New Neighbors

[Ohia_Lehua]

Closed for Luv_2_RP_Guy

When Roxy was little Mr and Mrs Wilton from across the street used to watch her. Back then she was a little terror banking on her cute angelic looks to get her out of trouble. It was the big puppy eyes, the pouty bottom lip and maybe a tear or two. Of course the grown ups never fell for it and she was known as the 'Little Terror' by the Wiltons for the rest of her life. It didn't matter to them that Roxy had changed and was a nice girl now. No, all they can remember is her when she would hide from them just to leap out and scare them. Or of her trying and take their cat in the bath to swim. Their all time favorite memory is when she climbed up on the roof and put firecrackers down the chimney and then fell off the roof breaking her arm.

So it wasn't a surprise to her that when she got older and continually asked to use their pool her answer was no. And as sad as she was to see the Wiltons move out of their home she was desperately praying that someone cool, younger, nicer or all of thee above moved in. But while the house was empty Roxy would jump over the fence and take advantage of the fact that no one was there to tell her no.

Last week the house for sale sign changed and a sold sign hung over the sign and her daily swims in the sold house's pool stopped. She didn't want to get caught swimming in the new families house and ruin her chances of ever being able to come back.

It was a few days after the sold sign went up that the first truck arrived. Roxy wasn't ashamed to be peeking from the window of the office checking out what her chances were with the new people but it looked like they were just moving people with the heavy furniture. But spying wasn't as exciting as Roxy would have thought and left, coming back to check only every once and awhile and by then it was hard to keep track of the people. It was a guess as to who were the new house owners so Roxy gave up not seeing anyone to approach about using their pool.

The next day the story changed when Roxy went to check mail and spotted a guy that looked to be about her age carrying a box into the house. While she didn't get a good look at him face she felt hopeful that this was her chance if he was the one moving in and not just another mover. Shoving the mail back into the mail box Roxy crossed the street just as the young guy was walking out, this time without a shirt. It didn't bother Roxy, she was in her favorite pair of roxy sun bleached boardshorts and white halter bikini top with a racerback flowing cami top.

"Hi." Roxy waved stopping near the truck. "Welcome to the neighborhood." She assumed that he was the one moving in. "My name is Roxy." She held out her hand in greeting. "I live across the street."

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

Ben Davis
Soon to be Varsity Soccer Player.
5 11, 165

Ben headed out to the truck for yet another of seemingly un-ending trips. He was thinking about how bad it sucked that today should have been his last day of school back "home". The last day of school is always a fun day, even if it was school. But his family was on a tight deadline they needed to move into the new house because their old one was sold. And he needed to be able to start summer practices with his new team. He grabbed the box and went inside... set it down, took his shirt off and then headed back out for another trip.

The family was pretty much moving for him anyway. He was a rising soccer star and needed to be on a better team with a coach that had better connections for his senior year.. But even still he missed his friends.

He grabbed a box that he remembered packing. It had his year book in it. It made him wonder what his friends would be doing today on their last day of school. It made him think about the party they would be having tonight. It made him think about how bad it was going to suck to check facebook and see all of the pictures of the parties....

He picked up the box and headed back out..."Hi." Ben hears a voice coming from the street... he turns and his eyes widen a bit... a totally hot looking girl his age walking from accross the street. Roxy waved stopping near the truck. "Welcome to the neighborhood." She assumed that he was the one moving in. "My name is Roxy." She held out her hand in greeting. "I live across the street."

"Hey Roxy... what a fun name... I am Ben". He shuffled the box onto his hip and reached out his hand. "wow thanks so much for introducing yourself to me." He resists the urge to look her over... "So you life accross the street then? You should come over and swim some time!"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

How perfect! "Thanks." Roxy smiles at his compliment about her name. "It's nice to meet you Ben." She shakes his hand and lets it go. "No problem just wanted you to feel welcome and all. I have to warn you, be prepared for cookies later from my parents, a casserole from the Parkers," Roxy pointed to the white house three houses down. "It's not eatable so watch out." She joked. "A lasagna from the Smiths, it's pretty good if you don't mind the fact that it doesn't have any real meat and like soy sausages." She cringed. "But the best is the scones or muffins from the Harrs. They are to die for." She gave him the run down of what to look forward too. "So make sure your fridge is up and running and has space for all the food that will be sent your way."

