Chapter 1..
Dakota and Arabella Summers, un identical twins from liverpool,England, set off on their journey to California with their mother Tracey. Their dad left Tracey for another woman and abandoned his family, Tracey thought there was too many bad memories so she packed everything up and baught a house in santa carla and moved her daughters away forever. Dakota and Arabella were only 16 at the time but old enough to understand how bad the family had fallen apart and how emotional their mum was.
The family arrived in Californias airport and started to drive to santa carla.
"were almost here girls,a new start." Tracey said.
Arabella looked out the window as they drove past santa carlas sign, on the back it had 'murder capital of the world' grafitid in bright red letters.
"huh? Dakota did you see the back of that sign!" Arabella turned to her sister worried
"no,why what did it say?" Dakota said in a world of her own
"murder capital of the world! what the fuck, not exactly a friendly welcome!"
"Arabella, what have i told you about swearing? and don't worry Dakota,it's probly just some crazy kids trying to be clever" Tracey said looking through the side mirror at the sign
"Are you sure were going to like it here mum?" Dakota asked looking out the window at the town of santa calra, there were weird punks and hippies walking around like zombies and missing flyers everywhere.
"it will just take time to get used to, give it a chance you might like it"
"Dad wouldn't of let us move to a place like this..." Arabella said to herself, Dakota nodded in agreement. Their mum heard and became upset
"Look girls, your father didn't care what happened to us, he would'nt have left us if he did! Just forget about him, i'm sorry i cant afford for us to live in Hollywood or Beverly Hills but it's hard for me."
"What and you don't think me or Dakota have a say in this? you moved us away as quick as you could, you pussied out of it mum. Your a grown woman get over it!" Arabella said shouting.
"Mum, listen. Arabellas just upset, don't be too hard on yourself, but she does have a point. You should have asked us about moving rather then just take us away, mum don't cry" Dakota said putting a hand on her mums shoulder.
Tracey started crying to herself, Arabella just sighed and went back to looking out the window. Dakota felt an awkward silence. Soon the Summers' pulled up outside a big beach house, their only neighbors lived a 2 minutes walk up the road
"okay girls get your cases and go and pick your rooms." Tracey said wiping her tears as she got out the car.
The sisters ran and grabed their cases and ran into the house and up the stairs, there were 4 bedrooms Dakota and Arabella picked ones closest to eachother at the end of the landing. They spent all day unpacking, and by late at night the house was now their own.
Dakotas room was medium sized, painted white and pink. The bed was next to a large window, sticking out towards the back garden with a seat in it, along with white and pink cushions neatly layed to make it look pretty and vintage. A white furry rug was layed in the middle of the room. Next to that was a vanity table neatly layed with vintage perfume bottles, aswell as a large mirror. There was also a tall white wardrobe patterned with baby pink floral designs and little diamonties. The room was evenly spaced and photos of family and friends were framed and hung on the walls to fill out the space.
Arabella's room was red and black with a double bed in the middle, on the walls was japenese art and sketches of anime she drew. there was a dark ebony wardrobe and dressing table with rosary beads hung over a full length mirror. above the bed were red fairy lights and pictures of family and friends from back in the far side of the room were french windows looking out onto the back garden.
The family soon went to sleep.
The next morning Dakota and Arabella were woke up by their mum knocking on their door.
"What do you want mum?" Dakota heard Arabella shout
"both of you get up were going to visit the neighbors up the road, i made buns!"
"what kind of buns?" Dakota shouted smirking
"chocolate" Tracey said
"what time is it?" Arabella shouted
"11, get up and get dressed it's only poliet to introduce ourselves" Tracey said as she walked downstairs.
Dakota walked into arabellas room.
"wakey wakey blondie" she said as she pulled the covers off Arabella
"shut up beetroot" Arabella barked, Dakota'a hair was dyed purple on her side fringe and part of the front of her hair. Dakota then hug attacked Arabella
"owwww!" she screamed
"you love it" Dakota said
When they were dressed they walked up the road with their mums to the neighbors house. The front garden had all sorts of indian tribal collectives and stuffed animals in it.
