Title: Trip of a Lifetime
Author: Asa Date
Chapter Two: Hotel Woes
Email: stratasgirl@hotmail.com
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Standard Disclaimer: The Ronins do not belong to me, though I deeply wish they did.
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After a three and a half hour ride, the girls finally reached their destination. Asa was busy giving Violet the right directions to Thomas Drive, which was where all the hotels were and the beach as well. Dawn was still asleep and Crystal had rolled her window down, relieved to have finally made it and happy to be getting out of the Suburban soon.
"Okay," Asa said, "you'll need to turn right onto 23^rd Street. You'll know you'll be at that turn when you see a Regions National Bank in front of us and a Burger King to our left. Next, turn right at light onto US 98. The Gulf Coast Community College will be on the right. You go across a bridge. Then turn left at the second light. The Gulf Coast Community College will be on the right. You go across a bridge. Then turn left at the second light. The road you'll be on then is Thomas Drive and then~"
"Slow down!" Violet interrupted. I can't memorize the directions that fast. Just tell me whenever I need to make a turn okay?"
Asa smiled, "Sorry Violet. I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I?"
Violet nodded, "Way ahead."
Asa told Violet the right way to get there one instruction at a time and they made it to the beach alright. Crystal practically had her head sticking out the window.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Crystal exclaimed, "I love the smell of salty air."
Dawn woke up, "We there yet?" She didn't need an answer because she could see for herself the vast ocean from her window. She looked at Crystal and grimaced, "Get your freaking head back into the car. You're embarrassing me."
Crystal turned to face Dawn and smiled, "Good." She then stuck out her tongue at Dawn before turning back around.
Dawn rolled her eyes and laughed, "Grow up Crystal."
" Man!" Violet exclaimed, "This place is packed!"
" Its always like this," Asa said smiling, "That's what I like about it."
"You LIKE bumper to bumper traffic?" Violet asked, her voice getting a little high.
"Whoa Violet calm down and relax." Asa replied, "I think it's fun like this, because you meet a lot of people, not because of the heavy traffic."
" If you had said you liked traffic, I'd pull over and let YOU drive." Violet said, I can't stand driving in it."
Dawn gasped, "You'd trust Asa with your Suburban?! No way!"
Crystal laughed, "She practically holds the world record for being in accidents."
Asa threw dirty glances at Crystal and Dawn through the mirror on the sun visor. "I do not! And all those accidents were proven to not be my fault!"
"Yeah," Crystal smirked, "But you were still involved in them. It's like you're a magnet to disaster."
Asa was fuming; she crossed her arms in front of herself and refused to say another word. She figured Crystal would have another mean comment about her accident record to say if she defended herself any further.
Violet sighed, "Crystal, I'd shut up about it now if I were you."
Crystal shrugged and went back to staring out the window.
The girls went to many hotels to get a room but like Asa said, the city was packed and all the rooms of the nicer looking hotels were taken.
"I should've remembered to make reservations somewhere before we left." Violet groaned, "I guess we either go back home or sleep in the Suburban." She grinned suddenly, "OR we could bum a room with some cute guys like I mentioned earlier."
In spite of her mood, Asa smiled, "As if that would ever happen."
"I can still dream though can't I Stardust?" Violet laughed, she hadn't called Asa by that nickname in a long time. The name fit her after she once got caught sleeping in the Government class they had together. A guy that the girls hung out with, Ben, had called her that and the name stuck.
Asa grinned, remembering Violet's nickname, "Sure thing Purple."
The two girls began laughing and joking around about that ridiculous class.
"Mrs. Welsh was a total snore." Violet said.
"Literally!" Asa said, giggling, "Hey, I just thought of a place we could stay that's not a really popular place to stay that will obviously have an available room!"
"Where?" Violet asked.
Crystal nearly had a heart attack, "I don't want to stay somewhere that isn't popular and is practically empty!"
Asa rolled her eyes, "Well, it looks like we don't have a choice Crystal. The place is called The Fog Cutter."
Dawn chuckled, "It's actually called that? That sounds nasty."
"Yeah, it is." Asa answered smiling, "It sounds nasty to someone with a sick mind like you. It's an ugly two-story brown brick hotel on the corner of Thomas Drive and Beach Road."
" That would mean that the hotel isn't on the beach!" Crystal whined.
" No, it isn't." Asa answered, trying to keep her temper from exploding, Crystal had already made Asa mad.
" But what if we wanted to go to the ocean? " Crystal asked.
" That's what the Boardwalk is for." Asa answered.
" The Boardwalk? " Dawn asked.
" Well, it's a public part of the beach. There is also St. Andrew's State Park where you can go swimming in the ocean." Asa replied.
" That sounds awesome." Violet said, "And that must be the Fog Cutter now."
They were approaching a brown brick building. Asa nodded, "Yep, that's it."
Violet drove the Suburban into the tiny parking lot and cut the car off, "Well, hopefully this will be home sweet home for a while."
Crystal made gagging sounds and Dawn laughed at her. Violet opened the door and before getting out she asked if anyone wanted to go to the Office with her. Crystal said she would so the two girls got out and walked into the office. A few minutes later, Crystal and Violet walked out of the building and back into the car, Violet was grinning and holding up a set of keys.
Asa smiled, " They had a room available didn't they? "
" Sure did." Violet answered.
" I thought so, what's the room number? "
Crystal laughed, "Guess."
" Um." Asa was stumped, "2000? "
" Nope," Crystal answered, "The room number is 69 ."
Dawn and Asa burst out laughing. Asa looked close to tears, she was laughing so hard, "Sick! "
" That's exactly what our reaction was." Violet said.
" What are we waiting for! " Dawn choked out, still having giggle fits. She got out of the Suburban and raised her fist high into the air. "Homeward bound to Room 69! "
The group of laughing girls took all of their suitcases out of the back of the Suburban and carried it all to their room. Violet unlocked the door and was the first to step in. The others followed.
Dawn was the first to comment, "Lookit! Roach heaven! "
Crystal turned her nose up, "It might as well be."
Asa rolled her eyes, " Well we're stuck with it so deal Crystal."
" If you keep doing that your eyes might roll out of your head." Crystal commented.
Dawn was sensing some major tension between the two girls and grabbed Asa by the arm, " Let's go shopping Asa! " She felt like she needed to separate the two for a while.
" What for? " Asa asked.
" I was thinking you and I could look for some cool outfits to wear at the clubs. I saw a cool store a few blocks down that we could walk to." Dawn answered.
Before Asa had any time to object, Dawn was pulling her out the door.
" Hey Crystal, you and I could hit the beach while they're shopping." Violet suggested.
