laura filipowicz was a great cook. that was the first thing freyja learned upon arriving in la. laura had made mini pizzas for dinner, and freyja didn't wanna wash away the night before (iyk, yk).
she woke up the next morning to the sound of three pairs of footsteps running up the stairs. she climbed groggily out of bed and peered through the door, seeing a dark-haired boy picking madi up and spinning her around, while the other two tried to hug her. closing the door as quietly as she could, freyja checked the time on her phone. she was shocked to learn that it was half past 12. back home, it would only be half past 7. she sighed, combing her fingers through her hair, and going to her wardrobe to pick out an outfit. there was just no way she was meeting these people for the first time dressed in sweats.
after pulling on a pair of denim shorts and a cropped shirt with daisies on it, she cautiously opened the door. no one was in the hallway anymore, and if she was quick, she could make a dash for the stairs without anyone noticing. freyja made it past madis room with no issues, and was a metre away from the stairs when a body slammed into her. "shit, I'm so sorry", a male voice said. looking up, freyja saw it was one of the triplets.
"ahhh, freyja, right", he said.
"yup", freyja smiled awkwardly rubbing her head where it had collided with the boy's chest.
"I'm nic", he stated. "omigiosh, I am obsessed with your shirt! where's it from?"
"um, boho".
"come and meet the others" he said.
"umm, I need to have breakfast".
"oh come one, it'll only take a minute". by this time, nic had pulled her to madis closed bedroom door.
he pushed it open and freyja saw that everyone was there. madi was sitting on her bed, pissing herself with laughter, while one of the triplets laid on the floor, and the other leant against the desk, giggling as well. everyone looked up as they walked in, and freyja blushed bright red. "morning freyja", madi said, still pissing herself.
freyja smiled, and was about to leave when nic began to talk. "matt and chris, this is freyja."
"hi", the boys said, smiling warmly.
nic pointed to the one who was now sitting on the floor "that's matt, and that one over there is chris". freyja smiled and was surprised when both boys got up to shake her hand. madi patted the spot next to her on the bed, and freyja smiled gratefully, sitting down.
"what were you all laughing at?", nic asked, sitting down next to matt.
chris was the first to speak up. "we were talking about that time when madi was laughing so hard that milk came out her nose", and with that, they were all laughing again. freyja giggled awkwardly.
"so, freyja, how long are you here for?" nic asked smiling at the awkward girl.
"umm, two months. I'm here on an exchange program from my school back in iceland".
nic started speaking when chris interrupted him. "don't worry, we wont be here for long", he said, letting out a laugh.
nic stood up and walked over to him. "don't fucking interrupt me! i hate it when you do that", he slapped chris on the arm. madi saw freyjas shocked face. "don't worry", she said calmly. "their just joking.
"yeah, we are always like this", matt agreed from his place on the floor.
"hey, lets do something fun!", chris said loudly.
"like what", madi asked.
"lets take freyja sightseeing", nic said.
freyja began to protest but matt cut her off, agreeing enthusiastically.
"ill go grab the keys", matt says.
"um, let me put my shoes on", freyja said.
"i'll come with you. we'll meet you guys in the car", matt said as he followed her out the room and across the hall. "I'm the only one with a license", he clarified, looking around the room as freyja pulled her af1s on.
"so, when do you leave for your trip?", freyja asked as she tied her laces.
"we were supposed to be leaving today, but the flight got delayed cos the plane broke, so we are leaving in two days instead".
matt followed her down the stairs. "oh, lemme introduce you to my parents", he said, taking the lead.
"oh hi, you must be freyja. I'm mary lou", the woman said, holding out her hand, freyja shaking it and saying hello. "this is my husband, jimmy". jimmy shook her hand. freyja could see where matt got his shyness from.
"we are going to take freyja sightseeing, so we will catch you guys later". matt led freyja out to the car. she hopped in the passenger seat, and a minute later, madi, chris, and nic came out the front door and climbed into the back seat.
the kids took freyja to disney world, and then dennys, and finally, the park. they were now all spread out on the grass, watching as chris and madi attempted to leapfrog over each other under the night sky. "ow, my head", madi said, as chris fell on it. "oops sorry", he said, cackling.
"thankyou so much for taking me out today, guys", freyja said, as she laid in between nic and matt, looking up at the stars.
"oh it's no problem. we don't know a heap of people from la, and even though you aren't here for long, it's nice to know another person staying here. madi finds it hard to make friends, so it's cool that she has you", nic stated, sitting up so he could look at freyja on the ground.
"oh, I didn't know that about madi", freyja said, sitting up so she was facing nic.
"yeah, she doesn't really talk about it that much. she had a shitty time last year at school. she'll probably tell you about it".
"that sucks. I'm always here if she needs to talk".
matt spoke up. "you should tell her that. not many people do, so I know it will mean a lot".
"yeah ok-", freyja was cut off by madi screaming as chris tackled her to the ground. "gotta go fix that", nic said jumping up and running to the pair.
matt and freyja lay in silence for a minute, before frayja moved her hand, making it brush matt's. "sorry" she mumbled. she hadn't realised how close they were laying until now.
nic ran back over. "madi won. she gave chris a black eye. lets go home before it swells up".
back at the house, chris scowled at madi as she handed him a bag of ice for his eye. "sorry for giving you the black eye, but you deserved it seeing as you almost broke my arm", madi giggled as chris scowled even more.
"the swelling should be gone by the morning if you keep the ice on it. my brothers used to get into fights all the time, so I know all about black eyes", freyja spoke up timidly, glancing at chris.
"how many brothers do you have?", he asked, wincing as madi shoved the ice harder against his eye.
"two. chistain is 18, and macklemore is 16. they mainly fight with each other, but sometimes they fight with people from school", freyja let out a small giggle, remembering the time christian had macklemore in such a tight headlock, that she had to intervene before he choked to death.
"imma head to bed", matt announced. "yeah, I might too. what are we doing tomorrow?", freyja asked, looking around the spacious kitchen.
"how about we go mini golfing?", chris suggested. there was a chorus of yesses as chris, matt, nic, and freyja all agreed.
fretja followed matt up the stairs after saying goodnight, and right before she went into her room, she turned back to see matt staring at her. he blushed, before waving goodnight and closing the door to madi's room, where him, matt and chris were all sleeping on matrasses on the floor.
oh god, freyja thought as she lay in bed. what am I getting myself in to?
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🌟sparks🌟 (matt sturniolo)
Fanfiction"i saw sparks" a story in which freyja (pronounced fray-ya) comes to LA as an exchange student from iceland. she moves in with a family called the filipowicz's and when the sturniolos come to visit for a few days, a spark is formed between freyja an...
