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❤ Random Moments with the Characters ❤

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<> The Bitch is Back <>

At the school gym,

"Hey captain, is it true Flynn coming for training today?" Austin, a member of Crestville High basketball team inquired.

Aiden bounced the ball, slipping pass through another teammate of his and threw the ball over the net. He trudged his way towards Austin. "Yeah. He should -"

Before Aiden could finish up his words, the large gym door swung open and everyone turned their attention to it. His lips broke off into a huge grin when he saw his best friend walk into the gym.

"I'm back, assholes."

Everyone gasped.

*~*

<> Blondies : Part One <>

Ben was looking at her from far, still trying to think of how he could just admit his feelings for her. It was hard. The girl wasn't like any girl he'd ever met. (Not that he'd ever dated any hot girl before, no)

He gulped, taking a deep breath and finally made his way towards her. Ben fixed his bleach-colored hair, making sure he looked good. His hands were trembling as his heartbeat increased. Never have he ever felt this way in his whole life. There was something about her that always made him feel nervous and angry at the same time. It was just plain weird.

"Yo, girly," Ben greeted, hoping he had sounded cool. Ellie told her that she liked cool and funny boy. He thought he got it.

Unfortunately for Ben, she didn't look happy to see him. "What do you want, Ben? Go play with your hacky sack some place else," she said.

"This is a public place. I can stand where ever I want to," Ben said in another fail attempt to act cool. He added, "And don't say bad things about my hacky sack!"

She shrugged. "Whatever," she ended their conversation and started walking away from there.

Ben knew he's got to do something. "Wait, Reese," he said, yanking his arm. Reese turned to look at him, giving him a suspicious look. "I - I gotta tell you something."

"Something ....?"

He really didn't know what to do and he wished Riley or Aiden were here with him. They were always good with girls.

Screw it.

Ben kissed Reese (More like banged his lips onto hers).

And then he just ran away.

To be continued .....

*~*

<> One Hot Night <>

"Movie?"

"No."

"Dinner?"

"No."

"One night stand?"

Ms. Gail's mouth fell open, and she stared at him in disbelief. "NO!"

He gave her a sheepish smile. "I'm just kidding. Well, not entirely,"

"Aaron," Ms. Gail said, clearing her throat, trying to act professionally. "Your sister and my nephew are dating -"

"I know that."

"- so I don't think it's appropriate for us to -"

"Why not?"

"- and I used to teach your sister -"

"Used to. Yeah,"

She held up her hands in defeat. "It's not going to work," she said, sighing. Ms. Gail tried her best to keep her face straight and serious even though Aaron Burke looked totally utterly too attractive for her eyes.

"Yeah?" Aaron said seductively, leaning closer to her. He ran a hand over her arm, and Ms. Gail shivered at his touch. "You really think that way?" he teased, brushing her face with his hot breath.

She turned away, looked down -- and did everything she could do to avoid an eye contact with him. When her gaze finally fell upon him, Ms. Gail noticed that Aaron was gazing her, and there were only a few inches gap between them.

Ms. Gail let out a sharp breath. "Damn. This better be worth it." She pulled him closer to her and crashed her lips onto his.

*~*

[Warning: Hardcore Directioners, I suggest you to skip this. If you insist on reading this part, pls don't throw any hate in the comment section. No offense intended, guys <3]

<> iPod Hacked <>

In Riley's bedroom,

"Rebecca, have you seen my iPod?" Riley asked as he lifted his pillows, his eyes lingering all over the bed to search for that thing.

"It's on your table, I think!"

Riley sighed and he trudged over to his table, making sure his feet wouldn't step on anything that was scattered on the floor. He smiled happily when he saw the iPod and stuck an earphone into his ear. Cheerfully, he landed his back onto the bed and pressed the play button.

Baby, you light up my world like nobody else.

"Holy shit!" Riley cursed and he rolled over, falling down onto the floor.

*~*

<> Twilight <>

Riley and Ellie were hanging out in the Flynn's house lounge,

"Riley, you promised!" Ellie exclaimed, pursing her lips. She crossed her arm to her chest. "You said you'd watch Twillight with me the other day. And it's my turn to choose!"

