(Okay, here's the preparation chapter for their next honeymoon. This chapter, and the next... two or three will be co-made by me and kudo-miyaka. So, a big thank you is sent out to her. Thanks to -sweet-is-something-, erChEnsAkuRa, kudo-miyaka herself, Unknown 2008 and Hallwings for reviewing. I hope you all like this chapter... or should I say me AND kudo-miyaka hope you all like this chapter... so, sit back, relax, read, and enjoy. You may not be able to tell who wrote what, but nonetheless, just enjoy it.)
Copyright 2008
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
A couple of days had passed since Jimmy did his payback to me. Today was a beautiful Tuesday and I had just finished my breakfast and changed my clothes and was about to head to work. I had to take where Conan would stay into consideration. I thought about him staying with Dad until we were gone... or Serena, but she wouldn't get to go.
"Well, I'll think about it while I'm on lunch break at work," I said as I grabbed my car keys and headed outside.
I called Conan to get his butt outside because I was ready to leave for work. I saw him come downstairs dressed in his red t-shirt and blue pants, and his backpack, which he couldn't afford to forget. When I loaded him into the car, I got into the driver's side and started it up. Outside I saw, Jimmy picking the newspaper up and checking the mailbox. I guess he knew I was there because he bid me good-bye without having to look back.
He's even sharp away from detective work, I thought to myself.
I waved good bye to him as I backed my car out of the driveway, and onto the street. After straightening out the front wheel, I started driving off.
"Well, I'll probably leave him with Serena until we come back, but I better call her to see if she wants to look over him," I said to myself while I drove off to work.
After dropping Conan off at school, I arrived at work 20 minutes later. Jenna (my boss) greeted me and the photographers scheduled to photo shoot me for the day, and they gave me my first outfit for the first photo shoot. They gave me a red two-piece bathing suit with some beads on the strap of the top. And the strap had to be tied in the back of the neck. I quickly went into my dressing room and put it on.
They seem to like seeing me in a two-piece. They've been giving me this kind of outfit for a few days now, I thought as I was taking off my top.
After I came out of the dressing room, I was ordered to lay down in a small section of sand they brought in from the nearest beach with a background of the beach behind me.
"Looks pretty," I said as I began to lay down on my right side.
My first photo shoot had already started. After a few more shots of that bathing suit and background, they gave me another bathing suit. I didn't mind what they were doing after that. All I know is that I hastily went back to my dressing room and changed as fast as I could, even though I wasn't in the runway. It was a one-piece blue bathing suit in color with lots of fishes on it.
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
After Rachel had left for work, I went to the dining room and ate the onigiri and eggs that she left for me. She even made tea; man, being married to her is really great! After I had eaten breakfast, I watched TV for 30 minutes. Nothing good was on so I turned it off. I thought of other stuff to do. When I glanced around, I saw the water of the pool glistening under the sun and it hit me -- I'll go for a swim! Just as I was about to go upstairs, I heard the telephone ring. I thought it might be a case, so, I let go of my swimming fantasies and answered it.
"Hello?" I said after picking it up.
"Hey, Jimmy," Mathew said over the line.
"Oh, what's going on, Mathew?" I asked.
"Have you and/or Rachel thought about when to go to Hawaii again for your next honeymoon? I know you guys have been having some talks about it," Mathew asked me.
"Well, we're still thinking of where to put Conan up for a week," I answered. "Is Serena going?" I asked.
"Well, she said she wants to, but if she's asked to watch over Conan and stay behind, she'll do it," Mathew answered.
"Well that's nice of her, but I'm sure Rachel wants her there," I replied.
"So, you'll take her off of your list on who's going to babysit Conan?" Mathew asked me.
"I guess I'll talk to Rachel about it. Anyway, her Dad's here, but he might get busy; and her Mom is also questionable -- she's a busy lawyer," I said.
I heard a female voice in the background, which turned out to be Serena's.
"Oh, Serena said she doesn't mind if she doesn't get to go," Mathew said.
"So, we can leave him with you?" I asked.
"She said it's alright with her," Mathew answered.
"Well... I'll talk to Rachel about it and see what she thinks," I said to him.
"Alright, see you then," Mathew said.
"Bye," I said and we both hung up.
After that talk with Mathew, I was trying to recall what I was about to do. Oh yeah, I was going for a swim. I hurriedly went up and changed into my swimshorts, took a towel, the cordless phone, and sunscreen and went out to the pool. After I applied sunscreen to my body, I walked over to the deep side of the pool and dove in it. The cold water felt good on a hot summer's day. A few minutes later, I decided to call Harley to ask him to fill in for me. Being the kind soul he is, I'm sure he'll say yes. I mean... I already asked him to do this last time. So, I climbed out, dried off, dialed his number and waited for him to answer. It took three rings until Harley answered his phone.
"Hello?" Harley said after he picked it up.
"Hey, Harley, how are you doing?" I asked.
"Oh, Jimmy, it's you," Harley said. "Not too bad... everything's just great. So, what's up?"
"Can I ask you a really important favor?" I asked. "Don't worry, I won't ask for something very far-fetched."
"Is it filling in for you like the first time?" Harley asked.
"Yeah, you can bring Katie along if you want to," I said. "It's the same as the past summertimes... so, can you? I can understand if you can't. I mean, you are the best detective in the West."
"Well of course I can, Jimmy," Harley said, graciously accepting the offer.
"Okay, thanks, man. I'll call you again. See ya," I said and hung up.
"Bye," Harley said and hung up.
After I hung up, I stood on my feet and jumped back in the pool. I submerged myself underwater and began swimming like a fish back and forth from the deep end to the shallow end and back. If Conan was here, I would've played with him, pretending I was a shark that was out to get him. A few moments later, I heard the phone ring again.
That must be the Inspector, I thought as I went out of the pool dripping wet.
And, of course, I was right. It was Inspector Meguire on the line. He told me that there was a case in -- the place where Rachel works?! Oh, I do hope she's alright.
Ho, Rachel, you better be alright, I thought as I got into Inspector Meguire's vehicle after changing.
20 minutes later, we were there.
"So, what's the scoop?" I asked after we got into the building.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
When I looked outside the door from the lounge, I saw Jimmy and the Inspector talking to Jenna... maybe because one of our photographers was found dead in the elevator. Maybe I should show up in front of Jimmy. He must be really worried when he found out that a case is taking place here. I waited until they were done talking. Just when they were waiting for something... maybe a suspect to question, I immediately went up to Jimmy and greeted him. I didn't expect him to hold me in his arms this tightly, but oh well, it was nice.
"It's really good seeing you alright, Rachel. I was so worried about you," He told me while I was in his arms.
