AN: This is a fun little summer time story that I wrote a year ago. I decided to finally publish and finish it. Enjoy everyone!
Disclaimer: I do not own Undertale, only my OCS.
"Are you sure about this? I can always cancel this trip. I mean we did plan this together." A woman in her early thirties was studying a brochure for a seven day cruise to the Bahamas. "It doesn't feel right that I go without you." She had light brown hair done in spiky dreads. The tips had a purple tint to them. She frowned slightly at the thought of her best friend not being able to go with her."
Look Emma, it's alright. You know I'd go if I could, but I can't." A young woman looked up from the paperwork she had clutched in her hands. "With the big shake up at the company, it's not a good idea for me to be taking off on vacation right now. Until things cool down, I'm going to be working my butt off." She gave her friend a stern look. She was ready to keep arguing with Emma to make sure she took that trip.
"Em, you need this trip. After the year you've had, you need to relax. Besides, you worked hard to pay for this and I see no reason to back out just because I can't go." Emma placed the brochure back on the glass coffee table. She was sitting on her friend's pastel blue couch looking miserable. She took her red rimmed glasses off and rubbed at her eyes tiredly. Emma had been trying to convince her own family that she should just stay home, but they had told her she needed to get away for a few days and relax.
"Alright Marcy, I'll go. This is going to be the first time I'm going on a cruise by myself." She began rubbing her hands together nervously. "I just hope I'll have a good time." She looked up when she heard Marcy snort and began to laugh.
"Girl, you're going to have a great time! It's like a party everyday on the ship. People are either stuffing their faces with free food, drunk, or making out in the pools!" Marcy smiles brightly. "You can make a fool out of yourself and no one will even notice. Hell, I bet you'll be eyeing the hotties all day!" Emma couldn't help herself. She started to laugh along with her friend.
"I do feel better knowing you got some of your money back at least. I should switch rooms though, maybe go for a single bed instead-"
Marcy was in her face so fast, it made her jump. "Don't you dare! You know how cramped those single rooms are. You'd be on the bottom floor and near the front of the ship, practically alone. The double room you're in is just fine and on the third floor. There will be other couples walking about at least. You wont feel so lonely."
Emma threw her hands up in mock surrender. "Ok ok, I get it. It was just a thought. I promise, I wont change the room!"
"You better not." Marcy began to smirk before poking Emma's shoulder with her finger. "I want pictures, lots of them. And I want pictures of you on the beach or something. I know you. The ship will dock at the Islands and you wont get off. Go to the beach, take a tour, or go shopping. I don't care, but get off the ship! I'm even going to make sure you pack a bathing suit too!"
"Oh come on Marcy!" Emma sunk further into the couch. She wasn't exactly beach ready. She was very curvy and a little on the plump side. She couldn't believe this.
Marcy stood in front of her with her hands on her hips. She raised a single manicured eyebrow with a look that said 'Try me.'
Emma crossed her arms over her chest and pouted. "Fine!"
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****** One Month Later ******
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Emma stepped out of a taxi and onto Pear 34. She had a large suitcase on wheels behind her and a large carry on bag hanging from her shoulder. She was wearing a pastel pink tank top, tan Capri pants and brown gladiator style sandals. This wasn't the first time she had taken a cruise, so she was pretty sure she had everything she needed. Her passport, her boarding pass, and tags on her luggage with her room number on them. This part of the trip always made her nervous though. So many people bustling to and fro. Whole families trying their hardest not to loose one another in the crowds and couples that can't seem to keep their hands off of one another. 'Probably newlyweds on their honeymoon.' she thought with a small smile on her face.
Emma made her way to a large grey building where security checks were conducted. As she got closer, she notices there were a group of people just standing around. Their body language seemed stiff and they looked almost scared. As she got closer, Emma began to see what the commotion was about. There were a group of monsters there! It had been a few years since the monsters came down from Mt. Ebott to take their place among society. It was rough going at first. Hundreds of years of parents telling their kids to be scared of monsters, made it hard for them to be trusted.
The monsters had help though. A small human child. They spoke up for the monsters, letting everyone know that they weren't dangerous and they just wanted to live in peace. It took a lot of hard work, but the monsters had formed their own community on the surface near the base of Mt. Ebott, and things began to calm down. This was the first time she got to see monsters face to face. They did look a little intimidating.
