there's beauty in the b r e a k d o w n.

[lottie]

Audrey Long.
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Charlotte was still in the long process of exploring every little place in the school. It was obviously going to take her awhile, because there were just so many places. Both indoors and outdoors. So far she'd only gone to a few places and met a few people. She wanted to continue exploring and meet new people. The Mihael almost felt proud that she was being more social. In her private school, she was pretty anti-social just because everyone teased her there. Here, no one had teased her and she'd met some wonderful people. Maybe this place wouldn't be as bad as she thought it would be.

Plus, she felt a bit good that she'd met more people than Holland. Yes, that sounds bad, but he was always the popular one, and now she was turning out to get more friends than him. She actually had no idea what Holland was even doing these days. He barely came to class the first week or so. What was he doing, exactly? Did he have some secret girlfriend that he was hanging out with all the time? She had no idea, but she wanted to hang out with her twin brother more. He was her best friend, after all, and she loved him to itty bitty pieces.

Well, Charlotte decided to explore the great outdoors. So far, she'd just been to the Courtyard Maze, and recently, Rose Petal Lane. The Maze wasn't a very enjoyable experience. The hedges were very tall, and it had started to pour rain when she was inside, making the ground all muddy and getting her soaking wet. It hadn't been very fun. At least Brent was there to help her find her way out and what not.

Dressed in a lightblue Hellogoodbye zip-up hoodie, black skinny jeans, and light blue and black checkered Vans, the girl walked on down to the grounds. There was a bit of a wind today, and it was pretty cold. She wished she'd worn something more than this, but oh well, she was too lazy to go back inside. Black and red hair was in a side ponytail, random strands falling around her face and all, as well as her bangs hanging down just above her piercing green eyes.

Wondering where to go, Charlotte stopped walking and looked around. Hm. There sure were a lot of choices. The Lake seemed to have a large amount of people around it. Surely there would be someone there that she could socialize with. However, she'd just been there the other day, and wasn't quite ready yet to go to a familiar place instead of an unfamiliar one. She had to visit more places before she re-visited others.

So, green eyes went past the lake. Hmm, wait. Further down the lake a little bit, there was what looked like a Pier going out into the lake. There weren't many people around that area or even on the Pier. Smiling, she made her way down there, passing by all the students talking with one another. Once she arrived, she bit her lip, her Monroe piercing evident on her upper lip. The Pier looked like it would fall down at any moment. Was it really safe for walking on?

Looking up at the school, she wondered if the Headmistress would have blocked off the area if it was, in fact, unsafe. So maybe it just looked old, but it was fine. Who knows. Stepping onto the Pier, she slowly made her way to the end, and sat down, dangling her legs over the edge but above the water. The Pier creaked and swayed a bit in the wind, and her green eyes widened. Oh my, she didn't want to die!

[audrey]

I got a lot to say to you
Yeah, I got a lot to say
I noticed your eyes are always glued to me
Keeping them here
And it makes no sense at all

Audrey smiled slightly as she played with her long hair, staring into the distance. She realized how odd she must look, since she was just standing there in the middle of the lawns, staring into the distance, a smile upon her face. But what did Audrey care. If they didn't like her, they could steer clear of her. She was giving the school the ultimate test. This was the perfect chance to give Audrey a hug! She was standing there with her FREE HUGS sign, but no one came. It was sad.

In the distance, the young Huffie spotted a big head of red hair climbing up the Rickety Pier. Audrey loved red hair. She had had red hair at one point, she had really liked it, but then her Mom said the pinkness was to unnatural and made Audrey go to the salon and change it. Of course, she just got it blonde, black, and blue instead. It annoyed her mom to no end, but she finally realized her daughter just wasn't normal.

Audrey stuffed her small hands into her the pockets of her Paramore hoodie as a huge gust of wind blew across the fields. Audrey shivered slightly and began walking. Where was she going? She wasn't sure, she was just following her feet. As she got closer to her destination, she realized what she was doing. She was following the redhead. Her feet where so thoughtful! They wanted her to make a friend.

Audrey put her feet on the first wrung and heard a squeak. It made the poor Hufflepuff a little frightened, but she decided, if Missus Red Head could get up there, Missus Audrey Long could as well. She reached the top and saw the Red Head dangling her feet of the edge. Audrey thought it would be fun to jump off it. Well, if it wasn't so cold. -.- She sat down next to the girl and dangled her feet of the edge.

She began waving her feet back and forth happily. Predictably, her flip-flops flew off her feet and into the water, leaving her with cold feet. She frowned a little, she liked those flip-flops, now there was no way she'd get them back. She frowned a little longer, but there wasn't much that could make the Long girl sad for to long, and she began smiling brightly again. I'll get over it, she thought.

