"WAKE UP!" Lauren yelled as she jumped on the bed of her friend, Jamie. "Today's the day!" she squealed, running across the hall to Juila's room. She was about to start making a fuss when she saw Julia, already up, zipping up her suitcase. "Way ahead of you Lolo." Lauren let out a high pitched noise as she ran back to Jamie's room. "JAMIEEEEEEEEEE!" Jamie rolled over and pulled her pillow over her head. "5 more minutes ok? Its like 6 in the morning." Lauren laughed as she pulled pulled off Jamie's covers. She leaned in close and said sweetly, "Actually, I think that it's 6:07 in the morning! Time to get up." Lauren ran out of the room and Jamie was thankful for some quiet. Just as she had drifted off again she was jolted awake by a splash of cold water. "Rise and shine! It's Disney day!" Jamie got out of bed and ran for a towel. "I swear to god Lopez, if I didn't have to take twice as much time getting ready now, you would be dead. I'm gonna get you back for this." Lauren just smiled and ran to her own room to make sure that she had everything all set and ready to go. This was going to be the best summer vacation ever! Two whole weeks at Disney World! Lauren smiled as she ran into the kitchen where Julia was waiting with food and coffee.
Meredith rolled out of bed slowly, and shut off her alarm. She ran down the hall to get her roommate up. She gently nudged her friend awake. "Hey, Denise, wake up. Time to get ready to go to Disney!" Denise got up and began to get ready, it was like she didn't know that it was 6 in the morning yet. Meredith rolled her eyes as she walked out of the room. Denise was always up early and could operate on minimum to no sleep. Meredith was the opposite. Even if she had slept for 3 days straight she still would feel like she had gotten no sleep. By the time Meredith had gotten changed and was putting her hair into a messy bun, Denise was yelling to her from the kitchen. "Hey Mere, I made coffee and some breakfast for us to take in the car. It's been an hour already, we gotta get going!" Meredith looked at the clock in her room, Denise was right! It was 7 already! They had to get to the airport in time to meet everyone and make their 9 o'clock flight. Meredith ran out to Denise and the two girls hurried out the door.
"Come on you guys, get up!" Dylan was rushing around the apartment, getting the messy place in order. "Joe!" He yelled into Joe's room and was met with a pillow thrown at his face. "Very funny Walker, now get your ass up." Joe rolled out of bed and raised an eyebrow. "Don't sass me Joe." Dylan said while running to Joey's room. "What? I didn't even say anything!" Joe yelled, but Dylan was gone. Joe walked to the bathroom and looked into the mirror. "I'm gonna do it, I'm finally gonna do it. This trip is my chance." He said to himself in the mirror. He had been working on the perfect plan for months now, but this vacation completed it. Joey rushed into the bathroom, and looked at Walker like he should know what to do. "What?" Joe asked. "Get out." Said joey bouncing up and down. "I gotta pee." Joe laughed and left without a fight. Dylan rushed Joey and Joe up until the moment that they got in the car. "Disney here we come!" Yelled Joe as the boys pulled out and onto the road.
Matt, Nick and Brian were all ready. They had set out all of their suitcases the night before and were all organized, as always. They didn't wake up until around 7 and were out the door by 7:15. Brian drove, while Nick rode shotgun and Matt sat in the backseat. "Why did we decide to take such an early fight?" Nick asked drowsily. Brian rolled his eyes. "I don't know, Julia planned this whole thing, besides, our flight isn't actually until 9. We just need to get there early." Nick sighed and looked out the window. The sun had risen a while ago, but the world still seemed to be asleep. It was July, so most people were on vacation. He sighed and fell asleep leaning against the window.
Jamie stumbled into the kitchen where Julia and Lauren were waiting. Lauren was literally shaking with excitement and probably too much caffeine. Jamie shook her head and smiled. "Is coffee really a good idea right now Lolo?" Lauren looked at her and flashed a winning smile. "Of course it is my dear Jamie!" Jamie got her coffee and the girls headed out on the road.
The airport was pretty crowded and the Starkids looked around for each other. Suddenly, Joey and Lauren spotted each other. "Lolo!" He yelled when they saw each other. "Hey Richter! Have you seen any of the others?" Lauren then proceeded to hug everyone. "No, we haven't, but I know how we can find them." Joe smiled. Joey squatted down and Lauren got on his shoulders. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Lauren said as Joey rose. "It'll be fine! What could go wrong?" Said Walker, even though he was carefully watching in case Lauren fell. Joey walked around a little bit and Lauren searched for everyone. She then caught a glimpse of a brown, frizzy ponytail. "Mere!" she yelled. Meredith turned to where she though she heard someone calling her name. She saw Lauren wobbling back and forth above the crowd, she laughed and led Denise over to Lauren. On her way over she slammed into someone and fell onto the ground. "Oh, I am so sorry," The person began, "Mere?" She looked up to see the outstretched hand of Brian Holden. "Bri!" She smiled as he helped her up. She saw Nick and Matt behind Brian. "Hey guys!" she smiled. Together the two groups made their way over to everyone else. "I thought we'd never find you guys!" Nick said, as Brian and Julia went to go and check everyone's bags.
The Starkids made it to their gate with 15 minutes to spare, so everyone argued over seating arrangements. It ended up being Lauren, Walker and Joey, Meredith, Brian and Dylan, Matt, Nick and Julia and then Denise and Jamie. Of, course, Lauren got to sit in the window seat, with Walker in the middle and Brian on the aisle. Lauren's legs were swinging back and forth at dangerous speeds as they prepared for takeoff. But as soon as the plane began to go into the air, her legs wavered, and she grabbed Joe's hand. He smiled. "Lo, are you afraid of flying?" He asked "Possibly, I may have a slight fear of being locked in a big metal tube 30,000 feet in the air." Joe laughed and squeezed her hand. "It'll be fine, just remember, Disney." As he said it, a smile crept across her face. "Disney." she smiled and drifted off to sleep.