AN: I don't know what's wrong with me, but I really really like this
story! I'm actually somewhat sure what I want to do with it. And I take
this moment to say that my two most favorite reviewers in the whole wide
world...I LOVE YOU GUYS! Nothing funny of course. Okay...This is chapter
six...
Eventually, the party became silent. Partially from exhaustion, partially from fear. Ashley fell into an uneasy sleep, and her head fell onto Jaz's shoulder. Jaz looked down at her in surprise, and a small smile touched his lips. Abbe and Cassie glanced nervously at eachother every so often, and Nicole stared absently out the window. Tank chuckled now and again, but besides this, the atmosphere within the car was quite silent.
Nobody knew just how long they drove, but after what could have been minutes or hours they stopped at a run down rather skanky hotel that looked like it had been built sometime in the mid-thirteen- hundreds. Ashley woke up with a start and her head came up. Jaz looked rather disappointed as he took one last breath in which he could distinctly smell the faint aroma of pear from her shampoo (aww, sweet sappy moment. you're welcome Falling Water) As Tank got out, the slowly rising sun touched his hairy face, he grew taller, thinner, and more Knat like. The prisoners watched this transformation with wide eyes.
"Come," he said harshly once the transformation was complete. The group followed him meekly. Ashley noticed with some satisfaction that Jaz insisted on being between her and Knat.
If the outside of the building was shabby, it was nothing compared to the interior. It was lit by several dim lightbulbs that did little to vanquish the darkness. Knat nodded to the middle aged woman at the bar. This one was extremely fat and had badly thinning yellow hair. Her name is not important. She nodded back at Knat which sent several of her largest chins wobbling. All the prisoners except Abbe looked at this woman who was strangely familiar. Abbe wasn't paying attention, she was looking at her surroundings and a all the strange people sitting at the tables. None of them seemed like they would have enough money to buy a human being.
Knat herded the group to the very back of the room and up a narrow, rickety staircase which looked likely to collapse at any moment and into a small, dirty room with a single moth eaten bed.
"You'll be staying in here 'til your buyers come to collect you," And laughing nastily, he slammed the door and locked it with a large brass key. Then he went downstairs to sing with the lady at the bar to old barbershop music.
"Shit!" Ashley cursed as she looked at their dismal surroundings. The window was boarded up, so very little light even got in.
"Well, this promises to be a most stressful day," Nicole said a bit too airily. "I suggest that we all get a bit of sleep." And without any further ado, she flopped onto the bed and closed her eyes.
"You are a bad person Nicole!" Ashley raged. "I am wearing almost nothing here, and I am freaking cold!"
Jaz became very aware of this fact at the same time as Ashley who looked down at herself. She was wearing only a large T shirt with picture of a lady penguin sitting on an iceberg throne holding a sceptre with grapes and gold coins surrounding her. Penguin Goddess was written in swirly, sparkly writing below. Jaz, losing all thoughts of possible rejection, snatched the moldy blanket off of the fully clothed Nicole, and wrapped it around Ashley. And Ashley felt a warm glowing feeling in her chest that had very little to do with the threadbare thing about her shoulders.
"Thanks," she murmured rather huskily. Jaz smiled his demonic and yet innocent smile that made Ashley weak in the knees.
"If you're still cold, I could always give you a hug, to keep you warm. Ashley was totally speechless, and could only look at him doubtfully. Cassie couldn't keep herself from intervening.
"She would love a hug from you Jaz," she said smiling. She hadn't spoken to Jaz in about ten years, and he looked at her like he had never known she existed(nothing bad dear Guinievere) but to Ashley's joy and amazement, he heeded Cassie's word, and pulled her into a warm hug.
"Awwwwwwwww," Cassie and Jaimie crooned while Abbe clapped softly. Nicole was already asleep. The hug ended, and they all sat on the floor. Cassie laid down and Abbe leaned against the wall. Cassie soon sank into peaceful oblivion, continuing her dream about togas, fields, and happy deer. But Ashley and Jaz stayed awake together. They didn't talk. Occasionally shooting eachother glances. Some nervous, some shy. But all the while they awaited for ther fate.
