Sewing On The Beach (Saturday)

[Kat]

Moki linked an arm through both Cara and Sparky's, walking in between the girls and leading them over to the group. She smiled brightly at everyone there, though directing her gaze to the two kids she didn't know. Letting go of the girls' arms, she stuck out a hand in greeting to pull the new ones in for an embrace. "Hello, I don't believe I've met either of you! I'm Moki, your party hostess for this afternoon!"


Sparky stood off to Moki's side, a grin on her face. She kind of knew Luke, or at least knew who he was. While she didn't know him that well, sometimes he tended to give her a bit of an uncomfortable vibe. She smiled though, determined to get to know him better to see if her gut feelings were on or off.

[Cres]

Brittany smiled when Moki and the other girls appeared to them, turning round to meet them. Happily she took Moki's hand and shook it.

"Hi!" she greeted her enthusiastically. Sometimes it seemed she was enthusiastic at just about everything. "So nice to meet you! I'm Brittany. I don't think I've seen you before. Well, I haven't seen many of you before, even if I've been in Meadowbrook for some time now. I guess I've been too busy settling in, with my cats and dogs and stuff. I'm an exchange student, you see."

Bee, for her part, was extremely happy to see the three girls come to them. She smiled to Moki happily, turning so that she could block most of Lancer out of her view but still keep close to Phin. Somehow, the proximity of the boy felt comforting to her.

Cara smiled but said nothing, waiting for her turn to be introduced. She didn't see anything suspicious about Luke, really - save for the fact that he spent an awful lot of time with Lancer, and that he didn't strike her as the kind of guy she would be interested in. But then, she was horribly picky.

[Sharise]

Lancer knew that Bee was uncomfortable, but couldn't do much about it. He hadn't come over to bother her, he just had to snatch Luke away before he said or did anything that would cause tension.

Before any of the boys had a chance to reply to Brit's comment, Moki came over. Luke had never met her before, but he had seen pictures of the girl in Lancer's room.

"Hello." Luke smiled and bowed his head in greeting. "I am Luke Walkuski." Indigo eyes glanced towards Lancer, then returned to Moki. "Lancer's told me so much about you."

Making sure no one could see, Lancer pinched Luke on the side which caused him to shift slightly. "Nothing bad, of course." He smiled.

[Kat]

Moki smiled at Brittany's comment, but was taken a little by surprise at Luke's. Lancer had talked about her? What would he have said?

"Oh really?" She looked at the boys, a perplexed smile on her face, "and just what have you said about me, Lancer? I'm quite curious."

[Sharise]

"Oh, just the usual." Lancer smirked. "You're gorgeous, you like to hug and kiss, you're a sweetheart, and so on and so forth." He winked at the girl, hoping that she wouldn't think he was harboring feelings for her. She was just a really nice person, and he admired her.

[Kat]

Moki blushed a little and smiled at Lancer, appearing genuinely grateful. Though she often got a lot of compliments, they never went to her head. "That's a very sweet thing to say, Lancer. Thank you." Though extremely sweet and intent on never making anyone feel badly, Moki did have a tendency to be completely clueless when it came to the feelings of others. Even though she knew there had been history between Lancer and Bright Eyes, she never once thought that hearing him say such sweet things about her might upset her friend.

She did have a good way with introducing others, though. "Well then, these are my two friends, who Luke might know but Brittany probably doesn't, Cara and Sparky." Moki had reached back and grabbed both girls' arms, pulling them forward. "Sparky here is our lovely seamstress, she's very talented. She actually made my outfit today!" Moki showed off her outfit, which she had put back on after stripping to her bikini to save Chip. Sparky did indeed seem to have some level of talent as she had perfectly tailored the outfit to Moki's body. The girl was wearing a pair of lightweight electric blue capris with red piping and a black corset-style top that attached to the pants that had piping the same colour as the pants. It was quite the bright outfit, but anyone who knew the island girl knew that she loved to stand out.

"Oh, stop it." Sparky grinned, slapping Moki's arm lightly. "It's only so lovely because of the model." She winked at Moki, though really appreciating her lack of hesitation to point out when ever she wore an outfit that Sparky had made.

