Boomerang

It had been a few hours, and the sky was darkening outside. I was dead tired, but I was resisting the urge to fall asleep. Knowing my luck, I'd fall asleep right on Spot's shoulder. Speaking of the one-and-only, Spot was staring solemnly out the window, and Itey had his headphones blaring in his ears, oblivious to all around him. So, to distract myself, I called Two-Bits.

"How's it rollin', Boomer?" she greeted. I could hear a smirk in her voice.

"What have you been doing?"

"I think I should be askin' yous the same question!" I frowned, but she couldn't see me. Obviously.

"Absolutely nothing," I confessed, allowing my voice to express my boredom.

"What's Spot up to? Is he okay?" she changed the subject, sounding concerned. He was, after all, her best guy friend.

"I dunno," I replied, lowering my voice to a whisper and glancing, worryingly, over at him. "He's been staring out the window the whole time. Hasn't said a thing."

"Lemme talk tah him."

I tapped him, hesitantly, on the shoulder. He looked at me, and I handed him my cellphone. He put it to his ear, and I forced myself to look away. But, of course, I was listening.

"Hello?...What?...WHAT?!...I swear, the minute we stop, Specs better run—What?...You shittin' me?"

I could hear Two-Bits say, "I shit you not."

"Way tah brighten my day! Thanks, Bits. Bye." He handed me the phone, and I felt myself melt as I noticed a gorgeous grin on his face.

"How'd ya do it? He's grinning like a kid at Christmas!" I exclaimed, amazed.

"Oh, just said something I knew would make him smile," Bits replied, innocently.

"Hey, Boomer! You talkin' tah Bits?" Jack called from the driver's seat.

"Yeah."

"Ask her where she wants tah stop. We've been driving for five hours straight, and we need some food!"

"Jack says we have to stop. Poor ickle Jacky-boy's tummy is gwumbling," I said in a baby voice, smirking at the look on Jack's face in the rearview mirror. Starr looked at me, giving me a strange look.

"Okay, well, fast food, or restaraunt?"

"Fast food, or restaraunt?" I called.

"Restaurant," was the chorus that met me.

"Restaurant."

"Okay, tell Cowboy tah take the next exit, and stop at Exon. We can figure out whereto from there."

"Take this exit and stop at Exon!" I instructed.

"Okay, talk t'ya later." I snapped my phone shut and sat back against my seat.

At the Exon, we all jumped out of the car, grateful for a chance to stretch our legs. Starr grabbed me and pulled me aside before I could tackle Two-Bits and bombarde her with questions.

"What's up?" I said, smiling.

"When are you gonna start dating Spot?" I stared at the bluntness of her question.

"Wha—I, uh...um..." I stammered.

"You obviously like him, and he likes you, and you two are so alike anyways that you would be perfect for each other!" she continued.

"Well, uh, one, I don't like Spot, and two, he JUST found out his girlfriend was cheating on him, so it's a little soon for that, and three, he does not like me!" Starr rolled her eyes, then went off to talk with Two-Bits.

I stomped off towards Racetrack, and began interrogating him, since I didn't have a chance with Two-Bits.

Aheh heh heh...That was a random laugh...Anyways, read and review, my pretties!

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