Arke High

Chapter 22

Clarke P.O.V.
There was exactly a week until the final play performance and two weeks from my birthday. Octavia, Raven, and Fox were staying over at my house today for a girl day. They would be here around two, it was 1:30, and my mother had decided that today she would come home for a late lunch, so she would also be her when they arrived. I heard the door open, it was my mother.
"Clarke can you come down please." My mother said. I sighed and closed the book I was reading. Downstairs I saw my mother wasn't alone, but with a boy around my age.
"Who's this?" I asked my mother suspiciously.
"This is Camilo Cortez, he and his little sister will be living with us for a while." She said.
"And why is that?" I asked.
"Camilo this is Clarke my daughter, your room will be next to hers." My mom said ignoring my question." Clarke do you mind showing Camilo his room?" She asked.
"Uh sure I guess." I answered not knowing why this person was going to stay with us.
I started walking upstairs with Camilo following me. His room was going to be the guest room, and I guess that his sister's would either share with me, him, or we would turn the attic into a room. I led him into the guest room and left him alone to unpack his things, then I went downstairs.
"Who is he and why is he staying here?" I asked my mom.
"Do you remember my old friend, Maria?" She asked, I nodded. Maria was really nice and during the short time we were in Denver my mom and her became really close. I was almost certain they were still in contact.
"That was her son. Sadly a couple months ago she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her conditions gotten worse, and she's has to stay at a hospital."My mother continued."There's a slim chance she'll get better, but since she can't take care of her two children right now, and she has no one else I offered to take them in for the time being." I nodded understanding. That had to be tough for Maria's children. Wait my mother said he had a little sister.
"Where's his little sister?" I asked
"Somehow she missed the flight here, but that's already taken care of. I called the airport and someone from there is going to be with her until the next flight. I'll be picking her up tomorrow at seven am." She explained.
"How old is she?" I asked.
"Twelve her name is Charlotte." My mom answered.
"Ok." I turned to the stairs when my mom stopped me.
"Clarke I almost forgot we are spending Thanksgiving Break at your grandma's."
I spun around quickly."What?But I already turned in my form for the survival trip."
"I'm sorry, but we are spending Thanksgiving with your grandma." She said.
"Mom, " I began, but she cut me off.
"No Clarke we are going and that's final." She told me.
"Ugh!" I groaned and stomped upstairs to my room. Minutes later there was a knock on the door. I raced downstairs and opened the door.
"Hey Clarkie!" Octavia said enthusiastically and gave me a hug.
"Hey Blondie!" Raven greeted.
"Hi Clarke!" Fox said.
"Hey guys come in." They all walked in and I shut the door behind them. My mother walked in.
"Hello girls," My mother said." I'm heading back to work, Clarke don't forget to offer Camilo something to eat."
"Yes mother." I responded and the she left.
"Who's Camilo?" Raven asked.
"Ooh did you get a new puppy? If you did can I see it? I love puppies they're so adorable." Octavia gushed.
"Octavia it's not a puppy, Dr.Griffin said offer food, you don't offer food to puppies you feed them." Fox told her.
"You can offer a puppy food, if the puppy doesn't want to eat the food it won't." Octavia countered.
I smiled."Guy's Camilo is not a puppy, but I might just ask for a puppy for Christmas now that you've got the idea in my head." Honestly I really did think a puppy would be a good gift. They were so cute and loyal.
"Ha, see I told you it wasn't a puppy!" Fox exclaimed. I laughed. Then I led them to my room were we began painting our nails. Raven painted Octavia's purple, with a white diagonal stripe. Fox painted Raven's red with a black diagonal stripe. Mine were painted light blue with a midnight blue diagonal stripe and Fox's were light green with a diagonal white stripe. Then after Octavia requested we do makeovers. We did each others hair and make up, and picked out each others outfits. By the time we we got hungry we were all wore similar outfits just in different colors.I wore black ripped skinny jeans, with a blue spaghettini strap shirt, and a black denim sleeves blazer type thing. Along with black and blue skater shoes and black and silver bracelets on the wrist where my father's watch was, and a black hat. Octavia wore almost the same thing just without the denim blazer, and her accessories and shirt were purple. Raven's outfit was like Octavia's but red and instead of bracelets she had a red watch. Fox's out fit was also the same as Octavia's but green. We ordered two pizzas and 30 minutes later we were in the dinning room. "You guys want soda?" I asked. They said yes and I asked Octavia for help serving us drinks.
