Chapter 4:
Alex opened her eyes and looked around the room. She heard a knock at the door and scrambled out of her bed to go answer it.
The trio hadn't talked since the last blackout, so she hadn't heard from Chas or Constantine in a week. As she walked up to her door, she hoped it was one of them. Sure enough, a checkered hat was all she could see through her eyehole. She smiled and opened the door for Chas.
"Hey!" She said with a smile. Chas laughed at her outfit and hair, and she realized that her monkey pajamas probably weren't the most attractive outfit she could wear. She smiled and led Chas into her kitchen, where she handed him a box of Cookie Crisp and a bowl.
"What are you doing here?" she asked him as he munched down a bowl of the cookie cereal.
"Well," he said after swallowing, "by the looks of this place, you need a little help."
Alex looked from box to box, as her floor was barely visible. She seemed a little embarrassed, but she smiled back.
"I wanted to help you unpack and stuff. I mean, 4 hands are better than 2!" he exclaimed.
"Ok! Thanks! Let me just, umm… put some better clothes on!"
Alex scrambled out of the room and closed her bedroom door. She found a nice big t-shirt and some sweatpants, so she pulled them on and walked back out.
"How do I look?" she asked him.
He smiled and said, "Horrifying!"
Alex laughed and punched him in the arm. They both laughed and then started to pick up boxes.
"Wait, why don't we move all the boxes into a different room, and then move the furniture around," Alex suggested.
"That would be easier," Chas agreed. So they started placing boxes into Alex's room and then came back into the almost empty living room.
"So, where do you want the couch?" Chas asked. Alex pointed towards the window, and they moved it exactly into place.
As soon as all the furniture was rearranged into a more stylish fashion, they started to go through the boxes. While Alex tackled the important stuff, like dishes and small items that were very valuable, Chas took on the books. By lunchtime, the bookshelf was alphabetized by authors, and the stereo was hooked up.
"Wow! You didn't have to do all this!" Alex exclaimed as she inspected the bookshelf.
"Well, I thought it would be easier," Chas said in response. They ate lunch and dove back into work.
They finally finished at six o' clock, just in time for dinner.
"Let me take you out to dinner," Chas said.
"No! I want to take you somewhere cause YOU helped me!"
"I just wanted to help out, it was a kind gesture!" Chas said and they started to laugh. "Besides, I feel I need to take you to dinner. We could learn more about each other, and since you are apparently my apprentice, I should know more about you."
"Fine," Alex said, in a fake-annoying tone, "but do I have to dress up?"
"No. That's okay."
Alex smiled and walked into her room. She locked the door and looked through her closet. She found a denim skirt and a cute green top that said "Dublin" on it. She pulled the clothes on and walked into her bathroom. Her hair needed to look at least halfway decent. So she wet and blow dried her hair, and put on a small amount of make up. She walked back into her room and sat on the bed for a few seconds. Was it possible that she liked Chas? Alex dismissed the idea and said that crushes were for little girls. But she wasn't sure it was a crush.
She walked back into the living room and Chas stood up. "You look great!" he said. Alex smiled and they locked up the apartment.
Ok, so this was kinda a pointless chapter, but I wanted to state a few things and throw them out into the open… please R&R!