There were two very tall goat-like monsters standing near the front door. The female was wearing a white sundress with golden flowers printed on them. The male was wearing a tropical style shirt with beige cargo shorts on. Bother were surprisingly bare footed. There was a small child standing in front of them. They had on a dark blue and grey striped T-shirt and dark blue shorts. They had on cute blue and white sneakers. They seemed very excited. 'It must be their first time on a cruise ship.'
A short, yellow lizard-like monster in a solid green T-shirt and brown shorts was standing next to a very tall woman. She had bluish skin and flaming red hair done up in a pony tail. She had gills and long fins that stuck out the sides of her head. One eye was bright yellow while the other was covered by a black eye patch. Every time she spoke, she flashed a row of very scary, sharp teeth. She was wearing a bright red T-shirt with the words "BOSS" written across the chest area. She had on blue jeans that were torn around the knees and brown combat boots. She looked agitated because she kept waving her impressively muscular arms around and glaring at the people gawking at them. The yellow lizard seemed to be trying to calm her down. Didn't look like it was working though.
Then Emma saw what appeared to be two skeletons. One was short and a little squat with what looked like a permanent grin on his face. He was wearing a blue hoodie and a white T-shirt underneath. He had on black shorts and light blue sneakers. He was leaning against the wall and looked like he was about to fall asleep. The other skeleton was very tall. He stood head and shoulders above most of the humans there. He was wearing a black T-shirt with the words "COOL DUDE" stitched onto the front in white lettering. He had on red gloves, a red scarf around his neck, and a pair of red and gold boots over a pair of skinny jeans. He was speaking very loudly. Emma could hear him all the way where she was. Plus every time he spoke, the people around him would flinch slightly.
'Oh boy, this is going to be an interesting trip.' she thought as she got closer to the building. She weaved her way through the crowd. Emma silently cursed at them for just standing around and staring at the monsters. She was so intent on making her way through the crowd of onlookers, that she didn't see where she was going, and bumped right into the tall fish women. It was like hitting a brick wall. Emma was surprised and wanted to apologize but the woman turned on her. She looked really angry and frankly, it scared her half to death. "I-I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-"
"HEY PUNK! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" The red head had both of her fists balled up and she was looming over Emma as though she was going to hit her.
Emma gasped and backed up a little too quickly. She tripped over the large suitcase that she had been pulling behind her. She landed on her butt and was looking up at the red headed woman with a mixture of shock and fear. Truthfully, the woman looked just as surprised as Emma. She even began to reach out to her and that made Emma try to scoot back even more.
Before She could scramble back further, something hard wrapped around her waist and hauled her up onto her feet. She looked down to see a skeletal arm holding her to make sure she had her balance. After a few seconds, it let go, and she turned to see who it was. It was the tall skeleton!
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT HUMAN? I AM SORRY IF MY FRIEND FRIGHTENED YOU!" Oh man, he was tall! Standing this close, Emma barely came up to his rib cage. Sure she was only 5'2" but he had to be pushing 7'. His loud voice made her flinch slightly since he was standing so close. She was about to say something when the shorter skeleton placed the handle of her large suitcase in her hand and winked at her before leaning back against the wall. 'Wait…how did he do that without eyelids?!' Emma stared at him for a minute before taking a deep breath to steady her nerves.
"Um, I-I'm alright." Damn, she stuttering. 'Get it together girl!' "I didn't mean to bump into your friend. I was trying to get to the front door." She turned to look at the fish women. "Again, I'm really sorry for bumping into you." Much to her surprise, the other woman looked just as apologetic and even a little sheepish. The effect was slightly ruined by her sharp teeth.
"It's okay. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. Fwahaha! I guess I'm a little excited to go on this trip. I wanna get on this boat so badly, but we're waiting for someone…" she growled that last part. "I just wished he'd get his ass here already!"
Emma chuckled nervously. The red head was still intimidating and she wasn't even trying. Before she could say anything else a loud tinny voice could be heard behind her.
"Hello beauties~" She turned around and saw a pink and black robot sashaying up to the group. "Mettaton has arrives! Let's get this party started!" Mettaton! THE METTATON! Even Emma knew who he was. She had seen some of his concerts on Youtube and on TV. He's a very famous monster. Even the crowd that had been gawking at the group earlier was awestruck by his presence and was begging for autographs.
