Runaway

Chapter 8

"Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!" Zay screamed through the House as he banged two pots together. The teens came tumbling out of the rooms. As they stared at Zay.
"What the hell Zay?!" Lucas screamed at him as he rubbed his eyes.
"It's 7 am and we had a long day!" Farkle complained as he checked his watch.
"We are at the beach you lazy people! We need to get some sun! This is gonna be great! Get dressed we are headed to the beach in t-minus 20 minutes!" Zay screamed the command as each kid slipped back into their room to change into bathing suits. As the group finally reconvened a few minutes later Zay smiled to himself as he saw them smiling once again. Zay had figured Maya out already. This trip was for them, for them to experience things they never would have if it hadn't been for this one time.
"Alright! Are we ready Gal and pals?" Zay questioned as he smiled at the group.
"You seem to be a bit excited for this one Zay? What has gotten into you?" Riley said as she continued to braid her hair into two. She looked up just long enough to get the sentence out.
"Guys! This is the beach, I haven't been to the beach in years!" Zay practically fawned.
"Me neither but I'm not in that big of a rush." Farkle muttered as he bit into an apple.
"Can we please just go guys, we haven't gotten to do that much stuff like this and I think we should make the most of it." Zay said as he looked to Lucas who hadn't said much.
"But when do we worry about the note? We don't have that much more time before we have to get Riley home. It's day 4 and Riley is supposed to be home in 3 Days." Lucas muttered as he looked up.
"Alright. Compromise. At noon we will come back in eat and then figure out the clue. We will be ready to go by 1 I promise!" Zay begged as he poked Lucas in the shoulder.
"Okay okay, let's go then." Lucas said with a chuckle as the group went out the back door.

After a few moments walking down  a narrow wooden path they stepped onto the beach. It was beautiful, just like they had all pictured. The air smelled salty and sweet, and it felt light around the teens. Zay practically ran down the beach as he dropped all their stuff and ran to the water. The two boys pulled off their shirts and dived straight in. Riley chuckled lightly as she set up her chair and began the process of applying sunscreen. Farkle crosses his arms over his covered chest as he looked at the two boys. He definitely felt uncomfortable. Riley beckoned him over and he followed quickly.
"You need to get some sunscreen on, red heads burn easy." Riley said with a smile as she put a dash of sunscreen on Farkle's nose. He chuckled lightly and began to rub it in.
"Alright take off your shirt so we can sunscreen it." She muttered as she began to put some on her hands.
"No it's fine, I'm not gonna take it off." Farkle quickly muttered as he finished rubbing the sunscreen in. Riley laughed lightly.
"And why not? Trust me everyone wants to see that hot Farkle body." Riley said with a smile and a wink as Lucas appeared dripping wet in front of her.
"Can I get some sunscreen? I have sensitive skin." He muttered lowly.
"Of course honey." Riley said with a giggle she turned to grab it when Lucas looked at Farkle and laughed as he picked Riley up ,hugging her tightly. And in the process getting her soaking wet. He quickly took off back to where Zay sat laughing.
"I'm so gonna get you for that Lucas Friar!" She screamed into the distance. Farkle laughed lightly. Riley quickly looked at her soaked coverup and decided it was better to just take it off. She quickly slipped the coverup off, revealing her lilac bikini that lay beneath. Farkle took in a deep breath as he looked up and over attempting to concentrate on anything else.
"Hey Farkle can you get my back?" Riley questioned as she held the bottle up.
'Shit' His brain thought as he quickly grabbed the sunscreen and rubbed it in on her back.
"Thanks Fark your the best." She said as she quickly kissed him on the cheek and then ran to the ocean. He took a deep breath. And looked at Riley,Lucas, and Zay in the ocean. He thought about what Riley said, he looked at his shirt and pulled it up and over his head. Then he began the ran to the ocean. Riley looked up and saw Farkle running towards them, sure she had seen him shirtless but in the full sunlight and running towards her she couldn't help but still. Everything stopped. Her heart pumped faster and her face turned pink.
"Oh Farkle!" Zay said in a girly voice as he fell into Lucas's arms. Riley turned around and shoved his head under the water. When Zay came up he pushed Riley, well what he thought was Riley. It was actually Farkle. Which created an all out water war between the four friends. As they all slowed down, Lucas noticed something.
"Hey didn't Maya say something about a carnival on a pier?" Lucas asked as he tapped Zay on the shoulder and pointed. About a mile down the the beach was a gigantic pier. It seemed to have carnival on it. Complete with a Ferris wheel.
"The clue has to be on the Ferris wheel!" Zay reassured. They all nodded.
"So now we can chill at the beach because we know where the clue is." Zay reasoned with a smile.
"Okay maybe a bit longer." Lucas gave in. The group cheered.
"Alright, who's up for some volleyball?" Riley asked as she pointed at the empty net on the beach. The group trudged back up and began a game. Zay and Riley vs Lucas and Farkle. Since according to Farkle it would be stacked if Zay and Lucas were on the same team. However he was very wrong, considering Riley was a natural.
"Okay Riley can't you go easy on us?" Farkle begged after they lost the second game in a row. She made a sweet face.
"I don't think so." She said with a big smile.

