It took them about an hour or two to finally reach a small town, situated
just off the road. But time didn't seem to matter to Squid or Chase
anymore; they had each other and that's all that seemed important.
The town was called Iris; Iris Texas, a tiny town consisting of a shabby old Bed and Breakfast, a couple of bars, a bowling alley, a small-yet new looking-hotel, a bus station, and a few little shops here and there. Chase didn't mind the size of Iris-just as long as she had Squid and a place to stay equipped with a nice clean shower. The large wade of cash Squid had recently handed to her was burning a hole in her pocket; she'd never been able to save money for very long and as soon as she spent it she'd be broke until someone gave her another wade of money.
Squid and Chase walked past a sign that read "You are now in Iris" just as the sun was setting beneath the horizon. "Finally!" Squid had mumbled, heaving a great sigh. His arm was wrapped around Chase's shoulders as if to say "Back off she's mime!" and as he lead her toward the little hotel she felt his hold on her tighten just so.
Sitting behind a large clean counter in the hotel lobby was a very squat woman, maybe only four foot five? She wore half specticles that kept slipping down her short crooked nose, and she stared up at Squid and Chase when they walked in.
"Yes?" she asked in a rude tone.
"We'd like a room," Squid replied.
The woman wrinkled her nose while looking over the two teenagers before her. They were filthy, smelly, and she guessed they had probably been one of those pathetic couples that runs away from home to get married or something. She was surprised though because usually when she met a couple like that they were both extremely drunk--these two seemed perfectly sober.
"How many nights will you be staying?" the receptionist asked.
"Uuh..." Squid looked to Chase for help.
"Two nights," Chase said to the receptionist.
"One bed or two?" the woman asked.
Again Squid was lost for words and he had to turn to Chase for her response.
"Umm...Well, how big are the beds?" she asked slowly; the whole subject made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"One bed is King sized, two bed is twin sized," the receptionist replied blandly; she was beginning to think this was a very odd couple.
"Well." Chase was still lost for words. "What do you want?" she whispered to Squid, hopeing the receptionist wouldn't hear her (though she had).
Squid shrugged. "I don't care," he said shortly.
Chase bit her lip; she loved Squid but she was nervous about what would happen if they slept in the same bed. But on the other hand Chase was extremely excited; what would happen if they slept in the same bed? Deciding that she didn't want to hurt Squid feelings she said in the most casual voice she could muster, "One bed please."
"Okay," the receptionist said, typing something into the computer before her. "That'll be sixty two dollars please."
Squid handed her the money really quickly, like a small child excitedly buying a toy by themselves for the first time.
"You're in room 25," the receptionist continued, handing Squid the key to the room. "Check out time is at twelve o' clock sharp," she seemed to snap. Then, putting on a suppressed smiled she added, "I hope you enjoy your stay."
"Well she was just about one of the nicest women I've ever met," Chase said sarcastically as she and Squid walked down the hall, looking for their hotel room on the second floor.
"Eh, she's just constipated," Squid said with a shrug of his shoulders, as they both turned off to their room.
"What!?" Chase cried, laughing.
Squid smiled as he unlocked the door and pulled it open.
They both sighed as they stepped into the cool, air-conditioned room.
"Finally!" Squid cried, tossing the keys onto a little bedside table. "Ooh! I bet they got cable!" he said, noticing the large TV in the corner of the room, and falling back onto the bed.
"I'm taking a shower first!" Chase cried, racing into the bathroom and closing the door behind her.
It was the best feeling in the world; being clean. And Chase would have liked to stay in the shower forever if she hadn't known that Squid seriously needed one. When she was all dressed and smelling like the vanilla hair conditioner she'd used she opened the bathroom door and said, "I'm finally done."
Squid had been lightly dozing on the bed when Chase had come out of the bathroom, commercials playing on the TV. Chase thought he looked so sweet and peaceful as he slept and she hadn't wished to wake him, but as soon as she'd come out of the bathroom he'd jumped out of his doze.
"Your done?" he asked tiredly, as he rubbed his eyes and stood up.
"Yeah," Chase replied. "You can take your shower now."