"It's nice to see that you're happy that I'm alright," I said to Jimmy.
After he released his embrace on me, he got his mind focused back on the case. As usual, Mathew was with them too. As much as I wanted to watch and see who the murderer was, Jenna shooed us away to continue with our photo shoots, so I didn't argue with her.
Wonder what the next bathing suit will be, I thought as we got back to work.
While I was having my picture taken, I couldn't help but think who the killer was. The photographer that got killed was one of my friends here in work. It saddened me that someone actually wanted to kill him; he was a kind person. Within a matter of minutes, the case was already put to bed when we found out that the killer was one of the photographers of one of my other co-workers. As he was being taken away by the police, I stopped Jimmy and pulled him towards me.
"Should we have Conan stay with Serena?" I asked Jimmy.
"Oh yeah! About that... she said that she doesn't mind if she's asked to look after Conan... right, Mathew?" Jimmy replied, shifting his sight from me to Mathew and back.
"Yeah, she told me that it's alright," Mathew said.
"So, should we, Jimmy?" I asked.
I actually wanted her to come.
"She said she doesn't mind it," Mathew responded. "If that's what you guys want to do, tell me now, and I'll tell her when Meguire drops me off," He said.
Jimmy and I looked at each other and he whispered something to me, "Umm, Rachel, maybe it's alright. I mean, Serena's home a lot anyway,"
"So, do you think we should?" I whispered back.
"I think we should," Jimmy said.
"Mathew," I called. "We're leaving Conan with Serena." I said to him.
"Okay, I'll tell her when I get home," Mathew responded.
As soon as Jimmy, Mathew, and the rest of the police squad were gone, the rest of us resumed back to work.
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
After a few minutes we arrived at Mathew's and Serena's home. And of course, I said good-bye and thank you to him. After that, the Inspector dropped me off at my house. I just went straight to the bed, dropped myself onto it and decided to sleep, but I couldn't. Even though I was pretty tired, I felt like I wanted to swim and wait until Rachel gets home. It's only a few more umm... hours until she gets home? Hey, I won't be in the pool until she gets home, okay? What ever made you guys think that? I grabbed my same swimshorts, undressed, put them on, grabbed the phone and towel, and bolted outside.
"Hopefully I'll get to swim longer than last time," I said to myself as I got ready.
I walked to the deep end of the pool and jumped into the water. After resurfacing, I wiped my face and floated in the pool. While I was floating with my back against the water, I suddenly remembered something: I hadn't told the Inspector that I was going to be out of town for my next honeymoon! I quickly went near the gutter, pushed myself out of the pool and grabbed the phone. I dialed Meguire's number and waited for him to answer.
"Meguire?" The Inspector said after he picked it up. "Oh, Jimmy, good timing... I got yours and Mathew's paychecks right here. Why don't you come down and get them?"
I sighed. "Anyway, I thought I'd call to tell you I'm gonna be on my next honeymoon again," I said to him.
"Oh really?" Meguire said. "Gone for a week like the other ones?" He asked.
"Mm-hmm," I responded. "just call at the same place; Harley will answer."
"Okay, I understand. Now, about your paychecks," Meguire continued. "I need you to come here and get them. If you want, bring Mathew along... Or if you want to speed things up a bit, just go here and get both."
"I'll just get my own, Inspector," I blurted.
I was trying to get off the phone as quickly as possible. I don't want to hear Inspector Meguire saying all that other stuff. So, I bid him goodbye, dried myself off, changed my clothes and went to the police station. When I arrived at the police station, Inspector Meguire was there holding our paychecks in his hand. Mathew was right nearby me when I arrived in.
"You getting yours on your own?" I asked him.
"Yep," Mathew answered.
"There you go, you two," Inspector Meguire said to us, handing us our paychecks. He then said something to the both of us. "Kudo, great work as always; Mathew, keep up your gradual improvement; you guys, have a great time out of town for the next week," Meguire said to us.
We thanked him and headed back to our respectful homes. When I went home, my eyes were fixed on the pool. Then I looked at the clock.
"Rachel won't be back home for a couple of more hours," I said, sighing.
I started to yawn, then I thought that I should probably take a nap. Maybe this time I'll be successful and doze off. I went upstairs, dropped myself onto the bed and closed my eyes. I had left my paycheck on the bedside table. That case was really tiresome, even though we didn't do anything very physical, just mental. I started to close my eyes and felt the breeze coming from outside. I like it when the window is big and it's windy outside, but it's still hot! I hardly noticed that I fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up. I looked outside and the sun was still shining brightly. I still debated on whether I should swim again or not, and decided not to. I ended up grabbing my suitcase and started packing my things for Hawaii. I ended up packing my change of clothes, my swimshorts, my toothpaste, and toothbrush. Now, Rachel was the only one who wasn't packed yet.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
I was just changing the gear of my car into third when I saw the stop light turn red. I waited for about two minutes until it turned green and sped off to my humble abode.
"I wonder if Serena and Mathew have picked up Conan from school yet. Anyway, I'll concentrate on the road right now," I said to myself while I was driving and preparing to put my car into our garage.
"Are there any cars that I might possibly hit?" I said, looking left and right before turning to my house.
When I saw that the road was temporarily clear, I started turning left and then I honked my horn so I could get Jimmy open the garage door for me. It seemed like he was home anyway. If he wasn't, then I'll just have to open it myself. It didn't take long for him to go out and open the garage door and guide me in. After I got out, Jimmy greeted me with a hug.
"I'm all packed for Hawaii," He said to me.
"Wow, you must've had a lot of time after that case," I said to him.
"Yeah, did you tell your boss you won't be coming for a whole week starting tomorrow?" Jimmy asked me.
"Yes, I did," I answered. "The moment I walked up to her, she asked me, 'What, you're going out of town again?' I wasn't offended -- I thought it was funny."
"Well, we have been to a lot of honeymoons lately," Jimmy replied as he put his arm around my waist and started walking in the house.
"This'll be number 3," I said, correcting him, and putting my arm around his waist.
"Should we go to Mathew's to see if he's got a hotel planned in mind?" Jimmy asked.
We had agreed to check with Mathew on a hotel each and every honeymoon we went on from now on. Perhaps next time we should plan a family vacation so Conan would be able to come with us and we don't have to worry about who's going to take care of him. We went back into the car, but this time, Jimmy was the one in the driver's seat. We went out and sped off to Mathew's place. When we arrived at Mathew's and Serena's, I knocked on the door. Mathew was the one who answered.
"Oh, it's you," He said and let us in. "I got a hotel that's perfect for you guys: it's the hotel where my family and I stayed at when my house was tented and fumigated -- the Pacific Beach Hotel."
"Pacific Beach?" Jimmy asked.
