"Why Hawaii?" asked the maroon haired girl. Nervous glances were exchanged around the large pick-up truck. No one wanted to tell her the real reason; even Isaac kept his stern eyes upon the road. Sydney was about to speak up when something clicked in the back of Mamo's thinking mind "Oh no, no, no, no, no." She began to shake her head
"Wait, wait, shhhh." Kent tried to calm her frustrated girlfriend as she continuously repeated her 'no' string.
"No, no, no 'shhh'-ing, no, no. Did you people already forget the reason I was in that hell hole? Because of people like him screwing the world up!" Mamo pointed to the ebony haired driver, pushing the rim of his glasses up before placing his hand back on the wheel with the other, not speaking a word. "I am not staying in the same house of the blasted leader!"
"I know, we all know but it's pretty much the only place we CAN go. It's far away from here and it's a good place to live considering we don't have to buy a whole new place. Pein has already agreed to it and he has enough room for all of us." Kent spoke hurriedly, trying to calm down the aggravated girl while the others hopefully watched for a response.
"And what about their parents? Our belongings?" Mamo asked the first part referring to her friends and gesturing to Leila and her sister along with Sydney.
"We came up with a pretty believable lie for their parents." Mauri spoke proudly, whilst the three parented teenagers nodded in approval. In return Mamo raised a dark eyebrow signaling for one of them to explain
"Well, we said that it was a school program…" Leila shyly spoke
"In the middle…of summer..?" Mamo asked in disbelief causing a few awkward glances to be thrown around the car,
"Well…yeah, we lied and said that we had to be sent earlier before school starts. An exchange program where a handful of selected students are sent to Hawaii for 3 years to learn about the culture and study. And luck just so has it, we all got picked and are being chaperoned by professor Hayden, professor Kingston, and professor Isaac." Sheila spoke from the passenger seat, looking back at her friend who was holding her head up with her hand whose arm rested against one of the black doors.
"Uh…okay…" She exasperatedly spoke with a sigh as a strong pulse rang through her head. "Did everyone pack stuff to take? And don't forget I need different clothing." More nervous glances were given throughout the car before a brave soul decided to speak
"Well…we got clothing and passports but that's it…and we packed you a bag too with the clothes we managed to find in your…crumbled…house…but about only enough to last us about a month." Spoke Sydney as he rested his head against the opposite window form Mamo, whom in returned groaned
"Whatever, we will figure something out." She closed her eyes and let her head rest against Kent's black clothed shoulder. The ride was silent for a short while, the passengers unable to hear anything but the soft breaths let out and the smooth tires against the gray paved road. Until a voice spoke out,
"Wait…wont people recognize us from the news? From the incident that happened? And Mamo's escape?" Not long after Mauri's voice spoke did Mamo groan and kick the black seat in front of her making Isaac move quite a bit before annoyingly speeding up.
"Yes…" The red eyed girl spoke. "Stop at the first store you see, Isaac." As the words left her mouth did she earn weird looks, but she brushed them off and Isaac groaned in response. The car ride was silent as they neared the bustling city, the traffic having died down with the setting sun behind the horizon, letting the anxious nocturnal groups of people to come out and party at their favorite clubs. Taking a turn, Isaac moved the large truck into the even larger parking lot of a large retail store. 3 out of the 7 passengers in the truck had slipped into sleep, Mamo, Leila, and Mauri. As the ebony haired man parked the truck, Kent began to wake Mamo for the others unstrapped themselves and stretched greatly. The maroon haired girl groaned and flickered her eyes open before tiredly opening the door. A swift breeze found its way through her paper like clothing causing a shiver to run its way up her spine. The ebony sky held multiple specks of little stars and a plane or two passing by, contrasting greatly with the many street lights lining the parking lot and the bright lights coming from inside the busy store. Soon two familiar cars parked near Sydney's truck and confused members filed out of them
"Why the hell are we here?" Asked Hayden, twirling the noisy keys around is index finger and glancing at the large store.
