Sorry it's been a while, but here's the next chapter. This chapter's not that long or great, sorry. I hope you like it though; I got in trouble for writing it because I was supposed to be reading my book for school, but I just read about fifty pages of the awful thing, so I guess my mom can't be too mad at me :)

A Journey to Freedom

Chapter 4

Kate woke up with a horrible headache and immediately closed her eyes again. She couldn't remember what happened last night. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around, she wasn't in her room, she was in Ari's. Kate quickly looked under the sheets to make sure she was fully clothed, she sighed when she saw that she was in her pajamas.

Her head was spinning as she got up and walked to her kitchen. Ari was at her stove making pancakes, wearing his black cargo pants and shirtless. Kate looked at his bare back for a minute. "Good morning," he said with his back to her.

"Ugh, what happened last night?" Kate asked as she rubbed her forehead and temples. "You were at a bar, really drunk, and dancing with some guy." He put some pancakes on a plate and handed them to her.

"Thanks. Could you get me some Tylenol out of that cabinet, please?" she asked, pointing to the cabinet with all her medicines and first aid stuff. He gave her two Tylenol, and then got himself some pancakes.

"What else happened last night?" Kate asked while she ate her breakfast. "I brought you back here and you drank some more, then Tony came by and gave you Bass."

"I have Bass?" she asked excitedly.

"His cage is on your coffee table."

They finished their pancakes and Kate walked over to the fridge and opened it. She saw the strawberries and took them out. After washing them, she walked over to Bass's cage.

"Let's feed him," she said.

"Don't you have work?" Ari asked.

"Not this weekend, come here."

She grabbed the cage and put it on the floor, then lay down on her stomach in front of it. Ari did the same.

Kate opened the door to the cage and gave Ari a strawberry. "Now feed him," she said as she pet Bass's shell. Ari held the strawberry in front of the tortoise and it took a small bite.

Kate smiled, "He's so cute!" Ari laughed.

After feeding Bass a few more strawberries, Kate took him out and put him on her head, like Tony had. They both laughed.

"Ari, what happened after I got Bass?" she asked as she took Bass off her head and put him on Ari's shoulder.

"Um, I tried to get you to go to sleep, but you refused so I carried you to your room. You wouldn't let go of me when I tried to put you on your bed so I started tickling you and we ended up having a tickle fight. Later when I was in my bed, you came in and got in next to me and fell asleep," he told her.

"Oh," Kate blushed. "Sorry."

"Don't be; just try not to drink so much alcohol, it was a little awkward with you curled up next to me." Kate blushed even more.

Changing the topic, she asked, "Wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure, what movie?"

"How about 'Shutter Island'?"

"Okay, I've never seen that movie," he said.

"It's really good, you'll love it," she said as she put the DVD in the player.

"I'll make some popcorn, can't watch a movie without popcorn," Kate said now walking into the kitchen.

"I'm going to go put a shirt on," Ari said, putting Bass back in his cage then walked to his room. Kate didn't think he really needed a shirt, she thought he looked great without one.

Ari came back in a few minutes later wearing a black shirt. Kate was sitting on the couch holding a bowl of popcorn, Ari noticed she was still wearing her pajamas and he still thought she looked cute in them like he thought last night.

"Come on Ari, I just started it."

He sat down next to her and watched the movie.

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