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OH MY GOSH! Thank you for all the favorites already! I can't believe I already got 6 favorites and 5 follows, that's only 4 less right now than my last story! I'm gonna dedicate this fanfic to all you guys at the end :)
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I'm running. I'm running away from the blonde boy carrying a bucket of sludge that hisses and pops and radiates heat. He's chasing me down the beach, his footsteps pounding; boom, boom, boom. Somewhere people are laughing and shouting. He catches up to me and says, "Don't worry, it's just a harmless prank Als," before dumping the bucket's contents on me.
I gasp and open my eyes. That was a weird nightmare/dream. I kicked off my blankets while I was sleeping but still feel too warm because of my burns. I go to the bathroom and splash my face with water to clear my head a bit. I pull the Aloe-Vera gel from the cabinet and apply it to my burns, cooling and helping heal them. The gel must work like magic because my arms are already more of a light pink than lobster red. Heading back to my bed I hear the noises from my dream still continuing. I look out my window and see that Austin's house is all lit up and there are a bunch of cars parked out front. I check my clock, it's midnight! And how did he get all those people to come over, he just moved here from California! I know I won't be able to get back to sleep with how loud his music is so I decide to go over and nicely ask him to turn it down a bit. I pull the white dress from earlier on over my pajamas, throw my hair in a ponytail and head down.
I ring the doorbell and Austin answers, he's holding a beer and behind him I see a bunch of people dancing, lights flashing and hear music blaring.
"Hey, Austin. How many of those have you had?"
"Chill, this is only my first; I've been drinking lemonade all night and I'm 24 so it's perfectly legal if that's what you're worrying about. So whatcha doing? Joining the party?"
"Ok, well I was coming over to ask if you could turn down the party a bit, it's really loud and I can't sleep. And how did you find all these people anyway?"
"For the latter, I posted a status on Facebook saying that we were having a party tonight at my house on Dez's timeline. It also said to share with your friends and so it basically went viral. Before you ask, Dez doesn't have many real friends but has a bunch of people on Facebook randomly. For the former…well we'll have to see."
"Wha…" I was going to ask him what he meant and why he can't just let me sleep but he grabs my arm and drags me inside.
"You just need to have a little fun, dance with me Als!"
"I can't dance!" I say and trying to change the topic, "Does Mimi know about this? I bet she wouldn't approve of it being the first day here and you already trashing the place!"
"No, Mom doesn't know about it, but we'll have it cleaned up in time so please don't tell her! And your topic-changing stinks. Everyone can dance, just follow along!" Austin pulls me onto the dance floor and starts doing all these cool moves. I don't want to make a huge fool of myself so I look around and see what everyone else is doing, which is just jumping around to the rhythm or making random arm gestures to go with some of the lyrics. Party Rock Anthem is playing and getting out of my comfort-zone; I bounce around with everyone else and get lost in the crowd.
Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound
Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound
Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound
Put your hands up to the sound, put your hands up to the sound
Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
Everybody just have a good time
I'm having a lot of fun but steering clear of the drinks table because I don't drink alcohol and by this time I'm sure someone has spiked the lemonade. While dancing, I bump into a girl in a sparkly black dress, her red haired dancing companion exclaims, "Oh hey! Aren't you Trish's friend?" and then turning to the girl who I assume is Trish, "Trish! Your friend is here!"Why is Trish at Austin's party with Dez?! Especially Dez who is wearing clown shoes, a tux-t-shirt, neon green pants and that huge, ridiculously cheesy smile?
"Hi Ally. You had already gone to bed when Dezyroo invited me and I didn't think this was your scene but I'll invite you next time if you like it…hee hee hee…or did you just come to see Austy?"
"No, no, it's ok Trish. I just came by to tell Austin to turn down his music so I can sleep…"I tell my best-friend warily. "Dez? Is she drunk?"
"I don't think so; she only drank some water until a little while ago when she had a glass of lemonade…"he trails off as realization dons on his face. "Well, it was only a small glass so she can't be drunk; she's probably just a little buzzed. She must take alcohol hard though."
"Yeah, that's why both of us avoid drinking. I should probably take her home."
"Nah, I'll watch over her and besides, I want to keep dancing with her even if she is a little 'out of it'; she's the first girl who's willingly been around me!"Dez counters. I feel kinda sorry for the poor guy so I agree. The house is stuffy, hot and loud so I go outside into the backyard for a breath of fresh air. The moon is just a wisp of light in the sky, surrounded by millions of sparks in the dark sheet of the sky. I sit down by a large tree that's been at this property a lot longer than Austin. I wonder if it likes that he's having such a loud party. I can still here the noises from the party but if I try, I can hear the calming sounds of the night, the wind whispering through the leaves, an animal scurrying through the dark and the occasional car driving down the street. I get up and wander around the yard listening for a little and then sit back down, this time slipping my bare feet into the pool. I stare at the reflection of the sky in the pool and then up at the real thing and feel like I'm getting swallowed by the galaxy. I get pulled back by someone sitting down beside me.
"Hey Als."
"Hey. What's with you seeking me out? None of the other girls single?"