Emma had to quickly get out of the way as the red head barreled past her to confront Pop Star. "IT'S ABOUT FU- err, FREAKIN' TIME YOU GOT HERE!" Emma noticed the quick, nervous glance the fish woman gave to the goat lady that was giving her a stern look. Looks like cursing isn't aloud around the kid.
The two started to argue, so Emma took that opportunity to sneak past the group and enter the building. Once she got herself onto the ship she could relax. Her heart was still racing from her encounter with Jaws and the Skeleton crew.
Her departure didn't go unnoticed as the two skeletons watched her slip through the double doors.
Emma made her way to a line where she had to pass through a metal detector. A funny thought crossed her mind. 'I wonder how Mettaton will get past this. It's not like he can take himself apart and put himself through the detectors.' She chuckled at that image even though she knew he was so famous, security would give him no problems.
The lines were long, but it moved pretty quickly. Soon her bags were on a conveyer belt and passing through an x-ray machine. So far, everything was going smoothly. Her suitcase was checked in and taken to be placed on the ship and hopefully in her room. The next line was to check her passport, boarding pass, and to receive the keycard to her room along with her room number. They even punched a hole through the tip and thread a piece of lanyard through it so she could hang it around her neck.
With all of that finally done, she marched up the gangplank to board the ship. She could see the name stenciled in huge letters on the side of the ship that read: The SS Bacchus. 'Huh, now that's a suitable name for a party ship!' she chuckled to herself. Of course, by the time her feet hit the deck, a crew member was cheerfully taking her picture. It would be the first of many.
The deck of the ship was a little crowded but nothing she couldn't handle. They already had upbeat music playing on the Lido Deck and grills fired up to feed the masses. Most were waiting for the bars to start serving drinks but that wouldn't happen until they pulled out of port. Emma leaned against the railing, closed her eyes, and listened to the music. She must have stood there for a good twenty minutes before deciding to check out her room.
Emma took the elevator down to the third floor. She walked for a few minutes until she finally made it to her room. She slipped her keycard into the slot and pushed the heavy cabin door opened with a click. She sighed softly. The room was a little cramped but not too bad. A bathroom on the right and a closet to the left. Two beds on either side of the room. A TV hung from the ceiling at the foot of the beds. A porthole to the back of the room with a desk and chair below it. There was even a phone and mini fridge sitting on the desk. This wasn't too bad… just a little quiet all by herself.
In the middle of the floor sat her large suit case. 'Man, the crew moves fast!' She sat on one of the beds and stared out the tiny porthole. She could do this. There was tons of stuff to do on the ship. She began to rub her hands together nervously. 'It's just seven days. It wont be so bad.' Emma took a deep breath and stopped trying so hard to convince herself that she'd be fine. She got off the bed and dragged her large suitcase over to the closet. She stuffed it into the bottom and placed her carry-on in the top. She grabbed the itinerary off the desk to look over that day's activities. There wouldn't be too much to do until they were well out at sea.
All of a sudden there was a loud chime that rang through the onboard PA system.
"All passengers please report to the fifth floor so that we can conduct a mandatory lifeboat drill. Please check the letter on your keycard so that you know which part of the deck you are assigned to. Thank you." Oh yeah, she forgot about that. She quickly spotted the letter 'O' on her card and left her room. Everyone filed out of their rooms and made their way to the stairs and elevators. The stairs were quicker. There were crew members direction everyone to where they needed to be. Soon Emma was standing there with a bunch of other people waiting for the safety demonstration to start. It all went rather quickly. The crew showed them how the life vests worked and where the lifeboats were. Direction on how to board them and how to work the beacon on the vest so they could be found out at sea. After everything was said and done they were all dismissed.
Emma moved with the crowd and soon found her way to the Lido Deck. She had only one thing on her mind: FOOD! She was starving and whatever they were grilling up smelled pretty good. Looking around she found various places that she could get something to eat. After she wandered around for a few moments, she settled for a nice juicy cheese burger and a plate of piping hot fries. Grabbing a glass of sweet iced tea, she made her way to the indoor part of the Lido Deck. Emma found a seat near one of the large windows with a good view of the pier. She grabbed some ketchup and drowned her fries and burger in it before digging into her meal.
