[ghost]

The house seemed so quiet save for the 80's pop humming in the background. Up the stairs Luca stood at his bath-room mirror, his hand rubbing across his face. His chin had a growing five o'clock shadow that one would usually shave. He had spent quite some time attempt to grow facial hair since he was young, and finally he had something covering his square jaw. 

His dark brown eyes searched the counter for something, anything really. He grabbed his cell phone and retreated from the bathroom, pleased with the progress his beard was making. Nearing his thirties Luca started to feel old. It had been years since he had any company, and work had started take a toll on his social life.

The few friends he kept since his college days hardly ever see him, except few a couple of calls a month. They invite him out, but he just doesn't ever have energy to go out on the town any more. 

He sat down at the edge of his bed and gave a hefty sigh. His hand ran up through his dark brown hair, smoothing out the waves so the wouldn't hang over his forehead. Luca stared at the black tv stationed on top of his dresser, debating on whether or not it would be worth it to watch any tonight. Shaking his head he lifted himself off the bed and headed down the stairs. The rest of the house was dark with faint illuminations from the kitchen and a lamp by the front door.

He walked into the kitchen and dimmed the lights further so it wouldn't bother him in the morning. Not that he wakes with hangovers, but instead migraines from the stress of work. He carried himself back up the stairs and shut off the hallway light.

Luca looked at his bed, it wasn't made and the fact of that bothered him. He pulled his shirt off, looking down at his stomach. Slowly, bit by bit he was loosing his muscular tone, and just looking skinny. His arm muscles were present but smaller than they once were. He felt out of shape and horribly old, only 28 and it was already this bad.

He climbed into the bed, tossing the covers over his body and clicking the bedside lamp off. The man tossed and turned for quite some time before finally falling asleep in the most comfortable position he could find.

[yumiwolf]

Koda stared up at the moon as he sat in a dark alleyway, he was waiting for the shop employee to take out the trash so he could go through it and find food he could eat and fill his belly. He heard the click of the door and watched as the young man stepped out laughing at his fellow employees as the two began to talk. He placed the trash in the can but didn't walk away, the two stood putting flames to the long white sticks, they usually made Koda's nose hurt so he avoided them at all cost. He slowly crept up to the trash hoping if he was quiet enough he could find something quickly and run away, he stood as tall as he could but he couldn't reach the can. He knew if he knocked it over it would gain the unwanted attention of the two males and they would chase him away with rocks and other hard objects like all the others. Koda saw a box dragging it over and standing on it attempting to reach inside, he saw a few half eaten bread slices and grabbed what he could but when he was on his way down the box collapsed under him. Koda reached out trying to grab anything so he wouldn't fall but he ended up grabbing the trash can bringing the whole thing down with him. "What was that?" both males turned around spotting Koda "it's one of those pets! Hey! Get out of here!" he raised his fist as he ran toward Koda, Koda ducked the slap-headed his way and ran for it.

Koda didn't stop running until his legs hurt and his lungs burned desperate for air, he took a rest in another alleyway keeping an eye out for the two men or anyone else chasing him. When he saw that he was no longer being chased and his lungs didn't burn anymore he stood up beginning to walk once more, he needed to find a place to sleep for tonight. He was going hungry tonight but then again he always did and eventually taught himself how to fall asleep on an empty stomach. 

Koda walked by a house who's door was open, he had gotten curious and walked inside. Why did this person leave their door open? Should he just close it and leave or maybe raid the fridge first and fill his belly. Maybe eating what the person had in the fridge would teach the person to not leave his door open, Koda smiled at that thought and wandered into the kitchen opening everything and pulling out food, he sat on the floor having a bit of everything until he was full. Koda then yawned once his belly was full and it no longer demanded food he walked into the living room getting on the couch. Koda pulled the covers he found on top of himself and curled up closing his eyes. For the first time in a while he was full and warm, he wasn't going to miss the opportunity to sleep and continue running in the morning since he had no real place to go he always wondered around the city never staying in the same place for too long.