Disclaimer: As stated many times, I own nothing, except shoes and a job.

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Seduction of Summer

Chapter Seven: Those lazy hazy days

"Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland.
They're all wasted"

-The Who, Baba O'Riley

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As they days wore on, it became apparent that boredom was in fact, a part of the summer holidays that could not be escaped. Especially when living in Summer Bay, and the most exciting thing to do was go to Yabbie Creek shopping centre for an afternoon movie session, and be home by six o'clock at night, seven if you were feeling naughty.

And sometimes, there was just so much sun baking a girl could handle. Walking along the beach one afternoon, the four of us were discussing which movie we had yet to see, when Henry suddenly interrupted us.

"I have an even better idea. All the adults…well, Mum, Tony, Sally, Martha and Jack are going to that weekend away thing right? So there is no one left to watch over us, because as if Robbie and Tasha will want to, and Alf is going fishing. Which means we'll all be home alone, two houses that are empty, two very nicely sized houses empty, with just five lonesome teenagers to mind them. So why don't we invite a few people over, stick on some loud music and throw a party?" He finished, looking between the four of us for any obvious signs of excitement.

Luke, always the responsible one, was the first to speak. However what he said surprised me immensely.

"We'd have to make sure everything was tidy by the time they came home, so having the party on Friday night instead of Saturday would be a good idea."

Apparently, he was agreeing to Henry's plan. Cassie and Ric both nodded their heads, supporting Luke's comment.

And here I was thinking I would actually have to convince them to come.

This would be a hell of a party, that's for sure.

"Great,' Henry started 'So we're all in agreement of having a party Friday night after the oldies leave. Our place, because we wouldn't want to put extra strain on Sally if we actually do get caught, and also because it's right on the beach, which means we can start back there and work our way up into the house."

Henry had given this a lot of thought for what was supposedly a spur of the moment idea.

"Ric and Cassie,' he continued 'you take care of the sound system and music. You two,' he said, pointing to Luke and myself 'are on nibblies and other such food"

"What are you going to do?" I asked my brother suspiciously.

"Beverages all the way Maddikins"

I winced, hating that he still called me my childhood nickname in front of my friends and boyfriend.

"So are we set?" he finished finally, to which everyone mumbles yeses. "Brilliant, this is going to be one hell of a party"

My thoughts exactly. What was by brother playing at?

Later that night when Luke was showering, I cornered Henry in his makeshift bedroom, asking him the question that had been plaguing me all night long.

"Why the sudden want for a party, oh brother of mine?" I asked, not bothering to hide my suspicions.

"Because boredom is fixable.' he replied, 'You and I are both bored here Maddikins. And this party is our ticket to taking a walk on the wild side. If we hit it big with this party, there will be more. We won't have to host them, we'll simply be invited to them, and then summer won't be so boring after all." He finished, a somewhat manic look in his eyes.

I smiled at him after a while, and hugged him tight. There was no one in the world like my brother, except maybe, for me.

A while on he said something else. Something that made my blood run hot with anticipation.

"I also thought you could use this party as an excuse for some alone time with Luke. Locked in a bedroom. All on your lonesome, aside from him of course. Maybe you can finally finish what you started."

Momentarily I was shocked, then I squealed before jumping around the room thrusting my fist into the air. I loved my brother, really I did. He was the one person in the world who really understood me.

"Thank you" I said finally, before running off to have my own shower.

Later on that night, after the house was quiet, I crept from my bedroom next door to Luke's. Despite the fact that I knew Mum and Tony had been in bed for hours, creeping always ensured I made it to his room safely, and was therefore permitted to stay there for the night.

Shutting the door softly behind me, I turned to see that Luke, still wide awake, had already made a space on his bed for me. Cocking one eyebrow, I asked somewhat seductively, "Expecting a visitor?"

"Yeah' Luke replied 'Ric should be here any minute"

Rolling my eyes, I jump on top of him in bed, pretending to beat him up. Instead, because he is both bigger and stronger than me, he flips me over and pushes my hands above my head. I sigh underneath him, and close my eyes as he leans in to kiss me.

