Sophiana squezzed her eyes shut. She tapped her thighs nervously. Charlie grabbed her hand "I see you are as nervous as me," She nodded and held his hand. She the car crush the gravel and when the engine cut she opended her eyes to see a huge 3 level beach house. Sophiana turned to see what Daisy thought, her toddler brain was focused on the toy she wanted to eat, and Melody was knocked out due to being 3 months old. She grabbed her vintage suitcase out of the car, charlies sleek black one, and a a pink one with a pig nose for the girls. She unbuckled Daisy who toddled into the yard and tried to eat a flower "Daisy Elliot stop that!" Charlie blocked the sun from his eyes and got the baby carrier out of the car. "Are we the first ones here?" Sophiana looked in the long driveway for another car "No I see someones elses car." As soon as she said that they heard a call from the large house "Hello!" Sophiana waved and picked up Daisy and put her on her waist to prevent her from eating anything else.
Alice's blue and lavender Spider Fiat convertible pulled into the driveway, Alice's hair was long and had lightened somewhat, and had gotten longer as she got older, her hair now reaching halfway down her back. She wore her blue fade sunglasses, gray skinny jeans and gray spectator oxfords, a light brown braided belt around her waist. She wore a white Peter Pan blouse, and had a feathered headband horazontally placed on her head. "WE'RE HERE!!!" she called, Alina Zinnia and Esther crammed in the back, Orion jolting awake in the front.
"this is the place, right?" paul asked uncertainly. "of course! you can't miss the fiat..." Hazel smiled in reply. Paul eased the car up the driveway and into the separated parking spaces at the end(such arrangements were needed for such a large house). "We're here, pumpkin!" she poked the napping Kitty, rousing her from her sleep. Kitty rubbed her eyes and peeked out the window. Hazel got out of the car and stretched her legs after the long drive. She wore destroyed skinnies, mint green sandals, and a soft grey cardigan, sleeves pushed up, wrapped with a narrow studded leather belt. Her sloppy ponytail was adorned by a simple filigree leaf clip. The warm see breeze ruffled her hair a little, and she felt relaxed. Paul got out of the car too, and opened the door for little kitty, who was also pleased to get out of the car. Together, the little family grabbed their luggage, walked up the front steps, and rang the doorbell.
Sophiana put her bags down in a room, and stretched. She glanced at the wall and saw a mirrior. She straightened her outfit up before she went outside.Her aqua blue hair was in soft curls ending at her shoulder blades, and her pale white skin was complete with ruby red lips, silver glittery eyeshadow, and pale pink blush. She had high-waisted blue sailor pinup style shorts, with blue and white striped thigh- high socks with anchors pins at the top. She wiggled her toes in the ruby red high heels. The shirt was tucked into her pants and was white, and ruffled. She had a tiny sailor hat on the pile of curls. She heard the cars and rubbed her lips together. She grabbed Daisy from a trying to pull down the lamp wih fake seashells on it. "Daisy Waisy you are going to eat something bad one day and make me feel like crap." She skipped as best she could with high heels and a toddler. SHe set Daisy on the drive and flung her arms out "DAAHHHHLINGS!" Charlie put his hand around her waist as the familys approached the huge house. Sophiana kissed everyones cheeks and Charlie hugged the Alice and Hazel, and shook hands with the dudes. He had a white button down shirt with the bottom and top two buttons undone, a pair of Khaki cargo shorts, and a old beat up pair of brown sandals. Daisy tried to eat another flower in the green yard, and Sophiana scooped her up and wiped the dirt off her mintgreen sundress with yellow buttons on the straps, her black hair in a messy pigtails on the top of her head. Her little feets had little black converses that totally contadict the cute dress.
-- Edited by sophiana tsuki on Wednesday 10th of February 2010 08:17:09 PM
Zinnia hopped out of the car, holding Alina's hand. They were wearing matching open-backed dresses, Zinnia's striped in a bright yellow, Alina's in a navy blue. White braided headbands sat on top of their heads. Esther clambered out slowly, reaching for Zinnia's hand as Alina slapped it away snobishly. She was dressed in dark washed high-waist shorts, little lilac heart buttons adorning the front. She had a long sleeved pale blue ruffled blouse tucked into the front, and she wore black tights. A wide brim hat that was too big hung lopsided on her head, her pale white hair hanging down straight a little past her shoulders. They all wore black mary-janes.
"Sophiana! Hazel!" Alice called, waving and skipping over, hugging her friends. Orion shook Charlie's hand vigorously, and high-fived Paul. Zinnia and Esther went to say hello to Kitty and Daisy, while Alina stood stoic and folded her arms, pouting. "So, what's the dealio?" Alice asked, looking at Sophiana. "Loving the outfit," she smiled, poking her hat. "Liking the belt, Hazel," she added, noticing the silver studs catching the light. "How have you all been?" Alice asked, stretching her arms around their shoulders. "So, if we go to the beach I'll need a few to prep Esther- She isn't wearing enough sunblock for hours on the beach."
