A/N: Love you guys! :) You're all beautiful ^_^
I am now up to only 12 hours of sleep within the last 3 days.
What has this story done to me? lol
It's almost as if the moment I published this, my heart right then devoted it's full passion into it, and has now turned into an internal alarm clock, waking me up early while shouting, "Get to writing!" lol
Just to give a head's up, since I've hogged my mom's laptop in order to write and post the chapters for the last few days, she's putting her foot down not just with me using her computer,but also with me not getting enough sleep. I look like the walking dead and my voice sounds terrible.
Don't worry though, I'll be writing everything down in my notebook until I can get the laptop back to type it up. :)
So the story may go un-updated for, hopefully, no more than two days. But after those two days,I'll make sure to have chapters ready to type and post :)
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi!
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Excitement was a ticking bomb within each of the Misfit's hearts and it only took two words for it to combust within itself, pressing down on their chests as they hold their breath taking in the scenery. Green, brown, blue, green, and more green was all they could see. Words like majestic, wondrous, and breathtaking would never be able to do any justice to describe the sacred beauty of nature's original design. Eli leaned over to roll down the window, and immediately fresh pine and the mild musty smell of dirt filled their noses. That smell is the medicine to their lungs, seeping inside and purifying the poison their bodies are so used to inhaling on a daily basis from the normal city polluted air.
Now this, was true beauty.
The sight of the sparkling blue lake sent a rush through their bodies as they had remembered how desperate they've been waiting for this trip during the agonizing heat wave that plagued their city for weeks.
"Oh! We should be able to see the full view of the cabin as we turn at this corner I believe," said Fiona jumping in her seat like an excited toddler.
When said cabin came into view through a clearing free from trees, Fiona looked at their slightly slacked jaws as they took in where they will be spending their six fun filled weeks. It was a huge three decked logged cabin settled on a grassy slope facing the lake with an average distance from the shore where they also spotted a speedboat parked next to the dock. "You guys act like you've never seen a cabin before," she teased.
"Are those jet skis I see?" Eli asked his eyes growing wider.
Adam looked over at Fiona and gave her a fake stern look, "And there just so happens to be four?"
Fiona innocently smiled and gave a small shrug, "So I added a couple things last minute, sue me."
"It's amazing Fiona," Clare breathed.
The sight disappeared as they continued down the road finally making a left turn into the stretched driveway. Now from this angle, the cabin looked like a normal two story with a deck for a porch. Even though the shock had worn off from seeing the full view of the cabin, excluding Fiona, they knew once they entered inside, more double takes were to come.
As soon as the limo came to a stop they all dashed out stretching their legs as the driver popped the trunk so they were able to just get their stuff together and were good to go.
The limo drove off as they headed up the stairs to the front door while Fiona put her key in the lock, unlocking it, and opened the door and stepped away gesturing for them to enter first. Adam walked through which led him into a very spacious kitchen; when Eli and Clare followed suit, Clare took in the stone countertops, the wooden cabinets, and the polished black porcelain oven, microwave, and dishwasher with unreserved excitement. She had told Fiona from the beginning that she would love to be responsible for the meals during the trip, and Fiona agreed on the condition that she would help.
When they heard Fiona close the door the four walked down the hallway, past the dining table and entered the main living room that looked about the size of a mini ballroom; in Fiona's words, it's simply cozy, in their words, it's HUGE. In a corner was a large plasma flat screen TV with an expensive surround sound stereo system, plush leather couches and a matching loveseat, and a stoned gas log fireplace that seemed to fit two people inside.
As they reached the couches, they stopped, dropped their bags on the floor and seated themselves into the cool leather taking it all in in silence while Fiona sat next to Clare watching them while her body was slightly shaking from the giggles she was withholding with great difficulty.
They haven't even seen the rest of the cabin yet and already Adam,Clare and Eli were entranced by the illuminating glow of the sunlight streaming in through the windowed walls that let outside to the patio. No lightswitch was necessary during the day, the sunlight was literally the light bulb or candle that brightened almost every square inch of the cabin. Just several feet behind the dining table was what looked like a staircase that swirled up and down rather than the normal diagonal stairs.
"Holy...," said Eli.
"Hot damn!" Adam finished for him. "God this is...just..incredible!" Adam shouted throwing a fist in the air. "Whoo!" he hollered jumping up and headed straight for the staircase going up.
