A/N: Thanks Marina Bailey for your review. I couldn´t respond to it, but I´m more than happy that you like the story.
We´ll see about the Alchemists ;)
Adrians POV
Once again I was amazed by how a car could make her happy like this.
She kept on smiling and babbling about the cars features for the next hour.
I listened and watched her and couldn´t help myself but smile, too.
The sight of her being so happy was just to perfect.
We were now driving on Interstate 78 and Sydney seemed in her element.
"We could make our first stop in Newville. We should be there in about 3 to 4 hours, depending on traffic" she said.
"Newville? Never heard about that city before" I said.
She smiled "Well, it´s a rather small".
"Okay than, Newville it is" I said.
I shouldn´t have been surprised. She probably had planed the whole drive and it wouldn´t have shocked me if she also had done some kind of power point presentation.
I woke up when Sydney came to a stop at a gas station. I hadn´t realized I´d been fallen asleep and it took me a few moments to wake up completely.
"Good morning sleepy head" she said.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"Near Bethlehem" she said.
"Bethlehem? Like in the bible?" I asked.
"The bible, huh?" she asked with an amused look.
"Wasn´t that Bethlehem?" I asked confused.
"It was" she said still smiling.
"Why are we stopping? Need something?" I asked.
She pointed at a sign in front of us.
"Coffee, right" I said with a chuckle.
We entered the small gas station and Sydney had a little argument with the owner, who nearly laughed at her when she asked for skim milk.
"Lady, we have black coffee or coffee with creamer, it´s your choice".
Sydney frowned "Okay, black coffee than" she said.
"Aren´t you hungry?" I asked when she was about to leave.
"I am not going to eat one of those things" she said in a hushed voice looking at the donuts displayed next to the cash register.
"Those things are heaven" I said.
"And pure fat and sugar" she argued.
"Sage, just take one" I said.
She rolled her eyes but obeyed and turned around.
"Fine"
Sydneys POV
I couldn´t remember the last time I ate a donut. It wasn´t like I didn´t want to eat one, I knew they were, like Adrian had said, heaven but normally I didn´t allow myself to have something with that many calories.
Adrian ordered 4 donuts and when he´d payed, he took my hand and we left.
Back in the car he handed me one and I looked at it for a few moments, unsure if I really should eat it.
"Come on, live a little" Adrian said and it made me laugh.
"Live a little?" I asked with an arched eyebrow.
He nodded and took a bite.
"De-licious" he said with a smile.
"Okay okay" I said taking a bite as well.
He was right. I might not get a good coffee here, but the donut was delicious.
"See, you´re still living" he said with a content smile watching me eat.
"Stop watching me" I said turning around so that I was facing the steering wheel "it´s weird".
From the corner of my eyes I saw him shaking his head in delight but I choose to ignore him.
When I was done eating he handed me another one and I shook my head.
I was still feeling guilty for eating the first one.
"Ok, it´s here if you want it later" he said putting it between us.
I cocked my head and smiled "thanks" I said, knowing I wouldn´t eat it.
We arrived in Newville at about 6pm. There had been an accident and we´d have to wait for a good 2 hours until the road was cleared.
"We should find a place to sleep" I said.
"Fine with me" Adrian said.
Half an hour later we parked in front of a small motel.
We entered the reception and Adrian checked us in as Jet and Misty Steele.
The guy at the reception handed us a key and we got out bags from the car.
"Jet and Misty? Really?" I asked.
"Like I´ve told you a hundred times before, Jet is a badass name and Misty has a ring to it, too, don´t you think?" he asked.
I laughed at that.
"Badass?" I asked.
"Hell yea" he said.
"If you say so" I said not convinced.
"Come on Misty, let´s go find our room" he said with a chuckle.
Misty and Jet? What made him think that those names were badass? I shook my head and chuckled as well.