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raine had spent the two days she had been home completely ready to kill two of the people closest to her - okay, that might have been stretch she was no more attached to her sister then was required by their familial obligations. arizona however... yeah, he was pretty much her best friend, half the time they hated each other, but that was still who she went to for everything. arizona may have had his faults but he was a good guy, something she had seemed to overlook when she had learned that he liked tierney, one of her closest friends outside her large collection of siblings. her selective memory had kicked in when she'd first began to wonder wether or not he had a crush on her, what was worse is that tierney seemed to have her own crush on arizona. tier had denied it, but raine knew better. it was a horrible thng to find out so close to leaving to europe with her grandparents, at least when she was here in hollow creek she could stop the tiny crushes in their tracks; "nip them in the bud" as her father would put it, but no... she was going to be in a different country, countries even, different continents a whole fucking ocean away. she'd have no way of making sure it didn't escalate into something more. raine should've given arizona more credit, but she knew how the other guys thought of tierney, like she was needy but one of those girls they could easily push around, arizona may not have been a prick like that but he did have a tendency to seem thoroughly disinterested in everything he did that didn't end up with him on stage. she'd never seen him in a steady real relationship, the girlfriends he did have he'd dumped rather quickly after they started dating. she foresaw the same outcome if he asked tierney out. he swore up and down that he wouldn't and since she was pretty sure the damage had already been done and it was going to be completely impossible to stop them from getting together. making him promise to stay away from tierney had lasted all of three days, she had to grudgingly give him credit that he had admitted it to her, tables turned she probably would've hid it from him.

since he'd revealed it she tried to be as pleasant as she could - to everyone but him - but it was pretty difficult when all she wanted to do was punch him in his smug, promise breaking face. she figured that this was a good time to get out of the house and actually go see tierney, she'd only gotten a few minutes of telephone conversation and the topic of her and arizona's hanging out hadn't come up in the time, even though raine was really hoping she'd mention it. for once raine's sorely lacking tact had kicked in and she'd been able to prevent herself from pouncing all over the knowledge and talking crap about her brother to tier in hopes it would make any difference. she was going to be a little more mature and not let her temper run away with her. it didn't mean she was just going to sit back and let it all happen without at least making her objections known, a tiny part of her hoping tier's loyalty to raine would make her hesitant in going further then friendship with arizona. if that wasn't bitchy, manipulative friend territory, she didn't know what was. she was hoping that she had the maturity to just get a feel for the situation on tierney's side and objectively reform an opinion on it, but she was highly doubting that was possible. raine sent tier a text message to let her know she was on her way, before she waited at her door to make sure that she wasn't going to run into arizona on her way to the door. she made it out of the house without incident, which didn't surprise her, both of them were making a concerted effort to avoid the other. going so far as im'ing each other in the same house to air their grievances.

raine sighed as she stepped up into her dad's truck -a monster of a vehicle that her mother detested - she could have used the walk, but she hadn't seen tierney in ages and she was eager to see her best friend even if she was going to spring the fact that she knew about her and arizona hanging out while raine was gone on her. she took the rain slicked roads a little too fast and pulled into tierney's driveway in record time. running a hand through her thick waves, she hopped down from the truck and almost bolted to the door, knocking quickly, at this point she probably could have walked right in but she was never quite sure of tier's dad's position on the assumption that she was welcomed at any time, so she impatiently waited at the door.

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[tierney cassidy]

her attitude was light. carefree, even. sure, she was keeping something from her best friend, even when she had been asked not to do anything in the first place. it didn't feel like betrayal anymore. not as strongly as before. the visit had been worth any amount of rage raine would throw at her, at least in her mind. she and arizona were becoming rather close. of course, raine wouldn't have heard the whole story, and it was likely that she wouldn't for a while, if ever. it was a bit too early to be thinking about it, though, since she didn't know the arrival date of her friend yet. it was most likely soon, though, since she found herself clad in a loose fitting, wrinkly t shirt and a baggy pair of pajama pants, sitting in her own house instead of spending her time at the breckenridge residence. she and arizona seemed to be playing it safe, since neither had made an effort to contact the other since tierney left that evening. instead of working up a story in her head as to why the weren't speaking, she was sticking with a logical explanation. it wasn't safe. not yet.

