You know a dinner has reached awkward levels when the couples around you are doing something else than eating and talking.
Take Stocking and Kneesocks. Instead of digging into their burgers, they instead dug into a book. Even weirder, the book's cover were of opposing colors; Stocking's white, Kneesocks' black. The air in between the two could freeze water. Fran felt very nervous just sitting across from the two.
"You gonna to eat that?" Asked Tsunade, who had regained some color to her face. Ino also looked more chipper.
Stocking didn't answer, just slightly nodded her head side-to-side, a lazy 'no'. Tsunade snatched the veggie burger off the plate and swallowed it up with a single bite. Okay, Nadia did announce that the burgers were small, but this had been Tsunade's eleventh burger.
"Ah…" Tsunade slouched back in her chair. "…nothing like a little cold to make a gal hungry!"
"Make sure to leave some for the others or they'll go hungry." Replied Ino.
"Sorry, no promises."
Fran wished that she and Jessica had sat next to those two. After Jessica's 'attack', watching the fishes on the other side of the table made things even worse.
After Jessica cooled down enough to make it on her own, they ran into Videl and 18, with Videl….looking…quite bashful. 18 kept her cold front. Fran decided not to ask any questions. The four of them got in line and got their burgers…and then Videl and 18 dissappeared off somewhere! Sure, Tsunade and Ino were nice, but…Stocking and Kneesocks.
Man, Fran felt like punching the two.
"You just want to try a different table?" Jessica said, in a flat tone. She must have been watching Fran, and noticed her reactions. And in a quiet voice, she added, "I'm sick of them as well."
"You gals mind if we make some new friends?" Asked Fran, getting up.
"Free world." Tsunade said with a mouth full of meat.
"Thank you." Fran thanked before power-walking off with Jessica.
"Where do you want to sit, then?" Asked Jessica, munching on a fry. "Anywhere…" Her eyes bugged out. "…except there." She pointed to a table where there was only one couple. That of a large, four-armed woman and a scanty-clad women in magenta. Fran noticed a little hint of fear in her eyes. A quick glance was enough.
"Fran?" Said girl ears perked. That voice…how long?
Oh, right. Since high school.
"Lulu, is that…" Asked a chipper, almost annoying girl.
"Yes, that's Fran." Replied a much more serious woman.
"Franny!"
Oh, god.
Here we go.
"Rikk…" Fran started to say, but the energetic blonde took the tiger approach to introductions; leaping at the bunny and holding her tight. Thankfully, Rikku wasn't strong enough to harm Fran, just knocked the air out of her.
"Omygawdomygaedomygawd, Fran! It has been years!" Rikku continued to hold Fran in a death-grip. "You're gay as well! This is so cool!"
"Rikku." Lulu sternly said.
"Oh…sorry." Rikku jumped back with a rather sheepish smile.
"I'm okay." Fran said. "Hey Lulu, Yuna, LeBlanc. This is Jessica Albert; we recently married."
" 'Allo." LeBlanc nonchalantly spoke, sipping her coffee. Like in high school, she wore a skimpy purple outfit. Of course, this one was far more revealing than the ones she wore in school. Fran recalled being skeptical one day about her outfit not getting her into trouble. Rumors were abound that day and all next week. "I see you lost the dark clothes, wabbit."
"Did she bully you back then?" Jessica whispered. Fran shook her head.
"It's good to see you again, Fran." Yuna said in a kind voice. "Did you manage to pass the academy?"
"You remembered that?" Fran said in a surprised voice. "I can't even remember saying that to you."
"You were drunk…remember Tidus' party?" Yuna giggled.
"Hey!" Fran shot back, but not in a rude manner, but in a joking one. "I also remember that I found you two…" She pointed two fingers at Lulu and Rikku. "…in Tidus' room. You know where."
"The bed?" Asked Lulu in voice with boredom, but with a hint of surprise and possible fear.
"No, the floor." Fran said with an unnatural smile, at least for her. Lulu and Rikku's faces immediately went red. "Oh, and Rikku was on top." The smile got wider and the faces got redder. "Would you like to know what Lulu was holding…"
"No thanks." Lulu and Rikku said in sync.
"Good. We're on the same foot, so…" Fran placed her tray on the table and her butt on the bench. "…so. How about those Bears?"
Fran felt…kinda…confused. Way back in her mind, she thought about Stocking and Kneesocks. The two obviously had no chemistry, so why where they in a gay hotel? Are they even married? Sure, they had identical rings on, but the non-married couples have more going for them. They shared tastes (Book covers aside.) but as far as Fran knew, they didn't share a bed.
It was the end of the first day out of fourteen, and Fran already had two big things going on.
