Dark+Damp= SCARED [Brady]

[rain1994]

Rain was bored. She was still majorly underweight and was getting slowly over her eating disorder. Food was getting to stop coming back up if she had too much. Her black skinnies hung loosely around her waist, held in place with a belt. The t-shirt she'd been wearing a month ago, which had been tight then, hung from her frame. on her feet were black and white chucks.

Rain decided to walk down to the dungeons. As she went deeper into the maze of corridors she hummed her favourite song by her dad, 'Early Sunsets Over Monroeville'. then she began to sing.

Late dawns and early sunsets, just like my favorite scenes
Then holding hands and life was perfect, just like up on the screen
And the whole time while always giving
Counting your face among the living

Up and down escalators, pennies and colder fountains
Elevators and half price sales, trapped in by all these mountains
Running away and hiding with you
I never thought they'd get me here
Not knowing you'd change from just one bite
I fought them all off just to hold you close and tight

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
But would anything matter if you're already dead?
And well should I be shocked now by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
And would anything matter if you're already dead?
And now should I be shocked by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...
And in saying you loved me,
Made things harder at best,
And these words changing nothing
As your body remains,
And there's no room in this hell,
There's no room in the next,
And our memories defeat us,
And I'll end this direst.

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
But does anything matter if you're already dead?
And should I be shocked now by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...
And in saying you loved me,
Made things harder at best,
And these words changing nothing
As your body remains,
And there's no room in this hell,
There's no room in the next,
But does anyone notice there's a corpse in this bed?

As she finished the song she realised she was lost and had no food. She sat down on the floor in the shadow of a statue where no-one would see her and whispered "Help." Then she said it again and again, getting louder and louder until she was screaming it. Then she stopped abruptly and closed her eyes. She focused on her dad, and her crush , Alex Molentez. Then there was a sound. her eyes flew open and she peered down the hall.

"Hello?" Whispered the young Miss Iero,

[brady]

Brady was walking down the dark dungeons saying nothing. He didn't like spending much time down here. He was into the whole dark thing but this place just gave him the creeps. It was alwyas dark. no light at all... It kinda reminded him of himself. He walked down and turned right and kept in his thoughts.

He stumbled upon a rock and fell onto is knees riping a whole in his black jeans. Blood dripping down to his socks and soaking the top. He looked down at his cut. It wasn't anything bad. He let it go and stood up and contiued to walk ingoring it and sucking the pain in. He wore a black shirt with a white heart on it and it had a big red x across it. He pushed his black hai out of his yes and contiued walking.

He thought he heared someone screaming help but no one ever came down here and it was unusaully. He ingored it and contiued on into his thoughts. He liked the darkness of the moon. It had a hold on this world. Everything was still and the only light was of the moons. The darkness down here wasn't natural but something far from it.

He bit his bottom lip and looked around in a haze. He didn't know where he was or whre his feet had carried him but the sound of the girl screaming was louder. He looked around than started to run toward it. It ead him to a girl, younger than him, standing by herself screaming. He called toward her and she turned toward him her eyes wondering, searching the darness, for a sight of someone to help her. He walked closer up so she could see him.

He gave her a warm smilie and extended out his pale hand. She looked panicked and calm at he am time. He guessed that s was lost. That was what happened most times down here. "I'm Bardy. You are?" He asked biting on his bottom lip. To think of it he didn't know where they were. He loooked around them. He knew where he came from so guessed he'd start that way and maybe they'd make it out. This place went on forever.

Everything was so quite it made him shiver. He wished this palce never was here at the same time he wished it stayed forever. There was just something about here.... "You okay?" He asked bringing himself abruptly out of the thoughts that would haunt him more he thought about them.

[rain1994]

Rain stared at the boy as he introduced himself. "i'm Rain. And i'm not okay. When i get lost i panic. Plus..." she looked at her thin frame."i'm not in the best state to get lost." She looked at Brady. He was well built, and older than her. He was pretty handsome too. She could feel the cold though and shivered. "i don't suppose you could get us out of here." it was a hopeful question.

[brady]

He pushed a hand through his hair and thought for am oment trying to retract his steps back, wondering what way they came and where they were? How could he be so stupid, not to mark the way he came from. He shook his head a little disppointed with himself.

"i'm Rain. And i'm not okay. When i get lost i panic. Plus..."

He liked her name. He hadn't ever heared of it, plus he liked the rain. He liked standing there and letting the wet drops fall to his face. The coldeness of them refreshed him. He likes eeing the world wet and than as if it was cleaned and starting over after the rain, with the rainbows making things more colorful than they were before.

He looked her up and down. She wasp retty thin. He wondered what happened but he didn't ask anything. It seemed to be her business and it would be rude to ask something personal at a first meeting. He had to admit she was quite something though. He turned red but looked down and let his hair hide the fact away.

"i don't suppose you could get us out of here."

He looked up than around them. He shurgged. "I heared you shouting and forgot to mark where i had come from." He said frowning. He now was lost too. He leaned agisnt a wall and thought for a moment. He was sure he had come from the left. "Lets try this way..." He said strolling toward the left passageway.

