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    Daniel Martin



    Daniel Martin is a country boy heart, born and raised on his Grandad's cattle ranch in the lone star State of Texas. He was a farm hand and a favorite amung his grandad's employes. He was great with both the cattle and horses there and promised he'd be there to take over the place when grandad passed on. Unfortunately his parents had other ideas. Mom and Dad Martin didn't get along very well after Daniel's sixteenth birthday. So one day they just up and left. Daniel woke up to Grandad shouting and the phone shattering on the kitchen floor. Mom and Dad Martin and packed their bags, scribbled a good bye note and then had gone their separate ways, thinking it better that Daniel stayed with Grandad then being dragged off somewhere with one of them. Daniel honestly wasn't too heart broken about it, a little upset that they didn't say good bye in person but happy about their desicion not to take him away from his home.

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    ooc - Stuff bout Jamie ==>

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    IC - Jamie Walter was basically what most people thought of a teenage girl. She was semi popular when it came to school, did different activities regarding the arts. WIth the multiple examples of drawing, painting, as well as having a background in playing an instrument hers having been the guitar. She was pretty good at it people had told her, she had stuck with it though most of her life. Jamie had started learning how to play when she was only eight but, eight years later when she turned sixteen it came time to change. She was turning seventeen soon she thought she needed to stop playing music and pay more attention to school. She had to pass, she had to graduate, she wanted to, she wanted to be better then her mom in all honesty. Be a better person then her, actually achieve something with her life and not end up flat broke, living off of money that you were given by some guys you barely knew cause they liked the way you looked.


    No Jamie wasn't about that, her mom wasn't the best. She ended up taking Jamie away from her dad one of the people that cared about her and really didn't bother much with raising her. It was really her aunt that raised her. She barely saw her mom . Though things change. They were moving out of basically New York and into a small town in Texas. What gives? It was a pointless move, just happened that her mom was trying to "bond" with her again. Or in other words get out of town cause she royally f*cked up so she was leaving her problems once again and moving cross country to avoid them. Great just what will totally make this year the best yet.. Not really.



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    IC: Daniel had just entered town in a beat up red truck with one of his Grandad's Ranch hands, Jake, when they spotted an unfamiliar vehicle. "Hey, you remember anything about a newcomer?" Jake asked, his accent thick and familiar.
    "No, they musta' just arrived." He replied, glancing over.
    "Think we ought to see what they're about?" Jake asked muttered, pulling the flat bed out of the only intersection in town with a horse trailer hooked up behind.
    "Nah, we gotta get this old trailer back to Brandon before he thinks we're keepin' it." Daniel said, leaning back in hiss seat. Jake snorted and shook his head.
    " 'e can wait on 'is damn trailer, we don't get many outsiders, might as well say 'ello while they're here." Jake turned and pulled up next to the newcomers' vehicle, rolling down his window as he did so.


    OOC: Nice ok so let's say they're in the made up town of Brookton, TX. Daniel lives on the Golden Ram Cattle Ranch. Think old western.

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    ooc - sounds good man im cool with that


    IC - Jamie looked around as they were pulling up into the town. This sure seemed like almost a down grade from where they had been. Crappy apartment or not at least back in New York there was cell service and people. She sighed leaning her head against the window looking out into the distance at all the farm land.
    "Why do we even have to come all the way out her if your just gonna make us move in another year.." She asked basically a rhetorical question to her Mom, Who was paying attention to the red pick up pulling up next to their smaller black Sedan.


    Her mom after a few moments ended up also opening her window as Jake had done. Not sure what to say waiting until her had first said something


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    IC:
    Jake gave a charming smile, "'Ello there! Im Jake and this 'ere is Daniel. Y'all must be new here, mind me asking what brings you into little 'ol Brookton?"
    Daniel gave a little two fingered salute too the two ladies, a polite smile but exasperated look. He was curious about what two ladies on their own and obviously not dressed for small town county life.


    OOC: BTW Jake's like thirty

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    ooc - alright,, im gonna say that her mom Gabriela is about in her early 40's cause Jamie is 17 and she had to of had her in her 20's oops MATH!!