"Hey guys," they hear his voice shout from above.
Looking up they see Adam leaning over a railing with a huge smile and sparks in his eyes, then he disappeared again but they could still hear him go, "Oh man, oh man, this is so awesome!"
Then about ten seconds later they watched him come down only to head downstairs. They couldn't hear him as well when he was upstairs but they could still make out him shouting things like, "Oh my god!" or "No way!"
Fiona finally couldn't take it anymore and laughed at her goofball of a boyfriend's antics, "Least someone is enjoying the spoils," she said jokingly turning to Clare and Eli with a grin. "Come on you guys, I know you want to say it."
After a few more moments of silence from the pair, "This is not only incredible; it's fucking AWESOME!" Eli shouted with glee taking off running to join Adam downstairs. Five seconds later they heard Eli's excited voice, "No way!"
"They found the game room," Fiona laughed.
Clare rolled her eyes, "Boys," they said together giggling.
"Fiona, I can't ever thank you enough; this is...dear lord there's not even a word to measure up how grateful I am for all this." said Clare as she gestured to the lake view outside terrace window.
"As long as you guys smile and have a good time, that's all the thanks I could ever ask for," Fiona smiled pulling her in for a hug. "But anyway, welcome to Chateau de Coyne," she said in a male french accent.
Clare laughed,"By the way, I saw a cabinet in the kitchen that looks like it needs to be opened with a key, what is that?" she asked.
"Junk food cabinet," Fiona giggled.
"You've thought of everything haven't you?" Clare asked completely surprised.
"Let's just say I hope you guys are used to surprise," Fiona said. "There's two spacious bedrooms, and one loft bedroom just up those stairs where Adam had gone. You and Eli can choose whichever room you'd like to share.
"Thanks," Clare smiled. "Why don't we go join the boys, I'm wondering if their jaws are actually on the floor."
Getting off the comfortable couch, they proceeded to the stairs and walked down to find a room with wooded walls, multi-beige colored carpeted floor with a Native American designed rug under a full sized pool table, and an air hockey table on the other side of the room. There was also a 51" wide screen TV, a stereo sound system featuring a receiver and 5-disc CD player, a queen-sized suede sleeper couch that Eli was lounging on and a matched loveseat which Adam was settled in.
"What's that over there," Clare pointed to a door with a rectangular window that looked to be a door to a box-shaped closet.
"That's the sauna," said Eli.
Clare laughed, "Is that why you were crying out, 'No way!'"
"That and the hot tub right outside on the patio outside," Adam said pointing to the windowed door as Fiona joined him on the couch while Clare sat with Eli. But after five seconds of sitting down, a chorus of rumbling bellies filled the silence.
"That's my cue," Clare smiled getting up to walk back up the stairs.
"Hey I'm helping you remember," Fiona reminded her.
Eli looked over at Adam, "Shall we join them?"
Adam didn't need to be asked twice, the both jumped up from the couch and began tread back up the stairs.
::LATER::
After a delicious dinner of salad, lasagna and veggies, Fiona forced Clare out of the kitchen making Eli take her for a walk on the lake while she cleaned up; Adam of course stayed behind to help.
"You seriously need to learn when to let other people take care of a mess," Eli teased her while they walked slowly with him behind her and his arms around her waist along the shore going not too far from the cabin.
"It just didn't seem right; Eli she's the one who made all this happen," Clare reasoned. "How could I not feel more inclined to-"
He interrupted her by turning her around to face him, "Look, you heard her, she compromised that we all take turns during the time we're here. Just go with it, think of it as her cabin, her rules."
Clare knew he had a point, but she still wanted to help, helping makes her feel useful.
She could never keep the emotions off her face, but it didn't matter, Eli knew her enough to know almost every spark and every flash that filled those gorgeous blue eyes of hers.
He chuckled, "I can see that look in your eyes Clare, you're not useless."
Clare groaned with a laugh, "Will you just shut up and kiss me."
Eli smirked, "Yes ma'am."
Crashing his lips on hers, Clare let out a soft moan as he nibbled on her lip which allowed his tongue to immediately dive into her mouth and circle around her tongue. Pulling his mouth away Eli trailed his lips down her neck blowing cool air along her collarbone making her body tremble in his arms. He breathed in that soothing scent before he bit slightly hard on her neck, enjoying hearing her cry out especially when his hot tongue licked the spot and began to suckle gently. Her fingers trailed up his arms to clench them into his shoulders as he moved his wet bites across her neck.
