Chapter 3: Welcome
I grab my stuff, forgetting about the weird altercation I'd just had and head out. I have no idea where I'm going but it feels amazing to be here, in the city of London. I decide to just walk around the streets and hope I find a hotel or something to say at. I contemplate calling John to see he'll let me stay with him a while until I get situated. But that doesn't seem like a good idea since I barely know anything about him.
I'm just walking around, so caught up in my own thoughts that I'm not really paying much attention to where I'm going. I accidentally walk straight into someone. "Blimey!" I look up and see him, black holes where his eyes should be and azure blue hair. "Oh I-I-I'm so sorry I, uh, didn't mean to walk into you." He looks at me and smiles, "Aw, it's alright. Where are you headed?" Looking at my suitcase. "Nowhere really. Just uh walking around. I don't really know where to go." "Hm. Are you American? You sound funny." I look at him not really sure if that was an insult or not, but I laugh it off, "Yeah I am. I actually just got off the plane." "Oh, well come on," he puts his arm around my shoulder and leads me away, "I'd like to talk to you. I know a café that's right 'round here, I fink you might like it." So I follow him.
Sitting at one of the outside tables at the café, the waiter brings us our afternoon tea and some scones. Looking at me as I eat my scone, 2D says to me, "Alright, so tell me bit 'bout yourself. Like what's your name and what you doing walking around with your suitcase?" My smile fading a bit, "Well, my names Crystal Stone, I ran away from home and decided to come to London to get a fresh start. Though I didn't really think this through. I was looking for a hotel or someplace to stay. That's when I ran into you, uh, almost literally." He looks at me intently as I speak, occasionally sipping on his tea. Then he tells me, "Ah, I see, well if you want you could come stay with me. I don't fink my mates will mind." Smiling at me, looking almost anxious for my reply. "Hmm I'd love to stay at your place." We continue to sit there talking for quite a while.
Finally when we've both run out of things to say, we notice that its dark out and the café has been closed for a few hours. So I grab my stuff as 2D leads the way to his place. On the way he tells me, "You know Crystal this has been a very fascinating day. I mean usually when I get hit by someone it doesn't turn out to good. But this time I got to meet an interesting girl." Putting his arm around me and pulling me close, "Thank you." Probably blushing like crazy and unable to say anything, I just smile at him.