Tomorrow's Madness
Setting: Christmas, non tribal
Couple: Amber and Mega
Others: Jay, Trudy, Ram, Java
Words: Mormon, Eggnog, Fruitcake, lovelorn
Sentences: "Merry Freakin' Christmas." "All I want for Christmas is you in that bed." "You can't hate her for getting over you and moving on with her life."
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It was a week before Christmas and the university was closing down for the week. Everyone was going home except those from the city. A long wind group of friends though decided they should spend the holiday together seeing as this was their final year.
Amber, Salene, Trudy, Tai-san, Ruby, May, Danni, and Ebony were 'seniors' at a school in Wellington, New Zealand with a plan to spend their holidays as one skipping out on whatever plans their parents may have had. During the year they all lived with walking distance of each other anyway.
Amber, Salene, Trudy, and Danni renting a campus house together; while the other four did as well. However, the other problem Amber was getting married and wanted her fiancé around considering he was in graduate school already and she only got to see him on their breaks.
On top of that May had just gotten some new special friend a month before- who was stuck for the holidays as well, and Tai-san well she wanted her husband in front of her face for the holidays like normal. At age 18, she had married her 21 year old boyfriend, Lex.
"Don't you wonder about all of this? Amber's surprise I mean…" Salene asked Trudy finally the morning they were packing up.
"Yea, but we trust her- and she's never steered us wrong. I just can't help but wonder what she has in mind," Trudy replied.
"Either can I," Salene confessed, "It's just whenever ideas occur, something always happens to make us wonder about our sanity".
"Right and this time- I'm sure will be no different," Trudy conceded with a sigh.
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(The other side of town)
"What are you doing next week?" a voice said from the side of the door.
Slade looked up from the book he was reading on motorcycles to look at this brother, "Well last I checked next week was Christmas, and I was spending it with you because we don't have anyone else to celebrate with. However, I have been known to be mistaken before- so what is the right answer?" he inquired.
Normally if Josh was asking him something, it's because he had deviously came up with some plan to make him both highly amused and afraid of his own little brother and his wild ideas.
"Well if you're not really all that interested in sitting around here, opening gifts that we bought for ourselves and already know the contents of, having too much to drink and then passing out on the couch, and then listening to me complain because it's not like I do anything else. I was thinking of maybe a little change of scenery…" Mega announced with a bit of a smirk playing on the corner of his lips.
"Define change of scenery…"
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(Same time)
Within an hour bags were packed and by the front door. The other girls had arrived and gotten their spots on the couch. The others moving to join them- each wondering what Amber had planned for them all.
"Is anyone else slightly worried?" Ebony asked playing with her braids some.
"Yea. Kind of… not so much but just the fact that she has a group idea… and normally what they entail sometimes does worry me. Not that we don't have fun but the charity planting was a bit too much," May said.
"Hey everyone- we got a another fruitcake," Amber said brightly walking into the living room holding it up briefly before dropping into the trash getting claps from the others.
"Another one bites the dust," Trudy added.
"Thankfully, so I'm glad that everyone could show. Now, I know we've been hard pressed to decide on what we should do for Christmas exactly. Seeing as we want to spend time together but if we just sit around then it's a waste of our time and taking us from our homes for no reason. So, I've come up with a plan," she began.
"Okay, look Amber- it's not that I'm all for helping the needy but…" Trudy began.
"No, don't worry we are not going on some charity thing for once we're actually doing something- something big- guys- we're going to Disneyworld," Amber announced.
"WHAT!"
"I already ordered our tickets, the hotel, the park tickets, and the flight tickets. Your bills were paid by your parents already too. I told them it was a school trip during the holidays," Amber said with a smile, "And I had a few spare ordered too for friends- mentioned it was women's guest choice".
The girls mouth hung open, "Oh my god Amber…" Trudy exclaimed.
"What about food and stuff?" Ruby asked.
"Well we each gotta take care of that for ourselves but it shouldn't be too bad we each got some decent cash flow. Oh and by the way, don't forget to pack dresses- and fancy wear too," Amber said calmly before heading for the door.
"Why?" Ebony asked.
"Let's just say they're going to be needed single or taken…"
"I don't have a boyfriend and since Siva is going to Australia for the holidays- I'll just take Java," Ebony said.
"I'm bringing Patch," May replied.
"Patch? Oh my god, are you serious?" Salene said shocked.