After an extra two hours at the beach the teens decided to head back to the house.
"So now we are gonna go find the note at the pier." Lucas said quickly.
"I'll be ready in about an hour." Riley said with a smile as she disappeared into her room.
"An hour!" Lucas yelled from the living room," Riley Matthews I swear to god!" He said through the door.
"What? You'll do what exactly?" She said as she peaked her head out of the door with a challenge in her eyes.
"That's what I thought." She muttered as she shut the door in his face. Farkle and Zay snickered in the corner. Lucas rolled his eyes and flipped them off before he too disappeared into his room, with Zay and Farkle still cracking up in the living room.

When the teens finally began the walk to the pier it was nearing 4:30. Lucas had been begging Riley to hurry up for the last 45 minutes when she finally gave in and left before she finished her makeup.
"Okay, so we will go straight to the Ferris wheel and see if there's anything in it." Riley reiterated. The group agreed and continued the road.
"It's beautiful down here." Lucas muttered as he looked around.
"It really is." Farkle agreed as he looked over at Riley, who blushed and moved her gaze to the beach. As they arrive to the pier they did just as said and walked straight to the Ferris wheel. It was 2 dollars a person, so the group pulled out their cash and handed it to a guy around their age. With a name tag reading Scott. The boy looked at the group and smiled a wolfish grin. He lead Riley and Farkle to their seat first and locked them in. Then looked at another boy around their age and gestured for him. He walked towards them and handed them a slip of paper. The boys name tag said Stiles, and Riley thanked him quietly.
"Get her back." Stiles whispered as they began to move. Riley unfolded the note quickly.

"Hey guys, I hope it's beautiful right now. I hear Ferris wheels can be very Romantic. Anyways,you are headed to see some amazing fish in the heart of Georgia. The Georgia Aquarium. Do you remember when all I would draw were fish. I drew one over an over again. And that's where you will find your clue. Good luck kids. I love you. It's getting a lot more dangerous out here. -xoxo Maya." Riley read.

Riley took a very deep breath.
"Dangerous? Do you think she's in serious trouble now?" Riley said as she shook a bit. The Ferris wheel continued around, a lovely breeze rolling past them. Farkle put his arm around her.
"I promise. We are gonna keep her safe, we will find her. What fish did she draw over and over again?" Farkle asked as he looked at Riley.
"She didn't like Fish that much. She loved dolphins." Riley explained.
"It's meant to trick whoever else is looking for her. She knew you'd know." Farkle reassured Riley. As the Ferris wheel stopped they grouped up with Lucas and Zay and showed them the note.
"We have to get going, especially if it's getting dangerous." Lucas said as he began to jog back to the house. The group packed quickly and quietly and loaded into the truck.
"Let's go get her." Zay said. They knew they had to be getting closer to the end. And they were.

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Authors note
Let's ignore how long it takes me to post and just enjoy it for what it is. Anyways we are getting really close to the end. And hopefully my inspiration doesn't disappear and I can finish this like soon. Love you all, kisses!