Another day , another lie (open)

[harrison]

It was a good day today with no unhappy owls and the customers had been most pleasant to deal with.Harrison was smiling brightly and looking at a photo of her best-friend Ryden.They had hit it off a while ago and she was happy that he had someone to care about.She knew about his father and what kind of man he was.The man was cruel enough to make her uncle seem like Santa in comparison.

Ah man ..its a shame that Ryden comes from that awful man and the pain he`s been trough.oh god its worse than my own upbringing , but no more brooding ..its been a good day and i should just focus on that instead of trying to remember and contemplate things like that ,it brings no good.she sighed softly and thought of a song she had heard one time when she was in Sweden.She had visited Stockholm and loved the city as it was so unlike what she had seen here in england but yet at the same it had some similarities.

She smiled and sighed a bit as she walked in front of the three broomsticks and hummed on the song another day by a Swedish band called Takida.They were really good in her opinion and well she could spend hours listening to them.She licked her lips and walked inside and was welcomed by that all to kind warmth and the lovely smell of butter-beer.She smiled happily and looked around and kept that happy go lucky smile.Damn it ... why do they pop up in my head... why cant i push the memories away now , i mean I'm finally free of them . no more punishments , no more beatings and no more lectures on how weak i am .. but still the memories keep haunting me .. She sighed and hoped no one was looking into her eyes and seeing how broken she was inside.She bit her bottom-lip and scratched the back of her head before she walked to the counter and sat down." ah one fire-whiskey please .. what the hell make it two " she mumbled out softly and sighed as she had broken one of her wow to herself ,to never drink fire-whiskey to take awaay those memories.

[ryden]

Once again Ryden took the trip to hogsmeade. He liked it a lot there and then again he met people there as well. He headed to the three broomsticks as that was his favorite place to hang out. He looked down to the ground as he walked and headed towards the door. He wondered what Harrison was up to today and where she spent the day,maybe she was out with chris or someone else that wanted her. Ryden cared a lot about harrison and he defended her when asher thought he could flirt just like he wanted to when he already got a woman.


Ryden reached out his hand to open the door to the three broomsticks and entered. The same nice familiar smell of butterbeer made Ryden smile as he walked in there and looked around. The place wasn`t that filled today,but maybe later on there would be more people in here. He opened his jacket and headed towards the counter to order a butterbeer he could enjoy and relax with. "the usual please" he said to the bartender and smile a little. He looked around and looked for people he knew from school. He hoped he could see someone in here and talk to.


But then he heard a familiar voice. He looked to his right and saw Harrison sitting there and drinking fire whiskeys. She hadn`t had it so easy,with all the boys flirting with her and then choose someone else over her. Ryden grabbed the mug and walked closer up to her. " Hey harrison..what are you doing here ?" he asked her and smiled a little. Ryden was a glad to see her here today. He was hoping she didn`t drink to numb the pain or that she was sad,he didn`t want to see her all down and sad like she used to be these days. " can i join you ?" he asked her and took a sip of the butterbeer and looked at Harrison.

[harrison]

Ah .. man i should really stop thinking about things this much..i mean nothing good comes from it.only leaves me in pain and heartache.i mean so what if they pick someone else over you .. so what if you're lonely .. a lot of people are .. you shouldn't be so weak that you sit and think about it all the freaking time .. sit and think less of yourself..I mean get over it , I'm always gonna be me .. i cant keep thinking badly of myself and making myself feel the way i did when uncle talked to me...i gotta cheer up and think positive.. i am beautiful in my own way , i might not be miss model face but i am at least adorable ..yes i can agree to the adorable comments.

She sighed softly and grabbed another drink from the bottle and sipped it with a soft sigh.She didn't want to be a bother to anyone but she wanted to find that special someone that kept her safe and made her feel loved but right now it was hard for her to believe that would happen.As she grabbed another drink ,she heard the voice of her best-friend in the world , Ryden.He seemed to be drinking tonight as well.Her smile lit up a bit as he asked her if he could sit next to her."hey .. I'm just grabbing a drink or a few at least " she said with a smile and licked her bottom-lip a bit before biting it."ah sure you can join me but I'm not sure I'm going to be great company though " she said softly and looked at him.

