Chapter 25
The group arrived at a motel in Portland. They were forced to find a pet friendly one since they now had Hartley Hare in the group and Morso, whatever he was. The only thing however was that they all had to share one room and with two beds, much to the discomfort of Tyrone. Destiny however made the best of her situation.
"Let's all rest up here until tomorrow when we go to the mountain." Said Destiny.
"Good. I might as well do my hair and whiskers." Said Hartley as he pulled Destiny's small vanity mirror from the bag.
"Why is that?" asked Matt. Hartley turned to Matt with a smile. "The Groke. She was my girlfriend back at Gravity Falls. But we split up after Bill took over." Said Hartley.
"The Groke is a girl?" asked Destiny.
"I told you guys that." Said Morso.
"I didn't hear anything." Said Tyrone.
Matt quickly went to the bathroom and took his time while Destiny and Tyrone were both sitting down on their beds.
"I'm so glad Matt go to take a bath. He did smell pretty bad." Said Tyrone.
"Do you want to go out for a walk?" asked Destiny.
"What's that?" asked Tyrone.
"I was wondering since Matt is in the shower, and the boy animals are watching TV, I figured you want to do something." Said Destiny. Tyrone felt nervous, yet excited at the same time. "Sure." He replied.
Matt got out of the shower with his shorts and t-shirt on and he was rubbing his ears with a small napkin.
"Where's Tyrone?" asked Matt to Hartley and Morso who were watching an old movie on TV.
"He walked out with that girl Desi." Said Morso.
"I think her name was Destiny." Said Hartley.
"Together? Alone?" asked Matt in surprise. "Yeah. They went out for fresh air." Said Hartley.
"Just fresh air?" asked Matt with a raised eyebrow.
"Relax. No need to get jealous." Said Hartley.
"I'm not jealous." Said Matt.
"I'm sure the girl likes you too." Said Morso.
"No it's not about her. It's…." Matt sat on the bed and both Morso and Hartley turned to Matt. Hartley had his mouth wide open and Moros shook his head to the rabbit knowing all to well what he was assuming.
"Oh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to offend. But isn't he a little older than you?" asked Hartley.
"Excuse me?" asked Matt. Morso quickly spoke.
"You don't like people going too close to your big brother huh?" he asked.
Hartley then said "Oh! Your brothers! Okay, that's totally different." Said the stupid rabbit.
Matt then began to laugh. "You thought I…. your dirty." Said Matt to Hartley.
"See, the kid gets it." Said Morso.
"I'm sorry. I lived in Portland, where people are themselves and aren't afraid to defend themselves. Everyone has their own way of living. I assumed you were from the city as well." Said Hartley.
"What were you thinking?" asked Matt looking sharply at Hartley.
Tyrone and Destiny were walking just a couple of blocks from the motel taking it easy one step at a time. Tyrone however noticed how tired Destiny looked.
"Do you want to go back to the motel? You look like you need to rest up." Said Tyrone.
"I'm fine." Replied Destiny with a warm smile. Tyrone liked that about her.
"You know, I hardly get to speak to you. Matt's usually around or Huck." Said Tyrone aloud. Destiny nodded.
"Your right. We are never alone. It's nice to talk to each other. It's been a while since I had a friend to talk to." Said Destiny.
"You don't go out much huh." Said Tyrone.
"Not since I moved to Gravity Falls. Things there were moving so fast, I hardly have time for myself." Said Destiny.
"No kidding. Sometimes I wish we can get a break from all this craziness." Said Tyrone.
"Maybe after we win this fight." Said Destiny.
Tyrone chuckled. "What is it?" asked Destiny after she realized she said something to make Tyrone chuckle a little.
"You sound as if you are embracing the idea that you are doing all this for home." Said Tyrone.
"Gravity Falls is "our" home. It may not look like it, but I love it there. The mysteries, the adventures we are having, the friends I am making. You and Matt welcomed me into your lives and that makes me fell ever so welcome." Said Destiny.
Tyrone beamed with delight upon hearing Destiny say those kind words.
"You are making me blush." Said Tyrone.
Destiny smiled and looked up at the sky. "We will save Linda. We will save the kids. And we will beat the North Wind. I'm sure of it." Said Destiny softly.