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Post by Shell on Jan 23, 2011 0:24:56 GMT
Yeah...but not when it comes to Jace...*eyeballs Jace and then the door*
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Post by Dizzy on Jan 23, 2011 2:37:22 GMT
What if Jace actually had an identical twin! *dun dun dunnnnnn* You could take the Twin and give Jace to Indi.. look all works out just fine.
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Post by Shell on Jan 23, 2011 5:14:25 GMT
Hey now that is a good idea! *evil grin* Make an evil twin for Jace, stash him in the story, let Indi think he is the 'real' Jace. BUT instead I have run off with him...MWAH!!
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Post by Dizzy on Jan 23, 2011 5:40:29 GMT
I didn't say evil twin... I just said twin!! and so long as Indi gets the original!!
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Post by Shell on Jan 23, 2011 6:24:28 GMT
Love the smiley! LAFFS...Kate we need that smiley! ROFL
Sorry, to late..its already done. The evil twin has already been stashed into the story and I am now going to run away with Jace (the original) LAFFS
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Post by Sparkles on Jan 23, 2011 6:54:50 GMT
okays so u told dizzy what she has to do so where is my list and no worrys dizzy i dont mind its all good hun
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Post by Sparkles on Jan 23, 2011 6:56:01 GMT
now the twin is good idea so mum can have one and the real one gets with indi all ps i like the red hair better then the black hair on indi mum
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Post by Sparkles on Jan 23, 2011 6:59:07 GMT
and just for the record I DONT LOVE COKE *YUCK* ITS PEPSI ALL THE WAY MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Shell on Jan 23, 2011 7:09:31 GMT
okays so u told dizzy what she has to do so where is my list HAHAHA like I keep telling you on yahoo, make me an offer ;D now the twin is good idea so mum can have one and the real one gets with indi all ps i like the red hair better then the black hair on indi mum You are forgetting who controls the characters...that would be me...MWAH!! Evil one is going into the story..thats that. I luffs Jace!! Yeah the red did look good on her, but vblack is her natural. Blame Cooper!! She has had black since she was born. and just for the record I DONT LOVE COKE *YUCK* ITS PEPSI ALL THE WAY MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ross disagrees LAFFS (or will) And if its so bad why is it still your profile pic...*cough*
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 2:20:23 GMT
Thanks again for the pics Sparkles, LOVED them! Though now I am jealous LOL..update following! Chapter twenty(contains swearing)(Jace’s life) I looked down at the picture of the two laughing teenagers, playing up to the camera, their arms wrapped around each other. Both clearly had love written in their eyes. I sighed and stared at the red haired girl, wrapped in my teenage arms. I missed her even though it had been 4 years since I saw her last. I missed what we had in that picture. No matter how many girlfriends I had, the love never compared. She was different and she showed me that I could have a better life. I knew that the day she left Oz. I had read and re-read her letter a thousand times, and I still had it (although it was almost torn). The day after Indi left, I went to the house of my sister’s grandparents. I decided not to wait the extra year I was originally going to, I needed to get them out of there now. They deserved so much better. Jenny and Bob were shocked when I told them about Mum. I didn’t leave anything out. I told them that for their entire lives it was me who looked after Lexi and Deva. It didn’t take long after that before they were removed from Mum and put into their care. They even offered me a place with them, which I took. I didn’t want to be without my sisters, and even though I didn’t have to look after them anymore, I still loved them. After that life got better. Heaps better. I excelled in school and was given extra credit points for my time with Mack on his boat. It allowed me to pass Year 12 with flying colours, doing better than I’d first thought. It meant I didn’t have to repeat a year and was actually able to graduate high school. While I was finishing my last year at school, some lawyer dude found us. He told us that my grandfather died when I was about 14, and his wife had recently followed him. I felt sad knowing that I would never get to know my only grandparents, but that wasn’t all. They left all they owned to us in their will, and it was to be divided up equally between me, Lexi and Deva. It ended up being a fortune. I was allowed mine the very moment I wanted it. However, Lexi and Deva’s inheritance went into trust for them, and they would be allowed to do what they wanted with it when they turned 18. I couldn’t believe we all went from ‘trailer park trash’, to being comfortable for life. It was almost unbelievable. Had this news come to us when we were still living with Mum, I am sure I would have gone off the rails with