Disclaimer: *huggles Amidamaru* ;__; I sure wish he was mine, but he's not.
Author's Notes: HA HA!!! I love that last part with the camera. It's priceless! BTW, I got to see "Chicago" a few weeks ago. I've got the Cellblock Tango song stuck in my head. Maybe I can throw it into this fic somehow...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Sixteen ~***~
I yawned and looked around the busy airport. "This is going to be a long flight."
"Why can't we go with you?" Mari demanded of Hao. "We can help..."
Hao winced. "I think I've got all the help I can stand. Sorry."
I didn't blame him. Ren and Horo's argument about the camera had turned to who would get the airplane armrest. Now it was about to shift again, this time to who would get the window seat.
"Hey!" Anna shouted. "Your tickets were bought so we could keep you two away from each other. Horo is sitting in the same row as Hao and I. Ren is sitting with Yoh and Mira."
Horo grinned. "Does this mean I get the armrest AND the window seat?"
She stomped over to him and gave him a glare that could exorcise a demon. "The armrest is MINE."
He slunk off to hide behind me.
"This is going to be a VERY long flight," I repeated.
We got on the plane headed for Phoenix, Arizona. Ren and Horo had both the window seats, so I was separating Ren and Yoh, and Anna was separating Horo and Hao. The whole flight was nothing but a big nightmare.
The movie was okay- -"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"- -and it kept everyone occupied for a while. Then it started.
"I'm hungry."
"How long is the flight?"
"I gotta go to the bathroom."
"I'm still hungry!"
"You're always hungry. Deal."
"Stop it! You're smooshing me!"
"Shut up and watch the movie."
"I don't wanna watch it!"
"Then be quiet!"
"Can we change the channel?"
"When's lunch?"
"Are we there yet?"
As soon as the movie was over I stood up. "That's it! Seat changing NOW!!!"
This time I was directing the whole thing. "I'll sit next to the window. Anna will sit between Horo and Ren. Hopefully she can control you two. Hao and Yoh will sit in my row."
Finally lunch was served, quieting Yoh's loudly growling stomach. The second movie shown was "Chicago". Thankfully no one made any comments throughout that movie. I would've strangled them, especially during the Cellblock Tango number. Well...then again Anna and I were the only ones that enjoyed it. All the guys were looking at us warily.
After "Chicago" ended they all decided to sit very still and be good little boys. Anna and I slapped each other a high-five.
All through the rest of the flight all Anna and I would have to do was to alternately say the opening lines to that song. "Pop!"
"Six!"
"Squish!"
"Uh-uh!"
"Cicero!"
"Lipschitz!"
After that they would be quiet and return to being good little boys. Then dinner came, and soon after I nodded into sleep. For some reason, I had an extremely bizarre dream. It incorporated the Cellblock Tango song, but this time it was me singing about how my friend Cyndi had double-crossed me and how I would get back at her. Included was this new bit of information- -that she'd been in league with Kazeko.
~***~
"Mira, wake up!"
My eyes opened. "What?"
Horo had a big silly grin on his face. "We're here! Sky Harbor International Airport!"
That woke me up. I turned over and looked out the window. The early morning light revealed freeways and palm tree-lined streets. A heavy covering of smog obscured the tall buildings in the background.
I live in a small town myself, but I have been to the hot desert city on occasion. And as tired as I was, both physically and mentally, it was a welcome sight. Phoenix was the closest to home I'd been in a week.
Suddenly I felt someone rap their knuckles on my head. "Time to get up, sunshine."
I looked up at Hao and glared. "I'm awake. Just admiring the city."
Ren scoffed. "I don't know why. Cities are so polluted and overpopulated."
"Okay, smart aleck," I snapped. "Let me set the scene for you. You've switched bodies with a member of the opposite gender and learned that not only is that person's identity taking over yours, but someone you once knew as your friend is trying to kill you. When you finally get back to Hong Kong, wouldn't you love to see the city?"
"Guess you've got a point."
We headed off the plane, went through customs, then Hao rented a car. I stared in shock at this action. "You got my driver's license?"
He grinned. "Yep. Don't worry- -the knowledge will transfer over when we switch."
Anna raised an eyebrow. "It sounds like you've been through this kind of thing before."
Both Hao and Ren shot each other wary glances.
Apparently I was the only one who saw the meaning of this. "No way!! You switched bodies with Ren once?!"
"Ssh!" Hao snapped. "Not so loud!"