"Have you talked to Jasper about you know what?" I asked Octavia once we were in the kitchen.
"No." She sighed. On Monday Octavia had dragged me away at lunch so she can tell me that Jasper and her kissed. I thought that was good since they seemed good for each other, but Octavia was worried that what happened with Wells and I would happen to her and Jasper. I told her that only happened because I really didn't like Wells like that, and if that was her case with Jasper that she should just clarify they're just friends to him. The problem was that Octavia did like Jasper like that, but she was still scared.
"Why not? If you really do like each other you should be together, if you end the relationship I'm sure Jasper won't be like Wells, he's Jasper." I said.
"I don't know, let's just forget about this for now." She said. I nodded, and we headed back to the dinning room with the drinks in hand. As I set down my own drink I remembered Camilo.
"Be right back guys,i and have to go ask Camilo if he wants something to eat." I stood from my seat.
"Wait aren't you going to tell us who this Camilo is?" Raven asked.
"Maybe later." I said walking upstairs. I knocked on the guest room door. Seconds later Camilo opened it. He didn't say anything, and I noticed he was taller than me, maybe as tall as Bellamy.
"Hey do you want something to eat? Me and my friends are eating pizza downstairs if you want some." I told him.
"Um sure." He answered nervously."How many friends of yours exactly?"
"Three,why?" I asked.
"I just get nervous around people." He said.
I smiled."Don't worry they don't bite." I started Elkins towards the stairs, Camilo right behind me and I added,"Usually." We walked downstairs, where Raven, Fox, and Octavia were arguing about what was the best old show.
"Clearly The Fresh Prince of Belair is the best one." Octavia argued.
"No Full house is." Fox said.
"Yeah right, it's Friends." Raven said.
"You guys are all wrong the best old show is Saved by the Bell." I told them drawing there attention to Camilo and myself.
"So is this the puppy?" Asked Octavia.
I smiled."Yep. Camilo that is Octavia, Fox, and Raven. You can also call Octavia O and Raven, Rae. Guys this is Camilo Cortez, him and his sis will be staying with me and my mom for a bit."Camilo gave them a quiet hello. I offered Camilo a seat, he sat down and I handed him a pizza and soda.
"So you have a sister?" Fox asked. Camilo nodded. "What's her name?"
"Charlotte." He responded.
"Clarke you told him nicknames he can call us but you never told him your nicknames." Raven said.
"Please don't." I said.
"Why not? Oh yeah you only liked being called them by certain people." Octavia said. I threw my napkin at her.
"What are her nicknames?" Camilo asked feeling a little more comfortable around everyone.
"Blondie, given to her by Rae over here. Clarkie, which I gave her but I don use a lot. Monty and Jasper occasionally call her this. And last but not least Princess." Octavia said.
"Princess?" Camilo asked raising an eyebrow at me.
"Yes given to her by Bellamy. I wouldn't call her that though, he might rip you to shreds." Octavia said. I rolled my eyes.
"Who's Bellamy?" He asked.
"My older brother, and the love of Clarke's life." Octavia answered.
"Wait are Bellamy and Clarke that Bellarke thing that's trending in the Internet?" He asked.
"Oh my gosh you've heard of them!" Fox squealed.
"Actually my best friends girlfriend was talking about it and how she was in her words, 'so happy these two idiots who have been in love with each other since they met finally got together.'" He said. Everyone laughed and I was genuinely surprised even random people we didn't know seemed to somehow realize before us that we liked each other. When we finished all of included Camilo watched a movie. Around ten Camilo got tired and went up to bed. When he left, Fox said,"Camilo seems nice."
"Pretty cool too." Raven added.
"And super hot." Octavia said. I laughed.
"What is he not really attractive?" Asked Rae.
I shrugged. To be honest I didn't really notice what he looked like, but he did seem nice, not to mention a little shy.
"Oh I forgot, you only have eyes for Bellamy." She said, and we all laughed. After a while we grew tired, and headed to my room. I was the last asleep.
A/N The outfit they wore is on the first page. I know I haven't given to much on Camilo, but do you like him or not so far?