Fire River
Chapter Two
Once their legs crossed over the black curb running along the main road of the town surrounding the straight, small river of the town it suddenly became increasingly dark. Fallen branches and soaked leaves from the downpour earlier that night engrossed in their feet as they tipsily walked deeper into the woods.
"Shit." Serena giggled as she reached for Noah Scott's arm as she tripped over a fallen branch from one of the trees that laid around them closely together making the approaching party that much more intimate. "Good thing your not supply the drinks tonight! Jesus." Nate Westerfeld cried from behind the blonde high school junior as he noticed the good amount of champagne that flew from the bottle after she tripped.
Serena Allen raised the middle finger over her head the sweet sound of music and the running water became increasingly louder. "Are you okay? You cold? I never mind warming a sweet girl up." Nate said looking slightly down at Katie Scott, Noah's younger sister as he tightened his grasp around her shoulders. "I'm fine for now." She said slightly weirded out as her brother's best friend became increasingly friendly towards her.
"Where did Emma and Steve go?" Charlotte-Marie Myers questioned looking over at Ryan Baxter as they walked slightly ahead of the group rummaging through the woods as Ryan carried a six pack in each hand. He shrugged as two black outlines of bodies were becoming increasingly clear and the sound of quiet moans slithered through the air.
Charlotte rolled her eyes as Emma's body was engrossed around Steve as his back was pressed up against a tall lean tree their hands groping around each other's clothes.
"hold this for a minute?" Ryan asked with a sarcastic grin as Charlotte took hold of the bud light as Ryan galloped up behind the tree, shaking a can in each hand until he quickly opened the cans tossing them between both Emma's and Steve's chest allowing them to spray upon each of their clothes.
"Fuck!" Emma said pulling away as her white silk shirt was now soaking wet of beer. Her braless chest was completely exposed and Steve looked like he might have pissed his pants. "Ryan." Steve Blackwell groaned under his breath as he left Emma behind his encroaching upon Ryan with a raised fist. "Jesus Christ." Noah piped up as he saw yet another Blackwell vs. Baxter fight approaching. "Go have a drink Steve, calm down." He continued pointing up to a massive group of Knight Ridge Prep School upper classman huddled in an opening free of trees and bush.
In front of the party, that seemed to already be in full swing, a few senior guys were standing their arms crossed, committed to stop any perpetrators from entering the party. "Hey Westerfeld… Noah." Both Paul and Matthew said shaking hands with both of the guys as the rest of them followed to the mass of people behind the table that seemed to have a list on it. "Wait wait… who is the midget" Paul said. "With the huge breasts." Matthew muttered under his breath. Katie Scott stopped short her hair swaying back and forth as Nate came running back to her side. "You haven't met Katie yet?" Nate questioned with over excitement in order for the guys to let her in with out a problem and for once all night Katie was glad that Nate was standing there. "It's Scott's little sister… can't believe you didn't see her at my party in the beginning of the year." Nate smiled that devilish grin and even somehow the two boys couldn't disagree with what he said.
"Really your Noah's little sister... Katie Scott." Paul finally broke out with a smile. "Yeah you do look familiar to tell the truth of it, you're his twin right? Weren't you were at boarding school for freshman and sophomore year?" And before Katie could disagree with them Nate was smiling and nodding as they walked past the table.
"Hello Matthew." Serena Allen as leaning over the table her deep blue eyes marking her territory with an old friend. "Hi Serena." He said taken over by her gaze and godess looks that everyone seemed to fall for. A few more younger looking guys began approaching the table from behind the woods and sadly for them they weren't as connected as Katie was. "Look I got to go. But save a drink for me." "Always." She said winking as Paul swooned in her presence Charlotte-Marie as always trailing softly behind.
It wasn't that Charlotte was just as beautiful or bright or popular or even as rich as Serena was, it was just different. Serena had that natural beauty where she could be wearing a dirty flannel shirt and sweaty boy shorts and still look hot while Charlotte had to work for it more. Serena Allen could be awake at five o'clock in the morning be completely sober and still be that same happy go lucky girl she was at midnight last night completely wasted while Charlotte needed at least two drinks for her to loosen up from her usual high strung self, for the two best friends it was just different.
As Charlotte walked deeper into the mass of people she realized there were actually freshman and a view sophomores walking around with trays carrying beer and champagne. "What's with this?" She asked Nate as he passed by already carrying two drinks in hand. "Have you seen Katie… she seemed to fall through my fingers again. I don't know how her breasts…" He began to gush and slowly trailed off as he smiled mischievously. "You should really find someone who isn't Noah's little sister."