[rain1994]

Rain sighed. Now she'd got herself and brady lost. She was sure she'd seen the boy turn red, and decided to ask about that. "why did you blush? I'm pretty sure it can't have anything to do with me." she was following him down the halls and shivered. At least she wasn't alone anymore. "sooo... How old are you brady?" she said in a weak attempt to make conversation.

[brady]

He looked back up but he turned even more red when she asked. So, she had noticed that he blushed. He wished his skin wasn't so pale sometimes. It made him turn more red. He tried to ingore himself but his checks felt hot.

"I'm pretty sure it can't have anything to do with me."

He looked at her. He wondered why she would think that. He shurgged. He kept his mouth tightly shut and said nothing and continued to walk. He saw her shiver out of the corner of his eye he choose to ingore that too. He thought it was more fear of being lost than coldness.

"sooo... How old are you brady?"

He stopped and turned toward her and smilied. It was a randome topic. He hsurgged and continued to walk. "I'm seventeen...How old are you?" He asked back also trying to keep there conversation going. Silance in this place felt lonely even if some was with you, it was like they were invisable and no one was there...

[rain1994]

Rain stared when he didn't answer. "It is to do with me?" I gasp.

As they continue to walk she replies "I'm 13."

She yawns and tries not to think about the darkness of the place.

"So what year you in?"

[brady]

"It is to do with me?"

He turned even more red. He wished it was even more dark in here. He looked down at his shoes as they walked down so his hair fell over his face. Hopefully that helped a little. He shurgged but he guessed she couldn't see. "No..." He lied but he covered his voice well and hoped she saw no sign of lying.

"I'm 13."

He smilied at her and continued down the passageway. He was growing tired and it felt as though he ad been walking for hours. He gave a little yawn and leaned agisnt the wall. "Lets take a breck." He slide down the wall and sat down. He knew when he would check his shirt there be dust on the back but he'd watch it. He was just so tired from walking he didn't really care.

"So what year you in?"

"I'm a third year..." He said guessing already she was a first year from her age. "You?" He still asked being polite and keeping the conversation going between them. He tapped along the walls a beat to keep the silance away from them. Once gaining his energy he stood. "Ready?" He asked smiling down....

[rain1994]

Rain smiled as he sank down the wall. She played with a piece of her hair and turned slightly red. She shouldn't be thinking that he was fit or handsome. She should be thinking he was a good friend. He continued the conversation quite well.

"Ummm... first. I came here with my older brothers and sisters this year."

She nodded when he asked if she was ready to go. She suddenly heard a loud bang coming from somewhere and jumped to Brady, her hand catching his in her panic. When she calmed down, she looked at their hands and blushed. But she didn't let go either.

[brady]

He slowly got up off the wall. He brushed the dirt off his jeans and shirt and ruffled his hair a little bit. While he was brushing he thought how intresting it was that he found someone like Rain down here and she seemed nice and he liked spending time with her.

He had never heared of any of her siblings. He wondered who they were but the years was a long ay till the end and he was sure he would meet them sometime. "What year are your sibligs in?" He asked wondering any of them were in his classes.

There was a loud bang that made him jump a little along with Rain. He thought of what had made that noise. It could be someone slamming the door but he really didn't want to stick around and find out. He felt someone's warm hand in his. He figured it was Rain's and pulled her along the pathway, anting so bad to be out of the dungeons. At least he wasn't alone. He kept hold of her hand but he had turned a little red. He cold feel his ears burning up. He chose to igor it. She didn't pull away her hand either, and it felt nice in his.

[rain1994]

Rain was happy Brady didn't let go either. It was a nice feeling. She followed him through the maze of tunnels as he pulled her along slightly. She hated being lost by herself. As they went, she saw a light down one of the tunnels and stopped, letting go of Brady's hand. She looked at the light for a moment and then walked down the tunnel slowly.

As she reached the source of the light, she saw, not the exit, but a room with a light, some food and even a map of the tunnels. She smiled and stood at the door momentarily. Then she remembered Brady. She gasped at her foolishness and turned around quickly.

[brady]

They kept movin through the tunnels with him tugging on Rain's hand slightly to get her to move faster away from the sound. They turned into another tunnel and at the end there was a bright light. Son the comfort of Rain's hand left his and she went on a head toward the light. He followed behind her hoping it was the exit.

Whne they neared the door it opened to a room with a map of the tunnels and food. He had never been here before. This was quite intresting. They hear a noise and than a room appears with food. He smilied at the sight but was still on high aleart. Rain turned around and Brady stepped forward to go inside and they collided. Brady grabbed Rain's arm and steady her. He let go, gave her a quick smilie and went into the room to have a look at the map.

He looked around and studied the map. They were in a cell room and the exit was all the way across the dungeons. They had been walking long to make it all the way here. He sighed and rolled up the map and stuck it into his back pocket and looked at the food.

[rain1994]

Rain smiled as Brady caught her. He was a really nice boy. He smiled at her and she blushed a little. She saw him pick up the map and go to the food. She smiled slightly and took a little bit. She wasn't all that hungry really. She seated herself on the floor.

