getting over Lorelai

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Heather walked back to her room and took her shower for the day. She was happy to finally leave the kitchen and leave Lorelai and Ian together again. She couldn't stand Lorelai always ruining her time with him and he was too oblivious to realize Lorelai's angle. Trying to get the ice girl out of her mind, Heather dressed up with a tight white wife beater that complimented her features however covered it with an over-sized sweater; tight dark blue jeans; and snow boots. She then put on a thick black coat and a hat to keep her warm.

She grabbed her leather sketchbook that Ian gave her for Christmas, and her charcoal pieces. She grabbed her portable stool on the way out of her room and headed straight for the lake.

As she walked, the crisp wind blew back her long hair. It was loose and flew in her face, however didn't bother her at the moment, the bitter cold was more of the problem. She was feeling better than before and she was happy to be alone for the time being. She walked up to the tree that she met Aideen in and shook her head at the memory. She then headed toward her previous spot, for she decided to draw the lake and the tree together. It would be a fantastic shadow effect once she finished her work. The snow everywhere revealed a white blanket everywhere and the lake was frozen solid. It would have been cool to do some ice skating however didn't have any skates.

Heather unfolded her stool and sat down facing the tree. The sun's reflection was visible in the lake and she smiled at the beautiful image nature provided her. She began to draw the beauty before her and was enjoying every second of it.

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Lian allowed herself a small smile as the wind blew against her. It felt deliciously refreshing, and wasn't too cold. She grimaced as her hair got stuck to her lipgloss. She was still making funny spitting noises and trying to dislodge it without using her hands (which were wrapped up in her warm gloves) when she came across Heather sitting with a sketch book and some charcoal stubs.
She finally decided to remove her glove to unstick her hair before it got even more tangled up.
'Hey Heather' she said, when she could finally speak without sounding like a cat coughing up a hairball.
She looked over the scene that her friend was facing. It was really beautiful.
'Can I sit here?' she asked, making sure she wasn't spoiling Heather's artistic vibe.

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Heather's sketch began to come around. She captured the shadow effects casted on the tree and bushes around the lake that the sun made. More work was needed of course, however she was doing quite well. She saw Lian come over and smiled. It was good to see her friend. Seeing her at the moment was better than facing Lorelai and Ian again.

"Yes of course it's fine," she said with a wider smile. "You are always welcome to be with me." Heather looked back to her scenery and continued to work. She didn't want to make Lian bored, so she decided to strike up a conversation. "So how is everything? You enjoy the party?" she asked as she moved a strand of her hair form her face and worked on the shadows of her painting. Her hand was freezing for she didn't wear a glove over it because of the charcoal. But it was worth it.

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'Yeah it was good, you?' Lian replied. She admired her friend's drawing.
Picking up a strand of grass and twiddling it between her fingers, she decided to ask Heather something that had been bothering her a little.
'Do you think I'm always too depressed and I don't join in and stuff?' she wasn't quite sure how to voice her concern. She knew that Jumper certainly thought there was something wrong with her, and she wanted to know if other people had made the same observation.

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Heather finished shadowing the tree and began to finish the touches of her drawing. It almost seemed like a black and white picture. "It was...ok," she said as she once again thought of Lorelai's interference. She wanted to talk to Lian about Ian and see if she felt the same way as Jumper did. However Lian asked her question first and it shocked Heather.

"Depressed?" she asked incredulously. She stopped sketching and looked to her friend. "I don't believe so, what makes you say that?" She hoped Lian was OK and nothing was wrong. However as her friend Heather was ready for the worse news and would be there for her.

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'Its ok then' Lian said, 'I just wanted to know what you thought, y'know?' she looked down at Heather's drawing again.
'It was just something Jumper said, that's all. Well, a couple things'
She shook her head and smiled so that Heather could see she was alright. She didn't elaborate on the subject - after all, how could she? It was always the same feeling, something she couldn't explain and didn't understand.
She looked off into the distance.
'So,' she continued, 'Anything new in the world of Heather?'
She put her gloves back on as her hands were beginning to get cold again.

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Heather closed her sketchbook and put on her glove for her drawing hand to gain feeling. "Jumper said something," she replied. "He says a lot of things doesn't he?" she said with a smile at her joke. Jumper did have the tendency to say what was on his mind to his friends. He practically gave Heather a lecture about her liking Ian. "Tell me what he said," she said to Lian as she adjusted herself on her stool.

When Lian tried to change the subject she shook her head. "Oh no you don't, you tell your friend Heather exactly what is wrong." She smiled to assure Lian that she was trying to be there for her.