[Cres]

Bright Eyes listened quietly as Lancer, Luke and Moki exchanged words. She swallowed when Lancer complimented Moki's sweetness. Once he had said similar things about her. Once... she nearly broke down again, and it was only by leaning into Phin a little and refusing to look at Lancer that she managed to remain calm. She concentrated on thinking about Moki. Moki was her friend. And it was true, what Lancer had said. She smiled, even if there was the slightest unwanted edge in her smile.

Brittany was as clueless to Bee's hurt as Moki, though her ignorance would have been deliberate even if there had been more obvious clues of something being wrong. She smiled to Cara and Sparky with a sparkle in her green eyes.

"My, really?" she exclaimed when Moki told Sparky had done her clothes. "That is fabulous! Absolutely gorgeous! My girl, I see I have come just to the right place!" She smiled to Sparky and stepped over to wrap a hand over her shoulder, thus pushing Cara inadvertedly a little farther off. She flashed the other girl a smile. "No coyness, my friend, if that was your work, I'll announce you my royal seamstress. You have to take a look at my Halloween dress. It is a mess, I tell you!"

Cara was less than pleased about being shoved aside, though she didn't show her displeasure openly.

"I had hoped you might have taken a look at me as well," Cara said at that point, a bit of a hopeful smile on her face, looking at Sparky. "I have the fabric but I don't really know at all what I'm going to do with it."

[Kat]

Sparky grinned and tried not to laugh as Brittany proclaimed her as her own royal seamstress. A bit of an odd choice of words, so Sparky thought, but whatever would allow her to get more practice. "Sure, I'd love to look over your dress." And maybe under your dress, too, Sparky thought deviously to herself-- she had to keep amused after all.

She glanced over at Cara as she spoke, winking at her. "Well you know, you could always wear nothing." She laughed before moving and putting an arm around Cara. "Just kidding, don't worry, I'll make you something totally hot." She glanced back at Moki, "so then, should we head in to get started on some designing? We could get Loki to sit outside and direct people in if anyone else shows up."

[Sharise]

Lancer was glad to see that Moki hadn't reacted badly, in fact, he doubted she even thought anything of his compliments. This was good. It meant there wouldn't be any misunderstandings. Except one. Taking a deep breath, Lancer turned to look at BrightEyes. It was obvious that he was really hurting her in some way. And though he knew he probably should have just left it alone, he didn't want to.

Luke didn't notice the turmoil in Lancer's eyes as he was formally introduced to Sparky and Cara. "Hello." He smiled and extended his arm in greeting. "I'm Luke," The boy was about to continue when he found himself being cut off by his dear friend.

"Hey, Bee..." Lancer's voice was soft, which was an extremely rare event these days. It was obvious he didn't give a rat's ass about cutting Luke off. Hell, he hadn't even noticed that the boy was talking. "Can I talk you in private?"

Phin and Luke both turned their attention to the pair. They knew what had went down between the two kids, and also knew that there was bound to be a lot of tension going on. The last thing they wanted was for a big commotion to break out.

Leaning in close to Bee, Phin whispered in her ear. "I think you should. This might be the only time you'll get a chance to clear up everything and have all of your questions answered." He nodded to the girl reassuringly.

Luke was unsure of what Phin had said, but he hoped it wasn't anything bad. Though Lancer was more than capable of taking care of himself, Luke was still very protective over him. He didn't want his best friend to get hurt.

[Cres]

Brittany was most happy that Sparky agreed on looking over her dress. She guessed nothing of the other girl's other thoughts, though had she guessed, she probably wouldn't have minded them. Though her main interest was in boys, she by no means minded a little flirt and kiss with girls occasionally.

Cara smiled enthusiastically when Sparky promised to make her something hot. She didn't know what she wanted to do for Halloween yet, but she did like the idea of being noticed. For once. Despite her withdrawn personality at times, she did like the attention when she could get it.

"Yes, let's go in and concentrate on some dress-making!" Brittany said cheerfully and hooked her arms to Sparky's and Cara's, who were the two closest girls. "Mush!"


