Disclaimer: I don't own anything copyrighted. -___-
"GAH! I'm so tired! I can't believe we spent the whole time helping Mayor Pork Chops, instead of looking for cute boys!" winced Ari. "Fine, we'll go eat. First, let me get my traveling bank account." said Angela. "I'm so glad that Owen doesn't think I'm short…" said Ari, happily. She knew Angela probably said something about not offending her cousin by telling her that she is short blah. Well, at the age of twenty Ari was about four feet and a half feet tall. Angela got her mother's genes, the lovely normal height, the skinniness, and the beautifully normal hazel eyes, whereas Ari got her father's genes gray eyes that flashed green, or blue when she was happily staring at the ocean, the shortness, and the slight chubbiness. Angela blew a loud whistle, that almost caused Ari to go deaf. Owen came like a dog. Ari could only stare. Angela offered no reward, though she probably offered a punishment in the form of wrestling moves if he didn't come on time. Angela had been a wrestler ever since she was six and Ari a boxer when she was four. Ari got teased a lot at pre-school, so instead of having to take it, she could bash their faces in, which is what she would have liked to do, but boxing taught her self control. The trio entered Sundae Inn.
They sat down at a nice wooden table. Ari preferred wood to glass or chrome in the city, any day. Another thing the two sisters had in common was that they both could play at least one instrument like a pro. Angela chose the trumpet, whereas Ari chose the piano. "Oh, don't look now! Its emo Chase!" sniggered Owen. Angela grabbed him in a choke hold, and he didn't speak for a while. "Hello! My name is Ari!" said Ari, pleased to find a nice looking boy. "And what do you want, Shorty?" asked Chase dryly. Angela gasped loudly. Everyone started to stare. Ari's eyes started to fill with tears. She gave him a quick flicker jab to his arm, and ran away sobbing loudly.
Ari ended up at the beach. She always did. Ari found herself calmed by the beautiful crystal blue waves pounding on the soft white sand. She sat with her back against a rock formation, staring at the waves. She had managed to stop crying for an hour. Gill watched the new girl with interest. So there is something to do in this town after all….
Chase felt a pain he never could imagine in his arm. He felt so much embarrassment by being noticed by people. They all hated him, before, and now they had a reason, too. After, Jin applied medicine and painkillers for his arm, Angela stepped up, and grabbed him in a choke hold, just like she did Owen. "You dork, go apologize to Ari right now!" yelled Angela. Everyone did as Angela wished. If they didn't they found themselves dead, just like poor Owen. Except he wasn't dead yet, but he was dead in spirit, anyhow. Chase grumbled, and sighed.
Ari sat down for a while, her emotions quelled. She saw Chase sit down beside her, and tears threatened to spill over again. "Okay, I'm sorry, let's start over again. I am Chase," he said, and he extended an arm towards her. Although the words seemed nice and warm, his tone wasn't. He sounded flat and emotionless as usual. Ari shook hands, but she couldn't help noticing the scars on his wrist. "!" "That's nothing, pay no heed. Do whatever you want. I don't care anymore!" yelled Chase, as he ran away. Ari did too.
She ran all the way to the forest. A nice piney place, that was secluded, or so she thought. "HELLO THERE!" yelled a voice. Ari saw a strange blue haired boy, with yellow eyes. "My name is Luke! That's L U K E!" he said. "My name is Ari. A-r-I," she laughed. Luke smiled too. But then Ari finally started to cry. "Aww…. What's the matter? I'm not that scary," said Luke, giving her a hug. Ari blushed…. "Well….Don't you think I'm short?" she asked, sniffling. "Well, there's nothing wrong with that!" said Luke. Ari began to cry again. "Tell you what, we'll promote a series of exercises that should stretch your limbs, so that you'll look much taller!" said Luke, quoting from a book he saw while he was on a FORCED visit to the hospital. "You'd do that?" asked Ari, in wonder. Luke smiled.
Ari felt much braver from the talk with Luke, and she managed to walk back to the Sundae Inn. She walked in, and asked for Chase. "Something wrong with that boy," said pretty Coleen.
Chase walked in the kitchen, frustrated. Something about that girl made him feel…funny. The way her gray eyes stared deep in to yours, and all the hardships she had to endure in life, he overheard from Angela, who was talking with one of her friends. He loved those eyes. Those gray pure eyes. The way she was so different, so kind-looking. He could tell that much from those eyes. Chase shook his head furiously. He couldn't possibly be in love.
I'm not the best romance writer in the world. Probably because I don't read much of them. Maybe, I've read a total of five on . And I was mauled by …. That's another story. Anyways, well…hope you enjoyed as always!