So, I hope that you all love me for putting up this THUPER long Chapter 7. Throwing some Arden Davies POV at you. We need to hear from the littlest Davies. She's kind of hilarious. Anywho, Hope you Enjoy and Review and All that Jazz.
Disclaimer: Don't own SON just Alex, Arden, and future made up characters.
Song used: Spain by Between the Trees.
Well, this is Awkward…
Arden's POV
Jesus, drama, drama, drama in this house. I just kicked another girl out. God, she got clingy. Drunk plus random pick of girl equals bad….bad Arden. Anywho Kyla, got home afterwards with this chick…she's pretty hot actually. Eh, I get the friend vibe from them anyways, plus Kyla would never man up and make a move. So I put one earbud in and listen to some Between the Trees off my ipod….music always seems to calm me down.
With the world we know waiting on hold
Do you think that we can really just be alone?
Far from all that seems to keep us apart
I need you, so don't leave yet
Find a way to stay even if just for a moment
Cause all I need is more of you
All I want is you
"Give me a dance," she says
"Just take my hand," she says
I don't want anything
Let's make a getaway
Just me and you, babe
The rest of the world can wait
Cause I've been waiting for you, oh
I've been waiting for you, oh
I hear the door open…
"What the fuck…Alex?" Uh oh…Ash knows this chick. Wait…Alex…I think I've heard that name before. Shit. She's the girl from the picture on her dresser. I knew she looked familiar. Kyla, you are in deep shit, man.
"A-Ash?" Aww…Alex sounds all scared and cute. Wait, what? Did I just say cute? No I mean sexy, yeah. I walk into the living room to see Ashley and Spencer just walk in the door and Alex looking at them like a deer in headlights…Great, just what I need more drama.
"So, this is awkward…." I try to break the tension in this place, it's suffocating.
"Shut up, Arden…" Wow, Ash is pissed. Kyla must've made a move and Ash caught her…perfect timing Ky, always.
"Hey, chill, Ash…no need to attack your half-sister like an angry monkey…Don't want any poop swinging from you..." Wow, Alex is sticking up for me against a really pissed off Ash and still finds room to make a joke. This girl is brave, man. Gotta admire her for that.
"Alex…I don't want to hear it. I'm running fucking all across town to try and find you and here you are sticking your tongue down my sister's throat. You've definitely changed, Al. And I don't like it." Ashley is currently death glaring down Alex.
Alex gets up from the couch and stands right in Ashley's face. "Of course I have Ash, and you would've known if you fucking answered my messages, texts and calls. You've got this whole new life that I know nothing about Ash, what happened to 'I'll call and text and we'll keep in touch'? Huh, Ash? Too busy fucking Spencer to care about anyone else but yourself?" SMACK! Alex falls backwards from the Ash's hand colliding with her face. Shit. I better go help her. I carefully walk over and kneel on the floor.
"Hey…you ok?" I can hear Ash, Ky, and Spencer arguing in the background towards the kitchen. I lift her chin up and tilt her head to the side, looking at the large red mark on her cheek. I gently touch it and she winces.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I've been more emotionally hurt by this day, than physically anyways." I look at her deep blue eyes that have a hint of sadness in them. "I'm nothing but drama for her…" She looks towards the kitchen where Ash, Spence, and Ky are arguing. "Guess it's best she's forgotten about me."
My heart breaks looking at her, then I remember the photo on Ash's dresser. "Hey you wanna come into my room, you can rest and relax there….plus there's something I wanna show you…" I smile reassuringly.
"Uh, yeah, sure. I'm Alex Cooper by the way." She smiles a crooked smile at me…its kind of charming…wait..what? Charming? .frig?
I lead her to my room. "Yeah, I'm Arden Davies, but you probably pieced that together from Ash and Ky. Or my notorious reputation as a ladies woman." She chuckles softly and shakes her head. Mumbling something about my sister. Hey at least I got her to laugh "You can sit wherever, I'm gonna get you some ice and show you something, ok? I'll be right back." She nods again, sitting down on the bed.
I walk into the kitchen to see an angry Kyla storming off and Ash and Spence in deep conversation arguing in whispers.
"Oh come on, Ash…she had no clue… and why did she throw her bracelet at you…I thought you told me everything and she was ok with our relationship, wasn't she boasting about putting us together a few months ago…"
"Well whatever, Ky still could've put two and two together I mean come on….and babe, I never did tell you about the actual fight we had, did I?"
"Ash, she moved, she was gone for 2 years…I highly doubt Ky thought it was the same Alex…And no, Ash, you neglected to say that little important detail that ripped your relationship with your best friend apart…" She gives her a pointed look.
