Dream sat on his bed messing around on his phone when he heard the door click open. This caught his attention as he looked up and brought his eyes to the door. He watched Quackity and Skeppy walk in making jokes and talking up a storm. They smile at him and start up a conversation.
"Hey! Nice to see you guys again, can you believe we only have a week left until school is back up again?" Dream spoke, eyes switching from Skeppy to Quackity.
"I know right! Also, Skeppy and I were talking about something I think you will be interested in...." Quackity said, Skeppy nodded in return.
"Is that right? Hit me with it!" Dream shot back happily.
"How about we go somewhere fun this week, to catch up and chill our last week until school starts back?" Quackity said, looking for approval.
Dream thought about it for a second, why would he turn it down? It sounded like a blast so of course he was down.
"Yeah, of course! That sounds sick!" Dream said joyfully.
"Great, Bad should be here in a few minutes and we can decide on a place with him." Skeppy says, sitting his bag beside his bed.
Dream nodded along with Quackity as they all went to what they were doing before. Dream was scrolling on his phone, Quackity and Skeppy unpacking, then the door was opened with another clicking sound. All of their attention was brought to the door as Bad walked in with his bags and a huge smile. His smile always brightened up the room, he grinned wider than anyone else Dream knew.
"Hey man!" Quackity spoke first before the rest of the boys shortly after. Greeting him with smiles in return.
"Hey guys! Good to see you all again." He chuckled, giving everyone hugs.
"So, we were thinking that since we still have a week left before school starts back up, how about we go somewhere fun? Are you down?" Quackity proposed the idea.
"That sounds epic, I am totally down." Bad said, laying his bag down and walking over to sit next to Skeppy.
The boys talked about different locations and decided on a nice place right outside of a city. The hotel they chose was nice and it was only a short drive from a shopping center, it was perfect. They booked connecting rooms, each room holding two double beds. They decided they could leave tomorrow and stay for two nights, just as a weekend getaway. They all unpacked most of their belongings, only leaving the things they wanted to bring on the trip in their bags.
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The day came for the boys to leave for their little trip. It was mid morning and everyone was loading their bags into Bad's car. He offered to drive the way there as long as someone else offered to drive back, which Dream agreed to. They all got into the car swiftly and buckled up in an exciting manner. Dream and Quackity were in the back, Skeppy called shotgun, which no one protested against, and of course Bad in the driver's seat. Skeppy put on a playlist as Bad started backing up out of the school's student parking lot.
They chatted for the first hour or so until they all agreed it was about time to stop for food and a bathroom break. They first stopped at the closest rest area and gave the boys an opportunity to stretch as well before heading back onto the road to find an exit that offered many food locations. There were many fast food places on the left and right of the car, they began to point out places.
"You can't go wrong with McDonalds now!" Skeppy said looking out his window.
"I was thinking more of a Subway kind of lunch..." Quackity spoke in return.
It was silent for a second besides the little dispute between Quackity and Skeppy. That was until Bad spoke up.
"What about you Dream, what are you hungry for?"
Dream thought about it for a moment, he was honestly too hungry to really care at this point.
"I'm up for either really." Dream said, answering Bad's question.
"How about I go to both places because I am not about to sit in this car for over another hour listening to your fighting." Bad said directing it to Skeppy and Quackity.
Everyone agreed and they all got lunch before heading back on the road for a little under 2 hours.
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"Hey George..." Karl spoke gently shaking the other awake.
George stirred awake and fluttered his eyes open at the other, the soft blue light peered into his eyes. The faint sound of rain and thunder could now be heard. He looked up at Karl with a concerned look, which gave Karl the message to "go on", and that he did.
"Well, I know we planned on going to the Cafe today but, it's storming pretty bad so, I was thinking we could just go tomorrow if there is no rush." Karl asked, now taking a seat at the end of George's bed. George sat up against the headboard and rubbed his eyes for a second before answering.
"Yeah, that works. I'm kind of tired anyway, so it all works out." George said, giving Karl a reassuring, tired smile.
Karl smiled back and stood up from George's bed to do his own thing.
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"We finally made it!" Bad said, raising his voice just slightly.
Dream spoke Quackity awake and everyone started loading their bags onto the cart while Bad was inside checking them into their rooms. Once everything was packed on the cart, Quackity and Skeppy took it in and Dream went around to park the car. Once everyone settled down, they hung out in the hotel for a while and Bad slept almost the whole time. Eventually dinner came around and they just ordered room service.
As they ate they discussed what they would do tomorrow. Skeppy looked up from his phone, finished chewing, and began to chime into the conversation.
"I've been looking for places to go for coffee in the morning and this one place is around 30 minutes away, and I know that's long but the reviews are so great. I think we should try it.
Quackity and Bad looked at each other like that was a stupid idea to drive that far just to get coffee. Dream started to become queasy, but he was unsure why. He thought that he should back Skeppy up on this one, since he could tell Skeppy really wanted to go. After a little dispute they worked it out.
"Fine if I drive, can we go?" Skeppy said, looking directly at Bad.
"That works." He gave in.
"Great, we will go there first thing tomorrow!" Dream said, getting up to throw away his plate and start to get ready for bed.
word count: 1,202
Author's Note:
I am quite proud of most of this chapter. When I started writing, dialogue was a major struggle for me, and now it seems to come pretty naturally. It was rushed near the end but, it's alright. Next chapter will be a long awaited one. :)
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