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I've had a pretty good week; my school's music concert was last night, I made a lemon meringue pie this afternoon and I haven't had a great deal of homework to do. :)
So here's chapter 13! It's a long one!
"I can't believe that Mack isn't letting us surf anymore," Giggles sighed as Coral scuffed the sidewalk with the toe of her borrowed sneaker.
"We're probably going to get in trouble for leaving the house without permission too," Rascal said.
"I thought it was going to be fun staying here at first, I didn't realise that we were going to be treated like prisoners," Seacat huffed. The five Wet Side Story surfers had changed into some of Mack and Brady's spare clothes and, after escaping through the boys' bedroom, were now walking down a street lined with cafes and greengrocers.
"Maybe we should find something to do that's like surfing but not on the water," Coral suggested.
"Like what?" Seacat asked as the five teens rounded the street corner.
"Like that," Tanner breathed, the remaining four teens' heads all whipping in the direction that he was looking, their eyes landing on a skate park.
"Woah," Rascal said, completely in awe.
"Groovy," Giggles agreed. The five teens exchanged a glance and a mischievous smile before bounding towards the metal gate set in the wire fence around the park.
"Hey," a voice said from behind the surfers as soon as they stepped into the skate park. They all turned around to see a girl with long, lightly curled, blonde hair, but it wasn't just blonde because it slowly faded into an aqua blue colour at the bottom. The majority of her brightly coloured hair was covered with a baggy cobalt blue beanie which matched her skater skirt. She wore a fitted white t-shirt and a pair of scuffed teal high-tops too. The girl shyly smiled at the five teens before speaking again. "Are you guys new around here?" she asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Coral asked, grinning at the girl for her kindness to her and her friends.
"Well I haven't seen you around at all and you don't have boards," the blonde girl pointed out, tucking her own skateboard under her arm. It had bright yellow wheels and a deck that faded from white to turquoise blue and then to bright pink.
"Oh yeah," Coral chuckled, laughing at her own stupidity.
"About those boards, how can we get some?" Seacat asked, stepping into the conversation.
"You could borrow some if you want," the blonde girl said, motioning to a metal cupboard set against the wire fence.
"Really? You can just take them?" Seacat asked, not quite believing the girl.
"Yeah, as long as you put them back. We've got a pretty well-behaved group of skaters here," she replied.
"Oh, ok!" Giggles squeaked, slightly bouncing on the spot as she beamed at the girl.
"You guys are pretty excitable, aren't you?" the blonde girl said, looking at each surfer in turn.
"Yeah," the five teens said in unison.
"Well, it's been nice meeting you guys," the blonde girl said, gently moving a piece of hair out of her eyes.
"It was nice to meet you too…" Giggles started, trailing off when she realised that she didn't know the skater girl's name.
"Casey," she said shyly, looking down at the ground for a second before raising her gaze back to the five surfers.
"It was nice to meet you, Casey," Coral said before the five surfers all bounded over to the metal cupboard to choose their skateboards. Tanner picked a board that was sky blue on top with matching wheels but the base was a geometric pattern of blues, white, oranges and purples. Giggles chose a board with pastel lilac deck and teal wheels. Rascal picked out a neon orange board with matching wheels and a lime green base. Coral chose a peach coloured board with mint green wheels and Seacat picked a board that faded from yellow to red and finally to sky blue with yellow wheels.
"So you just push off and go?" Rascal asked, watching a boy speed past them and jump onto a low railing, still staying on the skateboard.
"I guess so," Tanner said, setting his skateboard down and putting one foot on it. He tried to push off but ended up just stumbling a little and staying in the same spot. "Huh," he said. "It's harder than it looks."
"Maybe we should ask for help then, Casey seemed nice enough, she'll help us," Rascal said.
"We don't need help, we're fine," Seacat said. "You just need a running start."
"Ok," Giggles chirped, placing her skateboard down and taking a few steps back. She ran a couple of paces and half stepped, half jumped onto the skateboard, making it lurch forward, tip up and send her crashing into two skater boys a few feet away, who were in the middle of a conversation.
"Hey there," one of the boys said, catching Giggles' arm as she tried to regain her balance.
"Sorry," she apologised, standing up straight and stepping back a little.
"First time skater?" the other boy asked, handing the borrowed board back to her.
"Yeah, we all are," Giggles admitted, looking over her shoulder at her four friends, who were all trying to help Coral balance on her board.
"You'll get the hang of it," the first boy said, he had grey-blue eyes that resembled the colour of denim and rich brown hair.
