(A/N): I'm on Spring Break! Sadly it's only for a week. I'm ready for summer to begin.
"Rafael." Alana whispered as she sat up from her bed. "What are you doing here?" She asked walking towards him.
"To see you of course." He said as she pressed her hands into his chest.
"You have to go. Renegade will come here and see you." Alana said pushing him towards the window as Rafael grabbed her hands and held them in his.
"Alana," He said as she looked up at him. "One day. That's all I'm asking. Give me twenty-four hours to show you I'm right for you." Rafael whispered as he looked down at her with his navy eyes. Alana bit her lip as she stared down at the ground. Rafael tilted her chin up forcing her to look at him. "Please." He pleaded as Alana sighed.
"Ok." She whispered as Rafael smiled brightly. She quickly wrote a note for Renegade before holding onto Rafael. Rafael fazed away as someone sighed outside of Alana's room.
"Why does it matter?!" Chrissy yelled at Amy. Everybody was down in the breakfast nook eating as Amy discussed final and last minute wedding plans with Chrissy and Stephan.
"It's very important to the wedding!" Amy yelled back as Stephan tried to scoot away. "Don't you try to move." Amy said as Stephan froze.
"It's napkin color! Who cares?" Chrissy said as Amy shook her head disappointedly.
"Fine, I'll just have to choose." Amy said as Chrissy slammed her head on the table.
"You should have just become a wedding planner instead of a baker." Stephan commented as Amy rolled her eyes.
"I've thought about it, but some couples are just too high maintenance." Amy said as Chrissy looked at her in disbelief as Amy walked off.
"I had the same feeling." Derek said as Chrissy groaned.
"To the skate park!" Ruby exclaimed as Onyx, Tyler, Cat, and Conner followed.
"Wait!" Aiden yelled as they all stopped walking. "I want to learn to skate. I know the basics, but I want to learn some tricks!" He said as Tyler smirked.
"Sure…Onyx you can teach him." Tyler said as Onyx looked at him confused.
"Um, sure." Onyx said as Aiden smiled brightly. "Let's go dude." Onyx said as he, Ruby, Cat, and Aiden all skated towards the park.
"What are you planning?" Conner asked as Tyler laughed.
"Just wait dude and make sure you film him." Tyler said as Conner looked at him confused before shrugging his shoulders.
"Renegade! Where's Alana?" Garrett asked as he hung around in the eating area.
"She said she had to pick up a few things from back home." Renegade said with a shrug.
"How did she get there?" Donovan asked in confusion.
"I got her there!" Emma exclaimed as all three guys looked at her confused. "Uh…I powered one of the planes and guided her down to the ground." She explained as they all shrugged their shoulders. Goldeye raised his eyebrow as she walked out with him. Everybody was doing their own thing today, whether it be the beach, Skate Park, or just enjoying the natural setting. They were either with their friends or boyfriend/girlfriend, but no one was totally alone. Emma and Goldeye were walking through a hiking trail enjoying the warm air and flowers.
"You're hiding something." Goldeye commented as Emma looked at him shocked and confused.
"W-What are you talking about?" Emma stuttered as Goldeye stopped walking and faced her.
"You answered Donovan's question too quickly and defensively. You were also nervous when you were explaining your reason." Goldeye said as Emma sighed.
"You had to be a detective." She muttered as she pulled him to the side off the path. "Alana is with Rafael." She whispered as Goldeye looked at her confused.
"That guy who kidnapped her?" Goldeye asked as Emma nodded. "Why is she with him?" Goldeye asked.
"They sort of…have a thing." Emma said as Goldeye raised an eyebrow. "He likes her and I think she likes him too." Emma whispered as Goldeye's eyes widened.
"Does Renegade know?" Goldeye asked. Goldeye may not be Renegade's best friend, but he wasn't that low.
"No…" She said as Goldeye nodded.
"How did you find out?" Goldeye said as Emma sighed.
"I was outside her room when he came and got her last night." Emma said as Goldeye nodded before looking at her confused.
"Shouldn't you care? Renegade is your cousin." Goldeye said as Emma sighed.
"I do care, but here's the thing: They're Peace and Disorder." Emma said making Goldeye's eyes widen.