May nodded, "It just kind of happened you know…"
"Naturally, I've got Lex," Tai-san said with a happy sigh.
"I'm inviting Ram along- I think he needs it…" Trudy said after a minute.
"Same with Jay- he'll be mine," Salene replied.
"Jack and Ellie spilt again- I'll take him," Danni said with a shrug.
"Uh you can give my guest one to whoever you want," Ruby told Amber.
"I was going to give to Slade actually unless you have an argument as to why not?"
"Slade? Uh that's fine," Ruby said after a second.
"God because we kind of need him anyway," she said after a second.
"Why?"
"You'll see"
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(The airport)
Two days later, they were all heading to the airport at 5am. The guys had been given calls and told what time to come over. They all spent the night on Amber's floor and then had a limo take them to the airport.
They filed in and checked their tickets in. Now they were all standing in the airport terminal waiting to leave… as their flight was now starting to load though it was not their zone.
Jack thought for a second to check over his stuff to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything in his carry on when he took it- but then it hit him.
"Oh shit," he announced.
Right away, everyone looked up and turned to him.
"Jack, what's wrong?" Danni asked automatically.
"Batteries- we forgot batteries," he said.
"We forgot batteries?" Patch said paling.
"Wait, we forgot batteries?" Jay and Mega chimed in horror.
"We can't survive WITHOUT them," Ram cried.
The five of them collectively looked from one to each other in their bags briefly. Looked at each other again, and bolted down the aisle running between and over people to get the stand that sold them.
"Lex, you're not going to follow them?" Ebony asked teasingly.
"What do you mean, I'm no geek," he said defensively.
"So no music on the twenty two hour flight then?" she taunted.
"GUYS WAIT UP," he called running after that.
The girls and Slade briefly looked at each other before cracking up, all but Salene that was…
"Uh girls- we shouldn't be so happy yet…" she said slowly.
"Why not?" Amber asked holding in some of her laughter.
"We forgot tampons," Salene whispered.
All the women turned to her in horror. Looking dumb founded for a second they looked towards the loading area, and then the restroom's and went bolting towards them.
Slade then looked at them all run off, "Great so what? I take this trip alone!" he said frustrated.
"Didn't you used to have a group with you?" an attendant asked him.
"Yea…"
(The stand down the aisle)
The first person to reach the stand in a heap pushing someone out of the getting a glare in return as the man at the counter looked him oddly was Jay, a second later Mega dived to left side, and Jack came around to his right. Patch then stuffed himself in the back with Ram and Lex now approaching together and stuffing next to Patch.
They each quickly huffed for breath before Jay spoke, "We neeeeed batt-eries," he said in a huff still trying to catch his breath.
"We need a LOT of batteries," Mega chimed in quickly in one breath.
"We'll take them all," Jack added.
The other guys turned to Jack, "All of them?"
"All of them"
(The Bathroom)
"Quick empty pockets," Ruby declared shoving herself practically into the woman's side vending for tampons shoving a few women out of the way upon arrival.
The others girls started to dig for change on the side of her frantically hugging the entire side of the bathroom.
"How many do we need?"
"Search me- just get change," Ruby exclaimed urgently as they started to stuff money in.
(A minute later)
The girls came walking calmly back first as they walked up to Slade who had his arms folded, "I was getting ready to tell them to stop stalling the flight…" he replied angrily.
"Sorry," May said sheepishly, "We uh just messed up"
"Where are the rest of them?" Slade demanded.
"I don't know," Java said.
"Over there," Trudy pointed suddenly- they all turned down the path to see the guys coming flying down the centre with looked to be 3 giant bags on each of them full.
"What the hell?" Ebony said, "They didn't have any bags when they left," she protested.
"What did they get?" Tai-san exclaimed shocked.
"No idea but whatever it is… they better have a good excuse," Amber said eyeing the bags as the approached them each trying to quickly catch their breath and pull out tickets.
"Are those all batteries?" Spat Danni suddenly looking into one of their bags.
Jack nodded his head.
"Why do you need that much!" Amber demanded to Mega.
"We just do," he replied.
"People the flight," Slade said impatiently pointing to the men looking over at them with stamps in hand, "We can argue later…"
"Right, let's go," May said, running towards the gate with the others following.
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(On the airplane)
"I'm Mormon think they have a church I can go to on Christmas there?" Patch inquired.
"Forget Church- its vacation," May told him.