"what brings you here tonight? shouldn't you and Cassie be out on a date or something? "she asked softly and looked at him and then at the ceiling of the place.She wondered how things with Cassie were going and hoped she wouldn't break his heart.Ryden didn't deserve that , he had been trough so much and been in so much pain in his young life that she only hoped he was doing okay.

[ryden]

Ryden smiled to her and looked at her. " or just a whole bottle it seems like to me" he said and took a seat next to her and looked at her. " ahh come on harris..you`re always great company..at least i think so " he said and smiled to her some more and took a new sip of the butterbeer. Ryden looked at her and hoped she was feeling okey tonight and that she wasn`t feeling down or anything like that but then again she was drinking so she had to be in that mood. He wanted to make her happy.


She asked about cassie,ryden looked down at the mug he was holding in his hand. " ahh not tonight.." he said softly. He didn`t know what was happening with him and cassie..he pretty much thinks that cassie got feelings for someone else..and again someone that is a bad boy and smokes and stuff like that. " i can talk to you about everything and i feel safe to open myself up to you..so..i think cassie likes marcus harrison..." he said and felt said as he told her about that now. It was hard and it hurt to know that it was so easy to lose someone that you care about. Ryden really liked cassie a lot.


Ryden felt like he didn`t deserve to have anyone,he couldn`t understand why it was like that,is it because of who his father is or is it that he is too sweet of a guy and is that guy who would never cheat on a girl who`s his girlfriend or that he smokes and acts like a mysterious guy or whatever. He Hated that,but ryden shut things inside,he only let out what was easy to talk about not something that he has to cry out. And the only person he could really talk about things with was harrison,his best friend that never let him down,except when it came to falling asleep as he tried to have a conversation with her. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair before taking a new sip of the butterbeer and looking over at harrison, he felt like a sad little puppy tonight.

[harrison]

"ah a bottle or two .. it doesn't matter today Ryden ..I'm too confused now a days to care if i get drunk or not " she said softly and bit her bottom-lip a bit roughly as she turned her head and looked into his eyes."and thank you Ryden .. but you can be honest , i know I'm bad company whenever I'm like this .. its just part of who i am " she said with a heavy sigh and raised the glass yet again to drink.He was such a nice guy and she couldn't understand why anyone could hurt him , but then again Charles was a sick ,sick man who should be put down like a rabid animal.oh yes Harrison hated the man with his arrogance and cruelty to others.

"oh okey .. she is busy ? or have two had an argument because that would be a shame , i know how much you like her and well you deserve all kind of happiness that someone can get "she said softly and felt bad that he was alone tonight but she got his company out of it but it still was a shame that someone could hurt his feelings like that.She knew a little bit about Cassie but she would have never expected Cassie to fall for Marcus as he seemed to be so different from her."aww I'm sorry to hear that ryden .. but you know you'll find someone that loves you and cares about you " she said softly and looked into his eyes.

"its gonna be okay .. you're gonna end up being happier than anyone else one day .. you know those who suffer now has to get that reward some day .. all this suffering makes you a better person so don't worry about it... i know you always worry you're gonna end up like your father but i know you wont" she put her one arm around his shoulders and kissed his temple."you are nothing like you're father and there is no one in the world who can make you become like him .. if you ever feel like you're slipping into that darkness ,,know that i wont let you " her words were soft and honest as she would never allow Ryden to become that way. He had the purest and kindest heart she had ever known in her life.
She grabbed another drink and swallowed it down but somehow she wondered why Cassie would leave ryden like that ,if she had done so.


"if there is anyone i know that deserves to be loved it is you..you are the best person i know of ..and one day you'll meet someone who realizes that and wants to spend their life with you and no one else ...trust me ryden " she said softly and bit her bottom-lip a bit roughly before grabbing another drink.I know hes gonna be loved one day , but I'm not so sure about me .. i mean what if uncle is right and ill end up alone and unwanted ..

[ryden]

Ryden looked at Harrison as she talked and said all those nice things to him. He sighed and took a new sip of the butterbeer he had ordered for himself. Ryden didn`t know how to feel. He always had the thought in mind if he ended up alone or if he would ever find someone else to be with and not be so heartbroken like now. He really did like Cassie and for her to find someone else and someone like Marcus made it even worser for him. Ryden looked at her as she talked some more and he put on a smile and pretended like everything was fine right now.