"I know, but ...." Riley trailed off, looking at his surrounding with hope he'd find a very good reason to avoid her request. "Ha! But I don't have any of the movies. Not even the first one." It was a lie. His mom and Gail bought all the movies and even a mini miniature of Robert Pattinson.

They were his biggest fans.

Ellie extracted the third installment of Twilight - Eclipse - from her bag proudly.

He scowled. "Fine."

As they were watching the movie together, Riley turned out to be a lot more interested in the movie than Ellie herself. After a new vampire made an appearance, he commented, "Wow. That guy really looks like me, you know."

"Hmm,"

"Woah. His name is Riley, too. Cool."

Ellie raised an eyebrow at him but she just responded, "Hmm. Yeah."

Taylor Lautner, the guy who played Jacob Black; a hot werewolf in the movie - stripped off his shirt and that was when Riley officially became his number one fan. "Shit. Look at his body, Elle. What did he do to get that thing?"

Ellie lost her patience and she messed up her hair. "God, Riley. I'm trying to focus here! Can you just stop talking for a minute?" At that point, she regretted the fact she was so persistent to watch Twilight with her boyfriend. She honestly thought he would fall asleep.

Riley ignored her, and throwing popcorns into his mouth, he watched his boy crush's scene intently.

[A/N: In case you didn't get my awful joke, I put Xavier Samuel as Riley Flynn for this book. And Xavier Samuel was also the same person who played as the vampire (Riley Biers) in Eclipse. Confusing, much? Yeah lol]

*~*

*Most requested moment*

< First Day of School >

Ellie opened the door to get out of the car, but stopped when she felt a strong grip on her arm. Turning around again, she just smiled. "Yes?"

There wasn't even the slightest hint of amusement on his face, though. His eyebrows were furrowed. There were thin lines creasing his forehead as if he was thinking really hard about something. Riley sighed, dropping his gaze to look down, not being able to look into the green eyes that had always given him hope and strength.

"I'm scared." It came out of him subconciously.

He thought she was going to judge him. But being the amazing self of her, she didn't. "That's pretty normal," Elllie muttered simply, "but you don't have to be scared. Instead, you should feel happy,"

"What if they hate me? What if they keep giving me the same look they'd given me when I was blind?" Riley inquired for the answers to the questions that had been bothering his mind since he got his sight back. "If it happens, it's going to be ten times annoying and frustrating than before, Ellie. I can see their faces now and I don't know if I can do this,"

Ellie didn't say anything, she just stared at him intently. Bringing her hand to his cheek, she caressed it gently as though she was trying to remember every detail of his face - those adorable dimples, the little freckles that she'd sometimes build a pattern out of them.

"Should I feel threatened because you are hundred times more attractive to them now?" she hinted. He gave her a flat look and before he could interrupt her, she cut him in,

"See. There's no use of thinking the bad things that could just happen, Riley. It'll only make us feel sad and worse, give up. We can't give up,"

He considered it for a moment.

Silence.

Ellie went out of the car and held her hand out to him. "You can do this, Riley. I know you can," she motivated, grinning from ear to ear.

So then Riley smiled back, thanking God for bringing her to him just like he'd always done every single time he saw her eyes.

He realized that was all he really needed.

Her beliefs .

*~*

< Blondies : Part Two >

"Don't be a fucking chicken!"

"I'm not a chicken!"

"Then prove it," Aiden taunted, shoving Ben slightly. The poor guy stumbled even from the little push and Riley shook his head in disapproval. "Go to her and say that you have the hots for her. NOW,"

Ben sighed, messing his bright hair. Surrounded by two big men, he knew he wouldn't stand a chance. Riley and Aiden wouldn't let him go that easily. He regretted he'd decided to tell them that he kissed Reese the other day. Now, they just wouldn't shrug it off.

"You gotta show to her that you're a true man, Douglas," Riley encouraged, squeezing his shoulder hard. Ben winced because of his strong grip. "It's bad enough you ran away after you made out with her,"

"It was only a peck. I don't think it's even -"

Aiden suddenly landed a big slap on his back and once again, Ben stumbled forward. He thought he was going to die before he could even say anything to Reese. Riley and Aiden were - hands down - the most abusive people he'd met. "Don't. Say. That. A kiss is a kiss, Benjamin."

"Yeah, and it's one of the Bro Codes,"

Ben's face scrunched up. "What's a Bro code?"

