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Author's Note: I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow afternoon, so the next part won't be until after I get back. I'm coming back on the 25th or 26th so expect a lot of parts after that. I'm going to have four days of driving to write stuff, so I'll have lots of new parts for you all! ~ROBYN
I disclaim.
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Part Two
Isabel, Maria and Tess were eating breakfast in the Surfside Restaurant. Isabel and Tess were sitting on one side of a booth, while Maria was across from them.
Maria sighed heavily, and swished her strawberry-kiwi juice-type-thing around in her glass. She watched the ice and juice swirl together, and nodded her head every few seconds, so Isabel wouldn't yell at her for not listening too.
Isabel was still ranting and raving about last night, and Tess was nodding and adding empathic "uh-huh's" right along with everything that Isabel said. Of course, since they were in a public place, Isabel was toning her lecture down, but Maria had heard the full-fledged rant last night.
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"Maria!" Isabel yelled, pacing across their bedroom floor. "What the hell did you think you were doing?! I saw you use those spells! Someone could have heard! Someone could have seen! What were you thinking?!"
Maria, dry and dressed in childish fish pyjamas was flopped on her back on her bottom bunk. While Isabel had been yelling, Maria had been quietly not paying attention, and now Isabel was glaring at her.
Maria guessed that Isabel had either asked her a question she was expecting an answer from, or that Isabel and Tess had decided to put Maria out of her misery.
Maria glanced over at Tess and saw her looking expectantly at Maria. Okay then, better give Iz some kind of answer.
"Sorry," Maria said in a small voice, and making her face look sad and apologetic.
"No you're not!" Tess exclaimed. "You're just saying that so we'll leave you alone."
"So? I'm tired and you guys won't shut up! I mean, I think you've yelled the same things at me about six times!"
"So?" Isabel mocked. "You were wrong!"
"I know!" Maria shouted. "But I saved somebody's life. Can you understand that Iz? Tess? He wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for me!"
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"Hi, can I get you anything else?" Their waitress, a petite redhead asked politely, smiling at them.
"No thanks," Maria replied. "I'm so full."
Tess nodded. "Can I have another orange juice please?" The girl nodded and noted it down on her pad.
Isabel sighed. "I'll have a cappuccino please. Thanks."
The girl nodded again and walked away writing on her notepad.
Isabel went back to talking, and Maria went back to swirling her drink around again.
"Are you listening to me, Ria?" Isabel asked a few minutes later.
Maria looked up from her drink and nodded at Isabel. This was good. If Isabel was calling Maria by her nickname, then that meant she was getting over this whole thing. Then maybe things could get back to normal.
Of course, Maria only wanted things to be normal if it included going out with that cute Michael guy that she had pulled out of the water last night. Maria figured if he was that hot soaking wet and unconscious, then think of how hot he would be when he was dry and talking to her.
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Maria, panting and soaking wet, finally touched the bottom and dragged the guy (Michael?) up onto the sand. People swarmed around them, and Maria was pushed back, after laying him onto the ground. Someone had called 911, and there was an ambulance just pulling up.
Maria tried to push her was through the absurdly large crowd, but didn't have any luck, being about a foot smaller than everyone else on the entire beach. Hey, maybe she could crawl under everyone! Maria didn't know why, but she was almost beginning to panic. She had to make sure that the guy was all right.
"Move back; move back please," a paramedic ordered, trying to push his was through the crowd. The crowd parted, and Maria saw the guys on the ground where she had left him, with the brunette that had been running into the water beside him and another brown haired guy on his other side, before the crowd closed up again.
Someone grabbed her shoulder suddenly, and Maria whirled around to see an angry Isabel and a worried Tess. If Maria knew her sisters, Isabel was mad that she had used her powers in public, and Tess was worried that the guys was hurt, and that Isabel and Maria were going to fight again.
"What were you thinking Maria? You used you powers in public! We swore to never do that!" Isabel whispered angrily.
"Is he all right?" Tess asked, looking over at the crowd. She looked back at her sisters and saw them glaring at each other. "You guys please don't fight."
"We're not going to fight, Tess," Maria assured her sister. "Isabel's just going to lecture me for hours on end.
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And here they were, Maria thought. Hours and hours later, and Iz was still talking. Okay, we need a distraction. Maria looked around and saw Miranda and Katie from last night entering the restaurant. Trying to look inconspicuous and like she was listening to Isabel at the same time, Maria reached up over hear head and pretended to check that her hair was still in place. She just hoped that Miranda and Katie saw her.
