iJe T'aime
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A/N: Okay so here's the next chap of iJe T'aime. Sam's POV. Enjoy.
Louvre the View
I woke up, feeling the warmth of the blanket finally suffocating me. I squirmed out of the blanket cocoon and felt the cool air finally hit my now perspiring skin. I wondered how I had felt so cold the previous night that I had I cuddle with Freddie, Speaking of Freddie, I looked over to see him in his place on his side of the bed. He seemed not to move an inch since last night. I was relieved that he didn't wake up finding me wrapped around him. Tell me about Awkward.
I glanced at the clock, realising that it was seven in the morning. Usually I wouldn't be caught dead awake at this time unless I was going to school, but I had slept really early the night before so I figured I reach my daily quota for sleep.
"Freddie? You awake?" I asked. There was no response so I guessed he was still asleep. I put a hand on his shoulder and shook him slightly. "Freddie wake up."
Again no response. I shook him with a little more force and shouted his name. He finally awoke with a yelp and soon after fell off the side of the bed onto the carpeted floor. He placed his arm on the edge of the bed and pulled himself up, looking up to Sam with the what-was-that-for look.
"What? I tried to wake you up gently but you didn't so it's not my fault you get so easily startled." I said defending myself. He rolled his eyes and sat on the side of the bed, rubbing his eyes.
"What time is it?" he asked. I told him it was seven. "Oh well, breakfast is served from eight onwards so that gives us enough time to get ready." My eyes lit up at the word Breakfast.
"Breakfast? They have breakfast?" I asked suddenly feeling really hungry. I hadn't eaten since lunch the previous day so I wasn't surprised.
"Yeah. Didn't I tell you they provided breakfast?" He said. I didn't answer him and rushed to my bag, taking out my change of clothes and whatever toiletries I brought along. "Whoa Sam calm do…" I didn't let him finish his sentence before closing the bathroom door. I looked into the mirror to see my dishevelled image. My hair was in a mess, and I looked horrible. I quickly got into the shower and washed myself down, all in a hurry due to my hunger. Not more than ten minutes later I was out, fully clothed and rubbing a towel through my wet hair.
Freddie was sitting on the bed watching television and turned his head when he heard me exit the bathroom. His change of clothes was in his hands and he got up and walked into the bathroom. I stared at the clock. It was still only 7.20 so I couldn't even go down and eat first. I waited for Freddie who took an astonishing 20 minutes.
"Wow dork, I thought guys were supposed to be quicker in the shower than girls, but then again you don't count as a guy." I chuckled at my own joke.
"Haha, it's not my fault I'm not fuelled by my hunger to shower quickly." He said.
I dried my hair with the hairdryer in the bathroom before putting it up in its usual fashion. We then proceeded down for breakfast.
As we approached the dining hall, I could smell the aroma of freshly baked bread and toast in the air. Time seemed to fly by and before I knew it I was sitting down at a table with my plate overflowing with food. I dug into it, devouring every edible thing on my plate. When Freddie sat down opposite me, I was almost halfway done with my plate. I looked up to him to see him staring at me, a smile on his face.
"What?" I said, my mouth full of food.
"Oh nothing, just you look cute when you eat." He said before proceeding to his plate. I swallowed the food in my mouth without taking my eyes off him. I wanted to retaliate for him saying that but I couldn't. A delayed blush coloured my cheeks and I looked down hoping that he wouldn't notice.
We were done with breakfast and we went back to our room to get some stuff before we went out. We walked out the front entrance of the hotel to see car driving past. The sounds of the busy streets filled my ears. The smell off the air intoxicated me. I suddenly felt that this day was going to be a good day.
We got into a cab and once again Freddie spoke to the driver in French. The car started moving forward and I looked to him.
"Well?" I asked.
"Well what?" he seemed genuinely confused by my question.
"Are you going to tell me where we're going?"
"You will find out soon enough. I am so glad you don't understand French." He said chuckling.
"Speaking of that, care to teach me some?" I asked.
"Sure, what do you want to know?"
"What?" I asked.
"What do you want to know in French?" he asked.
"I didn't say I wanted to learn it now. Dork."
This time the driver spoke, and to my relief spoke in english.
"Ah, you two very cute couple. How long you two married." He asked, in broken English which was smothered with a thick French accent.
"We're not married." Freddie said.
"Oh, so you boyfriend girlfriend yes?" he continued.
