Sorry for the late update, guys! I was on vacation and had no way of writting the third chapter! I hope you all like it! I also fixed the spacing. Finally some Fax in this chapter, by the way! (:
City of Love
"MAX!" I jumped at the sudden squealing in my ear. I opended both eyes wide to see what was so important.
"We're here! We're at Paris! Look outside the window! You can see it! Max, you're going to miss it! Look!" Nudge said, a couple inches from my face. She grabbed my head and pushed it against the window. "Look!" She said again, her smile touching her ears.
"Mhm, Nudge?" I said casually. "Oh! Yes, Max?", "Get my face off the glass!" I said, yelling. "Oh. Sorry." She said, releasing her grip on my head. I rubbed my temples and peered out the window.
I gasped at what I saw. It was truly beautiful. Little twinkling lights evere where, the Effel Tower standing big and bright, in the center of it all. In the middle of the night, it was stunning. I can't imagine what it'd look like in the day time.
"We're finally here." I said slowly, lifting my wrist to admire the tiny Effel Tower on my bracelet. "Finally." I smiled, hugging my bracelet to my chest.
Ella, Nudge and I all looked up in horror at what we saw before us. "It looked a lot bigger in the picture.." Ella said, frowning slightly. "Well.. Maybe it's bigger on the inside." I said, hoping.
We were looking at a four story run down hotel building. A lady was on a balcony directly overhead boiling water and yelling at her son.
She was fat and smoking a cigarette, too busy to realize the three of us watching her. "What are you looking at! Get going!" The lady said, looking down at us. Maybe she wasn't too busy after all.
We all decided to get inside out of the heat. Nudge walked in first, then Ella, then me. It was colder outside, being 86 degrees, than it was inside. "Do these people own an air conditioner?" Nudge said. I elbowed her in the side and walked up to the front counter.
"Uhm. Hi. We have a reservation?" I said, making a hand gesture to all three of us. "And your names are?" The bald man said in a French accent.
"Ella, Max, and Nudge." I said. He typed something quickly into his computer. "Aha!" He said, standing up. "Room 26B." He said again, handing us a room key. "Merci." I said, knowing only a couple words in French.
We walked to the elevator to get up to the second floor. I pushed the 'up' button gently and waited patiently. Finally, three minutes later the elevator doors opened. Ella hestitated before going in. "Are you sure it's safe? She said, looking around inside.
I shook my head and put my face in my hands. "Yes, it's safe. Get in." I said through clenched teeth. I was exahsted and about to snap. People better start listening to me.
Ella walked in cutiously, and I clicked the '2' button. The elevator made it's way slowly up to the second floor, leaving an awkward silence inside. "It's not as bad as I thought it was." Nudge said, trying to lighten up the mood.
She was right. Aside from the unbearable heat, it was clean and nicely decorated. It smelled fresh too.
The elevator doors opened with a ding! We all stepped out in unison, and walked down the long stretch of rooms. "26B." I kept whispering to myself, looking at every room number until we found it.
I pushed the room key in the tiny slot and pushed the door open with my hip. We carried our luggage inside and looked around.
There were two twin size beds, and one couch. The beds each had plain white sheets and blankets. A small TV was set ontop of a tiny glass table, with a remote to go with.
On the other side of the room was a small closet. The door was open and inside were extra sheets and towels.
"I get a bed!" Nudge squealed as she dropped all her bags and belly flopped onto one of the beds. "Me too!" Ella said, repeating the same process Nudge did. "I'll get the couch then." I said, too tired to care that it was, in fact, the couch i'll be sleeping on for the next 8 days.
I carried my stuff to the other side of the room and opened up the windows. I stuck my head out one of the windows to get a glinpse at the view. It was perfect. The room may be too small, but the view was all worth it. You could see the Effel Tower perfectly.
Clear sky above, and air planes buzzing by. Paris was filled with flowers and signs outside of shops that said "Welcome!" It was completely opposite of Oregon, and I think that was just one thing I loved about it.
