[Summer Vacation]-Me and Punk!^^;

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Alright, heres the thread. :] This is what we have sofar for the plot..

Two friends, girls, want to go on a Summer Vacation to Hawaii. When they go to Hawaii they meet two boys, and become friends fast. Then they start to like each other.

Okay, that's all we have. The rest is just a bunch of random stuff, made-up as we go. <3 Thanks for making the Template by the way.

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I'll have my stuff up soon. ^^; Thanks once again.

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I'll try to get my characters posted up sometime today. I'll have a time looking for a guy. >.<

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Name- Dani Emry
Age- 17
Hometown/Place of Birth- Hometown- H/o Birthplace- California
Bio- Dani lived a normal life, like any childs. She was happy and practically got everything she wanted, considering she was an only child. Her parents spoil her rotten, and let her do just about everything she wants to do. Dani isn't mean about it though, she comes to hate it sometimes. Her parents are close to divoricing though, they are getting sick of each other and fight constantly.
Personality- Nice, caring, bubbly, out-going, mean, saracastic, lonely, sad, happy. Since her parents threaten each other for divorice, shes rather sad about this, and is tired of them fighting. Shes also lonely because she is the only child, then again she always has her friends AND her best friend.
Appearance- http://i42.tinypic.com/2nv84g2.png



Name- Shane Smith (Goes by Shay to)
Age- 18
Hometown/Place of Birth- Hometown- H/o Birthplace- H/o
Bio- Shane has moved all over the United States, his mom has a job that requires her to move where-ever the company moves. He hates it because they don't stay in one place longer than a year. His mother know works in Hawaii, he hopes to stay there because he loves it there. Shane's father is in prison for comitting a crime, he doesn't really tell anyone what his father REALLY did, only the closest person to him knows- His best friend.
Personality- Nice, rude, mean, sarcastic, out-going, shy, quiet, personal, sensitive. Hes a rather quiet person, has been ever since his father went to jail. He used to be out-there, but is know different then he used to be. He only gets crazy and hyper around people he knows well and is close to. Sometimes he will spill his guts on accident.
Appearance- http://i41.tinypic.com/2pq4ca8.jpg

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(( Is that okay? Took awhile to make, and I'm still working on the Home-towns..etc. :] ))

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((It's totally fine. ^_^ I'm thinking I know whom I might use for my male character, but you'll just have to wait and see. I have to get off for a little while, but I'll be back in at the most 2 hours or so. I still have to come up with bios, etc. >.<))

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(( Haha alright. I just found some pictures and decided to use them. Get this- I just made the BIO's up as I was typing. xD Gah, I'm so amazing. Hehe, just kidding. Alright, sounds fine to me. See you later. ))

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((Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnndddd.............. I"M BACK! :D))

((I need a little help. The following pictures are of the same man, but which do you like better?

1.)http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd9/sh696/Celebs/Vouge-Jackson-jackson-rathbone-2-2.jpg

2.)http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/dropdeadgourgeous_x/jasperhale.jpg ))

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(( Deffinatly the second one. :] He looks adorable in that one. ))

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((Hehe, alright then. xD Do you know who it is?))

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(( No. Dx I was gonna ask but then again.. not sure why I didn't. xD ))

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((It's Jackson Rathbone. xD ))

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(( Never heard of him.. xD ))

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Name- Isabella De Angelis(one surname, not middle, then last)
Age-18(turned recently)
Hometown/Place of Birth- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Short Bio/Personality Traits- Isabella's very quiet and quite often keeps to herself. This partially comes from how she was raised. She can be quite witty and sarcastic when the occasion calls for it, but so few see that particular side of her. Her father moved her around semi-often due to certain particulars of his work, but two years ago they moved to California, close to the Embry home. Isabella has recently returned from a trip to Italy to visit with family to spend more time with her best friend for the summer.
Appearance-http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r128/evilgoddessofnight/MeganFox-Copy.jpg

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Name- Anthony DiNozzo
Age-19
Hometown/Place of Birth- Waikiki, Hawaii
Short Bio/Personality Traits- Tony can be quite outgoing and loud often, but he does have his quiet side. He tends to be a bit of a prankster, but he isn't all the time. If he isn't working at his job as a lifeguard on one of the more popular beaches, he's usually in the water, surfing to his heart's content. He has his own place but often goes to visit his mother more inland a few times a week(father will be explained later). He and Isabella are actually cousins, but they don't know it until later revealed.
Appearance-http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/dropdeadgourgeous_x/jasperhale.jpg

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(( Great. ^^; Ready to start? ))

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((Yup yup. ^_^))

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(( How should we start off? >.< ))

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((However you want to. I don't care. ^_^))

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Dani waited on her front porch, shaking her knees excitedly. Her best friend Isabella told her she was on her way to her house, she was extremly excited for this because Dani hadn't seen Isabella throughout the school year, and Isabella was going to spend her summer vacation with her. Dani took a deep breath, waiting impatiently.
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Shane was hanging out with his best friend Anthony. Him and Anthony were at the beach, talking it up will drinking cold water. It was a hot day outside, and a good day for swimming. Shane's hair was hanging in his eyes, crazy looking for it was wet.

(( They don't meet just yet. :] ))

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((That's fine with me. ^_^ I didn't think we should start after they got to Hawaii. That would have been odd. >.> Hehe))

Isabella, or Bella, hummed along to the music that played while she drove over to Dani's house. She hadn't seen her best friend since before she left for Italy to spend time with her family over there. She dearly missed her friend and was very anxious to see her. She told her parents at the airport that she was going to stop by Dani's house on the way home before coming home to pack for their summer trip. She soon saw the familiar house and driveway, with a girl with very blonde hair jumping up and down on the porch. Bella pulled in to the driveway and before she knew it, her car door was thrown open for her and she was attacked in a hug. "Ciao, bella!" She laughed, hugging her friend back. "Let me out of the car so I may properly hug you!"