Looking at each other, Riley and Aiden let out a huge sigh, shaking their heads simultaneously. "Just go to her now before I throw you to the sharks. And I'm not playing any jokes right now, dude," Riley threatened, shooing him away from there.

Ben knew Riley would do that if he refused to go to Reese. He glanced at the two girls - Reese and Ellie - who seemed to be in their own dimension, gossiping and talking out loud about girls stuff. Both of them looked attractive in their swimsuits, although, Ben had been careful to not mention anything about Ellie or Riley'd kill him in a matter of second.

Taking a deep breath, he took the first step towards them.

"Hey, guys," Ben greeted them, and both of the girls looked up to him. Ellie smiled back at him, but unfortunately, Reese ignored him. As if she didn't even want to see him there. He sighed quietly and wanted to run away from there, but when he turned around, Ben saw both Riley and Aiden were standing only a meter away - arms folded to their chests.

Then Riley ran a hand through his neck, basically telling him 'Do it or I'll kill you'.

"CanItalktoyouforamoment?"

"What?" Ellie asked, giving him a weird look. Ben suddenly lost his voice and he pointed a finger to Reese. "Oh, do you want to talk to Reese?" Incredibly, his best friend understood her. That was what he liked most about Ellie - she understood people and every situation perfectly.

He nodded.

Ellie left.

And then it was only them.

To be continued....

*~*

[To those who haven't read The Startled Princess, maybe you'd be slightly confused. But anyhow, I hope you' can still enjoy this. You only have to know that Rose Humprey is a Princess and she's married to the crown prince of Andorra - a small country.]

< Crossroad >

"I swear, Florida's getting hotter every single day," Riley complained, his hands wiping the back of his neck and his forehead at the same time. "It's like living under the Satan's armpit. God,"

"Yet you crave for some Starbucks," Ellie mused, smiling and shaking her head. Wrapping her arm around his waist, she scooted him closer to her. Although it was incredibly warm and humid, still, she wanted him close to her. And he didn't complain either. "I suggest we go for smoothies instead. Or maybe, some frozen yogurts?"

"Nah, I need caffeine,"

"Oookay then. To Starbucks we go," she gave in, and he smiled.

When the door to the green-themed coffee shop was right in front of her, she pushed it open. But then, as she was about to take the first step, someone - a young woman, to be precise - walked through it suddenly and they bumped into each other.

In a reflexive movement, Ellie apologized. "I'm so sorry!"

"No worries," the woman prompted, refusing to show Ellie her face, though. She kept her head down, and she was wearing black from head to toe. "It was my fault too,"

Curiousity hit Ellie - as it always did - so she ducked her head slightly to see the face of the person she'd just bumped into. When her eyes recognized the face at the first sight, she almost screamed. "Oh. My. God. You're Rose Humprey!" She failed to control her enthusiasm. "Oh damn. Uh, I mean, Princess Rose,"

Rose didn't seem happy to hear her name being called as she put her finger against her lips. "Keep it quiet, please. I really don't want people to be swarming around me in front of Starbucks," she lisped, her voice barely heard by Ellie.

"So you're undercover?"

"Well, yeah, you can say that,"

"Who is she?" Riley, who really didn't pay any attention to the current news or anything, was confused. Ellie doubted he would even recognize Barrack Obama on the street and knew he was the President of the country he was living in.

Ellie sighed. "She's Rose Humprey - Larston now. And she's married to Prince Seth Larston of Andorra,"

Riley stared at Rose. "You're kidding." He blinked his eyes at Ellie, dumbfounded. "A royalty. In front of Starbucks."

"I'm not -"

"Guys!" Rose exclaimed, waving her hand in front of the young lover. "As much as I want to talk to both of you, I have to go. I can't be here much longer. It's bad enough someone has recognized me on the street now. My bodyguard would kill me,"

Ellie's face fell. "But - but I won't tell anyone. I swear!" she vowed.

"I know you won't," Rose said, smiling. She looked up to Riley and then to Ellie again. "You two look really cute together, anyway."

Ellie blushed while Riley just shrugged.

"I can't believe this," Ellie whispered as Rose walked away from there and went into a limo that was parked only a meter away. "I hit a Princess,"

Riley snorted. "Trust me, I know the feeling. I'm one of those unfortunate people who's been hit by you, remember?" He ruffled her hair affectionately, chuckling. "You're so cute sometimes, Elle."

