𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝟏, 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝟏

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❝𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏.❞

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In a small house in Swellview four teenagers were hanging out. Studying algebra was one of the hardest things they did - girls did. The boys were not interested in it. One was obsessing over his birthday party list and the other was looking for a job. Resting against the couch the blonde boy had a purple laptop on his lap. However, the brunette girl was on the floor with books and notebooks opened in front of her. Elena liked to call it messy brain time.

Elena Bell. Girl next door type of girl. Her kind nature never fooled anyone into thinking that she's a good kid. Helping her neighbours, old people to cross the road and even help teachers in need of grading the exams. No one would guess that the brunette loved listening to pop-punk music. Her love for music got her enrolled into a school band consisting of Elena  and a boy from her school. Purple earphones were always in her ears, even when studying. Just like now.

"Captain man!" Elena looked up from her algebra notebook to glance at her curly haired best friend. Jasper was a goofy child, how the girl liked to call him. How much she didn't like to admit he sometimes makes her laugh, which makes her question her sense of humor sometimes. Jumping with his rainbow jumper he was holding his see through tablet.

"What about Captain Man?" The blonde boy from the couch looked up at Jasper. Henry Hart owned the house they were sitting at right now. Elena's eyes flickered from Jasper to Henry. A smile escaping which went unnoticed by her friends. Luckily. Deep down in that big heart of hers hid a secret that she wouldn't admit to herself nor to others. On her thought it was better that way. It would ruin things, maybe even forever.

"Did you guys see what he did yesterday?" The curly boys eyebrows rose in excitement. His favorite person in the world being shown to his little group of friends. Elena's sparkly brown eyes slowly rolled back into her head. Groaning her eyes dropped on her purple notebook again. In the front she had GUTS glued on it, with glittery letters. The name popped in her mind one day when she was walking home from school and thought it was a cool name.

"Can we focus on aglebra?" Charlotte, another girl in their nerd friend group shouted from beside Elena. Whenever they had a secret they would share it with each other. Every mean comment from anyone would be erased by one of them. Every boy problem, outfit problem, school problem or family problem would be solved. Charlotte felt like home to Elena. And Elena felt like home to Charlotte.

"There was a fire at a pet store and Captain Man ran inside, right through the flames, and saved all the animals and he didn't even get hurt." Charlotte's comment was ignored by the boys. Once again Elena's eyes fixcated on her curly best friend who was still going at it. She swore that the boy could yap about Captain Man for day and not get bored about it. He knew the superhero better then himself. In Elena's opinion.

"Isn't that what he does?" Elena made a hand gasture to show that it's logical. Captain Man was unbreakable, literally. Some say it's a miracle. Elena says it's bullshit. The brunette doesn't believe that at all. Whenever he get punched or kicked wherever he acts like it didn't hurt. Impossible was exactly what the girl thought. Smart but lame excuse for attnetion that he was getting.

"Exactly! Captain Man never gets hurt. He's a beast." Henry added making click sound on his laptop. Researching jobs and typing various things on internet that associates with jobs or working. The brunette sighed at the boys foolishness. Picking at her bracelet the girl mumbled a 'whatever'. Which was silent to others. The bracelet was gifted by her grandmother when she was still alive. It was a music themed bracelet since her grandma knew her passion for it.

"You know, some day, when you guys are cleaning my swimming pool because you failed this algebra test, then flunked out of school. I hope you remember this moment, 'cayse I will." Charlotte announced with a proud look on her face. Turning around towards Elena, they high fived. It went on their nerves how irresponsible their best friends were. Wanting only good for them and so they could easily pass their school year. But their stubbornness and childishness always gets in the way.

"Hey, here's a cool job I could do. Foot model!" The blonde boy threw his foot on the small table. Elena closed her eyes in annoyence and sighed. Him looking for a job was a ridiculous idea for Elena. He was not really a responsible teenager the brubette knows. Even his little sister, Piper, knew it. And she is nine years old.

"I never knew Henry had a foot fetish." Elena chuckled and looked down at her almost finished homework on the table. Henry glared at her with the deadliest look you could ever see. Charlotte and Jasper laughed at that and they slowly started to get on the boys nerves. However, he kept quiet.

