Author's Note: Hey guys! Well, as you can see I'm trying to update this fic as often as possible to make up for missed time when my old laptop crashed. Also, a lot of people have been reviewing recently which really inspires me to write more of the story, more regularly. So, thanks to all my reviewers, including whitelily0989, I'm glad you like the story, and thanks for the idea of also including Taylor in this fic. A few people requested Taylor's presence, and so she will make an appearance in this chapter. Also, ForgottenMisfit was confused as to whether this story takes place in the Newport house or the Berkeley house, so I thought I would just let everyone know that this takes place in the Newport house. I just thought that the Newport house was way better, and also it has Ryan's pool house, so I decided to set the fic in there. Enough of my boring drabble, onto the fic. I Heart Kid Chino.
Cookies, Movies, and Mermen – Chapter Five
Sunday, 9:32am
"Yeah... Nuh... Yes Mom, the house is clean... I'm not lying... No I'm not... NO, I'm not... Okay... Love you too... Okay, bye."
Kirsten Cohen had just called Seth, Ryan, and Sophie to remind them of the time of their return, and the chores and errands to be taken care of. Seth hung the kitchen phone up, and turned around to face Ryan and Sophie who were sitting at the bench, eating their cereal.
Ryan scooped another spoonful of Fruit Loops up into his mouth and started chewing. Ryan swallowed the mouthful of cereal and looked up at Seth, "what did she say?"
"Oh, she just wanted to remind us to do all of our slave chores that she gave us on Friday night. You know, the errands she gave us to run, and we have to do the shopping for the week." Seth complained.
"Okay, we should get that done this morning, then." Ryan added as he scooped up another mouthful of his breakfast.
Seth sighed, "Fine... I wonder what mom's last slaves died of" Seth muttered.
"Do you wanna come and help us Soph?" Ryan asked. Sophie looked up from her bowl of cereal and shook her head.
"Nope, I wanna stay here and play princesses. Can Summer come over and play with me?"
Ryan looked at Seth. If Summer came over, they wouldn't have to take Sophie shopping with them and they could run their errands five times faster than they could if they took Sophie.
"Good idea Soph, can Summer mind you while we're out?" Ryan asked Sophie Rose.
"Mmkay" Sophie sputtered out while eating her breakfast. Seth looked at little Sophie, remembering the trouble she'd given them before. 'Summer might not be able to handle her all by herself' Seth thought. Seth made a hand signal to Ryan, asking him to follow him into the living room.
Ryan walked up to Seth. "What's wrong?"
"Well, you know how Soph has given us some trouble this weekend?"
"Yeah, but we handled it."
"I know, but what if Summer can't? I mean, sure Summer can really throw down when she goes into a rage blackout, but what if Sophie 'Jedi mind-tricks' her – or something."
"That's true... Okay, I'll invite Taylor over. If she's here too, they should be able to handle her together." Ryan reasoned.
"Okay, good thinking, buddy. But you and I both know that no-one can handle her as well as we can."
"Well of course, but we have no other choice. Do you really wanna take little miss 'mermaid' grocery shopping?"
Seth sighed. "Fine, I'll call the girls." Seth walked back into the kitchen to call him and Ryan's girlfriends to come to the rescue.
Ryan followed close behind. "Good news Soph, Taylor AND Summer are coming over to look after you while Seth and I are out."
Sophie Rose scrunched up her face and looked at Ryan. "But Taylor's weird."
Sunday, 10:28am
"Cohen?... Cohen?...COHEN? WHERE ARE YOU?" Summer belted out. "RYAN? ARE YOU GUYS HERE?" Taylor yelled.
Summer and Taylor had arrived at the Cohen's, ready to watch Sophie. The two had stepped through the front door into the hallway, down the steps, and right, into the kitchen. Seth and Ryan suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs, dressed and ready to go shopping. The girls both greeted their boyfriends with hugs at the bottom of the staircase.
"Cohen, you scared me for a second, I thought that you two had, like, completely forgotten about your little sister, and that you guys had just left her alone." Summer eyed Seth.
"Pfft, what? No way. As if we'd just leave her here alone, or forget about her." Seth reasoned.
"Yeah, we wouldn't forget her." Ryan agreed.
"Ahuh... then... ah, where is she?" Taylor asked as she looked at both of the boys. Seth and Ryan looked at each other with looks of horror plastered across their faces. "Huh?" She pressed.
Summer sighed and dropped her head. 'Oh God' she thought, 'they're hopeless'.
"Correct me if I'm wrong guys", Taylor started, "but isn't this the second time in the last two days that you've lost your little sister?"
Ryan paused for a moment, and then said, "We haven't lost her, we just... don't know where she is at the moment" Seth looked at Ryan satisfactorily, and then looked at the girls, his look saying 'Yeah, so take that'. Taylor and Summer were NOT happy.
"Come on Taylor, looks like we'll have to find her, seeing as the boys are acting like two little girls themselves" Summer smiled cheekily at Seth and Ryan, and grabbed Taylor by the hand, leading her off to find Sophie.
"NOT IF WE FIND HER FIRST" Seth shouted. "It's go time Ryan, we have to synchronise our watches. It's time to bring in the buddy cop thing. I'm good cop, you're bad cop – since you're better at punching people." Seth babbled on.
"AHUH!" The boys heard Taylor yell from upstairs. They walked over to the bottom of the stairs and saw little Sophie, curled up in Taylor's arms, with Summer following behind. "Told you we'd find her first" Summer teased, "You two are absolutely hopeless. You guys couldn't even keep track of her for the hour it took us to get here."