"Yes!" Freddie sated while I said no at the same time. I glared at him and all he gave was his trademark smirk. I became speechless in that moment.
"Well we are since you haven't rejected me yet." He said to me. I still couldn't speak and I didn't know why. What is happening to me? Am I starting to fall for Freddie?
My train of thoughts were disrupted when we came to a halt. I snapped out of my daydream and saw Freddie hand the money to the driver before stepping out of the cab. I followed behind him.
"Merci beaucoup." The driver said.
Freddie bent down to reply to the driver. "De Rien." He said before closing the door and the cab sped off. Although I didn't understand French, I could probably make out that that was a thank you and a welcome.
"So does merci mean thank you?" I asked while walking.
"Very good, so what does de rien mean?" Freddie asked.
"Um you're welcome?"
"Yep." He said. I turned to face the front to see, something that I've never seen before besides in photos. In front of me was a big square, with four glass pyramids coming out of the ground, a huge one in the middle with three smaller ones surrounding it. Around the pyramids were buildings that looked antique but in a good way. The contrast in design between the pyramids and the building make the view almost magical. The sun glinting off the glass.
"Well can you guess where we are now?" Freddie asked. I was still mesmerised my the scenery in front of me but managed to snap myself out of it.
"Um…this is the um…can't remember the name…the um…love museum or something like that." I said.
"Close but not quite. It's the Louvre Museum not love. I'm actually surprised you got it so close." He said with astonishment.
"Yeah well, it was covered in class last term."
"Oh so you do listen in class. So now tell me what famous art pieces can be found here." He asked. It started to seem like a quiz but I didn't care cuz I was actually having fun guessing.
"Um it's that painting of the woman and that sculpture without the arms." I said. I amazed myself that I remembered what they were although I didn't remember the name.
"Wow. I'm amazed. Yes the Mona Lisa, the painting, and the Venus De Milo, the sculpture can be found here." He seemed really amazed and I could help but feel proud of myself. "Okay then lets go." He said pulling me towards the entrance at the mouth of the pyramid.
As we entered, I caught a first glimpse of the interior of the museum. It was beautiful. The fusion of past and present gave the place a very distinct presence. As we walked in, we could see the hordes of people inside. Freddie went to pay for out entrance as I marvelled at the architecture. I was mesmerised even before I got to see the art exhibits. I knew this was going to be a nice trip.
The museum was better than I could imagine. Apart from the magnificent art pieces, the beauty of the entire place was simply breathtaking. The inverted pyramid was stunning, hanging down from the ceiling. But unfortunately we had to leave to head to our next destination.
This time we took the metro which is their underground subway. Like any other kind of subway, it's crowded and stuffy but the train ride wasn't that long. We got out of the train and proceed out of the subway. As I climbed the stairs, my vision was suddenly blocked by a pair of hands covering my eyes.
"Freddie what are you doing?" I asked trying to push his hands off my eyes but they wouldn't budge.
"Shh. Just trust me. Okay?" he said. I hesitantly nodded and was led forwards by Freddie. I could hear the sounds of the crowd growing louder so I suspected that we were reaching wherever he was taking me. There was a sound that sounded a lot like machinery but I couldn't put my finger on it. It was familiar but I couldn't recall. Finally, my vision returned, although blur.
I blinked a couple of times so my eyes would adjust. I finally notice that we were in an elevator. I turned to stare at Freddie but all he did was put up a palm, signalling me to wait. The elevator door opened and we climbed a few flights of stairs.
Finally we reached the top of where ever we were and whatever it was, I was big and high. Freddie led me to the railing and I looked out, only to see Paris laid out in front of me. I looked down to see hundreds of cars driving around us in a circle. I realised that whatever we were on, the road circled around us. I looked to Freddie for an explanation.
"Welcome to the Arc De Triomphe." He said.
I looked out again. Seeing the twelve different streets leading to the round about road below us. The view was simply phenomenal.
A/N: Whew. Finally able to write their first day out of the hotel. Well tell me what you think about it. I hope it's alright. I want to give a shout out to Luna Moody for The info on the look of paris now. It really is useful.
So they went to the louvre museum and the arc de triomphe. For those who don't know about these things you can just google them to know if you're interested.
Oh i will be using a little bit of french in the story. I check the words from the internet so they might be wrong. i would be awesome if those who know french to pm me some phrases that you would use when you go to a foreign would be great.
Btw, do you like the title. Louvre the View (Love the View) Get it? Lol. Anyway, hope you like it, please review.