An hour later they were all sitting or standing by the road with their thumbs sticking out. Rachel was getting thirsty. Her throat had never gotten this dry in her whole entire life! A blue truck stopped. A middle aged man stepped out and looked inquisitivly at them. "What you teens doin' out in the middle of no where?" "We're on a little adventure." Rachel answered. "You think you could take us to North Dakota?" "Would your parents be worried if I did?" "They wouldn't care." She lied. The man rubbed his chin in thought. "I'll take you. There's an hotel in a nearby town... I'll only take you guys though if you call your parents T the hotel." "Okay." Rachel walked to the truck, on the step to the platform in the back, she looked at the rest of her classmates. "You coming?" Kori walked to the truck. She was the only one so far to step off the curb. Then it was Garfield, then Richard, Then Victor, Then Tara. /\¥€ Richard admitted at his UN-easyness. "I don't think we should be hitching a ride from strangers," "Got a better idea?" Victor asked. "No, but I think we should have went back with the cake man." "That's in the past. Nothing can be done now. Rachel joined in. "Yeah, but what about our parents? They must be worried sick." "All I have to say is that I was hanging out with friends and they'll be fine." "Mine too!" Garfield joined. "Mine won't care." Tara said. "Who was asking you?" Rachel remarked. Tara glared at Rachel. "Shut up. As if anyone asked what your parents thought. I have a mouth, therefore I will use it." "I'm thirsty," Garfield whined. "We all are, do you see us complaining?" Richard asked. "No, but I want water." "Then drink your spit." He snapped. As Garfield and Richard started arguing, Victor decided to help clear the ice between the two girls. Things were getting dirty. " I was only trying to help, Rachel, no need to get butthurt about it." Tara snapped. Tara, I don't know what I did to you, but you better stop it. I try not to start arguments or even fights, but I'm starting to think you want one." "As if! If anything I was doing to you, it was being real. I don't start fights." "Well your going to get one if you keep on being 'real'" Rachel spat. "Girls just chill, no need to start arguing Bout it." Victor said. Both girls turned and glared at him. "We don't need your pity help!" Tara snapped. "We ars handling this just fine." Rachel said calmly. They were arguing enough that the man who was driving the truck heard them through his speakers. Then Nickelback came on. It was his favorite song too. Rock star. He turned it up more so that he could hear it better. Kori frowned as she witnessed them arguing. She certainly was not going to spend her trip hearing this. "Mates of the class?" They didn't hear her. "Guys?" Still no answer. She sighed, the air lifting up her bangs for a moment. She did nit wish to do this , but they had forced her to this point. She screamed. They all looked at her with shocked looks on their faces. "Stop! If we are going on this trip together then we must learn how to stop arguing." "Like I'm listening to you. I listen to my own decisions!" "That's nice. But personally I would not like to listen to my classmates argue all the time." Kori snapped. Tara glared at her then stared out to the road. Kori stared at all of them as if scolding them through her eyes. Then she sat down and leaned her head on the window. It was then she heard the song of the star of the rock. She began to softly sing the lyrics. It was quiet so everyone heard her. Then Garfield joined into singing with her. Tara saw this and joined in the duet. They were singing a little loud, and off key so Victor covered his ears. Garfield stopped singing for a moment to talk to Victor. "Oh, come one Victor. You know you wanna sing with us too." "No. I would rather stop my ears from bleeding out, but thanks for that generous offer anyway." "Sing Vic, sing!" "No" That was when Tara got up all in his face and begun rising louder. "Gah! Stop it!" "She won't stop until you sing." "I'm not singing! Tara get out of my face!" "She just sang louder. "Okay! Okay I'll sing." Tara then got out of his face and sang in a more proper tune. Then Garfield went up to Rachel, putting on his best puppy dog face. "That Doesn't work on me." Rachel stated. "Rachel, please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE-" Stop it. Fine. I'll sing if you would shut up." Garfield smiled. "Deal." Rachel started singing. More like droned. But hey, that's as much close as she would get to singing. Garfield strolled to Richard. "Rich-" "No. I don't sing. I can't sing. I refuse to sing. You can't get me to sing. No one can. So you shouldn't even try." Garfield frowned then walked back to where all the others were singing Kori saw this and went to Richard. "I know I cannot force you to sing if you do not want to, but I can perhaps try to convince you. Richard raised his eyebrow in challenge. He wouldn't be convinced even if his crush or the like hottest girl in the world asked him to. No matter what she did. Kori simply put on a cute pouty look on her face and batted hee eyelashes. "Pretty please?" Richard might as well have melted right there. "Sure." Then he began singing. Garfield watched all of this in shock. All that girl had to do was use a simple woman power on him to get him to sing? He had been preparing to beg him! "Unbelievable." He said as he shook his head in wonder. /\¥€ I KNOW THIS LITTLE CHAPOIE WAS SHORT BUT I PROMISE THE OTHERS WILL BE LONGER. I AM ALSO SORRY FOR NOT UODATING AS FAST AS YOU WOUKD EXPECT ME TO. I WAS BOMBARDED WITH SCHOOL WORK. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE TOMORROW