Brooke était arrivé à la fête avec quelques bouteilles d'alcool. Elle en avait besoin pour passer cette fête. Brooke n'était pas une grande fan de foule, mais elle ne voulait pas être laissée à l'écart sur toutes les blagues à l'intérieur le lendemain. Quand elle est arrivée, la fête ne faisait que commencer, tout le monde dans sa phase de "Oh mon dieu, c'est si bon de te voir! Tu m'as tellement manqué!"
Tout était faux.
Sans vraiment saluer quelqu'un, Brooke s'est botté sur une chaise juste à côté de la nourriture. Les quelques personnes qu'elle allait dire bonjour à tous étaient des gens avec beaucoup d'amis et ils avaient des gens autour d'eux. Dégueulasse. En ouvrant une bouteille et en la jetant dans sa bouche, Brooke avait un peu de pré-partite à la fête toute seule. Drunk Brooke était le Brooke qui est allé à des fêtes, pas sobre Brooke. Bien qu'elle ne soit pas vraiment devenue sociale ou plus ivre, cela a rendu supportable d'être constamment entourée par les gens pendant une longue période de temps.
Brooke s'est assis là, regardant tout le monde en train de se mêler. Elle avait aussi réclamé un bol entier de chips pour elle-même. Les frites de cornichon d'aneth étaient ses préférées.



"Démarrons cette fête!"

Acacia pouvait à peine contenir son excitation. Les gens commençaient à arriver, et ce serait tout simplement incroyable! Bien sûr, parce que tout le monde était un adolescent affamé, la nourriture commençait à s'épuiser à un rythme rapide. Dieu merci, les gens ont apporté de la nourriture avec eux. Une commande de livraison massive de pizza fonctionnerait, mais Acacia voulait éviter cela si possible. C'était tout simplement cruel d'appeler Pizza Hut et de dire "Hé, j'ai besoin de 500 pizzas MAINTENANT." Pendant un certain temps, Acacia a joué hôtesse, saluant tout le monde à leur arrivée, dirigeant les gens où mettre de la nourriture et des sacs et autres, et donnant une rapide descente du Hancock Hideaway pour ces premiers temps.
Quand Nate est venue la trouver, Acacia s'est réjouie de voir son amie. Embrassant Nate dans un câlin serré, Acacia a commencé sur sa marque de commerce parler de feu rapide. "Oh mon dieu Nate, c'est si bon de te voir! Tu m'as tellement manqué! Mon premier jour était génial! Ashbury et tout le monde m'ont manqué! Je suis si contente que tout le monde soit venu! Il est trop tôt pour dire si c'est un succès, mais j'espère que c'est le cas! »
Une fois qu'elle lâcha Nate, elle regarda et remarqua une certaine gêne dans l'air. Le parti venait de commencer, et il semblait que le premier hype de voir tout le monde était mort. Oui, il y avait de la musique, oui, il y avait de la danse, oui, il y avait de la nourriture. Mais tout le monde était divisé et en quelque sorte debout dans des embûches sans rien faire! Ça ne marcherait pas. Il fallait faire quelque chose!
"Hé Nate, je te rejoins dans un moment, d'accord? En ce moment, la fête a désespérément besoin de mon attention."
Acacia s'est faufilée à travers la foule, pour la faire passer au karaoké. En s'emparant du micro, elle a grimpé sur la table pour être visible de tout le monde dans le manoir.
"Hé tout le monde! Merci d'être venu à ma fête!" Acacia a appelé la foule, sa voix amplifiée captant l'attention de tout le monde. "Pour ceux d'entre vous qui ne me connaissent pas, je suis Acacia Hancock. Je suis votre président du conseil étudiant à Ashbury, et j'accueille aussi cette petite réunion ce soir! J'espère que vous vous amusez bien ce soir, et s'il y a des problèmes, vous pouvez venir me trouver moi ou mon frère, Aspen. Attends, est-il encore là?"
Acacia a scanné la foule comme un chœur de oui a sonné, un groupe de gens pointant vers son jumeau. "Oh hey! Le voilà. Va le trouver aussi s'il y a un problème, ou tu dois savoir où est la salle de bain.
"De toute façon, nous avons un tas de nourriture - merci à tous ceux qui ont apporté quelque chose! Nous l'apprécions vraiment. Nous avons à la fois des jeux de société et des jeux vidéo, nous avons une piscine dans le jardin, nous avons du karaoké... Il y a beaucoup à faire, alors amusez-vous bien."