"Eli," she moaned her head tilting back.
Eli's head snapped back up, and before she could whimper in protest he kissed her hard and good, putting everything he was feeling into that kiss letting her know just how crazy she drove him every time she moaned his name. The sky slowly transitioned from blue, to gold, then pink; they broke apart when they heard a door slam to see Fiona dashing out of the house with one hand pulling Adam along and the other holding a champagne bottle as they made their way down the slope.
"Come on!" she yelled at them running towards the docks.
"What the hell is she doing?" Eli laughed.
Clare only shrugged still slightly dazed. Smiling wide she then took off running shouting behind her, "Race you there!"
"Oh it's on Blue Eyes!" he smirked running with speed matching with her own.
As they ran side by side Eli was surprised how she well could keep up with him, that is until he slipped a wet finger in her ear.
"ELI!" she shrieked lifting her hand to smack him.
Eli dodged her hand moving his upper body backwards running faster laughing his butt off as she missed and lost her focus and speed wiping her ear.
'I can't believe he did that! she thought pissed off. 'He's DEAD meat.'
Hearing Clare's scream while waiting in the boat Adam and Fiona looked over to see Eli running ahead of her reaching the wooden dock slowing to a smooth walk toward them with Clare trailing way behind shouting, "I'm going to kill you!"
"Oh great, what did he do now?" Adam groaned.
"Whatever it was, he's definitely going to get it," Fiona smirked knowing that when Clare gets mad, take cover because it's D-day.
"Bet you one day of servitude he'll end up in the water after sunset," Adam wagered.
"Your on," Fiona chirped leaning up to kiss him. Adam could never get tired of her sweet lips, he was about to slide his tongue in her mouth, but of course the King of Cockblockers just had to interrupt; the ironic part was that before Fiona, that title used to belong to him.
"Ok ok break it up love birds," Eli's voice rang.
'Not again; if he keeps that up I'm going to toss him in the water myself,' Fiona inwardly growled.
If they don't settle some stuff soon, it's going to be a bunch of cockblocking throughout the entire six weeks. Sure they're going to have fun together and what not, but when it comes to sexual tension especially for hormonal teenagers, that's an area you don't interrupt and tread.
Pulling away from Adam, Fiona looked up at Eli who was standing on the dock with his eyes covered, she noticed Clare was walking now, but was wearing an evil smile she's so used to seeing on Eli's face. Fiona smirked, "What did you do to Clare?" Clare was getting closer and Eli wasn't paying attention.
He smirked, "We were racing and then I-" he didn't get to finish because as soon as Clare was within arm's reach, she immediately pushed him into the lake. "SHIT!" was the only word that escaped his mouth until it was now filled with cold water.
Coming back up to the surface coughing and sputtering out curses about teasing manipulative virgin girlfriends, his ears took note a chorus of roaring laughter as he reached to climb the wooden ladder. He saw Adam and Fiona were holding onto each other to keep each other from falling down since the huge amount of laughter was seriously doing damage to the strength in their knees, and he looked at Clare. He knew he deserved it, and even found this funny himself, but what made his heart thump in his chest was the sight of Clare laughing. God she looked so gorgeous at this angle; with the pink sky in the background, her red curls swimming in the breeze as her head was thrown back from laughing so hard, her eyes shut and her smiling teeth shining...Clare Edwards is beautiful.
Clare clutched her ribs and gasped for air to calm herself; feeling satisfied watching Eli pull himself on back on the dock dripping wet, she leapt into the boat and took a seat with a smirk on her face. When Fiona was able to stand straight, she reached down and grabbed a towel throwing it to Eli who caught it with a fake scowl on his face.
Adam looked over at his wet best friend, but then his grin was wiped from his face as realization dawned on him, "Aw man Clare, you couldn't wait til AFTER sunset to do that?" he groaned.
Clare looked confused and gave Fiona a 'what is he talking about?' look.
"We heard you yelling and made a wager. Knowing you, we knew that you wouldn't let Eli get away with...well, whatever he did, Adam bet that he would end up in the water after sunset, but as you can see, I won," she laughed pinching Adam's cheek who rolled his eyes.
"How did you know I was going to push him?" Clare asked.
