These Games We Play

[Rylan Avery]

Part A:

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| --- Collins | --- Ditonno | Rylan Avery |

--- Collins and Rylan Avery have been best friends for what might seem like forever. The two have lived on Loudoun Lane their entire lives, and nothing has ever changed that or their friendship. But, when the Ditonno family moved onto the street the summer after seventh grade, everything changed. --- Collins developed a strong friendship with --- Ditonno. Rylan then focused on basketball for the remainder of his time, and found himself getting in more trouble since --- Collins wasn't around.

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When --- Collins wants to reshape her half-forgotten friendship with Rylan, he welcomes her with open arms, literally. Since her eldest brother was killed she's been spending most of her time with --- Ditonno, but now she's turning to Rylan for extra support. --- Collins begins to spend numerous nights at the Avery house, hanging out with her childhood best friend. Though, --- Ditonno has been hawking out the Avery boy ever since she arrived, but --- Collins hadn't mentioned their long term friendship. --- Ditonno brings him up quite often, and --- Collins dutifully gives her advice on what to do, but she can't help the recurring feelings of her own developing crush on Rylan.

Despite her friend's feelings, --- Collins continues to spend the nights with Rylan and his siblings, crashing on their couch each and every night. But when the news of an attack down the street from them hits home with --- Collins, she practically moves into Rylan's room. --- Ditonno still doesn't know about their long term friendship, as she finds out about her best friend staying over the Avery house each night. She finds out that --- Collins is not only staying over his house, she's sleeping in his bed, having what --- Ditonno has wanted since she's moved here. What will become of their friendship? Who will admit their feelings first? And ultimately, who will he choose?

[Rylan Avery]

Part B:
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| --- Ditonno | --- Ditonno | Rylan Avery | --- Collins |

The Ditonno boy isn't too happy about what's unfolding between --- Collins, Rylan, and his sister. He's growing more and more protective of his twin, and it's growing into wrath and anger. At times he'll take it out on one of his sisters, whether it's hitting them, or what, he gets his point across. He doesn't mean to hit them, it just happens.

The Ditonno boy then turns to Rylan, trying to win over his sense of friendship, and then hopefully trash it down. He'll do anything to make sure his sister's okay again, and isn't involved with the oldest Avery, even though her heart say different. When the beatings get too much for the middle Ditonno, she too turns to Rylan for his help. (This is when she finds out that --- Collins is staying with him.) How will the Ditonno boy take his sister's new heartbreak? Who will be the next one to pay?[/size][/blockquote]