Draw..// (Ivy/Alice)

[` W.histle..]

&& Douglas

I'm all over my heart's desire,
I feel cold but I'm back in the fire,
Out of control but I'm tied up tight,
Come in, come out tonight.

Eyes were fixated on the wall in front of me, every piece of wall pulled away from the wall so that I could reach it without any hassle at all. A pencil rested against my hand, the tip between a finger and thumb while I ran the lead along the wall, leaving a dull grey line along its textured surface. The line only ran for a small distance, the tip of the pencil lifted away from the wall every now and then to start different lines, going over the same area again and again to create darker shades to contrast against the lighter ones that surrounded it.

My expression was one of concentration, small frown lines on my forehead, eyebrows lowered in though and teeth clenched. Images kept springinginto my brain, new images that were completely different from the one right before it. I had to keep one image there though, let the others pass while that one stayed. If it left then I couldn't finish my masterpiece that already covered most of the wall in extremely detailed fashion.

It was the last corner that I was working on, a tiny area at the lower end of the wall that just needed a bit more shading. The up and down strokes of the pencil filling in the blank area quickly. When it was done I stepped back, forgetting about the couch behind me.

As I stepped back it got in the way and my weight was made to fall over it, gravity pulling me down onto the floor with a thump. But I didn't feel the slightest bit of pain, my sight was still filled with the image that I had created, its dull grey color not bothering me at all because it suited it perfectly. A landscape made up of trees and hills. And a storm, an amazing thunderstorm that darkened and illuminated the top right hand side of the large wall. Now all I needed to do was cover it up again.

I'm comin' up in the early morning,
I feel love in the shock of the lightning,
I fall into the blinding light,
Come in, come out, come in, come out tonight.

[pOiSoN.iVy]

She giggled happily as she trotted down the hall, her eyes on the three cookies she was currently juggling. She was getting pretty good at it; boredom could bring out talent in the strangest ways. Her pale skin was illuminated as she passed windows where the bright sunlight was shining through. Alice laughed out loud as one of the chocolate chip cookies landed in her open mouth. She chewed slowly as the other two cookies landed in the bag she had held out. The albino girl was wearing a cream sweater that covered her arms completely. Her beige pants were very thick and covering as well. She had recently undergone treatment that had gone horribly wrong. Now, patches of colored skin were on her arms and legs. The doctors reassured her that it would go away, but it made her feel very self-concious and ugly.

Alice continued to stuff her face with chocolate chip cookies as she walked down the hall, turning right and walking into the entertainment room. The first thing she saw was the artwork on the wall. Her eyes widened and she walked over, kneeling down and tracing her burnt fingertips over it. She didn't noticed Doug until she turned around. Alice squealed in fright and dropped her bag of cookies, putting her hand over her racing heart. Her eyes narrowed slightly before she threw herself at Douglas. "Hi Doug!" she giggled, hugging him before walking backwards and picking up her cookie bag. "I'd like to apologize for being so mean to you before. That's very pretty by the way," she said, turning to look at the drawing on the wall while putting another cookie in her mouth.

[` W.histle..]

&& Douglas

I'm all over my heart's desire,
I feel cold but I'm back in the fire,
Out of control but I'm tied up tight,
Come in, come out tonight.

A squeal pierced the silence within my head, making me flinch as I lay on the floor still. I pushed myself up into a sitting position, pulling my legs off of the piece of furniture that had tripped me up to start with. My attention wasn't able to focus enough for me to tell that the sound had actually come from a person, and a person that I knew as well.

I was about to get up when I felt weight against me, just enough to make me fall backwards towards the ground again. Hitting it with another thump, not hitting my head this time at least. There was a dull throbbing in my shoulder, pulling my attention to it the whole time, like a child fascinated by a light changing color.

I could hear words though and they slowly made me focus on the person there and when I realized who it was a sheepish grin made its way onto my features, somewhat charming and handsome as well. It wasn't intentional though, it was just the way that my smile was and always had been.

"Is that cookies you have there?"

Her words went unnoticed by me, my attention suddenly caught by the bag of chocolate chip cookies. Pushing myself up again before getting to my feet I, my eyes staying focused on the bag of cookies. My favorite treat. I moved closer to her before reaching into the bag to pull out two cookies and put them in my mouth, chewing and swallowing before smiling at her again. I'd had enough of them not too long ago so I would leave them to her, she probably needed them more than me.

I hadn't realized at all that the only thing I was wearing was a pair of plain blue boxer shorts. My masterpiece had started off with me sleepwalking but then I had woken up and seen it which had made me just continue it in a sort of mad fashion. But now that it was finished my mind had settled into a state of tranquility, almost like a beast lulled into a light doze. Anything could make it strike out again.

I ran a hand through my messy hair, my eyes had moved onto the wall again. Examining every little detail to make sure that it was all fine and that I hadn't missed even one tiny detail. I hadn't.

I'm comin' up in the early morning,
I feel love in the shock of the lightning,
I fall into the blinding light,
Come in, come out, come in, come out tonight.