Monday Night...
Ariel walked upstairs to Charlotte's room and knocked on the door. A girl with dark hair answered.
"Hello," she said.
"Hi," Ariel replied. "I'm looking for Charlotte."
The girl opened the door wider and let Ariel in. Charlotte was standing in front of a mirror, putting on mascara. The dark-haired girl sat down on a bed next to a boy that Ariel didn't recognize, either.
"Eric is starting a bonfire out back," Ariel said. She was looking at Charlotte when, but it was general announcement to all three of them in the room.
"Are you Ariel, Eric's girlfriend?" the dark-haired girl asked.
Ariel nodded.
The dark-haired girl smiled at her. "I'm Nancy and this is my boyfriend, Robert. Eric has been talking about you all weekend. It's nice to finally meet you."
"Um. You, too," Ariel replied.
Nancy took Robert's hand and stood up. "We'll see you at the bonfire."
The couple walked out into the hall and Ariel turned back to Charlotte.
"What are you gettin' all dolled-up for?" Ariel asked her best friend.
Charlotte's face lit up. "My other roommate is wicked hot."
Ariel smiled at her. "Who is it?"
"His name is John Rolfe," Charlotte said. "He's a senior, like Robert and Nancy."
Ariel giggled. "C'mon, let's see if he's at the bonfire."
Charlotte squealed and the girls headed outside. Pocahontas jumped out of their way as they hurried passed her. She made her way down the hall to her room. She was surprised to see that Meg and Thomas were still sleeping; they had been asleep all day. John was stretched out on the bed, checking his email from his phone.
Pocahontas sat down on the bed. "Do you want to go the bonfire with me?"
John nodded and got up. The two of them went downstairs and walked to the back of the house. There weren't many people hanging out in the house. Pocahontas noticed that no one had really been hanging out in the house all day. As they approached the fire, Pocahontas spotted Rolfe and suddenly stopped. John turned around and gave her a confused look.
"What's going on?" John asked.
Pocahontas ran her hand through her hair. "Rolfe is here. Let's go back inside."
John shot a quick glance in Rolfe's direction before following Pocahontas back inside. She sat down on the couch and he joined her.
"I had no idea he would be here," Pocahontas said.
"Is it going to be a problem?" John asked.
Pocahontas shook her head. "No, but it might be a little awkward."
"Just don't spend any alone time with him, Pocahontas," John said.
"I won't."
Ariel snuggled closer to Eric as she watched Charlotte flirt with Rolfe. Ariel had to admit, he was attractive. But, Eric was definitely better looking.
"Eric, we're just having the best time," Helga said, as she and Hercules joined them around the fire.
"I'm glad," Eric said, absently, as he continued his conversation with Robert.
Helga seemed momentarily bothered by the lack of attention from Eric. But, she soon forgot about it and started making out with Hercules.
"Meg, do you want to hit the hot tub?" Thomas asked.
Meg forced herself to tear her eyes away from Helga and Hercules and closed the blinds. "Yeah, that sounds great."
Meg went into the closet to slip on her new purple bikini. When she came out of the closet, Thomas was already changed. Meg was taken completely by surprise as she saw Thomas' body for the first time. He was thin, but toned. He had a four-pack, and his chest was hard. Meg had noticed that he had muscular arms, but she had no idea his whole body matched. When Meg's eyes finally made it to Thomas' face she realized he was checking her out as well. Meg loved working out, so she had a great body and was used to being checked out when she was wearing a bikini. But, this was the first time she actually felt flattered by it.
Thomas cleared his throat. "We should head to the hot tub before it gets too crowded."
The hot tube and pool were on a deck that over looked the beach. Not far from the deck was the bonfire. Meg secretly hoped Hercules could see her.
As Meg and Thomas walked out onto the deck, she noticed Tinker Bell, Peter, Giselle and Edward were in the pool. Peter was in the process of dunking Tinker Bell when he saw Meg. He stared at Meg while Tinker Bell tried to get free and come up for air. When Tink surfaced, she shoved Peter then swam over to Giselle. Meg laughed as she walked over to the hot tub. Vanessa and Gaston were making out in the hot tub.
"Are we interrupting?" Meg asked.
Vanessa broke the kiss and looked up at them. "Not really."
Meg and Thomas set their towels down, then carefully stepped into the water. The hot water felt so good and Meg let herself sink down onto the stone seat. It took Thomas a little longer to get used to the water, but then he sat down next to Meg and took her hand.
"I'm a little surprised to see you actually came," Vanessa said.
