Not all Teens can Love

Chapter 8: How I met him

"Finally!" Jaden exclaimed. I so did not blame him. I'm so tired. It's two am and we finally arrived at our hotel. Jaden put the alarm clock to five am. We both slept on the plane, but barely, and we slept all day Saturday and most of Sunday, but we were exhausted. Some guy and girl were sitting in front of us, and they kept trying to get our attention. The guy was hot, but come on man, its lateuhhh. Doesn't he know the meaning of that? Jerk, I thought. I lay down on my bed and drifted off to sleep within seconds.

*Next Morning*

'speakers goin' hammer. Bammer bammer bammer. I wake up early in the...' Jaden slammed the alarm clock, and got up mumbling. I was dressed and ready to go already. It was only 5:45am when Jaden was done getting ready. We left at that time since we decided we had nothing better to do, and the taxi said he would be there at that time. We made sure we had everything, and left the hotel. After we got there, Jaden and I realized we made the right choice to leave early. It was packed with people walking, parking, and doing a lot more than safe driving.

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"woooow. This is amazingggg!" I exclaimed as I squeezed Jaden's arm. The cruise was so pretty. The ship was huge. It was a carnival cruise, so I guess that was expected. I looked at my watch, and it was noon. Wow, they are surely serious about security. I felt the ship move and an intercom announce that there will be a safety orientation that requires mandatory attendance and to bring a safety vest which is located in our rooms. Jaden and I made our journey to find our room. We were sharing a room, but we did not mind. Finally, we made it to our room. 265. Woot woot! I opened the door with my key, and found the bathroom. I stepped into it. It had a shower to the left, toliet next to it, and then the sink. It was like a cube, a very very small cube. I took one step back, and I was back into the room. That bathroom is going to take a lot of getting used to, I thought.

"JJ, you ready to go?" I yelled to Jaden. He appeared next to me as he said,

"this isn't your house. No need to yell." As Jaden held our safety vests, he opened the door as I shouted,

"OKAAYYYYYY!!" He rolled his eyes as people stared. We walked down to the lobby as I was humming.

"Oh your parents had some rules for you." I stopped humming and narrowed my eyes at him,

"I don't know and I really don't care, so don't do anything that would somehow possibly get back to them." I was about to say something until I heard someone call out Aaron. I instinctively looked, and guess who was here!! A completely gorgeous looking guy named Aaron. He was really cute. He caught me staring and he smiled slightly until his girlfriend held him, and kissed him on his cheek. He looked really happy with her. I continued to walk as Jaden was waiting for me. As I was next to Jaden again, I asked him not even above a whisper,

"Why are all the Aarons taken?" He hugged my waist as we continued to walk. It made me feel better in a way, I guess.

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"Mmmmmm...turkey, mashed potatoes, mmmm." I repeated over and over again as I took each bite of my lunch. I kept going up there, because it's FREE. It's awesome because the whole food is free, even room service. My parents have been on a bunch of cruises in their lifetime, so we are basically VIP. Awesome, I know. 

"Chloe, shut up. Quit being the biggest pig everrrr." Jaden said as he got up to get...fifitiths. And I am the pig, yeah right. Around 2:30, Jaden and I decided we had enough food. As we made our way back, I saw Aaron going in there. 

"Jaden! They have ice cream. I'm going to get some, you want some? No? Okay. See you later." I quickly exhaled as Jaden looked at me as if I was crazy. Then he saw Aaron, and smirked,

"Okay, but don't steal anyone's BOYFRIEND." He half yelled, half spoke the last part. 

"Jerk," I muttered as I walked away. I was at the ice cream stand, until I saw Aaron looking really down.

Instinctively, I walked up to him, and asked,

"Aaron, are you okay?" His adorable chocolaty brown eyes looked at me. 

"How did you know I'm Aaron?"

"Oh that. See I have, well had a best friend named Aaron, so I instinctively turned when I heard your girlfriend say your name." I quickly explained, however his face suddenly dropped.

"Oh my God!!! I am talking way too much...I am so sorry!" He began chuckling. I was now not sorry; I was getting angry,

"What?" I demanded. He just began laughing this time. His laughter died down as I put my hands on my hips.

"Nothing...it’s just funny how you explain things in a certain way then suddenly just get so apologetic, and then you get...get angry." He explained, but then he added,

"It’s cute." I blushed slightly after he said the last part. This guy was the opposite of Aaron. Aaron can't get his feelings out like him. Wow, maybe this guy is my type, but then I realized he had a girlfriend. 

"I guess I'll see you around then?" I cleared my throat as I spoke. I looked around, and then got up. I turned as I began to walk until I felt something warm on my hand. I looked up to see Aaron,

"Will I get to see you again?" I thought he was joking, but his face was completely serious. I nodded my head, and began to walk away. I felt a slight tingle on my wrist where he touched me. This is going to be a really weird and interesting cruise, I thought. But, a really difficult one as well.

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