The Selection (1x1 with AnnaCat17)

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Atlas smirked at Victory, amused by her excitement, and watched as Elliott followed her. He looked around, taking in the fresh air and salty wind. He glanced over the beach house, making sure nothing looked odd or out of place. He wanted to make sure they'd be safe during their vacation.

Abril blushed faintly. "Thank you, Romeo," she murmured, surprised that they had his support out of all of their friends, but it was appreciated. She brought her bag into the beach house, following Solace who trailed after Sutton.

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Pavel followed Abril to the trunk amd quickly reached forward to take her bag before she could. "Ill carry it. You just go in and pick which room y-" he suddenly screamed amd stumbled back in fright when he pulled out the bags reveal a pale face at the back of the trunk. Matteo was curled up and shaking in fear as he hugged his own bag. He regreted hiding in the trunk for the entire 3 hour drive. "Matteo! What on earth are you doing!? You could have gotten killed!" He reached into the trunk and pulled Matteo out, hugging him tightly as the small boy clung to him and began to cry.

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Abril shrieked in fear, leaping back as she noticed the boy. She shuddered, taking a deep breath and calmed down. She reached out and gently brushed Matteo's hair out of his face, relieved that he seemed mostly alright. She didn't understand why he was here. Had he simply wanted to stay with Pavel or was it because he felt left out?

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Pavel kissed the side of Matteo's head, his heart sinking as he saw the bruises on him from getting tossed around with the bags. "I need to go calm him down. You go swimming with the others and we will catch uo later. Romeo can you take Abril's bag in?"

Romeo nodded and picked up Abril's bag along with his and Elliott's before going inside to catch up with the girls.

Victory hurried outside once she had changed into her bikini and grinned as she stepped out into the hot sand. She looked over to where Atlas was inspecting everything and rolled her eyes. "Arent you going to join all of us?"

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Abril nodded, gently kissing Pavel's forehead. She brought the rest of the bags inside, feeling awful for Matteo. Even though none of them had noticed him there, she felt guilty for not realizing there was an extra passenger in the trunk.

Atlas blushed quickly when he noticed Victory, trying not to gape at her. "Uh, hi--" he stammered, looking at the ground. "Uh, s-sure?" He couldn't think straight, and just kept mumbling out nonsense until he finally shut his mouth.

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Romeo glanced at Abril and smirked as he saw her worried expression. "Matteo will be fine. He just doesnt like being apart from Pavel. This isnt the first time he had done something stupid like that." He looked back to where Pavel sat in the sand, holding Matteo in his lap and talking quietly to him as he looked out at the water. "Are you happy you are marrying him?"

Victory giggled and walked over to him. "You ok? You better not be sick or ill have to whoop you for threatening to ruin the vacation." She teased once she was standing in from of him.

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Abril felt a bit relieved, glancing back at Pavel and Matteo. "Yes. Well, not completely, but I'm not upset about it anymore."

Atlas laughed, but it came out staggered. "I'm fine. Uh, I'm not sure if I should be allowed to swim or anything. I should keep an eye on everyone from the beach."

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Romeo's sly smirk quickly went away as he looked at her. "What do you mean not completely? I thought you two were obsessed with eachother."

Victory sighed in annoyance. "Atlas, its a vacation. Right now dont be Officer Fox, be roommate Atlas. I want to have some fun with you." She fixed the strap on her bikini that had slipped down her shoulder as she looked away from him and out at the waves, her dark hair reflecting the sunlight.

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Abril ran a hand through her hair, a bit flustered. "I just need time to get used to everything. I'm going to change," she murmured, heading inside, wanting to evade answer his question further.

Atlas reached over to her, running a hand down her back. "Alright," he murmured. "I'll go get changed, and we can check out the water."

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Romeo watched her go. "Oh no..." He muttered, dreading the argument that was now destined to come. He adjusted his hold on the bahs and went inside, hoping to just forget about everything and relax.

Victory shivered under his touch and looked back at him as she blushed. "Good. Ill meet you down there." She said softly, her eyes straying to his lips. She wanted to kiss him. She had wanted to kiss him a lot lately. The more she got to know him as they lived together the more she found herself sneaking glances at him and desiring him. But they knew eachother now. Her image as a selected was probably ruined in his eyes so she knew better than to suggest they stop being friends and start being something else. She pulled away from him and went down to the water, hoping the cool waves could push away her thoughts about Atlas.