Follow Your Heart
Dec 8, 2015 21:49:48 GMT -5
Post by Emily Carter on Dec 8, 2015 21:49:48 GMT -5
August 21, 2015
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Donovan Cross: Sorry Em, had fell asleep. But hey, I just need ya advice on sumthin
Donovan Cross: It's about Bree...
Well, you done got to know us and everything, and well... I dunno. What do you think about she and I? Like... yeah.
Donovan Cross: Well what I mean is, iono... As ya know I've been hangin round with Katie, or TCB if ya will, and yeah I like her, and some things happened but... all in all it made me realize just how much I care bout Bree. But I dunno if she feels the same and I dunno what to do about it all. I don't wanna mess nothin up, but then apart of me is afraid I already have.
Donovan Cross: Yeah, I see what ya sayin. I'm just scared to be honest wit ya. That's my best friend. Dunno what I'd do without her. But thank ya Em. Preciate ya taking the time to talk to me. Maybe I'll tell her after the Rookie X Cup
September 4 into September 5, 2015
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Donovan Cross: Hey Em, didn't even see that ya hit me up. I'm sorry
Donovan Cross: Naw, Katie isn't the reason. I mean I care for her, yeah, but... I dunno Em. Things have just been weird with Bree lately. Like, she's been acting different around me. So I guess I just ain't been confident enough to tell her considerin that, ya kno?
Donovan Cross: You're right Em. I dunno. Can you talk to her for me? Don't tell her what I told ya, I wanna be the one to do that, but... I dunno. Something is bothering her. I just wish I could figure out what it was, ya'kno?
Donovan Cross: What did he say?
Donovan Cross: Oh! That. Lol well I ain't pay it no mind. Besides, everyone knows who ya have a thing for
Donovan Cross: Hey, who knows what the future holds, right?
December 8, 2015
Gibsonville, NC
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Emily Carter stands outside the home of Jensen Banks. She begins to pace back and forth as she mulls over her decision to go through with this. The last several weeks haven’t been the greatest for the young upstart. She’s been attacked by the trio of The Crimson Baroness, Prince MacRear and Brody Watts on two consecutive shows. Her two closest friends, Donnie Cross and Bree Nelson, have left LDFC. Whether it’s a temporarily leave or a permanent one remains to be seen. The only close friend that she has left in Lion’s Den is Jensen Banks. But now Jensen’s been thrown into the position of having to provide commentary for this Carolina Cup Match, where Emily just so happens to be paired against Kenna Kingsley, Jensen’s “girlfriend”. The Crimson Baroness claims innocence in regards to the matchmaking. But Emily doesn’t believe her as far as she could throw her.
Emily was uncomfortable going into this match for several reasons.
One, she felt like she didn’t deserve this shot. While she has been busting her butt in training and had a solid showing during SSWA's UK Cup, there were a couple people in LDFC whom she felt deserved this shot more.
Two, while she was one of the select few who knew that #Kensen was far from the couple they appeared as on screen, she knew Jensen would feel uneasy about being forced into commentary for this match.
Three, and probably the most important reason, she knew that The Crimson Baroness would try to manipulate the situation and turn it against Emily. Even after the Terrible Trio laid out Emily, Donnie and Bree, The Crimson Baroness decreed that things were far from over between the two of them.
The Baroness is a lot of things. But stupid isn’t one of them. The schemes she’s hatched should have raised red flags. Her bragging about the “the fun” beginning in two weeks should have caused the alarms to sound. Against her better judgement, Emily stepped into yet another perfectly laid trap.
24 hours ago, Kenna didn’t have any malicious intent heading into this Carolina Cup Match. In fact, the Portland native felt that it would be a fun exhibition. But that all changed in a matter of minutes. Thanks to some well placed words by the Baroness, Kenna felt that Emily had disrespected her. She believed the tale that the Baroness weaved. In Kenna’s eyes, Emily was someone that felt that she was undeserving of this Carolina Cup Match. Despite the protests from Emily and Luke Jackson, Kenna’s mind was already made up. Things were only made worse when the Baroness and MacRear piled on with half-truths about Emily’s feelings towards Jensen. Emily tried to call Kenna to explain things. But her calls went unanswered.
Emily began to wring her wrists. She was unsure of whether to go through with this or not. But at this point, things couldn’t get much worse than they are right now. So after taking in a deep breath, she knocked on the door. After a bit of silence, footsteps can be heard coming closer to the door. As the doorknob turned to the left, the door was slowly opened. Standing on the other side of the doorframe was Jensen Banks.
Jensen Banks: Hey, Em! Come on in!
