Eleven: Malibu Nights

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(Beatrix^)

Grayson Archer

"I wish I wasn't such a dreamer. I've ruined this life for myself." - N.M. Sanchez



She was hot. And it was making me uncomfortable in the most turned on way possible.

I liked making her happy earlier and buying her something, I even liked her sass, In a way.  Even though her sass makes me wanna choke her. But the way she looked in that swimsuit, I could have just died right there because god she looked hot. I'm not even fully focused on her body. I loved hearing her talk and so I kept asking her questions, I liked her personality. She's a pain in my ass but I love being around her, and her eyes. They are the most beautiful shade of golden brown I have ever seen. I love them, they look almost transparent in the Malibu sun.

I have a problem.

The group is now basically huddled up around where  Shawn and Kenan were sitting and talking to Zara. I walk over to Charlie's pool  chair and go to sit down beside him, which he sees and moves over for me to sit. "Where's Lexi?" Charlie asks. "She's right there coming." Raven says,pointing to where Alexia was and everyone looks back to see her walking over. Alexia comes over from the poolhouse. I'm guessing she went to the restroom. She takes a seat next to me in the little space that's left.

Her ponytail is so mesmerizing, I really want to pull it again. It's so curly and bouncy. Beatrix gets up and sits beside Kenan on the side Nevea isn't, leaving Scarlett on the small wooden pool chair in between the big lounge  chairs, and Shawn sitting in a chair with Kenan's chair. Raven is also in a small chair but in the middle of the two chairs at the end.

"So Alexia, what do you do back home? Like clubs? Sports? Anything?" Charlie asks. " I'm in beta club, theater club, and I'm a cheerleader." She answers.  So that's how she was good at acting earlier. " That's cute you wave pom poms around." Charlie says, laughing. "Actually, no I'm an all star cheerleader. It's much different and it's outside of school." She corrects. "What's it look like?"Kenan asks.  Alexia begins looking around as if she is looking for something and Raven speaks up, "Here, use my phone." Raven  hands Alexia her phone. Alexia types something before holding the phone in the middle of us and everyone leans in and watches.

It's a bunch of girls and even a few guys in black and white tiny uniforms with sparkly bows on a blue mat with Majors behind them. The uniforms are sparkly and there's a teal C4 on them. There is tumbling, jumping and some very crazy baskets and stunts. The video lasts for about three minutes and then it goes black and she hands Raven back her phone. "What is that?" I ask. "That's my cheer team. The C4 Bombsquad. We won world's last year." Alexia tells me. " You mean you can do that stuff in person." Beatrix says. " Well not the stunts, I can only do a little without a group but I can tumble for you." Alexia says, " Well show us something." Scarlett says, excitedly.

Alexia gets up and goes over to the grass patch and starts running and does a roundoff into a back handspring and then a step out into some weird thing where she comes out looking like she's flying into a back tuck.

I'm impressed.

I don't know how the fuck that is even possible. Everyone claps for it all and  I'm honestly speechless. "Bea aren't you obsessed with this kind of cheerleading." Shawn points out before looking at his phone. He would be the person to talk. " I mean yeah but I can't get into it." Bea answers. " There is a team here in California." Alexia says. " I can barely do anything. I can do the basics and the only flying I've done was in school and private coaching but that ended a couple months ago." Beatrix says. "Well I'm sure Lexi can help you." Charlie says. "Yeah you can be ready for tryouts in June." Alexia says. "Why would you do that, I haven't been nice to you." Bea says.

Alexia sighs and takes her seat and says "Well you are their friend and Grayson's sister and I want to be your friend too. If you'd like." Alexia says. "I can work with that." Bea says. " We need to start practicing. I want to go see Zara before it's too late." Shawn says.

Of course he dies.

We all take that as our cue and start getting up to start practice before he gets on our asses.


***

We use the pool house living room after we clear out some space. Beatrix decided to go inside and do whatever the fuck she wanted. She never really sticks around to hear us play.

Music isn't her thing. Which is totally fine, she loves her modeling, dancing and whatever else she does. Nevea and Alexia get snacks and sit around from most of it. Not that Nevea really pays attention; she just kind of scrolls through her phone. Alexia seems pretty interested though, kind of lost in her own head and the music.

"Did you guys like it?" Scarlett asks them. " I loved it." Alexia says and it kind of makes me smile. "It was fine." Nevea says, kind of boringly. "Wanna help us put this stuff up?" Charlie asks. " Sure." Alexia jumps up. " I'm gonna head out." Shawn says, putting his guitar down. "Yeah we know. Tell Z I said hey." Raven says and kisses Shawn's cheek. He wipes it off immediately and Raven flips him off. Raven does it sometimes not everytime just as a ya know love thing, but we all know Raven mainly goes for girls. Not that Shawn cares, he still hates it. Raven's bisexual but she's more into girls than guys and it'd be weird if she liked any of us though. It would just seem wrong.

We already have an in-band ship and we like that one.