"what the fucks all this?" Arabella said
"a pile of shit" Dakota replied, as they high five each other
"watch your manners girls and try and be nice." Tracey said knocking on the front door.
"we will" they said in unison.
A woman with short blonde hair opended the front door
"Hello i'm tracey summers and these are my daughters Dakota and Arabella, we just moved in up the road and came to say hello" Tracey said politely
"I'm Lucy Emmerson, please come in"
They all walked into a big hall way, the living room and stairs were on the right and the kitchen was on the left and directly infront of them were large double doors.
"I live here with my dad and two sons Michael and Sam, they look about your daughters age, how old are you girls?"
"16" Arabella said
"ah Sams 16 too Michaels 18" Lucy smiled "I think their upstairs SAM, MICHAEL COME DOWN WE HAVE NEIGHBORS OVER" Lucy shouted
"oh and i made you all some buns by the way" Tracey said politely handing Lucy the buns
"oh thats very thoughtful of you please come into the kitchen and have a drink with me" Lucy and Tracey walked into the kitchen leaving Dakota and Arabella in the hall.
"That was eventful" Arabella said
"where are those boys? Do you think they'll be fit?" Dakota asked
"shh, wait i can hear someone come downstairs" Arabella whispered, Michael and Sam walked down the stairs.
"hi, are you our new neighbors" Michael asked
"we sure are" Arabella said
"and you two are..."
"i'm Arabella and this is my sister Dakota, were nonidentical twin sisters, right Dakota?...Dakota?" arabella kept repeating, she nudged Dakota
"uh yeah right" Dakota said
"aha, i'm Michael and this is Sam."
"hey there" Daktoa said looking at Sam
"well hello" Sam replied
Arabella looked back and forth to Sam and Dakota, as they stood gorming at eachother.
"lovely,well were going to talk for a minute okay Michael, nice to meet you Sam" Arabella said
"you too" Sam said
"okay then we will be in the living room" Michael replied
Arabella pushed Dakota to one side of the hall and whisperd.
"whats wrong with you? it so obvious you have a thing for sam"
"why what did i do?"
"you were staring at him, looked like you were catching flies"
"shut up! he's decent" Dakota said looking into the living room at sam
"well then, get to know him"
"omg omg what should i say?" Dakota said freaking out
"relax! just be yourself, ask him hobbies and stuff like that"
"thats too upfront, wait until he asks me"
"and what if he dosent"
"then we run" Dakota suggested
"fair enough, now lets get in there and try to be normal" Arabella and Dakota sat in the living room with Sam and Michael.
"so..." michael said
"so..what do you do for fun around here?" Arabella asked
"usualy i go on my motorbike and hang out with some friends" Michael replied
"what about you sam?" Dakota asked intreeged
"just at the boardwalk at nights and in the comic book shop with my friends the frog brothers"
"FROG brothers?" Arabella burst out laughing
"are they actually frogs?" Dakota asked
"No no no, they are people, thats their last name, frog." Sam said
"are you simple or something?" Michael asked Dakota
"no..." Dakota said
"she is abit, but i try" Arabella said sadly
"oh haha, pick on the prune head" Dakota said sarcasticaly
Michael and Sam looked at eachother then looked at the sisters who pretty much forgot where they were. Michael found it entertaining.
"Hey, we should all go to the boardwalk tonight?" Sam asked everyone
"sure" Dakota said
"okay then, Mike, Arabella you coming?"Sam asked
"yeah okay" Arabella replied
"yeah" Michael said
"great, Dakota and Arabella can walk up to our house around 6ish tonight then?"
"just call us Kota and Bella for short" Dakota smiled
"okay Kota" sam winked
"girls come on its time to go" Tracey said as her and Lucy walked into the room
"hey mum can Arabella and Dakota come with me and Michael to the boardwalk tonight?" Sam asked Lucy
"if thats okay with Tracey" she said
"of corse" Tracey smiled at the boys
"so they can be here for 6 tonight then?" Sam asked tracey
"sure, they will be here"
"great, well thanks for stopping by" Lucy said
"bye everyone" Arabella and Dakota said
"bye" the boys smiled