Pentatonix - Summer at the Beach

by butterflyeleven11

Pentatonix is spending the summer at the beach! Kirstie is crushing big time on Avi! Does he like her too? Hope you enjoy this story! UPDATE: The Sequel to this story has been posted - it's called - Pentatonix - Fall Tour in NYC. :)

9. Chapter 9

(Mitch's POV)
"Okay, everyone get their truths and dares in the bowls. Let's start this little game!" I say. I mix up the two bowls and place them in the middle of the table in front of us. We are sitting on three sides of the table on the "U" shaped couch. Avi and Kirstie are sitting on one side, Kevin and I are sitting on the middle section, and Emma and Scott are sitting on the other side.
"I think you should go first," Kevin says. Everyone agrees.
"Okay, I love going first!" I say.
Kevin asks, "Truth or Dare?"
"Dare, I love dares," I say grabbing a random dare out of the bowl.
I look at it and laugh. I clear my throat and say, "Dare – you must take two shots of vodka."
Everyone laughs. "This should be an interesting game," Scott says. He hands me the bottle of vodka.
I pour my shots and drink quickly and say, "ugggghh, I hate the taste of Vodka."
Everyone laughs again. I look over at Emma and say, "Your turn!"

(Emma's POV)
I'm nervous for some reason, but just laugh. I tell the group that I will take a truth and grab one out of the bowl. I look at it and put it back down in the lap face down. "I'm not answering this." I say.
"Yes, you are, or take a drink," Mitch said holding a shot glass out to her.
"What's it say, at least tell us that part," Kirstie says.
"Truth – Name the best singer in the room," I read aloud and grab the shot glass out of Mitch's hands and pour a shot and down it quickly. I cough and laugh.
"There's no way I'm answering that question in a room full of wonderful, talented, singers. In my eyes, you are all amazing and awesome." I say looking around the room and smiling.
I look over at Scott and say, "Your turn."

(Scott's POV)
"Thanks Emma, that's really nice of you to say." I say. I think about what I want to do.
I grab a dare and read out loud, "Dare – Kiss the person across from you." I laugh as I look up and see Avi. Avi laughs too and the entire group laughs. "Come here, Avi, and get your kiss," I say as I walk over a give him a big smooch on his cheek making a big kissy noise. We all laugh as Avi turns bright red. Kirstie says, "Should I be worried, Avi?" She is laughing so hard. Avi says, "Okay, okay, sit down, Scott."

(Avi's POV)
I tell the group, "I think that I'll grab a truth." I reach in the bowl and smile because it's so easy for me to answer. I read it out aloud, "Truth – Name the most beautiful person you know." I don't hesitate at all and say, "Kirstie, of course." Kirstie kisses me on the cheek and says, "Aww." Then, everyone, says it at the same time, "Aww.." I try not to turn red again and look at Kirstie and say, "your turn, babe."

(Kirstie's POV)
I am truly falling for Avi more and more every day. He's so amazing. I grab a dare and read it out loud, "Dare – tell a secret to the person to your right." I look over at Kevin and think of something that I can say. I ask, "Kevin, can you keep this secret to yourself and not say anything?" He nods and closes his lips and twists an invisible key and throws away an invisible lock. I smile and lean over and whisper in his ear, "I think I'm falling in love." I lean back and everyone is itching to know what I say because Kevin looks at me and says, "That's not a secret, I knew that already." I laugh.

(Kevin's POV)
"My turn," I say. I grab a truth and read it, "Truth – Name your biggest fear." I think for a second and say, "Probably heights." Everyone nods in agreement. I look over at Mitch who seems a bit more relaxed now, after his shots, and say, "Your turn."

(Mitch's POV)
I reach for another dare and read it, "Dare – Stand up and dance to Beyoncé's Single Ladies." Emma laughs so loud, that she grabs my hand and pulls me to the clearing the room. She pulls out her phone and pulls up the song and say, "Let's do it, Mitch." Kirstie and Emma join me on both sides as the song starts and we do the best we can. We actually are pretty good and we are all rolling by the end. All the guys stand and give us a standing ovation. I lean over and tell Emma, "Thanks Em for the backup!"

