The UnDate (Addie.)

[Cameron Osiris]

(OOC: Part 1: I Don't Speak Starbucks)

As promised, Cam showed up at Addie’s dorm right after classes. He wasn’t really sure what they would do together that didn’t seem too serious, so dinner seemed out of the question. Not that Addie wasn’t worth spending that kind of money on, but if they weren’t calling it a date anyways, why bother trying to impress her? She wasn’t available right? What did she say, emotionally? Cam shrugged, knocking on her dorm door.

He knew it wasn’t technically a date, but he had dressed up anyways. The weather was warming up and today he was planning on taking her out on his bike. Cam actually really liked the way he looked in simple jeans, and a leather jacket. It sort of bulked him up in the way he wished he naturally looked. There was nothing like the thrill of riding a bike to put Cam into a good mood.

Cam handed her a flyer he had picked up advertising this sweet shop downtown. “Does that look acceptable for our, uh, not-date?” He asked, a little grin on his face. He stretched out his hand to her, offering her the motorcycle helmet. “Hope you don’t mind helmet hair!” And, he figured it was better than getting coffee since she worked in a coffee shop.

[Adaryn Breslin]

Despite the warming of the weather, the brunette was still going to wear her sleeves, but in this case, it looked like almost a natural outfit. The blue jean jacket provided her the cover of her arms, while still being relatively stylish. Honestly, she had gotten the idea from one of Eloise's outfits that she had seen her wear once or twice during the winter.

Adaryn opened up the door of her dorm, finding Cam in a leather jacket and blue jeans. She had to admit, he did look good, but she stiffened slightly when she realized why men wore leather jacket, and warned her of 'helmet hair'. They would be riding on a motorcycle.

It wasn't that she was afraid of them, but rather because she associated those trips with her father. He used to always take her with him on small trips on his cycle, and she always loved them. Adaryn now didn't want anything to do with them... but she already agreed to go, so she swallowed her pain and shoved it to the back of her mind, taking the flyer from the blonde boy's hand.

"This is definitely a way to win me over," She said, not thinking of how that could be perceived. And once she did realize, the brunette simply ignored it. It surprised her, to say the least; Addie always freaked out about those things. "Candy and chocolate are some of my favorite things. And believe me, I don't mind helmet hair at all."

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam hadn’t noticed anything wrong with what he was doing and continued to wear a smile on his face. “Awesome, this will be fun!” He was excited, and he didn’t pretend to be too cool to think so. “Let’s go then,” he said, leading the way and putting on his helmet as they left the dorms.

Getting onto his bike, Cam started it up and waited for Addie to get on behind him. “Hold on tight,” he said, revving the engine before kicking it into gear. He had plans for this not-date, and it was going to be fantastic. This his first time this year back on his bike, and he planned to make good use out of the moments.

The Sweet Shop was unique – you weren’t going to find Skittles in this joint. Cam dismounted his bike and held the door open for Addie. “Get whatever you want, my treat.” Following her into the shop, Cam set about looking at all the different items in the shop. There were too many things to choose from.

“Hey Addie, which taffy looks better to you?” He asked, looking around the store for her, gesturing to the different taffy as he spoke.

[Adaryn Breslin]

So, Addie couldn't say she was necessarily too comfortable with having her chest pressed against his back and her arms around his midsection during the ride to the candy shop, but she could say she enjoyed the ride. Adaryn had missed the feeling of being on a bike, and she even was able to ignore how she knew the feeling in the first place. In fact, she was able to forget Cam was even there, and laugh.

When it came time to step off of the bike and head into the shop, Adaryn was legitimately smiling. Pulling off the helmet, and fixing her hair with a hand through the front and down the length, she handed the head gear to the blonde in front of her walked through the opened door. "Thank you," She said in passing.

There were so many unique candies, and none of which were the typical over the counter candies you could find in any store; these were individually wrapped beauties. Caramels, Chocolates, and Taffies were scattered throughout the store, and she had no clue where to start. However, Cam seemed to choose for her, and immediately she was hit with an insane variety of the simple treat.

