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xD Ryleigh is too curious for her own nature. Curiosity kills the cat D:

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Ryleigh stood there completely shocked and terrified. Of course she hadn't listened to Matt. Curiosity had caught her attention and she saw him moving to someone. Then they disappeared. She knew it was none of her business to be following, but she did. And now she regretted it as she heard what the man threatened and in moments he was on the floor. Ryleigh wanted to run. She wanted to run and hide and pretend this wasn't happening. But as the words sank in, she knew that they were aimed at her. He had wanted to kill her and now he was dead. And she had seen him die and how were they going to explain it to the police...

It was obvious that she was on the verge of panicking just from her expression. Ryleigh could be read like a book. She was already pulling out her phone to call an ambulance. That was the right thing to do. Even if he was going to kill her, he was injured and help was needed. Then the police could help. Okay so her father was right to get Matt involved. She had to admit that now. But... maybe she was daydreaming. Or having a nightmare. Or maybe she had gotten drunk!

"An ambulance. I'll call an ambulance."

Of course, Ryleigh hadn't had a drop of alcohol. She was stone cold sober. And that made everything worse. She'd seen the men fighting and then Matt stabbing him and then the man had died. She'd never seen a dead man before and she didn't like it. It was like the naivety and innocence Ryleigh held had suddenly left with her colour. She looked as white as a ghost as her fingers shook and struggled to hit the right keys.

"And the police. Yes. The police. They'll sort this mess out. The police." Ryleigh tried to get her thoughts together so that she didn't start crying. It was stupid to cry in such a situation, especially as the man had threatened to kill her and her family.

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"Geez. I really do have to take baby steps with both of you." Lainy shook her head as she ruffled through Ryleigh's wardrobe, causing disorder to the colour coordinated and organised clothes. It was funny to see Ryleigh get more distressed over the mess Lainy was making and it was always a good teasing point, her friend thought. Ryleigh was too clean. Too tidy. Too organised. A little mess in her life wouldn't cause too much damage. "This is why you haven't got a boyfriend, Ryleigh. Too tidy and too boring."

"And you Matt, need to work on Ry and Lain. So start. We're not going to listen to any orders you give until you call us by our names. And think of all the danger we could be in if we're not listening to you."

Finally, a skirt was found and pulled out of the mess. "Here. This will do. Baby steps. Go put on the skirt." It was funny to see her horrified look, but what was even funnier was the way her cheeks went bright red, almost the colour of her hair. And when Matt added to the conversation they only went redder. "Oh God. Don't breath, Ry. Don't breath. He'll be kissing you then! Wait, can I get the same treatment if I stop breathing?" Lainy smirked, loving every minute of tormenting her friend.

In the end Ryleigh grabbed the skirt and changed in the adjoining bathroom. Coming out she looked as uncomfortable as ever. At least she could keep her shirt on. That much she was glad about. Just in a skirt, she felt too revealed.

"See, doesn't she look stunning, Matt? All the guys are going to be running after you tonight!"

"They better not be."

"They probably won't be. But I know that the girls are going to be after Matt so you better keep him close and let them know he's yours."

"He's not mine!" Ryleigh hissed, trying to not let Matt hear what they were actually talking about. But Lainy made no effort to keep quiet.

"Just you wait. A little bit of alcohol in you both and you'll be lip locked in no time!"

"One problem with your theory. I don't drink." She knew what alcohol could do and because of that, Ryleigh had decided not to touch the stuff, ever. She'd stay sober for the rest of her life. Boring just like Lainy thought she was, and now Matt probably thought it too.

By the time they actually got to the party, it was nearly ten because of Ryleigh's fussing over the make-up that Lainy insisted that she wore. The girl was laughing at her friend the entire time. Lainy found it adorable really, how Ryleigh was despite saying it made her boring. It was all just light teasing, of course, but it made Ryleigh adorable and Lainy knew that a guy just had to find Ryleigh's quirks adorable too and then she'd have someone. Finding someone that didn't find Ryleigh weird and boring though, was a challenge. She needed to find someone that could teach Ryleigh a bit about disorganisation and adventure.

Just like the party was when they got there. Lainy immediately picked up three alcoholic drinks for them all, and was off mixing with the boys, leaving Ryleigh standing there awkwardly, sticking out like a sore thumb as she didn't quite know what to do with herself and she didn't dare touch the drink she still held.

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That's okay, I changed my mind and went to bed after that last post anyway XD and I love it!!!! Love love love it!!!!

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Woot. I might be able to get one more post up before bed tonight depending being as it's half nine already. But we'll have to see. After the post I've just added xD

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Ryleigh looked at Mathias as he started to roll off the dangers. For once it actually made her laugh. A smile first formed, as he started and she laughed as he continued. "Why would a sniper be wanting to kill me, of all people. I'm the most boring person around. You know it, Lainy knows it, my parents know it and I certainly know it. No one is going to kill me. And if they were because of my parents, it wouldn't have the desired effect."

