It's Complicated

New Friends and Scavenger Hunts

I stood in front of the full length mirror. The red dress fits like a glove. It shows off my curves but not too much. My phone lights from across the room. I stare at it through the mirror. I turn and walk over to my phone. Vibrating furiously it reads: Alex. I pick it up quickly and answer.
"Hello?" I call.
"Gaia! Why aren't you in school? Your mom came up to me in school and nearly tore me alive just looking for you! By the way, where are you?" Alex rambled.
"I'm in Hollywood." I turn running my hair through my hands. I still have to curl my hair and do my makeup.
"Hollywood? How did you get there?" Alex said obviously confused.
"Oliver. He's here too."
"That explains why your mom was yelling about some boy on your roof and in your room." Alex said forcing a laugh. In the background noise I hear the bell ring. She sighs,"Sorry, I have to go... Talk about this later?"
"Definitely." I confirm. I click my phone off and toss it on the bed. I step into the shower and wash myself thoroughly. I made sure I shaved my legs and armpits. Once out of the shower I blow dry my hair. I dry myself and slip the dress on. I look at myself and turn in the mirror making sure there are no rips or it doesn't look right. I brush my dress off with my hands. I pull the sleeves to its full length. The sleeves are three quarters. The dress is tight and comes down to my mid thigh. I stand in front of the bathrooms mirror. I stare at myself thinking about makeup. I open my makeup bag and start with some foundation. I rub it evenly and made sure I didn't look like I caked my face. I brush on some light brown eyeshadow and added a few sparkles to make it pop. I dig through my bag and find my eye liner. I put on a thick line followed by making the "cat eye" effect. I blink a few times making sure my makeup so far is even. I put some light mascara on and even that our too. I add a little blush as well. I stand back. Missing something. I tap my barefoot and think. Mascara, blush, eyeliner, eye shadow, and foundation... Lipstick! I dig through my bag and find a bold red. I apply it and make sure that there is a good amount on my lips. I find my black wristlet and put my phone, lipstick, and some money in it. I sit on my bed and slip my black pumps on. I rise from the hotel bed and turn in my mirror. My hair. I wait for my curling wand to heat. I look at myself in the mirror. I check the wand and it's very hot. I make big wavy curls and apply hairspray. My black hair comes down to my boobs now instead of my waist. I smile. I run a finger over my teeth. Don't judge I can't have red lipstick all over my teeth! I grab my wristlet and walk out of the bathroom and into the kitchen. There sat Oliver who was waiting for me.
"Turn around." He says smiling. I do.
"Lift your hair." I do his orders. I feel a cold chain around my neck and I hear the click signaling my to let my hair down. The necklace had an O for Oliver. I smile.
"Thank you." I bring my hand to my chest feeling the necklace.
"Anything for my girl." He takes my hand,"Let's go to the party."
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Oh course by time we get there the party is in full swing.
"Ready?" Oliver asks.
"Yep!" I nod.
We step out of the car and head inside. The house was gigantic. Should I even call it a house? Its a freaking mansion. Leonardo DiCaprio comes around a corner. I squeal in excitement and cling to Oliver's arm.
"Hey! My man! You made it!" Leonardo and Oliver bro hug.
"Hey man! How are you?" Oliver smiles.
"Good!" Leonardo smiles in return. I give Oliver a slight nudge telling him that I need to be introduced.
"Leonardo this is Gaia, Gaia this is Leonardo."
"Hey! Nice party!" I yell over the music.
"Thanks! Nice dress!" Leonardo yells back. "Seeya!" He dissolves back into the crowd of dancing people.
"Wow! This is cool!" I yell.
"Wanna drink?" Oliver offers. I nod. He leaves and I sway to the music. Bang Bang by Arianna Grande, Nikki Minaj, and Cher Loyd was on and everyone was yelling and cheering. A couple guys dance their way past me. One of them stops and hands me a drink.
