THE NEW GIRL

CHAPTER 04

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"Ali!" Raven called as soon as she saw me get out of Mikey's car. She was waving to me from the sand, carrying what seemed to be a surf board, she looked like she's been here for a while, her black hair tied in a high pony, wet and sand sticking to her body. She ran to us, feet churning the sand underneath her.

"Wow Allie you didn't get lost!" She cried pretending to be shocked.

"Hey rave! …. I had some help!" I admitted pointing to Mickey who was getting his stuff out of his car. Rave winked at me and gave me "the look". You know "the look" the one that people give you when they think something is going on but are totally off the point. Yep that's "the look"

 "Who else is here?" I asked and scanned the speckled crowd for anyone I knew.

"uh just people really. . ."  Rave shrugged and fixed her grip on her board. "C'mon lets go dump your gear!"

I followed Rave down to her gear, somehow losing Mickey in the process.

"Uh rave .. " I tapped her shoulder

"Yup?"

"I lost my friend."

"Who?"

"Mickey."

"No probs he'll turn up."

"ok!" I shrugged it off focusing my attention on the beach. It was really nice, with seagulls and everything, totally authentic! You know it'd be really . .

Ack! . .

"Ali, watch it" Raven laughs after I bumped straight into her, she pointed to a pile of stuff on the sand.

"Just dump it all here, I know where this spot is cause when you stand next to that hut over there and look at the yellow shop near the road, this spot is just under the sign in the window of that shop."

I looked at her funny and she shrugged "what? I've lost my stuff once I don't want to do it again!"

"right. . . " I dumped my gear and began to strip down to my swimmers. I'm wearing my modest blue two piece that I've been embarrassed to wear around my mum ever since that time she said it looked really nice cause it accented my eyes and showed off my figure, which would have been great, cause it was a really nice compliment but . . . 

She said it in front of a family friend,

Who was a guy,

Who I was crushing over,

And she was winking at him and nudging him.

Oh she's such a ditz!

Damn hippie mothers!


"You surf?" I asked Raven as she dumped her board down and checked through her stuff.

"No, but I'm getting taught by a friend." She smiled slyly " here" and threw a bottle at me "slick up or you'll get burnt!"

"Yes mum!" I laughed and quickly slapped some of the sunscreen on, "but I wouldn't be that bad, I mean I'd get to look like you, all tanned and nice." Raven rolled her eyes. "what?" I asked shrugging "it was a compliment!"

"ya-huh but don't coming running to me when your dying of skin cancer." She replied, smile playing on her lips as she rummaged through her bag once more "here" she threw another bottle at me and I stared at the label.

"Tanning lotion . . .?" I ask

"well you did say-" Raven started before being cut short by a bottle of tanning lotion flying past her, and narrowly missing her head.

Dammit if only I was a better throw. What! You don't think I threw that bottle at her do you? NO not me, never!

"C'mon newbie, come learn how to surf with me, my instructor isn't that bad looking either! You know him!" Rave said in a singsong voice and ran down the beach with her board.

"Wait up." I tied my hair in a messy bun and jogged down after her. I raced past her poking out my tongue. "Ha Ha! You can't catch me!" I called racing away from her.

Thwack!

Owie . .

I turned to the person I had just bumped into. As I was running backwards I didn't see him till it was too late.

"You're getting a habit of bumping into me aren't you?" Kai said in a smooth tone.

I felt my cheeks turning red. "um . . .."

Dammit think of a good come back, don't let that PRIG get the better of you Allie ! ! ! !  

"Kai, Raven are you coming?" Tala jogged up to us in flame red boardies that matched his very cool hair.

Blam! And there goes my window of opportunity to cut Kai's ego.

Onto a totally different topic . .

I like Tala's hair, it's wicked!

"Newbie!" he smiled and waves.

"Carrot top!" I smiled and waved back.

"So the newbie wants to learn how to surf eh?" Kai snickered, "well you've come to the right place. I'm the best."

I rolled my eyes.

"Second!" Tala piped up. "I'm the best!"

"Yes Tala in your own little world." Kai smirked and walked down to three boards which were planted in the ground.

"Here newbie." Tala pointed at a plain board with a salamander printed at the bottom. The animal looked pretty evil as if it was going to strike. "That's Johnny's, he's gone home early and I'm looking after his board I guess you can use it. What he doesn't know won't kill him."

