Just a Box or Two (Addie)

[Amanda Joy "AJ" Lane]

The hardest thing about moving into their apartment was the fact that most of AJ's boxes were sweaters and books and there were a lot of them. Not to mention the ones with the books in them were so heavy that her and Adaryn could barely lift them. It was nice that Adaryn's boyfriend had offered to help. He seemed nice, a little mussed and tired, but other than that, very nice.

AJ had been a little confused when Addie had disappeared and returned with her hair almost completely chopped off, but she'd tried not to ask too many questions and now they'd graduated and she was looking forward to spending a summer getting to know Addie even better and just having fun. She also hoped to go home and visit her parents, who she was still trying to reconnect with.

They were mostly moved in, except for a few boxes astray in the apartment that hadn't been unpacked yet. AJ sighed, and blew a loose strand of hair out of her face. She was in the middle of the small living room area and she could hear Addie shuffling things around in the bedroom.

[Adaryn Breslin]

It wasn't a question that Adaryn had a lack of muscles, and trying to bring boxes of sweaters, art supplies, and books into the apartment, so when Monroe offered to help it was a blessing. She had grown significantly distracted at times just by his presence, but it felt good for him to be around for this. Plus it gave AJ a chance to actually meet him, and from what she could tell AJ didn't mind him. She'd have to ask what she thought a little later on in time.

It was a small two bedroom, one bath with similar sized bedrooms, and shockingly there was in home laundry. No more trying to do laundry in group laundry rooms, so that was definitely a plus. It was a small room actually found at the side of the patio, big enough for a folding station and some shelving. It was a jackpot, really, for $750 a month. As it were, they split the down payment, significantly reducing the stress of moving by a bit.

It almost got her mind off of graduation, and how she wasn't sure about where life would go. AJ was going to college, Addie wasn't. But really, it wasn't that big of a deal. Maybe Adaryn would get another job just to pass the time. The brunette ran her hand through her significantly shorter hair, effectively moving it from her face.

Moving was difficult, especially when you had no clue where anything is. The Empath was rummaging through one of the boxes of clothes, trying to locate her work clothes to no avail. "Hey AJ?" Adaryn called from her room, "You seen my polos? I can't find them!"