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Andre awoke with a jump at the sound of shouting. He got off the bed and stretched out his body. Walking over to the window where the sound seemed to come in from he noticed other bag in the room that he was in. Once arriving towards the window he noticed that the group from before seemed to have migrated to the pool. He watched, making mental notes in his mind of the girls he would have to 'talk' to later. With a slight cocky smile on his face he changed quickly into his swimming trunks with Phineas and Ferb on them. He placed his sunglasses on his face and made his way downstairs and towards the pool. Once outside he gave everyone a once over and noticed Brandon from the football team introducing himself. Instead of following him he headed for one of the lounge chairs. He sat back his skin soaking up the heat and placed one of his earbuds in his ear while letting his music began to play. His favorite song Motto by Drake Ft. Lil Wayne came on.
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It was obvious in her tone that she was joking, as she walked up to the window and stood directly beside Asher. "I love the ocean too...." she said, since Ashers enjoyment of the sea was pretty much written all over his face, as he stared out the balcony windows/doors.
Denver then began to fiddle with the balcony door until it unlocked, and she was able to step out onto the roof. She'd walk several feet, until reaching the top of a spiral staircase likely used as a fire escape of sorts, right at the edge. She wasn't afraid of heights in the least, so she'd look down past the the stairs and towards the ground, before staring out towards the ocean once again....w/ both hands interlaced behind her head. It was warm outside, but it wasn't too hot to her......San Francisco really had perfect beach weather year round, never too hot, and never too cold.
"We should go to the beach......" she'd say out of the blue, before turning around to face the open balcony door, and Asher, again. "......rent a jet ski, and break the speed limit! If they even have any of those on the water!? I'm not sure, i haven't been on a Jet Ski in what feels like FOREVER!"
Denvers randomness was on full show, as she spontaneously suggested they climb down the roof and just go to the beach. In reality, she had no idea how much it would cost to rent a jet ski, and she had no idea if they'd even be aloud to....so after a few seconds of silence, she bit her lip at the realization that she probably sounded, "out there".
"Sorry...." she muttered, with a smile smile. ".....I know that was a bit random....but we SHOULD go to the beach though, eventually, i wanna be a San Fran beach bum!!"
Denver threw her hands up in the air enthusiastically, just in time for a large gust of wind to brush by and send multiple loose strands of her hair into her eyes and mouth.
"Gahh!" she complained under her breath, before pulling the strands of hair out of her eyes and spitting the rest out of her mouth.
"Utter failure, i swear...." she said, before laughing at herself out loud.
"Nothing really interesting about me. I would say I'm a soccer jock, love to sing, dance, and swim," Tyler replied, "but the thing I love to do most is write, it's my passion, well besides soccer that is."
Tyler laughed a little and leaned against the side of the pool as he watched Brandon come up and introduce himself.
"Wassup Brandon, I'm Tyler, nice to meet you man."
In the back of his mind he wondered if he should tell them that he was pansexual. He wondered if there would be mixed reactions, or full acceptance. The thought made him veer off in the distance as he floated there in the water. It was always a conversation when he revealed to others what his sexuality was. Most straight men were arrogant big headed nitwits and didn't know what pansexual meant. "Do your research dumb ass," Tyler would say, but in the end he would only find himself angered and ready to fight. He decided that he would tell them, so that they'd know who he was from day one.
"Does anyone know what Pansexual means?" He asked aloud as he looked at each of them, waiting for the odd looks and negative comments. He looked at Jace, Jay, Brandon, Juliet, Andre, and any other who had entered the pool area and simply waited for their response.
Juliet looked over at the Andre kid when he answered she had never heard of it but if Andre was saying is true then she figured she should probably come out about being Bisexual to. SHe never really told anyone except for her bestfriend Camryn-Marie back home, not even her parents knew. She looked out at the group, if she was going to be staying with them for two weeks and share a room with there girls they should probably know that she could be attracted to them. She sat back and decided that once Tyler answered she would announce her secret as well.
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"I'm Jay!" Jay said in a high pitched voice, climbing out the pool and shaking herself like a wet dog. She made a promise to herself to never jump in a pool in skinny jeans, ever, ever again.
Jace shrugged a bit, confused. "Bisexual?" He asked, hoping that his answer was the right one.
"Isn't it where you actually like the person for who they are, instead of just looking at their gender?" Jay pipped up in a chirpy voice, running her fingers through her bright hair to try and get some of the water out. She squinted her eyes, trying to get the pool water to come out.
