Author's Note: Please do not attempt the actions featured in the fanfiction, "Summer Slumber." The characters are fictional and it's not a good idea either. So please be safe and do not attempt these activities without thinking it through.
May 31, 2036 2:59 P.M. [Benham City]
"Ten."
tick-tock
"nine..."
tick-tock
The clock's hand kept moving little by little in a, well, ticking manner. Someone whispered under their breath, waiting with tension.
"Five, four..."
"Mr. Jones. Why can you not pay attention to class?"
"Three..."
"Mr. Jones!"
tick-tock
"two..."
tick-
eh?
TOCK.
"Happy New Years!" A teen with blue hair worn by green-tinted goggles jumped on his desk, then pulled on his backpack and ran straight to the door. Leaving the teacher having a frustrated sigh and other students joining in the party of the last day of school.
This was good too because they've all passed the suffering Freshmen year of high school. Ceylan Jones was the most excited boy out of his class because he may be an academic student, but he has more of an interest in the social world with people. He ran through the hallways and was looking for a certain someone. Ceylan was 15 year-old as most Freshmen were. He had crystal eyes, blue hair, and his outfit that consisted of a pair of navy blue skinny jeans, a cream colored hoodie, and green tinted goggles. On his way out to the school doors, Ceylan bumped into someone he knew.
"Watch where you're going!" a boy a year younger than him shouted. His dark jade hair was practically sticking up like grass and cattails. His large, almond eyes were a golden harvest and then his eyebrows were covered by a headbandanna.
"Why don't you watch where you're going, Toxsa!" Ceylan Jones had often gotten into small bickers with Toxsa Dalton. The green haired boy wore camo tank top, grey skinny jeans, and a hiker's vest that kept him warm.
"Alright, break it up you two," a blonde came over to the duo. His bangs were a lighter shade of the sun color that grew dirty blonde at the ends and was tied back with a ponytail and his eyes were darker than the the shade of a lime color.
His attire consisted of a sports fan jersey, navy blue shorts, and his jacket was tied around his waist. The dirty blonde then broke up the fight by pushing Ceylan and Toxsa away from each other, but then he was tricky and snuck up behind Toxsa to give the shorter boy a noogie.
"Dammit Chooki!" Toxsa spitted out as he was being trapped in Chooki's grip. In which, Ceylan was laughing the entire time at.
"Pffftt... Toxsa you're still short!" Ceylan laughed, while onlooking students passed the three boys.
"MY GROWTH SPURT HASN'T KICKED IN YET! DAMN YOU." Toxsa yelled back and escaped Chooki's grip to tackle the bluenette. Once free from the noogie of doom, Toxsa ran straight towards Ceylan, until Chooki tried to stop him.
"Dude relax! At least you grew since Middle School!" the blonde teased his friend. "Though, you still have the same temper-"
"Again! I do NOT have anger issues!" Toxsa tried to free himself again. Sadly, he failed because Chooki was the oldest boy there and the most athletic too. Just as Ceylan was laughing uncontrollably, someone walked into the three friends. His spiky hair was a red mahogany with a dark brown color and his lavender eyes shone with brightness. He had on grey cargo pants with a bronze chain and a brick red long sleeved shirt that revealed his collarbone.
"Hey guys!" he spoke up.
"Don't 'hey guys' us!" Ceylan's face was close to his. "IT'S SUMMER! GUREN! WE ARE NOT FRESHMEN ANYMORE! NO MORE HOMEWORK! NO MORE TEACHERS! NO MORE P.E.! NO MORE SCHOOL!" Ceylan grabbed Guren's shoulders and shook him like a maniac.
"Okay! Okay! I think I get the point!" Guren got dizzy from his friend's action and Ceylan decided to stop. When Ceylan stopped, everyone greeted each other like they should have and the quartet made their way to the school's entrance doors to leave. Guren was quiet the whole time as everyone chatted on about what things they were going to do in the summer. The day wasn't so bad and the heat wave hadn't struck yet. "Oh yeah, I guess you guys should know something."
"What is it?" Chooki asked.
"Well, I'm thinking of getting a summer job and-"
"DUDE, WE CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL AND YOU DECIDE TO WORK?" Ceylan interrupted Guren and grabbed his wrists this time. "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU THINKING! WE'RE STILL 15 OR- ER... 14 AND YOU KNOW!" The blue haired boy shook his best friend like a psychopath, until Chooki and Toxsa pried off Ceylan, who was trying to get back to Guren.
"That's not what I mean, Ceylan!" Guren held up both his hands in self defense. "I still don't have a summer job yet, so I still have time for you guys!" he nervously sweatdropped.
"You got lucky this time, Guren!" the boy with the green-tinted goggles eyed Guren. "So now I've gotta grab a pair of handcuffs, so you won't leave me."
"You're joking, right?" Chooki gave a half-hearted laugh.
"Uhhhhh..." Ceylan continued this if weren't for the next thing that happened.