    Gabriela smiled politely up at Jake and Daniel. "Well my daughter Jamie and I are comin' down here from New York." She started to explain to him. Jamie moved her head so she looked at the two not being able to see them completely. "We are moving into the empty house on Charleston. I am gonna guess you boys are from here huh?" She asked having a slight New York accent. She stayed quiet for a few more moments thinking that's all she had to say the remembered she hadn't even said her name.
    "Oh! I'm Gabriela by the way! Sorry for that. BIt of a scatter brain." She chuckled nevorously. Jamie just face palmed and looked the other way.
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    IC: Jake nodded, "Yes ma'am, Daniel and I work down on Golden Ram, the cattle ranch down on the end of Pearl. We've got a couple of horses out there too, if you or the little lady in back are ever interested in ridin'."
    Daniel, whom had put his head down on the dash, looked up again, having not noticed Jamie in the back until Jake said something.
    "Ey Jake, why don't you let them go get moved in before you start making moves on them?" He joked, elbowing the man in the rubs playfully.
    Jake's eyes went wide and he grinned, smaking Daniel upside the head "Ah shut up runt!" He said laughing but turned back to Gabriela anyway, "He's right, I geuss I should let y'all go do your thing. Well, it was nice meeting you Mrs.Gabriela and welcome."
    "Runt? I'm six one fer christ's sake." Daniel,muttered even as he laughed quietly.


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    "Thank you very much. I'll be sure to take you up on that offer on riding in the future." She told him smiling. Gabriela pushed some of her out of her face as she finally decided to end the conversation. "I'll see you 'round then!" She called out as she started to turn away, going down the gravel road causing a cloud of dust to follow.
    Jamie sighed looking back at the truck as they pulled away. She really didn't have any words to say to her mom or otherwise. She glanced at her bag by her feet quickly taking out a notebook and writing down a few things that happened. If anything she could keep down the notes and send them to her few friends back in New York. For one thing though she found both Jake and Daniel somewhat funny with how they acted, so nice to just some complete strangers. Weird you wouldn't see that really anywhere North at least from her experience. Her thoughts were interuppted by her mom starting to talk about unpacking everything from the UHaul once it got to the house, actually it was probably there. They didn't have much and Jamie had no idea how they even afforded this place. Probably borrowing money from grandparents or her aunt. Who knows


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    Sorry had to shower


    As Jake started back off on their mission to return the horse trailer, the man elbowed Daniel.
    "What?" He asked, knowing Jake was probably about to do so,ething immature.
    Jake simply smiled down at Daniel and gave him an eyebrow wiggle. It took the sixteen year old a moment to understand what Jake was attempting to communicate but the second it clicked Daniel punch the third year old in arm as hard as he could.
    "OW! WATCH IT BOY, "Jake shouted, laughing, "You're gunna run me off the road!"
    "Act your age then." Daniel fumed, "I am NOT goin to say ANYTHIN bout them. They are strangers and I have no opinion about either of them. In fact I did know there were two of them until you said somehing." Daniel saidm,after of factly.
    "C'mon, they weren't bad lookin'! Seemed real nice too!" Jake was still laughing.
    After that little fiasco the two quieted down and dropped off the trailer, headING back to the ranch.

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    its alright man ^u^ don't worry


    Gabriela continued driving a few miles up the road before finally finding Chesterton. She turned down it looking for a smallish pale blue house. Once she found it she parked on the street seeing that the UHaul had already arrived with the bigger things they couldn't take in their small car. "Come on Jamie.. Cheer up! It's gonna be fun here." She told her daughter as she exited the car walking up to the front door.


    Jamie scoffed, shaking her f=head before following, "that's what you say everytime we move.. and yet it really never is fun.. it's just us moving anf running away from your problems." She muttered under her breath knowing her mother won't hear her. Oh now there was no escape, no friends, no family, no known neighborhood she was going to be stuck with her fairly alcoholic mother when she has a fit. SHe couldn't leave but she at least knew she had her own room that had a lock so theres a plus. Jamie thought trying to be optimistic about this all. She slung her bag over her shoulder, following her mom into the house now taking a quick tour of the place herself. Choosing the room that was the farthest down the hall out of the two bedrooms and one bathroom. Her room was already painted a light sky blue color and had a decent sized window near the back.