4-year old kitty walked up to Esther and gave her a gentle four-year-old hug. "haii!" she cried. Quickly distracted, she ran over to daisy and hugged her too, followed by zinnia. Hazel hugged all her friends simultaneously, thanking alice for the compliment. She said hello to all the kids, as did Paul, and led the group inside to prep for the beach. In the room she selected, she tossed her suitcase on the bed and got out the beach bag. "mummy mummy, when are we gonna see the ocean? " kitty tugged on Hazel's shirt. "Soon, kit, we have to put on bathing suits first, and sunscreen!" "but mummy i want to go nowww....meow meow meow!" kitty pouted, tugging on a blonde pigtail. Hazel rolled her eyes, sighed, and rummaged around in the bag to find their swimsuits. Kitty flopped on the floor, sighing. "what does my swimming suit look like mummy?" she asked, boredly. hazel found kitty's swimsuit- a little one piece with a little skirt piece attached. It was pale blue with a picture of a kittten on it. Kitty squealed with joy and went to the bathroom to attempt to put it on. Hazel, meanwhile, pulled out her own bathing suit and a button down, ruffle-edged romper as a cover-up. She laid them on the bed and went back downstairs to everybody.
-- Edited by Hazel Solomon on Wednesday 10th of February 2010 08:18:29 PM
-- Edited by Hazel Solomon on Wednesday 10th of February 2010 08:27:18 PM
Sophiana smiled "So we are swimmin'?" She looked at the familes "You should probably bring in your bags and stuff first" She walked up the stairs "This house is HUGE!" Charlie looked at a pool table in the game room on the third floor "I bet none you could beat me." Sophiana Hip checked him "I bet I could." He shrugged "So what are we going to eat I mean I could grill some stuff while we go to the beach?"
Alice smiled. "Swimming sounds great!" she said, running up stairs and picking a room. After folding her clothes and putting them in one of the dressers, she pulled out her bathing suit, a black and white zig-zagged one piece that tied around the neck. She took out matching aqua one pieces for Alina and Zinnia, one side of the bathing suit going over the shoulder. She then took out Esther's, which was white with long sleeves and a ruffle train down the front with little black decorative buttons. She put on her swim suit, and pulled on a blue Chambray jumper, the high waisted shorts and matching tank top connected at the waist. She then donned some navy gladiators, and exited the room, looking for her children to get them dressed.
After prepping her girls for the beach, Alice returned to the living room and sat down with the rest of her friends, catching Charlie's last words. "Ooooh, grilling on the beach. That'd be really great, Charlie!" she said, whist hoisting Esther up into her lap. "Kebabs would be really great on the beach- I brought sparklers, if anyone wants them,"
"we could catch the sunset!" hazel added, Imagining the cool sand, kebabs and sparklers, and a beautiful sunset. "I've gotta go change!" she dissappeared upstairs. In her room she put on her bathing suit- pale blue with a rose print. she pulled her romper on over it, and abandoned her mint green sandals for beige lace up ones. She removed the clips from her hair, replacing it with a black braided headband, pushed back to keep the hair out of her face, grabbing kitty and a sturdy leather satchel containing all needed beach apparatus. She then went back downstairs again.
Sophiana took Daisy upstairs and Charlie carried Heidis baby carrier. Sophiana flunch clothes around the room till she found her bathingsuit "Volia!" She called out, she slipped into the suit and shot her hip out "BAM!" Charlie nodded "Foxy." It was a Cupcake pink bikini, the top was cupcakepink with a black stripe on the hem. The bottom was bikini style and it had a little black skirt. She went it the kids bag and got Daisy's yellow one piece with A sun on the chest. Charlie had light blue swim trunks and a plain white tee. He put on the sandals and investigated the kitchen, He found a basket and filled it up with the stuff he would need, He looked the the stairs and Sophiana had a plain red and white polkadot cover up, Pink herat shape sunglasses, and a tote with various anime cartoon animals on the front. She had lose black converse on her feet while balancing Melodys carrier and the beach bag. Charlie put the man-baby-bonding-carrier pouch thing on and put melody in it, grabbed the basket filled with dinner stuff and grabbed Sophs hand. Daisy quickly grabbed the other hand so no one else could have it. The cute family walked down the boards towards the water, til they got to the small little private beach. Charlie and Heidi stayed on the deck-area and Sophiana and Daisy sat on the chairs waiting for the others.
Alice quickly followed the group out of the door, grabbing her brown Deux Leux shoulder bag as she went. Orion followed her out, Alina gripping his blank swimming trunks loosely and glaring daggers at Esther, Daisy and Kitty, then making a pitiful smile whenever Zinnia looked back at her. They finally caught up with Sophiana and Charlie on the beach, Zinnia quickly overtaking the crowed and jumping headfirst into the ocean, Esther in tow. Alina plopped down on the beach and scrawled "I AM SAD" in the sand, then folded her arms. Kitty Daisy Zinnia and Esther were at the water's edge.
