seven souls seven sins

chapter 63: schools out

Natasha's pov:

"So what are you doing for summer holidays hm?" Nico asks me in P.E, the last class on Friday. "Honestly, I don't know. Vincent hasn't decided on anything so it looks like I'm staying here for the two months." I reply as I bat the shuttlecock back towards Xavier.

Playing badminton with Nico and the twins has now become my new favourite P.E game.

"That's nice though, Brazil is gorgeous in the summer." Nico gets ready to whack the shuttlecock back to Xander. "But you're prettier." I overhear him murmur. "What about you? Are you staying here or going back to Cali?" I slam the shuttlecock down near the net. "My Dad said that I could go back home but I still haven't decided yet." He sprints forward and saves us a deduction.

"Well what are you waiting for? July starts tomorrow so I would be getting on that flight if I were you." I jog backwards and whack the shuttlecock hard to go far into enemy territory.

"I was hoping that we could spend summer together." He says with a smirk. "Oh my god that would be so nice! We could go parasailing, kayaking, and all the beach picnic dates." I twirl around at the thought whilst Nico stands there admiring me. "A girl could dream." I finalise and slam the final shuttlecock down with my racquet, indicating that we've won.

Xander rolls his eyes at my cheesy celebration so I stick my tongue out at him and he grins.

The last bell of the school year rings and everyone cheers. "Here comes summer!" I celebrate. Nico takes my racquet and places it back. "So when's the next time that we can hangout Ms.Perfect?" He ruffles my hair. "Hmm, I'll have to check my calendar then I'll let you know." I wink at him.

"Call again tonight?" He asks as we walk towards the changing rooms.

"Duhh." I smile at him before he disappears behind the male changing door. The truth was, Nico and I have been sleeping on call together for the past week. Apparently he always waits for me to go to bed first, he's too cute. I go into the changing rooms and pack up all my stuff.

Even my locker is already cleared out.

I patiently wait for Xavier and Xander to come out. As I wait, I feel a tap on my shoulder. It's Dylan! "Yo, did Flynn and Seb's plane land yet?" He inquires. "Yeah it landed ages ago. They're gone for the summer." I sadly smiled. I've spent the past 9 summers with them so this year feels different.

Vincent didn't want to send me back to London for the summer, saying that he has something planned.

"Don't worry, you have your boyfriend to hangout with for the summer anyways." He winks at me. "He's not my boyfriend yet silly. Don't jinx it." My eyes widen at him. "I got you." He winks at me and leaves for the summer. After a few minutes Xavier and Xander finally show up.

"Took you long enough." I roll my eyes at their delay.

"You did well on that match." Xavier puts my head into a headlock and shuffles my hair. "We got smoked." Xander folds his arms at the sight of us. "Cmon, we don't wanna be late or Vincent will kill us." Xander gently pushes Xavier which makes him immediately let me go. They start rushing to the car and I struggle to keep up.

"Hey! Why are we running? Is there an appointment or something?" I question as we sprint to Xander's car.

"No time to explain, let's go." Xander rushes us as we hop into the car. He speeds down the road as soon as we get in. "What's the problem? What's happening?" I ask puzzled. "You'll find out later." Xavier vaguely answered. What's that supposed to mean? What is so secretive that they can't tell me?