Hello again, my dear people. Sorry I haven't been on lately. The reason is, well, this. This is my vacation project, and I literally spent my whole vacation writing this.
You see, the idea came from a review I got a while ago from my last one shot, Rather be, wich the owner, Sarahlover, asked for a Rinessa (Riker and Vanessa) story. Sarah, I don't know if you're reading this (I really hope you are though) but sorry for the wait, and once you commented in the guest form, I wasn't able to give you an answer.
Well, this is a short Raura/Rinessa fic. I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I did while writing this (;
Oh, also: Sorry any mistakes
Chapter 1: Playing Matchmakers
Ross's POV
It was a beautiful night and me and my girlfriend, who had been on Hawaii for the last few days, while I was doing some concerts with my band, were just chilling around my bedroom.
"I can't believe you're finally back!" I said while giving her a big hug "I can't believe you got back before me!" I laughed "R5 had to go to the Hollywood Christmas Parade, remember?" She laughed "Yeah, I do. And I'm sure you guys rocked that stage out" "I'm sure your performance in Hawaii was pretty awesome too" "Performing was so good, so magical" "Being on stage brings this to you. You can be free there; as long as you let the music guides you".
"And now, since I didn't spend your birthday with you. Again. Sorry about that, by the way, it's time to your gift" I said while handing her a wrapped box "Ross, you, we were working. You don't have to apologize. It isn't like you forgot my birthday or anything. And also, didn't have to bother and get me a gift" "Yes, I had to. What kind of boyfriend would I be? Now, open up!" She smiled and did what she was told "OMG! Really? A Smile sweater?" "That's because 'I wanna see you smile'. Always" "Awn. Thank you, Ross. That's so sweet" She answered and kissed me. I smile "You're welcome… So, ready for the second part?" "Second part? There is a second part?" "Yeah. And it starts like this" I pick her on bride style, heading to my bed and sitting her on my lap "And this".
We shared some kisses… Oh, who am I trying to fool? We totally made out for some minutes and the things started to get more intense. This, until someone open my door. "Ross, mom is… Oh, hey Laura! Didn't know you're here. But of course Ross would drag you to his room, which, by the way, still being dad's office and with like ten people at home. That's what I call being on necessity… Even though all you guys seem to be. You're the third couple I run into in ten minutes" Hearing that, Laur burst into laughing and stood up "Nice to see you too, Riker" She said while hugging him "Happy belated birthday, Laura. How was Hawaii?" "Pretty good… Who were the other couples?" "I bet on Rocky and Alexa and Rydel and Ratliff" I answer "How do you know?" "Easy. Alexa and Rocky spent the afternoon locked in his bedroom…" "The entire afternoon?" Laur asked "Yep. Those two like to have fun. Reason why we don't share a room anymore" Riker laughed "What about Ellington and Rydel?" "They were in the living room. It was simple to get them… Anyway, mom is calling for dinner" my older brother said while heading to the door "All right. We'll be there in some minutes" said me getting up and hugging Laura from behind "Okay" And he disappeared through the hallway.
The brunette turned to me, giving a peck on my lips and putting her arms around my neck "You know, sometimes I feel sorry for your brother" "Who? Riker? Why?" "I don't know. It's just that *sighs* he's always surrounded by couples, and he's alone. Don't you think this is kinda sad?" "I do. Riker needs a girl. But he's the kind of guy who wants to find that girl who it worths to fight for…" "Aren't you this type too?" "Yes, but it's way more difficult to him. I mean, he broke his face once. Being rejected because of your age is something hard to get over" "Oh, the Wishing I was 23 girl. Did she really rejected him because of his age or it was because of something else and she didn't want to say?" "I don't know. I think she said that to not to say she wasn't interested, but she didn't notice she ended up hurting him ten times more… All I know is the things got more difficult since then" "Poor boy" "But he's happy, trust me. I'm sure he'll find the right girl one day" "Yeah, so do I. And who knows? This girl might be right in front of him and he hasn't seen it yet" "I hope… Now, let's go. I'm hungry" "When are you not hungry?" I laughed and guided us towards the kitchen.
