Harper entered his room, which he would be calling home for the next month.
"Not half bad." Harper said to himself as he looked around. He entered the room and to the left of the door was a small kitchen. As you went farther into the room there was an undersized living room. It had a TV, VHS, sofa, and armchair strategically placed around the room. Through a doorway on the right side of the living room was a big bedroom with a king size bed and there was a medium bathroom through the door in the right closest to the door Harper was currently standing in.
"Well, time to unpack." He said as he threw his bag onto his bed, and gently placed his surfboard near the door to the Living room. He returned to the side of the bed and opened his bag. Just as he was beginning to take out the first of his cloths, there was a knock at his door. He dropped the shirt he had just removed from his bag onto the bed and went to the door. When he opened it, he was greeted by the smiling face of Beka Valentine.
"Hey Bek, what are you doin' here?" Harper asked cheerfully as he smiled back at her.
"Okay, I just had to see if all of the rooms were as big as mine!" She told him excitedly.
"Well, I don't know how big yours is, but if that's your subtle way of asking to come in then, yeah you can come in." Harper replied.
"Thanks Harper." Beka said as she walked past Harper and into his lodging. She took a quick look around and then turned back to Harper who had been watching her from the doorway.
"Well?" Harper asked when she turned back to him.
"It's not fair." She replied with a sarcastic pout.
"What's not?" He asked confused.
"Yours are bigger than mine." She said.
"Yeah, well, for when I have girls over." He responded with a smile. He walked back into the bedroom, Beka following closely behind him. He again began to unpack as Beka flopped down on his bed.
"Ooh, soft." She said getting comfortable. Harper just smiled at her and hung a few things up in his closet. "Hey Harper?"
"Yeah?" He said going back to his bag.
"Rommie and Trance said that you seemed depressed and I was just wondering if you wanted to talk about it with me?" She asked and looked at him, her eyes pleading him to tell her what was bothering him. Harper just looked at her for a moment and the laid down on the bed next to her. He looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath.
"You really wanna know?" He asked, his eyes not wavering from the ceiling.
"Yes Harper. I really want to know. Come on your like family to me, I hate seeing you upset."
"Okay. I guess lately I've just been feeling a little...left out."
"Left out?"
"Yeah. You know, lonely. Like you guys don't want me around anymore."
"When did this happen?"
"You sound like a shrink."
"Stop making jokes and just talk to me would yah?"
"Kay. I don't know when, about when the new crew members showed up. They kinda did everything, and I just felt like you didn't need me anymore."
"Harper, we will always need you. Do you know how boring life would be if you weren't around anymore? I swear I think I would go insane. I mean who would be there to call Dylan and me boss all the time, who would hit on Rommie, Trance, and all of the new members? Who would make it their sole purpose in life to bother Tyr?"
"Okay, okay. I get it."
"Do you feel better?"
"Yeah, a little."
"Okay. I have to go unpack. You can come visit whenever you want. Okay?"
"Yeah. Okay, but don't count on it too much. I plan to be having a lot of fun with a lot of girls this month." He said smiling as she got off the bed and headed toward the door. "See yah later Beka." He called after her.
"Later." She called back before leaving for her own room.
Harper finished unpacking silently, his thoughts settling on how much better he felt after talking to Beka. Before he knew it, it was time to meet the rest of the crew for dinner. Actually, it was five minutes past time so he left his room(s) and quickly went to the elevator.
"..So we need to just make Harper feel wanted." Beka explained to Dylan, Tyr, Rommie, and Trance as they waited for Harper. No sooner had she finished, Harper came bolting out of the elevator and over to where they were standing.
"Loose track of the time Harper?" Dylan asked when Harper had arrived.
"Just a little." Harper panted out.
"So, where are we going to eat?" Trance asked.
"I don't know. How about..." Dylan began.
"How about we let Harper decide." Beka interrupted. Harper raised an eyebrow at her before realization set in.
"You told." He said turning to Beka.
"Sorry." She replied.
"It's okay. Just promise me that you guys aren't gonna be all weird and sappy now. Kay?" Harper addressed the group.
"Okay." They all replied simultaneously.
"Good. Now, where are we going?" He asked.
"I stand by having the boy pick." Tyr spoke for almost the first time since they arrived.
"Okay." Harper said looking around the lobby. His gaze settled on a woman, about 5 foot 6 inches tall, long blonde hair, long legs, tight faded blue jeans, and a form fitting white tank top (Harper couldn't help but notice her fairly large chest) waiting by the elevator. "Hold on a sec." He said and then quickly walked over to the woman.
"Hi." He said as he approached her. 'God she's gorgeous.' He thought as she turned to look at him.
"Hi." She said back with a smile.
"Uh, Seamus Harper." He said sticking out his hand.
"Lauren Olson." The young lady replied with a sweet smile, shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you." Harper said smiling back.