"mmm, that looks good." came a deep, somewhat lazy voice from behind her. Emma nearly jumped out of her skin and choked on her fries. She felt a hand lightly patting her on the back. "sorry, didn't mean to rattle you like that." She turned around to see the short skeleton from earlier standing right behind her. He gave her an apologetic smile.
"SANS PLEASE, WE'RE ON VACATION! DON'T START WITH THE PUNS!" The taller skeleton walked up behind them. "I AM SORRY IF MY BROTHER IS BOTHERING YOU HUMAN. HIS PUNS CAN GET TO BE A BIT MUCH!" She watched as he reached up and rubbing his temples with his fingers.
"oh come on bro, I'm sure she thought it was humerus." Emma watched the one called Sans snickered at his own joke. His brother was looking more and more exasperated by it. The taller one looked at his brother with a scowl on his face before turning to address her again. She watched as recognition lit his eye sockets and he smiled at her.
"OH, YOU ARE THE HUMAN THAT BUMPED INTO UNDYNE! YOU LEFT BEFORE WE COULD FORMALLY INTRODUCE OURSELVES. I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS-" she watched him do a flourish with his gloved hand, bowed, then pointed to his brother. "AND THIS IS MY EQUALLY-AS-GREAT BROTHER, SANS!" Sans simply waved his hand and gave her a wink.
Emma debated on what she should do. They seemed friendly enough. It would be rude not to address them even if it was kinda weird to be talking to skeletons. She stood up and held out her hand. Papyrus grabbed it and shook it vigorously, practically making her whole body shake. Then she shook Sans' hand. It wasn't as vigorous as Papyrus, but it was firm. It felt funny because the bones felt hard and warm. 'How is that even possible?!' she thought before clearing her throat.
"It's nice to meet you both. I'm Emma." She gave them both a warm smile before she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She turned to her side to see the yellow lizard monster standing next to her with the redhead walking up behind her.
"H-hi Emma. I'm Alphys." She pointed behind her. "T-this is my g-girlfriend, Undyne." The one called Undyne stuck out her large hand for Emma to shake. She hesitated for a moment before shaking the fish lady's hand. She realized right away that Undyne was strong, really strong! It felt like she was trying to crush the bones in her hand! "Nice ta see ya again, punk!" Emma fought really hard not to back away when Undyne flashed her that predatory grin of hers. Undyne let go of her hand and she couldn't help but flex her fingers to get the feeling back in her appendage.
The two tall goat monsters came up behind the skeletons with a small child in tow. The female goat stepped forward. "Hello there. My name is Toriel and this is my child, Frisk." The child waved their small hand shyly.
"Nice to meet you Toriel." she reached out and shook Toriel's hand. Her fur was surprisingly soft. "Frisk? As in Ambassador Frisk?" Emma asked as the child nodded. "Wow, it's a pleasure to meet you!" She smiled brightly before turning to the taller goat man behind them. "You must be Ambassador Asgore! I've seen you both on the news and in magazines." She watched as a small blush dusted his cheeks. "Howdy!" he said with a wave of his large hand.
"And you already know who I am Beauties~!" Emma watched as the flashy robot danced up behind Alphys and Undyne. "It's me, Mettaton. The star of the Underground and rising star of the human world!" Emma couldn't help but giggle as she watched Mettaton do a few odd poses as he talked. 'I definitely have to get a picture with him! ' she thought, 'My friends will never believe this!' Her attention was brought back to Sans when she heard him clear his non-existent throat.
"so, where did you get the burger and fries?" He waved a hand at her tray.
"Oh, there is a grill set up right out there." she pointed to the door she just came from.
"cool! say kid-" he addressed Frisk, "feel like grabbing a burger and fries with me?" Frisk nodded vigorously before they grabbed Sans' hand and practically dragged him out the door.
"NYEH, NO THANK YOU!" Emma turned to see Papyrus frowning. "I'M NOT A FAN OF GREASE!"
"Umm, well, they don't have the buffet set up yet." She pointed to the middle of the dining area. "But you still have a few choices. There is a deli on the other side of the Lido Deck. They set up a Sushi Bar back that way. Oh, and there is a pizza oven on this side. They'll make it fresh with as many toppings as you want!"
Emma heard a squeal behind her and watched as Alphys grabbed Mettaton and Undyne by their wrists, and dragged them away. "They have Sushi Undyne, SUSHI! We have to get some!" Undyne was laughing as she let the lizard lady drag her to the bar. Mettaton was complaining but didn't try to pull away.