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Tony sat on his surf board, letting the gentle waves rush under him, staring of into the horizon. "You going to come out here yet Shay?" He shouted to his friend. He turned his board around and paddled back to the shore, getting out of the water to get a drink.

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Dani giggled and pulled away. "Sorry, sorry!" She shouted all excited. It was as if it was to much that her little tiny bodie was about to explode from over-load. "I've missed you so much Bella! We have so much to catch up on!" Dani just kept ranting on and on to Bella. She couldn't help it though, she had missed Isabella so much. She was squeeling with excitement. Isabella looked some-what different, more prettier than before of course.
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Shane un-screwed the cap of his water-bottles lid. He took a gulp of it, "Mmmnn, I was thirsty. I promise, be there once I'm finished." He said. Shane wasn't much of a surf-border like Antony, but he was still good at it.

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"Let's go into your house so I may say hello to your parents right quick, then we'll get to my house so you can help me pack," Bella laughed, putting her hands on Dani's shoulders to stop her from bouncing. She reached in and turned off her car, then linked arms with Dani, walking towards the house. "First thing's first- any new boys?" Bella asked with a teasing smile.

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"Alright dude," Tony replied. He took a drink of water, still staring off into the horizon. "I have a feeling something big's going to happen this summer....And I can't seem to shake it.." He then just shrugged as if it were nothing and sat down.

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Dani nodded, she led Isabella to her house. She opened the screen door and walked inside. "Mom! Dad! Bella's here!" She yelled to them. Then her face went a little red, "Ugh, I wish.. but sadly.. no." She said disappointedly. "I hope to find one this summer, with you!" Dani added quickly after. "What about you?" She asked Isabella, sitting down on the living room couch, waiting for her parents.
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Shane nodded, "Yeah, I'm getting that feeling myself. Isn't it weird?" He asked Anthony. He then set his waterbottle down. He grabbed his surf board and joined Anthony on the waters. A big smile on his face.

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Bella laughed. "You never know now, we just might," She replied, sitting beside Dani on the couch. "You know my family, they like to tease me and try to get me with a man, but it's all in good fun. Oh, Lord, You'll never guess what happened while I was there. And It happened on April Fool's Day as well!"

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Tony grabbed his board and headed out for the water, paddling outwards a little ways. "What do you have planned for the week?" He asked his friend.

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Dani's parents had called down to her, telling her to wait a few more minutes. Dani didn't mind, she wanted a little alone time with Isabella anyways. Dani, all excited, answered quickly. "What, what! Tell me!" She said litterally wanting to jump off the couch. She was hyper today.
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Shane did the same as Anthony, "Hmm, hang around here.. surf..swim... the usual." Shane said. He was supposed to go on a vacation to a different part of Hawaii, but his parents decided not to go. Shane sighed and got up on his board as a wave was coming.

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Isabella laughed as her friend bounced up and down. "Well," she began, her medium accent showing through(that's what happens when you live in Italy for the beginning 8 years of your life, then going back to spend a year there). "When I came downstairs on a Saturday, there was an unfamiliar person sitting at the breakfast table with my grandparents, aunt and uncle. Now, I'll admit it here and now, he was quite handsome. And I had only seen him from behind! Anyways, I walked over to the table where breakfast was ready to eat, and Wooo! This young man is so very handsome!"

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Tony laughed. "Same thing you do every week, huh? Why aren't you going on vacation with your parents?" He asked.

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Dani was listening closely, she always loved the stories Isabella had to tell Dani when she came back from Italy. Dani had visited Italy one Summer Vacation because Isabella had taken her there. Italy was quite a trip, and she did miss it because it was beautiful. Dani smiled, "Keep going! It's getting ineresting, I can feel it." Dani said a little to excited. She tried calming down, but this was to cool.
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Shane missed the wave, making him fall into the water. He came to the surface and got back on his board, laying on it this time. "Mmm, parents decided not to go this summer." He said disappointedly, "They have to go to work, and do 'important' stuff this summer vacation." Shane said with a sigh, "You going anywhere?" He asked him.

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Isabella smiled and continued on. "Well, we ate silently for a little while, as usual. Then just as I had taken a nice sized gulp of my orange juice, my grandfather told me the young man sitting with us that morning was to be my husband. Well, you know what happened next. I was so shocked that I actually sprayed all the orange juice in my mouth all over the young man in front of me."

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"I'm sorry, man," Tony replied. "That's a major bummer. Am I going anywhere...Nope. Not really. I can't think of anywhere I'd be going or want to go." Tony turned his board around once he saw a good wave coming. Once the wave began to lift, he stood on his board and rode out the wave, using the standard surfer moves.

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Dani grinned, and laughed. "HAH, that's hilarious.. wish I was there." Dani said clasping her hands together. Before Isabella could continue, Dani's parents made there way down the stairs. "Mom, dad!" She shouted, "Can't believe Isabella's here!" She exclaimed.

Dani's mom smiled at Isabella, walked over and gave her a hug. "Nice to see you again Isabella." She said brightly. Rudely, Dani's dad walked away, giving one wave to her. Dani's mom laughed a fake laugh, "Sorry.. he hasn't been himself for awhile." She said walking to talk to Dani's dad.
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Shane watched Anthony ride the wave, once he finished Sane clapped for him. "Heh, nice job man." He said high-fiving him. Shane was relaxed on his surf board, "Well.. thank god.. if you left me for this summer.. I wouldn't know what to do!" He told him laughing.

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Isabella laughed. "You would have had the time of your life with that," she said. She returned the hug Dani's mother gave her with a smile. "It's good to see you too." But she soon found herself frowning at Dani's father's retreating back. "I've half a mind to give him something to be rude about..." Isabella mumbled.

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Tony smiled. "And you'd be so forlorn without me," he schmoozed. He laughed when Shane attempted to push him off his surf board, but failed. "You need to work on your pushing off skills, bro."

