Woah, what? Two chapters in one day!? It's a miracle! It's probably because I was dying to write this one. It's sweet, suspenseful, and all around great, in my opinion! Oh, yes, and it was July 4th in the last chapter, but you probably noticed that Kate didn't care too much...you'll see why later, maybe. This is going to be an extra long chapter because I still feel bad about ending chapter 6 so soon.. Happy reading!
Chapter 8: The Trip Begins
**Kate's POV**
~~July 6th, 2013~~
I ran to the taxi carrying some luggage behind me, Jayson's cage tugging beside me. I had a black suitcase with all the necessary items for my trip to the lake. Jordan even convinced me to bring my swim suit, even if I couldn't swim. He had promised to teach me how to swim while we were at the lake, which I was sort of nervous about it. What if I drowned? Would I have a fatal accident and get knocked into the water whilst I'm not able to swim? What if...
I shook my head as Jordan ran next to me, setting his luggage into the trunk of the taxi. I did the same and climbed into the back seat next to Jordan, Jay's cage in my arms. I told the taxi driver to take us to the airport and we were on our way. I looked down at my phone to see that Jason was calling.
Answering the call, I greeted with my usual, "Hey Jason."
"Sup, Kate. So, you're going to the lake today, right?" He asked casually.
"Yeah." I answered.
"Cool.." There was a moment of awkward silence then he said, "I hope you have a good time. I'm jealous of you. It's raining like hell up here in Washington. And the worst part is Sky forced me to go to the park earlier before the storm hit. So now I'm soaking wet."
"Haha. That's why I lived in Texas." I laughed at him.
"I'm thinking of going there if this rain doesn't let up!" Jason sighed in frustration. "Look, I just wanted to say bye before you got onto your plane. Sooo...bye! Make sure to call me once you land! Have fun on your trip!"
"Thanks, Jason. I'll try my best to have fun; however, it'll be hard without my recording software." I said in a dramatic tone.
"Haha, alright, bye bye Kate." With that, Jason hung up. I slipped my phone into my pocket as the taxi pulled into the airport.
Jordan and I loaded the plane, Jayson still in his cage. To my surprise, they let Jay stay with us on the 1-hour plane ride. I sat in my seat, Jayson's cage on my lap while he snoozed peacefully. Jordan sat down next to me, smiling and glancing down at Jay. I looked out the window, clinging to my seat. It wasn't that I was scared of flights or anything, I just didn't like take offs or landing. Not to mention it made me have terrible vertigo.
The plane started in no time and we started to drive down the run way. I clung to my seat for dear life as my weight hit the seat more when we started to lift. I thought I heard Jordan chuckle beside me but I wasn't sure; my ears were too busy popping. I could just barely make out Jayson's mews from the cage as the airplane took off. The take off had ended and I relaxed in my seat, watching the city below us disappear behind the clouds. Jordan leaned over and joined me in looking out the window.
We stayed like that until we couldn't see any more signs of land. I sat back in my seat to see Jordan staring at me. I looked at him to see some emotion flash over his face. I furrowed my eye brows, trying to figure out what he was thinking. It was impossible. Jordan looked at the front of his seat awkwardly as I pet Jayson through his cage bars. Once Jay had stopped purring and fell back asleep, I took out my phone and plugged in my earphones, listening to some music. At that moment Things I don't understand by Coldplay ((Yeah, I really like Coldplay)) was blasting in my ears.
How tides control the sea, and what becomes of me. How little things can slip out of your hands. How often people change; no two remain the same. Why things don't always turn out as you plan. These are things that I don't understand...yes, these are things that I don't understand. I silently mouthed the words. The song rolled past and Love Me Do by The Beatles started to play. After that Imagine by John Lennon came on.
My eye lids became heavy from the slow song and I slipped into a peaceful sleep.
**Jordan's POV**
We were only 10 minutes into the flight when Kate fell asleep. I smiled at how cute she looked; so..peaceful. All of the sudden I felt something fall on my shoulder. I looked over and saw that Kate's head had rested on my shoulder. I grinned even wider. I sighed and sat back, closing my eyes.
The peaceful moment was ruined when I heard a gasp. I opened my eyes quickly, angered that someone would ruin this moment. I looked over to see a flight attendant staring at me, awe-struck. I raised a brow as she ran over to me. She was a blonde and had way too much make-up on ((I'm not putting anything against blonde people, for I am sort of one myself and, hey, I can write so I'm not saying that blondes are dumb. This girl is just based on someone I know irl)). I mean, way too much make up. Her lipstick was a dark red and covered her naturally puckered lips. She had way too much - what did girls call it? - eyeliner? Yeah, way too much eyeliner.
