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[i][u]Location:[/u] Bedroom to Lincoln Memorial High
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[i][sub]tap tap tap[/sub][/i]

Scout was dreaming. She didn't exactly remember falling asleep, only that there had been a searing pain promptly before her memory cut out, and now here she sat, in an empty golden field. The sky above was bright blue and expansive, gliding out far beyond her eyes. Not a cloud dared to taint the sky's pure color, and though it was quite obviously daytime there was no sun in sight. Instead, just above her head, was a rather familiar eclipse. Ah, that's right. Before blacking out, there was an amazing eclipse in the sky, and here it was again. It almost looked like there were two different moons in the sky, gleaming with their own mysterious light, and as they stayed suspended high above Scout felt oddly energized. Maybe even a bit powerful. However, whenever she tried to stand up, something kept her body still and tied to the ground. Glancing down, Scout drew back slightly at the sight of dead, blackened straw was tied tightly around her ankles and thighs.

Trying the rip the grass away proved to be impossible, as each strand that was ripped apart was replaced with two more, until Scout's entire lower body was tangled with dark treads. The blue sky above was setting, dying from purple to a pure red, and the moons gleamed darkly above. Around her, the golden field began to droop with death, an uneasy darkness overtaking the once flowing grasses. Scout herself felt entirely too aware, too knowing, as if she knew of ever dark shadow around her, and she sucked in breaths quickly trying to calm her beating heart. The straw wrapped around her legs tightened suddenly, and pain burned deep into the core of her stomach. Slow her eyes fell to stare at her legs again, and a scream filled her throat at the sight of shadowy hands clutching her flesh.

[i][sub]TAP TAP TAP[/sub][/i]

The earth beneath her body was crumbling, creaking, and the hands pulled at her body, attempting to suck her deep into the hell beneath. Scout tried to kick herself free, hands clawing at the hard dirt, but the more she struggled the more the earth seemed to open up beneath her. As the land seemed to chip away and the darkness below came into view, Scout swore she could see faces. Smiling faces, with gleaming purple-white eyes. The sight of them made her chest burn and head ache, and her hands were soon clutching at nothing but air as she was finally dragged down into the depths.

[I]TAP TAP TAP[/I]

As Scout's body hit something hard and cold the darkness shattered, and the familiar mess of her room. A loud tapping sounded from just below her ear, and Scout let out a heavy groan, slamming the heel of her hand into the carpeted floor. The tapping stopped after a moment, and the sound of a window opening replaced it. Scout wiggled to the left slightly, gazing at her own window from behind a veil of blonde hair.

[b]"Scout! You better have your ass up! You have school in an hour!"[/b]

The familiar voice made Scout smile, and she army-crawled towards the window, opening it up slowly. She peeked her head out into the cool morning, glancing down at a window  just below her own. Though the fire escape obscured most of her view, Scout could still see a sliver of a person below the metal rails, and a familiar smile beamed up at her, [b]"up and at'em kiddo! Go get ready for school, 'kay?"[/b]

[b][color=436EEE]"Alright, Ella. Just for you."[/color][/b] Scout said with a raspy voice, hair swirling gently in the wind. The black-haired woman soon vanished back inside, and Scout closed her own window, slowly standing up to inspect her room once. It was a mess, but in a very organized way. Shelves filled with useless, is not slightly pretty junk filled up most of her wall space, and random tapestries covered her floor and hid her bed from view. A pile of clothes sat in one corner, and a pile of shoes in another. The door that lead out of the room was blocked with a tall bookcase, and the doorway that leads to her own bathroom was hidden behind a thin, blue fabric. Scout sighed once, leaning over the pile of clothes for a few moments before vanishing behind curtain, into the slightly grimy washroom.

She was out in under twenty minutes, her blonde hair hanging damply against her back as she pulled on her usual ratty sweatshirt and paint-covered jeans. Old converse covered her mismatched socks, and once she felt properly disheveled she grabbed her backpack and shimmied out onto the fire escape. Wind instantly whipped whatever dampness was in her hair away, and Scout descended the rickety metal staircases like she had been doing it her whole life. Before leaving, she tapped on Ella's window and blew onto the glass until it steamed over, leaving the older woman a small heart before finally touching down in the alley between Ella's shop and the local furniture store. It was a cool morning, and the buzz of life was just filling the streets and Scout wandered noiselessly through them. The high school was a mere two blocks away, but it felt like miles due to Scout dragging her feet. She really hated that place, hated the teachers and the glares they gave, and the awful kids that pulled her hair and gave her odd stares. Perhaps if she stopped staring first they would ignore her, but being ignored seemed a lot worse then being made fun of.

Lincoln Memorial High school was small, just small enough to barely fit the entirety of Verona's teenage population, and kids were streaming in as Scout arrived. She silently entered the crowd, sighing softly at the sight of familiar and annoying people. No friends to mingle with? Oh well... First class, Home Ec. She pulled her way through the halls and entered the class silently, sitting in her usual seat in the corner and instantly zoning out.