Chapter 2 Avalon Returns
We slowly began moving boxes and furniture into our new two story house. I had to admit that the house was beautiful with the hard wood floors and open layout. This being my first time seeing the house I was in awe but trying my hardest to hide it. I knew as soon as we walked into the kitchen that this was going to be my mom's favorite room. It had brand new appliances, counter top and seemed very cozy even though it didn't have any of our touches. On my second trip in, I could see a balcony but I figured that was going to be in my mom's room so no since in daydreaming about it.
As we were unloading Arthur, I mean Wart or Pen, began telling me about him and his friends. This was going better than I thought, oddly. They hadn't run away screaming yet so it was excellent. It turns out in the fall all five of us would be in the same class at McGraw Central. They were being very kind and were offering up all types of information about their lives. If the rest of the summer went like this the school year wouldn't be that bad.
Cai and his parents lived directly across the street from me. Cai didn't have any siblings but his parents loved children so they fostered many. At this time there wasn't any being fostered but they hoped that would change soon. Cai played on the school's football team with Arthur, Lance and Gawaine. The team had been to states three times in a row. According to Arthur, Cai was the best defensive linemen they had. That made sense to me because he was tall, sturdy and looked mighty hard to knock down.
Lance and Gawaine lived down the road with Lance's mother, Vivianne. Gawaine is Lance's cousin and is staying with them until graduation. However, you would never guess that they weren't brothers because they looked alike and had very similar personalities. Lance plays the center on the team and apparently has had offers from universities. Gawaine is the kicker and according to the guys has a lot of height. However the way they were talking it sounded rather perverted. I have never understood guys and that still holds true.
Arthur lives next door to us with his father, Uther. Arthur never mentioned his mother so I thought that might be a sore subject and kept my mouth shut (A/N: I know that technically Igraine is Arthur's mother but I didn't know how to fit that in and get it to work the way I wanted to). His father was the mayor of the town and Arthur seemed fascinated about the political system. The way Arthur's personality was I didn't think he was going to have a problem getting votes. I guessed as much that Arthur was the quarterback for the team and he confirmed my assumption. I bet he also is the student body president or something very similar. However, I didn't ask because I didn't want to sound like I was prying.
After everything was moved into the house Cai, Lance and Gawaine headed home leaving Arthur and I standing in the living room. For some odd reason I felt like I've know Arthur for months because I completely opened up to him. I told him how I hated moving and that we had moved four times before. Each time I would actually make friends we would move again so I eventually stopped trying to make friends. I also told him about my father, Gorlois who was in the military and was sadly killed in action over seas. These were things it normally took me months to tell the people I was trying to be friends with and here with three hours I spilled my guts to him. After we talked for a while, he invited me to hang out with them tomorrow and to show me the town.
Later
I couldn't believe this house; it was awesome. It had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a new kitchen, a formal dining room, a family room, a game room and an attic. The master bedroom was a suite with a hotel and spa-like atmosphere and down in a lite peach color which was my mom's favorite color. When mom showed me the room I could tell it was her dream come true. The room that was going to be the guest room was maroon and with a small walk-in closet. I hoped my room was bigger than this because it was tiny compared to my old room. The family room would be great except there is only two of us and the room is huge. Since we don't have a huge family or have big family parties I don't know why we need a formal dining room. I have never been scared a room before until now our attic is the creepiest room I have ever seen.
I put off going to my room because I was scared to death of what it would be like. I closed my eyes before I opened the door since I was terrified. However, I was greatly surprised because it was done in dark midnight blue which was my favorite color. My room was also a suite which rocked because I didn't have that at the other house. When I walked into the bathroom my mouth dropped because I had the balcony. After I gawked at the balcony I took in the rest of the room with its light blue tiles and larger shower; I was in heaven.
I groaned because now came the worst part of moving - the unpacking. I first found my mirror and hung it on the wall. In the process I glanced into it and saw that small tendrils of my raven black hair had fallen out of my braid. I inwardly hoped that it didn't happen around Arthur or Lance because I personally thought I looked a mess. However I was extremely pleased to see that my skin was blemish free. My hazel eyes were bright with the thought of see Arthur tomorrow and hopefully being shown around town. I didn't know why I was getting this giddy feeling because being the quarterback he probably was dating the head cheerleader. With the extra energy I made quick work of the unpacking and organizing. My stuff fit into the room nicely and my furniture looked as though it was specially made for the room. I couldn't believe my luck so far. Everything was going great which is odd because lately it seems I've been cursed with bad luck.
By the time I was done unpacking, I felt tired so I got undressed and crawled into bed. My last thought before sleep claimed me was thoughts of Arthur and Lance.