First off, I am so amazed at how many people liked this, I was a bit apprehensive at first, and wasn't really sure how people would take it... but the reviews certainty changed my mind!

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There might be a bit of a wait for chapters to come, but that's because I'm doing my junior cert this year (that's a very important test year, national thing ......) BUT I'll try my best!

Warnings: FrancisOMC of the slash kind. AU.

Disclaimer: the exact same thing in chapter one.

Summery: ditto.

Chapter two: the 'Misadventure'

Two days after my call home, we set out. I decided to drive, rather than catch a plane. Was not my best moment. I knew that the trip in the car would be at least ten hours long, I think I was a bit drink then... can't really remember. When I told Rob about my 'brilliant' plan he just stared at me and laughed. But after I gave him the 'Francis stare of death' he realised I was serious. It's amazing how, in only a couple of seconds, a persons' whole face can go from complete happiness to utter horror in one second.

Even when we were packing our junk into the car he was still asking me if 'I was sure' and that I wouldn't 'consider another possibility.' I told him to shut up.

So there we were, driving right across the country. In temperatures of about 40 degrees! Luckily we had a newer car, one that Rob's parents got him because 'he was feeling sick' if I was sick Lois would just say 'oh, quit lying and clean your bedroom.' I have brilliant parents don't I? This car also had air conditioning, which I was grateful for and a proper radio, not those cheap things you get in a second hand shop.

What's the worst thing that could happen in the desert? Getting lost? Try getting lost with the best map there is. I couldn't read the stupid thing! Even Rob tried to read it, and he was worse at it than me. So much for a 'highly evolved brain.' Luckily there was a small town nearby.

The bad news was that there was no signs telling us where we were and we didn't hear or see any form of life. Getting lost really sucks.

"Well I looked around, it only took ...... about a minuet, you know what, only you would get us lost in a ghost town!" Rob said, he decided to check out if there was any indication as to where we were. And of course he has to be sarcastic at the worst possible time!

"Did you see anything?" I asked. Ignoring his sarcasm.

"Yes, there's probably only three buildings in this whole place, and there's no one home"

"Did you look for any signs?"

"No I didn't, I'm so stupid that I forgot to see where we are!" he said sarcastically. I'm going to hurt him.

"Did you check inside the buildings?" I asked trying to see down the town but so much dust was blowing around you would've thought this was a very bad western movie.

"Yes"

"And?"

"Population of zero and major crowding in the suburbs."

"There has to be someone here, come on" and with that both of us went in to look. I could here Rob muttering things that sounded suspiciously like 'I knew this would happen'. So much for support. Well I suppose it is kind of my fault, but he decided to go, so it's HIS fault! There were a bit more than three houses in the town, but still not much. I looked around. There were a few buildings that looked like shops, but the windows were so covered in dust and cobwebs that I couldn't be sure.

"Sometimes I say to myself 'who are the little people?' well even the little people were too good for this town" rob said. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or to hit him. I did the later.

"Ok, ow!" he aid after I punched him in the arm. "Bloody, oversensitive peasant" he muttered. I laughed at that.

"Snob" I retorted.

"Indeed" he said with mock British posh ness. (No offence to any Brits out there!)

I did the only thing a loving boyfriend would do. I pushed him into this shallow well.

And Rob, being a loving boyfriend as well, pulled me into the water as with him.

And so the circle of life continues.

(Mad story behind that sentence. I was in English, the class was reading 'Wuthering Heights' absolutely HATE the fucking thing, and, our English teacher is slightly mad, well quite mad my friend says that he has a stash of magic mushrooms in his cupboard, anyway after Heathcliff kills himself and the mood is generally gloomy, one of the boys in my class goes "you'd think he'd get over her" and another one, just to be smart goes "And so the circle of life continues". Completely stupid I know, it was funny at the time! On with the chapter.........)

We spent a good ten minutes trying to drown each other. But decided to get out before we drown flood the whole place. We climbed out shivering. That's when I realised actually how cold the water was. Strange, it was in the middle of the desert.

"Ok, now that we're both wet and tired-"

"Do you know how bad that sounds" I said tis time. It was my turn to be sarcastic. Rob just glared at me.

"- Let's get the hell out of here!" he finished.

I noticed that we were both dry. Which just totally confused me. Mom always said that I had a peanut for a brain, well now I suppose it now exploded. Spent way too much time thinking before I act. So unlike me.

"Did we just fall into water?" I asked Rob.

"Yes, you eejit!" Rob said. I noticed he was soaked.

"Well then why am I dry?"

"You were in the water with me you couldn't be dry. Unless you're some alien or something......."

"I'm not an alien, maybe you are!" I said.

"Whatever."

We walked over to the well again. Despite our splashing, the ground around the well was dry. You would never think there was anyone splashing about here. And I noticed that the water didn't even have faint ripples. Well water dose settle quickly, but the sun can't dry that quick!

"Erm... do you know how long it takes for the sun to dry that much water?" I asked rob.

"Not that quick anyway!" he laughed. It was a nervous laugh though. Rob's family are a very superstitious family. Anything slightly paranormal freaks them out.

He started examining the ground around the well where the water spilled. He then went around behind the building beside it. Suddenly getting the chills I caught up with him. This place was really freaking me out! And I mean really freaking me out. Reese would be so disappointed in me...

Like I care.

"Hey Francis, I just noticed something!" Rob said suddenly, turning to face me.

"What?" I asked.

"You notice all the wild dust ball things?"

"Yes" I said, receiving a mouthful of dust. Typical.

"Well where's the wind? Do you feel any breeze?" he asked. I only just realised now. He was right. It was like a storm out here but I felt nothing and even Rod, who was sopping wet, felt no slight breeze. The 'dust balls' however, were flying around the place like mad things.

"No, I never noticed that before!" I exclaimed.

"Well you wouldn't. Strange isn't it? God I feel like inspector Frost!" trust him to joke at a time like this.

He looked at me laughing like it was the joke of the century. But suddenly a loud creaking noise came from behind us, and without thinking we just legged it out of there!

We both jumped into the car and I drove off as quickly as possible. Rob was laughing again, but this time it was from relief. I started laughing as well, and before we knew it, we were both in stitches with laughter. I stopped as the side of the road about ten miles away to let Rob get out of the wet clothes.

As he was getting his cloths out he handed me a pair of binoculars. I looked through them towards where the town was. I almost dropped them when I couldn't find the town. I passed them to Rob, who, being the master of speed dressing, was changed already.

"Creepy huh?" I asked him. He just nodded in response.

Quickly wanting to totally erase that chapter of my life I took out the map again and tried to make heads or tails out of it. After a while I finally located where we were, we were about ninety miles from the nearest town.

We recovered slightly after a quick bite to eat and then continued on till we reached a diner. Rob slept the whole time. I just wanted to sleep. But I stayed awake long enough to book us a room at this tiny hotel, wake Rob and dragged him off to the diner to get something to eat.

Luckily for us, there were people there. I swear, I never going to be able to watch a western movie ever again. If anyone so much as mentions the word 'western' I will hurt them.

"That was one hell of a day!" Rob commented when we got to our room.

"Glad you liked it" I said, and without even bothering to get changed I crawled into the bed, turned off the lights and fell asleep. I felt Rob slip in behind me and wrap his arms around me.

"Tomorrow, we're going to the nearest airport and flying the rest of the way" Rob muttered before he fell asleep.

"Good idea." I said and I too fell asleep.

Yay I finished it, finally. This took me a week to write! Seriously. I'm currently sick and in pain, but I still drag my drugged ass to the computer to finish this for you all! Feel honoured!

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