Chapter 3

The next day after sleeping in Larry's house for the night, the D-Tent boys and Larry drove to pick the girls. There was an icy silence in the bus that Larry owned. The only form of noise was Armpit snoring in the back seat, and X-ray groaning every once in awhile. Finally they reached the house. Larry parked right in front and called all the boys off. "Armpit get your sorry ass off the fucking seat." Gripped X-ray. Armpit continued snoring. Twitch jumped off his seat and beside Armpit, accidentally losing balance and falling on top of him. He shrieked.

"What the hell?" he yelled.

"We're here." Said X-ray.

Armpit got out of his seat and headed off the bus with the rest of the boys. They saw Larry walking into the house.

"Should we follow him?" asked Caveman.

"I don't know." Zig-Zag said, shrugging his shoulders.

Squid started to head off the bus, the other boys following him. They did not walk inside, instead they just stood at the doorway peering in.

"Zig-Zag you know that staring in people's houses ain't right?" Caveman asked him.

"It's ok. They know we're here." He said.

"Guys it's ok. You can come in. The girls are getting their stuff." Larry said, his voice coming from the kitchen.

They all walked into the hallway of the two- story house. From the outside you would never guess it was that big, but it was. The hallway was as long as a school hall. They all made their way into the living room, which was at the end of the hallway and sat down. At that moment, Larry and a lady they have never seen before walked into the living room.

"Boys, this is Elizabeth Jordan, the mother of one of the girls that are coming." He said, obviously proud. All the boys said hello to her, except Zero who just nodded in her direction.

"Are they ready?" Larry asked Elizabeth.

"Yes. They have been ready since 8:30 this morning. I wonder what's taking so long."

Listening from the stairs, the girls sat waiting for the right moment to make their appearance.

"This is so stupid." Raquel said. "Why don't we just go downstairs? It's not like we're some famous celebrity making a appearance you know."

"I'm not going." Shu said, shaking her head.

"Fine, I'll go first then." Safiya said. She started to walk down the stairs, not caring what the guys thought of her. After all, they were here to hike, right? Not pick up guys or vice-versa.

"Ah there's one." Larry said, addressing Safiya. He hugged her and she hugged him back.

"Hey Larry. The girls are all set to go." She said.

Squid looked at Safiya closely. She had black hair like her mom's, except her's was longer, to her midback and wavy. It was tied up in a high ponytail, with a bandana around the scrunchie. Her eyes were a light green, almost looking blue. They looked serene, thoughtful and captivating. They were focused on all the boys, looking them over one at a time. She wore a tight green tank top, a long beige vest that fell just below her butt, and cargo capris. She also had on hiking boots that were brown and high socks. She appeared to know more about hiking than anyone in the room.

"Boys this is Safiya Jordan, Elizabeth's 17 year old daughter. Safiya this is Alan, my nephew, Theodore, Rex, Hextor, Ricky, Brian, Jose and Stanley." They all said hi and she just smiled at them.

"Where's them other girls?" Rex asked her, impatiently.

"They are listening by the stairs." She said. "Guys, come on out. There's nothing to hide from." Quickly, the girls rushed down the stairs and bundled into the living room.

"Well, here they are." She said, pointing to them.

"Ok, good. How about you girls introduce yourselves?" Larry said, winking at Elizabeth, who shook her head and chuckled.

A short girl with ravishing red hair stepped out from the line of girls. Her green eyes that were the same as Safiya's shone. They were bouncing all over the place, filled with content. Her hair was in pigtails under a white hat. She wore blue sweatpants, a long white t-shirt and a blue sweatshirt tied around her waist.

"I'm Lavender." She said.

The next girl was tall. She had long brown hair tied up in a ponytail. It swished with her as she took a few steps forward. Her eyes showed her quick thinking and smart personality. She wore the same outfit as Lavender, except her's was red. She looked like she was Spanish.

"My name's Raquel."

After Raquel came a rather happy looking girl. She looked just as bright and bubbly as Lavender, except she appeared to look more mature. Her straight brown hair was layered and worn down. Her brown eyes sparkled and glimmered, glossy as the sea. She was wearing a baby blue tank top with black capris.

"Christine." She said.

The last girl stood behind Raquel, trying not to be seen. She giggled madly as Raquel pushed her forward. Her black hair whipped around her face, as she spun everywhere. Her brown eyes looked downward, trying not to look at the curious boys. She wore a yellow t-shirt, brown hiking boots and pants. They could tell that she was from Asian background.

"Hello. I am Shu." She said, waving to the boys madly.

"Awww she's cute." Said magnet. Shu laughed and hid behind Raquel again.

'Well, we're off." Larry said. "Boys, help the girls with their stuff. Eagerly Twitch jumped off the couch, and bounced over to Lavender.

"Wh..ere's your ba..bag?" he asked her. She giggled.

"I'll show you." She said, leading him to the stairway where all the bags lay. He picked up the one she pointed to and made his way with it out to the bus.

"Don't worry Lizzi. I'll keep them safe." Larry assured her.

"I'm not worried. Have fun girls." Safiya ran to her mom and gave her a huge hug.

"Thanks for letting me go mom. And don't worry, I'll watch out for Lavender."

"You're a good cousin Safie." Her mother said, tucking a strand of hair behind her daughter's ear. "Now go before they leave you."