Arkala's Princess

Chapter 1

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Arkala's Princess

Chapter 1

"Happy birthday, Syd!" My best friend, Kara says as soon as I walk into school grounds.

"Thank you!" I say as she pulls me into a hug. She links arms with me.

"Seventeen!" Kara says, as she hands me a gift bag.

"Aw! Thanks Kara." I say as I look inside it. Inside, is a cute dress that I said I wanted when Kara and I went shopping. There's also some crop tops inside too. "Oh my god! I wanted this dress is much!" I pull Kara into a hug and she grins. "Thank you so much."

"That's alright." Kara says, as we link arms and head into school. She has her blonde hair straightened today, and I just left my wavy light brown hair wavy.

"Hey, babe." I feel an arm around my shoulders and smile as my boyfriend, Ryder kisses me on the lips and I kiss back. I smile as I pull away. "Happy birthday, Sydney." Ryder says and he gives me another peck on the lips.

"Thanks." I smile. We intertwine our fingers together as we walk down the hallway. Everyone is staring at us, probably because Ryder is like the hottest guy in the entire school, and he's also very popular. Me? Well, I guess I'm quite popular too, and when Ryder asked me out, we became the 'it' couple.

"Hey, babe. You still coming to the date tonight?"

"Yeah." I say, and we lean in for another kiss.

"Will!" Kara shouts, resulting in Ryder and me pulling away from our kiss.

"Hey Kara." Will, Kara's boyfriend says as they lean in for a kiss.

"Hey Will." I say.

"Hey, Sydney."

"Hey, man." Ryder says, and Will nods as a greeting. I turn back to my boyfriend.

"Are you gonna tell me where we're going tonight?" I ask, my arms around his neck.

"Nope. It's a surprise." Ryder says, as he places his hands on my waist.

"Please tell me." I pout.

"It's a surprise. Don't you like surprises?"

"Still." I lean up and kiss him. "Now will you tell me?"

"Hm, no." Ryder chuckles.

"Please?" I lean up and kiss him on the lips, for a bit longer this time. "Now?"

"Nope." Ryder chuckles, as he leans in for another kiss and I giggle as I receive it.

Suddenly, the bell goes to signal the start of school.

"See you later." Ryder says.

"See you." I say as I walk away from him, to my homeroom, with Kara.

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"Syd. It's for you." Dylan, my older brother says as he knocks on my room door. Dylan's nineteen, so two years older than me, and we're pretty close.

"'Kay." I say as I walk out.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Dylan asks, as he follows me down the stairs.

"Yeah." I say.

"What's his name again? Was it like, Ryan or something?"

"Ryder." I correct him. God, how many times do I have to tell him?

"Whatever, it's the same thing-"

"No it isn't." I snap. "Anyway, I'm going." I say as I walk out of our really big house. Mom and Dad are pretty rich, and our house has so many rooms that we don't even use.

I open the door, to see Ryder waiting there for me.

"Hey." Ryder says as he leans in but stops when he spots my brother.

"Hey, Ryder." I give him a smile. He gives me a half grin in return and turns to my brother.

"Hello, uh, Dyl-"

"Yeah, hi, whatever." Dylan says and I shoot him a glare and walk outside, slamming the door shut.

"Sorry about that." I say.

"It's okay." Ryder shrugs.

"I'm really sorry. My brother's being a-"

"Good brother. Being a good brother. He's being protective because he cares for you." Ryder says softly and I lean in and kiss him on the lips.

"Let's go." I say once we pull away. We walk down the pathway to Ryder's car, and he opens the door for me, and I say a small thank you as I hop in. He shuts the door after me and hops into the other side. "So are you gonna tell me where we're going now?"

"Nope. I'm not gonna tell you until we get there, babe." Ryder smirks and I pout.

"Is it gonna take ages?"

"No, probably not." Ryder says as he pulls out of my house. "Did you bring your togs?"

"Yeah." I say. I'm wearing my bikini under my dress, as I was told.

"Cool." Ryder grins.

"Wait." I say. "I didn't bring a towel."

"Don't worry I'll.... They'll..... I mean, you don't need to worry about that."

"What?"

"Just.... You don't need to bring your towel."

"Okay.....?" I say. If I have to take my togs, and I don't need my towel, then what are we doing?

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