Hey guys. This story isn't a fan fiction, but I did write it. I'm planning to become an author at some point in my life, so this is my start. I had my best friend help me revise it. A big thanks to Ashlyn. I love you, but you probably won't read this because you don't have an account. So pretty much this story is about a girl named Claire who lives with her best friends, but all of these things just get thrown at them. I inspired this off of my life. But only the part about all of them living with each other in a mansion on the beach, because I actually live with my family and friends on the beach, so without further ado, let's get started.

~ C.J.

I finally did it! I know what you're thinking. What are you talking about? I, Claire Kelly, just accomplished my dreams. By I, I mean we. My best friends, Ashley and Ava, and I built a house on the beach for us, Ashely's brother and sister, Brett and Jess, Ava's sister, Savannah, and my sister Erika.

General Third Person POV:

Ashley, Claire, and Ava walked into their beach house followed by, Brett, Jess, Erika, and Savannah.

"I have to admit, girls. This is seriously the coolest thing that I've ever seen." Brett said with a laugh.

"We couldn't have done it without all of your help, guys. I mean, every little bit of it. Jess, Erika, Sav, you may have to find a completely new school, but we've reached the goal." Ava said with a big smile.

"I mean, I'm not exactly thrilled about leaving my friends, especially since I'm suppose to graduate high school tomorrow night, but I can get over it with this view." Savannah said with a smile.

"We finally reached the goal!"

"We have. This calls for a celebration!" Ashley exclaimed happily.

"Uhhh, bowling?" Erika asked curiously.

"Nah. I don't do bowling shoes." Claire commented as she continued to think.

"Football?" Ashley suggested.

"No. I'm a football coach. It's all I see 24/7." Brett called back.

"Gymnastics? Dance?" Savannah asked the group.

"No one is flexible except for you." Ava turned down.

"Yeah. And I'm a dude." Brett told them. Everyone started to laugh.

"How about we go ice skating?" Jess thought out loud.

"It's 115 degrees outside and were at the beach. Where are we even going to find an ice skating rink?" Erika asked Jess.

"I don't know." She answered.

"What if we went roller skating? I mean, we're all sort of ok at it. And we could get to know some people from around here." Claire told them. Everyone nodded and mumbled.

"Ok. I can fit 5 people in my car, and Claire can fit two, so BREAK!" Ashley yelled in her drill Sargent voice. Jess, Erika, and Savannah ran over Ava and Ashley. Everyone walked outside and got into the cars.

"Thanks for riding with me." Claire said to Brett as they left the driveway.

"It's not a big deal. We're friends. And plus, it's nice to talk to someone who doesn't judge my every word." Brett replied.

"I know the feeling. So, are you excited about the house?" Claire asked.

"Yeah, but it has its ups and downs. I mean, I'm closer to the university, so I can continue to coach at USC." Brett said as he looked down at his hands.

"Brett, I know you. That's your something is wrong face. What's wrong?" Claire asked her friend.

"I told Cecelia that I was moving down here with you guys, and we got in a fight. I went over to apologize last night and tell her that I want her to come with me, and she cut me off and gave me the ring back, and kicked me out of her house." Brett explained.

"Oh Brett. I'm so sorry. Our dreamed costed you your future. If it makes you feel better, Tyler wanted to try to go long distance, but I doubt it's going to work. I mean, he had this things for Morgan in the past, so now that I'm out of town for good, he might just give in and cheat on me." Claire told Brett.

"I'm sorry and you and Ty. He's a good guy." Brett replied.

"Cecelia was a sweet girl. I know that you've loved her since we were 7th grade. To be honest, I don't know if I love him or not. And he says he loves me, but I see the way he looks at Morgan." Claire explained.

"Yeah. But true love can overcome all. Maybe Cecelia just wasn't right. Maybe I wasn't meant to marry her." Brett said with a small smile.

"That's the spirt." Claire said a laugh.

The two talked the rest of the way to the roller skating alley. Once everyone was there, they walked inside.

