Long time, no see, right? I hope you don't kill me for the wait.

Anyway, enjoy it. Please.

I pulled my sunglasses onto my face, unzipped my coat, buckled my seatbelt, and hit the play button on the CD player. One of my favorite songs, Hardware Store, started blasting. Leprechaun and Goldenrod covered their ears. Grudgingly, I turned it down, but then stepped on the gas, speeding up to sixty mph (about 100 kilometers per hour). All of my passengers grabbed any and all handles. In fact, I was glad I locked the door, due to the fact that Leprechaun tried to force the door open when I hurtled around a corner without slowing down.

It was a half an hour drive to the mall, even at the speed I was going (not counting the fifteen minutes when we got lost and had to wave down a pedestrian for directions, and chase after him, because Leprechaun kept on yelling for help), and by the time we got there, Goldenrod and Leprechaun were nearly tearing up the side of the car. If anyone asked about the damage later, I would say Furrito did it. Speaking of the devil, that snitch had slipped into the car. The little rodent. After I had discovered it, I spoke rather loudly at the ferret and told it that if this incident ever happened again, I would take great delight in skinning it myself.

Then Claire started yelling at me as well, because she said I had no right to talk to her ferret that way, and then started yelling at it herself. Or until her voice got hoarse. Then I took over again.

The poor ferret was sitting in between the two elves, and cowered. The passengers of the car were lucky we were at a stoplight, because I had come to a full and complete stop. The only danger we really came into was when the light turned green and Claire stomped on my foot and floored the gas pedal at the same time, giggling madly. Or maybe she was just laughing at my surprised-as-hey expression.

Let's face it, that's one of my more prominent expressions.

I turned into the mall's parking lot and parked rather abruptly. I turned around. Furrito was looking at me innocently. I gave the offending ferret a steely glare and then told Goldenrod, "If you push the red button on the buckle of your seatbelt, then it will unbutton it.

He gave me a distrusting look, and then did as I said. I think he was surprised that I had given him valid advice. In all actuality, I didn't know what I had to gain his displeasure. Well, maybe locking them in the car had something to do with it. That's right, I had accidentally (stop laughing!) forgotten to unlock the car, since usually it's just me and Claire.

We only realized that we had forgotten Leap (Leprechaun was just too long) and Goldenrod when we entered the mall, and Claire turned around and asked where the guys were. Claire and I sheepishly crawled (ok, walked, but it was a very shamefaced walk) back to the car, and Leap and Claire held Goldenrod back as he tried to rip my throat out with his bare hands. Let's just say I'm grateful for people who go to the gym, and people who shoot arrows etc.

I know, I know. Writer's block. Sorry. Also the fact that I was really busy and...that's no excuse.

But anyway, please review.

-BeJo

Thanks to all my reviewers!