I waited a little, and now here is the second part of 'Astrid'!
I haven't worked on the third part much.. but that's in the future!
I don't own Lab Rats.
Now, I kinda skipped the summer, guess who's home~?
The car pulls into the driveway, coming to a stop just outside the garage. The passenger door opens. A girl of five foot eight inches steps out, her caramel blonde hair in a braid down her back and her blue eyes shining. 'It feels good to be home.'
Astrid walks to the trunk and takes out her bags. Her dad closes his door and walks to her to help. They walk in and Astrid looks around. "Not much has changed," Jake states.
"Yeah, it's like I never left," Astrid says wistfully. She walks up the stairs to her bedroom.
"A friend of yours called before I left to pick you up. Something about coming over the moment your home-!" Astrid deposits her bags just in the door of her room and goes rushing down the stairs. "Whoa, whoa, I didn't mean to take it seriously," Jake says, noting his daughter's excitement.
"I haven't seen Bree and her family since the beginning of June," Astrid tells him, "I missed the first few days of school, but I'm not going to wait until Monday to see them again!"
"I am going to nap. So you can walk there," Jake says. Astrid shrugs and walks out the door. She remembers the way like the back of her hand. She starts off in a jog, putting in her earbuds to listen to music on the way.
Since she had plenty of time to herself, Astrid had developed her muscles by running every morning and some evenings. Her mother had planned a few things for them to do together, but ended up 'busy' for a lot of the time. Fortunately, she had chosen some alternatives for Astrid to take part in. Needless to say, the visit to see her mom was barely that.
She wasn't too happy about all of it. She missed her friends. Bree had called a few times, but Astrid was usually busy with all the activities her mother planned that she didn't get to talk each time. Adam had interrupted during a few calls, but other than that, she didn't hear from him. Chase had texted her, and one phone call was specifically from him halfway through the summer. She still has their picture and looked at it everyday.
Astrid finishes listening to the album and she walks the distance up the driveway to the Davenport house. She puts her music device away and knocks on the door. Bree opens it up.
"Astrid!" She squeals. Astrid joins in the excited sounds and the girls hug. Bree looks her friend over. "You look great! Is that a tan?"
"Not too much, don't get excited," Astrid states, "How's Ethan?"
Bree pouts, "We broke up."
"Ohh.. Bree," Astrid says, setting a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"But I'm with Owen now. You remember Owen, right?" Bree asks, chipper again.
"Yes," Astrid says. Bree squeals again.
"Come in. Guys! She's here!" Adam is in the kitchen. He looks at her and beams.
"Welcome back Astrid!" He states.
"Adam," Astrid says, "where's my hug?" Adam jogs over and crushes her. "Too tight, too tight..!" Astrid wheezes, slapping his back. Adam lets go and she drops six inches.
"Astrid!" She turns to see Leo, who has grown a bit.
Astrid crosses her arms. "Who are you and where is that little boy I left here in a purple tux?"
"Hey! I was not small. I was travel size," Leo says, offended.
"You still are," Adam says.
"..Astrid?" Astrid turns around and her jaw almost drops.
Brown hair in a spiky style, white button up shirt with red and blue plaid set over a dark blue tee shirt, jeans, hightops, hazel eyes. It's Chase.
A similar response happens on his side. Her caramel hair had grown, and the braid keeps it away from her blue eyes. She isn't wearing make-up and Chase would never want her to. She has on a loose emerald green tank top with a white camisole underneath, showing under her armpits and at the hem. She has jeans, sneakers, and a bracelet.
'Whoa..' is all that crosses Chase's mind. He walks over to the group. He sees that she must have trained in a gym, or kept up a good exercise schedule.
"C'mon I got a hug from everyone else," Astrid says. Chase's mouth curves into his signature smile and Astrid's cheeks express what her mind would deny in a heartbeat. They hug and the other three join in.
"Don't leave again. Not having a friend that knows stinks," Adam states.
"I didn't enjoy being gone either," Astrid states.
"You have to tell us everything!" Bree states, "We can have a sleepover!"
"Yeah!" Adam states, "Just.. don't invite a lot of girls over and then have a virus take over Eddy."
Astrid laughs, "We can have a traditional one. Snacks?"
"Movie?" Bree joins in.
"Pillow fight!" Both girls say together. The boys just watch them babble about the sleepover.
"I'll call my dad," Astrid finally says, taking out her phone. "Speaking of.. Where are your parents?"
"Out on a date," Bree says.
Leo groans. "They wouldn't shut up. They were mushy at each other all the way out the door," he states.
"At least they are still together, be happy for that Leo," Astrid notes. The phone rings and her dad picks up not long after.
"Yes?" He asks.
"Hi dad, can I sleepover at Bree's tonight?" Astrid asks.
"...Yeah.. sure. After your stuff is put away."
"Thank you!" Astrid hangs up. "I can, but I need to unpack."
"Let's go!" Bree speeds her friend to her house. "I'll help." They walk in and climb to her room. Astrid moves one of her bags to her bed and opens it up.
Bree takes the other ones, speeding the various objects back to where they belong. Astrid does her clothes. When she's finished, Bree has a small bag ready with her pjs and clothes to change into the next day.