HONK! HONK! HONK!
"Hey guys, I think that's our ride." Toxsa mumbled. Then they all walked over to the car where a certain someone was waiting for them. She stepped out of the car. Her hair was a forest green and her eyes were a reddish rust. She wore loose, white belted shorts, a deep corral tank top with a red leathered vest, and a pair of simple sandals. "And... it's Wakamei."
"C'mon Toxsa! I don't want to end up in traffic, especially when school's over. Let's all go the the diner!" She called. They then sped up their pace because all the boys knew she wasn't the nicest person when she got angry. That, and she was even able to beat the athletic Chooki.
"Okay! We're getting there!" Toxsa yelled back as they all got on the car. During the drive, everyone was talking about the next things they were going to do in the summer. "I'll just spend my time on Doomsploder-"
"Oh no, you don't," Wakamei's sandals were off and she pinched Toxsa's cheek with her toes while driving. "Remember that agreement?" She said in a sing-song tone.
"Oh yeah..." Toxsa was trying to get out of his sister's toe grip, but somehow managed to fail.
"Yep."
"Wait. What you mean, Wakamei?" Guren asked Toxsa's older sister.
"This summer is his birthday. You know that, right?" the three boys nodded. "Well, I gave him two options; 1. You could spend your summer on Doomsploder and not have anything for your birthday. Or 2. For his birthday, he's allowed to get piercings, but he has to work at a summer job, that's not where the diner is. Do you know what he picked?"
All the boys glowered at the younger teen. "Yep. He decided to have piercings." She pinched his cheek harder and finally let go. "Didn't you, Toxsa?"
"Oh my freaking... Toxsa..." Chooki buried his face in his hands.
"WHY CAN'T I GET PIERCINGS?" Toxsa spitted out.
"You don't need any! Only Gen does that kind of shit!" Chooki sighed.
"Well, too late. We're getting my piercings today!" the grass haired boy smirked.
Some Painful things Later...
"It was worth it!" Toxsa squeaked from the slight pain that he had taken earlier. Though, he was happy about the fact that he had silvery rings and studs here and there on his face.
"Yeah, yeah." Wakamei smiled. "But now you have to get a summer job."
"Dammit." Toxsa silently cursed, with his happiness fading away.
"Language!" his older sister pinched his left cheek again. "Anyways, I've I already found a place. We're going to the west coast, as in California to work at a resort. So get packing when we get home-"
"Are you saying Toxsa's going to leave-" Chooki suddenly said, but was cut off short.
"Hey can I also go there too?" Guren questioned and Wakamei seemed surprised at his request, but then she smiled again.
"Alright, I guess so. Make sure you tell your dad what you're going to do. Just so you know, we don't have adult supervision. So you better behave because I know I'm a grown woman, but I'm still young." This was right too. She always seemed young, despite her age.
"Okay, sure." Guren replied. Just then, Ceylan started to reach out to Guren, in attempt of trying to strangle him. However, Chooki avoided this from happening by blocking Ceylan with his hand.
"I'll go too." Chooki sighed in defeat.
"You know the drill, dude." Wakamei said. The sun was starting to set and the sky turned into a light shade of lavender. Everyone was silent for the whole ride, until Ceylan spoke up.
"If you guys are going, then I guess I don't have a choice." Ceylan's head was low, then he raised it up to turn to his friends. "I'll go with you also." He smiled at Guren, but turned away quickly for some odd reason.
"Well, that's more people than I expected!" Wakamei exclaimed. "There are another two who're going also. I think you already know them. Remember Quarton?" She asked. That's when the silence fell. And the young woman felt as if it were a soap opera. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to pick that subject up."
"It's alright," the redhead said softly. "At least everything turned out good. It's just that we don't think this as an important matter anymore. Everything's normal." he shrugged.
"I guess so, but it's not a really personal subject." Wakamei looked out the window and other mirrors to park. "Just say bye to Mr. White before all you guys go to California."
"Wait a sec-" the blue haired boy snapped as they walked into the closed diner.
"Gen and Beni?" the teen with new piercings sounded confused. Two other people were in the diner waiting. One of them was a boy with ruby red eyes and had emo styled hair that was black, but faded into a good shade of brown. He was wearing a black sports jacket, zipped up to his neck and wore dark grey trousers.
The other person was a pink-haired girl with sleepy, teal eyes. Her outfit consisted of a soft pink shirt that revealed her shoulders that had a maroon camisole, navy blue shorts that went to her knees and raspberry colored flip-flops. The two stared at the quartet.
"Don't ask." Gen said.
"What's with the earrings?" Beni asked in a teasing voice.
"SHOULD I REGRET THAT I GOT PIERCINGS?" Toxsa said, enraged.
"Yes, you should." Wakamei whispered. "Even Gen wouldn't get those kinds." She then turned on the lights and opened the windows that still had screens to let the cool air in. "Well, you should now know that you're all going to work with each other now." the older sibling said.