it. I was extremely grateful to Bob who kept me grounded. He was the one who helped and guided me. I had enough money to get into the Royal Military College of Duntroon in Canberra, Australia. It meant I could become an Officer in the Army. So I went for it. Bob and Jenny came down with me, and bought a house so that my sisters could be near me as I trained. They also wanted a new and improved life, so I figured this was the best way to do it. Of course, Mum didn’t give a shit. She barely seen any of us since we left, and she never made the effort to come to us. She made the comment before we left that she would be better off without us. She believed that now she could get on with her life in peace. I was at Duntroon for 18 months. It wasn’t easy work, but I loved every minute of it. I was able to be with my sisters and to watch them grow up. I was able to have dinner with them and tuck them into bed while they were still little. I felt proud of what they had grown into and was so thankful to Bob and Jenny for taking us all in. After I finished Duntroon, I was posted to Sydney where I got my own platoon to command. I missed my sisters and would visit them when I could, even though I knew they were thriving with Bob and Jenny who adored them. I had been an Officer for 2 years when one day I was playing a game of Aussie Football and tore a crucial arterial ligament in my left knee. I had to be medically discharged. It sucked having to give up my job, especially one I had worked so hard to get, but there was no way I would be able to continue. I couldn’t walk with a 30kg pack on my back anymore, and became un-deployable for overseas postings. I accepted the discharge, and got my knee fixed. I moved back to Canberra while I was getting my ops and waiting for it to heal. It took 6 months to get my knee back to what it originally was, and because I was physically fit, it was fast healing between operations. While I was happy to get a place on my own, Bob and Jenny were terrific and wouldn’t hear of me living anywhere else but with them. I was entirely grateful to them as it gave me a chance to be with my sisters. So here I found myself staring at a photograph of my teenage self with the only girl I had ever loved wrapped in my arms.
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 2:58:50 GMT
Thanks for the story Sparkles, but next time it has to be NEW! LOL Chapter twenty-one(Jace’s life) “Hey Jace!” My now 13 year old sister Lexi announced, grinning. She closed the door behind her. Walking over in my direction she flopped down on the couch next to me, dumping her bag on the floor as she did. “Hey kid,” I retorted as I watched her get comfortable. “How was school?” “Same as always,” She replied, rolling her eyes. Unlike me, Lexi struggled somewhat with her school work. She was a good student however, even if she did need the odd help here and there. “Maths again?” I asked, knowing her. “Uh huh,” She sighed, “Would you mind helping me with it after dinner?” I smiled at her. “Nope, I don’t mind at all kid.” “Thanks!” Lexi grinned before spying the photo in my hand. She leaned over and took a close look at it. “You know, she looks familiar,” She announced, taking the photo from my hands to study it. “I’m not surprised,” I laughed, “You met her when you were 9. Her name is Indi, I have told you about her.” I chuckled at the look on my sister’s face as she studied the photo. “No…that’s not it. I have seen her somewhere before, although she looked different then.” Suddenly she shrugged. “Maybe I’m thinking of someone else.” She handed back the picture. “Maybe,” I said with a sigh as I looked back down at Indi’s laughing face. “Ok, well, I am going to get changed,” Lexi said, getting up off of the couch. Picking up her bag, she headed for her room, leaving me to look at the picture. However, I didn’t have anymore time to think about it. My other sister (who was now 6) flew through the front door, Jenny right behind her. “JACE!!!” Deva yelled as she ran towards me, a piece of paper flapping in her hands. “Guess what I got today?” “What?” I asked her just as excitedly. Jenny winked at us and moved towards the kitchen to put away the groceries she was carrying. “My teacher gave me a gold star for my picture, see!” She grinned as she shoved the paper into my hands. “Wow, kiddo!” I exclaimed, looking at her picture proudly. “Yeah…no one gets a gold star unless it’s really good!” “Well, I think that deserves tickles!” I grinned at her. “Oh no Jace,” She laughed as she backed away. She wasn’t fast enough. I quickly grabbed her and pulled her onto my lap before starting to tickle her. I let her up a few minutes later when she started gasping for breath. “Well done kid,” I said with a wink. “Thanks Jace,” She smiled as she took the picture back. “I am going to show Lexi.” “Make sure she tickles you for your good work too!” With another giggle, Deva ran from the room to find Lexi. Again I found myself alone once more with the photo. Lexi’s words about recognising Indi from somewhere left me wondering. Had she come back to Oz? I got my own answer to those very thoughts and questions a few days later.
