Chapter 32:

Ostrich

NPOV

It felt like barely any time had passed when the plane began descending. I began packing up all my stuff. I had paper scattered all over my seat but I was done. I would fax it to my school at the next hotel.

"Did you finish?" Jake said right as we landed.

"Yep! You?"

"Yeah" he said as he grabbed his bag and gave me a small kiss. "Come on"

We finally made our way out of the plane and into the airport. Everyone was sort of dressed like I see people on TV from places like Florida or California. They have all the short shorts and tanks though some are wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants.

"Our car should be just about ready" he said as we walked, hand in hand, to the rental station. "Perfect. I reserved it for 12:00 and look at the time" he said pointing to the clock.

He handed the lady al our info.

"You picked a very good car" she said, batting her eyelashes.

Wow. Even in Australia, people haven't change.

"Umm, thank you" he said politely. "The keys?" he asked.

"Oh, yes" she said as she turned to look for them, shoving her behind into Jake.

I growled softly, taking off an earring.

"Shhh, my little jealous monster, relax" he said as he kissed me.

It was a short kiss though. I tangled my hands in his hair, bringing him closer to me. His hand was traveling up and down my back and I felt like I was flying. The girl cleared her throat.

"Oh, thank you" Jake said with a wink to me as he grabbed the keys.

"Do you want me to show you where it is?"she asked.

"No, I'm fine" he said as he walked away, keeping his hand around my waist.

"I can take certain forms of flirting but some . . . ugh!" I said and he chuckled as we climbed into our car.

It was one of those off-road sort of vehicles. He drove through the winding parking lot until we finally reached the exit. Then, he got out onto the street and headed out towards the outskirts of the town.

Now is where it got like those Indiana Jones movies. When he reached the Outback part, archeology hat were taken out and put on. I the food we had brought up t the front to keep it cold.

"Look" he said as he pointed out towards my left.

I looked to see a bunch of kangaroos jumping around this big watering hole. The was a cute baby one in a pouch and a small kid, hoping around next to his mom.

"Picture Moment!" I said as I flashed out my camera.

He laughed as we took the pictures. Most the day was spent like that. We drove around, laughing most the time and taking pictures. Around 2, we stopped for lunch.

"Here, I'll take this" he said as he grabbed the basket.

He walked around the back of the car and I don't know what he did but the car extended and there was now this big platform to sit on in the car, shaded from the sun.

"You think of everything" I said as I snuggled up next to him.

We took out our lunch, sandwiches with water/ juice and fruit.

"You know, I wonder if I'm faster than an ostrich?" Jake said suddenly.

"Jake . . . no. We don't mess with the wildlife" I said.

"I just wanna see" he said jumping out.

"JAKE!" I called but he had already begun.

I saw him run over to some tree I think and then suddenly, he came running back.

As he got closer, I saw the ostrich that was now chasing after him. The bad part, it was gaining. I have no idea what Jake did but that ostrich was not a happy camper at the moment.

"Ness! Picture!" he yelled and I searched around my bag until I found a camera.

I focused it on them and right as they turned toward me, I took it. Wait, towards me? I looked more closely, eyes wide. I was right. Jake was running straight towards me. Right before he reached the car, he changed into a wolf. The ostrich stopped dead in its tracks and then ran off.

Jake turned to me, a bright light in his eyes. He tilted his head into a wolfy grin, his tongue lolling out. I laughed as I reached out and scratched his head. He moved closer and I think he almost purred as I began to scratch behind his ear.

That got me laughing and I took a picture as quick and as best I could with one hand. After a while, Jake began sniffing around the bags, especially his.

"What do want Jake?" I asked.

He turned his head towards his shredded pile of clothes.

"Ah . . . that make sense" I said as I unzipped his bag an took out an outfit for him, tossing it towards him.

He caught it like a Frisbee, walking happily over to the side of the car.

"Ha ha! That ostrich is no match for me!" he said as he walked over.

"You had me worried! It was gaining" I said and he chuckled, taking me into his lap.

"Don't worry, I'm fine" he said as he started kissing down my neck.

That sent me into a fit of giggles.

"Is something wrong Nessie?" he asked as his hands crawled down to my sides.

"No!" I said as I jumped out quickly.

For a half vampire, I was very ticklish.

"Come back here you!" he said jumping out after me.

"AHH!" I yelled as I ran from him, laughing at the same time.

"I'm almost there!" he said and I imagined his hands, mercilessly tickling my sides.

"NO!" I said as I sped up, making a big dust cloud.

I kept running when suddenly, I felt his hands on me.

"Whoa!" I said as I jumped forward.

Then, I fell surprisingly with a Splash! I had jumped straight into another watering hole! I heard another splash and then a big wave came.

"Uhoh!" I said as I began swimming away.

"Gotcha!" Jake said suddenly making me scream. "Relax Ness" he said as he held me in his arms.

I eventually relaxed, enjoying the moment. There was no point in getting out quickly, we were already thoroughly soaked.

"I love you" he whispered in my ear as he pulled me closer.

"I love you too Jake" I whispered back as I laid my head on his broad shoulder.

We stayed like that for a while, in silence, enjoying the water and just being with each other.

"By the way, what did you do to make that ostrich so mad at you?" I asked eventually.

"She thinks I stole her egg. I actually just pretended to and then covered the actual eggs with leaves. She was—Uhoh!" he said suddenly.

"What?" I asked nervously and he silently pointed to the right.

My yes went wide. There was the ostrich, running towards us. She seemed even angrier than before.

"Don't worry, ostrich can't swim" Jake said but just to prove Jake, she got into the water and began swimming.

"Goodbye!" I said as I got out quickly.

Jake was following close on my heels. I heard the ostrich get out of the water and her feet on the ground. I packed up the car as best I could before jumping in the front. Jake closed up the back and jumped in front, starting the engine quickly and zooming off.

"We learned a very valuable lesson today Jake" I said as I relaxed into my seat.

"Ostrich can get very mad?"

"No! You don't go bothering an ostrich, much less making her think you took her egg!" I said loudly and he laughed.

We drove around for a couple more hours, the wind drying our clothes. Around 6:30ish, Jake headed towards Ayers Rock.

"here, I want you to see this" he said as he grabbed to Sprite's and climbed onto the roof.

I got up, sitting next to him and grabbing the Sprite. At about 6:50, the sun began to set.

"Oh wow!" I said.

The rock kept changing shades of oranges and reds and browns. I watched in awe, barely blinking through the whole sunset. Eventually, it settled on a color for the night.

"That was incredible" I said as I laid back, looking at the stars.

"I'm glad you liked it" Jake said, taking me in his arms.

He got me bridal style and jumped down.

"Jake!" I said with a laugh.

"You might not want to fall asleep here, let's go to a hotel" he said and I nodded.

Once inside the car, I took out my laptop.

"I just want to check where they are in comparison to us" I explained and he nodded.

I brought up their tracking map.

"HOLY CRAP!" I yelled making Jake brake suddenly.

"What happened?" he said.

"They're in the Northern territory practically and their course it taking them straight to where we are now!" I practically yelled.

A/N

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