Chapter 1: Tour Bus

Callie stood in front of the old Bio-Luminessence fashion building, now redesigned into the new Squid Sisters studio/HQ, looking in front of herself with a look of absolute glee on her face. Her eyes were wide as dinner plates and had more stars sparkling in them than usual. She had a huge smile on her face as she bit her bottom lip, her arms shaking in excitement as she stared at the new Squid Sisters Bus in front of her. It was painted different shades of purple and green and had their logo on the side with artwork of her and Marie doing their poses on either side of the logo.

"She seems happy with it." Jack said as he helped pack some bags into the compartments on the side of the bus. On his head lay Cici.

"She looks like she's ready to explode." Adstrum said as he continued to attach chains to the back of the bus and his Outrunner.

"...Zzzzz…."

"It looks amazing! Thank you, Cici!" Callie hopped up and down in joy.

"Zzz…"

"Marie! Doesn't it look great!?" Callie asked as she shook her cousin.

"...How… did you…" Marie looked dumbfounded, "You know what? Nevermind."

Callie ran up to the door of the bus. "Can I check out the inside, please?!" She looked over at the small green squid on Jack's head. As if to answer her question the door opened and Callie hopped on, surprised to see a familiar urchin sitting at the wheel.

"Hello, Jewel." He winked at her and smiled.

"JIM!" Callie wrapped her arms around the middle-aged urchin. "So glad to see you!"

"...Who?..." Cici muttered.

"Heh, nice to see you too, Jewel. Or should I say Callie?" He hugged her back.

"...zZZZ"

"What are you doing here?" Callie released her arms and looked up at the taxi-driver.

"Well, I was hired by the small squid to be you and your cousin's driver, and I wouldn't turn down driving the Squid Sisters around the world. That, and you have always been my favorite passenger."

Cici swam off Jack's head and climbed on top of the bus.

"Aw, thanks Jim. But what about your family? Is your wife okay with this?"

"Where is she going?" Jack asked as he looked up.

"Zzz…" She curled up on the roof.

"Oh, she was happy I got the opportunity, but I don't think she's happy that she'll be alone with the kids for a while. Teenagers aren't really easy to deal with. She did complain…" Jim chuckled. "But she stopped when I told her how much I'm getting paid."

"Cool. Well, I'm glad you'll be around during this trip, Jim." Callie gave him another hug before heading into the interior of the bus.

Cici kept sleeping on the roof.

"She'll come down eventually." Adstrum said as he locked all the chains together with a padlock and placed his keys in his pocket. "C'mon, let's go inside." He patted Jack on the back and walked toward the bus door.

"Okay, if you say so." Jack turned to Marie. "You coming in?"

"Yeah… Cici get down here. We should move out soon, right?" Marie called to her.

Cici jumped down onto her hat.

"Let's look around the bus."

The first thing waiting for everyone inside behind a curtain was the kitchen and dining area. There were two tables on either side of the bus with booth seats, and on the left side of the bus was a small kitchen area complete with a sink, dishwasher, cupboards, and a few mini fridges.

"Oh, is this where we keep the snacks?" Callie asked as she quickly ran outside before coming back in with one of her bags she left on the sidewalk. "I need to put the peanut butter somewhere."

"Rooms… in back… and upstairs…" Cici muttered

"This bus has an upstairs?" Adstrum asked. "What is this, a british one?"

"...Uh huh…. No… it's just a mobile house…"

"Inside of a bus? Eh, okay." Adstrum shrugged and walked over to one of the mini fridges.

Callie emptied her snack bag and placed everything away in the cupboards. "Now I have an empty bag for...something." She shrugged and ran toward the back of the bus.

"...I call… room with skylight…" Cici swam upstairs.

Callie opened the door into a small hallway on the left side of the bus, which had a window on the left wall and three doors on the right. She walked by and opened each door, finding a bedroom in all but one, which was the bathroom.

"Two bedrooms? But there's five of us." She pointed out.

"There's not enough room for rooms for each of us." Jack pointed out. "We thought this could be Marie's room while the other one was your's and Adstrum's."

"...I can sleep in the tub….." Cici muttered

"Aren't you and I sharing the upstairs room?" Jack asked.

"..." Cici glowed pink, "N-no… It's all yours… I meant tub… Tub is nice… or that vase..."

"It's okay, Cici. I brought a box." He held up a box with a pillow in it. "You seem to like sleeping in boxes, don't you?"

"...maybe….."

"Me and Adstrum in the same room?" Callie blushed a bit. "Um…"

"You two live together, right?" Jack asked as he placed the box on the ground, which Cici immediately jumped into.

"Well, yeah, but she has her own bedroom." Adstrum replied as he rubbed the back of his head.

"You guys are a couple… it's not uncommon to share beds…"

"Are we?" Adstrum raised an eyebrow.

"Did we make that official?" Callie scratched her head.

"I'm pretty sure… only couples live together…"

"What about roommates and housemates?" Adstrum asked.

"Think of it as a sleepover then."

"Well, I mean I guess we technically are a couple, and have been for a while." Callie blushed more. "I guess neither of us really announced it as official."

"Yeah, until now. Callie and I are a couple, everybody!" Adstrum kissed her cheek.

"...Yes. I'm happy for you…" Cici seemed sad for a bit, but it was replaced with a smile.

"You are just doing this now?" Jack looked at Callie and Adstrum with a smirk and eyebrow raised.

"I guess so. We didn't know we had to announce it as official." Callie shrugged. "Is this how relationships work?"

"Tacos…" Adstrum said as he crossed his eyes and kissed Callie again.

Callie giggled and blushed before noticing Marie open the door to the other bedroom and throw her bags in. "Getting set up?"

"Yeah. So stuff wouldn't be everywhere."

"Good idea. C'mon, Adstrum. Let's unpack." Callie opened the door to the bedroom and took a few steps inside before noticing a slight 'problem.'

"One bed?" Adstrum asked as he stepped in as well. His face lit up pink and he dropped his suitcase on the floor.

"Oh...well, not a problem." Callie blushed. "That's okay. C-c'mon, A-Adstrum. We'll wo-worry about that later." She grabbed his hand and pulled him toward the closet with his suitcase. "You go ahead and put your clothes away first. I need to use the bathroom." And with that Callie stepped out and into the restroom, leaving Adstrum alone in the bedroom, still silent.

"Heh." Jack looked down into the box at Cici. "You got only one bed per bedroom on purpose, didn't you?" He raised an eyebrow.

"...No…." She swam away with the pillow.

"Heh. Well, seeing how this trip will be for those two will be entertaining." The orange inkling laughed as he sat down at a booth and placed his hands behind his head. "Should be interesting for all of us."

Author's note: Hello everyone. Sorry for a bit of a long wait. My laptop broke and I had to wait for it to get repaired. But I am back, but still don't expect chapters that often. College and work are getting in the way. As well as other video games.

Thank you The Bowser Monster, boogfish72, and ThePizzaLovingTurtle for leaving reviews. Thanks for reading and I will see you all next update.