"'Kay," Squid said, walking towards the shower.
He slowed down as he moved past Chase and breathed in the sweet aroma that lingered about her. "You smell good enough to eat," he said. "Stay here, I'll be right back," he added, biting his tongue and grinning at her as he stepped into the bathroom.
Chase felt goose-bumps creep up her arms. Again that nervous feeling washed over her as she crawled into bed and began flipping through the TV channels. Over two hundred stations and still nothing good on. Chase turned the TV off and just sat there, waiting for what was to happen next.
"Here we are," the truck driver said beaming as he pulled into the tiny town of Iris.
"Yes, finally," Zero said, excitedly staring out the window as the truck slowed to a stop.
Static jumped down from the front seat in a heart beat and hurried towards the back of the truck where the rest of D tent still waited for the door to be slid open.
As soon as the truck driver unlocked the door D tent piled out of the cargo area, Zigzag hurrying to Static.
"Well FINALLY!" Magnetic grumbled, clutching at a crick in her back. "That was some ride."
"Thank you so much," Lei said sweetly to the truck driver, who in return smiled down at her.
"No problem," he replied. "Is that all you'll be needin' then?"
"Yes, thank you," Zippy said, accompanying Lei.
"Yeah, you can buy me a large cold margarita and some serious therapy sessions," Magnetic groaned, stretching her arms.
Lei shot her a stern glance.
But the truck driver hadn't seemed to notice Magnetic's rudeness and he just smiled and gave his farewell.
"Goodbye!" Lei called after him as he retired to his truck. "Come on guys," she said, hurrying forth towards a small yet new looking hotel.
Were orange jump suites a new trend amongst teenagers? The squat hotel receptionist stared at the twelve filthy teenagers stood before her. It was a mob! What was it some kind of conspiracy these days where all teenagers were running away from home to get married to one another?
"Hey, we'd like four rooms," Xray said.
The woman still hadn't gotten over her new shock and disgust when he'd asked this, and it took her a few moments before she asked, "One bed or two?"
Xray looked at the others for an answer.
"One bed is bigger than two put together," Static said.
"I'm with Static," Rogue said.
"Okay," Xray said. Then turning back to the receptionist he said, "One bed."
The receptionist was too busy thinking about what a stupid name Static was to really hear Xray. "W-what?" she asked.
"One bed," Xray said slowly.
"Okay," the woman said, typing this information into her computer. "You're in room thirty, thirty one, and thirty four. Check out time is at twelve-"
"Thanks," Xray said, interrupting the woman and grabbing the set of keys from her outstretched hand. "Come on guys."
And the group of teenagers hurried up to the second floor leaving the receptionist staring in shock.
Squid's shower ended all too soon in Chase's opinion. Sure she was excited and all but she felt as if she needed more time to think about everything- she felt as if life was going much too fast. Without realizing it Chase was soon clutching the sheets up around her chin with sweaty hands; she knew Squid would never do anything to hurt her but he was three years older than her and she was positive that he was MUCH more experienced than she was.
"Hey," he said, emerging from the bathroom and moving towards the bed. He was shirtless and looking hotter than ever and Chase felt her face get warm.
"Are you cold or something?" Squid asked, noticing how tightly Chase held the sheets about her.
"No!" Chase said a little too quickly, but she still didn't release the sheets from her tight grasp.
"Okay." Squid said. He paused before the bedside table and noted the time before climbing into the bed beside Chase.
He lay there on his side, studying Chase's face as she stared up at the ceiling. Chase slowly turned to face Squid as he'd been silently watching her for a while, making her uncomfortable with every passing second.
"What?" she asked, eyeing him keenly.
"You're beautiful," he replied softly.
Chase felt her face redden yet again. Squid was so sweet, why was she so nervous? Everything would be fine! Everything would be exciting! Why worry? But Chase was still very reluctant and she just lay there feeling stupider by the moment. With every second that went by Squid seemed to become more appetizing and Chase could feel her guard slipping.
It'd all happened so fast that it took Chase a moment to realize what had happened. One second she'd been laying there blushing and the next she was deep in making out with Squid, things getting more passionate and wild with every passing minute.