"So we can get a few things." Mumbled Mamo, desperately trying to reach a familiar bag to her, scrunched in the bed of the large truck. Reaching it, she unzipped the navy bag and fondled around with its contents, finally with a smirk upon her face she pulled out a fat brown bag. Mamo had been known for her sneaky nature, and hiding things was no exception to her. This girl new a time of desperation would come and therefore packed a hidden amount of money in the very bag she was holding; every so often adding more to the stash. The young girl told those who were coming with her to put something on to disguise their faces or at least hide them while she gave bag to an already caught on Mauri and found an oversized white hoodie and slipped it on over her cold self and pulling the hood over her head before walking closer to the store. Her bare feet tapped against the cold, damp pavement and following close behind we her friends and family; looking desperate for help. Sydney, Kingston, Chad, and Sullivan all voted on staying with the cars so no one decided to fondle with their belongings in the open air of Sydney's truck bed and decided to keep the overactive Tod with them. Walking to the store, a tug was felt on Mamo's clothing and she looked down to see two younger familiar faces. Taffy and Nana with pleading faces, Nana's hair unbrushed and ruffled over her head while Kent having placed an oversized cap on Taffy's head.
"We missed you." They both said in unison, causing a smirk to form across their big sisters face and ruffle their heads of hair.
"Like I didn't miss you." She spoke sarcastically with a slight laugh and picked her younger sister up while holding Taffy's small hand.
'So what stuff are we getting?" Asked Kaci, holding the white pup of Red in his arms. He sped up to walk next to Mamo whom only smiled
"Things." She spoke as the group began to file into the chilled store, air conditioning blowing in their faces causing goosebumps to fill their bodies. People in lines in front of cash registers as some cashiers lazily checked the items out or to other cashiers conversated and checked their customers out. Other people pushed carts filled with numerous items or baskets barely full but all in all, the group earned some pretty weird looks. "Alright, each of you go and find basic things you need that you didn't get a chance to get. Also pick up some things that can help change your appearance. We don't need authorities recognizing us." She spoke, looking at the curiously eyeing people from under her hood.
"Won't they get suspicious of us as is?" Asked Sam, a dark hat over his head and pressed down nearly shielding his eyes.
"Maybe." With that Mamo excused herself, as she walked she allowed Taffy to roam free in the store while Nana refused to leave her sister's arms.
Leila and Sheila locked arms in their black sweatshirts and walked through the aisles and overall resulted in piling multiple female toiletry items. Leila had her hair pinned back in a bun with Ned's glasses over her eyes while Sheila had a navy scarf wrapped around her neck shielding her mouth. 'Sure we don't look suspicious' Leila thought to herself as she watched Sheila run and dump a large amount of toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes into the nearly full basket. The sisters decided in packing things for the females of the group and leaving the men to fend for themselves.
Across the store were Hayden and Derrik. Hayden observing the various condoms lining the small section of the large wall containing various male items. Derrik on the other hand grabbed cologne and soap for the group and disgustedly looked at Hayden. Hayley observed various pads of paper and coloring pencils as her cousin Ned just huffed her actions away and impatiently paced about. Arabella merely glanced at many different transformer figurines in the toy aisle, her eyes lighting up happily.
Bloom, and Ilah secretly watched as Sam observed face prescription glasses to place over himself, squealing every once and awhile as he tried on a pair but groaned and took them off for another. Tara and Taylor looked at different shoes, not just for casual wearing but good enough for running incase that moment ever came again. Garret and his brother Kent just walked along the aisles, every so often spotting something that may be of use to them and their appearances and grabbing it. Isaac gracefully moved down the small section of books and let his hands grab the ones interesting to him.
Nathan happily ran down the aisles and grabbed various items such as soccer balls and basket ball's and bouncing them as he walked with a sly smile. Soon followed by Kaci and his hidden pup Red. Red placed under his black jacket incase being kicked out for having a dog in the store, Kaci with his free hand picked tennis balls for his pup and dog treats. While Raleigh loomed down the hair item aisle and picked various shampoos and conditioners along with brushes for the group but mainly himself. The bright lights of the store just enhanced Mamo's migraine but she merely pushed it off as she glanced at the desired item in front of her.
"Why don't you not get this one?" The child voice of Nana spoke in her arms as her childlike hand reached for a dark blonde hair coloring box and showed it closely to her sister's face. Mamo brought her head back so her crimson eyes could adjust to the words upon the box but merely brought her free hand up to take it and place the box back.
