seeking pretty

[sapphireflutterby]

dream a little dream || open

[arabellaheart]

sapphireflutterby:

“Ooh, I’ll have to check it out sometime!” She glanced back at Bobby who was not working on their drinks. 

‘I’ll need to see your IDs,” he stated with a smile that was kind, but also very annoying to Ronnie, as she could see the prospect of drinks floating away right in front of them. 

“Oh, sure!” Veronica said with confidence, opening her little clutch bag. She made a show of pawing around inside, although it was only filled with her cash clip, a lipstick, and her sunglasses. “Oh my gods,” she groaned, sinking a little, turning to Arabella. “I must’ve left my ID in the room!” She then turned back to Bobby with a sheepish look. “Do I have to go all the way back to my room?” She asked, a slight pout to her lip. 

Arabella sighed at the request for ID, but suddenly shut her mouth realising that might be some sort of giveaway that they were bullshitting their way through this. She angled towards Ronnie, needing once again to take her lead rather than running off on a story that wouldn’t make sense. “Oh Ronnie, I can’t even help, I left mine in the resort I didn’t think I’d need it.” She put on a look of resignation and disappointment, before she turned towards Bobby and leaned forward on the bar. “Bobby, I know this is against the rules and everything, but this is the only time we get to ourselves. You know what kids are like.” She tried to garner some sympathy, “Is there any chance..?” Bella left it open, actually enjoying fighting for something she wanted rather than simply being given in. Without a word but wearing that same smile, Bobby picked up a glass and a liquor bottle. and Bella looked over her shoulder at Veronica with a wicked smirk.

[sapphireflutterby]

dream a little dream || open

[arabellaheart]

sapphireflutterby:

Veronica grinned as her friend joined her, and turned her attention back to Bobby. He just smiled, and set the glass down, before asking if he could get them anything. Ronnie glanced down at the plastic menu on the bartop, and pointed at one of the drinks. “I’ll have the Lava Lamp, what about you, Bella?” She asked, tilting the menu to her. Vero glanced back at Bobby, giving a coy smile, hoping that he’d just start making the drinks and not shoo them away. In an attempt to seem a little more sophisticated, she turned her attention back to Arabella. “John took the kids to see the film over there; I don’t know how they can have this much energy after the miles we walked in the parks today,” she gave a little laugh, hoping it was convincing. “Bill’s over there with Isadora too, in case you were looking for them. Where did you find that adorable bathing suit for her?” She asked, adding to the facade that they were married with kids.

Arabella glanced down at the list, biting her lip as she thought. Really, they were all going to have too many calories, but she wanted to force herself. “I will have... The blueberry lemonade.” She chose, tapping it on the plastic for Bobby’s benefit. Arabella looked up and Ronnie, wanting to give her a look of what the hell, but held off and ran with her story. She’d severely misjudged the route Ronnie was taking, assuming their angle was young, flirty and sexy. “Oh that’s sweet, and I know right?! I don’t know how you cope with two, I can barely cope with just the one.” She feigned exhaustion with a slight shake of her head. “Oh I got it from Next, they do the cutest clothes. A bit pricey, but I just can’t help myself. When I hold things up for Isadora she gets excited if she likes it, and then I feel awful not buying them for her.” She clutched her hand to her chest, an adoring look being acted out.

[sapphireflutterby]

dream a little dream || open

Veronica giggled as she wandered around the larger than life statues at the Pop Century resort, snapping pictures on her phone here and there. It was the first time she’d felt like she was back home in a while, with all of the oversized decor. She had spent the whole first day at Animal Kingdom, exploring every bit of it that she could, and going on every ride that she could stand still enough to wait for. She’d never been to a theme park before, and it was definitely a lifestyle that she could get used to. Ronnie wandered over to the Hippy Dippy pool to see that it was still open, and the Disney film ‘Lady and the Tramp’ was playing on a big screen nearby. Eyeing the bar, she made her way over to where a pinstriped bartender was cleaning a glass. She’d been IDed throughout the park, so she doubted it would be any different here, but she hoped her charm might work. “How’s it going tonight, Bobby?” She asked, reading his nametag as she plopped onto a seat. She was trying to sweet talk him when another student came up behind her.

