van duzen, aspen luella.

[aspen van duzen.]

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WHAT'S YOUR NAME, BABY? WHAT SHOULD I CALL YOU?

---------"aspen luella van duzen. aspen was the place i was concieved - kinda cool, huh? it makes for a good story, in any case. luella is like some fairy queen or something, idfk. my dad calls me his fairy princess though because of it, kinda cute. and then van duzen is the family name, idk its origin. probably russian or something, we're a bunch of immigrants! as for nicknames, ryleigh calls me ass when she wants me to hit her. and levi calls me vd. but apart from those, you can't really shorten aspen?"

NOW, WHEN WERE YOU BORN? HOW OLD ARE YOU?

---------"i was born on the first of january, check me out! new years day baby for the win. i accept all kind of presents, don't be shy. i'm seventeen now. "

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PARENTS?

---------" my parents are really not exciting. my mom is destiny van duzen, she's a jewellery maker. my father is tobias van duzen, he's an army general top rank kind of guy. he's the reason we move a lot, because his base moves around a lot. i'm close with both of them, we're a pretty tight knit family. and they're both ancient, like 100 and something. yeah."

WHY ARE YOU HERE IN BOSTON AGAIN?

---------" I RAN AWAY. no really, i did. except my parents know where i am so it doesn't have the same effect. yea, i live here with my brother jude. "

I'M SURE YOU HAVE SIBLINGS, WHO ARE THEY?

---------" jude, my brother. he's a huge douche bag and everyone hates him. like, being serious. we're quite close, though."

QUICK, LIST THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT.

---------"my german shep pup, jasper. my iphone. and ryleigh."

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? SONG? HOBBY? PIZZA TOPPING?

---------"favourite movie, hm. beauty and the beast, cause its adorable and an absolute classic. favourite song, at the moment is hey soul sister by train. hobby is singing, without a doubt. and pizza topping, PINEAPPLE. yeaa."

WHO'S YOUR LAST TEXT MESSAGE FROM? WHAT DOES IT SAY?

---------"ryleigh. and it says "it happened again, last night... "

CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF?

---------" vivacious, bodacious, outgoing, sarcastic, witty, bipolar, hiding, scared, coping, amiable, blithe, bubbly, addictive."

GIVE ME SOME BACKGROUND ON YOU, DUDE.

---------" k, i was born on the first of january to my parents destiny and tobias. i was concieved in aspen, colorado, and born in kenya, south africa. yeah, cool right? i'm the globe trotting baby, check me out. i couldn't tell you all the countries i've lived in because the list will take me like, a whole year to write, but i enjoyed living in england and egypt the most. and america, of course. england because the way people speak there is pretty funny, not going to lie, and because their culture is really different to americans despite talking in the same language. and egypt because the weather is GORGEOUS, albiet a little too hot, and the history is fascinating. i've been home schooled most of my life but since moving to boston permanently, i've attended the local high school here. i met ryleigh here, in boston, the first time i visited when i was like, eleven. we've been best friends ever since, she's the only person i actually kept in contact with. and one of the reasons i returned to boston, actually. the other being jude lives here already, and it means i don't have to pay for my own accomodation because i can live with him! a few months ago, i was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. it was pretty big and i didn't leave the house for like a week after, because i thought i was a freak. it wasn't until ryleigh, keiran, levi and jude persuaded me that i wasn't a freak and that having bipolar didn't change the person i was that i came to terms with it. it's still scary though, and not many people know. but i'm getting used to taking my meds every day and all that."

EVERYONE HAS SECRETS, WHAT'S YOURS?

---------"just my bipolar, i think."

---------hey, SAND IN OUR STILETTOS, my name is KELLY and i'm FIFTEEN years old. i've been roleplaying for THREE years and i like using DEMI LOVATO as my play by. i found you through MY GIRLFRIEND and my other character(s) here are CHARACTER NAME, CHARACTER NAME, ETC.. here's a sample of my work! -----------------------------------------------------

-------------the front door slammed and jude van duzen glanced up from the television, his eyes finding his sister’s face and nodding his hello, before returning his gaze to the metal box in front of him, a repeated episode of top gear flashing on it. ”good day?” he asked his sister lazily as she deposited her bag and slipped out of her shoes, making her way into the small living room he was sitting in. he saw her shrug and tuck her feet underneath her on the sofa, her gaze falling on jude imploringly. ”it was alright. i can see yours has been productive…” she trailed off with meaning, to which jude shrugged. ”i took jasper for his walk earlier,” he replied, as if that made up for everything. aspen tutted and then sighed, looking back at jude. ”ryleigh wasn’t in again today. i’m worried about her.” jude furrowed his eyebrows, biting his lip concernedly and trying not to think about the pretty valmont who, coincidentally, happened to be his little sister’s best friend. he’d had his eye, so to speak, on the young brunette valmont for quite a while. when aspen had introduced them, jude hadn’t noticed anything unusual about her. she was shy and sweet to him when he spoke to her, but they didn’t know each other any other way. they never hung out with each other or made an effort to see each other. well, why would they? it wasn’t like they were similar in age, and the only reason ryleigh came to their house was to see aspen, which was normal. but jude had realized she was different to other girls he’d known – she was quiet, and didn’t like to make her presence known, like a lot of his girl friends did. she wasn’t attention seeking and kept to her own, she wasn’t flighty or perpetually moody. all of these things had made jude interested in her, but he knew he couldn’t act on it. for one, his reputation would be down the drain, he was the manwhore, the jock, the one every girl slept with and never spoke to again. he dated older girls, not younger girls. and number two, she was aspen’s best friend. it would just make things weird between them, all three of them.