Crystal shrugged, "Sure, why not? " Violet and Crystal changed into their swim suits, grabbed two beach towels and were soon on their way to the beach.
~At a department store called Alvin's Island~
Asa and Dawn were looking at a rack full of tank tops and tube tops.
"Okay Dawn, you're up to something." Asa accused, "Why'd you drag me here? I know you have more than enough cute outfits to wear clubbing."
Dawn shrugged, "Why would I be up to anything? I just wanted to go shopping, that's all."
Asa raised an eyebrow, "Sure Sunshine."
Dawn whacked Asa on the head for calling her Sunshine. Asa thought it was a funny nickname because of Dawn's name. Dawn always hated it but she put up with it. "Do you have any clothes to go dancing in?"
Well, no. Actually I don't." Asa answered.
"There then! We are going shopping to find you something to wear!" Dawn exclaimed.
Asa picked up a Leopard-print spaghetti-strap top and showed it to Dawn, "Hey, how would I look in this?"
Dawn's mouth dropped, "That top is so cute! Get it! And here's a skirt you could wear with that!" She held up a black leather skirt.
Asa agreed, "Yeah! Hey, here's a zebra-print top exactly like the leopard-print one. I think you should get it for yourself."
Asa and Dawn continued drooling over many cute outfits for a while until they finally decided they found what they wanted. They were about to go to a cash register to buy all of the stuff when Asa saw the funniest thing. She nudged Dawn in the side.
"What?" Dawn asked.
"Look over there at that huge fish tank!" She whispered. On the other side of it was a boy that looked around their age with light brown hair and blue eyes. The palms of his hands were resting against the glass and his nose was pressed against the tank. His gaze was fixed on a small shark.
Dawn giggled, "He's so cute! Let's go talk to him!"
Asa smiled and the two of them walked towards the tank. Behind him now, Asa tapped lightly on his shoulder. The boy's gaze on the shark never wavered but he did speak, "Kento I don't care what the shirt looks like. Leave me alone until you're ready to leave." He spoke in a British accent. Asa giggled and tapped him a little harder on the shoulder. The boy turned around, "What is it now K-"
His face turned a deep shade of red, causing Dawn to start laughing. "Uh, hi," he said.
Able to keep herself from laughing now, Asa spoke up, "Hello. My name is Asa. And what might your name be cutie?"
The boy blushed even more, "I-I-I'm Cye."
Asa smiled one her million dollar smiles at him, "It's nice to meet you Cye." Pointing to Dawn, who's giggles were starting to subside, she said, "This is Dawn."
Dawn finally managed to speak and said hello.
"I-I-It's, uh, nice to , um, meet you Asa and Dawn." Cye replied.
Asa looked at the shark, "That sure is a small shark."
Cye turned his attention back to it, " Yeah, it is. I feel sorry for it."
"Why's that?" Dawn asked.
"Stuck in this tank." Cye answered.
"Yeah, that would suck to live in a tank when there is a whole ocean to swim in." Asa agreed.
Cye looked straight into her eyes and smiled at her, "Exactly." Asa almost melted right there, He had the most gorgeous smile.
"So, Cye, who is your friend Kento?" Dawn asked.
Cye looked down at the ground embarrassed and then looked back up, "He's a friend that dragged me here."
Asa laughed, "I got dragged here too."
"Really?" Cye asked.
Asa nodded, "Yup. Really. Heh, looks like we have something in common now, eh?" She nudged him gently in his side. Cye laughed. Just then a boy with bluish-black hair walked up to them. He was wearing sunglasses.
"Yo Cye, I see you've been entertaining yourself quite nicely." He joked, pushing his sunglasses down on his nose eyeing Dawn and Asa. He then pushed them back onto his face and smiled.
"Hi Kento, you done shopping yet?" Cye asked.
"Yeah," Kento answered, "So, who are your lady friends Cye?"
Dawn giggled and Asa smiled, extending her hand to him, "I'm Asa."
Kento took her hand in his and flirtatiously kissed it.
"And my name is Dawn." Dawn finally answered.
"Two lovely ladies with lovely names to match." Kento replied.
Dawn blushed and smiled at him.
Cye grimaced, "Knock it off now Kento, I'm ready to go."
Asa laughed, "Where are you in such a hurry to go?"
"Kento and I were supposed to meet some friends down at the beach thirty minutes ago."
"Really?" Asa asked, and Cye nodded. Asa continued, "I love the beach. It's the main reason I come here every year, just to see the ocean."
Dawn laughed, rolling her eyes at Asa, "Well duh Stardust! That's why most people come here."
"Not all of us." Kento said, "I come for the babes like you two."
Dawn smiled, "Is that so? That's such a typical guy thing."
"Well, I can't help it if I like meeting women, especially those like you." Kento said flirtatiously.
Cye sighed, "Oh brother, Kento you're getting as bad as Sage."
"Well, Dawn and I had better go." Asa replied, "Maybe we'll see you two around sometime."
The girls paid for their clothes and left Alvin's Island.
"Boy," Dawn said, "That Kento sure was cute."
"A major flirt as well." Asa agreed.
"Hey, "Dawn said, "Why don't we change into swimsuits when we get back to the hotel and hit the beach. Maybe we'll see Cye and Kento."
"Good Idea."
The two hurried back to their hotel to find that Crystal and Violet were not there. They figured maybe they had gotten the same idea and were at the beach already. The girls changed and were soon out the door and headed to the beach.
~the beach~
Violet and Crystal had found a nice place in the sand to spread out their beach towels and each stretched out on her own towel. Crystal lying on her back, Violet on her stomach. They had chosen a spot near a volleyball net where three guys and one girl were playing.
"This will be the day when I finally cross over the line that separates the tan from the untan," Crystal said.
Violet laughed, "Same goes for me Crystal." She watched the volleyball game for a while until her eyes grew heavy and she closed her eyes.
"Boy, I love sunbathing." Crystal mumbled, "Sun on my back feels so good."
Violet was almost asleep when something hit her leg hard, she sat up and looked at her leg. A volleyball was lying next to her, a little sand had gotten on her legs. She brushed the sand off and looked up towards the volleyball net. One of the guys, who had blonde hair and purple eyes, was walking towards her.
"Hi," he said, "I'm really sorry about that. We didn't mean to hit you with the ball."
She smiled at him, "Oh, that's okay. No harm done."
`Boy, he sure is cute,' Violet thought. He kneeled beside her, "Are you sure?" He gently pressed down on the spot where she had gotten hit, "Does this hurt any?"
"It stings a little bit," Violet admitted, "but I'll be fine."