"Just practice standing on it first, then push off," the second boy carried on, he had a warm skin tone, black hair and deep brown eyes.
"If you guys need any help just shout, I'm Logan," the brown haired boy said, before pointing to his friend. "And he's Devon."
"Ok, thanks," Giggles grinned gratefully, turning on her heels and bounding back over to her friends.
"Just go and call Casey over," Tanner said to Seacat.
"Why can't you?" Seacat shot back.
"Ugh, guys," Rascal sighed. "Casey?" he called, ending the two surfers' bickering and calling the girl over himself. The blonde girl didn't look the first time, focusing on someone else but when Giggles decided to call as well, she started to pay attention.
"Casey?" Giggles hollered, making the skater girl's head turn in their direction.
"Yeah?" she called back.
"Can we have some help getting started, please?" Giggles called, just as Coral toppled off her board and almost knocked Tanner off his feet.
"Sure," Casey replied, shyly looking back in the direction she'd been staring previously before making her way over to the five teens from across the park.
"How is one girl going to help all of us learn how to skate?" Seacat asked.
"Well those two guys over there said they'd help," Giggles replied, pointing out Logan and Devon.
"The two guys you almost ran over?" Seacat questioned, raising an eyebrow at the perky surfer girl.
"Yes," Giggles said, placing her hands on her hips and giving Seacat a disapproving look for not believing her.
"Which guys are you talking about?" Tanner asked, trying to spot the two skater boys since he hadn't been looking the first time Giggles had shown them.
"Those two over there," Giggles sighed. "Logan? Devon? These guys want some help," Giggles called, pushing Rascal, Tanner and Seacat in the direction of the two skater boys just as Casey walked up to her and Coral.
"You wanted some help?" Casey checked, watching as Coral leaned to the side and the skateboard rolled from under her feet, making her squeak in surprise and end up on the floor.
"Yes please," Coral huffed, scrambling to her feet and grabbing her board.
"Where did the boys go?" Casey asked, playing with one of the many wristbands that she had stacked on her wrists.
"I sent them over to Logan and Devon, they said that they'd help too," Giggles explained, pointing to the group of five guys.
"Really?" Casey asked, yet again staring at someone. Someone that Giggles and Coral spotted instantly.
"You like one of the boys?" Coral asked, an excited smile jumping onto her face.
"Huh?" Casey asked, snapping back to reality sooner than she'd intended.
"Who is it?" Coral continued.
"What are you talking about?" Casey asked, getting even shyer than usual.
"Which one of them do you like?" Giggles asked, peering over at the skater boys. "Logan?"
"No, I-" Casey started.
"Devon?" Giggles carried on.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Casey said, now furiously blushing though.
"You didn't say no," Giggles squealed. "It's Devon!"
"Keep it down, I don't want him knowing," Casey mumbled, moving a piece of hair away from her eyes bashfully.
"Oh my gosh, you do like him!" Coral exclaimed, trying to keep her voice as quiet as possible while still showing her excitement.
"Ok, maybe I do like him a little but it's nothing huge and he barely notices me, I doubt he even knows who I am," Casey sighed, playing with one of her wristbands again.
"Casey sent you over here?" Devon asked Tanner, Seacat and Rascal, peering past the three boys and watching the blonde skater girl talk to Giggles and Coral.
"Well not really, Giggles sent us over here because she said that you would teach us to skate," Seacat corrected, aiming the comment at Devon but earning a reply from Logan.
"Giggles?" Logan questioned, clearly not knowing who Seacat was talking about.
"The blonde girl in the pink t-shirt," Rascal explained, pointing over his shoulder at his friend.
"The girl who almost ran you over," Tanner added, watching as Logan nodded, suddenly remembering the event from a few minutes before.
"Oh ok," Logan said. "So you've never skated here before?"
"Unless you call falling skating then no, no we haven't," Seacat replied. "So we'd appreciate it if you helped us to…you know…not fall off."
"Sure, we'll help, right, Devon?" Logan said, nudging his friend on the arm. But Devon didn't respond, he just kept staring straight ahead. "Devon? What are you looking at?"
Tanner turned around, following Devon's eye-line and spotting a certain blonde skater girl, whose names began with a C. "He's looking at Casey," Tanner answered simply, sending a goofy smile to Logan.
"Seriously?" Logan asked, not knowing whether to be concerned or excited.
"Seriously," Rascal repeated, giving a small nod.
