It was the big day, the day that would decide Amethyst's future. Well not really, but it was a big day nonetheless. Thyst woke up to her blaring alarm clock. She quickly turned it off and got out of bed. She paused for a moment to see if Mark had gotten up. It was about 8 in the morning. She wanted to get an early start, but not too early. She made her way over to her bags and pulled out her mini C.D/tape player. She plugged into the outlet behind her dresser. She turned down the volume so she wouldn't wake Mark up. She put in Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" and turned it to "Break Stuff". She pulled out a tank top and saggy pants and began putting them on. She went into the bathroom and brushed her hair and teeth, she tied her hair back, then washed her face. As she was patting her face dry she heard a knock at her door. She did a quick check in the mirror, then made her way to her door. "Good morning." She said with a slight smile and stood out of the way to let Mark in. "I see you woke up in a cheery mood." Mark said handing her a small half dozen box of Krispy Kreme donuts. Then he noticed the lyrics playing in the background. "It's all about the he says she says bullshit I think you better quit talkin that shit it's just one of those days feeling like a freight train first one to complain leaves with a blood stain." "You sure about that?" She smiled and sat the box down on the table by the window and sat down. "I didn't expect you to be up, but I heard water running." Mark sat down on the bed. "I didn't expect you to be awake either. I want to apologize for last night. It's just I'm not used to all the attention. It's been awhile since I've traveled with anyone so I'm just trying to adjust again." Thyst opened the box and greedily ate a donut. "It's no big deal, you forget I was married once." Mark scratched the back of his head nervously. He wore a T-shirt and sweatpants. His hair was combed back and wet. It appeared as if he had just gotten out of the shower. "How'd you know I loved Krispy Kreme?" Thyst said, licking her fingers and getting up to shut off her C.D player. "I like them, I just figured u would want some." Mark shrugged. "What time did you wake up this morning?" Thyst tilted her head. "6" Mark said, getting up to get a donut. "Wow, and I thought I was waking up early." Thyst said, taking down her hair. Mark watched her, noticing her figure and her features for the first time to be honest. She ran her fingers through her hairs and replaced the hair tie into the ziploc bag with the others. She felt him staring at her. She looked at him and noticed he was just staring with the donut just inches from his gaping open mouth. "Is my ass on fire or something?" She asked, raising her eyebrow. "I'm sorry." He said snap himself out of it and ate his donut. Thyst sat down on the bed, never removing her gaze from his. "Well I'm going to go get changed." Mark said, licking his fingers clean and opening the door. He left so abruptly Thyst didn't have time to say bye. A few minutes Mark emerged from his room wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt. He had his coat in his hand and he didn't even bother to knock on Thyst's door when he came in. Thyst was meditating and didn't even notice him coming in. She lay motionless on the bed. At first Mark thought that she was sleeping, and then He could hear that she was strictly concentrating on her breathing. Thyst suddenly became aware of his presence. She wasn't quite ready to get up so she lay resting on the bed, concentrating on her breathing. Mark watched her chest go up and down, and let his eyes wander. Her midriff was showing and her arms lay limp across her upper stomach. Suddenly he saw her stir. She sat up and looked at him. "Hi." She said getting up and checking her reflection in the mirror. "Hi." Mark turned around abruptly and walked back into his room, leaving the door open, when he came back in, he gave her a bandana. "What?" Thyst tilted her head. "I was thinking you could wear this instead of having your hair pulled half up." Mark said. Thyst put it on and looked in the mirror. She imagined herself in her outfit and decided it worked the best. She looked at the clock it was 9:30. "What are we going to do until show time?" Thyst asked. "Newbies," He sighed. "I'm going to introduce you to everyone at around 1ish, until then, do what you want." Mark said. "That's real descriptive." Thyst said. Mark sat down on the bed. "Why don't we get to know each other." Mark said subconsciously. "Okay, what do u want to know?" Thyst sat at the table across the room. "Ever been married?" Mark asked. "No." "Ever considered getting married and having kids?" "Yeah, but not right now." Thyst pulled her knees to her chin and hugged them. "Is this uncomfortable?" Mark suddenly looked her way. She shook her head no. "Why'd you get a divorce?" Thyst asked. She saw Mark wince. "You don't have to tell me." Thyst said. "I'd appreciate that." Mark checked the time. It was 10. "You mind if we leave early?" Mark asked. "Not at all." Thyst got up and went to her duffel bag. It had her soaps and shampoo's for a shower afterwards, her hairbrush and deodorant, basically a bathroom on the go. She grabbed her coat, purse and duffelbag as Mark went into his room.