aquamarine - claire x aqua ON HOLD

chapter 1

claire's pov

hailey and i are sitting on the beach. she's talking about a cute boy i've heard some other girls at school talking about. raymond. i mean sure he's cute but so many people like him i've just excepted i don't have a chance. i mean we're only 13 and he's gonna be a senior this year.

"oh my god look at him claire," hailey swoons, peeking over the umbrella to get a good look at raymond on his lifeguard chair. i quickly look over to see him shaking his blond hair, stretching, then flexing his muscles. cause of course he has amazing muscles. but he's not looking at either of us, he's looking at cecilia. cause of course he likes her when she's all popular and flirty. 

"hailey..." i start, but she seems to notice too. "no no no no, NO!" she yells, flopping back onto her towel. raymond looks over at our umbrella concerned. i huddle up so he can't see me - i may not have a chance with him but i'm sure as hell not going to look like a fool. "are you girls okay?" he calls out chuckling. hailey turns crimson red, nodding as if he can see us. "fine!" i yell back quickly, flashing a thumbs up.

cecilia walks toward us with her minions behind her, smirking. she's 16 and used to getting everything she wants, and right now it looks like she's gonna get raymond too. "awww. sorry girls but you can't outdo me. have a nice day now. maybe i'll see you around. hopefully not but," she gives us a sickeningly fake smile. "byeee," the rest of them whine after us.

i roll my eyes, and i hear hailey mutter, "bitch." it takes all my energy not to flip them off. not like they'd see anyway. i hop up, brushing sand off my legs. "hails let's go home."

she reluctantly gets up, brushing a stray brown hair behind her ear. "do i look good?" she whispers giggling, right before we pass ray. i nod, and she glances at him in an attempt to flirt with him. i smile and wave at him, and he waves back. i'll admit my heart flutters a little. he noticed me. i glance back at hit and remind myself, he's 17 claire chill out. hailey and i walk up the boardwalk to where my grandparents are taking down our decorations. 

"gram what are you doing?" i ask her. crap. summer's not over, right?

"girls! you're here! there's supposed to be a big storm tonight. can you help me grab the rest of the decorations. we'll put them back up as soon as the storm passes, but i want everything to stay safe." uh oh. it's not a secret that i'm afraid of water. ever since my parents drowned i've wanted nothing to do with it. i stay as far away from it as possible. so a full blown storm does not sound good at all. 

i grab a couple of boxes, and hailey grabs the others. "can hailey stay over?" i ask, nervous about the weather. the sky is starting to turn a pale gray, and all i want to do is go inside. gram nods and i give her a side hug, then pack the boxes away into the storage unit. 

• • •

there's an empty unit hailey and i usually stay in when she comes over. i throw down a bunch of blankets, and grab the tv remote. there's some assorted items from past people who've stayed here, including a popcorn machine. i eventually figure out how to work it, and i make us a huge bowl of popcorn that we eat super quickly. 

i'm laughing along to the movie, finally settling in, when i hear the first crack of thunder.

an: this is my first fic ever so i'm not sure if it's good at all. i know it's a bit cringe but this is my first time writing like this so go easy on me ahaha. let me know if i should continue or what you like so far. i'm thinking of making most of it related to the movie, but then make it lgbtq+ and have some things that i won't spoil go in a different direction aha. feel free to comment anything you'd like to see. also this is for my friend so lmfao excuse that it's aquamarine related kfgjsdhkfjgdshkg