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Post by thatsace on Jun 26, 2007 19:14:58 GMT
Ace grabbed another piece of toast and spread it with the same jam as before. She ate it thoughtfully, watching Ashton. Certain things? she repeated to herself, hmm, I wonder what it could be. She shrugged such unhappy thoughts aside as her mind began to think of the worst.
She gave Ashton an encouraging smile, and said, "well, you can't trust everyone with everything." She put her piece of toast down, and continued, "but then again, people do tend to treat you differently when they have the axe over your head." Acelin shrugged and smiled at Ashton. "But don't let it get you down, there are better things the worry about then other people."
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 19:23:30 GMT
Ashton shrugged. "Well, I don't really care that they treat me differently, it's why they treat me differently that bothers me." He gave a small smile as he lifted a forkful of pancakes to his mouth. "Of course, there's no reason for me to burden you with my problems."
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Post by rylan on Jun 26, 2007 19:48:45 GMT
Rylan shook his head. " Well, really, they don't have any right to judge you. Especially if they don't even know you that well." Rylan spoke up. " People are ignorant that way. If someone's different from them in any way at all, they suddenly have to judge them and start treating them as if they're not as good as everyone else. Which I think is stupid." He rolled his eyes.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 19:54:45 GMT
Ashton nodded. "True." he said taking another sip of pumpkin juice. "But, the weird thing is." he continued, setting down the glass, "Is that it's mostly guys that act weird. I mean the girls act weird too. But the guys act really weird. Or at least it seems that way. Maybe it's just me."
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Post by rylan on Jun 26, 2007 20:02:24 GMT
Rylan furrowed his eyebrows together, looking thoughtful. " That is a little weird." He agreed, nodding his head slightly. " Although it might just be because you're the new guy here. They might feel a little threatened or something, especially because they don't really know you yet." He suggested. " You know...like survival of the fittest...Hogwart's is their territory and then all the sudden this new guy shows up...Something like that. Or I could just sound completely ridiculous right now." Rylan added with a small smile. " I, for one, have no problems with you and I like you just fine." He assured Ashton with another grin.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 20:06:17 GMT
Ashton raised an eybrow, amused. Had they honestly not figured it out yet? "Actually, they probably act the weirdest because I'm gay and they're afraid that I'm gonna try to make a move on them." He gave a short, derisive laugh. "But luckily for them, I already like someone, so I'm not gonna waste my time with them."
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Post by rylan on Jun 26, 2007 20:13:26 GMT
Rylan perked one dark eyebrow, just a bit surprised. He supposed he should have figured that out already, yet hadn't until Ashton had full out told him. Now he understood why Ashton said everyone was so strange around him, especially the guys. " Well, I guess they don't know how to act around you...Which is a little dumb because gay people are just like any normal person." Rylan said, shrugging his shoulders slightly. " I honestly think you've got it right. Don't bother with them if they're going to judge you on that. It makes all of them look really shallow and lame." Rylan agreed. Rylan was a very tolerant and open-minded person. He wasn't going to judge someone on something like that. Love was love...meaning it shouldn't be restricted to gender or age.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 20:21:25 GMT
Ashton nodded. "Yeah, but having a pathetic homelife doesn't really help things either. I mean, if I had loving, supportive parents to go home to, then maybe it would be easier to deal with." He sighed, expression darkening, "But my mom died in childbirth and my dad... blames me for all our problems... and he beats me." He finished in a barely audible whisper.
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Post by thatsace on Jun 26, 2007 20:59:51 GMT
Acelin had figured it out soon after she had last spoke and she was enjoying watching Rylan not figure it out. She ate her breakfast quietly, smiling from the one to the other. The bacon went just swimmingly and the pumpkin juice was just the thing to wash everything down with so she was very happy that Russell and Alexis had talked her into having breakfast.
Ace felt sorry for the new kid. Not the best of lives at any rate, she thought, having a last piece of toast. She wasn't really sure what to say so did the only thing she knew how to do very well, laugh. She began to laugh and said, "well, you've got us now! So it'll all be alright! Isn't that right, Ry?" she said looking at Rylan for a little support. “I mean that’s what friends are for!” she added, looking at Ashton with and encouraging smile.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 21:06:48 GMT
Ashton smiled. "Thanks. It's always good to have friends. Now if Maxi would just get his lazy butt down here! We usually eat together but I haven't seen him in a few days, which is weird..."
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Post by thatsace on Jun 26, 2007 21:22:20 GMT
Acelin was glad that Ashton hadn't taken offence to her laughing. She always laughed at the wrong moment. She just couldn't help herself. She took a bit of her toast and smiled at the two boys. How pleasant this all is! she thought.
"Who's Maxi?" she asked, a knowing look in her eye. She looked around to make sure no one was listening in, then leaned in towards Ashton, "is he the guy you like?" She raised both her eye brows several times suggestively but it was all in jest. Ace was just the playful type.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 26, 2007 21:26:20 GMT
Ashton blushed. "Um, yeah he is. We met at the lake a few weeks ago." He said smiling shyly.
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Post by thatsace on Jun 26, 2007 23:19:34 GMT
Acelin giggled. She was a hopeless romantic and always cooed at the sight or thought of love. She smiled extra lovingly at Ashton and couldn't help but giggle again. She bit into her toast, still daydreaming about love. "I'm very amazed at myself," she added suddenly, "I'm not crushing on anyone at the moment."
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Jun 27, 2007 12:48:05 GMT
Ashton laughed softly and ducked his head. "So, you're not crushing on anyone?" he asked. "Why is that?"
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Post by thatsace on Jun 28, 2007 0:17:03 GMT
Ace laughed heartily, she should have seen that one coming. She avoided everyone's eyes, feeling her cheeks going red. She poured herself another glass of pumpkin juice and as she drank, she shrugged. "I don't know," she said, running a finger on the rim of the glass, "I guess, I've gotten tired of crushing on guys who don't like me back so I figure why waste my time."
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