“Come on, your jaw looks pretty nasty, let's go fix it up.” I said leading Charlie away from Tyler who was being restrained by two of his mates which was lucky because I could tell that if they hadn’t have been there Charlie’s injuries could have been a hell of a lot worse – I made a mental note not to cross  Tyler.

“It's a good job he didn't attack your glasses,' Jade joked. “It would suck to be completely blind.”

“Ha ha,” Charlie replied sarcastically and I couldn’t help give a little chuckle too.

We packed away rug and the chairs we had brought with us, which we had left further down the beach when we had joined the BBQ and deposited them in the boot of my car, the picnic Jade had packed was un-eaten and we all agreed that when we got back to my aunts house and we had cleaned Charlie up we would eat it.

The ten minute journey back to the house was too quiet; Charlie was still seething from his fight with Tyler, holding a tissue to his still bleeding jaw.

“Great, first day and we have already had a fight with the locals” I said breaking the silence at last, Charlie scowled at me,

“Dude, it wasn’t my fault, he needed to be taken down a few pegs, He has a stick shoved so far up his arse which needs to be removed. I just gave him what he deserved.”

“Well it’s going to be very awkward if we see him or his friends again, he’ll be sending a lynch mob after us next time” Jade cut in.

“Jade, don’t be silly” I said with a chuckle pulling up in my aunts drive and turning in my chair to look at her, “Lynch mobs aren’t common around here, if they wanted us out the way they’d just chuck us in the sea and hope we cant swim” I said getting out the car.

“Was that a reference to earlier” Jade asked sceptically, “because if it was, it’s not funny!” Jade said stamping her foot.

“Well, if you had been that tiniest bit taller….”

“Stewart, enough with the height related comments, you and Charlie take them too far sometimes!”

“Woah, chill your beans, we’re sorry okay” Charlie said, winking at me when Jade wasn’t looking.

Jade and I successfully managed to clean up Charlie’s jaw, it had been slightly swollen but after nearly an hour of holding a bag of frozen peas to his lip whilst trying to eat (something which Jade and I found most amusing) the swelling had reduced.

“So, what should we do now?” Jade asked.

“We could go back to the beech?” I suggested and Charlie snorted,

“And risk another fight with Tyler, I don’t think so – why don’t we watch a film?” he suggested.

“A film? If I wanted to watch a film I wouldn’t have come miles away from home Charlie, come on lets go back to the beach” wheedled Jade.

“Fine” Charlie conceded.

“Someone is bound to have started a beach bonfire by now”

***

When we reached the beech the first thing we spotted was smoke furling upwards, I had been right in thinking that someone would have started a beech bonfire by now. A crowd of people were warming themselves by the fire, slurping down cans of beer and lager without a care in the world.

“Looks like Tyler has gone home” I muttered as we approached the crowd of people relaxing by the fire.

“For now anyway, Tyler doesn’t seem the type to miss out on any sort of party, he’ll probably be back” Charlie replied.

“And if he does come back Charlie, you just ignore him!” Jade muttered giving him a stern look.

“Yes mum” he replied sniggering slightly.

“I mean it Charlie, I want to enjoy our holiday, not spend it visiting you in hospital or a police cell charged with GBH so keep your temper”

“Fine!”

Charlie was right in thinking that Tyler would return, as night drew in Tyler returned wearing a change of clothes, but nothing but an awkward silence kicked off.

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This is a CLOSED collab between myself, xkatiesheperd, babyrhinos, Kiri and MotherMary.

MotherMary who wrote for Rhea has unfortunately dropped

This is a spinnoff from the successful collab Typicαℓ Tєєηagєrs - http://www.protagonize.com/story/typic-tagrs

Characters

Name: Jane (Jan) Metcalfe
Age: 18
Appearance: Tall, with an hour glass figure which she loves to flaunt when she is wearing her bikini on the beach. She has pin straight chestnut brown hair down to her waist and brown eyes with large naturally black eyelashes and unblemished olive toned complexion.
Personality: Sweet and caring with a nice word to say about anyone. Dispite being highly popular in sixthform and friends with everyone and very beautiful inside and out she still hasnt found 'mr right for her' and many of the people she has dated only liked her for her outward beauty. She mainly hangs out with her two best friends Hananh and Nate who she has known since she started she started secondry school.
Other: She has just finished sixthform and has applied for university and is still waiting for any offers, Jane decided to get a part time summer job in an ice cream shop to earn some money for university.
Author - ImprintedHeart

Name: Joe Hardy
Age: 19
Appearance: Huge, not fat, but huge. Very muscular, looks like a warrior in every aspect. Has short black hair and one sleeve-like tattoo on his left arm.
Personality: Quiet; the rest to be discovered
Mini-Biography: To be discovered within the story.
Author - babyrhinos

