Everything is Due ; Nothing is submitted

Chapter 35

Spring Break was finally here, and everyone was packing up. Evie, Jacob, Elise, Arno, Eivor, Maria, and Aveline were all flying out Friday evening and Altair and they were flying out Saturday morning. It was currently Thursday.

"Hey Evie" Elise called out from her room "Did you say you made fancy reservations at a restaurant"

"Yes," Evie replied as she was stuffing her suitcase. She saw the reviews about the restaurant and figured it would be fun to do on one of their night "Dress nice everyone"

"I swear if Altair drowns me, I'm killing him," Maria said as she put her green bikini in her suitcase. All the girls laughed at that.

"That would be hilarious sorry!" Aveline laughed. She was nervous about this trip. Conner was going to be there, and she was also single now. She felt weird after the kiss, and she knew he did too. She still missed Gerald but if she was honest with herself, she had fallen out of love with him months ago. The girls packed up the rest of the night excited about the trip.

"Hey Eivor," Arno said looking at his suitcase and figuring out what they needed now. "Do you think we should get sunscreen now or where we are staying at?"

Eivor popped out of his room and into Arno's "Hmm probably now they might upcharge us"

"I guess we can run to the store" Arno shrugged "Hey Jacob! Do you wanna go to the store with us real quick" he called out.

"Yeah, hang on" Jacob replied. He had no idea what to pack and knew he might need guidance.

All three of them started their walk to the store. Alexios was currently with his siblings, but Jacob wished he could join them. They then made it to the cute little corner store. "Okay we need toiletries, sunscreen, maybe snacks for the flight anything else" Eivor was reading off the list on his phone.

"Ohh let's buy a lot of candy" Jacob proposed going straight to the candy section.

Arno sighed feeling how Evie feels "Jacob we need necessities, not candy" he then saw Jacob grab a crap load of candy.

Eivor then walked up "you better not puke that up on the plane"

"Relax I just need this the plane ride is four hours long" groaned Jacob.

"That's nothing compared to our road trip on Thanksgiving" Arno pointed out. He was still shocked Jacob sat twenty hours and did okay.

"Well anyway let's get what we need," Eivor said. He then got a bunch of Sunscreen for everyone. He knew he would need it with his pale skin he also figured the Frye twins would need it with the English genes they have.

The boys then got back and packed up. Luckily Eivor and Arno helped Jacob pack. It was much better than the Thanksgiving trip. Soon they had everything together and texted the group chat they were ready to go.

Friday was now here, and they were loading into Aveline's SUV. Thankfully they did not have as much stuff and were not in the car too long. After parking, they walked into the airport ready for the Bahamas.

"I need a fat Pina Colada" Maria declared as she put her bag through TSA.

"SAME" Jacob agreed. Everyone else nodded as they were herded through TSA. They finally got to their gate. It was decided Evie, Aveline, and Maria would all sit together. Arno and Elise would sit together and then Jacob and Eivor. Evie warned Eivor that Jacob would pee a million times. They all then finally got onto the plane. "I call window seat" Jacob pushed Eivor and got into his seat.

"Okay, I will sit in the middle" Eivor sighed. He did not want to sit next to a stranger. The girls then sat in front of Eivor and Jacob.

"Does anyone have a preference?" Evie asked. She did not want to annoy her roommates.

"I can sit in the middle" Maria shrugged. All the girls agreed and Evie got the window seat.

"Hello, Christmas Evie" Jacob leaned forward right next to Evie's seat.

"Don't annoy me" Evie huffed.

Elise and Arno then sat in front of Evie and them. "I want the window seat" Elise quipped.

"I'm cool with that as long as I'm next to you" Arno smiled. He could not wait to be at the beach with Elise.

"Gross" Jacob gagged hearing their conversation.

"Be nice" Evie snapped. After everyone was seated the plane took off. It was an evening flight so the plane was a bit quieter. Eivor ordered a drink and told Jacob to leave him alone while he watched his movie. Jacob was now bored, and it was only hour one.

Jacob leaned over and talked to Evie through the seat. She was reading "Hey Evie do you think we could end up on a deserted island like in lost and be dead the whole time"

Evie put down her book and then turned to Jacob "if we end up on a deserted island, I'm eating you first" She just wanted to read.

"Do you think we would taste the same since were twins?" wondered Jacob.

"What is wrong with you?" Evie exasperated. Maria started laughing. She loved watching the twins bicker. Aveline was currently passed out.

Just then Arno and Elise got up. "Ohhh, you joining the mile-high club" Maria wiggled her eyebrows and said that a little too loud. Several people turned and looked at the group.

"I have to pee," Elise said annoyed. She would never do that unless they were in first class. She was dying a bit in the economy, but she told herself she was enough. She then went to the bathroom.

