really love this game and i wanted to do a role play with my character in it and she's going to be paired with Chris. i know im messing with a ship here but i love Chris. dont worry, ill make it work ;)*
Elena Character Stats (rated on scale 1-10)
Honest: 5
Charitable: 6
Funny: 8
Brave: 9
Romantic: 7
Curious: 4
Relationship Status
Ashley: 9
Emily: 2
Jess: 4
Josh: 6
Matt: 5
Mike: 7
Sam: 8
Chris: 8
Prologue
Elena was sitting at the kitchen table, silently giggle as she watched how stupid Josh and Chris were acting now that they were drunk. Most of the group went upstairs to pull a prank on Hannah, though she honestly didn't understnad why. She might have a sense of humor but she wasn't cruel. She knows pranks can go one of two ways: either it's all no harm, no foul and everyone is still friends or it could go drastically wrong and some friendships could end and it seems the latter usually happens. She didn't like that idea. Her friends were everything to her so she didn't want to risk losing them.
"Hey El!" Someone called out. It was Chris. She loved the nickname he gave her. Nobody but Ashley and Sam call her that and those were her best friends of the group. Chris was the exception though. She and Ashley met him in high school and although he was weird and nerdy at first, he grew on her very much. Their sense of humor complimented each other and even though he was more nerdy, she was right up his alley as she was really bookish and loved video games, which they constantly talked and argued about. It wasn't until junior year where she realized she had a crush on him and the feelings haven't changed, even though it hurt her when she heard that Chris had a crush Ashley. She hasn't told anyone but she was sure Sam and Josh could tell but she feels like it won't happen and she honestly didn't want to ruin her relationship with Ashley or Chris.
"What Chris?" She asked trying not to laugh at his goofy, drunk expression.
"Why don't you come and join our party? You seem pretty bored!" He said slurring his words. Elena smiled but politely declined. She wasn't one to drink or do anything dumb as she was smart enough to know what could happen. Sometimes her friends joked about her being a pussy for that.
"Come on Chris, you know I don't drink. It kills the brains." She replied.
"Suit yourself pussy!" He said. Yep, there it goes again. Elena laughed it off and pulled out her phone, plugging her earphones, and playing one of her apps. After a while, she found herself sighing sadly as she suddenly thought about Ashley and Chris. What if they ever got together? What would happen? She didn't want anything to taint her friendship with either of them and she was afriad of both choices. If she did tell him, she knows he doesn't like her so it would make it totally awkward for them and who knows how Ashley would react. But if she didn't tell him, they could end up together and she isn't sure if she could be comfortable with them. She let out another sigh. What the hell is she going to do?
It was then when Elena felt rapid thumping on the floor. She looked up to see the door was open a bit. Whoever just passed by must've run out really quickly. She then noticed that both Josh and Chris were passed out. She laughed at this.
"And I thought you were the smart one Chris." She joked. She went back to her game, ignoring the other rapid thumps she felt. The prank must've took a bad turn, just as she predicted. It's their own fault. They should've seen this coming.
She was right though. The prank took a very drastic turn for the worst. The group ended up humiliating Hannah to the point where she ran out into the cold. They tried to stop her but they were too late. Beth had to go out and search for Hannah. This was a mistake, it was all a mistake. Hannah and Beth never came back. Nobody knows what happened to them but that one night had triggered an event that will change their lives forever.
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One Year Later
It's been a year since the night Hannah and Beth went missing. Elena took it a little hard. She never liked losing her friends and she felt stupid for not doing anything. She kept thinking she could've done something to prevent it if she wouldn't have ignored the thumping she felt on the ground. Ashley, Sam, and Chris all tried to cheer her up, reassuring her that none of it was he fault. She didn't feel that way though. Even though it's been a year, she still felt like she had a hand in it.
Chris noticed this the most. She's changed over the past year, becoming a little more secluded and she barely ever hung out with the full group anymore. He spent a lot of time with her, trying to stay close to her as he knew that losing more friends would probably make it worse. Ashley and Sam did the same. It seemed Elena spent more time with the three of them after that night. Her friendship with the others dwindled a little but she never lost contact with them. She felt much closer to Chris but she didn't want anything to happen. She couldn't bear the thought of losing him.
Josh had invited them all back to the lodge. Elena was hesitant to go but Chris convinced her, saying that it would make her feel better to be back with everyone. She decided to go with Chris since she felt more comefortable with him. They got there pretty early so Chris decided to have a little fun.
"You like guns El?" He asked. Elena smiled and nodded. She was nerdy enough to match his love for guns. Even though she wasn't as big of a fan as Chris was, she liked firing them. It felt like a good way to exhilerate herself.
"Come. I found a gun range here." He said. The both walked a bit to find a gun range with rifle there. Chris picks it up and holds it out for Elena to see.
"Look at her. Isn't she amazing?" He asks. Elena laughed at his cheerful grin.
"Yeah. She looks good to shoot with." She replied.