"Uhm," The Empath said, blue eyes scanning the options. Finally, she managed to find one that seemed very appealing at that moment. Orange Cream. "This looks good," she said grabbing two and handing one to the boy beside her. "I haven't had taffy in ages."

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam was glad he could make Addie at least somewhat happy. Bringing light into other people’s lives was one of his favorite things to do. Some people were just harder to crack, but eventually, everyone seemed to warm up to him. He knew that not everyone could like him, but was his goal anyways.

Carrying both of their helmets, Cam couldn’t help but feel like a badass as they browsed the store. For a slimmer guy, Cam enjoyed being a little more bulky looking in his biker gear. He definitely wasn’t tough though, his constant silly grin gave him away. He only liked pretending he was badass.

Taking the orange cream taffy, Cam nodded his approval. “Anything else? There’s cream soda, strawberry...” His eyes scanned the shelves and he tapped the taffy against the palm of his hand distractedly. “And there’s like, a million other things in here, it doesn’t have to be taffy.” He looked back at Addie and smiled.

[Adaryn Breslin]

She was already ahead of him when he started listing the types of taffy, going specifically for the strawberry next. Adaryn loved chocolate, but taffy was the one thing she enjoyed in the fruity flavors. The small brunette grabbed a bag and stuffed a few of the orange cream, strawberry, and a few others, before heading over to the chocolates and caramels. She turned back to Cam with an excited glint in her eyes, "This is my element now." 


Addie quickly scanned the shop for primarily white chocolates and milk chocolates. No, she never stuffed her face with the sugary snack, but she did enjoying having them. If anybody saw her frail frame, they could almost consider her anorexic, in how absolutely thin she was, so it never seemed to be an issue. If anything, the girl would be offered these items on a consistent basis.


"So, Cam," She said, leaning up against one of the counters, a bag of candy in each hand, "What kind of candy do you prefer? Fruit flavored," Adaryn held up the bag containing the taffy, "Or Chocolate?" She lowered the taffy, and brought up the bag containing the chocolate. 

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam watched Addie from the corner of his eye, a small grin on his face. The girl had quite the sweet tooth! But so long as she kept things in his price range, he didn’t think it was such a big deal. “Your element?” He asked, his eyes washing over all of the assorted chocolates. Cam was more of a candy guy, so chocolate didn’t seem all that appealing. He shrugged. “At least I have birthday ideas now.”

Putting a thoughtful hand to his chin, Cam tilted his head to the side as though actually considering the question. “I’d for sure go for the taffy,” he said, putting his hands around both bags so he could go pay for them. His hands lingered on hers for a moment before slipping away. There was nothing wrong with gentle flirting.

“So what do you like to do for fun?” Cam asked after he had paid at the cash register. He had plans for where they could go next, but he did want to get to know her a bit more. Passing the extra helmet over to her, Cam got back onto his bike and waited for her to join him. “You don’t look bad with helmet hair!” He commented over the roar of the engine.

Cam was actually surprised that she agreed to go anywhere with him after their first meeting. Dates could be so... unpredictable. Manoeuvring the bike around the twists and turns of the highway, Cam took a left turn onto road the swirled up the mountains. He had a favorite spot of his in mind he wanted to show to Addie.

After a few more miles, Cam signalled off the road and stopped the bike in a shaded area. He killed the engine and put the bike rest out. He took a deep breath of the fresh air all around them and he smiled brightly at Addie. “You trust me?” He asked, holding out his hand. If she did, he was about to show her the prettiest view of Pilot Ridge.

[Adaryn Breslin]

Did he even know her birthday? Probably not, but as she thought of giving him her birthday, Adaryn decided against it. Another time. Plus, she was wanting to spend her birthday, or at least the time right before it, with Monroe. And then she wanted to hang out with AJ, maybe even deciding to see Oliver.

