Innocence is a Virtue

Isabelle Taylor here. I'm 19 and a freshman at Albany State University. I'm majoring in photography and journalism in hopes of travelling the world. Moved from New York, I'm just looking for a fresh start.  

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This is Halloween || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He noticed her across from and made his way over to her. He tapped her shoulder and grabbed her hand twirling her around and pulling her to him. “Southern Belle right?” He asked chuckling. “I can honestly say that you are the only modestly dressed girl here.”

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Isabelle jumped slightly at the tap on her shoulder and turned to see Jonah. Shirtless. She blushed slightly and nodded. "Yeah, I love the dresses and decided to be one this year. I don't mind being the most modest girl here, anyways." Isabelle laughed lightly and said teasingly, "You're an indian. Just wanted an excuse to be shirtless?"

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This is Halloween || Jonah & Isabelle

One of Jonah’s favorite Holidays were Halloween because he didn’t have to be himself. Ever since he was a child hes loved Halloween. Tonight was the big school Halloween party. He was dressed as an Indian for Halloween, he was shirtless and was barefoot and  had some things tied to his arms along with an Indian Headdress. His best friend was a cowboy and they headed in together. He went to the drinks and tried multiple drinks to see which one exactly was spiked and once he found it he got himself a cup of it and walked around scanning the place for someone he knew. Once the began to play music he found a spot and hung out with his friends while he watched people dance.

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Isabelle enjoyed Halloween, but was nervous about this year. She always dressed up with her family as some theme, but this year she was alone. The brunette decided to be a Southern Belle, and found herself a dress that fit her snugly in her waist, which showed off her silhouette perfectly. Her roommate had planned on going as a sluttly nurse, cop, Isabelle couldn't remember. It was going on nine and Isabelle was heading to the school party. She wasn't sure what to expect, and when she walked in there were tons of people. She wandered to the drinks and got a cup of punch and watched the people on the dance floor. 

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

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  He smiled at her listening to her talk, finding out about the mysteriously innocent girl and nodded. “Well i don’t take math anymore but i get how you feel. I pretty much have specific classes now. But my favorite would have to be my elective i’m taking this semester is Symbolic Logic.” He nodded at her. “Is that what you’d like to be? A writer?” He smiled. “I’m in Pre-law.”

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Isabelle nodded along with Jonah's words. "Wow, pre-law. Going to be some big shot lawyer some day I bet." She smiled and said, "Journalism, so a writer of sorts, yes. I'm majoring in Journalism with a photography minor. I want to travel the world and be a travel journalist for like Nat Geo or someone like that." Isabelle blushed slightly at her own excitement. 

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

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  "I’m not gonna hurt you." He whispered, his mouth right beside her ear and pulled away slowly, his hand on her arm now. "Just try, it’ll be fine. " He moved his hand to the small of her back as they read and did the assignment. "How are you liking your classes?" he asked trying to change the subject.

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Isabelle looked at Jonah and nodded. "I know you won't, Jonah." She put her gaze onto her arm and then back to the assignment. When she heard Jonah speak, she didn't raise her head when she answered. "I like all of them. Except my calculus class. I'm good at math, but I hate it. I much prefer writing." She smiled at the thought of writing. It had always been her strong suit. "How about you?"

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

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He smiled and shook his head. “Smartypants.” He could tell how he made Isabelle feel, he had seen enough of it over the course of his college experience and it made him smile. “No, you don’t have to worry. I make you nervous enough as it is.” He touched he shoulder as he looked over at her book, as they began work. “Just relax.” he whispered smiling as he worked.

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Isabelle smiled and put her head down slightly to look at the book. Her heart raced at the lack of space between her and Jonah. "Nervous is an understatement," Isabelle said softly as she read over the paragraph. She raised an eyebrow and shook her head at Jonah. "Telling me to relax is like trying to convince an atheist that there is a god. It just doesn't work. But, I'll try just for you."

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

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  He paid attention in class and looked over here and there. The teacher had them pair up with each other for an assignment. He grinned and grabbed his things and went over and sat down beside her. “Hey, so a freshman girl taking junior classes. So are you really smart?” he teased and opened his book to the assignment. He smiled playfully “I’m only teasing, just one more place we’ll get to see each other.”

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Isabelle swallowed hard when the teacher told them to pair off and Jonah came to sit next to her. She had already opened her book to the assigned page and looked up at him with a shy smile. "Yeah, I guess you could say that. My counselor decided my other Psych class was too easy and I had already learned the material in high school." She laughed lightly and shook her head. "You don't have any crazy exes in this class that I should be worried about, do you?"

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

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Jonah loved his classes, he was excited to pursue a career as a lawyer. He headed to his Psych class, and saw Isabelle in the front. He smirked to himself and tapped her on the shoulder before taking a seat in the middle of the class. He got out his books and then slid on his glasses. He only used his glasses in classes. He could see for the most part but he just needed a little help sometimes. His eyes wandered over to the back of Isabelle he had a feeling he’d be seeing a lot more of her.

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Isabelle glanced up as Jonah passed and tapped her shoulder. She noticed he had put on glasses, which she thought made him look even more attractive. The brunette shook her head slightly and opened her notebook as the class began. She knew that Jonah would be looking at her, and that made her stomach flip and knot. Isabelle tried to focus on the teacher and take notes, but she had a feeling this would soon become her hardest class. 