Jensen, smiling, moved aside and motioned for Emily to enter. After stepping into his home, Emily turns to Jensen.
Emily Carter: Have you heard anything from Kenna? She seemed pretty ticked off yesterday.
Jensen rubs the back of his neck before letting out a small sigh.
Jensen Banks: She's not in the best mood, but she's not mad at you, if that's what you think.
Emily Carter: Are you sure? It sure seemed like it. I just don’t want her to think I feel she’s undeserving…
Emily purses her lips as she lowers her head. She knew that TCB would try and turn Kenna against her. Thus far, TCB's plan seemed to be working. Jensen shakes his head as he closes the door.
Jensen Banks: I don't think she thinks that. I do think she thinks that others think that. I'll talk to her when I see her Thursday though.
Emily lets out a relieved sigh. There was still hope that things could be smoothed over. The last thing she needed was another enemy. Banks then looks at his friend with a smirk.
Jensen Banks: Is that all?
The smirk caused Emily to become uneasy.
Emily Carter: Well… um… uh…
Emily begins rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
Jensen Banks: What is it, Em?
Emily begins fidgeting with her hands.
Emily Carter: … it’s something that I’ve been meaning to tell you for a while. I know that with everything going on, this is probably the worst possible time for me to tell you this. But I remember you telling me one time that you’d rather have someone be honest with you instead of BSing you all the time. Well… um… I think it’s time that I be honest… with how I feel… about you.
Emily slowly looks up at Jensen. She takes in a deep breath before exhaling.
Emily Carter: … I like you Jensen. I’ve had feelings for you for a while now. Probably since when we first met at that tryout camp, to be honest. I never wanted to say anything because I thought you and Kenna were together. But then when you told me that you guys weren’t really together, I thought that maybe that was the time to tell you how I felt. But I was scared to say anything. I was afraid of how you would react. I was afraid of making things awkward. We've become pretty good friends and I would hate to ruin that. So I continued to keep everything to myself. But as more time passed, I couldn’t keep this held back any longer. I know this has probably caught you off guard and I’m so sorry for that. With all this stuff with you and Kenna and this match that I have with her have next week, I know that the timing of this is terrible. I really am sorry, Jensen. But I had to finally get this off my chest.
Jensen takes a deep breath as he lets all of Emily's words sink in. Banks then smiles before he slowly moves in...and kisses her. The kiss catches her by surprise. But it's a pleasant surprise. After a few seconds, Jensen pulls away slightly before he cracks another smile while looking at Emily.
Jensen Banks: I always had a feeling that this was true...and I'm glad that it is. I like you too, Em. I've always liked you and I also didn't want to say anything to ruin our friendship. But I'm glad that you did.
Emily blushes. The wide smile couldn’t be knocked off her face even if you tried. She went into this assuming the worst. But things couldn’t have turned out better.
Emily Carter: I… I don’t even know what to say.
The two let out a laugh.
Emily Carter: To know that you feel the same… it means a lot, Jensen. It really, really does.
Banks cracks yet another smile, but it quickly fades away.
Jensen Banks: I don't think we can let anyone know anything about this. If people knew how we actually felt about each other...they'd use it against us. And I can't have my enemies going after you to get to me or vice versa.
Jensen bites his lip.
Jensen Banks: I just...I can't have that happening.
Emily nods in agreement.
Emily Carter: I understand. I wouldn’t want what happened to Donnie or Bree to happen to you. That would hurt me so much.
Jensen smiles again.
Jensen Banks: So...what do we do now?
Emily gives him a bit of a worried look.
Emily Carter: I don’t know. I guess this is going to have to be our little secret?
Emily gives Jensen a smile as she leans in and kisses him. After the two separate again, Banks chuckles.
Jensen Banks: Guess so. Just do me a favor. When you finally get your hands on TCB...beat her ass and make her regret she ever crossed you.
Emily smiles at the thought of finally getting her hands on TCB.
Emily Carter: Oh, I plan on it!
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Donovan Cross: Sorry Em, had fell asleep. But hey, I just need ya advice on sumthin
Emily Carter: It's okay. What's going on?
Donovan Cross: It's about Bree...
Well, you done got to know us and everything, and well... I dunno. What do you think about she and I? Like... yeah.
Donovan Cross: Well what I mean is, iono... As ya know I've been hangin round with Katie, or TCB if ya will, and yeah I like her, and some things happened but... all in all it made me realize just how much I care bout Bree. But I dunno if she feels the same and I dunno what to do about it all. I don't wanna mess nothin up, but then apart of me is afraid I already have.