"You guys, can we go over the list for my birthday party?" Jasper whined from behind the bar in the kitchen. Elena looked up after writing down the last number for her homework, at the mention of a birthday party. The teenager loved to party any day and time of the week. On the other hand, Jasper's birthdays can be a little boring and - dangerous. Elena tries to have fun everytime which succeeds because her friends are there. Henry and Charlitte disagreed, while Eena stayed quiet.

"But I invited 52 people. And nobody's texted me back yet. What does that mean?" Jasper questioned. Most people would think that he knew why but that he was joking, when in reality the boy really didn't know why. Elena closed her purple notebook standing up from her place. Walking towards the red sofa in the living room, her friends continued their little chit chat.

"That people have been to your parties before?" Henry smirked and looked back at his purple laptop. Elena picked up her white and purple backpack and set it on her lap. Putting her algebra notebook inside, the girl zipped the bag closed. On the white part of her backpack there were couple of purple starts. With a lip biting pendant hanging from her zipper.

"Oh, come on, my parties aren't that bad." Jasper rolled his eyes while taking a small piece of chips putting it in his mouth. Elena almost choked on her saliva when the boy stated that. The confidence rolling of his tongue with pure ease.

"Jas, I love you but your parties always cause someone to get hurt." Elena added standing up once again. But this time she made her way towards Henry's fridge, looking for a drink that could cool her down a little bit. She needs to relax after the brain storming the algebra homework. The teacher gave them harder questions on purpose because Elena and Henry were talking in class.

"Christmas. Three years ago. Fifteen kids ended up in the hospital!" Charlotte yelled looking up from her unfinished homework. Elena got herself a coca-cola and opened the can, taking a sip. She was not a talkative person, the girl loved listening though.

"'Cause of your raw turkey." Henry complained. Elena made a grossed out face remembering that dish. The girl never says no to food. But if anyone asked her to eat that again, she would without thinking reject the offer, politely. It was the worst dish and day in her life. Not joking. She spent days in the hospital after it.

"It was a turkey sushi." Jasper gastured with hands, making it look like it's logical. Which isn't. His logic confuses a lot of people that hangs out with him or just knows him. It's not hard to pick that up. "I like the normal sushi better." Elena sat down on the couch and putting her legs in a meditation pose.

"A boy almsot died." Charlotte pointed a finger at her best friend. Elena sighed, not believing how did he get an idea of raw turkey. It would be poisonous to the stomach, of course. "Almost!" Jasper pointed his finger back at his best friend, trying to prove a point.

"Okay, first person who helps me find an after school job gets this bowl of pinecones." Henry let his laptop rest on the table while he grabbed a bowl of pinecones and showed it to his friends. Elena shook her head, drinking the last sip from the red can. It reminded her of a picture she saw on pinterest the other day. A girl was holiding a red can that read 'Bitch' on it and it was iconic. So Elena put that as her profile picture on instagram.

"I guess I won't be helping you then." Elena shrugged and glanced at her best friend. He rolled his eyes and shook his head in dissapointment. "You don't want my famous and very rare bowl of pinecones?" Henry made a suggestive look on his face, the one when people on TV ads make when promoting an item.

"No." Elena stated, making Henry's smile fade from his face. The brunette loved messing around with her friends. Especially if it's something stupid. "Why do you need a job?" Charlotte stopped the arguement war that would escalate if no one other than Elena or Henry spoke.

"You know, to learn responsibility. Challenge myself." Henry started talking unreal things which made Elena laugh in the moment. Her other friends glanced at her and raised their brows. The blonde boy put down his 'famous and rare bowl of pinecones' on the table not really interested in them anymore.

"Yeah right. You want money." Elena added letting her legs fall down and touch the wooden floor. Henry was never a working type of kid, nor Jasper. Though Jasper would help at home if there's a need to help. Which kinda counts for something. Elena and Charlotte were the working type of people in their friendgroup. Their intelligance and kind nature taking over them each time theres need for help.

"I want money!"

"Money's good." Charlotte walked away from the table. Exhausted from doing the homework. Even she gave up which made Elena hum. Getting up from her sit she went over and took out her algebra notebook and went over to the table. Taking out her phone she took pictures of the already finished tasks. Glancing at Charlotte after putting it back in her purple backpack Elena smiled.

