Please Don't Tell

[Alexis Bellefonte]

With the days heading towards summer, that only meant that people were staying out longer and the house parties were popping up even more. And not just any kind of parties but high school house parties and even better; College Parties. Now for someone as young as Alexis, you'd think she'd go by the curfew rules and only stay out as late as rules allowed. Nope. Not a chance. Why should she? She was well known and people often invited her to things of that nature and when you get invited to a college party, you don't just turn that down. Especially when you knew there were going to be tons of cute guys.

While the music played at the party, Alexis found herself dancing with a group of friends in someone's living room... or at least she was sure it was a living room at one point. The music was blasting, she was still on her first beer and she was sure there was this really cute guy eyeing her from like a few feet away. Everything was going cool so far and she'd even be home before anyone really noticed she was gone. Maybe by like 1 AM or something, she wasn't too sure yet.

"Lex, I just got a text from Sarah and there's another party happening in like an hour! You wanna go!?" Taking a sip, she nodded with a grin as she mouthed the words: "Hell yeah."

Then a loud knock could be heard on the door and while no one bothered to answer it, the second time it was heard, someone answered and it wasn't more teens. Unless the teens were dressed up in police outfits. Alexis was sure she hadn't seen this many people run and panic since the whole SPECTRE situation. "Oh no..." Hurrying towards the back of the house, she looked every which way but only saw an open window, which a guy had already hopped out of. She followed anyway because she was sure she couldn't handle going to the KPD and having them call Erika, or Elsa, or even Abel... or worse, her parents.

So after she hurried and walked far enough to the point where she made it far from the house, she took a breather and realized that her ride was no where to be seen. And after a few texts, her ride didn't answer either. Well great. Moving an inch down her contacts list, she tapped on the next best thing and started texting

Abel!
Hey... are you up right now?
If you see this, could you do me a huge favor?
First you gotta promise not to tell Erika... or Elsa for that matter.
Or get mad.
I need a ride back home or 2 the academy.
I'll fill you in once you get here.
Here's the address but I'm sorta further up the street from there.

She was so screwed.

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel was throwing around a football staring at his computer. His year was coming to an end and really needed to finish his final project but he had no will to do so. He was tempted to shut his door and start messing around with music, after all it was something to keep him busy. Still he risked the chance of being overheard, he didn’t feel like getting into arguments at the moment. His phone went off and it was his sister asking for a favor, he quickly replied.


Sure and I promise


He said rolling his eyes, he was really hoping that she wasn’t sending him to the store for lady products or test. Yeah the last one was kind of out there but what else would she message him this late a night for? It was the perfect time to go to a store and not be spotted all that much, of course he just assumed that she was in her dorm.


I’m on way, just say where you are.


He grabbed the keys to his car and left the house, he really didn’t want to know why his sister wasn’t in her dorm. Well that and it was pretty obvious, they had all done the whole sneak out thing. He had just hoped that his sister would’ve been a bit better about it. Imagine if he hadn’t be able to pick her up? There were worse things than having to ask one of the twins.

He got to the address and drove up the street, looking for his sister amidst all the flashing lights and teenagers that were stranded. He finally found her way up the street, at least she avoided the police. Pulling over to the side he shook his head and sighed “Come on lets get out of here.”

[Alexis Bellefonte]

The sound of a new notification was like music to her ears. Taking a deep breath as she continued walking, Alexis sent him the address. She so knew she could count on him, despite the fact that she had absolutely no idea what she interrupted but whatever it was could wait. She needed to get as far away from this cop infested mess as possible.

Speaking of cops. "Hey, you. You wouldn't have been at a party down the block would you?" Stopping in her tracks, she squinted up at the police officer while he flashed his light in her face. Alexis shook her head frantically, "No! No - I, er. I was just walking my dog... that just so happened to run down the street just now." She smiled sheepishly as she pointed ahead of her. "I really have to go look for him. Here... Fufu!" Even though he looked at her as if she was up to no good (because she usually wasn't), he let her slide even though she had started walking off way before he mentioned anything else.

"Yeah, like I'd be walking my dog in these shoes." She mumbled.

It wasn't long before she heard a car driving up and what a relief; It was her brother. Taking another exasperated breather, she nodded and got in the car. Only to look back at the flashing lights, looking forward and then slump in her seat. "Thanks." Her hazel eyes only looked forward because she had already noticed him shaking his head before she got in. "Things got super ugly back there."

