Hahahahah, heyyY! Sorry I didn't update sooner, I had a friend over last night(Friday night) ehehe. Anyways, onto the adventure!
Manny looked at the watch he had brought along with him. Almost 1pm. He heard his stomach growling at him.
"Unnhh, I'm hungry." Manny groaned, placing his hand over his stomach. Frida listened to her stomach for a moment before responding.
"Unh…me too. Can we stop to eat now?" Frida asked. They had been walking for hours on an empty stomach, and they were pretty much in the middle of nowhere.
"Stop where? There's nothing but cactus and boringness out here." Manny said. Frida squinted at a building she had spotted a few feet ahead. It was the start of another town. A place they could eat!
"Over there! There's a building!" Frida pointed to the slowly growing speck. Manny took a hard look at where she was pointing. When he saw the building, his face lit up.
"I see it! Come on, let's go!" Manny said, starting to run. Frida, picking up her pace to a run, came up next to Manny and they stopped in front of the building. To their luck, it was a restaurant.
"Do we even have any money?" Frida asked. Manny dug his hand inside his pants pocket and pulled out a wad of cash.
"Yep, I snagged some before I left. Just enough for food along the way." Manny answered. The two walked inside to a sign that said "Please seat yourself." Frida pointed to an empty table for two, pushed against a wall. They walked over to it and sat down. On the table sat two menus, along with salt, pepper, and a few condiments. They picked up the menus and started browsing through them.
A while later, after they had ordered drinks, and were waiting for their food, the table fell silent. Frida searched her mind for something to say. She hated it when things got quiet. Manny then got an idea. He started to tell Frida a really funny story, which of course, started to make her laugh hysterically. After finishing it, he started laughing with her. The laughter blended into the other noises and conversations of others in the restaurant. After the laughter died down, their food came. Not too long later, they finished, payed the bill, and continued their walk. Things got quiet again.
"So…umm….dude?" Frida spoke up.
"Yeah?" Manny responded, looking over at her innocently.
"Uhh...umm...I, umm…." She paused for a moment. Even if he had kissed her earlier today, she was still very nervous. "I...I love you." She finished. Manny smiled.
"I knew that, silly," He said back. He wrapped his hand in hers as they continued walking.
"I love you too." As the two walked on, telling hysterical jokes and funny stories, all the while still holding hands, the sky began to grow different shades of orange and lavender. The sunset. Frida looked to the sky and noticed the beautiful sunset.
"Hey, the sun is setting." She pointed out. They stopped walking to take a look at it. They saw a hill up ahead, covered in grass. They walked to the top of it and sat down to gaze at the sunset longer.
"It's beautiful." Frida said softly. Manny whispered something to himself and nodded.
After a few minutes, it had gotten quiet again. They were still watching the sun slowly disappearing over the horizon.
"So, am I going to have to tell you any of those cheesy pick-up lines like most boyfriends do, or will you settle for just me?" Manny asked, smirking. Frida laughed.
"Well, that depends. Whatcha got?" She responded. Manny cleared his throat and searched his brain for one.
"Ahh! Ok, got one. So, heaven called. They're missing an angel." Manny said, laughing. Frida burst out laughing and playfully punched his arm.
"That...one…is…so…old, dude!" Frida said in between laughs.
"Hey, it worked, didn't it?" Manny said playfully.
"Fine, it worked, happy?" Frida said, smiling. The truth was that anything Manny did worked on her. Frida yawned, and their laughter died down. Frida rested her head on Manny's shoulder.
"We should," Frida yawned before continuing, "Probably find a hotel or something." She finished. Manny nodded and stood up, holding a hand out for Frida to help her up. Frida took his hand and stood up. Not letting go, they walked over to a hotel nearby and rented a room for the night. After finding their room and walked inside, they saw there was two beds, a TV, a chair and a dresser. They placed their bags in the closet that was located right next to the bathroom and claimed their beds. Manny sat on his bed while Frida changed in the bathroom. Manny rubbed his face and began to think about what Mr. Alicifi, the creator of the El Tigre belt, would say when he and Frida suddenly and randomly showed up at his door and said "Hey, we need help with my belt!" Manny knew it wouldn't set the man back too much, or at all. Mr. Alicifi always welcomed Manny. He could remember the first time they met….
Flashback timeeee! [X
Rodolfo and Manny stood in front of a door exchanging nervous glances at each other before finally deciding to open the door. They walked through it and into a cozy looking suburb house and spotted a short middle-aged scientist hunched over a metal bench. He was making something. Manny took a good look at what he was working on as the man turned around in delight and walked over to greet his three visitors. Manny, quickly muttering a hello, walked past the man and stood at the metal bench to take a look at what he was working on. He saw a belt. "A belt? I thought he was a scientist, not a tailor or something." Manny, at 10 years old, thought to himself. Rodolfo pulled Manny back over to them as he started shaking the man's hand.
"My name is Mr. Alicifi! And who are you, little man?" He said, looking sweetly to Manny.
"I'm Manny," He answered. "And I aint no little man!" He added. Mr. Alicifi laughed and went back to Rodolfo.
"You're here for the belt, no?" Mr. Alicifi asked Rodolfo. Rodolfo nodded and Mr. Alicifi walked back to his workbench and stuffed the belt into a bag. He walked back over to the two and handed the bag to Rodolfo.
"Come back anytime if you need to know anything about it." Mr. Alicifi said. Rodolfo thanked him and lead Manny out of the front door. Mr. Alicifi shut his front door behind them.
"That boy will be back, I know it." He muttered to himself before getting to work on something new.
Flashback endddddd [X
Frida walked out of the bathroom in her purple pajama pants and white tank-top. She noticed Manny looked stressed, so walked up to the side of the bed opposite him, climbed on behind him and started softly massaging his back.
"Why are you so stressed?" She asked. Manny sighed.
"Just thinking." Manny answered. Frida rested her hands on his shoulders and her head on his right shoulder and softly kissed his face.
"What thoughts could possibly stress you out like this?" Frida asked.
"Well, it's just that, I don't know what the creator of my belt is going to say when we unexpectedly pop up at his front door in a few days. I'm worried is all." Manny explained. Frida sat next to Manny on the bed and rested her hand on his left shoulder.
"Manny, it's going to be ok. He'll help us as soon as he knows it's you." Frida reassured him.
"I hope so." Manny said. He stood up, Frida doing the same. Frida stood facing Manny and put her hand on his cheek and brushed it softly with her fingers. Manny put his hand over hers and placed a soft kiss on her lips. Frida wrapped her hands around his neck and started wrapping her fingers in his curls. Manny wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer. Frida tripped over her other foot, and the two fell onto the ground, Frida lying on top of Manny. They laughed and layed there for a moment. Suddenly and randomly, still lying on the floor, Frida started kissing Manny. Her heart was beating wildly as she continued wrapping her fingers in Manny's curls. Manny reminded himself that it was a good thing he wasn't El Tigre right now, or his tiger instincts would be going crazy now. Not in a dangerous 'I'm-going-to-tear-you-apart' way, though. More of a going-crazy-making-out way. They broke apart for air and decided they should get some sleep. Each crawling into their own bed, they quickly fell asleep.
Haha, neat right? Ik [X reviewwwwwwwwwwwwww