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Dani glanced at her father, wondering what was wrong with him. "Just listen to my mom, not sure what's wrong with my dad either." Dani said, being truthful. Her dad was acting weird lately, she wondered if it had anything to do with his work. She then stood up, "I'm packed and ready to go to... HAWAII!" Dani said trowing her arms in the air excitedly.
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Shane tipped over a little, water splashing on him. He laughed and shook his head. "Yeah.. yeah.. I know." He told him. "I've gotta practice my surfing skills also this summer." Shane said sighing. He then splashed water onto Anthony.

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Bella smiled and squealed with Dani. "I know!! I'm so excited!" She exclaimed. "Well, do we want to go ahead and get to my house so you can help me with my things?" She asked.

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"Hey, hey!" Tony cried. "No need for water flicking!" He huffed, crossing his arms in mock anger. "But you do need to work on your skills."

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Dani nodded her head. "Of course!" She said, running up stairs. She grabbed her things, suitcase and all the other little things she needed. Dani ran down the stairs again, out of breath. "Mom.. dad.. were leaveing." She said a bright smile on her face.

Her mom and dad both gave her a hug and went over the 'rules'. Dani hated this part the most, mom and dad always went over protective rules and such.
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Shane laughed, "I think we've already established this." He said swimming back to the shore. He had already had his time in the water, and he was already thirsty as heck.

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Isabella smiled as she watched Dani's parents lay down the rules. They sometimes reminded her of her own parents, which she missed terribly and couldn't wait to get home to see them. Once they were finished, Bella linked arms with her friend and waved good-bye to Dani's parents. "Bye Mr. and Mrs. Emry!" Bella said, opening the front door. "I'll bring her back safe and sound."

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Tony chuckled to himself. He was glad to have Shane as a friend, even if he might have been his only friend. Sure, he did have other people he would talk to occasionally, but no one he'd see on a regular basis. "What do you want to do now?" He asked Shane.

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Dani laughed, she gave her parents one last hug and kiss and was out the door; arms linked with Isabella's and things in her other hand. Dani was extremly excited, "Wow.. can't believe our dream to go on a summer vacation by ourselves is coming true!" Dani told Isabella. She piled her stuff in the trunk of Isabella's car, and opened the passenger sides door. She then sat down, buckling herself in nervously.
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Shane smiled as he got out of the water. He plopped down on the warm sand, looking at Anthony, "Eh, not sure.. what about you?" He asked him. He was up for anything really.

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Bella squealed,"I'm so excited!!!" She buckled her seat belt and cautiously pulled out of the driveway. She turned on the music, but didn't turn the volume up loud. "I'm so glad my parents did this as a graduation present for both of us. I never imagined they'd do something like that."

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"Meh..." Tony mumbled. "I'd have to think. I don't know if my mom wants me over for dinner tonight or not." He laid back on the sand, looking up at the clear, blue sky.

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Dani nodded exitedly, "I guess that since were older now, they trust us more!" She said, happy that they did. She leaned back in Isabella's car and drummed her fingers on her lap. It was hot out, so she turned the air conditioning on and let the cold air hit her face.
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Shane looked at the many shapes of clouds, "You should invite me.." He said laughing. He didn't have any plans for tonight, and he'd be lonley. His parents wouldn't be home most of the summer.

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Bella laughed. "True," she concurred. "But we're not like most teenagers either." She then slowed down, seeing the gate leading to the drive, which in turn, lead up to her house. She didn't even need to enter the code, the gate began to slide out of sight when she turned in front of it. While they were waiting, Bella rolled down the windows, since the weather was very much nice that day. Once the gate had disappeared, she slowly drove along the driveway, the wind gently blowing through the car.

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"I'll ask my mom when she calls," Tony replied. "I don't think she'll have a problem with it though." He felt bad for Shane sometimes, especially when his parents went away for the summer. But he was with Tony alot and his mother sometimes as well.

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Dani nodded in agreement to Bella. She turned the air conditioning off as she felt the nice breeze of the wind coming through the open window. "So.. what do you plan on doing first once we arrive in Hawaii?" Dani asked, getting herself excited again. She probably wanted to pack first and get settled before she did anything else. Dani looked out the window sighing happily.

Shane nodded, "Sweet." He said smiling. He loved hanging out at Tony's house. His parents felt like his second parents, it was very welcoming there. Whenever Shane's parents weren't there, Tony's parents were. Shane looked up at the sky some more, then took another gulp of his water.

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Bella thought for a moment before replying, "I'll more than likely unpack and relax a little. After that, I definitely want to take a walk on the beach. And definitely at sunset." Bella smiled, picturing as best she could the imagery of her walking barefoot in the sand. "What about you?" She pulled the car to a stop in front of her beautiful house, staying put so Dani could respond.

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Tony smiled sadly. He didn't really like to think about his dad, let alone talk to him. Shane didn't even know about his dad's situation. It was also supposed to be a secret. Usually if anyone pressed for answers, he would explain that his father died when he was young. Truth be told, he didn't exactly know what his father was doing. For all he knew, Tony's dad could actually be dead. But he had a feeling he wasn't.

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Dani bit her bottom lip. "I'll hang with you." She said giving her an innocent smile. "Plus, once we get there we might be a little exhausted. Relaxing and un-packing first.. then we'll go take a walk on the beach." Dani said, pretty much repeating what Bella said. Dani then opened the car door and got out, smelling the fresh air. She was excited to see Bella's parents, they were so nice.

Shane noticed his sad smile. "Hey, is everything alright Tony?" He asked in a worried voice. Shane was always curious, sometimes he'd ask were Tony's dad was. He hadn't met Tony's dad before, he wondered what he looked and acted like. Tony always gave an exscuse to why he wasn't there, and he always believed Tonys lies.

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Bella smiled and nodded, climbing out of her car. She walked up the steps and waited by the door for Dani. "My parents will be so glad to see you again after so long," she commented with a smile. Bella knew that they would smother Dani with hugs as much as they would with herself.