"Ça devrait être une nuit intéressante."

Quelques heures se sont écoulées depuis le début de la fête. Vraiment, c'était incroyable à quel point sa petite sœur pouvait rassembler la foule. Chaque fois qu'il y avait une accalmie dans la fête, Acacia était là pour la pomper. Aspen avait aidé un peu, mais surtout il traînait avec ses amis, et peut-être qu'il était un peu bourdonné aussi. Il avait été amusant à quel point Connor avait rapidement initié le pong de bière. La plupart des gens se sont joints avec enthousiasme, bien sûr. Quelqu'un dans une stupeur ivre l'avait appelé « pong d'ours » et comme une blague, Acacia avait suggéré à tout le monde de mettre un costume d'ours qu'ils avaient apparemment accroché à une pièce pour une raison quelconque. Sérieusement, pourquoi elle s'est accrochée à eux? Acacia a-t-elle déjà prévu une situation dans laquelle il était absolument crucial d'avoir plusieurs combinaisons d'ours? Bref, les gens portaient des costumes d'ours maintenant, pour quelque raison que ce soit. C'était étrange, mais au moins le pong à bière est toujours amusant.
Il y avait aussi eu un jeu rapide de Sardines, qui était toujours amusant. Plus de 10 personnes ont été coincées dans le placard au troisième étage. Quand Aspen les avait trouvés, ils étaient tous en train de rire et d'échanger des regards sournois. Il ne voulait pas savoir ce qui s'était passé. Ils ont laissé une farce quelque part? Ils avaient une orgie? Ont-ils commis un meurtre et l'ont piégé sur quelqu'un? Il ne pouvait qu'espérer que ce n'était rien de tout ça.
Maintenant, la majorité des gens du parti étaient rassemblés dans la petite pente de leur salon, assis sur les marches pour former un cercle. Aspen grignotait sur un cupcake alors qu'il s'asseyait à côté de Hal et Laney. Ils étaient tous assis ici pour se mêler et parler un peu. Avant la mort du premier buzz, Acacia était là pour sauver la fête.
"Oh hey les gars, vous savez ce qu'on devrait faire?" Acacia a dit avec un léger rire. Aspen leva le sourcil, reconnaissant qu'elle était un peu stupéfiante. Il devrait s'assurer d'obtenir de la nourriture en elle plus tard, garder une gueule de bois Acacia pendant qu'il était lui-même la gueule de bois n'était pas une expérience qu'il voulait répéter.
"Tout le monde se lève!" Acacia a appelé, tenant ses propres mains. "Pour ceux d'entre vous qui ne savent pas jouer Je n'ai jamais... C'est simple. On fait le tour du cercle en disant quelque chose qu'on n'a jamais fait. Si vous l'avez fait, vous devez applaudir--pour que vous ne puissiez pas vous cacher!--et poser un doigt. Tu perds si tu baisses les 10! Qui veut commencer?"
"Life would be so much better if I was born as a house cat."
-Acacia Hancock

Name
Acacia Celeste Hancock
Nicknames
Ace, Aca, Caci.
Out of all of these, Acacia prefers Caci the most. But she would definitely prefer to be called Acacia.
Age
17
Gender
Female
Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Grade Level
Junior
Appearance
Like everyone in her family, Acacia was blessed with startlingly blue eyes, and dark hair. Her dark brown hair extends to her waist, and she can often be seen fiddling with it--especially when she's nervous. Her bright blue eyes are almond shaped and can be killer puppy dog eyes when she wants them to be. She's shorter than her brother, Aspen standing at a height of 5'7.


"I just want everyone to be happy."