"Say 'why don't you get this one' not 'why don't you not get this one' and I don't want that one, Nana." Mamo spoke whilst grasping a different box of a platinum blonde.
"Why?" Asked Nana, fondling with the black hair coloring box Mamo had previously given her to hold.
"Because I don't want that color." Mamo spoke, inspecting the back of the box closely.
"Why?"
"Because I want a brighter color."
"Why?"
"Shh."
"Why?"
"Nana!"Mamo yelled silencing the child while she walked away. Walking her bare feet across the tile flooring, Mamo shifted the child in her arms "Gosh you're getting heavy." She spoke causing Nana to dangle her feet back and forth happily. On the way down the aisle Mamo spotted her two brothers wondering around with candy and drinks in hand. Both laughing as Taffy glided past them on a boogie-board. Its scraping noise filled into everyone who dared acknowledge the boy. She walked up to her laughing brothers and glared
"What?" They both asked in unison.
"Can you please go get our brother?" She asked in an annoyed tone as Nana slipped a twizzler into her mouth. They both hastily nodded before running off. Soon the whole group met at the front of the store and laid their items into the cashier's responsibility. After paying the large amount of money, each person grabbed a bag and headed out of the store and hastily to the car to get going to the airport.
Meanwhile~
The sun was just starting to set across the waters of Hawaii. The pink hues starting to run across the cloudless sky as soundless birds flew across it. The blue waves softly crashed upon the white sanded beach before pulling back in for another to run across the sand. Light taps made their way over the soft sand, the small feet making imprints that were only washed away by the clear water. A deep sigh was taken and exhaled through a pierced mouth. The small middle labret glistening with the still bright sun and the woman's glossed lips parting with another exhale. Her amber eyes glistening with the motioning sea. A small breeze swept by her, blowing her sapphire colored hair slightly, and ruffling her black tank-top and matching jean shorts. Scrunching her toes into the sand, a smile played its way across her lips at the soft feeling but was quickly snapped of the feeling as a voice called out.
"Kimberly!" A faint voice yelled, turning around Kimberly observed where the infamous hotel her and her friend had started about 6 years ago. The tall skyscraper like building, wide in size was built beautifully to go with the tropical features it was around, the bright flowers fanning around it whilst tall palm trees fanned in the wind as more customers drove up to the door only for a valet to escort them inside and park their car somewhere while a bellhop takes their luggage. Her eyes roamed further down to the back of the hotel, the side facing her, to see her good friend and partner.
"Pace." She spoke as he walked up to her. His red-orange hair in many layers across his head, the longest reaching his ear; blew with his movements and the crisp breeze passing them. "What's up?"
"Nothing, haven't seen you all day; didn't know where you disappeared to. You know it's not very easy running a hotel by yourself." He lightly joked, smiling at the woman whom chuckled in response as she returned her gaze upon the horizon.
"I was just on the beach. Taking some time to relax before our new guests arrive." He too watched the setting sun as she spoke and nodded.
"Speaking of which, I received a message from Isaac. A couple minutes ago they arrived at the airport." He spoke looking out across the sea, next to him Kimberly nodded in response
"Alright. They should be here tomorrow." She softly spoke while gazing out "How many are there?"
Pace glanced up in thought before regaining his gaze upon the sea "27…I believe. Not including a dog."
"Really that many? And a dog?" Pace nodded at her questions as she sighed with a shrug. "Tell me about them, what must we expect?" Pace eyed her for a minute before understanding and looking at the scenery before him.
"4 of our past comrades are with them. Itachi-now known as Isaac, Kisame-now known as Kingston, Hidan-now known as Hayden, Tobi-now known as Tod, and Deidara-now known as Derrik. Our dear friend Arabella is with them as well and 3 guardians." This caught Kimberly's attention and her eyes slightly widened.
"3?" Pace nodded
"Indeed. The 3 triplets created to make sure the secret of our arrival doesn't get out and that we stay safe. I've come to learn their names are Uleki, Mauri, and Mamo."
"Interesting. Well its getting dark, we better get inside." With that the pair left the horizon and walked back to their home in the hotel. Awaiting the day to come.
I know like nothing really happened here . but more will in the next chapter. I just needed to get another chapter up.
