My Plushie (SeaChaos)

Part 25 - The End

~Chilled's POV~

"Hey Chilly Willy!" The same old annoying voice greets me, seeming to relieve me after having stayed exhausted on the bumpy damn airplane for hours. I smile with all of my effort to see the man smiling behind the lenses of the camera he seems to absolutely adore and shows off to all of us poor people with the less expensive cameras. Before I can approach him a woman stops me and talks to me about something I hardly pay attention to but rather I just say the least amount as necessary before turning to approach Ze. Ze peeks around his camera lens' and smiles widely, shoving his camera in front of my face making me put it off to the side with my hand and continue walking past him.

"Please, with the paparazzi," I groan and Ze laughs behind me and follows, holding the camera up to me still.

"Oh the great ChilledChaos is finally is our inferior land of California, oh goodness," Ze comments but I just smile and shake my head, glancing over towards the lens and when I notice Ze's smiling face I feel an ache in my chest. It really has been too long since we last saw each other. I should make it my task to raise money to come and visit more often, especially since not only Ze but Gassy has moved here as well. So many things have changed since the curse, even I have changed a shitload. All good, at least I think and hope.

"You know, this is no where near as great as New York but... I cut it some slack for you," I say and Ze just chuckles before lowering his camera and shutting it off, finally cutting the device away from between us. "Where's Gassy? Shouldn't he be here too?" Ze nods and points in the distance leading down the long hallway of the airport.

"Yeah, he's waiting in the small shop in here with Diction while he's waiting for you guys," Ze explains and I nod, looking forward while holding the large suit case over my shoulder. The others coming must be later than me, which is understandable since I decided to book the earliest flight, even if it is from all the way across the country. Feeling the exhaustion return I yawn loudly and rub my eyes, tired from the amount of travel the past day. Ze glances over at me noticing my exhaustion and a slightly troubled look enters his eyes as he looks back away.

"I guess I'm still not used to being with you these days. I almost thought you were going to change," Ze chuckles bitterly as I glance over at him darkly, remembering those days. My constant reliance on him has ended for quite a while but the memory of the hatred against the reliance is still clear in my memory. We're living on opposite sides of the country now, it's really amazing how much things have changed with enough time. Years ago I would have never seen this happening, nor did I ever see myself coming over to California. Moving back with my parents in New York was shocking enough but coming to California - I just never saw myself as a California type of guy. I pat Ze on the back making him glance back towards me and seems shocked at my smile, probably figuring him mentioning that would have me in a dark mood. I'm not having just a memory ruin my entire mood, it's the past.

"It's fine buddy. I can hardly believe it myself," I comment and he just smiles sadly before we both continue walking to join our other friends. The small shop is in sight and I feel slightly excited when I notice it's a small games shop. Of course Gassy would be hanging out in here. I glance over at Ze and notice he's getting his camera set up again and I can't help but roll my eyes. He's always too excited at these meetups we have every once in a while, but it's understandable at the low rate we have these.

"Go...God damn it Nanners!" Gassy's voice clearly shouts from the other side of the shop causing all parents in the shop to cover their children's ears and walk away. Of course Gassy clears out a shop of all of the children. I glance over to Gassy playing on one of the stands they have set up with a game with Diction standing behind him seeming amused with the game and Gassy. I glance over at Ze who smiles while staring straight forward with the camera in front of him but I just stare at him expressionless.