Chapter 38

That girl is beautiful

The clock ticked. Minutes passed by. They felt like they were becoming slower. And slower. "And so President Abraham Lincoln…." A few snores erupted from the back of the classroom. A few girls were painting their nails while the boys at back of the class threw paper airplanes and balls at each other. Zack however was day dreaming. He was staring out of the window. Trees, grass, everything was full of life. Their classroom was on the very top floor, so no escapes unfortunately. A paper-note flicked onto his table. He turned to his right side away from the window. His best friend, Danielle smiled. She pointed down to the note. His brows went up but he was too tired and bored to say anything. You going to the beach party? It read. He didn't feel like partying even though it was the start of Summer Vacation. Don't know. He wrote. That seemed like a good enough answer. He gently passed it back to her. She read it and he eyes began to roll. "C'mon." she whispered to him. The teacher cleared her throat loudly. Danielle stared at Zack, he shrugged his shoulders.

The clock finally struck the hour and the school bells began to ring. A few people jumped (The ones who were sleeping), the rest laughed and smiled. They sprinted out of class. "Papers will be due in next-…" began the teacher. She threw down the textbook in annoyance. "No point in explaining. No one is going to listen to me anyway. You all have a great Summer." She said. Zack stood up from his seat. "You have to go." Danielle exclaimed while tugging onto his arm. The teacher looked over to them. "See you at summer-school, Zack." The teacher said as she packed away her books. Zack face palmed. He totally forgot. "Shit." He whispered. Why did he have to fail History and English? Now he will be forced to come in and do school work over summer. "C'mon! Cheer up." smiled Danielle, her face glowed with excitement. "It's gonna be epic tonight." She said. He smiled. "Okay." He finally said. The pair exited the classroom. Zack was preparing himself for chaos and a musical number much like High School Musical. But fortunately the halls and corridors were empty. "Let's go before they lock us in here." Danielle said while closing her locker. Zack shook his head as he grinned. That would be his greatest nightmare, being locked up in this hell hole.
As they headed towards Danielle's father's (Hoagie) car, Zack noticed two boys who were one year above him, whispering. As though they were plotting something. He inched closer to them. He noticed the way they were looking at Danielle. "Hey did you hear that Danielle girl has been nominated for Beach Queen." Whispered the boy with dark black hair. It resembled to Zack's hair a lot but Zack had his own style. "Yeah? Do you think she'll let me be king?" joked the other boy. He made a motion of thrusting with his hips, the other boy laughed along with his friend. Zack cleared his throat loudly. Danielle stared at him as her father beckoned them to hurry up. The boys turned towards Zack, he flexed his fists. They gulped and walked quickly away before Zack could get his hands on them. "What was that all about?" asked Danielle. She stared into his light blue eyes. She flicked her hair as the wind began to blow. A beeping sound came from Hoagie's car. Zack turned her around to face the car. "Nothing." He replied. He pushed her towards the car. She knew something was up.

"Dad! Could you take me to Connor's please?" shouted Hailey. She was sitting on the stairs while biting her blue nails. "Give me a minute." Shouted Wally back. A few giggles could be heard. "Wally." Squealed Kuki. Hailey stuck out her tongue. Gross, she thought. "Hey, Hales." Said Zack as he took off his shoes. He kicked them to the side. "Zacky." Smiled Hailey. She ran over to him and tried to give him a hug. He pushed her away. "We're not five anymore." He said. 2but Zack!" moaned Hailey. She had her arms out for a hug. "Nope." He said. He stepped around her. The door banged opened. Sophie stepped into the house. "Yous two are so weird." She stated. Neither Ben nor Kimi forced hugs on her. Depends on the set of twins or in this case triplets. She was holding her fashion folder from work. It had all of the interesting designs and ideas ready for the catwalk. Hopefully Fanny would like it. Zack dodged behind the coffee table but Hailey was close behind him. He ran around the couch and back out to the hallway. Sophie stuck out her foot, accidentally, and Zack tripped over his own feet. He fell hard onto the floor. A loud bag could be heard throughout the entire house. Hailey fell onto his back. "Yay." She yelled. She hugged him the biggest and tightest hug she could manage. "Fine." He shouted in defeat. He patted his sister's back as he could not move his arms from under her weight. "You're heavier than you look." He grumbled. Hailey stood up from Zack. She then punched him on the arm. Even though she was smaller than him, she could pack in a punch. Wally waddled down the stairs. He looked like he was in a daydream of some sort. His hair was ruffled and kiss marks covered his face. "That was a bit harsh, mate." He said. Zack looked down to the floor. Never insult a woman with her weight or size. First rule established within the Beatles household. "You'll regret it late." His dad whispered. His sister had a mischievous grin on her face. Zack gulped. He wished he never had a big mouth. Much like his father.

