Son of a Squirrel Chapter 4

Aeytru's POV

I walked into my house, and closed the door behind me. "Ooh…" Great. Griff was home. "You got into a fight already?!" "I didn't-""Ha! And you lost!" "If you let me finish, you little turdlicker, I wasn't fighting!"

"Aeytru!" My mom came in. "How could you get into a fight on your first day at school? Don't you think I have enough problems?" "I wasn't fighting!!" "How do you explain the bruises?" "I fell down the stairs!" "You liar!" Griff scoffed. I started to get ticked.

"I mean, I know you're a total loser, but come on-"SHUT UP! I FREAKING FELL DOWN THE STAIRS YOU TWO-LEGGED ANIMAL!" "Aeytru, you call your brother another name like that-" "He called me a lying loser! Don't you give a crap?!" "Aeytru Tegan Merchrix…"

"What?!" It irritates me so bad when she calls me by all of my names, not that they I didn't like them, but it just means I'm in trouble. "You need to go to your room for a little while." "Fine." I said, and started to go up the stairs…but not before flipping off my brother. "And stay there for the weekend, young lady!" "Yeah, whatever."

I went up to my room, locked the door, and went to my attic space. I sat in my beanbag chair, and started to rant on my blog, then my phone rang. "Hello?" "Hey, Aey!" It was Asher, of course.

"Hey, what's up?" "Me, Lora, and Casey were getting together and going to Jojo's Fantasy, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to come with."

"What's Jojo's Fantasy?"

"Only the best coffee shop hangout in Seattle! You coming? I can pick you up!" I frowned. "I wish I could. I'm grounded for the weekend." "How come?" "I flipped off my brother." He laughed. "That's not nice!" "I guess my mother didn't think so either." "Well, that sucks. So, I guess I'll talk to you later." "Yeah. Bye."

Dang it. My first chance to hang out since we left L.A., and I screwed it up by being a hothead. I spent the rest of the day on the internet. I was going to get in my PJs early, when I heard something hit my window. I figured it was tree branches, and ignored it, but then I kept hearing noise, so I opened the window and looked outside. Asher was standing there, and he waved up at me. "Asher?" "Hey there!" "What are you doing?"

"We're going to Jojo's now, you coming or what?" I grinned. "You're the worst! I told you I'm grounded!" "Yeah, and you told me you flipped off your little brother, which leads me to believe you don't go by the book." Laughing, I climbed out my window, and slid down the tree. "I guess you believe right."

We slipped out the back, and got in the car, where Allora and Casey were waiting.

"Hey, Aeytru!" Allora said. "Hi guys." Casey turned around from the passenger seat, and gave a small smile, which I noticed was fake. What was her deal?! Asher started driving. Allora pressed her head against the window. "Tired?" Asher asked.

"Yeah. Volleyball was brutal today." "I know!" said Casey. "What was with all the laps coach made us run?" Allora shrugged. "I dunno, but I definitely need some caffeine about now." She turned to me. "Did you play any sports back in Cali?" "Yeah, I played volleyball too, actually."

"Seriously? That's awesome! You should totally try out for our team." "I might." "Hey guys, I had the greatest idea ever earlier." Asher said. "What is it?" Casey said, and raised her eyebrows.