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"Yeah, man," Tony replied, turning to look over at Shane. "Everything's fine." If only he would send us something about what he's doing. He thought sadly and slightly bitterly. He got up and began walking back towards his car, going to call his mom and ask about having Shane over for dinner.

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Dani got out of Bella's car and walked up the steps. "Well, I can't wait to see them either." Dani said with a bright smile on her face. She really couldn't, Dani just loved Bella's parents. They were so nice and welcoming, they made her feel like she had another set of parents.

Shane nodded, still worried about him. Sometimes he'd get like this, all happy to BAM sad. He followed Tony to his car, leaning against it gently. He then felt the breeze pass him, it was a nice day out.

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Bella smiled and opened the door as silently as she could. She motioned for Dani to be silent so they could try to sneak up on Bella's parents. Bella set her things down by the door and waited for Dani to do the same. She instantly knew that her parents were in the kitchen, her mother cooking up a storm of food(she had smelled it when she opened the front door). Bella began to tiptoe across the marble floor, giggling silently and motioning for Dani to follow.

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Tony was on the phone with his mother when Shane came over. "Hey mom......Yeah...I'm fine...Don't worry about me...Ye-....Yes mom.....I'm at the beach....No, I'm not alone.....Shane's with me......Huh...Alright then...I was going to ask if he could come over tonight again....yeah, they are again....Alright....Thanks mom....Love you, too.....Bye." He hung up and w said over the roof of his car to Shane. "My mom said to come over whenever you feel like it." Tony's mother knew that Shane's parents had gone off again for a while and knew he'd be alone at his home. She hated that for him and invited him over as often as he could come.

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Dani smirked and giggled silently. She set the things that were in her hands silently on the floor. Repeating almost every move that Bella did, she sneaked across her marble floor. Instantly taking in the sweet smell of her moms cooking. Dani's stomach began growling, but it wasn't loud enough to give away what they were doing. Dani was close behind Bella, when Bella gave the signal, she would copy her moves and jump out, obviously suprising her parents.

Shane grinned, "Sweet, thanks." He said to him. "What do you want to do now? Head to your moms or hang out here for a little bit more?" He asked him, just giving off some suggestions. He really didn't mind which one they did. It was nice of his mom to let him come over whenever, it made him feel special. He was glad that him and Tony were great friends, and that he even had as good as a friend as Tony.

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Bella leaned against the wall rigidly, sliding along it, careful to avoid the pictures and other pieces of art. She motioned for Dani to follow again, creeping up to the kitchen door silently. She then reached it, peering her eyes over the side of the door. She then lifted up five fingers and slowly counted down. Once she reached one, she lept into the kitchen shouting, "Mamma! Babbo!"

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"What do you want to do?" Tony asked. "I don't care either way." He grabbed his shirt from the back seat and slipped it on, then ruffled his hair to put it back to the slightly-messy, yet still looked good style.




Italian Words
Mamma- mom
Babbo- dad

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Dani jumped out at the same time as Bella. She then started busting up laughing at Bella's parents reactions. She had a huge grin on her face. Dani then stopped laughing, but her grin never left. "Hey guys!" She said, opening her arms for hugs from Bella's parents. Dani first gaver her mom a hug, then gave her dad a hug. "It's nice to see you guys again." Dani added once she was done hugging them.

Shane shrugged, "Whatevers fine man." He said, walking over to a shady tree. He picked his shirt up and put it on. Shaking his head to get some water out. His hair was a mess, but that's how it always was. It always looked good like that, if you combed it neatly.. it would look horrible. Shane smiled at him, taking one last drop of his water-bottle and throwing it after in a nearby trashcan.

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"Oh, Isabella!" Bella's mother hugged her daughter tightly. "Don't do that again! You nearly scared me to death!" Her father then came over to give Bella a hug. "That was a good trick, principessa," He said. "How long have you and Dani been here?" "We just got here," Bella replied. "What are you making for dinner, mamma?" "Oh, just a few of Dani and your favorites," her mother replied with a smile. Bella then looked over at Dani and grinned widely.

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"Let's go ahead and head over to my mom's," Tony commented. "Let's end her mini-worry session sooner rather than later." He set his surfboard on top of his car and waited for Shane to do the same so he could tie down the boards to the roof oh his car so as not to let them fall in the journey to the house.

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Dani smiled back at her mother. "Yay, sounds good." She said. Bella's mother knew exactly what Dani liked. It wasn't that hard though, Dani and Bella like almost the same things. They were like in sync. Dani then hooked arms with Bella, "What shall we do as we wait?" She said, still smiling of course. She then looked over at Bella's dad, making sure he knew she was glad to see him to.

Shane nodded and got his surf-board. He placed it on top of Tony's. He then went to the other side of the car to help Tony tie them to the sides. Once that was completed Shane got into the passenger seat. "Anything new at your house?" He asked. It had been a while since he last visited Tony's house, he didn't really expect anything new.. but you never know.

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"You girls go on upstairs and pack up," Bella's father replied for her. "We'll call you when dinner's ready." Bella smiled and ran up to him and kissed his cheek. "Grazie, babbo," she said. She rushed back over to Dani and linked arms with her again, pulling her out of the room. "If you want, you can take a few of my things to wear when we get down there," Bella said to Dani. Her closet was enormous, full of clothes she had gathered from her travels. She and Dani were nearly the same size in most things, but some things Bella bought two of, one size for her and one for Dani and let Dani keep the items that fit.

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"Hmm...." Tony mused as he turned his car on and backed out of the driveway. "She redecorated the house again, but it's really simple. 'Very beach cottage', as she calls it."

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Dani giggled and nodded. She then skipped over to the stairs. Arms still linked with Bellas. "That'd be great! You always have such cute clothes!" Dani said. Which was true. Bella had a very good taste in fashion. She loved everything she wore, which made Dani happy that they had just about the same size in clothing. She made her way into Bella's room, taking in everything. "Man.. haven't been over here in forever." Dani said flopping onto her bed.