"Did you need something?" Lauren asked her smile never wavering.
"Oh yeah. I don't know if you can help me or not, but..my friends and I are going out to dinner and I was wondering if you knew any good places to eat." He explained sheepishly.
"Well that depends." She told him.
"On what?" He asked confused.
"On how much you are willing to pay." She told him giggling.
"Oh, it doesn't matter." He responded after thinking a moment.
"Okay. Well, Applebee's is really good, but it's also really expensive. Uh, otherwise there's Fizzolies (A/N. That is so spelled wrong. I'll fix it if anyone will tell me how it's supposed to be spelled.). It isn't very expensive and is good. Oh and their free bread sticks are amazing." She explained.
"Okay. Thanks Lauren."
"You're welcome Seamus."
Harper walked back over to where the rest of the crew were standing.
"What was that about Harper?" Rommie asked when Harper returned.
"I was just finding out where a good place to eat was." Harper explained.
"Well?" Tyr asked impatiently.
"How about Fizzolies?" Harper suggested.
"Sounds good to me, how do we get there?" Dylan stated. Harper's eyes widened and he was about to say something when there was a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Lauren standing there smiling.
"Do you ever stop smiling?" Harper asked when he saw her.
"No. You forgot to get directions." Lauren stated still smiling.
"Yeah I did." He replied blushing.
"Where are you going?" She asked with a small giggle.
"Fizzolies." He told her.
"Okay, when you go out the door, take a left turn, it's about three blocks down, on the right side of the street, and has a big red sign that says Fizzolies." She explained.
"Thank you." Dylan said from behind Harper.
"Oh, hello. You're very welcome." Lauren said graciously.
"Uh, Lauren. This is Dylan Hunt, Beka Valentine, Tyr Anasazi, Trance Gemini, and Rommie." Harper introduced his friends, Lauren shaking each person's hand as Harper said their name.
"Hey Lauren! Come on!" Someone called from the distance.
"Uh, I have to go. It was nice meeting all of you." Lauren said, but as she turned to leave, Harper gently grabbed her arm making her turn and face him.
"Uh, I was wondering that maybe, uh, if you weren't busy, that you might wanna maybe, I don't know, uh, go out with me tomorrow." Harper asked shakily.
"I'd love too. I.." Lauren began.
"Lauren Ann Olson!!" The voice from the background called.
"I'll just have to get details from you later." Lauren said and then hurried off towards the sound of the voice.
"Not half bad." Harper said to himself as he looked around. He entered the room and to the left of the door was a small kitchen. As you went farther into the room there was an undersized living room. It had a TV, VHS, sofa, and armchair strategically placed around the room. Through a doorway on the right side of the living room was a big bedroom with a king size bed and there was a medium bathroom through the door in the right closest to the door Harper was currently standing in.
"Well, time to unpack." He said as he threw his bag onto his bed, and gently placed his surfboard near the door to the Living room. He returned to the side of the bed and opened his bag. Just as he was beginning to take out the first of his cloths, there was a knock at his door. He dropped the shirt he had just removed from his bag onto the bed and went to the door. When he opened it, he was greeted by the smiling face of Beka Valentine.
"Hey Bek, what are you doin' here?" Harper asked cheerfully as he smiled back at her.
"Okay, I just had to see if all of the rooms were as big as mine!" She told him excitedly.
"Well, I don't know how big yours is, but if that's your subtle way of asking to come in then, yeah you can come in." Harper replied.
"Thanks Harper." Beka said as she walked past Harper and into his lodging. She took a quick look around and then turned back to Harper who had been watching her from the doorway.
"Well?" Harper asked when she turned back to him.
"It's not fair." She replied with a sarcastic pout.
"What's not?" He asked confused.
"Yours are bigger than mine." She said.
"Yeah, well, for when I have girls over." He responded with a smile. He walked back into the bedroom, Beka following closely behind him. He again began to unpack as Beka flopped down on his bed.
"Ooh, soft." She said getting comfortable. Harper just smiled at her and hung a few things up in his closet. "Hey Harper?"
"Yeah?" He said going back to his bag.
"Rommie and Trance said that you seemed depressed and I was just wondering if you wanted to talk about it with me?" She asked and looked at him, her eyes pleading him to tell her what was bothering him. Harper just looked at her for a moment and the laid down on the bed next to her. He looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath.
"You really wanna know?" He asked, his eyes not wavering from the ceiling.
"Yes Harper. I really want to know. Come on your like family to me, I hate seeing you upset."
"Okay. I guess lately I've just been feeling a little...left out."
"Left out?"
"Yeah. You know, lonely. Like you guys don't want me around anymore."
"When did this happen?"
"You sound like a shrink."
"Stop making jokes and just talk to me would yah?"