Personality
There's just something endearing about Acacia that makes you want to hug her tightly.
She's such a sweetheart. You see it in the way her entire face lights up when she laughs, the striking blue eyes that crinkle with her serene smile... Acacia has a certain charm about her that people seem to gravitate towards. Her energy and her bright laughter is simply contagious, and when she steps into a room, it lights up. Acacia loves making friends with people, and is rather successful at it! She's simply a lovely person and always seems to know just the right thing to say. This girl is confident, flirty, and bold. She's very dedicated to whatever she does, and puts 120% effort into it. It doesn't take a lot of work for her to gain admirers and friends.
Acacia is a natural silver tongue. She has a way with words. Combined that with her charming delivery? The results can be devastating. She can be quite manipulative when she wants to be--which fortuately is not very often. She's a natural leader, and being the president of the student council she puts this skill to use. Interestingly, Acacia doesn't really care about being a leader. She became the president because she was nominated and elected, and because she does a great job. Ironically, the twin that doesn't really care about being a leader has all of the leadership qualities, while the twin that does really want to be a leader is more suited to be a follower.
Despite her intelligence in academics, is not very street smart and is rather gullible. She's the type of person to actually spell out "gullible" before realizing that it in fact does not sound like orange. She also is a rather jealous person who can be possessive of her friends. She is a person who gets really anxious and paranoid whenever she feels like she's left out of the loop and dislikes it when she sees her friends with other people. However, this is all expressed on the inside and she gives no outwardly indication. She is quite meek, unable to speak her mind unless it's a student council issue or whatever it may be. Acacia doesn't like it when people are overly opinionated and feels uncomfortable in a debate. She as a general rule doesn't like arguing with people and is often very passive aggressive.
Likes
Animals
Figure Skating
Gymnastics
Movies--horror movies in particular
Singing, acting and dancing
Dislikes
Elevator music
People who can't see multiple sides of an issue
Candy corn
Arguments and confrontations
Being late
Art--Acacia may be good at the arts, but she can't draw to save a life
Fears
Losing people important to her, rejection, the darkness


"You can't scare me! I saw you lurking."

Strengths
Graceful
Authoritative
Athletic
Photogenic
Witty
Weaknesses
Overanalyzes everything
Passive aggressive
Jealous
Gullible
Not very assertive
History
Acacia grew up with her brother, Aspen away from her parents. While Aspen learned to grow without them and found confidence, Acacia grew up being racked with self-doubt about why her parents weren't ever around. She would spend nights crying herself to sleep about it. She loved her surrogate mother dearly, but it was never the same. This is where her abandonment issues and jealousy stems--she needs a constant figure to be by her side. Fortunately, her brother Aspen was always there to pull her out of the dumps.
Once Aspen began winning photography contests with her as a model, Acacia rediscovered her confidence that she was sorely lacking. She decided that she wanted to be fit and pretty for her brother's camera, so she began trying her hand at various sports. The ones that stuck with her were gymnastics and figure skating. She also harbors a love for dancing, acting and singing--all documented by Aspen.
Unlike Aspen, Acacia never really thought about being a CEO or being a leader. However, it was how she was. Whenever there was a group project, people naturally turned to Acacia as the leader and she rolled with it. Ever mini skit she put together was largely directed by her. Acacia is a natural leader, and people respond to that. Her parents finally somewhat returned to Acacia's life when they sent her to Ashbury to be schooled into the next CEO for their corporation.
Acacia was overjoyed at the fact that she wouldn't be separated from Aspen, who secured a spot at this prestigious school for photography. But Acacia is lost. She doesn't know what she wants to do with life, and she's being shoved into a future she doesn't know if she wants. Oh well, if she's going to be here, she's going to be good at it.
Favorite memory
The first time her brother photographed her. It was on a rainy day, and Aspen told her to dance around--the way she does when she thinks no one is looking. He managed to capture an incredible shot of her spinning around in the rain, with a thunderbolt in the background.
Aspen and Acacia participated in an Open Mike a few years ago, with Aspen on guitar and Acacia singing. They got such a great response!
When Acacia lost a regional dance competition. Aspen seemed upset that the judges chose another team, but Acacia was satisfied with how far her and her team had come.
Every moment spent with her parents
Least favorite memory
When she broke her arm in gymnastics. She had landed badly on her leg when she lost her grip on the double bars, and it caused her to be unable to dance, skate or act for a long time and she missed regionals for various competitions.
Trying her hardest to smile at her birthday party, after her parents texted her saying they can't make it.
What corporation sent you to Ashbury?
Her parent's company, Hancock Corporations needed a back up! So they thrust their unsuspecting daughter into those large shoes. She had great leadership qualities, she was smart, so why not? They never really asked her about it though.


