Love Birds (adult Clover X Martlet)

All Aboard

5/20/2121

6:00 AM

In front of Ceroba's house, the entire family was waiting for the fox to meet them to discuss the travel plans. Clover and Martlet sit on the tailgate of his truck talking and laughing with each other. The others look at the two either with a smile or roll their eyes. They all knew about Clover and Marltet being a couple; some of them questioned it, and others were happy for the two. People like Ace, Mooch, and Moray had their doubts about the two but Clover and Martlet did their best to ignore them. Ed and Dalv would stand up for the two whenever the others said anything negative or rude about the relationship of the two.

Ceroba, Kanako, and Starlo walk out of the house with their bags. Starlo was wearing his hat like always but wore a Hawaiian flower button-up, sunglasses, khaki shorts, and flip-flops. Ceroba and Kanako wore a white and red beach outfit, with a sun hat and sunglasses so they could match. Ceroba grabs everyone's attention before speaking. "OK, everyone we are all gonna head down to the train station and board together; the rain ride takes about 15 hours so make sure you all are wearing something comfortable."

Starlo begins to speak as well to the group. "And the train has cabins so if you need to rest, you have all been put in pairs; