The Higa Project ; r.h [under major editing]

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A/N: Because i promised littlelamp for another chapter. so i woke up and wrote this chapter at literally 1 am. Sigh, what is sleep.

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Sean's P.O.V

It was already 9 am, and i had gotten up from the sofa i slept on for the night, in Ryan's room. He was still a little shaken about what had happened just a few hours ago, and i felt sorry for the poor guy. I looked at him sleeping peacefully with Teddy right by his side.

I groggily walked down the stairs to eat some cereal, and was greeted by an energetic Marley.

"Hey Marley." I bent down to pat his small head. "Ready for breakfast?" He barked and licked my hand in response.

I poured some dog food into his bowl, and also poured myself some Cocoa Puffs.
(A/N: i reread this sentence again and again, and no Sean did not get dog food. 😂😅) Before i poured some milk into the cereal i went over to the living room to turn the television on.

When i came back from the kitchen, munching on my cereal, some breaking news came on.

It showed a short video footage of a girl in an awfully familiar red dress.

"This early morning, a young girl has jumped off the highway bridge. Although police and detectives believe that she is dead, search teams are still locating the body." The lady in the television reported.

The words that were plastered on the screen made me stop eating my cereal.

Julee Santiago; MISSING.
AGE: 19 years of age
Appearance: Mahogany hair, brown eyes.
Last seen: 1:45 am

An hour and 15 minutes after we last saw her...

Along with it came a photo of a smiling, sane Julee. My heart dropped as her eyes seemed to be looking right into my soul, and i remembered her words before she left.

Was it possible that she was dead?

I heard footsteps coming downstairs, and i quickly turned the television off before Ryan could see. I felt horrible for forcing Ryan to do this stupid project. So i would have to keep the news about Julee.

He couldn't know about it just yet.

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Ryan's P.O.V

"This won't be the last time you'll hear from me." Those words echoed through my head again and again and there were playbacks of the horrible things Julee had done to me yesterday. I sat up in bed, in cold sweat and told myself to take some calming breaths. Maybe a glass of water would calm me down.

I stretched my arms and legs and made my way downstairs. I heard the telelvision running, so Sean must be up.

He switched off the television when i came into the living room.

Okay then.

"Morning, Fuji." I greeted him in a sing song voice.

"oh, uh.. Goodmorning, Higa!" He replied back. Sean looked uneasy.

"Is there anything wrong?" I asked as i sipped some water. He shook his head no and munched on his cereal. (A/N: Sorry im imagining how cute Sean and Ryan would look in the morning 😍) I knew Sean inside and out, and i knew that he was keeping something from me. But i let his little white lie slip just for now because we both had a rough night.

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Derrick's P.O.V

"Babe, are you done yet?" I called up impatiently to Erika, who had already told me that she was done 10 minutes ago. When she skipped down the stairs, all the annoyance i felt melted away.

"Sorry i took so long." She said kissing my cheek. Erika wore a lavender jersey, plain jean shorts and white vans. I took a moment to drink in all her beauty.

"Damn, you look good." I bobbed my head up and down, kissing her forehead. She giggled softly. (A/N: GAH ERIKA AND DERRICK ARE RELATIONSHIP GOALS. not just in this fanfic lol, in real life as well ahhaha)

"Alright, let's go then!" I said, exiting the front door and got inside the car. On the drive to Ryan's house, Erika and i sang along with the radio.

🎶 Make it pop like pink champagne, in the purple rain.
We're gonna paint, paint , paint the city. We're
gonna show off all our pretty, pretty pink
champagne, let 'em know our names!
screamin' so loud they'll hear us in L.A!
pop it like pink champagne! 🎶

(A/N: song is Pink Champagne by Ariana Grande 🙊💜)

We sang at the top of our lungs and laughed at how silly we were being. When we arrived in Ryan's driveway, Erika carried the drinks and i carried the food we made for Ryan. The rest of the RHPC were coming later on to celebrate the success of the first date of the Higa Project.

I rang the doorbell, and as we waited Erika and I hummed the tune of the doorbell. Sean opened the door, with a surprised expression.

"Hey, uh what're you guys doin' here?" He asked, Sean's eyes looking left to right.

"Ey, bro." I smiled at him, ignoring the fact that he forgot about the party. "We're here to celebrate the first successful date for the Higa Project remember?"

"Oh. Right, about that..." Sean rubbed the back of his head. "I think we should cancel the celebratory party, and the Higa Project..."

"What?" Erika asked. "Why?"

Ryan appeared from behind Sean. "We're not cancelling, anything."

"But, Ryan..." Sean looked at him in worry.

"Erika and Derrick deserve to know what happened, and so as the rest of the RHPC." Ryan said, letting out a shaky breath. "Just because that happened, i wont let this ruin the opportunity for other lamps."

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9/07/15: A photo of Marley because he's adorable 😍💜 (and because i couldn't find a photo to match this chapter 😅)
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Well im itching to release that chapter where i prepared Ryan to meet the one he is looking for.. but ugh i have to write at least three more dates. 🙍🏽
and i would like to thank littlelamp AGAIN for the wonderful new book cover. 💙 i love you so much, like you don't even know. lol.
thank you for reading, please continue to vote and comment.
and i might be updating again later 🙊 because holidays are here and i have nothing better to do..
see you in chapter seven! i less than three you <3
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