The Blue-eyed brunette handed off the bags of candy to the blonde, and then his hands lingered and her face heated up. Addie had a feeling he may have been going a bit too far for an 'Undate'. "I, uh, read. Draw. Pretty much it. I'm not a very interesting person." The awkwardness increased ten fold in that moment, and she was glad because the bike stopped the conversation.

However, when they stopped, it was as if everything returned to her the moment she hit the ground. You trust me, He asked her. No..., she wanted to say, because she barely knew him, but she couldn't just say no because well...She just couldn't.

"Yeah," She said ultimately, hoping she made the right choice.

[Cameron Osiris]

With all the people Addie wanted to see, she was just better off having a party! But hey, even if that didn’t happen, Cam had a sly way of putting his nose into places where it didn’t belong and he would probably end up finding out when her birthday was and surprise her. Hooray!

Addie had said she didn’t want to talk about anything serious, that didn’t mean he couldn’t flirt right? If it was really bothering her, then he wasn’t sure if they could even be friends. Sometimes Cam flirted with people without even realizing it, it was like a sixth sense for him. What she said was actually interesting, but he guessed that was because those weren’t things he himself liked doing. Opposites attracted!

“Awesome,” Cam said, grabbing her hand and leading her through the trees. They were far apart, and they would be able to see the edge of the mountain from where he parked the bike. “Hope you’re not afraid of heights,” he said teasingly, though secretly he really hoped she wasn’t. Letting her go, Cam put his hands on his hips and gazed at the view. “Ta da!” He said, stretching his hands out to the open sky. “Whadaya think? Too bad you didn’t bring something to draw with,” he said, blinking as a sun ray caught his eye.

Cam laughed, because he was having fun. “You want your chocolate now or later?”

[Adaryn Breslin]

Adaryn didn't like all the close touching, but she was really too nervous to say anything, fearing she might irritate him in some way. So she allowed herself to be lead by the hand through the woods, cautiously glancing around to look for any landmark or something that should she need to describe something, she could.

His comment on heights didn't make her any less uneasy, so she pulled her block down and tried to feed off his joy. It seemed to ease the Empath's own buzzing nervousness some, so when he revealed the view, she wasn't waiting for something to take her.

Adaryn was pleasantly surprised, her eyes wide and mouth gaping slightly from the sight she was beholding. It was gorgeous, with a clouded blue sky and green everywhere. "This is..." Addie tried to form the right word on her tongue, "...Phenomenal."

The Empath was barely able to pry her eyes from the sight when Cam spoke up again, asking whether she wanted the candy he bought. Adaryn turned her head once more to look at the scenery before replying, "Now is fine." She was smiling again, though deep down she was slightly disappointed that she didn't have her sketchbook. This would have been an amazing drawing!

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam was more than pleased with her reaction. His smile pulled at both corners of his mouth, a genuine thing that was rare compared to his constant smile. “I’m glad you like it,” he said, his hands in his jacket pockets as he gazed at the view himself. “I don’t bring a lot of people up here.” Or at least, no one had really given him the chance.

Heading back to the bike, Cam picked up the candy and chocolate and jogged back to Addie. “There ya go,” he said, presenting her with the treats.

Coming dangerously close to the edge, Cam let his legs dangle off the side as he popped a piece of taffy in his mouth. “You can always come back,” he said, the candy lodged in his cheek so he could actually continue talking. Looking at Addie, he smiled to himself as the wind played with her hair. Damn the sight was gorgeous.

“I hope you’re havin’ fun,” he said, looking back at the town before them. She had said nothing serious, she wasn’t emotionally available. He would tread carefully. Not everyone wore their hearts on their sleeves like he did.

[Adaryn Breslin]

To say Addie was unaware of Cam's delight behind her would be a lie, mainly because she could feel it from her. Butterflies in her stomach, some would call it; Addie sometimes called it annoying. But with this view in front of her, she almost didn't mind it.