From her perspective it was quite nice. She was alone with a rather handsome boy, in a mysterious room in the dungeons. She couldn't help but laugh slightly. She nibbled at her food and watched Brady carefully for some reason. She thought of something.

"Brady? Where are you from?" she asked, always inquisitive. Would he have recognised her heavy new jersey accent?

[brady]

Rain walked over and took a peice of the foo and sat down on the floor. Brady got up and sat down next to her. He sighed and took a bite of the peice of bread he tore off the from the rest. He bite his bottom lip and opened up the map flat onto the floor.

He stared at it looking for some shorter ways back. He sighed and began explaining it to her. "We are here. The exit is up here. We could take this way, it would make they way back shorter but its blockedo f here. If we take the same way it'll take us hours." He said tracing the passageway back to the exit with his finger.

"Brady? Where are you from"

He looked up and raised his eyebrow. He wondered why she asked the question. He laughed at her accest and looked back down. His hair fell over his eyes and he concentrated on the map but helooked up and asked, "Why?" He asked looking back down and tracing shorter roots back to the exit.

[rain1994]

Rain looked at him as he traced the routes through the dungeons. She nodded, not really sure what to say. When he asked why she'd asked her question, she made a mistake.

"Because I like to get to know the people I think are gorgeous and very nice."

Her hands clapped to her mouth and she went and sat on the other side of the room, facing away from Brady. She was such a fool sometimes.

"Brady, I'm so sorry. I never meant to say it." she said quietly across the room. She brought her knees to her chest, wrapped her arma around them, buried her face in her knees and cried. Stupid Rain. Silly little Raindrop.

[brady]

He decided to tak they long way back. If he took the shorter ways they would usually end up getting blocked mid way and than they would have to go around which actually makes it longer. He sighed. Thelong way, back toward hat noise they heared. He didnt like being down hear with what he heared. He wanted to get out, quick. He rolled up the map and put it in his back pocket. It barley fit since he wore tight jeans.

"Because I like to get to know the people I think are gorgeous and very nice."

Brady looked up a little shocked by the answer. He saw her clap her hand over her mouth. He didn't really know what to say. Before he could say anything she was all the way across the room facing away from him. He smilied but his checks were burning hot. It was nice to know that the feeling was mutual.

He got up and walked toward her. He put his hnad on her shoulder and made her turn. He smilied and tried to comfort her. "I'm from Pennsylvania. There are many forests there and mid them there's a town called Envy Lake and i live there with my father and my little brother." He said grinning. He didn't know what else to say. He pulled her up and shurgged. "I think your pretty beautiful yourself." He said smiling.

"Brady, I'm so sorry. I never meant to say"

He wiped away a tear she shead from her eyes. "I'm glad you did." He pulled a peice of hair away from her face an behind her ear. It was silky soft beween his fingers. He pulled her hand into his. "come on, we should probably start heading back.. We have a long way to go." He said heading toward the door.

[rain1994]

The young mihael listened as he told her about his home. "Pennsylvania. Awesome. I'm a New Jersey kid."

Then something she didn't expect happened. Rain looked at him shocked as he told her that he though she was beautiful too. And that he was glad she said it. Her mouth hung open ever so slightly. She felt him move her hair and take her hand.

"come on, we should probably start heading back.. We have a long way to go."

She didn't move as he made towrds the door. Instead she held his hand tight and pulled him back to her. "Brady wait." She stopped pulling and then moved in front of him. "I feel happier now." Then she crashed her lips into his.

[brady]

"Pennsylvania. Awesome. I'm a New Jersey kid."

They didn't live far away. Maybe he could see her some times during breck and stuff like that. He shurgged. New Jersey. He had a shore house down there. His mother liked to go down there a lot. He bite on his bottom lip and thouhh for a moment.

He looked into her face. She seemed a little surprised. He laughed. He l iked the expression on her face. He grinned and shurgge.d "What, ever look into the mirror. Your amasing..." He said blushing. He felt like he was read like a tomatoe. He looked down at the ground. "Well..." He said brecking the silance between them.

He started to puyll her toward the door but she diidn't move. Instead she turned him around and pulled him close to her. He stumbled toward her. He looked into her memorising eyes. He stared in and couldn't pull out, didn't want to. She pulled his closer and there lips crashed. Her li[ps were soft on his. He wrapped his arms around her andp ulled her closer in. Her lips felt right on his, like he was again!

[rain1994]

Rain enjoyed the feeling of his lips on hers for a while. It was heaven. Before coming to Trio's, she'd had her heart broken by an uncaring boy. Maybe Brady would care more. She smiled and then pulled away from their kiss. She buried her head in his chest and just hugged him for a while, listening to his breathing.

After a while, she said, "I'm glad you found me Brady. I'm glad you helped."

She smiled and kissed him once more before taking his hand and pulling him towards the door slightly. "Come on. We can't stay here forever." She stood at the door and yawned a little. She was tired. Maybe if they got out on time, she could sleep in QQ. Maybe Brady would stay with her.

"Or maybe we could stay here for the night." She said out loud. She waited patiently for his response.