"Mm-hmm," Mathew answered.
Do you know the layout?" I asked.
"Sure do," Mathew said. "Even if I haven't been there since."
"How was it there?" Jimmy asked.
"It was just awesome," Mathew said.
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
"What do you think Rachel?" I asked.
"Well, since Mathew said that it was awesome, then let's try it!" She answered.
"Pacific Beach it is," I said, placing my hand over the picture that Mathew had laid on the table for us to see one part of it.
"Alright, now, let's get your reservations taken care of," Mathew said as he led us to his computer.
After the two of us booked our reservations for the hotel, Rachel looked at me.
"You excited?" She asked me.
"You betcha," I answered.
"Hey, Rachel," We heard another voice say.
It turned out to be Serena.
"Oh, hey, Serena! How are you?" Rachel said.
"I'm fine... You?" Serena asked.
"Just fine; thank you so much for accepting to take care of Conan for us; really sorry as well," Rachel replied while getting hold of Serena's arm.
"Oh, stop being so whatever! I was the one who volunteered anyway, and besides, I like spending time with that kid of yours who still looks like your husband over there," Serena said.
I felt Serena push my head a little when she said that.
"So what if he does look like Jimmy," Rachel said. "He's still a little cutie."
"How about you guys swim with me and Conan? He's in the pool now," Serena said.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
"I don't remember bringing my shorts along," Jimmy said to them.
"Yeah, me too," I added. "I don't think I brought my bathing suit along either, and I usually bring it, too."
"But do you guys want to?" Mathew asked, his sight still on the computer.
"Actually, I want to," I replied.
"Wonder where you can find one," Jimmy said to me.
"Then I'll let you borrow one of mine; we're the same size anyway, right?" Serena blurted, pulling me upstairs.
I looked through her wardrobe of bathing suits and all I found were two-piece bathing suits; not a single one-piece bathing suit. I ended up grabbing one that was pink in color.
"That's a good suit," Serena said. "Really comfortable."
"Oh yeah?" I asked, looking at her.
After I put it on, I came back downstairs and went outside to their pool. After I jumped into the water, Conan noticed me come in.
"Hey, Conan," I greeted as I started to swim.
I felt the water touch my stomach area, which wasn't really exposed when I was in the water since I normally wore one-piece bathing suits... I guess it's because they were more comfortable to wear and you don't show a lot of skin. The only downside to wearing a one-piece was using the bathroom.
Feels a bit different wearing a two-piece instead of my usual ones, I thought. Oh well...
I let the thoughts of that go and just started to have some fun.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
"Hi, Mommy!" I shouted as Mommy came in to swim with me.
I never really saw my Mom in a two-piece bathing suit before. In fact, it was actually my first time that I saw Mommy dressed up like that. When I looked around, I saw Daddy talking with Uncle. I waved to them and invited them to come in.
"No thanks, Conan, I've had enough swimming for today," Uncle said. "Ask Dad if he wants to."
"I'm sorry, I didn't bring my shorts along," Daddy answered. "Maybe when we get home."
"You can borrow from Mathew over there," I heard Mommy tell Daddy.
"Rachel, I'm not sure if I have a size for him," Uncle answered.
"Especially with someone of his stature," Daddy said, referring to Uncle.
"True," Mommy said.
So, Mommy, Aunty, and I played around in the pool when we heard Daddy's voice around 20 minutes later.
"We better head home to pack," Daddy said.
"Does that mean I have to go home too?" I asked.
"No, Conan," Mommy said as she climbed out. "You're staying here for a week while Daddy and I are gone." She said as she dried off.
"Oh, okay," I said sulkily.
I saw Daddy come up to me and he patted me on my head and said, "Don't worry -- we'll be back soon."
"Love you, sweetie!" Mommy said as she gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"We'll see you guys later," Daddy said as him and Mommy started leaving.
"Be good, Conan," Mommy said to me.
"I will, Mommy," I said.
"Of course he will," Aunty said. "He's not really a problem when it comes to staying here." She said to Mommy and Daddy.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
Before we went out, I told Jimmy that I was going to change my clothes. He didn't mind it one bit and said he'd wait with the others by the pool until I was finished. I think it took me four minutes to change into my clothes and wash Serena's bathing suit for her. So, after that, we said our good-byes and left. Serena even made a promise to Conan that he'll see us off in the airport so he wouldn't be that sad about us leaving him again. When we hopped into the car, Jimmy, again, sat in the driver's seat and I was beside him.
It took us about ten minutes to get home. When we opened the door, I hastily went upstairs and started packing. I put my two one-piece bathing suits in my suitcase because I knew that we'll like to swim most of the time, my change of clothes, my digital camera, and some other things.
When I finished packing, I heard the doorbell ring and then Jimmy shouted, "I'll get it,"
When I went downstairs to see who it was that rung the bell, it was Katie and Harley! Harley was wearing a green and white t-shirt and long green pants. And Katie was wearing a yellow sleeveless top and a red skirt.
"Hey, Rachel!" I heard Katie shout as soon as she laid eyes on me.
"Hey, Katie! How've you been?" I replied.
"I'm fine; it's nice to see you after all this time," Katie said.
"Same here," I said.
(Katie's P.O.V.)
After Jimmy let us in, Harley and I set down our things and asked them about their flight this time.
"According to Mathew, he said that the flight is leaving at 11:30 a.m.; we need to be there by 7:30," Jimmy answered.
Harley remembered his terms for taking Jimmy's place while him and Rachel were out of town. I remembered what to do also.
"So, Kudo, I bet you'll tell me that Inspector Meguire will call me whenever there's a case?" Harley said.
"Oh yeah, I already told you about that. I guess I won't need to tell you what you need to do and whatever," Jimmy replied.
"Umm, Rachel, is it alright if I went into the pool now?" I asked reluctantly.
"Oh yeah, sure! Go right ahead, I'll come with you," Rachel said as she went upstairs to get her swimsuit... I think.
"I had a feeling you wanted to swim, Katie," Harley said to me.
"Maybe I should ask her in private next time," I said, sighing.
"Ready, Katie?" Rachel asked, coming downstairs dressed in a blue one-piece swimsuit.
"Mm-hmm," I answered. "Let me change first."
I went into the bathroom to change into my yellow two-piece swimsuit. After three minutes, I went outside and found the rest of the people there by the pool. I don't think Harley and Jimmy will swim with us. They weren't dressed for swimming anyway.
"Katie, ready to go in?" I heard Rachel ask me as soon as I arrived by the pool.
"Huh? Oh yeah! The water seems more clear than before," I said.
"That's because we just cleaned it and just put the chemical in it," Jimmy informed me.
