Not So Miss Popular [Keaton Stromberg Fan Fiction]

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Lake's P.O.V.

"No you're sexier Josh!" I tell my older boyfriend, smiling cheekily.

"You're the sexiest and that's final. I have to go because the director is calling my name and is telling me to get off the phone. I'll see you at home babe?" he answers.

"Yeah. I love you, go kick ass."

"Love you too."

I hang up the phone and sigh to myself. How did I end up getting myself an older boyfriend? I mean how does the Josh Duhamel love me? Last night he took me to the premiere of Safe Haven but we couldn't tell anybody that we're dating since I'm 16 and he's 40, which is a huge age gap, and illegal here in America.

"Lake! Lake! Are you there?" I hear a familiar voice ask me.

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"Lake! Answer the door, it's freezing out here!" my best friend, Hunter, shouts from the outside.

I awake from my dream of being madly in love with Josh Duhamel and answer the door for Hunter. He has a key to the house - I have no idea why he doesn't just use it. My parents gave it to him since they're never home and if he ever wanted to check up on me he could use that key. I have an older brother too but he enlisted in the army when he was eighteen so I barely see him anymore. We video chat whenever we can but it's usually a quick 'What's up?' or 'How are you doing?'. It's hard having Noah gone all the time but I support his decision to enlist. School was never a strong point for him so he figured he can serve his country instead of doing something that he hates.

"Good morning Lake! Are you ready for your first day of school tomorrow?" how can he be so chipper in the morning?

"No. Now what do you want? I was sleeping and you woke me from my wonderful slumber." I grumble at the older boy.

"I'm going to take you school shopping for supplies, books, and clothes. Your parents gave me their credit card number to use and they said that there's no limit. They do feel bad about leaving you hear all alone, you know that." Hunter tells me. I feel like Hunter talks to my parents more than I talk to them. I don't even know what they do but they leave Hunter in charge of me. He's a year older than me so they feel like he's more responsible than me.

"Fine, let me go get ready. How long do you think we're going to be gone?" I ask as I drag my feet up the stairs to my bedroom.

"All day, so wear something comfortable. I've got to go shopping also so you have to help me pick some clothes out. I'll be in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the both of us." Hunter shouts up the stairs for me to hear. He's an amazing cook, if you count making pancakes with pre-made batter.

I take my phone off the charging stand and check my Twitter feed. There's another tweet from Keaton, which makes my heart race. Sometimes I want to go up to him and introduce myself, but then again that would make me look like an idiot.

'- @AllForBluePants if beauty were time, you'd be eternity'

'- @AllForBluePants are you religious? because you're the answer to my prayers'

'- @AllForBluePants if I were a stop light, I'd turn red every time you passed by, just so I could stare at you a bit longer.'

He really wants to get my attention, doesn't he? These cheesy pick up lines keep coming and his fans are going nuts. They want to know who Keaton is trying to impress, not really caring about the real Keaton Stromberg.

'- @AllForBluePants soo... do you feel the connection yet?'

That is what this is all about? He just wants to make sure that we have "wi-fi" connection. Maybe he actually didn't mean anything he just said, but why would he right? He's thinking about this made up girl, Kristin. I wonder what would happen if he ever found out that it's me talking to him. Would he care and still talk to me or would he get mad and completely ignore me?

I've never thought this hard about a boy before, but what makes Keaton so different? He's just some celebrity that goes to my school and doesn't know that I exist, like everyone else at school. The only people that really know me are my soccer team and Hunter.

'@KeatonStomberg nopeeeee.... that's too bad... I guess we'll never find out... #problemskeatonneedstofix'

'@KeatonStromberg: - @AllForBluePants I'll get it someday babe... one day you're going to fall unconditionally for me... just wait... ;) #noyouhaveproblems'

After about ten minutes #problemskeatonneedtofix and #noyouhaveproblems are trending worldwide because Keaton is, well, Keaton Stromberg. It's funny how it's so easy for someone to hide behind and electronic screen to create a whole new person. This Kristin that Keaton thinks he's talking to isn't someone with a sassy attitude; she's just a normal trying to figure out the ropes of life.

"Lake, are you changed yet? Don't make me come up there and get you!" my lovely best friend shouts up the stairs. Does he not have any patience?

"Hold your horses Hunter! Looking good takes time, out of everybody you would know that!" I shout back, laughing at my own joke. Everyone knows that beauty is the last thing I worry about - where as Hunter always has to look good for the ladies, or so he says. If you give me a choice between pink, frilly clothes or jeans and a T-Shirt, I'd choose the jeans all the time.

After throwing on some soccer sweats and an old school shirt I grab my phone and head out the door. The delicious smell of Hunter's cooking surrounds me as I make my way down the stairs. His Bisquick pancakes are really amazing but if you have him make a peanut butter and jelly, it will be horrible.

"Smells amazing Hunt. Do you know where my parents are now?" I ask him.

"Last time they called, they were somewhere in England. I'm not sure anymore, why don't you call them?" He suggests.

"Think Hunter. When was the last time they called to check in on me?" I say, making a point. Truth is my parents talk to Hunter more than their own daughter. They're doing some work thing where they have to travel all around the world, non-stop. The last time they called me was for my sixteenth birthday, but they even got the wrong date. I'm not sure why Hunter puts up with them, even when he knows how bad they treat me.

"You know they ask about you. I tell them that you're fine and you miss them, but we all know that isn't the truth. You're not fine Lake, even if you tell yourself that. Deep down you want to be that happy family, with a safe brother and two loving parents." Hunter tells me, love in his eyes. He brushes some hair out of my face and places a soft kiss on my forehead. I know he worries about me because he tells me all the time, but there isn't a reason for him to be. I've accepted the fact that my family isn't normal anymore and I need to focus on myself sometimes.

"Now come on Lake, we've got some shopping to do!" Hunter exclaims, very enthusiastically.

I groan as he puts some pancakes on my plate. The last thing I want to do is shop for stuff that reminds me of going to school.

Ermygawd.. There's almost 100 reads and we only have one chapter up... HOLY CRAP PEOPLE <3 Anyways...... I hope you like this chapter---- I wrote it :)

-Amanda