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Just on the outskirts of town in the southeast residential area of Dollet is a stone house. Walking through the front lawn you can see the two car garage off to the side, connected to the house. As you make your way through the path that leads to a sweeping front porch, you can see the porch swing, drifting lazily in a soft Washington breeze.
You hear the gate from the fence close behind you, but you only regret having not closed it quietly because it seemed to hurt the peacfulness of the garden you now stand in. Beautiful flowers towering upwards from the ground, showing you the way to the house in between them.

As you would near the front door, you see it is just a wooden frame with a solid pane of glass for the door, allowing you to see straight down a hallway, and showing the stairs that lead upwards to the second floor.

This house has three stories. The ground level is far more of a communal area, holding a large and capable kitchen which conects directly to a dining hall which could easily seat 20 people and still have elbow room. Close to these are the living room with a fireplace and entertainment center that is made of a beautiful oak. And connecting all of these as an apex of the floor is a ballroom that could entertain dozens of visitors. From this ballroom, one can travel through a pair of glass double doors to the back yard which supports outside festivities, housing another beautiful garden and a changing house for the large pool.

The second floor is more private for the denizens, having two master bedrooms, each holding their own master bath. And also holding two guest bedrooms, also with their own fully furnished bathrooms. And through a set of double doors that are also made of a smokey glass, is a study with shelves and shelves of books; refference, novels, and a myriad of others that stretch from the floor to the cieling 10 feet up. Two large and imperious desks reside in this room, complete with a high backed chair for each of them.
The third floor though was an attic, but now is filled to the brim with fluffy pillows and mirrors galore.

Welcome to 1239 First Street.

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"I actually stumbled across it one of the first days we were here."
This was indeed a lie. The fact was, she had never even truley been to that house. Instead, she had seen it in her dreams. It was so realistic that she knew it must exist, and so it did. In her dreams she would walk through the house, taking in every detail. If she wanted to, she could probably name every little thing about the house down to the smallest marks on the wooden floors. She knew this is where she was meant to be.
"I fell in love with it instantly."
She approached the gate and pushed it open slowly, minimizing the sound.
"Care to come in? It's unlocked..."

"Okay... would you rather go in the front door or the back door? Let's do the front this time, we can come out through the back. Oh you should see the swimming pool. It's magical!"
She led him up the front steps of the porch and through the front door, which was indeed unlocked, just as she had said.
Upon entry to the house, Lucy felt that feeling again. The feeling as if someone was watching her. She looked around a bit suspiciously, almost as if they weren't alone. She had been expecting this to happen, though it had caught her by suprise.
Shaking it off, she turned to Raditz again and tried to cover up her little daydream.
"It really is magnificent, isn't it?"

"Well, not too much of anything... being as it is fully furnished."
She flashed another smile and led him through the living room and into the ball room. Everything was in place, just as if had never been used. A small amount of dust covered everything, casting a sad feeling about the house.
"We just need to clean up a little and claim a room for ourselves. I believe there are two master bedrooms. You get one and I get the other?"

"I'm confused... You mean that both Livvy and I get the master bedrooms and you get one of the smaller guest rooms?"
She was showing no mercy in her teasing now. She knew full well where he wanted to stay but her look of innocence said other wise.
"I mean, surely you don't want to stay with me? We were just staying in one room at the hotel to save some money, weren't we?"

"Hmmm... true. It's not. It's not like you ever asked me to be your girlfriend or anything..."
She smiled one last time before spotting the staircase leading upstairs.
"Come on... we'll pick out the nicer of the two smaller bedrooms for ya."
Pulling him with her, she headed up the stairs.

Leading him upstairs now, they came across the first room. One of the smaller ones. It had a light blue theme to it and looked rather plain.
"Like this one? Or let's go see the next one..."
She pulled him to the next room, again another smaller one. This one was a bit more decorative and was filled with white lace everywhere.
"I think this one suits you best, m'dear. This is where you will stay."
Coming across the first master bedroom, she peered inside.
"Oh! Definitely Livvy's style. Just look..."
It was soft and sweet. Everything in light pink and white. Something definitely her sister would approve of.
"Let's just hope this last one is good for me..."
The truth was, she already knew what all of these rooms looked like. And she knew her room was the last one down the hall. Standing alone, it was the grand master bedroom. A bit bigger than the last, it cast a feeling of grandeur. Everything was wooden and comfortable. When he looked in, this is what he would see.
Bedroom

"Yes sir, mine. Not as pretty as your lacey room, but it will do."
She laughed softly as she entered the room, heading straight for the bed. Sitting down, she instantly felt a feeling of relaxation come over her. Yes, this room was hers. She felt it.
"Perhaps you can visit every so often."