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Sterling's POV:
Gosh, I wanted to kiss her again… I wouldn't, though. She didn't need that embarrassment, and neither did I.
"Thanks," I said, my gaze flicking over her face, going anywhere but her lips. "Have you been here before?"
Eden’s POV:
I unconsciously bit my lower lip, pretending not to notice where his eyes kept wandering, nodding my head. We would have continued if not for Lucas.
“You know, we’re here, too,” he said sarcastically, but there was a smile on his face.
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Sterling's POV:
I flushed slightly, clearing my throat as I tore my eyes away from Eden and looked up at the others. "Sorry… Hey, Ashley. Lucas. How're you two?"
Lucas’s POV:
I knew I was being a little too annoying. I didn’t regret it, though. I wanted to be a little more annoying, just until Eden confessed.
I also didn’t like anyone flirting with my sister, but that’s another story.
“I’m good,” I answered with a grin.
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Sterling's POV:
"I'm great!" Ashley chirped, shifting closer to her boyfriend's side.
I grinned at them, nods in acknowledgment of their answers. "That's good… So, was there a plan for today?"
Lucas’s POV:
“There is,” I nodded. “Currently we have about an hour and a half to spend over here. Ash and I planned ahead and got tickets in advance, so you don’t have to do that this time.”
Eden raised an eyebrow at me, but didn’t say anything.
“Anyway, what do you guys want to do first? Haunted house? Ferris Wheel? Pirate Ship—“
“No,” Eden interjected, her hatred for the Pirate Ship obvious in her tone, but I continued anyway.
“—Roller Coaster?” I finished with a smile. It wasn’t that Eden was afraid (she totally is. I didn’t say anything), she just didn’t like them.
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Sterling's POV:
I glanced at Eden when she denied the pirate ship ride, hearing the hatred in her tone. "The haunted house sounds good to me… And I can totally pay you back for my ticket. You didn't have to buy it for me."
Lucas’s POV:
“It’s all right,” I brushed it off, giving a small, sincere smile. “You don’t have to. I wouldn’t have bought yours if I wanted you to pay. Anyway, let’s go before the places gets crowded.”
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Sterling's POV:
"All right… If you're sure," I murmured, nodding slowly. "And, yeah. We probably should hurry. Don't want to get trapped with a bunch of squealing college girls in the house, right?"
My joke earned a snort of laughter from Ashley, who coughed as she pretended not to have done it. I grinned at her, shooting her a wink before I glanced back at Eden.
Eden’s POV:
I sighed, running fingers through my hair. I wasn’t particularly fond of haunted houses, but I wasn’t going to voice it out loud. I wasn’t afraid. I just found them pointless. Pirate ships, on the other hand… those were annoying. I remember once an idiotic couple took a child on the ride and it threw up. Coincidentally, I was sitting on the row behind the kid. Let’s say the ride wasn’t fun. At all.
I walked at my own pace, looking around like I’d never seen the place before. I wish I had worn my jacket—I missed the pockets.
“Eden, whatever you do, don’t injure anyone again,” Lucas teased, turning his head around to give me a grin. What was it that made him so confident these days? I used to wish he gained some confidence, but now I wanted him to revert back to his old, nerdy self.
“I’ll watch out,” I answered back with a tight smile. “Please don’t bore them with your Wikipedia knowledge, either.”
Lucas frowned but said nothing. I smiled in satisfaction.
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Ashley's POV:
I reached up to kiss Lucas' cheek before murmuring in his ear, "Why are you doing this to her? Just let her be happy. She's your sister; don't you want to see her happy again?"
Sterling's POV:
I noticed Eden drop back behind our group, so I fell back to walk with her. I shot her a quick smile before looking ahead again. "It was cool of your brother to plan this."
Lucas’s POV:
I frowned.
“Of course I do,” I answered. “I’m only teasing her, Ash. If I tease her, she’ll end up directing her anger at me. Whatever that’s bothering her would be at the corner of her mind. I’d rather she be mad at me than sulk because some idiot dumped her because he had nothing better to do.”
Eden’s POV:
“Lucas isn’t usually the initiative type,” I answered back quietly, happy that he joined me, although trying not to show it. “I’m grateful he’s like this, despite being annoyed.”
Lucas was always like this whenever he thought something bothered me. It was probably a twin thing. I wish he’d stop, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t like it. He always went ahead and did things to please me, although half the time it ended up with me getting frustrated with his teasing. He did it anyway.
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Ashley's POV:
I nodded slowly, humming my response. "M'kay… Good. I'm glad. Now… Please don't leave me in there because you know how I get with these things."
Honestly, I wasn't such a big fan of haunted houses. I just endured them because he suggested it. I would do almost anything Lucas wanted to with him.