He sighed. " what if i don`t end up a better person..what if i do end up like my father one day because i`m so alone and no one will ever care about me again.." he said and felt sad and wanted fight those tears so bad right now,he wiped them away fast with his fist. " ahh i`m gonna be alright Harrison..don`t worry about me you know..because there are more people out there that i can date and find happiness with..i shouldn`t sit around here and cry about it" he said and looked at her with a brave face now. He wanted to order a fire whiskey right now but he didn`t drink that stuff.

He looked around in the bar. And he thought that he would never change the person he was just to get someone else to notice him. He would be himself and if no one wanted him for the one he already was then screw them. " Ahh let`s stay here and drink some more okey..i feel like just sitting here and drink right now harris..and i hope that i would never ever end up like father is..because if i do,i`m so out of here.." he said and looked at her and was honest about this. But he worried a lot about harrison too,since she was so alone all the time and no guys picked her either.

[harrison]

Harrison grabbed another drink from the bottle as she was really trying to get over these stupid weak girly thoughts of hers.She needed to realize that she already had what she could get.She wasn't confident that she`d get more than a friend as she never knew what guys felt about her.She wasn't very good at picking up the signs about what guys wanted. "ah .. i know you wont ryden ..its all gonna work out for you " she said softly and hugged her best-friend who had been through something similar to what she had.



"I know you Ryden .. no matter what happens you could never be what your father is ... you could never become such a monster ..And you have people who care about you ..i care ,you're brother cares and you're friends care .. so never think that you will be your father .." she felt tears brim in her eyes as she felt so bad for him and worried about him.She always worried about him and she had hoped that Cassie wouldn't break his heart but it seems she had already done so."heartache seems to follow us like shadows ..doesn't it " she said with a heavy weary tone.she was getting so tired of having to pretend that everything is fine and that she was happy and go lucky all the time. "yes there is ryden and any girl that gets you is a very lucky lady .. you`ll find someone and you'll be worth more than gold or any riches to that special someone..." she spoke with soft words and placed a soft kiss on his temple.



"yeah .. lets drink all our worries away and try to find that cheerful mood again ..Ryde .. i miss hogwarts ..i was safe there but i still had the same issues but then i at least got to hang out with my favorite friends in the world.. the best people too " she said softly and looked at him.he seemed so sad and worried that he might become his father , but Harrison always knew that ryden had too much of a pure heart for that but Charlie was another story.She had seen Charlie at his worst moments and seen how cruel he could be if he was angry enough.She wished that there were something she could to help but nope she had no idea of what to do but mope around like a whiny little girl, just like her uncle used to say ...She was truly useless ..

[ryden]

Ryden was only in that drinking mood right now. After listening to Harrison talk about all this really got to him somehow. He was heartbroken and he was alone,but he still had his best friend and some other friends to keep him company and stronger. He sipped the butter beer and he sighed and looked at Harrison`s one fire whiskey,he bit his bottom lip and then he grabbed the little shot glass and downed the shot. "ahhh damn.." he said and shook his head a little. He had never ever tasted anything like that before but it sure did numb the pain he was having right now.

"you know what..right now i really think that i need to get drunk..i don`t care how drunk but i am" Ryden said and smirked and looked at the bartender.." give me two shots of fire whiskey please" he said and smiled. He got handed the two and downed them as well. He knew that Harrison went through a hard time right now and he wanted to be there for her, she was like the big sister he never had. Ryden leaned in and gave her a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. " thank you for being the most important person in my life right now harris..i`m so glad that i have you as a friend" he said and looked at her and smiled. He wiped her tears and smiled a bit as he felt so relaxed right now..so mellow.

"hey harrison..just promise me one thing.." Ryden said and looked at her. " promise me that youuu..choose your next man wisely..and doon`t end up with a douchebag..aalrightj.." he said and smiled and looked at her with woozy eyes. He got the hick up.." ahh crap.." he said and pouted.

[harrison]

Harrison raised a brow as she saw her friend reach for the glass and down it.He had never been much of a drinker in all the years that Harrison had known him.She shook her head softly and gave a soft chuckle as he shook his head.Harrison knew how soothing a glass of fire-whiskey could be at times, how much it could relax you and make you feel like there weren't any worries left in the world.