-------------his mind wandered back to the one encounter he’d had with ryleigh valmont recently when he’d tried his sleazy male charm out on her. he’d been driving home from the store, after picking up groceries for aspen and himself, when he’d spotted a broken down truck at the side of the road. slowing up, he’d recognized the petite brunette as his sisters best friend, and she knew she wouldn’t forgive him if he just drove by without stopping to help. he pulled up beside her and shut off the engine, stepping out of the car into the warm sunshine of the day. he made his way around the hood of her truck, pinging it open and peering at the contents it held, tweaking a couple of bits so he could figure out where the problem was. he ducked out from it and walked to ryleigh, his hands covered in oil already. ”any idea whats wrong with it?” he asked her, smirking slightly, even though he’d pretty much already figured it out. she’d shrugged at him and he’d nodded, pursing his lips. ”well, i can fix it. for a price,” he’d grinned at her, amusing himself as he watched her sigh and ask him what it was. ”a kiss!” he’d replied cheekily with a wink. normally, a girl would accept this as a reasonable price and give him a kiss, but ryleigh valmont was no ordinary girl, obviously. she’d turned her back on him and begun stalking away. jude, suddenly confused, gave a chuckle and ran to catch up with her, catching her arm from behind with his hand, curling his fingers around it. ryleigh had tensed for a fraction of a second before tugging her arm away from him, and glaring daggers at him. jude, momentarily confused by her reaction, just shrugged and decided to play the nice guy to her. ”do you need a ride?” he’d asked nonchalantly. she’d nodded her head, grabbed her bag and stormed, obviously pissed off, into his car, slamming his door with unnecessary force. jude had winced slightly at the sound before sighing and following her over, deciding to come back and fix her truck after. he’d started up the engine and the two had travelled to ryleigh’s house without so much as a word spoken between them. the silence was slightly eerie but jude dared not break it, for fear he pissed of the brunette even more then he had already.

-------------they reached ryleigh’s house not long after, and he heard a murmured thank you before she’d stepped from his car and jogged briskly up to her front door. he nodded, and sighed, rolling his eyes. ”yeah, you’re welcome,” he muttered, to himself because there was nobody else around now. his eyes followed her as she opened the door and stepped inside, before revving the engine and speeding away, back in the direction of her broken down truck. stopping the car again, he stepped out and set to work fiddling with some of the parts in the trucks engine, tweaking the things he thought needed fixing. finally, he pulled open the truck door and wiggled the keys that ryleigh had left in the ignition, satisfied as the truck roared into life and kept running. jumping out, he pulled the hood down and got back in the truck, before driving it to ryleigh’s. sensing it best not to knock on the door, he parked the truck in the driveway, switched off the engine and jumped out. he placed the keys in the front seat where he hoped she’d find them, before sighing slightly and beginning the walk back to his own car. he’d returned home, but his encounter with ryleigh had not left his mind. he wondered why she’d tensed, and reacted so viciously, when he’d grabbed her arm. maybe something had happened? but he shook his head whenever he thought this, because it wasn’t his business to know. he’d always bit his lip when aspen spoke about her, and he didn’t tell her about helping out with her truck. he didn’t know why he kept that from her, but he felt almost embarrassed for it. he knew, if it had been anyone else, he would have laughed off being denied, but with ryleigh he almost felt guilty for giving her that predicament.

-------------when aspen had come home that day and mentioned ryleigh’s absence from school, jude took up an opportunity to see her again, if only to check she was alright. aspen was obviously quite tired from school and partying at the weekend, so jude offered to take all the work she’d collected for ryleigh to ryleigh’s house. ”alright, be careful,” she cautioned, but didn’t elaborate. jude furrowed his eyebrows before shaking his head and rolling his eyes, muttering something along the lines of ‘girls these days.’ he’d grabbed the school work and started up his car, yelling to aspen that he’d be back soon, and that she should get them something for dinner. he set off down the road to ryleigh’s house, remembering the route from last time, his mind racing at what he’d say when he got there. pulling up outside after a short ten minutes driving, he sat in silence for a couple of minutes, thinking things over. he then opened the door, grabbed the school work, and strode up the path slowly, hesitating before pressing the doorbell. he didn’t know why he was nervous … perhaps because their last encounter had been beyond awkward? he pushed a metal finger to the doorbell and stood still, biting his lip and wondering whether she’d actually answer. when the door was finally pulled open, jude looked down at the petite girl and did a double take, raising one eyebrow at her. he took in the bruises on her face, and on her bare arms, and he began to wonder how much more of her was covered in bruises that he couldn’t see. he also wondered what could cause that many bruises in so many places, and moved a hand to run it through his hair. ”hey,” he said slowly in response to her greeting, holding the school work out towards her. ”i came to give you this, aspen bought it home for you,” he nodded to the school work he was handing to her. his eyes ran over her body again, and he decided to make a comment this time. ”did you fall down the stairs or something?” he queried, smirking slightly, not knowing it was something much worse than that.