"You're crazy." Serenity said walking away from Julian.
"No! C'mon! It'll totally work!" Julian said as Serenity rolled her eyes.
"How do expect us to get off the island?" Serenity asked.
"Donovan can fly the plane and Tyler can easily get the keys." Julian said as Serenity looked at him skeptically. "Please! I want some outside atmosphere!" Julian begged.
"We are outside and in the atmosphere." Serenity said as Julian rolled his eyes.
"Just one night of clubbing. Please!!!!" Julian begged getting on his knees. Serenity sighed and nodded her head. "YES! I'm going to tell everybody." Julian said as Serenity looked at him. "You know, besides the parents." He said as Serenity rolled her eyes.
"Jump!" Flash yelled as Suzy looked down from the waterfall again.
"Um…I think I left my-"Suzy was quickly cut off when Wilmer pushed her off the waterfall. She scream as she landed in the lake. She popped up the water spitting out water before glaring at Wilmer.
"Wilmer! I'm going to kick your ass!" Suzy yelled as Wilmer and Lorgo laughed.
"Ya'll better stay up here 'cause I reckon she's about to come here and pummel ya'll butts." Bianca said as they both looked to see Suzy charging up the hill. Lorgo dove straight into the lake as Wilmer smirked.
"C'mon Suzanne. Let's see what ya'll got." Wilmer said as Suzy fumed. She charged him as Wilmer grabbed Bianca and Suzy and jumped off. They both screamed as they clung onto Wilmer. They landed with a big splash as Hailey, Flash, Lorgo, and Flash laughed.
"You lucky that I ain't wearin' my good shades." Bianca sputtered when she came out of the water. Wilmer laughed as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. They were quickly splashed as Suzy smirked.
"Ya'll need to stop making out and get out of the water." Suzy said as Bianca rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, we promised to meet Shade and Shawn at the skate park." Hailey said as she handed the three towels.
"Why are we going over there again?" Lorgo asked throwing on his shirt.
"They just said Julian told us to meet there and I guess Tyler has something to say too." Flash said as they all headed towards the park.
"Oh…so this is going to be a group thing?" Lorgo asked as Flash nodded. They all arrived at the skate park to see all the other kids there minus the littler kids.
"Where's the parents?" Flash asked before kissing Ivy.
"They're watching a movie with the kids and making dinner." Ivy said as Flash shrugged his shoulders.
"Ok! Ok! Ok! Now that everybody's here I can finally announce why I've gathered you here today." Julian said as he stood on the half pipe.
"You know, I think he won't be a bad CEO." Kim said as Donovan nodded.
"Fuck…where's the paper?!" Julian yelled digging through his pockets.
"Scratch that." Kim said quickly as Donovan laughed.
"Ha!" Julian exclaimed as he pulled a small piece of paper out. "We're going to club Fuego tonight! Parentless, childless, and to have fun-ness!" Julian said as everybody cheered. "Remember to keep it on the down low. We don't want out parents finding out." Julian said as everybody nodded. "Now, our friend Tyler has an announcement as well." Julian said as Tyler skated up to the top of the half pipe.
"Thanks dude. As you all know, Onyx is the best skater we all know." Tyler said as everybody cheered for Onyx who just waved them off modestly. "Now to prove to the world of his talent and to get his career started I signed him up for the ever so famous X-Games!" Tyler yelled as everybody cheered. Onyx stared at Tyler with his mouth wide open and eyes wide.
"Dude! I can't compete there! The X-Games are for pros! I'm not a pro!" Onyx said as Tyler rolled his eyes.
"You have the skill, dude. You'll win and I'll prove you wrong. I'm smart and I know you can do it." Tyler said as Onyx sighed.
"I hate you so much." Onyx said as Tyler put his arm around his shoulders.
"Love you too, man." Tyler said as Onyx shook his head. "You better start training." Tyler said as Onyx glared at him. As everybody left to do their own thing Tyler started to skate the bowl as something caught his eye. He skidded to a stop in the middle of the bowl and picked up an orange stone. He looked at the symbol which looked like an upside down "L" with a swirl.
"You got a stone!" Ruby exclaimed as Tyler shrugged his shoulder.
"It could be for you, dude." Tyler said as Cat skidded next to them.