"Thomas wanted to come and he's hard to say no to," Meg responded.
"Are you having a good time so far?" Gaston asked.
"We actually crashed as soon as we got here and just woke up," Meg said.
Vanessa laughed. "Only you would sleep through your vacation, Meg."
Meg shrugged. "It's a good way to avoid people."
Vanessa leaned back and rested her elbows on the edge of the tub, showing off her red bikini top. "Well, tomorrow you two are going to the beach with everyone. Gaston and I are trying to get a volleyball team together so we can beat Helga's team this year. It's six-on-six. She has Hercules, Naveen, Robert, Nancy and Tiana. So far Gaston and I only have Gothel and Hades. We need two more people."
Meg laughed. "You're kidding me, right?"
"Nope."
"Oh, come on, Vanessa. You know I can't play. I'm just going to embarrass myself in front of everyone," Meg said.
"You don't have to be good; I'm not either. But, Gothel is and, obviously so is Gaston. And, judging by Thomas' arms, he probably is, too," Vanessa said.
Thomas blushed and looked away.
Vanessa smiled. "Aw! He's shy. That is so cute."
"Cannonball!"
Before anyone had a chance to react, a huge splash of water shot out of the pool. Everyone in the hot tub groaned as the cold water hit them. Hades was laughing as he surfaced. Everyone shot him angry looks. Gothel walked into the pool and joined her man.
"Whoa, Meg, what are you doing here?" Hades asked as he swam over to the small ledge that separated the hot tub from the pool.
"I'm on vacation with my boyfriend and best friend," Meg said.
Hades pretended to be hurt. "I've been replaced as your best friend by Villain Barbie?"
Vanessa shot Hades a dirty look. "Stop calling me that."
Hades laughed. "Not likely, doll."
Vanessa threw the closest object to her, which happened to be a small stone. Hades ducked and the stone landed in the pool. Hades laughed and swam away.
"I cannot believe you were friends that guy, Meg," Vanessa said.
"You were friends with Hades?" Thomas asked.
"We weren't friends," Meg said. "It was... complicated."
Peter swam over to the ledge. "Hey, Vanessa."
Vanessa narrowed her eyes at Peter. "Can I help you?"
"Hades said your Spring Break goal is to hook up with every guy in the house." Peter winked at Vanessa.
Vanessa's face filled with anger. She got out of the hot tub, then dove into the pool. She swam over to Hades and jumped on him, shoving his head under the water. He struggled to surface, but she wouldn't let him go. Gothel tired to pull her off, while everyone else just stared in horror. Gaston swore under his breath and went into the pool after her.
"We should go before we're witnesses to a murder," Meg said.
Thomas nodded and they quickly headed back into the house. Belle looked up as Meg and Thomas hurried passed them.
"It's your turn, Belle," Philip said.
Belle, Adam, Philip and Aurora were playing Rummy at the dining room table. Belle picked up a card, then discarded. Aurora drew a card, set the rest of her cards on the table, then discarded. Adam and Philip groaned.
"How do you win every time?" Adam asked.
Aurora laughed. "I play this with my Grandma all the time."
Adam turned to Belle. "Did you know about this?"
Belle smiled and shrugged.
"Man, we were hustled by a couple of girls," Philip said.
Aurora added up everyone's score and circled her final, winning total. "Anyone wanna play again?"
The boys groaned.
"Maybe we should call it a night and give them a break," Belle suggested.
Aurora nodded. "It looks like you lost, Philip, so you have to get everyone some ice cream."
"Fine," Philip said, standing up.
"I'll help you," Adam said.
"I'm so excited about going to the beach tomorrow," Aurora said as she cleaned up the cards.
"I don't think Adam is all that eager to hang out with everyone, so I may have to give him extra attention tomorrow," Belle said.
"That's cool, just as long as you're going," Aurora said.
"Oh, we're definitely going. I can't wait to wear my new swimsuit," Belle said.
Aurora finished putting the cards in the box, then leaned back in her seat. "How are things going with you and Adam, anyway?"
"Great!"
Aurora chewed on her bottom lip for a few seconds. "I've heard he's bad news. Ya know, that he tends to lose his temper a lot."
"Not with me."
"Look, Belle, I'm not going to tell you who you can and cannot date. But, I worry about you. I don't think it's a good idea for you to be with him," Aurora said.
Belle looked at her best friend in disbelief. "You sound like my father."
Before Aurora could respond, the boys came back with the ice cream. As soon as Adam sat down, Belle leaned over and kissed him.