𝟬𝟬𝟭, noise complaint.

          𝓚ehlani was dead to the world as she listened to music, both her earbuds blasting a sweet tune. It was a common thing for the brown skinned girl to do, because music seemed to be one of the things that helped her escape the sad, harsh reality, she lived in. There was something about music that carried her soul to another dimension, and she loved every bit of the ethereal feeling. Kehlani bobbed her head back and forth as she sat in her snow white chair, surrounded by the baby blue walls, painted with clouds and butterflies.

A loud knock on her window seemed to grab her attention, her heart racing as butterflies swarmed inside her stomach at the thought of Ricky Bowen, the boy that she snuck into her bedroom from time to time. Kehlani enjoyed the thrill of having a teenage boy in her room without her father's permission.

She raised from her chair with a smile, pulling open her curtains, in order to reveal just the boy she had in mind. Ricky waved at Kehlani hurriedly, panic lacing his features as she opened the window and stepped aside, letting him climb all the way in her room. The brown skinned girl watched as Ricky leaned down, a bit out of breath, with his hands on his knees.

"What happened? Did you just commit a crime? Because I'm not good with secrets." Kehlani asked the boy in distraught, beginning to chew on her fingernails with a nervous look. The last time Carl snuck into her room was when he was running from the cops.

"Calm down. I was being chased by Yanis' rabid dogs. Those monsters chased me for ten minutes." Ricky turned his head, still a bit out of breath. Kehlani shook her head at him with a small smile, grabbing his hand and dragging him towards her bed.

"You scared me, dumb ass." The girl explained softly, playing with his fingers as both teenagers took a seat on her bed.

"I really don't care. My life was on the line out there. I'm traumatized." Ricky stated dramatically, pretending to faint backwards, and landing on top of Kehlani. She let out a squeal of surprise, hitting Ricky multiple times until he winced and moved.

Both teenagers then laid side by side, staring at Kehlani's ceiling that was messily scattered with fairy lights, and glow-in-the-dark stars. Kehlani thought back to the time she was afraid to be in her room alone at night. It was far too dark for her. Carl would usually stay with her until she fell asleep, but one day they decided to put stars up there. She remembered it like it was yesterday, that being one of her favorite memories.

"You're thinking about him, aren't you?" Ricky suddenly sat up, staring at Kehlani so intensely, that she could almost feel his eyes piercing into her soul. The girl with curly hair turned to face the boy she liked, her eyes closing in on his soft lips. She definitely didn't need him being jealous right now, since she pushed her feelings for Carl away a long time ago.

"Actually, I'm thinking about how kissable your lips look. Come on, kiss me, white boy." Kehlani stated jokingly, though there was a serious meaning behind her playful words, which Ricky understood.

He leaned forward slowly, his eyes staring right into hers. "If I kiss those beautiful lips, Kehlani, I won't be able to stop myself from doing things to you." Ricky whispered against her cheek, his breath fanning her face, as she smelt a mix of weed and mint.

The brown skinned girl fluttered her eyes shut, smiling at his subtle compliment. She sat up in order to place her legs over him and sit in his lap, watching as he smirked at her, resting his head on his arms. Kehlani then pressed a finger to his lips, letting him know he had to be quiet as she began to place kisses along his jaw and neck, leaving a few hickeys on his soft skin.

         A hard knock on her bedroom door caused the teenage girl to look up, rolling her eyes as she already knew who was at her door.

         "Go away, evil minions." Kehlani stated loudly, not moving from her spot on Ricky's lap. "Dad said that you have to get the door." Mia explained from the other side of the door, used to her sister's yelling. Nia scoffed as she stared at their sister's door, how rude.

         "There's two white ladies. They seem mad." Nia spoke simply, before grabbing her twin and rushing back to their room so that they could finish whatever show they had been watching on their television.

         Kehlani groaned in annoyance when she heard Ricky's soft laughter from his spot under her. "Shut up." The girl sent the boy beneath her a glare as she got off of his lap, hurriedly making her way down the stairs to answer the door like she was told to do.

         When she spotted her father in the kitchen, messily trying to cook breakfast, she understood why he couldn't answer the door. The two at the front door were growing quite impatient, continuously hitting the doorbell. Kehlani swung the door open with a sigh.

        "Impatient much. What do you want?" The oldest Kingsley daughter stared at the couple with a weird look. She knew them. Those were the lesbians Frank warned her and Carl about not too long ago.

