-AMANDA-
"Wake up, Amybear!" Nath's loud and shrill voice hurt my ears.
-Darn it! I really hate it when I get waked up like this!-
I forcefully open my eyes as I groan. I spot the two monsters beside me.
I shoot them my best dead glare. "What are you-"
Courtney smiles at me and wraps her arms around my upper body. "Happy 18th birthday! Happy birthday, biatch!~ Happy birthday!"
"I can't believe you're finally 18! My baby girl is growing so fast!" Nath wipes his fake tears out of his eyes.
"You sure are growing into a wonderful woman!" Court winks at me.
-18... Why is that so depressing? Ugh... I'm so old.-
"Thanks." I smile.
Nath gently nudges Courtney, making her move to the side. He plumps next to me and pulls me into a hug.
My phone vibrates beside me, making me stare at it.
Courtney snatches it first and sends me an obvious wink. "It's from your love." She is obviously making fun of me. I flush and release myself from Nath.
-Yes, I named him like that. No, I am not ashamed of having done that.-
"Stop..." I mutter and take the phone from her hands.
Nath and Courtney laugh out loud. I choose to ignore them and read Raven's message.
My love:'Happy 18th birthday, babe.❤ Can't wait to see you and kiss the hell out of you. ;) '
I stare at the picture for a while and smile. How can he be so good looking with his 'sleepy face'? He can kill me with just one look. I can't wait to see him, although we saw each other yesterday already.
-Oh darling... Even the smallest words he sends me, makes me smile and blush. I am really happy that I've made the right decision. I would never trade him for anybody else.-
After a while, I get loads of messages from the squad. I catch myself smiling wider as I read through it.
Blair:'HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA!🥰🎁🎊🎉❤'
Crystal:'HAPPY B-DAY! YOU SLAYIN' QUEEN!🥰🤗💋❤ '
Kim:
-Why does he know how to make me laugh? I swear, Kim really knows how to make one's day.-
Crystal:'The fukkkk-😂😂😂😂'
Dash:
Kim:' That's what HE said.😂'
Sam:'Freakin-'
Lance:'Shieet.🤣🤣'
Kace:' Damn memes.🙄'
Blair:'😂😂😂😂'
Dash:' Call me: ' Mr. Steal your girl' 😉'
Lance: 'Happy birthday, beautiful! 😘💋'
Kace:'Thank you, darling~😚'
Lance: 'Shut up, you old fart. I wasn't talking to you.'
Kace:'Why you gotta do me like that?😒'
Kace:'Happy birthday, Amanda!❤🥰'
Sam:
Lance:'😂😂😂😂'
Blair:'He right doeee~😂☺️'
Crystal:'🤣🤣🤣'
Kim:'HAHAHAHA'
Kace:'Bruhhh, why didn't I come up with that first¿?¿?😩👊 🤣🤣'
Sam:'Am I right or am I right?'
-They make me happy. I have the best friend group ever!-
Me:'Thank y'all for the love and greetings!🤗❤'
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After a couple of minutes, struggling my way out of the birthday regards from people (especially parents), I managed to drive away safely. I told Raven to wait for me in our meeting spot and not come all the way here to my place, just to drive back there. We had an argument for 30 min straight, until he gave in. Yes, he still refuses to listen to me sometimes. I still find it cute though.
Nath told me, that Raven and the others are waiting in the amusement park already. As always, they never fail to make me smile. I have a good feeling that this will be the best birthday I will ever have.
My heart races as soon as I spot them. Never thought that this is how my 18th birthday would look like. If I haven't had met them, I would be stuck in my room right now and watch Netflix all day long. Or my parents would force me to do a debut with all my relatives surrounding me. Yeahhh, that ain't gonna happen now.
Crystal and Blair hurry towards me with big smiles on their faces. "I'd greet you once again, but I think you have enough of it." The model says and I nod. -They know me way too good.-
Both of them squeeze me to death. When I say to death, I mean it. They don't release me until the others the others tear us apart.
The boys are wearing summer clothes. Shorts, Tank tops, baseball caps etc. I'm surprised that even my boyfriend is wearing shorts. I always thought he hated those. Furthermore the girls are wearing shorts and I'm the only one, who decided to wear a plain dress. -I wanted to look nice for him. Okay?-
"Happy birthday!" Lance grins widely and locks me in his huge arms. I fear, that he could kill me by the look of his huge muscles. Yes, he is one of the boys who wear a tank top, just to flex hard.