[arabellaheart]

Arabella had gone back to their part of the resort early after nearly passing out that morning. She hated herself for being unable to enjoy it, and had forced herself to eat when she came back. That and a nap had her feeling better, not great, but she made the decision to force herself. Sitting out had her upset, the happiest place on Earth had to apply for her too. She left the hotel and found her way to the pool in a bikini, shorts and a tank top, deciding to take it easy today, and tomorrow she’d make sure to go out and have some real fun. Bella sat at the edge of the pool, having been too late to grab a sun lounger, and at some point she saw a flash of blue hair and tanned skin and grinned, Ronnie was unmissable. She walked her way around the pool, ending up beside her friend at the bar. Having caught Veronica’s question at the bartender, she followed suit and set her head in her hand, elbow on the table with a flirtatious smile on her features. “Getting better, I’m sure.” 

[monicatremaine]

in too deep || Monica & Arabella

[arabellaheart]

monicatremaine:

Monica shrugged, leaning back in her chair and looking up at the sky. “Not really. I tend to zone out most of the time so I don’t focus on the weather too much.” she replied. “I wouldn’t come up here if it was freezing or snowing though. Chilly I can handle. Sometimes it’s nice to sit outside when it’s a little bit cold. You can feel everything on your skin.” she mused. 

Arabella cocked her head to the side, interested in her answer and wishing she was capable of simply ‘not focusing’ on how cold she felt. She didn’t mind too much though, knowing her body was burning more calories because of it. “So you’ve been blocked from here then?” She half asked, sure she knew the answer already from the weather they’d been having. “I like wind in my face and it feels both harsh and also like you’re alive.” She told her, coming closer now since they were semi having a conversation.

[arabellaheart]

mayaskellington:

“Oh, shoot. But yeah, oil should work. Would you be willing to raid the kitchens and help me out?” 

“You definitely don’t have to, but it would be nice to have an extra set of hands. And, wait… ‘the help’? Fancy.” 

“I would love to raid the kitchens! That sounds so fun, sneaking around like we’re hiding from the guards or something.”

“And I guess a little bit fancy.”

[mayaskellington]

“Um…this is gonna be weird, but…”

“Do you know how to get bubblegum out of hair? I messed up real bad.”

[arabellaheart]

“I’m not sure actually, the help would do it for me if that ever happened. Some sort of oil I think?”

[monicatremaine]

in too deep || Monica & Arabella

[arabellaheart]

monicatremaine:

Monica didn’t bother to turn around but simply lit up a cigarette and took a deep inhale. “That’s what the chair is for.” she said as she exhaled a puff of smoke. She had never seen anyone else up on the roof so she was a bit surprised that someone had appeared. Her initial thought was to shoo the intruder away but thought better of it. She didn’t own the roof, she had no control over who was on it. As long as the person wasn’t a threat, Monica had no complaints. “It’s a big roof. Plenty of room for other spots.”

Arabella glanced at the chair and did a single nod downwards, not entirely certain she understood the point of it. In summer perhaps, but the weather had been dreadful lately. “Right,” She nodded, taking uncertain steps to the side. She’d not brought anything for entertainment, this had been an exercise and avoiding tactic, she had little to offer in excuse here. “Don’tcha get cold up here?”

[monicatremaine]

in too deep || Monica & Arabella

@arabellaheart

When she first arrive at Elias Prep, Monica wondered just how difficult it would be to get onto the roof. Turns out it wasn’t really difficult at all. Over the last few months, she had spent quite a lot of time on the roof of her dorm building, never seeing anyone else up there. Over time she had created a little area for herself, complete with a lounge chair. The snowstorm prevented her from going up for a few weeks but now that the snow had cleared and spring was in the air, she was finally able to return to her favorite spot.

