Alexis Ashwood
April 23, 2010 2:22 PM
[Sixth Year Dorm] I refuse to be alone this year. by Alexis Ashwood
Alexis had been surprised. She had thought it would take longer to be re-introduced into her family's pureblood world. For a disgrace like her, (well, according to Sonoran standards, anyway) she had thought it was impossible. But the sixteen year old had met her betrothed once again and could honestly say she was back.Justin was a perfect gentleman. Alexis had expected much, much worse. After all, no one had really done anything as of late to make her realize she deserved better. The Ladies certainly didn't help. Alexis truly wanted to join the Ladies again; she hated being such an outcast. But that didn't work before and wouldn't work again. She leaned back on her bed, twisting the engagement ring around her finger.
Once again, she hadn't interacted with people at school since her arrival. She wanted to be popular again, but she just needed to find the right people to talk to. Those were people she didn't want to curse, or people who didn't want to curse her. She had yet to find anyone matching those requirements at school.
She looked up curiously when someone entered the dorm room. "Hello." she greeted them. "How are you?" It was about time to speak to people again, especially her roommates. It wouldn't help if she was completely hostile. Besides, she thought with a smile and touched her ring again, Being miserable isn't any fun.
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Laurie Cider
May 17, 2010 1:32 PM
Sometimes alone is better. by Laurie Cider
Laurie left the bathroom, her emotions packed back away, and found that the dormroom had gained an occupant during her brief internment. Alexis Ashwood, would-be friend and shared compatriot in the general disdain of the Ladies: Laurie noted, within the first few seconds of Alexis's greeting, that her roommate sported a ring on her engagement finger. Laurie's brown eyes widened; surely not already? Engaged at sixteen? As much as the blonde was enjoying her new-found wealth and prestige as a Grimm, her Cider sensibilities balked at the idea of an arranged marriage.Both of her parents-- biological and adopted-- had married by choice, from love, and Laurie had yet to meet a pair in the wizarding world that seemed equally as happy. Even her aunt and uncle, Ian's parents, as well suited as they were, seemed more like business partners than life ones. Laurie felt an unwilling burst of sympathy rise for Alexis. God, engaged at sixteen. . . it was like a prison sentence.
"I'm good," she returned, perching herself carefully on the edge of her bed. She still had to pause and remember to mind her clothes; she hoped that eventually she'd have the whole jeans and t-shirt mentality replaced entirely. Her lips pursed in consideration; it wasn't all that typical for Alexis to have greeted her. Ever since their second and third year, she and the resident redhead had hardly been what one might describe as friendly.
Civil, yes, but friendly, no. Laurie hadn't moved past that initial distrust of the girl, and even still, she resented the way Alexis had tried to enisle herself into her friendship with Renaye. Still, Laurie supposed, it wouldn't hurt to attempt to build some sort of bridge; of course, though, this wouldn't be the first time Laurie had tried to establish some sort of friendliness after a summer of separation.
Maybe now, though, Alexis might consider Laurie someone worth knowing; Laurie was a Cider still, but she was now also a Grimm, and the little she knew of Pureblood society told her that a Grimm was someone.
"And you? Anything interesting happened over summer?"
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Sometimes alone is better.
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Alexis
May 18, 2010 10:26 PM
Strength lies in numbers, though. by Alexis
Alexis didn’t even mind that it was Laurie at this point. Laurie and Alexis had had their differences over the years. Alexis had thought they were friends, but there was always something between them that said otherwise. It didn’t make sense. After a while, it was pretty obvious to the Crotalus that they weren’t friends like she had thought.Times were different, though. Laurie seemed to have moved up in society, Alexis was back in her rightful place in society thanks to her engagement…any form of friendship could be possible now, right?
“Enough happened, I guess.” Alexis replied, automatically playing with her ring. “My family married me off but, hey, you have to do what you have to do.” Alexis would have preferred falling in love and getting married, being able to choose. But that was a fantasy, of course. And the redhead knew she should consider herself lucky. From the little she knew of Justin, he wouldn’t be a terrible husband. He even wanted her to go to college after Sonora; her parents wanted her to bear children. Oh, what a life…
She observed Laurie silently. Alexis wasn’t sure how much she liked this change. Laurie wasn’t herself. “Is there any reason why you’re trying to be one of them?” Alexis found herself asking without meaning to. She blushed and put a hand to her mouth. “Sorry. I just…I’m not used to this from you.”
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