normally, lazing around the house with nothing to do, locking herself in her tissue sized bedroom, would have bothered her. she was scanning a worn paperback novel, her finger tips digging into the binding as she re read familiar words that she had seen only a million times before. in any other situation, this would have bothered her, and her face would have bared a serious expression, an unhappy sort of look. now, she couldn't stop herself from resting the book against her leg for a moment, just to take a pause and smile. she felt that wonderful. it seemed a little strange, to be so completely happy over absolutely nothing except for a casual get together with a certain brother who seemed to have been forbidden by her own best friend. it was especially strange, considering the fact that she knew raine would eventually find out, and give her hell for it. of course she wondered how exactly the news would be delivered, but she figured she would be too terrified of her friend to come to her senses and ask about it.

the brief conversations on the telephone didn't bring any guilt or regret to tierney, as they probably should have. she had met raine first, became her friend, and since then, the girl had always been there for her. and now she was going to turn around, and stab this said girl in the back. maybe it wasn't that big of a deal, and she was over reacting in her mind a bit, but it sure seemed like a big deal. there was no doubt raine would be angry when, and if, she found out, but the only thing she didn't truly understand was why. as many time as she tried to decipher it in her head, tierney had no idea why her friend was being so protective. sure, she had been warned that arizona was a "jerk," but it didn't make sense, when he was so sweet around her. how could anybody think poorly of him? it was the only thing she couldn't quite grasp, but she didn't have the nerve to ask raine about it just yet. if she ever found it, that is.

the familiar buzzing of her cell phone, though it seemed somewhere in the distance, startled tierney out of a summary about castle grounds. it wasn't exactly an enthralling chapter, but she had been taken far enough away in the book where any outside noises would temporarily stun her. after she processed what the noise was, she all but threw herself off of the mattress, searching frantically for her phone. she threw piles of clothes in every direction, hoping it would sound again, just to give her a hint as to where it was, but since it made no further noise, it was obvious it was a text message. her heart was pounding, hoping a familiar name would flash across the screen when she finally did locate the silver phone, but so far, she hadn't had any luck in finding it. dropping on her hands and knees, she peered under the bed, her stiff muscles relaxing as she saw the screen go dim. she grabbed it, flipping open the phone to read who the sender was. unfortunately, the name was all too familiar.

it wasn't the fact that it was raine instead of arizona that disappointed her. well, not completely. she was overjoyed to be hearing from her friend, but when the message read that she was to be arriving soon, tierney couldn't help but to panic. not only did she have to worry about her appearance, but now she would have to find a way to ease the news onto raine slightly. did she really need to know, though? who would it hurt if she didn't? instead of filling this time by standing there stupidly, and questioning herself, she dove into action. the breckenridge's was only a good ten minutes drive away, maybe fifteen if raine had chosen to walk. as she sprinted into the bathroom, she stuck a tooth brush in her mouth, and started grinding away at her teeth, more frantically then she should have. why was she freaking out? at this point, raine knew nothing. she was far too terrified to let anything slip, so why was she worried about what she would say? she had been simultaneously brushing her hair, and shrugging off her loose pants, when the pounding at the door started.

spitting the remains of toothpaste and water into the sink, tierney calmly walked out of the bathroom, and back into the small bedroom, fishing through her drawers for a clean pair of pants, or whichever bottoms she could get her hands on first. a pair of denim shorts found their way into her hands first, and she was tugging them on when she finally grabbed the handle. pausing for a moment to inhale, she wiped all traces of excess toothpaste off of the sides of her mouth, and opened the door, seeing her friend for the first time in endless weeks. instantly, her mouth turned up into a smile, unable to stop a grin from peaking on the edge of her lips at the sight of her best friend. they had been apart for too long, and this almost felt like a sort of reunion. it would have been a more joyous moment, if raine didn't look enraged. instantly, her own smile faded, and she dropped her hand from the door, watching her friend for a moment, deciding whether or not she should venture further and start a conversation. "it's great to finally see you?"

tagged miss raine eternity breckenridge, samm
words one thousand one hundred and thirty six
credits text banner to folieadeux at caution 2.0
notes i'm sorry this took forever, lovely...