I grab my guitar I keep here at my mom's and sit it to the side and I get Charlie's and his stand and head for the music room in here. I place everything in there and head back out to where the others are moving the furniture. Well except Nevea and Alexia ain't here anymore and it's just Scarlett, Kenan  and Charlie moving things back. "Alexia went to take our concert instruments back into the house so we can take them back home." Kenan explains. "Thanks guys, lock up." I say and toss Charlie the keys to the house. I can just tell they are all giving me looks right now.

Honestly I don't why when Kenan told me she is in the house I wanted to seek her out, but something in me just took hold and now I'm on my way to the house ready to find her. Maybe get a moment alone. I need to find a killswitch to turn whatever I feel for this girl off but it seems to never stop.

I walk across the path and into the house and pass Beatrix watching Fuller House. She watches that way too much. "Have you seen Alexia?" I ask her. "She went walking around, try upstairs." She replies. I go upstairs, skimming the spaces and pushing the doors to the rooms open slightly. Then I get an idea. She's someone like me so maybe she is drawn to me like I am her.

Maybe she is in my room.

I turn right and go to the third door. It's open and I see Alexia just looking around. She's standing by my guitar set up by the window where my piano and violin is. I guess I thought right. Something in me grows knowing I was right. It churns deeper, but it feels highly wrong.

This room is very different from my room at my dad's. This room feels more like me. I have carpet floors, cream walls with posters everywhere, gray furniture, and a wooden bed with blue covers and red sheets.  " I love this room." Alexia says, briefly turning around to look at me. I guess she heard me come in. " Thank you." I say, and walk farther into my room. "So many posters." She states. Alexia wanders over to the dresser and picks up one of the guitar picks out of the mason jar of them I have. She sits it down and moves into the tray of rings I have beside it. I walk closer to see which one she picks. She chooses the silver ring with my signature in 2D on top in black. She slides it onto her right pointer finger and admires it. It looks good on her.

"My mom got that for me after my first concert with Golden Star." I tell her, randomly speaking after the silence. " Oh I'm sorry I can take it off." She rushes out after quickly turning and looking at it. She's currently trying to pry it off her finger when I stop her. "It's fine. Keep it." I tell her. " I couldn't." Alexia shakes her head. "You can. I'm telling you to." I say and for once she doesn't say anything smart she just doesn't reply. I turn on my heels and go over to my closet. At this house it's just two black double doors with silver handles. My mom insisted I have a mirror on the door so I do.

I reach inside and pull out a white sweatshirt that has the outline of a torso in bones and some wide legged jeans . " You have concert tickets on your door." Alexia points out. " Yes, I started when we first got gigs and it's continued. I like the reminders." I answer and close the door to go to my dresser. "I didn't think you were sintomental like that." She tells me. "I'm not. I'm like stone" I say and open the drawer I need. " I'm thinking more like black coffee with a side of chocolate croissants." Alexia says. I can now hear her pacing behind me. I pick out my socks and then close the drawer and go to the next and find all my boxers neatly rolled up. I told my mom she doesn't have to do this but she insists. I picked out a pair. " Are you trying to make me a snack?" I ask and turn around. "You wish." She combats, with a slight roll of her eyes. "Good, because I'm definitely a meal Alexia."I say. She narrowed her eyes at me a bit and rises her head slightly before running her tongue across her top teeth on the inside of her mouth and nods a little before looking away. "I'll be back." I state before walking out.

I turn out of my room and begin walking down the hall as Kenan comes up the stairs. " Do you know where Lex is?" He asks. " My room." I answer and turn to go to the bathroom.

"Why?"

"Nothing I swear, she was in there all by herself all on her own. Besides I can't stand her." I continue walking and making my way to the bathroom to shower and change.

***

I walk out of the shower freshly clean and go downstairs to see what everyone is up to. I walk into the living room to see everyone huddled up talking. "When did you guys change and stuff? I ask them. " While you were in the shower. You stayed there for a while." Bea answers. Either way I don't mind. It's a peaceful place and sometimes I need thinking time plus there's like six other bathrooms around here. I mean two in the pool house, Bea's, the guest,my moms, and another one.

"Lex's mom is letting her sleepover and we want to do something fun before we have to go to your house." Scarlett says. " Astrid is in the hospital. Apparently she got sick but my mom told me not to worry and have fun." Alexia explains. " Yeah and Astrid is the evil best friend we hate." Charlie states. " Got it, we hate Astrid." I say, giving a thumbs up before sitting in the group. "How about we go out to eat and decide then what to do.''Raven proposes an idea.

We all agree with Raven and pack up everything and clean the house a bit for my mom before saying our goodbyes and hoping the cars to go out to eat.

We chose to eat at Neptune's Net. I like the place it's a nice 1960's retro vibe and the food is amazing even though I had seafood yesterday but seafood is something I don't think I could get tired of it.

We end up getting ready to leave around closing time which is seven, so Raven says the night is still young and we are not going home yet. The staff let us stay a bit longer and use the restroom as long as all of them get pictures so we agree.

