S h i v e r (friends only)

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

It was her favorite time of day...night. She loved the peacefulness and often came to the beach after the sun had sunk into the western sky. Watching as the last few rays of hot pink and purple fade from the clouds, she walked to her favorite spot and sat. The sound of the surf calmed her nerves as she stripped down to her bikini for a swim. She folded her clothes neatly and looked around before making her way to the water, still warm from the day's sun. She walked in slowly, letting it lap at her legs first before diving under. She didn't re-appear until she had swam a good distance from the shoreline. She tred water for a moment before beginning to swim from side to side as if swimming laps in a pool. After 10 'laps' she made her way back to where she had come from.

As her feet touched the sand again, she felt the wind brush against her wet body and she shivered a little. Unfortunatly, she would need to quit swimming at nights soon because the weather was predicting a cooler winter. She quickly dried herself off and dressed, warming up. She continued to sit in the sand, her knees pulled to her chest as thoughts in her head reeled.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly had never been much of a sleeper. Her mind was always up and going. Sleep ment nothing to her at times, and she could go forever on like two hours of sleep. She made her way towards the beach, partly hoping there would be some late night rave party the colage boys were throwing to celebrate something or even the frat boys just having fun.

As she made her way on the beach she noticed she saw a familiar frame, it was Emily. She stoped a little and made her way towards her seeing if it really was her. "Em"She said walking up to the figure.

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

She had heard the sound of someone approaching, though she didn't look to see who it was. It didn't surprise her when the female voice broke the silence, but what did surprise her was the quietness in her voice. She was used to loud, annoying people, people that yelled to get attention instead of letting their actions get the attention of others. She looked over at her momentarily, noting that it was Hollie. Remembering she hadn't replied to her hello, she spoke softly, her greeting as simple as hers had been. "Hey."

Her gaze left her and moved back to the ever darkening waters of the beach. She buried her toes in the warm sand, soaking in its heat. After a moment of silence, her voice broke the silence again, this time with a question. "What brings you out here so late? Most normal people come here during the day when it's hot." Her tone was was, for the most part, serious...though it contained a slight trace of joking. She suspected she had the same reasons for coming here that she did...to think and get away from the stresses of the day. Whether or not this was true she didn't know, but she knew she shouldn't assume.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly shrughed and sat down next to her "I couldn't sleep so i though i would go and and find some nice party then find some guy or just have fun"She said with a slight shrug. She noticed something about Emily ever since she broke up with Demo everything has been going downhill for her, she felt kind of bad.

Holly shook her head "No i just couldn't sleep and needed something to do"She said. She looked back in the water wondering what Emily was looking at, the fish weren't doing some kind of dance and no cute guys had their shirt off what was she looking at.

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

She almost regretted saying something as she saw the intense look on her face as she sank deeper into her thoughts. At her short, yet valid answer, she just nodded, accepting it as a worthy answer. She shrugged in reply to her question, but her lyrics soon followed, "I'm out here alot at night...I like to come out here and think away from the noise of all the night clubs and screaming people." Her answer wasn't as short as hers...that was a habit of hers...to either go mute, or end up talking too much when she was nervous. She hoped it wasn't too evident.

She picked up a handful of sand, letting it slide through her fingers, watching the particles as the gentle breeze picked up and carried some of them a little ways away before they were replaced upon the earth. A sigh parted her lips as her gaze rose up to the first stars that were beginning to show. A small smile curved her lips as she watched them. She looked straight once more before laying back to rest in the sand. This way it was easier to watch the stars as they began to come out little by little.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly nodded "Oh that sounda a lot better than my reason"She said softly, remembering if she even asked Emily why she was here. She thought about it she didn't, Emily was just talking and rambling on again. But she guessed she shouldn't say anything and just accept the answer like always.

Holly looked at her as she looked up in the stars, Holly must admit she had never been the one to look at the stars and smell the roses around her, she was really never into nature that much. She slowly looked up to the sky, she alwyas wondered what people saw in the stars when she saw nothing.

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

She glanced at her as she lowered herself in the sand next to her. She turned back to her when she felt her eyes upon her. Her blue eyes stared back into her brown ones. She nodded to her answer, before realizing she had forgotten her manners.

"I just like to come here to get away from it all..."

She smiled a little at her before looking back up into the ever darkening sky. She admired a red star...Mars...to be exact. It apparently was the perfect time of year to grab a telescope and examine the other planet. She of course, was content just watching it through her own eyes. She watched it for a moment longer before looking to the silvery moon. It wasn't full tonight, no, more like a crescent, providing little light to the earth.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly nodded "Yea it seems to be quite peaceful out here"She said softly and looked around. She wasn't best friends with Emily but she knew when something was wrong. She just didn't know what. Was it a guy, was it her family or was it her parents memoires or was it all of them. She wanted to ask but she would never do that that would have been kind of rude in some ways especially if it was obvious.

Holly turned her head back up to the stars. Something red was in the sky she just thought it was like some astromical wonder and not a planet, she could be quite a blonde.

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

She only nodded at her words, her own thoughts enveloping around her. She knew that this silence was a comfortable one as they both fell deeper into their own world. This was one of those rare times where she felt safe. She wasn't thinking about watching her back, or the fact the murderer could come after her and find her and do Lord knows what to her any minute, she wasn't thinking of how her parents was most likely dead.

Coming back into the real place and time, she looked around her, the eerieness of it all sending small shivers up her spine. The moon reflected it's small self onto the darkened waters before them, the waves making the moon seem to move. Part of her had always wanted to fly into the stars and land on the moon, looking down at the earth from such a great distance. The thought had always seemed so wonderful to her, something very few people had the experience of doing....yet there was a problem...a rather big problem...she was afraid of heights...and flying. She smiled softly at the thought of her in a space shuttle to the moon. She'd cling to whatever she could and hold on tight. She laughed softly before she remembered that there was someone else beside her. She probably thought she was crazy but she wouldn't be the only one... she'd either have to accept it or leave.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly looked over at Emily for a moment when she laughed "Whats so funny?"She asked laughing a bit herself, she couldn't help but laugh.

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

She looked over at the female lying next to her. She examined her face. The expression on her face told her that she was laughing at her. She shifted her position so that she was resting on her elbow facing her.

"So... where did you live before here?"

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly wasn't laughing at her she was laughing with her. She had this thing where if someone laughed around her she had to laugh back even if she didn't know what it was for.

"I grew up in Georgia"Holly said in reply to her question "What about you?"She asked

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

"Massachusetts. I moved here because of the whole parent sitch."

She knew her own stepfather would kill her if he had the chance, hence the reason she was always watching her back, and always armed.

[Holly Marie Zimmerman]

Holly nodded "Oh"She said. She looked around thinking of something to change the subject off from her parents "So how long have you gone to Baltmore Hight for?"She asked

[♥Emily Rydell♥]

"Ever since Freshman year."

She accepted her short answer, knowing it wasn't much more than what she would have given her if it was her in her position. She also knew that it was her story, and she didn't want it exposed to the world. She wasn't like most people who went and told everything about anyone.