*And we're back, with yet another fun filled chapter of Zoie and Zain Go to College! I promise that this episode will be a lot lighter than last time. [sniff, sniff.] Poor Yusuke! Anywho, on with the show!*

Chapter 6: Road Trip!

"OW, KNOCK IT OFF!" Zoie screamed, waking up Yusuke. "Huh? Wha?" "You were leaning on my arm, you ass." Zain laughed and looked at the two in her rearview mirror. "Come on, Zoie, lighten up. He didn't mean to fall asleep on you." "I don't care," Zoie declared childishly. "I hate him, and he smells funny." "Hey, I do NOT!" "Do too." "Come on, you two," Zain said in exasperation. "Zoie, why don't you drive, and I'll sit in back with Yusuke?" "Because, then I'd have to listen to you two macking out in the back, and then I'd get really sick and we'd have to pull over so I could throw up." "That was descriptive enough," Yusuke said under his breath. "QUIET, FOOL!" "Zoie, knock it off! You promised to be nice to him!" "I don't care." "THAT'S IT!" Zain stopped the car abruptly on the side of the road and got out. She then proceeded to the other side of the car and yanked Yusuke's door open. "You drive!" "Hey, what did I do?"

"NOTHING, JUST DRIVE!" Zoie snickered. "SHUT UP!" yelled Zain and Yusuke in unison.



----------------------------------------------- One Hour Later

Yusuke tried to keep his eyes on the road in front of him, but he was too exhausted to drive a moment longer. He slowed the car to a stop in a rest station out in the middle of nowhere. Zoie woke up and looked around. "Harry?" "Why'd we stop, babes," asked Zain. "I can't drive anymore, someone else is gonna have to do it," answered Yusuke. "Night-night," mumbled Zoie, settling back down. Zain smacked her over the back of the head. "Yeep! What the fuck!" Zain and Yusuke could not contain their laughter. "We need you to drive, Sis." "But, but, but," Zoie pouted. "No buts, unless you want to get yours in a crash when Yusuke falls asleep at the wheel." Zoie sat up and yawned, still pouting. "Can we at least go to the bathroom first?" So the crew piled out of the car. It was just around dusk, and the sky was a lovely mix of purple and red. "WHERE'S MY CAMERA!" screamed Zoie. "Sis, we don't have time to take pictures of the sunset, we have to go!"

"SCREW YOU! WHERE'S MY CAMERA!" Zoie started to dig frantically through the car, looking for her camera. Zain shrugged at Yusuke and then looked up at the sky. "She loves these friggen things." Yusuke looked down at Zain. In the fading light of dusk, her lavender eyes gave off a truly cat-like glint. It reminded him of so many happy memories in his old life that he was filled with the urge to gather her up in his arms and kiss her. "Zain." She looked up at him, and saw the love that was reflected in his eyes. All she had to do was smile at him, and he did the rest. Gently resting his hands on her hips, he leaned over her small frame and kissed her sweetly, just as the last lights of the sunset faded into the night. "I found it!" Zoie cried happily, holding the camera proudly out in front of her for all to see. Then she looked over at Yusuke and her sister, engaged in a rather passionate kiss. Knowing how camera shy Yusuke was, she got a mischievous idea in her head. "Hehehe." she crept up to the happy couple, place her finger on the button and- WHAM! Zain's hand came slamming down over her head. She meowed and then fell to the ground with a crash. Yusuke lifted his head away from Zain's and stared down at her through the growing darkness. "I know," she said. "I love you, too." He smiled and then noticed Zoie meowing incoherently at his feet. "Should I ask?" "Hehehe! Don't worry about it, babes." A while later Zoie woke up screaming like a mad woman. Zain and Yusuke, who had long since finished going to the restroom and were making out at a park bench nearby, heard her and came running. "Sis, what's wrong!" "I MISSED MY SUNSET AND IT'S ALL YUSUKE'S FAULT!" "Oi, geeze."