"Nah, it's yours. No one else finds it but the owner." Cat said as Tyler looked at her in disbelief.
"That's preposterous. It was in the center of the bowl. Anyone could have seen that." Tyler said as Cat shrugged her shoulders.
"It's yours, dude." Ruby said patting his shoulder before skating away with Cat. Tyler looked at the orange stone again before putting it around his neck.
"I'll be waiting for you ancestor dude." Tyler said as he levitated out of the bowl. When it was late at night all the kids met up by the runway where Tails' plane was parked. They were all dressed in their best club attire as Julian bounced in his spot.
"You got the keys?" Julian asked as Tyler tossed Donovan the keys. Donovan opened the door as he motioned towards it.
"You may now board the plane." He said as everybody rolled their eyes. When everybody was settled and ready Donovan started the plane up and took off the island.
"Oh…they think they're so smart." Arielle said as all the parents watched the plane fly away.
"Let's just give them this night and make them think like they actually did get away with it." Jerry said as everybody agreed.
"Back to the foosball tournament!" Sonic exclaimed as everybody followed him.
"You're losing." Shadow said as Sonic glared at him.
"Not to Silver." Sonic smirked as Silver glared at him. Donovan parked the plane in a field as everybody piled out of the plane.
"How are we going to get to the club?" Lilac asked as Roddy rolled his eyes.
"Hello? Transporter." Roddy said as Lilac laughed a bit. Everybody grouped together as Roddy transported them to the back of the club.
"Woo! Let's get this night started!" Bijou exclaimed as she dragged Sean to the dance floor. Everybody split themselves amongst the club. Renegade sent Alana a quick text saying that she could come home with them before going to sit with Garrett.
A Couple of Hours Ago…
"Wow." Alana said as she admired Rafael's new place.
"I know it isn't as fancy as the last place." Rafael said as he stood next to Alana. It was a moderate sized apartment with deep red walls and wooden floors. It had a fire place with forest green couches surrounding it as the living room. He had a flat screen mounted on the wall and candle holders as well along some walls.
"It's homey. I love it." Alana said with a smile making Rafael smile.
"Well, your bedroom will be through this way." Rafael said as he led her down the hall. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed a picture, but Rafael kept leading her down the hall not giving her a chance to look at it. Her room was pretty similar to the living room. Deep red walls with an oak slay-bed and a forest green rug below the bed. "Get your sleep. I have a big day planned tomorrow." Rafael said with a wink.
"Rafael…" Alana said as Rafael came back to her room. "Can I have some clothes?" She asked looking down at her body. She was still wearing her bikini with her cover-up dress and flip-flops.
"Top drawer of the dresser." Rafael said as Alana looked at him confused. "I was prepared if you didn't bring clothes with you which you didn't." Rafael said with a smile as Alana blushed. "I'll leave you to change." Rafael said as Alana smiled softly at him. Alana took out some pajama shorts and a shirt. She was glad that some underwear was there because she didn't want to stay in that bikini for a whole day. After a shower she changed and laid in the bed that was in the room. She couldn't help, but think about the picture she noticed before in the hall. She got up and quietly made her way towards the hallway trying to keep the sounds quiet. She used her phone to illuminate the picture.
She could see Rafael standing next to what she expected to be his family. He was standing next to a middle-aged dark gray fox with a mustache. He was the same height as Rafael and looked completely similar except for the eyes. The other fox's were dark amber and he was a little buffer. Between was a little off white hedge-fox. She had the same amber eyes as the man and fox ears with a hedgehog tail. She had short quills which ended at her skinny shoulders and a bright smile on her face. Next to the fox – who Alana assumed was Rafael's father – was a white hedgehog with gray-blue eyes and long quills. She had a soft smile on her face and looked middle-aged like Rafael's father.
"That would be my family." Rafael said flicking the lights on startling Alana.
"I'm sorry." Alana said looking down.
"Don't be." Rafael said walking over to her. He took the picture off the wall and held it in his hands. He looked down at it unhappily as Alana looked at him.
"Is that your dad?" She asked pointing to the man beside him.
"Yeah, and that's my step-mom, April, and half-sister, Melody." Rafael said dejectedly as Alana looked at him again.