As I walk out the restroom Charlie yanks me to the side. " Are you crazy, you idiot, you scared me." I whisper yell at him. " Yeah, okay, jumpy." He says. " Hey, Alexia already calls me grumpy. I don't need another dwarf name." I scowl at him. "Well listen up Grumps. I'm just vibing right holding Scars' hand and I kiss her on the cheek but as I am I feel a hand slip onto my upper thigh and I look over to see the she-devil sipping her drink innocently. Then Kenan kisses her and she squeezes my thigh before moving it." Charlie explains while looking around to make sure no one is listening. I tell he's kind of panicking by the sound of his voice.  "Well that period where she didn't do anything is out the window." I say. "Why are you crouched outside the bathroom?" Raven asks, looking at us strangely. "Just checking the view from down here," Charlie starts. " Yep all clear done here chief."

"You are some weird idiots but come on dumb and dumber, I have the best idea of how to spend our night." Raven says, taking her leather jacket and slipping it on. Raven has a biker grunge style. Like tonight she's wearing holey loose jeans with fishnets under a crop top with a leather jacket and leather boot heels, that are at least four to five inches.

Me and Charlie move from our spot and meet everyone at the front as they are walking out. Charlie gets in front of me and wraps his arm around Scarlett and gives her a kiss on the head.

Mental eye roll. Fuck, Love.

"You know, I had the money." Alexia whispers beside me. " I'm a gentleman and no other girl was paying for theirs." I reply. "Raven." Alexia states. " Kenan covered her." I correct her. "Thank you but I got it next time." Alexia says, as I open the door and the night air hits us. " I'll keep that in mind, Alexia." I can't even do anything nice for this girl. Why is she so difficult? Then again it's only been barely three days. I can't believe it's only been three days, it seems like forever.

Raven walks us all outside and then presents her idea. It's something we have all experienced before, except Alexia and Nevea. Nevea chooses to never participate because she doesn't want to break a nail. We even got Zara to do it and she does not like doing risky things. We're gonna do random store games but in relay form.

"How does it work?" Alexia asks. "Basically we choose something to wear because why do it in normal clothes then we spin a wheel to pick a store it has to be like walmart or target and we have a list of games we play." Scarlett answers. " The games include, hide and seek, cart races, secret sign an item, dodge ball and picture hunt." Charlie follows. " As far as secret signing an item we try to stick to our records,cds, and guitars."Raven tells her. "Spin the wheel for outfits." Kenan says. Raven pulls out her phone and types some stuff in. "I put in onesies,formal wear or Disney costume outfits." Raven says. We wait a few seconds and then Raven annonces the clothes are disney costume outfits. So we all go to our cars and head for our designer costume tour bus which happens to be parked at The Fortress.

"I didn't know Charlie lived in Malibu." Alexia says. "Now you do." I say. "Also why do you guys have a tour bus just for costumes and why would it have these kinds of costumes?" Alexia asks. "Child performances and visiting kids and stuff." Charlie says. We pull up to the big white modern style house and go around back to the RV garage and get out our cars. Charlie unlocks it and we all go looking around.

I end up being Woody and Charlie is Buzz Lightyear from Toy story. Scarlett is Minnie Mouse in an adorable fluffy and cute short dress and light up ears with red babydoll heels. Raven is Vidia from Tinkerbell with a purple dress and purple boots on with a half up, half down. Kenan is Hercules with the classic outfit most people wear and even included the little head wear. Neavea is Snow White.  Beatrix is Silvermist from Tinkerbell wearing a dark blue fading to a light blue long dress with white air forces under and iridescent wings and Alexia is Tinkerbell in the cutest short green dress and fairy wings.

Damn that's a short dress. She does look angelic in the outfit and I can't help but stare. I think she made me like the character more, although personally I've always thought Tinkerbell was sort of a pain in a way.

We all spin the wheel and we end up at Target. First cart races we all pick out a cart and find a middle aisle that is empty and pair up. Neavea and Kenan,Scarlett and Raven,Me and Alexia and Charlie and Bea. "Okay get ready,go!" Beatrix calls and we all run and jump on the buggies hoping to be first. Alexia looks around before she starts laughing and smiling.

We end in second place. Next is secret sign where we all separate for five minutes and then have a meet point. The meet point is electronics this time. We all start the timer at the same time and I run to the music area. I'm not going all out of the box like last time. Last time I signed the band shirts that were in store, this time I decided to sign a guitar. I snap a picture when I'm done and meet back at point seeing Alexia and Kenan already there. "What did you sign?" I ask Alexia. " CD cover not that it matters I'm not one of you so I added the morning stars in front of my name and I just signed it Lex with a heart." Alexia answers. "You?" I ask Kenan. " Record player." He states.

Next is picture hunt where we get four items and we have to take a picture within five minutes. I pair with Bea this time so Alexia is with Charlie. The items are a facemask, chocolates,  a toy car, and  a stuffed animal. Me and Bea start with toys and then, the stuffed animal(we choose a giraffe), then a cucumber face back and finally some Hersey's chocolate before getting back to the meeting point.

Finally is Hide and Seek.

This time I am back with Alexia. "Go!" Raven shouts. We all run because Raven is giving us a forty second head start. I pull her to the toilet paper aisle. "Why are we

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