Ok so here's the first chapter. I also posted this on Wattpad! Same account name. Anyways, on with the premiere!
-Chapter 1-
A boy sat inside a small mansion on the beach side of Malibu. His roomed lined with ocean textiles and coral decor. A young boy, Davis, sat on his bed marveling at the pictures of the ocean. Davis heard a knock on his door.
"Davis, Mom said dinner's ready!" someone said through the door. "Coming" Davis said. He closed his father's laptop and walked in the hallway, completely unaware of his older brother, Chase, standing behind the door. Chase jumped behind Davis and gripped on to him like a hug.
"AH CHASE!" Davis said while trying to get free of his brothers grip. "come on. It was funny. Don't be so dramatic" He said. Davis scoffed. He knows his brother is just showing his love and stuff but that really got to Davis. Chase began to sniff the air. "Ugghh. What's that smell?" Chase asked.
"Well you just squeeze hugged me and scared me!" Davis said. Chase made a disgusted face. The brother's walked down to the dining area.
They met their family in the dining room, save for Donald. "Where's Dad?" Chase asked.
"Getting ready. He's leaving tommorow for 6 weeks to Antarctica for some global warming project thing" Tasha, Davis's step-mom, Tasha said. Everyone sat around the table and began eating. Davis kept knawing at his half cooked fish sticks. "Uhh Mom. These fish sticks aren't cooked" He said. Tasha examined the fish in stick form.
"Man, I've been telling Donald we need a new microwave, but nooooo" Tasha said while mimicking what Donald has told her. "I'll just use the one down in your fathers lab/office" She said. Tasha walked down to the office leaving Davis, Chase, Leo, and Adam.
"So..." Leo said. It was a pure moment of awkwardness.
"Davis pooped himself when I scared him" Chase said while pointing at Davis. "No I didn't!" Davis said defensively. Everyone burst out laughing.
"Maybe Dad should consider buying you a big boy diaper" Leo said. Davis glared at his brother.
"Guys' stop" Adam said. Davis calmed down.
"He can't help the fact he needs a diaper!" The room filled with laughter once more. Davis was almost on the brink of tears. Chase noticed and signed for the laughing to cease.
"we're sorry. We know you didn't plop a poop" Chase said. Davis glared at his brother. If looks could kill, Davis would have a bounty of atleast half the worlds money.
Donald came downstairs holding a giant ice pick.
"AH! We promise we won't tease Davis anymore!" Leo said while covering his face with his plate. Donald looked at his son with confusion. He looked at the pick in his hands and figured it out.
"No this is just my old ice pick I found. I need it for tommorow" Donald said. Leo lowered his plate.
"So when are you coming back?" Adam asked. "6 weeks" Donald said while looking for his passport. Tasha came back up with Davis's re-heated fish sticks. Donald looked at his wife.
"Tried to heat up fish sticks again?" Donald asked. Tasha glared at her husband. It wasn't her fault he wouldn't go out and get a new microwave. The family shared dinner and went their seperate ways.
Davis was back to lying in his room watching the Discovery Channel. His Dad was on there every week about his explorations. All Davis has ever wanted was to go with his father on one of his underwater explorations.
Davis heard a knock on his door. "Come in" He said while focusing on the tv.
"Sweetheart it's time for bed" Tasha said. "Alright night" He said. "night" Tasha said. She turned Davis's tv off and shut the door. Davis shuffled around his bed and fell asleep.
-5:00 am
Davis was deeply sleeping when his door opened. Donald walked in all dressed in a parka and a major equipment backpack he was carrying over his back.
"Hey Davis. Wake up" Donald said. Davis slowly woke up, but shot awake when he saw it was Donald.
"Hey Dad. I guess your leaving" Davis said both sadly and sleepily. Donald nodded. "Any chance I could go with you?" Davis asked. Donald picked Davis up and hugged him.
"No. You'd freeze out there, and you need to stay here plus there's no room for a kid" Donald said sadly. "Nuh uh. I could fit in your backpack or something besides, you let Chase go one time" Davis said. Donald took Chase with him to Antarctica when Chase was 14 for his brithday.
"Im sorry, but you just can't go. Be good and I'll see you in 6 weeks. I love you" Donald said. Davis tightly hugged his father not wanting to let go. "I love you too" Davis said. Donald sat Davis back down, who was spitting up little bits of fur from Donalds hood.
"Sorry bout that" Donald said. He kissed his youngest sons forehead and left, shutting the door behind him.
"bye Dad" Davis said.
Donald hated saying goodbye to his youngest. Davis looked up to him so much and he has to leave atleast once every month. Even though it would only be for a minute, Donald would use all of it just to say goodbye.