"Is that chlorine?" I asked.
"Yeah... why didn't I say that earlier?" Jimmy replied.
"Because Harley is really supposed to be the one you're talking to and I was supposed to be one talking to Katie," Rachel blurted.
"I don't see the connection," I said.
"Anyway, you ready to go in now, Katie?" Rachel asked once more.
"Yeah, let's go," I said, walking to the deep end of the pool.
Rachel followed and we both dove in, making a big splash. I think mine was wrong because my thighs hurt and turned red.
"Harley, why don't you change and come in?" I said, flicking some water at him.
"Jimmy, come on in, too," Rachel said, trying to get her husband to come in too.
The boys gave in to our requests and changed. Harley came out wearing his green and white swimshorts and Jimmy came out dressed in his blue swimshorts.
"What are you guys waiting for?" Rachel asked. "Come on in."
The boys came in with us and we had the times of our lives.
(Harley's P.O.V.)
The next day, we all woke up at 6 a.m. We all had no choice but to wake up at that hour because of Rachel's obnoxious alarm clock that doesn't seem to stop saying "GOOD MORNING!" unless you make it stop. Then, after five more minutes it would start again.
We all woke up and went downstairs for breakfast. Katie and Rachel were the chef and waitresses for the day because they were the ones who prepared breakfast and set the table. After we finished the breakfast, Rachel called Mathew and Serena to tell Conan that they were leaving.
"Oh yeah, Serena promised Conan that he'll see us off today, right?" Jimmy asked Rachel as soon as she was off the phone.
"Yeah," Rachel replied. "Anyway, our luggage is in the car already, right?"
"Yeah," Jimmy replied.
"Let's go then!" Rachel shouted.
We all went outside, hopped into the car and drove off. After we found some parking at the airport, the four of us went inside to drop off our luggage, go through the sensors, and wait for our call to the flight we were waiting for. Our flight was at gate 29. When we got there, Mathew, Serena and Conan were waiting for us.
"Wow, how'd you guys get here so quick?" Rachel asked.
"Conan wanted to see you guys when you first arrived," Serena answered.
While we waited for the call to board our flight, Conan sat on Rachel's lap and she showed him to me and Katie.
"Your Mom was right," Katie said to him. "You are a little cutie."
"Mm-hmm," I said, agreeing with Katie.
I rumpled Conan's hair.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
"Umm... thank you very much Aunt Katie," I said. "Although Aunty told me that I looked a lot like Daddy. Is that true?" I asked.
I saw Uncle Harley whisper something to Daddy. I wondered what he said, but Mommy told me to not get into other people's conversations because she says it's bad; she says it's nosey.
So, I didn't ask. Then, I heard Aunt Katie say, "I didn't know your father when he was a kid. Ask your Mommy, maybe she can tell you,"
I just looked at Mommy and she just nodded. Then I asked, "Mommy, when will I be able to go with you and Daddy to Hawaii?"
"Well... we'll take you there on our next vacation," Mommy said.
"Yay," I cheered.
I couldn't wait until the next time Mommy and Daddy were planning to go to Hawaii. Too bad I wasn't born earlier, then I could get to go.
"Mommy, did Uncle talk you into going to Hawaii for your vacation?" I asked.
"Not especially," Mommy answered. "Daddy and I had it planned well before we got married."
Daddy nodded his head up and down.
"We sure did," He said to me.
"But it was all MY idea to have our vacation in Hawaii from the start," Mommy said to me.
"Did you like it there?" I asked.
"Mm-hmm," Mommy answered. "We liked it so much, we planned a vacation there every year from then on."
"But we DID have to cancel the last one because of your birth; it wasn't a total loss though," Daddy said to me.
(Harley's P.O.V.)
Just then we heard the announcer say, "The passengers for the flight to Hawaii please proceed to Gate 29 to board the plane. I repeat -- the passengers for the flight to Hawaii please proceed to Gate 29 to board the plane. Thank you,"
"Mommy, what's proceed?" Conan asked Rachel.
"It means to: go to--" Rachel answered, before being interrupted by her little boy.
"Does that mean you and Daddy are leaving now?" Conan asked, looking sad.
"Unfortunately, for you, yes, we are leaving now," Rachel said to Conan.
"Don't worry, Conan, your Mommy and Daddy are going to bring you next year, right?" Katie said.
Conan just nodded to reply.
"So, Harley, I'll leave the rest of the cases up to you, okay?" I heard Jimmy say while he placed his hand on my shoulder.
"You can count on me, Kudo!" I said, although I could tell what Katie was thinking.
She was thinking that I'm full of myself right now.
"Hey, I'll succeed on every case I get called on," I said to her.
"It's not that I'm worried about," Katie said to me. "I just hope you don't get wrapped up in whatever we're doing together and miss a phone call, which will make Jimmy upset."
After the four of us said good-bye to Rachel, Jimmy, and Mathew after they boarded the plane, we walked back to our respective cars. I took Katie to Rachel's car, and Serena took Conan to her own car. Rachel had left us the keys to her car so we could drive back.
After Katie and I got in, I started up Rachel's car and drove back.
"Well, my time to fill in for him has started," I said to Katie.
"Yes it has," Katie responded to me.
I unlocked the door to the driver's side and unlocked the door to the passenger's side.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
When we boarded the plane, we waited for five more minutes because of the refueling and other maintenance stuff. Then the plane started moving and the pilot started talking. I don't know why pilots always have to speak before the plane takes off.
Ooohh, the pilot's name is Umehito Nekozawa. Never heard of him before. Anyway, as the plane was accelerating, it began to become bumpy and we were finally in the air! I just remembered Conan and thought that he would enjoy this plane ride.
"You excited?" Jimmy asked me, taking hold of my hand.
I just nodded and he flashed a smile at me and kissed my hand.
"I'm going to sleep now. We woke up too early today," I told him. "Conan would love this plane ride," I said to Jimmy.
"You think so?" Jimmy asked.
"I know he would," I said.
I stretched my arms and lay my head down on Jimmy's shoulder.
"Aren't you tired as well?" I asked Jimmy.
"Not really," He responded.
"I am... as you know," I said.
"Well, our flight is a long ways away from landing," Jimmy said. "Just over 13 hours."
I dozed off to sleep while I lay on Jimmy's shoulder.
Hawaii, here we come again, I thought while I slept.
(Serena's P.O.V.)
Back at the airport, I was walking Conan to my car.
"Well, Conan," I said to the little boy beside me. "Your parents and my husband are gone for one week only, and you're staying with me all this time."
Conan looked up at me and didn't really cry; I think he was basically bummed because he didn't get to spend time with his parents.