Arriving there, we were complimented by my beautiful sister "Finally. Why did you take so long? You're lucky mom was waiting for you" "Laura, honey. I didn't know you were here" "Hey, Stormie, Mark" Laur said while hugging both my parents "Relax, Del. They were just taking off the delay" Rocky spoke up "Says the guy who locked himself with his girlfriend in his room for a whole afternoon doing God knows what" Alexa blushed hard at my comment "Ross!" my girlfriend said "You know, he's right. No comments to what I almost saw if I hadn't knocked the door" Riker responded "Oh boys, let your brother. Ross, it's not like you don't have a girlfriend, and Riker… be nice" Stormie told them "Okay, guys. As much as I enjoy seeing your display of affection, I'm hungry. Mom, can we eat now?" Ryland asked "Sure, sweetheart"…
*Some weeks later*
Laura and I were at her home, running some lines and chilling a bit. She was on my lap and I was stroking her hair. We heard a knock on her door. "Heey. Am I interrupting anything?" Said her beautiful brunette sister "Not really. We were just enjoying the moment" "That's so cute! Well, just passing here to warn you that I'm going out tonight…" "Out like a date? Did you finally said 'yes' to a date?" Laura asked "No! I'm not going on a date. You know I don't do that" "I don't understand why. You're young, beautiful, sweet…" "Thanks Laur. But I don't know. Maybe I haven't found the right one yet" "This sounded so like Riker" I said "Your brother is a smart guy… Even though it bothers a bit when you want to hang out with your friends and they decide to bring their dates along, what it'll happen, like today. The cast wants to go out… What means you'll be alone… So, have fun!" "You too, Ness" The youngest answered "And use protection. I don't want nephews this soon and I'm sure neither do your siblings, Ross" Laura blushed really hard and I laughed at this "Vanessa!" she exclaimed "What? That's true!" the oldest protested "Well, I'm gonna get going or I'll be late… Bye, Raura" "Bye" We both said.
We stayed quiet for some moments; Laura seemed to be thoughtful while I just observed her. It was cute. The way she bit her lips and her eyes were out of space showed how it was something important. "What is currently occupying this mind? It may be something very intriguing" "How do you know?" "You're biting your lip. It's almost bleeding, actually" "Oh" "So? What is it?" "Just trying to understand why my sister and your brother don't want to give love a chance… I know they're looking for the one, but are they really searching for anything?" "I get what you say. What can we do? It's their way of thinking. We can't force them into anything. But, on the other hand, you're right. The one might be in front them and aren't even noticing it" Laura laughed "What?" "This. Them. If you stop and think, they'd make a nice couple" I laughed a little, until an idea popped in my mind, what made my eyes widen and sort of a creepy smile appear on my face "Ross? Are you ok?" my sweet girlfriend asked worried "That's it! Laura, that's it!" "That's it what? What are you talking about?" "Riker and Vanessa. Can't you see it?" "No…" She still very confused "My brother is stubborn, your sister is stubborn. They both don't seem to want to give love a chance. You just said they'd make a good couple. Don't you see? It's the perfect match!" "Oh, you're saying that we should set them up. But two problems: what if it doesn't work? And how we'd do that? They'd never agree with such a thing" "Well, if it doesn't work, it'll probably be the start of a beautiful friendship. About the other point, we need to do that without them noticing… But how?" We stayed in silence for a few minutes, trying to figure out what to do "I know!" Laur exclaimed "What if we hang in couples. We could take them. They would keep each other company and then… BAM!" "Laur, this is great! We could invite my siblings, Lexa, Ell, Sav and Brandon could bring his girl too" "Let's not forget about Raini and Calum" "Yeah, they'll be entertained with themselves" "Now, we just need to think on a good place to go and on a day we all will be free" "Yeah, but we'll do it later" "Why?" She eyed me confused once again "Because now, what about we have that fun your sister was talking earlier?" I answered, smirking at her.