Charlotte Myers mumbled as she took the second champagne from Nate Westerfeld hands. "So what is with all waiters?" Nate shrugged as he took another drink. "The freshman who dared to complain they couldn't get into the party offered to serve us. And the sophomores who talked trash about us because they heard some sophomore's, got in last year were forced with this duty." He said non-chantly as he nudged a younger student who was walking by with a tray.
The boy fell to the ground all the drinks piling to the ground. "Get the fuck up kid! Did you steal one of our well earned drinks huh? Huh?" Nate screamed until the kid got up and quickly walked away. "You're such an asshole." Charlotte said walking away almost feeling bad that people were serving them, but even as she thought about it gave the party a more mature feeling. Besides they probably deserved it.
Katie Scott was wondering around the perimeter of the party until she saw a familiar form standing closer to the river. "Hello No." She said softly. Noah Scott nearly jumped as he saw his sister standing next to him. They shared the same blue eyes as the rest of their family, nearly matching the clear blue of the Caribbean ocean.
"Are you okay?" Katie asked pulling her short light brown hair into a pony tail. He nodded. "Is Nate bothering you? Cause' you know you can just tell him to fuck off." She nodded her head. "I know.' She said with a slight glimmer in her eye as she pulled her shirt down letting more of cleavage flow through the top of her shirt. Because secretly she didn't mind the attention, although it was slightly unnerving to have an older boy she's known all her life hitting on her, she wouldn't get the attention anywhere else.
Noah opened his mouth quickly when suddenly a hand landed on each of their shoulders. "The twins!" Serena cried, her breath stung of alcohol but still the sight of her made them both smile, partly because of he own happiness and her beauty. "Huh?" Noah asked.
"Apparently you guys are twins now." Serena smiled pinching both their cheeks. "How cute!" Noah and Katie Scott could hardly pass as brother as sister most of their time. Their shared the same eyes and hair color but other than that, the lived two different lives.
Noah had always been the golden boy at school, with his friends, with the town, not to exclude with Mr. And Mrs. Scott. Justin Scott had always favored his son over her big breasted daughter. After all Noah was perfect, while Katie was just ordinary.
Ordinary grades, ordinary friends, at least according to her mother and father; she lacked too many things so she was often ignored. "I think I need another drink!" Serena cried stepping backwards. "Really another?" Noah said jokingly with a smile. "Then come on, we'll find one of those waiters guys Nate threatened." He continued walking away from the river, his arm around Serena as Katie was once again left in the distance a lonely freshman at an upperclassmen party.
"Hey Charlotte." Ryan said coming up behind her. "Want a drink?" He said waving a champagne glass in her face. "No thanks." She murmured. "Okie dokie." He said pouring it down his throat. Ryan had shaggy short bright blonde hair and deep brown eyes. He was a soccer player and held most of his muscle in his legs, other than that he was quite simple looking, compared to Noah and Nate the reining kings of Knights Ridge.
"Having fun?" He asked as he tossed the glass onto the ground stomping it out with his foot, letting the cracking glass being stuffed between the dead leaves. She shrugged crossing her arms. "Want to have more fun?" "Whatever Ryan." She said with a smile following him down by the river as he took out a lighter and a rolled joint.
"Do you actually want some this time? Or you still afraid someone might catch us. Cause' if you haven't noticed no one cares what we do." "And why not?" She asked worriedly as if everyone should be patrolling the party. "Because they all want to be us, young, rich and happy." He said mocking her as he inhaled deeply. "No I'm fine. I'll just wait here for when you pass out from the meth that's probably laced in there." Charlotte-Marie replied, Ryan rolled his eyes as he inhaled again.
As Charlotte stood next to Ryan, the smoke starching the air with the whiff of marijuana suddenly a giant splash came down from the river as three black figures tussled around. "Fuck you!" A young voice called up. "That's for sneaking into our party!" Charlotte quickly walked down the hill leaving Ryan alone to his high glory.
She tussled her hair behind her ears as the two senior boys Matthew and Paul continued laughing. "I didn't sneak in, you let me in you dumb ass." The figure in the water called back slowly coming up from the water, their body drenched and brunette hair mattered.
"And we'll be taking this." Paul said picking up a thin shirt off the ground as they walked away cringing two empty beer bottles in hand. "Katie is that you?" Charlotte cried looking out into the cold river a young light brown hair girl standing up topless.