Donald walked into his room to grab his wallet which had a picture of his family in it. He walked down stairs and found his son Chase in the kitchen eating a snack.
"Chase what are you doing up?" Donald asked. Chase looked at his father. "Depends, what are you doing wearing a parka in Malibu when it's August?" Chase asked. Chase knew the answer but wanted to side track his father just to keep him there longer.
"Because I have a thing called a job. You should try getting one" Donald said sarcastically. Chase rolled his eyes. "I already sent in an application for Tech Town"
"Good. Sorry I won't be there for your first day of school and work" Donald said. "It's ok. I understand" Chase said. Him and his father hugged.
"Alright, be sure to FaceTime me when it's your first day of school. I want to see all of you kids" Donald said. "Got it" Chase said. Donald left through his lab and office to get to the business bulidng where the plane was picking him up.
-Morning
The sun peaked over the mountain where the Davenport Mansion was. School began in two weeks so everyone was sleeping in. Except for Tasha. It's 7:00 and she had been up since 6:00 which was when her alarm went off for work.
"Alright Eddy, make sure the kids behave" Tasha said.
"Yeah yeah, just go already before my screen shatters"
Tasha glared at the screen. Eddy was the home security system. He was snarky, rude, annoying, and any other bad virtue somone can have. Tasha walked out of the house leaving the house to a bunch of teenagers and a child.
Upstairs Davis was soundly sleeping. Leo was restlesly kicking his covers, Adam was snoring and holding a turkey leg in his left hand and Chase was lying on his bed with his head hanging off the side. Everything was peaceful, up until Chase's alarm clock rang.
-Chase-
"RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGGG!"
I fell off my bed to the sound my alarm clock. Great another Monday. Atleast we don't have school or anything for two more weeks. I stood up and walked downstairs, well slowly lingered downstairs. Once I got there I found the wrapper to a corn dog I had last night when Dad left. I really did hate when he left. Yeah he's always on mine and Adam's back about school and driving and stuff, but when he's gone I kind of miss it. Sometimes when I drive I would ask Tasha or someone to yell at me for my 'sloppy turning' or the way I pivot my foot from the brake and gas pedals. But in my defense, Adam drive's ten times worse but he tries to make up for it by bragging about how he was the first one born and stuff. He only beat me out of the whom by only 6 seconds! And he kicked me back in the whom so he could get out first.
I noticed my 6 second older brother walk down the steps. "Morning short stack" He said tiredly. I grunted. How did I end up smaller than him?
"Hey, Im guessing Davis and Leo are still sleeping?" I asked. "Yup, Leo's dreaming about being a ninja again, and Davis is just sleeping" Adam said. "Hey do we have any hotdogs?" He asked while shifting through the cabinets.
"Why?" I asked not wanting to know the answer. "Because I told Dad I'd take a picture of a hot dog pyramid and send it to him!"
"You do know he won't get it until he comes back, right?" I asked. Adam's goofy look changed to where it looks like he's about to cry. "Really?" He asked sadly and his lip was quivering.
"N-No. He'll get it. I was just kidding" I said trying to spare his feelings. His sad look turned to anger. "Your so mean!" He said while walking down to Dad's lab. I rolled my eyes.
Davis came walking down the stairs with Leo. "Hey little bros, want some breakfast?" I asked. Leo glared at me.
"Im only 2 years younger!" I laughed. "Your still younger and shorter" I said. Leo tried to pin this conversation to Davis. "Well he's a whole 7 years younger than you and Adam, and he's like 2 feet smaller!" Davis glared at Leo. "Yeah, but your the one complaining" Davis said.
Nothing else was said. "So breakfast?" I asked once more.
"I just want my usual" Davis said. That was a reutine for Davis's breakfast. Anytime Dad leaves, that morning Davis wants bacon eggs and pancakes since Dad would make that every Saturday morning. He made Davis's with a bacon smiley face, bacon hair and egg's for the eyes and nose and sometimes when Davis got sick, he would use the syrup to look like vomit just to make him laugh. It was pretty adorable.
I put the bacon on the frying pan and had Leo helped with the eggs. While I waited for the bacon to fry, Bree started texting me. Bree Henderson has been my friend since she moved here three years ago and now, Sophomore year, I want to be more than friends. We both know each other really well, and our parents are good friends too so we stand a good chance.
I was scrolling through my text messages when I got a text from Dad which was a video. "Hey guys, Dad sent me a video" I said. Davis and Leo leaned over the bar and looked at my phone. He sent me a video of the plane he was riding and sent a message afterwards saying 'remember this?'. I went with him to Antarctica when I was 14 and we used that same plane. I still have the coat I used as a suvenier from the trip, well that and incase I ever go again.
