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*New Chapter*
(!) "Final Chapter, Andre and Jade Spend one more night in Angeles National forest Before leaving for back home. I never intended this story to drag on this long, so sorry for that."
Chapter 13: Final Night
Sunday
I July 2012 6:30- Evening
Motor Home/ Camp Area
The sun was going down and it was getting late. There was plenty of wombat poop to clean up but none of that bothered Andre. He cleaned up the square sized droppings of Andy with a smile, he was happy that he and Jade finally made a connection. Did he feel bad about having sex with his best friend's girlfriend, yes. But as long as no one said anything, tears couldn't be spared, angry words would not have to be exchanged. And relationships would not have to be severed.
Right now Jade was in the shower, he would need one immediately after she was done. Andre tidied up in Jade's bedroom and grabbed a bag to throw all the wombat poop into. He tied the black bag and threw It into a trash can. Andre stepped foot outside of the motor home and saw that camp area was a mess. The tents were half open, their were pots, pans and plates all over the ground. Before Jade came out he made sure to clean up a little.
Cleaning up his tent first, Andre put his sleeping bag and lantern in order. He grabbed a can of bug repellant and fogged his entire tent, in and out. He then moved over to Jade's tent which hadn't been used and was moving her sleeping bag. There was something like a lump under it, he poked it and it shivered. He poked it a few more times when it began to hiss at him.
Pulling over the sleeping bag, Andre was confronted with a Racoon that had jade's cell phone in it's mouth.
"Hey! Get her phone out of your mouth you thief!"
[HISS]
Andre tried throwing the sleeping bag over the wild animal so he could grab it, but the raccoon ran out of the tent. Andy caught scent of another wild animal and went running out to inspect it, he saw Andre chasing a raccoon into the forest. He gave chase and caught up with Andre and the Raccoon. Andy charged the raccoon and began to claw it and bite it with it's sharp teeth. The raccoon was no pushover and fought back against Andy. Andre saw the phone tossed over to the side in the struggle and grabbed it, the screen had a fracture line but that appeared to be the only damage.
Andy was having trouble with the raccoon and Andre took immediate action, he made sure to grab the coon by it's sides and lifted it up over his head and tossed it way into the forest.
"Let's get out of here Andy!" Andre grabbed Andy and left running back to camp. The raccoon didn't chase them, it had its own wounds to lick. Wombat teeth and claws are sharp, but its real defense was its hard rump. Sharp teeth were not able to pierce it's thick hide.
When he got back to camp, Jade was already outside in clothing looking around, looking for
"Where did you two go?" Jade asked him.
"The cell phone, uh a raccoon had your cell phone in it's mouth. I just went over to get it back. I'm sorry but it bit down hard enough that it fractured it."
"Oh, thanks. Are you gonna use the-"
"Yes! Let me just finish cleaning up the camp, then I have to clean these pots and pans before star-"
"Andre … take it easy. Let me clean this mess up, I'll also clean the pots and pans. Just calm down, you'll get a heart attack if you keep it up."
"Thank you … Jade. I'll be out soon."
"Please … take your time Andre."
Motor Home
Andre walked into the motor home and went inside the bathroom compartment, he slid the door and locked it. He turned jade's phone on and checked her inbox, she received a message from Beck, and it sounded concerned and eager. Hearing it angered him so much he almost crushed Jade's phone from strength he never knew he had. He erased the message and placed her phone on the kitchen table, he went and grabbed some fresh clothes from his bag and commenced with taking a shower.
Minutes after a nice cold shower, Andre placed a new set of clothes on and stepped outside to see Jade resting on a chair, drinking some water from a plastic bottle.
"Took you long enough, so what's on the menu Andre."
"Uuh …"
"Well whatever it is, keep it away from Fat butt over here. He's been bothering me, bumping into my legs, trying to climb on top of my leg, plus have you felt his butt. It's as hard as a football helmet."
"Yeah I knew that already."
"Look you can even play it like it's a bongo drum … wait where'd he go?"
"Jade never mind his butt for a moment, you hungry?"
"No I'm full, what are you waiting for Chef Andre, whip us up something good to eat. Andale!"
"Cute Jade, very cute."
"I know I am, Thank you for noticing."
7:30-Night
Camp Area/ Campfire
Eating some meats with some greens on the side, Andre and Jade sat closely watching either the campfire or the stars in the sky. Andre wanted to ask Jade so many questions, questions that he was honestly afraid of what the answers might be. Questions about her possibly becoming his girlfriend, if she was ever thinking of leaving Beck when they got back. And if their actions up here in the hills would change anything back down there.
"What are you thinking about Andre … you got something you want to share with me." she randomly asked out of the blue.
"Not, uuh. Jade, have you wondered what it would be like to have …another boyfriend?"
"Why would I think of something like that when I'm going out with Beck."
"But Jade … what we did back there-"
"Andre, I always liked you, alot. If beck hadn't swooped me up from my feet a long time ago, I'm sure it would have been you. You're my friend …."
Over by where the Tiger bar was situated at, there was a haunting glow illuminating the inside of it, it lit up brighter and dimmed down. It lit up and dimmed, it was almost like the bar itself was breathing.
"Jade? What's wrong. I'm your friend … and? You know what I'm sorry for asking such a personal question"
"Andre, when you're in love, you don't have to apologize. Maybe we lived a thousand lives before this one. And In each one of them we've found each other … I know I've spent each life before this one looking for you, even when I wasn't trying. And not just someone like you, but YOU. I guess when we go back, something will, must happen. I don't know what it is, because I can't see the future. Just remember, I'm never to far from you."
That wasn't Jade's voice, or at least it's didn't sound like her completely. But the fact that it came out of her mouth made him feel all the much better. Andre moved his seat closer to hers where their hands locked. Jade rested her head on his shoulder and watched the fire burned. Little Beck/ Andy rested near them and kept a clear distance away from him and the fire.
Monday
2 July 2012 9:00 Morning
Motor Home/ U.S Freeway 101
Driving back on the freeway they took to get to Angeles National Forest, Jade was driving the motor home while Andre sat on the passenger seat holding Andy and stroking his furry body. Jade pivoted her head over to look at Andre and give him a wink from her eye. Everything that they brought with them was neatly folded and put away in the storage compartments of the motor home.
Things they left behind were empty bottles of hard lemonade, courtesy of Jade west. And condoms still in their packets, also thanks to Jade for throwing them out into the wild. But other unseen things that they were bringing back with them were not bee stings or a mild skin rash, what they brought with them only Andy saw after they had finished packing the last of their camping equipment.
Andy saw Jade and Andre hugging outside of the motor home, and coming running towards them from the forest hills were two ethereal tigers. They struck fear into his heart and made him shiver. They jumped into Andre and Jade and became invisible Tiger pelts that covered their bodies. Andy was afraid, were they enemies, or something else. But as soon as Andre separated from jade, he went over to Andy to pick him up. He looked like a menacing tiger from a far, but when he got closer he looked like the Andre he knew.
So he allowed him to pick him up.
Jade and Andre held hands and smiled at each other, whatever awaited them when they arrived back home to enjoy the rest of their summer was anything but a mystery. Married to each other in a mystical bar dedicated to Lovers, will past relationships be ended? Or will true love, whichever one it maybe win in the end.
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