"I'll send you the answeres. It was stressfull for me also." Charlotte smiled and thanked the girl.

Jasper started whining about how they're not talking about his birthday making Elena groan. "Oh, am I gonna have to slap a boy?" Charlotte put her hands on the bar table opposite of where Jasper sat. The curly haired boy only rolled his eyes taking more chips out of the bowl. The brunette looked at the clock on her phone and widened her eyes.

"Guys, I have to leave like right now! I forgot I have a band practice today!" Her three friends watched as she hurriedly placed her backpack on her back and fixed her messed up hair in the process.

"Cya, don't be late!" They say in union and wave as Mrs. Hart was coming down the stairs. "Hi, Mrs. Hart! Bye, Mrs. Hart!"

With that the music lover ran
through the door to get on the practice in time.

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Walking inside a small room that was filled with instruments and had dark red walls Elena saw Mrs. Smith sitting on her chair. Her phone in her hands patiently waiting for the young artists to arrive. The brunettes probably second favorite place to be in, putting aside that it's in her school.

Walking over to the chair close to the brown doors Elena set down her backpack on it. Quickly checking if she missed any messages while walking towards here and to put her earphones away. There was a pop up on her screen which read 'My girl'.

Opening the message it read 'El, help! Jasper wants to make his party in his basement and it smells like chicken room!!!'. Elena chuckled and shook her head, unaware that she still didn't greet her music teacher.

'Cher, try and work something out. Burn it down if you have to, so it doesn't have to be in there 😭 Igtg and practice, x.' She pinched the bridge of her nose thinking about the last time she was down there. Not good memories. Looking up the brunette smiled at the young woman who was now looking at her.

"Hi, Mrs. Smith! Ellis is late today?" Elena made her way and sat on the chair opposite of her teacher. Just now noticing that the other member of the band was missing. He was - something. Ellis was a boy who would flirt with you but also consider you a friend? I fthat makes sense, Elena always describe him like this.

"Hi Elena! Nice to see your beautiful face. Unfortunately Ellis is sick today so he will not be joining us." Mrs. Smith had tight smile on her face feeling bad for the boy. The brunette teenager sighed thinking how they are now going to have to practice with one instrument missing.

"Oh, shame really. Will we then just practice new song couple times? It will be hard because we won't have ome instrument." Elena questioned standing up to go and grab her microphone. The girl was the vocalist while Ellis played electric guitar. Mrs. Smith in practice always plays the drums, when they have performance Henry does it.

"Yes! I'll play the electric guitar. We'll practice for like half an hour, since it's not really worth it." The woman smiled having the red electric guitar around her shoulders. There was a cherry sticker on guitar - Elena's doing. The aesthetic of this room was somewhat appealing to the young girl.

"Let's start then!" Elena smiled taking a sip from the water on the desk before they started.

1 , 2 , 3 !

Know that I loved you so bad
I let you treat me like that
I was your willing accomplice, honey

And I watched as you fled the scene
Doe-eyed as you buried me
One heart broke, four hands bloody

Those things I did
Just so I could call you mine
The things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

You used me as an alibi
I crossed my heart as you crossed the line
And I defended you to all my friends

And now, every time a siren sounds
I wonder if you're around
'Cause you know that I'd do it all again

All the things I did
Just so I could call you mine
The things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we do
'Cause I was going down, but I was doing it with you
Yeah, everything we broke, and all the trouble that we made
But I say that I hate you with a smile on my face

Oh, look what we became

All the things I did
Just so I could call you mine
All the things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

Your favorite crime
Your favorite crime
'Cause baby, you were mine

The half an hour passed and they were done with practicing. The song was love themed, as most of their songs were. It was what the teenagers leaned on the most so the teacher blanded in and accepted it. The audience loved it and that was a plus and a boost for them to know they are good.

"I'll see you later, Mrs. Smith! I'm in love with this song!" the teacher smiled and waved goodbye as the young girl walked out of the room. Elena put her purple earphones back into her ears. Leaving the earth and ignoring every problem she has.

Suddenly she got a text message from her mother. 'Dinner's ready. Please come eat whenever you're done with your practice.'

'On my way. I'm not hungry tho, mama.'

