Author note: Here's the second chapter! I hope you'll like it! Oh yeah, also I boasts everyone's age a little because I though some of them were to young. And also...Thank you Loome for helping me :) I really appreciate it. And one more thing...I changed the girls clothes...Why? I want them to look pretty :D Girls always have to look pretty XD And for the guys...Well,to be honest,I don't really know what they should wear...But I'll figure it out some day!

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Another journey

Taxi ride

Shu, Konrad, Jiro and Marumaro were waiting outside the castle, since half an hour and it already seemed like an eternity for Shu.

'Girls!' He thought impatiently.

Looking over at Konrad, who seemed as bored as himself, he whispered: "Do you know why girls always need so much time?"

Konrad shrugged his shoulders, sighing annoyed.

"Especially Zola, maro!" Marumaro claimed, who had heard the talk between them. "That's not her usual style!"

"Yeah, you're right... Hey! Here they come!" Shu shouted excited and pointed at the entrance.

Bouquet was the first who came out, wearing a blue top and a black skirt, and she looked confident with herself.

Kluke followed her; she wore a black dress and a yellow ribbon around her waist.

And then, Zola came out... Zola?

Zola sighed, as if she felt quite uncomfortable.

Kluke and Bouquet giggled because of the bewildered faces of the boys.

"What did you do to her?" Jiro asked, looking shocked at Zola.

"Well, Bouquet and I tought that her clothes looked to... Piratical. Especially the red bandana with the skull on it." Kluke answered, trying not to laugh, because the boys were still staring at Zola as if she was from a different planet.

"So we decided to change it a little." Bouquet added, still giggling.

"Change it 'a little'? She looks like another person!" Jiro said indignantly.

Even Shu thought that 'a little' was pretty understated: Zola wore a white top with spaghetti straps, blue jeans and light blue high heels. No wonder her walking was a little bit... strange, to put it charitably.

"Kluke- Bouquet- Didn't you teach her how to walk with high heels? It doesn't look like she knows how..." Shu said, and looked as doubting.

"Come on, darling, she wore boots before! She needs to learn how to be a real lady. Bouquet answered, shaking her head because of his incomprehension.

"But, Bouquet-" Shu said desperately.

"She's 18, for god's sake! I'm only 12 and I know how to walk in high heels." She responded, obvioustly proud of herself.

"And where the hell are her old clothes?" Shu asked and looked over to Zola, who seemed quite annoyed because of their topic- which was still herself.

"Hey, are we going?" Jiro asked suddenly, and looked over at Konrad and Zola who stood besides a blue car, which shimmered in the bright sunlight.

"Yes." Konrad answered, pretty impatient. "Come in, guys."

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It was hot in the car, and tight.

Shu, who looked at Konrad asked, "Hey, Konrad, do we need to rent a boat?"

"No, we don't need to." The group looked at him surprised, even Zola who sat beside him on the front passenger seat.

"Huh? Why not, maro? Shall we swim?" Marumaro asked panicked.

Konrad laughed. "No, don't sweat. I own a boat." He explained.

"You own one?" Zola asked interested. "Where is it?"

"Well, it's far from here... In Vineyard Haven."

"So, when will we be there?" Kluke asked nervously.

"We'll be there at 5 pm." Konrad answered.

Silence fell.

Then-

"FIVE PM?"

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After six deadly boring hours they had spent in the car, Konrad stopped.

Shu looked around. They stood on a big, empty layby.

"What are we doing now?" Shu asked, when everyone left the car.

"Now we'll wait for a taxi." Konrad answered calmly.

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"That has to be the taxi!" Shu shouted, a few minutes later, excited.

"Don't you think it's a little bit obvious?" Jiro said smirking. "I mean, with the word 'taxi' on it?"

Shu silenced; he knew that Jiro was right, but when he shouted he hadn't seen the yellow label.

Konrad waved at the taxi driver; the taxi driver stopped his black car right in front of them, wound the window and asked in a bored tone, "Are you the guys who wanna go to the ferry?"

Konrad nodded, smiling friendly. The taxi driver dismounted and opened the trunk; a mute request to put their luggage in it.

While the group hurried to get there things into the car, Marumaro whispered sourly, "Why doesn't he help us with our stuffs?"

Shu looked nervously at the taxi driver; he had dark skin and was tattooed nearly everywhere. Besides that,he was tall and muscular- and his skinhead let his face looking like a skull.

Shu swallowed; "You better don't ask him..." He whispered back.

Shu heard Jiro saying quietly to Zola, "He yawned..." Shu looked over at the man, who gasped again. "Twice already..."

"This isn't a good sign..." She said, but got in the car anyway. Jiro didn't seem confident, but he got in as well.

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The car itself was nice; in it where enough seats, which felt very comfortable.

Shu sat between Marumaro and Bouquet.

"What's with him?" Shu whispered eyeing him. "Did he yawn again? Is he falling asleep?"

"I think so,maro. He was off road alot of times!" The little devee said in a quiet voice

"And do you know what the worst part is?" Bouquet whispered back. Marumaro and Shu shook their heads and looked at her curiously.

"He doesn't even have his seatbelt on." Kluke, who had heard her, touched Shu's shoulder and hissed, "Tell Konrad that he has to talk with him! You know...Wake him up!"

Shu nodded, and whispered to Konrad, who sat in front of him, "Talk with him, he has to stay awake!"

Konrad looked over at the man; he didn't seem like he had an idea about what they could talk.

Then, suddenly, Konrad's face lightened up; he asked, "Hey, do you like... potatoes?"

Shu heard that Kluke behind him facepalmed.

"Yeah, sure... I mean, everyone likes potatoes." He said, pretty surprised.

"Aww..." Konrad said, clueless again.

Before Shu could think of another topic, the taxi driver turned the radio on.

Everyone looked surprised; Jiro meant quietly, "That's probably to not hear his snoring..."

"And the worst part is, it's Jazz music..." Shu added sighing deeply.

Zola asked the taxi driver, "Are we almost there?"

"Just a few more minutes, don't worry, babe..." He answered and yawned heavenly.

"Good." Zola said cloudy.

Then she realized what he had said exactly.

"Did you just call me babe?" She asked in an aggressive tone.

The man answered, grinning now, "Guess I did..."

Zola looked at him speechless, but the others laughed.

The car stopped; Shu looked out of the window and detected the harbor.

A white, giant ship in front of the car caught his attention.

"Is that the ferry...?" He asked, deeply impressed.

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That was chapter two! I hope that you liked it! And for once in my life,I agree with Bouquet. Zola needs to learn how to be a real lady XD She can't wear those boots all her life right? And that is the reason why I deceided to chose high heels for Zola ^_^ ...What a terrible taxi driver -_- XD