"Thank you." Even though I can't stand hearing greetings, I smile and hug him back.
Somehow Lance and I are like siblings. He makes me feel like I'm a part of his family and it makes me happy. I always wished to have a big brother.
"Get your filthy hands off her, jerk!" Kace pushes him aside and wraps his arm around me.
I startle a bit, but chuckle as I notice how embarrassed he actually is. He notices the stares the squad is giving him and let's go off me. "What? You girls hugged her, so why can't I?"
Sam rolls his eyes and gently strokes my head, like a big brother. "Cause you're gay."
"You are gay." The model hisses.
A small smirk curves up Sam's lips. "May I remind you, who has a girlfriend? Exactly, me."
Kace narrows his eyes at him, making the others laugh. "Shut the fuck up!"
Dash and Kim stand beside me, while the two start running around. Kace chases Sam, who's just laughing.
"Saw the memes?" Kim asks as he wraps his arm around my shoulders.
"Yeah." I grin. "I knew you would send me those."
"Good." He seems happy about it. "Do you want to me to send you more?"
Before I can answer, Dash removes his hands off my shoulder. "She doesn't. Get over it." Then he pulls me into a hug.
-Geez, what is wrong with these guys?-
"Hands off! She's mine!" Kim barks, but Dash just lifts his middle finger up.
I perceive the stares of my boyfriend, who seems slightly annoyed by them. I swallow my laughter and send him a small smile. "The day hasn't started yet and y'all are trying to snatch my baby away."
Lance gently pokes Raven's side belly. "Awww, is someone jealous?"
"Yes." His cousin coldly says.
"Wow, why can't you just play along for once? Always so direct." Lance grins and turns to look at us. "Aight, ladies! You heard the man. Get your sausage fingers off his baby!"
People suddenly stare at us,because of Lance. The boys laugh out loud and let go off me. I admit, It was a bit funny.
"Yes, ma'am!" They say in unison and grunt afterwards. -Gawwd....-
"It's 'Yes, Sir!', you stupid."
"You sure?"
"Where them balls at?"
"Are ya tran-"
"FUCK YOU!" The broadman snaps out and chases each one of them. Even my bestfriends and the girls follow them. They disappear with the crowd and I am left alone with my boyfriend.
Raven hugs me from behind and gently squeezes me. I feel the warmth on my neck as he places soft kisses to my flesh. It tickles me a bit. "Happy birth-"
I stop him, before he can finish his sentence. "Babe, no. I have enough of greetings."
He stares at me with his heterochromia eyes and chuckles. "Alright, baby." He releases me and scoops my check to face him. I'm not used to his sudden actions and still blush. "I couldn't get any sleep. I was so excited to see you again."
It's cute and makes it flatters me, but I still laugh at him. "We saw each other yesterday!"
A small smile curves up his attractive face. "Doesn't matter. I still miss you every second you aren't beside me." His lips are gently pressed to mine and once again, I am locked. Whenever he does this, I shut everything off and let him take the lead.
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"Go get him!" Kace hypes Lance up, who's trying to shoot the zombies in the screen.
"I am trying! I need help though! Where's Sam?" The childman growls and seeks so focused aiming with the controller that looks like a riffle.
"I am here, Commander." Sam is right next to them and also seems focused on the screen.
The boys are playing some sort of Shooting game in a stall. They look so focused and are holding a conversation only they understand. I bet they the don't even notice the kids behind them, who are waiting for 15 minutes already.
Raven taps me on my shoulder and tells me to watch the three on the other side. I look over to Nath, Kim and Dash. They are standing beside a boxing machine.
Dash has the arms of his T-shirt crampled up, revealing his huge biceps. He has the stance of a boxer and is focused.
"You are the man!" Kim hypes him up. "Just hit it already!"
"Imagine that he has kissed the love of your life infront of you!" Even Nath is starting to 'motivate' him. "Now, Who is the man?"
"I am the man!" The latino quietly mumbles.
"WHO IS THE MAN?!" Kim asks louder.
