The talk had been pretty nice, to say the least.
It was a warm day, everything seemed to fall into place. Said terrapin, or Mikey, was a barrel of laughs and a good time to Acelia. Their mutual love of memes and anything with orange flavoring was like a match made in heaven. Time always dwindled when you were having fun. Walking around the park awhile, getting snow cones at the nearby vendor and feeding the ducks had really did a number on their day.
Luckily, Mikey wanted to extend their day of hanging out. For once in her life, this encounter seemed to not blow up in her face. And with the sweet feeling of euphoria working inside her mind over her logic had her agree that yes, they should extend their chilling session even further.
They had unanimously decided that they would spend the day at his place, since hers was trashed. Laughing on the way to his vehicle, she had gotten in and didn't return to her thoughts until they drove outside of the city limits. Almost a little closer to Brooklyn.
"...hey, so where do you live at again? I thought you lived pretty close by?" Acelia asked hesitantly. Her skin prickled with anticipation. She had never really gotten to ask about where he stayed and about his place. Maybe this hadn't been such a good idea after all... Lifting herself upright in her seat, after laying it down and taking a brief nap, she looked around and saw that they were nowhere she recognized.
Huh, she would have to get out more often.
"Relax dude, we're just going to my place. You...really don't get out much do you?" he chuckled, only poking a little fun at her. Acelia felt her chocolate skin warm up a tad, embarrassed at how obvious she had been about being a hermit. "We're still in New York. I live a little bit closer to Brooklyn than anything. You cool with that?"
"Y-yeah, I was just wondering. I...I normally don't do things like this."
"What, live?" his eyes were bright as he made a quick turn at one enormous looking home, "Dude, that's the joy of life. Meeting new people and see where it takes you. Are you nervous? I hope you know that you don't have to be"... he trailed off as her looked to her, his intense blue eyes giving nothing ominous away.
Acelia believed him. If he wanted to do anything to her, he had a chance back at Central Park.
"So, we're here!"
Acelia noted at how the car came to a halt. Glancing out of the passenger window, she noted that they were close to the water and they had parked in a massive garage area. The house, no actually...a mansion? Acelia let out an ugly and nervous chuckle as she did a double take. Not believing him, she turned to Mikey, who sported a smile. From what she could tell though, it was filled with apprehension.
"Mike?"
"Heh... yeah, I know it's a bit much. But, uhm, home sweet home."
She thought she felt her wallet squirm in unease being in the presence of such a luxurious and well to do home. Not that she was complaining, but to say that she was a little uncomfortable would be an understatement. If this was what he called home, who was she to tell him that this was a little much for her and that she needed to lay down? Probably scream in the grass for a couple of seconds.
But God, did he really stay here by himself?
As though reading her mind, or probably the expressions on her face, he was in a flurry of stuttering before he finally got out what he was getting ready to say. "I-I actually stay with my family. I mean, they won't bother us, if that's what you're worried about. My dad's out of town too, in case you were wondering."
"O-oh, no, no, I'm good. Really I am". She wasn't. "So...by family you mean?"
"Ah yeah, I live here with my dad and my three brothers. Seriously, I promise they (shouldn't) bother us. We can hang out, watch a few movies, and have some pizza if you want. I'm not a bad chef when it comes to a good cheesy pie", he boasted, trying to ease the tension that was present in the car with them. Unease still surrounded her as she looked between him and his home. Looking at him one last time, she saw how his eyes pleaded for her to stay. To top it off, he asked her, very pathetically, "...please? I really like this. I haven't had anything this...genuine in a while. Just hang with me for a while."
Ugh... she hated how her heart bled and wanted to remove the sadness from his eyes.
"Sure", she finally agreed. "Maybe for a little bit".
If only she had listened to her gut and called Kaena to pick her up.
"Hey, sorry that took so long. You ready to try my signature 'Deeply Cheesy Peppariny' pizza? I even added a little bit more cheese, since, ya know, me and you like cheese...a lot"
"Honestly, I like cheese so much, I thought that it should have its own religion at some point", she giggled. "Hand me a slice of that there mess. My body is ready".
He and Acelia sat in the huge den. Being decorated modestly, Acelia had honestly gotten full from the sights alone. A modernly decorated home like this was hard to come by with her... very humble lifestyle. If it wasn't for the movie that was playing, the cheesy goodness that was this pizza and the jovial company that she held, she would have thought that this place was cold and bleak, although very lavish.
"-betta hide ya baby oil! Ha, I'm just kiddin'"
"Betta hide ya big ass fo'head"
"...I was just playin'"...
Acelia and Mikey burst out in a chorus of laughter at the same time. This had been one of her favorite movies, and to make company with someone who owned all of the movies, except for Kaena, who made it her civil duty to collect all of them at an early time in their life, was a wonderful experience. Nighttime soon approached and Acelia was unaware that a certain someone was beginning to worry about her friend's whereabouts.
The water was no longer warm and bubbly and she couldn't enjoy the fluffiness of the sheets of her King size bed as she laid there, air drying.
Kaena peered at the ceiling, her stomach coiling with worry of Acelia. Yeah, she teased her that she would be waiting for her text or call when something went wrong, but...what if something happened and she was too proud to message her?
All because of a little poking fun...
Kaena shifted, her warm back now exposed to the cold frigidness of the immense room. The more her mind wandered, the more her stomach began to cramp up. After a perverse thought of someone murdering her best friend in cold blood and doing unnamable things to her body, Kaena felt her body get up, throw on a pair of old and nearly worn yoga pants on and a t-shirt that was 2 sizes too big for her. She threw her still drying blonde hair into a messy bun that precariously sat on her dome and she put on her black framed glasses, since her contacts were out for the evening.
Pulling her phone to her, since it was thrown to the other side of the bed, she went to her phone settings, selecting the option to 'Find Friends'. Grateful that Acelia usually forgets to turn that feature of her phone off, she found her friends location no problem, but was mortified.
Why was she all the way in Brooklyn?!
Oh, she would sure strangle the information and the shit out of her when she got to where she was. She'd drag her back by her afro and tie it to the end of the taxi, hoping that her ass chafed as it skid across the busy streets of New York.
Running out of her hotel room, not before donning a fuzzy pair of black slippers and grabbing her wallet, Kaena hailed a taxi, itching to get to Acelia and give her a piece of her mind.
Bzzt!
?
Acelia glanced to her phone, briefly looking away from the anime that she and Mikey were watching.
"ZA WARUDO!"
"Crap, I'm missing the best part", Acelia thought to herself as she unlocked her phone. Mikey sat there, also on his phone looking very involved with whatever he was looking at on the screen, his arms around her on the couch. She snuggled, feeling a tiny skip of her heart and warmth. But as she read the text that appeared on her phone, she went cold.
"...? Hey, you col- WHOA, what's with that look? You okay?"
"...heh...hehehe...yeah no, I'm a wreck. Could I go use the bathroom?"
Mikey looked taken aback, his brows pinched with shocked worry. "S-sure. Bathroom's up the stairs, to your right. All the way at the end of the hall. You can't miss it". \
Acelia wordlessly got up, her numb legs carrying her to the bathroom. Once she made it, she didn't realize she had slammed the door next to someone else's room. Her back hitting the door as she closed it, she reopened her phone to take a look at the text. It read:
'OMW. Wtf are you in Brooklyn..."
Oh fuck. The wrath of a wild Kaena was a terrible thing.
