Summer Lovin' - Full - STARTED

Sophia

As we pull up in front of the beach house I jump out of the car and dart to the door, leaving my bags in the boot for a minute. I can grab them after I say hi to everyone.
It’s been AGES since I’ve talked to everybody and the beach house is something that we’ve been looking forward to all year!

I hear mum let out a laugh from the car behind us and glance backwards watching as Kye slowly pulls himself out of the backseat.

Then suddenly the door opens and a bunch of familiar faces come pouring out. I grin taking everyone in. “Hey,” I say and am almost tackled by several people as I walk through the door, “Oh, wow, hey!”

There’s Ruthie and Geneva and Liz and Ira and even though we just got here it somehow seems like we never left. Everything is just so familiar.
“Oh my god!” I gasp to them , “It’s so good to see you guys again! You all look so great.”
Everyone then seems to move back into the other room, and people are darting around the hallways furiously.

I watch as James walks into another room to catch up with his friends and as Kye slinks off into the kitchen, sketchpad in hand. I cast a worried look in his direction for a moment but he seems not to notice and I decide to leave it for just a little while. If he wants to talk... then he will.

I turn away and look back at the door deciding I’d probably better get my bags out of the car before I miss out on too much of this and grin.
I notice Ira, standing awkwardly at the edge of the room and quickly make my way over to say hi.

He grins as hee notices me and I smile back.

“Hey,” I say, “I gotta go get my bags but you can have my seat, if ya want.”
Another flood of people come into the room then as I dart out to the car to grab my bags and carry them back to the porch.

Then I notice Alec at another car, petting a dog and moving slowly towards the beach house and I grin.

“Hey, Alec,” I wave, hefting my bags up the steps and he looks up.
I can hear laughter coming from the building behind me and I smile.

This is going to be an amazing summer.

Kyle

I groaned and set my sketchbook down beside me. Standing up, I raised my arms and stretch. We had only been here for like half an hour and I was already bored. Last year I had convinced Mom to let me stay with a friend over the summer, but this year that friend had gone to Hawaii and I had to come here. Most kids wouldn't object to a beach house right? I wouldn't either if I could live at the beach house alone. Or with just James and Soph. I don't like being around other people. Plus, it had been two years since I had seen these guys, they were practically strangers. Good on ya Mom for having lifetime friends, but couldn't you let me hang with my friends instead of your friends' kids?
I picked up my sketchbook and decided to explore a bit. Maybe the beach... The beach wasn't too far. I began walking in the right direction. From what I remembered, the house wasn't right on the beach but it was only maybe ten minutes from it. About half way there I pulled off my shoes and abandoned them on the ground. When I finally reached the water, the sun was starting to set. That's pretty! I thought, and sketched a light outline of the sky to finish later. Since I was this far anyhow, I rolled up my jeans and stepped into the water. The waves lapped over my feet. I went a little deeper and let the water get the bottoms of my jeans wet. I didn't care. Stepping back on dry ground, I laid down on the beach to watch the clouds. Darn, I was acting like a girl today. Running off alone, going to the beach, watching clouds. What was getting into me? I guess if I had my gang around we would be just as social as the rest, but as it was, I was alone. And there was nothing I could do about that.

Here goes! I'll bring em both in at once.

Isaac Anderson

After the hugging and the smiling and the laughing, the mob of teenagers and mothers moved inside. I hung a bit to the back, watching everyone pour in. After slinging my arm around Kyle's neck and giving a few more high fives, I settled down with the rest of the pack in the TV room, smacking Leana's head on the way. I sat down beside Ira, who asked in his staccato manner what we were watching.

"Why don't we just catch up? It's been so long, let's all just... talk," I suggested.


Geneva Anderson

Pressing send on a goodbye text to my friend, I gathered up a few last hugs. "Sophia! Autumn! Liz! Suzanne! I demand to know who and what has been going on in your lives. Any boys worthy of note?" I waggled my eyebrows and elbowed Suzanne as we sat down.

Leanna (Lee) Anderson

Leanna's ears were vibrating with the voices around her, making her head hurt. It wasn't that she had any distaste for the people or the noise; it was nothing but another long list of irritations that made her want to puke. She had a limit for crowds, and this was pushing it.

It also didn't help that Isaac smacked the back of her head as he passed, and as a nice little cherry on top when he sat down on the couch that already had a good six people including herself piled onto it. She turned and tried to smack him on the back, but he had already passed and the movement had made her practically sit on the people next to her. Screw it, she thought and untangled herself from multiple limbs and walked to the kitchen.

