For anyone who has been keeping up with this, I'm terribly sorry about the lack of any updates. Work, school, and failure have been kinda keeping me from writing. Anyways, I'll try and keep up with this a little better. Forgive the massive amount of mistakes that most likely litter this chapter. I didn't take the time to review it.
Edit: Not really a complete edit yet. But wow. I thought I posted this weeks ago. Sorry again folks!
It was a strange feeling that woke the purple haired girl up. It was similar to the feeling you get when you're not paying attention and suddenly everything goes quiet and you instinctively know it's you everyone is focused on. An amethyst eye opened slowly, just as a rocking motion shook the old truck. Heavy footsteps against gravel could be heard exiting the drivers side of the truck.
Hearing them move further and further away, Raven sat up quickly and shook her sleeping parter awake. The blond girl lay propped up slightly, her head nestled in the corner where the bed of the truck met the actual cab, an old sweater balled up as a pillow. "Terra! Terra wake up!" Raven whispered harshly as she looked around, unsure of their new location.
How she missed it, she couldn't say. A brightly lit neon red sign held the words Fault and Fissure Bar and Inn. Motorcycles, pickup trucks, semis as well as rather ordinary looking cars sat around in the dirt and gravel parking lot. Voices and music could be heard coming from inside the center building, smaller sections connected to the building holding small, reddish brown doors with simple metal numbers on them.
"Mmm.. ugh... What?" Terra blinked a bit then looked around. Her deep blue eyes looked down to a nervous Raven then to the building near them. "Where are we?" She asked as she began to gather up their things quickly, a bit of intensity lacing her voice.
The ashen skinned girl nodded towards the rather tall, broad young man that had driven them as he made his way out of the center building. He was turned slightly, waving back inside to who only knew.
"Oh good, you two are awake!" He chuckled as he walked up. "I was worried I was gonna hafta carry ya'll to your room myself." He deep voice said in amusement and slight relief.
"Room?" Terra asked hopping out of the back of the truck, Raven following suit.
Nodding, the nearly two heads taller young man reached into his jacket and pulled out a pair of keys. "You two got number eleven. I'll be right next door if anything goes down."
Taking the keys, the blond handed one to her ashen skinned parter who stuffed it into her jeans pocket. "Thanks." Adjusting her bag, Terra watched the young man begin to nearly stuff himself back into his truck. "Say," The long haired girl started. "What's your name anyways?"
"Oh, um..." He laughed a bit and rubbed the back of his head. "Call me Stone."
Snickering a bit, Terra nudged Raven. "I like that name." Seeing the quiet girl offer a small smirk, the two hopped back into the bed of the truck. A short ride to the back of the building followed by a short walk along the outside of one of the wings that connected to the center office/bar, the three made it to their rooms.
Terra made a slight face as did her companion slightly behind her. The inside of the room was a terrible yellowish color. Years of sunlight from the windows had changed the colors of the once, possibly white walls into a sickly yellow color, like old corn. The single bed in the room was covered in what seemed to be a hand stitched comforter. Small patches of all kinds of materials and shapes littered it in an array of colors. A few holes sat on the hem of it which nearly touched the thinly, red carpeted floor.
"Well, at least it's not infested with rats." The blond laughed a bit uneasily. Just as she turned to look back at the stoic looking girl behind her, a scratching sound emitted from the wall. "... I hope." She added turning her head back to the room.
Raven set her bag down on the queen sized bed as she continued to walk towards the far side of the room which housed a very tiny kitchen with an aged toaster oven and microwave. In the corner of the single counter, what seemed to be a coffee pot sat, old and forgotten. To the immediate left of the "kitchen" sat a small, pale green door with an old and rusted knob.
Forcing the slightly stuck door open, the purple haired girl stumbled into the small tiled room. Directly to the right of the door sat an aged shower, possibly big enough to fit nearly three people with a bit of room to spare. To the left of that, in the far right corner of the room sat a small, slightly dingy looking toilet. In front of the door, a few steps forward was a simple sink with a mirror right in front of it. Glancing at her reflection, Raven offered it a sigh and turned, closing the door.
"What are you doing?" The slightly taller girl mumbled upon seeing the blond throwing the comforter to the side as carefully as she could.
Shivering a bit, Terra looked to Raven and then to the thick blanket on the floor. "Never use one of those in hotels. God only knows what's still on them." Seeing the ashen skinned girl raise an eyebrow to her, Terra frowned. "What? It's a perfectly reasonable fear."
"... You went for four months without a bath." The girl in the hoodie pointed out.
"Hey, I took baths, just in really cold water. And this is completely different." The blond stated while crossing her arms.
Looking to the discarded comforter once more, Raven offered a small shrug and motioned to the bathroom. "I'm going to go get showered." The ashen skinned girl moved to her bag and began to rummage through it until she produced her towel. "I'm afraid that due to the apparent... Age of this place, there might not be much hot water left over after I'm done."
