A Summer Down Under – A Jai Courtney Fan Fiction
A/N: Yes, I know this is not an Eric from Divergent fic. I had no idea where else to put it.
I do not own Jai/Eric or Divergent. The only thing I really own are the characters Kayla, Susanna, Eli, Keegan and Mel because they are original characters. Enjoy!
Chapter One – The Arrival
Kayla
"Only a few more hours," I told myself. "Then I'm off this plane to see Susanna, Eli, Keegan and Mel."
I was on my way to Sydney, Australia. At twenty-five years old, I was finally financially capable of giving myself the gift of a wonderful summer vacation. Free from listening to people call into my work demanding I fix whatever problem they're having. Thank goodness, too. I really needed this vacation. I needed to get away from the pissed off customers, my miserably pathetic coworkers and my giant pain-in-the-ass of a roommate. Now, I could tolerate the first two pretty well if I didn't have to deal with the last one - my roommate. I recall lying to get out of the house so I could call Susanna about how much she got on my nerves. She was a "flavor of the week" type of girl. Fortunately she wouldn't be that way if it weren't for the way she is towards people, but unfortunately no one can change it. It's really as if she's a hormonal bitch every day of the month, and that's why it makes me crazy. Everything ends up a huge deal for her. This includes break ups. I can't tell you how many times I heard her and her flavor fighting, swearing and being nasty to one another and then two days later doing it again.
"We are going to be getting ready to land soon," I heard the flight attendant say. "Please buckle your seatbelts." All buckled up, I reached into my pocket and pulled out the earphones and the mp3 player that accompanied it. I put the earphones in my ears and pressed play on the player. Just like that, I floated off to music world. I didn't mind being on a plane, that part didn't bother me. The parts that did are the takeoff and the landing, so to prevent an issue I began carrying my mp3 player around.
When the plane landed and I was finally able to get off, I made my way to the baggage claim and grabbed the two that were mine, making a total of three bags - including my carry-on. After gathering my things, I made my way toward the doors to leave the airport. I was now in Sydney, Australia. My summer was about to begin. I got onto an escalator and was able to see the doors. As the escalator moved downward, I saw them: Susanna, Keegan, Eli and Mel all near a bench close to the door. My heart flipped with excitement as their eyes all met mine. Susanna was the first to spot me, and I saw her mouth move to tell the other three that she saw me before pointing at me so they could see. I waved with a huge grin. When I got off the escalator I quickly walked towards them, setting my bags down beside me within seconds of Susanna damn near tackling me with a hug.
"I sure have missed you!" the happiness in her voice obvious.
"I've missed you too," I replied. "All of you." I looked at each of them. We shared a group hug before Keegan and Eli picked up my stuff for me and the five of us walked out to the car. The last time I'd seen them was also the first time ever. We had all met in a chat online, and became very close. We all had something in common - gaming. They, however, shared one other common fact - they were Australian. I was the American in the bunch, but I didn't mind. We all talked about a wide variety of different things, from American customs, food, snacks, drinks, Australian customs and currency to government, sites to see and much more. Marine biology was something Susanna and I shared interest in. Conversations we had about it went on for hours. Now I was finally in their home... I would get to see their way of life for an entire summer. Three summers ago they'd all had a vacation in the States, and stayed with me. Now it was my turn.
"So how are the States?" Keegan asked as they loaded my stuff into the car. Susanna and I were getting into the car as I turned to answer him.
"Not bad. Probably missing you guys though." I winked at him.
I didn't mean it in a flirtatious manner. We're friends, and this is how we act towards one another, as friends. If either of us had any interest in each other, we would have known already and told the other.
We all loaded into the car after that and drove back to the flat they stayed in, socializing the entire time. It was nice, getting to be around my close friends again. It's hard for me to tolerate other people in large doses, so I typically act antisocial and put up a wall. But not with them. With them I'm social, silly, content, happy even. They're like family, but not the kind you're stuck with that you barely tolerate simply because you have no choice. They're family that I chose, and they chose me as well