Author's Note: I'm really, really, really sorry about not putting up the
chapter yesterday. I would have, but there was a change in plans. Thanks to
Candy.07 and Charlotte449 for reviews! I had my first rally today and let's
just say us, freshmen, don't have spirit.But it's kind of hard to get
psyched out when your class colors are neon.. Anyways, I liked writing
this chapter. It might seem a little weird to some people but oh well.
Please R&R! And if you think Ryan is being too talkative or some of the
characters are being out of character, please tell me. Thanks!
Chapter 6 "Who's That Girl"
"Summer." Seth whispered softly. He was watching the two girls walk to the corner table.
"You have a crush on a season." Riley said slowly, clearly not noticing Seth's watchful gaze.
"No, no, that's Summer!" Seth said. "She would look so good with a tropical flower in her hair." Seth murmured.
Ryan smirked while Riley looked confused. "Always about Tahiti huh?" Ryan chuckled, but stopped when he realized who the other girl was. Marissa Cooper.
'They're such guys.' Riley thought. "Okay, so when is it my turn then?" Riley mused out loud.
"Huh?" Seth and Ryan asked in unison, slowly looking at Riley.
"You know, when is it my turn to go speechless and my eyes glaze over 'cause of someone that walks through door." Riley said. "Yes, you guys really looked like that." Riley added when they started to ask.
A minute passed by and the door opened, followed by an attractive blonde and two brunettes. The blonde looked around for a moment and saw Riley. Their eyes locked for what seemed like ages. 'Mhmm.Anyone else?' Riley thought.
Summer called the blonde over and his friends followed suit. The blonde looked back at Riley before settling next to the honey-brunette named Marissa. He put his arm around Marissa and again looked at Riley.
"Oh, no.It's Luke." Seth said. "Do you think he forgot about us crashing the party?"
"Not a chance." Ryan replied. "We gotta go man."
"What? What's wrong? And who's Luke?" Riley asked, now really confused.
"We'll explain later, we just need to get out.Now." Seth said. "Please, please, please don't let him recognize us. My black eye just went away, and I don't want to bruise my face again. No more pain!"
"Second that." Ryan said.
"Uh, alright. Let's go then." Riley said.
"Okay, Riley, block us." Seth said.
"Uh, height difference Seth. Either way, he's gonna see you guys so you might as well run for it." Riley said dryly.
"Hmm, okay. On three..THREE!" Seth said. Seth and Ryan started walking fast and trying to "blend in". "Um guys, he's looking at us."
"No way. If he saw us, he'd be after us by now with those two punks." Ryan whispered. 'Wait, he's looking at Riley. Is he checking her out? No wonder he's not noticing us. Hey, maybe you should look at Marissa asshole.'
In fear of getting Ryan and Seth hurt, she motioned them to leave. "You guys, let me handle this." Riley said. "You guys keep walking out and I'll meet you at the end of the pier, kay?" Seth and Ryan nodded and began to walk.
"This is not good." Ryan said once out of the restaurant.
"What? what's she gonna do?" Seth asked. "Nothing drastic though right?"
"No way in hell is she gonna leave without doing something drastic. Stop here. We'll wait for her." Ryan said, afraid of what Riley what might do. They stopped a few feet from the entrance they left.
Meanwhile, Riley was walking towards the other entrance to the restaurant, the entrance where Luke, Summer, Marissa, & Co. were sitting at. She barely got near the table when someone unexpected spoke.
"Oh my god! What is it? Halloween, goth?" Summer lashed out.
"Bite me, Malibu Barbie." Riley retorted. Luke and his friends started laughing and were only silenced when Summer glared. Luke continued to look at Riley with a weird look that Riley couldn't make out.
"Ugh, did she just call me that?" Summer said and looked at her friends.
"Uh yeah. What? Need a hearing aid?" Riley asked. Luke smiled.
'She has audacity.' Luke thought.
Summer stood up and came face to face with Riley. "You better watch your step freak."
"Maybe. Or just maybe, you need to cool off." Riley said and poured a cup of water from the table on the now infuriated Summer.
