Dancing in the Rain

Disclaimer: Hey guys! I do not own the cast of Summerland, or the original story line behind Summerland. I do, however, own ALL the fictional characters and the fictional story line I add to the story. I also own the title, Dancing in the Rain. NO STEALING!!! Thanks!

Chapter 1

Gabriella Turner laughed and smiled at her crazy friends as they all ran down the beach. She sat down in the sand and watched the sun slowly begin to rise. She rested back on her hands and watched them splash around in the cold water.

"Gabbie! Gabs!" She heard her name behind her and she smiled. She turned and squinted to see her twin brother, Noah, running toward her. She stood up and smiled at him. She brushed the loose grains of sand off her hands and then rested them on her hips. She cocked a hip to her side and let her crimson red tank top fall low on her right shoulder.

"Noah, what are you doing here? I thought you had plans with the guys tonight," Gabbie frowned and brushed a strand of her long dark wavy hair behind her shoulder. Gabbie and Noah looked a lot alike. Both had dark hair, Gabbie kept her's long and Noah kept his short. Both had dark eyes and both were naturally tan.

"I am hanging out with the guys tonight," Noah pointed behind him to a group of his friends. Gabbie began to laugh lightly and shake her head.

"Noah, Noah, Noah," Gabbie sighed. "You can't bring your guy friends here. I specifically told you it was our girl night," Gabriella laughed and looked at his friends. Noah looked beyond Gabbie and smiled. Gabriella turned and saw her best friend, Nichole Cogar walking towards them. Noah and Nichole liked each other.

"Noah? Gabs didn't mention you were coming," Nichole smiled flirtatiously. She winked at Gabriella with a smile and her and Noah walked down the beach. Gabriella laughed and looked at the boys he left behind. She recognized two out of the three.

"Hey Luke," Gabbie smiled and walked closer to them. She put her hands in her back pockets. "Tanner." She nodded with a slight sigh. Gabbie had dated Tanner a few months back. It was one of the biggest mistakes she had ever made. "And I don't think we've met." She smiled a small smile at the boy behind them. He had dirty blonde hair and what looked to be green eyes in the darkness of the night.

"Gabbie, this is Bradin Westerly. He's new from Kansas," Lucas introduced. Bradin nodded in Gabbie's direction. "Bradin, this is Gabriella Turner. She's Noah's sister."

"Nice to meet you, Gabriella," Bradin smiled at the beautiful girl. Her dark hair fell softly in her face as she quickly brushed it behind her shoulder. She blushed lightly and giggled as Bradin put his hand out to shake her's.

"You too, Bradin. And please...everyone calls me Gabbie," she smiled. All of a sudden, they all heard the back door slide open to a house not far from the beach. Gabbie's face turned red and she knew where it was coming from. The beach turned silent as they all waited for something to happen.

"Gabriella! Noah!" They heard a deep voice scream from the door. Gabbie's heart was racing and it was then that she realized just how much trouble she and her brother were in. "Get inside! NOW!" He yelled. Gabbie looked back at her brother as he jogged up to her side.

"W-We have to go," she mumbled and they both hurried to the familiar back porch. They had been in trouble like this before...it wasn't anything new. But Gabbie and Noah could both tell from the sound of their father's voice that this time was different. They both took in a deep breath before walking inside. Right away they could smell the liquor from their father's breath.

"Where have you been? It's nearly six in the morning. Why are you outside?" He mumbled. He could hide being drunk very well. He was constantly drunk. As far back as they could remember.

"We were just outside hanging out with our friends. It was harmless. We were just on the beach right behind the house," Noah said as innocently as he could. Gabbie let her eyes travel to the gray carpet below her feet. She was scared of him. She didn't like looking him in the eye. He knew that and Noah knew that. Noah was the braver out of the two. Gabbie was more quiet.

"Just hangnig out? Harmless?" He asked. The anger in his voice was rising, and yet, both Gabbie and Noah could sense a tint of passion and sympathy. "That's how she died, Noah. That's how your mother was killed. Are you purposely trying to upset me? You aren't making sense. Neither of you are making any sense. You say you miss your mother and you wish she were here and yet you continue to have your 'harmless' fun." He lectured. At least he isn't mad, Gabbie thought to herself. There were some days when he'd get mad and verbally abuse them and then there were others where he'd just lecture and weep over the loss of their mother.

"Dad, we didn't mean it like that," Gabbie spoke up softly. He waved her off with tears and went over to the coach and crashed. He fell and lied there sobbing. Gabbie wanted to help.

"Gabs, let him be," Noah whispered and pulled her into the kitchen. He shut the French doors that were seperating the kitchen from the living room. "It's just the alcohol talking and crying. He'll get over it. You know he will." Noah said. Gabbie sighed and looked at the figure of her father through the glass doors.

"I guess," Gabbie sighed and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"We better get to sleep, anyway. You have your volleyball game tomorrow and I have the surfing try outs," Noah sighed. Noah was always the leader of the two. He always had been. Gabbie determined he always would be. She relied on him. He was her rock.

A/N: There it is! Sorry it took me so long, I have been really working on She's No You, my other fan fiction, and so I've lost time for my other stories...but I do want to work on this one more. This is kinda going in an opposite direction then I wanted with some of the main details, but I'll get over it. It still has the same meaning. Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming! I know I just introduced Bradin, but there will be more...TRUST me :-D...keep it coming!!