Maine groaned as he woke up, glancing around and seeing he was in the car and his arm was bandaged- he already went to the doctor, right, and they are on the way back. He slowly moved up in the seat, rubbing the haze from his eyes, "Sorry I fell asleep."
"No worries. We're almost back now." Maine nodded to what Alaska said. He got stitches as the doctor's for the bite, and he remembered being given some really strong pain killers. He yawned again before picking up his bottle of water, "You ok? Seamed drowsy after your appointment. Strong medicine?"
Maine nodded, offering a smile, "yeah I'm alright, they did some stitches so I got a shot to numb it and then pain killers- sorry it got me dazed." He tapped his arm a few times carefully, only to set his hands back on his lap. "Did you get to do whatever you were doing while I was in?"
Alaska gave a hum, eyes still focused on the road. "Yeah, I was checking in on an old friend. I hadn't seen them in awhile." Maine nodded to that, calmly watching the steering wheel. It caught his attention as Alaska only drove with one hand on the wheel, while his other rested against the dash. Maine watched calmly, focused on not falling back asleep. They were almost to the house again anyway, it'd be a dumb to sleep again.
Maine starred at the steering wheel before jumping as the breaks were hit, fastly grabbing his door. Alaska looked at him, seeing as it was a red light, "If you're still tired you can rest some more. We still have a small ways to go to the house." Alaska's eyes watched the road again and Maine gave a short nod.
"Sure.." Maine looked back at the steering wheel, deciding rest wouldn't be.. the worst.
Maine woke up and glanced around, seeing he was in his room. He hummed as a note was stuck on his door. He moved slowly, carefully grabbing the note once he git to his door. 'You didn't wanna wake up so I brought you here, Rhode told me where your room was.'
Maine nodded slowly, already figuring that it was written by Alaska. Maine was focused on the writing, only to jump back and fall when he heard banging on his door, "YORK IF IT'S YOU AGAIN, IMA BE WICKED PISSED." Maine slowly got up as he watched Rhode just walk in his room, "Ah- hey," he saw Rhode laugh a bit- probably at maine's little outburst.
"Oh my god you're hilarious. Small- big question tho, when did you get close with Alaska?" Rhode asked Maine this as he walked over to Maine's desk chair and sat in it backwards, calmly staring to spin.
Maine rolled his eyes calmly, "he took me to the doctor." Maine went to his closet calmly and started trying to find different clothing, not looking the idea of waking around in clothes he slept in, "what time is it, now?"
Rhode stopped spinning and opened his laptop, giving a hum, "it's 12:30 our time, 9:30 general." Rhode spun again then smirked, "8:30 for Alaska- HIT ME AGAIN!"
Maine laughed as the pillow hit Rhode's face- they yelled at each other a lot. Hell, they rough housed more than the south in most occasions- no one really understood how they started such good friends. At the end of the day tho, the two were always close. "MAYBE I WILL, then what'll you do?"
"Report you to gov for abuse." Rhode grinned, only to have another pillow hit him.
"Sure, tell gov, he's to scared of ya to actually listen anyhow- oh, do you want this hoodie? You can have it honestly, I have to many right now. " Maine calmly switched subject like it was nothing as he tossed a hoodie over to Rhode.
Rhode hummed a he caught the jacket, "all the more reason, I'll force him to listen." He gave a laugh, "and sure, looks comfortable."
"It is," Maine said this calmly as he decided on some green pajama pants and a white hoodie to wear, calmly changing as Rhode just went on his computer. After changing, Maine stretches calmly, "wanna go grab some good?"
"Sure, I'll just toss this in my room on the way out." Rhode said this calmly while shutting his laptop and hopping out the chair, picking up the pillows and setting them where he was previously seated. They both walked out of the room before heading to the kitchen.
Maine leaned on the fridge as they entered the kitchen, seeing Louisiana, Florida and Texas were all in the kitchen.... soaked. "Hey, you two wan some craw fish? We wen' fishin and gotta ton." Maine hummed, giving a short nod as he turned.
"How much is a ton?" Maine heard Rhode question Loui as he calmly opened the fridge and started looking around in it.
"bout' 60," Loui spoke with pride as texas scoffed and Florida fist pumped the air.
"It was pretty easy too, we just had to shove in texas and they started swimming Around real quick." Mained snickered as he pulled out his berries from the freezer space and set them out to thaw.
"An y'all wonder why I don't go fishin with ya, pricks." Despite Texas tone he was smiling, seeing Florida stick his tongue out at the other. Maine noted how close all the south state's were to each other. They were often ass holes to any of the other states, or government, but towards each other they were all much like siblings; or neighbors.
"Oh we know, Sha, but gotta admit we did come back wit' a lot." Loui smiled as a claw hit the back of his head.
Rhode seamed dto just now grasp the number he was given as his jaw dropped, "60- is that even legal?"
Florida shrugged while Texas gave a hum, "if ya go ta' multiple spots it's fine." Maine nodded calmly to what texas said as he cracked open a moxie.
They all chatted while loui was boiling the craw fish pot, while Maine was setting aside some baking supplies on the counter near the fridge, away from what loui was doing to still stay out of his way.
Maine wondered some how he could repay Alaska a bit. He didn't like letting deals stay one sided for very long.. he stood still, thinking on this for awhile before he was brought back to reality by something on.. or, around his nose.
"Claw to maine, earth to nose, you alive?" Rhode pinched Maine's nose with a craw fish claw as Maine rolled his eyes.