"Hi. Welcome to skating lanes." The boy said to them. He had dark brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles.

"Uh. Yeah. Hi. Uh, I need a pair of skates in a size 8, 11, 9, 3 sevens, and a pair of men's skates in an 11." Claire told the boy.

"Sure. Hey, you look extremely familiar. Do I know you?"

"It depends. If you're friends with Josh, then no. But if you're anyone else, maybe. I'm Claire." Claire said with a smile, while the brown haired boy laughed.

"I'm Tristen Campbell."

"Oh my God! You're Tristen Campbell! From 6th grade! It's Claire Kelly, or as probably most of the kids remember me, Little Claire Bear."

"Claire?! How did I not realize that it is you. I'll get your shoes right away."

"Thanks." Claire said as Brett walked over.

"Claire, so you need any help?" Brett asked curiously.

"Sure. Can you take the 11, 9, and 7 to Ava Ash, and Sav? Thank you. You're the best." Claire said as she handed three pairs of shoes to him. He smiled and walked away.

"I thought you were dating Tyler." Tristen asked Claire.

"I am. He's my roommate." Claire explained. Tristen had a look of confusion on his face. "No. It's not like that. I live with Ava, Ashley, Erika, Savannah, Jess, and Brett. They're my family friends. We've been best friends since we were 2. Brett is Jess and Ash's brother, Sav is Ava's sister and of course, you know Rika."

"Got it. Anyway, it's good to see you."

"It's good to see you too. You know, I'll give you my number. Text me when you get off work and you can come over and eat dinner with us." Claire said as she wrote down her number and passed it him.

"Ok. Thanks. Here's the shoes." Tristen said as he handed Claire 4 pairs of shoes. Claire smiled and walked over to her group of friends.

"Erika, Jess, here's your shoes. Brett, yours." Claire called as she handed each person their shoes. Ava and Ashley were already out skating. Ava was skating and then she fell down on her face. Ashley started laughing and took out her phone. She took a picture of her holding a thumbs up and Ava in the background on the floor laughing. Jess and Erika put on their skates and followed Savannah out onto the floor. Savannah made one lap around the thing and skated into the middle and skated around in circles and pulled her leg up by her head.

"Wow. She's good." Brett said from behind Claire.

"Yeah. I didn't know the squirt had it in her. Do you want to join me?" Claire asked him.

After they were done skating, they headed back to the house. They ate and and the older people sat down in the living room.

"That was fun. Thanks for suggesting that, Claire." Ava said with a smile as they sat two per couch with blankets on, watching tv.

"Yeah. It was fun. To watch Ava fall down." Ashley said with a laugh. Brett nodded in agreement.

"So, how's life?" Claire asked the group.

"Good. Colby is coming down to visit to see if he wants to move in eventually." Ashley explained.

"Nice. Ava?" Claire said with a smile.

"Great. Paul James is moving in." Ava said with a laugh. Ashley and Claire started laugh, while Brett sat there with a confused look on his face. They were soon laughing so hard that they were crying.

"I don't get it. Who's Paul James?" Brett asked, clearly still confused.

"Paul James is Ava's imaginary boyfriend that she told us was real when we were kids." Claire explained with laughter in her voice.

"Yep. He moved to California with the gold rush." Ava said through laughter, which only made the girls giggle louder.

"You guys are weird." Brett said with a strange look on his face.

"Anyway, Brett, how's life?" Ashley asked her little brother.

"Yeah. How's that fiancé?" Ava asked curiously.

"Guys-" Claire warned.

"What? I was just wondering." Ava replied quickly.

"We, uh, we got in an argument about me leaving. And I went over to her house to apologize and ask her if she wanted to come with us, and she gave me an envelope. Here, I'll go get it." Brett said as he ran off. He came back down the elevator a few minutes later with a yellow envelope. He handed it to Claire.