She came over to me, leaning in a bit too close for my comfort. "Are you CaptainSparklez?" She asked, leaning over on purpose to try and get me a 'view'. ((Like I said, this is based on someone in real life that I know. She's exactly like this. It's disgusting))
I held back the urge to roll my eyes as I said, "Yeah, I am."
She grinned happily. "Oh my god I totally, like, love you!"
"You watch minecraft?" I asked, furrowing my brows.
"Oh, goodness no, I hate video games." She laughed.
"And so..how did you find me?"
"You're famous. How could I not?" She grabbed my hand. "I think I love you!"
I shook my head, pulling away my hand. She frowned and pouted, bottom lip puckering out even more - if that was even possible. She looked at Kate and sneered.
"Who is she?" She growled, taking in Kate's position.
"My girlfriend." I lied, trying to get the slut away from me. I wish. I dismissed the thought.
The girl's face welled up in rage. "I didn't like you anyways!" She growled.
I chuckled as she sashayed away. Slut I thought, looking at Kate with a smile. Unintentionally, I wrapped an around her shoulders, imaging that what I said was actually true.
"Please fasten your seat belts as we are about to land in Austin, Texas. Make sure you turn off all electrical devices and have a good time!" A perky voice over the intercom was what woke me up.
I lifted my head from something soft and warm. Confused, I blinked and took in what the voice had said. I turned off my phone and made sure I was locked in with my seat belt. I blinked over to Jordan and saw his gazing at me, grinning.
"What?" I asked groggily. "What did I do?"
"You slept on my shoulder." Jordan chuckled as my face turned to stone. "We're here by the way. Now move so I can look out the window."
I sat back in my seat as Jordan leaned across me to look out the window of the plane. "Wow...I've never been here before.." He looked at the buildings in amazement.
"I could tell. Come on, Mr. Famous, move over. I wanna see my city." I said, pushing him to the side.
"Mr. Famous." Jordan chuckled. "Haven't heard that in a while."
"Well, I haven't used it in a while." I shot back, looking out the window.
The wheels of the plane suddenly hit the ground with great force. I gasped and sat back in my seat, clutching the arm rest. Once again, my ears popped and the plane came to a halt at the gate. Everyone stood up and we got some of the stuff we put in the cabinet-like thing above us. I grabbed Jayson's cage and we unloaded the plane, getting our luggage from the drop-off. We both called for a taxi and one stopped before us.
"Where would you two like to go?" I a girl asked from the front seat.
I gave her Autumn's address and the driver drove us there. Luckily, Autumn wasn't too far from the airport, so the ride wasn't too long. We pulled into the driveway and I got out, Jayson mewing at my suddenly movement. I grabbed my suitcase and Jordan did the same. I gave the driver the money and then went up to Autumn's front door, taking in my surroundings.
Autumn had her own house because she could actually afford one on her own. It was a two story home with many rooms, because she usually had company over. I looked back to the driveway and just then realized that Travis's car was parked in the driveway. At that moment I could see Travis behind his car unloading some luggage. I grinned and got behind him.
I jumped onto his back screaming, "MR. I-WAS-TOO-SEXY!"
Travis screamed and ran around, screaming like a girl while I clung onto his back for dear life. "AAHHHHHHH! STRANGER DANGER STRANGER DANGER! MOMMY HELP MEEEE!" He screamed, running in circles. His yelps turned into laughs as he flipped me into a bush. "TAKE THAT STRANGER! I AIN'T GETTING KIDNAPPED TODAY!" He stuck his tongue out at me like a little kid.
I stayed in the bush, howling with laughter. After my laughs turned silent - like the laughing where nothing comes out - Travis helped me out of the bushes. He pulled me into a bone-crushing hug.
"I thought I was a stranger." I chuckled.
"I LOVE STRANGERS NOW!" Jason yelled. "I HAVE LEARNED TO ALWAYS TAKE THE CANDY! THANKS, KAT!" He screamed sarcastically.
"Welcome, child." I laughed, patting his head.
He pulled away and pouted. "I'm no little kid. I'm older than you."
"You don't act like it." I teased. "Now, come on, let's go say hi to Autumn."
"YAYY!" Travis yelled in a baby voice.
I walked over to a chuckling Jordan, grabbing Jayson's cage, which I had set down while sneaking up on Travis. Jordan grinned and raised a brow as I walked to the front door and knocked furiously.
