| Chapter One **means it�s a memory. Author�s note: This is a kind of experiment between Ju and me. We�re gonna take turns typing the chapters out so this story may be a bit weird. It�s just a trial, so we probably won�t stick to this kinda thing permanently. Also, it�s our first Chris story, so� try it out and see how it goes. And yep, you guessed it. I get to start the story. : ) The story is kinda based on a true experience by our great friend, Ubrina. But her best friend, Kelly, isn�t REALLY her best friend. But we decided to make the story more interesting so� yeah. Happy reading! �Natalie� Chris watched in admiration as she executed a graceful seven twenty into the pool. He had been staring at her for the past hour, marveling at her smooth moves and quite unable to take his eyes off of her. He gazed longingly at her as she flipped her shoulder length black hair over her tanned shoulder, revealing her ear. It was so small, so cute; he felt like kissing it. She was so perfect that even her ears appealed to him. No, scratch that, they ESPECIALLY appealed to him. Chris� eyes traveled up and down, checking her out for the millionth time. As she plunged into the pool again � perfectly, he added to himself � he sighed and relaxed in his chair, content to lie around all day just watching her. She has GOT to be the cutest girl I�ve ever seen. As Ubrina got out of the swimming pool, she felt someone�s eyes on her, watching her every move. She squirmed uneasily and quickened her steps towards her table, suddenly regretting her rash decision to wear the sexy two piece bikini her best friend, Kelly, had lent her. Me and my big mouth! I could have turned down the stupid dare, couldn�t I? But nooo� stupid STUPID pride. I hate it when Kelly does these things to me. I HATE BIKINIS! Ooh, I�m gonna kill Kel later. She�s got it coming. And I will NEVER ever take up another of her pathetic dares again! Ubrina silently berated herself, cursing Kelly in the process. Ubrina never could resist a dare, though. It simply was her nature. She was fun-loving and adventurous and dares of all kinds simply yelled out to her playful side, forcing her to comply. Besides, wearing a two piece bikini hadn�t seemed like such a difficult dare. BEFORE she had seen the thing and actually had to wear it, that is. Ubrina almost groaned out loud when she remembered Kelly�s cheeky grin as she handed the brightly coloured outfit to Ubrina. ** �This is PERFECT for you!� Kelly gushed, lifting the swimsuit up for Ubrina to see. �It�ll show off your figure perfectly! And� oh wow! You�ll look so good. I bet the guys will be queuing just to get a glimpse of you.� Ubrina rolled her eyes. �Yeah, whatever, Kel. Can you just get it already? No, I�m NOT paying for it. It�s your idea, so you pay.� Kelly sighed and shook her head. �Look Ubrina, lighten up a bit, would ya? It�s not the end of the world, all right? So, it�s a little� different. Not the type of thing you usually wear. It doesn�t matter, all right? Just go with the flow. Open your eyes and look around. Don�t be such a stick-in-the-mud!� �Ugh, okay, stop! You sound like my mom, jeez! It�s just a piece of waterproof cloth, so can we stop squabbling, get it, and go already?� Ubrina made a noise of impatience deep in her throat. �All right, all right. But you have to try it on first.� �What?� Ubrina hissed. �You dare me to wear something so�so YOU, and then you want me to MODEL in it before you finally buy it? For crying out loud, Kel, it doesn�t matter! Let�s just get the thing and GO!� Kelly shook her head, �Sorry, no can do, Ubrina. I�m paying for it, so I have to know if it fits. It�ll be a waste of my time and money if I buy it and you have to dump it into the trash.� �So what now? I have to be your Barbie doll?� Ubrina pouted, sticking her bottom lip out a little and acting like a spoilt five-year-old in general. Kelly would have laughed if she hadn�t been so annoyed. �Yes! If you want to call it that, fine! Now GO!� �But�� �Ubrina�� Kelly�s tone was soft and deathly calm � danger sign. Ubrina had known Kelly long enough to recognize that tone. It was quiet and soft, but not unclear. Ubrina gulped, knowing that this time, Kelly meant business. �But Kel�� she tried one more time, then gave up at the look on Kelly�s face.** Ubrina could always tell when Kelly was getting pissed. And that day she had been pissed. Ubrina had pushed her to the limits of her patience and her tolerance level was running low. What choice did Ubrina have? So she had been the Barbie for the day, modeling in all the swimming outfits Kelly thought �had a chance�. It had been the most infuriating, tiring day in Ubrina�s life. But the swimsuit had been bought, finally. And Ubrina had come grudgingly to the poolside to practice her diving, flips and strokes as usual. Kelly worked in the hotel, and was allowed to bring a friend to the poolside because she was a favourite of the manager�s. Ubrina smiled at the thought. Kelly was so nice that it was impossible not to like her. It was easy for her to blend in with everyone and make a deep, lasting impression. But whether it was a good or bad impression was another story altogether. Snapping out of her thoughts, Ubrina realized she had reached her table and quickly reached for her towel. She wrapped it around her waist before grabbing her bag and turning towards the hotel showers. Just then, she slipped on a puddle of water and crashed, none too gracefully, onto the ground, crying out in pain as she felt the impact. Chris� eyes widened as he watched his mysterious girl fall onto the floor. Now�s my chance! He realized, I could be the knight in shining armour rescuing the gorgeous damsel in distress. He sauntered over to Ubrina. His walk was confident, almost arrogant, and Ubrina had to keep from scowling as the pair of legs neared her. Chris looked down at the sprawled figure on the ground, pushed his pair of sunglasses smoothly down the bridge of his nose, extended his hand to her and said� �AHHHHHH!