He takes one hand away from pinning me down to hold himself up, which leaves me with one free hand to wrap around his neck, pulling him closer and deepening the kiss.

We stay like this for a while, until I feel Luke break the kiss off and roll next to me, one hand still playing with some of my hair.

"You know' I begin once our breathing had calmed down 'if this party goes right, when people are all down at the beach, with the bonfire and everything, this house is going to be alone and empty. This room is going to be alone and empty." I finish, looking up at Luke through my eyelashes.

He grinned slightly before leaning down and kissing me ever so gently on the lips. "We will won't we? And wasn't there something that we needed to finish too?" He replied smirking into the kiss he was giving me.

"My thoughts exactly" I laughed, before kissing him some more.

It was the early hours of the morning before either of us drifted off into sleep. Pure exhaustion won me over, because fooling around with your boyfriend all night could really take it out of you. But it was good to fall asleep with his arms around me, knowing that this coming week everything would change.

The days passed until finally Friday was upon up. Hugging Mum and Tony goodbye numerous times while assuring them we would stay out of trouble, they were finally on the road about three in the afternoon, leaving us plenty of time to prepare for the nights activities. I was dragging out old chairs from under our house, and setting them up round back facing the beach, while Henry and Luke prepared the bonfire for tonight.

About half an hour later Cassie and Ric showed up with tones of CD's as well as giant speakers. As there were no other houses around our property, noise level would not be a problem.

The louder the better, I thought, considering the plans I had for tonight.

"We've got new stuff, oldies but goodies, and for later in the night, typically cliched party songs" I was informed by a passing Ric.

"I don't really care Ric. You just better have some good dance music." I replied, laughing.

"What do you take me for, some kind of idiot?" Cassie said as she joined me

"Never" I said, jokingly shoving her.

While Ric went to join the boys, Cassie pulled me inside up to my room, so we could begin getting ready.

"So' she began expectantly 'What is the plan for you and Luke tonight?" she finished in a sing song voice, as if she was going to break out into 'Maddie and Luke, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.

I smiled playfully at her, before answering her question with a question of my own.

"What are you and Ric planning on doing, Miss 'I have barely spent two minutes alone with him since our big camping trip'!"

Knowing immediately I'd said the wrong thing, I sat down on the bed, waiting for her to open up to me.

She sighed, laying back onto my bed. "It's all weird Maddie. He doesn't want to remember, and I do. And for the last three weeks we've been skirting around the issues as if it never happened. Even if it was just a small mention here or there, I'd be happy. Well, happier. I just wish he would say his name, or cry or anything to show me he really does miss him as much as I do. Then maybe I wouldn't feel so alone." She ended sadly.

Hugging my best friend, I said to her "You'll never be alone. I'm here, through thick and thin. Blood may be thicker than water, but no one has seen Summer Bay water" I joked with Cassie, which brought a smile back to her face.

"You never told me your plans" she reminded me, as we began to pull clothes from the wardrobe.

"Well,' I said, turning away to face the wardrobe 'lets just say they involve me and him locked in his room all night long. After the greetings and bonfire and such." I said, as Cassie screamed happily behind me, and I couldn't help but smile too.

"So it's finally happening then?" she asked in between screams

"It is, it really is. Taken its bloody time, that's for sure, but tonight is the night. Now I just need to figure out the perfect outfit to knock him dead, although I think me wearing anything would do that" I laughed, shoving a handful of clothes into Cassie's waiting arms.

Shifting thought the clothes, I wondered if everything would go to plan tonight. Luke and I had planned everything down to the last minute. Or until we locked the door to his room. After that was no man's land, and even thought I was a bit scared, this was only aiding the adrenaline rush that I felt. After tonight Summer Bay defiantly wouldn't be the most boring place alive. In fact, after tonight, I would probably want to live here for the rest of my life.

Pulling out an extremely short skirt I had once bought, but wondered where I would wear it to, I decided tonight was the perfect occasion. Summer parties call for 'the shorter the better', and I don't want to be hot with all the dancing I'm going to do either.

"Ohhhh,' Cassie admired from the other side 'Nice choice" she said approvingly.