Maria decided to actually listen to Isabel for a few minutes. At least until Miranda and Katie came over.
"So, you understand why it's so dangerous, right?" Isabel continued without waiting for an answer. "It would be disastrous if someone found out. The could tell dad, we'd be on the news, in the paper-"
"Hi there!"
Maria looked up and saw her saviours. "Hi Miranda! Hey Katie! What are you guys doing here?"
"We saw you through the window and thought we'd come in and say hi," Miranda told her.
Isabel didn't look too happy that the two girls had interrupted her lecture. "Hey guys."
"You're dressed for the beach," Tess observed. "Are you going swimming or something?"
Miranda was wearing a pale pink and white plaid tankini, and Katie was wearing a navy one piece. Both girls had shorts on over top of their suits.
"Nope, Alex is going to teach us to surf today," Kate answered. "He kept on saying he would, and now he's finally going to!" Both girls looked very excited and Isabel perked up at the mention of Alex's name.
"Hey, do you guys want to learn to? Or do you already know how? Alex would probably teach you guys as well," Miranda said, talking at light speed.
"Sure!" Isabel and Maria answered at the same time, then looked at each other.
"Okay," Miranda said slowly. "Well, do you have your suits on already? Or do you have to run home?"
Maria looked at Tess and Isabel. "We have our suits with us. Is there a change house or anything?" Miranda nodded. "Okay, just let me run to the bathroom, while Isabel pays the bill. Then we can go." Maria slid out of the booth, slung her purse over her shoulder and went into the ladies bathroom.
"Okay," She muttered, concentrating. With a wave of her hand her purse was almost twice as big and inside there were three different bathing suits. Maria grinned. Perfect!
When she came out of the bathroom, everyone was waiting for her by the door. Alex was with them now, and Isabel was flirting like mad. When she got over to them, Alex greeted her and Miranda looked at her bag sort of funny, but didn't say anything.
"Okay, are we ready?" Tess asked, grinning like mad. She was so excited about learning to surf. It looked so awesome!
"Yep," Miranda said, and led the group out the door. Maria was the last one out, and as the left, she had the weirdest feeling that someone was watching her.
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tbc...
Like it? Hate it? Any feedback is appreciated
Author's Note: I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow afternoon, so the next part won't be until after I get back. I'm coming back on the 25th or 26th so expect a lot of parts after that. I'm going to have four days of driving to write stuff, so I'll have lots of new parts for you all! ~ROBYN
I disclaim.
****
Part Two
Isabel, Maria and Tess were eating breakfast in the Surfside Restaurant. Isabel and Tess were sitting on one side of a booth, while Maria was across from them.
Maria sighed heavily, and swished her strawberry-kiwi juice-type-thing around in her glass. She watched the ice and juice swirl together, and nodded her head every few seconds, so Isabel wouldn't yell at her for not listening too.
Isabel was still ranting and raving about last night, and Tess was nodding and adding empathic "uh-huh's" right along with everything that Isabel said. Of course, since they were in a public place, Isabel was toning her lecture down, but Maria had heard the full-fledged rant last night.
****
"Maria!" Isabel yelled, pacing across their bedroom floor. "What the hell did you think you were doing?! I saw you use those spells! Someone could have heard! Someone could have seen! What were you thinking?!"
Maria, dry and dressed in childish fish pyjamas was flopped on her back on her bottom bunk. While Isabel had been yelling, Maria had been quietly not paying attention, and now Isabel was glaring at her.
Maria guessed that Isabel had either asked her a question she was expecting an answer from, or that Isabel and Tess had decided to put Maria out of her misery.
Maria glanced over at Tess and saw her looking expectantly at Maria. Okay then, better give Iz some kind of answer.
"Sorry," Maria said in a small voice, and making her face look sad and apologetic.
"No you're not!" Tess exclaimed. "You're just saying that so we'll leave you alone."
"So? I'm tired and you guys won't shut up! I mean, I think you've yelled the same things at me about six times!"
"So?" Isabel mocked. "You were wrong!"
"I know!" Maria shouted. "But I saved somebody's life. Can you understand that Iz? Tess? He wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for me!"
****
"Hi, can I get you anything else?" Their waitress, a petite redhead asked politely, smiling at them.
"No thanks," Maria replied. "I'm so full."
Tess nodded. "Can I have another orange juice please?" The girl nodded and noted it down on her pad.