"No, I died years ago and you missed the fineral." Maine snagged the craw dad, setting it on the counter calmly.
"Food's done, sha." Lou smiled while walking out with his and Florida's plate, holding them while Florida held two cups full of ice in one arm, a bottle of wine and a gallon of chocolate milk in the other.
Maine chuckled a bit before hollering out a thanks to loui, than grabbing food and sitting calmly at the table as he ate. He thought calmly there as he aye, carefully cracking shell away from meat and stacking meat in turn at the side as he discarded shell onto a napkin next to the plate. Once done with that he went on with drizzling garlic butter on the meat and eating it along with the other boiled veggies and such. How would he repay Alaska? He knew better than to think Alaska was truly expecting anything big in return. That wasn't really a northern way. Just sorta.. wasn't. But, Maine still felt he should do something.
As he actually looked up he watched Alaska walking back towards their room and he gave a gentle hum, seeing alaska held a plate of food, tho it was accompanied by some blue berries.. huh. He glanced at the counter where his own were thawing still from being froze. As he finished his food he walked back into the kitchen and grabbed some Mason jars from the cabinet. No one was in the kitchen anymore- Maine took awhile to eat. He didn't eat fast at least. He thought for to long and he didn't let his food touch. He ate everything on its own and if something was going to mix it had to mix in its own section on his plate. He'd been told before how he eats is weird, tho he figured it was his own thing to think about since it didn't effect anyone else after all.
Carefully he put two cups of blueberries into each main jar he got out, along with some Lemmon juice and vanilla, before some butter into each as well. He than mixed sugar, flour, cinnamon, milk, baking powder and lemon zest in a bowl on the side before carefully layering some into all 5 Mason jars he had prepped. He turned the oven to 350, put in the jars on top of a baking sheet, than went and sat at the table to just sit and wait. While waiting he went on his phone and glanced at the messages he and Alaska had sent to each other.
AL:hey, just so you know this is my number
AL:it's Alaska, if that's not clear
MA:oh no worries, haha, thanks.
AL:no problem
MA:Going in now, text ya later.
MA:alasca im out front[:
AL:be there in a few
MA:alright
MA:I spelt your name wrong]:< sorry Alaska
AL:it's fine lmao, I'm parked by the left side.
AL:you look so high lmao
MA:ruuuude
MA:I know I'm in the car with you but I just saw this
MA:I'm tired
Maine shook his head with slight embarrassment of when he was medicated, pinching his nose between his eyes at how just dumb he must seam. He sighed as he simply went to discord and saw Rhode was typing. He than recieved a long paragraph about something regarding California but he didn't much care as he shrugged it off. He figured it was another scandal thing or something. He in turn sent a random meme and instead went to reddit to just look at litterally anything happening. He snickered as he saw a thing about some dude who set up a sex Playlist or something, before he heard his timer chime. He hummed and stood, going to the kitchen and carefully opening the oven, taking out the baking sheet with the cobbler jars on it. He set it down calmly on top the stover before turning off the oven fully.
He calmly went to the cupboard and took out a bag of granola, easily walking over and carefully putting some in the jars on top of the cake like cobbler crust. Maine peaked out of the kitchen at the garage door before walking back over to the stove. He sighed as he leaned on the counter island. Anxiety bubbled in his stomach and it felt like it would claw up his throat.
He loosely put on the lids to two of the jars before putting them at the back of the counter, knowing that if he put the in the fridge at the moment, the glass would likely shatter. He took a sticky note off the fridge along with a sharpie and for the time being stuck it to the counter top, writing a quick 'thanks you.' On it. He then opened the freezer and grabbed his vanilla icecream. He scooped some into all three jars, sticking the sticky note on the one with the most. He picked up the so warm jars before walking slowly to the garage door. He set down the hat and raised his hand to knock on the door; only to-
"Well hello there," alaska looked down at Maine who immediately stumbled back a bit. Startled.
Maine swallowed as he got his barrings, glancing to the other state. He didn't prepare what he would say.. he wasn't planning on saying anything... shit. He picked up the jar and looked to the side, "here, uh.. a thank you, I guess, for putting up with me while I was.. medicated. And for taking me to the doctor.."
Alaska grinned as she calmly to the jar from Maine, "thanks, little Canada; but really you didn't have-"
"Oh just take the cobbler," Maine laughed some, shaking his head, "really, I appreciate what ya did and that's just how I say thanks."
Alaska nodded, ruffling Maine's hair softly, "well than, thank you for the cobbler. It looks great."
Maine grinned with a nod, turning to walk away back to his room, feeling Alaska's hand leave his hair. He hadnt even noticed their hand had rested there so long honestly, he just didn't mind it he guessed.
As he got to the stairs, he saw Rhode with a smirk. As Maine rose his brow, Rhode spoke calmly, "dude, did you fall for fuckin' alaska-?"
"Excuse me?" Maine questioned as he passed Rhode up the stairs.
"Oh come on, you barely laugh like that when you're with me." Rhode fallowed Maine with a reminding smirk.
"Well- maybe I just don't like you that much." Maine argued quickly.
Little did he know, all that did was fuel Rhode, "Oh, so you do like alaska than?"
"Oh just take your fucking cobbler."
"Thanks, and always great to know I'm right." Rhode took his jar with a grin.
"Fuck off." Maine laughed as he left toward his room... does he like alaska..?
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The Pinetree Frontier (Maiska)
ФанфикThe pinetree frontier, or, I'm quite like you.