Ryleigh was anything but stupid. And it was well known in the media that her and her parents weren't as close as they should. Ryleigh deliberately kept herself away from the media, but journalists couldn't help themselves sometimes. Ryleigh chose to ignore it all. Part of her didn't care. And to be in danger... Well that was just rediculous.

And what was more rediculous was when Matt said he'd get Lainy to leave if she really didn't want to go to the party. It had Ryleigh laughing all over again. "You obviously don't know Lainy. If you didn't want me to go, she'd still have me going. Not even you could stop her."

As if she heard that she'd been talked about, Ryleigh saw Lainy enter. She looked amazing. Definitely ready for a night out. Short skirt. Strap top. Killer heels and make up. Everything Ryleigh didn't do. "You two are useless. Well, Matt you're only partly useless. At least you got dressed. And it's a good thing I came early. I knew Ryleigh wouldn't be ready so I came prepared."

"No. I'm not getting all dolled up." Ryleigh frowned.

"Yes you are. You need to live life. Not stay in this bubble. Wearing a skirt for one night isn't going to hurt. I'll let you keep the shirt if you wear a skirt and a bit of make-up. And your boyfriend in the corner can keep an eye on you." She smirked.

"Lainy, he's not my boyfriend..."

"You're useless. He needs to start calling you Ry." She turned to Matt. "Say it. Say our names. Come on. It's not too hard. I'll say it with you. Lain and Ry. Now you try it." She grinned as she moved to her friend's wardrobe to find some decent attire, all the while waiting for Matt to repeat the words.

"You two are definitely a match made in heaven. It's only going to be a matter of time." She added, much to Ryleigh's horror.

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Oooh that would be fun. :D I like it!

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Sometimes, Ryleigh had to admit, that she did feel so out of place. But it wasn't her fault that she was just so damn awkward and safe. She didn't want to be one of those girls that drank often and had so many men that they had no idea who their baby daddies were. She wanted one man. One man that she could love, marry and have children with before growing old. "I don't need to feel in place. What half of those girls do is unsafe at parties. I don't want to put myself in that position. And by dressing like them, I will." Lainy had gotten herself into bad situations because of it, and that had just put her off even more.

As if she was going to go and do what he was telling her not to go and do. Matt was starting to make her feel like a three year old with his orders. She wanted to study. Part of her wanted to disobey him just to prove that she wasn't in any danger at all but she left it alone. She had too much to do. Maybe later she'd do what she wanted. At least it seemed she was going to get a few moments alone, back to what she was used too. Matt would soon find that she was boring and predictable anyway. Soon he'd succumb to either quitting or doing his own thing. Lainy told her all the time how boring and predictable she was. And it wasn't going to change.

"I won't do any of that." Ryleigh confirmed before he left. "I just want to study. I have essay's to write and books to read."

Of course, that is exactly what Ryleigh had to do. Write essays and read. And while he was gone, which was much longer than what Ryleigh had anticipated (maybe he had given up and quit after so little time!) Ryleigh had managed to finish one of her essays. And as Matt entered once she'd told him he could, he'd find her sitting right where she shouldn't have been - on the ledge against the big bay window in her room. She loved to sit right in the alcove with a few cushions to read. It was her favourite spot, no matter what Matt had said previously.

"Hey. See. No one is trying to kill me. My father is being strangely paranoid." She told him, glancing up from a novel. "Are you happy now that I'm safe?"

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I figured you were somewhere in the US, just wasn't sure what part :P

And awesome! SO MUCH FUN. I'm definitely having too much fun tonight. I'm spoiled between drawing a commission and roleplaying *squees!*

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When Matt turned to her and asked if the party would be secure, Ryleigh had no idea what he meant and her expression showed it for a moment before she clicked on to what she thought he meant. "Of course it's secure. It's college campus. We have no school shootings, no crimes, no drugs..." Okay, that last one Ryleigh was completely oblivious too because she had never dared dabble near drugs. But in her eyes it meant that the place was secure. "And no one is trying to kill me, or have they tried. I don't know why my father is suddenly being like this. Not that he's ever noticed me before now, anyway."

When he called Lainy her by their formal names once again, Ryleigh shook her head. "Ryleigh and Lainy. That is our names. Please call us by our first names." She told him, with a sigh. "And I'm not trying or wanting to dress like a slut. I'll leave that to the professionals. I like how I dress. I don't see anything wrong with how I dress, do you?" She had a feeling he would, most guys did. Not that she managed to get that much from conversing with them. In fact, this was the first conversation with someone of the opposite sex apart from her father.

Matt soon moved on to what was to be done in between the party and Ryleigh frowned. She didn't want to be given him orders. That made her feel like she was supposed to be his boss, someone superior to him, and she wasn't. She didn't want to be that person. "Do what you want. I need to get in a lot of studying. By going to this party I'm going to lose so much time. You can read one of my books or find party clothes or something. I don't need watching all the time." She told him.

It was obvious that Ryleigh was stressing herself out with the change of plans to everything. She hated it. She scribbled away on her lists and schedules until she deemed herself happy with them before looking at Matt and waiting to see what he did. She knew that he probably wasn't going to leave. But maybe she could make him at least stop looming over her.