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Post by Dizzy on Jan 27, 2011 7:26:45 GMT
WHOA! Two chapters... good going Sparkles! But they are so short I think we need more Shell... LOTS more! And to help with that my bribery is ready. I have updated my story with the next three chapters... as I have now told you 3 times and sent you a super secret picture in a private message So I want MORE!! And now sad.. it's been so many years you have kept Jace from Indi... you big meanie! But I am very happy that his life turned around and that he's happy and his sisters and a healthy and happy place to grow up in now. *sighs* so I guess beings you made things better for then and can half forgive you for posting such short chapters
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 11:16:32 GMT
WHOA! Two chapters... good going Sparkles! BLAH!!!! (thats all LOL) They weren't that short LAFFFS. I saw them as 'informative' LOL I LOVE your bribery!!! SO awesome!! LOL I had to have my way with Jace somehow! And wasn't interested in teen Jace LOL Now he is used and abused, Indi can have him back LAFFS LMAO If you thought they were short then you are going to HATE the short one that is coming later...thats all LOL Now as for updating with another two chapters, as you made good on the bribery (woo) I promise I WILL update tomorrow my time. Its just getting late here and i need some ZZ's. To make it up to you all...I will post 3!!!! Another marathon post is coming my way LAFFFS Ciao!
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 11:19:07 GMT
STAY TUNED!!So can't wait for you all to meet the "new boy" HINT HINT! SHELL WAS HERE!
woo spray painting is fun LOL
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 23:04:33 GMT
Right....here we go, another marathon post *does posting exercises on my hands* LOL. Now cause Dizzy paid good on some bribery ;D the next two chapters are because her. Because I had to be slow posting them, the third is because of that...Right..exercises over LAFFS onto posting. Chapter twenty-twoI let out a sigh as I packed up my books. My last class for the day, finished. I still didn’t know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and I had been at Uni for a year now. I had even taken 2 years off after finishing school to think about it. I had gone traveling though Europe with Dakota for a year during that time. The paparazzi followed and captured what felt like every single one of our footsteps; most of the time we posed in each others arms, each giving the camera a big smile. We figured they could help us take photographs for our scrap books. It was a silly joke between us, but sometimes they did get some of the best photos. Yet even with 2 years off, my life’s purpose just wouldn’t come to me. I was doing a degree without majoring in anything specifically, hoping the answer would come to me some day soon. Mum and Dad were extremely encouraging and told me to take as much time as I needed, which I appreciated. I was jealous of Dallas though. He knew what he wanted to do the moment he finished school. Currently he was a part-time underwear model and worked with Dad full-time. He wanted to take over the company one day. Dad was so happy that one of his kids wanted to follow him, though he never pushed any of us. He supported us in what ever we wanted to do, or in my case didn’t know what to do. “Are you coming Indi?” Leif asked from next to me, pulling me out of my own thoughts. “Yeah,” I replied to my best friend. We met each other on the first day of Uni. Like me, Leif wasn’t sure back then what he wanted to do. He had since found his purpose and found