I clear my throat. "Uh…hey, I'm just getting ice for Alex…" I glare at Ash before walking to the freezer.
"Uh…is she ok, Ard? I mean I didn't hurt her too bad did I?"
I sigh and turn around with the ice wrapped in a towel. "No, but she said she was hurt more emotionally, than physically, by you…so good job, asshole. And too bad? Jesus Ash, you shouldn't have hit her at all, your such an ass sometimes..." I roll my eyes and start walking towards my room. Ash grabs my arm. "What Ash?" I look at her impatiently. She glances at me, judging the way I'm acting, and her eyes widen.
"Holy…Fucking….Guacamole….You like her…Oh come on, Arden…trying to make her kiss all of the Davies girls?" I shake my head furiously and look away. Spencer's head shoots up. Uh oh…Ash must've not told her. Smooth move, Ash. Smooth.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Ash freezes, and slaps herself on the head before turning around.
"No Ash, alright? I'm just helping to clean up, your mess." I say as I pull my arm from her grip.
"Uh…Yeah…that's kind of part of what happened…that day.." Ashley looks around everywhere except Spencer, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
And with that I exit the kitchen, walking through Ash's room to grab the picture off her dresser. I slow my pace as I walk towards my room. She's laid out on her back staring at the ceiling looking like she's in deep thought. I gently brush my fingers against her arm and she looks up at me, sitting up against my headboard. The red mark on her cheek is still there, so I press the ice against it gently. She winces slightly and looks at me. "Thanks…" She covers my hand with hers. And I feel her warmth radiate through my body.
I shrug. "No problem, can't have you bruising that face…" I give her the Davies nose-crinkling smile and she gives me a weak half-smile back. God, her eyes…so blue and drown worthy….drown worthy? When did I turn into someone from Clueless? Not that I don't like the movie, but I soooo don't talk like thiiiss. I'm a pile of mush…awesome, thank you Alex Cooper.
She waves her hand infront of my face, trying to get my attention. And I snap out of my daze. "Oh hey…" She smiles and chuckles.
"I swear you're more like Ash, than you know. Also…you can move your hand you know..." She grins, and motions to my hand still on the ice…weird I didn't feel that numbness before. I move my hand away quickly and she continues pressing the ice against the mark as she lays back down on my bed. I normally don't chill with girls in my room…were usually…well, you know, I'm a Davies after all. Although I'm pretty sure Ash hasn't touched Alex like that anyways. What is this girl? Davies kryptonite…don't get to close, might go weak in the knees?
I sit down next to her on the bed in our comfortable silence until I remember the picture in my hand. "Oh Alex…" She looks over at me. "Uh…I honestly don't think she forgot about you…I mean she wouldn't have this picture on her dresser next to Spencer's if she did…" I hand her the picture and she sits up, forgetting about the ice as her eyes glaze over, probably thinking of when the picture was taken. They're on some sort of grassy hill under a tree, snuggled together and making weird faces at the camera. They look fairly young.
She sighs and puts the picture down. "You know the story behind that picture?" I shake my head and sit closer for storytime. Yay story time! Anyways, Alex leans her head against my shoulder and begins, "Well…we were in 10th grade. That was our routine lunch spot and she had said she needed to discuss something with me…" She gives a small smile and continues, "So…We sit down and she begins to ramble on and on nervously about how we're best friends and that that would never change and that she would understand if I didn't want to hang out with her. But, I stopped her mid-ramble and told her that I would always want to be around her. That must've given her the confidence to tell me…she was gay." She chuckles and shakes her head. "God, I already knew, I mean I'm way too observant to not notice her staring at girls, especially their asses…So I told her that I knew, and that it didn't change anything, but I also gave her a secret, that I was questioning my sexuality. So to commemorate that experience we decided to lighten up the serious mood with that picture…I was the first person she told, and she was the first I told. We were very give and take…" She sighs, "So yeah, there's your story, wee one…" Wait, wee one? Oh come on, she's gotta be only a year older than me…does she just think of me as some little kid? I'll show her…
"Wee one, huh?" I say seductively and lean forward, brushing hair out of her face and whisper, "I'm far more mature than you give me credit, Al…In all the right ways…" I lean in, but she moves away. I look at her curiously. Usually, girls are all over me…Does she still have feelings for my sister? Is she not attracted to me?
She sees the hurt in my eyes. "Ard…I can't…I really would…but I can't, not after what happened last time…" Last time? Last time she what? God, I've got so many questions…
The door opens and Ash steps in, "Hey guys, I think we should all talk in the living room…"