With kitty already at the water's edge, hazel and paul followed down to the beach. Hazel set up two chairs, choosing a spot near sophiana's. Hazel fell into her chair and took off her shoes, digging her feet into the sand. she noticed Alina sitting grumpily in the sand, and felt a little sorry for her, but at the same time wondered why she didn't join her sisters. Kitty, meanwhile stared at the water and attempted to jump over each ripple that came near her. She handed daisy half of a shell that she found, then went back to playing with the water. When she got tired, she waddled back up the beach, every few seconds picking up broken bits of shells, which might as well have been gemstones to her. One of these fragments was offered to Alina, and the rest were dumped in a small pile near paul's chair. Her attention then returned to the ocean. "mummy, why is the water moving? Who is making the water move? mummy tell me pleaseeee?" she questioned "well, the-" "Unicorns." paul interjected. Hazel gave him a look. Kitty, however, squealed with delight and ran back towards the water to search for the unicorns, yelling for them to come be her friends. "Fabulous, she thinks the ocean is made of unicorns." "They DO exist..." "Touche. But not in the ocean..." hazel trailed off, laughing at the silliness of the whole thing. Changing the subject, she addressed the whole group. "so, what is the plan, again?"
-- Edited by Hazel Solomon on Saturday 13th of February 2010 10:16:20 PM
Charlie opened the bag and dumped the contents on the table by the grill. He took the knife and sliced the peppers, squash, zuchini. Took out some beef and sliced it as well as some salmon for himself and the other vegheads. He started to stick them on the sticks. And Daisy leaned down at the waters edge and when the tide came in she scream she ran away screamed "MOMMMMYYY THE MONSTER WANTS TO EATS MEH!!!" Sophiana put her magazine down and patted her head "Babe, that's water, like in the bathtub, but WAY bigger, with salt, and with fishies in them." Daisy started to understand but the half shell in her hand distracted her "Mommy, friendly found magic rock" She stuck Kitty's rock out "Good job, hon, should I keep up with it?" She nodded threw it at her and ran toward the water and poked it screamed and followed Kitty around. Charlie turned his head "Haze, we are gonna have kebabs for dinner out here and play in the water till dark." He turned around and leaned on the grill "Then I am going to put the babe to bed and stomp Soph in a game of pool." Sophiana snorted and shouted "As if."
Alice, still in her jumper and gladiators, went over to Alina, squatting down beside her. "Hey chicky, why don't you go play in the water with Esther?" "I hate her." Alina replied, pouting more a folding her arms, wriggling back and forth in the sand. Alice frowned. "She's your little sister, Alina." Alina growled. "Leave me alone." Alice laughed. "Whatever yous say, Alina. I hope you are bored out of your mind while your here." Alina stopped pouting. "Mummy? Won't you play with me?" Alice put up her hands in defiance. "You wanted me to leave you alone. Go play with the girls." she commanded. Alina huffed and stomped to the water, sitting beside Zinnia, who skipped away to follow the other girls. Alice sighed.
"Whoa, something smells great, Charlie!" she exclaimed, walking over to the grill as Orion engaged in MANLY TALK with Charlie and Paul around the grill. He asked "Alina crisis averted?" chuckling softly. "Uh, yeah, no thanks to you." she scoffed. She sat beside Hazel and Sophiana, smiling at the beach. "Ah, how I miss the days of being young and stupid." Orion laughed. "Well, you're only missing half of it," Alice gasped and threw a handfull of sand in his direction, barely missing the grill.
"Oh, wow. That smells fabulous..." remarked hazel from her seat. The smell of the grilling veggies wafted through the air and mingled with the briny scent of the seaside. "Anyone want to go for a walk? Or a swim? " she suggested. "Y'know, while the kebabs grill?" she added, and waited for a reply.
Sophiana put her magazine down. "Well how long should those take?" She pointed to the grill. Charlie took a look down and moved his head "About an hour, or soo?" Sophiana took his hand and she smiled "I think we should play a game." Charlie puffed out his chest "And what game will this be a game of skill or chance, my lady?" Sophiana clapped her hands "I think a game of skill would be fun?" Charlie nodded "That sounds nice." She nodded and stood up; she blocked the fun from her eyes and smiled "Okay then Chars up for it you guys wanna play?"
Alice thought for a moment, watching as Zinnia and Esther dove into the water. "We should have BEACH OLYMPICS." she replied, smelling the air again as the scent of grilling vegetables wafted through the air.
"I vote yes! We could swim and play with the beach ball and build sand castles and stuff!" hazel listed, getting out of her chair and stretching. "Anyone not participating will watch the kids, I guess." she stated.
Sophiana nodded "Maybe not Olympics, my dear but a game of old fashion fun could be fun." Charlie danced I say we have a swimming contest first." He made a muscle man pose "We could do it randomly, by couples, or girls vs boys?"
