Here's chapter six!!! Hope you'll like it! Oh, and I hope you liked chapter five! Warning: Nikki is a little mood swingy in this chapter, cuz she's tired, just thought i'd warn ya'll. lol
Chapter Six
-Nikki's House-
Not long after Cameron's father had left, Nikki realized that she was still in her pajamas, so she helped him bring his things up into her room then sent him back down stairs so that she could get dressed. Since she was in a rush, she just threw on a cute pair of jeans, a white tank top, and Cameron's zip hoodie. She quickly put some foundation on, a little bit of blush, and some mascara before dashing down the stairs with a pair of socks and her sneakers in hand. Her hair had already been in a ponytail, and she didn't move when she slept, so that was fine. When she reached the living room, Cameron gave her the look she loved. The one that made her feel like she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen, even though she had done nothing special.
She sat down next to her, putting her shoes on. While she was leaning down, tying the laces, Cameron leaned next to her, put a hand on her back and whispered, "I like your jacket." Nikki laughed and playfully pushed his shoulder.
"I know, isn't it great? This totally hot guy, who is oh-so-sweet, lent it to me. Yeah, he woke me up in the middle of the night and made me sleep outside."
"So, it must have been the least he could do, huh?"
"Right." They smiled at eachother as Nikki finished tying her left shoe.
Just then, Ava walked in. "Are we ready to go?"
The two flirters answered together, "Yup."
-The Grocery Store-
Both, Cameron and Nikki had been silent, letting Ava concentrate on the road. The only sound in the car was Ava's swearing everytime the car swerved, when the wind blew too hard. When they arrived, they noticed that the parking lot was almost empty so they took a space closest to the store. Ava directed Cameron and Nikki to get water and munchies, while she got canned foods.
Nikki and Cameron acted serious until they turned an aisle, where Ava couldn't see her. Then Nikki jumped on the front of the cart that Cam was pushing.
They turned into another aisle, where the chips, pretzles, and cookies were. They reached out and grabbed bags of all colors and types, with many different fillings. At this point, Nikki had jumped off the cart and was practically skipping beside her boyfriend. "Where did this energy come from?"
"I am beyond tired and so, I don't even know what i'm doing right now."
"Well then you'll forget that i'm making you get all the water."
"Hey! Not fair!" Cameron laughed at Nikki as she ran around the corner. He followed her, looking out the glass doors, noticing that the clouds had gotten even darker. It was then that he realized that this was a lot more serious than he thought it was.
He walked past three aisles then found her trying to carry four 5 gallon jugs at once. He pushed the cart up to her and helped her load them onto the cart. "Nikki, you need to stop goofing around. It's getting bad out there, it looks like it has started raining. We need to go find your aunt and get out of here."
"Cameron, calm down, i'm not goofing around." Nikki looked at him, almost like he disgusted her. "Let's go." Nikki walked away, with a quickened pace, keeping the distance between them, a good three feet.
They found Ava, with a full grocery cart. With everything from bread to umbrellas. "Aunt Ava, do we really need all that stuff?"
"You can never be prepared enough, c'mon let's go pay." Nikki walked beside her aunt, trying to figure out why Cameron's words upset her so bad. He was walking behind them, pushing his cart, with his head down. When Ava turned the corner, Nikki stopped walking and blocked Cameron's way.
She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck while he kept his hands on the cart. "I'm sorry, Cameron... I'm just cranky because i'm tired. I'm really sorry. I just felt like you were treating me like a kid. I'm sorry..." She kept her arms around his neck as she talked and when she finished, he turned to her and placed one hand on her waist, "It's okay Nikki. I accept your apology." He quickly kissed her lips, making her go weak in the knees. "We need to hurry up before your aunt realizes we're behind." They found Ava at the nearest cashier.
They payed for their items then walked to the door. Cameron was right, it was raining. Ava opened the umbrellas that she'd just bought and put one above her head, while Nikki and Cameron walked under another. When they reached the car, they shoved all the bags into the trunk. Ava got into the front seat while Nikki and Cameron got into the back. They were all very wet. The umbrellas had done nothing against the rain, since the wind was blowing it horizontally.