Davis and Leo loved the video, mainly because it was from Dad. Davis loved getting any kind of text from him. Dad and Davis were really close. Ever since Dad showed Davis pictures from his exploration in the ocean, Davis has been obsessed with the ocean.
I turned back to the bacon which was getting pretty crispy, so I took them off. I started Davis's pancakes and Leo got the eggs ready.
"So Leo, did you sleep ok?" I asked rhetorically. "Yup" He responded while nervously tending to the eggs.
"Really, you sure you weren't taking down samurai's or burglars? Ninja Leo?" I asked while smirking. Davis covered his mouth while laughing. Leo just looked embarassed. Bree texted back and asked if we could hang out over here. YES! I quickly finished Davis's pancakes and sat them on a plate. I made Davis's pancake face and gave it to him.
"Here you go!" I said happily. "Thanks" He picked up his fork and began eating it. Ok little brother's taken care of now time to get ready for Bree to come over.
Adam came back upstairs a little calme down. "What's wrong with Adam?" Leo asked me. "Im a meany" I said while laughing. I walked up to my room and got ready for Bree.
-Davis-
I really miss Dad. It's only been like 4 hours since he left but Im used to him being down here in the mornings making breakfast. Don't get me wrong, Chase is great at making breakfast, but he's no Dad. I just wish there was a way we could go with him. My thoughts begin to block out Adam and Leo's endless chatter. I finsih my breakfast and head upstairs to Chase's room. I knock on his door which he opens moments after.
"What's up?" He asked. "Can we go by the bech later?" I asked. He thought about it. "Bree's coming over later, but I guess she can come too. Sure, go get ready and tell Adam and Leo" He said. I nodded.
"Oh and Davis" I turned back to Chase.
"You know if you ever need help with the whole Dad thing, let me know" He said. I nodded and walked into my room to get ready.
That was pretty normal with him. He would always think Im hiding my feelings and I'm not. Chase and I are pretty close since Adam and Leo are pretty close too. Adam could tell if something was wrong with me and so could Chase, but Chase knows how to help. Adam can help but he's better with Leo. They're both immature, crazy, fun loving, and annoying, Chase can get annoying too but no family's perfect.
-Donald-
My plane was soaring through the sky like a motorized kite. I looked down at the ground which was mainly clouds. I pulled out my phone and turned it on to see what time it was. My lock screen background was a picture of all of us. Me, Tasha, Leo, Davis, Chase, and Adam. When I got to my home screen, it was a picutre of my holding Davis when he was 6 and I was about to leave to Africa. He had my little safari hat on which nearly covered his head. I smiled at the picture. I hated leaving my family, but I loved my job. I only do this for 6 weeks every other month for the next 2 years, then I can go on my own trail. I want to explore the waters of California where a legend lies. The Depths. I want to go there so bad just to see whether it was a myth or reality.
Once we got to the station a snowstorm kicked up. Yep, this is what I went to college for. To freeze my butt off in the arctic. I wish more than anything my kids could've come but I know this is too dangerous and cold here. Chase went one year but he got too close to a penguin and it began to attack him. I was able to seperate him and the penguin from each other. After that I decided to do more research on the place where Im exploring, and then consider letting them go. One day I want to take Davis with me to the Carribean or something. He's always wanted to come with me to someplace. Im glad Davis has Chase, Adam, and Leo. He needs big brothers when Im not there.
I got into the station and began my work.
-Davis-
I got ready to go down to the beach with Adam, Chase ,and Leo. Chase's friend Bree is coming by to hang out, which is more than likely an attempt by Chase to get Bree to like him. Im fine with Bree but if they start dating, then knowing Chase, they could sick her little sister, Lilly, on me and try to get us to date.
Bree met up with us at the beach. Her and Chase decided to sit on the shore with eachother, I went in the water swimming (not without over-protective Adam), and Leo start building a sand castle to impress this one girl he liked.
I sat there hovering in the water. It felt so good, it felt like...like...magic almost. I decided to go underwater. I don't need goggles since according to my eye doctor, my eyes have a special layer over them that people rarely get that let's me see underwater without goggles. I can also hold my breath for a long time. Once I went under, I started to swim around. This was what I loved about the ocean.
-In the water, the combinations of coral formed and underwater rainbow-
There's the first chapter. After every chapter Im going to put a meaningful sentence I either find or come up with. This is my first story with BRASE so hope you enjoy that part. BYE!