"Um, yeah." Roxy turned and pointed to the house directly across from Ben's. "That's me." She nodded. "You know it's funny that you would bring up swimming." She chuckled. "I was going to find a way to work that into the conversation. I love your pool and was going to ask if you would mind if I used it. The community pool is just so far away and I don't have a car yet but if you don't mind..." She gave Ben her most winning smile. "I would love you forever." She promised.

"We can even try a trial run." She offered quickly before Ben could say no. "I'll help you empty this truck and then afterwards we can go for a swim." Roxy moved to take Ben's box from him and held it close to her chest with her arms around it. "What do you say, deal?"

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

Ben listened as Roxy gave him the low down on all of the neighbors, and what foods to expect from them. He was absolutely taken by her bright personality. He even took the opportunity as she pointed at various houses to look her over a bit.... Her body was every bit as cool as her personality...

When she grabbed the box away from him so quickly he was shocked... He was not even prepared to think through a response by the time she playfully said, "What do you say, deal?"

"ohhh umm yeah sure"

He grabbed another box and started heading to the house with her following...

"Umm you really dont have to do this Roxy..."

They make it inside and Bens mom appears.. She is a super cute mom. Ben had even been teased about his mom being a MILF by his friends. He did not like that at all.

"Ben you have not even been here a day and you are all ready making friends... " Bens mom says with a huge smile and the looks over at you. Ben Speaks up "Mom this is Roxy, she lives accross the street... She is super friendly!". Bens mom looks over at you... "Roxy I am sandra... its really nice to meet you, you are just so cute" she looks at you for a second then back at Ben. "Ben I have to head out for the rest of the afternoon, why dont you take a break and maybe see if Roxy might like to go for a swim with you?"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"Great!" Roxy smiles confident that this was going to go well as she followed Ben into his house. "So what room do-" She started to ask when a lady who Roxy assumed to be Ben's mother appeared.

"Oh thank you." Roxy blushed at the compliment. "You're going to have to tell my Mom how you have such beautiful skin. She'll hound you for all your secrets until you do." She smiled listening as she told Ben she was heading out being up the pool again. 'I love theses people!' Roxy smiled to herself happy that they seemed to be everything that she was hoping for in new neighbors.

"Bye Mrs Sandra, it was nice to meet you." She smiled wanting to start off on the right foot.

"So what room do you pick?" Roxy finished asking when Ben's mom left the room.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"My room is up here.... " I set the box down I had and walk upstairs. I grab the box from you. "This box has got my year book in it. Today would have been my last day of school at my old school...." I look a little sad for a second....

"But hey what what-eve.... I just met a super cute neighbor. and its a girl.. and I have a house with a really cool pool!" I look at you for a second...

"SO lets go for a swim right?"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"Of course this is your room." Roxy laughed. "The people who used to live here before you used to watch me when I was younger and this was the room they let me use when I took naps or my parents stayed out late. If you look on the inside of the closet on the right side you can see a large grove. I carved it there when I was six with a butter knife. I was trying to spell my name but got caught." She was trying to distract Ben from his sad thoughts with something from her past that was kind of funny.

"Yes you do have a really cool pool." Roxy agreed nodding her head yes. "I'll race you." She smiled taking down the stairs towards the pool. She might of had the head start but Ben was taller and had the legs to catch up and Roxy hated to lose and so she sped up jumping over an unexpected box in the hallway.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

Ben was totally intrigued by the History Roxy had with this house. It gave his new house a sense of mystery while at the same time made it feel familiar.

Ben easily took the lead bag and settled into his lead when Roxy all of the sudden took a leap over a box and passed him.... "Impressive" he said with a laugh as she lept by him. Racing girls is always an interesting proposition If you beat then every one assumes its just because you are a boy and thats how it is. However if you get beat by a girl then you get made fun of for getting beat by a girl. So the thought passed through his mind of making a finish line sprint to beat her to the pool... As a soccer player this would not be difficult. But that was really impressive leap for the lead... She deserved to win... He slowed his pace and watched take the lead. "Oh My Gosh... that was awesome!"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

Roxy wasn't as happy but tried not to show it. Ben had tossed it at the last minute and gave her the win. It wasn't as satisfying as truly earning the win. "You let me win." She stick out her bottom lip for a second then let it go. She would beat him at something in time.

