Pink Roses

Watching & Dreaming

The group make there way through town with not a destination in mind. Aloha and Army stood side-by-side laughing, talking and smiling while Diver is steps behind watching the two. They genuinely seem happy. It's a sight that disheartens the closest friend to one of the pair. "Hey." Diver said as the pair stop and turn back to question him. "Aloha I just remembered I have somewhere to be."

"Wait. What?" Aloha sounded anxious as he stepped a foot closer but Diver backed off and tucked his hands deep in his pockets. "Yeah, it's important so I should get going." Diver said nothing more and immediately left without looking back or acknowledging Aloha who kept hollering his name and asked him to come back. "Damn!"

The pink squid clenched the bottom of his shirt and stared at the ground in frustration. Army became concern and approached next to Aloha.

"Hey-"

"That jerk. He was suppose to deliver some packages I had ready to go." Aloha hissed through his teeth. He then sunk to the ground and had to think of what to do. Army looked around to see if anyone was in the area but, not a single person in sight. The orange cephalopod didn't think twice and joined Aloha on the ground. "Packages?" Army pressed further. Aloha gives him a glance then sighs. "Diver usually delivers my orders to the shore side since he has business there regularly. I can't mail them like anything else because the boards are to big..." Army understood and thought for a second. "Let's do it ourselves."

Aloha snapped his neck in Army's direction and gave him a bewildered look. He staggered away and shook his head. "It's far out. Basically an hour..."

"Then let's hurry." Army stood up and extends his hand down to Aloha.

"Army..I haven't been..you know.."
It's a frightening thought for Aloha. Stepping away from his place of work that he forced himself into. It somehow fills him with anxiety. Army recognized this and didn't ignore it. He kneeled back down and carefully grazed his finger on top of Alohas hand. "I said I'd help you. But if you're not comfortable going I won't force you. I'd be happy to deliver them myself." Army volunteered with a smile to his face. Aloha thought it through but couldn't accept. He reached for Army's hand immediately, asking for a bit of comfort and grips it tight.

"No..I can't let you do it alone." Aloha squeezed Army's hands even harder. The orange squid looks down then back up to meet Alohas eyes.

"Don't think you have to. I don't min-"

"No. Just..you know.." Army smiles at Aloha and nods. "I won't leave your side. I promise." Aloha scowls and shoves Army away then stood up.
"Shut up I don't need you promises. Now hurry up and follow me back to the house. There's a lot to load up." Aloha grimaced never looking back to see if Army is following; which the lad eventually would.

*

Half an hour later things are loaded and ready to go. Aloha and Army set there way off to the shore side while having pleasant conversation and listening to the radio that Aloha has on full blast. It's not Army's favorite music but he's tolerating it with a smile.

An hour of driving later and the two arrive at Coral Bay. Aloha rolls his window down and takes a deep breath in of the ocean air. He rests his chin on the window ledge watching as the ocean rolls by giving the illusion of the sky. He chuckles gleefully and is excited but most importantly happy that he came. Especially with Army.
Aloha briefly takes a peek over at the one in question and smiles at how relaxed and proper he looks.

{A charm looker} Aloha thought. Yet Army couldn't possible know that.
The lad soon recognized that his passenger has been staring at him but doesn't say anything to question it.
Army merely smirks and continues driving. "So, where do we go from here?" Aloha snaps from his daze and pulls out his phone. "This place here."
The pink squid shows Army as the commander quickly scans over.