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MISSION:2
01-Iris
" Africa."
I nodded as I continued to pack, while Crawford stood next to me. I didn't need to look at him to know that he was pissed off. His deadpan voice said it all.
" What's in Africa, if I may ask?"
" You may, It's business."
"Hmph."
I continued to ignore his mutterings about Africa, lions, cannibals, and something about getting myself killed.
* What! You're going to Africa! *
I winced at Shuldrich's loud mental scream.
* Will you tone it done! Rene can hear us! *
* No kidding. Could you guys have your lover's quarrel somewhere else? You're giving me a migraine. *
I then shut out their 'lowered' voices and turned to face a grumpy looking Crawford.
" Why so glum, 'ol chap? You're not going to miss me are you? " I asked innocently, but unable to keep a devilish gleam from my eyes.
" I'm not an ol' chap, I'm just about five years older than you. And what makes you think I'd miss you ? "
I shrugged nonchalantly, turning back to zip close my suitcase. I lifted it easily from the bed -Pack light is my travel motto- and slipped my shoulder bag on my shoulder before picking up my laptop case.
" Then, I guess this is goodbye," I said, heading for the door without a backward look. " Au revoir."
I left the sulky Crawford to follow me out to the suite's living room where I found an unusually silent Lei and a furiously arguing Cali and Shuldrich.
" Let's go, girls."
Lei rolled her eyes at my school-marmish tone and left first. I followed with Crawford in tow, and the 'lovebirds' trailing behind.
****
Ken was at the airport with flowers. - Sweet guy - He and Lei went off to say their goodbyes in private while I read a magazine, waiting for our departure time. Crawford coldly wished me good luck before stalking off. Too bad. He was cute, too. - Shuldrich stuck around though - He and Cali had left for who knows where - probably to make out - considering that they'd stopped screaming at each other on the way to the airport.
I looked up when I sensed someone - a familiar someone- stop in front of me and then coughed to get my attention.
" Ran. . . ."
" Ken said you guys were leaving, so. . . .I brought you these." He practically shoved a banquet of beautiful irises in my arms. I smiled as he blushed to almost the exact shade of his hair.
" Thank you."
At that moment, the loudspeakers announced that our flight was leaving in a few minutes. I mentally called Lei and Cali, then turned to Ran.
" That's my flight. . . .au revoir."
I handed my ticket to the stewardess at the door and upon looking back, smiled at Ran and saw Crawford, who smiled sadly, then disappeared into the crowd.
02-Indigo
" So this is it, huh?" Ken looked so pitiful standing there with a bonquet of indigo wildflowers (my favorite!) in his hand, eyes downcast and brown hair falling all over. My heart was breaking.
" I guess so." There was an uncomfortable silence. " But we can still, you know, call each other or something."
" Yeah, and you better come visit me whenever you go to Japan. " He smiled. "I'll miss you."
" I'll miss you too." We hugged, and then I walked away.
****
I was sitting in the middle yet again. Cali was on my right, her nose pressed up against the window as the plane took off. Rene was on my left, furiously typing at her laptop.
" You know, you're not supposed to use that during the take-off." I said pointedly.
I got an unintelligible response, and leaned back with a sigh.
" Oooh, look, you can see everything from up here!" Cali turned to me excitedly. " I'm going to miss Japan."
" Yeah, yeah, that's nice." I turned to the flight attendant. " Can I get a shot of vodka, please? Straight up, hold the coke."
****
I'd always hated the getting-there part of the traveling. Planes always had this sickening smell that you couldn't get away from. It was the worst thing in the world, even worse by the fact that the flight to Africa was roughly 14 hours. Ugghhh.
" I wonder if we'll get to go on a safari." Cali mused. I didn't respond, just kept my eyes closed. But Cali went on anyway." I've always wanted to go on a safari. I'd really like to see a girafee. I read somewhere that they're really friendly."
I opened my eyes and turned to her with one eyebrow raised. " You READ?!" She stopped midsentence, glared at me, then lapsed into sulky silence. Hah. Misssion accomplished.
****
" " The PA System crackled and broke the pilot's voice every 2 seconds, but I breathed a sigh of relief when I finally made out the words. One more hour on that god-forsaken plane and I would've. . . .
" Finally." Rene snapped her laptop shut and leaned back in her seat, " We've got reservations at the South African Hotel Resort. It's about 20 minutes away from the airport."
" Thank God. I need a hot bath."
" I need some chocolate." Cali grinned. I allowed myself a small smile.
In ten minutes, the plane was beginning to descend.
03-Raven
- NEXT DAY -
I was packing.
