Hey guys! Chapter Seven here, FINALLY! Wow, i've been busy plus I wrote
that other story so I worked on that and i've written the rest of it, I
just have to post it! hahaha but I finally got this to ya!!! Before you
read it, please read this :) I wanted to thank everybody for their
reviews and such. Oh yeah,
Grullo-Cowgirl: I had nothin' to do the other night so I sat down and started watching Summerland. I have them all recorded ((yup, every episode lol)) When 'Fireworks' ((which happens to be my second favorite episode)) came on, I was like, "Dang it! I needed that for the story! So from now on, in the story, his name will be Kyle, not "Cameron's dad"!! And I knew everyone would be thinking it to be Cameron, so I put Bradin there FOR Cameron, it all works hahaha.
And, Penguin Grl: The thing with the sweetness, I've taken it a step further than the show. In the show, they're generally boyfriend and girlfriend, but it's never said.. There's no real asking out, and there's no real break up.. So in my story, I had him actually ask her out, just so it's not a 'friends with benifits' deal. So, back to talking about the sweetness, ((i'm taking from experience as i've had a lot of boyfriends lol)) when people start going out after being close friends, there is usually a period when it's like, kissy-kissy, 'you're wonderful', 'I like you soo much!', etc. so that's where Nikki and Cam are. They've liked eachother for a while ((in my story)) so now they get to actually act on their feelings. Cuz you have to remember, it's only been three days! As for your request for a fight, let's just say, i'm way ahead of ya!
So, with that, here's the story! Oh yeah, I need to know, do ya'll want Krystal in the story? I was gonna bring her actually into the story within the next few chapters, i'm not tellin' when, so it's a surprise! but I don't want to put her in this if you don't want her. I just thought the story would have more to it if I added another relationship... Lemme know! Now, here's the story! :)
-Chapter Seven-
-Nikki's House-
The house was silent other than the wind howling outside the windows, the howling that never stopped. Derrik was playing on his Gameboy, while Cameron watched over the boy's shoulder, at random, giving advice on what to do on the game. Nikki watched Cameron's every move, outwardly smiling at how cute he was; inwardly frowning, that his attention was not on her. The adults, Ava, Johnny, and Susannah, were all huddled in the kitchen whispering to each other. They were worried about the storm. They were worried about Jay and Erika, who still had not arrived at the house. All of a sudden, the wind blew harder, it's hardest yet, making the windows shake. Johnny, anxious and afraid, spun around to face the living room and yelled, "Bradin, turn the radio back on!"
Bradin obeyed, walking away from the quaking windows and back to the couch. He turned it on and yelling came out of the speakers. "...I repeat, the storm IS going to hit land!! It was turning, but it didn't turn enough! It is going to hit at an angle, not giving it's full force, thankfully. Everyone is advised to stay where you are. Roads are slippery, and the wind is rough! Stay where you are. The storm is going to hit but stay where you are." The voice kept saying the same things, for people who had just tuned in. As for everyone in the house that moment, they were shocked. A hurricane was going to hit? The words didn't make since to them. The rain and the wind, that, they understood, but the fact that a hurricane was going to hit was...insane!
Nikki buried her face in her hands, tears finally falling from her eyes. She couldn't deal with another storm, not this close to when the last one, the one that stole her parents from her. Cameron jumped from his seat behind Derrik and threw himself down next to her on the couch. Pulling her toward his chest, Cameron started whispering. "Shhhh.. Nikki, shhh.. Nik, don't cry. What's wrong? We're gonna be fine. Nikki, don't cry like this, tell me what's wrong." Nikki held his crying girlfriend tight, feeling her tears seep through his shirt.