Putting a hand to her chin, the blond contemplated it. They would be lucky if there ever was hot water, much less enough for a single shower. Shrugging a bit, Terra thumbed to the wall where the head of their bed rested. "Maybe Stone could sacrifice himself for a lady's comfort."
Scoffing a bit as she stood near the bathroom door, Raven watched the girl for a few moments. She started as the girl made her way towards the door. "W-Wait!"
"Mm?" Turning her head a bit with her hand on the knob, the taller girl watched the slowly reddening face of her companion. A few moments of silence passed by before the already decrepit toaster oven exploded in an aura of dark energy. "Whoa whoa calm down Rae." Terra laughed a bit walking over. "What's up?"
"Sorry..." Raven mumbled sighing a bit and closing her eyes. "I'm sure if... If we both were to use it at the same time, there would be enough water." The ashen skinned girl mumbled in her soft, raspy voice. Her right hand gripped the shampoo bottle tightly as she looked up at the longer haired girl.
Raising an eyebrow, Terra leaned against the doorway to the bedroom, about three feet from Raven. Her curious gaze rested on the blushing girl. "What's wrong with going over to Stone's?"
"H-He's a guy! And you just met him!" Raven exclaimed, her eyes resting on the floor. "I-I would... Worry."
A sly grin slowly spread along Terra's lips as she stood straighter. "Technically, I just met you too Rae."
"Yeah well... We're closer then you a Stone are!" Huffing a bit, the thinner girl moved forward and grabbed the gloved hand before her, pulling the tanned girl into the bathroom.
"Oh my, how forceful." Snickered the blond putting a hand to her lips jokingly; Raven went about setting her shampoo and soap down, pointedly ignoring the longer haired girl.
As the purple haired girl began to set her towel down on the counter, she nearly froze. After letting this thing go, she would have to undress.
Undress. In front of this girl.
A flush bloomed along her cheeks once more.
Shaking her head, she sighed. She was thinking like this simply because she was tired. That's all.
Warmth spread along her back as a soft body pressed into her. A light snickering entered her right ear as hands gripped her waist. "Not getting cold feet are ya Rae-Rae?" The rough hands' fingers rested only slightly under the hem of the shirt covering Raven's torso, fingertips barely brushing flesh.
Shivering a bit and moving away, the shorter girl shook her head. "No, I'm just f--" Her sentence stopped dead as she stared at the quite naked blond before her. Amethyst eyes glanced along the slim, toned form in one movement, then back up to the slightly red cheeks. "F-Fine." Raven finished. "Start the water please, Terra." She mumbled as she gripped the hem of her white shirt.
Terra nodded a bit and turned around towards the simple shower. It was one of those baths mixed with a tub, giving it a rather unappealing look to it. She heard the gentle rustling of clothing behind her, making her grin a bit and let her view drift to her right.
The ashen skinned girl had just pulled off her shirt, revealing a simple white bra, contrasting a bit with her grayish skin. Her above average chest made the blond regard her own with a slight frown. Almost flat...
Letting her eyes drift back to the half-naked girl, Terra allowed herself to admire the girl's form, not in a sexual way, but she found the girl quite beautiful. Her slim body was sinewy and slightly toned, more on the thin side though. Soft, smooth skin rested over slight muscle which moved flawlessly as she moved.
A light cough made the blond look up to the purple haired face and grin sheepishly. "Water's almost warm enough!" Terra laughed a bit.
"Go ahead and get in." Raven nodded with her head towards the shower curtain.
"Well what about you? Can't shower in your underwear." Turning with her hands on her hips, Terra regarded her flushed friend.
"I'll get in as soon as you do... Just get in."
Smirking a bit, the longer haired girl shrugged a bit and turned on the shower head stepping into the warm water. "What happened to the cute, quiet girl I picked up the other night?" Terra asked rhetorically shrugging her shoulders. "Oh hey! Can I use some of your shampoo? You kinda pulled me in here before I could get my stuff."
Blushing a bit as she set her bra aside and began slipping off her panties, the shorter girl stepped towards the curtain. "G-Go ahead..." She pulled it aside as she stepped in, her cheek reddening worse as she looked to her left, the long haired girl facing away from her.
Terra's fingers scrubbed the rose scented shampoo into the blond scalp, suds falling along her toned back and rounded backside. Raven blushed lightly but smiled a tad mischievously. Reaching down, she cupped her hand and scooped up the suds from the slightly tanned bottom making its owner yelp and jump away from the hand only to press into the tiling.
Hearing a light giggle behind her, Terra's flushed face looked towards Raven who offered a small smile. "Oh I get it. I gotta stare at the moldy wall and Rae gets to look and touch all she wants." Seeing a deep flush in Raven's cheeks, the blond shrugged a bit. "Whatever." She singsonged and began to rinse her hair.
"Terra?"
"Mm?"
"I need the water too..." Raven mumbled a bit.
"Too bad!" Terra singsonged again.