"Well if isn't San the lone ranger" Someone broke the contented peace of the moment as Sandro and Monti lay gazing up at the stars.
"Hello Rita" Sandro said without bothering to look up at first. Monti moved back to leaning against the wall and he sat up "Monti meet Rita, my partner in crime, fellow Galbadien exchange student, honorary little sister" he wanted to clear that up straight away in case Monti got the wrong idea "and all round pain in the butt" he joked "Rita, this pretty girl is Monti. Be nice"
Monti smiled at the girl then turned to Sandro "I see your friend has already met Richard Leonhart." She gestured towards where the other two teenagers stood side by side
Rita's eyes widened and she turned an indignant face to her dancing partner. "Why didn't you tell me, and you let me embarrass myself with that squall remark? Oh boy now I feel really stupid" she slapped her hand to her head and Richard laughed.
"Nah you didn't look stupid, just stubborn" he replied good-naturedly. She rolled her eyes and gave a quick snort but then a mischievous look twinkled in her eyes "now I know I've been dancing the whole evening with someone…famous" she teased, he groaned.
"Hey Kael, Karla, detach yourself for a moment and come say hello!" Monti called to her two team mates at the other side of the balcony. Abashed they stopped kissing and came over arm in arm grinning like Cheshire cats, it wasn't hard to tell that Kael was drunk and Karla tipsy, he couldn't even walk in a straight line.
"Hi they said"
"Kael Karla, this is Rita and Sandro, Sandro Rita my two face sucking team mates" Monti said with a laugh Karla giggled.
Just then the fireworks that Balamb welcoming parties were famous for went off overhead and more people crowded onto the balcony, all conversation came to a halt as the group turned their faces to the sky to watch.
Later as the fireworks display trickled to a finish, Richard pushed back from the stone ledge "you know we should go now to get back for the last dance, if we want to avoid the crush and allow time for meeting any pesky grat's on the way back." He suggested
"That sound's like a good idea, Richard, shall we go guys?" Monti asked, pulling Sandro gently away from the wall, her handing lingering on his, teasing eye meeting his.
"I'm game" he replied, Rita nodded, and the other couple voiced their agreement.
They filed out through the concrete doorway into the training area, talking together and laughing softly. Suddenly sandro stopped and turned back towards the thicker part of the jungle.
"Something wrong?" Monti asked, placing a hand on his shoulder, he shook his head and turned to her.
"No …I thought I heard something, must have been mistaken" reluctantly he joined the others as they walked away towards the training area
The roar from behind them stopped them in their tracks.
"Obviously not" Monti whispered, everyone taking a step back from the t-rex that had pushed through the underbrush
"Oh shit!" Karla yelped, her face paling quickly
"Does anyone have ANY weapons?" Richard asked as the group backed slowly away from the dinosaur
"I'm Zell Dincht's son!" Kael exclaimed drunkenly, swaying as he pulled away from Karla "I don't need weapons, I can fight with my bare :hic: hands!"
"Kael your to drunk to stand properly let alone fight" Monti replied sarcastically"
"Ok… we keep backing up and on 3, we run." Richard said
"1,2,3!" Karla exclaimed as fast as she could and ran away screaming her head off, the t-rex broke into a run after them as the whole group burst into motion.
"Karla you bitch, you've made it even madder" Monti shrieked falling slightly beside the others. As they came to the fallen tree trunk she bent and pushed herself into a flip over it not looking where she was going, one foot landed on dried vine, the fragile wood splintering underneath her…as she fell with a heavy thud. "OH" She cried out, trying to get up and run again, and failing.
Richard and Sandro turned back "COME ON MONTI, WATCH OUT GET UP!" Richard yelled, Sandro simply stared at her in panic.
Monti tugged vainly at her trapped leg, trying to squirm free of the hole, but to no use.
She looked up as her hair was blown back from her face, as she gazed into the huge reptile's cold eyes. Her eyes widened but she didn't scream as the T-rex sniffed at her, she was absolutely frozen with fear. It moved it's face closer opening it's huge jaws, and roared, Stale breath disturbing the air so much Sandro's hat was blown from her head.
"HEY PCICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE" A branch appeared in her line of vision, thwacking the t-rex on the nose, it Turned away from her with a roar, stumbling after her saviour…sandro…Sandro? He was waving the branch around and yelling the t-rex snapping at the branch each time as Sandro dodge neatly out of the way "RICHARD get her out of here!" he yelled to the other boy.
Richard darted forward, rita hesitated a moment the followed. Together they tugged and eased Monti free, tugging her urgently to her feet, she grabbed Sandro's hat. That was all she had time to do in way of help before Rita and Richard picked her up between them and launched themselves into a shambling run carrying her to the entrance of the Training area. Sandro threw the Branch with one last yell, and as the t-rex turned it's head to follow the movement he ran forward again and joined the group, they left the training room and collapsed against the corridor wall.