"Stop doing that! Ugh, you made my hair look worse now," she scolded, pursing her lips.

"Yeah, I did," he said innocently. He went on, "Good thing that I don't care and is still in love with you,"

She just rolled her eyes, ignoring the familiar feeling in her stomach and grinned wider as if it was even possible.

*~*

< Blondies : Part Three >

"There's something I want to tell you," Ben started, his hands trembling nonstop. His heartbeat increased rapidly, and he could even barely breathe. The only thing that made him stay there was Aiden and Riley scary threat. He realized those monsters would never let him go if he just leave Reese without telling her the truth.

Reese wrapped her arms to her chest, her face blank. "That you were sorry you kissed me?" she prompted, totally pissed and hurt. Puddles began to coat her eyes as she tried hard not to cry. "If that's exactly what you're going to say, I don't want to hear it,"

She tried to walk away from him, but he yanked her arm. "Yeah it's true. I wanted to say sorry that I kissed you,"

Reese clenched her fist.

Ben turned her around so that she was facing him. "Because I didn't do it in the right way. It was a stupid reaction and decision," he sighed, "I didn't know what got me that day. This whole thing - you - are driving me mad. I'm sorry for that, Reese. I really am,"

"Is there anything else you want to say?" She gulped. His blue eyes locked with hers.

Ben laughed suddenly, and she frowned. He realized it wasn't funny for her because she didn't understand. He waved his hands dismissively. "No, no, I'm not laughing at you. It's just - Aiden. He wants me to say that I have the hots for you, but I don't think you'll approve that choice of word, though,"

She let out a short laugh. "You bet I won't,"

So then he took her hands into his. "Okay then. I'm gonna put it in my own words. I, Benjamin Charles Douglas, is mad for you, Reese Martin," Ben faked a British accent, and she laughed. He looked at her hopefully and pleaded, "Will you go out with me, sweet Barbie?"

She rolled her eyes but couldn't help the grin that stretched across her face immediately. "Yes, bleached-hair Benjamin. I will go out with you,"

"Well, well, looks like you've lost your bet, Riley," Aiden approached towards them and it made both Reese and Ben scowl at him as they were about to kiss. Riley with Ellie on his tow joined them a moment later. "Someone's still alive,"

"What do you mean, alive?" Ben questioned, raising his eyebrow in high curiousity.

"Riley thought Reese was going to reject you and push you into the ocean and let you get eaten by sharks," Aiden said in one breath, without pausing.

"What is it always sharks and .... eat?" Ellie interjected, disapproving.

Riley clapped his hands once, not wanting his girlfriend to give them a lecture on how they shouldn't be vicious towards animals and human beings. "This is worth of celebration, don't you guys think?" he petitioned, widening his arms.

Everyone grinned and nodded in agreement.

"I say ice cream!"

"Ugh, Ellie, please. Let's get something heavier than that. I'm dying from starvation," Aiden argued, rubbing his hand against his stomach.

Riley poked his stomach. "You're getting fat, Miller. Look at your tummy!" he publicized frantically. He staggered backwards and clutched his chest as if he was really shocked.

"Oh, really?" Aiden didn't seem to care what his best friend had said. He knew he just wanted to piss and annoy him off.

Swiftly, he pecked Ellie's cheek.

It was nothing more than a friendly kiss, everyone knew that. But it was enough to make Riley feel angry. "This fat guy just kissed the love of your life, by the way," he mocked, blinking his eyes at him.

Ellie was left stunned. Blushed, of course.

Clenching his fists, Riley gritted his teeth. "I'm going to kill you, Miller," he bellowed before starting to chase Aiden around the beach. Just like when they were kids.

"We're a bunch of crazy idiots and weirdos, aren't we?" Ben sighed as the three of them enjoyed the sight of Riley and Aiden roll on the sand, trying to strangle each other's neck.

Ellie nodded and chirped, "Yup, we are,"

~*~

don't forget to check out my new story after this! thank you.

EDIT

I posted a new book called: The Swiss Cheese Theory. Sooo, still haven't got enough of Riley? ;) Go and read this one. You'll love it, I promise.

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