"Of course, it's our first summer party, complete with bonfire and all, I couldn't wear anything less.' I paused, rethinking my statement. 'Or anything more for that matter." I finished, smiling.

Cassie had picked out a black dress, which looked like it would fall to mid thigh. It's V neck scoped down, had small clips joining the V together and was completed by the halter next that joined at the nape of her neck.

"In that dress, with your figure, you couldn't go wrong" I stated simply, while rummaging for a top to match the skirt.

"Thanks,' Cassie smiled happily, before stopping my hands from finishing their task. 'You need something more like this,' she said, going to my underwear drawer and pulling from it a red corset top I had brought one a shopping spree with her one day. 'It would set off your skin, look brilliant against your hair and knock Luke for a six. He'll want to rip it off right there and then."

Well, it would definitely cause some commotion and lord knows serve to take some remaining boredom away.

"Your effing brilliant Cass! But you know, you in that black dress with knock some sense into Ric. And if it doesn't, there's nothing wrong with a bit of harmless flirting to get the jealous ball rolling, and then hopefully you two will get back to normal. Ric will become his over protective, 'never let Cassie out of his sight unless its to dance with Maddie self', and you'll want to kill him all over again, but love him even more for it." I said, hugging her quickly before shoving her in the direction of the shower. "Be quick!' I screamed through the door. 'We can't be too fashionably late to our own party."

And hopefully, I finished in my mind, if Cassie flirts and Ric becomes jealous, they'll talk about Flynn again, and solve everyone's problems. And everyone shall be joyful and happy and not so bored any more.

Hopefully.

An hour later, after practically dragging Cassie out of the bathroom and having my own quick shower, we were both applying finishing touches to our make-up. I'd opted for the sluttier look to match my wonderful, but also oh-so-very-slutty outfit, while I'd helped Cassie master the dark vixen look with smudgy black make-up. She nodded in approval before bouncing out the door.

For the last fifteen minutes we'd heard loud music and people through my bedroom window, and Cassie was eager to twirl her outfit around the boys in the hopes of getting Ric jealous enough to talk to her about those that mattered most.

I on the other hand, had one man I wanted to impress… and one alone. Although compliments from others wouldn't exactly destroy our relationship would it?

Finally happy with the coat of dark red lipstick I had applied to my lips, I shoved all my make-up back into its case, and walked out of my room, locking the door behind me. No one would be using that room for any of their needs, I thought to myself, before seeing a movement in the kitchen.

Walking in, I found Henry with the punch bowl. He looked up and whistled at me, but discreetly moved infront of the punch bowl. "You look hot Maddikins. Well, as hot as a girl can look when she's your sister."

"Like standing infront of it is going to make it disappear Henry. What are you doing to it?" I stated simply, waiting his answer.

"Just bringing a little more life to the party." He replied cryptically, before showing me an empty bottle of Vodka.

"How many have you put in?" I asked, not bothering to wonder where he got it. He has contacts, he has to, simply because he's more evil minded than me.

"Only one in each punch bowl.' He responded, adding 'For now"

I sighed. This had the potential to ruin the night. But it also had the potential to make it the best party of summer, which would serve its purpose when excelling our reputation.

Before I could talk about this with him, Cassie was walking through the back door, coming straight towards me.

"You've gotta try the punch, its brilliant.' She started. 'And Luke is waiting anxiously outside for your appearance. He looks nervous, its kinda cute" she finished, pulling me towards the door.

"Give me a sec,' I said to her, and watched her walk out the door. 'Don't play too much Henry. And when you see everyone is good and well tipsy, stop it please. We don't want to have to explain later whey they all threw up everything they ate. We won't get invited to other parties like that." I finished saying.

Henry nodded distractedly, before saying under his breath. "She looked very, very fine tonight."

"Stay away.' I warned, 'Don't screw with her and Ric. I'll protect you with most things, but not this."

"You forget, oh little sister of mine, that I don't need your protection." He answered, before pulling me out the door.

Oh what a night this is going to be.

AN: Shorter chapter…. I could've added the actual party to it, but I wanted to save that drama for another time. Like it? Please review.