I had auditions for this story! And I hope you like it. It's based on the Twilight saga, so except more than just one story of this.
Chapter 1
Moving all the way across the country was difficult at first, but I learned to accept that I was going to live with my father in a small town in north California. Lucky me! My father picked me up from the airport and we drove to 1410 Waterfront Drive. The scene outside the house was beautiful, stretches of sand and endless ocean. It kinda scared me a little because all I could see when I looked at the water was ocean! Dad pulled up into the driveway and let me out.
"Here we are Hun." Dad said.
"It's Alexis, Dad." I said, taking all my things into the house.
I walked upstairs and found a bedroom with my name labeled on the wooden door. "Alexis." In giant pink polka dots! I cringed at the sight. I quickly opened the door and went in. I had a window seat, that showed endless beach and ocean. I could go swimming any time I wanted. I dropped my backpack and suitcases and sat on the window seat. It had a soft cushion, and a pillow to sit my back on. I opened the window, greeted by ocean sounds. Sounds of the waves crashing onto the sand, the seagulls and the fresh aroma of saltwater filled my lungs, my only signs of home. I closed the window back up and decided to start unpacking.
I put my jewelry box on the dresser, I put my guitar on it's stand and placed that in my walk-through closet. I placed all articles of clothing into the dresser drawers and for the expensive dressy crap, I hung up in the closet. When I was finished, my room looked almost exactly like my room back at home in Wyckoff, New Jersey. I sighed and began reading a book I had become fond of...Withering Heights. A nice romantic love story that every guy would think was stupid and that the main character Heartcliff was the problem.
"Alexis!" I heard Dad scream from downstairs. I ran down the stairs and saw him with a woman.
"Who's this Dad?" I asked.
"This is my wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth this is my daughter Alexis." Dad introduced.
I shook this mysterious lady's hand. Why did Dad get remarried? Mom never did. That's exactly why he got remarried...Mom never did.
"Uhm...are we going out to eat?" Elizabeth asked.
"Out to eat?" I asked, unsure if I heard her words correctly.
"Yup. C'mon Alexis. We're going to Applebee's." Dad said.
"That's like across town." I said.
"Yeah but my favorite two ladies are worth the drive." Dad said. I smiled, guiltily.
We piled into Dad's car and drove to Applebee's on an unknown street, downtown. We walked in and were seated immediately. I was handed a kid menu.
"Dad I'm 17 now. I don't need some stupid kid menu!" I said, after the waitress had left to get our drinks.
"Oops Honey-"
"I said not to call me 'Honey'!" I interrupted.
"Sorry, Alexis..." Dad said, his voice trailing off to check if I was content. I motioned for him to continue. "You have to remember, I haven't seen you since the divorce back when you were like 10." Dad said.
"It doesn't take too much brain power to realize I was 10, 7 years ago!" I said. The waitress came back with our drinks. She handed me my lemonade and my Dad a Dr. Pepper and handed Elizabeth a Pepsi.
"What could I get you folks to eat?" The waitress asked. She had a southern drawl to her voice.
"Uhm...I'll take the Chicken Fajita Rollup." I said, imitating her southern accent. She smiled, unpleasantly.
After Dad and Elizabeth ordered, the waitress left to get our food made.
"Alexis that wasn't very nice, making fun of that lady's accent." Dad said. I shrugged.
"Well, I am the only Eastern person in this whole restraunt. How was I supposed to know?" I asked, smart-alecky.
The next morning I was woken up by my Dad.
"What?" I asked, tiredly.
"Honey, time for school." Dad said.
"I have to go to school this early?" I asked.
"It's 6:30." Dad said.
"Well in New Jersey it's...wow in New Jersey it's 10:30." I compared.
"Uh-huh! Now get ready, school starts in an hour." Dad said.
Dad left the room while I took my shower and fussed about what to wear on my first day of school. I decided to deal with a plain burgundy sweater and knee length denim South Pole shorts.
Dad drove me to school which was a new experience for me. The school was titled: "Waterfront High School." I walked in, shyly as I sttracted many stares from unknown faces. I walked into the main office and asked for my schedule. The lady greeted me, and gave me a sheet of paper and wrote down some more information.
My first period teacher was Mr. Phinnigan, Biology. I walked in, I knew I was late because the teacher was talking and kids were paying attention, hard to believe.
"Hello, and you are?" The man I expected to be Mr. Phinnigan asked. "Uhm...I'm new." I said, cautiously.
"Name?" Mr. Phinnigan asked.
"Alexis Johnson?" I said, as a question.
"Oh yes, please sit next to Joe. Joe please raise your hand." Mr. Phinnigan said. A boy with long dark chocolate brown hair and blue pastel eyes raised his hand. I sat in the seat next to him. I took out a pencil and a notebook and began listening.
As the teacher talked, I was fidgeting with my pencil, trying to do the beat to a song I wrote on guitar.
"Hey." I heard a voice whisper. I ignored it, maybe it was some guy getting someone else's attention.
"Hello!" The same voice whispered. I glanced quickly and looked back at Mr. Phinnigan.
"I'm Joe." The voice whispered.
"I'm Alexis." I whispered back, still looking at Mr. Phinnigan, writing down notes from the board as I talked.
"Mr. Jones and Ms. Johnson, there seems to be a problem." Mr. Phinnigan said. He had put all the attention on me and Joe. It was my first day of school and I was already considered a loser.
"Sorry sir." Joe said.
"Ditto." I said. Mr. Phinnigan smiled at the responses we gave him and continued the lesson.
After school, I waited and waited for my father to come pick me up.
"Where are you Dad?" I muttered to myself.
"You're waiting for your Dad?" a voice asked. I looked at who it was and nodded. I didn't know this boy.
"And you are?" I asked.
"Oh, Benjamin Black." The boy said, sticking out his hand to be shooken.
"Alexis Johnson." I introduced, shaking his hand.
"So are you waiting for your Dad?" Benjamin, Ben asked.
"Yup. I don't think he remembered to pick me up though!" I said. Benjamin giggled.
"So you need a lift?" Ben asked. I nodded. "I'll have my friend and I take you home." Ben said.
"Oh I really couldn't. I wouldn't want to make you go out of your way." I said.
"Puh-leeze, it would be an honor to drive you home. By the way...my friend kinda thinks your hot." Ben said. I looked at him a disgusted expression on my face. I slapped that boy.
"Sorry, I think I can walk home!" I said, angrily. Before Ben could say something else, I started walking. Which way do I live? I asked myself. Suddenly I noticed that Joe boy walking with a girl and two boys in front of me. I started walking towards them.
"Could you help me?" I asked.
"With what?" The girl asked.
"I need to find my way home." I said.
"Joe." The girl and the two boys said.
"I can help you Alexis." Joe said. That was the first time I've heard him say my name. And it sounded calm, cool and collected. What I imagined my dream guy's voice sounding like.
As if Joe read my mind or something, he led me home. Right to my house.
"!410 Waterfront?" Joe asked.
"Yeah but, how'd you know? I didn't tell you." I said.
"I have my ways." Joe said. He led me to the door, like a perfect gentleman would and when I turned back around to thank him, he was gone.
There we go, something to get you interested!