"Alright then," He replied, "By the way, my name is Sage."
Violet smiled again, "I'm Violet."
"It's nice to meet you Violet," Sage said, "too bad it was this way, you getting hurt and all."
"I'm fine Sage," Violet assured.
Sage picked up the ball and smiled, "Well, I'd better get back to the game. Stick around, maybe you and I could do something later?"
"Sure." Violet answered.
When he walked off, Violet had to control herself from squealing. He was so sweet. If she heard what she thought she did, he had just asked her out on a date. She nudged Crystal with her foot.
Crystal turned her head so she was facing Violet, " I heard the whole thing Purple," she smiled, "Perhaps you just scored yourself a hot summer fling."
Violet laughed, "I hope so. He is so fine! Blonde hair, purple eyes, and a smile to die for!"
Violet couldn't stay still on that towel anymore; adrenaline was rushing through her veins. She stood up and walked to the water's edge. The mellow Gulf water washed over her toes. She walked a little further until she was knee deep. Fish nipped at her ankles and she laughed, they tickled.
Crystal decided to leave her beach towel too, the day was just too pretty to waste lying down tanning. She walked to the volleyball net and watched them play. They played two against two. A brown haired girl and a guy with black hair were on one team. Violet's blondie and a blue haired guy were on the other team. She knew the blonde's name was Sage, she listened to see if she could find out what the others names were. The girl had hit the ball and the two guys missed it.
"That was out of bounds Mia," the blue haired one replied.
"Are you kidding Rowen!" the black haired guy said, "It was not. You need your freaking eyes checked."
The girl, Mia, shook her head, "Come on you two, it doesn't matter. We aren't keeping score or anything."
"It does matter Mia, and yes I am keeping score," the black haired boy replied.
"Ryo!" Mia exclaimed, "This is only a game, don't have a cow okay?"
"I'm not having a cow!" Ryo retorted.
Mia rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll just solve this by not playing anymore."
Sage sighed, "Will you two knock it off and let's continue the game?"
Mia walked off and sat down in the sand, Ryo went after her, "Mia, I'm sorry. Please come back and play."
"So," Crystal remarked, "Having fun?"
"I wish." Rowen answered.
Sage looked at her, "Hey, weren't you sitting next to Violet?"
"Well, I was lying down, yeah." Crystal answered, "You're Sage, correct?"
Sage nodded, "And you are?"
Crystal blushed, " I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Crystal."
"It's nice meeting you Crystal." Sage said.
He pointed to the blue haired boy and said, "This is Rowen."
Rowen smiled at Crystal and said hello.
"Hi," Crystal replied.
Sage picked up the ball and tossed it over to Rowen, "Looks like we won't be needing this anymore." He began walking towards the ocean, obviously to where Violet was standing.
"So," Crystal began," You guys here long?"
"Yeah," Rowen answered, "We're staying the whole summer. Mia's got a beach house we're staying at."
"Really?" Crystal asked, "All summer in a beach house sounds nice. My three friends and I are stuck in a ugly cramped little hotel for a few weeks."
Rowen nodded, "All summer."
Behind her, Crystal heard someone remark, "Looks like Rowen got himself a girl too Cye."
She turned around to see two boys, one with brown hair, the other with bluish-black hair.
Rowen blushed, "Hey Kento, hi Cye."
Crystal smiled politely and said hello.
The boy with the bluish-black hair looked at her, "The name's Kento, what's your name?"
"I'm Crystal."
The other boy replied, "My names Cye, It's nice meeting you Crystal." Crystal thought he had the cutest British accent.
~meanwhile in the water~
Violet was so deep into her thoughts that she didn't hear someone behind her until they had gotten very close. She turned around to investigate, seeing it was Sage.
"Oh, hey Sage." Violet greeted him.
"Hey." He replied, "Are you positive you're okay?"
Violet laughed, "I'm fine!"
Sage smiled, "I'm just making sure."
Violet splashed a little water on him, "You worry to much."
"Hey!" he protested, "you're getting me wet."
"You already are." She pointed out, giggling.
"Yeah, true." He said, "But only halfway."
A huge wave came without warning and splashed the two, soaking them. "Now you're total soaked." Violet said, laughing.
"Yeah, now I am." Sage agreed.
Violet grinned and splashed him with water playfully. He responded by splashing her back and pretty soon the two were laughing and joking around. They were totally oblivious to the scene around them.
Back on the beach, Crystal had been introduced to Ryo and Mia. She sat down with all of them and talked for a little while. She was amazed to find out they had traveled all the way here from Japan. From the way Ryo and Mia acted around each other, she guessed they were a couple. But things like that are hard to tell sometimes. That is, unless you see them kissing, then it's another story. She glanced out to the water and saw Violet and Sage out there laughing and splashing each other.
Mia was watching them as well. "Looks like Sage is at it again," she said, laughing.
Cye opened a picnic basket. "Anyone want a snack?" he asked.
Kento grinned and got a sandwich, "My stomach was beginning to growl."
"You're always hungry," Cye joked.
Ryo laughed, "Yeah Kento, that's nothing new."
Crystal was getting hungry herself. Her and the others had skipped lunch on the way here. "What kind of food have you got?"
"Well," Cye said, " Just about everything. Bananas, Pimento Cheese sandwiches, Turkey sandwiches, apples, crackers, some of that squeeze cheese stuff for the crackers, grapes, a bag of Doritos chips, Coke, Sprite, and homemade chocolate chip cookies."
Crystal smiled, "All that sounds good."
"Want anything Crystal?" Cye asked, "You're welcome to have whatever you'd like."
"Thanks," Crystal said, "I think I'll have a Turkey sandwich."
Cye tossed her a Turkey sandwich that had been wrapped in foil. She took it and tore off the wrapping before chowing down.
~Down the beach a little ways~
Dawn and Asa were walking along the shoreline, the Gulf running over their toes. They were hoping to find Crystal and Violet on the beach somewhere, which was an impossible thing to do because the shoreline stretched for miles and miles. They could be somewhere else other than the beach too so this could basically be a lost cause. They were approaching another volleyball net. Those were set up almost everywhere on the beach. Every now and then a game would be in progress.
"Exactly how many volleyball nets have we walked past in the last half hour?" Dawn asked.
"This one is the twentieth one I believe." Asa answered.
Dawn saw several familiar faces up ahead, "Hey, isn't that Kento and Cye with that group of people?"
Asa looked, "And Crystal too! What's she doing with them?"
Dawn shrugged, "Dunno."
"That means Violet has gotta be around here somewhere." Asa stated.
"Let's join `em!" Dawn exclaimed.