The day soon turned into night. The heat had disappeared slightly, but the warmth from the glow of the lights and stars kept everyone warm. Instruments tuned to the sound of waves. The band was tuning their instruments to the correct key and note. Tiki torches lines the pathways to the beach. A stage stood on the side, crowds of people lined the ocean front. A few were in their bathing suits but the rest were sensible and had reasonable attire on. "Welcome everyone." Smiled a tanned man. His moustache curled at the end. "Welcome to the Tiki Summer Fest." He said as he handed out flyers to his restaurant and bar. "If you bring the flyer within this week meals are cut by twenty five percent." He shouted over the crowds' screams. He handed one to Danielle, she smiled. "Thank you." She replied while folding it into her sea-shell bag. Her light turquoise blue dress went perfectly with the dark blue water of the sea. The man thought to himself, what a polite girl. "Are you ready to rock?" shouted the woman on stage. The crowd screamed back. "Here's Punk Peaches." The woman said into the microphone. The crowd clapped loudly and a few shouted Yeah. Danielle stood at the side about fifteen paces from the crowd. She had to wait for Zack. Where was he?. She searched the many faces, but could not see him. Surely he was going to turn up, right? Danielle spotted a familiar face. Her cousin Raven with her boyfriend Roy. They were sitting on a type of picnic blanket, with a basket beside them. It looked like they were enjoying the view and free music. Obviously Danielle couldn't possibly interrupt them. She stared down at her white flip-flops. "Danie!" shouted a voice. Danielle jumped and looked up to see her cousin waving. She waved back. But the waving stopped and turned into 'come here' motion. Danielle rolled her eyes. She hoped she wasn't intruding much.

"What the hell are you doing!" shouted Zack. He was strapped into a black plastic chair. He was being carried by Connor, Christopher and Ben. "You knew I was going to get you back." Smiled Hailey, evilly. "Wait.. What! Where the hell am-.." Zack began when he heard a loud cheer from a nearby audience. "Oh no… You wouldn't.. would you?" he said with fear. Hailey nodded. She pulled out his red electric guitar. "It must be done." She grinned. "You know I have stage fright!" he said outraged. "What better way to get rid of it." Ben said. He untied his little brother and placed the guitar into his hands. "This will make you a man. Face your fears-.." began Ben. His phone beeped and he quickly answered it. "Did I hear you right. Are you forcing Zack to do something he doesn't want to do?" said Madison who sounded ticked off. Crying could be heard from the background. Nicolas was throwing crayons and pens onto the floor. His sister was turning the volume up on the television, this did not sooth Madison's migraine. "No…" lied Ben. "Well you wouldn't mind helping me out would you?" asked Madison. She was about to rip her hair out. "Will you help me, please?" Madison said towards Sarah. She ushered no word. "I'll be over. I'll do the special dance for him." Ben whispered. Chris cocked his eyebrows up. "Special dance huh? Hey, Madison get a picture for me, will ya?" shouted Chris. Ben stuck the fingers up at him. "Fuck you." Ben said. "What was that?" asked Madison with tension in her voice. She could feel the wrinkles appearing onto her skin. "Aw not you, honey. Just Chris." Ben said quickly. The phone died and Madison had left to deal with her seven year old child. Ben ushered no word and headed off stage towards his house.

"C'mon Zack. She'll find you irresistible." Winked Connor. Chris stared at Zack, he could feel the 'overly protective big brother' stare. "Just don't break her heart." Chris said. Zack could never do that. "I can't. I love her too much." Replied Zack. How could he, destroy his flower. His shining star, his hope of sunshine. "And we have a special guest coming on next. He's here to confess his love. Zack Beatles!" shouted the woman. "That's you." Squealed Hailey. She pushed Zack onto the stage. "Hales-.." began Zack, as the spotlight shone onto him. "Bitch." He whispered. A few people clapped but he received no more than a few cheers. Danielle stared up to the stage. Was that her best friend?... Zack swallowed hard. "This song goes out to a special girl, who is here tonight." Zack said shakily into the microphone. His palms were sweaty and clammy. He could hear his heartbeat racing. He cleared his voice, and the lyrics came straight from his heart.
"She has nothing to compare too.
She ain't got no competition.
She's like an angel from heaven.
The girl with feathers.

She ain't no sinner.

She's good as gold.

She's my shining light.

She can't be controlled.

That girl is beautiful.

That girl is amazing.

She doesn't even know.

She doesn't even know what she means to me.

She doesn't know what she does me.

That girl is something.

That girl is beautiful to me." Zack sang into the mic. The lyrics disappeared into musical chords. His eyes glowed. He stared towards the only girl that mattered. The only girl that he cared for. Danielle. He could tell she was captivated by the lyrics, because her eyes never left his.

"That girl is perfect in every single way.

She's my morning, noon and night. She makes my day.

My day brighter.

Brighter than before.

She makes me laugh like no other could before.

And when she leaves me.

I sit and wonder why I can't tell her, what she means to me.

Because that girl is wonderful.

That is girl is beautiful.