(Emma's POV)
I had to help Mitch out, I mean, who doesn't love to dance to that song, right? I'm feeling a little bit more relaxed and comfortable and my heart is beating at a normal rate even though I'm sitting by my secret crush. I smile and grab a dare. Mitch says, "ooooohh, you go girl, do a dare." I laugh and my heart stops as I read the words to myself. I look at Kirstie with a small panic. She sits up a bit and says, "Read it out loud." I take a deep breath and say, "Dare – kiss the person to your right." The room says, "Ooooo.." Mitch nudges me a little bit, "Kiss or drink up." I laugh and turn to Scott who is smiling, but his eyes are very serious. I look into his eyes and lean forward. He leans forward to me and I feel that we are in slow motion. I feel myself chickening out and try to be brave. I lightly kiss him on the mouth. His lips are so soft and I almost want to reach for his face, but I don't. Our eyes are closed and I feel an electricity in my body and I know that my heart literary stopped beating for a second. I pull away and look into his eyes and the seriousness is still there. I lean back a little and we share a small smile. I turn back towards the room and Kirstie is looking at me with a huge grin. I shake my head and laugh. "Okay, your turn, Scott."

(Scott's POV)
Wow, that was some kiss. I know it was just a small little kiss, but this girl really has me going crazy. The way she looked at me with those eyes. I snap out of it and decide to do a truth this time. I laugh and say, "Okay, truth for me this time."
"Had enough kisses," Mitch teases.
"Shut up," I say jokingly.
I pull the truth paper and read it, "Truth – who has the best eyes in the room?" I think to myself, that's easy, Emma. I look around the room and I see Mitch flashing his eyes at me and I laugh. I quietly say, "Emma."
Avi stands up and says, "Break time, I need another drink for this game." Everyone gets up and gets some drinks. Emma touches me on the arm and says, "Really, wow, thanks."
I look at her in almost shock, "You really don't see it, do you?"
Emma says, "See what?"
"You're beautiful," I say with a smile and stand up to go get a drink.

(Emma's POV)
Did that just happen? I sit there and take a sip of my drink and watch Scott walk over to the bar area and fill his glass. He talks with the guys. Kirstie sees me sitting and comes up to me and nudges me and whispers in my ear, "I knew he was going to say your name, especially after that kiss."
"Shhh," I tell her and say, "Don't say anything."
Kirstie agrees and smiles and says quietly, "At least you got to kiss your crush. I had to wait to kiss Avi for years." We both laugh at this and everyone turns to look at us which makes us laugh even harder.
Mitch says, "Oh no, they won't stop once they start." He smiles and everyone gets back to their seats as Kirstie and I are still laughing.

(Avi's POV)
I love Kirstie's laugh, she's so amazing. I hug her as I sit and grab a dare. I read it to the group, "Dare – kiss the person to your right. Didn't Emma just have this one?" I laugh and look at Kirstie and grab her face and give her a big kiss. She laughs at first and then starts to kiss me back. For a moment, we forget the game. We give into the kiss and she reaches for my face as well and I wrap my arms around her. We hear a cough and we break away. Mitch says, "Okay, that was a little more than we all needed to see." He laughs and we laugh too.
I shrug and say, "What can I say, I love kissing her."
Kirstie nudges me in the side and says, "Hey."
"Hey what, I do," I say kissing her on the cheek. She smiles her little crooked smile and I just melt. I feel that I'm falling for her more and more.

(Kirstie's POV)
I grab a truth and take a breath. I read it, "Truth – Who is the best dancer in the room?" I laugh and say, "Well, I think that we all got a chance to see Mitch's Single Ladies dance and that was pretty awesome, so Mitch, I'm giving you this one, you are the best dancer in the room." Mitch laughs and says, "I'll take it. But, I did have two amazing backup dancers with me."

(Kevin's POV)
"My turn and I'm taking a dare. I need some kisses too." I say with a laugh. I grab a dare and read it, "Dare – stand up and turn out the lights and scare someone. If they don't scream, drink a shot." I laugh and say, "This will be good. Hahaha…" Emma freezes as she already has issues with the dark, I make a mental note not to go for her. I don't want to scare her. I go to turn off the lights and start to quietly walk around the room. I hear everyone giggling softly.

(Emma's POV)
Seriously, the dark again, I lean back in my seat and put my hands down beside me to find Scott's hand. I touch his hand and squeeze it slightly. He puts his hand in mine and squeezes it to reassure me. I smile although he can't see me.

(Kevin's POV)
I walk up to Avi as quietly as I can and get as close as I can. I count in my head, 3, 2, 1… and I scream "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Avi jumps and says, "Hey, that's not cool."
I pull out my phone so I can easily find the lights again and we all laugh. I look at Mitch, "Okay Mitch, your turn."

(Mitch's POV)
"Thank you for not scaring the crap out me, Kevin." I say. I reach into the truth bowl and pull out a slip of paper. I read it, "Truth – Name the person in the room who is the best kisser." I laugh and say, "Well, I haven't gotten any kisses tonight. Does anyone want to give me an example?" I laugh and say, "Okay, based on what I saw tonight and I think, I'm willing to bet that Avi is a good kisser."
Kirstie chimes in and says, "I agree 100% with that!"
I look over at Emma and say, "Em, your turn. What will it be this time? Truth or Dare?"