"Don't worry I'm sure when they come back, they'll spend more time with you. They were just busy about their trip and all. So, don't worry, okay? I'll be your temporary mom for the whole week that they're gone," I said. And to cheer him up a bit, I added, "What do you want? Ice cream?"
He just looked up to me and nodded with an ear to ear smile.
"I want a caramel sundae, Aunty!" Conan said to me.
"A caramel sundae it is! We'll go to the drive-thru of McDonald's. Is that what you want?" I asked.
"Yes, please!" Conan said cheerfully. "How about you, Aunty?"
"No thanks, I'm fine, Conan. And what did I tell you if you're inside a car?" I said.
I had said that to him because I noticed that he was in his booster seat, but wasn't wearing his seat belt. I buckled him in and we went to the nearby McDonald's to get Conan's ice cream.
"So, Conan, when does Mommy usually take you to school?" I asked Conan.
"Around 7:35 a.m.," Conan answered.
"Okay," I said.
"I'm always ready by that time," Conan said to me.
"Great, then I don't have to worry about waking you up," I said to him.
In the meantime, we both had reached the McDonald's drive-thru.
(Katie's P.O.V.)
Harley and I got into Rachel's car and we drove it back to her place.
"Feels like the last few times, huh?" Harley said to me.
He was at the wheel.
"Yeah," I answered.
"Gotta get home to take care of his calls," Harley said as he started it up and left for our temporary home.
An hour later, we were back home.
"Well, we're here!" Harley called out as we went out of the car and into the house.
"So, Harley," I said. "Wanna go for a swim?" I asked.
"I just thought you'd say that." Harley replied. He stared at me for about a minute and suddenly said, "Race you to the pool. You should be dressed already by that time!"
I had to give Harley a small head-start because he had to grab the cordless phone and take it outside. After he had taken that and our towels outside, he stepped back in the house.
"Ready?" I asked Harley when he came back.
"Mm-hmm," Harley responded.
"GO!!" I shouted.
We raced to grab our swimsuits and change into them. In a matter of seconds, Harley was already almost out of all his clothes and so was I. After I had donned my two-piece swimsuit, it was at the same time that Harley had put on his swimshorts. We dashed out to the pool neck and neck, with me just beating Harley to the water by a hair!!
"I beat you... but just barely," I said as I splashed him.
"That was pretty close," Harley agreed, splashing me back.
"Well, that's not the only time we'll do that. Maybe I'll get to beat you next time," Harley said to me as he splashed me with more water.
"Not if I beat you again," I replied teasingly.
"Oh yeah, I have another game for us," Harley said.
He seemed to have something in his fist.
"What do you have in your hand?" I asked.
"Just wait," Harley said unfolding his hand.
He had a penny in his hand. "One of us will throw it somewhere within the pool and whoever finds it first will be the next to throw it. Seems easy? I tell you -- it's pretty hard once you started it."
"Well, it's not fun if there's only two of us. Why not give the loser a consequence after every round?" I suggested.
Harley thought for a while, then answered, "Seems interesting. Okay, let's start."
"Okay, Harley," I said. "Who's going first? Me or you?" I asked.
I saw Harley become silent and put his index finger on his chin to think. After about a minute, (which seemed like an eternity) he gave his answer, "You first... Even though I get the rules, I still need some demo. Is that alright?"
"Yeah, it's fine. It's not my fault you're so slow." I teased.
He seemed so sleepy that I wanted to make his head boil. Hehehe... Just a little tease will do, right? So, I threw the penny to the far end of the pool... the deep part. As soon as the penny was released from my hand, Harley and I made a beeline for it. I wound up grabbing it just barely.
"Got it," I said as we both resurfaced.
"Okay, now I get the consequence," Harley said.
"What consequence do you get?" I asked.
"IDIOT! You're the one who's supposed to give me the consequence, not me giving myself the consequence!!" Harley shouted.
That made my eardrums blow up.
"Okay, okay, chill, man. Don't yell... I forgot. This was only introduced by a friend of mine in my Aikido club when I was in high school," I replied. "Don't get all angry at me."
"So, what's the consequence?" Harley asked, looking impatient.
He seemed to think when he'll get the coin and give me the consequence... man, I'm scared; Harley gives the most haunted dares and... stuff.
"Well, are the consequences basically whatever I want?" I asked.
"Well, yeah; I'm the one being punished, right?" Harley said.
"Okay," I responded. "Hold up your shorts in front of me." I said to him.
"WHAT THE HECK?!" Harley screamed in front of my face.
I can tell he didn't want to so I said, "It's the punishment, so you have to do it,"
I saw him go a little into the water. His arms were moving, and heck, after a few seconds, he held them up, his cheeks as red as tomatoes. It was a funny sight!
"Goody," I said.
"How long am I supposed to do this?!" Harley shouted. "The water's cold!"
I saw him bend down his head. He must've thought that asking me that question was a bad idea.
"Another minute," I responded.
Harley groaned.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
I saw Aunty take a U-turn and drove about a few meters until I saw the big M sign of McDonald's. Aunty drove into something that said 'Drive thru' and spoke to a box thingy in the side. She asked me, "So, what kind of ice cream do you want, Conan?"
"Umm, a chocolate fudge sundae please!" I said.
"Alrighty, can we please have two chocolate sundaes?" Aunty said to the box thing.
After Aunty heard the total, she continued to drive forward where a lady was holding our chocolate sundaes.
"Thank you," Aunty said as she grabbed them. "There you go, Conan." She said, handing me my sundae.
"Thank you, Aunty," I said as I got a spoon out of the package.
I started eating my sundae in the car and when the cup was half empty, I realized that Aunty didn't even touch hers yet.
"Aunty, why aren't you eating yours?" I asked.
She giggled.
"It's because I'm driving, sweetie. I can't eat while I'm driving. I'll eat it later when we get home," She answered.
"Oh, okay," I said as I continued to eat.
In a matter of minutes, Aunty and I were back home. I was almost done with my sundae by the time Aunty had parked her car.
"Wow, you're a fast eater," Aunty said when she saw how much I had eaten.
After I got out of my booster seat, I grabbed my sundae and waited for Aunty to let me into her house. She was rummaging around in her bag, I think she was looking for the house keys. Finally, we were able to get in. By that time, I was already finished with my sundae.
"Aunty, I already finished my sundae," I said to my temporary mother.
"Okay, just throw it away in the trash, and I'll enjoy my sundae," Aunty said to me as she sat down in her chair.
I saw Aunty grab another spoon out of the bag and she started enjoying her sundae. When I went into the kitchen to throw away the cup, I suddenly saw the water of the pool glistening under the sun. I suddenly felt like I wanted to swim.
"I know, I can ask Aunty if she wants to join me!" I said to myself.