"Oh okay"
"No, don't- we're going to one on Christmas," Amber informed him.
"Really!"
"Yea," she replied.
"I didn't see that on the agenda list," Ebony said.
"That's because we were supposed to be keeping be SILENT about that," Lex interjected.
"What do you mean?" Danni asked.
"Amber and Josh are getting married Christmas morning after we exchange gifts in the Magic Kingdom at the Palace," Slade reported.
"Really?" Trudy said happily.
"Really," Amber replied.
The girls squealed and hugged each other and then Amber.
"Oh this is a horror movie after all," Mega said to his brother.
"I was all for the getting drunk after a day of ignoring each other at home option," he answered deadpan.
"I need to listen to you more often"
"So we're staying at Polynesian?" Trudy asked.
"Yea, and I booked dinner at the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom on Christmas, I got us epcot tickets for the 24th so we can watch the fireworks… and on Boxing day I got us tickets to MGM," Amber said to her.
"What about the other kingdoms, and food?" Tai-san asked thinking practical again.
"I figured we'd wing it. I wasn't sure who was in for what yet, and I didn't want accounts cleaned out until we had some kind of set plan," Amber said with a shrug.
"Works for me," Ebony offered up, "I'm just glad this year's Christmas doesn't include "chestnuts roasting over an open fire", stockings, eggnog, and Christmas movies," she added.
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(Christmas day- Magic Kingdom)
"Does anyone else think Jay is somewhat lovelorn over Amber?" Danni asked finally as her, Tai-san, Ruby, Trudy, and Salene walked towards space mountain.
"No- I said to the other day, You can't hate her for getting over you and moving on with her life. He basically he got on her case all morning. It was horrible," Trudy told the others.
"Really? Are you sure it wasn't a mask?" Salene inquired taking a sip of her drink.
"Almost positive"
"Merry Freakin' Christmas ladies," a voice called from behind as Lex went up to join them, "Mind if I tag along?"
"Sure, got tired of hanging out with the computer club?" Ruby asked him.
Lex nodded, "All morning…. And those batteries… all of them are insane. Mega doesn't even seem to care that he's getting married later".
"I don't think he does. He doesn't strike really as the emotional kind," Trudy noted.
"Unemotional? No, He's hallow. I swear there's nothing there, I don't know what Amber sees but those tight zulu knots must be twisting her brain cells and putting thoughts into her mind or something. That guy doesn't have a heart- she's confusing sex for love," Lex informed them.
"You mean like you?" Tai-san said.
"That was cold"
"And true"
"Maybe it's for real…"
"Maybe"
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"So what is it you want for Christmas exactly?"
"All I want for Christmas is you in that bed," Amber replied pushing him down to the bed before climbing on top of him.
"And not Jay or even Bray?" Mega inquired.
"No- not anymore… I think anyway," she answered.
"You know they're not stupid- your friends that is. I'm sure they've figured out by now that I'm not exactly playing emotionally attached boyfriend- I've not even bothered to hit the brooding one like a normal man would," he replied as they kissed once.
"No, they're not but they'll understand someday. Tai-san does. Sometimes, it's just something you have to do. Besides we enjoy ourselves right? We're not exactly hard pressed to find our destined loved ones. Should it matter that much why?" Amber asked as she unbuttoned his shirt.
"No, just wanting to make sure you know what the hell you're doing to herself," Mega answered truthfully.
"I'm clear- so I figure- we enjoy the day- then get dinner, and do this?"
"Okay by me," he added kissing her back.
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(Hours later)
"Why are you doing this really?" Slade demanded outside the room they rented for the wedding.
"Because she wants some lasting commitment for her kids sake- and some kind of guy that isn't going to hurt her. I'm not capable of it- I'd first have to care to hurt her and so would she. Besides we enjoy our time together- it's not like it's painful. We talk about intelligent things, the sex is good, and she doesn't preach to me anyway," Mega answered.
"So no matter what I say there's no stopping this is there, not even under the pretense that blonde Barbie is still head over heels for her?"
"Not even that besides you think I'd ever get married for the real reason?"
"No- but neither would I- in case you haven't noticed we're two of a kind," Slade reported.
"I've noticed- I really have which is all the more to do it- maybe one day you'll be as considerate- I might actually be the one to set the example this time," Mega said with smugly.
"Just go already get this over with before I hit you"
"Will do"
(Minutes later)
"And you may now kiss the bride"
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