She climbed up with a pack of cigarettes and took a seat, all ready to watch the sunset. 

[arabellaheart]

Now that things were returning to normal, Arabella’s bad behaviours were harder to hide. It was easy to adopt a rations mentality when the food coming in wasn’t large and she’d restricted heavily over the past week. Now, it was time for dinners in the canteen and she was struggling greatly with that. Instead, Arabella decided to walk up and down the stairs to distract herself from her grumbling stomach, and on her second, laboured and slow walk back up to the roof, Bella had to stop to catch her breath and try to feel slightly less faint. She went outside, figuring some wind to the face would bring back some energy, but when she walked out and noticed someone else sitting there she all of a sudden felt very awkward. “Oh, sorry, didn’t know you had a spot here.” She smiled softly, sticking near the door ready to make her exit.

[arabellaheart]

shake from the fact she’s a world devastator || open

[arabellaheart]

dylanjoel:

Dylan grinned, stepping into the cafeteria. “I don’t have a problem with dirt. Though i don’t deal with much of it where I from because it’s all concrete. Central park has the most dirt probably. I guess there’s some gardening there.” he replied. “I play the piano, the guitar, the drums, the bass. Everything really.”

“There’s no green where you’re from? That’s so sad, it’s the prettiest part of the world. The colours.” Arabella mused, plus it kept her hands busy which was always good when you weren’t letting yourself eat. “Wow! How do you learn all of that? Was it as a child? One at a time or all at once?”

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

Johnny listened carefully, nodding at her suggestions. That made sense; especially now since he’d lived and learned. His lips parted in a grin at her next suggestion. “Yes! We definitely should; that’s something I wouldn’t want to miss,” he chuckled. “I can show you! It’s quite simple really; what kind of phone is it? I have the iPhone, and that’s pretty user friendly,” he added.

Arabella gave an enthusiastic nod, “It’ll be so funny! Now we just need it to snow.” She made a face of ‘I dunno’ and burst out laughing. Instead she opened up her clutch bag and held out her phone to him for him to inspect. She’d not actually figured out most of it, how to turn it on and sometimes music would blast out of it and she’d sent messages to unknown numbers. “It’s pretty either way,” She shrugged, liking the rose gold of it. 

[arabellaheart]

shake from the fact she’s a world devastator || open

[arabellaheart]

dylanjoel:

Dylan led the way to the cafeteria, already thinking about the burger that he’d order. Cheese and bacon and maybe an egg on top. He had never tried an egg on a burger but it sounded good. “Gardening sounds cool i guess.” He replied with a grin. “Never tried it myself. I’m into playing music though.”

Bella nodded, “It’s very relaxing, so long as you don’t mind your fingers getting messy.” She never did, simply getting manicures by the staff after she was done. “Ooh, what kind of music? And what instruments? I never learned an instrument, well, except one very rubbish song on the piano.”

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

“Well, any time I started to get a good ball going for the snowman parts, and roll it, it would pick up the grass and just make the whole yard gross,” he shrugged, chuckling bitterly about the memory. “Yeah, let’s do it! He’ll be grumpy about it and not know who to blame. It’ll be a laugh,” he added, cracking a grin. “We’ll be partners in crime; well, not crime-crime, it’s not illegal. Just mildly irritating,” he shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck.

“You have to be tactile, you can’t roll it over the grass when there’s no snow there! You have to start where you don’t want it to sit.” She felt like she was talking down to him, but maybe he didn’t know? Maybe that was knowledge that was saved for Wonderland. “We should film his reaction! My new phone came, it has a film option although I haven’t quite figured it out yet.” Something like that seemed like something she’d want to remember and share with friends back home. 

