This is a one-shot for my best friend who has been bugging me to write this, so here it is. :D

The bus wobbled as it went over the uneven road under us. I drifted in and out of sleep while we were on the little journey. I could feel Derek's chest move up and down as I rested my head on it.

I snuggled deeper into his arms as his right arm wrapped around my torso. My eyes were closed but I was still semi-conscious and I could hear Tori's almost inaudible snoring and Simon's heavy breathing. Mr. Bae and Aunt Lauren were quietly whispering in the front seats.

I drifted into unconsciousness as I heard the steady beating of Derek's heart in my ear.

I woke up to quiet conversations.

Tori and Simon were in the seats in front of us arguing, Aunt Lauren and Mr. Bae were chatting. Derek was sitting up with his arm wrapped around me while looking out the window.

I sat up strait and Derek looked at me.

He smiled and said, "Hi."

"Hi," I said quietly while smiling.

He bent his head down a little and kissed my lips. I felt my face as it got red. He pulled away and chuckled. His eyes darted to the front and he rolled his eyes. I followed his gaze and saw my aunt giving us the evil eye. There was no question in weather she had seen the kiss or not.

I felt my whole body grow hot as I looked back to Derek.

"Is it me or does she have some kind of radar that screams, 'Chloe and Derek are kissing, LOOK, LOOK!'" Derek said mockingly.

I laughed softly and he smiled. His eyes lit up as the skin around his eyes wrinkled.

"Ok, kids," Mr. Bae said loud enough so Derek and I could hear him in the back. "Where do you want to stop and eat?"

"McDonald's," Simon yelled instantly.

Derek and I agreed and we were waiting for Tori to give her opinion.

"How about we go to Le Bernardin?" Tori asked.

Everyone looked at her in shock. Le Bernardin was a very expensive restaurant in New York City. I had been there more than once with my father.

"Tori, are you stupid?" Derek asked.

"Derek," Mr. Bae warned.

"What? She has to have something seriously screwed up in her head if she thinks we can go to Le Bern-whatever." Derek had the look on his face that he used to have when I did something reckless.

"I was kidding, Wolf Boy, don't get your panties in a knot. Gosh." She crossed her arms. "I'm fine with Mickey D's, but just know that I won't be eating anything fattening."

"Really," Simon interjected, "I didn't think you cared about your weight seeing as you are getting a little chunkier than you were before."

That set them off to their usual banter and I toned them out.

Five minutes later we stopped at the first McDonald's we saw.

We all piled out of the cars, finally being able to stretch our legs. Ironically behind the fast food restaurant was a large patch of woods.

Derek put his arm around me as we walked into the McDonald's. When we walked in everyone's head turned our way. I wasn't exactly shocked either because I know I would look if I ever saw two adults, one Asian one White, an Asian with Blonde hair, a White girl with black hair, and a tall strong looking guy with his arm around a petite blondes shoulder.

We acted as if we didn't see the stares but I felt the tension in our little group. I felt Derek's arm tighten protectively around me.

We sat at a table while Mr. Bae ordered all our food. We sat in a booth seat, Derek and I on one side Simon and Tori on the other. Aunt Lauren pulled up two chairs from a table for her and Mr. Bae.

Tori and Simon were quiet, lost in thought. Aunt Lauren was up at the counter with Mr. Bae.

"Chloe," Tori said. "Do you have any cash left, or do you just have your credit card."

"I have about two hundred dollars left and a whole lot more in the card, why?" I asked.

"I have been in these clothes for about three days we have been going from motel to motel each night and I would like to take a shower and not have to put on the same clothes like I have been doing so I want to go shopping at least for another change of clothes." She was doing the Tori head thing. The thing you see all the popular girls in movies do, where you move your head with an attitude when you're ranting about something.

Mr. Bae and Aunt Lauren joined us just as Tori was finishing her rant.

"I have saved up enough money to go shopping," Mr. Bae said, "But one pair of clothes is all we can afford right now."

"We could always just withdraw all the money I have in the account in a ATM far away so they can't track us," I said.

"If that's ok with you, Chloe, then yes that would help a lot," Mr. Bae said with a look of relief on his face.

We all ate in silence thinking about what our future looked like. I knew I wasn't going to see my father for a long time. We were going to be running for a long time, but at least I would have Derek with me.

I looked up at him and saw that he was already done eating. I shook my head and took my last bite of the hamburger.

"Do you want to take a walk out back?" He whispered so quietly I almost didn't hear him.

I nodded and got up.

"We are going to take a walk, we'll be back in a few," Derek said to everyone.

"Do you want me to come with you guys, Bro?" Simon asked moving to get out or his seat in the booth.

Tori's hand shot out and took a hold of his elbow pulling him back. "No, Simon," she said. "They don't want you to go with them."

Derek and I walked outside hand in hand. I could tell it was a start of something I just didn't know what.