A/N: Continuing the SAGA!
Chapter 2: The Roommate
Ray and Jane pulled up to a pretty swanky side of London. High rises were swarming the place. The weather was also nice considering they were in England, which is notorious for its rain. They sky was a violet-purple hue in the evening. The air was humid and welcoming.
The taxi drive eventually pulled up to a gigantic building with a grand entrance. They loaded their belonging of from the vehicle and started to head towards the revolving doors.
"Your friend must be pretty loaded," commented Ray rather cheerfully.
"Yea, she and her roommate own a pretty wicked condo,"
As soon as they had entered the building, they made their way to the lift and onto the 17th floor. Music was playing softly into the background as they ascended. They finally reached to the top after what seemed like a five minute wait. They wasted no time to walk down the stretched hall for Ray and Jane were both tired.
"1122…1123…ah 1124. Well here it is," Jane was so glad she would be finally able to rest and freshen up given the fact that she and Ray had barely enough time to sleep in the very noisy economy class. Initially, Jane's knock was barely audible. She soon become impatient and started pounding hard.
"Coming! Bloody hell…" The voice sounded of a man Ray noticed.
"I thought you said your friend was a girl?" Ray asked with his eyebrows raised.
"That's her room-mate, she probably is out," Jane was just about to barge in the door if he didn't come in the next few seconds. She was just too tired to be standing there with arms full of luggage.
Just then the door swung open.
"Jane- so nice to finally see you again" On the other side of the door stood a man about Ray's height. His hair was in dirty blond shag. He had piercing blue eyes, which resembled the colour of frost. He was wearing a Duran Duran T-shirt, which highlighted his lean and fit body paired with ripped jeans. From the looks of it, he also looked like rocker much like Ray. The man and Jane soon embraced in a tight hug.
"It's nice to be back," replied Jane. She then retracted from the embrace and introduced Ray. "Uh, this is my boyfriend, Ray."
"Ray, nice to meet you. I'm Jake. Heard a lot about you from Jane," Jake had a warm smile on his face and let out his hand.
"Good things I hope," Ray replied friendly and let out a small chuckle. Ray shook his hand and was surprised at his grip.
"Yeah, only the good things," Jake noticed that they were still in the hallway with all of their luggage. "Why don't you guys come in…here I'll help you with that Jane."
Ray was bedazzled. "He must have a recording deal or something to afford this place…" The interior of the condo was nicely decorated. What was even greater was the view form the balcony. It overlooked the other high rises and also provided a nice view of the pool and a nearby park. Ray's thoughts were soon interrupted by Jake's voice.
"Umm this is only a two bedroom place. I know my roommate won't be psyched with idea of sharing the same room as me for two weeks and you won't be exactly chipper about Jane and I sharing rooms- So, I was thinking if we let the girls share one room and the guys have the other?" Jake was hoping he wasn't sounding like the biggest idiot babbling utter rubbish. But the look on Ray's face seemed to confirm his theory more.
"Umm, yeah, sure- I understand. So where do I put my stuff." Ray thought sleeping in an actual room was better than spending two weeks crashed on a sofa.
"Uh, right this way. You can put your stuff on the bed. Jane, you can get comfortable in the other bedroom and please take a shower by all means"
"Thanks Jake. See you guys in couple of minutes." Jane was obviously pleased with Jake's suggestions. She also intended to take more than few minutes.
Ray entered the bedroom and the first thing he noticed was an electric guitar set on a stand in the corner of an enormous room. "Great…aren't we all rock stars" He then noticed the other aspects of the room. It was pretty neat considering it was rocker's room. He placed his stuff down on the spare bed, it was actually an air bed, but comfy nonetheless. Just then Jake walked in
"So I see you're settled in."
"Yeah, yeah…you play the guitar?" Ray was curious about his skills and qualifications at the instrument.
"Yeah, actually I'm in a band as a side thing. From the looks of it, you look like you know a lot about the instrument,"
"Yeah, I'm also in a band. Lead singer and guitarist"
"Cool"
Suddenly there is a knock at the door.
"I guess that's my roommate. She forgot her keys- again" Jake let out a small laughter
"Hey man, do you mind if I grab a quick shower?" Ray really needed to freshen up or he might just loose it.
"Sure. Jane's in the other bathroom, you can use mine- it's on the left" Jake left to answer the door.
Ray gathered his spare clothes and a towel and headed off to the bathroom. "Sweet…"
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Jake opened the door to find his roommate in a more chipper mood.
"Hey, you look in good mood today. Couldn't wait to see me right," Jake replied with a grin knowing if he didn't stop soon his roommate might just slap him.
"You know I live for you Jake," replied the petite, dark haired lady.
"Oh yeah, Jane and her bloke are her. I told Jane she'll stay in your room,"
"She's here! Oh my god I totally forgot. It's been ages since I last saw her," Jake's roommate was definitely excited.
She ran to her room and luckily Jane was fully dressed form her previous shower.
"Jane, geez, it has been ages. How are you keeping," The girl practically knocked over Jane.
"Hey, I'm well. Nice to see you too Neela,"
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In the other room, Ray was getting dressed from his much-needed shower. From the other room he heard some girl practically squealing.
"Wow.." Ray just chuckled inwardly. His ears then stood up, he stopped what he was doing and started to listen intently. He…he just thought he heard….Neela…
"No I must be losing my mind."
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