The two girls picked up their pace and headed toward the group. When the reached them, they both said hello to Crystal, Cye, and Kento.
Cye turned around, a bit surprised to see Asa and Dawn, "Hi, nice to see you both again."
Crystal was stunned, "You met already?"
Dawn nodded, "We met Kento and Cye at Alvin's Island."
Introductions were made once more and the two sat down and joined the group.
"Hey Crystal, where's Violet?" Dawn asked.
Crystal laughed, "Out in the water with Sage."
"Oh," Dawn said, looking out at the water.
Kento and Crystal were eating, Rowen was reading a book, Cye was discussing with Ryo and Mia what they should do tonight, and Asa and Dawn listened to the three discuss their plans.
"What kinds of things have they got here to do?" Ryo wondered out loud.
"Lot's of things!" Asa said.
"Really?" Cye asked, "Like what?"
"Well, "Asa began, "There is a water park, an amusement park called Miracle Strip, plenty of places to bungee jump, miniature golf places spread all over the city like a disease, cool places to shop like Alvin's Island and Purple Haze, and if you like to dance there are some good night clubs like Club La Vela, Spinnakers and The Breakers Club."
Mia, Cye, Rowen, Ryo, and Kento, were staring at her, their mouths wide open. Crystal and Dawn were looking at her, eyebrows raised.
"What?" Asa asked, "Did I do something weird?"
"Do you live here or something?" Ryo asked.
Asa shook her head and smiled, "No, I just vacation here a lot."
"Really?" Mia asked, Asa nodded, "Cool! I used to come here a lot when I was a little girl. My aunt owned the beach house that now belongs to me. It's been so long since I was last here though and many things have changed."
Crystal grinned, "You guys are staying in a beach house! Man, ya'll are lucky! Dawn, Asa, Violet, and I are stuck in a tiny cramped room at the Fog Cutter hotel."
"Fog Cutter?" Kento said laughing.
Crystal nodded, "Unfortunately yes that's the name of it."
"You know," Mia began, "There happens to be some extra rooms at the house. You four are welcome to come and stay with us."
Asa, Dawn, and Crystal nearly had heart attacks, "You're serious?" Dawn asked.
Mia nodded, "Yep."
The three girls squealed. "Alright!" Crystal nearly screamed, "No more roach hotel!"
By then, Sage and Violet had made their way back to the crowd. Violet looked at Crystal and smirked, "What's gotten you so excited?"
Crystal grinned, "Mia invited us the stay at her beach house!"
"Mia?" Violet asked.
Mia stood up and shook Violet's hand, "I'm Mia." Sage introduced her to everyone else.
Violet raised an eyebrow, "This is weird. Asa and Dawn how'd you two meet everyone?"
"Well," Dawn started, "We met Cye and Kento at Alvin's Island. Then it was by chance that we met up with them again here."
"I don't know Crystal...should we?" Violet asked, she really didn't know any of these guys or Mia that well to want to stay with them.
Asa pulled Violet aside, " Come on! Remember what you said about bumming a room with some cute guys? Well, here are five very cute, very sweet guys! And that girl owns a freaking beach house!"
"Well, Okay then." Violet said, giving in. Asa and Crystal both cheered.
"No more room number 69, eh girls?" Dawn joked. Violet, Crystal, and Asa laughed.
Sage raised an eyebrow and grinned, "I like that number." Violet playfully hit him on his shoulder.
Crystal smiled, "I want to get to the hotel and grab all my stuff."
Asa agreed with Crystal, "Me too."
"Hey, want me to take you by your hotel?" Kento asked, "I was about to make my way back to the beach house anyway, so I could help you girls pack up all your things and take them to the house since I'm already on my way there."
"Sure!" Crystal answered. Cye decided he wanted to go too so Kento, Crystal, Asa, and Cye headed over to a red Jeep Cherokee and climbed in. Kento drove, Crystal rode shotgun, and Cye and Asa sat in the back.
"What's the hotel look like?" Kento asked.
Asa smirked, "It's an ugly two-story brown-brick hotel on the left side of the street." She then turned her attention to Cye, "Cye, after today at the store, I was wondering if you were really into fish. After seeing you looking into that tank like that...." Asa giggled.
Cye blushed a deep shade of red, "Yeah, I am."
She grinned, "Tank Boy..."
Kento started laughing, "I never thought of calling him that before."
Cye groaned, "Shut your trap Kento."
"What?" Kento protested, "She's the one that called you that!"
They reached the hotel and Crystal and Asa got out to get their things packed into the jeep and hand in their room key back to the front office. When all that was done, they got back into the jeep with intentions to go straight to Mia's house.
When they reached the house, everyone was already there. The place was a huge two-story building with a fairly big back yard. The house was painted white with dark blue trimming around the windows and the door was the same color as well. Ferns hung from hooks on the front porch and three rocking chairs were on the front porch as well, rocking slightly with the wind. There was a balcony on the second story. The front yard was really pretty. On either side of the house were two magnificent Weeping Willow trees. A flower bed surrounded the porch. The inside of the house was even prettier. It looked as if an interior designer had decorated it. Kento and Cye helped Asa and Crystal bring all their suitcases in. Mia directed them to their rooms. It just so happened that there were four extra rooms available. After the girls got settled in and were relaxing in the den, they began planning what they wanted to do that night. Sage, Asa, Ryo, Crystal, and Dawn wanted to go clubbing.
Kento, and Cye wanted to go putt-putt golfing. Mia and Violet wanted to go to the Miracle Strip amusement park. Rowen wanted to stay at the house and read. Asa wasn't about to let Rowen stay at the house while everyone else went out. She begged him to go clubbing.
"Clubbing isn't my scene." He replied.
"It isn't my scene either Rowen." Violet said.
"But Rowen!" Asa exclaimed, glaring at Violet giving her a look that clearly said `You aren't helping one bit' before turning her attention back to Rowen, "You are not gonna stay by yourself tonight! I won't allow it! Come with me and have some fun!"
Rowen shook his head no and Asa looked at him with the most heart-wrenching look, poking out her bottom lip, "Please?"
He groaned and agreed to go, Asa's frown quickly formed into a wide smile.
Rowen buried his face in his hands, "God I'm such a softie."
Mia suggested to Violet that they go putt-putt golfing with Cye and Kento and then the four of them go to the amusement park afterwards. Violet thought it'd be a good idea, Kento and Cye thought the same. So, everyone headed to their own rooms to prepare to go out.
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Whew, I didn't intend on this chapter being so long! But, I'm done with it finally! Please let me know what you think of my story. It's my first attempt at writing a Ronin Warriors story so please don't be too harsh! Stay tuned for Chapter Three!
