AU. New to Chasing Life fanfic! This show and all y'all stories have sparked an interested in writing again for me! Give it a read if you'd like. Not sure how long this story will go, but it will definitely utilize both Greer and Brenna's point of view.
Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Hello! My name is...
Brenna
Again that stupid alarm clock went off at 730 am. It's a vacation! That means no alarm clocks and no set schedules. But of course my family was all about maximizing the most out of this vacation.
You see, my sister is sick, like cancer sick. Before she goes to start her treatment she wanted one last get away. So the family packed for Hawaii and here we are. Lucky for us it's summer time and the weather is amazing here. Way better than Boston.
And don't get me started on Boston. Nothing personal, but because she is sick, we uprooted our lives in New York to bring her down to Boston where our Uncle lives. He's a cancer doctor, but for the kids. My sister 's an adult, but he knows some very good adult cancer doctors and they just happened to be based out of Boston. So we moved. Matter of fact, my stuff in New York is currently being packed and trucked to our new house while we enjoy our time here in Hawaii.
Let's just say starting out in a new place, as a junior in High School, is not my idea of a good time. I left behind my best friend Ford and my boyfriend Kieran. I mean we had only been dating about 4 months but I love him and I miss him.
So here I am, in Hawaii listening to that god awful buzzing sound at 730 am for the third morning in a row. I slammed my hand down on the clock to shut it up. I can hear the shower going so I know April or Beth is up already. I lift up slightly and see that it is April who is up because Beth is still in bed with earplugs in her ears still sound asleep.
"Damn, I wish I thought of that!" I whispered.
I reach for my phone and see that Kieran and Ford have both sent me about 10 texts. I peruse what they said. Most of it is 'Are you home yet?' or 'I miss you!' or 'WAKE UP!' I laugh at the last one from Ford. She clearly is bored in Summer School and wants someone to distract her.
I put my phone down without answering either of their texts. I sat up and stretched out my muscles. I decided to go out to the patio for a breath of fresh air. It's 730 in the morning, so I was not expecting to see anyone on the beach, much less in the ocean.
I can see her. She's blonde, probably a little taller than I am. Great body! Cute bikini! Of course those two seem to go hand in hand here in Hawaii. Everyone walks around in a bikini top or tank and I swear its like a supermodel convention going on around here and no one told us when we booked it. But what the hell was this girl doing in the ocean this early?
I walk off the patio and out to where the sand meets the grass of the hotel property. I can't help but watch her play in the small waves. I look up and down the beach and see no one else around. Is she really just playing in the ocean by herself at 730 am? She sees me watching. She waves at me. I freak out a little bit inside because I never meant to get caught staring. I wave back because I mean I don't want to be rude.
'Oh crap! Here she comes!' I think to myself.
She is dripping wet and running up the beach toward me. Her smile is bright and dimples appear as she gets closer.
"Hi!" Blond-haired girl says. "I'm Greer."
She sticks her wet hand out toward me. I hesitate to take it, but then stick mine out and grab her hand. "Brenna."
"Cute pj's!" She says with a huge grin, dimples and all.
It is only then that I realize I am wearing my sponge-bob square pants boxers and a black tank top with the words "Too Cool for School" written on it. All I can do is let my head fall back and think to myself 'Can I be any more of a huge dork right now?'
Greer giggled to herself when she saw the realization hit and my timely reaction.
"Anyway, you should really go for a swim right now. It's the best way to wake up! The water is perfect! And some of the sea life is already up and moving around so you can see a lot without everyone else around you thrashing about," Greer said still smiling as if this was a perfectly normal thing to be doing.
"Ya, um, no it's cool. I'm more of the cup of coffee, 20 minute hot shower type." I said. "You know, like the rest of the world!"
She stares for just a second at me, shrugs with a smile and says, "You are missing out!"
She toweled off her wet hair and body. It was weird because in most moments like this, I wouldn't hang around and talk to a stranger, especially someone like her. She is way to happy for me. I would have made a smart remark and walked away or really I wouldn't even engage in conversation. But something about her just made my stay.
"You staying at the resort?" I asked. Of course she would be. There isn't anything within 2 miles on either side. It's why we like to vacation here. It kind of feels like we are away from everything!
Greer gives me a big smile. "Yep!" She points to two patios down from me and says that she is in that room.
"I'm right there!" I turn to point to my room and see Beth and April out on the patio with cups of coffee both looking very sneaky, almost as if they knew something was going on and wanted to see it, but didn't necessarily want to be caught staring. It was weird.
"Are those your friends?" Greer asked.
"The brunette is my sister April, and that is her friend Beth. But she is kind of like a sister to me as well. How about you? Got any siblings?" I asked.
"Nope! Just me and the 'rents," Greer said, still smiling.
"Oh! Well that's nice. You probably get a ton of attention from them." I said.
