“Uh, are you alright?”
I slowly opened one of my eyes and saw a guy standing over me in a hoodie; he wore sunglasses and had messy blondish-brown hair. He stood there and stared me as though I was strange.
“Yep, perfectly fine.” I muttered sarcastically, he looked hurt.
“Sorry it’s just you’re kind of lying on a pathway in the pouring rain at midnight. Do you need a ride?” he replied.
“No, I’m fine just lying here in a pool of regret and self-pity.” I snapped and he kneeled down next to me.
“Why are you so angry? I’m offering you a ride and you just reject it.” He pointed out and held his hand out to me. I grabbed it and he helped me up.
“I’m sorry. I’m just having a pretty crap night; I didn’t mean to take it out on you.” I whispered and pulled my hoodie up.
“Don’t worry about it. I’m Andy.” He said and grinned, a flash of metal shone near his mouth and I realised he had a lip piercing.
“Cool, I’m Ruby.” I told him and gave him a half smile; he had a strange look on face.
We walked over to his car which immediately grew awkwardly quiet the moment I got in, just as I had thought it was filled with boys. Andy jumped in next to me and I stuck in the middle of two guys. The other one next to me had massive caterpillar eyebrows and scruffy dark brown hair that puffed up like a lion’s mane. He looked over at me in interest and his almond eyes caught my attention.
“Hey, I’m Shaun.” He grinned and ruffled his hair,
“I’m Ruby.” I muttered and pulled away from his hypnotizing eyes, Shaun also had a strange look on his face.
“The douche-bag in the passenger seat is Bradie and the drive ris none other than Jumpnow or Shaun because that’s his real name.” He laughed awkwardly and they both turned to say hi.
Bradie’s hair was also messy and crazy and he had one of the cutest smiled I had ever seen, he waved nervously and turned back to the front. Jumpnow had black hair that was flat and quite different from the other boys’ and he was also wearing sunglasses.
“Hey you’re that girl I saw at the bus stop!” Jumpnow said and I sighed.
“Probably.” I replied and he laughed, I yawned and rubbed my eyes in purer sleepiness. I looked sideways and saw Shaun staring at my hair.
“Uh, are you alright?” I asked him, it’s not he could call my hair weird because he was like a lion with his. He suddenly snapped out of it and blushed as he realised what he was doing.
“Yeah, sorry. It’s just your hair is pretty cool. I like it.” He said and I smiled, my bright blue hair never really seemed to get any compliments. Usually death stares.
“So where too?” Jumpnow asked and I told him my address.
“But that’s like on the other side of Sydney!” Andy complained and I laughed as Jumpnow reached over to give him a punch on the shoulder.
“He has a point Jumpnow, we’ll be home at like four.” Bradie said, his voice was even cuter.
Bradie was the kind of boy who was cute in the teddy bear kind of way, he was adorable and most likely the least-irresponsible in the car.
“You could stay over at our place for the night and one of use could drive you home in the morning?” Shaun suggested.
I raised my eyebrow, “I’m fine with that.” And we started out trip to their place.
Bradie and Jumpnow were quietly talking about something and Andy and Shaun were just being immature.
“Psst, Andy. Annnndy. AndyAndyAndy.” Shaun whispered and Andy giggled.
“Yes Shaun?” he replied,
“Bradie’s a monster truck!” Shaun laughed and Bradie turned around to tell them off.
“Guys!” Bradie yelled and they both high-fived each other.
The rest of the car trip involved Shaun and Andy trying annoy Bradie and Jumpnow nearly hitting a possum. I was honestly glad when we got to their place.
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“You could borrow one of my shirts?” Bradie suggested when I asked he had any pjs I could use, Andy and Shaun were in the kitchen laughing loudly and Jumpnow had already gone to bed. We went up to his room to grab a shirt and I stopped in his doorway with big eyes.
“You alright?” he asked worriedly.
“I’m fine but you might not be. What’s with the spider-man obsession?”I replied and peered into his room. It was a fucking spider-man museum.
Bradie blushed and walked over to his cupboards to find a top, “I like spider-man.” And he threw me a shirt.
“Well, I like My Chemical Romance but you don’t see my room covered with them.” I laughed then realised something. “Wait, don’t answer that.” I quickly added and Bradie giggled.
“Why? Is your room covered in their posters?” Bradie joked and I bit my lip.
“Maybe.” I looked down at the shirt he had given me, “Astro Boy?”
“That was Shaun’s.” Bradie muttered and ushered us out of his bedroom, more like the room of a spider-man addict, and he showed me mine.
It was a rather plain room with a double bed and some posters on the walls, they were all Blink-182.
“You guys are strange.” I muttered and dropped my bag on the floor.
Bradie left so I could get changed and I went into the bathroom to brush my hair.
I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and sighed. My hair was still sopping wet and I had my face had looked like it had seen better days. I flicked my boring blue hair and decided that I would dye it another colour. Maybe green or purple or even a mixture of both. I sat down on the toilet seat and dug my face into my hands, how did I end up here? In a house with four crazy, possibly even drunk, guys and I had no idea who they were.
I heard a knock from the bathroom door.
“Are you okay in there Ruby?”
It was just Bradie, I stood up and opened the door. He smiled when he saw me.
“If you want you can go to bed or me and the others are going to watch Death Note. Shaun’s pick.” He told me.
I’d rather go to bed, I’m about to fall asleep.” I lied, I just didn’t want to watch Death Note again in one night.
“Okay then. Good Night!” Bradie said and left my bedroom before I could say anything.
I jumped onto my bed and grabbed my sketch pad from my bag and a pack of pencils. I flipped past all of my previous drawings and sketches to a blank page and grabbed a pencil.
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Hehe, 2 chapters in 1 night. And 0% of homework done, Emma you so naughty.
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FanfictionRuby Red is a 19 year old girl just trying to find a meaning to her life. She's an up-and-rising artist but is still looked down upon for her ways and past. She get's lost on her way home from her friend's place and is rescued by a bunch of crazy, p...