She grabbed her fuzzy dice keys and walked to the door where her jacket and flip flops were. As she was walking out the door she called over her shoulder, "I'm going for a ride, be back later."

She figured it wouldn't be a problem since she had done it before, and headed over to her beloved Donald Duck. She had cleaned it and given it fresh oil and gas before she had driven it here, and now she was happy to say that its turquoise paint shined. As she opened the door she gave its hood an affectionate pat, and then slid onto the cracked leather seats.

She revved the engine which gave a monstrous roar, and blasted her new speakers she had gotten for her birthday. She maneuvered around the various cars and flipped on her sheriff sunglasses, and thundered onto the street with a heart clenching howl. The wind bombarded her hair and flipped it into her face, and she blew it away. Heads turned on the street when she passed, and she grinned at a group of smirking boys her age that were in a brand new truck who had pulled up next to her at a red light. When the light turned green, Leanna stomped on the gas, and they both burned the hearing and noses of the poor folks unfortunate enough to be stuck in the upturn of their fumes. The boys in the back hooted as they went, but Leanne kept her eyes on the road. Finally both trucks slowed as another light farther down the road turned red; it was a dead tie.

Spoiler

I hope its okay if she says 'Screw it.' I don't think that its a bad word, but I'll change it.

James

"I agree." I say turning off the TV. No one objected to it, which was nice. "It is really nice to be back here. It is amazing to see how much we have all changed in a year." I say.

Everyone nods in agreement. I cross my legs on the floor and look at all the guys and then att all the girls, who are leaving the room. Yep, this is going to be an awesome summer. This is a chance to got closer that we already are.

Liz

We all head into my room and I unpack as we talk. I put all the pink and white dresses in the closet and the rest in the drawers. Pink and white, my favorite. "Spill it, Liz." Geneva says.

I laugh and sit on my bed. "There is nothing to tell. I do not have a love life." I say. "I am just a hopeless romantic." I say with a

Alce rose

"Hey Alce." Sophia smiled back.

Wow, she is still looking beautiful.. I sighed and bit my lip as she turned around. "Coming?" She called.

"Yeah." I said holding the dog closer and walked behind her. I opened the door cause Soph had her hands full with bags.

"Thanks ." She smiled walking in. "Hey guys!" She said to all the boys. They all looked up at us and waved.

"Where is everyone?" I asked, looking around, there was only boys here.

"They're up stairs.. Having 'Girl talk'." Lakeland shuddered. Sophia and I laughed along with the rest of the guys.

"Well.. I should probably join them." She waved us off.

Autumn

Everyone was pretty much getting along and it was most fun to see people smiling and not holding grudges anymore. I still remember how we all had a big fight over a guy and none of us would even let go off him and pretty much lost contact for a few months. Man, those days were the best.

We follow up to Liz's room, Geneva excited to know about Liz's love life for which I'm not surprised because she's darn pretty and cute.

"Spill it, Liz!" Geneva says.

Liz laughs lightly, taking a seat on the bed. "There is nothing to tell. I do not have a love life." I say. "I am just a hopeless romantic."

"You so aren't!" I squeak. "Come on, you must be at least having a crush?"

Sophia opens the door and puts her head in. She gives a grin. "Hey, how come I'm not invited?" She walks in and sits next to me.

"Oh, you were the one to be busy with Alec!" I give her a funny look.

Sophia seems dumbstruck for a second but she manages. "I most certainly did not have any intentions!"

"Whose up for some coke? Its all downstairs!" Ruth announces and there's a mad rush down the stairs.

We all run to the table and I go to the living where the guys were having their own time. "Well, there's not going to be enough coke if you don't get your butts of from there!"

I jog back and get a glass. I take a sip and turn to face Isaac. It was funny because it seemed that we haven't talked for ages. And Kyle wasn't around too. I walk to Isaac and raise my eyebrows.

"Look at you, all shy and stuff." I chuckle.

"Wrong guy." He replies with a smile.

"Has anyone seen Kyle around? He seems to be missing. Oh, that boy." I hear Marie saying.

"I think he left to go off to get some fresh air. Saw him going out." Lakeland said, taking a sip of his coke.

"Probably the beach." James said, sighing.