Isabel sighed. "I'll have a cappuccino please. Thanks."
The girl nodded again and walked away writing on her notepad.
Isabel went back to talking, and Maria went back to swirling her drink around again.
"Are you listening to me, Ria?" Isabel asked a few minutes later.
Maria looked up from her drink and nodded at Isabel. This was good. If Isabel was calling Maria by her nickname, then that meant she was getting over this whole thing. Then maybe things could get back to normal.
Of course, Maria only wanted things to be normal if it included going out with that cute Michael guy that she had pulled out of the water last night. Maria figured if he was that hot soaking wet and unconscious, then think of how hot he would be when he was dry and talking to her.
****
Maria, panting and soaking wet, finally touched the bottom and dragged the guy (Michael?) up onto the sand. People swarmed around them, and Maria was pushed back, after laying him onto the ground. Someone had called 911, and there was an ambulance just pulling up.
Maria tried to push her was through the absurdly large crowd, but didn't have any luck, being about a foot smaller than everyone else on the entire beach. Hey, maybe she could crawl under everyone! Maria didn't know why, but she was almost beginning to panic. She had to make sure that the guy was all right.
"Move back; move back please," a paramedic ordered, trying to push his was through the crowd. The crowd parted, and Maria saw the guys on the ground where she had left him, with the brunette that had been running into the water beside him and another brown haired guy on his other side, before the crowd closed up again.
Someone grabbed her shoulder suddenly, and Maria whirled around to see an angry Isabel and a worried Tess. If Maria knew her sisters, Isabel was mad that she had used her powers in public, and Tess was worried that the guys was hurt, and that Isabel and Maria were going to fight again.
"What were you thinking Maria? You used you powers in public! We swore to never do that!" Isabel whispered angrily.
"Is he all right?" Tess asked, looking over at the crowd. She looked back at her sisters and saw them glaring at each other. "You guys please don't fight."
"We're not going to fight, Tess," Maria assured her sister. "Isabel's just going to lecture me for hours on end.
****
And here they were, Maria thought. Hours and hours later, and Iz was still talking. Okay, we need a distraction. Maria looked around and saw Miranda and Katie from last night entering the restaurant. Trying to look inconspicuous and like she was listening to Isabel at the same time, Maria reached up over hear head and pretended to check that her hair was still in place. She just hoped that Miranda and Katie saw her.
Maria decided to actually listen to Isabel for a few minutes. At least until Miranda and Katie came over.
"So, you understand why it's so dangerous, right?" Isabel continued without waiting for an answer. "It would be disastrous if someone found out. The could tell dad, we'd be on the news, in the paper-"
"Hi there!"
Maria looked up and saw her saviours. "Hi Miranda! Hey Katie! What are you guys doing here?"
"We saw you through the window and thought we'd come in and say hi," Miranda told her.
Isabel didn't look too happy that the two girls had interrupted her lecture. "Hey guys."
"You're dressed for the beach," Tess observed. "Are you going swimming or something?"
Miranda was wearing a pale pink and white plaid tankini, and Katie was wearing a navy one piece. Both girls had shorts on over top of their suits.
"Nope, Alex is going to teach us to surf today," Kate answered. "He kept on saying he would, and now he's finally going to!" Both girls looked very excited and Isabel perked up at the mention of Alex's name.
"Hey, do you guys want to learn to? Or do you already know how? Alex would probably teach you guys as well," Miranda said, talking at light speed.
"Sure!" Isabel and Maria answered at the same time, then looked at each other.
"Okay," Miranda said slowly. "Well, do you have your suits on already? Or do you have to run home?"
Maria looked at Tess and Isabel. "We have our suits with us. Is there a change house or anything?" Miranda nodded. "Okay, just let me run to the bathroom, while Isabel pays the bill. Then we can go." Maria slid out of the booth, slung her purse over her shoulder and went into the ladies bathroom.
"Okay," She muttered, concentrating. With a wave of her hand her purse was almost twice as big and inside there were three different bathing suits. Maria grinned. Perfect!
When she came out of the bathroom, everyone was waiting for her by the door. Alex was with them now, and Isabel was flirting like mad. When she got over to them, Alex greeted her and Miranda looked at her bag sort of funny, but didn't say anything.
"Okay, are we ready?" Tess asked, grinning like mad. She was so excited about learning to surf. It looked so awesome!
"Yep," Miranda said, and led the group out the door. Maria was the last one out, and as the left, she had the weirdest feeling that someone was watching her.
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tbc...
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