Blue eyes looked up as she was being a handed a bag of her treats, "Thank you," She said. She wasn't able to eat it, though, when he moved forward, sitting too close to the end. If there was one thing Addie couldn't stand about heights, it was the ledges and standing over them. The rest she could deal with, especially when the reward was one like this.

Adaryn laughed softly at his words, nodding to herself. "I am," She said idly, surprising even herself. Addie had been so caught up with thinking of what Monroe would think about just hanging out with another guy, that she told herself she wouldn't enjoy it. But he surprised her constantly. It had been a while since she had just... stopped thinking about her own self worth. The Blue-eyed brunette was kept occupied, and that was a wonderful.

"It's been a while since I've been this at ease. Thank you," Addie turned her head to look at him, "I really appreciate it."

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam hadn't even asked Addie what her power was, and honestly, he knew it would come up if it had to. It just seemed like too generic of a question to ask – it's what everyone asked each other around Hammel. It would just be much easier for everyone to wear nametags saying, 'Hello, my power is ________'.

Munching on his bag of candy, Cam kept a soft smile on his face as he looked over the scenery. He didn't come up here a whole lot, and hadn't been up here in nearly a year. The last time he was here, Declyn was his boyfriend. And then Cam went and screwed that all up for a friend he had always loved.

“Good,” Cam said, figuring that since she wasn't sitting next to me she either one, wanted to keep her distance, two, was afraid of heights, or both. He was just happy she had given him a chance, even if all they ended up being was friends. Cam loved friends almost as much as potential partners.

What she said next felt really genuine to him, and he couldn't help but think of how alike Addie and Mia were. Both a little reserved, but both with personal self-esteem issues. “It's okay to let yourself have fun,” he said, biting into another candy. “We can always hang out you know,” he added, glancing back at her, “whenever you need to be at ease.”

Cam looked back at the scenery, his legs swinging back and forth, and he hadn't a care in the world. “Get lemme know when you want to leave.”

[Adaryn Breslin]

"Would it be sad to say I don't think I know how to have fun?" After all, weeks and months of continuously wondering if people hated her, or hated the way she looked or spoke would hinder the luxury to relax and enjoy life. But for once, she didn't feel the pressure of 'was she enough', or would she lose the people she loved. There was no vision drama, no nightmare drama, and she was feeling alright with a piece of chocolate in between her lips.

She laughed softly when he asked her to tell him when she wanted to leave, and it was funny because she didn't want to ever leave. The tranquility of it all, the lack of expectations, the general happiness that she felt being there, and most importantly, the lack of questions were too much to pass up. All of those things were gluing her to the spot in which she sat in.

"So how did you find this place, Cam?"

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam smiled knowingly and shook his head. “Naw, not sad, I can relate.” He sighed, glancing down at his own two hands. Just a couple of months ago he was in California, and seven months before that he had been here, so preoccupied with what people thought of him and how to get back into everyone’s good graces that he had completely forgotten how to be himself. But that was the beauty of Cam – he forgot himself because he actually cared about people, and he truly did love them for who they were.

There were only a handful of people in this world that Cam could stand to be around in total silence knowing that nothing was wrong. That kind of comfortable silence that rings true in the right places. He was glad to add Addie to that list.

Snapping him out of the moment, Cam closed his eyes, bringing himself back to that particular place. “Well, I used to have a really old truck, a really rusty broken down piece of crap, but it had so many good memories I was determined to drive it to the ground. I didn’t actually get to do that, someone else did, but,” he waved his hand, “that’s a story for another day.” Cam opened his eyes again and continued speaking. “Anyways, when I first arrived at Hammel, I decided to go for a drive up this mountain and on the way to the top, thought it might be worth my while to see what was so special about this spot on the highway that trees were growing right beside it. It’s not really that common…” His voice trailed off. Now he was starting to sound intelligent and that wasn’t something he felt safe with.

Leaning backwards, Cam let himself lie back on the hard ground, his legs still dangling over the edge. “Next time I’ll bring my guitar,” he said, putting his hands behind his head and staring at the clouds.