Chapter 13: Driving Lessons
Disclaimer: I don't own Splatoon. I own Adstrum.
About 30 minutes later Callie and Adstrum were on an empty road on the outskirts of Carti Ridge. Adstrum parked on the side of said road and got out. "Alright, Callie. Let's switch seats."
"Um, are you sure about this. I'm not good at driving. I don't want to crash your car or something…" She looked nervous.
"That's another reason for the armor." He knocked on the side of his car, a metal clang being heard. "Crash as many times as you need until you get the hang of driving."
"I don't know about this…"
"You'll be fine. I'll be here to help and give advice." He climbed up into the secondary seat and tossed Callie the keys. "Just take it slow, okay?"
"O-okay." Callie hopped into the driver's seat and took a deep breath. She was shaking a bit.
"Take as much time as you need to get yourself ready." Adstrum pulled out a device similar to a 3ds and started playing it.
"Okay…" She leaned back and started humming to herself. She did this for about five minutes before she placed the key into the ignition. The engine started and Adstrum put his game away.
"Alright. Get out of park and slowly press down on the acceleration." The car jerked forward a bit. "Slower."
"Oh, okay…" She seemed tense
"Calm down. Just take it easy. Slowly…" He felt the car start to move forward slowly. "Good. Drive straight for a bit."
"Okay…" She was shaking
"Come to a slow stop." The car jerked to a stop. "Too fast."
"Sorry"
"It's okay. You'll get the hang of it. Drive straight again and try to come to a slow stop."
"Okay" She lightly pressed on the accelerator and came to a slow stop after building up a bit of speed.
"Nicely done." He gave her a thumbs up.
Her eyes sparked as she happily cheered.
"Yay!" Adstrum pumped his fist in the air. "Okay, now let's try turning. Go left up ahead."
"But...the road's straight."
"This car goes offroad. Just worry about driving the car, okay?"
"Oh, okay" She slowly turned the wheel and the car started going left.
"You are doing great. Good going Callie. You're-" He suddenly jerked in his seat as the car had hit a small tree. "One crash."
"Oh my god I am so sorry"
"Don't worry about it. There's no damage. Even if there's a scratch I wouldn't care. Scratches don't equal the car being undrivable. And this brings up something else. Put it in reverse and back up."
"Okay" She did as she was told. The car started backing up and came to a stop after a few moments. "Good. Now put it into drive again and let's go around the tree."
She drove around it slowly.
"Good. Now stop." The car came to a slow stop. "Very good, Callie. You are doing good."
"Okay…" She smiled nervously.
"You okay? We can take a break if you want?"
"Okay, let's do that"
"Alright." He hopped out of the secondary seat and walked up to the driver seat. He helped Callie out of the seat, feeling her hand shaking and saw a nervous look on her face. "Hey, don't worry about it. You did very good."
"Thank you." She hugged him.
Adstrum's face turned bright red, his eyes opened wide, and his arms dropped to his sides. His mind was racing, 'Oh man...oh man...What do I do!? How do I react!? Maybe I should just...hug her back.' He raised his arms and returned the hug. "Y-you're w-welcome…"
She stopped the hug and smiled as she gave him the keys back. She jumped into the secondary seat, bouncing in excitement and happiness. Adstrum climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine. "Um, are you hungry?"
"Yeah."
"Good. Cause so am I."
"Hehe, okay let's grab some food then."
"Okay. Let's go." He started driving back into the city.
Author's Note: Okay, this chapter may seem like filler, and you would be mostly right. But the Outrunner did have a reason to be in this fic. And I tried to make a chapter with Adstrum and Callie alone. I guess. I don't know. Next chapter is in two days again.
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