Art Club/First Meeting

## Fun times

Alex Bellrose

She was standing in the middle of the art room, surveying the room around her, she'd arranged it so the tables were in a sort of square position, so no one would hide away in the back. Her only reasoning to make this club was to meet people that she'd have common interests with and she didn't want anyone to just hide and...well, escape her notice. She closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead. She shouldn't have done this, it was stupid, and it was going to fail miserably. She was going to go back to the penthouse, probably in tears, ranting to Brooke...no, if this was going to fail, she'd spend three hours afterwards in some remote location and then go back and pretend everything was fine. Brooke didn't need to know how much a failure Alex was and how much it would affect her if this club proved it.

Of course, Alex wasn't even sure what people did in Art clubs. She guessed, and hoped, it was just sitting around and paint. Maybe have live models during some sessions. Though, she had looked up a list of competitions that some of them might be interested in. Of course, she knew Luci was coming and, last time she checked, he was a photographer but...that didn't matter. That didn't matter because 'Art' was broad and Alex had made sure it was a broad term to attract multiple people. She'd accomodate. Through in a couple of photography competitions in the list, make a dark room.

There was a pile of pots in the corner. Paint of different colours and all very expensive. She wanted the very best and knew where to find it. She'd also brought food and...didn't know what people liked, so she brought left overs of what Brooke had made in the past couple of days. She wasn't even sure if people were going to turn up; she had some names down on the list. Three other people. She didn't know who the two girls were but she knew Luci. Of course, if she knew Brooke then Luci would probably not flake just for the sake of avoiding Brooke's anger...god, why did she even do this? Her only member was going to be Luci and he would only be around cause he either pitied her or doing it as a favour for Brooke.

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She bounced into the arm with a mixture of a friendly and curious smile. She would have knocked but the door was wide open so she didn't bother. She had her bag slung over her shoulder and her hands were fiddling with the straps. She wasn't an artist, she didn't belong here, but...it was a reason to hang out with Courtney and....Belle could learn. Hey, maybe she'd stray from visual arts and go into poetry. *Violets are blue, roses are red, if you're name is courtney sacrise, be my friend.*

She had to pull so many strings for her to have Mondays and Wednesday's afternoons off and she knew her step mum was going to chew her out for it when she noticed but...Belle didn't care. "You're Alex, right?" She asked the small black haired girl who looked stunned at Belle walking into the room. (Read: alex was surprised someone turned up). "Running the art club...?"

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Luci Simonetti

"Ugh, I'm tired," a voice groaned from the door. Luci stood in the doorway, stretching his arms behind his head. His book bag was slung over his shoulder, having come straight from a class. He hadn't brought his camera because of it and was planning to draw anyway. He stepped in, recognizing Alex, obviously, and studied the other girl for a few seconds before her identity clicked. "Yo, I'm here," he announced, approaching the two. "What's up?"

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She turned her head to look at the new voice and frowned. Luci. She knew of him, he was one of the bounty hunters she considered hiring before eventually deciding on Courtney. However, the frown wasn't there for long and she replaced it with another friendly smile.

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Alex Bellrose

"Luci! You made it!" She said with a beam, completely forgetting about Belle for a moment before wincing and glanced back to Belle, "and...yeah, yeah, that's me, sorry. And...um, if you're tired...I have some coffee if you want?" She brought out one of the four thermoses in her bag, all filled with black coffee. "I don't have any cups though...but I hear people use the lid so..."

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"I'm Belle," she said, slipping onto one of the tables, swinging her legs, watching them both.

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Luci Simonetti

He grinned, momentarily glancing for somewhere to sit. "I know who you are," Luci responded, swinging his legs over a counter and seating himself on it. "Unlike most, I'm much more observant than most. I'm Luciliano." He shot her a teasing wink. "Don't worry, I won't tell."

Alex Bellrose

*Huh?* She took another look at Belle but didn't recognise her and blinked. Maybe they've met before or something.