Name: Nathaniel-Kai Avery (friends call him Nate)
Age: 18
Appearance: 6ft2, shaggy blond hair, blue eyes, muscular from sports, tanned from being outside, good-looking.
Personality: He's spontaneous, carefree, open, optimistic, friendly, smiley and reckless.
Other: Nate's a very good surfer, he's also very outdoorsey and climbs, walks, swims and kayaks. He lives with his Mum, Dad [Naomi & Paul], older brother [Peter] and younger sister [Lillia] in a house 5 minutes jog from the edge of the seaside town.
He's just finished school and hoping to spend the next year in Bali where he'd surf but his plans fell through when surfing was banned in Bali after too many shark-attacks. Now he's spending the summer with his friends and hopes to find a job and apply to university for the following year.
Nate had been going out with Hannah but they split on amicable terms when Nate realised he was going to Bali, now his plans are ruined and he wonders if he can rekindle their relationship before she moves on to someone else.
Author - Kiri

Name: Hannah Summers
Age: 17
Appearance: She's tall and slim with naturally wavy light blonde hair and green eyes. She has an ivory skin tone, but plans to get a tan during the summer. She's very feminine and is always putting on a happy face.
Personality: She's laid-back and puts having a good time ahead of education. She's just finished her A levels but hasn't applied for University. She loves parties and having fun. However, she doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, hates the idea of looking for a full-time job.
Other: She lives alone with her father and younger sister after her mother died when she was just twelve. The death of her mother did affect her, but she doesn't let on to this much. She keeps a picture of her mum in a locket around her neck. Her father loves her dearly but has told her she needs to knuckle down and start earning some money of her own instead of living off his. Her sister is five years old and is always asking about her mum. She went through a bit of a rebellious phase where she mixed in with the wrong crowd, but has passed that now.
Author - xkatieshephard

Name: Rhea Padgett: think Allison Reynolds (the basket case) of The Breakfast Club. Yes, Rhea is "that girl", the loner. Probably voted Most Likely to Bring a Gun to School in high school. However, if you take the time to get to know her AND get past the exterior persona, she'll do anything to help her friends and keep them happy. She kind of wants to get over the loner thing and meet people in college, but isn't sure how.
Age: 18
Author: MotherMary

Name: Stewart Benjamin Morrison
Age: 18
Appearance: Brown hair which is jelled into little spikes. Big bushy brown eyebrows with beautiful hazel eyes.
Personality: One of those guys who isnt afraid to walk around topless, flaunting his well toned arms and body. Works very hard to keep himself looking his best.
Has just broken up from his long term girlfriend as Stewart has decidedto go off to uni.
Decided to visit the small seaside town with a group of his friends as it will be their last summer together before they all go off to university and they want to make the most of it.
Author - ImprintedHeart

Name: Jade Green
Age: 17
Appearance: A very petite girl standing at 5ft1, she has long curly brown hair and a tanned face from spending so much time outside. She has brown eyes and smiles easily. She looks younger than 17 but acts her age. If she were described in one word it would be 'cute'.
Personality: Jade puts up at being teased by her friends about her height but takes it all in her stride. She has an infectious laugh and smiles easily. She's very clever for her age and hopes to pursue a career in medicine. Jade is liked by everyone, her character is infectious and she's very bubbly.
Other: Jade has two older brothers who are in their thirties. She lives with her Aunt as her parents travel around a lot in their careers. She enjoys swimming, swimming for her school team. She also keeps fit by going for mile longs runs every morning. Jade has come to the seaside town with her friends to celebrate their secondary school freedom before starting med school.
Author - Kiri

Name: Charlie Mathers
Age: 18
Appearance: Unique. Shoulder length jet black hair with a shaved side. Flesh tunnels in both ears and wears black rimmed square glasses. Ivory skin complexion and dark eyes. Roughly 5 foot 11. Sticks to the jeans and checked shirts.
Personality: He sometimes receives a bit of stick for his appearance but he doesn't care. He's the type to rebel, to get into all sorts of trouble just because he can. He's sarcastic, charming and always up for a laugh. Has always wanted to get into the music business.
Author - xkatieshephard

Name: Michael Gulch
Age: 17
Appearance: Black hair, pretty small
Personality: Super quiet, secluded, very insecure
Mini-Bio: To be revealed..
Author babyrhinos

Name: Rian Nicholson
Age: 18
Appearance: Messy brown hair which and hazel eyes.
Personality: Has always acted very camp and mainly hangs out with girls. Very outgoing and sometimes overfriendly. Waiting for the perfect man for him
Author - ImprintedHeart

Name: Tyler Fielding
Age: 18
Appearance: Tall and tanned. He goes to the gym a lot, and has a muscular body. Dark brown hair and green eyes. He's a good looking lad, but he knows this.
Personality: A bit of a troublemaker, has a 'bad guy' reputation, popular with the girls. Has always had a thing for Hannah though. He puts on a brave face as his parents aren't around but secretly resents them for it. Rich, mainly cos of the guilt money his mum and dad give him, always throwing parties. Loves having fun, doesn't take life too seriously. Not a good enemy to have, he'll make your life hell if he doesn't like you.
Other: As an only child and two hard-working parents that put their job ahead of their son, he's used to being alone. He likes to have a good time, to make up for his messed up past.

updated Feb 13 by ImprintedHeart