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'Its not really something I can tell you...Not because I don't want to or anything. Its just this feeling I get sometimes. I can't explain it, I don't understand it. It doesn't seem to be related to anything that's happening to met at the time'
Heather was right. Jumper said exactly what he pleased most of the time. She found it quite a nice change to be told it like it was instead of having someone skirt around the subject.
She completely acknowledged the fact that Heather would be there for her, she just didn't see what Heather could really do for her if it was something that even Lian herself didn't fully comprehend.
She flicked her glossy hair back with one hand. It was getting to the length where it bugged her now. She wondered if she should cut it.
She smiled apologetically at Heather.
'I know that didn't make a lot of sense,' she said, 'Don't worry, I'll get over it'

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Heather nodded, knowing that Lian would be OK. People who were usually not able to cope with their thoughts with themselves, would blurt it out to a stranger if need be. That was New York City for you. Heather once saw a woman on a train crying so much that she was starting to scream. Another woman sitting next to her asked what was wrong and she confessed that one of her best friends died that day. After a few minutes of expressing her emotions, she was much better and able to deal with it.

Heather understood where Lian was coming from and shrugged. "OK," she replied. "If you are sure." She looked around the area and stared at the vast lake. She wondered if she could try to change it back to water, however would attempt it later when she decided to dedicate time to practicing her powers. Heather looked to Lian and smiled. "Well when it comes to my world things are definitely happening she said with a short laugh. It was time to get another's opinion on Ian to see if Jumper and Aideen were the only ones who disliked him. "I wanted to know, what do you think of Ian. In general I mean." She bit her lip, hoping her friend would say something positive.

She felt her dry lips in her mouth and took out chap-stick from her pocket and placed the cherry flavored substance back in her pocket.

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Lian frowned.
'Ian?' she asked. Oh that was right - that guy, Diesel.
'I don't really know him' she said, 'In fact, I don't know him at all. I've never spoken to him'
She knew she wasn't much help, so she tried to give a general opinion.
'He seems nice enough, and I guess he's quite good looking' She smiled.
'Why do you ask? Has someone been saying stuff about him?'
She

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Heather sighed and nodded, thankful Lian gave a positive answer. "Well," she said hesitantly. "Jumper...said some things. Like he always does," she finished with a smile. She hoped that Lian would express her true feelings about what Heather was about to tell her.

She cleared her throat. "He said that he things Ian is a jerk. A stereotypical jock who likes to bother pretty girls and thinks he is 'cool' or 'the man' or whatever. I just can't see that. He was really nice to everyone. And to me, he only bothered Jumper and Aideen because they were showing resentment toward him. A lot of people do that don't they?" She looked into Lian's eyes searching for her answer. However she waited for her friend to answer.

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Lian burst out laughing.
'Jumper - oh my God - Jumper -called - Ian - a jock - and that he thinks - he's the man- ' Lian was laughing so hard she was struggling to breathe. She knew what she said didn't come out making a lot of sense but she really didn't care. She stopped to gather herself up.
'Oh my God' she said, when she'd calmed down, 'Like Jumper can talk about being a jock and thinking he's God's gift to women! Like he doesn't flirt with anything on legs'
She found it incredibly amusing that Jumper had said those things about Ian when he himself was exactly the same, and if she knew Jumper - probably worse.
She blinked a couple times to get the tears out of her eyes from laughing so hard.
Each time she thought about it threatened to set her off again. To her, it was really ridiculous.

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Heather couldn't help but giggle a bit as Lian laughed. "I know, I was thinking about that too," she said between giggles. "But I didn't want to say anything." Heather shook her head at the stupid thoughts Jumper had said to her and she finally decided that Ian was a good guy. The only problem was Lorelai and she could be handled easily.

Heather looked to Lian and smiled. "Want to head inside? It's getting cold." She wanted to talk about everything else inside. Maybe she could practice her powers with Lian. She waited for her to answer.

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'Sure, but have you finished your picture?' Lian asked, not wanting to be the one to cut short Heather's drawing session. She rubbed her hands together and looked once again over the wintry scene. She thought about what Jumper had said, and it almost brought on another bout of giggles. She smiled and blew out her breath, watching as it produced little clouds of steam in the air. It really was starting to get cold.

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Heather winced and looked at her drawing. "It's ok," she said making her decision. "It really is starting to get cold, and I don't mind the company of heading inside." She closed her leather sketchbook and placed her charcoal pieces back into their kit. She gathered her stool and was ready to go. Her long hair kept blowing in her face and she attempted to remove the strands by blowing and licking them away. "Ready to go?" she asked as her teeth began to chatter.