I quickly threw away the cup and ran to Aunty, but then I remembered that she was still eating. Plus, I remembered Mommy telling me that it was bad to swim after you had just eaten.
"Maybe I should wait until Aunty's done. Hmm, I wonder if they have video games here?" I said to myself.
I looked around in the living room and found only a Wii system.
"Oh, I better ask Aunty first," I said and went to Aunty.
I went back to Aunty to ask if I could play games.
"Aunty, can I play with the Wii?" I asked.
"Huh? Oh sure, why not!" Aunty said. "I'll let you play that on one condition."
"Oh, okay. What is it then?" I asked.
"You have to play with me!" Aunty said. "Playing all alone doesn't really feel good you know?"
"OKAY!!" I said as I jumped around.
I felt Aunty's hand on my shoulders and I stopped. We made our way to the living room and Aunty turned it on.
"Yippee!! I'm going to play a Wii! I'm going to play a Wii!" I shouted over and over again.
I saw that Wii in the newspaper and magazines and TV commercials, but I never asked my Mommy or my Daddy to buy me one -- it's too expensive.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
I awoke from my nap and the plane was still in the air. The plane ride felt like forever, but Hawaii was a long way away from Japan.
"Did the announcer say anything?" I asked the boys after I woke up.
"No," Mathew said.
"But you DID sleep through the movie they gave us," Jimmy said to me.
"Oh, it's okay," I said. "I was too tired to even move."
Jimmy put his arm around my shoulder and I felt very comfortable. After a few minutes, the announcer said something. He said, "Those who are still standing, please go back to your seats and buckle your seat belts. We are now going to land. I repeat, those who are still standing please go back to your seats and buckle your seat belts. We are now going to land,"
"Oh, we're almost here," I said to Jimmy, sounding excited.
"Mm-hmm," Jimmy said as we kissed.
"As soon as we get to the hotel, I'm gonna be sleeping," I said as we waited for the plane to land.
"Sleepyhead," Mathew and Jimmy said in unison.
"What?! I'm still tired, guys! My eyes are still heavy," I said.
"We're just joking, Rachel," Mathew said.
"Yeah, and don't sleep! If you do, then that means I have to carry our luggage and you!" Jimmy teased.
"Don't worry, I'll help," I said. "I'm not tired... for the moment."
In about 35 minutes, which felt like almost an hour, the plane had come in for a landing.
"Here we are," Mathew said after the plane came to a complete stop.
Everyone got out of their seats to get their luggage out of the cargo holds above our heads. Jimmy and I got our bags out, and Mathew got his. After that, we started to exit the plane.
(Harley's P.O.V.)
"Is a minute over?" I asked Katie.
"Hm? Oh yeah, you can stop now," Katie said.
"Thank goodness! It's freezing!" I said.
"So, since I won, I'll toss the coin again," Katie said flipping the coin into the air.
"I won't lose to you, girl! Better be ready!" I said.
"Ooooooohh, I'm scared, Harley!" Katie said sarcastically.
"Let it go," I said, ready to redeem myself.
Katie tossed the penny in the water again. As soon as it sank down to the floor of the pool, the two of us immediately darted for it. The two of us were underwater at the same time, and it was again a photo finish, with me just getting it over Katie.
"HA!!" I said, holding the penny in the air. "You lose, Katie."
"Oh no, now it's my turn for a consequence," Katie said.
"Yes it is," I said. "And, since you had me hold up my shorts in front of you... I want YOU to lose your swimsuit!!"
"WHAT?! NO WAY I'M GONNA DO THAT!" Katie shouted.
"You made me do that and I did it. No turning back, chicky!" I said. "C'mon, lose it!"
Katie's face turned red all over.
"I'm waiting," I said.
I saw her move her hands to her back, then saw both sides of her swimsuit top appear. She let it float in the water, then reached underwater at her bottom.
"Do it..." I said in a stern voice.
Katie sighed and reached for the bottom part of her swimsuit. Bad timing though: the stupid phone rang.
"Darn phone," I said as I climbed out.
I turned to Katie.
"When I get back out here, I better see your swimsuit floating in there," I said to her.
With that being said, I rushed to the table and grabbed the phone. I went inside and turned it on.
"Hello, Kudo residence?" I said over the line.
"Um, sorry to bother you, this is Inspector Meguire. There's a case we need you to solve. We're coming to the house now," I heard over the line.
"Okay, I'll get ready soon," I answered.
"Alright, see you," The Inspector said and we both hung up.
I went outside to let Katie know; that lucky woman got a break.
"Well," I said to Katie when I came back outside. "You got a lucky break: Inspector Meguire called me to a case... so, you're off the hook for now, baby."
I noticed her swimsuit top only was still floating in the pool.
"I'll see you when I get back," I said to her and kissed her lips.
(Katie's P.O.V.)
"Okay, I'll be staying here in the house," I said. "Good luck and take care!" I said as Harley went inside to dress.
Well, that was a close call. I reached for my swimsuit top and put it back on. I decided to end my swim for now until Harley came back. I climbed out of the pool, grabbed my towel, and dried off my wet body.
"I better get the mail," I said as I came inside.
I went upstairs and put on a shirt and shorts I brought along, then went outside the front door to the mailbox.
"There is mail, like I thought," I said as I closed the mailbox hatch and brought the mail into the house.
I looked to see who it was for. Huh?! It was just some mail from the bank for Rachel's credit card... And the other one was for Jimmy's credit card. I put the mail on the dinner table and sat down on the couch... not awaiting Harley's return from his case.
"What's on TV?" I asked myself as I turned it on.
I saw a cooking show, but it was English so I didn't understand it that much. I flipped through the channels and then saw the news. Huh? A hurricane went over the island of Shikoku?! Whoa, good thing we're in the island of Honshu. I flipped some more and saw a soap opera.
"Soap opera, huh," I said to myself as I continued to watch it.
I looked back at the pool. There wasn't much on TV, so I shut it off and went outside.
"Man, I'm not looking forward to Harley's return," I said as I went back inside.
I took off my shirt and shorts and came back outside in my same two-piece yellow swimsuit. I began to lay in the sun on one of the beach chairs.
(Serena's P.O.V.)
Me and Conan were having a great time playing. I didn't know that he was SO good in video games. We were playing tennis at first, then we switched into car racing. We'd been playing for almost an hour and now and my eyes hurt from looking into the TV screen. I decided to invite Conan to swim, he might want it anyway.
"Say, Conan," I said.
"Yes, Aunty?" He answered.
"Would you like to go out and swim? I feel like I want to," I asked him.
"Yeah! Let's swim! Let's swim! Let's swim!" Conan shouted.
