"Bray! Get up, the others will be awake soon." Amber whispered. She was already dressed, and was hovering over Bray.
"Do we have to get up?" He looked at Amber; his eyes really wide like an innocent child's. She couldn't help but laugh. "Sit down." He told her.
"Okay then!" She grinned, and sat down directly on top of him.
"Am...I...ca..." Bray tried to say, but because Amber was sitting on top of him he couldn't.
"As much as I would love to spend all day in bed, we have things to do. Besides, people would start missing us." Amber finished just as Bray rolled her off from on top of him, and now she lay next to him. She looked at him and sighed. "Fine, you win, but I'm only staying for five more minutes!"
Later, Amber and Bray had sneaked off after lunch up to the roof, away from everyone.
"You know, we really should tell the others about us soon." Bray looked down at Amber.
"You're right, before someone walks in on us..." Amber closed her eyes and opened them slowly. Bray grinned. They were looking at the view over the streets. They seemed remarkably alive today.
"What did I do to deserve you?" Bray turned to face Amber, so they were no longer looking out over the city. Amber pulled him closer to her.
"Well first, you're gorgeous, and you're kind to me..." she stopped and entwined her hands around his neck. "And ...you're you." She smiled.
"What's that meant to mean!" Bray said in mock offence. Amber punched him playfully. "Ooooh payback time!" he laughed and picked her up, carried her over to the edge of the roof and pretended to throw her off. He put her back down again. They sat down with their backs against the wall, in hysterics.
When they finally walked back inside, they found the other Mallrats in the grip of some unwelcome visitors...
Amber stopped dead in her tracks, and Bray bumped into the back of her.
"Oh God..." Bray started.
"Bray, who are they?" Amber whispered back.
"Tribe Circus. How on earth did they get here?" He was deep in thought. Amber didn't really know much about them, apart from the fact they were treating her friends roughly. She put an arm on his shoulder to get him to look at her. "They run the gambling den and a few other things like that a few miles away. I didn't think the others knew them." He spoke quietly.
"What are we going to do Bray, we're doomed!" Amber was starting to get worried.
"Wait. Wait until we think of something." The two of them crouched down out of sight; peering through the banisters at the others.
"They seem to want something..." Amber whispered a few minutes later.
"That's not usually a good sign with those guys." Bray replied.
"Wait a minute, where's..." Amber started to speak, but heard something.
"Pssst!" the voice repeated.
"Where are you?" Amber asked softly.
"Here." He whispered, and crouched down next to Amber.
"What are you doing here? Do you know how this bunch got here?" Bray started firing questions.
"It's all my fault. I'm really sorry..." He started to sniff.
"KC, I'm sure you didn't mean to..." Amber tried to comfort him.
"It is, we got into some trouble at the gambling den." KC continued.
"We?" Bray looked puzzled.
"I took Porky and lost him at poker and Chloe won him back but they wouldn't give him back and so I caused a riot and Top-Hat came and made me take him here and he has matches and he's psycho and..."
"I think I understand." Amber cut in before KC got them even more confused.
"What are we going to do then?" Bray asked. The three of them sat in silence.
"Wait, I've got an idea!" KC said suddenly.
"Ssssshhh!" Amber and Bray both held their fingers up to their lips, warning KC that if he spoke too loudly they would probably be captured too.
"Sorry." KC said very quietly this time. Amber looked at him expectantly.
"What's the idea then?" She whispered.
"Do we have to get up?" He looked at Amber; his eyes really wide like an innocent child's. She couldn't help but laugh. "Sit down." He told her.
"Okay then!" She grinned, and sat down directly on top of him.
"Am...I...ca..." Bray tried to say, but because Amber was sitting on top of him he couldn't.
"As much as I would love to spend all day in bed, we have things to do. Besides, people would start missing us." Amber finished just as Bray rolled her off from on top of him, and now she lay next to him. She looked at him and sighed. "Fine, you win, but I'm only staying for five more minutes!"
Later, Amber and Bray had sneaked off after lunch up to the roof, away from everyone.
"You know, we really should tell the others about us soon." Bray looked down at Amber.
"You're right, before someone walks in on us..." Amber closed her eyes and opened them slowly. Bray grinned. They were looking at the view over the streets. They seemed remarkably alive today.
"What did I do to deserve you?" Bray turned to face Amber, so they were no longer looking out over the city. Amber pulled him closer to her.
"Well first, you're gorgeous, and you're kind to me..." she stopped and entwined her hands around his neck. "And ...you're you." She smiled.
"What's that meant to mean!" Bray said in mock offence. Amber punched him playfully. "Ooooh payback time!" he laughed and picked her up, carried her over to the edge of the roof and pretended to throw her off. He put her back down again. They sat down with their backs against the wall, in hysterics.
When they finally walked back inside, they found the other Mallrats in the grip of some unwelcome visitors...
Amber stopped dead in her tracks, and Bray bumped into the back of her.
"Oh God..." Bray started.
"Bray, who are they?" Amber whispered back.
"Tribe Circus. How on earth did they get here?" He was deep in thought. Amber didn't really know much about them, apart from the fact they were treating her friends roughly. She put an arm on his shoulder to get him to look at her. "They run the gambling den and a few other things like that a few miles away. I didn't think the others knew them." He spoke quietly.
"What are we going to do Bray, we're doomed!" Amber was starting to get worried.
"Wait. Wait until we think of something." The two of them crouched down out of sight; peering through the banisters at the others.
"They seem to want something..." Amber whispered a few minutes later.
"That's not usually a good sign with those guys." Bray replied.
"Wait a minute, where's..." Amber started to speak, but heard something.
"Pssst!" the voice repeated.
"Where are you?" Amber asked softly.
"Here." He whispered, and crouched down next to Amber.
"What are you doing here? Do you know how this bunch got here?" Bray started firing questions.
"It's all my fault. I'm really sorry..." He started to sniff.
"KC, I'm sure you didn't mean to..." Amber tried to comfort him.
"It is, we got into some trouble at the gambling den." KC continued.
"We?" Bray looked puzzled.
"I took Porky and lost him at poker and Chloe won him back but they wouldn't give him back and so I caused a riot and Top-Hat came and made me take him here and he has matches and he's psycho and..."
"I think I understand." Amber cut in before KC got them even more confused.
"What are we going to do then?" Bray asked. The three of them sat in silence.
"Wait, I've got an idea!" KC said suddenly.
"Ssssshhh!" Amber and Bray both held their fingers up to their lips, warning KC that if he spoke too loudly they would probably be captured too.
"Sorry." KC said very quietly this time. Amber looked at him expectantly.
"What's the idea then?" She whispered.