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"Well sorta," Tyler began before Juliet chimed in with her response.
Nodding, he simply smiled and was about to speak when Jay and Jace gave their responses.
"You're all really hitting it in the right direction," Tyler stated as he lifted himself out of the water and onto the edge. He was about to tell them the definition but Brandon, the hunk who had entered in earlier, began to read off of his cell phone what Pansexual was.
Tyler listened to the very attractive male speak and closed his eyes until he finished. His question would be answered and Tyler just hoped he was prepared.
"The reason I asked was to see how educated you all were and to let you know that I'm pansexual. I know you are confused Brandon, but it is really simple. You can think of me as bisexual if you want, but I just wanted to let you all know about me so that there wouldn't be any surprises while we are on this trip."
Tyler exhaled and smiled, "just don't expect me to do anything naughty on the first date," he teased laughing a little before looking at everyone assembled around the pool.
"You all look familiar, I can't place it but it feels as if I've met all of you before."
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Jay looked at everybody with curiosity in her eyes. She arched an eyebrow at Jace's comment, "At least you didn't have to sit next to a pregnant lady to who kept on getting assistance for her cramps." She said, thinking about the plane ride. It had been very annoying, but she couldn't blame the woman for being pregnant.
Jace smirked, "At least you didn't have to sit next to fighting couple that couldn't get their kid to shut up." He retorted. "What about you guys? Did you guys have to sit next to anyone more obnoxious than a bipolar kid or a pregnant chick?"
Andre nodded his head to both Tyler's and Juliet's confessions. He didn't really care whether they were straight, gay, or even trannies. "Look i don't really care what you are, ok. Tyler i'm straight and I know what it's like to be around gay people my brother was gay and his friends always flirted with me, Juliet you can flirt with me all you want beautiful.
Juliet looked at Andre, his glasses covering his face. "Sorry but cocky doesn't turn me on how about you go find a Cali chick, they'll fall for that easy." She said chuckling and turning her back on him as she climbed out the pool. She walked into the house again behind her hearing Andre's light chuckle, after drying off some, and headed towards the kitchen she grabbed herself a bottle of water from the fridge. "You guys the kitchen's fully stocked already." Juliet then proceeded to place her water on the table next to the lounge chair she was planning to occupy.
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The plane ride was not too troublesome. Kain caught up on his sleep during the flight, and was well-rested by the time that he arrived in California, a place that was far different from anything that he had imagined. The air was thick with smog and a certain putrid aroma that he couldn't quite place, and everything was so incredibly loud that he had to sit down for a few minutes to become acquainted with it. The locals were less than helpful when he asked for directions to the cabs, and he wasted half an hour wandering around the airport looking for his cab.
He tried to make conversation with his cabbie, a balding man in his fifties with a predisposition toward Bob Dylan, but received the cold shoulder and spent the rest of his time in the car rereading Asher's note. It was all so much to take in, and at first he had been suspicious-- usually these sorts of too-good-to-be-true offers were set-ups for scams and humiliation-- but if his parents felt that it was legitimate, he knew that he should trust Asher as well.
Getting from the airport to the beach house took about half an hour, and Kain was thankful for a chance to stretch his legs. He took a few minutes to examine the house before he used the key with which he had been provided to enter. Upon stepping inside, Kain realized that the house was even larger on the inside than it looked. Everything inside looked so incredibly modern-- how much had all of this cost Asher? Did all skater kids live so lavishly?
Though Kain could hear the distant voices of some of what he imagined were Asher's other guests, he was alone with himself for the time being, and he took the time to find his way up to the bedrooms. In order to claim a living space, Kain left his suitcase and grocery bag on one of the unoccupied beds and headed back downstairs to meet his housemates. Most of them, Kain realized as he headed out to the pool, were less than modest, and he felt a little out of place in his shirt and shorts.
Did any of them recognize him? he wondered. Kain never made much of a splash at school: he never meshed with any particular crowd, and he was not particularly well-known except for his interest in the debate team. Most of the other guests looked much more interesting.
Kain approached a small group that had clustered around the pool, and overheard one mention that he was a pansexual. His classmates were certainly open about it, he thought-- he had never known any of his peers to be so proud.
"Hi guys," he said. "I just got in. I'm Kain."
