Chapter 1 ~ Introduction
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(Ruthie's POV)
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MICHAEL! I screamed dropping my bags and running to him jumping in his open arms knocking him to the ground. "I missed you so much," I said as my brother and I lay on the airport floor.
"I missed you to, Pix." He replied using his nickname for me. Even though I'm only thirty-seven minutes younger that Michael I've always been a little short for my age. Michael use to say I looked like a pixie, with my short and thin figure, choppy mid back length chocolate brown hair, and unique bright green eyes, hence the nickname Pix. "How was England?"
"It was amazing, so beautiful, I loved it, but I missed home I'm, glad to be back." I stated finely.
A year ago I lost my best friend and boyfriend in the same night, to each other. The most popular girl in school Cindy Crawford was throwing a bash to celebrate her new breast implants. I went with my best friend since third grade Katie and my boyfriend of a year Jace, a pretty normal thing for us. However later that night they both had disappeared and when I went to look for them I found them in bed together. SURPRISE! Anyways after that I shut down and then three months into the school year my English teacher recommended me to a program to finish the next six months of the school year in England, and since I wanted to get away from everything I jumped at the chance. And now I'm back.
I laughed and we got up off the floor and headed our way to the baggage claim, "how mom and dad?" I asked him as we waited for my bags.
"Well they're mom and dad," He answered running his fingers through his light caramel hair as his blue eyes focused on me. "You know how they are." Our mom and dad are lawyers and never home. Michael and I were partially raised by our nanny Riesa, who left us to care for her sick dad when we reached the age of fifteen.
"Where is Christian?" I asked looking behind my brother.
"He had something to do; he'll be over later." Michael replied. Christian is my brother best friend; he grew up with Michael and me. His father and our father were best friends in college and now work together at the law firm while his mother is a doctor. So he's a rich kid raised by a nanny just like us. In fact we were raised by each other nannies for we were earthier at his house or he was at ours. He was mainly at our house. But I'll explain him a little more later on.
"So what happened the last couple months of school so I'm not blindsided when we go back?" I tested not really sure if I wanted to know the answer.
"Not much, it was school. Mr. Fish, the biology teacher was arrested for child porn, and Mrs. Lang the math teacher got married to a new football couch Mr. Danes. As for student gossip, Mike and Georgia (the golden couple) broke up after three year together. Bailey Hunter is pregnant again, but the time with Asher Thai's baby. Jenna Jordan is still a massive drama bitch..." he said stalling for he knew what I was really asking.
"Michael, just tell me," I finally demanded.
"Yes, Katie and Jace are a couple." He sighed as my stomach dropped for just a second but then I smiled pretending I didn't care.
"Hey Michael, it is okay I'm over it, really. Now let's just get home, I'm tired." I assured him as we finally saw my bags coming towards us. Michael grabbed my bag and we headed out to his car and started home. I slid into the passage seat of Michael's black camaro rolled down the window leaning my head back enjoying the wind hitting my face, can't wait to get and take a nap.
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"Pix, Pix, Pix, wake up." I heard my brother voice call as my eye flutter open later that day.
I awoke in my Midnight blue painted bedroom, laying upon my silver glittery bedspread looking up at the glow-in-the-dark night sky stickers that Michael, Christian and I put up when I was seven. I sat up and examined my room; it looked exactly as I left it. My wide screen TV hang on the wall across from my bed with my remote and stack of my favorite movie settling on the rectangle coffee table that sat up against the wall underneath the TV in front of the small purple blow up couch that sat at the end of my bed. A window sat on earthier side of the TV that opens to a flat roof that I like to lay out on during the warm nights. To the right of my room sat my oak desk where my laptop and school materials were sprawled out, my light lime green glitter book bag sitting on my computer chair, and bunch of pictures pinned to the cork board above my desk. To the left of my desk sat my floor to ceiling bookcase filled with more books than it could hold a few books sitting on the floor beside it unable to fit them. To the right of my desk sat my six drawer dresser and mirror, which all my hair and makeup is swept across it, along with my docking station plus radio. To the left my walk-in closet sat with my own small bathroom that connected Michael's and my Jack and Jill bedrooms at the far end of the wall with a full length mirror resting on the closet door and stand up jewelry box sitting to the left next stood my glass curio cabinet of fairies that I've been collecting for ten years. To the left along the same wall as my bed was a small one drawer end table where a reading lamp rested, in the drawer were my journal and camera. Just a few feet down was my door where Michael just appeared.
"Pix, someone here to see you, and get ready, we're have a surprise for you." Michael stated with a smile.
I got out of bed walking through my closet and into the bathroom closing and locking the doors. I started the shower, stripped down tossing my dirty clothes into my pink laundry basket, stepping into the shower letting the hot water run over my body, as I scrubbed down my body and washed my hair with lemon scented shampoo and shower gel. I turn of the water dried off pulling on my light green robe, blow- dried my hair straighten it, and flipped out my choppy layers. I then got dressed in my ripped up white jean skirt, with a strapless black top. Topped off with light coat of black eyeliner and mascara, purple eye shadow, and promise pink lipstick coated over with clear gloss.
