Nigel Uno rolled out of his bed as if it were just any old morning... But he knew that this morning was different. Today was the day of the huge vacation that he and his friends had been planning for a year now, not to mention, the first day of him being un-grounded.
You see, last year, Nigel's parents went on vacation, and the brit did what any normal teen would do... Throw a party. But this party quickly turned into a rager and the house was destroyed. After a shitshow, drama-filled, out of control weekend, Nigel and his four best friends Hoagie, Kuki, Wally, and Abby all attempted to clean up the best they could.
And they did a damn fine job. However, upon his parent's return, they inspected the house and everything checked out. Well, maybe a little too well... Because when his parents searched the house, they noticed it was TOO clean. They immediately knew their teenaged son had only cleaned so efficiently to overcompensate for something... And they got the truth out eventually.
Thus began Nigel Uno's 365 day ban from anything fun. He was allowed one visit from his friends per week, and he had to call in every weekend at school to ensure that he wasn't drunk. But today was the end of all that, and the teen was allowed to live his life normally again. And he and his friends booked this trip to Aruba months ago, during school, and somehow they all managed to convince their parents of allowing their trip. Even the Unos allowed their son to take part.
The guest list for this event was larger than the usual core group of friends Nigel was used to, beyond his four best friends, also included was Fanny, Rachel, and Patton, all of which Nigel heard a mouthful from after not inviting them to his 'epic' houseparty...
Nigel stood by his driveway, all prepared to go, only waiting for his friend to arrive before they left. The first to drive up was Wally in his sports car, with Kuki sitting in the passenger's seat. The bald brit groaned seeing that these two were to first to make it... He loved them both and everything, but being the 'couple', it was incredibly annoying to be stuck alone with them...
With their relationship starting at the end of the huge house party a year ago, they started off very awkwardly, as if they had taken two steps back with their comfort around each other... But then a month before sophomore year of college started up, they seemed to take a turn in the opposite direction... They were always talking, flirting, kissing, hugging, and cuddling at the most unnecessary times. This annoying PDA came back with a vengeance when the asian and australian returned home to one another.
This was not, however, to say they still weren't who they were a year ago. Wally was still that hardheaded aussie who had a knack for causing trouble for himself, and Kuki still the delightful airhead that always had something goofy to say and could brighten up anyone's day. The only thing that's truly changed is that now everyone taunted Wally for being too open about his feelings, instead of not being vocal enough.
"How's it goin' mate?" Wally laughed, as he jumped out of his car, dressed tropically for the warm weather they have not even encountered yet, "Getting your first breath of fresh air in a year, huh?"
Nigel scowled, "You know, it's really not that funny..."
Kuki happily sprung from her seat and greeted Nigel as well, "Pff! Yesh it is! More importantly, isn't this exciting?" She cheered, "A whole week with sun, sand and oceans without our parents or schoolwork or-"
"A legal drinking age!" Wally added, grinning ear to ear, pulling out a random soda from his car. "We'll finally get to see good ol' 'Bottom's Up Uno' for the first time since last year!"
The brit gave his friend a look, "Very funny, Wallabee..." He knew the aussie hated it when he called him by his full first name. "But 'Bottom's Up Uno' is retired... If you don't remember I got myself into quite a bit of trouble last year..." He was referring to taking his shirt off and dancing on a table, attempting to kiss Kuki, singing to Lesley Gore, and getting with his exgirlfriend, Lizzie...
Kuki merely laughed, "Don't be like that, Nigey! We all do things when we're not proud of when we're drunk! Like make out with girls who don't actually look like me!" She said sweetly, but was clearly taking a verbal swing at her boyfriend, who nearly spat out his soda, trying not to remember the whole 'Tiffany' incident.
"... Or singing 'Lovefool' and crying and trying to rape me!" He retorted.
"Or like-" Kuki began but was cut off.
"Enough of your little lover's squabbles!" The brit demanded. "The point is, I'm not drinking when we get there, I need to practice my self control!" Nigel spat at the couple, growing red from frustration.
"Fine... Whatever suits ya, mate." Wally said, flipping his blond bangs to reveal his eyes a little more.