Sterling's POV:
"Hm. That's cool, I guess," I said, sticking my hands in my front pockets. "Did he happen to say anything about me? Like, not like me or anything?"
Lucas’s POV:
I grinned. I loved my girlfriend. She was really caring, and I loved her even more for being like that towards Eden.
I wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close.
“We’ll get in the line behind them,” I whispered in her ear. “And wait for them at the other end. I know you aren’t fond of haunted houses.”
Eden’s POV:
I raised an eyebrow, pretending I didn’t want to hold his hand.
“Why?” Why would Lucas have a problem with Sterling? “Did you guys get into a disagreement?”
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Ashley's POV:
I grinned up at him before kissing him softly. What did I do to deserve such a considerate boyfriend like him? Or just to search him in general?
"Thanks, Luca, but we can go in if you really want to. I'll be fine," I assured him with a small smile.
Sterling's POV:
I sighed, shaking my head. "No, I just get the feeling he doesn't like me for some reason. I don't know, I could be totally wrong… Just, uh… Yeah. Forget I said anything about it. It doesn't matter at all."
Lucas’s POV:
“Nah,” I answered, kissing the top of her head. “Honestly, haunted houses are boring. Who wants to go in there, anyway?”
Eden’s POV:
I looked at Sterling with a frown before looking ahead again.
“I don’t think he does,” I said with a small shrug. “He’s cautious.”
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Ashley's POV:
I grinned and gave him a tight side hug, since we were still walking and all. "Thanks, babe. I appreciate it a lot."
Sterling's POV:
"You don't think he likes me? But you still choose to hang around me?" I asked, a little confused. If she didn't even like me, why would she be hanging out with me? And why would she still be doing it if she knew her brother didn't like me?
Eden’s POV:
I stared at him blankly.
“I meant I don’t think he dislikes you,” I corrected, this time a little louder. “Also, my choices of friends don’t depend on my brother. I choose to talk to whoever I want.”
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Sterling's POV:
Oh. Well, then… Now I just feel dumb. Shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, I guess.
"Of course," I said, grinning at her even though I was a little embarrassed. "He can't make decisions for you, right? You're an adult just as much as he is."
Eden’s POV:
I hummed, looking at Sterling a while longer before I turned my gaze ahead.
“He doesn’t tell me what I should do and what I shouldn’t,” I said. “He… trusts me to make the right decisions, but he’s always there to lend support when he sees me faltering.”
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Sterling's POV:
"He sounds like a good brother," I said as I nodded slowly. "It's cool you guys are so close. Tobias and I aren't like that… We hardly ever see each other anymore."
Eden’s POV:
“Tobias?” I echoed, unfamiliar with the name. Sterling had never mentioned a brother before. “Is he the boy you came with to the zoo?”
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(MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!)
Sterling's POV:
I grinned, nodding in affirmation. "Yeah, he was. We spent the day there because my parents were both out on business stuff, so we were home alone and bored out of our minds," I chuckled. "It was a fun day."
(MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO)
Eden’s POV:
I felt thankful that my father didn’t inherit their company, nor did my mother take a job there. Although my father was the Vice President, it felt nice knowing he wasn’t always gone. He was there. From my birth to my turning eighteen. He was always there. He never missed anything, not even a single event of my life.
“Why don’t you get to see him often?” I wondered, looking at Sterling with a curious expression.
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(I'm rereading the Cliché RP… Gosh, my writing was so cringy…)
Sterling's POV:
I shrugged and glanced around, avoiding catching her eye. "We just tend to be home at different times. I leave for school before he does, and then we both have things we need to do afterwards. And on the weekends we usually have things planned," I explained.
(Saaame.)
Eden’s POV:
I nodded in understanding, glancing down at the ground, furrowing my eyebrows.
Lucas turned back and called us over, pointing us over to the haunted house. The line was big, but we hoped it wouldn’t take a long time.
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(Lol. Should we skip to when they're in the HH? To the thing we have planned?)
(Yes xD)
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(Cool beans!)
Sterling's POV:
I glanced around the Haunted House, taking in the things that I could see. Overall, it wasn't very impressive. I'd been to better, scarier ones that my friends had dragged me to. For an amusement park, though, it was actually pretty good.
(And Cash is behind the building… Probably making out… Lol.)
Eden’s POV:
I looked around, biting my lip. I wasn’t too fond of haunted houses, but this one didn’t seem to be too… creepy, I guess.
It might be silly to admit it, but I wasn’t very fond of creepy places. I could watch horror movies and the likes, but I wasn’t fond of them.
“Let’s get through this quickly,” I muttered, fisting my hands.