Arno glared at Maria. "Be nice"

"Sorry" Maria apologized.

"What's going on?" Jacob asked putting his hand on Evie's seat and trying to see over all he saw was an annoyed Elise and Arno.

Evie then looked up at him "Maria made a sex joke about Arno and Elise, and everyone looked over"

"It was funny" Maria defended herself.

"I wish could have seen it" Jacob moped. Another hour went by and Jacob kept bothering Evie. Jacob then kicked her seat. Evie had enough. She then unbuckled and turned around.

"You touch my seat one more time I will kill you!" she threatened.

"Woah calm down" Jacob argued back. He was just trying to have fun.

A flight attendant walked up "Is something wrong"

Evie then composed herself and sat back down "No my brother is just annoying me sorry"

The flight attendant then walked wondering why they had to keep dealing with crazy siblings thinking of that weird Greek family from Christmas.

"Evie you might get us on the no-flight list" Jacob pointed out.

"If only" Evie replied. Finally, they landed it was late at night but everyone was up and ready.

"I can't wait for the ocean" Eivor exclaimed as they were all leaving the airport. He knew it would be nice and warm, unlike the Baltic Ocean. Everyone nodded. They then got a rental van to the house. Aveline's mom insisted they take one just in case and since there were so many people they needed a van. The house was beyond nice. It was on a private beach and dock. It also had a pool and a sand volleyball court.

"Holy shit this is amazing" Jacob blurted out looking at the extravagant beach house. It was dark but everyone could just feel how nice this place was.

Aveline nodded and punched the code in for the front door. They all walked in and oohed and awed at the interior. The interior was modern but with a beach theme. Evie could not believe how lucky she was. Maria felt like a queen. Eivor was just shocked at how nice the weather was. Jacob knew he was going to have a blast. Elise felt right at home. It reminded her of a trip she and her parents took to Hawaii a few years ago. Arno felt that he was in paradise.

"Okay, I guess we need to figure out sleeping arrangements" Aveline turned and looked at them. The house was four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms had two queen beds. Agate owned multiple houses and would rent them out.

"Arno and I can share a bed" Elise grabbed Arno's arm and got right next to him.

"You better not be loud when you fuck" Maria just flat-out said.

Elise rolled her eyes "Shut up". Arno was blushing hardcore.

"Alright Jacob I guess you're with me," Eivor said. Jacob nodded.

"Okay well, Aveline since this trip happened because of you Maria and I can share a room" Evie offered.

"Yeah, that works" Aveline nodded. She would not mind being alone. She needed that right now.

Everyone then went to their rooms. Evie told everyone to sleep now because this would be the only time for rest She was ready to put her itinerary to use.
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The next morning Evie was up and ready. She knew it was a relaxing day but wanted to get the most out of it. Today they were going to wait for Altair and them to get here and just have fun at the beach. Evie went to the kitchen and started making breakfast for everyone. Aveline's mom was gracious and had groceries delivered to the house. She figured pancakes were a good start to the day. As she started Jacob walked out.

"Smells good" his mouth was watering he was hungry. He took a seat.

"It is better than your cooking" laughed Evie. She then put the pancakes on a big plate for everyone to get some. She made Jacob and her a plate and sat down next to him.

As they were eating waiting for their for friends to get up Jacob spoke up "So I was thinking"

"Is your brain okay" Evie patted his arm.

Jacob smiled and rolled his eyes "Shut up. As I was saying last night when I was just laying in bed it hit me how far we've come this year. Like we're in a mansion in the Bahamas with our best friends"

"I know it's crazy to the least, but I'm blessed it worked out" Evie shoveled more pancakes into her mouth.

Soon Eivor walked out. "I can't get over how sunny it is here!" Eivor woke up to sun rays hitting his face. He never experienced anything like that.

"I know right there's no clouds," Jacob remarked. Right now in Crawly, it was rainy season. Eivor grabbed some pancakes and thanked Evie and went to town on them. He was starving. The three talked about how sunny it was and how good it felt outside.

Elise and Arno then walked out of their room. Already in their swimsuits. "Finally people that are ready" Evie pointed out. She was still in her PJs but it was nice to see others ready to take on the day.

"You're welcome," Elise said. "I'm ready to hit the beach and stay there the entire day"

Everyone else agreed. Maria and Aveline finally joined them. They all ate breakfast and discussed what they wanted to do at the beach. Conner was going to drive the houseboat to the private dock and that's how they would meet up. The group also made Sandwiches for the day. Evie was annoyed at Jacob since he had more candy than real food. She packed extra for him. They were all ready and walked out to the beach. The weather was perfect. It was sunny with a slight breeze. The waves were also perfect and Jacob could not wait to boogie board. They set up towels and umbrellas. As Jacob was about to run into the water Evie grabbed his shoulder.

