Chapter 9: Food For Thought
"Hey, Ms. Carol," asked Ash, "where exactly is this place we're going to eat at?"
"Ash, I know you're hungry, but we can't just do whatever your stomach wants to do," she replied.
Ash and co. were all in the lobby on time and waiting for everybody else to get there. By the time they actually left it was around 7:30. But it would be for a good cause.
"WOW," Ash said as he looked at the restaurant they were going too, "this place looks big enough to eat." To enlighten all you readers, the place was called "Snorlax's Diner" and well, if you've got the game or watched the show, you know how much that thing eats. Anyway, back to the plot…
"Ash, you don't have to drool over the exterior of the place," said Garry.
"But I'm hungry."
"And I want a pillow."
"Really?"
"No, but I do want you to shut up."
"Hey, don't pick on Ash Garry," stated Brock as he heard Garry's stomach growl, "you're one to talk."
"Oh, is that how it is then? Well at least I don't stalk girls."
"I do not."
"Do too."
"Ash," asked Melody as Brock and Garry continued their argument, "do those two always do that?"
"Pretty much."
"Oh. By the way, we can go in. Everyone else is already eating."
"Wait what," asked Ash as he ran inside and stood in back of a long line, "man I wish I got here earlier."
Hours later, meaning midnight…
"I can't go on anymore," said Ash.
"I wouldn't be able to either if I were you, I mean you ate enough to fill our room," said Flannery.
"Well, what can I say, I eat a lot."
"True, we can't argue with that now can we."
"Alright class," said Ms. Carol, "I know it's late so as soon as you're done eating head back to your rooms, wash up, and go to bed. Oh, by the way enjoy the rest of this trip."
"Ah, I'm beat," said Ash as he started walking back to the room.
"I call first dibs on the shower," said Flannery.
"I call second," said Melody.
"Guess I'm last then," said Ash.
As soon as they all got in the room, the first thing Ash did was wait for the girls to finish showering and their girl business and brush their teeth, go in there himself and shower, brush his teeth, then go and drift to sleep.
"Ash, Ash, ASH KETCHUM," yelled Melody as she shook him in bed attempting to get him up, "guh, Flannery, give me the blow horn."
"But it's only ten," retorted Flannery, "it's a vacation, we're supposed to sleep."
"Just give me the blow horn."
"No."
"Give me the blow horn."
"Zzzzzz…"
"I give up," said Melody as she just sat in bed with her ipod and a sketchbook as the clock ticked time.
"*yawn* what time is it," asked a sleepy Ash.
"Time for you to get a watch," laughed Melody, "anyway, good morning sleepy head."
"Good morning to you too, I see Flannery is still asleep."
"Sadly, wanna go someplace like the beach?"
"…"
"Is there something wrong?"
"That," Ash said as he pointed to the window.
"Oh, what could possibly be so frighten- HOLY SHIT," yelled Melody as she saw all the girls lined up in a row outside.
"Girl, what's with the yelling," asked Flannery, "that was no way to wake up a lady."
"Just look out the window."
"Why?"
"Just do it."
"Fine," said a sleepy Flannery as she turned her head and her eyes widened, "why are the girls just starring at us… now that think about it, why aren't the curtains closed?"
"No idea, but I say we run," said Ash.
"Where exactly?"
"I don't know, away from here and the stalkers for now."
"I agree on that," said Flannery as she started to drag herself to the restroom to change.
"We'll wait for you here till then k?"
After two minutes…
"Okay, while I was in there I found a map of the area so let's get out of here and find something to do with our day."
As the gang rushed out of the room they ran down outside, into the world, up the road, down a hill, and ended up… three meters from the building.
"How fast were we even running," asked Melody.
"Not very by the looks of it," replied Flannery.
"Less talking more running," said Ash as he continued running.
"I bet he could win a marathon," said Melody.
"I agree only if they other contestants were girls trying to get a date with him," stated Flannery.
"Hurry up, I don't want to run from the mob that's almost down the building in three seconds," yelled Ash.
Sadly that's exactly what they did though, all the way to the other side of a mall… by the end of the day Ash, Melody, and Flannery had just spent the whole day, a whole eight hours running from the mob of girls chasing Ash.
"Why me," asked Ash.
"Because you're cute," said Flannery.
"Say what now," asked Melody.
"I only said he was cute, you know like those little stuffed teddy bears?"
"… you have issues girl."
"I know and I'm proud of it."
"Well it's about eight and I'm starving," said Ash, "who wants food?"
"I do," yelled the girls.
"Okay, since we were going to do something other than getting chased by girls today it's my treat."
"Really," asked Melody.
"Yes, really."
"Then let's go to," said Flannery as she looked at the map for places to eat, "a "Little Munch from Munchlax"."
"Where's that?"
"In the hotel."
"Cool, let's start heading back then."
After another hour of walking, they managed to get back to the hotel and eat dinner, yes, that's right, they didn't eat all day. Ash ended up eating, well, whatever he could buy which was a whole lot of hamburgers, fries, and a refillable drink. Melody got a Munchlax deluxe which included a hamburger with two extra patties, lettuce, and tomato, with a side of large fries and a refillable drink. Flannery got the exact same thing except two of them. By the end of that, Ash only had $500 for the rest of the week left, his mom knew that he would spend a lot on food.
"Well, I don't know about you guys but considering how late and messed up today was, I'm heading to bed as soon as I shower," said Ash.
"I'm after you," said Melody.
"Then I'm after you," said Flannery.
As soon as they finished showering, Ash took a closer look at the room. Something was missing, literally, more like two things to be specific.
"Um guys, where'd the couch and the other bed go?"
"What do you mean," asked Flannery as she walked out of the restroom while brushing her teeth, "oh, that is a problem."
"Oh mother of god, we're sharing the same bed aren't we," asked Melody.
"Apparently," said Ash as he moved to the edge of the bed, "I call here."
"I call the middle," said Flannery.
"Are you feeling okay today," asked Melody, "you don't seem yourself."
"Actually I'm not, you see when I'm away from my teddy bear I get kinda odd and Ash reminds me of it."
"If it helps then I'll just go in the middle," Ash said with a slight blush on his face.
"Okay," they said.
I can't believe they said okay to that, Ash thought in his head, to night's gonna be pretty odd. He was right to think so too. In the middle of the night Flannery used him as a pillow while Melody was at the edge of the bed, towards two A.M. Melody started to snuggle next to him while Flannery shifted to the edge of the bed. By the time they woke up, everyone was a couple of inches away from Ash.
"*yawn* I'm still sleepy," said Ash as he looked at the clock while it read ten A.M. on it and fell asleep again.
"What time is it," asked Flannery as she woke up about a few hours after Ash, "only twelve? I'm going back to bed… after I close the curtains."
"God it feels like it's three A.M. but the clock says it's three P.M.," said Melody, "I'm going to set the clock straight then go back to bed."
By the actual time which was midnight everyone woke up.
"Man that was a nice nap but why does it look so dark at noon," asked Ash.
"Oh, sorry I closed the curtains and don't you mean around three," asked Flannery as she opened the curtains, "this doesn't look right, it's all dark out."
"Wait, sorry guys that would be my fault, the curtains were closed so it looked like it was still morning so I changed the clock a full twelve hours," said Melody.
"So that means that we slept through the whole day."
"Apparently, well, mine as well re set the clock, go back to bed and wake up in ten hours," said Ash.
"Good night," said the girls as they fell asleep.
Isn't it amazing how thick hotel curtains are?