� There was a long, awkward silence. Obviously, it was probably only a few seconds at most, but to Chris, it felt like forever had passed. He could feel the eyes of every person in the pool on him and this time, it was not because he was the famous Christopher Kirkpatrick from the hottest boyband, N�sync, but because� �Get the hell off of me!� Chris gulped when he heard the voice that broke the rather eerie silence. Chris looked down and immediately wished he hadn�t. he sprang up and bit his lip as he stared guiltily at the girl. Uh-oh� he thought. The expression on her face did NOT look good. �Kelly, there�s no reason for me to live anymore. I�ve been completely and utterly humiliated. There�s no more meaning in life for me. Just let me DIE!� Ubrina moaned as she threw herself onto her bed, face-down. Kelly grinned at her best friend�s groaning. She had seen scenes like this many times in the past. And it had stopped freaking her out a LONG time ago. Something had happened, that much Kelly knew. But as for WHAT� �I mean� today was just the worst day of my life! I should just jump off this building right here and now and DIE. Just� just DIE!� Ubrina was wallowing in self-pity and Kelly knew that. Still, it was fun to watch her best friend make a complete clown out of herself for a little while. Five minutes later, Kelly finally clapped her hand over Ubrina�s mouth and wouldn�t let the girl speak for a good ten minutes. �NOW do you think you can speak to me without the words death, suicide and/or humiliation in every other sentence?� Kelly asked sweetly, her tone dripping with sarcasm. Ubrina rolled her eyes but nodded anyway, sighing when Kelly finally dropped her hand back to her side. �That JERK fell onto me!� Ubrina burst out and Kelly smiled, knowing that Ubrina�s story would come pouring out soon enough. �Who? What? Where?� Kelly asked calmly. All three were standard questions that Kelly knew Ubrina wouldn�t answer. She�d just tell her story, starting and ending as she liked. But that was what made all of Ubrina�s stories so interesting. �That moron! He just� ugh! His BUTT fell on my FACE, Kel! And it was, like, the whole pool was laughing at me, and my skin aches and I think I�m gonna get a skin disease �cause of his freaking ASS!� Shock, amusement and disgust mixed on Ubrina�s face all at once. She only realized the humour in the whole situation when she told it to Kelly, who was giggling wildly. Kelly stared at Ubrina for a while, shoulders shaking from silent laughter. It was just too funny. But Kelly didn�t find it too weird. After all, stupidly hilarious things were always happening to Ubrina, but never to Kelly. But that was basically thanks to the kind of personality Ubrina had. She was daring, funny and stupid all at the same time and that was an amusing combination, Kelly had learnt. Ubrina had always been described as cute. If Kelly was asked to describe Ubrina in one word she would answer �funny�, but Ubrina was really more cute than funny at the first glance. She had huge brown eyes that were always twinkling with mischief and mirth, a nose that fit her rounded face perfectly, and full kissable lips. And, of course, her trademark tiny ears. Ubrina also had a well-toned body thanks to the many hours she spent in the swimming pool. Swimming was Ubrina�s passion. That, and diving too. She could spend hours on end doing nothing but staring out at the deep blue sea or swimming laps in an Olympic-sized pool and feel more than content. Kelly was an excellent swimmer as well. But in the looks department, she was totally different from Ubrina. She had a slender figure, brown skin due to the number of hours she spent lounging in the sun, twinkling black eyes and her black hair was slightly below her shoulders, which constantly irritated the hell out of her. But, different as they were, they never failed to brighten each other�s day. Ubrina was Kelly�s comic relief while Kelly was Ubrina�s rock, who kept her from going TOO crazy or getting out of hand. Ubrina�s daring, bouncy personality got her into a lot of mishaps that Kelly never thought possible. Everything that happened to Ubrina was hilarious to Kelly. Kelly was still giggling when Ubrina stopped grumbling. She glared at her supposed-best friend, �Well, I�m glad SOMEONE enjoyed this.� Kelly tried her best to sober up but the situation kept playing in her mind�s eye and it was too funny to ignore. �I�m� s-sorry,� Kelly gasped out, in between her laughter. �It�s just�� �Fine,� Ubrina huffed, plopping down on the sofa next to Kelly. �Be that way.� Kelly shook her head, unable to keep the smile off of her face. �Okay, okay, so the guy�s a damned jerk. But you�ve just missed out one small detail.� �What�s that?� �What�s his rating?� Ubrina almost exploded with exasperation. Ever since they had been friends � which had been since third grade � they had come up with a rating system for guys; 25% looks, 25% abs, 25% limbs and 25% ass. Kelly nudged Ubrina cheekily, �C�mon, tell me!� Ubrina grudgingly tried to remember the guy�s looks, knowing that Kelly was unstoppable when she got into moods like this. He had had a neat haircut, a seemingly childish nature, incredible eyes, and his ass HAD been pretty soft� OKAY, that�s it, Ubrina thought to herself. Stop thinking about the ass. That didn�t stop Ubrina�s cheeks from burning as she answered though. �20% looks, 18% abs, 19% limbs�� she paused for a second before whispering, �30% ass.� �WOW!� Kelly giggled. �30%? This guy must have one damn sweet ass.� Ubrina blushed even harder and slapped Kelly on the shoulder. �Shut up.� Kelly grinned in amusement and shook her head. �I gotta go. You�re taking my shift at the bar tonight, right?� �Huh? Oh! Oh, yeah. Don�t worry about it.� Ubrina smiled reassuringly, knowing that Kelly had some emergency thing going on that night. She was the hotel�s bartender and Ubrina sometimes took over when Kelly had stuff on. So she wasn�t a COMPLETE novice at wines. Kelly walked towards the bus stop, heading home for a change of clothes before going to visit her mother, who was in the hospital for a minor operation. As she boarded the bus, a smile crept onto her lips. �30% ass� well, well, wellll!� End. |