        "We have a petition for your father to sign. We are collecting signatures to force the police to do something about the noise." The first woman explained with a smile, holding the paper towards Kehlani.

         "What noise? There's no noise." Kehlani let out a laugh, about to close the door in their faces. The other woman that hadn't spoke reached forward, grabbing the doorknob, which prevented her from closing it.

          "You don't hear that? Every morning? We've asked him nicely, begged numerous times. We've called the police." The woman explained. Kehlani listened and realized they were talking about Kev and Veronica's neighbor, Yanis. That man causes so many problems. He's almost as hated as Frank.

          "He's racist and homophobic. You've got our signature, okay? Hand me the paper, I'm gonna let my dad sign it real quick." Kehlani took the paper from the couple with a smile. Both women thanked her as she closed the door and walked towards her dad.

          "Sign this. It's a petition to get the cops called on Yanis for being annoying, or whatever." The girl stated, spotting Ricky walking down the stairs as soon as her dad grabbed a pen and began to sign his name. Her eyes widened as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed an apple, winked at her, then made his way back up the stairs. Marcus handed the paper to his daughter with a weird look, his suspicions rising.

         "Did I just see that kid Ricky? When did he get here? Did he spend the night?!" Marcus Kingsley balled his hands into fist. He was getting ready to take off his apron, abandon his cooking, and beat a kid to death on behalf of his daughter's innocence.

         "Dad, chill. You're seeing stuff again. Did you take your contacts out? I'll get your glasses." The brown skinned girl pretended to be worried for her dad, which calmed him down. "Shit. Thank you, sweetheart." Marcus smiled as Kehlani handed him his glasses.

        "It's fine. I'm—  gonna go. Yeah. I'll be in my room. Call me when the food is done." Marcus watched as his oldest daughter went to the door and gave the women the paper they needed, then ran up to her room. He let out a sigh, realizing she was growing up.

        "Fucking teenagers." Marcus Kingsley shook his head. He wasn't blind. That was definitely Ricky Bowen in his house, but he didn't want to force it out of her or be the father he had while growing up.

           𝓛ater that day, Kehlani and the twins made their way next door to see the Gallagher's. Kehlani technically had to go over there, because her little sisters offered to watch Liam for Fiona. Apparently, she had some sort of fishing date with her new boyfriend, Sean. As the three girls stepped inside the house, it was silent. Which was more than strange.

"The Kingsley's have arrived, Gallagher's!" Mia yelled up the stairs, both twins smiling as Liam ran down and jumped into Kehlani's arms. Kehlani let out a small laugh, lifting Liam in the air. "Lani! Lani! Lani!" Liam screamed in excitement, causing Kehlani to put him down and smile at him. "What is it, Liam?" She asked, laughing a little.

"Carl's here!" Liam shouted in a cheerful voice. "Are you serious?!" Kehlani poked her head up the stairs, hoping to see of him. She thought that he would be gone longer, since he was sentenced to an entire year, so him being released early made her grin.

Carl walked out of his room and down the stairs, his mouth dropping open as he realized Kehlani matured in many ways. He blushed as he stared at his best friend, she was even hotter now. Carl's breath was caught in the back of his throat as Kehlani pulled him into a hug. The hug was so tight, he couldn't breath.

"You missed me that much?" Carl asked cockily, a smirk on his face. Kehlani ignored the tone of his words, taking in his new appearance. "Duh. Was that even a question?" She answered him, causing his smirk to shift into a real, genuine smile.

"I missed you too, Lani." Carl told the girl, watching as Kehlani pushed both of the twins towards him with a smirk of her own.

"Come here, shit heads!" Carl grinned at the younger girls, messing up their hair with his fists. Nia and Mia rolled their eyes, remembering all the times Carl and Kehlani did this to them.

"We missed you, Carl. But not this." Nia stated annoyedly, pushing his fist away from her hair. "Yeah, you guys are lame." Mia scoffed, taking a seat on the Gallagher's couch next to Liam. Kehlani and Carl shared a look before running upstairs to his room, leaving the kids so that they could catch up.

Fiona was upstairs when she heard his bedroom door slam. "Keep the door open!" She stuck her head out into the hallway, waiting until the door opened, which revealed Carl's middle finger.

𝓢𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙰 𝓢𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙺𝚂!

that's it for the first chapter. there's not a lot of carl, but what can i say? he was gone for a long time, and kehlani seems to believe that she has moved on. let me know how you guys feel about my oc's so far. i have a few more to introduce also, so get ready for that!