Aurora (#1)

t w e n t y - s e v e n

"They look so cute." Someone whispered.

"Have you taken the pictures already? They're going to wake up soon." Another moaned.

"Hold on I need to choose a good filter for Instagram." The voice snapped. The flash and shutter sound of the camera caused me to scrunch my eyes. But I was too tired to open my eyes.

"Shit, shit. Rori is about to wake up." I heard shuffling.

"Guys I know you're taking pictures. Can you stop? Rori is trying to sleep." A sexy, husky voice said.

"Yeah, sure. But first would you like to explain this Christian?"

"Not particularly. Now get lost before I make you." The voice said again. My pillow moved slightly as the voice spoke. I moaned, annoyed, before snuggling closer to the warmth.

When I awoke I found myself staring into five sets of amused eyes. "Good morning guys." I winced at the huskiness of my morning voice.

"It's afternoon actually." Felicity smirked. I gasped and stood up only to have a bout of vertigo and sit back down again.

"Careful there." Christian chuckled. In the light I could see that he was in flannel pants and a plain grey T-shirt. His hair was messed up from sleep and his eyes gleamed with happiness.

"Hey." I whispered.

"Hey." He grinned back.

"Okay lovebirds. Time to get up. You've missed all the good stuff in the sales already, so you might as well just chill for the rest of the day." Ben said.

"What?" I cried. There were a few things I needed, and the sale was a perfect opportunity to get them. "Ugh dammit." I slumped back into the couch, my mood slightly dampened by the news.

"Well lucky for you, we're such awesome friends and went out to buy stuff for you." Felicity exclaimed as Lucas hauled lots of shopping bags and dumped them in front of me.

"This is from me." Lucas shoved a bag in my face. I laughed and emptied the contents in my lap. He had bought me a couple of really cute tops.

"Thanks Lucas." I smiled and stood up to give him a hug.

"This is mine." Ben gave me a smaller package. Inside was a simple, silver heart necklace on a silver chain. I thanked him and gave him a hug as well. Jess and Felicity had bought me tonnes of clothes and accesories, I wasn't sure how I was going to fit them in my wardrobe.

"And finally this is from Chrissy boy." Felicity grinned, as Christian handed me a small box. I frowned and tore open the wrapping paper.

"It's a small upgrade from your ghetto phone." He grinned as I stared down at a shiny new iPhone.

"Ghetto phone?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah your phone is ancient." He complained.

"It's worked fine for the last five years." I told him.

"Exactly why you need a new phone. Don't worry I set it up for you so all you need to do is use it." He grinned.

"Thanks you guys. But it's not my birthday so why all the presents?" I asked.

"We just wanted to do something nice for you." Jess said.

"But I haven't got you anything," I moaned.

"Don't worry. We have everything we will ever need." Felicity winked.

"How did you know?" I asked.

"We've known for awhile, Rori. Ben knew there was a new scholarship kid joining us and the others just found out. Didn't help that Christian told us to do this for you, which confirmed our suspicions." She replied.