The ride home was just as quiet as the first one, but the feeling in the car was more comfortable. Nikki and Cameron were holding hands behind a pile of bags between them. They were quickly whipped from their calm when Ava yelled out the worst word to begin with an F. They looked out their windows and realized that the car was swerving.
"Hold on!" Ava was spinning the steering wheel to the left, while the car was turning to the right. For a moment, the wind calmed. It paused long enough for Ava to get the car facing straight ahead again. "We're a mile from the house, if I can just get there, then we'll be fine." Ava leaned forward, willing the car to make it to their house. Nikki had tears weling in her eyes with fear. Cameron reached over to her and grabbed her hand with both of his, rubbing hers with his thumb. She looked at him, her eyes fearful. He mouthed to her, "It'll be okay." And he thought, 'I could never loose her'. He lifted his hand and cupped her cheek. 15 minutes later, they arrived at the house. The three of them grabbed every bag and ran to the house. They walked in looking like they'd jumped, fully clothed, into the ocean.
Bradin jumped up to help them with the bags. "What happened to you guys?"
Ava was frightened and angry, "Rain," is all she said.
They put the bags in the back of the living room since they hadn't bought anything that needed to be refrigerated.
Ava sat down on the couch, rubbing her temples. Johnny brought her a glass of water and a bottle of asprin. "Thank you, John."
"Not a problem."
"Where's Susannah?"
"She is in Derrik and Bradin's room with Derrik."
"Why?"
"He wanted some stuff out here, incase the storm hits his room." Johnny shook his head at Ava's confused look, "I really have no idea." They laughed together.
Nikki looked around the room. "Johnny... Is Jay home yet?"
"No, but he called about 5 minutes ago, he should be here in about 10 or 15 minutes, he's fine."
Nikki's eyes fell, she wished he was home. Just then, Susannah and Derrik walked out of his room, each carrying a suitcase.
Ava stared that them, confused. "Are we leaving?"
Derrik answered, "No... I just wanted to have some stuff down here."
"Oh, alright."
Nikki stood up. "I need to grab some stuff upstairs. Cam, you should come up and grab your bags."
"Okay Nikki, but you two hurry back down here, we're gonna check the weather channel." Ava turned to the t.v. as Susannaah turned it to the correct channel.
-Nikki's Room-
Nikki reached beside her bed and picked up a box. Cameron looked at it curiously.. "What's that?"
Nikki lifted the lid just a little, enough for him to see that it was filled with many different items. "Since my mom and dad passed, I wanted to keep the things that meant most to me in one place.. I just want to bring it down stairs incase the stuff in my room gets wet. I don't want these things wet. I just don't want this stuff getting wrecked or anything." At the thought of her parents, Nikki's eyes filled with tears. She turned from Cameron because she didn't want him to see her tears. She had not succeded in hiding them. He turned her back to him as one tear fell. He wiped it away with his thumb. "Nikki..." He didn't know what to say, so he pulled her into a hug. "Do you want to go back down stairs?" She nodded. He let her go and picked his bags up. She grabbed her box and 'Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,' the book she was reading.
Before they walked out her door, Cameron stopped and touched Nikki's arm. "It's going to be okay, you know that right?"
She turned to him and said, "I hate storms."
Nikki and Cameron were on their way out of her room when they power went out. Immediately the house broke the unsedeling silence by groaning against the wind. "Cameron, i'm scared."
"Don't worry. I'm here. We'll be fine."
Nikki and Cameron walked down the stairs and into the living room where Bradin was lighting candles. Ava, Johnny, Susannah, and Derrik were huddled around a radio, attempting to find weather.
"Anything?" Cameron set his bags down next to a chair. He, then, took Nikki's box and placed it with his bags. He sat down, and she sat down on the arm of his chair.
"
Well, they're still saying that the storm isn't going to hit, but they said it is closer to land than it was, so the storm is going to get worse."
"Are we going to be alright? Being on the beach and all..."
"We'll be fine." Johnny found the weather but discovered it was giving the exact information as the television.
Quick chapter! I didn't know when to end this chapter, but i've got to end it there. We're flying back home tomorrow, so I won't update for a little while. I'll be sure to write new chapters and i'll update asap! Please send me some feedback, i'd love it. Thanks for all of your praise. These next few chapters are gonna be a bumpy ride! hahaha! Be prepared!