"Jacob we need to put sunscreen on you" Evie grabbed one of Eivor's bottles and handed it to Jacob.

"No thank you" Jacob put his hand up "It's nasty"

Evie then glared at him. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the smackdown. "Jacob we are pasty white people. You will shrivel up if you don't put on sunscreen" Evie's tone was deadly.

"I don't like the way it feels" Jacob stated. He didn't care if he got burned, he could handle it.

Eivor then stepped in "Jacob, I also don't like it, but I have to put it on also." Eivor knew he would be putting it on frequently today.

Jacob rolled his eyes "Fine I'll put on a little" Jacob grabbed the bottle and put on the thinnest coat of Sunscreen and then immediately ran into the ocean.

"Jacob..." Evie trailed off "He needs to let it dry" Evie turned to her friends.

"He'll be fine" Arno shrugged. Everyone then got what they needed and hit the ocean. They were all laughing as they played with the boogie board and other floats Agate had at the beach house. Evie went back and sat down in her chair and read her book. Aveline and Maria were in an inflatable boat and Jacob and Eivor were the "sea monsters" trying to flip them. Arno and Elise were in floats enjoying the waves. As they were all relaxing several hundred feet away a houseboat came sailing in.

"Wait stop" Maria yelled. Eivor and Jacob stopped what they were doing. "It looks like Altair and the others are here" Aveline stomach dropped a little as she saw the boat docking.

"Hell, yeah more people to be sea monsters" Jacob exclaimed. Everyone then got out of the water to greet them. Evie put down her book and got up. She noticed Aveline looked worried.

Evie then walked up to them and Aveline and whispered to her "Are you okay you look nervous"

Aveline nodded "Yeah I'm fine" she then hurried ahead leaving Evie. Evie knew this side of Aveline. She saw it at Thanksgiving.

"Altair!" Maria ran up and hugged him. Altair hugged her back trying to ignore the fact she was in her green bikini. She pulled away "How was the trip here"

"It was great" Malik interrupted with the biggest smile. Altair gave him the nastiest glare.

"You're smiling did something happen" Jacob interrupted.

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Earlier that day.

"Okay do we have everything," Desmond asked as they were loading his car to go to the airport.

"I think we do" answered Ezio.

"Wait we need to get Altair's floaties" Malik laughed.

"Will you shut up" Altair snapped? "Will you be making fun of me the whole time"

"Yes it's so easy" Malik responded wiping a tear from his eye. He was glad he could hold this over Altair.

"I won't make fun of you" Conner patted Altair's shoulder.

"Glad I have one friend at least," Altair said bitterly. They all finally made it to the airport and got on to their plane. As they were getting closer and over the water Malik was at the window seat. He leaned over next to Altair. "If our plane crashes you'll have to be with the women and children since you can't swim"

"That's not funny Malik" Altair turned and glared at him.

"Well, they have floats under the seat if you want to stay back" Malik joked even more. Yeah, he was going to roast Altair the whole trip.

The flight went by fast and they now landed. Conner told them the boat was a short walk from the airport. He was glad his grandpa would let him move the boat. He hadn't driven a boat since he was fifteen, but he watched some YouTube videos and figured he was good to go. They all arrived at the two-story houseboat called the Jackdaw. It looked like it came straight out of the 80s. "Well, this is it" Conner smiled. Ezio was a bit horrified by the exterior. He was used to yachts.

"Looks...quaint" Desmond said hoping to help Ezio. They all then walked in. Altair was behind them just in case the boat spontaneously sunk. The interior also looked like it was from the 80s. The wood paneling and Hawaiian-looking couch was not helping. The air also smelt like cigars and salt water.

"Just like when I was fifteen" Conner smiled at the memories he made here.

"Smells interesting" Malik coughed a bit.

"Sorry about that" Conner apologized. He felt bad he knew the boat was a bit rough, but it was free, and they were in the Bahamas.

"How can I post my vacation on tik tok" mumbled Ezio. He could not let anyone know he was staying here. Malik and Altair rolled their eyes at their rich friend.

"Okay well, I guess we need to take the boat to Aveline's dock," Desmond said trying to make things better.

Conner nodded "Yes". He then went upstairs, and everyone followed him. The controls and all that was in a separate room. Conner took a seat and started up the boat. Everyone else took a seat on another couch behind him. Luckily the weather was perfect. "Hey Des, can you pull up the directions to Aveline's house and direct me there". Conner was nervous about this trip. He had kissed Aveline during the play and felt more during that kiss than his whole relationship with Dobby. He had to survive this and the play and then he was done.

"Sure thing" Desmond pulled out his phone and put it in the directions. He then got up from the couch and stood next to Conner. The boat jerked forward abruptly as Conner put it into gear. Altair screamed and grabbed Malik.

"Dude calm down" Malik prided Altair's fingers off of him.