They didn't have all that long to wait. It must have been about eight o' clock when they key rattled in the lock, and the door flew open.
AN: Okay dear reviewers, another chapter! Be Happy Now!
Eventually, the party became silent. Partially from exhaustion, partially from fear. Ashley fell into an uneasy sleep, and her head fell onto Jaz's shoulder. Jaz looked down at her in surprise, and a small smile touched his lips. Abbe and Cassie glanced nervously at eachother every so often, and Nicole stared absently out the window. Tank chuckled now and again, but besides this, the atmosphere within the car was quite silent.
Nobody knew just how long they drove, but after what could have been minutes or hours they stopped at a run down rather skanky hotel that looked like it had been built sometime in the mid-thirteen- hundreds. Ashley woke up with a start and her head came up. Jaz looked rather disappointed as he took one last breath in which he could distinctly smell the faint aroma of pear from her shampoo (aww, sweet sappy moment. you're welcome Falling Water) As Tank got out, the slowly rising sun touched his hairy face, he grew taller, thinner, and more Knat like. The prisoners watched this transformation with wide eyes.
"Come," he said harshly once the transformation was complete. The group followed him meekly. Ashley noticed with some satisfaction that Jaz insisted on being between her and Knat.
If the outside of the building was shabby, it was nothing compared to the interior. It was lit by several dim lightbulbs that did little to vanquish the darkness. Knat nodded to the middle aged woman at the bar. This one was extremely fat and had badly thinning yellow hair. Her name is not important. She nodded back at Knat which sent several of her largest chins wobbling. All the prisoners except Abbe looked at this woman who was strangely familiar. Abbe wasn't paying attention, she was looking at her surroundings and a all the strange people sitting at the tables. None of them seemed like they would have enough money to buy a human being.
Knat herded the group to the very back of the room and up a narrow, rickety staircase which looked likely to collapse at any moment and into a small, dirty room with a single moth eaten bed.
"You'll be staying in here 'til your buyers come to collect you," And laughing nastily, he slammed the door and locked it with a large brass key. Then he went downstairs to sing with the lady at the bar to old barbershop music.
"Shit!" Ashley cursed as she looked at their dismal surroundings. The window was boarded up, so very little light even got in.
"Well, this promises to be a most stressful day," Nicole said a bit too airily. "I suggest that we all get a bit of sleep." And without any further ado, she flopped onto the bed and closed her eyes.
"You are a bad person Nicole!" Ashley raged. "I am wearing almost nothing here, and I am freaking cold!"
Jaz became very aware of this fact at the same time as Ashley who looked down at herself. She was wearing only a large T shirt with picture of a lady penguin sitting on an iceberg throne holding a sceptre with grapes and gold coins surrounding her. Penguin Goddess was written in swirly, sparkly writing below. Jaz, losing all thoughts of possible rejection, snatched the moldy blanket off of the fully clothed Nicole, and wrapped it around Ashley. And Ashley felt a warm glowing feeling in her chest that had very little to do with the threadbare thing about her shoulders.
"Thanks," she murmured rather huskily. Jaz smiled his demonic and yet innocent smile that made Ashley weak in the knees.
"If you're still cold, I could always give you a hug, to keep you warm. Ashley was totally speechless, and could only look at him doubtfully. Cassie couldn't keep herself from intervening.
"She would love a hug from you Jaz," she said smiling. She hadn't spoken to Jaz in about ten years, and he looked at her like he had never known she existed(nothing bad dear Guinievere) but to Ashley's joy and amazement, he heeded Cassie's word, and pulled her into a warm hug.
"Awwwwwwwww," Cassie and Jaimie crooned while Abbe clapped softly. Nicole was already asleep. The hug ended, and they all sat on the floor. Cassie laid down and Abbe leaned against the wall. Cassie soon sank into peaceful oblivion, continuing her dream about togas, fields, and happy deer. But Ashley and Jaz stayed awake together. They didn't talk. Occasionally shooting eachother glances. Some nervous, some shy. But all the while they awaited for ther fate.
They didn't have all that long to wait. It must have been about eight o' clock when they key rattled in the lock, and the door flew open.
AN: Okay dear reviewers, another chapter! Be Happy Now!