"Maybe we should go to the beach and give him some company! I mean, he is the smallest so we shouldn't make him feel awkward." I say, nodding wisely.

Sophia looks at me. I knew it. I always speak clumsy stuff and never the serious things. She pats my shoulder and shoots me a charming smile.

"I think she's absolutely right." I hear Susanne saying from the back and I face her.

"I think so too." Sophia joins in.

Then, there are lots of "Yeah" 's and "Alright!" 's. Maybe because everyone loves the beach or its just Kyle we care about.

"So, shall we go?" Ruth says, making her way to the door.

Susanne

I cradled Kit in my arms, scratching her favorite spot under her chin. She stretched and purred. Beside me Lakeland greeted his dog, Shep.

"So shall we go?" Ruth suggested, heading towards the door.

I placed Kit on the ground and started to follow Ruth, but something attached itself to my foot, batting at my leg.

"Kit," I said as if she could understand, "You have to stay here."

She cocked her head, her multi-colored eyes staring at me inquisitively.

I stared back at her until a pair of hands scooped her up, diverting her attention. Looking at the owner of the hands, I smiled at Alec.

"Alec!" I said, a large smile on my face. I wrapped my arms around him, enveloping him in a hug. Wow he's changed. I wonder what he's been up to.

"Walk with me?" I asked, gesturing towards the open door our friends had filed out of, "It's been ages - I've missed you!"

Ira

We all headed down to the beach to search for Kyle....and now that I think of it, Lee isn't here either.

I was broken from my thoughts when a hand tapped my shoulder.

"How have you been, Ira?"

*can be anyone *

Liz

I smile as we begin to walk to the beach. It is not far away, so we all just walk. The sun beats down on my skin and if feels great. I see Lakeland walking by himself, so I run up next him. "Hello again, sorry I darted off before." I say, smiling.

"It's fine." He says.

"It really has been a long time, Lakeland." I tell him.

"That it has, Liz." Lakeland says. We walk on the beach and the sand covers my toes. We walk to the shore line and I smile as water splashes against my ankles. I take out my phone to take a picture.

"Smile." I say. I snap a picture of the both of us and look at it. "Yep, we are cute." I say, laughing. He laughs and kicks some water at me and I laugh. "You know where that got you last time." I joke.

"Yep, and what are you going to do, Liz?" He asks. I splash some water at him as well. Everyone comes over and before we know it, we are all soaking wet.

Kyle

I heard laughter and talking so I sat up to find the source. It seemed like an army had come to find me, with all the noise they made. They were still pretty far and it would take about five minutes to reach me. I cradled my sketchbook then suddenly decided to draw them approaching. Some girls walk with their arms slung over the guys' necks and others walk slightly apart from the group talking happily. I rolled my eyes. You'd think they were old enough to be over their flirtatious ways. Anyway, I'm not completely sad they've come to find me. At least that means they know I exist. Laying back down I decide to wait for them to find me. No use running in slow motion into their outstretched arms like a little boy who needs a hug. I watch to many movies, I thought to myself.

Everyone is ignoring Susanne and Ira

Lakeland

I walked a bit off from the rest of the group, prefering to think a bit. Everyone has changed so much, yet not at all. A year really is a long time. I cracked my knuckles, feeling weird not doing anything with my hands.

I looked ahead of me, seeing Susanne and Ira talking to James and Autumn. I smiled to myself as I saw Autumn teasing Ira playfully, but was pulled from my thoughts by the sound of footsteps behind me.

Turning my face towards the sound, I saw Liz bound up to me with a smile.

"Hello again, sorry I darted off before." She said, her brilliant smile on her face.

"It's fine." I say, looking ahead towards the nearing beach.

"It really has been a long time, Lakeland." She says, giving me a soft smile.

"That it has, Liz." I reply simpley as we reach the beach. God, I never know what to say to this girl. I must sound so simple minded!

We walk to the shore line and step into the ankle deep water, Liz taking her phone out of her pocket.

"Smile." She says, holding the phone up to capture a picture and getting closer to me. A small grin appears on my face and I turn to look at Liz just as she takes the picture, avoiding looking into the camera - who knows what my eyes would've given away.

She clicks on the picture to view it, and says with a laugh, "Yep. We are cute."

Rather than respond, I let out a laugh and kick water at her.

"You know where that got you last time." She teased.

"Yep, and what are you going to do, Liz?" I taunt, and in return get splashed. Before I know it, everyone ends up in a full blown water fight, leaving everyone soaked.