"Oh, like you two could do any better. By the time we get home this afternoon, the house will either be on fire, or flooded. I guarantee it... In fact, Ryan and I will make you a deal" Seth said.
"Go on" Taylor and Summer simultaneously put their hands on their hips and raised one eyebrow while they waited for Seth to continue. Ryan and Seth smiled mischievously at each other before continuing.
"We bet that by the time we get back from shopping, there will either be a mess, or Sophie will be missing. If we come home and find that you've lost the bet, you two have to... hmmm... let's see..."
Ryan continued on from Seth, "You guys have to dress up as fairy princesses, and become our servants for the rest of the afternoon." The boys smiled and folded their arms.
Taylor and Summer looked at each other. "Okay, fine. BUT if we win, YOU two have to do the same."
"What?"
"You heard us. If we win, YOU TWO have to dress up as fairy princesses and become our servants." The girls smiled as they watched the boys' faces go bright tomato red.
"Fine. You have yourselves a deal. But, ah, we're going to, ah, get going..." Ryan stuttered out.
"Yeah, see ya guys." Seth and Ryan quickly paced out the front door.
Taylor and Summer giggled as they hi-fived each other.
Sunday, 12:22pm
"Sophie Rose, welcome to the wonderful world of anime."
Taylor and Sophie were sitting on the couch, about to watch one of Taylor's DVDs while Summer finished making lunch.
"Does it have mermaids in it?" Sophie asked, looking up at Taylor.
"Well, no... but – "
"What about princesses?" She interrupted.
"There's a princess of darkness."
At that moment, Summer came into the living room with sandwiches and juice. "Taylor, you can't show Sophie your 'Yakuza' DVDs, they're, like, super violent. Sophie's four. Violence plus kids equals severe traumatisation."
"You're right" Taylor said as she turned to face Sophie, "Why don't you choose something to watch, Soph?"
"Kay" Sophie jumped off the couch and skipped over to the DVD cabinet.
"So, I have an idea." Summer explained as she sat down on the couch next to Taylor, "the boys thought they were like, totally smart to come up with the whole 'princess idea'."
"Right." Taylor agreed.
"So, if we could somehow... bribe Sophie into becoming part of our 'team'", Summer did bunny ears with her fingers, "we could set them up to lose, and therefore get our well deserved revenge." Summer finished with an evil, all-knowing look on her face.
"Summer Roberts, you evil thing!" Taylor declared.
"Are you with me, girl?"
"Course I am. It's game on!" Taylor and Summer nodded in unison. Suddenly there was a huge crash that rang throughout the room. The girls looked over to see Sophie standing on a chair with a DVD in her hand, and the shelf that housed the DVDs was now flat on the floor. Sophie Rose had obviously been trying to reach for a DVD on the top shelf. The girls sat there wide eyed and paralysed, waiting for Sophie to start crying. But, instead, the little trouble maker jumped off the chair, ran over to the couch, and sat herself down right in between Summer and Taylor. It was in this moment that the two older girls realised that they were in way over their heads. They both knew that their plan was a necessity if they wanted to win the bet.
Sunday, 12:43pm
"Okay, see you guys soon then. Bye, Atwood."
The three girls had finished their lunch, and movie. In the end, Sophie had decided on 'Beauty and the Beast'. Summer had just received a phone call from the boys, saying that they would be home soon, and seeing as their babysitting gig so far had entailed a fallen DVD rack, a toaster catching fire, a teddy bear stuffed with ice-cream, and chilli flavoured coffee, the girls decided that it was time to put their plan into motion.
"Sophie, sweetie, do you wanna come over here? Summer and I would like to talk to you about something very important." Sophie skipped over to the kitchen bench where Taylor and Summer were standing, and sat down on one of the stools. Taylor folded her hands together and turned to face Sophie who was staring up at her with bright, innocent eyes.
"Now sweetie, did you hear us before when we were talking to your brothers about a bet?" Taylor asked sweetly.
"Yeah... but what's a bet?"
"Well, Soph, it's a long story, but if Summer and I lose this 'bet', then we have to be servants for your brothers." Summer explained.
"So?"
"Well, we want you to help us win, so that we can see your brothers dress up as fairy princesses, and then they can play with you! Doesn't that sound fun?" Taylor asked.
"A little, I guess." Sophie didn't look too excited. Summer and Taylor looked at each other. It was time to pull out the big guns. Taylor raised the stakes a little, "Summer and I will buy you the new 'Little Mermaid' doll, book, and DVD if you help us." Sophie's face lit up with excitement.
"Okay! That sounds fair." Sophie was satisfied with the deal that had been made.
"Alright, all you have to do to get your presents is this: when Seth and Ryan ask you if we babysat you well, you have to say yes, okay?"
"Kay"
"And if they ask you if we made a mess, you have to say no."
"If I do this I can have my presents?"
"Yep, and think about how funny it will be to see your brothers dressed as princesses." Summer smiled.
"That's true...Deal"
"Good girl" Summer and Taylor both gave Sophie a huge bear hug. They both could not wait until the boys got home later that afternoon. That's when the fun was really going to start.
Thanks for reading, everyone. Please review and tell me what you think. NEXT CHAPTER: Seth and Ryan arrive home. See what happens when the girls' plan starts to unfold! Chapter Six should be up by Sunday night Thanks guys!