"I'm sure plenty of them are but none caught my eye." I feel like there are two unspoken words in his statement; unlike you. I gulp; up close I see the layers of brown in his eyes giving them a lot of depth. He is pretty attractive but I know his "type". The cute flirty boys who have a new girlfriend every couple weeks, I have to be careful.
I avert my gaze and change the topic, "I would stay away from the lemonade now if I were you. My friend just had a small glass and now she's dancing with Dez and calling him Dezyroo."
"Really? Thanks, I'll stay away from both her and Dez and the lemonade!" He asks. I nod and he busts out laughing. "I wonder what she'll do when you tell her!"
"I don't even know." I laugh. Austin's pretty cool, despite the stereotype.
"Wanna have some more fun?" he asks. Uh, oh, what's he gonna do? He smirks and before I can reply, pushes me off the edge and into the pool. The water is a nice, mild temperature and feels awesome on my sunburn. I pull off the dress covering my tank-top and shorts and let my hair down. I'm not even that mad at Austin; this feels so good! I laugh and dive under the water, surfacing, I splash Austin.
"Join me in the depths!" I call to him like a naiad* beckoning their lover. I was just joking around but to my surprise, without hesitation Austin pulls off his shirt and jeans, leaving him in just his semi-truck boxers and jumps into the pool making a huge splash. I laugh, "You know, I was just kidding!"
"Yeah I know, but the look on your face was priceless!" he laughs back. Priceless? What expression was on my face other than shock? Did I blush? Well, he did look like a stripper for a moment there so I had all rights to be uncomfortable. "SPLASH FIGHT!" Austin yells, interrupting my thoughts. He sends a wave of water using his entire arm. I duck underwater so it doesn't hit me in the face.
"Oh you're on!" I shout back splashing at him with both hands. We splash back and forth for a while, trying to win the 'Splash Battle'. At one point I think Dez comes out to check on Austin but leaves after someone accidentally splashes pool water on his clown shoes. When we're both tired from swimming around, ducking and splashing, we both think we've won but since we're both tired we decide it was a draw. I swim over to the shallow end and stand there with my eyes closed, resting. Austin comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist. I tense at first but instead of pulling away like the sane part of my mind tells me to, I melt into his chest and arms. My brain doesn't seem to be processing right because I'm so tired. He's gentle so he doesn't hurt my sunburns, his body is cool and wet from the pool but warmth flows from him at the same time. I feel safe here, I'm so tired I could fall asleep just like this, and I could stay here forever, held by Austin.
He whispers in my ear, "This was fun Als. I suppose it makes me more than the new neighbor across the street."
"Mmmm…yeah, I guess so. I had fun tonight, even if it was only a couple hours."
"How much more do you want me to be Als?" He's leaving it up to me? Then I think about how he's been; he hasn't done anything I haven't let him; choosing to stay and dance, inviting him into the pool, not pulling away right now.
Unfortunately, what's left of my sane mind kicks in momentarily though and I leave his warm embrace. "I-I don't know right now. I'm sorry Austin but this seemed really fast." I look away; otherwise his puppy eyes will pull me back in, "Maybe at some point but not now. Um, it's late I should probably find Trish and go home. Will you help me find her?"
"Oh, um, sure. Your clothes are all wet; I'll go grab something for you to put on while we walk through the house. Stay out here for now." Austin sounds genuinely disappointed. Does he really care for me? A few minutes later, Austin returns wearing his clothes again and tosses me a purple hoodie. "Here," he says. I pull it on and realize it's his hoodie; it's a good thing that if Trish remembers me wearing it I'll still be able to taunt her about the 'Dezyroo' thing.
"Thanks."
"No prob" I can see my rejection of him has made things really awkward, but that's kinda a no duh. We walk in silence through the party until we spot Dez's red hair sticking out above all the other people. It's a good thing we spot Dez because we couldn't have found Trish in all these people seeing as she's pretty short.
"Hey Dez, Ally's ready to take Trish home and besides it's probably a good time to start clearing people out and cleaning up; it's 3 in the morning."
"Ok. I'll start by telling people that we're out of refreshments and if that doesn't clear most of them out, I'll just announce 'PARTY IS OVER PEOPLE!'."
"Sounds good buddy. Ally, I gotta go spread the news of party ending too but I assume you can find your way to the door."
"Yeah. Thanks for the party Austin."
Dez looks a little confused at the tenseness in Austin's and my words but just shrugs and turns to Trish, "Bye Trish-ka-bob! It was a lot of fun!"
"Bye Dezyroo, see you soon I hope." Trish says and does a flirty wave.
I roll my eyes and lead her out of the house. Once we get inside our house she refocuses on sleep and goes up to her room. Uhhhg, I'm so tired! I go upstairs and take off my wet clothes but put Austin's hoodie back on; it smells good, is soft and too large on me, falling to my mid thigh. I crawl into bed and fall asleep quickly but my last thought before I enter dreamland again is, "No Austin, you're not just the new neighbor anymore."
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Ok, so I have two questions for you guys:
1) Should there be Trez in this? (Trish and Dez romance)
2) How'd you like it?
Please review with your opinions and answers! :)
*a naiad is a Greek water spirit
~Maggie