Ruby studied the snack machine thoughtfully, drawing her bottom lip between her teeth. "Hmmm… This is ridiculous. $2.50 for a candy bar." she muttered to herself. But, seeing as it was Lauren's money and not her own, she decided to splurge. With arms full of as many snacks as she could carry, she returned to the room, nudged the door open with her hip, and walked inside… Well, not exactly.
"Ow!" Ruby exclaimed, slamming into the locked door. "What the heck.." She looked down, seeing that the shoe had been moved and the door closed. Annoyed, she attempted to pile all the snacks into her left arm so her right was free to fish her room key out of her pocket. She was very nearly successful and only dropped one Kit Kat bar and a bag of white cheddar popcorn.
"Lauren!" She called as she walked inside. "Why did you lock the door when you knew I…" Ruby trailed off when she realized Lauren was nowhere to be seen. She was puzzled for a brief moment before her ears picked up the sound of the shower in the bathroom. She was a little confused as to why Lauren would be taking a shower right now, but she just shrugged and dumped her armload of food onto the bed next to Lauren's overturned suitcase. Her eyes spotted Lauren's iPod in the mess and she picked it up, popping the bright purple earbuds into her ears. Ruby smiled, clearing off a space to lay down, as the sound of We are Birds by Brighten filled her ears.
"Okay, thanks again-" Lauren paused a minute, her eyes dropping to read the boy's name tag then raising back to his face. "Kirk. I appreciate it." Tucking the dvd player under her arm, she bounded towards the elevator. She was impatient to get back to her room. Bio-Dome was pretty much her favorite movie. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally reached her room. She tried the door and her eyes narrowed when she realized it was locked. "Ruby, what the heck? You knew I didn't bring a key." She sighed, knocking on the door. After a few seconds, she knocked again, louder this time. "Okay, this is about to make me mad..."
Eric stepped into the steamy shower and sighed contentedly, his aching muscles finally beginning to relax. He let his head loll back and closed his eyes, letting the hot water pour over his face. He could just feel the tension leaking out of his body. After a moment, Halvo reached behind him to find his loofah, but it wasn't there. Puzzled, he looked around. "I could have sworn I put that in here when I was unpacking my suitcase..." He wondered if Andrew had moved it somewhere. He knew Andrew didn't like to travel with those. They creeped him out or something. "Those guys are so annoying." Eric muttered, deciding to start with his hair instead. He grabbed the small bottle of free shampoo and squeezed some into is palm. Working it into his hair, he began to massage his scalp in small, rhythmic circles.
It was at that moment that he was startled by a loud pounding. His hand slipped and he winced, getting soap in his eyes. It burned and he blinked, then squeezed them shut. Before he could remember they were covered in shampoo, he wiped his eyes with the back of his hands. "Ow, shit." He moaned as the burning intensified. And so did that damn pounding. Somebody was banging ferociously on the door to the room.
"Idiots must have forgotten to take a key..." Eric stumbled out of the shower, blindly feeling for something to wrap around himself. All he managed to grab was a small hand towel, but since the banging on the door was getting even louder, he guessed it would have to suffice. Holding the small towel over his groin, he called "I'm coming!" and stumbled out of the bathroom. The banging was even louder out here, and his head was beginning to ache. "Hold on! I'm coming!" Angrily, he flung the door open, growling "Jesus, you guys! I said I was--" Soapy hair plastered to his face and eyes still burning, he didn't immediately realize that it wasn't Nick, Justin, or Andrew he was yelling at. However, the shrill, shocked scream that rang out in the next second was definitely, unmistakably feminine.