A/N - I really should update Far From Perfection (along with all of my other stories, but I've been wanting to write a Romeo/Sasha (Rasha) fanfiction for a while now and recently, a plot and storyline all started to form itself in my head and I couldn't resist it.
Anyway, this is only the beginning and is set around April/May when Indi's was with Logan, Romeo was in no-mans land and not yet with Ruby and Xavier's broken up with Sasha. Also, with regards to Romeo & Indi splitting, Indi's leading her family to believe that she wasn't in the wrong and letting Romeo take the blame, rather than them knowing that she cheated on Romeo first.
Enjoy! x
Chapter One:
Romeo Smith was moping in the diner, slouched in his seat and ploughing his straw through his icy pineapple juice that he wasn't drinking.
The girl beside him had noticed that he was especially quiet today, even despite taking his recently subdued persona into account because of what he was currently going through. However, the bubbly Ruby Buckton continued talking, enough to cover them both, while Romeo fought the feeling of being overwhelmed by his friend, telling himself that she was only trying to help him.
"So, if you and me leave at let's say, 5-ish in the morning, then we should make it to the beach by 7 which will leave us with plenty of time to get there as well as set ourselves up!"
The two had been discussing their plans and schedules with regards to the next few surfing competitions that were to be held further up the coast over the following weeks.
"Yup" was Romeo's only response which mildly frustrated his current companion, who had just spent the last five minutes babbling on, only to receive an answer which was barely eligible.
Ruby took a deep breath, standing up from the seat she was currently seated at to go up to the counter and order something else just to settle her annoyance. "You know, there were questions involved in my spiel too... Questions that I would've appreciated an answer to!"
"Sorry..." Romeo said in response politely, all be it half-heartedly as Ruby walked off, leaving Romeo to continue stirring his drink but in peace and quiet.
A familiar voice caught his attention from outside the Surf Club, metres away from the inside window that he was sitting by, close to the open door. Looking up in time, he witnessed Sasha Bezmel, his former sister-in-law as well as her best friend Lottie Ryan walk inside.
"Sasha!" he exclaimed, the most enthusiastically that he had all day.
Sasha looked over to the older guy, muttering something to Lottie before the two walked over to his table, Sasha appearing to be especially defensive and on guard. "What do you want, Romeo?"
"How's Indi?" he asked with an evidently genuine interest.
"Fine" the sixteen year old replied simply, not feeling the need to elaborate on her answer.
Romeo noticed her shortness with him. "And the rest of your family? Your dad? Dex? You?"
"We're all fine! Now can I go? Lottie and I's lunch plans didn't exactly include a game of '20 Questions'!"
"I'm sorry, but you have no idea how good it is to see you. I miss you guys. Like I said, I'm sorry."
Sasha's grip in her crossed arms tightened as she took a step closer to Romeo. "And so you should be! Anyway, do you remember who my sister is? I'm on Indi's side in your marriage breakdown... And I'm sure that even just talking to you is breaking like, 6, Sisterly Code of Conduct rules."
"Yeah I know... Sorry Sash" he said, apologizing with a sigh. "I shouldn't have put you in this position. I know that your loyalty is with her."
"Damn right it is. Blood is always thicker than water" Sasha quipped firmly, before walking back over to Lottie and leaving Romeo who returned to his own depressive daze.
The brunette walked back over to her genius best friend, letting out an exasperated sigh as she did so.
"Ah, let me guess? Romeo was seeking refuge from a familiar face? It's not uncommon from people who are going through a divorce. Studies show that they turn to relatives, even sometimes certain places or smells too to feel sensations of comfort, especially ones that reminds them of their separated mate. I personally believe that it borders on becoming Freudian."
Sasha nodded, realizing her nerdy friend's point made sense, also noticing that it only applied to the former couple to a certain extent. "What about Indi then? It's not like she's trying to make contact with Mink or his mum or anything for comfort."