"Aspen, they just texted me that they can't make it to our birthday party today.
Some important meeting came up."

Birthday
May 24th
Astrological Sign
Gemini
Twitter Name
@LittleMissAcacia for all of her usernames


"Surprise!"

How many shoes do they own? What types?
"I don't own a lot of shoes, just your standard dress shoes, sneakers, etc etc etc. But Acacia on the other hand..."
"I don't have that many shoes! Just some boots, various heels, a few pairs of sneakers, flats..."
"See? That's already like, 5 times more than me."
"....."
Are they on social media? Who’s in their profile pictures with them?
"Grove_Photography is the new instagram of the extremely talented and sought after teenage photographer! Be sure to check out his instagram! He's also available for booking, so please contact him if you like any of his photos!"
"What's with the advertisement...?"
"Aspen Hancock is the up-and-coming photographer! Get him now while you can. His photography skills are evident in even as something as simple as his profile picture. It's a photograph of himself taken through a glass pelted with raindrops and it looks very surreal and mysterious.
"Acacia..."
"Also be sure to check out his model extraordinaire, Acacia Hancock! Not only is she an extremely beautiful girl, her instagram is to die for. Just look for her fantastic profile picture--it's me mid-jump when I'm ice skating. Yeah, photography skills and stuff, but she has a lot of talents too!"
"Acacia!"
"Hahahaha, jeez Asp, I'm kidding!"
How many romantic relationships have they had?
"Neither of us had that many, actually."
"Unfortunately, Aspen scares them away."
"Yeah, cuz I'm so scary, right? You scare off any potential girlfriends too."
"Grrr, we're so terrifying."
Are they right- or left-handed?
"Acacia is right handed."
"And Aspen is sinister."
What charities do they donate to?
"A lot actually. We've donated to Habitat for Humanity, Homeless shelters, cancer research..."
"Some charities really need money, and we have a lot of it. And I don't think we're every going to use all of it. So we like to share bit by bit."
What are their biggest fears?
"You used to be scared of thunder. Like, terrified. You used to hide under the blankets every time it stormed."
"Why would you even bring that up? That was like... 14 years ago."
"You might still be scared!"
"You wanna go there? What about the time you literally climbed up a tree to get away from a dog."
"I was like 3!"
"Exactly."
How much money do they make?
"Aspen makes sooo much cash from Grove Photography. It's ridiculous."
"What about you? You make a lot of money from winning competitions."
"Well, yeah. But they're not consistent. Maybe I should get a job."
What is their ethnicity?
"I think we're just European.
"Hmmm, I thought I heard mom mention something about being descended from King Henry the whatever or something.
"Maybe we should look into that."
Do they speak with an accent?
"Unfortunately, no."
"We wish. A Scottish or British accent would be really cool."
"Pip pip cheerio!"
".....No Caci. No."
What did they dress as for Halloween last year?
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!"
"To protect the world with devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evil of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
What are their email addresses, blogs, and websites? Passwords?
Aspen.C.Hancock@ymail.com, and I also have a blogspot and tumblr for my photography.
"Also, Aspen's password is--"
"Whoa, what? you know my password?"
"My email is AcaciaHancock@ymail.com. And my instagram documents all of my competitions, hobbies, and photographs! Check it out!"
"Wait, Acacia, don't change the subject!"
What are they superstitious about?
"I'm not superstitious, but Acacia on the other hand..."
"I don't believe any of it. I just don't want to risk any of it being true, just in case."
"You collect every 4 leaf clover you fine."
"They're cute, okay?"
Are they allergic to anything?
"Both of us are allergic to penicillin."
"We break out in hives."
What hobbies do they have?
"Well besides for photography... Photoshop is really fun, image editing in general."
"Idiot, that's still a part of photography."