Harrison knew that being or getting drunk wouldn't solve anything but it would take his mind of things and he seemed to need that right about now."ah give me two as well .. we are gonna need them tonight " she said softly and looked at ryden and smiled sadly.She wished for him to be happy so badly and to have someone to take care of him and love him for who he was."ah well shall we get a bit drunk now .. and i hope you're headmaster doesn't find out that i got you drunk "she winked and tried to cheer him up with a goofy face where she squinted her eyes and pouted.


If there was one thing that could keep her sane ,it was ryden`s hugs and kisses on the cheek.as long as he was around ,she knew she would be okey and always have a friend."thank you ryde .. and I'm honored to be that .. and thank you for being my best-friend " she said softly and looked at him and sighed softly as he wiped her tears."you are the best guy i know of and I'm sure there is one out there for you " she said softly and kissed his temple and caressed his cheek.

Harrison had to laugh alittle softly as he really couldn't handle the fire-whiskey that much.he was getting drunk already it seemed and well if he wasn't ,he wouldn't be the good old Ryde that she loved like a brother and would anything for."i promise ..ill try not to .. you know me ..love is a rocky road for me " she said softly and leaned her head on his shoulder.

[ryden]

Ryden looked at harrison and smiled as he felt so much more relaxed right now. " mm we are so gettingj drunkj right now!" he said and laughed a little. It`s been a while since he had laughed like that and for just a moment feeling so happy and not so crappy and sad like he did most of the time,like he did lately. " mmm i`ll find someone when the tijme is right.." he said and grabbed a new shot of that fire whiskey that seemed to make wonders for his mood. He smiled when Harrison kissed his temple,she always kissed him there but he knew that he was safe then with her.

She made some goofy faces for him as well and he couldn`t help but to laugh of that since she looked so funny. " ahh you totally look like a chipmunk when you do that..hehe.." Ryden said and felt glad and relaxed at the same time,and he was pretty sure she did that as well right now. He looked at her as she promised him not to find some douchebag that would screw it up for her again..if he did then he had to kick that guys ass. Ryden wasn`t much of a fighter or the typical bad guy but he could if he wanted to.

" I`m glad you wount do that Harris,because if you are..im gonna get really mad then,and i don`t get mad that oftenj and youu know that.." he said and pointed his finger at her and smiled a little. He felt funny and laidback right now. He didn`t mind feeling like this,and if that meant he had to drink some more then he would do that,just not so often. He just wanted to be happy and have someone that would make him smile and laugh like harrison does. But where to find that girl.." love ain`t easy.." he said and shook his head and kissed her forehead as she leaned her head on his shoulder.

[harrison]

Harris knew better than most what a little bit of comfort could do for a person and if anyone needed comfort it was ryden,his childhood had been hell and so had Charlie's but Charlie kept it inside more.She had never seen Charlie show emotions that were linked to his past.She knew that for ryden ,her little kisses were just a way to show how she cared for him and appreciated him.She was so happy that he was her friend,she didn't know anyone that could calm her as much as he did.


She smiled as he laughed that sweet and innocent laugh he always had."what ..i do not look like a chipmunk ..and even if i did ,I'm an adorable chipmunk " she huffed and pouted much like Charlie would have done.She smiled and laughed as well with him ,she had such a good time with ryden.She nudged him a bit and smiled before grabbing another drink.

"I will try my best to find a nice man to settle down with ..but then again ..I'm just plaything for most men.. " she spoke softly ,almost whispered it out."so don't get you're undies in a bunch..no one wants to see you lose your mind "
It was true , she had rarely ever seen Ryden angry but when he did vent out all that anger.it was a sight that frightened her.He was good at keeping his emotions inside and his skills at keeping calm ,sometimes got her worried that he would lose his mind one day and go nuts.She didn't want her friend to end up that way."you just have to wait .. cause love don't come easy "she sang to that good old Phil Collins song.

[ryden]

Ryden looked at harrison and thought about the drinking part,it`s a stupid thing to do but then again it helped him to calm down and be all relaxed and not to think about the pain that was inside of him right now. Since childhood his father had brought nothing but pain to him. He as so sick and tired of that now,he just wanted to feel free from that and hang out with his friends and his big brother charlie. Charlie hadn`t always been around to stick up for Ryden,but he did a smart choice of escaping the monster when he had the chance, Ryden was chained to house with Charles till he turned 11.


