Me and TJ stood in front of the kangaroo exhibit. Joey was munching at his hay.
"You ever been to australia?" TJ asked me.
"No, mate. But I really want to." I told him.
"You here about the trip for school?" TJ asked me.
"Yeah, and I'm dieing to go!" I said.
"Well, I'll try and pull a few strings." TJ said. We smiled.
"So you like kangaroos?" I asked.
"That and it's on the exact opisite side of the zoo from our siblings." TJ explained.
"Smart." I told him.
"Hey, I'm getting kinda thirsty. What do you want?" He asked me.
"Oh just get me a diet coke." I told him.
"I'll be right back." He quickly rushed to the zoo shop. I took in a deep breath.
"He's got a few roos loose in the top paddock. He does." Joey said, leaning up against his tree.
"He is not! Or is he.......is not!" I had to think about that one.
"Between you me and the gatepost he's gotta face like a smashed crab." Joey said.
"How would he have figured it out in the first place?" I asked.
"Make like a guillotine and head off." Joey said.
"Hey, that's a good one, can I use that?" I asked. TJ returned and handed me my soda.
"Ter, who ya talking to?" He asked me.
"Uh....no one." I answered quickly.
"What a load of codswollip." Joey said.
"Shush!" I shouted.
"Okay, chill." TJ said.
"No not you.....uh....tell me bout yourself." I said.
"Yeah, What's your crust, mate?" Joey asked. I ignored him.
"Well, me and my friends are part of a band." TJ said.
"**-and-bull stories." Joey said with a roll of his eyes. I glared at him. I mouthed 'stop it.'
"So, what do you do?" He asked me.
"Well, I'm thinking about getting a part time job here. And I'm into song writing as well." I told him.
"I thought you were the artsy type." TJ said. I smiled. He handed me a box.
"What's this?" I asked.
"My mom's been wanting to get rid of these for a while. And that little guy over there reminded me of it." He said.
"Little? You couldn't make it two seconds against this true blue, mate." Joey said. I ignored him and opened up the box. Inside were a pair of Ugg boots. My face dropped.
"Oh my god! Are these real?" I asked. I put them on.
"Imported straight from down under." He said.
"Amazing!" I shouted.
"I know you are. But what do you think of the shoes?" He asked. I giggled.
"You must be the world's only living brain donor." Joey said, rolling his eyes. That's when I had it.
"Ya bloody wombat! You're too slow to keep worms in a tin! You're bumping ya gums!" I shouted at Joey. The two just stared at me. I laughed nervously and looked at TJ. "I don't really like kangaroos."
"That's alright. You kinda flipped out on him though." TJ said. Sudden;y a rock flew right towards my face. Tim caught it. "That's why you don't wanna make a kangaroo mad." We smiled.
"Let's blow this popsicle stand." I said.
"Hold on, I'll be right back." Tim said. He head towards the bathroom.
"Well strike me pink. Ya bloods worth bottling!" Joey said.
"Thanks." I said. TJ waved to me as we hurried off. He took me to the penguin exhibit. He tried to lead me towards the lemurs but I steered him away. We stood in front of the penguins talking about school and music. I knew the guys were just eating us up.
"Tera, I've had a lot of fun today." He said to me.
"Same here." I told him. He held my hands in his. We slowly leaned in for a kiss. Just as our lip touched the closing bell rang throughout the zoo. He smiled.
"How 'bout I drive you home?" He offered.
"Sure thing." I said.
"I'll go pull it up." He said. He hurried off to the parking lot.
"So it went well?" Skipper asked.
"Wonderfully." I replied, staring off into space.
"So, is he the one?" Private asked.
"I think so." I told them.
"Well, I suppose you'll want to spend more time with him." Kowalski said.
"Guys. Don't think that because he's here that we won't be friends." I said.
"Roger that blue eyes." Skipper said. We heard a car horn. I turned and saw a mustang convertible on the curb. Inside sat TJ. "He's waiting." I waved goodbye as I hopped into the car. Best date ever. Little did I know that Julien watched us drive away. Filled with hatred.