Unpacking Is Hard Work When Alone :: Open

[kylieanderson]

Just hear me out
If it's not perfect I'll perfect it till my heart explodes
I highly doubt
I can make it through another of your episodes
Lashing out
One of the petty moves you pull before you lose control
You wear me out
But it's all right now
Let’s go home and get stoned
We could end up makin’ love instead of misery
Go home and get stoned
Cause the sex is so much better when you're mad at me
You wear me out
But it's all right now

The lyrics of Hinder’s “Get Stoned’ came blaring out of dorm room 106. Inside was Kylie Anderson, listening to the radio as she unpacked her bags. Since she had arrived at school late, she was just now getting a chance to unpack. Hangers covered one of the queen-sized beds. Every now and then she would toss some shirts onto that bed, indicating that they needed to be hung up in the closet.

The window was open and the nice breeze blew the girl’s hair into her face as she bent over to pull a pile of jeans out of the suitcase that rested on the floor. “Ugh! It’s too hot in here if I close the window, but that wind is really getting annoying,” she complained to herself as pushed her hair away from her eyes. Of course putting her hair in a pony-tail would have been the best thing to do, but she didn’t feel like wasting any time doing that. She also didn’t feel like messing with the thermostat at the moment.

“Without a doubt
All the break-ups is worth the make up sex you're givin’ me
Lets hash it out
Cause your bitchin’ and your yellin’ don't mean anything,” she sang out as she walked over to the bed with all of the hangers on it. Of course Ky wasn't there for dinging, but she still enjoyed to do it, even if it sounded like crap. She sat down and began placing her many t-shirts, fitted shirts, and formal wear shirts on hangers.

Even though it was her first year living in the dorms, Kylie had heard about how people would always sneak in members of the opposite sex. She figured that she’d have to try that one day just for some company. It wouldn’t be too hard since her room was on the ground floor. At the moment, however, any company would have been nice. She’d probably be unpacking and decorating for a while, and it would be pretty boring to be doing it alone.

It didn’t take her too long before she was done putting all of the different styled shirts on hangers. She walked stood, walked over to the closet, and hung up the hangers. She sorted the shirts by style. By the end of the year her organization would be gone though. Hell, it would probably be gone by the end of the first semester. Again, she sat down on the bed; this time she was putting her pants on pants-hangers. Ky then started to wish for company.[/color][/size]

[antonybastian]

Antony walked into the lobby of the dorms, and almost instantly a security-drone came up to him.
"This is the ladies dorm, sir. Please leave." The drone said, but Antony brushed her off, "I'm going to see my sister, Alexandra Bastian." He said, then continued on.

It was a lie, of course, but he got away with it. As he passed the various dorms, he heard music coming from one of the rooms. He could also hear his friend Kylie singing along to a radio.

Just who he was looking for. He smiled, stepping into the room silently, and tracing the edges of a picture he had in his hand.

"Hey," He said over the music, "How're you?"
He held out the picture, in it a bee was crawling over a large sunflower, and a butterfly was flying away, violet and mauve wings vivid in comparison to the honey-yellow of the bee and the sunflower.

"Thought I'd bring you a little something to brighten up your room," He started, nervously tapping the toes of his navy blue pumas on the floor of her dorm, "I hope you like it."

[christopherjacobs]

Kylie seemed to jump about ten feet in the air when she had actually heard another voice in her room besides her own. It would take some getting used to to be living in a place where people could randomly walk in. When she turned around to see that it was Antony she really didn't mind at all.

"So, what? Are you trying to tell me that my room is dark, sad, and boring or something, Mr. Bastian?" Ky walked over to the male, a charming smile playing on her lips as she did so. She took the picture and slid it out of his hands. She then flipped it over and glanced down at it. Again, she was in awe because she had never seen a prettier picture.

It took a moment before she was finally able to speak again. "W-wow. That's amazing!" She held it out in front of her to get a different view of it. "This is so great! You're just so amazing at taking pictures! Gosh! I need to get a frame for it and hang it up. Aw! You're wonderful!"

Kylie didn't bother to lay the picture down before she wrapped her arms arounf Antony in a hug. Wow, that was something she usually didn't do to people that she hardly knew. "Thank youuuu. I love it!"

[antonybastian]

Antony smiled, ear-to-ear, his eyes twinkling.

"You're more than welcome." He said, looking around at her room. "I like it. It's a nice room." He said, then he chuckled when he saw the clothes she had all around, "More organized than my dorm. Not that it matters, since I spent most of my time in the Valks."

He drew back from the hug, then smiled, "Well, need a hand with your room? Unpacking and such?" He offered, eyebrows raised.

Having friends was nice.

[kylieanderson]

She let out a soft sigh of relief. It was nice to know that someone cared enough to help her, even if she really didn't need any help. It was just nice to have someone there with her; someone that she felt comfortable around.

"Yeah, I guess I can use some help. I really don't know what you can do though..." Ky started to walk around the room. She walked over to a small desk and placed the picture on it. "Remind me that I put it ther because I'll forget."

As she started to walk around again she saw a box sitting on the floor on the other side of the dorm. "I wonder what's in here," she said quietly. She stared down at the packing tape. "I'll need a knife to get it open. I have no idea what it is though."

She glanced back at him. "Care to help me open this mystery box? I have no idea what could be in it."

[antonybastian]

"Alright!" Antony said brightly, pulling out the keys to his Vespa, "Let me cut it open." He leaned down, placing the key at the edge of the box and pushing in, beginning to rip the tape.

