Chapter 17 Mall Crawl
"Where are we going?" asked Nina as she peered out the window of the plane. Below her was a quilt of straw. Many fields lay across the country and they were flying low enough for them to see it. "Well I'm guessing we are just about at Montana, then we will land in Alberta," replied Trowa. Kaeorie was in a light sleep at the time, "One step closer to the edge," sang Sean as he, Kaeorie, and Mike played their instruments on stage. The crowd was roaring. After the show they got in the car and drove a while. The car hit loose gravel and flipped the world went black. When Kaeorie came to, Quatre was gently shaking her. "We are here," he whispered and smiled. The group got of the plain. There were prairie fields as far as the eye could see. "We will walk from here, and in about and hour we will meet up with our ride." "Why doesn't our ride pick us up here?" asked Nina. "Because, our plain was running out of fuel and so we have to walk," explained Trowa. "Oh, sounds fun!" said Vicki sarcastically. The group had walked a little ways when Duo stopped. He looked traumatised. "What is the- ahhhhhhhh!" exclaimed Kaeorie "What?" asked Vicki. Kaeorie pointed to her feet. They were covered with grasshoppers! The rest of the group looked at their feet and frantically began to remove the bugs. Once that was accomplished they heard a vehicle. "I guess our ride decided to come look for us," Vicki said rather gratefully. The car or rather limousine pulled up beside them. "Hurry up or I will be late for my conference," exclaimed Quatre as he and the group piled into the spacious vehicle. As soon as they got to the building where the conference was being held Quatre, Heero, Trowa and Wufei (who served as Quatre's bodyguards) jumped out and ran up the steps. Duo soon followed. "You girls coming?" asked Trowa. "No we are going to have some fun," said Nina. She winked and He kept jogging up the steps. They instructed the driver that they would be here at the time that the conference ended. The car pulled away and the girls went into a near tattoo parlour. Vicki wanted a new tattoo. She all ready had Chinese symbol on her shoulder blade but she wanted something new. An hour later she had an 'crown of thorns' tattoo on her arm. Next they went into the ear piercing shop and Nina came out with ten new holes in her ears, five in each. Each one was a different color of the rainbow and including the two she had before she had all seven colors. "What do you want to do Kaeorie?" asked Nina. "Haircut," she replied as she stepped into the salon. She was quickly seated at a chair and soon her locks of hair fell to the ground. When she was done she had layered hair that touched her shoulders. She had them put in red streaks and when she walked out to show her friends they were in shock. "Wow it is so nice!" screamed Nina, "I am jealous. "It certainly suits you!" Vicki announced, "red is so your color. Now we shop!" "Oh ya! And I have Quatre's credit card!" They walked out of the shop and down a couple blocks and stopped at a café. "Hey do you guys think that it is a bit odd that in like 2 weeks we have three of the best soldiers wrapped around our fingers?" asked Nina as she finished her low fat smoothie. "Ya, but maybe it was meant to be, I mean it just fell into place!" said Vicki as she slurped up the last bit of her orange creamsicle smoothie. "Hmmm," said Kaeorie as she played with her glistening hair, "I feel like I am taking advantage of Quatre," the others just stared at her, "He is so kind and I really like him but I can't ever repay him." "Maybe he doesn't want to repaid?" pondered Nina "And I feel like a Mary Sue! I hate them. I am not perfect. I can't react fast enough my hair never works and oh never mind," exclaimed Vicki. "I know, people look at me that way and I hate it." Kaeorie's voice trailed off, "we had better get going if we want to go shopping!"
Three hours later they arrived outside off the conference building. Nina had a new necklace, Vicki had new boots and Kaeorie had added a jean jacket to her red shirt, black jeans and new hair. The boys appeared at the top of the stairs and greeted the warmly. "What happened to your hair?" asked Duo "Got it cut," said Kaeorie, "Like it?" "I do," said Quatre. Kaeorie winked at him. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!' yelled Duo "What the HELL happened to your ears?" he pointed to Nina. She showed him the earrings then she look at Trowa hoping he wasn't to disapproving. He just smiled his usual and said the driver was getting impatient. The group climbed into the vehicle and Heero asked, "Vicki what did you get?" she showed him her new tattoo. "Man I am gonna' be sick!" complained Duo. "How did the conference go?" Kaeorie asked. "Good, but there will most likely be another war." Quatre explained.