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she was seriously considering playing the whole supportive sister/best friend role, but honestly, it was feeling completely impossible, she was too irritated with arizona. she knew the games he played, she knew how charming he could because she'd seen it a million times. tierney on the other hand only saw the sweet side of her brother... "there you go again." chided a little voice in her head, her brother wasn't a bad guy. sure he jumped around a lot but he wasn't a bad guy, he'd probably make a decent boyfriend, but the thing was tierney was her friend. yeah, it was stupid and possessive but the attention was always on arizona for something or another, grades, college his music whatever, it was all about him. yes, he was her best friend, but there were still some things she'd like separate, her friends had always been that, just hers. at this point what she was most mad about was arizona going behind her back, she hadn't given the same lecture to tierney, because there was no way she was encouraging the tiny crush tierney had by making it seem like arizona was reciprocating. arizona was expressly told to leave it alone, he'd even promised her and it's not like it was an unreasonable request - in her eyes. arizona acted like she was asking him to.. chop off his arm or something. they were always good with each others promises, and now the only one that really mattered to her he was breaking, he was one of the few people she felt she could really trust apart from tierney and all the irritation flooded back to her, which fabulously coincided with tierney answering the door, and she saw the happiness that had once been on her face on tierney's drain away quickly. she heard the question in tier's voice and she felt guilt wash over before excitement replaced it, she hadn't seen her best friend in months. all her excitement kicked back in quickly and she could almost forget about arizona scamming on the brunette in front of her, and in a sickening typical way raine squealed and threw her arms around tier's neck. oh my god i've missed you it's been too long! she said, before she pulled back a little, i'm never going back without taking you with me! "or arizona..." she finished in her mind, before she smiled at tier, she could see the worry still there looming, much the like the irritation with arizona still hung with raine, but she saw she was happy once again, a brightness on her face that raine hadn't seen before she left but she refused to attribute it to arizona. maybe they'd gotten a puppy? she highly doubted it but she was staying stubborn.

so, she began as she followed tierney into the house, running a hand through he highlighted waves, trying to sound nonchalant, what've i missed while i was away? she asked, innocently, smiling at tierney trying not to let any of her earlier irritation with arizona taint her frame of mind again, because she wasn't mad at tierney. this one was all on arizona, he knew he wasn't supposed to encourage this or make it worse on his end. i never knew two months could feel like.... twenty years. so, it was a stretch but hey, she'd always been one for hyperbole. she chewed on her lip for a second studying tierney's face before she couldn't keep it up any longer and raine looked defeated, he really makes you happy, doesn't he? there was a hint of a whine wrapped up in her resignation and raine sighed, shaking her head a little, feeling a tiny bit like an ass. they weren't allowed to mkae her feel like a total raging bitch. all she was trying to do was look out for tierney and preserve the friendship the three of them shared.

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[tierney cassidy]

so, maybe she was panicking over nothing. it wasn't like raine had set any rules for her, she had just warned her about her brother, for reasons she was still trying to figure out. it just seemed like she was a traitor now, since the whole situation had seemed secretive. more so on arizona's side then hers, which she couldn't fully understand, but she hadn't bothered to ask. she was too caught up in their temporary "almost perfect" moment, that she kept embellishing in her mind. it was obvious that the strange new addiction she had found to being around him was unhealthy, since she was nervous to see one of the only people who had turned her life around. raine had fixed her when she was broken, made things better, just by being somebody who didn't look at her as if she should have a big fat unstable written on her forehead. that was all she had really needed in life at the time, and here she was, worried and slowly convincing herself that seeing her friend wouldn't be a good idea.

when a smile replaced the taller brunette's irritated expression, tierney felt a grin stretch across her own face, unable to help the happiness that now radiated through her. when her friend left, it seemed as if her life would feel incomplete, even if the separation was brief. it was great to feel the stress drain from her body, even if she knew she was hiding things. for now, she was just excited to see her again, and couldn't help but to snake her arms around her friends back to complete the half hug. "tell me about it.." she couldn't help but laugh at the joy that her friend was showing, but at the same time, she still felt uneasy about the whole scenario. tierney knew better than to trust herself. eventually, she would crack, and spill the whole story. but when exactly? she had no idea. she just hoped that raine wouldn't pry at her too much. she was sure to give in if that happened.

when she finally released her friend from the awkward embrace, she stepped back inside the house, grabbing raine's hand and towing the girl along with her. she let go of her hand when they were far enough in the door way, turning to close the door, and leaning her back up against it for a moment. raine's question had stunned her, leaving tierney's bones feeling like liquid, melting her frame into the door until her weight was supported by a thing strip of wood with a knob. she hadn't been expecting that question. she didn't even expect it to be that hard to answer. still, she paused for a moment, before settling with a shrug and a hidden version of a lie. "nothing good." it wasn't exactly untruthful. after all, she was missing something bad. had she been there, she might have been able to stop it. well, of course, arizona wouldn't have invited her over, and then she wouldn't have agreed. basically, nothing would have been set into motion, and she wouldn't feel as guilty as she did now.

