"Okay, Okay, Twister.." Reggie giggled as she effortlessly pushed Twister away for a second before returning to her senses. She had come over just as Twister asked and reviewed his project after searching the town for her brother.. of course they never found him. The video was pretty good already, Reggie made a few suggestions on how the credits should be displayed. He wrote down the suggestions and they brainstormed where Otto might have run off to. Somehow in the middle of talking, they ended up laying on the floor indulging in a steamy make out session.
Twister playfully persisted against Reggie's dismissal and continued leaving light, innocent pecks up her neck. She smiled and squealed before pulling his hat down over his face, signifying the end of the event.
"Okay, Enough, I get it." Twister said knowingly as Reggie stood up from the floor, He fixed is hat and shot her a goofy grin. She smiled down at him as she walked to the dresser mirror to fix her fizzy messed up hair. "You know, I bet Otto is already back at your house. Maybe he just needed the day to himself and he found a place to get that."
"Maybe.. I'm not too worried anymore.. I will be worried if he isn't back by dark though."
"Rocket Girl... It's almost dark now.." Twister said as he glanced out his bedroom window.
"What? How long have I been here?" Reggie asked.
"A few hours.."
"How did that happen?!" Reggie exclaimed as rushed to fix her her into looking almost normal but it seemed almost impossible.
"Time flies when you're having fun...?" Twister shrugged with a chuckle.
"Twister! Seriously!... I gotta get home. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay. Do you want me to walk you home?"
"..I live right next door."
"I figured I should ask." Twister shrugged. Reggie sighed before laying a light kiss on his lips before fleeing the Rodriguez residence and entering her own. The house was dark so it was clear that it was empty, she flipped on the living room light before the door slammed behind her, making her jump and releasing a slight squeal.
"Ha, Ha. I scared you!" Otto's voice rang out from behind her. He was holding his surf board and his eyebrows shot up when she turned to face him. "Whoa look at you! Nice hair, sis. Get electrocuted?"
"Oh shut up." Reggie said as she attempted to pat her hair down with no success. "Where have you been all day? We looked everywhere for you."
"Clearly not everywhere." Otto said in amusement, He walked past her and into the kitchen. "I was at the secret spot, all day. The waves were calling my name! … how was your test, They didn't do any shock therapy, did they?"
"It was okay.. and stop bagging on my hair! I-uh-I just woke up from a nap." Reggie explained but Otto just laughed at her as he poured a glass of water.
"You are so bad at lying, Reg." Otto said right out before gulping down half of the glass. "I saw you running out of Twister's house... Please, spare me the details. See you in the morning, Remember.. you are mine in the A.M. We are going to brush up your skills for next weeks game." Otto left her down in the kitchen as he ran up the stairs and went to his room. Reggie frowned at the staircase as her face heated up as a delayed reaction from what Otto just said.. But Otto was in a pretty good mood so she wouldn't ruin it for anything.
The next morning, Reggie was startled awake from Otto yelling in her ear, "WAKE UP, LAME-O. IT'S PRACTICE TIME." She had actually fell out of bed as a result of Otto being super annoying at... seven in the morning. She groaned after she looked at the alarm clock.
"What is wrong with you? Its seven A.M! AS IN it's too damn early to be conscious!" Reggie yelled as she hopped back into bed and pulled the covers over her head only to be ripped off by her little brother a second later.
"Not if you want to be done by lunch time." Otto said in a stern tone of voice. "Come on! Daylight is burning. Eat breakfast and lets go!" Otto quickly left the room, leaving Reggie staring at the ceiling.
Defeated, Reggie pulled herself out of bed, threw on her gear, and slunk down the staircase and into the kitchen where Raymundo, Noleani, and Otto were talking about their day yesterday.
"Wow look who has risen from the dead." Noelani said amusingly as she sat down at the table in a sleepy haze.
"You can thank my soon-to-be-slaughtered brother for that." Reggie growled. Otto just stuck his tongue out in response.
"Here." Raymundo said as he passed her a mug of what she identified as coffee. "You look like you need it. How late were you up last night?"
"I dunno.. I worked on the zine until.. maybe twelve thirty.." Reggie said before sipping the strong, bitter beverage. "Or one thirty.. I don't remember."
"I know it's summer vacation and everything but since school is right around the corner, You should try to be a little more aware of your sleeping hours." Ray said lightly, Reggie just stared up at him before downing the coffee and biting into a granola bar. "That's not all that your eating, right?"
