Hi everyone! I am so sorry I haven't updated since last month. I have been busy with school, homework, acting classes, a forensics class I have, and much more. Once again, I am terribly sorry, so I'm going to try to make this chapter as long as I can. Also, the next chappie will be about the school dance, and I'll make that one pretty long too. Okay, you guys have waited over a month for this update, so here you go!
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Chapter 7: The drive and the mall
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" Sempai?" Sirius politely tapped her good friend on the shoulder.
" Huh?" Hikaru turned her head and looked at Sirius' twitching eye.
" There's a teeny bit of a problem."
" What is it? Did Kimahri stick clay up Rikku's nose again?"
" We uh…don't know how to drive," she whispered.
" KUSO!" Hikaru stomped her foot on the hard floor of Sirius' garage. " Okay, out of everyone here, who can at least attempt to drive us to our destination?"
Auron and Tidus stepped forward, up to Sirius' family car. It was a red van with two front seats, two middle seats, and a long backseat.
Sirius looked over to Hikaru and gave her an if-you-don't-do-something-to get-me-and-Auron-together-you-will-be-losing-a-favored-body-part glare.
Hikaru sighed and pointed to Tidus. " Okay, Tidus takes the wheel-"
" Uh, Hikaru" Tidus interrupted.
" What now?"
" Uh, you said take the wheel, so do I take the wheel out of the car?"
" NO! IT MEANS YOU GET TO DRIVE! GRRRRR!" Hikaru was losing the very few patience that she had.
" Sorry, gees!" Tidus turned to the car and hopped in the driver's seat.
" Now, let me continue," Hikaru said, in a dangerously calming tone. " Tidus drives, and Sirius can sit on Auron's lap. (A silent "yes" was heard from Sirius as she and Auron got into the vehicle) Hikaru was good at planning things out, so placing people in a van would be no trouble at all…hopefully.
" What about us?" Yuna wondered as Sirius clutched on to Auron's neck.
" Uh, Kimahri and Rikku can take the middle seats, since Kimahri is so big and Rikku squirms a lot."
" Okay, fine" Rikku sighed as she sat in the seat behind Auron and Sirius and wished it were she in Auron's lap.
" Now" Hikaru said, staring at the Wakka, Lulu, and Yuna. " Yuna can take the seat behind Kimahri, I'll take the middle, Wakka can sit behind Rikku, and Lulu…sit in Wakka's lap.
" Why" the stoic black mage asked harshly.
" There isn't anywhere else to put you" Hikaru said as she buckled in next to Yuna and Wakka. The mage cautiously sat down on Wakka, while the blitzer blushed and buckled them in.
" Everyone ready?" Tidus asked from the front of the van.
" Yes" Yuna replied happily.
" Are we set?" Tidus was getting annoying now.
" Uh huh!" said Rikku, cringing as she watched Sirius snuggle into Auron's chest.
" Are you sure?"
" Start the damn car already!" Lulu hollered from the back. " The sooner I get off Wakka's lap, the better."
Hikaru's eyes widened as she watched Lulu fold her arms over her chest and glared. Lulu wasn't one to burst out like that.
" Aww…Lulu" Yuna said, comforting the young mage.
Kimahri was sick of everyone acting like idiots, so he threw a slab of clay at Tidus' head.
" Okay, then…let's see what this baby can do!" The Zanarkand blitzer turned the keys and the car began to rumble.
" To the mall!" Sirius excitedly exclaimed, still hugging Auron.
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" EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK!" the two American's screamed as Tidus began to drive faster and faster. Well, it was more like turning the steering wheel in every which way, almost running over innocent pedestrians, pressing random buttons, and driving all over the road and everything next to it. Mind you, it was also winter and very cold. Naturally, the roads would be icy and snow would be falling, causing more problems for our heroes.
Sirius kept squealing and clutching onto Auron as hard as she could. The legendary guardian was shouting at their driver as Tidus swerved and bumped into things on the highway.
In the seats behind them, Kimahri munched on slabs of clay and Rikku waved her arms around. Hikaru bumped into Rikku's seat, causing her to grab Auron's neck, which made Sirius very angry.
Yuna and Hikaru sang the hymn of the Fayth to calm everyone down, but it failed miserably.
Wakka got really nervous about the whole vehicle situation, so he grabbed Lulu's butt on accident.
" AH! YOU PERVERT!" Lulu squealed and repeatedly slapped Wakka across the face.
" Left!" Auron shouted, directing Tidus towards the mall.
" I see it! It's over there!" Sirius pointed out the window, through the snow at the large structure.
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" LAND!" Hikaru exclaimed as she jumped out of the van, kissing the pavement.
" Uh, Sirius you can let go now" Sirius' face was about as pale as Lulu's as she still clung onto Auron. The warrior monk's face was as red as his jacket as he twitched uncomfortably.