She has always been beautiful to me." Zack finished the song with a slow, strumming tune. Everyone was silent. No one spoke. "That was amazing." Smiled the woman entertainer. The crowd erupted with a roar. They obviously enjoyed it too. Danielle was in shock, she did not move. Zack smiled and winked. He left the stage to his right after bowing to the crowd.

The sea crashed up against the rocks. Danielle cleared her throat. "I thought you left me." She said in a whisper. She sounded sad. "Never." He replied. "Well, here's me thinking you were being mean and all this time you were a part of the performance." She said without thinking. "Yeah, about that.. You see, Hailey set it all up." Zack scratched the back of his head. Well this is awkward. "I hope the girl you like appreciates that song. It was.. amazing." She replied. Sadness entered her voice. "You better go find her." She said. Tears streamed down her face. She turned and tried to run away. Zack grabbed her wrist, softly. "But I'm already looking at her." He said. Danielle turned back to face him. She stared into his eyes. His gorgeous blue eyes. Oh how she had fallen in love with those eyes. She would fall in love with him again and again. She wouldn't care, as long as he was happy and by her side. "what." She quivered. Her voice cracked. Tears escaped her eyes. "It's been you, ya big dummy. It's always been you." Zack pulled Danielle into an embrace. He softly kissed her forehead. She melt into his warm embrace. She held onto his torso tightly. She didn't want to let go. "And now the King and Queen of the Sea or should I say Beach will be called out." The woman said. A man in a pair of shorts, a grey t-shirt, flip-flops and shades entered onto the stage. He had the names within the blue envelope he was holding. A few girls at the front tried to bat their eyes to get his attention, but to no avail. Zack grabbed hold of Danielle's hand. "Time for your moment to shine." Grinned Zack. Danielle blushed. The pair stood in the middle of the crowd. They could see the stage very clearly from their positions. "For the Queen the nominees were Stacy Jones, Jenna Gardner, Alice Wattson and Danielle Gilligan. The winner is… Drum roll please." She said. A drummer quickly hit on his drums. "Danielle Gilligan! Come on up here, Queen of the Beach!" she shouted. Danielle froze. "Told you. You're beautiful." Grinned Zack. He kissed her on the cheek. Her cheek turned bright red. She slowly made her way up to the stage. The woman placed a crown made out of shells on her head. "Now the Queen can't be all alone, let's bring in a King. The nominees are Bruce Wylie, Connor Romero, Mark Cornelius and oh what is this a new nominee. And Zack Beatles." The woman shouted. The crowd awed. A few of them must had late voting. Zack stared up at Danielle, both of them shrugged. "And the winner is…" began the woman. The man on the drums began to play his instruments. "Zack Beatles!" shouted the woman. Zack's eyes almost popped out of his head. Danielle beckoned him onto the stage. He felt like hiding underneath a rock. The crowd clapped as he stood beside Danielle. He was also offered a shell crown. "And these are the winners. They will receive a romantic candle-lit dinner at the Tiki Lodge by yours truly, Tesse Baker. Enjoy your evening guys." Tesse said to the couple. The crowd clapped one more time before they left the stage. "And now some more acts on stage." She smiled. The crowd roared louder. The new King and Queen left the crowded stage behind. They were in the mood for a nightly stroll along the beach. A pair of blue eyes could be seen sitting on a bench. Those eyes belonged to Hailey. She smiled at the newly developed couple, her plan worked. She held onto her boyfriend's arm. "I'm sure you'll win next year." Grinned Hailey. "And maybe you'll not drop out." Replied Connor. She giggled. It was part of her well thought out plan.

"What time is it?.." asked Zack, as he strummed his guitar. His crown sat at an angle on his head. It looked like it was about to slip. "Summertime." Chimed Danielle. Her crown was sitting on top of her bedside table. "Thank god, Miss Marbles and Mr Jefferys let me pass my exams yesterday. I was sure, I was going to have to go to Summer school." Zack stated. He continue to strum melodies on his guitar. His black band t-shirt added coolness to his attitude. However his jeans did not help with the heat. Danielle was lying on her blue and white dress. Her white beret with a black bow sat neatly on her head. She couldn't understand her boyfriend. "But technically you did go to summer-school." She replied. "Ha ha. No one likes a smart ass." He said. He placed his cool guitar back in its case. He then jumped beside Danielle and started tickling her. "Stop!" she snorted. She was a very ticklish person, especially her feet. "Please! No!" she shouted. "Well then you have to make me stop." He winked. She smirked. She yanked his t-shirt down and kissed him on the lips. Her strawberry lip-gloss entered his mouth. He loved her sweet lips. He could tell already this summer was going to be beat the last one.

Another Chapter uploaded. Only 3-4 chapters left of this story, guys! What will you all do? Anyway longest chapter of this story yet! Proud! Anyway I typed like a boss tonight, eyes heavy and tired. Got lots to do tomorrow. See you all soon and enjoy!

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