The Big Dog

[Ryan Sheckler]

Ryan was famous, which always had it's perks. Ryan walked right up to the bouncer and his assitant talked to him, Ryan l;ooked through the busy line to see if there was anyone worth bringing in with him. He saw a few hot girls, but none looked like the'd do as he wanted them to.

[Veronique Rouvier]

Veri walked silently by herself up the streets, on her way back up to the Girls Dorms. She had just met with her boyfriend, no her ex-boyfriend, and needless to say, she wasn't happy. "The damn bastard thinks that he can just go out with someone else behind my back..." she mumbled angrily, kicking wildly at an empty can that someone had thrown onto the sidewalk. She cursed loudly in French. Involuntarily, the tears began to come. Angrily, she wiped them away and thrust her favorite pair of large sunglasses on, in hopes to hide her blotchy red eyes to anyone who was watching.

Turning the corner, she encountered the usual line of people pushing and shoving each other in an attempt to get into the club. She ignored everyone, and continued her slow treck up the block. After walking for a few more minutes, she began nearing the very front of the line. She paused for a moment and narrowed her eyes behind her large sunglasses as she saw a boy at the entrance doors, standing right next to the bouncer and getting ready to go in. He looked familiar, maybe he went to East Valley? Well, whoever he was, she could tell that she didn't like him one bit. He looked like a player - someone who probably had one night stands all the time and someone who probably broke many a girls hearts. She felt tempted to walk right up to him and yell at him, but resisted it. Instead, she kept walking, keeping her face steady and calm.

[Ryan Sheckler]

Ryan turned around to see a blond, she was pretty hot,.. and something didn't seem alright with her. He told his assitant he'd be back in a sec, Ryan slightly jogged over to the girl and smiled. Hey I'm Ryan Sheckler,....

[Veronique Rouvier]

Veri noticed the boy approaching from the corner of her eye, but she said nothing. Maybe if she just kept on walking, he'd get the hint and ignore her. Of course, that wasn't the case. It never was. She finally decided to stop walking after he finally approached her. Wow. The boy looked much more handsome up close. She allowed her eyes to travel a bit before she heard him begin to talk. "Hey, I'm Ryan Sheckler..." the boy said.

Veri raised her eyebrow behind her sunglasses as he told her his name. 'Oh, so that's who he was... I knew it was something like that...' she pondered. 'Ryan Sheckler... Isn't he famous or something? That skater with his own show?' Taking off her sunglasses, she looked him straight in eye and replied, "Hey, to you too. I'm Veronique Rouvier. Veri for short." She paused for a moment before continuing on. "What brings you here? Anything you'd like from me?"

[Ryan Sheckler]

Ryan smiled, and shrugged his shoulders Well,.. maybe you coudl accompany me in the club,.. I mean I'd hate to go in there alone and get bombarded by the paparapzzi all by myself,...Ryan's tone was defintly flirtacious

[Veronique Rouvier]

Veri smiled slightly. This boy, Ryan, was flirting with her! Or at least trying to, anyways. Quickly, though, her smile faded as she remembered how player-like he looked. There was no way she was getting into another player relationship again. She forced herself to glare at him. "Why should I? Just so you can have fun with me one night and dump me the next? I don't think so." As soon as she said it, she clapped her hands over her mouth. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean say that. It was just... spur of the moment. Sorry." She turned away.

"Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to go..." Her voice trailed off.

[Ryan Sheckler]

Ryan softly grabbed Veri's arm Look,.. I am the kind of guy who does that,.. but I don't do it becuase I like to,...

[Veronique Rouvier]

Veri stiffened as he felt his hand on her arm. Eventually, she softened slightly after hearing what he had to say. She stood there, his hand still on her arm, silent for a moment. Then, she looked up into his eyes once more and said "What do you mean, you don't mean to do it? Is it just instinct or something?" She sighed. "Look, I don't mean to accuse you or anything... Do you just want to forget this whole conversation and start over?" She looked at him hopefully. Secretly, she was thinking, 'God, aren't I mood-swingy today...'

[Ryan Sheckler]

Ryan let his hand fall from Veri's arm, he smiled softly. I'd like that,.... but I just want to tell you why I do what I do,.. I have problems with relationships,...Ryan's facial expression changed greatly with these last final words, he'd never told anyone these words, ever.

[Veronique Rouvier]

Veri bit down lightly on her lower lip as she heard his confession. From the look in his eyes and the way his face changed as he spoke those last words, she could tell that he was telling the truth. Inside, her heart was beating a million beats per second as she tried desperately to find some way to comfort him. "It's okay," she finally whispered, reaching out to hold his hand. "You're not the only one in this world. To tell you the truth, I haven't been doing too well in the whole relationship thing either."

She smiled at him. "Well, what do you say I take up on that last offer?" She jerked her head slightly in the direction of the entrance to the Escape. "I think we both need to do something fun to perk up the mood." She laughed.

[Ryan Sheckler]

.Ryan flushed and smiled as Veri took hold of his hand, he kept held of it and walked her towards the entrance. The bouncer let them through, and they were led to a VIP area, to keep the paprapzzi and fans away

((sorry so short!))