Shane laughed at that. "Haha, nice." He said. "My parents are hardly home enough to even clean the house.. so that's what I'm there for." He said sadly, even though he was used to it. "Oh well, I make sure not to mess it up to much." Shane said.

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"I know," Bella replied. "I love Italy. It's my home, but this is also home and I just love my bed." She opened the doors to her closet and walked inside, looking around for the right suitcases. "What all did you bring with you?" She called to Dani from the depths of her closet.

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"That, and you're hardly ever in your house," Tony added with an impish grin. "That's a big contributor." Luckily, his mother's house wasn't very far. Once he reached a stoplight, he maneuvered his car into the turn lane and waited for the light to turn green.

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Dani sat up on Bella's bed. "I brought alot of my favorite clothes and shoes. I also brought the important daily things like toothbrush, comb.. etc." Dani said. "Hmm, I didn't really bring anything else. Just some stuff that I brought to comfort me if I missed home." Dani laughed at that, she felt a little embaressed saying it, but it was the truth and Bella wouldn't make fun of her for something like that. "Random things I guess you could call them." She added quickly after.

Shane laughed and nodded. "Yes, yes it is. It's a very helpful contributor." He said nodding. Although it was easy to not be home almost all day when it's summer break. When it's school days Shane has to clean the house quite alot.

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Bella smiled as she searched. "Ahh, the sentimentals," she replied. She finally found what she was looking for. A large, stout suitcase for her everyday things(it looked more like a large trunk than a suitcase), a tall suitcase to house her dresses and the like, then her train case to house her cosmetics, toiletries, and hair items. They all matches and looked almost like classic antiques, but they were fairly new. She lugged them out, one by one and set them on her floor. "I'll definitely bring a few sentimentals with me," Bella commented.

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Once the light turned green, Tony turned the car in the direction of his mother's house. They were only a minute or two away now. His mother didn't live far from the beach, which was a lovely thing, as his mother would say. "Thank God for first week of summer," he muttered. "And thank God we're graduated."

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Dani grinned and scooted to the edge of Bella's bed. "Need any help packing some of your stuff, Bella?" She asked politely. She would help in any way, so she wasn't just sitting there watching Bella run across her room and get the things she needed. She then looked at the clock on her bed-side table. They had plenty of time. "It's a nice day out." She said smiling, even though it was rather obvious.. and they had said something about it earlier.

Shane nodded and laughed a little. "Ahh, you know it. I still can't believe it.. " He said sighing a little. "This summer is, hopefully, going to be interesting. Last years was boring and nothing special." Shane reminded Tony. He leaned back in the cars chair and looked out the window. He had shielded his eyes with sun-glasses, he almost always wore his sunglasses, well sometimes.

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"If you don't mind," Bella replied. "If you wouldn't mind grabbing my makeup products, hair products, and my toiletries and organize them in my train case, that would really help." She smiled sweetly at Dani, but her eyes also pleaded. "Oh! I want your help picking out sundresses and such to bring with." Bella peered out one of her windows from her spot by her dresser, seeing the clear blue sky and bright sun shining through the trees. "It's a beautiful day," She replied with a smile.

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"I have a feeling this is definitely a summer we won't forget," Tony replied, turning onto his mother's driveway, pulling up in front of the medium sized home. It was in the traditional style mixture of Hawaiian and Colonial, but it blended in perfectly with the flora and fauna. "Well, we've arrived," he commented obviously.

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Dani nodded at her and smiled. "Sure thing." She said getting up and walking over to her bathroom. "Of course Bella, I wouldn't say no to that." Dani said giggling. She was reffering to helping Bella pick out a few sundresses. She grabbed a few of Bella's makeup products, the amount she could carry, and brought it back to her bedroom. Dani tossed it onto her bed and went back for more. Once she had gotten everything she took one of Bella's train cases and organized them in it.

Shane laughed and nodded. "Yep." He said as he climbed out of the car. He slammed it closed and walked up Tony's front porch steps. He leaned against the door and waited for Tony. It was a nice day out. Sunny, and a slight cold breeze. Those days were the best, it always felt good. Since he was in the shade Shane took off his glasses and held them in his hands.

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Bella smiled and continued to pack her t-shirts, tunic tops, other tops, shorts, capris, and pants/jeans into her large suitcase. She would be bringing a few other shirts, skirts, and bottoms, but those were going to be in her long suitcase since they were in her closet hanging up. Once she was done folding and packing everything in neatly, she disappeared back into her closet and searched through her swimsuits. She would definitely be bringing a few bikini's, but nothing too revealing-but she luckily didn't have anything that wasn't tasteful in her wardrobe collection. "Hey Dani," She called out. "Do you think I should bring some of every kind of bathing suit I have? Or just grab my favorites?"

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Tony shut his door and locked his car, making his way up to the front door. "Brace yourself, you'll probably be unexpectedly engulfed in a hug," he said to Shane before knocking on the door. But before his fist even made contact with the door, it flung open and there stood Tony's mother, a medium height Italian woman who had her hands on her hips. "Is that so, Anthony?" She said to her son teasingly. Tony just looked at her sheepishly before giving her a hug.

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Dani had finished packing away Bella's make-up products and bathroom utensils. She smiled at her and sat on her bed in thought. "I've brought a few of my favorite bikinis." She said nodding, "Just bring all your favorites." Dani said giving her an even brighter smile as she stood up. "What did you want me to do again?" She asked, laughing at herself for forgetting so easily. Dani didn't have short-term memory loss, she just forgot things easily.

Shane laughed, Tony got caught all the time saying stuff like that. That's what was funny. Somtimes him and Tony would be in Tony's room talking about private things, here comes Tony's mom. She hears the whole conversation. Shane gave her a hug to, a smile on his lips. "Hey." He said, adjusting his shirt so his boxes wouldn't be seen to much. Shane followed in the house after Tony and his mom.