-FF9 PS game -Money
-PS -CD's
-Chrono Cross -Diskman
-Clamp manga -My sketches
-Shu-shu pictures * grin *
-Clothes
-Toiletries
-More manga and PS games
. . . .Did I forget anything?
" Cali! Move it! "
" Yeah! Yeah!", I ligged my suitcase out the door. Haha! Now we were off to-!
. . .
=|
Damn, Lei and Rene decided where we were going last night and I forgot to ask. Lei peeped in, shaggly black hair falling into her face, " Move it, girl!"
I followed her out the door, " Where -are- we going anyway?"
Uh-oh. Lei evil I-know-but-U-don't TM grin, " You'll see."
" WHAT!!!"
Rene giggled. AND, Rene, as far as I know, did-not-giggle. I watched her warily.
She giggled again.
I shuddered slightly, and looked to Lei for a bit of enlightenment only to see that she too had a goofy grin on her face. Lei, 'cool girl', looked like she'd downed a couple of drinks, Tipsy.
After a few minutes of watching them, I realized they weren't going to tell me anything unless I asked, so asked I did, " What the hell are you guys being all goofy for?"
Lei frowned, " Goofy? I never look goofy."
" The org. noted that we seem to be in need of a rest.", Rene regained some of her composure and merely smiled slightly, " We get a month off."
I screamed and grabbed Lei's hands and whirled her around while Rene watched, her smile widening slightly.
After I caught me breath, I managed to look a "bit" guilty, " Guess we overdid it , huh…" , my two teammates broke out into laughter.
I was pissed when we found out we had to stay in the city for a mission. I couldn't even go safaring! And it didn't help that I missed Shu-shu terribly. So when the mission time came, Silhouette wrecked complete havoc. I guess they could tell we-needed-a break.
I plopped down on the carpet in front of Rene and blinked bright green eyes at her, " Where're we going!?!"
Rene shrugged, " We all have to decide."
" I say Brazil. I miss my homeland. ", Lei murmured.
" Back to America. I miss the bagels!!!"
" Bagels?!"
I eyed Lei darkly, " What's wrong with bagels…" , Lei merely rolled her eyes.
Rene put her hand on our heads and I felt mildly surprise. She'd been acting more sister-like since we'd gotten back from Japan. * Snicker * Crawford must have been good for her.
* BONK *
Owwww…forgot she could read minds…
MISSION:2
01-Iris
" Africa."
I nodded as I continued to pack, while Crawford stood next to me. I didn't need to look at him to know that he was pissed off. His deadpan voice said it all.
" What's in Africa, if I may ask?"
" You may, It's business."
"Hmph."
I continued to ignore his mutterings about Africa, lions, cannibals, and something about getting myself killed.
* What! You're going to Africa! *
I winced at Shuldrich's loud mental scream.
* Will you tone it done! Rene can hear us! *
* No kidding. Could you guys have your lover's quarrel somewhere else? You're giving me a migraine. *
I then shut out their 'lowered' voices and turned to face a grumpy looking Crawford.
" Why so glum, 'ol chap? You're not going to miss me are you? " I asked innocently, but unable to keep a devilish gleam from my eyes.
" I'm not an ol' chap, I'm just about five years older than you. And what makes you think I'd miss you ? "
I shrugged nonchalantly, turning back to zip close my suitcase. I lifted it easily from the bed -Pack light is my travel motto- and slipped my shoulder bag on my shoulder before picking up my laptop case.
" Then, I guess this is goodbye," I said, heading for the door without a backward look. " Au revoir."
I left the sulky Crawford to follow me out to the suite's living room where I found an unusually silent Lei and a furiously arguing Cali and Shuldrich.
" Let's go, girls."
Lei rolled her eyes at my school-marmish tone and left first. I followed with Crawford in tow, and the 'lovebirds' trailing behind.
****
Ken was at the airport with flowers. - Sweet guy - He and Lei went off to say their goodbyes in private while I read a magazine, waiting for our departure time. Crawford coldly wished me good luck before stalking off. Too bad. He was cute, too. - Shuldrich stuck around though - He and Cali had left for who knows where - probably to make out - considering that they'd stopped screaming at each other on the way to the airport.
I looked up when I sensed someone - a familiar someone- stop in front of me and then coughed to get my attention.
" Ran. . . ."
" Ken said you guys were leaving, so. . . .I brought you these." He practically shoved a banquet of beautiful irises in my arms. I smiled as he blushed to almost the exact shade of his hair.
" Thank you."
At that moment, the loudspeakers announced that our flight was leaving in a few minutes. I mentally called Lei and Cali, then turned to Ran.
" That's my flight. . . .au revoir."