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She froze at that, paling, before shifting in her seat. "U-um, right," she said, surveying him once more, unsure if she should really trust him. Though what reason would he have to out her? "Much appreciated. Oh, by the way, full disclosure, I have never picked up a paint brush in my life so I will be kind of bad at this."

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Alex Bellrose

"Oh, no that's fine, it's never too late to try and do something new. I once heard a story of a ninety year old woman, never painted once in her life, picked it up and created a piece that eventually became so well known, they turned it into a stamp."

Luci Simonetti

His eyes sparkled with an unknown glint, possibly amusement. "Here, I can help you with some basics," he offered. "Like Alex said, it's never too late to start."

Posted on 03:54, April 2, 2018 (UTC)

Minutes later, Courtney stepped in, carrying a pencil kit and a sketchpad. For the first meeting, she wasn't expecting a big crowd, but she was very surprised to see Belle—Luci—in the same place. Shit. "Yo, I'm here."

Alex Bellrose

*Hey someone else! Which means...* She glanced down to the sign up sheet. "Everyone's here!" She announced with a beam. Everyone came. How about that. "So I'm Alex, that's Luci," she said, gesturing to him, and glanced to Belle. "You...are...Isabella, I presume, which leaves you to be...Courtney." She was silent for a moment. Now what?

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She beamed as she saw the dark haired girl enter the room, forgetting about Luci's offer for the moment, and raised her hand to wiggle her fingers, mimicking a wave. She shot another smile over at Alex before looking back to Luci. "You would?" She said before beaming, clapping her hands together, "that's so nice, thank you so much."

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Posted on 12:21, April 2, 2018 (UTC)

Courtney and Luci locked eyes for several seconds in which she swore he was smiling at her. She quickly looked away and glanced at Belle, realizing the other two were too oblivious to notice the moment or the faint blush on her cheeks. She relaxed her tense shoulders and walked over to Alex. "You must be the club leader, then," she said. "...Alex?"

Luci Simonetti

Truth be told, the only reason he was offering any sort of help was for a much darker motive—and to get under Courtney's skin. He found it slightly entertaining no one else seemed to be able to tell she was clearly Isabella Romero. It was pretty obvious, but alas no one pays attention anymore. "Don't thank me," he insisted. "Get some paper and pencils and we can start."

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Her heart slightly sunk in disappointment as Courtney walked over to Alex, without even a word to Belle, and bit on her cheek, though this caused it to turn slightly red, and turned her complete focus onto Luci. If Courtney didn't want to interact with her then...that was fine. Belle could deal. She glanced over the room before slipping off the counter to go over to a shelf where pads and other supplies were held. She grabbed a pile of loose paper and pencils, doing as Luci asked, before heading back.

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Alex Bellrose

She nodded a few times with a smile as she glanced over to Courtney, her fingers tapping at the back of the board. Usually this wouldn't matter much but it created a tapping noise that she didn't really register, not even when Belle turned to stare at the hands with a frown. "Yeah, that's me, Alex. I'm Alex. And the club leader. Thanks for coming, by the way...okay, I know should probably have some sort of plan but, like, really the whole point of this is to work on your own thing. I do have a list of competitions that you might be interested in, though."

Posted on 01:14, April 3, 2018 (UTC)

"Ah..." She looked over her shoulder to scan the club room some more. "This is a very *relaxed* club if I should put it that way," she observed. "Such a small group of people."

Luci Simonetti

"Good, you have the supplies, come over here," he instructed, hopping off the counter and walking to the other side of the room where some stray tables and chairs were.

Alex Bellrose

"You three are the only people who signed up, so..." she trailed off with a shrug, "and nothing wrong with it being relaxing. There's not many places you can go just to relax."