It was amazing.
The town was called Iris; Iris Texas, a tiny town consisting of a shabby old Bed and Breakfast, a couple of bars, a bowling alley, a small-yet new looking-hotel, a bus station, and a few little shops here and there. Chase didn't mind the size of Iris-just as long as she had Squid and a place to stay equipped with a nice clean shower. The large wade of cash Squid had recently handed to her was burning a hole in her pocket; she'd never been able to save money for very long and as soon as she spent it she'd be broke until someone gave her another wade of money.
Squid and Chase walked past a sign that read "You are now in Iris" just as the sun was setting beneath the horizon. "Finally!" Squid had mumbled, heaving a great sigh. His arm was wrapped around Chase's shoulders as if to say "Back off she's mime!" and as he lead her toward the little hotel she felt his hold on her tighten just so.
Sitting behind a large clean counter in the hotel lobby was a very squat woman, maybe only four foot five? She wore half specticles that kept slipping down her short crooked nose, and she stared up at Squid and Chase when they walked in.
"Yes?" she asked in a rude tone.
"We'd like a room," Squid replied.
The woman wrinkled her nose while looking over the two teenagers before her. They were filthy, smelly, and she guessed they had probably been one of those pathetic couples that runs away from home to get married or something. She was surprised though because usually when she met a couple like that they were both extremely drunk--these two seemed perfectly sober.
"How many nights will you be staying?" the receptionist asked.
"Uuh..." Squid looked to Chase for help.
"Two nights," Chase said to the receptionist.
"One bed or two?" the woman asked.
Again Squid was lost for words and he had to turn to Chase for her response.
"Umm...Well, how big are the beds?" she asked slowly; the whole subject made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"One bed is King sized, two bed is twin sized," the receptionist replied blandly; she was beginning to think this was a very odd couple.
"Well." Chase was still lost for words. "What do you want?" she whispered to Squid, hopeing the receptionist wouldn't hear her (though she had).
Squid shrugged. "I don't care," he said shortly.
Chase bit her lip; she loved Squid but she was nervous about what would happen if they slept in the same bed. But on the other hand Chase was extremely excited; what would happen if they slept in the same bed? Deciding that she didn't want to hurt Squid feelings she said in the most casual voice she could muster, "One bed please."
"Okay," the receptionist said, typing something into the computer before her. "That'll be sixty two dollars please."
Squid handed her the money really quickly, like a small child excitedly buying a toy by themselves for the first time.
"You're in room 25," the receptionist continued, handing Squid the key to the room. "Check out time is at twelve o' clock sharp," she seemed to snap. Then, putting on a suppressed smiled she added, "I hope you enjoy your stay."
"Well she was just about one of the nicest women I've ever met," Chase said sarcastically as she and Squid walked down the hall, looking for their hotel room on the second floor.
"Eh, she's just constipated," Squid said with a shrug of his shoulders, as they both turned off to their room.
"What!?" Chase cried, laughing.
Squid smiled as he unlocked the door and pulled it open.
They both sighed as they stepped into the cool, air-conditioned room.
"Finally!" Squid cried, tossing the keys onto a little bedside table. "Ooh! I bet they got cable!" he said, noticing the large TV in the corner of the room, and falling back onto the bed.
"I'm taking a shower first!" Chase cried, racing into the bathroom and closing the door behind her.
It was the best feeling in the world; being clean. And Chase would have liked to stay in the shower forever if she hadn't known that Squid seriously needed one. When she was all dressed and smelling like the vanilla hair conditioner she'd used she opened the bathroom door and said, "I'm finally done."
Squid had been lightly dozing on the bed when Chase had come out of the bathroom, commercials playing on the TV. Chase thought he looked so sweet and peaceful as he slept and she hadn't wished to wake him, but as soon as she'd come out of the bathroom he'd jumped out of his doze.
"Your done?" he asked tiredly, as he rubbed his eyes and stood up.
"Yeah," Chase replied. "You can take your shower now."
"'Kay," Squid said, walking towards the shower.
