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Chapter 1 A Long Way From Home
Here's an excerpt from the first chapter:
Just act natural. You don't need visual proof that he had you at 'hello'.
"I don't snore, but I tend talk in my sleep and sleep walk sometimes. Nothing some ear plugs and a little rope can't take care of, though."
"A roommate I get to tie up, I like this arrangement," he toyed instantly, and I felt my cheeks turn red in all-traitor fashion.
Bella, zero. Edward, one.
"Har, Har," I mocked, then turned back around to continue with my unpacking.
"You play?" I heard him ask, instantly knowing that he was referring to my guitar case in the corner of the room.
"No, I just thought I'd lug it across the country to use as decoration." I was proud of my sarcasm and mentally patted myself on the back.
Good girl, much better.
Though he was beyond gorgeous, I also knew and realized he was probably used to women falling over his every word, and I wasn't about to fit that stereotype for him. Besides, guys like Edward didn't take notice in girls like me. Girls like me were assumed to not shower, shave, or practice regular hygiene habits, period. All of which were completely false beliefs. Truth be told, I was obsessed with smooth skin and shaved and daily, almost obsessively.
"Mind if I go at it?" he asked, catching me off guard.
I rarely let anyone touch my Jane.
Yes, I named my guitar. It was my baby, my pride and joy, the only thing that had stayed consistent in my life for the past few years.
"I guess, just be careful. I don't have any spare strings with me," I warned him then walked over to the case to take her out for him.
Her cherry wood looked nice in his tan hands with his long fingers strumming the strings almost erotically - or was that just me? Shit, he was doing very bad things to me already, and it hadn't even been five minutes yet.
I was shocked that he actually knew how to play—and well. When he was done, I nodded my head approvingly then gestured for him to hand my baby back to me.
"Let's hear what you've got, Bella."
"Maybe later. I want to get settled first so my mind is clear of chaos."
He laughed at my statement and fell back onto what I was assuming he'd claimed as his bed. The one in the center of the room, with mine to the right of his against the window.
"Wow, I can't wait to hear all the deep thoughts we'll be getting from you. Let me guess you're a vegan too, or at least a vegetarian?"
I frowned wishing I wasn't so obvious, but some things came with the territory, unfortunately.
Instantly, a wicked grin crept across my face, as my wit quickly took over, once again doing me proud.
"There's only one kind of meat I allow in my mouth, Edward, and it doesn't come cooked or on a plate," I warned then turned around with a smirk, knowing I'd just shocked him royally.
He obviously wasn't expecting to hear such dirty things from this hippie's mouth.
Bella's best friend, Jane:
Theme song for It's Real Life:
The Rest of the Cast
Name: Emmett McCartyHome State: Colorado
Name: Alice Brandon
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food: Soup and Salad
Favorite band: Taylor Swift
Favorite hobby: Shopping
Favorite animal: Kola Bears
Where do you think you'll be ten years from now: Married to a wonderful man with three gorgeous children.
One thing you want to do before you die: Meet my soulmate so I can finally lose my V-Card.
Life motto: What Would Jesus Do?
Life motto: What Would Jesus Do?
Name: James Madno
Favorite color: Purple. Most gay men will tell you the same, don't ask me why.Favorite food: Bananas
Favorite band: Boy George and Lady Gaga
Favorite hobby: Cock Hunting
Where do you think you'll be ten years from now: Maybe working a drag show in Miami Beach.
One thing you want to do before you die: Model for a big agency and experience Fashion Week in the Big Apple.
Life motto: Be proud. Be yourself. Be who you were born to be.
Life motto: Be proud. Be yourself. Be who you were born to be.
Name: Rosalie HaleFavorite color: Gold
Favorite food: Sea Food
Favorite band: Keith Urban
Favorite hobby: Makeup
Favorite animal: Cats
Where do you think you'll be ten years from now: Famous.
One thing you want to do before you die: Marry rich.
Life motto: Life is only as beautiful as you are.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Hey. My name's Edward Masen Cullen. This is my audition tape.
"So I'm Edward. You probably recognize me from such things as the X-Games and other various skateboarding competitions but I haven't done that for a little over a year now. Taking a little break, moved out to Hawaii to get a grip on things then got dared by a buddy to do something completely random and thats when I saw the ad on the web to sign up for this little social experiment and thought I'd send something in.