"True, but she's with Logan, right? The psychology behind her is that she would be experiencing an 'out with the old, in with the new' outlook on life while Romeo's been left behind... Hence, she's dedicating her feelings and senses to the new, 'exciting' relationship with him."
Looking back over to him and feeling a bit guilty as she saw how depressed he looked, Sasha sighed. "Well what's the psychology behind making things un-awkward between us again so that I can still talk to him? I feel bad for him. He looks really down in the dumps, which is so not Romeo... What theories or genius hypothesis's have you got to cure that?"
After considering the question momentarily as the two friend's walked over to the gelato bar, Lottie finally informed Sasha of her thinking. "Hmm, Confucius says that he could do with a friend... Or a hobby of some sort... Well, either that or a puppy. I'm thinking poodle, maybe?"
"You've got some brilliant idea's there, but he's really allergic to dogs. All of us were rummaging through the shed one day and came across an old kennel which was left by someone who used to own the farm and obviously still had bits of hair in it... After that, he had red, blotchy eyes and looked like he was crying for the rest of the night!" Sasha laughed; only remembering the memory after Lottie had her reminded her of it.
"Wow, you know him well, but hair isn't the cause of allergies, Sasha... Saliva, urine and dead skin cells are instead. I will forgive you though, because it's a common mistake and belief that is misled in society."
Sasha nodded solemnly. "Alright then... Thank you for your forgiveness. I will now be taking notes during our next Bio lesson!"
"Ha! You so will not!" Lottie replied as the two laughed, both knowing that Lottie really did know Sasha way too well.
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After their gelatos and gossiping (with-hints-of-Lottie-knowledge) conversations were finished, Sasha walked Lottie home to the Caravan Park before making her way back to the farm by herself.
Catching a huge whiff of cinnamon and nuts being cooked, Sasha could automatically make one conclusion as she walked in the door of her family's house... That Indi was home.
"Cooking are we?" Sasha said, stating the obvious as she walked into the kitchen and over to her sister, dipping her pointer-finger into one of Indi's concoctive cooking bowls and moving it to her mouth for a taste. "Me likes."
"Good. I'm making afternoon tea for when Logan comes over. How was Lottie?"
"Will there be enough left for your sister who you love so much? Lottie was good... But I did have a brief conversation with someone else whose name starts with R and has 5 letters in it... Don't shoot me. He started it."
Indi looked at her sister, nodding slowly in acknowledgment, before looking away. "No, it's okay... You're allowed to talk to him. Just because we're not together anymore, doesn't mean that you or any of the others have to shut him out of your lives completely. We can be mature about this. How was he anyway?"
"Not too good. He was very quiet and you could tell that he was feeling really down."
Although Indi felt guilty about how Romeo's been affected by their breakup and her infidelity, she had to stop herself from thinking about it too much. She was with Logan now and that was the start of her fresh life – her dream life with the lifestyle that Romeo could never give her.
"Okay..."
"Yeah. He totally still wants you though...He asked me how you were going and stuff!" Sasha said excitedly, preferring her sister's ex-husband over her current boyfriend who despite being charming, Sasha personally got the feeling that he was smarmy at the same time.
As she continued with her food preparation, Indi spoke convincingly with a careless shrug. "Well that's not going to happen. I'm with Logan now. He can move on with his life and be with whoever he pleases for all that I care!"
Those were Indigo Walker's famous last words...
So what do you all think? I'm pretty excited about this one, because I think the idea of Romeo and Sasha being a couple would be a fantastic storyline and they are very well suited to each other and there'd be lots of good and bad fireworks!
I personally hate writing from third person like in this chapter so I'll definitely going back to selected POV's very soon! I just felt like I had to make the first chapter unbiased and from a mutual stand-point rather than tainted by either Romeo or Sasha's moods and opinions!
A bit of unrequited love and difficult family ties never killed anyone!
Anyway, want me to continue? Easy solved then... Review!