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Author: Asa Date
Chapter Two: Hotel Woes
Email: stratasgirl@hotmail.com
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Standard Disclaimer: The Ronins do not belong to me, though I deeply wish they did.
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After a three and a half hour ride, the girls finally reached their destination. Asa was busy giving Violet the right directions to Thomas Drive, which was where all the hotels were and the beach as well. Dawn was still asleep and Crystal had rolled her window down, relieved to have finally made it and happy to be getting out of the Suburban soon.
"Okay," Asa said, "you'll need to turn right onto 23^rd Street. You'll know you'll be at that turn when you see a Regions National Bank in front of us and a Burger King to our left. Next, turn right at light onto US 98. The Gulf Coast Community College will be on the right. You go across a bridge. Then turn left at the second light. The Gulf Coast Community College will be on the right. You go across a bridge. Then turn left at the second light. The road you'll be on then is Thomas Drive and then~"
"Slow down!" Violet interrupted. I can't memorize the directions that fast. Just tell me whenever I need to make a turn okay?"
Asa smiled, "Sorry Violet. I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I?"
Violet nodded, "Way ahead."
Asa told Violet the right way to get there one instruction at a time and they made it to the beach alright. Crystal practically had her head sticking out the window.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Crystal exclaimed, "I love the smell of salty air."
Dawn woke up, "We there yet?" She didn't need an answer because she could see for herself the vast ocean from her window. She looked at Crystal and grimaced, "Get your freaking head back into the car. You're embarrassing me."
Crystal turned to face Dawn and smiled, "Good." She then stuck out her tongue at Dawn before turning back around.
Dawn rolled her eyes and laughed, "Grow up Crystal."
" Man!" Violet exclaimed, "This place is packed!"
" Its always like this," Asa said smiling, "That's what I like about it."
"You LIKE bumper to bumper traffic?" Violet asked, her voice getting a little high.
"Whoa Violet calm down and relax." Asa replied, "I think it's fun like this, because you meet a lot of people, not because of the heavy traffic."
" If you had said you liked traffic, I'd pull over and let YOU drive." Violet said, I can't stand driving in it."
Dawn gasped, "You'd trust Asa with your Suburban?! No way!"
Crystal laughed, "She practically holds the world record for being in accidents."
Asa threw dirty glances at Crystal and Dawn through the mirror on the sun visor. "I do not! And all those accidents were proven to not be my fault!"
"Yeah," Crystal smirked, "But you were still involved in them. It's like you're a magnet to disaster."
Asa was fuming; she crossed her arms in front of herself and refused to say another word. She figured Crystal would have another mean comment about her accident record to say if she defended herself any further.
Violet sighed, "Crystal, I'd shut up about it now if I were you."
Crystal shrugged and went back to staring out the window.
The girls went to many hotels to get a room but like Asa said, the city was packed and all the rooms of the nicer looking hotels were taken.
"I should've remembered to make reservations somewhere before we left." Violet groaned, "I guess we either go back home or sleep in the Suburban." She grinned suddenly, "OR we could bum a room with some cute guys like I mentioned earlier."
In spite of her mood, Asa smiled, "As if that would ever happen."
"I can still dream though can't I Stardust?" Violet laughed, she hadn't called Asa by that nickname in a long time. The name fit her after she once got caught sleeping in the Government class they had together. A guy that the girls hung out with, Ben, had called her that and the name stuck.
Asa grinned, remembering Violet's nickname, "Sure thing Purple."
The two girls began laughing and joking around about that ridiculous class.
"Mrs. Welsh was a total snore." Violet said.
"Literally!" Asa said, giggling, "Hey, I just thought of a place we could stay that's not a really popular place to stay that will obviously have an available room!"
"Where?" Violet asked.
Crystal nearly had a heart attack, "I don't want to stay somewhere that isn't popular and is practically empty!"
Asa rolled her eyes, "Well, it looks like we don't have a choice Crystal. The place is called The Fog Cutter."
Dawn chuckled, "It's actually called that? That sounds nasty."
"Yeah, it is." Asa answered smiling, "It sounds nasty to someone with a sick mind like you. It's an ugly two-story brown brick hotel on the corner of Thomas Drive and Beach Road."
" That would mean that the hotel isn't on the beach!" Crystal whined.
" No, it isn't." Asa answered, trying to keep her temper from exploding, Crystal had already made Asa mad.
" But what if we wanted to go to the ocean? " Crystal asked.
" That's what the Boardwalk is for." Asa answered.
" The Boardwalk? " Dawn asked.
" Well, it's a public part of the beach. There is also St. Andrew's State Park where you can go swimming in the ocean." Asa replied.
" That sounds awesome." Violet said, "And that must be the Fog Cutter now."
They were approaching a brown brick building. Asa nodded, "Yep, that's it."
Violet drove the Suburban into the tiny parking lot and cut the car off, "Well, hopefully this will be home sweet home for a while."
Crystal made gagging sounds and Dawn laughed at her. Violet opened the door and before getting out she asked if anyone wanted to go to the Office with her. Crystal said she would so the two girls got out and walked into the office. A few minutes later, Crystal and Violet walked out of the building and back into the car, Violet was grinning and holding up a set of keys.
Asa smiled, " They had a room available didn't they? "
" Sure did." Violet answered.
" I thought so, what's the room number? "
Crystal laughed, "Guess."
" Um." Asa was stumped, "2000? "
" Nope," Crystal answered, "The room number is 69 ."
Dawn and Asa burst out laughing. Asa looked close to tears, she was laughing so hard, "Sick! "
" That's exactly what our reaction was." Violet said.
" What are we waiting for! " Dawn choked out, still having giggle fits. She got out of the Suburban and raised her fist high into the air. "Homeward bound to Room 69! "
The group of laughing girls took all of their suitcases out of the back of the Suburban and carried it all to their room. Violet unlocked the door and was the first to step in. The others followed.
Dawn was the first to comment, "Lookit! Roach heaven! "
Crystal turned her nose up, "It might as well be."
Asa rolled her eyes, " Well we're stuck with it so deal Crystal."
" If you keep doing that your eyes might roll out of your head." Crystal commented.
Dawn was sensing some major tension between the two girls and grabbed Asa by the arm, " Let's go shopping Asa! " She felt like she needed to separate the two for a while.
" What for? " Asa asked.
" I was thinking you and I could look for some cool outfits to wear at the clubs. I saw a cool store a few blocks down that we could walk to." Dawn answered.
Before Asa had any time to object, Dawn was pulling her out the door.
" Hey Crystal, you and I could hit the beach while they're shopping." Violet suggested.