[arabellaheart]

shake from the fact she’s a world devastator || open

[arabellaheart]

dylanjoel:

Dylan stared at her for a moment. Perhaps she had never seen a James Bond movie. He knew that not everyone at the school was from earth. “No..I was quoting a movie. My name is Dylan.” he explained, offering him a small smile. “Mhhm! Since the Summer i think it was.” he replied. beginning to walk towards the cafeteria. 

Arabella nodded slowly, still not quite suire what he was talking about but pretended she did. “Oh, right, of course.” She waved it off and smiled, “So Dylan Joel? That’s a nice name.” She smiled, skipping alongside him until they were in step. “What do you do for fun then? I like gardening sometimes.” She’d have to make a fuss and force them to let her have her own allotment in the garden. 

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

“I did, you should’ve seen the lawn! Grass and mud everywhere,” Johnny chuckled despite thinking of the punishment he’d been dealt after his father had come home and had seen the mess. “Yeah, they’ve got these square bins that I’m sure would be perfect for building with!” He held his arms out in front of him and adjusted them to look like a square. “We can do it anyway we like! Oh!” He stopped short, laughing to himself. “We could build a snow house around this one teacher’s car; he’s such a miser.” Johnny started cracking up again at the idea of his Science teacher coming out to his car at the end of the day with a wall around the whole thing.

Arabella burst out into laughter, shaking her head. “No way, how could you do that?” She asked, looking bemused but she felt happier than she did when she’d come in. He was saving her night without even knowing it. Who’d expect a princess to be sad, right? “Oh so it’d be like bricks? That sounds so perfect.” She raised her brows when he started to laugh, wondering what was funny until he gave his suggestion. “Oh my gosh, that’s so funny! Well we have to do it now! I can’t wait for it to snow that heavy, he’ll never know what hit him!”

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

“I hope it snows! You can show me these snow creatures you speak of,” he laughed. “I’ve never really made anything in the snow except a mess,” Johnny shrugged, slowly getting excited for the winter season to pick up. “I’ve always wanted to make a snow fort! Maybe the custodial closets have got some bins that we can borrow to make blocks!” He thrummed his fingers on the table top, mind going to work on how much snow they’d need to have to make a massive fort. “We could make a castle!”

“Oh I don’t believe that.” He seemed like he could be the creative type, plus he seemed very self depreciating or at least his parents seemed to have turned him that way. “Bins?” Arabella questioned, wondering how they would create blocks. “A snow castle?! That is quite possibly the best idea I have ever heard!” She told him, hands gripped together in front of her chest in excitement. “Big enough to go inside? I imagine we couldn’t get it big enough to stand up straight, but to sit in?”

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

“Ooh, I’ve heard that here in the States it can snow like that, but we don’t get too much back home,” Johnny shrugged, remembering the time he tried to make a snowman in an inch of snow and got in trouble for making the lawn look muddy. He tilted his head slightly and wore a confused smile. “Snow cats? Like snowmen?”

“That’s a shame, but maybe it’ll happen this winter and we can do it together.” She hoped it would, it would be an extra dose of normality, especially with Ronnie around. “Yeah, snow cats! Two small circles and a tail, so cute! Sometimes I make caterpillars too. Why, do you not do that?” Arabella asked, confused it wasn’t a thing here.

[arabellaheart]

ohjohnnydarling:

Johnny grinned, happy to have made her laugh a little. “Oh fun! Shopping is fun,” he commented, bobbing his head up and down. “Did it snow in Wonderland?” He asked, glancing past the lights and decorations out of the window, where it looked like flurries were starting. “I love the snow; everything seems kind of magical.”

“Yeah, really fun!” She lied, wanting to pass that part of the conversation by which she figured would be easy considering he was male and probably hated it. “Yeah it did! When it did, it was lots and lots until you couldn’t see your feet!” She told him, getting excited. “Does that happen here? I guess you wouldn’t know from England.” She nodded in agreement, “So magical! I like making snow cats.”