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Playlist for Chapter:

Shut Up And Sleep With Me - Sin With Sebastian (Random song, I tell you. XD)
Jesse's Girl - Rick Springfield


Nikki was talking even before I could think of anything. "Are you sniffing glue, Ivy? There is no 'we'. It's just you. All you. My mom would freak if I just suddenly went to Washington." Nikki shook her head violently, making her red hair fly.

I was so evious of her hair. I had short, straight black hair that did nothing but fly around crazily with the wind.

I looked at Ivy, raising my eyebrows, forgetting my envy quickly, knowing that I had a lot more time to envy about it later. We knew that Nikki had barely any fears–okay, if you don't count heights–but her expression was one of confused and mild terror.

I had no feelings or thoughts against the notion; I was going to go with Ivy, even if it killed me. She was my best friend–best friends stick together–and I knew her grandma had met us before–back when we were all fifteen–and had fallen in love with us. She said that we were like her missing two grandchildren and we had rejoined by "grand relative" radar. I knew we would be safe because she lived in a larger house with three bedrooms. And besides, if someone didn't go with her, her grandmother would have a fit, and we all knew that.

Of course I had to get around my parents, but I'd think of that later.

The grandma made the best cookies ever; if anything, I knew those would be worth going through the trouble of my parents.

Ivy sighed. "Nikki, who else but you and Renny will go with me? If I try and go alone, I know my grandma's going to spazz out and think something's wrong. That lady is seventy-five and she'll go nuts and probably have a heart attack." Ivy turned to face Nikki, knowing that I was going to go, even if my mom and dad told me not to. Ivy's face was pinched into a pout. "Please, Nikki? Please?"

Nikita crossed her arms and stared at Ivory. "No."

I bared my teeth at her in a mock grimace, knowing that if I was going to go, she would have to come with too. "Go or I'll hurt you," I said.

Nikki turned a death glare on me, and her dark eyes looked like bottomless glaciers. It made me shiver, smile and shrug. She then went back and stared at Ivy, who was staring back with icy blue eyes and a tense frown.

I looked up at the sky, knowing that the stare out could last for hours on end. The dark clouds were out of sight now, and the wind was slowly diminishing. I tapped my foot on the gravel ground, making the tiny rocks crunch annoyingly. I sighed, letting my mind wonder as they stared each other down.

Going to Washington wouldn't be much of a problem with my dad--he was all for going around the world and getting as much of it in as I could--but my mom would probably have a whole farm before even considering letting me go. It was just how my mom was. I was so much like my father it wasn't even funny; I never thought about the trouble I'd be in if I did something wrong.

The silence was endless until Nikki groaned and rolled her eyes. "I never frickin' win anything anymore. All right, all right. I'll go, I'll go."

Ivy threw her arms around Nikki's neck. "Thank you! Thank you! You won't regret it!"

Happiness washed through me. We were all going to go!

"Yeah, yeah. Sure. Tell me that when I actually get there," Nikki grumbled as Ivy released her.

Ivy then turned to me. Before she could even open her mouth, I cut her off and said, "I'm in. You know I am."

"Only for my grandma's cookies." Ivy snickered playfully before going on in a serious voice, "Okay. So, my mom knows I'm going, I just have to get around my dad. Nikki, how are you going to convince your parents?"

Nikki shrugged. "Easy. I have a sister somewhere in Washington that I haven't seen in forever. I'll just say that you two are going to Washington, and well I'm there I'll go and visit her. Simple."

Ivy looked at me. "Renny?"

Ah shit. Hadn't thought of that. "Um, well, I can always say you dragged me. Or maybe . . ." I trailed off, tapping my chin with one finger thoughtfully.

Ivy sighed. "You really suck, you know that? I'll think of something for you. Don't worry about it."

"Thanks Ivy!" I cried happily. Relief fell over us in a wave, and I knew we were all going to be able to go and have a bunch of fun.

"Now, to go and deal with the parents," Ivy said.

Both Nikki and I groaned.


Both Ivy and I were sitting in her small, beat up, yellow painted Chevy car. The air was hot, and Ivy was fiddling with the radio, pressing and turning the knob on the dash frantically.

We were in front of Nikki's strange blue colored house. The wind was gone in town, and the green grass of the lawn was a startling contrast to the yellow wheat fields that we had been surrounded by just an hour ago.

We had already dealt with Ivy's mom–she said as long as Nikki's parents and my parents were okay with it, we could all go–and we were now waiting for Nikki. Knowing her, she's probably trying to stuff the kitchen sink into her suite case.

Ivy stuck her middle finger up at the radio. "Stupid ass thing," she mumbled as the station she had managed to get cut off suddenly.

I laughed. "Well, this is going to be a boring cross country drive if your radio doesn't work."

"It works," Ivy said, trying to defend her radio. "It just doesn't like me some days."

Suddenly, Nikki came out of her house, swinging the white door open wide. She had two suite cases, one deep navy blue, and the other blood red. She hobbled down her sidewalk and to the car, where she managed to open the truck. She flung the suite cases in the trunk, and then made her way to the back doors. She launched herself into the back seat.

"Hell, what did you pack?" I asked as Ivy slowly started to drive down the street; the car had already been started.

Nikki pretended to think for a moment. "Um, clothes, sleep wear, books, C.D.'s, my little mini stereo that runs on batteries, batteries, tooth brush, tooth paste, under wear, and a month's supply of mac' an' cheese."

I turned around just so I could stare at her. "Mac' an' cheese? Did you even think of bringing a pot?"

Nikki's eyes went wide. "Ahhh, shit. I knew I forgot something!"

Ivy suddenly piped up as I felt the car lurch to a stop. "Renny, you gotta get out now."

Ah, double shit.


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