Camp Cretaceous (Darius X Brooklynn)

Chapter Twenty-Eight

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Darius was asleep in his bed at the hotel. Well, technically, it was the pullup couch. His uncle and brother took the beds. It took him one second when he jumped on the bed to get off. He told his brother that he needed some time to get used to sleeping on a bed. So, he assured his brother that he was okay sleeping on the couch. He would never admit that he was also happy to have the television all to himself.

It was around 11 P.M. when Darius heard soft knocking on his door. He got up, and took a look through the peep hole. He opened the door. "Brooklynn? What are you doing here?"

The girl nervously glanced around the hall. "The bed is too soft. The springs are giving me too much support."

Darius nodded. "I was sitting on the couch. It was the most comfortable thing for me."

Brooklynn sighed. "Well, I didn't even THINK about sleeping on the couch." She shook her head. "This is, um, embarrassing."

Brooklynn started to turn back down the hall, but Darius grabbed her wrists. "Hey. Um, would you mind watching a movie with me? I've spent the last three hours scrolling through, not knowing what to watch. We could also raid the minibar."

She smiled. "You're going to rack up quite a bill on your first day back in the States."

Darius shrugged. "Well, we've spent six months on a dinosaur island. I'm sure we can afford a few luxuries." The both chuckled. Brooklynn entered the room, and sat down on the couch. Darius joined her with the remote, and a couple of snacks from the minibar. "Alright, what movie are we watching tonight?"

After a bunch of scrolling, they finally decided on Deadpool. Throughout the movie, they watched Ryan Reynolds cut up bad guys, made a few jokes, cut up more bad guys. Brooklynn constantly found herself putting her head in Darius's chest when she turned away from something that grossed her out too much. When it was over, they talked about it for a little. "That was so gross." Brooklynn said shaking her head.

"Oh come on." Darius defended. "It wasn't THAT bad."

Brooklynn raised her eyes. "They kept showing his body parts flying off."

"Which happens in movies." Darius defended again. "The only reason it was made R was because they could get away with TRULY making the Merc With a Mouth have a mouth."

Brooklynn nodded. "I guess. But I'll be okay if I never see that movie again."

Darius shook his head and rolled his eyes. He asked her, "So, what time do you leave for London?"

"Not for a few days." Brooklynn answered. "You?"

He told her, "Same." He sighed. "I am NOT looking forward to having to fight to get back on track to graduate with my class."

She shook her head. "Still thinking about school, huh?"

Darius said, "Like I said, I've got a football career to think about."

Brooklynn asked, "Are you sure that's what you really want to do? Play football? I mean, that takes a physical toll on you, right?"

"Well, I say after six months of running from dinosaurs, I think I have a better chance of escaping sacks and tackles." he said. "The trick is keeping my arm in good shape."

She nodded. "I actually didn't think about having to fight to get back into your correct grade." Their eyes both widened. "Does this mean we're going to spend the whole summer studying?"

"If it means we get to graduate on time." Darius said with a sigh.

"This is gonna suck." Brooklynn said.