(oxenfree) Ren x Reader

3 - Discovery Cliffs

9PM - Discovery Cliffs

We walked through the dried dirt covered path before Ren stood behind, ushering me and Alex in-front of him and Jonas, nudging his shoulder.

"Oh, uh, before we get there? I should--I should probably mention that--"

"Haha, oh god."

"Who's that?" Jonas asked, interrupting Ren.

"Oh that must be Nona and Clarissa, No pouting or complaining or anything, alright? Deal?"

"Okay, Jonas. Now that we're dumpster buddies, there's something I want to tell you, man to man." Ren whispered, making sure me and Alex doesn't hear.

"Sure thing." Jonas replied.

"Yknow ____? I'm totally into them, and I want them to be into me, so just--you know--just be cool, okay?"

"Alright Ren, don't worry about it." Jonas said, patting Ren's shoulder in assurance, "I'm sure they're into you too."

"What was the thing that you said to Alex back there?" Ren asked, catching up to me and Alex.

"Uh, it was nothing, really." Jonas replied before Alex butted in.

"Oh, Jonas is just nervous about moving in with a strange girl in a strange town and fitting in every stupid cliche you can think of."

Jonas raised his brow, "I'm not--that's not what it was, really. I just like to take the time to make proper introductions, that's all."

"Hahah, okay." Ren mumbled, walking by my side.

"Reginald! I hear you over there!" A crisp voice called out from below.

"Hey, guys." Ren answered, climbing down the small cliff face to meet the others, me Jonas and Alex following behind.

Ohh it's Clarissa, shes alright. I still think she hasn't gotten over Michael's death, poor girl..

"Wait, I was saying... I was about to tell a story, what was it?" She said, thinking as she took a puff from her cigarette.

"About Brad's car?" Nona replied, Nona is really sweet, we always talk about what we want to do in the future, she said she wanted to go to a ballet academy and that she took ballet classes while skipping school.

"Oh, well... that can wait." Clarissa said, rolling her eyes as she spotted the others climbing down the face of the cliff.

"Hey Nona!" I greeted her whilst greeting Clarissa.

"Hey." Nona answered while giving me a soft hug.

"We started a fire down the way, but Nona wanted to play beach nanny, so..." Clarissa said, chuckling while taking another puff from her cigarette.

Nona sighed, "I just wanted to make sure you guys saw where we were before it got too dark."

"Uh, yeah. Everyone, this is Jonas. Jonas? Everyone." Alex introduced Jonas to the others.

"Hey." Jonas greeted.

"Hi." Nona replied.

Ren piped up, "And Jonas, that's--"

"Who are you again?" Clarissa interrupted, crossing her cardigan covered arms.

"Jonas" He himself answered.

"Thats Jonass." Ren exclaimed, rolling his brown button eyes at me.

Jesus this guy has beautiful eyes, looks a bit orange with the sun setting infront of him.

"He's Alex's new in town, fresh as a daisy step-brother." Ren continued whilst scuffing his shoes on the dusty gravel.

Clarissa raised an auburn brow at him. "Step-brother?"

Nona took notice and sighed quietly, "Really?"

"Yeah, I know. It's a trip, right?" Ren inferred to Jonas.

"Uh... yep."

"Yeah, you'd think he'd be a little old to need a babysitter, but. Here we are." Alex added, sliding her hands in her jacket pockets.

"Haha,," Ren laughed, his eyes closed with crow feet in the corners to show his laughing is genuine, his hand placing itself on my shoulder. I placed my hand on the small of his back in case he falls over.

"Yeah, if I don't have anyone to burp me, it becomes a real issue." Jonas interjected, shrugging his broad shoulders and rolling his eyes.

"Whoa-woah-woah-wait. You're Jonas. Jonas the step-brother." Clarissa quickly questioned Jonas, her lips pursing angrily.

Jonas' brows knitted together, "Yeah. Um. What's your name again?"

"That is Clarissa, but she's—" Ren explained before Clarissa herself interrupted him. psh..

"How are you Alex's step-brother? Like, what does that even mean?" Clarissa pushed, almost pissing everyone off, everyone except Ren who doesnt really pay attention, good for him.

"Um...Uh— Alex's mom... Is marrying  my dad? So. You know." Jonas explained, awkwardly putting his hands in his pants pockets.

Clarissa sighed over-dramatically, "Yeah well I guess this is happening now! This is a thing that is happening, so... Where's everyone else?"

Ren's eyes widen and he pursed his lips in an awkward smile, "Clarissa, we... Ahah... We took the last ferry. I thought more would show up, but—"

"Oh my God, it's just ____, Alex and her new step-brother? Ha that's it, That's who you brought. That's the group?" Clarissa quipped with a frown. God shes such an asshole sometimes..

Jonas caught up with Clarissa who already started walking, " Wait, aren't you all like... Friends?"

"I'm friends with Nona and i'm downgrading Ren to like a creepy neighbor I don't have an opinion on ____. And you i just met" Clarissa explained, puffing on her cigarette.

"Yeah, I'm... Getting the picture now."

Ren looked at me with his smile still plastered on his face, "You see, ____ , normally this is like a twenty deep rager. But... Pat had a party last weekend, and..." He half assedly explained, slowly placing a hand on my shoulder with his thumb rubbing on the end of my shoulder, whats his deal with my shoulder? He's obsessed.

"Oh, a bunch of kids got caught teepeeing the school" Nona finished, leaving Clarissa behind to talk to me and Ren, shes really nice.

"But this is great, right? We're on Edwards Island! Forget those losers who couldn't handle the weekend, who didn't think we could make it, who lost my invitation, who had to go on family--" Ren said, hugging me into his side, his hand shaking on my shoulder slightly. I could hear his heartbeat is speeding up..

"We've been hearing about this for years. And now, we're gonna do it. This is gonna be amazing! Right?"  Ren continued, looking down at me with a light dusting of blush on his cheeks.

"Yeah Ren, it will be amazing." I replied, placing a hand on his waist to steady myself as we all walked onto Beacon Beach.