(Emma's POV)
"Hmmm, I think that I will go with Dare," I say. I reach into the dare bowl and pull out the paper and look at it and say, "Seriously, this would be a dare for me." Mitch says, "What does it say?"
I look down at the paper and say, "Dare – sing a song to the room. Okay, for starters, the five of you can sing, I for one, can't."
Kirstie says, "Yes, you can. You just don't sing in front of anyone. I've heard you and you do have a lovely voice."
I shake my head and say, "Okay, I have no idea why I am doing this, but, okay. I will sing. I just want you to know that this is hard to sing in front of professionals." I go to the front of the table and feel everyone staring at me. I bring an empty cup and chair to the table and Kirstie says, "Oh, I know what you are doing."
I look at her and smile and say, "Yep." I grab the cup and clear a small section at table. I take a deep breath and start with the clapping, moving the cup, and start to sing the 'cups' song. I sing softly and I don't look up. My voice is not a strong voice like Kirstie's, just soft. I finish the song and look up and everyone is smiling. I say, "Okay, there you go."
"That was great, Em." Scott says.
"Thanks," I say as I bite my lower lip and sit back down. Mitch leans over and hugs me and says, "You are amazing."
"Thanks Mitchy," I say.

(Scott's POV)
"Well, how do I follow that? I'll take a dare, I guess." I thought that was so brave of Em to sing in front of us, knowing she was nervous, she did it anyway. I reach for the dare bowl and reach in a grab a paper. I laugh and say, "Dare – sing 'Let's Get It On' to someone in the room." I shake my head and my face, I'm sure, is red. I stand up and pull a chair out to the opening and say, "Any volunteers?"
Kirstie says, "Emma will." Emma shot Kirstie a look and Mitch stands up and grabs Emma's hand and brings her to the chair and the whole group stands up so that we can all sing along. Emma is already blushing. I find it so cute. Mitch starts the song with his "Wha wha wha wha.." Emma is laughing and covering her face. I start signing just like we do at the shows and come up to Em and walk around her and place my hand on her shoulders. I sit in her lap to be funny and she wraps her hands around my waist and I get up. Everyone is singing along and Avi and Kirstie are signing to each other.
We finish the song and I lean down and hug Em and say, "Thanks for being a good sport."
Emma, who is still flushed, says, "Anytime, I always wondered what the girl in the chair felt like, and I think that I have a pretty good idea."

(Avi's POV)
"I think that was a good finish to the game." I say. Everyone agrees. We all start to clean up and then we decide just to let it stay for the night and we'll do it in the morning.

(Emma's POV)
We all head upstairs laughing and giving each other a hard time. I go into Kiriste's bedroom where all of my stuff is and grab some pajama bottoms and a t-shirt. I head into the bathroom and close the door. I look in the mirror and smile to myself. I can't believe that I got to be the 'chair girl'. I look at my phone and am surprised that it's almost 11:30 at night. I see that I have five texts messages from Olivia. I roll my eyes and read them.
Text Messages:
'Em, I'm so sorry.'
'Please forgive me'
'I'm an idiot and I acted like one too.'
'Can I come back? I'll be on my best behavior.'
'Please, Em.'
I put my phone down knowing that I wasn't going to respond tonight. I'll call her tomorrow after some sleep. I brush my hair and pull it into a small twist and head out into Kirstie's bedroom only to walk in on Avi and Kirstie making out on her bed. I shield my eyes and say, "Sorry, I'll just head out."
Kirstie jumps up and says, "Sorry, Em, sorry."
"No worries. Stay there," I say as I giggle and head out of the door closing it behind me.
I head into the hallway and giggle some more.

(Mitch's POV)
I stick my head out of my room and say, "Okay, what did you just see?"
"Nothing," Em says with a smile.
"Come here, Em," I say.
We walk into the room and Em sits on the end of the bed with her legs crossed. She flips through a magazine on my bed and looks up and says, "Are you thinking of changing your hair?"
I shrug, "I don't know, maybe."
"I love your hair, Mitch," Emma says.
"So, do you have something to tell me?" I ask sitting on the bed too facing her.
Emma looks at me strangely and says, "Like what?"
"You know you can talk to me," I say.
"I'm not telling you my secret." Emma says laughing hitting me with a pillow.
That's it; I grab a pillow and hit her too. We jump off the bed and start swinging the pillows at each other and we don't realize that we are laughing so loud. We are jumping on the bed and jumping off and throwing every pillow that is available to us.