"You like Casey?" Seacat asked Devon, who was snapped out of his daze by a quick thump on the arm from Logan.
"What? No," Devon said, stumbling over his words and giving an uneasy laugh. All signs that he was lying.
"You're lying," Rascal stated, earning a shocked and slightly embarrassed look from Devon.
"You don't have to be embarrassed, it's fine to like someone," Tanner said, lazily crossing his arms over his chest.
"It's not that I'm embarrassed," Devon started.
"You just need some coaching," Seacat cut it.
"I need some what?" Devon asked, his eyebrows creasing together as the three surfer boys formed a line. But his eyebrows only knitted closer together when the three guys burst into song.
Tanner, Seacat & Rascal: "When you meet a girl you like
You should take my advice"
Devon just stared at the three guys with a blank face, his eyes darting from side to side to see if anyone else thought that this was as weird as he did.
Tanner: "Girls like boys like me"
"You're seeing this too, right?" Devon whispered to Logan, not daring to take his eyes off the singing surfer boys in case they disappeared.
"Yep, but I'm just gonna roll with it," Logan replied, a slight smile creasing the corners of his mouth. "Plus, how often do people sing at the skate park?"
"Never," Devon started, but before he could continue, Tanner grabbed his arm and led him over to Seacat and Rascal, who'd dropped their skateboards and were keeping them steady with one foot.
Tanner: "Take the lead, she likes it when you're in control"
Seacat: "Let 'em breath, chill out and go with the flow"
Tanner: "Make all the plans"
Seacat: "Don't be impolite"
Tanner & Seacat: "I know what girls, know what girls
Yeah I know what girls like"
Tanner, Seacat and Rascal had Devon surrounded and each one was trying to give him their own advice the best way they knew how, through song. Devon had no idea what on earth was going on and he didn't know if he was cool with it or not. Logan ended up just standing and watching the singing teens, letting out occasional chuckles because he found the sight so ridiculous.
By this point, Coral and Giggles had noticed the boys singing and knew straight away that they had to join in too, they couldn't help themselves. But Casey was watching open mouthed, she could have sworn that the boys kept motioning to her, but that was impossible. Well, she thought that it was.
"Casey, are you seeing this?" a girl called, jogging over to the group of three girls with a violet skateboard tucked under her arm. Her chestnut locks were tipped with honey brown and tied back in a loose, chunky braid. Her warm brown eyes sparkled as she smiled and her whole look just screamed 'laid-back but still trying to make an effort'. Coral and Giggles stared at her for a little while, wondering if she knew that her jeans had holes in them and her shirt was around her waist instead of on her torso.
"Yeah," Casey replied. "Guys, this is Kendall," she continued, introducing Coral and Giggles to the new girl, before switching the roles. "Kendall, this is Coral and Giggles."
"Hello," Giggles greeted.
"Your jeans are ripped," Coral stated, smiling brightly at the girl.
"Oh yeah, I know," Kendall chuckled, finding the two girls' excitable behaviour quite amusing.
"They're actually quite nice," Casey whispered to her best friend. "They're just a little airhead-y."
"You're telling me," Kendall laughed, as Coral grabbed Casey's hand and led her a few steps away from Kendall.
"If the boys think that they can coach people then we can too," Giggles smiled, grabbing Casey's other hand and coming to a stop, just a few metres away from the boys.
"Wait, what?" Casey asked, not fully understanding what Giggles was talking about until Coral opened her mouth and burst into song.
Coral: "A quick glance, bat your eyes and look away"
Giggles: "Take a chance, why not ask him on a date?
Pick up the cheque"
Coral: "No! Bake him a pie!"
Coral & Giggles: "I know what boys, know what boys
Yeah, I know what boys like"
Coral and Giggles were spinning Casey to face each of them with each line they sang, resulting in Casey getting very dizzy and quite embarrassed. After all, she wasn't used to all of this attention.
Tanner: "I know what girls like, you know what I mean?"
Tanner nudged Devon as Casey sent a panicked look at Kendall, who returned the look with a laugh and an over-the-top grin. And apparently the entire skate park was loving the song as much as the surfers were because as the chorus rolled around, skater boys and girls started dancing and doing tricks with their skateboards on the ramps as the surfers sang.
Coral & Giggles: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Tanner & Seacat: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Coral & Giggles: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
After dancing around to the chorus, the surfers all popped up one by one to say their line.
Rascal: "Like me!"
Giggles: "Like me!"
Seacat: "Like me!"
Coral: "Like me!"
