Chapter 16: Sleeping Beauty
When Zaltana woke up later that night Rowen was driving. She looked around to see that Moxie had a soft cast on her arm while Maddie had a bandage on her face. Every one in the car was either asleep or looking out the window. Greer was a sleep on Kedem's shoulder who was leaning on Greer. "Are they alright?" Zaltana asked Rowen.
"Yeah the wonder twins back there are fine. Her arms only badly sprained. Nothing big. We lied and said that they had a fight and fell down stairs." Rowen explained. "You did good with that."
"What state are we in?" She didn't even look up to see if there were any signs.
"Were just finishing up Texas. We've got fifty or so more miles. Head back to bed." Rowen said. He didn't take his eyes off the road.
"Night again." Zaltana said before she drifted off till morning. When she woke up again Cyrus was driving. "Hey Cyrus. Where are we?"
"Can't tell ya." He kept his eyes on the road. It was around ten or so in the morning.
"What do you mean you can't tell me where we are?" Zaltana sat up and looked at her friend. A smile ran across Cyrus' face. "What's so funny?"
"We crossed into Oklahoma about an hour ago." Cyrus grabbed the random pair of sunglasses that was sitting on the dash board and put them on.
"That is not funny." Zaltana slipped back into the chair. "Find the next rest stop soon." Sooner or later Cyrus found a rest stop on the highway. The girls went into the bathroom talking while the guys just went in to use the bathroom.
"So Zaltana, is there anything between you and Duncan?" Kineta asked as she went to apply some make up.
"Kineta its none of our business if there's anything between them." Isis took the spot next to Kineta on the mirror.
"Isis, its okay, we're just friends." Zaltana said pulling some face wash out of her bag. She set it on the counter and turned the water on.
"You seem close with all three of them." Kineta started to pry.
"Cyrus has been my best friend since the days of rec. soccer. And Rowen and Duncan are just guys on my team." Zaltana's face was covered in suds from the face wash.
"But he's such a hottie how can you not want to be with him?" Kineta asked leaning into Zaltana.
"Yeah he's a hottie but I don't want to date someone who's my celestial brother. Cause that would be kind of weird don't cha think?" She started splashing her face with cold water.
"It might be a little weird but hey, ya never know what could happen."
"Shut it Kineta." Moxie said. "You just wish that Duncan would call you baby don't you."
"He doesn't call me baby!" Zaltana protested. She used one of the paper towels to dry off her face.
"Is it just me or are we about to brake out into song?" Maddie asked. "A song that has bad 80's music in it none the less." The girls laugh.
"When you started driving the other day, Duncan called you baby." Moxie informed Zaltana.
"Really?" This was news to her. Zaltana didn't really think of Duncan more then a guys that her mom would hate. But then again her mother hated all her friends that wasn't Cyrus. How could you hate Cyrus, he was such an idiot at times he didn't know what a Bra was until the end of Freshmen year of High School when he was going through Zaltana's draw looking for any of his stuff.
"Yeah, he digs you." Kineta hopped up on the ledge in front of the mirror next to Zaltana. "You should put some make up on, you wouldn't look half bad with some gold eye shadow."
"I'll pass. I don't even wear lip gloss to school. I'm a chap stick kind of girl." Zaltana explained as she used some chap stick. "And were not going to break out into some campy 80's musical, we only do that in Math class." The girls laughed.
"Zal, how does your hair look down?" Maddie asked pulling out Zaltana's tie dyed ponytail holder. Her hair fell right above her elbows. Zaltana quickly ran a brush through her hair making it look neater.
