Stoneybrook Ayr

Great Barrier Reef
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Morning: Darling Harbour
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Austin's parents were at work, so he'd invited Stacey over to his place. Stacey was happy for any reason to avoid a run in with King and Austin, given what had happened last time. She wasn't technically supposed to leave the house, Clarence and her Mom weren't happy about the state of the house when they got back from their weekend away, and the fact Mrs Pike had told Maureen all about the tons of teenagers and loud music that had kept the Pikes up 'all night'. Stacey didn't want to blame King, and her friends had been there too, so she didn't say anything. Sneaking over to Austin's while being grounded made the whole thing extra exciting, which Stacey didn't think was possible.

She rang the bell and waited for her boyfriend to answer.

At the last minute, Clarence and Maureen had decided to go away for the weekend. While they'd debated asking Grandpa Clarence over to stay with King and Stacey, Stacey had pleaded for them to be left on their own, and promised she would keep things under control. She'd automatically asked Austin to come over, thinking she had to make it up to him for yesterday. She wasn't sure if she was ready to go all the way yet, but she wanted to be. Unbeknownst to Stacey, King had plans of his own. She heard the doorbell ring, and expecting to find Austin on the stoop, she rushed down to open the door. She felt a little more prepared this time, wearing her cutest bra and matching underwear. She opened the door, and instead of Austin, about six of the guys on the football team stood there. Brushing past her, they made their way inside.

"KING!" She screamed out, furious. This was not what she had in mind.

Sunny was in shopping mode. She'd gone all the way out to Washington Mall and was determined to get everything that she needed for the trip to Australia. It was, after all, in less than a month. She didn't want to be caught unprepared.

She looked up from the rack of skirts she was looking through and saw the familiar faces of Claudia Kishi and Stacey McGill. She beamed.

"Stace! Claud!" Sunny called. "Hi!"

Stacey's mother and stepfather were out, so Stacey invited Austin over to hang out.  Just like every other time he went over Stacey's house, he sincerely hoped King wasn't there.  There was just no telling what the guy was going to say or do.

He rang the bell and waited for Stacey to answer the door. 

Stacey was in that love sick haze, the kind people got when they were actually with someone who was just perfect for them, and there was no complications, no issues, just fun and kissing and Austin. She knew she had it bad, and probably wasn't being a good friend, so she tried to tone it down when she was with other people. It was hard.

"Where were you thinking?" Stacey asked Shannon, dragging herself back to the present (shopping with Shannon) and away from a fun night last night with Austin.

Let the drama continue!

Let the Junior Prom of 2012 begin!

Stacey was in a rotten mood. She'd broken a nail, yes, which was shallow, but didn't change the fact that it was annoying, she'd not paid attention in English and had looked stupid when her teacher asked her a question, she couldn't find her favourite pen... But most of all, she didn't have a date for Prom. She didn't have the date she wanted, the guy she wanted, and the whole thing sucked. If she wasn't voted onto that stupid court, she probably wouldn't be going. Worst of all was knowing she had to walk with Austin, who probably had a date. Ugh.

She slammed her locker shut, still unable to find her pen, and spun around, only to see Austin walking right past. The scowl dropped right off her face, instantly, but she didn't know what to say. So she just smiled.