She turned to Missus Red Head and looked at her carefully. The girl was very pretty. And different looking. In a good way. Audrey smiled politely. "Hiya," she said to the girl.

She played with her fingers a little, and wondered if the girl had noticed that she had lost her shoes. Probably, but then again, the girl could have been lost in her thoughts, and been totally oblivious to her surroundings, it was unlikely, but possible. Audrey also wondered if the girl would feel any sympathy for her, assuming the girl had noticed, or would she just laugh in her face, and be all, hahaha, I have shoes and you don't!!!!! MWHAHAHA! That would be sad. =[

[lottie]

Just as Charlotte was thinking she would die and no one would ever find her, because she would drown in the water and no one would notice her missing [except maybe Holland and Chatwin], she heard footsteps. Someone else was coming on the pier. For a second, she was worried because she thought the weight of another person would surely cause the pier to break, but the person was able to come all the way and sit next to her without it breaking. Thankfully, she was a small girl, like Charlotte herself, so she wasn't too much weight on the pier.

Just then, a few rambunctious first year boys came along and came up on the pier, jumping up and down on it. The Mihael girl tensed up, thinking it would collapse any moment now, but nothing happened, aside from it shaking a bit and creaking quite a lot. Hm. So, she came to the conclusion that it was magically made to look as if it were falling apart. That made her feel quite a lot better, at least.

Green eyes glanced over at the other girl again, wondering if she was going to speak. She started swinging her legs madly off the side of the pier. She was wearing flip-flops, and she thought her poor little toes must be freezing, but didn't say anything. Then, the flip-flops flew off her feet and landed in the water. Her eyes widened a bit, and she kind of frowned, but not a sad frown, more a 'that was surprising' frown. Maybe that makes no sense, but oh well. c:

Now the poor girl's feet were completely bare. She didn't have anything anymore. Charlotte had the urge to reach in to try and grab the flip-flops, but they were floating away quite quickly, and sinking. The younger Bryer twin was a bit curious as to why the girl didn't try, though. After all, they were her flip-flops.

Looking over at the girl, she noticed her smiling quite happily. Huh. How odd. She sure was different, that was for certain. Just as she was looking at the girl, the girl turned and started looking at her. Green eyes blinked a few times curiously, and felt a bit awkward just with the two of them staring at each other. The girl luckily seemed very nice. All happy and stuff. c:

Smiling back at the girl, she said, "Hullo. I really like your hoodie. Paramore is a nice band. And your hair is gorgeous." Looking back out at the water, she said, "Aren't your feet cold? You can have one of my shoes and one of my socks if you want." That was a weird question, and Charlotte kind of regretted asking it to a perfect stranger. She wouldn't have minded with any of her friends back home, or her brother, but this was just some random girl who might think she was really weird.

Oh well. What's said is said and done with. "Oh, and I'm Charlotte. But most people call me Lottie."

[audrey]

Audrey watched her flip-flops fall down fifteen feet. She didn't go after them, 'cause then she would have to jump into the freezing cold water. Brrrrr. She noticed the other girls noticing her bare feet. Audrey wiggled her bare feet, as they felt a moment of joy at their freedom. The joy was quickly replaced with coldness. She thought she could feel her toes freezing and breaking off. 'Scept they weren't, but it felt as if they were. It was very cold, but she'd loose feeling in her feet soon and then it wouldn't matter. [=

The girl had answered Audrey. =O Hullo. I really like your hoodie. Paramore is a nice band. And your hair is gorgeous. Audrey smiled happily. "Oh, thanks," Audrey said, bouncing a little as she spoke, "your hair is über purdiful as well. It's all red and BIZAM. I looooove red hair. I used to have red hair, but my Mom got tired of it." She shrugged her shoulders as if it was no big deal.

Aren't your feet cold? You can have one of my shoes and one of my socks if you want. She was funny too. Audrey wondered if the girl was joking. Pfft, she said it, she couldn't take it back now. "That'd be nice!" Audrey said, wriggling her toes a little again; they seemed to find new vigor at the thought of a nice warm sock and shoe to be adorned on them. Audrey flashed another smile at her.

Audrey fidgeted with her fingers a little, wondering if she should tell the girl her name. As if in answer to her question, the girl spoke. Oh, and I'm Charlotte. But most people call me Lottie. "Charlotte," Audrey said, "that's a nice name, I don't fancy Lottie much, I think I'll call you Charles. Nice to meet you Charles, I'm Audrey." She smiled. She much preferred the name Charles to Lottie. Charles was so much more unique for a girl. Audrey liked uniqueness. Of course, if Charles minded, Audrey would call her Lottie, she didn't want to make the girl upset.

ooc; Sorry for the shortness. -.-