How I adopted my best friends | benchtrio

9. Paying a visit 🍰

Ranboo POV 🍰

"All passengers attention please, the plane is about to land. Please gather your things and put on your seatbelts," the muffled intercom announced.

I could hear soft rain pattering on the roof of the plane. While most people found it to be stressful, I found it soothing. I'd always liked the sound of rain, even though my minecraft skin was allergic to it.

I was the first person off the plane when we landed, and immediately messaged Jack, who was supposed to be picking me up from the airport to actually show me where my apartment was.

Manibald

Where's my house

                                      Right where you left it
                                          I'll be there in 10

Okay :D

It honestly felt kinda sad to not have my spatula. I hoped I'd somehow run into Shubble again so I could get it back. I decided to fish the note out of my back pocket and message her on discord.

Shubble

Hi it's the tall Oreo from the
Security check, with the spatula

                                             Omg hi! It's good to
                                              Talk to you again :)

Hope no-one's giving you
Grief at security?

                                    No, surprisingly  everyone's
                                                      Behaved

That's good to hear :D

I turned my phone off with a smile. It was good to socialise more, after spending a long time locked in my room streaming. And it was nice to talk to Shubble. Even though I'd probably never see her again.

Suddenly I was struck with an idea. I should go visit Tubbo! It only just hit me that I'd never actually met him in real life. Though we'd probably have to meet outside somewhere, since I don't think his dad was okay with visitors.

I looked at my watch. Jack was twenty minutes late. I reckoned I still had time for one more conversation.

Bee boy

Hi tubs! How you been?
❗️Not delivered

My message wasn't delivered. Why? I checked, I had full bars. Maybe his phone was turned off? Wait no, he never turns his phone off. Maybe his dad took it away? That was probably more likely. But still, why would that stop messages from getting through? He hadn't.. Blocked me, had he?

I decided to try again later. It wasn't like I had time to now anyway, as I saw Jack's car pulling up beside me, with Freddy in the back.

"Hi guys! Thanks for picking me up. I-" but before I could say another word, a fork of lighting cracked like a whip overhead and the skies opened and buckets of rain fell.

I ducked for cover and jumped into the car. Of course I remembered to bring a spatula but not a raincoat. It's England. Which one would I need more?

"Dude, you look like a seal," Freddy said from the backseat. My hair was plastered to my forehead, giving me a slightly emo hairstyle.

"Yeah well at least I'm not bald," I quipped, glancing at Jack.
"Oh I know what you're thinking. 'You're that bald guy they all point and laugh at, like a clown,'" Jack said, starting the engine.

"Nah I didn't mean it like that," I quickly said. Then I added, "Well, the first part is true, but not the clown bit." I only felt it was necessary.
"So they point and laugh at me?" Jack asked, pretending to look disappointed.
"No, of course not," I said, right as the car stalled, and Freddy pointed and laughed.

Once we'd finally set off, we ended up stopping five minutes later for snacks. Then I couldn't decide what I wanted, so Jack just grabbed a bunch of stuff from the shelves and payed for it at random. The total came to £34.27.

"Jeez, why is everything so expensive here?" I asked, visibly baffled by the price.
"One, it's a petrol station. Two, it's England. Three, we bought about a million things we don't need," Jack said.

"So does anyone actually know where we're going?" Freddy asked from the back of the car. He was squashed in with all the food.

"Well, we're gonna show Ran where his house is, but first I gotta stop somewhere," Jack answered, speeding up by one mile.

"Where're we stopping?" I enquired.
"I need to drop something off for my friend Clay. He's working at an orphanage/shelter thing and needed some tomatoes for the soup."

"Out of all things to cook for a bunch of orphans, why soup?" Freddy asked defeatedly.
"I don't know, but I said I'd be there ten minutes ago."

Sorry I had to cut this short
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