Author's Notes: HA HA!!! I love that last part with the camera. It's priceless! BTW, I got to see "Chicago" a few weeks ago. I've got the Cellblock Tango song stuck in my head. Maybe I can throw it into this fic somehow...
~***~ A Dream Come True?
Chapter Sixteen ~***~
I yawned and looked around the busy airport. "This is going to be a long flight."
"Why can't we go with you?" Mari demanded of Hao. "We can help..."
Hao winced. "I think I've got all the help I can stand. Sorry."
I didn't blame him. Ren and Horo's argument about the camera had turned to who would get the airplane armrest. Now it was about to shift again, this time to who would get the window seat.
"Hey!" Anna shouted. "Your tickets were bought so we could keep you two away from each other. Horo is sitting in the same row as Hao and I. Ren is sitting with Yoh and Mira."
Horo grinned. "Does this mean I get the armrest AND the window seat?"
She stomped over to him and gave him a glare that could exorcise a demon. "The armrest is MINE."
He slunk off to hide behind me.
"This is going to be a VERY long flight," I repeated.
We got on the plane headed for Phoenix, Arizona. Ren and Horo had both the window seats, so I was separating Ren and Yoh, and Anna was separating Horo and Hao. The whole flight was nothing but a big nightmare.
The movie was okay- -"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"- -and it kept everyone occupied for a while. Then it started.
"I'm hungry."
"How long is the flight?"
"I gotta go to the bathroom."
"I'm still hungry!"
"You're always hungry. Deal."
"Stop it! You're smooshing me!"
"Shut up and watch the movie."
"I don't wanna watch it!"
"Then be quiet!"
"Can we change the channel?"
"When's lunch?"
"Are we there yet?"
As soon as the movie was over I stood up. "That's it! Seat changing NOW!!!"
This time I was directing the whole thing. "I'll sit next to the window. Anna will sit between Horo and Ren. Hopefully she can control you two. Hao and Yoh will sit in my row."
Finally lunch was served, quieting Yoh's loudly growling stomach. The second movie shown was "Chicago". Thankfully no one made any comments throughout that movie. I would've strangled them, especially during the Cellblock Tango number. Well...then again Anna and I were the only ones that enjoyed it. All the guys were looking at us warily.
After "Chicago" ended they all decided to sit very still and be good little boys. Anna and I slapped each other a high-five.
All through the rest of the flight all Anna and I would have to do was to alternately say the opening lines to that song. "Pop!"
"Six!"
"Squish!"
"Uh-uh!"
"Cicero!"
"Lipschitz!"
After that they would be quiet and return to being good little boys. Then dinner came, and soon after I nodded into sleep. For some reason, I had an extremely bizarre dream. It incorporated the Cellblock Tango song, but this time it was me singing about how my friend Cyndi had double-crossed me and how I would get back at her. Included was this new bit of information- -that she'd been in league with Kazeko.
~***~
"Mira, wake up!"
My eyes opened. "What?"
Horo had a big silly grin on his face. "We're here! Sky Harbor International Airport!"
That woke me up. I turned over and looked out the window. The early morning light revealed freeways and palm tree-lined streets. A heavy covering of smog obscured the tall buildings in the background.
I live in a small town myself, but I have been to the hot desert city on occasion. And as tired as I was, both physically and mentally, it was a welcome sight. Phoenix was the closest to home I'd been in a week.
Suddenly I felt someone rap their knuckles on my head. "Time to get up, sunshine."
I looked up at Hao and glared. "I'm awake. Just admiring the city."
Ren scoffed. "I don't know why. Cities are so polluted and overpopulated."
"Okay, smart aleck," I snapped. "Let me set the scene for you. You've switched bodies with a member of the opposite gender and learned that not only is that person's identity taking over yours, but someone you once knew as your friend is trying to kill you. When you finally get back to Hong Kong, wouldn't you love to see the city?"
"Guess you've got a point."
We headed off the plane, went through customs, then Hao rented a car. I stared in shock at this action. "You got my driver's license?"
He grinned. "Yep. Don't worry- -the knowledge will transfer over when we switch."
Anna raised an eyebrow. "It sounds like you've been through this kind of thing before."
Both Hao and Ren shot each other wary glances.
Apparently I was the only one who saw the meaning of this. "No way!! You switched bodies with Ren once?!"
"Ssh!" Hao snapped. "Not so loud!"