I looked at the clock; it told me we have ten minutes until the doors open and we can leave

I looked at the clock; it told me we have ten minutes until the doors open and we can leave. Jayden and I are in my room right now going over the plans, sitting on my bed.

"Bags are packed, Taxi is ready, and we have our passports and money..." He checked those off our list. "But, we still can't decide on where to go." He leered at me with that last statement like it was my fault.

"I told you, Jayden, I'm not changing my mind on going to live in Japan." I growled, getting irritated. "Problem is, you're too hard-headed and bent on going to England. So, don't look at me like it's my fault."

"I'm saying it would be much easier to go to England because we already know the language!" I folded my arms and sighed at that comment. "What? Am I wrong? Okay, how about this: we could eventually go to Japan, but keep England as our home base. Good plan, no?"

I was about to tell him I always wanted to go to Japan since I was little, but I was interrupted by a knock at the door. I granted whoever it was entrance and they let themselves in. I looked in the doorway and saw Michelle. She looked a little frazzled; her hair was a little messy and her eye liner was running, showing she had just been crying.

"Michelle?" I asked, getting out of the bed and walking over to her. "What's wrong?"

She wiped her face with her sleeve before speaking. "I-I know what you two are about to do."

At that, my stomach did a back flip. "But," she continued, "don't worry; I'm not going to tell anyone, I won't blackmail you, and I won't ask to come with, but I would like to say goodbye."

I took a step back, trying to figure out if this was a trick or not. Then, she handed me something; a red, rectangular, velvet box with a black and white checkered ribbon tied around it.

"Don't open it until you're about halfway to your destination, 'kay?" She smiled and turned away, but I stopped her by grabbing her arm.

"Michelle, why are you doing this?" She turned around and smiled again.

"I'm just happy you two have the balls to leave this place. I hope that some day I'll be able to do that someday as well." At that, I gave her a heartfelt hug, we said our goodbyes and she left.

I turned to my partner and saw him eying the box. "Do you think it's a trick?" He asked. I shook the box next to my ear and it sounded like wrappers being tossed around.

"I-I think it's... candy? Defidently not any kind of bomb. Besides, that would be waay out of character for her."

I walked over to the bed, put the little box away in the bag and sighed. "I don't know what came over me, but..." I trailed off.

"But... what?" He asked, moving closer to me. I looked up and saw his beautiful grey eyes staring back at me. I sighed,

"Let's go to England."

He took a deep breath, sat up and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him. "Why the sudden change of heart?" He asked, resting his forehead against mine.

I shrugged. "I don't know, I guess it would be much easier there, but," I pulled my head away and looked him in the eyes, "promise me we'll go to Japan in the spring."

He thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. "Absolutely. That's roughly nine months away. That'll give us plenty of time to learn the language and stuff, right?"

I looked at him and gave him a sinister grin, causing him to look at me funny and ask me what's up. "I fluently speak the language; it is you, little man that needs to be schooled."

He rolled his eyes and sat back down. "No wonder you were bent on going to that place." I rolled my eyes back at him, then giggled and did the final touches of the packing.

I walked over to the window and opened it to see the last bit of sunlight peaking behind the trees. Looking down, I saw the overgrown lawn with Jayden's duffel bag next to the house. I leaned out the window and gently dropped my bag next to his. Then, I suddenly felt someone grab my waist and yell 'Boo!" I screamed and almost fell, had he not caught me.

Jayden started laughing at me and turned me around, flinging me over his shoulder. I was carried over to the bed where he flipped me onto my back and crawled on top, kissing me. I kissed back, but once our lips broke contact, I slapped him and pushed him off me. He hit the floor with a thud.

"Come on; time to go."

I helped him up and left the room. He followed me, grabbing his coat and swearing at me under his breath.

After saying our usual (and not suspicious) goodbyes, Jayden and I walked to the end of the driveway and saw our taxi waiting for us. We approached him and Jayden told me to get in while he went to go get the bags.

I crawled into the taxi when I heard Jayden give a kind of sexy hiss; he saw up my skirt. I quickly sat down and told him to hurry with the bags. He gave a sarcastic laugh and ran off to the other side of the house for our stuff.

"You kids running away from home?" The driver asked through a big cigar in his mouth.

"In a way." I replied. "Except, we're not leaving home; we're going home." He nodded, and I saw his eyes wander downward before turning around.

We were quiet while waiting, but I could still see him looking at me via rear view mirror. I was getting uncomfortable, but felt relieved when I heard footsteps running toward the taxi. I looked over and saw my partner jump into the back next to me, shut the door and tell the driver to take us to the airport.

"Did I make you wait long?" He asked, breathing a little heavy.

I shook my head. "No, not at all. Just getting a little antsy is all."

He put his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. "We're almost free; just wait 'til the plane leaves."