"You are so keeping your hair down!" Isis said taking the brush through her own hair. They all put their hair down and brushed it out. The twins had waves in their hair while the rest of the girls hair was shaft straight. Zaltana had quickly changed into a tang top and jeans while
The girls finished up in the bathroom and then walked out to meet the guys. Cyrus was lying in a bench while Duncan and Rowen were looking at a map. Kedem and Greer were trying to use the pay phones to get in touch with Maggie. Zaltana lead the girls right over to Duncan and Rowen. Zaltana was in the middle with Kineta to her right and Isis to her left. They were a foot or so to the side and back. While each Moxie was slightly behind Isis and Maddie was slightly behind Kineta. Rowen looked up to see this and hit Duncan in the chest and motioned to look up ward.
"Oh my god." They mouthed.
"So where are we going next?" Zaltana asked looking over the map.
Duncan looked down at the map and blushed. "Were going to get up to Ohio hopefully by night fall."
"Sounds good."
"Hey Zal question." Cyrus asked looking over at Zaltana and the Outer Four Daughters. Zaltana turned her head to look at her best friend. "When did you get Hot?!" The teenagers started laughing
"Somewhere between us splitting up and now." She joked. "So who's driving?"
"I'll drive!" Kineta said looking over at the map.
"Sorry doll face. Don't know how you drive. Your not driving my baby." Duncan said taking a pencil and marking where they were going. "Rowen your driving. I have to plot out this map. Kineta, ride shotty."
"That's BS!" Kineta protested.
Duncan looked up at her. "Look, if you want to drive, fine. You're not driving my car. I let my team drive and that's it."
Moxie thought quickly. "So who's the leader of your team? Since it seems that both Duncan and Zal seem to lead it."
"I don't think we have a leader." Rowen said looking up from the map.
"Come on children lets get going. We need to get to New York City by tomorrow night fall." Greer said walking over to them. They all walked out into the parking lot. Duncan tossed Rowen the keys and Kineta climbed in front. Duncan climbed into the back row of the Van.
"Hey stranger, can I sit with you?" Zaltana asked as she climbed back there.
"Sure." He through a pillow that was sitting back there into the trunk. Cyrus and Isis moved into the row in front of the two of them. The twins were in front of them. While Kedem and Greer were sitting behind Rowen and Kineta who were driving and riding shot gun.
When Zaltana woke up later that night Rowen was driving. She looked around to see that Moxie had a soft cast on her arm while Maddie had a bandage on her face. Every one in the car was either asleep or looking out the window. Greer was a sleep on Kedem's shoulder who was leaning on Greer. "Are they alright?" Zaltana asked Rowen.
"Yeah the wonder twins back there are fine. Her arms only badly sprained. Nothing big. We lied and said that they had a fight and fell down stairs." Rowen explained. "You did good with that."
"What state are we in?" She didn't even look up to see if there were any signs.
"Were just finishing up Texas. We've got fifty or so more miles. Head back to bed." Rowen said. He didn't take his eyes off the road.
"Night again." Zaltana said before she drifted off till morning. When she woke up again Cyrus was driving. "Hey Cyrus. Where are we?"
"Can't tell ya." He kept his eyes on the road. It was around ten or so in the morning.
"What do you mean you can't tell me where we are?" Zaltana sat up and looked at her friend. A smile ran across Cyrus' face. "What's so funny?"
"We crossed into Oklahoma about an hour ago." Cyrus grabbed the random pair of sunglasses that was sitting on the dash board and put them on.
"That is not funny." Zaltana slipped back into the chair. "Find the next rest stop soon." Sooner or later Cyrus found a rest stop on the highway. The girls went into the bathroom talking while the guys just went in to use the bathroom.
"So Zaltana, is there anything between you and Duncan?" Kineta asked as she went to apply some make up.
"Kineta its none of our business if there's anything between them." Isis took the spot next to Kineta on the mirror.
"Isis, its okay, we're just friends." Zaltana said pulling some face wash out of her bag. She set it on the counter and turned the water on.
"You seem close with all three of them." Kineta started to pry.
"Cyrus has been my best friend since the days of rec. soccer. And Rowen and Duncan are just guys on my team." Zaltana's face was covered in suds from the face wash.
