ON THE CROSS, HOLLY

[SAGE EROS DEAN]

Sage had been very kept to himself lately. A very long, unending streak of bad luck had been following him and his brother, and fiancé around and he just thought it best to be alone. Or at least with one of them. He didn't really leave Cale's apartment or his own home, because he just had horrible anxiety. He was scared, that he'd become one of those people who don't go outside, and so he knew ,after a few weeks, he needed to get back on his feet. He had only a couple friends, and one of them was a nice girl named Holly. She was really sweet, and Sage liked her because she wasn't mean. Ha. Not that everyone in the world is mean, but he's very uneasy when it comes to having to meet new people. He didn't really have a whole lot of money to really go out and do something, so he asked her if she wanted to go to Taco Bell to get some lunch. It would be nice to get out of the apartment for a little while, and get something to eat.

(Ugh, I fail )

[HOLLY GRACE MILLER]

Holly had also decided that right now was the ideal time for her to become a social recluse, because it was that time of year where she was either swamped with working or studying. There was never really a happy medium so when she came into the knowledge that she had a day off and no near exams to prepare for, she was pretty happy with herself. Whilst most would take that as an excuse to go out with their friends and get wasted the night before, she decided that it would probably be a great time to catch up on some much needed sleep because she always seemed to lack that lately. Yet after waking up she had no plans whatsoever so she was rather relieved when Sage invited her to go to Taco Bell for some food. It sounded like a wonderful combination really, because she would never say no to food and it seemed like it had been a really long time since she had been in the male's company. Cleaning herself up a little bit and changing into clothes that weren't pajamas, they had decided just to meet there because it seemed like the easiest option. Arriving at the fast food joint a little bit later, she parked and headed for the entrance, only to be greeted by Sage. "Hey you," she spoke with a soft smile, approaching closer to the male. "It seems like it's been forever since I've seen you last!"

(not at all! :])

[SAGE EROS DEAN]

Sage definitely didn't get that much sleep, mostly because he was so nervous all the time. He had this irrational fear that someone would come into his home and kill him, ha, so every sound he heard, he tended to wake up quickly. He could fall back to sleep, but he was just a light sleeper. He could deal with snoring though, which was odd. Maybe it's because it just became normal sound to sleep with, like a fan or television being turned on for others? Whatever. As Sage sat there waiting, he was almost nervous, for no reason at all, that she would bail on him. He knew she wouldn't do that to him, but he couldn't help himself. He felt relieved, when he saw her approaching though, standing up to greet her. "Hey." He said to her softly, not one to really be loud, anyways. He blushed lightly at what she said, "Yeah..I've been busy." He sort of lied, because he didn't want to worry about the trauma and the drama he had gone through. He'd rather just be as normal as he can for a few hours. "How have you been?" He asked, opening the door for her, walking into the fast food restaurant.

[HOLLY GRACE MILLER]

It was sad because she was probably one of the heaviest sleepers to exist which already presented a few problems in itself. What Holly found was the most irritating was her tendency to sleep through her alarm all the time because she barely had time to wake herself up before she had to get out and go to class. When she lived at home, she at least had the luxury of her mom shaking her awake every morning. Nodding at his words, it seemed like it had been a busy time of year for everywhere and Holly was just pleased that she at least got to be in the male's company now. "I've been okay, I suppose. Can't complain really, just busy with school really," said Holly, walking inside the building and angling her body to glance at Sage. Frowning slightly, she hadn't realised that her social life had managed to get so boring. "I know, my social life sounds so exciting." She chuckled, although that wasn't the case at all.

[SAGE EROS DEAN]

Sage was usually the one who would do the waking up for everyone. Cale slept pretty heavily, as did his brother. So if Sage was awake and he knew they needed to be awake at a certain time, to get ready for work, he would wake them. He was pretty much like a house wife, making the coffee and breakfast for the house hold, which had grown since his brother's girlfriend and two brothers moved in as well. He didn't mind it though, he liked having company all the time. Sometimes, Sage wanted to go back to school, but he knew he couldn't afford it. Which sucked but...oh well. "I'm sure you've done more than I have." He admitted, because it was definitely the truth. "I eat, sleep, play some guitar...eat..." He rambled, trailing off slightly. He really just didn't do too much, because his nerves were just shot.

[HOLLY GRACE MILLER]

Holly supposed that as long as she got some caffiene in her system then everything was bound to be alright and she'd manage to get through the day. But sometimes even that was enough and on occassion she had found herself dozing off in the middle of class; that was her own fault really though, because staying up all night wasn't really going to do wonders for her. Then again, sometimes she wondered what the hell she was even doing in school, because there were those days where she really did not want to be there, but then she remembered how it was all worth it because it meant she was going to have a psychology degree at the end of it. It was the one thing that she wanted more than anything, really. "I'm not sure, so far my life has consisted of work, school and sleep. I feel like I'm in my thirties, forget nineteen." She spoke with a chuckle, shaking her head at the thought. This was not how she thought she'd been spending her weekdays! "Do you know what you're gonna order?"

(omg sorry this took so long D: <33)

[SAGE EROS DEAN]

Sage had considered going to college after he graduated, but he had been determined to find his brother first. They had been separated from the divorce and he needed to see him again, which brought him to Chicago. He liked it here, except that, only bad things eight times out of ten tended to happen to him. He wasn’t in the mindset, to even think about going to school right now. He needed to get better, and work on himself, and his relationship with his fiancé and his brother. They were all healing from being damaged, and that was really all they could do. Sage liked seeing Holly though, because it was as if she were a light in the dark, this happy figure that made him remember that not everything in this world was bad or out to get him. “Yeah, I know the feeling. I don’t do anything really…” He said, blushing slightly because that was just him. He played bass in his free time, and then really was just with one person or the other, doing…well, whatever it was they needed. Sage needed to start working again, but he was going to take his time getting back into that. “Uhm….” He said, walking up to the counter. “Can I get four soft tacos and a pepsi please?” Sage asked the person, not making eye contact since he wasn’t really the greatest at it with strangers. He paid the woman before stepping aside so she could order.