Crystal shrugged, "Sure, why not? " Violet and Crystal changed into their swim suits, grabbed two beach towels and were soon on their way to the beach.
~At a department store called Alvin's Island~
Asa and Dawn were looking at a rack full of tank tops and tube tops.
"Okay Dawn, you're up to something." Asa accused, "Why'd you drag me here? I know you have more than enough cute outfits to wear clubbing."
Dawn shrugged, "Why would I be up to anything? I just wanted to go shopping, that's all."
Asa raised an eyebrow, "Sure Sunshine."
Dawn whacked Asa on the head for calling her Sunshine. Asa thought it was a funny nickname because of Dawn's name. Dawn always hated it but she put up with it. "Do you have any clothes to go dancing in?"
Well, no. Actually I don't." Asa answered.
"There then! We are going shopping to find you something to wear!" Dawn exclaimed.
Asa picked up a Leopard-print spaghetti-strap top and showed it to Dawn, "Hey, how would I look in this?"
Dawn's mouth dropped, "That top is so cute! Get it! And here's a skirt you could wear with that!" She held up a black leather skirt.
Asa agreed, "Yeah! Hey, here's a zebra-print top exactly like the leopard-print one. I think you should get it for yourself."
Asa and Dawn continued drooling over many cute outfits for a while until they finally decided they found what they wanted. They were about to go to a cash register to buy all of the stuff when Asa saw the funniest thing. She nudged Dawn in the side.
"What?" Dawn asked.
"Look over there at that huge fish tank!" She whispered. On the other side of it was a boy that looked around their age with light brown hair and blue eyes. The palms of his hands were resting against the glass and his nose was pressed against the tank. His gaze was fixed on a small shark.
Dawn giggled, "He's so cute! Let's go talk to him!"
Asa smiled and the two of them walked towards the tank. Behind him now, Asa tapped lightly on his shoulder. The boy's gaze on the shark never wavered but he did speak, "Kento I don't care what the shirt looks like. Leave me alone until you're ready to leave." He spoke in a British accent. Asa giggled and tapped him a little harder on the shoulder. The boy turned around, "What is it now K-"
His face turned a deep shade of red, causing Dawn to start laughing. "Uh, hi," he said.
Able to keep herself from laughing now, Asa spoke up, "Hello. My name is Asa. And what might your name be cutie?"
The boy blushed even more, "I-I-I'm Cye."
Asa smiled one her million dollar smiles at him, "It's nice to meet you Cye." Pointing to Dawn, who's giggles were starting to subside, she said, "This is Dawn."
Dawn finally managed to speak and said hello.
"I-I-It's, uh, nice to , um, meet you Asa and Dawn." Cye replied.
Asa looked at the shark, "That sure is a small shark."
Cye turned his attention back to it, " Yeah, it is. I feel sorry for it."
"Why's that?" Dawn asked.
"Stuck in this tank." Cye answered.
"Yeah, that would suck to live in a tank when there is a whole ocean to swim in." Asa agreed.
Cye looked straight into her eyes and smiled at her, "Exactly." Asa almost melted right there, He had the most gorgeous smile.
"So, Cye, who is your friend Kento?" Dawn asked.
Cye looked down at the ground embarrassed and then looked back up, "He's a friend that dragged me here."
Asa laughed, "I got dragged here too."
"Really?" Cye asked.
Asa nodded, "Yup. Really. Heh, looks like we have something in common now, eh?" She nudged him gently in his side. Cye laughed. Just then a boy with bluish-black hair walked up to them. He was wearing sunglasses.
"Yo Cye, I see you've been entertaining yourself quite nicely." He joked, pushing his sunglasses down on his nose eyeing Dawn and Asa. He then pushed them back onto his face and smiled.
"Hi Kento, you done shopping yet?" Cye asked.
"Yeah," Kento answered, "So, who are your lady friends Cye?"
Dawn giggled and Asa smiled, extending her hand to him, "I'm Asa."
Kento took her hand in his and flirtatiously kissed it.
"And my name is Dawn." Dawn finally answered.
"Two lovely ladies with lovely names to match." Kento replied.
Dawn blushed and smiled at him.
Cye grimaced, "Knock it off now Kento, I'm ready to go."
Asa laughed, "Where are you in such a hurry to go?"
"Kento and I were supposed to meet some friends down at the beach thirty minutes ago."
"Really?" Asa asked, and Cye nodded. Asa continued, "I love the beach. It's the main reason I come here every year, just to see the ocean."
Dawn laughed, rolling her eyes at Asa, "Well duh Stardust! That's why most people come here."
"Not all of us." Kento said, "I come for the babes like you two."
Dawn smiled, "Is that so? That's such a typical guy thing."
"Well, I can't help it if I like meeting women, especially those like you." Kento said flirtatiously.
Cye sighed, "Oh brother, Kento you're getting as bad as Sage."
"Well, Dawn and I had better go." Asa replied, "Maybe we'll see you two around sometime."
The girls paid for their clothes and left Alvin's Island.
"Boy," Dawn said, "That Kento sure was cute."
"A major flirt as well." Asa agreed.
"Hey, "Dawn said, "Why don't we change into swimsuits when we get back to the hotel and hit the beach. Maybe we'll see Cye and Kento."
"Good Idea."
The two hurried back to their hotel to find that Crystal and Violet were not there. They figured maybe they had gotten the same idea and were at the beach already. The girls changed and were soon out the door and headed to the beach.
~the beach~
Violet and Crystal had found a nice place in the sand to spread out their beach towels and each stretched out on her own towel. Crystal lying on her back, Violet on her stomach. They had chosen a spot near a volleyball net where three guys and one girl were playing.
"This will be the day when I finally cross over the line that separates the tan from the untan," Crystal said.
Violet laughed, "Same goes for me Crystal." She watched the volleyball game for a while until her eyes grew heavy and she closed her eyes.
"Boy, I love sunbathing." Crystal mumbled, "Sun on my back feels so good."
Violet was almost asleep when something hit her leg hard, she sat up and looked at her leg. A volleyball was lying next to her, a little sand had gotten on her legs. She brushed the sand off and looked up towards the volleyball net. One of the guys, who had blonde hair and purple eyes, was walking towards her.
"Hi," he said, "I'm really sorry about that. We didn't mean to hit you with the ball."
She smiled at him, "Oh, that's okay. No harm done."
`Boy, he sure is cute,' Violet thought. He kneeled beside her, "Are you sure?" He gently pressed down on the spot where she had gotten hit, "Does this hurt any?"
"It stings a little bit," Violet admitted, "but I'll be fine."
"Alright then," He replied, "By the way, my name is Sage."
