*sings* I call her Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli...

(oh, okay. ttyl then.)

(back!)

(cool!)

(Where'd we leave off? ...and your avatar is creepin me out Haha)

(haha, lol. i had to put up 'cuz i love the Halloween series. I think Issabella was asking everyone why they were here, my characters already answered.)

(Okay. Haha this is gonna be tough, normally my characters wouldn't have left...well, I guess that depends on where the are in the story but you get the idea. Let's assume this is in the middle of the book...)

Cricket: "Us? We're jus' stoppin' by. Got t' get away from home every now an' again."

Annaleah nodded, going along with that statement. She could tell that he didn't feel like explaining the whole ordeal, either.

(I'm off for the night, gotta get up really early tomorrow.)

(Oh, okay.)
Both Stephanie and Zachery half-smiled, but she felt like they were being told a half-truth. She knew better than to press into the matter though.

Cricket saw their smiles and flashed one back that said, yes, I know you know, but let's not go there. Annaleah saw the look he gave them and gave HIM a look that said, stop that.

Stephanie glanced over at Zachery, who caught on and quickly changed the subject for her, and everyone at the table, "So, what do you guys like to do?"

Annaleah thought for a moment. They had been too busy until lately to have much free time together. "Well, a lot of things. Me, I'm an artist and a writer. Cricket not so much...well, he writes riddles on occasion, so I guess that counts. And we both like traveling so far. We've both just set out to wherever we find ourselves recently." She smiled up at Cricket.

"An artist and writer? I draw mostly, and I know Stephanie likes to write." Zachery answered for the both of us. "And some other stuff too, but that probably would be too much."

Annaleah: "A writer? Well, that's understandable," she giggled a little. "I mostly make ink drawings, but my papa bought me some watercolors that I've dipped into." Cricket: he winced slightly at the mention of 'Papa'. He still found him a bit intimidating.

Both Stephanie and Zachery noticed Cricket wince, but niether of them made it known. "What do you draw?" Zachery questioned.

Annaleah smiled and squeezed Cricket's hand, leaning against him. She noticed him wince, too, but decided to let it go. She couldn't control how he felt about her papa, and he had good reason to feel the way he did. "That's a broad question," she said, "well, all sorts of things, really. Anything I like or feel about whenever I sit down with a pen in my hand. People, buildings, places, little pretty things, anything really."

Zachery smiled and nodded, "Same with me too." He didn't mention that he actually drew a couple sketches of Stephanie that he hadn't shown her yet. He thought she would think he was a little too clingy and leave him, and he definately didn't want that. As Stephanie squeezed his hand under the table, he realized that she wouldn't do that. Then he felt guilty because he doubted her love, but he kept a straight face on the outside.

Cricket: He returned Annaleah's smile. She looked too innocent for him to look at her and not smile...he could barely imagine her being in the same family as the Warden. The only resemblence was their red hair. Her papa didn't have Annaleah's wide green eyes, and he was secretly grateful for that. He would never think of them as a family. The Warden was the Warden, Annaleah was Annaleah. ANNALEAH: she nodded at Jake's statement, and then blinked up at Cricket. "What?" She asked. CRICKET: He smiled slyly. "Have I ever told you that I love your eyes?" Annaleah blinked again, wondering where that statement came from, but smiled on.

Issabella- I hold Christian's hand and snuggle up a little closer. Love is just so cute.

Annaleah looked at Issabella and Christian. "What about you? What do you like to do?"

Issabella- "I like to write, read, and watch movies."

Christian- "And I like to paint, play the drums, and play football."

(Hm...hey, Jacky? You still want an antagonist? 'Cause I could have Zachery's womanizing, jerkface brother Hunter show up. .)

(ooh good as gold!)

(All right, I'll get his character bio thing up in a second.)

Name: Hunter Brown
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Appearance: He has blonde hair, and green eyes. He’s well-built like his brother Zach, but his shoulders and chest are both more broad. He’s 6’ 5”.
Coupled with: Any girl that he can find.
Other info: He’s a high school football player, very popular. He’s the womanizer of the school. Usually nice to his family, and their friends, but he can have a temper. He’s a little slow at times. He can be a little uppity at times. He is naturally a jerk. He always did well in school, surprisingly, and made sure he took care of his brothers when their parents went away on business.

(sorry bout leaving you, I'm back now XD where were we? cool charrie by the way, perfect for this thread)