Hi Everybody! This is my first Mediator fic! Im currently going through the whole sommer vacation phase, which you can see from some of my other stories. But this is Suze's summer, and we all know things never go smoothly for a mediator. Hope you enjoy! Please review!
Disclaimer - I do not own The Mediator Series and even if I did I couldn't have done a better job than Meg Cabot.
Summer: The Mediator Way
For the first time ever, Susannah Simon couldn't wait for summer vacation. Last year she would've spent half her time doing her summer job; baby sitting. And the other half doing the job she didn't get paid for.
To put it simply, Suze was a mediator. She had the ability to see, speak to and even touch ghosts. She thought back to last year when she'd first moved to Carmel to live with the Andersons, her new step family. It was then that she realised she wasn't the only mediator in town. In fact, her headmaster, Father Domonic, happened to be caught in the same spiritual boat. He believed their ability was a gift and that they should help every unlucky soul that came to them.
Suze didn't exactly see eye to eye with him on that matter. Her methods were more along the lines of 'you are going to move on whether you like it or not. And if you happen to be difficult about it, I'll break your nose.'
Then there was Jack, a little kid that Suze had babysat last summer. He started off being scared of everything, that is until she had told him about his 'amazing' ability. To her suprise, he took it pretty well. He even became a little braver. If brave is what you call exorcising youself just to help someone who had been crazy enough to do the same thing.
What Suze couldn't believe, was that Jack's older, moderately hot, brother, Paul Slater, was also a mediator. Or a Shifter, as he'd tried to put across to Suze so many times. You see, shifters were mediators that could travel through spiritual realms and even time. This was all good, except the fact that Paul believed that he and Suze were meant to be together, and would stop at nothing to make sure that happened. But one thing Paul hadn't counted on was Jesse.
Suze smiled as she thought of her boyfriend. The only problem, was that if anyone asked how they met… well… she wasn't going to tell them the truth. She couldn't exactly say 'Well you see. When I moved here I found him in my bedroom. He was a ghost back then. But, using my amazing shifter powers, I travelled back in time to stop Paul, who was trying to stop Diego, Jesse's bitch of an ex-fiancée's boyfriend, from murdering Jesse. Then, I accidentally shifted back through time, bringing Jesse's unconscious body with me. Jesse's ghost appeared and merged with his body and he came alive again!' Yeah. That would go down a storm.
Two of Suze's friends did have a clue about the whole mediator business. One was Cee Cee, Suze's first best friend after she came to Carmel. She knew, mainly by accident. She happened to have seen an invisible force, (cough-Jesse-cough), beating Paul Slater to a pulp. Suze had to explain everything to her afterwards, but surprisingly, she believed it all.
The other person was Suze's childhood best friend Gina, from New York. In fact it was all because of her that Suze knew what she was; a mediator that is. Gina had dragged her to Madame Zara's, a fortune teller, a few years ago. The woman told her about her gift and that she would find her one true love. Gina had always believed in horoscopes and things like that, so she took to the idea straight away.
This was another reason why Suze was excited. Gina was coming to stay with them for the whole summer vacation. There had been lots of changes since her last visit. For starters, Suze had the hottest boyfriend in Carmel, or the world, but that was just her opinion. The best part was that, now she could show him off to everyone, especially the, snotty, preppy, popular people (Kelly Prescott). Also, for reasons unknown to anyone, Suze had passed her driving test.
Jake, Suze's oldest step-brother, had teased her about it as soon as he found out.
"You know, we're gonna have to attach a warning to your car. Something like, 'Pedestrians and Drivers, take cover. A psycho is behind the wheel." Suze had decided to take the high road and ignore him… for now.
Suze laughed as she recalled the look on his face when he saw the wanted posters that were stuck on his car. On them was a picture of Jake and a hair brush, which was not being used to brush his hair. Well… you can use your imagination.
7:58pm. Suze read the digital clock in her room. 'A couple of minutes and she'll be here.' Suze went down stairs and sat on the bottom step. She couldn't wait for tomorrow. She and Gina were meeting Adam and Cee Cee at the beach at noon. They would also be meeting Jake, Brad and Jesse. 'This would be the perfect chance for me to introduce Gina and Jesse.'
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
XXXSuze's PovXXX
Finally. I was nearly bouncing off the walls. I got up, so fast I nearly fell over, and answered the door. Gina stood beaming at me, before we flew into each others arms
"It's so good to see you Suze!" She squealed in my ear.
"I know! It's great having you here!" I squealed back. I know squealing isn't my thing, but I hadn't seen her for a year. Could you blame me? Gina let go of me and we grabbed one of her bags each. Then we made our way to my room.
"So, have I missed much while I've been gone?" Gina asked as she lay on her stomach on my bed. I sat cross legged next to her.
"You have no idea." I stated. She looked at me eagerly.
"Oooo… I hear gossip. So spill. What did I miss?"
"I can drive now." I noticed the look on her face and quickly added, "Legally."
"God what possessed them to give you a licence?" She giggled at the, 'what's that supposed to mean', look I was giving her.
I looked at her in mock outrage. "I'll have you know I haven't killed anyone…yet."
When she finally managed to stop laughing, she croaked out, "So any more news?"
I decided to leave the 'me and Jesse' bit till last. "Well, Adam and Cee Cee are finally a couple." Gina grinned at me again.
"Well about time! I may not have known them for long, but even I could see they were made for each other, even if Adam did like you." I nodded.
Yeah everyone could see it, except them of course. And as for the Adam liking me thing, it was just a crush. Or more like a 'yeah you're hot, but I'm in love with your best friend' kinda thing." Gina nodded with understanding but quickly moved onto the next subject, which was me.
"So, what about you Simon? Any hot guys caught your eye? I mean, last time I was here, there were plenty to choose from." She winked at me as she said the last part. I knew she would ask something like this eventually. And this time, I was more than happy to give her an answer.
"Actually, Yes." Gina's eyes almost popped out of her head. She was obviously not expecting this. I was never the 'boyfriend' type.
"Tell. Me. Everything. Who is this guy? What's his name? How old is he? Is he hot? When can I meet him?" When Gina eventually paused for breath, she was grinning insanely at me, waiting for an answer. I chuckled briefly before replying.
"His name's Jesse DeSilva. He's 20. And you can decide his hotness levels when you meet him tomorrow. We're meeting Cee Cee and Adam too, along with Sleepy and Dopey, Step-brothers from hell." Gina seemed to perk up even more, if that were possible, after hearing my step-brothers names. Or rather my 'fond' nick names.
"So, where is this meeting place, seeing as it's going to be a party?" She asked.
"Why, the beach of course. What kind of friend would I be if I deprived you of the chance to ogle at topless guys?" I laughed as she nodded dreamily.
"You always knew what made me tick." We both laughed again and crawled into bed. After saying a brief goodnight, I turned off the lamp and we slept soundly, right through till 10:30 the next morning.
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And thats the end of this chappie. Hope it was up to standards. Next chapter, the girls go to the beach and Gina meets Jesse for the first time. Does she approve? Stay tuned to find out!
