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The frigid winter breeze howled down an empty street, sending snowflakes dancing through the evening sky with flickering streetlights casting an eerie glow. Rose Lalonde stood at the window facing the street, clutching a steaming thermos of tea to her chest. Shivering slightly, she drew her oversized green sweater closer around her shoulders. Rose turned on her heel, narrowly missing tripping over her small feline roaming the floor.
"Jaspers, you really must avoid slinking around places I may step." The feline purred and twined himself around her legs, before jumping on to the windowsill.
"Merf" The black tom sauntered along the windowsill to see what she had inside her thermos and eyed the beverage suspiciously.
"You're out of luck here, Fluffball you are not coming anywhere near my tea." She smirked at Jaspers, scratching him behind the ears, the little feline purred loudly. The living room where Rose now stood was a little on the small side but still was quite roomy and felt like a grand opportunity . Though the main reason she could afford the apartment was sharing the place with a roommate. Two small bedrooms, living room, one bathroom, and a miniscule kitchen. It truly resembled the aftermath of an apocalypse, the peeling paint, questionable stains and musty looking beige carpets. Rose had hopes, however, to turn this into a suitable living space
Moving out, in Rose's opinion had been exceedingly necessary. Rose's mother, with a severe drinking problem, had controlled and loomed over Rose for far too long to be healthy. Between the screaming matches and broken bottles Rose had decided the second she became legal to leave home she would be gone without a single trace. Her elder sister had done the same 3 years before. Roxy stood as Rose's shield from their mother from a young age, however as Rose grew older, she in turn had her moments. When she placed herself in front of her mother shielding Roxy, from the always unexpected wave of fury coursing through their deranged parental figure. Their Father died in a drive-by shooting when Rose was less than 4 years old. Something had snapped in Ruby Lalonde's heart, sending her on a downward spiral of alcohol and prescription drugs. Roxy left one morning without even saying a word to their Mother or Rose. Roxy's abandonment really hit her younger sister hard and she received the brunt of Ruby's drunken frustration often having to cover up bruises and cuts from the world.
Rose had been an honor student at Aspen High, with exceptional grades and an excellent standing with her teachers and peers. Graduated with excellent marks, 6 months earlier than her mother was aware. Forced to smile and pretend her life wasn't crumbling into rubble. Often escaping onto the internet and pouring her depression into works of literature. She was quite well-known in the realm of fanfiction for her heart crushing angst ridden stories. The day she had saved enough cash from her part-time job, now full time as a cashier at a bookstore in the local mall. Mystery Loves Company was a fair-sized bookstore with only a few employees, although the manager had taken a liking to Rose's diligent work habits and was regularly gave her a bonus, considering she practically lived behind the till, happily covering the shifts of her other co-workers.
In order to get a roommate, Rose had reluctantly placed an ad on Craigslist and gotten multiple replies from a multitude of different people. After a great deal of humming and hawing she had settled on moving in with a girl by the name of Kanaya Maryam. They both agreed to share the rent in the small apartment in the south-east part of the town known as Wynder neighbourhood. The two of them held lengthy conversations through email as to roommate agreements. Both decided that they would thrive together and hopefully not clash too badly on certain things.
So that is how it all played down to November 15th. Rose had arrived first in her treasure of a car, a silver 67 Ford Fairlane which she had gotten surprisingly cheap 2 years prior. All of her worldly possessions and her cat, Jaspers. She happily decided to leave her past behind her and dive head first into a new life. A sharp click of a key within a lock shook Rose out of her memories. Jaspers' ears perked at the sound and within a second he was off the windowsill and tearing down the hallway towards the sound of an open door. Rose's lavender eyes widened with fear,
"Stop that Feline!" She called out, before chasing the little furry bullet down the hallway. A very shocked looking girl half fell half jumped against the door shutting it. Jaspers slid to a halt in front of the girl. The girl, Kanaya I suppose, slid down to the floor. With her green eyes wide open with surprise. She spoke in a soft yet even tone,
" Well Miss Lalonde, that is certainly a way of greeting your new roommate I have never thought possible. By the way may I inquire this little fellow's name?"