I suddenly felt more awake, and eager to explore more of Paris. I looked at the alarm clock on the nightstand next to one of the beds. In big red letters, it flashed 1:30 pm.
"What do you guys want to do?" I said, smiling for what felt, the first time sense we've been here.
Nudge and Ella looked at each other. They smiled and turned back to me. "Shopping!" They said at once. Shopping was the one thing I hated most, and they knew it too. But suddenly, and Idea came to me.
I smiled and said "Sure." Already planning to ditch them to take a look around.
We got out of the hotel and decided to walk to the long stretch of shopping buildings. Ella and Nudge kept squealing every 10 seconds, getting excited all over again about what clothes they were going to buy.
Out of no where, Nudge stopped. I ran into her back and looked around. "What? Why'd we stop?" I said.
She was smiling the kind of smile that says she's going to get her way no matter what. "Look!" She said, pointing at a light blue flyer.
I read out loud "The Prince's Ball. Starting on Saturday at 10:00 pm. Masquerade, make sure to wear a mask! All are welcome!" It was hand written in nice, loopy hand writing.
I looked at the flyer for a moment. I then said "We are not going to this." Nudge turned to me suddenly with pleading eyes.
"Oh, please Max! It's a ball! Please, please, please! I've always wanted to go to a ball! Please!" Nudge said, Ella then joined in on the please's. "We don't even have dresses!" I yelled at both of them. "That's why we're going shopping!" They both said, squealing.
"But.. We don't even know anyone here!" I said, trying desperately to change their minds. There was no way I was going to do this. Make a fool out of myself? I don't think so. "So! We all have the chance to meet a handsome stranger!" Nudge said happily, clasping her hands together and swaying, pretending there was music playing in the background.
I sighed, looking at two pleading faces. I was always a softy for those eyes. "Fine." I said, defeated. They both started jumping up and down, yelling as if they had won the lottery.
"Ahh! Let's get going! Saturday is in two days! Two! We have to find our dresses!" Ella said, grabbing my wrist and pulling me along. "Wait!" I said, remembering my plan for escape.
"What?" Ella said, turning to face me. "I'm too tired to go on. Can we dress shop tomorrow? Please?" I said, hoping they'll buy the lie. "Of course, Max. We'll all go back to the hotel room with you." Ella said, grabbing Nudge.
"No, no, no. You guys go ahead and do some other shopping. I'll just go back to the hotel and take a nap. I'll see you guys later?" I said, too fast.
Ella raised an eyebrow, but shrugged her shoulders and said "Okay. C'mon Nudge." Nudge waved bye as they both started squealing all over again.
I took a few steps until they were out sight. I then crossed the road to go get some lemonade from a stand I saw earlier. I waited in line, ordered a strawberry lemonade, and payed the guy three dollars.
I then made my way to a nice park, hoping I wouldn't get lost in this big city.
I was so busy looking at a map I had picked up from a tourist station, I hadden't realized it was getting dark. It wasn't only getting dark, it was raining as well.
I made my way to a taxi station. The map said it was about five minutes away from the bench I was resting on. I made my way to the taxi station, on foot it was much further than I had thought. 10 minutes turned to fifteen, until I finally reached it, soaked.
I stood on the side of the road, waiting for a taxi. I had started shivering. The temperature dropped 10 degrees, with a small chilly breeze. All the taxi's present already had passengers in them, and I was starting to get irritated. Were there no taxi's at all? Seriously?
Finally, as if reading my mind, I found a taxi waiting there. I hopped in and slid into the middle just as I bumped into something. Actually, someone. I turned my head to look at what was blocking my seat. "Excuse me. I was here first." I said, with more irritation in my voice than I planned.
"Uhm, I don't think so." The man said, turning around. Anything I was planning on saying had slipped away as I took in those dark, dangerous eyes. That gentle and smooth voice.
I stared longer than I had planned. The man was smiling a little, as he took in my wet golden brown hair, and honey brown eyes. He slid slightly closer to me, just as I scooted away.