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Chemistry in Psychology || Isabelle & Jonah

Isabelle hadn't been able to get Jonah out of her head. Of course, she didn't let that hurt her studies. In fact, the girl threw herself into her books more than ever in an attempt to get rid of the junior football player. Isabelle had recently been transferred to a new Psych class, since she had a credit for the one she had been in. She walked in, greeted the teacher and introduced herself. As Isabelle sat and looked over the syllabus, a figure walking in caught her eye. She took in a breath and put her head back down, her hair falling over her face, in an attempt to hide from the inevitable. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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He shook his head. “I’m sorry that she threatened you. I’ll deal with her.” He smiled softly at her reassuringly. “Don’t worry about it alright?” He finished his beer and tossed it into the trash can.

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Isabelle shrugged and smiled. "I wasn't too worried. I am just a freshman after all. There's not much I can do." She sighed softly as they neared the building where their dorms were. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He shook his head and frowned at her. "she's partly the reason I don't date." He nodded. "She's a bit crazy but she shouldn't try anything." He shrugged. "I don't trust her and that's why I'm taking you to youre dorm."

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Isabelle nodded and crossed her arms over her stomach as they walked. "Yeah, that's fine. I should probably have been getting back anyways." She tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear and pulled her jacket closer around her. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He raised an eyebrow and nodded, ushering her towards the door. "We're leaving." He shook his head. "Did she have brown hair, green eyes? Short brown hair to her shoulders?" He asked her telling one of his friends that he was leaving, and that he'd might be back later. "That's my crazy ex."

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Isabelle was slightly befuddled at his reaction, but followed towards the door anyways. "Um, yeah. that's her exactly." Now it was Isabelle's trun to raise an eyebrow. "I thought you didn't date. Is this why?" She tripped slightly when they got out of the house and onto the sidewalk. "She's not going to do anything to me, will she?"

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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"I tried. He rejected me." She crossed her arms. “It’s because of you.” The girl placed her hands on her hips. “Stay away from him. He’s mine.” She hissed before walking away. A few minutes later Jonah reappeared and smiled at her. “Having fun?”

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"I met him last night, so I doubt it was because of me, but okay..." Isabelle jumped slightly and nodded. When Jonah reappeared, Isabelle nodded, but still had wide eyes from her encounter. "I think I was just threatened because I've been with you tonight...," she admitted to Jonah. "Apparently you are quite the catch and every girl wants you."

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  She crossed her arms. "he wants you. But he doesn't want me. You're nothing more than a freshman and he wants you. Why?" She asked once more. Jonah grabbed his beer and ended up talking to some of his friends for a bit.

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Isabelle shook her head. "He doesn't want me. He's just being polite." She shook her head at the girl and held one arm in front of her with the other. "If you want him so bad, why don't you go and just do something about it?"

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He nodded and smiled. "I'm gonna get another beer, do you want anything?" He asked her, as he walked away to get himself one. Another girl came up to her and crossed her arms. "What do you have that I don't?" She asked her and looked over Isabelle.

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"I'm good, thanks," Isabelle replied. No sooner had Jonah left her side then a girl came over looking rather pissed. Isabelle looked at her in confusion and said, "What are you talking about? Does this have something to do with Jonah?" The brunette had a nervous knot forming in her stomach. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  Jonah looked at Isabelle. "Did you wanna dance?" He asked her and then shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not much of a dancer. But I'll give it a shot if you'd like." He looked over at the guys and shook his head as one of them eyed Isabelle.

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Isabelle looked at Jonah and shook her head. "No, that's okay. I don't really dance either. I just like this song." The freshman couldn't believe that this was actually happening to her. This felt like a scene from a movie, except the girl in the movie would have said yes. Isabelle noticed one of the guys looking at her and smiled to herself as Jonah shook his head. Maybe he does like me a little she thought to herself. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He smiled and took another sip of his beer and did the final one smirking at him. "Good try Kyle. Maybe tomorrow." He grabbed Isabelle's hand and led her back into the main room. One of his friends started talking about the game and how they beat the other team badly. He cheered and then smiled as they began playing music and some of his friends came over to them. "Guys this is Isabelle." He introduced her. "jason, Tate, and Scotty."

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Isabelle didn't mind when Jonah grabbed her hand. At this point, she was getting used to it. Being dragged around this party was probably good for her anyways. She smiled when Jonah's friends cheered him on for winning the game. "Hello, Jason, Tate, and Scotty," Isabelle said with a smile. Isabelle swayed slightly to the song that had come on. 

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School Spirit || Jonah & Isabelle

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  He shook his head and pulled her in front of him and grabbed her hand aiming it and getting it in. "Look at that Kyle. She's even better than you." He teased and kissed her cheek.

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Isabelle didn't have a choice but to allow Jonah to pull her in front of him. He was massive compared to her. She gulped quietly when he placed his hand on hers to help her toss the ping pong ball into the cup. When it made it, Isabelle smiled in somewhat disbelief. She blushed when Jonah pecked her cheek, not expecting that.