she lifted herself off of the door, stalking towards the small living room, hovering just in front of the couches. she didn't sit down, she was paying attention to raine's questions, trying to find the appropriate answers. at her exaggeration, tierney felt a smile stretch across her face. it was true. it had felt like forever since the two had last seen each other. she just wished she would have been more happy about it. "you've just been away for far too long." her smile faded from pleasant, to thoughtful, her mind wandering back to the days she had spent locked in her room with a ripping novel, making it her permanent hovel. in fact, she was almost always caught up in her room when she wasn't with raine. maybe it was a little strange. jayden even referred to her as a hermit, not that she could really argue. but when she found that raine went silent for a moment, tierney snapped back to reality, eying her friend warily. her breath caught in her throat with the girl's next question.

her heart beat, once a steady sound, had accelerated noticeably. her heart itself was now throbbing against her rib cage, to the point where it hurt, almost enough for tierney to expect a bruise. her blood flow had increased impressively, and she was sure her face had flushed white, as it always did when she was nervous. as she processed her answer, she could feel her body slowing down, and she flipped her frantic eyes so her gaze fell on raine. "i don't.. know what you're talking about." her first thought had been to deny everything, but as things fell back into perspective, and she no longer felt like the walls were spinning, she began to relax. arizona did make her happy. he could make her laugh when she felt that she just wanted to be miserable, to feel something other than self pity. he always managed to bring a smile to her face, and just thinking about it made a secret grin spread on her lips as she looked to the distance for a moment. she didn't know how he had such an affect on her, but he always made every day brighter, even when he was in a bad mood himself. while her time without raine had made her feel incomplete, arizona had made her feel whole again. sighing, tierney sat down on the arm of the couch. "yea, raine," she met her friends eyes again, feeling confident as her smile grew wider. "he really does."

tagged miss raine eternity breckenridge, sammi.
words nine hundred and ninety six. it's.. shorter?
credits text banner to folieadeux at caution 2.0
notes guess who forgot this was a mini thread?

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the more she thought about her reasons for dissuading a relationship between her brother and tierney the more she was beginning to feel dredges of guilt sneaking through her rock solid wall of logic. she was a horrible, horrible person obviously. arizona and tierney were two of the people she cared about most, arizona was her favorite brother, honestly the only one of her many siblings she could really stand without getting irritated with him by days end. and as she'd attacked tierney in what was a bone crushing hug the guilt seemed to raise in her, she could catch the guilt in tier's eyes but raine felt worse because she could see a brightness in her face that she hadn't seen before she left, something that raine could only attribute to her brother and here she was trying to ruin that. for both of them. she drew a hand through her hair as she watched tierney roll over and answer in her head, raine was about ready to put her out of her misery and let her know she'd known what was going on, arizona hadn't been able to keep it in and given up the whole story to her almost as soon as raine had gotten home. raine chewed her lip until tier spoke and she finally grinned, shaking her head, sounds exciting, the brunette returned with a ghost of a smirk, such excitement here i can't imagine why i'd want to run off to europe. rain offered with a chuckle, before she followed tierney through the hall way into the tiny loving room. like i said next time you have to come with me, i can't do this being away from you, jay and arizona thing for two months again. raine was one of those people that verged on clingy, she'd never ever admit to it but she was. arizona, tierney and jayden were the people that really kept her going, delilah too who she'd adopted as a little sister, raine had had a whole lot of fun when she was with her grandparents but it was hard being away from them.

panic. it was unmistakable, tier had totally pulled the deer caught in the headlights, caught with the hand in the cookie jar whatever the fuck saying you were applying to it, it was just pure unmarked panic. had guilt not already pervaded raine's thought this probably would've amused the hell out of her, it was kind of almost sadistic but really you just couldn't help it when you knew you had someone by the balls.of course she wasn't doing it in a malicious way, she was resigned she was having to come to terms with the fact that her best friend and her brother were just going to be together. raine snorted at tierneys denial, how cute, she was caught so obviously caught and she'd let it show, it was kind of silly her trying to do this, don't try to bullshit me tier, she said, before she grimaced a little, forgetting about tier's dislike for her foul mouth. the confirmation didn't make her any less irritated by it, she may have been resigned to the fact but there was still a big part of her that was still against it, raine sighed, the way tierney smiled, the way it reached every corner of her face, the asshole feeling came back and raine bit her lip then... raine sighed again, running a hand through her hair again, then, uhm... then i guess... i guess i'm happy too. a grin turned her lips, you know he gave you guys up within an hour of me coming home. she said shaking her head, got the most adorable nervous look on his face, did that little lip thing with that hair pull and asked to talk to me in his room and i knew. her smile grew bigger, i almost killed him but then i realized how much you'd hate me.

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