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel snorted as he turned down a corner so they didn't have to Drive by the police.  “Don’t mention it, at least you have older siblings who can drive” When he was her age, he didn’t have siblings to bail him out. Nope he had to call dad because there was no way in hell he was calling his mother to pick him from a party that got to wild. Still he figured that he should be somewhat disappointed in her, considering she was breaking the rules. He just didn’t want to make it so she wouldn’t call him when she was trouble.

“I bet, you're really lucky that you didn’t get caught by the police. Being the responsible adult was really hard because he wanted to ask how the party was.However he knew that it was a serious situation, It was bad enough sneaking her into the house, he wasn’t going to risk going to the academy. They could always lie and make up some excuse as to why they were both out late.


“All lectures aside, was the party worth it?’ He asked keeping his eyes on the road so she couldn’t see the smile on his face. It was really hard to be mad at his siblings, mostly because he had been when were she was and it wasn’t all that bad. At least she wasn’t shoplifting or vandalizing private property.

[Alexis Bellefonte]

Sighing, she looked out the window. She really did hope Abel wasn't going to remind her again how he had no sibling backup during his teen days with him being the oldest. If she felt like going back down memory lane, could it at least be her own? "Well maybe if someone helped me get my permit, I could work towards getting my license..." But for some reason, everyone seemed either totally against it or too busy to care about her driving needs. Alexis felt completely capable of driving on her own.

Crossing her arms, she replied. "Tell me about it." God, if he was going to lecture her, could he do it already? She was sure it was way better than hearing Erika or Elsa's mouth. At least she could expect some sort of leeway from him, unless he decided to go all 'adult' on her now. She was sure she could do without that.

“All lectures aside, was the party worth it?’ A small smile crept onto her face as she kept her sights straight on the road. Did she want to go with it being horrible so it seemed like she had enough punishment or did she want to do the opposite? "It was SO worth it! To be honest, we planned on party hopping to the next one down the street but then that's when the cops showed up and I think someone either complained about the music or something snitched about somebody having drugs?"

She shrugged, "Not that I would touch any of that stuff. It was just annoying having to hop out of someone's window and walk through backyards."

[Abel Bellefonte]

AAbel spared his sister a glance a had to admit that she was right “Okay, you stay out of trouble for a week and I mean a whole school week meaning going to all your classes and everything not only will i help you get your permit, but when you pass your drivers test i’ll get you a car.” He said raising an eyebrow at her. He realized that it was frustrating be the youngest but five days wasn’t much to ask to for right? He was good for his promises, it’s not like it was that big of a deal.

“It could’ve been anyone of those, but i’m really glad you called me even if I wasn’t your first choice’ He said snorting. It’s not like she can deny it, if he was in her position he wouldn’t call family first because of the lectures and disappointed stares. He wasn’t going to do that to her, it wasn’t the type of older brother he wanted to be. In his eyes it really could be worse than what it was.


“Good because the drug talk isn’t one I ever want to have with you, and yeah at least it wasn’t a second story window...right?” He asked with a smirk. He could totally see her trying to hop out a second story window and having to scale the house. He found the image hilarious but he contained his amusement.

[Alexis Bellefonte]

Her eyes lit up as she shifted in her seat just to look at her brother. Was he serious? Please be serious. "Seriously? I can so do that! I can totally do a week, I could even do two weeks if you asked me to. Don't, but I'm saying if you did, I'd be capable." Abel didn't really say things just to say them. He wasn't really the type of brother who went against his promises either. So Alexis already assumed this was a total promise and she would keep to her end of the bargain as well.

Looking back towards the road, she sighed. "Yeah, well... My ride totally dipped out when the cops came and didn't even answer my texts. Not to make your help sound any less important, but I already had a well set plan." She rolled her eyes, mumbling the last part. "Even if it blew up in my face." Even with being the youngest, she already knew the game and involving family in her antics was probably the last thing she needed to do. Just so she could skip all of the lectures and blah blah blah...

Alexis glanced at Abel as she chuckled, "It wasn't, but if I had to, I'd so do it." She laughed at the thought, "You're so wishing it was, aren't you? I can totally tell."