Everyone else watched, in awe, as young love flourished between a crying girl and her faithful boyfriend. Cameron never once opened his eyes. He couldn't bare to look at Nikki crying. After two minutes passed, Cameron's pleading for her tears to cease never stopped, but neither did Nikki's crying. Ava walked up to them and place her hand on Nikki's head. "Nikki... How about you lay down? Are you hungry? I'll get you something to drink, if you need anything." Nikki leaned away from Cameron looking watery at her aunt. "Just lay down Nikki." Nikki obeyed, leaning her back on the arm of the couch. Ava threw a small quilt over her legs. She ran a got a glass of water for Nikki, who was starting to calm down. Everyone else had directed their attention to either the windows in the moments that Ava had taken on her motherly role. The thought had not occured to anyone to shut the air conditioner off and with the storm so strong outside, the mixture of a chill and fear made Nikki pull the quilt tighter to her. Now that everyone knew that the hurricane was going to hit, they didn't shut the radio off. Although, the man was saying the same thing, they didn't change the station. No others were coming in well.
Everyone had different thoughts filling their heads. Everyone was worried about Jay and Erika. Everyone was scared.
Ava was worried about everyone. She was worried about the damage that could possibly happen to their house and the safety of her family and friends. She realized that her sister and brother-in-law were killed in a storm because of a river breaking and it made her pray that they would be fine even though the ocean next to their home was much larger than a river. She did not want fear in the house and tried to think of ways to make the situation less serious, for the kids. 'I just don't know what to do..."
Johnny's thoughts were very similar to Ava's. He couldn't imagine loosing anyone in the room. Or anyone out of the room for that matter. He sat quietly watching Ava. It was then, watching her take care of Nikki, Derrik, Cameron, and Bradin, that he realized what needed to be done on his part. When the storm was through, and everyone was safe, he was going to tell Ava his strong feelings for her. He had to, there was nothing else he could think about at this point. That would be his way of not being afraid of the storm. How would he tell her? How would she react? Would the kids be fine with it? He knew Derrik would and Nikki seemed to think they were fine together. But him and Bradin had bashed heads quite a few times, how would he react if there was something between the two. 'She has to know how I feel.'
Susannah was thinking about all of the money they could loose from this storm. She wasn't all about money, but she didn't know how they would be able to replace anything lost in the storm. They weren't very wealthy in the sense that they couldn't just replace everything. And if anything happened to anyone, what would the do then? She then realized that she shouldn't be thinking that way. She should be helping Ava with the kids. They'd be fine. 'Atleast, I hope we'll all be fine."
Bradin sat in silence. He didn't know what to think. There was too much going on in his head for him to come up with one single clear thought. He was worried about Jay, Erika, his family, the house, Krystal... Wanting his fear to go away he tried to think of other things but that only lead to him thinking of Kansas, his friends that he'd left, his parents, the life that he'd be torn away from so quickly. Realizing that he couldn't think about those things he brought his thoughts to surfing, the upcoming school year, and (ofcourse) Krystal. 'When is this storm going to end?'
Derrik didn't understand what was going on. The fact that he was so much younger than the others in the room meant that he was not given the information that was making everyone fearful. He knew there was a storm, but he liked storms. He found them exciting and "cool." He heard on the radio what was happening with the storm, but it did not make sence to him, he knew nothing about hurricanes.
Cameron was worried about his dad. He prayed his father had gotten away from the storm and not gotten in an accident. He prayed the same for Erika and Jay. He didn't know what was going on in Nikki's head and that hurt him. He hated seeing her upset. He wanted to know why she was so upset, why she could not look him in the eye. 'It's probably just the storm.'
Of everyone, Nikki's emotions were the most complex. She felt love, Cameron kept his hand on her leg, just to make sure she knew he was there. She liked him so much and was so happy that he was there. She felt sadness, thinking of her mother and father and of their sudden death. She felt worry, Jay and Erika were out there in this storm. Unless they had found somewhere to stay until it calmed down enough for them to make their way home. Her strongest emotion was confusion. It was the unknown that was draining Nikki of any energy. She didn't know what the storm would do. She didn't know if everyone would be fine in the end. 'I don't know anything...'
The storm roared on, smashing everything imaginable into the house. Windows broke. The roof rattled. Then suddenly, as if someone had hit mute, everything stopped.
