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We stayed in a pretty good hotel. We had to stay in one three-bedroom suite, and as usual, I shared with Dot, and the boys shared. Last time, they had the smaller room, so this time, me and Dot had a slightly smaller room than the boys.

However, it was OK. The Warners got a little calmer once we settled into the Albuquerque hotel, and were mostly OK.

However, there was one thing about New Mexico that most of us didn't enjoy: the traditional state food. We went to dinner on the first night, and the menu was disappointing.

"Is there anything on this menu that isn't less spicy than medium?" I wondered, annoyed. "Even the nachos are hotter than mild."

"Spice?" Dot exclaimed. "That's not good..."

I inched away from her, asking "What do you mean?"

"Spicy condiments have this... fiery effect on toons." Yakko spoke up. "It's uncontrollable. Really."

"Mom, Dad!" I exclaimed. "Do I have to be here?"

"Alex, calm down." Dad said. "Not everything on the menu is spicy. They actually do have a section with things that are all mild."

I flipped through the menu and found it, grudgingly ordering the only thing that seemed both mild and edible, and even that had me gulping down five glasses of water within the next three hours.

We went shopping on the second day, and that seemed fine, for the most part. I got some of the coolest bangles ever – thin ones, mainly purple and blue. Dot bought a gold chain with a star locket – kind of childish to me, but she didn't seem to mind. Wakko also bought a CD from some retro band no one had ever heard of, but Yakko didn't buy anything, or so I thought.

During the week we were there, days fell into a loose routine. Mom and Dad usually got all four of us to come out for a couple hours (it was a family road trip), but we all had the afternoon to do whatever. Sometimes, I would get to hang out alone or go out alone without the Warners around me. Other times, the three of them would drag me out. A few times, only one or two of them would go out. Once or twice, Mom and Dad let us have the car, since Yakko had a restricted liscense (yes, toons can get liscenses), and I had a Learner's. Of course, they didn't know Wakko and Dot would be passengers.

During evenings, we mainly went out to eat together. It was only on the second-to-last night when Mom and Dad decided to go out on their own, and gave the four of us full reign. We all decided to order out for pizza.

"How many pizzas are we getting?" I asked anxiously.

"As many as we want." Yakko grinned super-fast. I glared at him, since that wasn't exactly a proper answer.

"Your jokes are getting really bad." I said. "At least you used to be witty."

We ended up ordering three large pizzas – A hawaiian, a cheese lovers, and a supreme. I had two slices of the cheese pizza and one of the other two, while the Warners had the rest. Wakko didn't have the appetite from the show, but he still gulped down half of two of them, and a quarter of the cheese one.

The Warners had already decided that we'd have a movie night – two movies. They chose 'The Simpsons Movie', which I thought was strange for Warner Bros employees.

"OK, then." I said. "Why don't we also watch..." I chose my own childhood favourite. "'A Series Of Unfortunate Events'."

We watched mine first, but half the time, the Warners were mouthing Carrey's lines, which was really getting on my nerves. I got back by mouthing what Sunny Baudelaire was meant to be saying, like "Someone's brain's been removed", "Back off, parrot face!" and "Someone's been to crazy town."

'The Simpsons Movie' had some good scenes. The Warners and I actually chanted along with Homer's line before the proper opening. "If you ask me, everyone in this theatre is a giant sucker, especially YOU!"

It was around the scene just after Bart landed on the window of Krustyburger after Homer dared him to skateboard to Krustyburger and back naked when I felt someone pull on my arm and a familiar voice whisper "I need to talk to you alone."

I looked up to see Yakko. My first thought was "How did he move so fast without me noticing?" I had been right at the other end of the sofa from where all four of us were watching, next to Dot. The boys were at one end, and me and Dot at the other. My second thought was annoyed. I didn't want to miss this scene. My third thought was curious, so I nodded. But I whispered "Not your room, though. I've noticed the clothes bomb."

Yakko shrugged and followed me into the room I was sharing with Dot. I sat cross-legged on my bed and waited.

"So what did you want to say to me?" I questioned, suspicion rising at the smile on his face. This was definitely nothing like the Will situation.

"Uhhhhhhhh..." Yakko said (it's a trademark thing for him to do when he actually doesn't know what to say) "I actually wanted to give you something, and without anyone in the way." He held up a pair of blue earrings. "I get to see your eyes a lot, with all your glares at me. I thought these might actually make your looks prettier, with the aquamarine."

The line about my eyes glaring were annoying, but getting earrings...well... "Why would you do that?" I asked.

Yakko smiled and shrugged. "We've known each other for what, six years? I had some spare cash, these were on sale, and it reminded me of you. Simple as that."

I had to smile as I carefully took out my gold hoops, thanked him, and fastened the diamond-shaped aquamarines in my ears. Then we went back to watch Lisa telling off the people of Springfield about their disregard for environmental health.

But I saw an interesting exchange between the Warners. Wakko's eyes remained glued to the TV, but I noticed Dot signalling to Yakko something and pointing to her ears (of course, she can't wear earrings like I can, but she wears studs anyway). Yakko signaled something back by nodding and then shrugging. I sighed, not bothering to try to decipher what they were saying and turned my attention back to the movie.

I guess that I take every idea I can think of (and steal from everyone else), and run. I've recently been reading a Yakko/OC fanfiction (it's M rated and has a few mistakes, but the story has a lot of fluff, so I suggest you check it out). I'm going to try to get Alex with Yakko properly soon, so please review!