"NYEH HEH HEH! I DO LIKE PIZZA!" She watches as Papyrus strike a heroic pose, his red scarf flapping in the breeze… a breeze she couldn't feel. How was he doing that?! "IT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS SPAGHETTI!" he declared loudly before running off into the direction of the pizzeria.
Toriel and Asgore chuckled softly at the tall skeleton's antics before heading in the direction of the deli. Emma found herself standing at the table, alone again. Her head was spinning. Everything happened so fast, she wondered if it happened at all. She realized it did happened by the way some of the passengers in the dining area was giving her strange looks. She plopped back down in her chair and began munching on her somewhat warm fries as she stared intently out the window.
A few minutes later Frisk and Sans approached her table with their own tray of food. Frisk sat next Emma while Sans sat across from Frisk. Emma had to laugh. Frisk had a burger and a pile of fries covered in a little bit of ketchup. But Sans' fries were practically swimming in ketchup next to his own burger.
"Hey Sans, are there any fries underneath all that ketchup?" She said with a smirk.
Sans reached into the pile and pulled out a once crispy fry that was covered in so much ketchup, it was limp. "yup!" he chuckled before popping it into his mouth.
Emma just shook her head and Frisk giggles before tucking into their burger. Soon Papyrus joined them at the table, sitting right across from her. He had two large slices of pizza on his tray. They were topped with peppers, diced tomatoes, and mushrooms. She watched him lift a slice, opened his mouth wide and took a large bite out of it. She couldn't help but stare as she was expecting the food to fall through his jaw or exposed neck vertebrae. Surprisingly, it just disappeared! 'How did he do that?! Where did it go?! Whah - but that's not possible!' her thoughts ran in an unending circle of questions before mentally slapped herself. Emma tore her eyes away from the skeleton in front of her so she could eat her own food. She mentally shrugged. It was probably rude to ask so many question of someone you just met.
Soon the others came back to the area. Alphys, Undyne, and Mettaton each brought a tray of colorfully prepared sushi to the table behind Emma. Toriel and Asgore took a seat at a table across from here. Each with a large sandwich and a cup of iced tea on their trays.
It was actually comfortable sitting around this group of monster and sharing a meal. They all chatted excitedly about all the things they were going to do and where they were going to go when they hit land. Emma just listened to it all with a smile on her face.
A loud horn blared from their ship, signaling they were departing the pier. Everyone turned to the window and watched as the ship slowly pulled out and began moving towards their destination. Frisk ran to the window and watched everything go by with a huge grin on their face. They were followed by a few tug boats that were shooting off high powered water cannons. The water arced in the air and caused a rainbow effect when the sun hit it just right. It was quite beautiful. Smaller sailing ships full of people were waving at them as they passed. Frisk laughed and waved back. 'I remember being like that the first time I was on a cruise ship.'Emma mused as she watched the pure joy on Frisk's face. Her thought were interrupted by Sans' voice.
"so emma," she turned to give him her full attention, "i have a question for ya." She raised an eyebrow at him. "Umm, ok, shoot."
"i noticed that most of the people on the ship are either couples or in large groups." Uh oh, she knew where this was going. Sans was very observant. "where is your group?" he asked with a lazy smile on his face. She noticed the white pinpricks of light in his dark eye sockets were watching her intently, almost daring her to lie. It made her nervous for some reason.
"Um, well-" she looked down at her food while speaking, "my friend and I were suppose to take this trip together. Something came up and they had to cancel, so I'm flying solo this time." Emma looked up at Sans and shrugged. It was then that she noticed that everyone stopped talking. Frisk was looking at her with a slight frown on their face. Papyrus had a thoughtful expression on his, as well as Sans. Even Toriel and Asgore were looking at her. She quickly cleared her throat before continuing.
"It's not so bad, really. There is so much to do on the ship, I wont get bored or anything!" She forced a smile on her face that no one was buying. The last thing she wanted was a bunch of strangers worrying about her.
The quiet was uncomfortable for a few minutes until Undyne broke it. "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I want to check this ship out. I want to see what they have to offer!" She threw her arm up and shook her fist with a crazed look on her face.