" Why the heck do you have to drive that fast stupid?" Rikku screamed at Tidus as Lulu got off Wakka's lap and pushed him onto the parking lot. He had slap marks all over his face and was slightly blushing. Everybody was silent until Sirius spoke up.
" Auron! You saved me!" She hugged onto her favorite character, getting some stares from people walking by.
" This day is so random" Tidus announced to them.
" Every day is random with us, ya?"
" Shush Wakka. Let's go inside before I freeze my butt off out here" Hikaru sighed as she walked up to the mall doors. She wasn't the clothes shopping type, but she'd do anything Sirius wanted her to do.
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" This is what you call a mall?" Lulu asked, glancing at everything around them.
" Hey! You rhymed!" Sirius smiled.
" Yeah, it isn't normally this crowded. Since Christmas is just around the corner, everyone comes here to do their shopping" Hikaru explained to the mage.
" Yes, what is this Christmas you keep talking about?" Yuna wondered.
" WHAT!" the American girls exclaimed as Yuna smiled.
" IT'S ONLY THE GREATEST HOLIDAY IN THE HISTORY OF GREAT HOLIDAYS!" Hikaru said angrily.
" Oh, okay…" Yuna scratched her head and faced the other direction.
" We'll be sure to give ya more explanation later," Sirius said as calmly as possible.
" So, why are we here again?" Auron raised his eyebrow.
" First, we need to get some of you guys new clothes" Sirius smiled and looked at Rikku.
" What's wrong with our clothes we have on now?" Rikku protested.
" Hello! In an outfit like that, guys will be crawling all over you!" Hikaru told her, noticing some boys their age looking at the Al Bhed's butt.
" Fine…but I won't like it."
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As the group walked along throughout the mall, Hikaru spied a video game store." Let's go in here first guys!" she said.
" Okay!" Tidus said excitedly.
They made their way through the store, looking at shelves of games and glancing through gaming magazines. Right in the back corner of the store was a large cardboard cut out of Zhuge Liang from Dynasty Warriors. (A/N Sirius and I love the Dynasty Warriors games for the Playstation2. There are four DW games out now, with a 5th one coming out just in time for the holidays. The games are about an era pf Chinese history called the Three Kingdoms. So, it's a historical video game. Zhuge Liang is Sirius' favorite character. Please ask if you want more details. Thanks!)
" IT'S ZHUGE-KUN! BIG LIFE-SIZED MODEL OF ZHUGE-KUN! I WANT!" Sirius squealed as she ran over to the thing and hugged it. Making sure no one was looking, she shoved it into her pocket and smiled.
" Who's Zhuge-kun?" Auron asked Hikaru.
" A video game character she likes, Zhuge Liang from Dynasty Warriors. He's cool…" Hikaru paused and hugged Auron tightly. " But certainly not as cool as you!"
" Uh, thanks Hikaru…I think…"
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About an hour later, the crew emerged from the mall with interesting clothes on. Hikaru and Sirius wore smaller versions of Auron's long red jacket with black baggy pants. Yuna had a knee length black skirt with a white long sleeved shirt and a black jacket to go over top. Rikku had the same thing, except the skirt and jacket had pink designs on it and the shirt underneath had a heart on it. Tidus and Wakka came out with jeans and shirts that said ' Dummy' and 'Idiot' on them. (Both were carefully chosen by Sirius) Auron and Kimahri were dressed (Auron just had a black shirt under his cloak that said 'Super Cool Guy', discovered by Hikaru) the same and Lulu came out with the most noticeable outfit out of everyone. She had the same skirt Yuna bought with a short- sleeved shirt that looked somewhat like her corset and a black jacket as well with a large number of accessories.
" Geez Lulu, let me guess, Hot Topic?" Hikaru exclaimed at Lulu's expensive outfit.
" The guy at the counter gave me 50 off everything in the store, because he said I looked 'awesome'. He said if I sold him my original dress, everything would be free, but I turned the offer down, considering this is my favorite dress ever." Lulu rambled as she carefully placed her belts n' fur dress in a shopping bag.
" Since we're all set, let's head for the dance!" Sirius said hugging her Zhuge Liang 'gift'.
" But this time, Auron drives" Hikaru smiled as Tidus slapped his head with his hand.
Meanwhile:
Police officers were looking through the video game store.
" I swear it was right here, and then poof, it vanished!" the female clerk told an officer.
" I don't see how someone could have carried a large cardboard cut-out of someone and walked out of the store un-noticed," the officer told the clerk.
" We'll find the thief for you" a female officer said calmingly.
" Oh…okay."
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Wow! Lots of reviews for one chapter! Thank you so much everyone! I'm not even halfway through the story yet, WOW! I will update sooner for chappie 8, so keep on the lookout for it! Thanks again and goodbye until the next chapter!
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