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"Alright then," Bella replied, picking through and grabbing plenty of her favorites. She was a female boy scout sometimes. She didn't want to have to spend more money than she needed, even when her family had enough to possibly buy all of Hawaii. She didn't act spoiled at all, just the opposite. She couldn't stand it when wealthy people flaunted their money like it was no object. Her parents taught her differently. Many of the things Bella owned were bought at clearance or sale prices or she would go to name brand resale shops and buy things at low prices. A few things were bought at full price, since they were one of a kind pieces.

Bella neatly packed the 20-odd bathing suits into her suitcase, getting up again to look through her nicer clothes. "I need some help with dresses, blouses, the like," she called to Dani. "For all we know, we might get invited to a few parties and I think there's some kind of big event at the hotel we're staying at as some kind of end of the season shindig."

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Tony's mom heard everything and knew everything to boot. If she didn't know something, she would most certainly know about it later and sometimes bring it up. "How have you been Shane?" Tony's mother asked with a smile. "Not getting into too much trouble I hope?" "Of course, mom," Tony replied before Shane could with mock seriousness. "He's always getting in trouble for random things."

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Dani smiled and got up. "Yeah, I can help." She said simply. She got up and walked over to Bella's walk-in closet. Bella had many nice clothes. She looked them over and began pointing out a few of Dani's favorites. Dani tilted her head to the side, heck everything in there was to Dani's likeings. "Man, so hard to chose." She said biting her bottom lip and stifling a laugh. She looked over at Bella who had a few clothes in her hands, the ones Dani suggested. "We will be needing alot." She said nodding. Dani wasn't much of the 'rich' type. She had alot of nice clothes of course, but she also didn't have alot. She was like any teenager really. That's why Bella always loaned Dani some clothes because she was very familiar with her situation. Plus Bella was just nice like that, and her and Dani were extremly close in friendship.

Shane laughed and playfully smacked Tony in the back out the head. "I've been good I guess. Kind of tought since my parents aren't around alot anymore. Plus I was supposed to go on a vacation with my family this summer.. those plans changed." He said sadly and disappointedly. But he brightened his mood once more with a grin. He looked around, Tony was right. His mom had rearranged the house a bit. "How've you been?" He asked her as he scanned the room. Shane then glanced at Tony, then his mom once more.

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"I know," Bella replied, sifting through her dresses and nicer tops. "I definitely want to bring along a few sundresses.. And a few evening dresses for sure." She selected a few long gowns, each of a different style, befitting of Bella. "Don't forget to take a few things for yourself," she said to Dani, who was also sifting through the clothes. "I love these gowns," Bella mused, setting them carefully on her bed. "Now...what summer dresses to bring.."

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"Oh, I'm sorry to hear your original plans didn't work out, dear," Tony's mother said to Shane, bustling about in the kitchen, finishing up what was left to be finished of preparing dinner. "You know you are welcome to come over whenever you like." Tony nodded in agreement. "She's right. And I'm over here alot, so you can come whenever I do," he said.

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Dani grabbed a few more clothes that she liked of Bella's and set them on her bed. "Well, I think these are nice to." She said, reffering to what Bella should wear. "Oh, and thanks." Dani said smiling at her, walking back over to her walk-in closet and looking at the rest of the clothes. "Yeah, were going to be there allll summer, might as well take your whole closet." Dani joked, with a giggle. She looked over at Bella and saw her pulling out a few things, "Those look nice." She said nodding.

Shane smirked and gave off a laugh. "Thanks guys. Feels like family over here." He admitted. "If only I lived here." He said with a groan. He would love to have Tony as a brother, and his mother as his mother. He didn't want to think something like that, but it was the truth. Shane's family didn't feel like a family. Shane walked into the living room and ploped down on the couch, smelling the sweet aroma of food. He watched Tony.

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"I think I'll definitely bring these white dresses," Bella commented, pulling out three white, summery dresses and laid them on her bed. She went back in and mused over her other sundresses. "Ha, yeah right," Bella laughed. "We'd have to take a private jet so my clothes will fit and not upset any other passenger." She mulled over what else to bring. "Which other dresses should I bring?" she asked Dani. She knew she was going to bring a yellow one, but she was debating on the other ones.

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"Well, why don't you just stay here for the summer while your parents are away?" Tony's mother asked Shane, dishing out dinner- roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and salad. "That's a really good idea, mom," Tony said, turning towards his friend. "How 'bout it Shane?"

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Dani laughed and nodded. "Totally, the passengers who booked a flight would have to wait for us to go first." She said, adding to her words. Dani didn't really wear dresses, she wore mini-skirts yes, but not dresses. But for some reason, she only wore Bella's dresses. Possibly because most of them came from Italy and they were beyond gorgeous. "Of course, sweetie." She said laughing at herself. Dani walked over to her drawers and looked down, pointing at a few of her favorites. "Those would look nice on you." She commented.

Shane looked at them, wide-eyeed. "Seriously?" Before he let them answer that he nodded. "Deffinatly." He said excitedly, the largest smile possibly was planted on his face. "I'll call my mom later and ask her if it's alright. Though it's rare for her to pick up so I'll just leave a voice mail." Shane said, standing up as he saw Tony's mom dish the food. He just felt really lucky, and at the same time thankful.

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Bella smiled and grabbed the yellow dress and also grabbed a few other pastel colored ones. She didn't want to wear anything too bright or wear colors that absorbed too much sunlight to cause her to be too overheated. She also grabbed a sky blue dress and baby blue dress. She held them up and batted her eyes at Dani, saying quite cheekily and huskily,"To bring out my eyes."

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Tony's mother smiled. "You're welcome dear," she replied. "You can stay in the room you always do." Tony smiled and got up to retrieve his plate, kissing his mother on the cheek as he grabbed his plate. "Thanks mom," he said.