Immediately taking the conversation in a different direction, Kuki started blabbing about what she wanted to do while at the beach, "Well anyway! I can't wait to sit in the sand, and go swimming, and tan!"
Her simpleminded excitement led to her boyfriend making fun of her... Which led to an argument... Which led to the inevitable making out in the open.
"Fuck meeeeeee..." Nigel groaned under his breath as the two went at each other's faces. Luckily for him, he saw Hoagie driving up in his giant truck of a car.
Almost annihilating his best friend and his girlfriend with his car, Hoagie stopped his truck right in front of the two. Wally turned a deep shade of red, as opposed to his usual self, this was not from embarrassment, but from anger. "Why don't you watch we're you're going shithead?" The australian demanded, Kuki still wrapped in his arms.
Hoagie stuck his head out the window and laughed, "Why don't you suck tonsils somewhere a little less obvious next time, then?"
The brown haired teen was also more or less the same as he was a year ago, still goofy beyond belief, always making his bad jokes, the usual Hoagie Gilligan. One thing that has been a little different is his love life. At the end of the party last year, Hoagie was led on and shot down by Abigail. Sure he may have deserved it for pretending to be gay... But come on, the girl completely wrecked his self esteem... Still, he was on hot pursuit for Abby, and nothing was going to change that, even if he did have to work over time for it...
Nigel approached his car and whispered to him, "Thank you for saving me from those two..."
Hoagie shook his head playfully, "They just have to rub it in everyone's face, don't they? Whatever... So where's everyone else? I brought this truck so we can pack everyone's crap."
"Not here, clearly..." The brit sighed, "Let's just load up everyone who's here at least..." He turned to the blond who was arguing with his girlfriend over why they couldn't find a pool full of sand while they were away. "Hey muscles, why don't you give us a hand and throw these bags in Hoagie's truck?"
Not one to turn down a chance to show off how much he can lift, especially with Kuki around, Wally nodded and lifted Kuki's three bulky bags and carried them to Hoagie's car. "Aye... Whadda ya got in here? Rocks?" He whined, as he dropped the bags in.
"Don't be silly!" The girl giggled, "I don't carry rocks around!"
The three boys couldn't help but bow their heads in disappointment at Kuki's gullibility... But before they could verbally berate the girl, they heard a car coming down the road.
Next to drive into the house was Rachel, who drove with Fanny. These two weren't happy, as stated before, that they weren't included on the house party guest list last year, so Nigel wasn't looking forward to their arrival. Before Rachel could even stop the car, Fanny's door flew open and she leapt out. "Alright, this may be jolly and fun now, but I swear, don't think I'll forget so easily next time you don't invite me to something, Uno!"
I knew it was coming... but that fast? Nigel asked himself.
She shoved in between Wally and Kuki, both of which gave her an angry scowl, she ignored them and kicked Hoagie in the shin. "Owowowowow!" The brown haired teen whined. "What was that for?"
Fanny put her hands on her hips, "YOU were supposed to pick me up, idiot!" Her attitude matching her flaming red hair. "And because of you I had to wait for Rachel to go out of her way to get me!"
"Geez! I'm sorry... But is it really that big a deal?" Hoagie asked meekly.
"It is when you're an idiot BOY!" The irish girl screeched, waving her finger at the boy.
Rachel ignored Fanny's tantrum and walked over to Nigel, "Sorry... She's just a little grumpy obviously... So who are we waiting for still?"
The brit shrugged, "I guess just Abby and Patton..."
Upon hearing the latter, Fanny took a break from her ranting at Hoagie and twisted around immediately, "Don't tell me you actually invited that little brat?"
"Patton?" Nigel asked, forgetting the grudge the two had for one another.
"Are you serious? Why is HE coming? I'd rather be stuck in a room full of adolescent boys than in a room with that piece o' crap! I may not even go if I know I have to deal with him!"
Wally knew she was bluffing so he thought he'd have some fun,"Alright then... Maybe you should just not come, because I'm behind Patton 150% on this."
She gave him a growl, "I'm still coming of course! I just won't enjoy my vacation as much with that little critter around..."
The blond huffed, "Oh well... It was worth a shot..."
