Cruise & Bruise:- A Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Fanfiction

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A/N:- This is gonna be a long and fun chapter. I hope you enjoy. 😄
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Frank's POV:-

" Joesph Hardy, come down this very instant, or guard this house while we will be gone! " Mom yelled for about the umpteenth time, but alas! My sweet, innocent, kind brother made no move to wake up.

Note the sarcasm

" Joe, Joe wake up! Wake up, we're gonna be late! You remember what today is? " I shook him while he only furrowed his eyebrows and let a small sigh escape while snoring. Shaking my head, I decided to do it the hard way.

" Joe, if you are not coming down in five minutes, you're not gonna get any cheeseburgers for breakfast, and we will make sure you're left out of the feast. " I snapped at him, which completely woke him up, and he sat on the bad rubbing his eyes, saying, while trying to make an angry face " You wouldn't dare. " I laughed at that and said, " Oh yeah? Try me! " And saying that, I ran out of the room and went downstairs to help mother with the mugs.

Today was Nancy's birthday, and Mr. Drew had called us a few days back, inviting us to stay at their house for a couple of days. But my parents being themselves, they politely turned down the offer, but not without agreeing to Mr. Drew's last proposal which somehow never fails to made me giddy.

Flashback:-

"Oh Carson, I'm so sorry. We won't be able to stay. You see, Fenton has some work to do, so he has to come back to Bayport. " My mother said to Mr. Drew over the phone.

" Oh, it's alright. Please don't be sorry, Laura. I understand his pressure. But... "

" You know how much I hate this trailing of speeches, Carson. " Mom said while giggling, and shaking her head. " Spill. " Mr. Hardy let out a hearty laugh and said,

" Well, if you don't mind, let the boys stay here with Nancy, at least. She has been off for a few days, perhaps because both Bess and George are not here. They will get to have fun after so long. "

Mom and Dad thought about it and replied,

" Alright, that would be great. I'll get their backpacks ready. See you Carson! " Mom chirped.

" Thanks Laura! See you. "

Flashback End

" Frank? Are you listening, sweetheart? " Mom waved her hand in front of my eyes and that's when I snapped out of my daydream, and realized I had been smiling like a goof. " Thinking of Nancy, are you? " My mom asked me with a knowing smile after noticing my goofy smile. I didn't reply, but just stood there, smiling slightly. Mom chuckled and said, " Don't worry. You'll meet her soon. Anyways, have you packed the gift? " I nodded and that's when Joe came running into the kitchen.

" Now, where's my cheese burger? " He asked while pacing back and forth. Mom and I burst out laughing and handed him his treasure, while Dad took our luggages to his car.

" Psst, Frank! " Joe whispered to me while Dad started driving and both of us made ourselves comfortable in the back seat. " What? " I asked, looking at Joe, to see him smirking. " What's this irritation for? Did I disturb your chain of thoughts about our beloved girl detective? " He asked, wiggling his eyebrows. I smacked him playfully in the arm and he chuckled, " Alright, back to business. I have an excellent plan to surprise Nancy. Wanna hear? " He asked, and even before I could say 'yes' or 'no', he started explaining the plan to me, while Mom and Dad chuckled from time to time from the front seat.

Though I hate to admit, his plan was damn cool, except a small part, but Oh! Who am I kidding? As if Joe would go with a 'no' for an answer!

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Nancy's POV:-

I felt a hand clasp in my mouth, and another on my waist dragging me somewhere, most probably the backyard. My screams were muffled because of the hand, but one question kept bothering me.

Who would kidnap someone in daylight in their right mind?

Soon, I found myself being lifted into someone's shoulder like a fricking bag of potatoes. But the figure of the kidnapper was eerily familiar to me. Calm down, Nancy, think! I screamed in my head. But alas! I got no time to think as I felt myself being lifted in the air and thrown into the pond in our backyard followed by fits of laughter. Wait! The voice seems familiar too! But why was I being kidna- WAIT! I was not kidnapped, it was a.... a.... Prank?

I plucked my wet hair behind my hair, and that's when I saw them. " YOU? " I screamed, which made the boy rolling on the ground laughing, laugh more hard. " JOE! HOW DARE YOU? " I screamed, but couldn't keep a straight face, and joined him in the laughing concert.

" Here, take my hand. " Frank offered, as he came nearer. That's when my breath hitched. He looked more handsome than the last time I saw him, in LA, with his toned arms on full display, and a goofy smile at his face. I smiled too, and accepted his hand, muttering a small 'thanks.'

" You alright, Nance? " Frank asked as I trotted out of the pond. I nodded, then noticed the younger Hardy still laughing his heart out, clutching his stomach. I smiled mischievously at Frank and nodded towards Joe, and Frank seemed to get the message as he shouted, " 1          2          3! "

And with that, we both ran towards Joe, and pushed him in the water, laughing our hearts out. " Holy Cheese! You think this is funny? I'll show you what's funny! " Joe shot at us, and in no time, we were pulled in the pond by our ankles. " What the-" Hannah stopped in mid sentence when she saw us dripping with water, Frank and I shooting daggers at Joe, who simply shrugged it off. The look on Hannah's face made us laugh even harder. " Oh my! Let me bring you three some towels. I swear, I've never seen any adults as mischievous as you three. "

I looked at Frank and Joe, and smiled, while Frank reciprocated it with a charming smile of his, and Joe simply grinned at me. " So? " I asked them, raising an eye brow. Frank shrugged, pointing at Joe and saying, " It was Joe's idea. I wanted to come to your house, wish you like a proper human being, but this Hooligan here had to destroy that plan. " I grinned at them and hugged them both. " Thank you" I smiled, on the verge of tears.

I have never been happier to see anyone else this much before.

All I knew was that these two crazy boys will always make me feel happy, feel cared.
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