"Come on." Roxy smiled taking off her shirt and tossing it to the side before jumping in making a big splash.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"Haha... wat eves.... You totally crushed it with the pass. that was super impressive...!"

Ben tossed his shirt off also and then waited for Roxy to come back up out of the water. He ran and jumped as high as he could flattened out his body in the air spread his arms out as wide as he could and then came down onto the water with a huge "SPLAT!!!" it was an impressive belly flop if you ever saw one.

He cam up from the water with his skin showing the evidence of hitting the water nice and hard....

"wasnt the looser of the race supposed to do a huge belly flop?"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"Wat eves?" Roxy raised her eyebrow at Ben. "Where are you from? Or rather when. Please don't tell me you also answer the phone with your tongue wagging 'Wazzz up'." She teased her head bobbing above the water.

Roxy cringed hearing his body hit the water. That sounded like it hurt. "I don't recalling making such rules but as long as it's not me who has to do the belly flop then I'm happy with it." She smiled gliding in the water.

She was the school's cheerleader captain, on the swim team and year book but the thing that she loved the most, other then the tumbling in cheer leading, was swimming. She wasn't the best at it but she also wasn't the worst. If you asked Roxy she would tell you she was average, in truth she was a lot better then she gave herself credit for.

Head down in the water and body flat Roxy easily cut thru the water doing a couple laps just because she could. "I love this pool." Roxy smiled stopping at the deep end wall treading water. If the day wasn't so hot she would have gone straight to the attached spa pool but with it being so nice the cool water of the pool was perfect.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"we've never had a pool, I am pretty excited about it for sure. My Mom and Dad are super laid back about this kind of thing so long as they know who is using it I am sure they wont mind if you come over when ever you want to...." Ben watched as Roxy swam around in the pool quite graceful....

"You are quite the athelete, I mean I know you thought I let you win the little race and all, but you deserved it... that little passing jump you made was really kick ass.... and the way you swim.... its graceful and powerful... I bet you are not one of those cheerleaders who does it to be popular. I bet you do it because its a challenge for you and you make it into a sport.... I respect that...."

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"That would be awesome if you don't think your parents would mind too much." She smiled sinking under the water to fix her hair so it laid flat and not on jumbled on her head like she felt it was laying.

Roxy didn't want to be a pain or make more out of Ben giving her the win so she let it go and drifted back to where he was. Roxy shrugged and nodded. "I like to keep active and pushing my body to new levels." She agreed smiling.

"So whats your thing?"

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"well my main thing is soccer, We moved here so I could go to your Highschool. Your coach is really really good and has connections with good colleges and such...." I notice your interest and am pleased that you were ginuinely interested in the question..."But you know I also like a bunch of other stuff too, skateboarding, mountainbiking, slacklining, I draw some and I play video games... And I draw some.... Ohh and I like movies, and i like to make them too."

I pull a couple of those foam water noodles over and hand one to you... I sit on mine so I can kind of float while I listen to you.

"So what do you mean by pushing your body to new limits?"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"Soccer. That's cool. I knew we had a good team and Coach is awesome but I didn't think it was moveable worthy." Roxy kicked back floating on the water's surface. "I like most of those thing too but my art skills ends with stick figures." She mentioned in response to what he had said.

Rosy took the noodle and bent it so she could sit in the middle of the 'U' shape.

"You know." She shrugged. "When you try something new and it's harder then you expected. You're not good at it and you see that others are better then you." Roxy went on. "I'll put all my effort into trying to be better at it, trying to be the best and more then not I won't stop until I'm the best." She answered paddling in the water, balancing on the noodle. "I'm kind of obnoxious like that."

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"Yeah well I kinda think you take the same approach to being friendly... Making sure you are the best at it all.. I am glad for that!" Ben pauses for a second, "And being pretty also. Like you know being the best at being pretty and all" Ben began to wonder if the compliment was a little too much. He wasnt trying to flatter or anything. Matter of fact he meant it, he just knew that he did not want to overwhelm her or something...

"So what has been the hardest thing for you to master then?"