"if you can surf." Kai added and pulled his board out of the ground. It's not as plain as Johnny's because it has an anime girl printed on it, she blowing a kiss.

Typical.

Tala's board is the last in the line, it has a wolf printed on it and a blue background. It looks like the wolf is about to pounce on something, it bearing evil looking fangs. Creepy. His is the only board that is coloured.


"Well you'll just have to see that for your self now won't you." I reply abruptly and pulled my board out of the sand, it was damn heavier than it looked.

OH WHAT AM I GETTING MYSELF INTO!

I haven't been surfing for years but when I used to I wasn't half bad. I stare at the ocean, the swell wasn't too bad but not great. The waves were smallish, no barrels or anything.

Someone told me you never forget how to ride a bike. Well maybe you don't forget how to surf? Hopefully I haven't forgotten.

We hit the surf and did some waves. I got dunked a couple of times, but overall it wasn't too bad. I didn't make a complete fool out of myself and I did see Kai get dunked, once. I'll rub it in to him when I get back on land. Raven yelled at me and signaled to me that we were heading home.

I dragged my board out of the surf exhausted.

"You weren't bad newbie," Kai said coming up behind me. He stuck out his foot in an attempt to trip me.

Which unfortunately works cause I'm caught off guard, I thought he was being nice for once! Funnily enough he trips as well, what was not funny is HE LANDED ON TOP OF ME!

We lay on the sand our bodies pretty much on top of each other, really not a good look.

"AH! Kai, your heavier than a hippo!" I yelled with a mouth half filled with sand and Tala doubled over in fits of laughter. Raven laughed hysterically also but came over to help us untangle ourselves from each other.

"It's muscle woman, something you don't have." Kai scowled but got up off me anyway, well attempted to.

"Shit!" he yelled and fell on top of me again our wet bodies making a smacking sound when they come in contact.

Ouch

I rubbed the sand off my face.

"hippo boy I know you love me, but if you really love me get off me so I can breathe!" I begged and Raven stared at Kai

"Kai are you stuck?" she asked voice jumping as she tried to control her laughter.

"A little." He admitted regretfully.

What! All I could see of this whole situation was the sand and all I could feel was Kai's chest on my back, and his legs wrapped around the outside of my legs and ugh! What does he mean stuck?

"Uh hot shot what do you mean by stuck?" I asked him a little fear coming through in my voice.

"My earring is stuck in your swimmers." He replied frustrated and I can feel his hands against my neck trying to get his earring unstuck. They are unusually hot and my heat rate speeds up a bit, blood pulsing through my veins. Oh man got to get out of here now. When I do get out of here I'm going to wring his neck for putting me in this position!


"Which earring?" I asked trying to get my mind off my racing heart.

"Top." He mumbled from behind me.

"Kai couldn't you just take your earring out?" I asked, practically begging.

"Fuck no! I just got this one put it, and I'm not getting it done again!" he shifted around on top of me I'm guessing he's trying to get comfortable.

Uhhh . . . this wet body to wet body thing is not good. There is never a gun around when you need one.

"Kai, man all the tourists are giving you freaky stares, are you sure you're doing it right?" I heard Tala's voice question

"Tala how do you do this right?" Kai snapped back, his hands still fumbling with my ties and his earring.

"umm I don't know I have never been in your position." He answered truthfully and I looked up to find him sitting on the sand watching the scene intently.


WHAT AM I? A TOURIST ATTRACTION?? Remind me to wring his neck too.


Kai sighed, "can't you just take off your swimmers?" he asked frustrated

"WHAT! No way am I taking anything off Kai not in a million years!" I yelled back at him frustrated too, this is not the best position to be in, I need that gun now! Or a vase to smash over his head,

wait I have a vase . . .

at home.

"Rave help me." I pleaded

She laughed. "I'm with Tala, I got no clue, you've got to rely on Kai's magic fingers."

I snort, magic fingers my foot. She probably meant that in a different way. Kai is a player.

Who gets stuck under a player on a beach!

Ah! Got to get out! I can feel Kai's chest rumble as he laughs. I guess he must have got the double meaning too.

I'd go for anything that looks remotely like a vase, pot or gun at the moment any takers? Raven flopped down next to Tala.

"Got any popcorn?" she asked

Not funny.


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~ Lee the Ice Queen ~