Center of Attention// (The Zodiacs)

I couldn't help but smile as Saxon did an odd little bow. He seemed nice enough, definitely nicer than Beck. "Cool," I said, taking his hand for a moment. Wow, they were big. Come to think about it, he was pretty big. I know I'm tiny, I don't even hit five feet, but he was much taller than average. So was Alaric actually. But he was nice enough, and he managed to get Calypso to smile after my slightly iffy comment.

"Nahh, you girls don't need to worry about Casl stealing your beauty. I personally don't need to ever see him dressed in only a bikini." I tucked my hair behind my ear with a rueful grin. At least Casl could get people to smile when wearing a bikini; the most I can ever manage to get out of people, no matter what I'm doing, is an uncomfortable smile or overly shocked expression, as I'd just proven. I noticed that he had heard my comment- I really need to stop thinking aloud. But he didn't press the matter further, thankfully, and I laughed as he flicked his hair dramatically at the lack of chips.

Meanwhile, Calypso was moving on from my- compliment, insult? statement- and was high five-ing Leila. They were both talking about makeovers and Calypso's skills with them; I wouldn't call her physical makeovers epic, but she was a definite mood changer. That was pretty cool. But as she fell off Casl's back onto the sand she whispered to me "What do you mean?" I nodded, subtely, towards the trio: "Beck or Casl?" My voice was really quiet, but I didn't need everyone to know that I was analysing behaviour. Even though they'd think it was something else, but neither needed to be broadcasted.

And in the meantime, I was liking Rosalita less and less. Or rather, she was annoying me more and more. Going around kissing every guy in sight? I had to admit, she had a confidence that I wouldn't mind having, but it was a bit... low? Maybe that's the wrong word, but I wasn't bothered to think about my vocabulary. She snatched her top back, thankfully, and walked over to Alaric. "Can you tie this for me? I'm not sure Casl would be so kind." From looking at Casl, she was probably right. But Alaric wasn't being the quickest about it; I think he was reeling a bit from the kiss, but he also seemed to bee admiring Rosalita's figure. Ah well. By the look of it, he was more hormonal and ready to irritate Beck than he was looking for something romantic.

Just as he stepped back from the teenager, another girl wandered over. It took me a moment to recognise her... Ashlinn. Her dad raised her alone from what I knew. "Well, I didn't expect boys to hate pink bikini tops that much." She smiled around the group, and I returned it. "Well, guys are weird. And sometimes desperate."