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{summers & settling}

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❝exchange sounds not words.❞
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THE BLAZING SUN tanned the grass and the people down by the beach. the air smelt of summer. there was no perfect way to describe it but everything about the smell made you know the sun was out and the waves were crashing. it was calm outside the sound of cars and scooters were heard every so often.

the gleaming sunlight didn't seem to bother the sleeping brunette girl as she was still messily tangled up in her pale white sheets. her arm grasped the pillow next to her as if she hung on to it for dear life. her hold on the pillow was tight but her expression was peaceful. she seemed unbothered as her eyebrows gracefully rested above her surfaced closed eyes. the girl would have continued to stay in her position if it wasn't for the blonde bombshell who bursted into her room.

" morning dolcezza! time to awaken and look at the day!" brigetta exclaims as she walks in, a spoon still hanging out of her mouth from the strawberry yogurt she was eating.

"vattene e fammi dormire!" selene grumbles back as she shoves her head deeper into the white feather-stuffed pillow.

" no!! get up sleepyhead you have work." the blonde girl said as she pulled the sheets and quilt off of her brunette best friend.

" brig, i don't have to go into work until 5!" selene shouted as she flipped over into her back making her already messy hair poof up underneath her head.

" yep, and it's 4:12 my love." brigetta said using the spoon that was once in her mouth to point at the clock.

selene shot up quickly. her eyes darted to the clock and she blinked rapidly trying to awake her eyes. she lets out a quick "shit" before swinging her bronze legs over the bed and pulling her dark brown hair into a messy plop while rushing out of her room towards the bathroom.

"you're welcome then. i get no respect in this house." brigetta mutters to herself making her way back downstairs and towards the kitchen to finish her much wanted yogurt.

selene's knock on the bathroom door was soft but held purpose. the sounded similar to a bunch of little push-pins being thrown at the door as if it was a dart-board. her baby blue silk slip on dress and white silk robe danced lightly as the window next to the bathroom door allowed wind to enter. her leg bounced with anxiety as she awaited the dark oak wood door to open.

when the door did open she was met with a hair of messy brown hair. she looked up from her feet to be met with a sweet smile from her other best friend, nicolas. he had just finished a shower and adorned a white fuzzy rode. she smiled sweetly back at him.

"late for work again tesoro?" he said a sarcastic grin growing faintly on his face.

"not exactly yet but if you keep standing in the way i might be!" selene exclaims lightly pushing the taller boy out of the way.

"if you get ready in 20 minutes i can give you a lift." he calls making his way back towards his room ruffling is hand through his hair and chuckling.

without replying selene closes the bathroom door and quickly gets prepared for her shower. the girl found something peaceful in showering. the shower felt like her zone to allow her thoughts to pour out just like the water pouring down on her skin. she also found it as a time to go through lyrics she'd been working on.

" i was reading...slim aarons and i...got to thinking that- that..."

she sighed to herself as she got stuck on the same lyrics again. however, the notes came out with ease. as if it was butter being distributed to warm bread. her tone was so soft and light the littlest thing could break it.

she turned the warm water off and stepped out to dry off. wrapped in her soft white towel she made her way back to her room quickly.

she slipped on her her undergarments almost tripping over her bottoms due to how quick she was moving. she sat at her vanity looking at herself for a minute.

she had a little red dot in the corner of her forehead and was sure she would see a friend of his appearing in the other corner soon. under her eyes laid a light sky of dark clouds. she would admit it was probably from her staying up later than she preferred. a knock at the door made her reflection jump before she turned quickly.

"come in." selene let out softly.

into her room walked a fully dressed nicolas camera in had and up snapping a pic of her before she could tell him to put it away.

"10 minute warning faccia da bambola" nicolas said before winking at the girl and making his way out of her room.

shaking her head and looking after the boy she let out a soft chuckle. she slowly turned around and began to apply her makeup quickly. her blush brush danced across her cheeks turning them a slight shade of pink and her signature red lipstick was applied swiftly and with ease as if the girl had been doing it for years.

she then made her way over to her closest taking out a simple white tee shirt and jean shorts which she probably stole from brigetta's closet. the girls had lived together for a few years and when things started becoming a roller coaster when rent went up they met a university student studying film who went by the name of, nicolas. the trio have been under the same roof for what would be 5 years coming up. selene wouldn't trade those moments for anything. she lived with her best friends in her favorite place. it was home.

after fixing her hair into something remotely similar to a ponytail the girl made her way downstairs.

