Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Short Stack, or any of its members, nor do I own Christopher. All I own is my creativity, and Alex and Seth!
A/N – I am aware that this fic may not be accurate, but it is for entertainment only, and I don't really care if I get all of the facts right or not. This is my first fanfic, so enjoy, and please review!
Chapter One – Why Hello!
Going to stay with my grandparents for the summer was going to be amazing. They lived in Budgewoi, right near the beach! They had moved since I last saw them, which was nearly twelve months ago, and apparently the house was beautiful. I had my own room, like always, and so did my twin brother Seth. He was also coming to stay, which was not unusual, considering we never went anywhere without each other. We had just turned eighteen, and we had just finished school. Finally!
My name is Alex, and I live with my Mum and brother in Adelaide. The family was going through a nasty divorce, and Mum decided it was best for Seth and I to go stay with her parents in New South Wales, just while things calmed down a little bit.
I was just finished packing my bag when I heard someone yelling my name from downstairs.
"Alexandra," my brother yelled, using my full name. "We are going to miss our plane if you don't hurry your ass up!"
"I'm coming for fuck sake!" I yelled back at him. I could almost hear my mother sigh at my language. I grabbed my bags and my guitar case, turned around and looked at my room for the last time, and shut off my light before making my way downstairs to my waiting, and very impatient brother, who was very eager to get out of the state.
We got to the airport, and boarded our plane with minutes to spare. The flight was long and boring. We stopped off at Melbourne for an hour, so Seth and I went for a wonder in search of proper food. When we finally got to Budgewoi, our grandparents were there waiting for us. I ran up to them, and hugged them tightly. It had been so long since I had seen them! Seth didn't run, but he had a huge grin on his face. Grandad put his arm around Seth's shoulders and we walked to the car.
"How have you been?" Gran asked us on the way to the car.
"Yeah, it's been a little hectic, but I have been good," Seth answered, swapping my guitar case from one hand to the other.
"What about you Alex darling?" Gran asked me.
I avoided eye contact, but answered, "Yeah, I've been good." Grandad must have known I was lying from the look on his face, but he didn't say anything. He knew me like that.
We got in the car, and took off, headed for the new house. When we pulled into the driveway, a smile spread across my face. It really was beautiful. It was like a two storey cottage, with a cobblestone path, and a white picket fence. The house next door was also beautiful. I saw a guitar leaning on their front porch, and made a mental note to acquaint myself with the owner.
When we were settled in to our new rooms, I took a look around the house. The inside was as beautiful as the outside. There was seashells stuck to the walls, and family pictures hung up everywhere. I noticed that there were only a few with my Dad in them. There rest were pretty much just Seth and me, with some of our Mum.
"Alex!" I heard Gran calling from downstairs. The smell of pasta wafted up the stairs.
"Coming!" I called, with a huge grin. I hadn't eaten since Melbourne, and I was starving! I looked at a clock in the hall and saw it was 6o'clock. No wonder I was hungry!
I rounded the corner into the kitchen saw the bowls on the table. There were six, even though there were only four of us. Grandad saw my confused look.
"The boys from next door are eating with us," he explained with a smile. "I hope that is okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine," I said, still confused. No one had said anything about boys next door, but it would be good to have someone else around, other than just my grandparents, and well Seth of course, but he was like a second half of me, and didn't count!
"So who are these boys?" I asked, taking a seat at the table. The pasta smelled delicious, but out of manners, I didn't start eating until everyone was seated.
"Their names are Andy and Bradie, and they are late," Gran said, looking at the clock. As soon as she had said Andy and Bradie, my mind started racing. It couldn't actually be the Andy and Bradie, could it? But they did live here, my mind reminded me.
I was interrupted with Gran exclaiming, "Here they come!" and sure enough, my suspicions were confirmed when I saw Bradie Webb and Andy Clemmensen making their way up the cobblestone path.
A/N first chapter done! What do you think? I hope you liked it! Hope it wasn't torture to get through! Please review! It would make me a VERY happy girl! Hope it wasn't too slow! Please let me know if it was for future references! I just noticed that I used exclamation marks quite a lot there!