(Scott's POV)
I'm in my room and all of a sudden, I hear erupting of laughter next door. I walk next door to Mitch's room and open the door and see Mitch and Emma running around having a pillow fight. I laugh and Emma comes over and hides behind me and says, "Protect me, Scott."
I grab the pillow from Emma's hand and chase Mitch around the room. Emma joins in too and then all of a sudden, they decide to pick on me. I stop and fall on the bed, "Okay, okay… I give. It's no fair, two against one."
I sit up and Emma is sitting on the floor and Mitch is sitting in a chair. We all take a deep breath and I stand up, "I think I'm going to go back to bed. Try and keep it down in here, you two." I smile and head out of the room. I go into my room and close the door. I go to my bed and fall back and put my arms behind my head. I sit in silence and I think of her. I think of her eyes. I think of her laugh. I think of her voice. I think of that kiss.

(Emma's POV)
I get up and tell Mitch that I'm going to go sleep in the guest room. Mitch says, "Okay, you know where it is?"
"Yea, thanks Mitch, good night." I say as I head out and down the hall.
I stop at Scott's door and raise my hand to knock. I put my hand back down and decide to head into the guest bedroom.

(Kirstie's POV)
Poor Em, that was humiliating for me. I'll have to talk to her in the morning. I can't believe how close I have gotten to Avi in just the past two days. This man is amazing and I feel so lucky. I lean against Avi and feel completely happy for the first time in a really long time.

(Avi's POV)
Kirstie and I are lying in silence. She has her head on my chest and her hand on my hand. I have my arms around her and I lean in to kiss her again. I could live in her kisses. We kiss and kiss and kiss. We grow tired and Kirstie says, "It's getting late, Avi."
"Do you want me to go?" I ask.
"Not if you don't want too," Kirstie says.
I lie beside her and cuddle with her and we both fell asleep.

(Scott's POV)
I can't sleep. I look at my clock and it's almost 1 in the morning. I sit up and walk outside in the hallway. I go to the kitchen and grab something to eat. I go downstairs so I can watch some TV. I head down and am surprised to see Emma. I look around and see that the room is back in order and I say, "Did you clean all this?"
She looks up at me and says, "Yea, I couldn't sleep. So, I clean sometimes when I can't sleep."
"Thanks, you didn't have to do that, though. We would have cleaned it in the morning." I say.
I sit on the other side of the sectional and say, "What are you watching?"
"I was watching Frozen," she says.
"Okay, that's fine," I say.
"Cool," she says as she turns back to the TV and we both watch in silence for a while.
I look over at her and say, "You know, Em, you really do have a nice voice. I know that was hard for you to sing in front of us, but it was really great. I love that song; I can do the cups song too."
"Thanks Scott. You are being so nice to me," Emma says.
"Why wouldn't I be?" I ask.
"I don't know, you usually tease me and pick on me," Emma says with a small chuckle and then says, "like a big brother would his kid sister. I sort of feel that was the way you always saw me, you know."
I stand up and walk over to her and sit down right beside her. I look at her and say, "I've never seen you that way."

(Emma's POV)
Wow, wasn't expecting him to say that.
"Really, what way do you see me?" I ask.
Scott leans back and doesn't say anything. He just smiles and looks towards the TV.
"Scott Hoying, you answer me," I say tickling his side.
He turns to me and says, "Are you sure you want to start that battle, I am the king of tickling."
I tickle him more and say, "Answer me."
Scott wasn't kidding, he started tickling me and I started laughing hysterically. I tried to tickle him back, but he gently held my arms and had full access to my waist. He stopped when our faces were inches away from one another. My laughter faded and I stared into his eyes, it was there again, that seriousness in his eyes. I lean back and say, "You didn't answer the question."
Scott leaned back and didn't say anything. "I wasn't going too." He smiled at me and gave me a small wink.
I turn to Scott and say, "Earlier tonight, when I had that truth question that I wouldn't answer, the one about the best singer?"
Scott says, "Yea, that's fine, no one expected you to answer that?"
"I would have said you," I say with a small smile.
I turn towards the TV and brought blanket up around me and leaned into the corner of the sectional.

(Scott's POV)
I could lean over and kiss her for that. She was the sweetest girl for saying that. All I could think of to say was, "thanks Em."
I wanted to tell Em everything that I was feeling, but I didn't know what I was feeling. Here sat this beautiful girl, who somehow opened my heart, and touched my soul. How do you tell someone that? I look over and see her lean into the corner of the sectional and knew that couldn't be comfortable. I scoot over and put my arm around her and she nuzzles into my chest like she did before during the scary movie. I cover the blanket and turn off the lights to where we were in the glow of Frozen on the TV. Em reaches her arm around my waist and I rub her shoulder with my fingers. We sit and watch the movie and somewhere along the way of, we both drifted off to sleep.