"I AM THE MAN!" Dash glares at the bag and suddenly punches it. The bag goes up and the wheel starts spinning.
-Aggression problems. Check.-
Raven laughs as he stares at them. "Yes, you are!" He yells back and Dash lifts his thumbs up with a smile on his face. "This is what the squad is like."
I catch myself smiling too. "I know. They are out of this universe."
Raven sends me his warm smile and stares back at them. "Yeah, Kinda. Just like you, except that they can't be compared to you."
He always surprises me with his sudden words. It makes me smile and feel loved.
"You sure know how to make me blush." I grin as our eyes meet. -Damn, he is really 'mines'?-
He scoops his huge hands to mine and gently squeezes it. His eyes shimmer at me. "Want to escape with me?"
-Hold on!- I notice that no one is paying attention at us. Everyone is busy with playing sports of things. I stare back at him. "We can't just leave them here."
"Why not?" He sounds a bit upset.
"What do you mean with 'Why not?' They are here to hang out with us. We can't just randomly walk away. " I giggle as he slowly pushes his bottom lip to the front. He is sending me those 'puppy eyes'. I try to look away unbothered, but he just can't release his eyes off me.
He frowns and shifts his body side to side with our hands locked together. "C'mon~ they can catch up later. They look busy and won't even notice that we are gone... Can't I even spend some time with my love alone ... without having them around?"
-He still has his childish side. It's cute and all, but he is kinda clingy.... I love it.- I playfully roll my eyes and smile. "Alright. Let's go!"
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I notice the stares we get. I understand that it is weird to see someone like me, walking beside a hot man. But I learned that their opinions shouldn't matter to me. Raven is meant to be with me. He said it himself.
"You'e damn quiet." I hear him say beside me. I turn my head to stare at him and smile.
"What should I do? I'm not used to the high places." I refer to the ferris wheel we are sitting right now. I don't know why I choose to spend time here. Maybe it is because I wanted to avoid people's stares afterall.
Raven places his hands on mine, making my heart skip a beat. "You're meant to be mine. I was meant to be yours. Don't forget that." He lifts our hands up and gently places his lips to my hand.
-He can read my mind.-
I blush and look away from him. "W-Well obviously!" I awkwardly laugh.
I can hear him chuckle aswell. His melodic voice always calms me. "If it is that obvious, then why can't you reflect it back to everyone?"
-What?-
"What do you mean?" I raise my eyebrows at him. He seems amused by the look on my face and smirks back.
"You said, you are mines. Correct?"
"Correct."
"You said, you will marry me in the future and we will make cute babies. Correct?"
-Why is he bringing up these cheesy stuffs I've told him!? Geez! It's embarrassing!-
"C-Correct." I forcefully respond.
"You promised me, that you will fight back for me too. Correct?" His eyes stare intensely into mine, making it impossible to look away. The longer I stare into his eyes the more it reminds me, how I fell in love with him. He just knows me too well.
"Correct." I smile. "Why are you even asking me these stuffs, when you know my answer anyways?"
His deep dimples bore into his cheeks
as he lifts the corners of his lips. "Because I wanted to remind you, that no matter what happens, we belong together. We made it through once and always will. As long as our bond, called love, stays within us."
I'm speechless. Raven has always been
mysterious and mature, but sometimes it scares me by how far he can actually go.
-How does he always think ahead of me? It seems like he is planning our future, before I can even come up with an Idea. This is how well he knows me.-
"So don't give me that look, when we are surrounded by people. Their stares and opinions don't matter to me. Everyone judges, but that shouldn't bother us." He simply says, making me feel like a fool.
I thought he didn't notice. He seems so unbothered, when we walk together. -I'M SO STUPID! UGH!-
"Okay." I smile at him.
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-RAVEN-
Amanda and I spent the whole day together. We played in arcade games, did some carnival games and won a huge teddy bear for her. We even rode the rollercoaster, although I was the only one who was laughing during the ride, while she was screaming.
What can I say? This is the type of date I always wanted to do with a special someone. Just us, being ourselves and laughing all day long. I This day will be one of my favourites. It's amazing how a simple thing can turn into something special.