Tanner: "Like me!"
Kendall: "Like me!"
Casey sent a shocked look at her best friend, who popped up next to Giggles. "What are you doing?" she hissed.
"Having fun!" Kendall cried, linking arms with Casey and twirling her around.
But it wasn't just Kendall who was trying to join in with the song, because over at the boys' side Logan had stepped up next to Tanner to have his own input.
Logan: "Hang with the guys, don't let her know how much you care"
Tanner: "Look in her eyes, and tell her even if you're scared"
Rascal: "You got it wrong!"
Tanner: "No! I got it right"
Tanner & Rascal: "I know what girls, know what girls
Yeah, I know what girls like"
Kendall: "Stretched pants, cute sweater and sweet perfume"
Giggles: "Don't dress for him, it's better when you dress for you
I keep it loose"
Coral: "My outfit it tight"
Coral & Giggles: "I know what boys, know what boys
Yeah, I know what boys like"
Logan: "I know what girls like, you know what I mean?"
So after another chorus of dating tips, Casey and Devon having numerous items of clothing shoved in their faces, two guys arm wrestling out an argument and Kendall swapping fashion advice with Coral and Giggles, it was time for another dance break. And Logan and Kendall were joining in this time.
Coral, Giggles & Kendall: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Tanner, Seacat & Rascal: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Coral, Giggles & Kendall: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Tanner: "Like me!"
Kendall: "Like me!"
Seacat: "Like me!"
Coral: "Like me!"
Rascal: "Like me!"
Giggles: "Like me!"
A crowd of skater boys all rolled past Giggles and Coral, prompting their next part of their song as they whistled at the two 60s girls. But apparently the two girls had rather different opinions.
Coral: "All the boys, they try to woo me"
Giggles: "The more they chase me the more I resist"
As the skater girls dodged out of the way, some sent flirty giggles in the surfer boys' direction. And again, they had different views.
Seacat: "All the girls, they think I'm groovy"
Tanner: "There's only one girl that's on my list"
As the last part of the song started to build, the skate park erupted into dance, everyone having a blast. But little did the surfers know, Mack, Brady and the bikers were all rounding the corner that led to the skate park.
Logan, Seacat & Rascal: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Coral, Giggles & Kendall: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Logan, Seacat & Rascal: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Coral, Giggles & Kendall: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Logan, Seacat & Rascal: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Coral, Giggles & Kendall: "I know what boys like, boys like girls like me"
Logan, Seacat & Rascal: "I know what girls like, girls like boys like me"
Seacat: "Like me!"
Coral: "Like me!"
Tanner: "Like me!"
Giggles: "Like me!"
Devon: "Like me!"
Casey: "Like me!"
Devon and Casey had ended up being shoved into the centre of the madness, both coming face to face. At first the pair were slightly embarrassed and Casey very quickly turned a deep shade of crimson. But their nervous butterflies soon cleared and they both smiled at each other, a bond instantly being made.
"Mission accomplished," Seacat announced, holding up his hands and receiving a high-five from Coral and Tanner.
"Mission failed," Mack called from behind the surfers, causing all five of them to swiftly turn their heads in her direction. When they saw how annoyed everyone looked the first thought that popped into their heads was 'RUN!' But when you're in a crowded skate park, that's not really the easiest thing to do. And it ended with Giggles falling over a stray skateboard, which made her fall flat on her face, Rascal then tripped over Giggles and crashed into Tanner, who lost his footing and stumbled into Coral, who's leg slipped from beneath her and sent her skidding to the side, taking out Seacat in the process.
"Keep going!" Coral said, trying to get back on her feet again.
"Ow," Giggles whined, staring at her knee, which was now bright red and starting to sting really badly, as Tanner quickly helped her to stand up.
"They're gonna kill us if they catch us," Seacat said, taking Giggles' arm. But before he could move anywhere, someone grabbed his arm.
"Too late," Mack said, laying a firm hand on Seacat's shoulder as the surfers all sent sheepish smiles to their friends.
I hope you enjoyed it! This chapter was a little longer than usual so I hope that that made up for last chapter not being very interesting.
And he song that I used is Like Me from Teen BeachMovie (obviously).
Thank you so much for the two reviews since I last updated! Every single review makes me smile and I always love hearing your opinions! Thank you RossLynch4ever and DynamicGiraffe! Don't hesitate to leave a suggestion if you think of one, I still want them and I love hearing and using ideas that you want to read about! :)
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-cherrygorilla