Violet smiled again, "I'm Violet."
"It's nice to meet you Violet," Sage said, "too bad it was this way, you getting hurt and all."
"I'm fine Sage," Violet assured.
Sage picked up the ball and smiled, "Well, I'd better get back to the game. Stick around, maybe you and I could do something later?"
"Sure." Violet answered.
When he walked off, Violet had to control herself from squealing. He was so sweet. If she heard what she thought she did, he had just asked her out on a date. She nudged Crystal with her foot.
Crystal turned her head so she was facing Violet, " I heard the whole thing Purple," she smiled, "Perhaps you just scored yourself a hot summer fling."
Violet laughed, "I hope so. He is so fine! Blonde hair, purple eyes, and a smile to die for!"
Violet couldn't stay still on that towel anymore; adrenaline was rushing through her veins. She stood up and walked to the water's edge. The mellow Gulf water washed over her toes. She walked a little further until she was knee deep. Fish nipped at her ankles and she laughed, they tickled.
Crystal decided to leave her beach towel too, the day was just too pretty to waste lying down tanning. She walked to the volleyball net and watched them play. They played two against two. A brown haired girl and a guy with black hair were on one team. Violet's blondie and a blue haired guy were on the other team. She knew the blonde's name was Sage, she listened to see if she could find out what the others names were. The girl had hit the ball and the two guys missed it.
"That was out of bounds Mia," the blue haired one replied.
"Are you kidding Rowen!" the black haired guy said, "It was not. You need your freaking eyes checked."
The girl, Mia, shook her head, "Come on you two, it doesn't matter. We aren't keeping score or anything."
"It does matter Mia, and yes I am keeping score," the black haired boy replied.
"Ryo!" Mia exclaimed, "This is only a game, don't have a cow okay?"
"I'm not having a cow!" Ryo retorted.
Mia rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll just solve this by not playing anymore."
Sage sighed, "Will you two knock it off and let's continue the game?"
Mia walked off and sat down in the sand, Ryo went after her, "Mia, I'm sorry. Please come back and play."
"So," Crystal remarked, "Having fun?"
"I wish." Rowen answered.
Sage looked at her, "Hey, weren't you sitting next to Violet?"
"Well, I was lying down, yeah." Crystal answered, "You're Sage, correct?"
Sage nodded, "And you are?"
Crystal blushed, " I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Crystal."
"It's nice meeting you Crystal." Sage said.
He pointed to the blue haired boy and said, "This is Rowen."
Rowen smiled at Crystal and said hello.
"Hi," Crystal replied.
Sage picked up the ball and tossed it over to Rowen, "Looks like we won't be needing this anymore." He began walking towards the ocean, obviously to where Violet was standing.
"So," Crystal began," You guys here long?"
"Yeah," Rowen answered, "We're staying the whole summer. Mia's got a beach house we're staying at."
"Really?" Crystal asked, "All summer in a beach house sounds nice. My three friends and I are stuck in a ugly cramped little hotel for a few weeks."
Rowen nodded, "All summer."
Behind her, Crystal heard someone remark, "Looks like Rowen got himself a girl too Cye."
She turned around to see two boys, one with brown hair, the other with bluish-black hair.
Rowen blushed, "Hey Kento, hi Cye."
Crystal smiled politely and said hello.
The boy with the bluish-black hair looked at her, "The name's Kento, what's your name?"
"I'm Crystal."
The other boy replied, "My names Cye, It's nice meeting you Crystal." Crystal thought he had the cutest British accent.
~meanwhile in the water~
Violet was so deep into her thoughts that she didn't hear someone behind her until they had gotten very close. She turned around to investigate, seeing it was Sage.
"Oh, hey Sage." Violet greeted him.
"Hey." He replied, "Are you positive you're okay?"
Violet laughed, "I'm fine!"
Sage smiled, "I'm just making sure."
Violet splashed a little water on him, "You worry to much."
"Hey!" he protested, "you're getting me wet."
"You already are." She pointed out, giggling.
"Yeah, true." He said, "But only halfway."
A huge wave came without warning and splashed the two, soaking them. "Now you're total soaked." Violet said, laughing.
"Yeah, now I am." Sage agreed.
Violet grinned and splashed him with water playfully. He responded by splashing her back and pretty soon the two were laughing and joking around. They were totally oblivious to the scene around them.
Back on the beach, Crystal had been introduced to Ryo and Mia. She sat down with all of them and talked for a little while. She was amazed to find out they had traveled all the way here from Japan. From the way Ryo and Mia acted around each other, she guessed they were a couple. But things like that are hard to tell sometimes. That is, unless you see them kissing, then it's another story. She glanced out to the water and saw Violet and Sage out there laughing and splashing each other.
Mia was watching them as well. "Looks like Sage is at it again," she said, laughing.
Cye opened a picnic basket. "Anyone want a snack?" he asked.
Kento grinned and got a sandwich, "My stomach was beginning to growl."
"You're always hungry," Cye joked.
Ryo laughed, "Yeah Kento, that's nothing new."
Crystal was getting hungry herself. Her and the others had skipped lunch on the way here. "What kind of food have you got?"
"Well," Cye said, " Just about everything. Bananas, Pimento Cheese sandwiches, Turkey sandwiches, apples, crackers, some of that squeeze cheese stuff for the crackers, grapes, a bag of Doritos chips, Coke, Sprite, and homemade chocolate chip cookies."
Crystal smiled, "All that sounds good."
"Want anything Crystal?" Cye asked, "You're welcome to have whatever you'd like."
"Thanks," Crystal said, "I think I'll have a Turkey sandwich."
Cye tossed her a Turkey sandwich that had been wrapped in foil. She took it and tore off the wrapping before chowing down.
~Down the beach a little ways~
Dawn and Asa were walking along the shoreline, the Gulf running over their toes. They were hoping to find Crystal and Violet on the beach somewhere, which was an impossible thing to do because the shoreline stretched for miles and miles. They could be somewhere else other than the beach too so this could basically be a lost cause. They were approaching another volleyball net. Those were set up almost everywhere on the beach. Every now and then a game would be in progress.
"Exactly how many volleyball nets have we walked past in the last half hour?" Dawn asked.
"This one is the twentieth one I believe." Asa answered.
Dawn saw several familiar faces up ahead, "Hey, isn't that Kento and Cye with that group of people?"
Asa looked, "And Crystal too! What's she doing with them?"
Dawn shrugged, "Dunno."
"That means Violet has gotta be around here somewhere." Asa stated.
"Let's join `em!" Dawn exclaimed.