"Uh, right. I guess we play video games a lot, We have a running tally of who wins. And I really like playing the guitar, and swimming. Obviously."
"Everyone already knows what we like. I like dancing, figure skating... Stuff like that. I dabble in acting. And singing is fun too. Lately I've been into netflix. But that's everyone."
Do they keep secrets?
"Very much so. I know a lot of things that Aspen doesn't because I don't tell him anything."
"Likewise."
What are their astrological signs?
"We're Geminis."
"Isn't that ironic?"
What are their taste in movies, books, and music?
"I'm mostly into sci-fi and action."
"Nerd."
"And despite you making me watch horror movies with you, I don't like them!"
"Would you rather watch romcoms with me?
"Maybe."
Do they have scars?
"Nope, not really."
"We've had a fairly unadventurous childhood. And we never seriously fought enough to scar each other."
What are their feelings on gay marriage, abortion, legalization of marijuana, or other controversial topics?
"......"
"Acacia really doesn't like discussing things like this."
"Pro-choice, pro-marriage, no opinion on weed."
"What's with the heavy sigh?"
"I don't like arguing..."
"There's no one to argue with, idiot. I'm the only one here, and we have the same opinion."
Any tattoos or piercings?
"I have my ear lobes pierced, but that's about it."
"I don't have anything. I know, I know. I'm boring."
"Yeah you are."
What does their handwriting look like?
"Really similar, actually. Emma liked to say that handwriting was the window to the soul, so she had us take calligraphy classes."
"Yeah, we write out "g"s and "f"s and "A"s the same way."
"But otherwise my writing is most loopy and flowing. Aspen's is more precise and neat."
"That represents out personalities really well, actually."
What is their religious background?
"Uh... Agnostic, I guess? What do you think?"
"Agnostic works. I don't believe that God exists, but I'm not an atheist."
"Yup, mom, dad and Emma weren't really religious either."
 Where do they like to shop?
"We own a lot of designer clothing. When Acacia models them, or I photograph them, we receive a lot of clothes and accessories as thanks."
"Designer clothing is super nice. But I usually just go shopping at popular stores. Forever 21 is one of my favorites--they have really cute clothes for a really cheap price!"
What is their relationship like with their sibling?"
"Horrible. We hate each other."
"Can't even stand to be in the same room."
"Ew, get away from me you freak."
Do they have enemies? How did they make them?
"We have none that we know of."
"I hope we don't have any..."
What are their ambitions? Do they have a "five-year plan"?
"Oh yeah, definitely. Once I graduate, I'm going to be an intern and assistant for Charles Modelli, the current CEO of Mode. He's going to retire in a few years, so until then I'm going to get acquainted with people of the industry while majoring in photography and digital art at the California Institute of Arts. Once Modelli retires, I'm going to take over Mode and hopefully expand it and hire more permanent employees. My eventual goal is to expand Mode and promote it even more, and to start a Mode magazine. What about you Acacia?"
"Uh... Graduate?"
What are their political preferences?
"Hate politics. They make me angry. Next."
"Yeah, it's fine. We can move on. I'm not heavily involved in politics either."
What do they habitually keep in their cupboards, medicine cabinets, and purses?
"In my purse I always have my wallet, some pens, some mint and gum, band-aids, chapstick, my mini-planner and my portable charger."
"I don't carry around a purse. We usually just have your standard medicine cabinet drugs like benedryll, ibuprofen and stuff in the cabinets. And cupboards... uh, cups and stuff?"
What are their favorite outfits/pieces of clothing?
"I love my cream colored dress with flowery branches."
"I'm a pretty big fan of this green jacket."
What do they keep in remote storage?
"I don't think we have remote storage."
"Yeah, we have places for everything. Even incredible things."
Are they night owls or morning people?
"I'm a night owl. But Acacia on the other hand..."
"Definitely morning!"
"Lucky duck. She would wake me up at 7 AM when we were young because she was bored. Actually... She still does that sometimes."
"Heehee."