Chapter Six
-Nikki's House-
Not long after Cameron's father had left, Nikki realized that she was still in her pajamas, so she helped him bring his things up into her room then sent him back down stairs so that she could get dressed. Since she was in a rush, she just threw on a cute pair of jeans, a white tank top, and Cameron's zip hoodie. She quickly put some foundation on, a little bit of blush, and some mascara before dashing down the stairs with a pair of socks and her sneakers in hand. Her hair had already been in a ponytail, and she didn't move when she slept, so that was fine. When she reached the living room, Cameron gave her the look she loved. The one that made her feel like she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen, even though she had done nothing special.
She sat down next to her, putting her shoes on. While she was leaning down, tying the laces, Cameron leaned next to her, put a hand on her back and whispered, "I like your jacket." Nikki laughed and playfully pushed his shoulder.
"I know, isn't it great? This totally hot guy, who is oh-so-sweet, lent it to me. Yeah, he woke me up in the middle of the night and made me sleep outside."
"So, it must have been the least he could do, huh?"
"Right." They smiled at eachother as Nikki finished tying her left shoe.
Just then, Ava walked in. "Are we ready to go?"
The two flirters answered together, "Yup."
-The Grocery Store-
Both, Cameron and Nikki had been silent, letting Ava concentrate on the road. The only sound in the car was Ava's swearing everytime the car swerved, when the wind blew too hard. When they arrived, they noticed that the parking lot was almost empty so they took a space closest to the store. Ava directed Cameron and Nikki to get water and munchies, while she got canned foods.
Nikki and Cameron acted serious until they turned an aisle, where Ava couldn't see her. Then Nikki jumped on the front of the cart that Cam was pushing.
They turned into another aisle, where the chips, pretzles, and cookies were. They reached out and grabbed bags of all colors and types, with many different fillings. At this point, Nikki had jumped off the cart and was practically skipping beside her boyfriend. "Where did this energy come from?"
"I am beyond tired and so, I don't even know what i'm doing right now."
"Well then you'll forget that i'm making you get all the water."
"Hey! Not fair!" Cameron laughed at Nikki as she ran around the corner. He followed her, looking out the glass doors, noticing that the clouds had gotten even darker. It was then that he realized that this was a lot more serious than he thought it was.
He walked past three aisles then found her trying to carry four 5 gallon jugs at once. He pushed the cart up to her and helped her load them onto the cart. "Nikki, you need to stop goofing around. It's getting bad out there, it looks like it has started raining. We need to go find your aunt and get out of here."
"Cameron, calm down, i'm not goofing around." Nikki looked at him, almost like he disgusted her. "Let's go." Nikki walked away, with a quickened pace, keeping the distance between them, a good three feet.
They found Ava, with a full grocery cart. With everything from bread to umbrellas. "Aunt Ava, do we really need all that stuff?"
"You can never be prepared enough, c'mon let's go pay." Nikki walked beside her aunt, trying to figure out why Cameron's words upset her so bad. He was walking behind them, pushing his cart, with his head down. When Ava turned the corner, Nikki stopped walking and blocked Cameron's way.
She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck while he kept his hands on the cart. "I'm sorry, Cameron... I'm just cranky because i'm tired. I'm really sorry. I just felt like you were treating me like a kid. I'm sorry..." She kept her arms around his neck as she talked and when she finished, he turned to her and placed one hand on her waist, "It's okay Nikki. I accept your apology." He quickly kissed her lips, making her go weak in the knees. "We need to hurry up before your aunt realizes we're behind." They found Ava at the nearest cashier.
They payed for their items then walked to the door. Cameron was right, it was raining. Ava opened the umbrellas that she'd just bought and put one above her head, while Nikki and Cameron walked under another. When they reached the car, they shoved all the bags into the trunk. Ava got into the front seat while Nikki and Cameron got into the back. They were all very wet. The umbrellas had done nothing against the rain, since the wind was blowing it horizontally.
The ride home was just as quiet as the first one, but the feeling in the car was more comfortable. Nikki and Cameron were holding hands behind a pile of bags between them. They were quickly whipped from their calm when Ava yelled out the worst word to begin with an F. They looked out their windows and realized that the car was swerving.