Bee, for her part, was in slight trouble. She panicked a little when Lancer asked to talk with her, and when Phin encouraged her. What did he mean, questions? She couldn't possibly ask Lancer any questions. No, she didn't want to even think about the boy anymore. She didn't want to...

But then, she did want to. A little uncertainly she smiled to Lancer, though it was an empty smile.

"Ok," she said very quietly, then looked at Phin, and back to Lancer. "Where... do you want to go?"

[Sharise]

All three boys let out a mental sigh of relief. Little did they know just how worried they all had been.

"Um." Lancer looked around, then back at Bee. "I know you probably don't want to go anywhere too secluded... So, we could just go over there." He motioned toward a table off on the side. It wasn't far from the bar, but it was in a quit corner. "Is that okay?"

Luke looked from Lancer to Phin. This meant he got to play with the boy, all alone. The thought made him smirk. If only Phin had known what he was getting himself into.

[Kat]

Moki looked at the others, hoping the talk between Lancer and Brighteyes would go well. She had finally noticed that her oldest friend seemed to be having an issue or two with her former boyfriend. Looking at Luke and Phin, she nodded her head toward the glass-enclosed dining room, which had been transformed into a seamstress studio for the day. "Well then lads, you're free to do as you wish but you know where to find us if you'd like some company! Just don't get into any mischief." She winked, then headed off into the room, yelling to her brother.


Sparky took Brit's arm, looking at Cara and winking, and followed Moki inside. She was quite excited to get started on some costume making. Designing clothes was her passion, after all.

[Cres]

Bee smiled a bit hesitantly to Lancer and trusted herself enough only to nod and start to walk to the direction Lancer pointed. She couldn't understand how Starlight could be so upfront with Ace after their breakup. How did she find the strength? Bright Eyes felt like her heart just bursted right into flames every time Lancer even talked to her. And not in the good way, either.


Cara and Brittany left with Moki and Sparky, Brittany glancing behind to the boys a bit wistfully before starting off. But then again, now they would be talking about clothes! And if there was a favourite topic for Brittany, it was clothes. She snuggled into Sparky and held Cara close as well, smiling to the two girls happily.

"So, you girls go to the same school, yes? You know, I haven't really got the chance to get to know anyone there yet, I've been too busy sorting out my pets. It's a horrible drag trying to get animals through customs, did you know?" She rolled her eyes with an exasperated sigh.

Cara smiled a bit, taking in Sparky's wink happily. She was excited to get to concentrate on the sewing as well. And not only because of getting a new dress for herself. There was also the prospect that Sparky just might have to touch her while taking measures and things like that. She felt a pleasant tingle inside as she thought of it.

[Kat]

Sparky nodded to Brit's question, "yeah, everyone here except for Moki goes to school together. Poor Mo and her brother are home schooled, poor dears have to spend their days studying on the beach!" She grinned when Moki turned her head and stuck her tongue out at her. "Cara and I are on the cheerleading squad together, actually. Exciting times, cheerleading." Sparky winked again at Cara. If only anyone on the outside really knew what went on at the cheerleading practices, they would probably be shocked. The girls always seemed to get along during meets and games, but the friendly smiles to each other were mostly fake.


Moki had led the girls inside, listening to their conversation. Sometimes she was overjoyed to be home school, since she loved her home so much. But sometimes, she really wished she could go to school with her friends. Public school seemed like it could be so much fun.

[Sharise]

Lancer smiled slightly and led Bee over to the table in the corner. He waited until she was seated before speaking. "God, I don't even know where to start..." He ran a hand through his hair and leaned back. "What happened with us?" He hadn't meant for the question to shoot out like that, which was made obvious by the expression on his face.


Meanwhile, back on the beach, Luke was up to no good as usual. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he managed to convince Phin to come join him in a less crowded area. As long as no one disturbed them [mwahaha], he was happy.



[Hey Cres, should we just skip through Dan
s and Bp's sexcapades and go to the part where they're lying around... I mean, I'm sure Dan has a question or two about what Teddy told him regarding Bp's intentions. >:}]