I handed my ticket to the stewardess at the door and upon looking back, smiled at Ran and saw Crawford, who smiled sadly, then disappeared into the crowd.
02-Indigo
" So this is it, huh?" Ken looked so pitiful standing there with a bonquet of indigo wildflowers (my favorite!) in his hand, eyes downcast and brown hair falling all over. My heart was breaking.
" I guess so." There was an uncomfortable silence. " But we can still, you know, call each other or something."
" Yeah, and you better come visit me whenever you go to Japan. " He smiled. "I'll miss you."
" I'll miss you too." We hugged, and then I walked away.
****
I was sitting in the middle yet again. Cali was on my right, her nose pressed up against the window as the plane took off. Rene was on my left, furiously typing at her laptop.
" You know, you're not supposed to use that during the take-off." I said pointedly.
I got an unintelligible response, and leaned back with a sigh.
" Oooh, look, you can see everything from up here!" Cali turned to me excitedly. " I'm going to miss Japan."
" Yeah, yeah, that's nice." I turned to the flight attendant. " Can I get a shot of vodka, please? Straight up, hold the coke."
****
I'd always hated the getting-there part of the traveling. Planes always had this sickening smell that you couldn't get away from. It was the worst thing in the world, even worse by the fact that the flight to Africa was roughly 14 hours. Ugghhh.
" I wonder if we'll get to go on a safari." Cali mused. I didn't respond, just kept my eyes closed. But Cali went on anyway." I've always wanted to go on a safari. I'd really like to see a girafee. I read somewhere that they're really friendly."
I opened my eyes and turned to her with one eyebrow raised. " You READ?!" She stopped midsentence, glared at me, then lapsed into sulky silence. Hah. Misssion accomplished.
****
" " The PA System crackled and broke the pilot's voice every 2 seconds, but I breathed a sigh of relief when I finally made out the words. One more hour on that god-forsaken plane and I would've. . . .
" Finally." Rene snapped her laptop shut and leaned back in her seat, " We've got reservations at the South African Hotel Resort. It's about 20 minutes away from the airport."
" Thank God. I need a hot bath."
" I need some chocolate." Cali grinned. I allowed myself a small smile.
In ten minutes, the plane was beginning to descend.
03-Raven
- NEXT DAY -
I was packing.
-FF9 PS game -Money
-PS -CD's
-Chrono Cross -Diskman
-Clamp manga -My sketches
-Shu-shu pictures * grin *
-Clothes
-Toiletries
-More manga and PS games
. . . .Did I forget anything?
" Cali! Move it! "
" Yeah! Yeah!", I ligged my suitcase out the door. Haha! Now we were off to-!
. . .
=|
Damn, Lei and Rene decided where we were going last night and I forgot to ask. Lei peeped in, shaggly black hair falling into her face, " Move it, girl!"
I followed her out the door, " Where -are- we going anyway?"
Uh-oh. Lei evil I-know-but-U-don't TM grin, " You'll see."
" WHAT!!!"
Rene giggled. AND, Rene, as far as I know, did-not-giggle. I watched her warily.
She giggled again.
I shuddered slightly, and looked to Lei for a bit of enlightenment only to see that she too had a goofy grin on her face. Lei, 'cool girl', looked like she'd downed a couple of drinks, Tipsy.
After a few minutes of watching them, I realized they weren't going to tell me anything unless I asked, so asked I did, " What the hell are you guys being all goofy for?"
Lei frowned, " Goofy? I never look goofy."
" The org. noted that we seem to be in need of a rest.", Rene regained some of her composure and merely smiled slightly, " We get a month off."
I screamed and grabbed Lei's hands and whirled her around while Rene watched, her smile widening slightly.
After I caught me breath, I managed to look a "bit" guilty, " Guess we overdid it , huh…" , my two teammates broke out into laughter.
I was pissed when we found out we had to stay in the city for a mission. I couldn't even go safaring! And it didn't help that I missed Shu-shu terribly. So when the mission time came, Silhouette wrecked complete havoc. I guess they could tell we-needed-a break.
I plopped down on the carpet in front of Rene and blinked bright green eyes at her, " Where're we going!?!"
Rene shrugged, " We all have to decide."
" I say Brazil. I miss my homeland. ", Lei murmured.
" Back to America. I miss the bagels!!!"
" Bagels?!"
I eyed Lei darkly, " What's wrong with bagels…" , Lei merely rolled her eyes.
Rene put her hand on our heads and I felt mildly surprise. She'd been acting more sister-like since we'd gotten back from Japan. * Snicker * Crawford must have been good for her.
* BONK *
Owwww…forgot she could read minds…