"NYEH HEH HEH! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, THINKS THAT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA UNDYNE!" he yelled with great enthusiasm. The volume of his voice made Emma wince slightly. She could hear the others murmur their agreement. She let out a small sigh of relief at the change of subject, until she saw a smug look on Sans' face. She narrowed her dark brown eyes at him because she knew he was up to something. He shrugged before addressing his brother.
"say pap, how about we invite our new friend along." Emma watched in growing dismay as Papyrus' eye sockets lit up and his smile got even larger.
"YES HUMAN EMMA! WONT YOU JOIN US ON OUR EXPLORATION OF THIS FINE SHIP!?" He was looking at her expectantly. Pure excitement written all over his face. How could she say no to that. Internally she was cursing the shorter skeleton. He gave her a sly wink.
"tibia honest, it has to be better than sitting here looking all bone-ly"
"OH MY GOD SANS!" Papyrus looked like he wanted to shake his brother.
Emma snorted before letting out a chuckle. "Oh man Sans, that was bad." She looked around and saw everyone else waiting for her reply. She sighed softly and thought, 'Why not. What could it hurt.'
"Sure Papyrus, I'd love to come along." She watched him practically shudder with excitement. His bones made an odd clicking sound as they rubbed together. That was a little disturbing, but she kept that to herself.
"THEN LET US BE OFF!" He jumped up from the table and took off. The rest of the group followed suit and made their way back to the deck. Before she could get too far, Sans put his hand on Emma's shoulder to stop her. He leaned in close and whispered, "you wont be getting rid of us that easily." He walked past her, leaving her confused as to what he meant. Why didn't she like the sound of that.
As the group made their way through the ship, Emma made some keen observations. Frisk was excited to try out the various pools and water slides on the top deck. Undyne was practically jumping up and down when they found a fully furnished gym, complete with treadmills, weight machines of all different sizes and functions, a pool, a track and a spot for yoga. Emma laughed when Undyne declared that she and Papyrus was going to get up early every morning to work out and he eagerly agreed.
Alphys was surprised to find a rather quiet library full of books of all kind, including some manga she hadn't read yet. Emma learned how much she really liked anime. She spoke about her favorites in length. Emma was surprised when Toriel and Asgore asked about the specialty restaurants. Mettaton was interested in the large theater where stage shows would take place. Emma didn't think Sans was interested in anything until they came across the Comedy Club. She told him that the comedian would be performing the next night.
There was a dance club, a karaoke bar, a large arcade, a small movie theatre as well as a large screen for movies situated above the Lido Deck, gift shop, candy shop (Frisk eyes lit up when they saw that), a casino, and a desk that gave out information about off shore activities. By the time they were done, it was time for dinner. They went back to the Buffet area on the Lido Deck and found it already stocked with food. They all sat down and had a rather enjoyable meal together. Emma mused to herself that the other passengers were already getting used to the group because only a few gave them a second glance. She suspected the liberal access to alcohol might have something to do with it.
They enjoyed the various dishes the ship had to offer and chatted among themselves. It already grew dark by the time they sat out on the Lido Deck. The warm ocean breeze and soft Caribbean music was very relaxing. All too soon, it was time for them to retire to their rooms. Emma reminded them to check the itinerary in there rooms so that they'd know what activities were going to be available for the next day. She watched as the group began to head for the elevators.
She started to slip away but Sans stopped her. He asked her for her room number. She gave him a suspicious look. 'What are you up to?'. The short skeleton just smiled at her. Emma sighed and relented. "It's 3214."
He graced her with a genuine smile before turning to his brother. "come on paps, lets head to our room. we have some unpacking to do."
"YOU HAVE A GOODNIGHT HUMAN EMMA." he waved at her before following his brother to the elevators.
The other monsters left until Emma was alone and wondered what she had gotten herself into. She took the two flights of stairs down to the third floor and made her way quietly to her room. It was then that Emma realized, after being around the monsters for so long, it was very quiet in her room. Their constant chatter made her forget for a few hours that she was on this trip alone. She grabbed her big suitcase out of the closet and busied herself with hanging up her evening dress, putting her toiletries in the bathroom and pulling out her oversized light grey T-shirt that she loved sleeping in.
Emma took a quick shower, put on her T-shirt, placed her glasses near the phone on the desk, and flopped on the bed. She turned on the small flat screen TV just to break up the silence of the room. She found a station dedicated to music before crawling under the soft, heavy covers of her bed. By the time her head hit the pillow, she was already drifting off to sleep.