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    IC:
    The boys were almost through the town wjen Jake attempted to speak
    "Y'know, we should offe-"
    "Stop there. But Daniel interupted. "They probably would said no anyways, if they were on their own. Most ladies on their own would usually hAve the common sense not to allow two strange men to their home. "
    "Oh so you consider yurzelf a man then huh?" Jake asked, giving Daniel the side eye, "then let's see if yur a 'gentle'man shall we?" And with that they were headed to Chesterton.
    "No, Jake, no. Showing up uninvited is rude and completely uncalled for!" Daniel said. It's not that he didn't want to help it's just that he preferred not to look to like a creep. Especially to new comers. Even more so to girls. Unfortunately it was too late, Jake turned down the road aND they easily picked out the U-Haul several houses down. Jake pulled up on the side off the road and honked once, Daniel hoping it was a warning.
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    Both of them hadn't exactly noticed the sound of the honking or their truck pulling up across the street. Jamie was busy taking some boxes out of the truck, she honestly wasn't going to get it all done by her self, her mom had helped some but then ended up having to take a break because she doesn't like manual labor. So Jamie did a good amount of the moving with at least her boxes leaving the bigger funiture and some of her moms things to get herself.
    Jamie was still wearing anything she would back in the city, a wear of jeans that were ripped in spots on her lower thigh and then the knee on one leg, some sort of funny graphic tee and a light hoodie. To top it off she also wore a pair of red converse, such edge she had. Very edgy. Anyhow being lost in the multitude of her thoughts she was really unaware of anything going on.


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    Ic: Daniel knew all atempty to escape were futile so instead of arguing he removed himself from truck.Jake was already moving up the side walk, well muscled and lean from a life of hard ranch work and just enough scars to prove it, he was impressive to behold in his steson and boots, jeans and dusty whit tee shirt. Until he he said something stupid or immature. Which was every other time he said something. Daniel on the other hand, while more mature than most boys his age in both appearance and mannerism, seemed to give off a more... friendly vibe. With his own hat, boots, jeans and loose tee he looked more like the stereotypical teenage coybow.
    "Hello again Mrs.Gabriela! Daniel and have come to offer a hand." Jake called, tipping his brown stetson her way, theN nodding at Jamie in a simile fashion. Daniel stood kind of behind and beside Jake, giving an apologetic and polite smile when he looked to Jamie.

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    ya kmow im tired XD and it's been a year since i moved so i forgot lol oh whale.. ill edit post



    it has been edited lol


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    Gabriela walked down the lawn to great them, "Oh, hello. Good seeing you boys again." She said in a fairly cheery tone as she gave a light smile. "That is nice of you to offer and we'd be happy with the help. Though how do you know where we lived? Did you follow us or something?" She asked somewhat suspiciously. Trying to be at least a little careful when inviting these two to help.


    Jamie simply looked at both Jake and Daniel since she didn't get the chance to see what they looked like in the car. She raised an eyebrow as she watched her mom and jake talking. Still holding one of the boxes, she looked confused more then anything not sure why either of them would come to help. Sure is different and it sure seems the older guy is hitting on her mom. Nothing new guys usually found her attractive in some way.


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    IC: "'Course not ma'am!" Jake replied honestly, "out on the road you said that you were movin in on Chesterton and a U-Haul just really ain't that hard to pick out around here." Daniel rolled his eyes at Jake's flustered voice. He may seem steady and calm to everyone else but Daniel had knowN the guy all his life, it was easy to tell the difference.
    "I'm sorry ma'am, it seems like today Jake here has decided to make a creeper out of his fool self." Daniel saod, placing a hand on Jake's shoulder and sounding oddly mature. "We didn't mean to be a bother."


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    SHe nodded slightly, "Oh yes! I remember saying that now." She laughed a little. "Silly me forgetting all about it. Guess it's just hard getting used to such a new place. It's not like you'd see someone doin' this in New York City." Gabriela stated glancing around.
    Jamie ened up walking over to the threee of them standing next to her mom, being just an inch taller or so then her mom standing at five foot eight. She placed the box she had been carrying at her feet. "What's going on now?" Jamie asked with a hint of curiousness though her face looked pretty straight faced not showing to much emotion.


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    IC: Daniel looked away, while Jake spoke, "I assure you, the ah, 'Big Apple' is probably the furthest from Brookton as you can get." He said with a laugh. Daniel coughed pointedly, "We gunna stand here and chat or get y'all settled in?" He asked, headed around the group and straight for the u-haul truck. "Where would ya like us to start?" Daniel looked directly at Jamie with a smile, getting the feeling she'd probably have more of a handle on things than her 'silly' mother.
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    "I have just been moving the boxes out and into the house. If you want to do that feel free. I haven't been able to move any of the big furniture myself yet." Jamie quickly replied to Daniel before her mom could. She picked up her box and put it inside the living room before coming back outside to continue helping. Leaving her mom and Jake to talk about who knows what.


    "Well yes, I can see that now. It is a lot less busy. It's going to tale time getting used to know that I think about it." Gaberlia commented sounding like she was lost in thought almost
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