Chapter 3
Two weeks go by pretty fast, because it was already the morning that I was supposed to leave for Camp Mellow.
The bus would be coming for me at 8:00 sharp, and guess what time it was? 7:58.
And guess where I was? In my bed, still asleep.
I was in the middle of a beautiful dream and then-
"Kaaaarrrriiinnnn!" Sister Veronica's shrill voice burst out of the loudspeakers, and I jolted up, scared half to death.
"What the hell...?" I rubbed my eyes and stretched, then turned around to glance at the clock.
7:59. I blinked.
Shit.
"Kariiinnnn, your bus is here! If you don't get up right this minute, I swear, I'm sending in someone to carry you down..."
Before I could roll out of bed, two boys about my age burst in through the door, picked me up, and started running straight through the hallways and down the stairs.
"W-wait, I need to change!" I squirmed under their grasp.
One of the boys grumbled. "Too bad, you should've woken up earlier."
"A-and my luggage!"
We were already outside of the orphanage and the two boys set me down on the grass.
"Don't worry, already taken care of!" Sister Veronica's head popped out of a window on the second floor. She smiled and tossed my luggage out of the window. The bag soared through the air and landed with a thud right next to me.
"Thanks..."
My legs wobbled a bit, and once I got used to standing up again, I bent down and picked up my bag.
The bus was parked a couple of feet away and the bus driver was glaring at me. Relax mister, I'm coming. I looked down at my clothes and sighed. I was going to ride the bus in my nightgown.
"Bye, Karin." The boys raced back into the orphanage.
I groaned and started my way towards the bus. It's like they're all trying to get rid of me.
Once I got into the bus, all the heads turned to look at me. My face reddened and I tried my best to use the luggage to cover my nightgown. I walked quickly down the aisle in search of a place to sit.
Apparently, I wasn't walking fast enough, because before I could find a seat, the bus quickly shifted forward. I tripped and stumbled into the nearest seat.
More like, I tripped and stumbled into the lap of the nearest person.
"I am so sorry..." I looked up and used my arms to push myself off the seat.
The person I fell into looked startled. He had reddish-brown hair that fell straight to his eyes and a pair of goggles that were strapped around his head.
He glanced at me and turned bright pink. "Th-that's okay,"
"Hehe," I turned around and sat in the seat across from him.
I settled myself in the seat and put the bag on my lap. I slouched forward and buried my face into my luggage. Why am I such an idiot?
Near was sitting all the way at the back of the bus. His bag was zipped open right next to him, it's contents spilling out all over the seat.
Near fumbled through his backpack and pulled out his favorite toy robot. A small smile formed upon his lips as he moved the robot through the air. "Zoooooom-"
Rustle.
Near put his toy down. There were sounds coming from under his seat.
Mello and Olive happened to be sitting next to each other.
"Why don't you go sit somewhere else?" Mello snapped.
"I sat here first!" Olive retorted.
"Well, I saw this seat first." Mello growled.
Olive glared at Mello. "Why don't you go sit next to Matt, your gay buddy?"
Mello exploded. "How. many. times. do. I. have. to. tell. you- I AM NOT GAY!!" Mello lunged at Olive. Olive yelled and pushed him back, sending him flying out of his seat. Mello roared and got up. Mello and Olive continued to strangle each other throughout the whole bus ride.
Near almost had a heart attack.
Two girls had just rolled out from under his seat.
"What the hell, Ribbon, you blowed our cover!" One of the girls shrieked.
Ribbon rolled her eyes. "Glass, he was bound to find out anyway."
"....." Near is not the type of person who screams, but if he was, he would be screaming his head off right about now. "...What are you both doing in here?"
Ribbon and Glass were two other orphans from the Wammy House. They were Near's little fanclub. They were also not in the top four rank, which meant they were not supposed to be here.
"Oh, Near, we couldn't bear to see you leave. We had to come along." Glass sat up and rested her head against Near's leg.
"Glass, you little whore-"
Near closed his eyes and sighed. "Please leave me alone with my toys."
Ribbon and Glass nodded and raced to sit together in the seat across from Near. They obeyed their beloved Near's every single command.
After the commotion died down, Near continued to play with his Transformers.