"Good, now, go and change into your swimshorts," I said, exiting the game and turning off the Wii and the TV.
I saw Conan running upstairs to change. I too went upstairs to grab my green two-piece swimsuit. As soon as I stepped out of the room, Conan had just came outside of the bathroom dressed in his swimshorts.
"I'm ready to swim, Aunty," Conan said, looking excited.
"Hold on, Conan," I said as I stepped in.
I closed the bathroom door and started to change. I undressed and dressed as fast as I could. I don't want the poor guy waiting. In as soon as two minutes, I was ready to swim. Conan grabbed my hand and told me to hurry before the sun gets to high. When I looked at the clock I saw that only a few hours remained until it was lunchtime.
"Okay, Conan, when I say three we'll jump into the pool, okay?" I said.
"Yes!" Conan replied.
"On three. One... two... three!" As soon as I said "three", we both jumped into the pool, making a big splash.
"That was a good jump, Conan," I said to Rachel's little boy.
"Thanks, Aunty," I said as I started to swim.
Just as I was starting to finally have some fun, I heard the phone ring.
"Now who could that be?" I asked as I climbed out.
I dried my hands and face and answered the phone.
"Hello?" I said after I picked it up and held it to my ear.
"Serena, it's me, Rachel," I heard Rachel say.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
When Aunty answered the phone I heard her scream, "Oh, Rachel! It's you! How's the trip?"
I quickly went out of the pool to talk to Mommy. I didn't forget to dry myself off. They told me I had to do that. I ran towards Aunty who was on the phone and she noticed me going to her.
"Um, hold on a sec, Rachel. Conan wants to talk to you," I heard Aunty say.
She gave me the phone and I thanked her. Then, I heard Mommy talking to Daddy. Huh? What's a speaker phone that Daddy was talking about?
"Conan, is that you?" I heard Mommy's voice say.
"Hi, Mommy!!" I said, thrilled to hear her voice.
"Hi, sweetie," Mommy said back to me. "How are you doing at Aunty's?" She asked me.
"Just great, we were swimming before you called," I said.
"Well, we just got off the plane," Mommy said to me. "You would've loved it... too bad we forgot to include you."
"Wow," I said. "Oh, Mommy?" I said again.
"Yes, sweetie?" Mommy said to me.
"What's with Daddy? Why's he laughing?" I asked.
"I don't know about your father's insanity right now, sweetheart. You want to talk to him?" Mommy said to me.
"YEAH!" I said.
I waited for Daddy's voice, then heard it a second later.
"Hey, Conan," I heard Daddy say.
"Hi, Daddy," I said to my father. "How's Hawaii?" I asked him.
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
"Well, we just arrived, so we're still at the airport," I responded.
"We're just heading outside to the car because Uncle Mathew is driving us to the hotel." I added.
"What hotel is that?" Conan asked.
"Pacific Beach," I answered.
"Isn't that the hotel you and Mommy stayed at when you went there last time?" Conan asked.
"No, Conan. Last time we stayed in Turtle Bay; this is a different hotel," I answered.
"Oh, okay. I guess I really didn't know where you and Mommy stayed last time." Conan said.
"Hey, don't worry, champ! Everyone makes mistakes," I said, then realizing that Mathew was already waiting in the car. "Umm, Conan, I'll bring you back to Mommy okay? I have to help your Uncle put our luggage into the car."
"Okay, Daddy!" Conan said.
Soon, Conan heard Rachel's voice again.
"So, Conan," Rachel said to him. "You be good now."
Soon, after she said good-bye to him, Rachel helped us bring in the bags in the back of Mathew's car.
"Pacific Beach, here we come," Rachel said as Mathew started driving.
"Are you excited?" I asked Rachel.
"Sure am," Rachel responded. "Especially since Mathew said it was great." She added.
I sat in front, and Rachel sat in the back.
(Harley's P.O.V.)
After the case had been solved, the Inspector drove me home... or rather, Jimmy's home.
"Thanks a lot for your help, Hartwell!" The Inspector called out to me when I got out of the car.
"Anytime, Inspector!" I said. "Bye, take care!"
The Inspector waved goodbye and drove off. When I opened the front door and went in, I suddenly remembered the dare I placed upon Katie. I wonder if she did it or not.
"I'm back," I called out to Katie.
When I looked outside, I saw Katie still in her swimsuit, but sunbathing.
Dare time, I thought as I went upstairs to change.
I came back down in my same green and white swimshorts.
"I'm back," I said to Katie.
I saw Katie leap out of the beach chair and take off the earphones in her ears.
"H-Harley, you're back early!" She stammered.
"Yeah, and judging from your reaction, I think you remember the dare," I said, walking closer and closer to her.
She chuckled nervously and replied, "Um, well," I saw her look at the wall clock in the kitchen and then back to me. "Oh, look at the time! I have to prepare lunch!"
"It can wait," I said to Katie. "Come on now."
I jumped into the pool and waited for Katie to come in.
"What are you waiting for?" I asked her.
I swam out of the way so she could jump in.
"Um, Harley, it's ten-thirty. I really have to prepare lunch," She answered, still nervous.
I decided to get out of the pool and maybe... fool her a bit.
"Okay, fine, I'll help you make lunch," I said.
"Thank you," She told me and turned her back and started to walk into the house.
"Just joking!" I shouted as I carried her and made my way towards the pool.
I then threw her into the pool and I jumped in after her.
"Harley!!" Katie shouted. "I thought you were going to help me make lunch!!"
"Not hungry," I said.
"DARN IT, Harley! You fooled me there!" She shouted.
"Yes, I did," I said. "Now, on with it, baby."
(Katie's P.O.V.)
"DARN YOU, Harley Hartwell!!" I screamed.
I felt like my voice was very strident and loud, I thought the neighbors might've heard me.
"DAMN IT! No way I'm going to do that crazy dare!" I said to him.
"Hey, I just gave you that dare because you asked me to do the same thing," Harley replied.
"Yes, you're right," I said.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Harley asked.
I nervously unhooked my swimsuit top, and left it floating in the pool. I put my hands underwater and gripped my bottom.
"Come on," Harley said to me.
After a minute, there was my two-piece swimsuit floating in the pool.
"Happy? I did the dare. Now can I make lunch?" I asked Harley.
"Stay in there for a minute," Harley replied.
He really was making a payback. I covered my breasts with my arms.
"Come on, Harley," I said to him.
"Uh-uh," Harley said. "Swim sexy for me."
"NOT A CHANCE!!" I shouted.
"Do it," Harley said in his stern voice again.
I swam underwater underneath Harley's feet. I saw him looking around for me.