I slipped into my sliver flip glops standing front of my full length mirror trying to claps my moon and sat necklace when a voice sounded behind me, "You need help with that?"
"CHRISTIAN!" I yelled jumping into his arms as he caught me, wrapping his arms around my waist spinning me around. I wrapped my arms tight around his shoulders burying my face into his neck, his silk dark blond hair brushing across my cheek. The familiar scent of his apple spice cologne waft around me, and I felt right at home.
"Hey Pixie," he whispered in my ear before setting me back down on my feet. "How was England?" he asked.
"It was good, beautiful, had an amazing time. But glad to be home." I told him. "Can you help me with this?" I asked holding up the necklace walking back to my full length mirror as he took the necklace from me. His arm circled around me hold both end of the necklace as I raised my hair and he did the clasp, his finger gazes my neck lingering there for a bit as his warm light brown eyes locked with my dull green ones through the mirror. My brother's horn sounded, BEEP and we jumped as he removed his hand and I return to getting ready. He watched me as I put on my star dangle earrings and my black, purple, pink, and blue bracelets. "How do I look?" I questioned admiring myself in the mirror.
"You look great Pix, let's go," he urged as I grabbed my phone and we headed downstairs.
(Christian POV)
"Finally what took you two so long?" Michael whined as we climbed into his Camaro.
"Pixie insisted we have a little quickie," I joked as Ruthie gasped and slapped me in the back of the head as Michael back handed me in the stomach. "Just kidding," I rubbed the back of my head and lean forward holding my stomach as we laughed. If I was any other guy, I would have been a dead man.
Michael is my best friend; I've known him and Ruthie ever since birth. And if there one thing to know about Michael is that he is very protective of Ruthie. He kill anyone dares touch her; however I was the only guy he allowed to join in teasing her. That may have been the worst mistake he's ever made.
The awkward moment that had happen earlier with Ruthie isn't the first time something like that happened. We've had several moments like that for ten years now, since the day of our first kiss. Ruthie is beautiful, always has been, with her long milk chocolate hair and bright lime green eyes. I've had a thing for her ever since I can remember, and loved her since our first kiss at age eight. It was a hot summer day and Michael was sick with the flu, and their nanny, Riesa decided to take Ruthie and me to the park so we wouldn't catch it. However we were eight and thought we were too old for the park and settled for the swings. We swung for a while when she suddenly asked, "Have you ever kissed anyone, like a girl anyone?" I replied, "No! Have you ever kissed anyone, like a guy anyone?" She replied, "No." Then before I even knew what I was doing I lean over and touched my lips to hers just for a moment before pulling away slowly, "There now we both can say we've kissed someone before." I said as she looked away and smiling.
"Earth to Christian," Ruthie sang waving her hand in front of my face.
"Huh, what? What?" I asked looking back at her as she laughed.
"I asked if you tell me where we are going since brother being a meanie and won't tell me." She pouted.
"Sorry Pix, it's a surprise," I teased.
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A few minutes later we pulled up in front of the airport. "This is the airport," Ruthie stated.
"Yes, very good Pix," Michael said ruffling her hair as we made our way to a baggage claim.
"I give up, what are we doing here?" Ruthie whined turning her back to the baggage claim.
"You are here because of little old me," a sweet voice dashed with an English accent sounded behind her.
Ruthie span around, "Remy," she shouted throwing her arms around the beautiful petite red head. "What are you doing here?"
"Ask whichever one of them is Christian?" Remy said pointing to Michael and me.
"Remy this is my brother Michael and his best friend Christian," Ruthie introduced us with a bright smile. "Christian what is Remy doing here?"
"Well," Michael started. "A couple weeks ago when I called you up to confirm your flight dates you were out to class and Remy answered, and somehow it came up that she didn't have any plans this summer. And I you're always talking how you and Remy have become so close like the sister you never had, so Christian and I decided to invite her to visit as a surprise for you." He finished.
"Aw...thank you guys," Ruthie exclaimed hugging us. "Well let's go," She looped her arm with Remy and headed to the car as we grabbed Remy's bags, and head back to the house.
Ruthie and Remy sat in the back whispering and giggling the whole ride back to the house. Remy was in one word beautiful, she has shoulder length straight red hair and big brown eyes. She looks to be healthy weight, and about an inch or two taller than Ruthie. Yet in my personal opinion she has nothing on Ruthie.
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There the first chapter, hope you enjoyed! I know it's a little rocky and just kind of drop off there at the ending but please bear with me. Also please ignore grammar and error for its in process of being edited. Please comment and vote! Any and all comment, ideas, and suggestion are welcome and would mean the world to me! I hope to hear from you and I promise to update as soon as possible!