"And just what's that supposed to mean?" She began arguing back, and the two entered into a furious argument.
Nigel nudged Rachel, "If she hates Patton more than she does Wally then maybe it wasn't such a good idea to invite them both?..."
But the blond girl only laughed, "Oh Nigel, you don't get it do you?"
"Eh... Get what?" He demanded, confused.
Rachel shook her head, "She doesn't actually hate... You know what? N-never mind, it's just a girl thing, I suppose..."
Nigel scoffed, "Ha! A girl thing? Forget it! After what happened to me last year, I'm done with girls forever!... If I have a girlfriend anytime before I graduate college, it'll be too soon!"
This made Rachel give him an angry look, "Well that just sounds stupid... I'm not gonna try to find a boyfriend or anything... But if the 'right' person came along, I wouldn't pass up the opportunity..."
The brit laughed yet again, "I guess that makes more sense... Too bad I don't know any 'right' people..." Upon him saying this, Rachel huffed and went to go talk to Kuki. "W-what?" Nigel demanded, "What'd I say?"
"Hey look who's here!" Hoagie called as he looked down the street and saw Patton speeding toward the house, who came to a screeching halt right in front of the Uno's mailbox.
The obsidian haired teen rushed out of his car and looked around to see everyone else who had beat him there. "Woah baby, look at the party going on here!" Then his face suddenly went from excited to bitter... "I'm sure this is a almost as awesome as that party that I WASN'T INVITED TO last year!" He said angrily to Nigel, who merely slapped his forehead.
Wally went and gave the teen a high five, "How's it going, Drilovsky?"
"Not bad Beatles, military school is a bitch, but whatever, that's what summer is for."
The blond chuckled, "Oh yeah, I forgot you're all intense like that! So two weeks without your strict physical training, eh?"
But Patton merely laughed at the boy, "Ha! That's a good one, Beatles! Of course I'm gonna keep in shape... You should join me... You know, unless you're scared or something."
Not one to turn down a bet, Wally scowled, "Oh please! I can keep up with you and then some!"
"Oh yeah?..." The other teen scoffed, "Prove it!" He extended his hand, and the blond accepted it as they shook.
"I'd love to!"
Then Fanny came barging in, "Stupid boys and they're dumb ass bets! You two are perfect examples of why guys are idiots!" She threw her arms in the air and said mockingly, "Oh look at me! I'm a dumb boy and I like to brag about how much I can benchpress and my protein shakes!"
Patton gave her a look, then turned to Wally, "Seriously? This one?... I guess their is no such thing as a perfect vacation..."
The blond shrugged, "'fraid so..."
"You little brats! Why don't ye say that closer to my face next time?" The irish girl began her third argument since arriving when everyone else heard a voice.
"Still the same old Fanny, Abby sees." Said the red hat wearing girl as she pulled into the driveway with a minivan. She parked the car and got out, with her minimal luggage, especially in comparison to Kuki. She threw her bag in Hoagie's truck and turned around.
"Sorry to be late, Abby just knew there'd be whining and stuff, so she waited a little for it to die down..." She looked at Fanny, still fuming, "Abby ain't sure how effective it was... But now that she's here, we can go. Is everything set?"
Nigel double checked to make sure everyone was there, and then announced, "It would seem so! So now if everyone would just kindly put their belongings in-"
But Patton was one step ahead of him, "Everyone put your bags in, NOW!" He quickly shoved his bag into Hoagie's car.
Rachel and Fanny grabbed their bags and added them to the pile as the blond girl said, "Well then... Let's not stick around anymore, shall we? Let's get into Abby's car!
Hoagie jumped into his truck full of luggage and roared happily, "Aruba, here we come!" And upon his words, the other seven rushed to both Abby's large car and they were on their way to the airport.
A/N Yeah, not a fun first chapter, but it was more of an introduction to the idea of the story and the three new characters (as of now) than legitimate story, so rest assured people, the good stuff will be coming by the plenty starting next chapter ;) Now just because I set out the groundwork for the fic doesn't mean I don't need you guys! Your ideas would be much appreciated in this fiction, I want to make a story that appeals to you guys. So read and review and let me know what you think!