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Dani giggled, "Sure does." She said looking to Bella's eyes to the beautiful blue dress. She stuck out her tounge, "It would be hard for me to chose out of so many amazing clothes." She groaned in a complimenting way. Dani picked up the dresses and set them on the bed, walking back over to the closet and pulling out some more clothes. "This is kind of fun!" She said smiling some more.

Shane grinned. "Thank you." He said once again. He took his plate and gave her a hug. "Eat in your room or eat in the living room?" He questioned. Usually Tony's mom let them eat wherever they desired, which was cool. Shanes parents were way to strict, they were supposed to eat at the table and table only.

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"'Kind of fun'?" Bella repeated. "It's loads of fun!" She giggled and laid the remaining dresses and other clothes on her bed and began to carefully lay her hanging clothes in the long suitcase she had laying on her bed. "Whatever dresses you want to bring can be housed with mine," she said to Dani. The long suitcase looked like it was on the smaller side, but it could fir more that one would think. "I guess just as we got here mamma must have just begun to prep and cook dinner," Bella mused. "I'll bet she'll be calling us down soon."

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"You boys may eat in the living room where the t.v. is," Tony's mother sad. "Just be sure to clean up your things." She pointed at the boys in a mock no-nonsense manner. She knew they would clean up anyways, they were good boys. "We will mom," Tony replied with a chuckle. "Are you going to join us?" "I might in a bit," she replied. "I still have a dessert to put together after dinner."

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Dani giggled, "Alright." She said, going over to the drawer and picking out two beautiful dresses. As said before, she didn't really wear dresses. She wore mini-skirts and skirts. "Here, these were always one of my favorites." Dani said, stuffing the dresses into the long suit-case. "Do you have everything? Need anything else?" She questioned.

Shane grinned, yeah he was going to like it here. He walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. He turned on the T.V. Shane flipped through the channels until he found the right one, and began eating. "This is good." He told Tony's mom.

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"I believe I have everything," Bella mused, looking over her luggage. "You organized my train case...Well, if we forgot anything, we can always buy what we need in Hawaii." Not a moment too soon, her mother's voice called up the stairs,"L'Isabella, la cena è pronta!" "Un momento soddisfa, la mamma!" Bella called back. "Dinner's ready," she said to Dani. "Let's go, I'm actually really hungry."

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"I'm glad you like it dear," Tony's mother replied from her spot at the kitchen table. "Comfort food is always the best food," Tony said, managing to be coherent with his mouth full of food. "Anthony, how many times have I told you not to talk with your mouth full?" His mother scolded. "Sorry, ma," he replied sheepishly. He lightly smacked Shane when he saw him laughing. "Shut up, man."



Italian translations
Isabella, dinner is ready.
One moment please, mom.

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Dani giggled and nodded. "Same here. You need to teach me how to speak Italian, y'know?" She said, walking around the bed and opening Bella's door. When she did, a sweet aroma came whifting up her nose. "Aw man.. that smells so good!" Dani said, smelling alot of things coming from downstairs. It was making her stomach growl, so she took Bella's arm and made her come. She briskly walked down stairs.

Shane rubbed the back of his head. "Heh, sorry dude." He said, continuing to eat. His mother always scolded him for eating with his mouth open. "Anthony.." Shane looked over at him, stilfing a laugh although it didn't work. His mother only called him Anthony when she was yelling at him, mad at him or for many different reasons.

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"We'll get to that after our vacation," Bella laughed. "I just want to relax while we are away." She inhaled deeply, her stomach growling low. "I think mamma made Chicken Saltimbocca for me," she muttered excitedly. "And she made your favorite. We're going to have a feast tonight." She looked at Dani and grinned.

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Tony merely glared at Shane, then focused his attention on the television. His mother chuckled at the boys, having experienced this type of behavior nearly every day. "Anthony, don't hit your friends," she scolded again. Tony winced. "Yes mom," he replied.

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Dani nodded. "I agree." She said racing down the stairs, a big smile on her face. A feast sounded nice, they were throwing one since Bella and Dani weren't going to be home all summer. This wasn't JUST a vacation, it was also to prove that Bella and Dani are practically adults and can do things on there own. Dani walked passed the living room and into the kitchen. That's were the scents were strong. She let go of Bella's hand and smiled, taking it all in. "Man, this all smells so good and looks so good." She said.

Shane grinned, there he goes again.. getting into trouble. Shane didn't say anything else, he just ate and watched T.V. Once he finished, he took his plate to the sink. He washed it out and walked back into the living room. Shane looked over at Tony, he still had a sort of glare on his face.. he ignored it. He smirked and sat down.

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Bella smiled and walked over to her mother and kissed her cheek. "It smells wonderful, mamma," she said, hugging her mother around her shoulders. "If you and Dani wouldn't mind setting the table, that would be lovely, principessa," her mother replied, her semi-thick Italian obvious. Bella's parents had been born and grew up in Italy, which is why she and her parents traveled there sometimes for holidays. "Of course, mamma," Bella replied. "Dani would you mind getting the plates and I'll get all the silverware and glasses?"

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Tony was often scolded, but hardly ever in serious trouble. He knew when to stop jesting and when to continue with it. But he seemed to get scolded quite often, particularly when Shane was around. But that's how they were, basically like brothers. TOny got up and put his plate in the sink, washing it then transferring it to the drying rack. "What are you making now, mom?" he asked when he saw her rummaging through the pantry. "I'm going to make brownies tonight," she replied. "Simple and easy."

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Dani nodded, "Yes, thank you." She said to Bella's mom. She walked into the kitchen, opening a cabinet and grabbing four glass plates. They were gorgeous plates, and were only used on special occasions. Or so that's what Dani knew. This wasn't really an important occasion, but Dani loved those plates the best. She walked over and set them down on the table, "I hope these plates are okay." She said, basically asking if it was alright to use them.

Shane grinned even more. "Ohh, how'd you know those were my favorites?" He questioned Tony's mom, laughing. It was the truth to, Shane was a sucker for brownies. He loved them way to much, and probably ate them more then he should. He got up, "Wanna go to your room Tony?" Shane asked him, just so they could talk in private and do there own guy things.

