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Sarai's POV:

I woke up to the sounds of birds chipping. It's overwhelmingly peaceful way to wake up in my opinion, not to forget I actually had a nice sleep. It surprised me to be honest, because it'd be hard for me to sleep in another place and definitely another bed other than my own... Well, now when I think of it it's my new bed and my new room.Also the bed is very comfortable! I think I will get used to it easily! No, scratch that, I KNOW I'll get used to it easily.

I got out of the bed and made my way to my suitcase to find an outfit for today. Los Angeles' weather is quite hot so I decided to wear some denim shorts, a black tank top with spaghetti straps, white nike shoes and ankle-length nike socks. All those items which I packed before, in Turkey. I grabbed my phone and checked the time, 9.42 am. It was early for me to be honest, I better go eat breakfast.

I checked Alex, to see if she woke up, she wasn't there. Well, she is a morning person unlike me so she should be in kitchen. I made my way to downstairs, kitchen and found her along with some of the boys. Anthony, Quinton an Alex sat at the table while Griffin was making some breakfast for everyone. I mumbled 'good morning' to them, still not fully awake, and sat beside Alex and across Quinton who was looking at his phone.

"How did you sleep, Alex?" Quinton asked, looking up from his phone. "Awesome! My bed is really comfy, I hope yours is too, Sarai! " she answered. "I'm glad to hear that!What 'bout you, Sarai?" Quinton answered, sending a question to me. 'Same, the bed is overwhelmingly comfortable!' I complimented. 'I'm glad that both of you are comfortable Sarai, Alex.' said Anthony, Quinton nodded his head, agreeing him. Griffin came towards us and set mine and Alex's plate full with three pieces of bacon, two pieces of pankace and an egg, it was scrambled one by the way. Then he placed Anthony's, Quinton's and his. Seems like the others who are still sleeping are not a morning person. "Do they always sleep while you guys eat your breakfast?" I asked. "Yep, without exception! But if you want to wake them up, go ahead! BUT there is only one condition...Wake them up by pouring water on them or something like that, that's up to your imagination" Griffin said and laughed, along with all of us. To be honest i was shocked for a moment because Griffin is like a father to this house, but it seems he has a good taste of humour. I took Alex's arm and dragged her with me. We each grabbed two bottles of water and 2 pot covers, not being too creative, and made our way to their rooms. I choose my brother, Bryce to go first and then I'll go to Jaden's room while Alex tries waking up Josh because Anthony said he's a heavy sleeper. So we'll see if she'll be successful!

I slowly opened Bryce's door, making sure to be quiet, I tiptoed as I made my way near his bed. He was sleeping in a really weird position, his head near the floor, one arm dangling down next to his head and the other under him, his left leg up towards his side with his right one up towards his pillows. I stopped staring at his weird sleeping figure and opened the water bottle and poured half of it to his head, eyes and hair to be specific. After that I quickly closed the bottle and grabbed the pot covers, start clapped my hands with them in it to create an annoyingly loud voice.That woke him up pissed, not that I thought otherwise. I grabbed my items to wake Bryce and now Jaden up and sprinted out of my brother's room to Jaden's as quickly as I could. I did the same thing I did to my big brother to wake Jaden up too. To which, obviously, did wake him up but he wasn't as pissed as my brother once he saw it was me who woke him up.

'Morning, Jaden!' I said in a sing song voice to annoy him.

'Good morning, Sarai. Slept well?' he replied. Hmpf, it didn't annoy him.

'Yeah, the bed was overwhelmingly comfortable, thank you! How about you?' I asked. Oh my brother must have gave up, he didn't chase me that long.

'Yes mine was also fine, I was having a great dream until you cruelly woke me up' he said, interrupting

my thoughts, with the last part with a childish voice making me and later him laugh.

'I love your laugh' he said after the laughter died down, making me blush.

'Thank you' I replied his compliment shyly.

'And it should continue' he said right before his tickle attack, making me laugh hysterically.It continued for what seemed like forever, well at least to me. After I calmed down I 'Well I woke you up because breakfast was ready and didn't want you, my brother and Josh to eat alone the cold breakfast of yours so if you don't want it to get colder we should get down, I'm sure Bryce is down already cause I woke him up before you and Alex woke Josh up, hopefully' I explained, and I guess I kind of rambled.. Oops?

'Hahah okay okay, come on let's go' and with that we were in the stairs, going down where everyone was sitting, eating and chatting.

'Good you guys finally decided to join us, we could hear your laughs from here' Anthony laughed.My face started to heat up a little, indicates I'm blushing. Why am I blushing? Like there's nothing to blush right now? I just hope no one sees it...

'Jaden, yours in the microwave by the way' Griffin told Jaden. Jaden took his plate before sitting beside Josh, as it was the only seat that was empty. We chatted here and there, making the breakfast last at least half an hour. Now everyone was sitting in the living room, some chatting some looking at their phone. I'm sitting next to Quinton and Jaden, across me sitting my big bro with Griffin and Anthony sitting on each side of him, next to Anthony was Josh and Alex who were chatting with each other.

'So are your girlfriends gonna come here today?' I asked to all the boys.

'Oh I forgot, let me just text her' Quinton said.

'No no no Q stop don't text her I have a plan! We are gonna surprise them!' Big brother demanded though his voice wasn't all bossy.

Soon enough everyone agreed and started texting their girlfriends. They checked their socials to be sure they weren't together, which they weren't thankfully. The plan was the boys texting their girlfriends 'We have to stay a while longer than planned, can you ship my *whatever material they randomly choose* here?' and their I love you's if they said already. After they sent the text, we picked a movie, picked some junk food- chocolate, chips and ice cream to be exact-and get comfy on the couches, I also grabbed a blanket from my room. As I was going to sit next to Jaden, my dear brother (note to sarcasm) who was behind me, pulled me towards him and throw me on the couch where he was sitting seconds ago, meaning I have to sit next to him now. I mentally rolled my eyes, feeling so annoyed at me brother but didn't open my mouth. I sent a look at Alex, she saw what happened and probably knew what I was gonna do before my dear brother (note to sarcasm) and she knew how annoyed I was at the moment. Anyway, they put Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on. I first watched Harry Potter in 2020, I know I know pretty late, right? Yeah I thought they were childish and for children but Alex was/is a potterhead and made me watch the first movie when I was in her house cause 'we had a science project' hah! We both lied to our parents just so we could meet, not that we were grounded or something just our parents decided to lessen our meetings cause we weren't doing our assignments lately and they thought that was why. Just as the firework scene ended I fell asleep on my brother, cuddling.