"I missed a tons of calls from the squad!" Amanda suddenly says and stares at her phone. -Ahh, shit. I forgot that they were here too.-
She looks like a 15 year old girl, who missed her parents' phone call, while she's on a date. -Why do I like that sort of imagination?-
I groan as my phone starts to vibrate aswell. I spot Lance's name on it and shut it on purpose. "Seems like we have to join them, again." I say and notice that she hastily eats her hotdog. I grunt by the look of it. Even watching her stuff herself, makes me smile. Gawd, I'm crazy for her.
She notices me staring and blushes. "W-What is it?"
"Nothing. Just eat up. Want mine?" I smile and hand her the hotdog. She stares at it and squints her eyes at me.
"It's fine. Take it." I laugh as she grabs it.
-I like it, when she eats. It gives me a feeling that I can feed her with my own hands, like a real man.-
It takes us 15 minutes to meet the whole squad again. We found out that they were searching for us the whole time and were mad at me for not informing them beforehand. To be frank, I did it on purpose.
"Where's Lance?" Dash looks around.
"I swear, that childman always disappears at times like this!"
"He's doing dance battles with 8 year old kids." Kace suddenly blurts out.
-What the hell is Lance up to again? He is so unpredictable sometimes.-
The whole squad groans.
"What the fuck?"
"Of course he did!"
"Frederick is an idiot after all!"
"Why doesn't that surprise me?"
We spot a crowd next to the bumper cars and decided to check it out. Just as we expected it Lance and two little boys are surrounded by the crowd. -It can't be any more embarrassing, now can it?-
"You really want to take me on, don't you?" My stupid cousin tilts his head to the side.
One of the boys sticks his middle finger out and smiles. "Fuck you!"
-Wow. I couldn't do it any better.-
Lance looks annoyed and raises his voice at them. "Okay. You obviously have no respect to elders and try to act though in front of me right now. I'd say we should fight like man versus man, but I would be in jail if that happens. So-"
"Blah blah blah! You sound like an old fart! Get to the point, asshole!" The other boy barks back, making the squad laugh out loud. -I like these boys already.-
My cousin growls underneath his breath and bawls his fists. "First you provoke me with bumping your damn ass car to mine-"
"Why else is it called bumper car, stupid?" The boy is clearly making fun of him.
"That's it! We are going to do a fucking dance battle! If I manage to impress the fuck out of you little brats, you better obey me with the fullest respect!" -No Lance, just no...-
The squad can't seem to hold their laughter back.
-I am cringing right now. I feel embarrassed for Lance.-
"And if we win?" The other one asks.
A laughter escapes Lance's lips. "That won't happen."
Kim rolls his eyes. "Guys, who wants to bet?"
Dash opens his wallet and hands him 10 dollars. "I bet 10 bucks that these two will win." Sam, Nath and Kace join him. -Are they serious right now?-
The little boys roll their eyes in unison. "We'll see about that. I want that blue teddy bear in your hand." The younger looking one points at the object.
Kace sighs beside me. "How long is this going on?"
"Don't ask me." I say.
"What? Hell nah!" Lance looks mad about it. -Oh gawd...-
"Yes." The elder one says.
Sam and Dash suddenly approach them. I could've done the same thing and put an end to all of this, but I would literally just destroy myself, when people realise that I know him. Lance's cockiness enters the room. "Oh, Sammy and Dash! You came in the right ass timing!"
Sam shoots him a dead glare, before kneeling infront of the boys. Dash grabs the teddy bear fromm Lance and hands it over to Sam.
Sam passes it to the little boy. "Sorry boys. Take this and ignore that idiot, okay?"
The two seemed satisfied and smiled back, before leaving them.
"ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!" My cousin barks.
"You could've been in jail and your name would be in the newspaper's headline." Sam says and shuts his eyes. He's obviously annoyed by him.
"SO WHAT?! THOSE TWO LITERALLY JUST STOMPED ON MY PRIDE! AS A MAN IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE-"
"What pride?" Dash looks annoyed aswell. "You call yourself a man? Fighting little kids?"
Lance narrows his eyes at him. "SHUT THE FUCK UP! I'M TALKING-"
"NO! NO! NO! YOU LISTEN TO ME!" The latino man fires back.
Lance angrily grabs the two by their heads. " YOU TWO LITERALLY JUST EMBARRASSED MY ASS INFRONT OF THEM!?"
