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A/N: Sorry for a bit of a wait. I've been busy as hell, but today is a snow day... YAY! Enjoy the chapter!! :)

Chapter Seven:

Fifteen minutes later, Matt, Jeff, Shannon, Beth, and Coral all were walking out back on the land that the Hardy Boys owned. Coral didn't seem too impressed with anything, though. She stood next to Jeff, watching him as he walked. She had never seen someone like him before. She knew the kind of people who were Goth or Hot Topic poster kids but Jeff's wild appearance didn't remind her of that. He seemed so comfortable in who he was and how he acted.

He seemed to love his family very much, an arm over Beth's shoulder as they walked. Jeff's southern accent made her smile too. Though she grew up in the heart of Atlanta, Coral had never had a Southern accent. In fact, she had more of a New York accent. All in all, she was just mystified by everything Jeff.

"Wait until you see Jeff's art," Beth gushed. "It's wonderful. Kind of creepy, but wonderful."

"You're an artist?" Coral asked.

"Yeah."

"But aren't you a wrestler?"

Jeff nodded. "Yeah, I am."

"How do you find the time to do both?"

Jeff shrugged. "I paint and shit when I can. I love being home and I spend the time doing things I love. It does get tough."

Coral nodded slowly as they came up to Jeff's motorcross ramps. "You ride?" Coral asked excitedly. She was getting more and more into Jeff. She had grown up a few minutes from a really old dirt path where her ex and she rode bikes all the time.

"Yeah," Jeff answered with a smile. "Do you?"

"All my life," she breathed out.

Beside them, Shannon and Matt exchanged a look. Why was Coral being nice to Jeff and not anyone else? She practically ignored the other three but was seemingly very into whatever Jeff was saying to her about motorcross.

"This is fucked up," Shannon grumbled. "She's—"

"I know."

"I don't understand," Shannon mumbled.

"Neither do I," Matt agreed as Coral and Jeff went toward the little shack that held his bikes. Coral was talking fast, her hands moving to explain whatever she was saying. The excitement in her eyes astonished them. She never looked happier since she arrived.

"Looks like she's made a friend in Jeff," Beth said, coming beside the other two boys. "She seems to have a lot in common with him."

Shannon nodded, eyes narrowed. "Yeah."

-

Later that night, Coral sat in the livingroom, watching some TV show on MTV. Shannon watched from the kitchen, unsure what to do. He had never really dealt with someone like Coral before. Sure, he had teenage fans and he had other family who could be bitchy, but Coral was a whole new ballgame. She didn't hide it at all that she didn't like Shannon or most of his friends or like where she lived.

"Coral," Shannon tried, coming into the livingroom. "Do you want to order out?"

She didn't look up or reply.

He sighed. "Coral, I said—"

"I heard what you said, asshole."

"Then why didn't you answer me?"

"Because I don't want to," she said simply. "And I don't care what we eat."

"I'm going to order Chinese," he mumbled, shaking his head. As he walked back into the kitchen, he wondered why he even bothered trying to be nice again when all Coral wanted to do was start an argument. Maybe he'd slip some meat into her food tonight when she wasn't looking. Vegetarian or not, Shannon didn't care. He was already much too sick of her attitude.

"Hey," he tried one last time. "I'm going to my tattoo shop tomorrow for a day at work."

Silence.

"You're going to come with me," he explained. "Leaving a child unattended in a house is not allowed here."

"I'm not a child."

"Then stop acting like one," he snapped.

"Stop treating me like one!" she yelled back. "Maybe if you'd just leave me alone I wouldn't have any problems."

"I'm your brother!" Shannon replied angrily. "I'm supposed to be watching after you!"

Coral stood up, eyes narrowed. She took one look at Shannon and turned toward the door, stalking off.

"Where are you going?" Shannon demanded.

"Anywhere you are not!" she replied, opening Shannon's front door and slamming it behind her. Shannon considered going after her, but figured she'd be back soon enough. With that, he turned his back on her and walked out back to let his dogs inside.

A/N: Another short chapter, but I have a great idea for the next one, so... yeah. Coral is so fun to write. :D:D LOL. Well... that's it. Read and review and update I shall. :)