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Jasper's vasement was filled with kids - joke. It was filled with two girls, Jasper and some two weird dudes. Henry just arrived at Jasper's birthday party and it was getting weirder and weirder by the second. They had cups on their ears with a string connecting them. Elena watched as they talked to each other and felt bad for whatever reason they turned out this way.

"Jasper, I'd love them to leave now. It's hurting my ear drums." Elena fake cried standing up from the couch. Looking at herself you could see what she was wearing. She had a black skirt and a purple shirt on top. It had a white bow in the middle and the ends of the sleeve were a little bit cut off.

"I can't just kick them out." The brunnette groaned and joined in staring at the boys. Oliver and Sydney were their names. The weirdest guys in the school. Elena never judges someone but she can't hang out with them for the life of her. The talk she opened with them resulted in them slapping each others stomaches. Gross.

"They've been doing that for two hours." Charlotte informed Henry, since he only just came here. Lucky him. Wherever he was, it was more fun then here for sure. At least that were Elena's thoughts. The brunette sighed and leaned her head on Henry's shoulders. To which he let her.

"My party's a flop. I'm just gonna go upstairs and sit in my closet with my cat." Jasper sighed getting up from his coach armrest being dissapointed. The look on his face made Elena sad. She loved her friends no matter how annoying they are. They grew up with each other after all.

Suddenly, someone opened the doors. "Pardon me?" None other then Captain Man walked into the room. With his usual blue and red costume on. Elena took of her head off Henry's shoulder. That did not go unnoticed by Captain Man and everyone else in the room. Jasper grinned.

"My Man Van broke down out there in the street, so I walked into this house and came down to this basement." Walking few steps down Captain Man had a smile on his face. Everyones faces were shocked and excited. Jesper's especially. You could see that he was gonna talk about this for years.

"Holy, chunka, you're - You're Captain Man!" Jesper looked towards his best friends. Elena winked at him and couldn't believe it with her eyes. Sure, she didn't believe in the 'unbreakable' stuff but the girl still like gow he saves their city.

"Thank you."

"You're my hero." Jasper followed hi gaze as the man stoped in front of the other friends. Charlotte introduced herself being embarrassed after. When Henry introduces himself Elena noticed the look the two shared. The brunette frowned, which didn't go unnoticed by Captain Man, once again.

"I'm Elena!" They shook hands just as Jasper asked for a question.

"Can I hit you in the heas with a baseball bat?" Charlotte and Henry immediately started conplaining and get annoyed by him. Captain Man sighed and nodded his head. "Eh, I always wanted to know if it was true." Elena mumbled and nodded her head. For the first time agreeing with Jasper.

"But remember kids, never do this to anyone but Captain Man, because refular people could be badly inj- Ow!" Jasper hit him with the baseball bat making it shatter into pieces. Elena, Henry and Charlotte flinched whil the hero stood straight a second later, feeling fine.

"Well, I should call a tow truck to come pick up my Man Van." Captain Man suggested, while showing his way towards the exit. He was looking at Henry with a strange look. Making Elena more and more confused, but she brushed it off.

"Or, it's my best friend Jasper's birthday party." He agreed to stay if there will be soup. Elena high fived Jasper, because he was so excited. Taking out her phone she opened the camera. "Come on! Let's take a picture!" Everyone lined up behind her - except Sydney and Oliver.

Elena, Henry, Charlotte, Jasper and Captain Man. In the bio of the instagram post read 'Captain Birthday Man' In matter of seconds her post got bombarded with likes, comments and post replies. People will come to the party - Jasper's party.

An hour later there were kids from school dancing around and gettin autographs from Captain Man. Elena was dancing to the song with Charlotte and Jasper. The brunette was having the most fun, in the room. Suddenly Henry came downstairs with muffins on the plate.

Evertone started singing his happy birthday song which made Jasper smile. Charlotte turned off the light so ut was darker in the basemenet. All candels were lit and everyone lined up to see Jaspers reaction to all of this. 

Elena and Charlotte brought a big bucket behind the desk because Jasper felt bad that Captain Man left the party. He started fricking out and thanking everyone. Elena smiled and kissed his cheek.

"Happy Birthday, Jas!"

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Noemi yaps

WELP here's the first chapter. Hope you like it :))
My writing got sloppier by the end but wtc 😭
Elena is so Olivia Rodrigo coded 🎀

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