"Sorry I just don't want to drown like the boat movie"

"You mean Titanic" Ezio looked at him confused. Altair just nodded looking forward trying not to panic. Conner soon hit the open sea.

"Okay it should be about twenty minutes from here" Conner looked over at them. Ezio looked miserable. Altair was in the middle looking green. Malik looked done with Altair. Conner prayed this trip would go well.

After ten minutes Desmond spoke up. "Hey, you took a wrong turn"

"Oh sorry let me steer it back" Conner steered the boat and everything flew to the right.

"What do you mean we took a wrong turn" Altair yelled his voice filled with panic "We could be stranded!"

"Calm down we're fine" Malik snapped. He was getting annoyed.

"It's all fun and games till we're on a deserted island eating each other" Altair screamed back. He was losing it.

"Do you want some trail mix" Desmond pulled out some from his hoodie. The plane they were on gave it out for free.

"Wait save it for when we are on the deserted island" quipped Malik. Altair just gave them all nasty glares and flipped them off.

"You need to relax" Ezio grabbed Altair's shoulders and shook him "I should be the one freaking out. Do you know how embarrassing it would be to die in this 80s monstrosity?"

"Enough we will get there okay" Conner yelled at them. The boat then lurched forward and to the left. Altair screamed again.

Desmond dropped his trail mix "My trail mix!"

Finally, after thirty minutes Conner found the dock and attempted to park the boat. Every time he tried to back in Altair would panic. Conner had enough and just pulled the boat in. Altair then bolted out of the boat the rest followed.

"Thank god we're on a solid surface!" Altair took a deep breath to calm down.

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"And that's how we got here" smirked Malik.

"You're such a baby" Maria laughed at Altair while his face was red.

"Whatever can we enjoy ourselves now" he mumbled.

Conner, Ezio, and Desmond got the boat docked and secured. They then walked over to the others.

Ezio looked at the house "Now that is my style"

Desmond rolled his eyes "Calm down richy rich"

Soon everyone got settled in and enjoyed the beach day. Altair was hesitant about the waves and the ocean. He was mad that Malik had thrown away his body suit and he had to wear just normal swim trunks. Maria then glided up to Altair as he was debating on getting into the ocean. "You know I saw that there was a small natural pool a mile away. We can sneak off and have some fun" she looked at him seductively.

Altair would like that except he can't really swim and the thought of doing that in a natural pool disgusted him. "Eww no Maria"

Maria then looked at him annoyed "Come on we're at one of the most romantic places"

"You know if you have sex in the water you can get stuck to one another" he stated "and on top of that a brain-eating amoeba could crawl up me"

"Well, it would be a light snack" Maria stormed off frustrated. Altair stood there annoyed. He wanted to be with Maria but in a nice place with less nature and more air conditioning.

Malik and Evie were both sitting under an umbrella reading when they watched Maria storm off. "Wonder what Altair did" Malik spoke up looking up from his book.

"Or Maria" Evie added closing her book. "That was uncomfortable to watch. I'll talk to her. Between the way, Aveline is acting and now this I can't take much more tension.

"Wait what about Aveline," Malik asked curiously.

Evie looked around to make sure no one could hear them. Altair was trying to get in the water. Maria was trying to help. Desmond, Ezio, Conner, Jacob, and Eivor were playing Volleyball. Aveline, Elise, and Arno were in the ocean with floats. She then caught Malik up on the Aveline and Conner drama and how Aveline clearly had feelings for him. "Doesn't she have a boyfriend?" he asked.

Evie nodded "Yup they're still dating and all that but still. Crazy stuff". Malik agreed.

Hours later they were all eating dinner on the back porch. Everyone pitched in and made different foods. Evie and Altair then got everyone's attention. "Okay everyone as you know Altair and I made an itinerary for the trip. We have so many fun things planned."

"We made printouts to help everyone" Altair then got up and grabbed a stack of paper and passed it out. Everyone was excited for the most part about what was planned. Keywords were the most part.

Jacob raised his hand and Evie pointed to him "Yes Jacob"

"You realize we need to relax. You guys have plans every single day and barely any beach time. I mean were here for the beach" Jacob liked doing excursions and all that, but he would also like to play in the ocean for another day.

Maria spoke up. Glad someone had sense. "I agree Altair I don't think we're on the same page"

"Well I'm on page five"

"No Altair" Maria sighed. That brain-eating amoeba would starve if it crawled up Altair. "I mean I think everyone here wants one day to relax"

"I agree with Maria" Malik added. "Why don't we just skip what we do on the last day" Malik then looked at the itinerary "which is the climb up the Queen's Staircase"

"Hell, no I'm not exercising on vacation" Desmond declared. Everyone then agreed with Desmond.

"Okay we will cut it," Evie said. Now she needed to figure out how to reprint her itinerary.