2. The Natural History Museum

"Mads, I can't believe that I actually let you talk me into this!", Rhydian groaned as he walked up the mountain of steps at the entrance to the Museum of Natural History.

"Come on, I promised Shan I'd go and I wasn't going to go by myself, now, was I?", she raised her eyebrow.

The reached the top of the steps and stopped.

"But you wouldn't have been by yourself, you would have had Shannon with you!", protested Rhydian.

"You know what I mean. I don't want to be stuck in the museum by myself with Shan. She's me best friend and all but I really can't stand listening to all the history. It's worse than a lesson with Jefferies.", she laughed. "And anyway she tends to go off into her own wee world when she's fascinated with something so I'd just end up standing by myself while she read stuff and explored."

"Why didn't you just tell Shannon you were busy?"

"Because I promised her I'd come with her weeks ago! I've been putting it off for weeks."

"Mads exactly, you promised her, I didn't. Therefore I can go home," he said as he turned to go back down the steps.

Maddy grabbed his hand and he turned around to face her.

"Please, Rhydian, for me?", she asked, doing her best puppy eyes.

He couldn't say no to those cute puppy eyes that she did.

"Fine," he replied reluctantly. "But you owe me missy! There are so many other more interesting and fun thing I could been doing right now rather than going to this stupid Museum of Natural History!", Rhydian said as he rolled his eyes.

"I know," Maddy laughed. "Thanks," she said as she leaned up and kissed Rhydian's cheek.

"Only that it's you, and that I wouldn't want you to go through this boring museum by yourself, I wouldn't be here, remember that," he said as he took hold of her hand.

They walked through the doors. Shannon was waiting for them inside, with Tom.

As Rhydian saw Tom, he hissed to Maddy, "Tom's here! You wouldn't have been here by yourself! There was no need for me to be here!"

Before they reached Tom and Shannon, Maddy hissed back at him, "Well I'm sorry if I wanted you to come; if I wanted to spend time with you!"

Maddy then let go of his hand and sped up her walk and quickly joined Shannon and Tom.

"Hey Shan, Tom."

"Hey Mads," they replied in unison.

"Where's Rhydian?", asked Shannon.

"He's coming behind," groaned Maddy.

Tom gestured towards Rhydian who was approaching, "Are things okay between you two?", he whispered.

"Yeah, brilliant!," Maddy replied sarcastically.

"Hey guys," Rhydian said as he joined them.

Maddy turned her back to him.

"Hey Rhydian," Tom replied back.

"Right now that everyone is here, we can start touring around the museum," Shannon said excitedly.

Maddy linked arms with Shannon, "Yeah, come on Shannon, lets go" she interjected, looking back at Rhydian for a moment as she left with Shannon and then turned back and headed off to one of the exhibits.

Rhydian looked on as Maddy walked on.

Tom and Rhydian were left standing there.

"Rhydian are things okay with you and Mads?", Tom questioned.

"Yeah, just brilliant!", Rhydian answered sarcastically.

"She said the same and in the same tone," explained Tom.

" I just don't know what I did. Well actually no that's a lie, I do know what I did but I don't know how I can fix things with her," explained Rhydian.

"Why, what happened?", questioned Tom.

"I was complaining about having to come here and she said she didn't want to be by herself all day, because although she was with Shannon, Shannon would go off in her own wee history world. So I was like fine Mads, I'll come. But then when we came in here, I saw you and complained that she wouldn't be on her own; she would've had you here and then she said, 'well I'm sorry if I wanted you to come; if I wanted to spend time with you!'," sighed Rhydian. "I've really messed up."

Tom put his hand on Rhydian's shoulder. "Come on mate, Mads will come around."

"I hope you're right," replied Rhydian.

"Now lets go around this fun museum," Tom replied as he and Rhydian started to follow after the girls.

Throughout the rest of the day, Maddy wouldn't even look at Rhydian at all, never mind speak to him. Maddy was clearly still extremely annoyed at him.

Tom and Rhydian had fallen behind the girls.

"So much for her coming around," groaned Rhydian.

"Mate just give her time, girls can be a bit touchy at times," Tom answered.

"I suppose."

Rhydian and Tom became extremely bored as they followed the two girls around the museum at a distance behind them.

"Do you think they'd notice if we sneaked off?", asked Tom cunningly.

"Doubt it! And even if they did, Maddy would probably be glad that I've gone."

In the end, they decided to ditch the two girls and sat down in two soft chairs in the foyer.

Rhydian was exhausted and soon his eyes fell and he fell asleep, as did Tom.

About an hour later, the two girls located them.

"Here, they are!", exclaimed Shannon as she hit Tom's arm and Maddy hit Rhydian's.

"Get up!", shouted Shannon.

Maddy glanced at Rhydian, as if telling him to do the same.

Knowing that he was in Maddy's bad books already and not wanting to make things any worse, he got up, as he was told.

"This was supposed to be a fun day out for all of us together. Not a day out so that you two would leave me and Maddy by ourselves and go off to sleep!", cried Shannon.

"Ah, well Rhydian didn't even want to come Shan! He didn't even want to spend time with me, his girlfriend, never mind you!", interrupted Maddy, as tears were starting to form in her eyes.

"Mads, that's no true!", protested Rhydian.

"Oh really?", replied Maddy sarcastically.

"Yes, I'll admit I wasn't to keen on coming to the museum because to be honest I find them rather boring, no offence Shan but Mads I would never not want to spend time with you. I love you Mads!"

Maddy stared into his bright blue eyes, she could see that he meant every word and was sorry for they way he had acted.

"I love you too."

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AUTHOR'S NOTE; Thankyou for the lovely comments!:) Sorry if this is really bad, it was sort of rushed. I apologise! x