"nico hurry or i'm gonna be late! and he gives me a time limit." selene yells muttering the last part to herself.

heavy footsteps like thunder sound as nicolas makes his way down the steps of the trio shared home.

"you keep running like that and you'll break the house down idiota" brigetta's voice sounds from the kitchen where she exits from now eating a bowl of cereal.

"and you keep eating all the food and we'll go hungry" nicolas replies back suavely.

selene stifles a laugh at the two before lightly pushing nicolas towards the door signaling they have to be on their way.

"pick me up at 9 bridg." selene says but it sound more as if a question mark was written over the statement.

"why can't nico do it?" brigetta asks whilst dramatically throwing her head back.

"i have plans later." the brown haired boy responds not looking up from the photos he was going through on his camera.

"with a girl?" brigetta asks in a sing-song voice. a hint of delay laced within...

"no" he replies with a scoff still not looking up.

"a boy?" selene questions intrigued.

"why not both?" he says a smirk on his face.

" toché" both girls say with small smiles.

" it's with a meeting film company if you must know." he says going back to his camera which seemed to hold a hypnotic spell over him.

both girls smiled proudly at their boy best friends knowing he didn't like all the "you got this!" or "you're gonna rock this!" before big important meetings. he felt it applied pressure onto things to much so seeing their smiles he smiled back at them gratefully.

"anyway... yes i'll pick you up at 10 sweetheart. be safe you two." brigetta says making her way towards the living room grey couch.

"i said at 9 bridg." selene said with a small smirk.

"i heard you. and i said 10" the girls voice was distant but audible.

laughing, the other two friends made their way out the door of their shared house and to nicolas' cherry red old school convertible. getting into their designated sides nicolas wasted no time pulling out of the driveway and into the streets of their beautiful town.

with the top down selene felt she could see the town much better. her nose could fully be filled with the smell of the many tiny restaurants making another batch of the delicious sauce that went well with noodles. she could the many colors that awoke her and excited her. she could feel the clothes that hung on the lower clothing lines brush upon her head making her giggle to herself quietly. she loved it here and anyone who saw her smile at the smallest things about the town could tell. at a stop light she saw a large bus. tourists. she loved them unlike some. she was glad to see that people wanted to come see and visit the place she called her home.

among one of those tour busses stepped out a lean boy who wore a pale blue button down and white shorts with some run down sneakers. he pulled the glasses off of his pale face and placed them in the cute mess of curls that was his hair. he looked up and admired the statue they stood in front of. he was quite bored of the tour and wanted to learn about the acting exercises they would be doing not learn about this man who fought the other man for land.

"timothée!" a voice called out.

his name being called snapped him out of his thoughts as he turned around to be met with the teacher of the acting class.

"do you like the statue that much? i called a group meeting come on!" the older guy called a smile still apparent through his words signaling he was joking.

"sorry sorry" timothée mumbled making his way over to his group of classmates.

"as i was saying, it's about dinner time so we're going to break off and you guys can choose the place you, get ya grub on! just stay in this area because if you get lost...we'll your parents did sign a...anyway! just stay in this area. ok break!" the man spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.

the group began to disperse like leaves falling from a tree. timothée stood looking around looking for a place to eat. when a hand made contact with his shoulder.

"where you planning on grubbing" a male voice said mocking what his previous teacher just said.

timothée turned swiftly to be met with the face of his best friend sebastian. behind him stood his friends and siblings cassandra and alexander both softly laughing.

"i don't even know. i can't understand anything." timothée said making the three laugh.

"i saw one place that had a sign in english i think" cassandra spoke.

"lead the way please i'm starved!" alexander said letting out a low groan while rubbing his stomach.

laughing the group made their way over to a restaurant with a sign that read,

"live music & good food!"

"seems promising." sebastian said sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"anything seems promising at this point" timothée let out making his way inside.

the lights were dim in the restaurant. soft music played and each table was decorated with a white tablecloth, dishes, utensils, and a candle. the aroma smelt of freshly cooked food. a hint a savory but a hint of sweet hidden waiting to be found. in the back stood a stage. a microphone was placed center but no one was on the stage at the moment.

