I looked at the gun as it was pointed to my face, I knew what was about to happen and I couldn't do anything about it. I heard the click, and then my world blew up in my face.
"Michael?... Michael are you alright?" I woke up to my partner's voice
"Yeah K.I.T.T, Just a nightmare. I'm fine." I said breathing harshly. "Where are we?"
"30 minutes until we get to the truck. Are you sure, you're alright" K.I.T.T said.
"Uh, yeah, pal. I'm fine" I muttered
"Do you want to talk about it, I've been programmed to understand human feelings, Maybe I could help?" he insisted
"No offence K.I.T.T but I don't think I need counseling, I'm not that crazy yet" I smiled
"Okay, But I'm here" He reminded me
"Thanks, Partner. I can take over driving from here now," I told him
"Okay, Michael." K.I.T.T said.
"Welcome Home," Bonnie said when we got back to the truck, we'd been gone for 3 weeks because of a case in Arizona, It felt far too good to be home now. If you could call this place home.
"Hey sweetheart! How've you been?" I smirked at Bonnie and gave her a hug.
"Great, how about K.I.T.T, you didn't damage him too bad, did you?" She said.
"Now, Bonnie I think you know me better than that, I wouldn't hurt him" I smiled
"Ha!" she scoffed.
"Not intentionally, At least" K.I.T.T added.
"You're not helping K.I.T.T" I said, but laughed it off.
I walked over to wear the living area was and plopped down in a chair. Bonnie gave me a look that was similar to a glare but not quite, I knew that as Bonnie's "I'm glad your home, I'm just not going to say it" look. I replied to her look with a smile, and she stopped looking and went back to running diagnostics on K.I.T.T.
Watching her, I remembered the first time I met her, how she always seemed to hate me and I never really knew if I was like an intruder in her life or not. Now I know that's just how she naturally is, she's protective, especially when it comes to K.I.T.T but you can't really blame her. At least now I know we are great friends, like siblings, but not quite so much.
"Are you okay Michael?" She asked worriedly when she caught me starring.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just… Thinking" I said.
"Yeah, I forgot how hard it is for you to attempt to think" She joked, laughing
"Very funny," I said rolling my eyes, but couldn't help but laugh too.
"Well, looks like everything's okay with K.I.T.T, "She announced happily
"See, some trust would be nice, I didn't damage him at all," I said
"Okay, Well I'm sorry, I worry about K.I.T.T. It wouldn't be the first time you've done something to mess up his circuits or one thing or another." she replied
"But I didn't do anything this time."
"Right," She grinned
"Great, want some coffee?" I asked Bonnie, She looked like she could use some, its 5 a.m and she looks like she hasn't slept at all yet.
"Yes, that sounds wonderful right now." She said while she fallowed me into the kitchen.
I poured two glasses of coffee and we sipped at it in silence. I starred at her, not really knowing what to say, without work to talk about, we really didn't have anything we wanted to talk about. Or anything we could talk about. I didn't notice how long I was starring at her until Bonnie said something
"So, uhmm… How was Arizona?" Bonnie asked. Clearly uncomfortable
"I don't know really, I didn't get to see much of it,"
"The case kept you pretty busy then," She said.
"Yeah, it did."
As she was about to say something, she yawned unintentionally. Looks like everyone's tired and the coffee isn't helping.
"Are you okay? How much sleep have you actually gotten lately?" I asked her
"oh, uhm, about the usual I get when there's a case to worry about."
"Okay, well we are about an hour away from the foundation, and then you can make up on some well needed rest. If you can wait that long."
"I think I'll be able to, as soon as the coffee kicks in."
We went back to the living area and sat down; there really wasn't much to talk about so we both busied ourselves with different things. I got interested in a magazine and I thought Bonnie did too, but when I looked up, she was fast asleep in her chair.
"Sleeping like a baby," I commented and grabbed a blanket to cover her up, then went back to reading my magazine.
About a half hour after that we were at the foundation and Devin told me to wake up Bonnie. So as soon as K.I.T.T rolled out of the truck and into the garage I went into the truck and sleeping beauty was still asleep.
"Bonnie... Bonnie," I whispered shaking her.
"hmm…noo…let me sleep" she muttered.
"Come on, we are at the foundation, you can go to your room and get more sleep. Just wake up. Please?" I coaxed
"No, Michael." She complained
"Bonnie, you will be more comfortable in a bed then a chair, I'm sure you would be," I said
"Will you carry me?" She asked nicely, and considering she hasn't gotten much sleep and I felt bad for her, of course I had to say yes.
"Sure, sweetheart." I replied soothingly while picking her up, she was real light and it didn't take a lot to carry her.
"Thank you, "Bonnie said while I was carrying her across the path to the building.
"Anytime," I told her.
We got to her room, and I unlocked the door and walked in. I looked around and everything about this room said "Bonnie" , there were computer programs on a desk with a computer on it, then on the other side was normal girl stuff, it had a mirror, with a table top full of makeup products and perfumes. Her closet door was shut so I couldn't see if she was a cloths freak, but I don't think I would want to know that.
I set her down on her bed, and told her to go back to sleep and I would see her when she wakes up, she whispered something I couldn't hear and then I turned to leave. Just when I got to the door, I saw something on her mirror, it was a picture of K.I.T.T, me, her, and Devin., and on the bottom wear people usually write the names of the people in it, there was "My life" written in golden pen in cursive. I smiled, looked at it one more time, and then left the room.
I went to my room as soon as I could, after telling Devin that Bonnie was up in her room sleeping, and that she was perfectly fine. I went to sleep after getting cleaned up, it was about 7:30 by then, and it was a Monday, but I was tired, and Devin hasn't said anything yet about another case. Which felt really good. So I got into bed and slowly I fell asleep,
"There's something I've been wanting to tell you." She said to me slowly
"What is it?" I asked
"Well, you know we've been great friends for a long time now and…" She cut herself of blushing, it was dark out, but I could still see the tint of pink on her cheeks in the dullness of the lights outside the foundation building. We continued walking past the garden and along the path until she tried to say something again.
"Well, uhmm..." She stuttered, there was definitely something different about her tonight, maybe it was just my imagination, my feelings getting in the way of rational thinking, but there seemed to be something different about her. We've always been flirting harmlessly, nothing more than the mere thought of flirting, but tonight was different. And still something in the back of my mind was telling me it was my imagination, the hope that she finally was feeling the same thing I was, but it was very doubtful.
"Michael…I…" she started to say
"What?"
"Michael…Michael… I can't say…" she said
"Huh? Please, just tell me" I urged
"Michael, I..." she said as she faded away
"Michael! Michael! Wake up!" I heard Bonnie telling me
"Huh, what?" I said as I sat up abruptly.
"Its 11:30 and Devin wants to speak with you, so he sent me to wake you up." She said more calmly.
"Ah, of course." I said as I got out of bed. And I slipped a shirt on.
We walked down the hallway slowly, my dream was still confusing to me, I just didn't understand it, and it was nearly impossible to look at Bonnie and she must have noticed, but I didn't let her say anything about it, and I tried to make a conversation
"So, how'd you sleep?" I asked
"Better as soon as I was in my bed," She giggled.
"Yeah, I don't think I've met anyone more stubborn to wake up then you," I teased
"Well, you should try and wake yourself up, your impossible." She teased me back.
"Yeah, I know" I agreed. She laughed and so did I,
"Thank you, again Michael." She said
"No problem." I replied and we went to Devin's office.
'Just another day…' I thought to myself.