See I have to prove to my friend Garrett that I am capable of doing things on the whim and can go with the flow. He says thats my problem; I'm too calculated and its keeping me from experiencing the joys of life. Which to him is... well was, lots and lots of pussy. Don't get me wrong, I've gotten my fair share of that delicacy, it's just always been with the wrong girls and he says thats because I'm looking for a cookie cutter and thats not where the best treats are. I know, he's a fucking idiot but he recently bagged the girl of his dreams so there must be a method to his madness. So yeah. I'm twenty-three years old, and I grew up outside of Orange County where I learned to skate and surf under the guidance of my irresponsible father then took off to the islands last year after wiping out on a Vert drop in last years X-Games which resulted in me spending three weeks in the hospital and six months in rehab. It put things into perspective for me so I took a break from my career and I've been on vacation, surfing the waves ever since. I dunno if I'll ever return to the pros. I guess I'm looking for some motivation to help me decide where I want to take my life next. Maybe I can find some of that in the Real Life house? Maybe not. One thing I know, I'll be open to new things and getting to know new people. When I see something I like, I go for it. I'm just hoping I'll find something a bit out of the ordinary that might catch my attention because I'm ready and up for anything at this point of my life."
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Pasta
Favorite band: Fanfarlo
Favorite hobby: Surfing/Skateboarding
Favorite animal: Women
Where do you think you'll be ten years from now: My ideal future would be me settled down with a wife, and a few beautiful kids living on the ocean someplace in Hawaii making surfboard and teaching the little ones the ways of the ocean and how to surf the concrete.
One thing you want to do before you die: Meet the girl of my dreams.
Life motto: Don't wait for things to happen to you. You need to happen to things. (Did I mention my dad is a burnt out surfer who grew up in the sixties and fed these motto's to me like candy?)
Hi. My name is Bella Swan and this is my audition tape.
"Why do I want to do this? I dunno... I guess because I could use the change. Things just seem to be standing still for me right now. Nothing in my life excites me anymore. Every things lost its... I dunno, I'm rambling. Back to me. I'm a small town girl with big dreams. At least thats what my best friend Jake always says. He never thought I'd do something as crazy as sign up for a reality show though. I like shocking people, but I don't like being the center of attention.
If that makes sense.
I'm a guys girl. Always have been, mainly because I grew up with a bunch of guys and didn't have a choice. It turned out okay for me though. At least I think so... and I'm sure they'd agree too. I've run with the same group of guys since I was a kid, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
As far as family goes, I'm pretty much on my own. I lost my parents a few years ago and thats been rough, but I've found my distractions and thats helped me get past all the bull shit. It's kind of fucked that in losing them I also gained the opportunity to never have to work a day in my life thanks to my inheritance but thats just another shitty lesson in life I suppose. Don't mark me as some rich spoiled silver spoon brat though. I mean look at me. I'm the furthest thing from what a heiress should look like, but thats the way I like it. I never want to be treated differently simply because of who my grandfather was, and don't bother asking me who he was, because I won't divulge such information.
Okay, what else... Oh! How about my care free sex life? That should gain me some points with the casting director right? Yeah, I'm all about friends with benefits. It kind of started out as a pact within my circle of buddies one slightly buzzed night when we were all in middle school. We'd been having one of our usual sleepovers, and stumbled across one of those cable porno's for the first time... lets just say thats when some experimentation began and I quickly decided I was all about random hookups with people I knew wouldn't fuck me over. So yeah, for the last nine years or so I've had my fair share of... er... partners. You have to impress me though to get inside these panties. I don't just hook up for a hook up, but I also don't hook up to fall in love either. I don't have time for that kind of nonsense and from what I've seen of it, it's never worth the trouble.
So thats me. Love it or leave it. I think I'm pretty damn special though. I think I'd be a good addition to the Real Life house. I aim to please, in whatever I do and whatever I do I always please.
Favorite color: **I**
Favorite food: **Don't**
Favorite band: **Believe**
Favorite hobby: **In**
Favorite animal:**Favorites**
Where do you think you'll be ten years from now: Further away from where I am now.
One thing you want to do before you die: Get a recording contract, travel the world.
Life motto: Just because tomorrow is another day doesn't mean you should put your shit off till tomorrow. In other words, Carpe Diem.
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