"Why are you upset?" She asked as Rafael sighed and placed the picture on the wall.
"Just the family isn't picture perfect." Rafael said with a small shrug of his shoulders. "My dad and I never got along especially after my mom died. I was only eight and we really distanced each other. He married April when I was fourteen and a year later they had Melody. April is nice and all, but she'll never be my mom. Melody is sweet. She probably is the ray of sun in my family." Rafael said as Alana looked up at him.
"How did your mom die?" Alana asked.
"Heart attack. It came out of nowhere. We had no idea." Rafael said as Alana held his hand.
"I'm sorry." Alana said as Rafael shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't be. I had my time to cope." Rafael said as he kissed Alana lightly. "C'mon sunshine, you have a lot in store for you tomorrow." Rafael said as Alana smiled shyly towards him. Alana awoke the next morning to the smell of pancakes, but was mistaken when it turned out to be waffles. Eggo waffles to be specific.
"Hungry?" Rafael asked handing her an Eggo waffle. She laughed at the simplicity of the meal as Rafael sat across from her. "I know it's now gourmet, but at least I tried." Rafael said as Alana laughed.
"I love it." Alana said as Rafael smiled. After they finished breakfast they both got dressed and headed out. "Why do you have a home in California?" Alana asked as she hooked her arm through Rafael's.
"Oh, this is where I summer." He said in a posh accent as Alana laughed. "My hometown. My dad and April live in Michigan, but I couldn't find the heart to move away from this place." Rafael said as Alana looked around.
"What is this place exactly?" Alana asked looking around.
"Monterey, California." Rafael said as they passed a building and Alana looked out to see the beach. She smiled to herself as she felt the salty air brush against her skin. "Wouldn't you like to know where we are going?" Rafael asked.
"Where?" She asked looking back at him.
"The famous Monterey Bay Aquarium." Rafael said as Alana smiled excitedly. They arrived to see barely anyone there and started to look the exhibits. Alana spent most her time looking at the jellyfishes and otters. Rafael smiled every time she looked at something with wonder. He could care less about the fish and sea life when he had the most beautiful girl with him. After the aquarium they had lunch a sea-side restaurant before heading down to the beach. Alana rolled up her jeans and held her flip-flops as she walked towards the water. She stuck her feet in the water and wiggled her toes in the wet sun. Rafael smirked as he ran up behind her and picked her up.
"Rafael! No! No! Don't do it!" She laughed as Rafael chuckled. He dove into the water as Alana screamed. They both popped out as Alana splashed him.
"C'mon sunshine. You know you loved it." Rafael said as Alana just splashed him again. They continued to stay and play on the beach together. They sat on the sand together as they watched the sunset.
"What's after this incredibly amazing sunset watching?" Alana asked as she leaned against Rafael's chest.
"An amazing dinner." Rafael said as Alana smiled softly. They both went back to Rafael's apartment and got dressed to head out to the restaurant.
"This place is amazing." Alana said as they both walked into a very fancy restaurant.
"Table for Rafael Andrews." Rafael said to the hostess who nodded and led them to their private booth.
"You didn't have to go through this much trouble." Alana said sitting down across from him.
"I wanted to." He said holding Alana's hand. He smiled at her as she blushed and her eyes turned a light pink. They spent the dinner talking about everything and anything. Learning the inside and outside of the other. Alana had such an amazing time she forgot about all of her grief and guilt she felt. Rafael brought a bright side to her and she brought out a compassionate and loving side out of him. They brought out each others' better qualities and made it easy to forget all the trouble in the world. They walked back to Rafael's apartment and sighed happily. Alana's phone buzzed.
We're in town at a club. We can take you back to Angel Island.
Alana frowned before panic stuck her.
"They're here. Renegade wants to take me home." Alana said sadly as Rafael wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. She leaned against him as she closed her phone.
"They're in Monterey?" He asked as Alana shook her head.
"They're back in my town." Alana said turning in his arms to face him. Rafael leaned and kissed her as she put her hands on his face. "Rafael…" She whispered when they pulled away. "Make love to me." Alana said.
(A/N): AHHH!! You all hate me, I know, but it has to happen. Next chapter will be a big one. I have a poll on my profile and Tyler's symbol on my homepage.