"All ready," she says, handing it to Astrid. Astrid puts it back on and Bree speeds them back to her house. "Who's ready for a sleepover!"
"Is it just us, or are the guys in this too?" Astrid asks.
"..Why not?" Tasha says, since the couple is back.
"But-"
"The boys missed her too," the adult says. She stirs whatever is on the stove, "One more than others.." she adds, smirking to herself. "They will be up in a moment. You go change."
Astrid walks up the stairs while Bree goes to her capsule. Astrid uses the bathroom. She opens her bag and sees what Bree had chosen for her pjs. The bottoms are white with green plaid lines and light gray squares weaving through them. The top is mostly gray with a single green stripe horizontal across her chest.
She changes into them, leaving her stuff in a spare bedroom. She walks down the stairs and finds the group in the living room. Bree had set it up with pillows and blankets. Adam and Chase have bowls of popcorn and Leo is choosing the movie.
Leo has his normal pjs on, and Bree was smart enough to wear her baseball tee that says 'Love Me' in multiple colors, but Adam and Chase are still in their standard gray lab jammies.
"Guys.." Astrid says, "aren't you going to change?"
"This is what we wear to bed," Adam states.
"I don't see anything wrong with it," Chase states.
"That's because you grew up in a basement.." Astrid says under her breath. Chase doesn't react, so he didn't hear her.
"So Astrid, tells us what happened while you were gone?" Bree asks. Astrid sits down next to her best friend and clutches a pillow loosely to her chest.
"Not much," Astrid instantly states. But then she thinks back on her answer and adds, "I mean, sure, it was full of activities. But.. it wasn't much of an adventure. You all probably had more going on."
"Like going into space," Adam states. Astrid hears that story and more.
"Was your great aunt Betty's son Travis there?" Chase asks.
"No, he's still over seas. But I got a few letters from him," Astrid states.
"You must have been working out," Leo states, seeing her new found muscle.
"Oh, a little. I had plenty of time." The Davenports wait for an explanation. "Mom didn't give me the time of day most of the time. We did a couple things together, but it wasn't anything special."
"What was she doing instead?" Bree asks.
"Work," Astrid states simply. Adam is about to ask what her work is, but Chase stops him.
"She doesn't want to talk about it," he tells his older brother.
Adam looks back up, "So Astrid what's your mom do?" Chase groans next to him.
'I try to warn him, but what does he do!?'
"I'm sorry Adam, but I really don't want to talk about her," Astrid says, apologetic. Chase looks up at his brother, an I-told-you-so right behind his arrogant smile. Adam ignores it.
"So, movie," Leo says. He turns on the tv and everyone settles in. Adam sits in the corner, Leo is in front of him on the portion that sticks out. Chase chose to sit on the floor amid excess blankets and pillows Bree found. The girls take up the rest of the couch.
"OoOoh! What movie are we watching kiddies?" Eddy asks. "Party time! Party time!" He continues singing off key. Everyone groans and Chase stands up. "No wait! I'll be good! I can get my own popcorrrr...n," Eddy's voice is drown out by beeping as he's deactivated. Chase takes his finger off the panel and walks back over.
"So, what is the movie?" Bree asks. Apparently it was Leo's turn to pick.
"It's a new movie that came out this summer, Zombie Truck Stop," Leo says, excited. Astrid's breath gets caught in her throat.
Chase notices, "You okay Astrid?"
She looks at him and clears her throat. "I'm not a fan."
"We can change it to something else?" Chase suggests.
"No! No way! We are watching this!" Leo states.
"Leo, you've seen it every weekend since Mr. Davenport bought it," Bree tells him.
"So!?" Leo asks, spreading his arms wide. "Have you even seen this one Astrid?"
"..No," Astrid says, leaving room for someone to butt in. And thankfully, they did.
"Great! Enjoy," Leo presses play and the movie starts. Astrid doesn't pay attention too much. She listens to Adam gasping, Bree shrieking, Leo surprisingly giggling only to shriek higher than Bree, and Chase screaming when a zombie appears out of nowhere from between two trucks on fire.
"..Hey, Astrid?" Chase asks. Astrid looks at him silently. Chase pauses the movie.
"Chase.." Leo whines, "this is a good part."
"Just wait," Chase says, waving at him. "See that character?" He points to the entrance of the building. There's a group of scared truckers.
"Yeah? Question is which one," Bree asks.
"That one, the one with the pink trucker hat and green vest," Chase says, still pointing. Everyone leans forward to get a better look. Everyone except Astrid.
"What about her?" Leo asks.
"She looks like.." Chase uses his facial recognition to analyze the face. "It's a close match but.. That looks like you Astrid." Everyone looks at Astrid, then turns back to the movie.
"Ohhhhh..." They all say, seeing it too.
"That's just a coincidence, Chase," Astrid says, taking the remote and pressing play. The explosion sounds erupt once again as she says, "there are six people in the world that look the same. Just a coincidence."
Wow, quite the coincidence, am I right? Great eye Chase.
There are six people in the world that all look the same. About. Not exact though, everyone is unique.
R&R, please!