"Where are we going?" asked Nina as she peered out the window of the plane. Below her was a quilt of straw. Many fields lay across the country and they were flying low enough for them to see it. "Well I'm guessing we are just about at Montana, then we will land in Alberta," replied Trowa. Kaeorie was in a light sleep at the time, "One step closer to the edge," sang Sean as he, Kaeorie, and Mike played their instruments on stage. The crowd was roaring. After the show they got in the car and drove a while. The car hit loose gravel and flipped the world went black. When Kaeorie came to, Quatre was gently shaking her. "We are here," he whispered and smiled. The group got of the plain. There were prairie fields as far as the eye could see. "We will walk from here, and in about and hour we will meet up with our ride." "Why doesn't our ride pick us up here?" asked Nina. "Because, our plain was running out of fuel and so we have to walk," explained Trowa. "Oh, sounds fun!" said Vicki sarcastically. The group had walked a little ways when Duo stopped. He looked traumatised. "What is the- ahhhhhhhh!" exclaimed Kaeorie "What?" asked Vicki. Kaeorie pointed to her feet. They were covered with grasshoppers! The rest of the group looked at their feet and frantically began to remove the bugs. Once that was accomplished they heard a vehicle. "I guess our ride decided to come look for us," Vicki said rather gratefully. The car or rather limousine pulled up beside them. "Hurry up or I will be late for my conference," exclaimed Quatre as he and the group piled into the spacious vehicle. As soon as they got to the building where the conference was being held Quatre, Heero, Trowa and Wufei (who served as Quatre's bodyguards) jumped out and ran up the steps. Duo soon followed. "You girls coming?" asked Trowa. "No we are going to have some fun," said Nina. She winked and He kept jogging up the steps. They instructed the driver that they would be here at the time that the conference ended. The car pulled away and the girls went into a near tattoo parlour. Vicki wanted a new tattoo. She all ready had Chinese symbol on her shoulder blade but she wanted something new. An hour later she had an 'crown of thorns' tattoo on her arm. Next they went into the ear piercing shop and Nina came out with ten new holes in her ears, five in each. Each one was a different color of the rainbow and including the two she had before she had all seven colors. "What do you want to do Kaeorie?" asked Nina. "Haircut," she replied as she stepped into the salon. She was quickly seated at a chair and soon her locks of hair fell to the ground. When she was done she had layered hair that touched her shoulders. She had them put in red streaks and when she walked out to show her friends they were in shock. "Wow it is so nice!" screamed Nina, "I am jealous. "It certainly suits you!" Vicki announced, "red is so your color. Now we shop!" "Oh ya! And I have Quatre's credit card!" They walked out of the shop and down a couple blocks and stopped at a café. "Hey do you guys think that it is a bit odd that in like 2 weeks we have three of the best soldiers wrapped around our fingers?" asked Nina as she finished her low fat smoothie. "Ya, but maybe it was meant to be, I mean it just fell into place!" said Vicki as she slurped up the last bit of her orange creamsicle smoothie. "Hmmm," said Kaeorie as she played with her glistening hair, "I feel like I am taking advantage of Quatre," the others just stared at her, "He is so kind and I really like him but I can't ever repay him." "Maybe he doesn't want to repaid?" pondered Nina "And I feel like a Mary Sue! I hate them. I am not perfect. I can't react fast enough my hair never works and oh never mind," exclaimed Vicki. "I know, people look at me that way and I hate it." Kaeorie's voice trailed off, "we had better get going if we want to go shopping!"
Three hours later they arrived outside off the conference building. Nina had a new necklace, Vicki had new boots and Kaeorie had added a jean jacket to her red shirt, black jeans and new hair. The boys appeared at the top of the stairs and greeted the warmly. "What happened to your hair?" asked Duo "Got it cut," said Kaeorie, "Like it?" "I do," said Quatre. Kaeorie winked at him. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!' yelled Duo "What the HELL happened to your ears?" he pointed to Nina. She showed him the earrings then she look at Trowa hoping he wasn't to disapproving. He just smiled his usual and said the driver was getting impatient. The group climbed into the vehicle and Heero asked, "Vicki what did you get?" she showed him her new tattoo. "Man I am gonna' be sick!" complained Duo. "How did the conference go?" Kaeorie asked. "Good, but there will most likely be another war." Quatre explained.