"Aaaannndddd....." He began, "It's good!" He exclaimed, opening one flap of the cardboard.

"You're welcome." He said, smiling brightly once more.

[kylieanderson]

She grinned at him. He had already known what she was going to say, but she still said it anyways. "Thanks," she said before placing a soft kiss on his cheek. "You're a sweetheart."

Kylie got down on her knees to open the box the rest of the way. "Oh my God..." she said after seeing what was in it. Soon enough she pulled out an old stuffed animal. "My mom must have sent these!"

Soon enough she had pulled out about six or seven others and thrown them onto the extra queen-sized bed. She then gasped after looking into the box again. "Beary!" she excalimed, a childish smile on her face. She pulled out her favorite stuffed animal and gave it a huge squeeze. Yeah, she was a kid at heart.

[antonybastian]

He laughed as he saw her hug the toy.
'Her mom must love her a lot,' He thought to himself.

"Beary? Wow. Isn't that original!" He said, laughing, "But it is cute." He looked at them all, "Wow. You have a lot of toys-" Suddenly, he reached into the pocket of his D&G Jacket and withdrew a small digital camera, "I want a picture of you with them. It isn't film, but digital can come in handy."

He motioned for her to move onto the bed with the other dolls, turning the camera on.

[kylieanderson]

She started to giggle as she climbed onto the bed. "Yeah, I know, but I was in a rush when I had to come up with a name for him. Her? It? I forget. I made it at Build-A-Bear when I was younger. Stuffed animals have always been my favorite."

Once she was on the bed, she sat by the head board and arranged the animals around herself. After that was done, she grabbed Beary and started to sqeeze it again.

"So, do you plan on keeping this picture and worshiping my animals or something," she asked with a smirk and a giggle.

[antonybastian]

He positioned himself to take the picture, "I have a wall in the place I stay, down at the Valks, where I put pictures of all my friends. It used to be in my dorm, but I'm only in my dorm when my cousin is here, he-" Antony flicked a few buttons and pressed, a flash illuminating Kylie's face, "Owns the place I stay at, and so I keep all the good stuff in the Valks." He smiled, walking towards her bed to show her the picture.

"You look beautiful," He whispered, "Have you ever done modeling? You should." He was being serious, having been a model himself up until the year before, when he quit.

He may have looked eighteen, but he would rather be a goofy sixteen-year-old than an over-sexed model.

How many guys would say that?

[kylieanderson]

Kylie started her giggling again. It wasn't an annoying giggle, it was actually quite cute sometimes. She shook her head as she did this, surprised to hear him say something about her modeling. Ky preferred to be behind a camera, not in front of one.

"Nah, I've never, ever considered modeling just because I like to take pictures too much. I'm afraid that I might turn into a camera whore if I get in front of too many," she said while moving around and trying to get comfortable.

She patted a spot on the bed next to her. "Come here, let me teach you about taking some black and white self-portraits." She flipped the straight hair behind her shoulders so that it was no longer in her way. As she glanced up at Antony a smile was on her face. She was really happy to have him there with her.

[antonybastian]

He smiled, a rose color creeping up his neck. He sat next to her, absentmindedly fiddling with buttons on his camera.

"I'm horrible at black-and-whites. I need to learn something about it." And he wasn't kidding. Just today his photography teacher had told the class that 'All final portraits must be submitted in black and white, and no color photos will be accepted for grading. If color is submitted, the student who submits it will recieve an automatic F in the class.'

Not good. At least, not good for Antony.

[kylieanderson]

She shook her head as she looked down at the digital camera that he held in his hands. "No, no, no. I think that's your problem right there. Of course we all love the cute, little digital cameras, but they honestly don't take good black and whites. Here's what you need." Ky reached over to the bedside table and grabbed a heft but nice camera. She placed it in his hands.

"This thing is going to get you some good ones." She took the camera from him, fixed the zoom on it, then held it in front of their faces. She placed her head next to his and smiled. Hopefully this would turn out nicely or else she'd be angry at herself. "Smile," she whispered before clicking the button. She then moved away and flipped the camera around. "Look.."

[antonybastian]

Antony smiled, happy to flash what he considered one of his best features, his teeth. The shutter snapped, the bulb flashed, and the picture was taken.

She flipped the camera around, and his mouth dropped.
She was amazing. He could see the picture on the little screen, glad she had a digital photographer's camera with her. In the picture, she looked like she was a model that had been paid millions to take a picture. It worked well, actually, the girl who looks like a model, and the guy that used to model.

The picture was stunning, having caught just the right amount of light.

"You're amazing, honestly. I could never take a picture that magnificent, at least not one in black and white." He gushed, being honest.

[kylieanderson]

She slid off of the bed, but left the camera sitting next to the boy. She walked over to the open window and glanced out of it; a smile lit up her pale face as she did that. Ky then continued over to the empty box that sat on her floor. She bent over and began to rip it apart at the creases.

"You know, there's a really pretty view from that window. I bet it would look amazing if you were to take a black and white picture of it with my camera. Landscapes almost always look pretty in black and white with pops of color." She didn't bother to look at him to see if he would move and try it. She hoped that he would though.

After Kylie finished taking apart the box, she laid down on the other bed and let out a yawn. She then closed her eyes and started thinking about things. Was she actually starting to like Antony? Nah. They were just friends for now. She wasn't going to purposly rush into anything, but if something happened then it happened.