The Selfish Machine // open

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose saw the light from the hail way made a small trail of light that formed in the dark room. Rose's shoulders began to fall up and down as her sobbing grew harder. As she saw Kellin's shadow in the doorway she clenched her hands into fists. Why could he not just stay here with her? He was so sweet and was very nice to have around. Rose felt more joy in the time she had with him then she had in the past few months. Each day brought in a little bit of joy, but having Kellin her, she felt human and happy. She had someone who cared about her, someone who was willing to be by her side and help her out. Yes, Roger was kind to her, but he could do very little to help Rose do to his old age and his wife's current illness.

Rose lowered her head to look at the floor trying to hide her eyes from Kellin. She didn't want him to see her like this. She knew he had a family to go back to. One that loved him and that he loved in return. The last thing he need was to watch after a stranger like her who was sick and already took up to much of his time and kindess. Rose looked at him hands as he placed them upon hers. Slowly looking up, she noticed he has a gentle warm smile on his face. This smile and comfort only made Rose's longing for someone even stronger. Rose reached out to Kellin and wrapped her arms around his and pressed her tear covered cheeks onto his chest. "Please don't leave me! I don't want to be alone! Just stay the night, just this once. Please."

[Kellin Anderson]

Kellin didn't even have to day much, despite his mother's breakdown, when he needed to talk to her for hours for her to settle down. Soon enough they were in an embrace together as Kellin held her tight, her tears eventually touching his skin. His left hand traced up and town her back as his chin rested on the top of her head. She asked him to stay the night and he opened his mouth to say yes, however a few concerns came to his mind. His mother would be frantic if he wasn't home, so he'd have to make sure to text her soon tonight. And what about Isabella? He'd break a promise that he'd he home in the morning... She would stay mad at him for a while, but fades eventually. His medication? He needed that every morning or he wouldn't be the same without it. It be seem as if his emotions would fade in the morning...

"Of course I'll stay." He replied finally after a brief thinking. As guilty as he would feel, he felt that he needed to, even though Rose and Kellin have known each other for about an hour or so, but it felt like so much longer. Kellin would feel so guilty if he ended up leaving her, but his selflessness wouldn't even consider that in the first place. He wasn't sure where he was going to sleep, maybe the couch, most likely, and he'd be wearing the came clothes for tomorrow. Ah, it didn't matter. "Come on, lets get you to bed. You're obviously exhausted." He said, scooping Rose off of the ground and standing ip himself. Kellin carried her to her bed again, getting her under the bed sheets until it looked like she was comfortable. "I can sleep on the couch if that's alright with you." He said with a faint smile. "Maybe I can make you breakfast... If its alright for me to use your utensils... Comfortable?" Kellin said quite a bit but it all made sense, he was just taking a precaution to his friend.

[Rose Scarlet]

Rose felt horrible after she had spoke such selfish words. She was asking far to much of Kellin. They were not friends, they had not been together to have such a trust between the, but even so, it seemed they did have such trust. Roger had trusted him to take her home by himself which had to be a sign that he was a truly good man. Then, he even took her to her room and stayed to see if she was alright and was safe. Now that she had asked him to stay the night, she felt she steppe over her line. He had a family to return too. Rose thought of Kellin's little sister and how she would be very upset and his mother who Rose was sure would be upset that her son didn't come home. Of course he could always text her, but that was not a text that Rose would like to receive of she was placed in his mother's shoes.

Rose's blue eyes grew wide when he answered yes. He was willing to stay the night just to help Rose. Before Rose had a chance to speak, she felt her body being lifted from the ground. Kellin had once again lifted her up and carried her to yet another location. He placed her on the bed and asked if he could sleep on the couch and he would even make breakfast in the morning, if it was alright with Rose. "Yes, that sounds wonderful, but," Rose said reaching her hand out and grabbing his wrist, "Could you sleep in here with me?"

[Kellin Anderson]

Kellin nodded in approval with a faint smile on his lips. "Thats fine with me~" he replied, slipping off his leather jacket and folding it neatly in his arms. "On your bed in assuming." He said, unless he was sleeping on the floor which he wouldn't mind either. Yet at the some time, Kellin wasn't planning on sleeping much tonight, or at all as a matte of fact. His mind works really fast, and he's always got a thousand thoughts racing through in brain. He has a hard time falling asleep and its all thanks to insomnia. He would have his medication, but as you can see, he wasn't home. As he bent down to put his folded jacket on the floor his slid off his jeans, preferring to sleep in his boxers. There wasn't anything wrong with that.

Left in his black tank top and boxers, Kellin acted as if he was going to actually sleep and let out a deep dawn,brushing his fingers through his soon to be messy hair. The young man slid into her bed and stared at her ceiling, not a single sign of fatigue displayed on his face. "Goodnight, love." He said, glancing at Rose again, smiling softly. Kellin was going to find somewhere to sit while she slept, feeling his normal-ish mood fade away into something much more depressing.