"The names' Nick. But, someone as sexy as you can call me Fang." He said, winking at me. Who does he think he is? "Do I know you?" Recalling his wonderful eyes, and lovely voice. But I'm not sure from where.
"Of course you do! Every body does." He said, his black hair falling slightly in his eyes. He had a small french accent, and that stupid smile was on his face again.
"Well, I don't believe I do." I said, confused. He looked confused himself. "You don't?" He said. He ran his hand through his wet hair, clearly upset.
He wasn't that attractive.. I mean, yes. No! No, he wasn't. He was rude and arrogant. "Are you telling me you don't know this face?" He said, pointing to his flawless face.
It really was flawless. Accept for a scar, right above his eyebrow. It was almost heart shaped. I found myself wanting to touch it, and without thinking I asked "Where'd you get that scar?" I mentally kicked myself for asking such a question.
He stared at me for a moment. "You're not from around here, are you?" He said. "No, i'm not." I said, not wanting to give this creep any idea of where I'm from. "Now, will you get out so I can get to my hotel?" I said, trying to appear as I was in a hurry. He smiled again, and got out.
He stood there, in the rain. Watching as I told the driver the directions to the hotel, and as we drove off. He stood there watching, and I knew right then where I had seen those dark dangerous eyes. Only in my dreams.
Fang's Point Of View;
"It's fine Justin, just leave it!" I said, trying to find a free taxi around here. "Just get me a damn taxi!" I said, yelling this time.
He scurried off to find an empty car. In a matter of minutes, he waved his hands. "Finally." I breathed. I held a newspaper over my head, which had no effect in this pouring rain.
I reached the empty taxi and shoved the wet newspaper into Justin's arms. I climbed in and closed the door just as someone had bumped into me. "Excuse me. I was here first." A lovely femine voice said behind me. It gave me goosebumps, hoping the face was just as lovely as the voice.
I turned around, staring down at two wonderfully round eyes, a nice honey brown, a rain drop falling off her long eyelashes. Mhm, I thought to myself. Time to have some fun. I gave her the one and only, 'Fang smile'. It seemed to have no effect on her. Which was weird. It always worked, at least on everyone else.
"I don't think so." I said, putting just as much irritation into my voice as she had. I gave her another smile, making sure it had the effect I was hoping for. Aha, there she is.
She was staring now. I slid closer to her, only to have her scoot further away. What was her problem? I frowned at mysef. This hasn't happened before. She was just like everyone else. Just as easy to get inside that pretty little head as it is to get her in bed.
I decided to try again. "The names' Nick. But someone as sexy as you can call me Fang." That was new. No one calls me Fang. Not sense- They just don't. Why was I trying to win her over? These girls win me over. Not the other way around.
I covered up my confusion by winking at her. I saw her flinch and my heart dropped. Her tiny hands were playing with the bottem of her t-shirt. She was nervous. I'd always like the nervous ones.
"Do I know you?" She said. What? "Of course you do! Everybody does." Every body does. How did she not? "Well, I don't believe I do." She said, almost afraid. I'm completely confused. What was wrong with this girl?
She's not melting at my presence. Instead of feeling angry, I was more impressed. It was completely refreshing to have someone not know who I was. To not throw themselves at me.
"You don't?" I asked, almost smiling. "Are you telling me you don't know this face?" I said, clearly interested in this mysterious girl. "Where'd you get that scar?" She said. It felt like someone had punched me in the stomach.
No one has asked me about that scar in such a long time. Everyone knew. All I could do was stare. Until it finally came to me. "You're not from around here are you?" I said, finally understanding. "No, I'm not." She said, ending that discussion.
"Now, will you get out so I can get to my hotel?" She asked, completely disgusted by me. Without thinking, I got out. No one has ever told me what to do. Ever. As she drove away, all I could do was stare.
She was rude, and overwhelmingly wonderful.
That's the end! PLEASE tell me how it was! I'm having many doubts, and it'd be lovely if you guys could let me know if you like it in the reviews! I'll post the next chapter if you guys let me know! The more reviews, the faster I update. So review! Okay, enough ranting.
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