So the road trip begins. My inspiration/motivation: All my wonderful reviewers from 'Truth Is', some up beat and weird sounding music, nasty tasting juice, and memories. Here's to one crappy summer, wishing it could be more like this:

"Good morning Summer, Marissa," Kirsten opened up the door, letting the girls in, "Seth and Ryan are still sleeping, you can wake them up if you want, but last time I tried, Ryan almost decapitated me," Kirsten laughed at the memory. He wasn't a very peaceful person, especially in the morning.

"I think I'll take the chance. Sum, why don't you go get Seth up," Marissa and Summer parted ways, going to get the boys out of bed and on their way.

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Ryan lay, entangled in his white sheets, sleeping peacefully. Marissa smiled at the vision. That's what she would look like, too, if she was laying there next to him. She shook the image out of her head and made her way next to him, sitting on the bed and shaking his shoulders.

"Ryan," she cooed into his ear, "Come on, it's almost 8:30," she stepped back, not wanting to get hit.

He pulled the covers over his head, not wanting to wake up, but then emerged, looking slightly embarrassed. He was still just in his boxers, he couldn't get up in front of Marissa, "I'm up."

"And yet you're still laying there," She smiled, "Where's your stuff?"

"Huh?" he thought, "Oh, in the corner, by the lamp."

"Ok," she grabbed his bag and stood, waiting for him to get up, but decided to just go find Summer and Seth.

Ryan sighed, relived, and got up to get dressed.

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"Cohen! Get your ass up! We're ready to go," Summer yelled, pulling the covers forcefully off Seth. So she wasn't as nice as Marissa, but she was Summer.

"Damn Woman, calm down.." Seth yawned, sitting up and going to his drawer, putting on some pants, "Is everyone ready?"

"Coop and I put our stuff in the back of the Land Rover, she's waking Chino up right now," Summer picked up Captain Oats, "Oats doesn't get to come?" She made a sad face and made the horse gallop in front of Seth.

"No, had to much to eat the other night. He's backed up, don't want it to blow all over the car."

"Oh, that's just sick Seth. Well Sparkles is staying home, too. She was hoping Oats could come along but I don't feel like listening to two horses making babies in the backseat, she's being a little horn dog. Horn horse, I don't know.." Summer put the horse down and followed Seth downstairs.

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"Did you check the oil? Fill up the tank? Bring the phone charger? Extra underpants?" Kirsten went through a list in her mind.

Seth made a disgusted face, "Yes, Yes, Yes, and you're going to pay for the last one later."

"We're all set to go," Ryan gave Kirsten a quick hug and threw Seth's bag into the back.

"Call hourly, milely, whenever. Just let us know you're ok," Sandy opened the door for the girls to get in the back.

Seth gave his Mom a reassuring hug and got into the passenger seat, waving a hand out the door as they took off, "See ya, Suckers… We're going on a road trip!" He yelled to everyone else in the car.

"Seth, we know," Ryan drove out of their driveway and onto the road.

"Activity numero uno on my list of things to do; music. I vote, hm…. Myself, to pick first," Seth opened the CD holder case and flipped through the CD's, finally settling on Snow Patrol.

After two songs Summer started to complain, "Ok, can we change the music, this is just like Death Cab.. Just some stupid melody, and the words don't even make sense. My turn," She took the CD's and started looking.

"Tsk, tsk. Young one, you will never know true music," Seth stared out the window.

"Why don't we go for breakfast. No one ate before we left, did they?" Marissa interjected from the backseat.

"No, but we've only been on the road for like 10 minutes, we just got on the highway," Summer picked away at her nails.

"There's an exit coming up soon, we could stop there. I am kind of hungry," Ryan looked at Seth for his opinion.

"Number 2 on list; Food."

"Hm, the western omelet sounds good."

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to try something new. That's what this trip is about, isn't it?" Marissa set her menu down on top of Ryan's, "I'm having chicken strips."

"Whoa, Marissa. Lunch, at 9:00 in the morning, and fried food at that. You're so daring," Seth piled his on top, "I'll stick to pancakes."

"Eggs; over easy, Toast; slightly burnt with no butter, Bacon; as burnt as it comes, and coffee; 2 teaspoons creamer and 1 ½ packets of Splenda. Mmm-mm.." Summer rubbed her stomach.

"Well that was fun.." Marissa buckled her seatbelt in.

"Yeah, especially the part where Summer tripped the waitress," Seth chuckled.

"That bitch didn't get my bacon right," Summer stated. Ryan started up the car and they were off once again. Summer pulled out a CD and handed it to Seth, "The Killers, turn it to number 2,'' She instructed him. They sat in silence for about half of the song before Summer spoke up, "Isn't this song about a guy and a slut or something?"

"Whore," Marissa corrected.

Summer turned around, shocked, "Skank," she shot back.

"The song.. It' s about a man who falls in love with a whore," Marissa tried to re-word what she said.

"Ooh.. Sorry Coop, I didn't mean to call you a skank."

"Where do you guys want to go?" Ryan called out from the drivers seat.

"I'm thinking Ocala," Summer looked to Marissa, who nodded, "They gave great stores."

Both guys' eyes widened, "Shopping?" They gulped.

What'd you think? Them shopping, come on. Who doesn't want to see what that would be like? This wasn't as action-packed and funny as I want, but I'm saving up the good stuff for later, so don't be disappointed and quit reading. We're off to Ocala! Which by the way, I don't think it's a real town in California, it's in Florida, but whatever. It just sounded like a Californian town.