Summer screamed at the ice-cold water. Marissa and Nolan, one of the brunettes, gave Summer some napkins to wipe off. When nothing else was said, Riley began to walk. "Well, I'll be looking forward to these wonderful spats in school. Buh-bye now." Riley said with a fake smile.
'Wonder who she is. Luke thought. He fixed his eyes on Riley through the window. 'I gotta find out.'
[x}
The door to "Seaside" finally opened, and out came a re-energized Riley with a bounce in her step. Ryan and Seth rushed over to Riley.
"So, no problems?" Ryan asked.
"Oh, not really. Just a minor brush with the locals." Riley said casually. "I'm gonna look forward to school though." Riley said with a little smile.
"Oh no. Minor brush with the locals doesn't sound good Ryan. Not good at all. And she's smiling! Something went down in there." Seth said.
"Riles.What did you do?" Ryan asked cautiously.
"No biggie. Let's just say that there was an unexpected shower of rain in the restaurant." Riley said.
"Right.So you're not gonna tell us huh?" Seth asked.
"Tell you later. Let's just leave before the locals come out and hunt me down." Riley said. "Oh, Seth? Is the darker brunette Summer?"
"Yeah. Why?" Seth asked.
"Oh, well, you might not want to mention to her that I'm your friend." Riley said.
"I can't, I can't believe you did something to Summer! Why? Why?! I just got on her radar! Aw man. Riley! I was like *beep* *beep* and now I'm silent and out of her sight." Seth said.
"Oh. Bummer." Riley said and smiled. Ryan and Riley laughed at Seth's fit of tantrum.
"Okay, I'm tired. From this eventful day." Riley said. "Crash at your place for now and then Ryan can get his stuff and we'll leave later?" Riley asked Seth.
"Yeah that sounds cool. Hey! Do you wanna play Grand Theft Auto? It's a cool game where you steal cars." Seth asked excitedly.
"Alright. Sounds good." Riley said to the surprise of Ryan.
"Since when do you play video games?" Ryan asked.
"Just now." Riley whispered and looked at Seth and winked.
"Ah, I see. Let's burn some rubber then." Ryan said. Ryan got on his bike and as about to catch up with Seth and Riley. But he didn't. He suddenly felt weird, like eyes were watching him. He turned around and saw no one. 'Strange.' Little did he know that a certain young honey brunette was watching his every move in disbelief.
Chapter 6 "Who's That Girl"
"Summer." Seth whispered softly. He was watching the two girls walk to the corner table.
"You have a crush on a season." Riley said slowly, clearly not noticing Seth's watchful gaze.
"No, no, that's Summer!" Seth said. "She would look so good with a tropical flower in her hair." Seth murmured.
Ryan smirked while Riley looked confused. "Always about Tahiti huh?" Ryan chuckled, but stopped when he realized who the other girl was. Marissa Cooper.
'They're such guys.' Riley thought. "Okay, so when is it my turn then?" Riley mused out loud.
"Huh?" Seth and Ryan asked in unison, slowly looking at Riley.
"You know, when is it my turn to go speechless and my eyes glaze over 'cause of someone that walks through door." Riley said. "Yes, you guys really looked like that." Riley added when they started to ask.
A minute passed by and the door opened, followed by an attractive blonde and two brunettes. The blonde looked around for a moment and saw Riley. Their eyes locked for what seemed like ages. 'Mhmm.Anyone else?' Riley thought.
Summer called the blonde over and his friends followed suit. The blonde looked back at Riley before settling next to the honey-brunette named Marissa. He put his arm around Marissa and again looked at Riley.
"Oh, no.It's Luke." Seth said. "Do you think he forgot about us crashing the party?"
"Not a chance." Ryan replied. "We gotta go man."
"What? What's wrong? And who's Luke?" Riley asked, now really confused.
"We'll explain later, we just need to get out.Now." Seth said. "Please, please, please don't let him recognize us. My black eye just went away, and I don't want to bruise my face again. No more pain!"
"Second that." Ryan said.
"Uh, alright. Let's go then." Riley said.
"Okay, Riley, block us." Seth said.
"Uh, height difference Seth. Either way, he's gonna see you guys so you might as well run for it." Riley said dryly.