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel nodded “Yes i’m serious, I really wish you would tone this all down but i’ll settle for a weeks of a well-behaved little sister” He was glad that she was excited and he knew that she could behaver herself, it was all a matter of if she wanted too. He didn’t blame her for acting the way she was, they all went through that phase at one point time, Hell he wasn’t even sure they stopped. “Just you know pick a safe car in case you get into an accident” He could already picture her in one of those small drop top convertibles and it was making him twitch. She needed one of those big, safe Escalades, Hummers, or like an Audi. Of course he was being unreasonable in his thoughts so he didn’t say anything. An armored truck would make sure all the little boys stayed away from his sister, equipped with guards and everything.

‘Yeah, it’s kind of everybody for themselves when the police shows up” He said shrugging his shoulders. He was kind of glad that she didn’t have a chance to party hop, heaven knows what time she would’ve came home if not the academy. Drunk as hell no doubt, he really didn’t understand how people didn’t see this coming when you had so many kids away from their parents. “Well i’, glad that you have a plan, and you know that i’ll always be plan B no matter what right?” Even if he was really sad he couldn’t be plan A. He knew that no teenager actually wanted to get their older siblings or parents involved.

“Maybe just a little bi- okay maybe a lot. Only because I totally had to once and ended up twisting my ankle.” He said laughing, it would’ve made all this worth it if she had to at least hop a few fences to get past the police. Maybe because he would’ve found the entire thing funny as hell..

[Alexis Bellefonte]

She sighed. Sometimes she hated when he did that but at the same time couldn't help but to feel a bit bad for her behavior. It was like when someone was constantly disappointed with you and it just got to the point where they were sort of used to it. Sure, she could simply stop all of her ways and be a good little girl but where was the fun in that? "Just don't get used to it." She smirked.

"Aren't all cars safe? I mean, isn't that why they go through like tons of safety procedures when making them?" Then again, some were more crappier than others but that was all in the maker and model. Alexis knew this, as many times as she window shopped for a car, she was pretty much a car guru now. Besides, she wouldn't be caught dead in anything that wasn't sleek, cute, and fast; like a Ferrari!

She nodded with a shrug, "Yeah, I kinda learned that the hard way." Glancing towards her brother, she smiled slightly. "Yeah. I know." Alexis didn't really care much for favoritism or anything like that but she always found herself closer to Abel than the twins. Maybe because she felt left out when it came to Erika and Elsa's relationship? She wasn't too sure but Abel had just always been her go to... except when it came to girl problems.

"Holy crap, seriously?" While scratching her nose, she laughed. "I think I'll pass? Talk about learning from someone else's mistakes." Even so, she was pretty sure she'd still end up jumping out of a window on the 2nd floor. Even if it meant avoiding trouble. "Was it from a party or were you sneaking out of someone's house late at night?" Because she could so see that.

[Abel Bellefonte]

Abel was more than willing to change subject off her behavior. He did understand why she was acting out at the same time he wanted to protect her and keep her safe. He knew from experience that parties meant boys and bad decisions. Decisions which were hers to make but it still killed him to know that she'd have to learn from her own mistakes. He just hoped that she would call him if things got really bad. "I won't, don't worry...but I am expecting you to keep your grades though...no F's" he said seriously.

He shrugged his shoulders "Just get a car that will do more damage to the other car than that car can do to yours in accident." He was worried she'd get a dainty car that would crumble in a car accident. It was a logical fear as he was pretty sure she'd get into at least onc accident...preferably while sober.

"Yep, I had to get a boot and everything." He said smirking at the good memory until he snorted. "Both, but in my defense the second time his parents were supposed to gone for the weekend

[Alexis Bellefonte]

As far as she was concerned, Alexis didn't need nor want to be protected or watched over, or babied. While she could appreciate the concern (sometimes), she just wanted to be treated like an adult who made her own decisions and everyone just dealt with it. But that would be pretty hard seeing how she still had to call her brother for help. Not that she didn't appreciate Abel, she did... she just wished, ugh. "I, I, Captain. Won't have to worry about any F's from me... just as long as I get to say Ferrari when I win this bet." She smiled confidently at him.

Alex scoffed, "Okay so like do you want me to drive a trailer house or an actual car? 'Cause you know that basically cancels out all of the cars I had in mind." Sometimes her brother worried a bit too much. Maybe a range rover wouldn't hae been too bad but she surely wasn't doing anything bigger than that. Nope. Not this girl. So Abel would just have to trust her with whatever she decided because come on, Alexis knew she had this.

She chuckled while looking out the window. "You're totally a rebel in my book now. I give you way more props."