Autumn swung the door open and grinned widely, smashing into me with a hug that had much more force than Travis's. She saw Travis and grinned. "I thought I heard screaming." She pulled away from me and noticed Jordan. "You must be Jordan!"
Jordan smiled and nodded. They shook hands and she let us come inside. She pointed to my cage.
"Is that Jay?" She asked.
"Yep!" I said, Jay mewling at his name. I set the cage on the ground and opened the door, watching as Jayson clumsily stepped out. I laughed as he mewled at Autumn sleepily.
Autumn picked Jay up and cuddled him, pointing out how cute he was. I walked around the house, going down the hallway that held all of the guest rooms - which were only two.
"I call this room!" I yelled as I passed the room that was always reserved for me whenever I came here.
It was at the end of the hall on the left. Inside was a dark blue rug and grey walls. There was a bunk bed in the right corner with a desk beside it. The bunk bed was always for when we had sleep overs or whatnot. I'd be on the top bunk while Autumn laid on the bottom. There was a lava lamp place on the desk and in the left corner of the room was a mirror. Across from the door - in between the desk and the mirror - was a long window that gave a good view of the city. The room was a simple one, and that was why I liked it so much.
I set down my bags and something fuzzy rubbed against my legs. I looked down to find Jay gazing up at me with eager eyes. I smiled as I saw his eyes flash to the top bunk, as if to say 'I wanna go up there!'
I picked him up and said, "You've gone where no other cat has gone before, Jay. In the air! In an airplane!" I spun him around and then climbed the ladder, setting him carefully on the top bunk, making sure he didn't jump off. He mewed and looked at me with big eyes, cautiously glancing around him. After a while of making sure the place was safe, he curled up in a ball by the pillow. I smiled and turned around on the ladder.
I suddenly gasped when I saw that Jordan was behind me, watching me. At my surprised state, I'd accidentally let go of the ladder. Therefore, I started falling, closing my eyes tightly. But I didn't hit the floor, for some reason. I opened my eyes to see that Jordan had caught me. My mind reeled and my face suddenly felt hot.
Jordan set me on the ground and smiled.
"Thanks.." I said, looking at the carpet.
"No problem. Autumn said that I have to sleep in here because there's no more room." Jordan explained, rubbing his neck.
"Okay. But I get top bunk!" I called, climbing up the ladder. Before I could get up someone grabbed me by the waist and pulled me off.
"Nah, ah, ah. I get the top!" Jordan said, letting go of me and climbing up.
"Noo!" I yelled after him, trying to pull him off.
It was no use; I wasn't strong enough. I glared at him, crossing my arms as he sat on the top bunk. He just smirked down at me. Shaking his head, he scooted to the side and patted the spot beside him. I rolled my eyes and climbed the ladder, sitting in the spot he'd indicated for me to sit. I instinctively started to stroke Jayson's fur as I looked across the room in thought.
Jordan nudged me and I glared over at him. "This is my bed. I get to choose where I sleep."
"You didn't pay for this." Jordan said.
"I paid for half." I held my chin high as he glared at me.
"Well, I'm not leaving then." Jordan announced.
"Neither am I." I put down, laying on my back. I rest my legs on Jordan's leg as I laid down, claiming my spot.
Jordan raised a brow and chuckled, moving away from my legs. He laid down next to me, which was a very bad idea. We got smashed together due to how lanky the bed was. I stood my ground, not wanting to be on the bottom bunk. I always had a fear of the top bunk smashing me. I was about to push him off the side when my phone started to ring. Shooting Jordan a playful glare, I picked up my phone to see that Jason was calling.
I sat up and answered the call, immediately feeling guilty that I didn't call him earlier. Before Jason said anything, I noticed that Jordan was distracted by the call so I pushed him off the bed. He landed with a thud on the soft carpet below. I gave him a winning smile as Jason greeted me.
"Hey, Kate, sorry to call...I just didn't know whether to call or not because I was a bit worried that something happened to your plane." Jason rambled on.
"It's okay." I said while he was talking. "You don't have to talk too much about how you're sorry."
I could hear Jason's smile as he said, "Okay. So how is everything down there?"
"Pretty good. I'm surprised. We are supposed to get some storms it looks like." I told him, looking out the window.
"Oh. Well, I hope you don't. I mean, that is, if it'll be bad if you get storms." Jason laughed.
I smiled, "Eh, I sort of like storms but they would ruin the trip." I explained.
"Good point. Hey, did you bring your computer?" Jason asked.
"Yes, why?"