"I've never seen Beni doing stuff like that." Toxsa commented. Then Beni was almost about ready to flick him.
Flashback...
"This outfit's nice~" Beni looked at her mirrored self because she had chosen to try on the clothes that the mannequin had advertised outside the store. The colors had really looked quite nice, until she stared at its color again.
The color was dull and boring.
She then decided to change back into her spring clothing, until she realized her clothes were gone. "What the heck-" the pink haired girl stepped out of the fitting rooms to ask the person in charge where the heck were her original clothes were. Just then, she saw another girl.
Wearing her clothes.
"Dammit, bi-" she then decided to stop and walk up the other teen wearing her clothes. "I'm sorry, but these are my clothes-"
"Piss off." the other girl responded.
"Hey!"
"What do you want?" the other girl put a hand on her hip.
"Those are my clothes." Beni's anger was rising.
"So?"
Then that's when Beni snapped and lunged at the other girl. They both pulled and shoved each other, trying to win on who was right. Near the entrance, she was then swung outside where the alarms beeped and she landed right in the fountain. Soon, there was a crowd of people who surrounded the store and listened to what happened.
They didn't notice Beni and believed the other woman's story was true.
"Get up." Beni wiped the tap water out of her eyes and saw a towards her. It was someone she knew. The girl grumbled and took the hand.
"Thanks Gen..." Beni crossed her arms as soon as she was away from Gen's grasped hand. Just then, the store manager walked up to the duo and one word came to their minds;
Crap.
"After seeing the surveillance footage, I know what had really happen." Beni gave a sigh of relief. "However, you have damaged an exclusive, fine outfit."
"I'll pay for that." Someone spoke up. She came out of nowhere and paid whatever was on the bill. The store manager seemed pleased at the young, but had a look of disapproval towards Beni.
"Uh... thank you." Beni than was about to leave the scene when Gen tapped on her shoulder. This person was familiar. "Oh."
"Now that I've helped you, you should owe me something."
End of Flashback...
"How much was the bill anyways to pay it off-" Wakamei shoved a a piece of paper in Toxsa's face and his eyes grew wide. "Oh..."
"Can we never speak of this again?" Beni sighed.
The Next Day...
"Bye Mr. White!" everyone shouted from the car. The old man waved back at them as they drove away.
"And this all happened because of a decision from a birthday." Mr White sighed, shaking his head.
June 1, 2036 7:23 A.M. [Benham Airport]
"C'mon everyone!" Wakamei was at the airport with all six teens and shoved them here and there to avoid missing their flight. Once on the plane, everyone took out all of their entertainment electronics and began to enjoy themselves over the long ride.
Guren and Beni were sitting next to each other which had been awkward. And everyone knew this. Guren used to date Beni a long time ago, but things didn't work out between them because of some issues. Though, they were just okay with being friends instead. Beni looked out her window seat and couldn't sleep. She had other thoughts in mind. It was nice to be able to do something for once in awhile, but life had always been boring to her. Especially, since the war in Quarton ended. She didn't go to school, she didn't have much of a family, she and Guren weren't meant for each other, and Gen and her had a difficult time to see each other.
Truly, she had nothing else in this world to do. She thought maybe trying out this would solve her problems. So really, inside, Beni was anxious to maybe start a new life or something like that. Her eyes never left the sights below on how they were far different than her old life. After not shutting her eyes for at least the whole night, the girl fell asleep once the plane landed.
June 1, 2036 11:46 P.M. [North America West Coast Airport]
"Can I draw on her face?"
"Ceylan, no." Wakamei pulled the pink haired teen up to have her arm rest on her shoulder. "I guess I have to drag her now. All of you just try to go find my long distance friend and she'll give us a ride. Hurry up, while you can. I'm need to carry twice as much." The boys nodded and headed straight through the gates and all that. Once outside the airport center, they began walking, until they spotted another girl who was waving towards them.
"I think that's her." Toxsa yawned.
"Oh what what makes you think that?" Ceylan said sarcastically.
"Hey!"
"Ouch!"
"Owww..."
Violence Later...
"I can't believe your friend's still out." Wakamei was carrying Beni still, but her friend helped her also. Gen just blinked. "Anyways, I say we all get to the hotel and get to our rooms and rest. Tomorrow's your free day, so use it wisely. Now, we can all faint on our beds.
"Agreed." everyone nodded as they made their way to the hotel entrance. When they got there, everyone then took the elevator towards the the upper floors that served as rooms for the employees only. Wakamei and her friend were sharing a room, Chooki and Toxsa shared another, Guren and Ceylan had their own, but then there came a problem.
"Uh... having two teens that are opposite genders in the same room doesn't seem like the best idea..." Chestell whispered. "But, that's what we've got left, I guess!" she shrugged. Everyone then sweatdropped at the comment.
"Gen," Wakamei glared at the emo teen, "remember that Beni's a girl too." Then she shoved Beni into Gen. At their rooms, everyone then fainted on their beds without unpacking.
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