"would you like a table" the lady at the front podium asked with a sweet smile.

the group shared a look with each other all shaking their heads rapidly and letting out multiple "yes"'s and "please". the hostess let out a low chuckle before leaving them to a table towards the front.

the friends made conversation amongst themselves after the waiter came and and asked for drink orders. as sebastian and alexander were in the middle of a makeshift football game with the help of straw wrappers and cassandra narrating. timothée allowed his eyes to drift towards the stage. soon a figure emerged.

the fair skinned boy sat up a little straighter. a tan girl made her way towards the microphone. her hair was in slight curls and it flowed over her shoulders like water droplets slowly drifting down the side of an ice cold glass. she had a white flower placed behind her ear bringing out her eyes. they were a shade of hazel the young boy felt he had never seen before. the sparkle in them made his hear quicken a beat. she wore a long black dress that clung to her body. the dress left her shoulders exposed making her shiny skin twinkle in the light. her lips were coated in a bold red that drew your eyes to them and that's exactly where they foreigner boys eyes landed.

as she went to grab the microphone he allowed his head to fall onto his hands as he entered a dream state.

"my baby lives in shades of blue, blue eyes and jazz and attitude"

her voice made him feel like his feet weren't attached to the ground anymore. like they were floating.

"he lives in california too, he drives a chevy malibu"

the entire placed silenced and she didn't even have to say a word. all she had to do was sing.

"and when he calls, he calls for me, not for you"

her bright eyes landed on the boy with a head full of brown curly who had his eyes trained on her.

"he lives for love, he loves his drugs, he loves his baby too"

a smile played on her lips as she saw his eyes never leave hers. making direct eye contact with him she softly allowed the lyrics to flow out.

"but i can't fix him, can't make him better, and i can't do nothing about his strange weather"

she sung with such ease to him. it seemed as if she wasn't even trying. she intrigued him and and couldn't tell exactly why.

"but you are unfixable, i can't break through your world"

the two held eye contact one of them afraid of they broke it they wouldn't be able to look at each other again.

"'cause you live in shades of cool, your heart is unbreakable"

she continued her entire song eyes never leaving the mysterious boys'. and his never leaving hers.

"thank you all. i'll be back on later." she spoke at the end of her song.

she lingered at the mic eyes still on the boy. her lips curved up into a small smile. barely noticeable if you weren't paying attention. but he was so in return his eyes wrinkled up in result to him sending a smile back.

and with that the girl turned and made her way off stage towards the back.

"timmy? timmy?" alexander called him.

he turned his head to be met with the expecting faces of his friends.

"you ok? you barely touched your food yet." cassandra said motioning to his full plate.

he looked down and was met with a plate full of chicken parmigiana.

"he was to busy drooling over the singer" sebastian said shoving another forkful of noodles and sauce into his mouth.

"oh shut up." timothée said as he began waiting to eat glancing back at the stage every so often to see if the beautiful singer would appear again soon.

however after a few the group revived a text that it was time for them to head back to the bus so they could head to the hotel. timothée tried to stall as long as he could but the angelic girl never waltzed back out onto the stage.

as the boy with a head full of curly hair and a sculpted jawline made his way out of the restaurant she made her way back on stage to be met with an empty table.

she felt a zing in her heart. she wasn't sure why but she was slightly disappointed she didn't see they boys face once again but put it aside and began to sing her next song.

and as she sung her next song with thoughts of him, he was riding to his hotel whilst thinking about what he would order from the restaurant tomorrow just so he could see his angelic singer again.

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:song of the chapter:

https://youtu.be/KuX_xwghhsw

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nicolas' polaroid dump.

caught in a moment

lady sings the tunes :)

brigetta "lightweight" zincolli xox

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AUTHORS NOTE:
~ whewww! it's here!! i hope you guys enjoyed it. it's a little intro but they met so kinda, kinda not idk! anyway i hope you enjoyed it cause i kinda liked writing it! the polaroid dump will be pics from the characters cameras to do something a little different from social media. n e wayz,... lmk if you see big mistakes! ily all and hope you're staying safe!
- <3

translations.
dolcezza - sweetheart/sweetness
vattene e fammi dormire - leave and let me sleep
tesoro - honey
faccia da bambola - doll-face
idiota - idiot/dumbass