"Dear Brett, I'm sorry about our argument. The last thing I want to do is fight with you. You've always been so good to me, and that's what makes this so hard. Usually when we open the book, we end up on the same page, but these days we're always on different ones. You're moving. I'm staying. You start coaching in the fall. I have to move around with softball. Things just aren't like they used to be. I'm really sorry, Cecelia." Claire read out loud. Ava and Ashley exchanged looks. Claire put her hand in the envelope and pulled out something.

"What is it?" Ashely asked her best friend. Claire opened her fist to reveal the engagement ring. Brett looked down at his feet.

"Brett, why didn't you tell me?" Ashley asked her brother.

"Because I didn't want to make a big deal about it." Brett replied.

"I'm your sister. I will always be there for you. You can come to me for anything. I'm just sorry that you fell in love with a jerk. She doesn't deserve you." Ashley exclaimed.

"Thanks, Ash. Can we drop the topic. So, uh, Claire, how's life?" Brett said as he turned to her.

"Uhh, ok. Not as bad as yours at the moment, but not so good." Claire said as she looked down at her feet.

"She's hiding something!" Ava exclaimed as she pointed at Claire.

"What? No I'm not." Claire called back.

"That's your 'I'm hiding something that I don't want you to know' look. Spill it." Ava argued.

"Fine. I'm hiding something. We're moving this party up to my room." Claire said as she led the other over to the elevator. They rode up to the third floor and got off.

They walked into Claire's bedroom and she collapsed onto her bed.

"What are you hiding?" Ava pushed.

"Tyler. He told me that he loved me and that he wants us to get married." Claire said as a tear fell down her face.

"What's wrong with that?" Ashley asked clearly confused.

"He wants to get married in October." Claire told them.

"It's July now." Brett pointed out.

"The truth is that we are currently fighting over this. And to be honest, I don't think that I want to marry him." Claire explained.

"Why not?" Ashley asked.

"I can't say. I promised myself that I wouldn't start anything." Claire exclaimed.

"Well, if you're done, I'm going to bed." Ava said as she walked out of the room.

"I need you two to stay. I just wanted her to go for a while. Ava will tell everyone in the world, so I'm not going to tell her." Claire explained.

"Ok, what's up?" Brett asked her.

"So, there are these people that I liked a while back, and I think that I might have some slight feelings for them." Claire announced.

"Who are they? Please don't say Josh." Brett exclaimed.

"Travis, and you don't even know the other guy, Brett, so..."

"I don't care. I just want to be there for you when you need me." Brett said.

"Thanks. But I'm kind of tired. Can we finish this tomorrow?" Claire asked him.

"Sure. I'm upstairs if you need anything. I mean anything at all!" Brett exclaimed.

"I promise." Claire answered. Brett smiled and left her room.

"It's Brett isn't it?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah... I don't know what to do. Because I can go by the classic plan. I can't explain to Tyler that I like other people and I need time to figure out who I love. I can't tell Travis I like him because he's one of my best friends and that'd be weird. And Brett just got dumped! I'd probably wreck his world, not to mention that we live together! I don't know what to do!" Claire exclaimed as tears fell down her face.

"You can't help who you like. But let me ask you this. Who do you feel closest to?" Ashley questioned.

"Brett. That's easy. He's seriously my best friend that's a guy." Claire answered as she wiped her tears.

"Ok. Did you ever feel like you were in love with one of them?" Ashley pushed her best friend.

"Yeah... and I almost said it back..." Claire hinted.

"Oh!" Ashley exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah..." Claire answered.

"Well, why don't you sleep on it." Ashley told her.

"Good idea." Claire answered as she got under her sheets. Ashley turned off the light and left.

So, I hope you liked the first chapter of Crazier. It will have some Harry Potter refrences in the future if that is why you're reading this story. I just want to thank everyone who's reading this fa fiction and my other fan fictions. Your comments and constructive criticism keep me writing and on my feet. I might be a little slow with updates for this story and for my descendants story due to school starting back, but I want you to know that I haven't forgot about you. I'll see you next time on Crazier

~ C.J.