Ta-Da! Yes indeed, Aezy makes a (very) belated return to ! I have been uber-busy, with school and work and friends but now I plan to actually write something. With any luck it'll be worth reading too. Enjoy.

Inhale.

Hold.

Exhale.

Watch the smoke wind away through the shafts of sunlight filtering through the upper branches.

Repeat.

"Don't come any better than this." She smiled to herself.

"Fagging? Again?" Cue for her to nearly lose her footing as the body attached to the angry voice hoisted itself up to her level.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he made a grab for her cigarette, which she deftly held out of his reach. She grinned, seven again and caught climbing the roof.

"Give it a break with the preaching Chris. You're not my mother."

"So? It's disgusting! You're killing yourself!" Another grin from her, another grab made by Chris.

"You say it like I care." She taunted, moving higher up the tree to escape out of his reach. "Besides," another drag. "How are you?"

No answer, just another lunge.

"Stop it!"

"You make me! It's why you never have any money anymore!" Eye rolling.

"You mean why I don't come and see you!" she retorted. The lunging stopped as Chris throwing her imploring looks as she took another drag.

"But you're-"

"Chris! Please know I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it." A final drag and she flicked the butt away. "You can't run my life for me Chris." Clambering down to his level again she bent close to his ear.

"Although if you wanna talk about your smack problem I'm sure we can." A quick peck on the cheek and a last impish grin then she was leaping out of the tree and sauntering off, humming as she went.

Quote : "Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it." -Amelia Earhart. Courtesy of flying-blind. Thanks .

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