"I think the shout of 'I'm going to kill' you was a pretty well thought out guess for us, but really we just figured that if you didn't then no one wins." said Fiona her eyes twinkling as she let out another laugh. "So what did he do?"
"He gave me a wet willy," Clare scowled at him.
Adam snickered at first, then busted out laughing again as Fiona scrunched her face in disgust. "Yuck," they said together; well, Adam's came out more as a, "Yuuuuck!"
"Yeah yeah, glad to see you guys enjoying yourselves, doesn't anyone care about me?" Eli's voice causing them to look over at him.
Clare scoffed and turned back to Adam, "So what are we doing?"
"Going out to watch the sunset, in fact we better head out now before it's gone," he said.
"Hold up! Thanks to an evil redhead, I'm soaked to the bone, and no way am I going out there. I'll get sick before the trip has even started," Eli babbled while taking his drenched shirt off.
"Relax Eli," Fiona said grabbing an extra towel and leaned down to a duffel bag planted in the corner of the boat. She pulled out a large sweater and sweat pants. "Emergency sweats, just take off those clothes and slip those on and we'll be off."
"Is there anything you're not prepared for?" said Eli unzipping his blue jeans and taking them off, but not before catching his Clare looking over at him her eyes glued to his glistening chest still damp from the water.
He smirked, "See something you like Blue Eyes? I have to take these off, so feel free to watch," he asked tracing the outline of his wet boxers and pulling them slightly.
Adam gagged while Clare looked away with a blush, "So what did you win Fiona?"
"One day of servitude," she said sitting next to Clare keeping her eyes wandering waiting for Eli to finish putting on his clothes.
"Isn't it customery to bet with money?" Eli asked pulling his boxers off, drying himself really fast then pulling the sweats over his hips tightening them.
"Sure Eli, when the normal starting bid for betting in the Coyne family starts at what...five thousand dollars; and all I have in my pocket right now is five bucks that couldn't even be used as a tip," Adam snorted.
"Actually it's ten thousand," Fiona whispered in Clare's ear. "Alright, Eli get your butt in the boat and let's be off," she said pulling the knotted rope over the wooden post allowing the boat slightly drift. Eli's chest was still bare when he leapt in the boat and decided then to shake out his wet hair spraying a bit on Clare in the process.
"Argh! You're a dog!" Clare shouted angrily but laughed anyway.
"You love this dog," he smirked pulling the sweat shirt over his head so Clare could no longer stare at his gorgeous body.
Fiona started the boat and made sure everyone was settled before taking off smoothly along the small waves. Adam couldn't help but think she was too cute the way her green eyes shimmered with happiness as she drove the boat; as she sped up a little faster her dark hair cascaded in a straight line behind her, she looked over at him and smiled. Adam's heart felt light and floaty; he remembered how he used to make fun of Eli whenever he'd be expressing his thoughts on how Clare made him feel. Now he could see what he meant; when you see your love's smile, it captures you in this warm bubble of a serene melody, the world is playing a song and your feet can't help but put a skip in your walk.
Fiona drove the boat further out towards the middle of the lake until finally coming to a stop and turning it off. "Adam, can you please get the glasses out from that compartment there," she pointed right near his feet as she grabbed the wine bottle opener.
"You got it babe," he said.
Opening it up, he pulled out four glasses, placing them carefully on the side waiting for Fiona to finish opening the bottle.
With a 'POP' the cork came out. Adam handed Fiona one glass at a time as she filled them up with cold and bubbly champagne passing one to each of them smiling. Looking out to the horizon behind them she grinned, "Just in time," she sighed happily.
They turned their heads to see the sun just starting to disappear over the mountain side creating a massive layered rainbow sunset.
"I know we could have done this back at the cabin since we're drinking tonight, but I wanted this to be special, especially since from the decks at the cabin you can't see the sunset," she said sitting down next to Adam. Fiona raised her glass, "So here we are, a toast to the Misfits."
"Cheers," they toasted in unison clinking their glasses together and drank.
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Don't kill me please. Sorry had to cut it right here, but like I stated above, I have to give myself a break. I hope this made up for my last atrocity of a chapter, but thank you for reviewing :)
Well; hope you liked this chapter, if I made you laugh, then I'll be even more happy xp Hope I didn't miss many mistakes or what not.
Ok now that I finished my brain is starting to crash on me. X)
Thanks for everything ^_^ Until then!
Stay smiling. Stay beautiful. PLUR
-Treasure