"Well according to Otto, I haven't much time." Reggie said heavily before slowly removing herself from the table. "See you at the court, Rocket Boy."
Otto wasn't kidding when he said he was going to test her skills, He pushed her hard. But like Reggie always does, She pushed him ten times harder. Twister and Sammy were sitting on the bleachers just watching until it was time to call it quits.
"Believe me now?" Reggie asked Otto as they all walked away from the court.
"Sure, Fine. Whatever." Otto grumbled as he pulled off his helmet, He had just got done doing target practice and she whomped him. "Just as long as I am confident about you being totally one hundred percent in the game, I'm fine. Play-offs are coming up and I need us to be in it!"
"And it's going to happen! So keep calm, O-man." Twister said as he took Reggie's skates away from her as they made their way down the street.
"So how was the test, Sam?" Reggie asked.
"Piece of Cake." He replied nonchalantly. "Honestly, I believe I over studied. I am planning on staying home and working on a game I have been forming in my spare time."
"I need to spend some time on the half pipe." Otto said simply. "So I'm out. Later." Otto turned down a road breaking from the foursome.
"So you have plans." Reggie said pointing to Sammy, who nodded.
"I'm sure you two will find some kind of entertainment."
"What is that suppose to mean?" Reggie asked loudly as they approached the round about.
"I don't think I need to explain." Sammy said with a slight wiggle of his eyebrows, making Reggie feel a little embarrassed. Sammy just laughed at her silence. "See you guys tomorrow then."
"See ya, Squid!" Twister said cluelessly as Sammy broke off from them and entered his own residence. "Hey Reg, Lets just have lunch at my house. It's been a while since you did that."
"It's been a while for a reason." Reggie muttered. "Lars is usually home, which guarantees the improper use of a squirt gun."
"He's actually backed off some recently.. It's kind of weird."
"Oh really?" Reggie asked.
"Yeah, He's been out of the house a lot."
"Maybe he is finally interested in something." Reggie inquired as they both walked towards the Rodriguez residence. "You know, other then whomping you."
"I hope so... I think my scalp was starting to get raw from the double-dose of noogies.." Twister said holding the front door open. "After you, Rocket Girl."
"Such a gentleman." Reggie giggled as she walked past him, Twister grinned and followed her inside the living room.
"I can't believe school starts in four days.." Twister said after they finished lunch, The pair was just chilling out on the front steps of Twister's house.
"I know." Reggie said quietly. Ever since the SAT's passed, all she could think about was college. How were they going to hold on to this wonderful relationship with college in the way? It was a little nerve-wracking to think about. Reggie didn't want to give this up, especially since she thinks that her feelings are running deeper then she thought they would. Twister was so perfect in every way. Even with his flaws.. And she knew he had a ton of flaws.. He was still everything she could have asked for in a boyfriend.
"Hey, Reg... HeeelllooOOOooo?" Twister said into her ear. She pushed his head away from her ear but still remained zoned out. "What's eatin' ya?" Reggie shrugged.
"College.. Future.. things.." She said with a sad sounding sigh.
"College is suppose to be exciting, Right?" Twister asked, Reggie shrugged. "Why do you seem so... bummed?"
"I don't know. I guess I'm not looking forward to leaving Ocean Shores... Or leaving you. Things are so good here.. I have everything I could ever ask for."
Twister found himself thinking about this. "Well you're not leaving yet.. Right?"
"Riiight.. But-"
"Then don't stress about it. Act as though your never leaving.. or something like that.. 'Cause I like seeing you smile, This sadness thing isn't doing it for me." Twister joked, being totally calm. Reggie laughed at his sudden aloofness, Twister just grinned and placed a small kiss on Reggie's cheek. "Let's go Surfing, Just the two of us." Reggie perked up at the suggestion. The day with just her and Twister was perfect like always, The surf was amazing.. The beach was not too crowded.. but in the back of her mind, she could foresee all of this perfection crumbling in a year's time. Honestly, it was irritating her to endless heights by the time she was dropped off by Twister. She wasn't hungry so she skipped dinner and went straight to her room. She grabbed her laptop and started contemplating the near future.
Oh my goodness.. So Very sorry for the delay, guys.. I have not dropped the story just dealing with tiny writer's block stuff plus life. I love you all! Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, just send me a PM. If Not.. Then give a quick review! I love hearing from you all either way!
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