WE MEET AGAIN CHAPTER 7
A/N Hi, it's me again! I just wanna thank Xxxx4evaSummerxxxx for being my bestest most constant reviewer (Much love.) and crabsareamazing14 not only for having an amazing username and a story I am addicted to but for reviewing :)
The day began for Lyssa in the early hours of the morning with a giant bang, and screams from downstairs.
She ran down the stairs, alarmed, and crashed into her mother, who was doing the same thing. They grabbed each other's hands and crept down the stairs, Cat holding a baseball bat to fend off any attackers, and Lyssa holding a toothbrush, the first thing she had seen in her rush downstairs. Looking back, she realised she probably should have gotten a device that would do more damage- what was she going to do, brush the invader to death?
When they got downstairs, both getting more scared by the second, they were dumbfounded to find Jade hugging a girl about the same age as Lyssa. She had platinum blonde hair and was wearing hot pink riding clothes, her eyes looked puffy, like she had been crying.
This was all getting very awkward, as Jade and the girl hadn't noticed Cat and Lyssa stood at the foot of the stairs holding their battle implements.
Suddenly, the silence was broken by Beck running lopsidedly into the hall, screaming a half-hearted war cry and wielding a milk carton.
'Wow- even my toothbrush beats that…' Lyssa whispered to her mother who struggled to contain a giggle at the fact that Beck's usually pristine hair was sticking up in odd angles. Sadly, she was not careful enough and both Olivers spun on their heels to face them.
'Hi guys! Nice weather recently!' Lyssa winged it and used her motto 'If in doubt, mention the weather'.
The girl looked up and laughed, before introducing herself:
'Helloooooo, my name is Lola, and I'm not a showgirl!'
Lyssa laughed 'I'm Lyssa, and I'm not a showgirl either!' she was going to like this girl- she was sure.
An hour later everyone was sat on multi-coloured beanbags in the giant living room (which was believe it or not the smallest room in the house- Lyssa was still in awe of the Olivers' Beverly Hills mansion) drinking hot coco and chatting. No-one had yet dared to breach the subject of Lola's flamboyant arrival with her or Jade- afraid of being shouted at by the terrifying Jade or the seemingly unstable Lola.
After the mugs of coco had been drained Beck took a deep breath and ran his hand through his messy hair before asking 'So, Lola, um… How do I put this- who are you, and why are you in my house? N-not that we don't want you here' he faltered and looked down after receiving a death glare from Jade.
'Calm down' Lola laughed 'And Jade, don't glare. I'm Lola, Jade's half-sister. I'm here because my mum and jade and my dad chucked me out when I said I wanted to go to Hollywood Arts. He told me to go live with my big shot sister…' she looked down, tears gathering in her eyes. She then looked up and gasped 'Oh no Jade! What about my Horsies! Daddy won't pay for them now!' she burst into fresh sobs.
Beck looked alarmed but Jade put her arms around her sister and rocked her back and forth. 'Shhh, Lola, we'll pay for Eva and Alistair, shhh, won't we Beck?' she asked, motioning for him to agree with her.
'yeah, um.. Cool' he complied 'who are Eva and Alistair?'
'My horsies.' Lola looked up and grinned at the thought of her horses- obviously the loves of her life. 'Oh my goodness Lyssa you have to meet my horsies! Look! I have pictures! That's Eva and me, and that's Alistair- he's a grumpy so-and-so!' Lola grabbed Lyssa by the wrist and dragged her up the stairs to look at more pictures on her hot pink blackberry.
Lyssa turned to mouth 'help' to the adults but found her mother curled up in a ball asleep, and Jade and Beck sleeping together- like the single unit they were. In that giant room, with Cat's tiny body curled up on the large beanbag, she looked very lonely- like a part of her was missing. Lyssa knew who could fill that gap, and maybe Lola could help her with the matchmaking…
CUPID TIME!
Time to break out their cupids wings!
May The Red Velvet Cupcake Be With You!
TD006