The two girls picked up their pace and headed toward the group. When the reached them, they both said hello to Crystal, Cye, and Kento.
Cye turned around, a bit surprised to see Asa and Dawn, "Hi, nice to see you both again."
Crystal was stunned, "You met already?"
Dawn nodded, "We met Kento and Cye at Alvin's Island."
Introductions were made once more and the two sat down and joined the group.
"Hey Crystal, where's Violet?" Dawn asked.
Crystal laughed, "Out in the water with Sage."
"Oh," Dawn said, looking out at the water.
Kento and Crystal were eating, Rowen was reading a book, Cye was discussing with Ryo and Mia what they should do tonight, and Asa and Dawn listened to the three discuss their plans.
"What kinds of things have they got here to do?" Ryo wondered out loud.
"Lot's of things!" Asa said.
"Really?" Cye asked, "Like what?"
"Well, "Asa began, "There is a water park, an amusement park called Miracle Strip, plenty of places to bungee jump, miniature golf places spread all over the city like a disease, cool places to shop like Alvin's Island and Purple Haze, and if you like to dance there are some good night clubs like Club La Vela, Spinnakers and The Breakers Club."
Mia, Cye, Rowen, Ryo, and Kento, were staring at her, their mouths wide open. Crystal and Dawn were looking at her, eyebrows raised.
"What?" Asa asked, "Did I do something weird?"
"Do you live here or something?" Ryo asked.
Asa shook her head and smiled, "No, I just vacation here a lot."
"Really?" Mia asked, Asa nodded, "Cool! I used to come here a lot when I was a little girl. My aunt owned the beach house that now belongs to me. It's been so long since I was last here though and many things have changed."
Crystal grinned, "You guys are staying in a beach house! Man, ya'll are lucky! Dawn, Asa, Violet, and I are stuck in a tiny cramped room at the Fog Cutter hotel."
"Fog Cutter?" Kento said laughing.
Crystal nodded, "Unfortunately yes that's the name of it."
"You know," Mia began, "There happens to be some extra rooms at the house. You four are welcome to come and stay with us."
Asa, Dawn, and Crystal nearly had heart attacks, "You're serious?" Dawn asked.
Mia nodded, "Yep."
The three girls squealed. "Alright!" Crystal nearly screamed, "No more roach hotel!"
By then, Sage and Violet had made their way back to the crowd. Violet looked at Crystal and smirked, "What's gotten you so excited?"
Crystal grinned, "Mia invited us the stay at her beach house!"
"Mia?" Violet asked.
Mia stood up and shook Violet's hand, "I'm Mia." Sage introduced her to everyone else.
Violet raised an eyebrow, "This is weird. Asa and Dawn how'd you two meet everyone?"
"Well," Dawn started, "We met Cye and Kento at Alvin's Island. Then it was by chance that we met up with them again here."
"I don't know Crystal...should we?" Violet asked, she really didn't know any of these guys or Mia that well to want to stay with them.
Asa pulled Violet aside, " Come on! Remember what you said about bumming a room with some cute guys? Well, here are five very cute, very sweet guys! And that girl owns a freaking beach house!"
"Well, Okay then." Violet said, giving in. Asa and Crystal both cheered.
"No more room number 69, eh girls?" Dawn joked. Violet, Crystal, and Asa laughed.
Sage raised an eyebrow and grinned, "I like that number." Violet playfully hit him on his shoulder.
Crystal smiled, "I want to get to the hotel and grab all my stuff."
Asa agreed with Crystal, "Me too."
"Hey, want me to take you by your hotel?" Kento asked, "I was about to make my way back to the beach house anyway, so I could help you girls pack up all your things and take them to the house since I'm already on my way there."
"Sure!" Crystal answered. Cye decided he wanted to go too so Kento, Crystal, Asa, and Cye headed over to a red Jeep Cherokee and climbed in. Kento drove, Crystal rode shotgun, and Cye and Asa sat in the back.
"What's the hotel look like?" Kento asked.
Asa smirked, "It's an ugly two-story brown-brick hotel on the left side of the street." She then turned her attention to Cye, "Cye, after today at the store, I was wondering if you were really into fish. After seeing you looking into that tank like that...." Asa giggled.
Cye blushed a deep shade of red, "Yeah, I am."
She grinned, "Tank Boy..."
Kento started laughing, "I never thought of calling him that before."
Cye groaned, "Shut your trap Kento."
"What?" Kento protested, "She's the one that called you that!"
They reached the hotel and Crystal and Asa got out to get their things packed into the jeep and hand in their room key back to the front office. When all that was done, they got back into the jeep with intentions to go straight to Mia's house.
When they reached the house, everyone was already there. The place was a huge two-story building with a fairly big back yard. The house was painted white with dark blue trimming around the windows and the door was the same color as well. Ferns hung from hooks on the front porch and three rocking chairs were on the front porch as well, rocking slightly with the wind. There was a balcony on the second story. The front yard was really pretty. On either side of the house were two magnificent Weeping Willow trees. A flower bed surrounded the porch. The inside of the house was even prettier. It looked as if an interior designer had decorated it. Kento and Cye helped Asa and Crystal bring all their suitcases in. Mia directed them to their rooms. It just so happened that there were four extra rooms available. After the girls got settled in and were relaxing in the den, they began planning what they wanted to do that night. Sage, Asa, Ryo, Crystal, and Dawn wanted to go clubbing.
Kento, and Cye wanted to go putt-putt golfing. Mia and Violet wanted to go to the Miracle Strip amusement park. Rowen wanted to stay at the house and read. Asa wasn't about to let Rowen stay at the house while everyone else went out. She begged him to go clubbing.
"Clubbing isn't my scene." He replied.
"It isn't my scene either Rowen." Violet said.
"But Rowen!" Asa exclaimed, glaring at Violet giving her a look that clearly said `You aren't helping one bit' before turning her attention back to Rowen, "You are not gonna stay by yourself tonight! I won't allow it! Come with me and have some fun!"
Rowen shook his head no and Asa looked at him with the most heart-wrenching look, poking out her bottom lip, "Please?"
He groaned and agreed to go, Asa's frown quickly formed into a wide smile.
Rowen buried his face in his hands, "God I'm such a softie."
Mia suggested to Violet that they go putt-putt golfing with Cye and Kento and then the four of them go to the amusement park afterwards. Violet thought it'd be a good idea, Kento and Cye thought the same. So, everyone headed to their own rooms to prepare to go out.
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Whew, I didn't intend on this chapter being so long! But, I'm done with it finally! Please let me know what you think of my story. It's my first attempt at writing a Ronin Warriors story so please don't be too harsh! Stay tuned for Chapter Three!
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