Alrighty then, I was actually going to work a lot more on the storm then realized, that isn't what matters, it's their emotions that matter. So that's it for the storm. Sorry if i've disappointed ya'll. I'll update soon. Lemme know what ya think!
Grullo-Cowgirl: I had nothin' to do the other night so I sat down and started watching Summerland. I have them all recorded ((yup, every episode lol)) When 'Fireworks' ((which happens to be my second favorite episode)) came on, I was like, "Dang it! I needed that for the story! So from now on, in the story, his name will be Kyle, not "Cameron's dad"!! And I knew everyone would be thinking it to be Cameron, so I put Bradin there FOR Cameron, it all works hahaha.
And, Penguin Grl: The thing with the sweetness, I've taken it a step further than the show. In the show, they're generally boyfriend and girlfriend, but it's never said.. There's no real asking out, and there's no real break up.. So in my story, I had him actually ask her out, just so it's not a 'friends with benifits' deal. So, back to talking about the sweetness, ((i'm taking from experience as i've had a lot of boyfriends lol)) when people start going out after being close friends, there is usually a period when it's like, kissy-kissy, 'you're wonderful', 'I like you soo much!', etc. so that's where Nikki and Cam are. They've liked eachother for a while ((in my story)) so now they get to actually act on their feelings. Cuz you have to remember, it's only been three days! As for your request for a fight, let's just say, i'm way ahead of ya!
So, with that, here's the story! Oh yeah, I need to know, do ya'll want Krystal in the story? I was gonna bring her actually into the story within the next few chapters, i'm not tellin' when, so it's a surprise! but I don't want to put her in this if you don't want her. I just thought the story would have more to it if I added another relationship... Lemme know! Now, here's the story! :)
-Chapter Seven-
-Nikki's House-
The house was silent other than the wind howling outside the windows, the howling that never stopped. Derrik was playing on his Gameboy, while Cameron watched over the boy's shoulder, at random, giving advice on what to do on the game. Nikki watched Cameron's every move, outwardly smiling at how cute he was; inwardly frowning, that his attention was not on her. The adults, Ava, Johnny, and Susannah, were all huddled in the kitchen whispering to each other. They were worried about the storm. They were worried about Jay and Erika, who still had not arrived at the house. All of a sudden, the wind blew harder, it's hardest yet, making the windows shake. Johnny, anxious and afraid, spun around to face the living room and yelled, "Bradin, turn the radio back on!"
Bradin obeyed, walking away from the quaking windows and back to the couch. He turned it on and yelling came out of the speakers. "...I repeat, the storm IS going to hit land!! It was turning, but it didn't turn enough! It is going to hit at an angle, not giving it's full force, thankfully. Everyone is advised to stay where you are. Roads are slippery, and the wind is rough! Stay where you are. The storm is going to hit but stay where you are." The voice kept saying the same things, for people who had just tuned in. As for everyone in the house that moment, they were shocked. A hurricane was going to hit? The words didn't make since to them. The rain and the wind, that, they understood, but the fact that a hurricane was going to hit was...insane!
Nikki buried her face in her hands, tears finally falling from her eyes. She couldn't deal with another storm, not this close to when the last one, the one that stole her parents from her. Cameron jumped from his seat behind Derrik and threw himself down next to her on the couch. Pulling her toward his chest, Cameron started whispering. "Shhhh.. Nikki, shhh.. Nik, don't cry. What's wrong? We're gonna be fine. Nikki, don't cry like this, tell me what's wrong." Nikki held his crying girlfriend tight, feeling her tears seep through his shirt.
Everyone else watched, in awe, as young love flourished between a crying girl and her faithful boyfriend. Cameron never once opened his eyes. He couldn't bare to look at Nikki crying. After two minutes passed, Cameron's pleading for her tears to cease never stopped, but neither did Nikki's crying. Ava walked up to them and place her hand on Nikki's head. "Nikki... How about you lay down? Are you hungry? I'll get you something to drink, if you need anything." Nikki leaned away from Cameron looking watery at her aunt. "Just lay down Nikki." Nikki obeyed, leaning her back on the arm of the couch. Ava threw a small quilt over her legs. She ran a got a glass of water for Nikki, who was starting to calm down. Everyone else had directed their attention to either the windows in the moments that Ava had taken on her motherly role. The thought had not occured to anyone to shut the air conditioner off and with the storm so strong outside, the mixture of a chill and fear made Nikki pull the quilt tighter to her. Now that everyone knew that the hurricane was going to hit, they didn't shut the radio off. Although, the man was saying the same thing, they didn't change the station. No others were coming in well.