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"Oh, yes dear," Bella's mother responded. "Those will do just fine. It is a special night after all." Bella smiled at her mother's words and gathered the silverware and drinking glasses. She followed Dani as the plates were set on the table, placing a fork, knife and spoon beside the plates and then placing a glass to the upper right of the plates. "I'm so excited for tomorrow!" Bella squealed quietly. "Oh, Bella, don't forget," her father began. "You're Aunt Giada is down there. It wouldn't hurt to give her a visit." "Oh, I love Auntie Giada," Bella replied. Her aunt wasn't related to them by blood, but was married to her mother's brother, her uncle. Giada had lost most of her accent while living in the States, but sometimes one would catch it coming back here and there. "You'll love her," she said to Dani.

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"Mother's intuition," Tony's mother replied. "And you're often eating brownies." Tony looked over at Shane. "Sure, I need to check my e-mail anyways," he replied. "Ma, we'll be upstairs." "Alright, dear," she replied, beginning to put the ingredients together. "I'll call you boys when the brownies are done." Tony dashed over to her and kissed her cheek quickly, then dashed to the stairs. "Thanks ma!" he called.

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Dani placed the plates in each spot, in front of the chairs and next to the silver-wear and glasses. "Aunt Giada? I've heard you talk about her." She said smiling. She wanted to meet the 'famous' Aunt Giada. Dani looked at Bella. "Oh my gosh! I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" She exclaimed, basically showing her excitement. Dani couldn't really hold it in, probably wouldn't be able to for a long time.

Shane smiled, "Whatever." He mumbled. "Yeah, thanks." He said to Tony's mom, giving her a short wave. He then ran up the stairs, after Tony. Once he reached the top, Tony was already inside his room. Man he was fast. Shane followed him, walking into his room. He looked around, it was actually cleaner then usual. "Mom cleaned?" He questioned, probably figuring she did.

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"I love my auntie," Bella beamed. "I love all my relatives, of course." She grabbed the water pitcher from the refrigerator and began to pour water into the glasses. Her mother began to place platters and dishes full of food on the table. "Dinner is served," she said, removing her apron. "Let us all sit down." Everyone gathered around the table and sat down, pulling their chairs up to the table. "Giovanni, will you say grace?" She asked. Everyone bowed their heads and listened as Bella's father said a prayer over their dinner. The De Angelis family were a religious people, the family that still lived in Italy very much Roman Catholic, not to be ironic. Bella and her parents were religious, but they were a little more relaxed, compared to the rest of their family, they certainly were. Once the prayer was over, Bella's mother began dishing out the dinner, Dani first, Bella, Giovanni, and then herself. "Are you girls excited about your summer vacation?" Giovanni asked.

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"Oh yeah," Tony replied from his spot in front of his computer. "She must have done a little extra cleaning up while dinner was cooking and before you came." He checked a few things, checking his e-mail. It consisted of junk mail, as usual. He never really got anything interesting. "She'll be expecting you to keep it clean, as usual," he commented.

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Dani wasn't much of a religious person. She believed in God of course, but her family wasn't much of religious people. They visited the Church whenever they had time and remembered to though. Dani learned most of her religion stuff from Bella's parents. She smiled at Bella's mom as she placed delicious smelling food on her plate. "Thank you." Dani said, nodding at her. She then looked at Giovanni, "Of course! I'm really excited.. I just can barely hold it." She said giggling, then looking at Bella to hear her response.

Shane laughed, sitting on his bed as he hooked up the Wii system. "Yeah, I guess even though I'm your best friend and have been to your house numerous times she still wants it to be clean and nice and neat. Although I've seen it at its worst." He said with a slight shrug, his parents weren't like that since they were rarely home. So Shane was like the mother of the house, always cleaning and cooking for himself.

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Bella nearly squealed like a fan girl from her excitement. "I can hardly wait," She said with a grin. "Thank you so much for arranging everything, babbo." Giovanni smiled at his daughter. "It was my pleasure, principessa." "Have you finished packing?" Her mother asked. "Very nearly," Bella replied. "I was finishing packing up my dresses and nicer clothes when you called us down for dinner." "Ah, good, the sooner it is done, the better," her mother said.

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"You'll always have a room that's tidy waiting for you when you come here," Tony replied, finishing up a few more things on his computer. "I'm staying here for the summer because of my summer job. Ma's house is much closer to the beach than my apartment." Tony and his mother managed to get him an apartment right after he finished high school. His mother insisted though that it be within easy driving distance of her home.

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Dani nodded her head proudly. "Ready to finish up Bella? As your mom said, the sooner the better." She said grinning. She wasn't a fan of packing things to go on vacation, but packing Bella's things were fun. She was fun to talk to, and she had so many cute clothes and items. Dani grabbed her arm, "Thanks for dinner, it was delicious! If you need help, just let us know!" Before they could possibly say anything, Dani and Bella were already on the top step.

Shane laughed, he had only seen Tony's apartment twice. "Yeah. So what's your summer job? I've got one to." He said sighing. He had wanted this job for so long, and he worked hard for it to. "I finally got my job at that Hollister Co. shop thats at the beach." Shane said, handing Tony a Wii controler.

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Bella sat back down at her little space where her suitcase was and began to finish up organizing and folding everything. "I'm almost done," she said, packing the last thing in her larger suitcase, then moved on to her long suitcase. She began to carefully straighten every clothing item out, making sure the garments wouldn't wrinkle during the traveling. "There," she said, smoothing out the last dress. "Done, finally."

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"I give surf lessons at the beach nearby, remember?" Tony replied. "But that's cool you got the job. At least we have jobs an aren't looking for anything." Tony was thankful to have his job, which he thoroughly loved. It earned him enough money to stash a little away, spending money, and gas money. "Every once in a while I'll go back out to my apartment on the weekends. Mostly to make sure no one's broken into it or anything like that."