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Jace nodded his head in acceptance at the guy that introduced himself as Kain, and the girl with the blonde streaks in her hair. "I'm Jace."
Brandon looked around at everyone outside it was weird that they all went to same school and yet he couldn't place names to faces. "Same here. I definitely know I've seen you around before." Jace said as he swam up putting his arms on the edge of the pool to lift himself up "Damn plane ride got me all stiffened up." "At least you didn't have to sit next to a pregnant lady to who kept on getting assistance for her cramps." Brandon turned his head to Jay then back to Jace as he retorted saying "At least you didn't have to sit next to fighting couple that couldn't get their kid to shut up." Brandon chuckled to himself watching the two compete over who they felt took the worst flight coming out here, "What about you guys? Did you guys have to sit next to anyone more obnoxious than a bipolar kid or a pregnant chick?." Brandon shook his head "Well I caught a flight out here with my mom on the jet so I didn't have the luxury of being annoyed by bipolar kids or pregnant woman" he said somewhat thankful for that "But, I did have the pleasure of being lectured to for the hour plus trip here so I guess I didn't have the most pleasant flight coming here either" he stated moving his legs in the water.
"Well since were letting people know stuff about us i should let you guys know that I am bisexual." Juliet suddenly announced to everyone "I just wanted to let you guys know, so that you don't get caught off guard or something if you see me making out with a girl or something." Juliet said with a light chuckle Brandon just nodded again "Well you just gave me something to look forward to over the next two week" he said jokingly. "Oh and you guys can call me Mel it's short or my middle name, but only my mom calls me Juliet." Juliet said "Okay Mel" Brandon responded simply. "Look i don't really care what you are, ok. Tyler i'm straight and I know what it's like to be around gay people my brother was gay and his friends always flirted with me, Juliet you can flirt with me all you want beautiful. Brandon looked at Juliet who was looking at Andre "Sorry but cocky doesn't turn me on how about you go find a Cali chick, they'll fall for that easy."Brandon laughed at Juliet's comeback response as she climbed out the pool heading inside. "Well I guess you don't have chance with her" Brandon said looking at Andre "You guys the kitchen's fully stocked already." Juliet said coming back outside.
"Hi guys, I just got in. I'm Kain." Brandon hadn't noticed the new arrival but he was glad to see him "Awesome am not the new guy anymore" Brandon said thinking out loud "I'm Brandon by the way" he said to lazy to get up and properly introduce himself. Ten seconds later another new face appeared this time being a girl "Hey guys, sorry I'm late" Brandon wondered just how many people had this Asher person invited to this vacation spot and more importantly where the hell was Asher. "I'm.." she paused for a moment before continuing "My name is Aria, nice to see people here" she chuckled "At first I thought this was a joke but I'm glad it wasn't" Brandon had to agree with her there he at first thought this was treat too but he was defiantly happy he decided to come. "No apologizes needed. My name is Brandon its nice to meet you" he said flashing a kind smile.
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" You know i might have to take you up on that offer, this girl Brittany i met earlier is willing to invite us to some parties." Juliet rolled her eyes at Andre's comment. She knew he seemed like that kind of guy. She made it a point in her head to stay away from him." Hey guys, I'm Mel it's awesome to meet you." After introducing herself Juliet returned back to soaking up up some sun singing Mirror by Lil Wayne Ft. Bruno Mars quietly to herself and swaying her feet to the beat. As she layed there she began to wonder about Andre's question and if that Asher kid knows where any skateparks are.
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"Who's this Brittany girl?" Jace asked, all of the sudden interested in the conversation. He raised his eyebrow.
Jay rolled her green eyes, "Don't be such a pig!" She elbowed him, hard. "What kind of parties?" Jay asked in a deeper, more secretive voice.
She walked over to the pool area and raised up her hands in a 'I'm just walking by,don't mind me' manner.She was really shy when around large groups of people.And many of them were in swimwear already.She made her way to the far end of the pool and rolled up her jeans before sitting on the edge of the pool,soaking her feet in the cool water.She was a great swimmer,in fact,swimming was one of her favorite sports to do.It was a pity she forgot her swimsuit...
"H-hey.The name's Eclair." she called out to the others. "Just call me Claire though.What are your names?"
Looking over towards the other end of the pool he spotted a girl with her feet in the pool, a small smirk appeared on his face as he walked over and sat next to her. "Hey, can't swim?" he asked with a smile on his face.
'Stupid brother' Kept replaying in Alex's head.
