Song doesn't belong to me,
Only characters belong to me
And Paris can be a boys name!
Xara rubbed her eyes and got out of bed. She felt like the floor was tilting under her and fell. She sighed at the light-colored room and got up. "Why am I so weak?" she asked no one in particular. She got dressed and looked at herself through the mirror. She was a semi pale girl as the summer sun gave her a bit of color. Her usual white dress made her look paler and her black belt gave away how thin she was. Heck, Conner could carry her up a mountain, no problem.
Suddenly the thought of her friend shoot her attention to the clock. She shot downstairs. She waved to her mother, grabbed a hair tie and the plastic bag, and ran out the door. She dodged all the trees and grabbed her skateboard by the hole in the wall. She skated to the Train Station.
"Bout' time you get here!" Conner yelled at her. Passersby's shrunk away and scooted out quickly. Conner was not one to get mad. He wore the black leather jacket with a black shirt and black pants. She was shocked he didn't overheat from all that black. She smiled and brushed a dirty blonde lock from his face and sighed "I overslept."
"Well while you slept, Poinsettia and Paris went down to the beach. I had to wait for you here because you can't go anywhere without getting lost!"
"That was one time, ok. Can we go now?" she tilted her head and gave the cute forgive-me look. Conner's angry face faltered and he burst out laughing.
"Fine, you got everything?" Xara shook the bag and he pushed her on the train.
The train was packed. She found a few seats for the two and sat down. Conner turned on his earphones and started humming the song he had recorded. Conner and Xara dreamed about being singers and many nights they would call each other to listen to a song. She put her head on his shoulder and listened to one of his songs.
Wondering the streets, in a world underneath it all
Nothing seems to be, nothing tastes as sweet
As what I can't have
Like you and the way that you're twisting your hair
round your finger
Tonight I'm not afraid to tell you
What I feel about you.
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
and cannon ball into the water
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
For you I will
Forgive me if I stutter
From all of the clutter in my head
Cuz I could fall asleep in those eyes
Like a water bed
Do I seem familiar, i've crossed you in hallways
a thousand times, no more camouflage
I want to be exposed, and not be afraid to fall.
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
And cannon ball into the water
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
You always want what you can't have
But I've got to try
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
For you I will
For you I will
For you
If I could dim the lights in the mall
And create a mood I would
Shout out your name so it echos in every room
I would
That's what I'd do, That's what I'd do to get through to you
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
And cannon ball into the water
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
You always want what you can't have
But I've got to try
I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have
For you I will
For you I will
For you I will
For you I will
She had nearly fallen asleep when she heard some women talking.
"Aww, they are such a cute couple!"
"Yeah, that boy though."
"Yeah, she looks to good of a girl to be hanging with a boy like that."
"I wish I was as thin as her."
"She's probably anorexic." That struck a nerve. She shot off his shoulder and glared at them. Conner looked at her, confused to why she was seething.
She yelled "I am not anorexic! I am naturally thin. If you're going to talk bad about someone, say it to their face!" Conner finally realized what was going on and pulled her down.
"Their not worth it." He hugged her and she started to breath regularly. He shot a look to the women and they shrunk away.
"Now arriving at Sunset Beach. Enjoy your stay." He pulled her off the train and held the steaming girl out of sight of the happy tourists.
"Conner, everything is wrong with me. I'm too thin, I'm too pale. Is there anything that's good about me?" she cried.
"Your smile could make anyone do anything. Your voice could make birds jealous. Your eyes resemble the summer sky. I ask you, is there anything wrong about you?"
"Wow, conner when did you get so deep?"
The two looked at the source of the voice. It belonged to a girl with dark brown hair. "Hey Poinsettia." He let go of the Xara, who ran up and hugged her best friend.
"Hey bubba, Have you seen Paris?" the two shook their heads when suddenly Xara froze.
Get out of the water!
SHARK!!
Xara ran to the lifeguard and told him about a shark sighting. He yelled through the microphone and people scrambled out of the water. Xara looked out at the water and spotted the chubby boy. He was on a float way out in the water. He was paddling back. Xara dived in the water and swam out to him.
"Xara!" he yelled. She grabbed his hand and yanked him off the float.
"You'll get to shore faster if you swim! Now go!" she yelled. She saw the silver fin break the water and screamed. She noticed a stick floating by and grabbed it. The shark was closing in fast. She swam out of its way and hit it with the stick. She did the wrong thing. It turned around and shot to her. This time when she swam out of the way, a tooth grazed her arm. She winced and readied the stick for another attack. She was backing up closer to the beach. She glanced back. Paris had reached the beach and was pointing to her. A guy grabbed a spear and got in the water. She looked back to the shark. It wasn't big but could probably kill someone. She suddenly felt the stick vibrate and it turned into a blade. It looked weird. It looked somewhat like a key but it was bigger and badder.
She shook her head and noticed the shark speeding to her. She brought the blade down on its head and heard a crunch. The shark choked and swam away. The guy with the spear came by my side and looked at me.
"Wow that was awesome. What's that?" he asked.
"I don't know."
"Xara!" her friends called to her when they dragged her out of the water. The cut on her arm wasn't serious but it bled a lot. She still held the key… thing and everyone got out of her way. Her hair was damp and her eyes were blood shot from the saltwater. To tell the truth she looked pretty freaky. They wrapped her in a towel and dragged her to the train.
"No, we spent too much money coming down here." Xara protested.
"Doesn't matter, we're getting you home." Conner glared and she shut up.
"Yeah, you saved my life!" Paris hugged her.
"I wish I knew what this was." Xara muttered looking at the key.
What is with me and shark scenes? I'm good at them but bad at everything else!
R&R
