"I want to show you around LA." Arin said as we watched some tv show he wanted to show me and have been binge watching for the past 3 days, while I butt pat Lord Mochi.

"Well, what would there be to see?" I asked, just to get a general idea what he was planning.

He paused and I could smell the steam coming from his thoughts. "There is the bars and strip clubs?"

"Arin, you are married to an amazing gal."

"She says I can still look!"

I laughed. "How about like tourism spots? There must be something that is more interesting. Not saying that that isn't interesting-"

"Are you suggesting to go to the zoo and a museum or something?"

I shrugged.

"Wait! There is the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Santa Monica Pier and-"

"And what?"

"That was it." he said, obviously lying but I knew there was a reason. "But what would you think about hanging out at the pier?"

"Seems okay enough." I shrugged.

"Okay, i'm going to get ready."

"You want to go now?"

"Why not?"

"Okay then." I laughed and decided to get out of what I have been wearing the past 3 days straight. There had been no reason to change out of sleeping clothes. As I walked back out Arin was all ready ready to go as he grabbed some keys. "What about Suzy?" I said as I started to fix my jewfro the best I could.

"She is going to get more supplies for her work. Then she will probably be working on them for most of the day." He said. I finished and he lead me to his car and he drove, somewhere. After a while he turned down the 80s rock channel and it caught my attention cause my father would do that when he wanted to talk to me. "So, uh, Dan?" Wow, he even started it like my father.

"Yes?" I asked, kind of scared the answer.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." he said.

"Okay?" Usually when people say that they know it is a bad idea to ask but still want to know.

"So, how did you start in the music business?"

I thought that it was going to be a lot worse than that. "I did the usual teen garageband thing but it didn't really work out, so I tried to find new people, but then I got older and older and realized it was going no where so I decided to find someone who actually knew what they were doing." He could probably figure it out from there. "Wait, where are we even going?"

"Well, I figured you may need a little fun as your first outing here." He said and gave me a wink. Now I was more worried then I would have been if I didn't ask.

After like a 20 minute car ride he parked by a beach that looked at the ocean. The thing was, it wasn't any old beach, and anyone could have known that if they looked a little to their left with the small little sign that read: Santa Monica Pier North Entrance.

"I thought that the entrance would be really big and fancy." I said as we walked closer. "Not next to a Bubba Gump."

"The other entrance that has a little bit grander sign leads us to a parking lot that is most likely full already. And even that is just like 'Santa Monica! We do things that normal seaside towns do!'" I laughed at the little voice he did a long with it. We walked up some stairs and I looked around at the 50s styled buildings.

"That's the police station?" I joked, pointing to the building almost infront of us that seemed like it was from a cartoon. "There is a police station for this, like out in the open? And it is right next to a tour bus company?"

"We aren't here to make fun of the buildings, but it is almost ridiculous." Arin said. He pointed to the right. "That's why we are here." Even though I could only see the top of a ferris wheel and a little rollercoaster thing, I got excited.

"Let's go then!" I said and we walked that way. We past more and more buildings that made it seem like everyone was teleported back in time. We past by a place that seemed to be a trapeze training or something but no one was using it at the time. Then we past another building then the sign I was expecting.

"Pacific Park" It read with bright colours and an octopus shaped creature over the top of it. There were dolphin hedges. We walked under it and it seemed like we walked into what looked like the con section of the fair, everywhere we looked there was stuffed animal hanging as prizes. Past all of that was the ferris wheel and the roller coaster.

"What do you want to do first?" Arin said and looked over to me.

"All of it!" I responded and we did. It wasn't really anything interesting just like the normal chilling at a fair vibe. Of course we never were able to win any of the games cause they are rigged, we all know that. We walked out just as the sun began to lower and paint the sky with a dark rainbow of colours.

I saw Arin give me a side eye and then smiled. I looked back at him a little scared at what he was thinking. "I have an idea! Follow me!" he said started to walk farther down the pier towards the ocean. We were walking off into the sunset. Wow.