Everyone had different thoughts filling their heads. Everyone was worried about Jay and Erika. Everyone was scared.
Ava was worried about everyone. She was worried about the damage that could possibly happen to their house and the safety of her family and friends. She realized that her sister and brother-in-law were killed in a storm because of a river breaking and it made her pray that they would be fine even though the ocean next to their home was much larger than a river. She did not want fear in the house and tried to think of ways to make the situation less serious, for the kids. 'I just don't know what to do..."
Johnny's thoughts were very similar to Ava's. He couldn't imagine loosing anyone in the room. Or anyone out of the room for that matter. He sat quietly watching Ava. It was then, watching her take care of Nikki, Derrik, Cameron, and Bradin, that he realized what needed to be done on his part. When the storm was through, and everyone was safe, he was going to tell Ava his strong feelings for her. He had to, there was nothing else he could think about at this point. That would be his way of not being afraid of the storm. How would he tell her? How would she react? Would the kids be fine with it? He knew Derrik would and Nikki seemed to think they were fine together. But him and Bradin had bashed heads quite a few times, how would he react if there was something between the two. 'She has to know how I feel.'
Susannah was thinking about all of the money they could loose from this storm. She wasn't all about money, but she didn't know how they would be able to replace anything lost in the storm. They weren't very wealthy in the sense that they couldn't just replace everything. And if anything happened to anyone, what would the do then? She then realized that she shouldn't be thinking that way. She should be helping Ava with the kids. They'd be fine. 'Atleast, I hope we'll all be fine."
Bradin sat in silence. He didn't know what to think. There was too much going on in his head for him to come up with one single clear thought. He was worried about Jay, Erika, his family, the house, Krystal... Wanting his fear to go away he tried to think of other things but that only lead to him thinking of Kansas, his friends that he'd left, his parents, the life that he'd be torn away from so quickly. Realizing that he couldn't think about those things he brought his thoughts to surfing, the upcoming school year, and (ofcourse) Krystal. 'When is this storm going to end?'
Derrik didn't understand what was going on. The fact that he was so much younger than the others in the room meant that he was not given the information that was making everyone fearful. He knew there was a storm, but he liked storms. He found them exciting and "cool." He heard on the radio what was happening with the storm, but it did not make sence to him, he knew nothing about hurricanes.
Cameron was worried about his dad. He prayed his father had gotten away from the storm and not gotten in an accident. He prayed the same for Erika and Jay. He didn't know what was going on in Nikki's head and that hurt him. He hated seeing her upset. He wanted to know why she was so upset, why she could not look him in the eye. 'It's probably just the storm.'
Of everyone, Nikki's emotions were the most complex. She felt love, Cameron kept his hand on her leg, just to make sure she knew he was there. She liked him so much and was so happy that he was there. She felt sadness, thinking of her mother and father and of their sudden death. She felt worry, Jay and Erika were out there in this storm. Unless they had found somewhere to stay until it calmed down enough for them to make their way home. Her strongest emotion was confusion. It was the unknown that was draining Nikki of any energy. She didn't know what the storm would do. She didn't know if everyone would be fine in the end. 'I don't know anything...'
The storm roared on, smashing everything imaginable into the house. Windows broke. The roof rattled. Then suddenly, as if someone had hit mute, everything stopped.
Alrighty then, I was actually going to work a lot more on the storm then realized, that isn't what matters, it's their emotions that matter. So that's it for the storm. Sorry if i've disappointed ya'll. I'll update soon. Lemme know what ya think!