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"I wouldn't say that." Roxy smiled. "I was being nosy much more then I was friendly." She admitted with a shy smile. "I wanted to know who was moving in and if there was a chance of me being able to use their pool. As it turns out the new people are much more cooler then the people who used to live here."

As far as the compliment went Roxy shrugged it. She was used to hearing things like that from people but it always made her feel shy and uncomfortable having someone point it out. "Thanks." She blushed looking away.

"Hardest thing to master?" Roxy thought about it for a second. "Myself." She answered. "When I was younger I was a trouble maker and used to get into trouble. Now I have to realize that the idea floating in my head might sound like fun but I'll get me into trouble and I shouldn't do it. Then there's the fact that I've been known to push myself too hard and end up hurting myself." She nodded happy with her answer. "I've yet to master it but it's a working progress thing."

"What about you. Tell me something I don't know."

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"something you dont know.... One of my cousins is Dolly Parton!" I pause to see how you react....

"And I can hold my breath longer than you... Ready... one... two... three" I lower myself under water an open my eyes to see if you go under water.

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

"Dolly Parton? Like the big boobed country singer, Dolly Parton?" Roxt asks with a raise of her eyebrows. "Do she give good christman and birthday presents?" She chuckles but really wants to know.

Roxy shakes her head no. "No I doubt you can." She argues but Ben already lowers himself into the water and she follows knowing that this was going to be an easy win.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

Ben Smiled at the Dolly Parton remark... "she is a very very distant cousin" before offering the challenge of a holding breath under water the longest.

He lowers down and see that Roxy takes the challenge... after about 20 seconds he is already starting to feel the pressure and then remembers that Roxy is on the swim team...."damn she is going to kill me at this" the thought goes through his head.... he reaches out to try to grab her foot and tickle it on the underside. Hopine this will help her run out of breath faster.

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

This wasn't new to Roxy and she saw him reach out and grab her foot. She knew what was coming and only stuck her tongue out. She wasn't one that was ticklish very often and this wasn't one of those moments. By Ben doing that she knew he was nearing the end of his internal air supply. Timed Roxy could hold her breath for an average of a minute. They had this foreign exchange student from the land down under and she was a free diver and could hold her breath longer then Roxy had even seen. All year she had tried to beat Shelly's time but no matter how much she trained her mind and body Shelly always won. It was hard for Roxy to accept but it was made better by the fact that she could hold her breath longer then anyone on the swim team.

So just to taunt and tease him Roxy started to bust out some disco moves underwater jamming to the music only she could hear in her head.

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

Ben saw the dance moves and taunt and knew he was beat.... He went to the surface and watched her continue below knowing that she might rub it in a bit....

As she came up he reached over to give her a fist bump.... "damn girl you just squarely kicked my ass at that!"

Ben worked to slow his heart rate down and catch his breath. "I forgot you were on the swim team"

"So tell me what are some of your favorite movies and such? whats the last five songs you downloaded?

 

[Ohia_Lehua]

Roxy broke the surface laughing, her breath just barely out of sync. "Yes I did." She said proudly. "I figured as much when you challenged me." She smiled fist bumping him back, adding her own splash of water in his direction.

"Movies? Um. Burlesque is one of my favorites. Um... Anything with the Rock in it or Karl Urban." Roxy didn't have an itemized list in her head and that was all she could come up with on the spot. "Last five song downloads are easy. 1. Give It to Me Right by Melanie Fiona. 2. A Guy Who Takes His Time by Christina Aguilera. 3. Whistle by Flo Rida. 4. Take A Little Ride by Jason Aldean. And 5. Little Wing by The Corrs." Roxy answered.

"What about you? Favorite movie and last five music downloads."

 

[Luv_2_RP_Guy]

"I have never seen Burlesque, sounds like a cool title... I like the Rock also... I liked Journey Two"

Ben listened to her song titles... it all seemed a little poetic the way the titles came out anyway... He was developing a crush on her. Should he take it slow? as the title suggests?....

Ben moved over to the edge and hopped up so that his legs were wading in the water and he sat on the side.

Well movies... "dumb and dumber, tombstone, the bourne movies... "

Songs: call me maybe... haha. volcano by dragonette, springsten by eric church, sail by AWOLNATION, Steve McQueen by M83, and some random Dubstep stuff...