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She was right on Luci's heel, sneaking another glance to Courtney and, as a consequence, Alex, biting her lip, not liking the sight. Belle was probably better at conversation than Ale-no, Belle, that's mean. *But what's so interesting about her that makes Courtney prefer her over me?* Whatever. This guy seems nice and can be a new friend. Which is good. Friends are good. Doesn't seem to care who you are either. She slipped into one of the chairs, crossing her legs. She wanted to ask Luci 'so you enjoy this stuff' but this was obvious, he was at an art club, but it was a conversation starter. "So what made you join the club?" There we go. Much better question.

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Luci Simonetti

He took the pile of paper from her and delegated a couple of pieces of paper for her, setting in front of her. Then he took one for himself, thinking of a response to her question. He decided to answer it with one of his own. "Why do you keep looking over at Courtney?" He took a pencil and rested it besides the paper, turning his head to stare at her.

Posted on 12:34, April 3, 2018 (UTC)

"That's not what I meant," she interjected but didn't elaborate. "Can I see that competitions list?"

Alex Bellrose

She flushed and bit on the inside of her cheek, before flicking through the papers to pull it out and offering it to her. "Sure," she responded.

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At the sound of her name, she glanced back over to the brown haired girls before looking back to Luci and tried to think of an answer. "Idle curiosity," she responded neutrally with a small, friendly, smile. "Why? You her boyfriend?" This sounded more of a joke and her taunting grin backed her up on that.

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Luci Simonetti

"No, but it looks like you want to be her girlfriend," he replied just as smooth, a knowing smile dressing his lips. "Anyway..." he turned to the paper. "We should start."

Posted on 01:06, April 4, 2018 (UTC)

"Thanks." She took the papers and flipped through them, looking for a contest that interested her. She found none. "Do you have anymore?"

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Her jaw dropped at that and she stared at him for a few moments. "Yeah, no, I don't. I barely even know her plus I'm straight," she said, frowning over at him. "Nor is it any of your business but...yeah, yeah, lets start...where do we start?" She asked blinking down at the paper, looked rather daunting if she was honest to herself.

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Alex Bellrose

"Um..." she trailed off, scratching the back of her neck, "not really, I'll look up some more later, if you want?"

Luci Simonetti

"You're really as oblivious as they say," he sighed. "Anyway, let's start with shapes. Draw a circle."

Posted on 13:14, April 4, 2018 (UTC)

She grimaced, turning around to unpack her art supplies. "Kay, thanks anyway."

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"They do not," she said, making a face at him. She should know, she actually follows what people say about her. Sometimes this benefitted her, sometimes it didn't. A bad comment tended to ruin her mood. Though...it wasn't like Belle acted this way around the public. She was always good at putting on a mask, she just didn't want to around people at school. Either way, she did what she was told, drawing a circle. It had a small kink on one side, but other than that, it was kind of alright. Could have been a lot worse.

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Alex Bellrose

She winced, her cheeks turning a light shade of red. "Sorry," she muttered, "do you usually enter them, though?" She asked, trying to steer the subject away and her eyes watched the supplies being taken out, trying to get a feel of what style and medium the girl was into.

Luci Simonetti

He raised an eyebrow. "Do you even know what they I'm referring to? That's quite ambiguous of you to instantly to make assumptions about who I'm talking about." He narrowed his eyes at the circle. "Draw it again," he said. "Don't erase the first one."

Posted on 03:12, April 5, 2018 (UTC)

"No," she answered after a while, sounded disinterest. "I look at contests sometimes, but I rarely enter any. I don't really need anyone seeing my art but me."

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”I assumed-“ she cut herself off there. She assumed the general public, it’s not like they had mutual friends that she knew of anyway. “Fine, who were you talking about then?”
She drew another circle, just next to the other one, and was better quality.

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Alex Bellrose

She could understand that. She’d began to feel that way more and more lately, hesitating to show someone, even Brooke, pieces of her own work. “Generally I was going to say show the other people in the club what you’re working on but...you don’t have to, you don’t want to,” she said with a shrug. “So...I’m guessing you know those two?”