It was hard to hear what Harley said under the water, but I knew he said something. I was just scared to resurface again because maybe he'll ask me to do another thing rather than this. Right about the time when I didn't have enough oxygen, I resurfaced.
"Took you long enough." Harley said.
"Can I put it back on now?" I asked Harley.
"Has a minute passed?" Harley answered.
"Umm, I guess. That's how long I can hold my breath underwater." I said.
I suddenly thought of something. I held my breath and went underwater.
Harley, you're dead, I thought.
I grabbed the unsuspecting Harley's ankles and pulled him underneath. After that I held him captive underwater and he resurfaced earlier than I did. Hey, at least we're even now -- I think. Knowing Harley, he'll think of a way to get back at me. Well, for now, all's well that ends well.
"Now, let's go make lunch," Harley said as he went out of the pool.
He waited just by the gutter to help me up once I wore my swimsuit again.
"Yeah, I'm hungry," I said.
So, the two of us went inside to make something to eat.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
When Mommy and I hung up, I heard someone turning on the stove in the kitchen. Meaning someone, I meant Aunty. She's the only one with me in this house. I went there to see what she's doing. When I was at least four steps more to the kitchen, I smelled something good. Aunty's cooking already? It's not even lunchtime yet.
"How come you're cooking already, Aunty?" I asked.
"Hm? Well, it's almost lunchtime. Do you want to help out?" Aunty asked me.
"What are you making, Aunty?" I asked.
"I'm making some ramen," Aunty responded.
"Ooohh, ramen. That's the food that Daddy gave me one time when I was sick. Or was that for Mommy? I don't remember quite well," I said.
Aunty just giggled.
"What can I do to help, Aunty?" I asked.
"Hm? Well, can you please take the naruto out from the freezer? Use that chair so you can reach it easily," Aunty told me.
I did what Aunty told me to. I saw something that was shaped like a star, or at least, I think it was a star, with a red spiral in the center. I also saw a label on it in Hiragana it said: なると。
"Is this it, Aunty?" I asked, holding something wrapped in plastic.
Aunty looked at what I was holding.
"Yes it is," She responded.
I carefully came off of the chair and gave it to Aunty. She chopped a quarter of it and put it in the pot. Then, I could hear my stomach grumbling.
"Aunty, when will it be done?" I asked.
"Just a few more minutes, Conan... Why? Is your stomach grumbling already?" Aunty asked me.
"Yes it is," I answered. "I'm so hungry."
I was rubbing my stomach while I spoke to Aunty.
"Just wait a little longer Conan, then we'll be able to eat. Okay?" Aunty said to me.
"Ok," I said to Aunty.
Even though I'm already hungry, I had to wait a bit longer, because that's what good boys do!
"Okay, Conan, it's done," Aunty said after 5 more minutes had passed.
"Goody," I said to Aunty.
After Aunty put the naruto in the ramen, she served it. Afterwards, Aunty and I were sitting at the dinner table together eating the ramen with naruto she prepared for our lunch inside it.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
After that long plane ride, we finally arrived at the Pacific Beach Hotel. Man, it felt good to stretch my arms and legs again. The receptionist was pretty courteous. Mathew told her that we had a room reserved and she gave us a room card and another employee helped us with our luggage. We had to take the elevator to get to the floor of our room. Our room number was 405, which means we're in the fifth room of the fourth floor. While we were walking through the lobby, I had noticed a restaurant with a tank and a bunch of fish and a few manta rays swimming in it. I thought it was so pretty and cool.
"Thanks," I said to the employee who helped us with our luggage.
"Whew," Jimmy said, after we had unloaded our luggage.
He was winded, and I was still a bit tired.
"Did you know this floor is where the pool is?" Mathew said to us.
"Really?" I said.
"Mm-hmm," Mathew answered.
"Maybe we'll go there later," Jimmy said. "I want to look around at some of the stores here."
"Sure," Mathew said.
"Coming, Rachel?" Jimmy asked me.
"OK! Sure! You coming, Mathew?" I asked.
"Yeah, wait up, you two!" Mathew said, running for the door.
Me, Mathew and Jimmy went to the lobby to check the present stores. Mathew showed us the souvenir shop first. It had lots and lots of things there! There was even a photo booth where you can put designs in your own picture... Only, there's a time limit.
"You think we can try that one?" Jimmy asked.
"Go ahead! It's really fun but you'll be filled with pressure as well," Mathew answered.
"Yikes!" Jimmy said.
"But I think that's what makes it fun!" Rachel stated.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Go ahead, let's try it!" Mathew said, leading us to the photo booth.
I pulled Jimmy to the booth, though I bet he doesn't want to feel the pressure. Hahaha! While we were looking in a store known as the ABC store, there was so much stuff inside that looked so unique and interesting. There were drinks, foods, notepads, key chains, etc. I got a cute little notepad for Conan and a key chain with his name on it. While I was browsing around the store, I noticed that the famous Waikiki beach was just across the street when I looked outside of a nearby window.
"Pretty," I gasped.
After Mathew paid for our things we bought, I started to yawn.
"Tired again?" Jimmy asked me.
He had bought himself a couple of cereals and Mathew had bought a couple of muffins that looked like the shape of the top of a mini-gazebo.
"Mm-hmm," I answered. "I think I'll go back to the room and take a short nap."
Jimmy handed me the room card and I took the bags and got in the elevator and rode it back up to the 4th floor. After I reached the room, I inserted the card. When 3 green lights flashed after I took out the card, I opened the door and entered the room. Our room had two beds, two desks -- one with a lamp on it, and the other with a mirror on the wall above it; and a TV and remote. Above it was a computer keyboard, but for games you could play, but they cost a small fee.
I entered our room, put down the bags and decided to go to the bathroom so I would somehow sleep better. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and my long brown hair. When I looked closer in the mirror, I noticed that I had eye bags! Oh well, maybe because I hadn't had much sleep these past days. After I came out of the bathroom, I decided to sleep in the 2nd bed, which was the one that was closest to the balcony. Before I started my nap, I began to slowly undress. I took off my tanktop, pulled down my shorts, and tossed them on the nearby chair. I was left in my white bra and panties. I climbed into bed, put myself underneath the blanket, and dozed off to sleep.
End of chapter.
(Okay, that'll wrap up the first of two or three parts of their honeymoon. We hope you enjoyed this first part... the 2nd part is in progress now... but now it all depends on when kudo-miyaka logs on to chat with me. This is a very long chapter, so you better have enjoyed it. You all met the requirements when the review number passed 32, but I wasn't sure how to do the honeymoon, so I decided to co-op with kudo-miyaka on the whole honeymoon from start to finish... and she accepted. So, a big thanks to her for accepting to do this with me. Stick around for the next part... it should come soon. For now, see you later.)