"You've used guns right?" He asked.
"Yeah but I've never used a rifle." She replied. Chris walked over to her, grabbed her hand and walked her over to the range. Elena felt herself blush as he held her hand, even if it was only a little bit. He handed the rifle over to her.
"Well, now you got your chance" He said. Elena smiled at him again. She took a minute to admire the gun she was holding. She loved the feeling of the gun and even though it was a bit heavy for her, she managed to hold it in place.
"Oh, wait! Sam's here. I'll go get her." He said and raced off to Sam's direction. Elena watched from the distance as Sam was in Chris' phone, making him a little annoyed. She knows he loves his phone more than anything, even Ashley. That thought made her a little sad. She wasn't sure how much their relationship has progressed since the passed year. All she could do was hope for the best.
"Hey El!" Sam says. Elena looks up to see Sam and Chris making their way over. She let out a smile and waved. Chris walks up and points over at the gun.
"Ta-dah! Pretty rad huh?" He said enthusiastically.
"Yeah..." Sam replied a little uninterested.
"Come on, look at this beauty!" He exclaimed.
"Uh, beauty isn't the word that comes to mind." She says. "Why is this even here?" Elena looked at her weirdly.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"What the hell is a shooting range doing at the base of a ski lodge?" Sam clarified. Elena chuckled.
"Um, hello, have you ever met Josh's dad?" She asked.
"Yeah...?" Sam replied without confidance.
"He thinks he's like, Grizzly Adams or something." Chris added. He pointed to the gun again. "Wanna try?"
"You go 'head Grizzly." Sam joked. Chris looked over at Elena.
"You gonna fire that yet?" He asked. Elena gave him a smirk. She turned back toward the range and aimed. She shot a few sandbags and even managed to shoot a very thin tree branch that was barely visable.
"Wow! Someone's been practicing." Sam exclaimed. Elena let out a smile.
"No, I'm just that good." She replied. She heard Chris chuckle.
"Yeah, you wish." He said. Elena silently laughed at him. Chris then walked up and took the gun from her hands.
"Hey! What the hell?" She said.
"You had enough time to show off. It's my turn now." He said as he playfully shoved her out of the way. Elena made pouty face but she didn't complain. She knew he was just joking and she also knows he doesn't like to get showed up, especially by a girl.
Chris does the usual and shoots the sandbags and bottles. He managed to shoot a bottle that was a ways off that both Sam and Elena complimented him. A squrriel ran by, which made Elena look over at Sam. She knows how much Sam loves nature so if he shoots it, it might not be good for them. She then heard a gunshot, making her look back at Chris. Thankfully, he decided to shoot a sandbag instead.
"Nice shot." Sam said. Chris looked back at Elena and laughed ar her.
"Your ass just got saaaacked!" He said. Elena rolled her eyes.
"Oh, leave her alone." Sam said. "She will always have a better shot than you ever will." Chris walks up to her and hands her the gun again.
"Well, I'd like to see her try." Chris said smirking. Elena simply stared up at him with a semi-blank expressing. She had a slight smile but she wasn't trying to.
"Hey, sharp-shooter, our ride is coming." Sam said grabbing both of their attentions. Chris whined a little.
"Wait, I'm just getting the hang of this." He said.
"Come on Chris, the cable car!" Sam begins to walk away but she eventually turns back to the two. Elena looks over to Chris and motions with her head to Sam. Chris silently groans, puts the gun away and they all start to walk to the cable car.
"Man, it is definitely... weird coming back up here after a whole year." Chris said on the way. Elena looked sadly at this.
"Yeah. I swear, the moment I got here it all just came flooding back." Sam added.
"A year goes fast." Chris says. Elena hasn't said a word. Chris looks over at her with concern. "El, don't worry. It will all be ok." He put his arm around her.
"Yeah you got nothing to worry about." Sam said. "It'll be good for you to hang out with all of us again." Elena wasn't sure about that but she let out a smile, even though she was sure it wasn't convincing enough. As they walked on, the spotted a wanted post that read "Victor Milgram" and he's been missing since March 16, 1998. The top half of it was missing so they don't know who it was.
"Oh man, look at this." Sam said looking at the poster.
"Nice. You think we'll get a visit from America's most wanted?" Chris joked.
"Looks like someone thought so." Elena said.
"Oh, come on El. This place is abandoned most of the year. Nobody comes up here." Chris replied. They continued on, finally reaching the station door.
"Must be really hard on Josh..." Sam said out of the blue. Elena hasn't seen Josh since that day. She took it pretty hard but she can't imagine how it's been for him, losing both of his sisters.
"I don't know how he keeps it together. I mean, I'd be a wreck." Chris says. He looks over at Elena again, who seemed deep in thought. She was already a wreck, maybe even more than Josh. He kinda wondered if she'll ever be the same as she was before.
"Hey that's weird. The door's locked." Sam said as she tried the door.
"Yeah Josh wanted us to keep it locked, keep people out." Chris replied.