"Hold on!" Ava was spinning the steering wheel to the left, while the car was turning to the right. For a moment, the wind calmed. It paused long enough for Ava to get the car facing straight ahead again. "We're a mile from the house, if I can just get there, then we'll be fine." Ava leaned forward, willing the car to make it to their house. Nikki had tears weling in her eyes with fear. Cameron reached over to her and grabbed her hand with both of his, rubbing hers with his thumb. She looked at him, her eyes fearful. He mouthed to her, "It'll be okay." And he thought, 'I could never loose her'. He lifted his hand and cupped her cheek. 15 minutes later, they arrived at the house. The three of them grabbed every bag and ran to the house. They walked in looking like they'd jumped, fully clothed, into the ocean.
Bradin jumped up to help them with the bags. "What happened to you guys?"
Ava was frightened and angry, "Rain," is all she said.
They put the bags in the back of the living room since they hadn't bought anything that needed to be refrigerated.
Ava sat down on the couch, rubbing her temples. Johnny brought her a glass of water and a bottle of asprin. "Thank you, John."
"Not a problem."
"Where's Susannah?"
"She is in Derrik and Bradin's room with Derrik."
"Why?"
"He wanted some stuff out here, incase the storm hits his room." Johnny shook his head at Ava's confused look, "I really have no idea." They laughed together.
Nikki looked around the room. "Johnny... Is Jay home yet?"
"No, but he called about 5 minutes ago, he should be here in about 10 or 15 minutes, he's fine."
Nikki's eyes fell, she wished he was home. Just then, Susannah and Derrik walked out of his room, each carrying a suitcase.
Ava stared that them, confused. "Are we leaving?"
Derrik answered, "No... I just wanted to have some stuff down here."
"Oh, alright."
Nikki stood up. "I need to grab some stuff upstairs. Cam, you should come up and grab your bags."
"Okay Nikki, but you two hurry back down here, we're gonna check the weather channel." Ava turned to the t.v. as Susannaah turned it to the correct channel.
-Nikki's Room-
Nikki reached beside her bed and picked up a box. Cameron looked at it curiously.. "What's that?"
Nikki lifted the lid just a little, enough for him to see that it was filled with many different items. "Since my mom and dad passed, I wanted to keep the things that meant most to me in one place.. I just want to bring it down stairs incase the stuff in my room gets wet. I don't want these things wet. I just don't want this stuff getting wrecked or anything." At the thought of her parents, Nikki's eyes filled with tears. She turned from Cameron because she didn't want him to see her tears. She had not succeded in hiding them. He turned her back to him as one tear fell. He wiped it away with his thumb. "Nikki..." He didn't know what to say, so he pulled her into a hug. "Do you want to go back down stairs?" She nodded. He let her go and picked his bags up. She grabbed her box and 'Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,' the book she was reading.
Before they walked out her door, Cameron stopped and touched Nikki's arm. "It's going to be okay, you know that right?"
She turned to him and said, "I hate storms."
Nikki and Cameron were on their way out of her room when they power went out. Immediately the house broke the unsedeling silence by groaning against the wind. "Cameron, i'm scared."
"Don't worry. I'm here. We'll be fine."
Nikki and Cameron walked down the stairs and into the living room where Bradin was lighting candles. Ava, Johnny, Susannah, and Derrik were huddled around a radio, attempting to find weather.
"Anything?" Cameron set his bags down next to a chair. He, then, took Nikki's box and placed it with his bags. He sat down, and she sat down on the arm of his chair.
"
Well, they're still saying that the storm isn't going to hit, but they said it is closer to land than it was, so the storm is going to get worse."
"Are we going to be alright? Being on the beach and all..."
"We'll be fine." Johnny found the weather but discovered it was giving the exact information as the television.
Quick chapter! I didn't know when to end this chapter, but i've got to end it there. We're flying back home tomorrow, so I won't update for a little while. I'll be sure to write new chapters and i'll update asap! Please send me some feedback, i'd love it. Thanks for all of your praise. These next few chapters are gonna be a bumpy ride! hahaha! Be prepared!