"That" Monti breathed "Was way too close"
"Hello Rita" Sandro said without bothering to look up at first. Monti moved back to leaning against the wall and he sat up "Monti meet Rita, my partner in crime, fellow Galbadien exchange student, honorary little sister" he wanted to clear that up straight away in case Monti got the wrong idea "and all round pain in the butt" he joked "Rita, this pretty girl is Monti. Be nice"
Monti smiled at the girl then turned to Sandro "I see your friend has already met Richard Leonhart." She gestured towards where the other two teenagers stood side by side
Rita's eyes widened and she turned an indignant face to her dancing partner. "Why didn't you tell me, and you let me embarrass myself with that squall remark? Oh boy now I feel really stupid" she slapped her hand to her head and Richard laughed.
"Nah you didn't look stupid, just stubborn" he replied good-naturedly. She rolled her eyes and gave a quick snort but then a mischievous look twinkled in her eyes "now I know I've been dancing the whole evening with someone…famous" she teased, he groaned.
"Hey Kael, Karla, detach yourself for a moment and come say hello!" Monti called to her two team mates at the other side of the balcony. Abashed they stopped kissing and came over arm in arm grinning like Cheshire cats, it wasn't hard to tell that Kael was drunk and Karla tipsy, he couldn't even walk in a straight line.
"Hi they said"
"Kael Karla, this is Rita and Sandro, Sandro Rita my two face sucking team mates" Monti said with a laugh Karla giggled.
Just then the fireworks that Balamb welcoming parties were famous for went off overhead and more people crowded onto the balcony, all conversation came to a halt as the group turned their faces to the sky to watch.
Later as the fireworks display trickled to a finish, Richard pushed back from the stone ledge "you know we should go now to get back for the last dance, if we want to avoid the crush and allow time for meeting any pesky grat's on the way back." He suggested
"That sound's like a good idea, Richard, shall we go guys?" Monti asked, pulling Sandro gently away from the wall, her handing lingering on his, teasing eye meeting his.
"I'm game" he replied, Rita nodded, and the other couple voiced their agreement.
They filed out through the concrete doorway into the training area, talking together and laughing softly. Suddenly sandro stopped and turned back towards the thicker part of the jungle.
"Something wrong?" Monti asked, placing a hand on his shoulder, he shook his head and turned to her.
"No …I thought I heard something, must have been mistaken" reluctantly he joined the others as they walked away towards the training area
The roar from behind them stopped them in their tracks.
"Obviously not" Monti whispered, everyone taking a step back from the t-rex that had pushed through the underbrush
"Oh shit!" Karla yelped, her face paling quickly
"Does anyone have ANY weapons?" Richard asked as the group backed slowly away from the dinosaur
"I'm Zell Dincht's son!" Kael exclaimed drunkenly, swaying as he pulled away from Karla "I don't need weapons, I can fight with my bare :hic: hands!"
"Kael your to drunk to stand properly let alone fight" Monti replied sarcastically"
"Ok… we keep backing up and on 3, we run." Richard said
"1,2,3!" Karla exclaimed as fast as she could and ran away screaming her head off, the t-rex broke into a run after them as the whole group burst into motion.
"Karla you bitch, you've made it even madder" Monti shrieked falling slightly beside the others. As they came to the fallen tree trunk she bent and pushed herself into a flip over it not looking where she was going, one foot landed on dried vine, the fragile wood splintering underneath her…as she fell with a heavy thud. "OH" She cried out, trying to get up and run again, and failing.
Richard and Sandro turned back "COME ON MONTI, WATCH OUT GET UP!" Richard yelled, Sandro simply stared at her in panic.
Monti tugged vainly at her trapped leg, trying to squirm free of the hole, but to no use.
She looked up as her hair was blown back from her face, as she gazed into the huge reptile's cold eyes. Her eyes widened but she didn't scream as the T-rex sniffed at her, she was absolutely frozen with fear. It moved it's face closer opening it's huge jaws, and roared, Stale breath disturbing the air so much Sandro's hat was blown from her head.
"HEY PCICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE" A branch appeared in her line of vision, thwacking the t-rex on the nose, it Turned away from her with a roar, stumbling after her saviour…sandro…Sandro? He was waving the branch around and yelling the t-rex snapping at the branch each time as Sandro dodge neatly out of the way "RICHARD get her out of here!" he yelled to the other boy.
Richard darted forward, rita hesitated a moment the followed. Together they tugged and eased Monti free, tugging her urgently to her feet, she grabbed Sandro's hat. That was all she had time to do in way of help before Rita and Richard picked her up between them and launched themselves into a shambling run carrying her to the entrance of the Training area. Sandro threw the Branch with one last yell, and as the t-rex turned it's head to follow the movement he ran forward again and joined the group, they left the training room and collapsed against the corridor wall.
"That" Monti breathed "Was way too close"