He laughed some more with harrison. " Yeah a really really adorable chipmunk..that is my best friend" he said and smiled to her. Ryden wasn`t really the angry person on the outside,but the anger on the inside was so much..built up for years,and he still hadn`t let it all out,he just doesn`t know how to,he`s scared of his own anger and don`t want everyone to see him like that. Harrison had seen him like that once or twice but that`s it. Ryden prefers to be alone and let it out.

He gave her a soft smile. " Yeah don`t play too much with that.." he said and smirked a bit. He sipped the drink some more and took it slow now with it,he enjoyed it now. He thought about the times he watched his father drink and get really drunk and then just talking so much crap about Ryden and his brother,it hurt his feelings but he never showed it to his father,because then he would end up with a thousand bruises on his body. He closed his eyes for a few seconds and made the memories go away and looked at harrison as she quoted that song.." you and that phil collins..the only song i like from him is mama..or one more night.." ryden said and smirked.

[harrison]

This night wasn't a cheerful one ,she had more cheerful times with Ryden than this but then again they both had a troubled past with psychos in their families.She sighed and looked at her best-friend and worried about him even more.He was so good at bottling his emotions up that it scared her.She wished she could do something to help him , to make him feel happier.

"ah well i may be a chipmunk , a very adorable one at that but you will always be my little puppy .. yes my best-friend the puppy " she said with a smile and kissed his cheek and drank some more and started to feel the effect of it.She knew that she was dealing with her feelings in a wrong way but it helped.For a moment ,she could relax and breathe again.

She sighed and nudged him again and smiled at his little comment "hey Phil Collins was good when he played in genesis.. home by the sea .. it rocks " she nudged him some more and kissed his temples.She ruffled his hair and kissed his temple again."and dude you like i cant dance .. by them " he sighed softly and looked at him and smirked."but blue oyster cult .. now that is songs i can love ..forever "

[ryden]

He smiled to her as she mentioned genesis.." yeah i can`t stop liking that band..hehe..they do have some great songs.." he said and looked at her with a smile and sipped the drinks more and smiled as he thought of the puppy comment. He was always compared to a puppy no mather what. He was just borned to be the cutest puppy ever. It calmed him down with the kisses on his temples she gave him. He was really happy that he had her as a friend. "you always have something nice to say and something funny to come up with..and i like that harris." he said and smiled to her and felt more happy now. It didn`t hurt that much right now for him,now he just bottled up more of the stuff he couldn`t talk about with her. Yeah it was gonna stay on the inside for now.

"Mm blue oyster cult got some great songs..but my favorite band at the moment is decyfer down..their songs are amazing and they can totally be used as a description of how a person feels.." he said and smiled to her. Ryden loved the song forever with you..it meant a lot to him. He also listened to the other songs when he was angry..it helped him to calm down and relax..music like that was a great help. He also listened to songs that was about love,some of those he even wanted to fell tears to. "so..what should we do..harrison..we can`t sit here and drink it all away.." he said and looked at her..even thought he felt like doing that..

[harrison]

Harrison was drunk and happy now.Yes she was aware of the fact that some might call her an alcoholic but somehow she just didn't care what they said about it.People all dealt with things in their own way and this just happened to be one of hers."ah .. music ..music .. movies ..ah .. i feel like going to a muggle cinema " she said with a bright smile and kinda randomly.


"i feel drunk and lazy now " she said with a smile and looked at him and smiled some more before nudging him again."ah .. I'm hungry now ..too ..munchies and boc .. kicks ass .. ooh soo many pretty people here .." she sighed softly and leaned her head on his shoulder.She listened to him talk and wasn't sure what to do now and she wasn't in the mood for more drinks."ah lets either go home or go muggle .. i wanna daydream .."she said lazily and bit on her bottom-lip a bit more and looked into those warm puppy eyes and yawned softly.

"ryden ..I'm sleepy now .. can we go home .. i wanna snuggle with someone .. please 2 she asked softly and hugged him close to her body and rested her head on his shoulder.she was feeling the fire-whiskey now.she always got so lazy from it ,if she had too many of them.She wanted a good cuddle and some sleep and she would be fine again in the morning.