Walk on the Beach - R5 Fanfic

Chapter 3

I don't know when...or how. But there was a wave of calmness that flooded over me, and I think I started acting normal.

First I apologized for the previous moments of silence. Then I found myself staring at him, but not because I was shocked- he was staring at me, with this cute little smile on his face.

"Is something funny..?" I asked confused. I made those hand motions that have no intention of getting anywhere.

"No." He answered. "Sorry."

"Okay..?" I smiled a bit also, letting out the slightest giggle. "So my brother threw our football over here, and I tried to catch it, but as you saw...that didn't go well." I laughed.

"Yeah," He wrinkled his nose at me. "That's embarrassing."

"I'm aware." I said truthfully, rolling my eyes. "Well if it's okay, I think I'm just gonna grab my brothers ball and head back..." I said incredibly awkwardly.

"Are you sure?" He asked, raising. His eyebrows.

Did he want to keep talking with me? After all of that? "Yeah, I should get back to my brother." I said looking into the distance at Aiden, who was standing there making a what-are-you-doing motion. Ross also looked at him.

"You guys can come over here if you want?"

"Really." I said, that word is usually supposed to be a question.

"Yeah, come hang out with us." He said casually. Woah, wait- us? I turned around to see the rest of his family, who are also his band mates, plus the other band member who happened to be there with them.

"What is happening." I mumbled to myself. I watched them all sitting there, on this giant picnic blanket just talking.

For some reason, I expect them to not be doing casual things. I mean, they have toured the world and played in giant arenas. Yet here they are, just talking.

"Ross, you coming back or not?" Rocky, Ross's brother, yelled over at us.

"Yea, just give me a minute." He called back to them. He moved his head back to look at me for a second, then looked back to his siblings. "Hey Riker can you toss that ball over here?"

Riker was on his phone and completely unaware of any situation. "What." He looked up confused.

"Football." Ross confirmed back to him, making that catching position with his hands. Riker looked around for a second then tossed it over to us.

The funny part is that Ross looked so ready to catch it. The funnier part is that he totally missed. Even though it was thrown directly at him.

"Yikes." I wrinkled my nose at him. "That's embarrassing." I said crossing my arms. I think I just sassed him.

He stood up after retrieving the ball from the ground. "Ha." I said loudly. He handed me the ball, while I smiled cleverly. "So, go get your brother and then we can continue this conversation momentarily." He said.

So he did want to talk to me more...I guess I'm alright with that. I turned around and walked away, back to Aiden.

"We're moving over there." I said to him rapidly gathering our stuff.

"Why?" Aiden said, he started packing too, even if he didn't know why.

"Because I said so!"

"But-" he started.

"I'll buy you ice cream...or something?" I bargained.

"Alright?" He agreed and he grabbed only the towel.

"Aiden c'mon, carry something else." I complained.

"Hey you're the one that wanted to move spots." He smart mouthed. I groined and struggled to carry both my stuff and his. Not to mention the sand that was getting everywhere.

I led Aiden over to their towel. I realized about two thirds of the way over there that Aiden's bag of toys was getting ready to spill all of its contents because of the way I was carrying it.

"No, nope..." I said trying to balance it for a few more feet. Then I felt instant lightness as someone took half of the stuff from me. And guess who it was.

"Need help?" He said as soon as he grabbed the stuff. I looked at him right in the eyes. Which might have been I mistake, because I couldn't look away. I guess the pictures on Instagram don't do justice, that hazel color really does sparkle.

"Thanks." My mind was partially telling me to look away, but it also wouldn't let me. I think it's because I noticed that he wouldn't look away either.