She turned to me with a cocky smile on her pretty face "You are such a hormonal" "Don't lie saying you aren't one aswell, my love. I can see through your eyes" "Yeah, you're right. Come here" She said, pulling me into a passionate kiss. We didn't really have to worry about being caught. Her parents were traveling and I have a good relationship with them. Plus, mom knew where I was…
As the time passed, the things got more intense. Her hands went underneath my shirt, pulling it up through my head, what gave me the urge of laying her down and stay on top of her. Soon, I felt her legs being wrapped around my waist. I pulled away for a moment, looking deep in her brown eyes "I love you, Laur" "I love you too, Ross" She answered eyeing me with the same intensity, and well, I guess you've already figured out what happened later…
*Skipping some days*
"Oh 'c'mon, Riker. It's going to be fun" I said, trying to convince that blond head of his on going out with us, so Laura and I could put our plan in action. "What's the problem this time? We're just going to hang on 'In'out' like we always do" "I know, Ross. But I'm not really in the mood" "You're not in the mood. Sorry, bro. I've know you long enough. This doesn't fool me. What's wrong?" "*sighs* don't get me wrong, Ross. I love spending time with you guys, but you're all going in couples… And, you know. It gets lonely sometimes" "But who said you'd be by yourself?" "If you're talking about Raini and Calum, even though they are single, somehow they always end up getting lost in their own talk" I smirked "Could you make the favor of telling me the reason behind this smirk?" "The reason, my dear brother, is that I'm not talking about my costars" He just looked at me, suspected "So, who is it? Who is coming with us this time?" "Well, it is… Wait you said 'us'! That means you're willing on coming!" I answered, the smirk reappearing on my face "Ross Shor Lynch, can you, please, answer my question before I rip this smirk of your face?" "Okay, don't need to stress out, dude. See, that's why you need to go out and… I'll stop rambling" "Good. Now, Who is it?" "Vanessa" "Vanessa as Vanessa Marano? Laura's sister?" I nodded "Yep. And she doesn't have a boyfriend, what also means she'll be alone, and like you said, Calum and Raini will be entertained with themselves, so it would be cool if there was someone to keep her company. Plus, her schedule rarely fits with ours. It would really be nice to her having someone to talk" "And by someone you mean me" "Hum, yes. C'mon, Riker. It's not like you have never met before. You've met several times, actually…" "Fine" "and I remember… Wait. What?" "I said fine. I'm going out with you" "Really?" "Yeah, Vanessa is a nice girl, and I'll have somebody else to talk" "Great! I'll tell the others!" I spoke as I headed out of his room. I was just hoping Laur had more lucky convincing her sister.
Laura's POV
"Ness?" I called while gently knocking on her door "Laur?... Get in" I opened the door and got into her bedroom "So, what do you need?" "Oh, nothing really. Just wanted to know if you're up to hang out with me, the cast and Ross' family after they come back from Colorado?" "Hum, sure. Just one question: will you all be in couples or… And if the answer is 'yes' don't come with 'Calum and Raini will also be there" 'cause we all know those two, even if they're not a couple, they always end up acting like one" "Yes, but it will be fun! Plus no one will exclude you. And, once you're worried with the couple thing, Riker will be there too" She eyed me, suspected "Laura, you're not trying to set me up with your boyfriend's brother, are you?" Man, she's fast "No. I just said he will be there. If you feel awkward because you'll be surrounded by 'love birds', you'll have someone who understands you. C'mon, Ness. You know it's going to be fun and that's he's a nice guy. I saw you two talking several times in the A&A studio. You seemed to be enjoying his company…" "Okay" "What?" "Okay. I'm going to pretend I don't know you're doing this and hang with you" "Seriously?" "Yes. It's gonna be fun and Riker may or may not be such a nice and… cute guy" "Whoa there, you think Riker is cute?" My face lightened up "So give him a chance wouldn't be a problem, would it?" She blushed "OMG! You have a crush on him!" "N-No. I don't" "Yes, you do! You don't fool me, Vanessa Nicole Marano" She laughed "Okay, so I'll call Ross and let him know you're coming".
I got back to my room and grabbed my flip phone (don't judge, ok?) and typed my boyfriend's number "Hey, Laur! Great you called. I have great news!" "Good! So do I! Ness is going with us!" "This is awesome! Or else I wouldn't know what to tell Riker. Oh, he's coming by the way. That's the great news" "What do you mean you wouldn't know what to say to Riker?" "Oh yeah. Let's just say it wasn't easy to convince him. He's just going because I said Ness needed company" "But why? He's always hanging with you all" "Yeah, but usually when we go out, I'm there with him. This time, you'll be there with me" "Yeah, but this is not the first time I hang with you" "Yeah, but most of times we're at home, where he can distract himself" "This makes sense… Oh, one more thing" "What?" "If I tell you the things are already going in our favor, would you believe it?" "It depends on what it means" "It means that Vanessa may or may not have a crush on a certain blond haired that you like to call sibling" "Rydel? This is sad. She's not available" I laughed about that "I'm just kidding" he laughed too "So, she likes Riker? That's great" "Yeah. She was all suspicious we were playing matchmakers and then she was ok and even said he's nice and cute!" "She thinks Riker's cute?" "Yes!" "Really? Riker? Cute? Where?" I laughed "Ross!" "What? It's true. I can't see any cuteness in him" he said laughing "That's because he's a boy and your brother. You wouldn't see him in any romantic way" "You got a point… So, I need to go now. Band stuff. Could you come over today? I miss you" "I miss you too. I also have some stuff to do. I'll see what I can do, I promise" "Okay, talk to you later. Love you" "Love you more" With that, we both hang up.
So? What do yall think? Can I post Chapter 2?
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