Sunburn (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Lena (Part 7)

Ariel and Noah are still at the beach. Noah is holding 'Evan down because he's trying to fight, still- even though Summer and Art are already gone.

"Look, kid. Summer is gone. It's just you and us now." Ariel snaps. "So you either act like a fucking maniac and end up getting the hell beat out of you, or you shut the fuck up and calm the fuck down!"

Everyone gets quiet as they look at her.

Ariel tilts her chin up slightly, and Noah smiles at the gesture. She does that when she's proud. She doesn't know that she does, but it's cute.

Evan finally stops fighting and he just lays there in the sand, arms and legs sprawled out like he's going to make a snow angel, even though he's not.

The group lets go of him and stand around him, glaring down at him.

Evan breathes in and out for a long time, then sighs, "I just came to get my girlfriend." He says, desperately. "Is that too much to ask for? That I get the girl that I love?"

Lena folds her arms across her chest, frowning down at Evan. "It's not too much to ask." She says.

"Um, yeah it fucking is when he fucking hit her!"

"I didn't mean to. I didn't know that it was her. I would never hit a girl- especially not her." Evan says.

Noah frowns.

"Let him go, Nicky." Daisy says.

Nick shakes his head. "No, Daisy."

"It's fine." Evan says. "I'll just endure getting my face shoved in sand."

Ariel smiles.

Lena sighs. "This is ridiculous."

Noah gives her a look and she rolls her eyes.

"Don't look at me like that." She snaps.

"I'm not looking at you like anything." He argues.

"Yes you were, Noah-"

"Oh, come on, guys let's not make accusations." Daisy says.

"No one asked you, hippie!" Lena snaps.

"Hey! Damn, Lena, could it kill you to be nice?" Ariel asks. "Daisy is just trying to help."

"I don't need you to help me, Ariel." Daisy says.

Ariel rolls her eyes. "Really? I'm defending you, so shut up."

"Okay, okay. Calm down guys-" Nick starts.

"Shut up!" They all say at once.

"Yeah... Whelp. Don't mind me. I'll be patiently waiting, face still in sand." Evan sighs.

Nick lets him up and then the group of friends are all scowling at eachother in silence.

Evan brushes himself off. "Guys, I didn't mean it."

They all glare at him.

"I honestly didn't think it was her. I thought it was that guy."

"Well, she really likes 'that guy' so back the fuck off and stay out of their lives." Ariel says, walking by him and hitting his shoulder with hers roughly, making eye contact with him as she does.

Noah fist bumps Nick and follows Ariel.

Daisy holds onto Nick's arm and they walk away.

Then it's just Lena and Evan.

Evan groans and sits down, his head in his hands. "Fuck." He mumbles.

Lena sits down beside him, surprising even herself.