"He said that?" Elena asked. "What people?" Chris shrugged his shoulders.
"I dunno. He said they found people sleeping in the station one time." He replied. He pulled out a key and walked over to door. Sam mumbled something but Elena didn't catch it. He unlocked the door and stepped out of the way.
"Ladies first." He said. Elena giggled as she and Sam walked into the station.
"A real gentleman." Sam joked. The cable car wasn't there yet so they had to wait a little bit longer. They chatted up a little, joking about what's happened this past year and just talking about random stuff before the car finally showed up.
They met up with Jessica first. Well, more like she met up with them. They got stuck in the station and needed her help to get them out. Elena didn't exactly talk to her as much as the others but when she did, she was fun to talk to. She was confidant in everything, something Elena sometimes she was, though that sometimes got Jess in trouble.
"Oh. My. God. I thought we were goners, another ten minutes in there and I would've chewed off my own leg." Chris joked. Elena made a face of disgust.
"Aw, sick Chris." Sam said.
"Look, I got a lot of meat on my bones. This is all muscle down here." He replied. Elena chuckled.
"Yeah right, I'm sure you got some." She joked. Chris playfully shoved her face away. Elena retaliated by punching him in the arm.
"Ow. Too hard girl." He said rubbing the part she punched.
"Oh, I thought you said you had muscle." Elena said smirking. Chris stuck his tongue out at her.
"Are you lovebirds done yet?" Sam suddenly said. Both of them looked over at her. Sam was mostly looking over at Elena, smiling widely. Elena glared at her and shook her head, making her laugh a little. Elena didn't notice it but Chris got away and swiped the letter Jess was holding.
"Bwip!" He said.
"Hey!" Jess yelled.
"Chris!" Sam said.
"I'm just doing like Sam taught me... Other people's private thoughts are my own personal playground." Chris said.
"Oh come on Chris. Don't be a jerk." Elena said. He wasn't listening as he was already opening the letter. He held his index finger up.
"My goodness. Seems like someone has a lil' crush on our good friend and dear class president Michael Munroe." He said.
"Chris-" Sam tried to say something but he cut her off.
"Aaand what kind of sizzling erotica might our Jessica be capable of imagining?" He said in a weird tone. "I wonder...?" Jess seemed deep in thought before she let out a sigh.
"Mike and Em split. We're together." She said.
"Whoa, drama!" Chris said.
"Not really." Jess replied. "Pretty clear cut actually. Em's out, I'm in."
"Huh." Sam simply said. Elena felt like scowling but she fought the urge to. Emily may be her friend but she annoys her so much with her attitude. She can be narcissitc and sometimes underminds everybody else, even if they were her lover. It's no surprise they broke up. Mike was too good for her in her opinion. He was a a really nice guy and always meant well in whatever he did, even if it doesn't exactly mean well for everyone else. She's not sure how he and Jess will be together but she knows it'll be better than Mike.
"Well, let's just get up to the lodge already. Getting tired of all this nature and junk." Chris said.
"Uh, you guys go on ahead. I'm just gonna wait here for a bit. See who else is coming." Jess said.
"You mean Mike?" Elena teased. Jess looked up at her quickly.
"What? Uh, I mean, you know, whoever." She said.
"Uh huh." Elena said smirking. Jess rolled her eyes and sat back on the bench. As Sam admired the view, Elena decided to stay with Chris and talk a little.
"Why was she snooping in your phone anyway?" She asked.
"Oh, it was nothing. Apparently Ash texted me." He said. His face suddenly changed. "Shit I haven't texted her back." He pulled his phone at that. Thank God he did so he didn't have to see Elena's disappointed face. She also hoped he didn't hear the sigh she let out.
"Dammit I have no signal here." He said in frustration. "How will I ever survive out here?" Elena took this opertunity and snatched his phone.
"Come on! Why did you bring me here if you're going to be on your phone the whole time?" She joked. Chris rolled his eyes.
"I mean, you did need to break out of the shell you made a year ago." He suddenly realized what he said. Elena had a somewhat hurt look on her face but she was trying to hide it.
"Oh shit, El I didn't mean that! I was just, I-I mean, it came to my mind so I just-" Elena put her hand over his mouth.
"Chris, it's fine." She said with a sad expression. She removed her hand. "You're right, I should break out of this shell." She hated to admit it, but ever since that night, she's never been the same. Chris let out a sigh and hugged her.
"Hey, don't worry about it El." He said. "You'll feel better in no time." Elena hugged him back. This already made her feel much better, being in his warm embrace. He was the first to break it.
"Now let's get out of here. I know how you are with the cold. Soon enough, you're going to be complaining my ears off." He teased. Elena scoffed.
"Well that's putting it lightly." She said. They both laughed as they head off together.
hope you guys like this chapter. i worked hard on it. just a heads up, i might take longer with this story's chapters since i have to put a lot of thought in this. please review so i know what to work on. thx guys!*