I was accually surprised that she showed up to one of my family's vacation houses to see me." he then told her. "I accually live in Florida" he then told her as he started to think about the beach and how every single day he would would go and surf. Man did he miss doing that.

Bryce looked back to her again "Well I'm kinda nervous about graduating and moving on but I guess we all have to grow up and move on" he told her as he smiled to her. "How long have you guys been going out?" he then asked her as he bit his lower lip now. "That's a cute bunny Max" he told her as he pet the bunny and then put his hand down to his side.

[maxy]

"Great." Max smiled. She couldn't wait to see those pictures. She'd copy them and keep them in her trunk with all of her other silly but special stuff. Bryce started talking about how the three of them should hang out again sometime. She agreed. "Yeah, that sounds great. I miss Ashley and her Lovegood ways." she smiled. "Can you ask her what time would be good for us to hang out? Maybe we can meet at the Three Broomsticks and talk. What do you think?" she asked.

"Really?" Max was in awe. "That's... Different. I wonder why she did that. Did she change her mind or something?" You know, when a girl can't figure out what another girl is thinking, well there's just something wrong with that girl's thinking, she thought to herself. "Florida, huh?" she asked Bryce. "So you live in the states?" she asked. "I've been wanting to visit Canada. I thought it would be a curious place to check out."

"Oh, there's always a way around growing up and leaving." Max smiled. She thought about the next question. "It will be three months November 3rd." she said. She smiled as she thought of the boy she fell in love with. Aiden was very special to her and she loved her very much. "Thank you." she said. "My friend Mallie made it by hand. He's excellent when it comes to this stuff." she smiled, hugging it. It calmed her down.

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

Bryce looked at her "Yeah well I think that would be great. I'll tell Lovegood that and if she tells me no which I don't think she would in the first place. I'll just dragg her to the Three Broomsticks" he told her as he just gotten a thought in his head about him doing that to Lovegood. Man was he mean to her. He then shook his head and jamed that thought out of his head.

"Well Brie told me that she came to me and told me that she was sorry for what she had done. I couldn't send her back on the train to the school. You know me I'm so nice" he then told her as he smiled to her. "Besides before Brie showed up I had a long talk with my brother Derek about it" he then told her. Yes Mr. Bryce Littrell had a talk with his older brother Derek Littrell about it and well Derek had helped him out.

"That's cool Max" he told her as he smiled to her. Man a part of himself still wished he had a girlfriend. But right now he wanted to be free and have a good time hanging out and going to his classes. He even liked hanging out with his ex Amy Hart again. She was cool to hang out with and he really enjoyed her company. He looked back at Max "Yeah well I don't have anything to take around" he told her as he grinned at her.

[maxy]

Max laughed. "Ok, that sounds good." she smiled. She missed hanging out with Bryce and Ashley. They were great friends. After leaving so much during school thanks to her 'condition' though, she had lost many of her friends. She was hoping to keep her friendship with Bryce and Ashley because they were very forgiving, and they were always really great. She was lucky to have friends like that. "Well, I hope that Ashley wants to see me." she said.

"At least she apologized, right?" Max said, trying to keep herself optimistic. It was kind of hard with her, the always-pessimistic lycanness. "I'm glad you could talk with your brother to make everything better." She said. "It's always good to talk things out. Especially with siblings, because they'll be able to understand much better than parents." She was glad that Bryce was talking to his brother and getting things worked out. Not like her, who bottles everything up until she explodes.

"Yeah, it's really great." Max smiled. "He's the first boyfriend I've had. Sad, isn't it?" she smiled pleasantly at herself. It was very sad that he was her first boyfriend but she was ok with it because he was all she ever wanted and more. He was perfect. Even his imperfections were perfect! [Well, that's redundant.] "Well, you could always get something to carry around with you." she huggled Fluffy. "I mean, everyone needs something that they can keep with them at all times." She said.