"Hmm, okay. On three..THREE!" Seth said. Seth and Ryan started walking fast and trying to "blend in". "Um guys, he's looking at us."
"No way. If he saw us, he'd be after us by now with those two punks." Ryan whispered. 'Wait, he's looking at Riley. Is he checking her out? No wonder he's not noticing us. Hey, maybe you should look at Marissa asshole.'
In fear of getting Ryan and Seth hurt, she motioned them to leave. "You guys, let me handle this." Riley said. "You guys keep walking out and I'll meet you at the end of the pier, kay?" Seth and Ryan nodded and began to walk.
"This is not good." Ryan said once out of the restaurant.
"What? what's she gonna do?" Seth asked. "Nothing drastic though right?"
"No way in hell is she gonna leave without doing something drastic. Stop here. We'll wait for her." Ryan said, afraid of what Riley what might do. They stopped a few feet from the entrance they left.
Meanwhile, Riley was walking towards the other entrance to the restaurant, the entrance where Luke, Summer, Marissa, & Co. were sitting at. She barely got near the table when someone unexpected spoke.
"Oh my god! What is it? Halloween, goth?" Summer lashed out.
"Bite me, Malibu Barbie." Riley retorted. Luke and his friends started laughing and were only silenced when Summer glared. Luke continued to look at Riley with a weird look that Riley couldn't make out.
"Ugh, did she just call me that?" Summer said and looked at her friends.
"Uh yeah. What? Need a hearing aid?" Riley asked. Luke smiled.
'She has audacity.' Luke thought.
Summer stood up and came face to face with Riley. "You better watch your step freak."
"Maybe. Or just maybe, you need to cool off." Riley said and poured a cup of water from the table on the now infuriated Summer.
Summer screamed at the ice-cold water. Marissa and Nolan, one of the brunettes, gave Summer some napkins to wipe off. When nothing else was said, Riley began to walk. "Well, I'll be looking forward to these wonderful spats in school. Buh-bye now." Riley said with a fake smile.
'Wonder who she is. Luke thought. He fixed his eyes on Riley through the window. 'I gotta find out.'
[x}
The door to "Seaside" finally opened, and out came a re-energized Riley with a bounce in her step. Ryan and Seth rushed over to Riley.
"So, no problems?" Ryan asked.
"Oh, not really. Just a minor brush with the locals." Riley said casually. "I'm gonna look forward to school though." Riley said with a little smile.
"Oh no. Minor brush with the locals doesn't sound good Ryan. Not good at all. And she's smiling! Something went down in there." Seth said.
"Riles.What did you do?" Ryan asked cautiously.
"No biggie. Let's just say that there was an unexpected shower of rain in the restaurant." Riley said.
"Right.So you're not gonna tell us huh?" Seth asked.
"Tell you later. Let's just leave before the locals come out and hunt me down." Riley said. "Oh, Seth? Is the darker brunette Summer?"
"Yeah. Why?" Seth asked.
"Oh, well, you might not want to mention to her that I'm your friend." Riley said.
"I can't, I can't believe you did something to Summer! Why? Why?! I just got on her radar! Aw man. Riley! I was like *beep* *beep* and now I'm silent and out of her sight." Seth said.
"Oh. Bummer." Riley said and smiled. Ryan and Riley laughed at Seth's fit of tantrum.
"Okay, I'm tired. From this eventful day." Riley said. "Crash at your place for now and then Ryan can get his stuff and we'll leave later?" Riley asked Seth.
"Yeah that sounds cool. Hey! Do you wanna play Grand Theft Auto? It's a cool game where you steal cars." Seth asked excitedly.
"Alright. Sounds good." Riley said to the surprise of Ryan.
"Since when do you play video games?" Ryan asked.
"Just now." Riley whispered and looked at Seth and winked.
"Ah, I see. Let's burn some rubber then." Ryan said. Ryan got on his bike and as about to catch up with Seth and Riley. But he didn't. He suddenly felt weird, like eyes were watching him. He turned around and saw no one. 'Strange.' Little did he know that a certain young honey brunette was watching his every move in disbelief.