"Hey,can't swim?" Eclair laughed at the question.She looked up at the guy next to her,using a hand to move away her fringe.She gave him a small smile.Then looked back at the water.
"Nope.I can,and I love swimming.I just...forgot my swimsuit.That's all." she said in a manner as if it didn't matter at all,when in fact,Eclair longed to submerge herself into the pool right now."So...what's your name?" she inquired,while she dipped her fingers in the water,then pulled them away,watching the water drip down from her fingertips.She looked back at the guy then pointed at the girl with blonde and brown hair who was swimming around in the pool.
"I heard you guys talking.Is that your sister?I guess you know how to swim then?" she asked him,kicking her feet at the water.It was so tempting to just dive in right now.
When he asked his name he chuckled a bit "Names Jesse and thats Alex" He said pointing to her swimming around in the pool. "Are parents were a bit weird and gave her a boy name and me a girls. We don't really care now to be honest, It was annoying whilst we were kids but now were used to it." He said said as he messed his hair up with his hand. "So you got a name?" He said with a smile.
"That's alright,I don't really wear two piece." she told him.She laughed when Jesse talked about how their parents gave him a girl name and his sister a guy's name. "Interesting parents."
"Of course I have a name." Eclair huffed.Obviously. "It's Eclair."
Being straightforward and not obnoxious was the key. Smirking, he could only laugh softly at the conversations going on around him. Who knew what these two weeks had in store for these high school students.
"Hey it's whatever. I'm done for whatever," Tyler stated in response to the invite made by Brandon.
He could already tell that the two who would bring the most fun to the group would be Jay and Jace with their constant bickering. It was hilarious. It was as if they were siblings or had been in a past relationship. Either way Tyler already liked them.
A beautiful girl walked into the pool area, and she seemed a bit shy. Then again, everyone was out of their comfort zones here. No one really knew the other aside from siblings, and probably those who were friends. Tyler hoped that by the end of this he would've at least made a few friends. He'd keep his options open though, and try not to form any relationships with anyone in the house. He'd seen those reality shows when relationships formed beyond friend between those in the house ended badly. He didn't want any of that excess drama this trip.
The girl sat down on the edge of the pool and stuck her feet in the water. She introduced herself as Eclair, but advised everyone to call her Claire. Tyler smiled and introduced himself as Tyler before humming softly to himself. He wondered where Asher and Shane were, but then again they may be resting and relaxing before joining the popular spot of the house, the pool.
Alex and Jesse were quite the interesting siblings. This was the type of sibling squabbles that Tyler missed. He only had one older brother and he had moved away. He hadn't seen him in quite some time now, but his brother was very supportive of his lifestyle and his choices. They talked over the phone ever so often, but Tyler missed hanging with him. Sighing, he smiled and listened to Jesse ask Claire if she could swim. It seemed the two were having an interesting conversation. He wondered if Jesse had been paying attention to Eclair when she had informed everyone of her name. He laughed out loud when Eclair informed Jesse that she had a name.
"Oh man, this is going to be awesome," he said as he stretched and playfully kicked his feet in the water attempting to get water on everyone.
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Asher laughed at her statement, "I want to be a San Fran beach bum!" and stepped out next to her. Asher breathed in the smell of the sea and sighed. I wish it could be like this EVERYwhere he thought to himself and just sat watched silently as the tide rolled in. Suddenly a gust of wind blew Denver's hair into her eyes and mouth. "Utter failure, I swear. . ." he laughed with her and then just grinned. Suddenly Asher heard voices down by the pool and new most of his guests had arrived.
"Hey sorry. We better go see who's here." And he walked out of the room, hoping Denver would follow.
Asher walked up to the edge of the pool and looked at everyone. He was surprised how many people had already shown up. He thought most of them would have taken the note for a fake. But either way it didn't matter.
"Hey everyone. I'm Asher. I'm glad to see you all made it out. This is going to be awesome. And I'm glad to see so many people are here." Then he put his serious face on. "But before we all get out of control and start partying. I have a few rules." He put his hand to count them all. "First, no alcholholic beverages. Wouldn't want your parents being dissapointed in you, hmm? Second, no lovey dovey in front of everyone." He stuck his tongue out. "None of us want to see you tongue kissing each other. That would be digusting. And finally. . . ." He could feel their eyes drilling holes in him "Forget everything I said before this point and have a kick ass time." And he dove in the water.