"Eh, here and there. They are both big Execs in business firms, so they are usually traveling or just super busy with work." Greer said a bit somberly. That was the first time I saw the brightness in her smile fade just a little.
"Oh, well that is nice that you at least get to come here with them. Spend some quality time," I said.
"Oh they aren't here. I'm here on my own. They usually send me off somewhere every summer so they don't have to bother with me while I'm not in school. This year they let me choose. And this is my most favorite place in the world." Greer smiled as she looked out over the water.
"Seriously? You are here on your own? That is awesome. How old are you anyway?" I asked.
"17, you?" Greer asked.
"17," I said.
"Cool!" Greer said.
"Well, I have to get back. I need to get ready for the day. God only knows what my crazy mom has planned for today. Yesterday was surf lessons and paddle boarding. I wouldn't be surprised if we did ziplining or something like that today." I said.
"Sounds fun!" Greer smiled. "Wait! Yesterday, were you all out at the beach by the Marina?"
"Yeah. Wait, please tell me you did not see us attempting to surf?"
"Only for a minute I swear!" Greer could not help but laugh a little.
"Was it at least at the minute when I actually stood up on the board and road a wave?" I could not believe that anyone actually saw me attempting to surf. It was bad enough having Ape and Beth getting up on their third try, but me struggling for like 20 minutes was embarrassing. I finally did get up on like the 8th attempt, but all the attempts before left me falling off in the most ridiculous ways imaginable.
"Oh yeah I saw you ride it. I actually may have cheered a little bit when I saw you stand up. But the best fall by far was when you were just about to stand up and the dog on his own surf board cut you off and stole your wave. Your face was priceless. The combination of fear that you might hit the dog and his board turning into angry 'I can't believe that dog just stole my wave' face was hilarious, all while you were falling back into the wave. It was a great moment, I must say!" Greer could not control her laughter remembering my face.
"Who puts a dog on a surf board any way? That was my wave and I totally would have stood up on that one too!" I huffed.
"Oh I believe you would have too. But then I would not have experienced the best moment of my vacation so far." Greer said.
"Wait a minute! You said you only watched for a minute. That happened on like my second try. I didn't stand up on the board for like another 15 minutes. You saw the whole thing didn't you?" I whined knowing that I just royally embarrassed myself in front of this girl and I didn't even know it.
"Trust me, you looked cool every single time you tried, even if I did have a good laugh with each attempt." Greer smiled genuinely.
"Ah man! First, I look like a fool on a surf board. Second, I'm standing here in my pj's which should never actually exist in a grown persons treasure trove of clothes. What's next? You'll see me trip over a pebble and face plant into the ground. Ugh! Sometimes I think it would be best if I just never actually get out of bed."
"Ah! You don't have to worry about anything. I can safely say that you were super cute while trying to surf and you are absolutely adorable in those pj's. As for falling over a pebble and face planting, I hold the record!" Greer smiled so bright.
"Thanks!" I couldn't help but smile back.
I turned back toward the room and got about halfway to the patio. I'm not sure what made me turn around, but I did.
"Hey Greer! Do you wanna come with us? I mean I am not totally sure what it is yet, but I figure having someone my age around would be ten times better than not." I asked.
I don't know if her grin could have gotten any bigger, but I can definitely say I felt my heart grow two sizes just by seeing it. I don't know why, but she agreed to come and I felt happy. Just pure happiness.
Greer took off back over to her room to rinse off and change.
I walked back up to the room and Beth and April immediately started hounding me with questions.
"Who was that?" Beth asked.
"Her name is Greer," I said, as I couldn't help but smile when I said her name.
"Mmhmm. And?" April asked.
"And what? That's it!" I said, confused.
"That's it? You don't know where she is from or how old she is or what the heck she was doing out in the ocean this early?" Beth asked.
"17, she loves the feeling of waking up by splashing around in the waves and something about sea life being more visible. Anything else?" I asked.
"Where is she from?" Beth asked again.
"Oh! I don't know actually. The only thing she said was that her parents were big execs for business firms and that they shipped her out here while she wasn't in school. " I said.
"Oh my God! She's rich! Ape, she bagged her self a wealthy keeper right out the gate!" Beth high fived April.
"What do you mean I 'bagged my self a keeper?' I asked confused while staring at the both of them.
April told me don't worry about it and to go shower up because we were leaving in 30 minutes.
I turned to head into the room and stopped halfway through the door. I turned around and saw them giggling between themselves and high fiving once again.
I stare at them for a second unitl they realize I am looking at them and the stop and look at me with as serious of a face as they can get. I furrow my brows in confusion again.
I shake my head and say, "Greer will be over shortly. I invited her out with us today since she is here by herself. I'll call Mom and Grammy's room to let them know."
I get a nod from both as I turn around and head for the shower. I can't get that smile out of my head.