"Take a drink! Its awesome!" He sways dizzily. He shoves it into my hands and makes a gesture for me to drink. I take a swig and the burning drink flows down my throat.
"What is this?" I scream over the booming music.
"No clue but its awesome!" The boy yells. I hand him his drink and he leaves. I grab his hand and say,"Wanna dance?" He nods.
"Whats your name?" I ask.
"Jack." The brunette head said. Jack had light blue eyes and dark brown hair. He hand an amazing smile. We sway together not touching.
"Gaia?" A voice screamed over the music.
I turn to see Oliver. I smile and take the drink he offered.
"Thanks."
Oliver nods and gestures towards Jack who is standing awkwardly to the side.
"Oh! This is Jack! A new friend I made." I pat my hand on Jack's back,"Jack this is Oliver, my boyfriend."
"Nice to meet you." Jack holds out his hand giving Oliver a genuine smile.
"Same." Oliver smiles and shakes his hand. Jack takes another long swig and empties the bottle.
"Aw man. I'm outta whatever this is." Jack points to his bottle,"I will be right back and I'll bring a few friends." And just like that he disappears into the crowd. I take a sip from the drink Oliver had given me. It tasted like the same thing.
"Is something wrong with the drink?" Oliver asks.
"No why?" I say.
"Well you made a face after you drank it..." Oliver shrugs.
"No! Its just its the same drink that Jack let me try."
"Oh." Oliver said quietly.
"Hey guys!" Jack stumbles dragging a girl with him," This is Ashley."
"Hi." I say. I switch my cup into my other hand and hold my now free hand out. She shakes it lightly.
"I'm Gaia." I smile letting my hand drop.
"Oliver, her boyfriend." Oliver's arm wraps around me.
"You guys make a great couple!" She laughs. Obviously they are both drunk. After making small talk for the next 30 minutes we all head outside. The air was crisp and cool.
"Man, it feels a lot better out here." I sigh. I stumble over to the bench on the porch. Once I empty my cup I let the others know that I'm getting another drink and if they wanted any. I push and shove my way to the kitchen.
"Excuse me!" I yell over the music to this making out couple. They move away from the drinks and I stumble to the drinks and mix all the substances there was. I push myself through the porch door and out onto the patio where Oliver, Jack, and Ashley are. I take a drink out of my cup and slur the words,"Thissss issss ssssooooo fffuuuunnnn.." I giggle. I stumble onto Oliver who catches me. I press my lips onto his and kiss him. he backs up and turns to press me against the tree.
"Woah man.... soooo hooottt." Ashley slurs. Oliver stops and turns.
"Lets go swimming...." He giggles. We are like 4 drunk people doing stupid things.
Oliver and Jack rip their shirts off and jump into the pool. Ashley and I slowly strip our dresses off. She ties her blond hair into a tight bun and jumps. Me, in only a bra and underwear (which are both light blue and match), jump as well. Ashley and Jack swim and play fight splashing. Oliver grabs me from behind and pulls me under the man made waterfall.
"Hi." I giggle.
"Heyyyyy." Oliver slurs. He leans in for a kiss until I splash him.
"Hey!" He laughs. Oliver hugs me from behind and we both laugh.
"I am getting cold... wannnnnaaa gett outta herreee?" I giggle and slur at the same time. He nods in agreement and we wave the now making out, Ashley and Jack, to come over.
"Guyyyyssss wanntt ttooo ggooo baasccckkk innnsssiiidddeeee?" Jack laughs. I run into the house with out putting my dress back on. Oliver stands behind me and holds the small of my back. A few guys give me looks. I smirk and giggle. Oliver takes me back to the pool before some guys rapes me. He helps me with my dress and finds Leonardo.
"Man! Nice seeing you! Seeya tomorrow!" Oliver laughs. We both stumble over to the cab waiting. Funny... I don't remember calling... Maybe Oliver did? The car ride only took about 15 minutes and we were at the hotel. Oliver stumbles and gets to the elevator. When we reach the room Oliver practically collapses on top of me. We kissed for what seemed to be forever and fell asleep.
