Meant To Be (Aaron Carpenter)

•Shai•

The warm covers of my bed engulfed my small body and I noticed that my cousin's head was on my legs. "Hey guys. You up?" I said, looking at the other three, two who were on the top bunk but visible and the other was at the foot of the bed. Mahogany responded with a whisper. "Yes."

I heard melodies from downstairs, probably from my older brother (by three minutes) Shawn learning some new songs on his guitar, and that woke everyone up, even Aaliyah who sleeps through just about anything.

My cousin Wendy got up and rubbed her eyes, petting my Savannah Kitten named Benji when it jumped in her lap. My friends called it the mini-tiger, because that's what it looked like sort of.

Kiley Marie (or as we liked to call her Ki) slowly went down the ladder of my bunk bed and plopped on the floor, her feet making a thud sound. She yawned. "What time is it?" Ki asked sleepily, and my other best friend Alice laughed. "5:15 A.M." Alice checked her phone, the light from the screen making her face pale. Ki grunted. "5:15 A.M.? That's like 12:00 in the morning!"

We almost died at that. Bounding downstairs to the basement, we saw Shawn sitting on the couch playing 'Summertime Sadness', one of his personal favourites. You see, he is my twin. I know everything about him.

Especially the fact that he likes one of my friends who couldn't make it to the sleepover because her dog was sick. Her name is Lisa. "Hey nerd." I said jokingly and he smiled, putting down the guitar. "Sup dork." He replied, and I smiled before going into the kitchen to get some food stuff.

I opened the fridge and apparently a massive wave of hunger swept over Alice, Wendy, Ki, and Mahogany because they came running in there. Wendy snatched the Reddi Whip and helped herself, and the other girls and I took out the milk from the fridge and cereal from the cabinet, then helped ourselves. I ended up with Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a big can of pink Monster, my favourite one.

Shawn walked in. "So, Shainey." He started, and I dropped my spoon in my bowl. "It's Shai." I corrected him. I don't like to be called Shainey. It makes me feel like I'm in trouble. "Alright, Shai. Anyways, I've got Magcon tour this week. I've talked to the guys, everybody, and what I'm trying to say is that... You and the girls are going to Magcon."

I was squealing on the inside. Wendy was screaming. Alice was clapping. Ki was so sleepy she fell asleep again and her face landed in her cereal bowl. She jolted up, Cheerios sticking to her cheeks with a tired look in her eyes. "What?" She asked confusedly and we started laughing. Really hard.

"We're going to Magcon. The girls and the guys. Wait, Shawn, what about Aaliyah?" I asked and he sat down. "She has a part in the school musical. She's staying home." He said and I nodded. Poor little Liyah. I'm gonna miss her performance.

Ki picked the Cheerios off her cheeks and dried off her face. "Mmm-ahhkay." She said, still extremely sleepy. She walked in the living room and laid down in a ball on the couch. After a few seconds, she fell off the couch onto the floor. "Ok peace." She slurred, sprawled out on the floor.

I looked at Shawn. "Poor Ki. She didn't get much sleep last night." I explained and he nodded. Mahogany and Alice were still laughing from the face in the cereal bowl thing. Wendy was just kind of sitting there finishing off the whipped cream. "So Shawn, define who 'the girls' are."

I then learned that the group of girls was Mahogany (duh), Me, Wendy, Alice (She was going anyways, Nash is her brother, and she is Cameron Dallas's girlfriend), Della (also guaranteed to be going, Taylor Caniff's girlfriend), Ki, Zoë (our Swedish friend we nicknamed Zo and became fluent in Swedish for but she can speak perfect English), and Lisa.

We all 'awed' when he said Lisa would be going. I guess we just like to mess with him. "What?" He asked when we awed him. Then, we gave him the look. The 'you know what we're talking about don't deny it you love her' look. He rolled his eyes and left, probably to practice his guitar. "We're sorry Shawn! Love you, brother!" I said and he continued to practice.

My phone buzzed in my pocket. It was Zoë.

ZoBug: Hallå Shai! Har Shawn berättat om Magcon? (Hey Shai! Has Shawn told you about Magcon?)

We liked to text in Swedish so none of the guys would know what we were texting. It was great. We're probably going to converse in Swedish at Magcon to talk about her crush, Carter and Wendy's crush, Nash.

Me: Ja, det gjorde han. Är du upphetsad? (Yeah, he did. Are you exited?)

ZoBug: Du satsar! (You bet!)

Me: Vad händer över i Sverige? (What's going on over in Sweden?)

ZoBug: Inte mycket. Hej, jag måste gå. Min plan är ombordstigning. (Nothing Much. Hey, I have to go. My Plane is boarding.)

I put my phone in my pajama pants pocket. Mahogany looked over at me. "Who were you texting?" She asked. "Zoë." I responded quickly. Wendy's eyes widened. "Zoë? What's she doing?" Alice asked and I grinned really big. I was so exited. "SHE'S BOARDING THE PLANE TO AMERICA!"

Wendy and Alice started fangirling. "I miss her oh my God!" Wendy screeched, so loud she woke up Ki, who almost hit her head on the coffee table while getting up. "Morning, sunshine!" I said cheerily but she still had the sleepy expression on her face. "Is Zo coming to America?" She asked sleepily and I nodded.

"Yay!" Ki said mid-yawn.

I can't wait to go to Magcon. And see my best friend of all of the boys, Aaron Carpenter.