I still had a goofy grin on my face as I laughed, and I looked over to Liz. She met my eyes, and I immediately felt a blush form on my cheeks. I looked away, not because of my cheeks but because of my eyes, and spot someone laying down on the sand.

"Kye?" I call out to him

Ruth

I splashed Ira from behind, and when he turned, chuckling, I pointed at Autumn innocently.

Laughing harder now, Autumn simpley shook her head, but still got splashed by Ira. As I laughed at her, I got a face full of water from the both of them.

The fun was broken up, though, when Lakeland called out for Kyle and we all looked over for him.

Leanna (Lee) Anderson

The sun was nothing but a small haze in the purplish sky as Lee drove around aimlessly through the streets. Now that the sun was down and the boys were gone, boredom was creeping up on her. She wasn't hungry, and though the store windows gleamed a welcome at her, she didn't feel the itch to shop either. She finally decided to grab something for dinner to relieve the duty from their mothers, and pulled into her favorite pizza joint. Memories of table football and small greasy hands came with the scent of cheese as she walked in.

A girl her age took her order, and Lee waited at a small table. Shouts were coming from the small arcade as a little boy won a stuffed lion, and two preteens were shooting zombies. Luckily the pizza joint was also famous for its speed, and in fifteen minutes Leanna was driving back home with three steaming large pizzas and two liters of coke.

As she drove onto the driveway, she had a small view of splashing and giggling figures on the darkened beach. She took a small chance and drove down the boat lane to the beach, wincing as the tires struggled to gain friction on the sand. They paused and turned as her truck lumbered over to them, and then Leanne cut the engine but kept the battery on. She propped open her door and leaned out calling, "Hey Guys! Pizza!"

She turned up the radio as they began to jog over, and then jumped out with the food and put it on the truck bed. She propped herself on the side of the tuck bed with a piece of cheese pizza greasing her fingers.

"Thank me later," she said as the boys began to dig in.

Kyle
I was still staring at the sky as the rest approached. At first I thought they would just ignore me so I kept very still.
"Kye?" called out Lakeland. Well, I thought to myself. At least some people remember my name. I slowly sit up and grab my sketchbook.
"Sup?" I call back as they approach me.
"What's up?" asked Lakeland offering me his hand. "Why did you run out on us?" I shrugged and rode his pull.
"I was feeling kinda out-peopled, so I came here. It's nice isn't it?" I pointed at the sunset. Just then a car pulled up with the radio blaring. I groaned. Someone jumped out with boxes of pizza and offered it around. Good thing I wasn't hungry, I'd never eat that junk anyway. James always says I'm some sort of healthy geek, but I say I just don't eat garbage. Anyway, let them eat it if they wanted. I mean hey, it's 'normal' teenager food I guess. I look around at the group trying to remember if there was anyone my age. Nope, no one. They're all two or more years older. Too bad, I thought, I might have actually had fun, if I hadn't been the 'little kid' of the group.

Sophia

We all run down to the beach to find Kye lying on the sand with his sketchpad- the one thing that he rarely ever lets anyone- even James and Me- see it.
Then Lee rocks up in a car with an armload of pizza and everyone is running to grab a slice. Except for Kyle.

I shake my head, remembering his habit of never eating junk food. I turn to look for his to see his still sitting there in the sand, looking out to sea with his book in his hand.
People are scattered along on the beach everywhere, eating pizza as the sun sets and I smile, wishing I had my camera with me now. I could get some pretty amazing photo’s out of this...

Instead I go and collapse nest to Kyle, careful not to drop my food. “Hey, Kye. Nice view, huh?”

I smile and he just nods passively and I find myself shaking my head, “Alright. What’s wrong? We only just got here and your acting all... sulky. The summerhouse isn’t thatbad. Is it?”

Isaac Anderson

I joined the others for some pizza, a delicious favourite of mine. Well, most everyone's, I suppose. The outside of the house felt grating as I slid down it next to Liz.

I finished my slice of pizza and asked, "How have you been?"

Geneva Anderson

I managed to get a good splash in at Ira in the water fight, though I took quite a soaking myself. As everyone retreated towards the pizza, my eyes stopped on the two figures on the beach, Kye and Sophia. I narrowed my eyes at them. Kye had definitely grown over the year. He looked a little bit less boyish and a little more... man. I blushed at the thought and jogged for the pizza.