Chapter 2-"A heart alone, New faces, and a new home"
"Flight 1128 to California is now boarding....I repeat flight 1128 to California is now boarding." said the voice from the monitor. Relena slowly got up, walked to the booth, gave the lady her ticket, and proceeded to board the plane.
"Um...excuse me sir...I think your in my seat." said Relena to a man who was about the same age as her (17). He had dirty blonde hair with greenish-brown eyes.
"Oh...I'm sorry...." said the man as he got up and scooted over. "You look familiar...have we met before?" he asked.
"No...I don't think so..." said Relena as she sat down and put her bag in between her feet. *Thanks to those body guards and constant assassination threats.* thought Relena in the back of her mind.
"Oh...ok...by the way...my name is Brad Orison...what's yours? asked brad as he extended his hand.
"Ripley, Alex Ripley." said Relena as she took his hand and shook it.
"Nice name...you don't mind if I call you Ripley do you Alex?" asked Brad
"No...not at all...so....where u off to?" she asked
"Sacramento...I'm moving in with friends." he said.
"Really? Me too! Well I'm just moving there...not with friends though." she said
"Hey Ripley...what's the real reason your down here...you look like u just ran away." he said. Her face turned a little white and he noticed. "Oh god you are running away. How old are you?...17?" he asked
"*sigh* Yep...but don't tell ok?" she said
"I wont..." he said as he leaned over next to her ear. "The truth is...I'm running away also but I'm a year older than you too." he said as he leaned back again.
"Really? Why? And your friends actually support this idea?" she said as she looked him in the eye
"Well yah...you see...there not really friends....there a big group of runaways...they help each other through tough times and stuff." he said "And why I'm running away is a big mess...I prefer not to talk bout it though."
"Well...where do they live? In an abandoned building or something?" asked Relena
"Well any where i guess..." he said
"Oh...I see...well I really don't have a place to stay yet....so...why don't I go with you and when i get a job and enough money...we can move in together." she said
"That's not a bad idea Ripley. Not a bad idea at all" he said as he leaned back in the seat. Then a large man came and spoke to Relena.
"Miss....your in my seat." he said in a hurried tone.
"Oh...I'm sorry..."she said as she and Brad got up and moved over one space. Brad took out a lab top and started typing on his computer....*Hm...I wonder who he reminds me of* thought Relena as she rolled her eyes. then she got an idea.
"Say...Brad...you mind if i can use your computer real quick?" she asked
"No..here..." he said as he handed the computer to her. She started typing real fast looking for something...after a while she jumped up and said
"Its perfect!!!!!!" by then the plain was in the air,.
"What?" asked Brad
" I found the perfect appartment." she said. "And the best thing is....its a new building so it has another room next to it going on sail....Im buying them." she said as she clicked "buy"
"How can u afford it?" he asked astonished
"Well....lets say that from where i came from...the people were really rich. So i just used my older brother's credit card to buy it..." she said with a smirk.
"Are you sure?" asked Brad
"Yes I am!" she said again with an even bigger smile across her face.
"ok....If your sure..." said Brad as he leaned back in his seat and shut his eyes...so did Relena...but she smelt something very very very foul and realised it was the man next to her. *Its ok Relena....you've been through more than this.* she thought over and over again. So she just turned her head to the other person sitting next to her (brad) and layed her head on his shoulder not noticing what she was doing. He just smiled down at her and proceeded to fall asleep.
2 hours later-
"Ms....Ms....what would you like to eat?" asked the lady that was passing down the isle. Relena woke up and said to her "Just a burger, French fries, and a Sprite." she said "OH! And some ice cream if you wouldn't mind."
"No...not at all.." said the lady as she handed Relena her meal. Relena went right ahead and started munching her food,. Brad just looked at her with wide eye
"Wow! By the looks of it...I would say that you havn't eaten in a long time." he said
"Well not exactly...you see...*chomp chomp* the only thing surved at my place was non fat foods salad and fruit. Not that its not good but once you have it for a while it gets kinda dull....and this...oh this *chomp chomp* I hanvn't had since i was 6..." she said as she started eating again
"Just wait till you get to a restaurant...." said brad with a smirk. "By the way...where is our appartment....and when can we get in.?" he asked
"Oh...47 Avalon La.....its just a few miles from the airport...we should get there by six....and we land at 5:30...but i think i can hitch a ride..." said Relena with a smirk...
"Oh no you dont....we'll take a bus." he said
"Ok....daddy...." said Relena as she started eating again.
6 hours later-the plain just landed and there exiting the air port---
"Hurry up the bus is going to leave and another wont come till later!" said Relena as they started running after the bus
Once they got there they loaded the bus.
25 min later-
"YES! We made it!!!!!! now to go check in..." said Relena as they went to a counter
"Sir...Sir..." said Relena he wasn't looking at her . so she continued..." sir....sir...." the man cleared his throte..she looked down and saw the bell...."Oh...ok...": she said as she rang the bell....The man came over.
"Yes? Welcome to Avalon appartments...how may I help you.?" he asked
"yes...I bought an appartment and so did my friend here." she said
"Oh? and may I have your names...?" asked the man
"Alex Ripley, and Brad Orison." she said. The man started typing on his computer.
"Yes...here's your keys, you will have furniture already set up in there...so dont destroy any of it because it belongs to the hotel and will be there for a long time...you may take the bed's and sheets and couch's when you check out. We probably wont be needing them any more..." said the man...."Oh...and have a nice day." he said
"Okkk....now lets get our rooms!!!" said Relena excidedly. She then took off running to the elivator with Brad behind her. They went up to floor 25. Relena walked down the hall and got to her room which was room # 258....brads was 259. They both walked inside.
"Wow this is so nice..." said Relena to herself. When you walk in. There's the kitchen to the right. At the back behind the kitchen is the living room (which is pretty big.) It had green leather seats and a tv, and Cd. Player. To the right when she walked in was the bathrooms. She walked further back and there was the bed rooms. There was 2...one for her and a guest. She picked the one to the far side because it had a window. When she walked in there was a window to the left and strait ahead of her was the bed. To the right there was another bathroom. The comforter on her bed were black, and when you rolled it back, the sheet's were deep purple. She put all of her stuff down on the bed and walked out. She went to the couch and looked out the window she had an overview of the city...it was so pretty. She then herd a knock at the door. she went over and opened the door.
"Hey brad...how do you like it?" she asked
"I love it...hey its a lot like yours except i have green leather couches and my sheets are a deep green also." he waled over to the couch and sat down...he turned the Tv on and started watching it.
"Now to enroll in a school and get a job." she said. There was another knock at the door.
"Yes?" she asked
"Um here's a newspaper...." said the bus boy and he then left.
she started looking threw it. and stopped at the page that said. "Help needed at club on 33 Avalon La....preferable one male and female...little experience needed..."
"Brad....I think i found us a job..." she said with a smirk.
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wow that took a long time....sorry it took a while to get out...homework and stuff....remember to review!