"Maybe we could Skype later!" Jason suggested.
"Sure." I answered, giving Jordan a warning glance when he tried climbing the ladder. "But I've gotta go. Bye!"
~~THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE JULY 6TH IS OVER RATED~~
David, Jordan, Travis, Autumn, and I loaded the car one by one, Autumn being the driver. David sat beside her while Travis, Jordan, and I sat in the back. Travis was on my left and Jordan was on my right while I was stuck in the middle, Jayson sleeping in my lap. We pulled out of Autumn's driveway and began heading to Dallas.
"Anyone up for some music?" Autumn asked us.
"Yes! I'm dying of boredom back here!" Travis sighed with frustration.
"Dude, we've only been in the car for 3 minutes," David laughed from the front seat.
"I CAN NOT LIVE WITH OUT MUSIC, DAVID." Travis yelled in a some-what serious tone.
"Okay," Autumn brought us back to the subject. "Which band will it be, Travis? I've got Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, The Beatles, and two songs from MinecraftUniverse."
"Oh! Play Jason's songs!" I demanded.
"Alright, lover girl, what ever you say." Autumn rolled her eyes, smiling, as she turned on Eclipse from Jason.
I leaned back in my seat. "I'm not a lover girl. He's just my friend who makes epic music." I corrected, closing my eyes and listening to the song.
"Well, after these songs I call playing some Coldplay!" Travis requested. "Then play some dubstep from MonsterCat this year. I wanna hear 'Don't Shut the Fucking Door'!"
I heard Jordan burst out laughing from beside me. "Is that seriously a song name?!" I managed to ask.
"Yeah. And it's awesome!" Autumn yelled over the blasting music.
We listened to the rest of Eclipse and then Adventure came on. That song flew by and Autumn went to Coldplay.
"So, what song will it be, Travis? It has to be one that you, Kat, and I can sing." Autumn called to Travis. "We are gonna play switched."
"Hmm...what about...'Til Kingdom Come?" Travis asked, smirking at the childish smile that curved on my lips.
"Yes! OK, Jordan, David you guys might not know this song, but you guys may catch on after we play the song a few times. And what switched is, is a game where you play a song and one person sings. When they stop singing, another person continues the song and that cycle continues until the end of the song."
"We used to play the game when we were little." Travis explained to David and Jordan. They both nodded and Autumn grinned.
"OK, I will start. Then Travis will go, then Kat, then I'll go again. Now...start." Autumn started the music. "1, 2..." Some music played and Autumn started to sing. "Steal my heart, and hold my tongue. My feel my time, my time has come. Let me in, unlock the door. I've never felt this way before." She pointed to Travis.
"And the wheels just keep on turning. The drummer begins to drum. I don't know which way I'm going, I don't know which way I've come." I listened to Travis's voice, a pang of jealousy rising at how perfect his singing was. Some music played and we waited. I almost expected for me to be picked, but Travis kept singing. ""Hold my head, in side your hands. I need someone, who understands. I need some one, someone who hears. For you I've waited all these years." He pointed to me as we got to the chorus.
"For you I'd wait 'till kingdom come. Until my days, my day is done. And say you'll come and set me free. Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me." I pointed to Autumn as the guitar part started rolling by.
Autumn waited to sing. "In your tears, and in your blood. In your fire, and in your flood. I heard you laugh, I heard you sing. I wouldn't change a single thing." She pointed to Travis.
"And the wheels just keep on turning. The drummers begin to drum. I don't know which way I'm going. I don't know what I've become." He pointed back to me.
"For you I'd wait, 'till kingdom come. Until my days, my days are done. And say you'll come, and set me free. Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me. Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me." The music started to dim as I sung the last line. "Just say you'll wait...you'll wait for me..."
Everyone clapped, except for Autumn, due to her driving. I smiled and joined in. Autumn looked at the radio as another song came on. "Oh my god! Yes, yes, yes!" She screamed and started singing quickly to the tune of X&Y.
"Trying hard to speak and fighting with my weak hand. Driven to distraction, it's all part of the plan. When something is broken, and you try to fix it. Trying to repair it, anyway you can..." She pointed to David and he, surprisingly, sung the next verse. I didn't expect him to know Coldplay.
We continued to sing as the car inched along. Finally, after 3 hours, we arrived at the lake house.
Hehe, I like this chapter. Do you guys like the chapters long like this one or short like the previous chapters? I wanna know!
So, thanks for reading and I hope you guys have enjoyed my 2-chapters-in-a-day special or what ever you call it! Have a perfect day! Buh bye!