He slowed down as he moved past Chase and breathed in the sweet aroma that lingered about her. "You smell good enough to eat," he said. "Stay here, I'll be right back," he added, biting his tongue and grinning at her as he stepped into the bathroom.
Chase felt goose-bumps creep up her arms. Again that nervous feeling washed over her as she crawled into bed and began flipping through the TV channels. Over two hundred stations and still nothing good on. Chase turned the TV off and just sat there, waiting for what was to happen next.
"Here we are," the truck driver said beaming as he pulled into the tiny town of Iris.
"Yes, finally," Zero said, excitedly staring out the window as the truck slowed to a stop.
Static jumped down from the front seat in a heart beat and hurried towards the back of the truck where the rest of D tent still waited for the door to be slid open.
As soon as the truck driver unlocked the door D tent piled out of the cargo area, Zigzag hurrying to Static.
"Well FINALLY!" Magnetic grumbled, clutching at a crick in her back. "That was some ride."
"Thank you so much," Lei said sweetly to the truck driver, who in return smiled down at her.
"No problem," he replied. "Is that all you'll be needin' then?"
"Yes, thank you," Zippy said, accompanying Lei.
"Yeah, you can buy me a large cold margarita and some serious therapy sessions," Magnetic groaned, stretching her arms.
Lei shot her a stern glance.
But the truck driver hadn't seemed to notice Magnetic's rudeness and he just smiled and gave his farewell.
"Goodbye!" Lei called after him as he retired to his truck. "Come on guys," she said, hurrying forth towards a small yet new looking hotel.
Were orange jump suites a new trend amongst teenagers? The squat hotel receptionist stared at the twelve filthy teenagers stood before her. It was a mob! What was it some kind of conspiracy these days where all teenagers were running away from home to get married to one another?
"Hey, we'd like four rooms," Xray said.
The woman still hadn't gotten over her new shock and disgust when he'd asked this, and it took her a few moments before she asked, "One bed or two?"
Xray looked at the others for an answer.
"One bed is bigger than two put together," Static said.
"I'm with Static," Rogue said.
"Okay," Xray said. Then turning back to the receptionist he said, "One bed."
The receptionist was too busy thinking about what a stupid name Static was to really hear Xray. "W-what?" she asked.
"One bed," Xray said slowly.
"Okay," the woman said, typing this information into her computer. "You're in room thirty, thirty one, and thirty four. Check out time is at twelve-"
"Thanks," Xray said, interrupting the woman and grabbing the set of keys from her outstretched hand. "Come on guys."
And the group of teenagers hurried up to the second floor leaving the receptionist staring in shock.
Squid's shower ended all too soon in Chase's opinion. Sure she was excited and all but she felt as if she needed more time to think about everything- she felt as if life was going much too fast. Without realizing it Chase was soon clutching the sheets up around her chin with sweaty hands; she knew Squid would never do anything to hurt her but he was three years older than her and she was positive that he was MUCH more experienced than she was.
"Hey," he said, emerging from the bathroom and moving towards the bed. He was shirtless and looking hotter than ever and Chase felt her face get warm.
"Are you cold or something?" Squid asked, noticing how tightly Chase held the sheets about her.
"No!" Chase said a little too quickly, but she still didn't release the sheets from her tight grasp.
"Okay." Squid said. He paused before the bedside table and noted the time before climbing into the bed beside Chase.
He lay there on his side, studying Chase's face as she stared up at the ceiling. Chase slowly turned to face Squid as he'd been silently watching her for a while, making her uncomfortable with every passing second.
"What?" she asked, eyeing him keenly.
"You're beautiful," he replied softly.
Chase felt her face redden yet again. Squid was so sweet, why was she so nervous? Everything would be fine! Everything would be exciting! Why worry? But Chase was still very reluctant and she just lay there feeling stupider by the moment. With every second that went by Squid seemed to become more appetizing and Chase could feel her guard slipping.
It'd all happened so fast that it took Chase a moment to realize what had happened. One second she'd been laying there blushing and the next she was deep in making out with Squid, things getting more passionate and wild with every passing minute.
It was amazing.