his major, though we still shared a lot of the same classes. Leif was a ladies man. On that first day of Uni, it was clear that I didn’t escape his notice. However because I was still with Sam at the time, I didn’t accept Leif’s date and had to tell him I was taken instead. Not long after that Sam and I split, but by then Leif and I had become firm friends and it was just too weird for the both of us to date. We did try for a while though. Now I helped him get the girls, which he loved of course. I didn’t mind, he was fun and made me laugh. It was nice having a completely straight guy friend to share my secrets with, and to also know that he wouldn’t try and hit on me. He could give me advice on everything from boys to what clothes looked good on me. He was also great with my family, never going ‘ga ga’ over them. Well, that was after the first initial meeting. Like everyone, when he first met them he was ‘star struck’. He continued with being ‘star stuck’ over Dakota for a while. Not that anyone can blame him, she is gorgeous. I’d dated a few other guys since Sam (Leif being one of them) but they never lasted for very long. Most of them were after just one thing: my body. I refused to give it to them. I don’t know why I refused, but I wanted who ever it was I gave myself to, to adore me. Leif had jokingly offered a number of times, saying that he adored me, which he did, but it wasn’t what I wanted. At the end of the day I knew he was just messing with me, and I adored him all the more for offering. “Want to go for a drink?” Leif asked me as soon as I got off my chair and linked my arm in his. “What? No hot date with Caryn or what ever her name was tonight?” I retorted. “Mmm Caryn,” He said dreamily, “Now that’s a girl who knows what she’s doing. No, we don’t have a date, but if you aren’t interested I guess I can call her…” He managed to avoid the playful swipe I took at him. Instead he caught my hand and placed a kiss upon it. I rolled my eyes and pulled it away from him. “I am interested in a drink,” I said, putting a heavy emphasis on the last word. “However I have an assignment looming and really should get started.” I shrugged. “You are welcome to come home with me though.” Some days he would take up the offer to come study with me, other days he wouldn’t. It didn’t matter as all the security knew who he was, and so he had access to my home without having to be interrogated first. Besides, all he had to do was to get them call my security guard Amy if the guard at the gate stopped him. She would make sure he was granted access at any time if I couldn’t. “You know what, that sounds like a good idea!” He grinned. “Maybe I can get you to do a strip tease for me like Caryn did…” He laughed as he avoided another one of my swipes. Leif was still raving about Caryn and teasing me with his conquest when we arrived at the gates of my home. He was showing me what happened, and I was doing my best to ignore him and his wandering hands. I rolled down the window of my car to let security know it was me behind the dark glass of the window. I didn’t bother looking at the security guard, I was too busy telling Leif to be quiet and trying to get him to stop feeling my leg with a silly laugh. The gate opened a moment later. I called out thanks as I drove inside, still laughing at the antics of my friend. If circumstances had been different, and if I had looked at the security guard, I would have stopped laughing.
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 23:06:05 GMT
(I just realised that I forgot to add Amy into the pic of Leif ( ) and Indi walking in the halls. Sorry about that!)