"Kay. I don't know when, about when the new crew members showed up. They kinda did everything, and I just felt like you didn't need me anymore."
"Harper, we will always need you. Do you know how boring life would be if you weren't around anymore? I swear I think I would go insane. I mean who would be there to call Dylan and me boss all the time, who would hit on Rommie, Trance, and all of the new members? Who would make it their sole purpose in life to bother Tyr?"
"Okay, okay. I get it."
"Do you feel better?"
"Yeah, a little."
"Okay. I have to go unpack. You can come visit whenever you want. Okay?"
"Yeah. Okay, but don't count on it too much. I plan to be having a lot of fun with a lot of girls this month." He said smiling as she got off the bed and headed toward the door. "See yah later Beka." He called after her.
"Later." She called back before leaving for her own room.
Harper finished unpacking silently, his thoughts settling on how much better he felt after talking to Beka. Before he knew it, it was time to meet the rest of the crew for dinner. Actually, it was five minutes past time so he left his room(s) and quickly went to the elevator.
"..So we need to just make Harper feel wanted." Beka explained to Dylan, Tyr, Rommie, and Trance as they waited for Harper. No sooner had she finished, Harper came bolting out of the elevator and over to where they were standing.
"Loose track of the time Harper?" Dylan asked when Harper had arrived.
"Just a little." Harper panted out.
"So, where are we going to eat?" Trance asked.
"I don't know. How about..." Dylan began.
"How about we let Harper decide." Beka interrupted. Harper raised an eyebrow at her before realization set in.
"You told." He said turning to Beka.
"Sorry." She replied.
"It's okay. Just promise me that you guys aren't gonna be all weird and sappy now. Kay?" Harper addressed the group.
"Okay." They all replied simultaneously.
"Good. Now, where are we going?" He asked.
"I stand by having the boy pick." Tyr spoke for almost the first time since they arrived.
"Okay." Harper said looking around the lobby. His gaze settled on a woman, about 5 foot 6 inches tall, long blonde hair, long legs, tight faded blue jeans, and a form fitting white tank top (Harper couldn't help but notice her fairly large chest) waiting by the elevator. "Hold on a sec." He said and then quickly walked over to the woman.
"Hi." He said as he approached her. 'God she's gorgeous.' He thought as she turned to look at him.
"Hi." She said back with a smile.
"Uh, Seamus Harper." He said sticking out his hand.
"Lauren Olson." The young lady replied with a sweet smile, shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you." Harper said smiling back.
"Did you need something?" Lauren asked her smile never wavering.
"Oh yeah. I don't know if you can help me or not, but..my friends and I are going out to dinner and I was wondering if you knew any good places to eat." He explained sheepishly.
"Well that depends." She told him.
"On what?" He asked confused.
"On how much you are willing to pay." She told him giggling.
"Oh, it doesn't matter." He responded after thinking a moment.
"Okay. Well, Applebee's is really good, but it's also really expensive. Uh, otherwise there's Fizzolies (A/N. That is so spelled wrong. I'll fix it if anyone will tell me how it's supposed to be spelled.). It isn't very expensive and is good. Oh and their free bread sticks are amazing." She explained.
"Okay. Thanks Lauren."
"You're welcome Seamus."
Harper walked back over to where the rest of the crew were standing.
"What was that about Harper?" Rommie asked when Harper returned.
"I was just finding out where a good place to eat was." Harper explained.
"Well?" Tyr asked impatiently.
"How about Fizzolies?" Harper suggested.
"Sounds good to me, how do we get there?" Dylan stated. Harper's eyes widened and he was about to say something when there was a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see Lauren standing there smiling.
"Do you ever stop smiling?" Harper asked when he saw her.
"No. You forgot to get directions." Lauren stated still smiling.
"Yeah I did." He replied blushing.
"Where are you going?" She asked with a small giggle.
"Fizzolies." He told her.
"Okay, when you go out the door, take a left turn, it's about three blocks down, on the right side of the street, and has a big red sign that says Fizzolies." She explained.
"Thank you." Dylan said from behind Harper.
"Oh, hello. You're very welcome." Lauren said graciously.
"Uh, Lauren. This is Dylan Hunt, Beka Valentine, Tyr Anasazi, Trance Gemini, and Rommie." Harper introduced his friends, Lauren shaking each person's hand as Harper said their name.
"Hey Lauren! Come on!" Someone called from the distance.
"Uh, I have to go. It was nice meeting all of you." Lauren said, but as she turned to leave, Harper gently grabbed her arm making her turn and face him.
"Uh, I was wondering that maybe, uh, if you weren't busy, that you might wanna maybe, I don't know, uh, go out with me tomorrow." Harper asked shakily.
"I'd love too. I.." Lauren began.
"Lauren Ann Olson!!" The voice from the background called.
"I'll just have to get details from you later." Lauren said and then hurried off towards the sound of the voice.