Summary: haley harrington's sudden arrival in the bay causes aftershocks that no one could have seen coming. {harrington family centric; casey/oc, spencer/sasha, indi/chris, mentions of bianca/heath and kyle/tamara.}
Authors Note: Welcome readers! Recently, I have gotten back in watching Home and Away having being unable to continue watching following Charlie's death. I adore quite a few of the new characters, I'm especially becoming a big fan of the Harrington family hence the creation of my oc; middle sister and only girl, Haley. While this fic does have ships and some of the said ships are quite important to the overall plot, the story is very centric on Spencer, Chris and Haley. Their family and delves further into the past. Also, for plot purposes, Tamara's memory has not yet returned and she is still very much with Kyle.
Chapter One; Face from the Past.
"We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark."
― Whoopi Goldberg
A new arrival often sparked immediate intrest in Summer Bay, speculation was often flung between residents on who the latest to move into their small home, their gossip wasn't vivious, merely a curious wildfire that spread with each and every sighting.
And my arrival into Summer Bay was no expection.
Having slipped out of the sliver Porsche I arrived in, my fingers slammed the car door louder than she'd realised. I squeezed my deep hues shut and cringed, waiting a few seconds before I moved as to brush off the over curious glances. "2 seconds." I muttered bitterly, the roll of my orbs hidden by the dark shades that covered my eyes. "And you've already got most the fucking cafe staring at you."
Padding foward, ignore the way eyes of many were trained on her thin frame, though I felt uncomfortable under their gazes, I couldn't deny the attention I enjoyed.
Inside the cafe, the attention didn't lessen; infact it seemed to increase and I found myself wanting to turn on her heel and run, bolt as fast as she could and do as my younger brother had done before me, master the art of running away and not look back.
"Ignore them," A women's voice sounded from behind the counter, I craned my neck to glance at her, she was older, probably in her forties but beautiful none the less, her eyes were kind and soft. I took a step closer. "You're the lastest new arrival in Summer Bay. A shiny new toy."
"Yeah. I guess I am." I cursed myself for sounding so meek, confidence was key and I was nothing if not confident. "I'm not actually planning on staying long. It's more a visit."The women's eyes took on a more curious gleam, it was small and slight but as perspective as I was, I could read people. "Oh." She mumured in reply to my comment, voice laced with the curiourosity her eyes fought to hide. "Do you mind if I ask who, I could point you in the right direction."
I nodded softly, having reached the counter in small steps, my stomach growled at the sweet scent of the cake and I tried to remember the last time I'd eaten. "I don't know if you know them…or if their even here. Spencer and Chris Harrington."
I didn't miss the way her face expression darked for a split second as I mentioned Spencer's name. Taking her…annoyance directed towards my younger brother as a good sign, I continued, stepping carefully around subject. "They're my brothers."
"Oh." Her eyes brightened again and I found myself wondering if everyone in Summer Bay changed emotions quicker than they changed socks. "You must be Haley." My expression must have showed my evident surpise at her being aware of my existance because she quickly covered. "I've heard about you. From Maddy, I'm Roo by the way." At the mention of Maddy's name I could feel how forced my smile became, I was never Maddy's biggest fan. At some point, my resentment of her became thankful, grateful; I didn't like her but I owed for getting Spencer out from under our father. It was a debt I planned to fulfil as soon as possible. She was truly the last person on the planet I wanted to be indebted to. "All good I hope." The light smile on my face became more natural, Roo's kindness making me feel at ease.
After a conversation that lasted a few more minutes, I bid Roo goodbye and set off to find the reason I was in Summer Bay in the first place. I'd been here for about half an hour and so far, everything was going well. Until, an expected collision led to by coffee spilling down my bra and a yelp emitting from my lips as the scolding liquid made contact with my skin. Forcing a smile, I glanced up at him, he was handsome I couldn't deny but his eyes seemed to brimming with anger, an anger I quickly realised was directed towards me.
The words that were muttered under his breath were so quiet, so slight that I barely picked up on them but by the way my fingers clenched and my jaw set, I could feel the anger pounding though my veins. "Look, I don't know who the hell you think you are but you bumped into me and you are the reason that I have coffee in my bra plus you smell like a pub and sweat, so don't go judging other people when you know nothing about them."
Dumping the coffee holder in the trash, I glanced towards Roo with my lips curled in apology. "I'm sorry, Roo." With my apology spoken, I turned on my heel and strolled out of the store. Head held high and shoulders pushed back, confidence oozing as I looked in search for my brothers.
My anger was still present and I could feel it bubbling deep in my gut. Dislike growing as I wandered back towards the car. Not even here an hour and I've already managed to put someone on my hit list.
It had gone better than expected.