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 23:18:08 GMT
Chapter twenty-three(Jace’s life) I was still thinking about what Lexi said about recognising Indi a week later, and really had no idea why it still played on my mind. It bugged me that she looked familiar, and I had no idea where I had seen her before. I knew I had never met her before she and I became an item that summer years ago, but even then I felt like I had met her long before that. It really got to me. That was until I was out shopping with Lexi who needed new school shoes. Jenny usually took her, but she had been very busy and I didn’t have anything to do, so I offered to take her. Lexi of course wanted to look in the trendy clothing shops for a new pair of jeans while we were near the shops. I hated shopping like most males, but accepted it because she was my sister and I would do anything for her. I was standing outside yet another shop wondering how long she would be this time when I spotted the news agency across the way. Going into the clothing store I located Lexi in the dressing room. “Lex, I am going to the news agency. Come get me if you are done before me ok?” I called to her through the door. “Ok Jace!” She called back. Turning, I walked out of the door. I gave the store clerk a wink as I left, to which she smiled back shyly. I headed over to the agency and picked up the newspaper I wanted before walking the rack of magazines. I didn’t usually bother, but I was bored with having to wait for Lexi. Without really taking notice of what I was doing, I picked up the first magazine that was closest to my hand. ‘ The Diz Weekly’ the title screamed. There were pictures of the stars plastered all over the front of it. Most of the photographs had a headline. One said something about some celebrity getting fat; another said something about more sightings of “Chloe”, and another advertised an ‘exclusive interview’ with Megan Raw. “Who ever she is,” I mumbled to myself as I stared at the front cover, not really seeing it. “Can I help you?” A pretty young girl asked as she walked over to me. The name tag on her chest read ‘Emily’. “Oh, no, I am fine thanks.” I gave her a brilliant smile. “Oh,” She said, evidently flustered by my smile. Most females of all ages did when I smiled at them like that, it made me laugh. ‘Emily’ continued: “Well…umm…just call if you need anything. Anything at all” “Will do,” I muttered before looking back at the magazine in my hands. I randomly opened it to a page somewhere in the middle. It was the interview with Megan Raw. She was pretty and, according to the article, was some model somewhere. I scanned the pages of her interview, not really caring what was been said. I was just wasting time. After I finished, I started to flick through the pages quickly, wondering if there was anything decent to read in the glossy mag. Of course, I knew there wasn’t, and didn’t really know why I was still looking. I was flicking through it so fast that I almost missed it. Flicking back to the page that caught my attention, my eyes zeroed in on her. The Eiffel Tower was behind her, she was standing with Dakota Anderson, and both were laughing for the camera. Instead of red, her hair was black, but it was her, I knew it instantly. She looked slightly different, almost as if her body had filled out a bit more. She had become a woman. I couldn’t believe it, what was my Indi doing in a glossy magazine? And what was she doing with a famous actress? I tore my eyes away from her beautiful smile to focus on the writing beneath the picture. It read: ‘Sisters Dakota and Indiana Anderson laughing it up in Italy’ I focused in on her face again, unable to believe it. Not only did I have her name wrong (it was Indiana, not Indigo!), but she was Dakota’s sister and I finally knew her last name. The memory of standing in front of the movie cinema all those years ago suddenly came flooding back. We’d teased her for looking like she could be Dakota’s double! My heart started to race as I wondered why I hadn’t made the connection back then. They could have been twins; it was only their hair colour that was different. I couldn’t believe it, and seemed to go into automatic mode. I bought both the magazine and the newspaper from the pretty Emily, who tried her best to regain my attention. I didn’t notice a thing. All of my attention was on Indi and what I had just seen.