"But he's such a hottie how can you not want to be with him?" Kineta asked leaning into Zaltana.
"Yeah he's a hottie but I don't want to date someone who's my celestial brother. Cause that would be kind of weird don't cha think?" She started splashing her face with cold water.
"It might be a little weird but hey, ya never know what could happen."
"Shut it Kineta." Moxie said. "You just wish that Duncan would call you baby don't you."
"He doesn't call me baby!" Zaltana protested. She used one of the paper towels to dry off her face.
"Is it just me or are we about to brake out into song?" Maddie asked. "A song that has bad 80's music in it none the less." The girls laugh.
"When you started driving the other day, Duncan called you baby." Moxie informed Zaltana.
"Really?" This was news to her. Zaltana didn't really think of Duncan more then a guys that her mom would hate. But then again her mother hated all her friends that wasn't Cyrus. How could you hate Cyrus, he was such an idiot at times he didn't know what a Bra was until the end of Freshmen year of High School when he was going through Zaltana's draw looking for any of his stuff.
"Yeah, he digs you." Kineta hopped up on the ledge in front of the mirror next to Zaltana. "You should put some make up on, you wouldn't look half bad with some gold eye shadow."
"I'll pass. I don't even wear lip gloss to school. I'm a chap stick kind of girl." Zaltana explained as she used some chap stick. "And were not going to break out into some campy 80's musical, we only do that in Math class." The girls laughed.
"Zal, how does your hair look down?" Maddie asked pulling out Zaltana's tie dyed ponytail holder. Her hair fell right above her elbows. Zaltana quickly ran a brush through her hair making it look neater.
"You are so keeping your hair down!" Isis said taking the brush through her own hair. They all put their hair down and brushed it out. The twins had waves in their hair while the rest of the girls hair was shaft straight. Zaltana had quickly changed into a tang top and jeans while
The girls finished up in the bathroom and then walked out to meet the guys. Cyrus was lying in a bench while Duncan and Rowen were looking at a map. Kedem and Greer were trying to use the pay phones to get in touch with Maggie. Zaltana lead the girls right over to Duncan and Rowen. Zaltana was in the middle with Kineta to her right and Isis to her left. They were a foot or so to the side and back. While each Moxie was slightly behind Isis and Maddie was slightly behind Kineta. Rowen looked up to see this and hit Duncan in the chest and motioned to look up ward.
"Oh my god." They mouthed.
"So where are we going next?" Zaltana asked looking over the map.
Duncan looked down at the map and blushed. "Were going to get up to Ohio hopefully by night fall."
"Sounds good."
"Hey Zal question." Cyrus asked looking over at Zaltana and the Outer Four Daughters. Zaltana turned her head to look at her best friend. "When did you get Hot?!" The teenagers started laughing
"Somewhere between us splitting up and now." She joked. "So who's driving?"
"I'll drive!" Kineta said looking over at the map.
"Sorry doll face. Don't know how you drive. Your not driving my baby." Duncan said taking a pencil and marking where they were going. "Rowen your driving. I have to plot out this map. Kineta, ride shotty."
"That's BS!" Kineta protested.
Duncan looked up at her. "Look, if you want to drive, fine. You're not driving my car. I let my team drive and that's it."
Moxie thought quickly. "So who's the leader of your team? Since it seems that both Duncan and Zal seem to lead it."
"I don't think we have a leader." Rowen said looking up from the map.
"Come on children lets get going. We need to get to New York City by tomorrow night fall." Greer said walking over to them. They all walked out into the parking lot. Duncan tossed Rowen the keys and Kineta climbed in front. Duncan climbed into the back row of the Van.
"Hey stranger, can I sit with you?" Zaltana asked as she climbed back there.
"Sure." He through a pillow that was sitting back there into the trunk. Cyrus and Isis moved into the row in front of the two of them. The twins were in front of them. While Kedem and Greer were sitting behind Rowen and Kineta who were driving and riding shot gun.