Emily Carter: I mean... Bree hasn't expressed anything to me. But I think she might have feelings for you, too. Girl's intuition, you know? I understand not wanting to mess anything up. But I'd hate for you to never say anything and regret it. It would suck to always wonder "what if?" I would say follow your heart.
Donovan Cross: Yeah, I see what ya sayin. I'm just scared to be honest wit ya. That's my best friend. Dunno what I'd do without her. But thank ya Em. Preciate ya taking the time to talk to me. Maybe I'll tell her after the Rookie X Cup
Emily Carter: Anytime. Good luck!
September 4 into September 5, 2015
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Emily Carter: Hey Donnie!
Donovan Cross: Hey Em, didn't even see that ya hit me up. I'm sorry
Emily Carter: NP. How come you haven't told Bree how you feel yet? Please tell me it's not because you're hung up on a certain Crimson Witch?
Donovan Cross: Naw, Katie isn't the reason. I mean I care for her, yeah, but... I dunno Em. Things have just been weird with Bree lately. Like, she's been acting different around me. So I guess I just ain't been confident enough to tell her considerin that, ya kno?
Emily Carter: Maybe she's waiting for you to say something? Or maybe she's known how you felt and got tired of waiting? I dunno Donnie. It looks like you're in a tough spot
Emily Carter: You guys are my best friends so I know you don't want to do anything to jeopardize that. And with things being weird now, I know you don't want to do anything to make things worse. But you've gotta tell her at some point or else it's gonna continue to eat away at you.
Emily Carter: You guys are my best friends so I know you don't want to do anything to jeopardize that. And with things being weird now, I know you don't want to do anything to make things worse. But you've gotta tell her at some point or else it's gonna continue to eat away at you.
Donovan Cross: You're right Em. I dunno. Can you talk to her for me? Don't tell her what I told ya, I wanna be the one to do that, but... I dunno. Something is bothering her. I just wish I could figure out what it was, ya'kno?
Emily Carter: NP
Emily Carter: I probably don't even need to say it, but pay no attention to what Keegan said. I like you. But not like that lol.
Emily Carter: I probably don't even need to say it, but pay no attention to what Keegan said. I like you. But not like that lol.
Donovan Cross: What did he say?
Emily Carter: I had made some comment a while back alluding to a certain cute boy in LDFC. He swore up and down that it was about you and how every time Katie brought you up, I got all "emo"
Donovan Cross: Oh! That. Lol well I ain't pay it no mind. Besides, everyone knows who ya have a thing for
Emily Carter: Yeah, well, it being a crush is as far as it's going to go 
Donovan Cross: Hey, who knows what the future holds, right?
Emily Carter: I guess you're right.
December 8, 2015
Gibsonville, NC
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Emily Carter stands outside the home of Jensen Banks. She begins to pace back and forth as she mulls over her decision to go through with this. The last several weeks haven’t been the greatest for the young upstart. She’s been attacked by the trio of The Crimson Baroness, Prince MacRear and Brody Watts on two consecutive shows. Her two closest friends, Donnie Cross and Bree Nelson, have left LDFC. Whether it’s a temporarily leave or a permanent one remains to be seen. The only close friend that she has left in Lion’s Den is Jensen Banks. But now Jensen’s been thrown into the position of having to provide commentary for this Carolina Cup Match, where Emily just so happens to be paired against Kenna Kingsley, Jensen’s “girlfriend”. The Crimson Baroness claims innocence in regards to the matchmaking. But Emily doesn’t believe her as far as she could throw her.
Emily was uncomfortable going into this match for several reasons.
One, she felt like she didn’t deserve this shot. While she has been busting her butt in training and had a solid showing during SSWA's UK Cup, there were a couple people in LDFC whom she felt deserved this shot more.
Two, while she was one of the select few who knew that #Kensen was far from the couple they appeared as on screen, she knew Jensen would feel uneasy about being forced into commentary for this match.
Three, and probably the most important reason, she knew that The Crimson Baroness would try to manipulate the situation and turn it against Emily. Even after the Terrible Trio laid out Emily, Donnie and Bree, The Crimson Baroness decreed that things were far from over between the two of them.
The Baroness is a lot of things. But stupid isn’t one of them. The schemes she’s hatched should have raised red flags. Her bragging about the “the fun” beginning in two weeks should have caused the alarms to sound. Against her better judgement, Emily stepped into yet another perfectly laid trap.
24 hours ago, Kenna didn’t have any malicious intent heading into this Carolina Cup Match. In fact, the Portland native felt that it would be a fun exhibition. But that all changed in a matter of minutes. Thanks to some well placed words by the Baroness, Kenna felt that Emily had disrespected her. She believed the tale that the Baroness weaved. In Kenna’s eyes, Emily was someone that felt that she was undeserving of this Carolina Cup Match. Despite the protests from Emily and Luke Jackson, Kenna’s mind was already made up. Things were only made worse when the Baroness and MacRear piled on with half-truths about Emily’s feelings towards Jensen. Emily tried to call Kenna to explain things. But her calls went unanswered.