Sam and Dash are just laughing at him, while the rest of us are just weirded out by Lance. -Just Thank God that this is all over!-
"Dance battle? Seriously now?" Crystal asks.
"I couldn't just punch them in their faces! I would be in jail!" Lance responds.
"You would've lost anyways." Kim grunts, making my cousin send him dead glares. Again, we laugh at his pathetic ass.
"SHUT UP!" He yells.
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"Lance is really funny." Amanda giggles as we park next to her house. Yes, we decided to leave the amusement park since Lance already made a name in that place. We won't be showing ourselves there no more.
"No, he's just stupid. That makes him funny." I say and smile as I think about it again. Lance started a fight, because two boys kept bumping their cars on his, inside the bumper cars arcade. I can't anymore. How stupid can one be?
Amanda doesn't say anything and just giggles. We've been told to come to her place, since her parents are preparing the food right now. I'm sure my family is already inside there.
Sam and Crystal appear infront of us. He points at the mansion, meaning to tell me that we should get out and I nod at him. The squad is already here before us.
Before Amanda steps out the car, I hold her back. "What is it?" She asks.
"Hold on, babe." I grab my bag and take the red rectangular wrapped present out. I've been dying to see her reaction once she has seen this. It is the very first exemplary. "Happy birthday." I smile as she blushes.
She carefully takes it and smiles back, making my heart race like crazy. Not so fast, heart. "C-Can I open it?" She looks eager to open it.
"Of course." I try to play cool, but I'm excited aswell. -Shhh, she won't notice it anyways.-
She wraps it up and squeals. I flinch a bit. "OH MY FREAKING MUFFIN! YOU WROTE ANOTHER BOOK!?" -This is not what I expected, but it's far more better from my imagination.-
I blush as she smiles all brightly at me.
"Yeah..."
Her grey orbs flash curiosity out."When and how did you?-"
"Lance's mom works in The new york times and handed that to me last week. It's the first exemplary." I say.
-I gave her my black notebook, when I started writing a story about us. It looks like auntie knew me too well and prepared it all for me.-
The book's cover is red and has a gold front on it. I named the book 'Because of you'...Why? That's cause, she appeared in my life. She changed me.
Amanda pulls me into a hug. "I LOVE IT!" She continues to kissing my cheek, making me feel embarrassed and loved at the same time.
"And I love you." I respond back and pull her into a passionate kiss. As our lips touch a sort of spark pops out inside of me. It feels like our worlds just collided.
She pulls away from the kiss and a soft giggle escapes her irresistible lips. "I love you too." Her cheeks are heated and the look she is giving me drives me crazy.
"Good." I try to keep calm and smirk. "I thought you loved the book more than me."
"Oh, Raven!" She rolls her eyes and pulls me back into a kiss.
We get interrupted though. I groan and forcefully pull away from her lips. Surprisingly, it's not anyone of my squad.
It's Mr. Miller himself. His eyes are narrowed at me, making me gulp. I hastily move a few inches away from her and curse internally for being so reckless. Even Amanda gasps in surprise.
-DAMN IT! WE'RE IN HER HOUSE! YOU SHOULD BE MORE AWARE, STUPID!-
I get out from the car and awkwardly stand infront of him. "I was just-" I get cut off before I can even explain myself. He will kill me without finding the real reason behind it.
"No, my Son. I saw and I understand." He says calmly and waves at his daughter. I somehow feel relieved and aware at the same time. "I was actually just going to tell you to come for dinner, since it's ready already. And now I catch you doing this."
"Sir, I-"
Again I get cut off with his sudden stare. His strict grey eyes bore deep in my soul. "What did I say about kissing and all those mushy cheesy stuffs? No kissing when I'm around!"
"Yes, Sir." I feel like a damn child, getting his ass whooped by his dad.
A small smirk curves up the broad mans lips. "Get your ass inside, Son. It's cold." With that he leaves us all alone again. My heart feels like it just sunk into my feet. -Oh shit.-
Amanda hugs me from behind. She smiles as I turn to look at her. "Let's go. Inside our home." She calmly says.
-Our home... This woman...-
I gently kiss her forehead and smile back. "Home is when you are with me."
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Author: Hope you enjoyed this bonus chapter!
Did it make you smile at least once? :)