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I groan and toss onto my side. 1:00 pm? My stomach lurched and my head was pounding. I felt bile come up and I immediately rushed to the bathroom. I emptied my stomach and sat against the toilet. I pushed my hair back and sighed. My stomach lurched once more and within 2 seconds my face was back into the bowl. When I was done with my vomiting I took a Tylenol. My head was pounding more than ever. Man, when your gym teacher tells you not to drink, they really mean it, you shouldn't. I crawled back into bed and slept until 4:00. I woke up realizing Oliver had been gone before 1:00. I was so busy throwing up I didn't even notice he had left. My mouth felt thick so I climbed out of my bed and stalked over to the sink. I drank 2 glasses of water. I looked around the room if Oliver had left anything. I found a note on the kitchen table.
It said:
Dear Beautiful,
Obviously I had left... but it was for you. Let's play a game. It is a scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt will take you to our date. Better hurry, our date starts at 8:00. Your first clue is: You may not remember, but we were here within the last 24 hours. Find it and your next clue will be there.
Oliver.
I smile and run to my suitcase. I put on some leggings and a plain white tee. I jam my feet in my white converse. I grab my purse and the note. I get out of the lobby and into my rental car. I think, what does this mean? After 5 minutes of hard thinking it finally came to me. It was so simple! Leonardo DiCaprio's house or whatever. I got to Leonardo's house within 10 minutes. On his door was the note.
It says:
Smart thinking. Thats 1/4. Here is your clue: Where many tourists go but never touch. It is very famous and its where most movies are made. Go there. Someone will be waiting... Tick Tock.
Oliver.
Most movies are made in Hollywood... But whats something tourists can't touch? The Hollywood sign! I run to my car and zoom off to the Hollywood sign. It takes about an hour and a half to get there. I check my phone and the time says 6:00. There was Jack.
"Hi Jack!" I wave as I step out of my car.
"Hey! Got this for you... I have been here for hours!" Jack sighs.
"Alright well... I will see you tonight? At the party?"
"Sure."
I grab the note and jump into my car.
The note says 1 sentence:
Your clue: Its where the stars print their hands... 2/4.
Where in the world would stars print their hands? I step out of the car and jog over to Jack.
"Where is this?"
"Huh... Hollywood Walk of Fame?"
"I guess that makes sense?" I smile.
"Come on." I grab Jacks hand and push him to the drivers side," Take me to the Walk of Fame!"
I run around the car and climb in. Jack gets in as well and he gets me to the Walk of Fame within 30 minutes. There was a path, of rose petals. I smile to myself and follow. It leads to Leonardo DiCaprio's tile. There was a note.
It said:
Nice. Clue: Lets take a dip in the pool and sleep downstairs! 3/4.
"Where the heck is that?" Jack said standing behind me.
"No clue... Swimming on the roof? Oh my god! The hotel!" I jump up and down. I grasp Jack's hand and drag him to the car.
"What hotel?" Jack said giving me a puzzled look.
"The hotel Oliver and I are staying at." I say getting on the highway to the hotel.
We arrive at the hotel in 45 minutes. 7:15. We ride the elevator up to the pool. On one of the chairs the note.
It says: The clue will lead you to our date. Give this note to Jack. Gaia don't you dare open this flap.
I hand the note to Jack and he opens the note and the flap.
"Ok. Lets go." He smiles. We make it to the car and head off. In 35 minutes we get there. A cliff? There stood Oliver with a bouquet of roses. I smile.
"Oliver!" I gasp.
"So you liked it?"
"Of course!"
"Sit. I have something for you. Close your eyes!" I do as he says.
"Ok. Open." And there was the best gift ever.
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DUN DUN DUUUNNNNN
so its a longer chapter! sorry i havent updated in a while! i was grounded! please vote comment and share with your friends!
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-L