Emily began to wring her wrists. She was unsure of whether to go through with this or not. But at this point, things couldn’t get much worse than they are right now. So after taking in a deep breath, she knocked on the door. After a bit of silence, footsteps can be heard coming closer to the door. As the doorknob turned to the left, the door was slowly opened. Standing on the other side of the doorframe was Jensen Banks.
Jensen Banks: Hey, Em! Come on in!
Jensen, smiling, moved aside and motioned for Emily to enter. After stepping into his home, Emily turns to Jensen.
Emily Carter: Have you heard anything from Kenna? She seemed pretty ticked off yesterday.
Jensen rubs the back of his neck before letting out a small sigh.
Jensen Banks: She's not in the best mood, but she's not mad at you, if that's what you think.
Emily Carter: Are you sure? It sure seemed like it. I just don’t want her to think I feel she’s undeserving…
Emily purses her lips as she lowers her head. She knew that TCB would try and turn Kenna against her. Thus far, TCB's plan seemed to be working. Jensen shakes his head as he closes the door.
Jensen Banks: I don't think she thinks that. I do think she thinks that others think that. I'll talk to her when I see her Thursday though.
Emily lets out a relieved sigh. There was still hope that things could be smoothed over. The last thing she needed was another enemy. Banks then looks at his friend with a smirk.
Jensen Banks: Is that all?
The smirk caused Emily to become uneasy.
Emily Carter: Well… um… uh…
Emily begins rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
Jensen Banks: What is it, Em?
Emily begins fidgeting with her hands.
Emily Carter: … it’s something that I’ve been meaning to tell you for a while. I know that with everything going on, this is probably the worst possible time for me to tell you this. But I remember you telling me one time that you’d rather have someone be honest with you instead of BSing you all the time. Well… um… I think it’s time that I be honest… with how I feel… about you.
Emily slowly looks up at Jensen. She takes in a deep breath before exhaling.
Emily Carter: … I like you Jensen. I’ve had feelings for you for a while now. Probably since when we first met at that tryout camp, to be honest. I never wanted to say anything because I thought you and Kenna were together. But then when you told me that you guys weren’t really together, I thought that maybe that was the time to tell you how I felt. But I was scared to say anything. I was afraid of how you would react. I was afraid of making things awkward. We've become pretty good friends and I would hate to ruin that. So I continued to keep everything to myself. But as more time passed, I couldn’t keep this held back any longer. I know this has probably caught you off guard and I’m so sorry for that. With all this stuff with you and Kenna and this match that I have with her have next week, I know that the timing of this is terrible. I really am sorry, Jensen. But I had to finally get this off my chest.
Jensen takes a deep breath as he lets all of Emily's words sink in. Banks then smiles before he slowly moves in...and kisses her. The kiss catches her by surprise. But it's a pleasant surprise. After a few seconds, Jensen pulls away slightly before he cracks another smile while looking at Emily.
Jensen Banks: I always had a feeling that this was true...and I'm glad that it is. I like you too, Em. I've always liked you and I also didn't want to say anything to ruin our friendship. But I'm glad that you did.
Emily blushes. The wide smile couldn’t be knocked off her face even if you tried. She went into this assuming the worst. But things couldn’t have turned out better.
Emily Carter: I… I don’t even know what to say.
The two let out a laugh.
Emily Carter: To know that you feel the same… it means a lot, Jensen. It really, really does.
Banks cracks yet another smile, but it quickly fades away.
Jensen Banks: I don't think we can let anyone know anything about this. If people knew how we actually felt about each other...they'd use it against us. And I can't have my enemies going after you to get to me or vice versa.
Jensen bites his lip.
Jensen Banks: I just...I can't have that happening.
Emily nods in agreement.
Emily Carter: I understand. I wouldn’t want what happened to Donnie or Bree to happen to you. That would hurt me so much.
Jensen smiles again.
Jensen Banks: So...what do we do now?
Emily gives him a bit of a worried look.
Emily Carter: I don’t know. I guess this is going to have to be our little secret?
Emily gives Jensen a smile as she leans in and kisses him. After the two separate again, Banks chuckles.
Jensen Banks: Guess so. Just do me a favor. When you finally get your hands on TCB...beat her ass and make her regret she ever crossed you.
Emily smiles at the thought of finally getting her hands on TCB.
Emily Carter: Oh, I plan on it!