We got to the end of the pier and it seemed that only romantic couples remand here. "Arin? What are you planing?" He did nothing but smile which did not ease my nerves. We walked up to the railing on the lowest part where there was like 13 feet between us and anyone else. Arin leaned on the railing and I followed suit. "Arin. What is going on?"

"Just watch." he simply said so I did, well somewhat. It is very unpleasant to stare at the sun, so instead I looked at everything around the sun. I saw how the dark rainbow changed into a pastel palette. The white capped waters reflected whatever the sky did so it was mirrored and wonderful. We watched the sun set.

Well, by we I mean mostly me, then about I realized Arin was staring at me. How long is a mystery even to me, but he was. "This is so romantic!" I heard a lady say behind us, thankfully not even remotely related to us thankfully.

"How are you liking your first western sunset?" Arin asked.

"How do you know this is my first time?" I questioned with a smile.

Arin turned his whole body to me with still one arm on the railing. "Bet anything that if you did, it was inside a hotel, trapped."

"Well, how were you enjoying the view?" I shot back and I could visibly see his whole face turn red. "You think I am blind?"

"I was analyzing your hair in the wind because I need to animate curly hair and I have really need to analyze it." He seemed satisfied with his obvious lie. Everything was quiet for a second. Like a literal second. "Wait! I had an idea!" Arin said.

"And that is?" I questioned.

"A surprise for you!" He said and I reluctantly followed him back to the car. "Can you call this number to see if they have an opening?" he said as he turned on the car and handed me a piece of paper.

"Sure?" I said, little confused. "Can I borrow your phone?"

"Shouldn't you have your own?" He asked, confused as well.

"I was never allowed to." I sighed and I could see it hit him.

"I so sorry!" he apologized. "I totally forgot! It's fine. I already called ahead."

"Then why did you need me to?"

"You're missing the obvious question of to why I didn't want to give you my phone."

"Shit! Why?" I asked but he didn't answer as he pulled out and started to drive. "Arin! Now I am scared." he let out a little giggle.

We rocked out to the radio for about half an hour then he pulled into a parking spot. At this point there were a hint of stars in the sky but it seemed like there was more here. He got out and quickly locked the doors. Memories flooded back and I started to panic. Arin freaked out and unlocked the door and opened it for me.

Almost immediately apologies flooded from his mouth. "I so sorry. I forgot- I didn't realize- I just wanted to be a gentleman." At the last comment I started to laugh and the tone started to change.

"It's like I'm your girlfriend or something." I said still laughing. He started to start laughing like that nervous laughter. "So why is there like no one here?"

"I have to gain references for an animation thing I was working on once so I gained a guy on the inside." He smiled and I followed him to the building. It seemed like a museum, but I don't think that Arin would take me here, right? He turned around and pointed to a mountain to our right. "That is the Hollywood sign." It seemed so small from here. "But that is not why we are here." he said and when we got to the doors he nodded at the guard and she nodded back.

"Trouble is back!" she said into her radio as we walked through the door Arin held open for me.

"Trouble?" I laughed as we got inside.

"A fitting codename for me." He smirked and lead me to one of the domes. It seemed like it was a museum but of like the sky? I don't fucking know. I probably should have been more concerned where my captor was taking me to a secondary location instead of singing to the music in the car.

It was in fact not a museum but was an observatory. He somehow got the whole observatory. The room he lead me to had a little thing outside saying it was Samuel Oschin Planetarium and inside it was a huge dome which made it seem like we were flying around the cosmos while calm music played.

"How?" I finally breathed after I was able to find words.

"I know a guy." He said with a smile and lead me to the middle and he sat down and looked at the things that flew by. I decided to sit next to him and watch with him. It was just as relaxing as when we were watching the sunset. So relaxing I didn't realize my hand grab for his, and he must have not either.

I grabbed his arm and my head fell to his shoulder. We just sat there for a while. Before I knew it Arin gently woke me. "Let's head home." He said. I stretch as we got up and headed back to the car.

"Thank you for everything." I said in the parking lot.

"Thank you for going along." He said.

We rocked out to the radio all the way home.