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Post by Shell on Jan 27, 2011 23:30:23 GMT
Chapter twenty-four(Jace’s life) It took me the longest time to get myself out of auto-pilot after I saw the picture of my Indiana in that magazine. I still couldn’t believe that was her name, after all this time of thinking of her as Indigo. Indiana seemed to fit her better somehow. I stared at the picture of her and her sister for days, it was almost as if I was studying her, and I guess I was in a way. She was as I had first thought: she was a woman now, and not the teenager I knew her as. Of course we had both grown up, but for some stupid reason my mind just wouldn’t catch up. I was still staring at the picture when the answer came to me. I was going to see her again. She had taken a part of me with her when she left. At the time, I had no way of getting in contact with her. I had missed her since the day she left. But now, now I had a chance to see her again, and I wanted it with everything I had and was. I needed to see her again, and it was a burning pull that wouldn’t go away. With that I bought a ticket to America to track her down. I had been here a month and I found out by fluke where her place was by taking one of those ‘See where all the stars live!’ tours. In the time I took to find her, I found a place to rent and bought a car to drive around in. I also sent her a ton of letters with my number and address of where I was living, but each of them went unanswered. I wasn’t sure if it was because she was ignoring them or just wasn’t getting them. I didn’t understand it. It wasn’t like we had parted enemies. She herself had said she would never forget me, so I took it for granted that she would be more than happy to see me again. As well as sending letters I had driven past her mansion more times than I could count, hoping for a glimpse of her, even though her fence was made of brick and 10 feet high. It was near impossible, but I still held out hope. After three weeks in America, a mate of mine got me a job. It wasn’t fascinating work, but with my history and background as an Officer in the Australian Army they were fast to snap me up. For a while all I was doing was crowd control, which was even less exciting then normal. I wanted to give up and go back home to Oz as I wasn’t getting anywhere. I wasn’t getting any closer to Indi, and my training and education were wasted as a security guard at concerts and such. Then I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Indi’s household needed some new staff as they were increasing their security. I was asked if I wanted the job. I jumped at it; it was my chance to get closer to her…well, that’s what I thought at the time. I’d been at the Anderson house for a week. I was given the ‘ fun’ job of monitoring the cameras that were posted along the fence walls. I had to watch for anyone trying to jump the fence, which did in fact happen every now and then. I hated every minute of it as I didn’t get to see Indi once. It wasn’t like I hadn’t tried! On the first day I was told firmly that only the personal body guards or head of security spoke to the family. Even though my past history was brilliant (and they said that they would like me to be a personal body guard one day), I had to prove myself to them first. They explained that it had to be that way because, a long time ago, a guard was hired and then took off with Jade Lovell (now Anderson). He was the worst kind of freak, and it was by pure luck that she hadn’t been hurt or worse. So as much as I hated watching a wall that never moved, I stuck at it, praying they would get to know me fast. I was watching the security monitors for the property’s walls when Dave, Head of Security, walked in. He was a decent guy, but very firm in his ways. He had been with Jade since the beginning of her career. I cut off a yawn when he entered the room frowning, though it wasn’t directed at me. “Jace, you think you can do me a favor?” He asked, the frown not leaving his face. “Jeff called in sick and I need someone to cover the front driveway. I would have asked Rebecca but she’s off checking something for me. She won’t be long though, so you should be fine for the moments she isn’t there. Now, I know you don’t know everyone in the house, but if there is any trouble or you aren’t sure, just radio me. Would you be ok to do that?” “Sure Dave,” I said, getting up off the chair. Without another word, I headed for the front gate. I’d been staring at the traffic going by when suddenly a red BMW pulled onto the driveway and stopped. The window rolled down slowly…or least it felt like that. I took in her black hair and melodic laughter as the man next to her pawed off her legs. I wanted to grab him from the seat of his car and punch him, though of course I had no right to do that: she wasn’t mine, yet. Instead I pressed the button that would open the gate, willing her to look at me before she drove away. She didn’t, but called out her thanks before she moved the car forward. Once again I cursed my bad luck when it came to her.
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Post by Dizzy on Jan 28, 2011 3:21:00 GMT
It's great to see The Weekly Diz is still in circulation down in Sim Oz!! AND Yay!! You posted three chapters!! also YAY! You go Jace.. going after Indi! Aww too bad she had not turned around to see the guard, though I wonder if after these years she would have recognized him so quickly. I am also curious how he got a job as a guard there as who he was is why Indi had to leave Oz early back when she was a teen o.O I want more!!!!
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Post by Shell on Jan 28, 2011 5:04:27 GMT
t's great to see The Weekly Diz is still in circulation down in Sim Oz!! HAHA that Mag goes everywhere! He is now used and abused, the only reason he got to go 'after her' LOL The only person that knows his full name is Cooper. Cooper doesn't do the hiring! ;D And he didn't know why she left Oz was because of his mother. You can always have more...if you are willing to 'pay' for it LAFFS
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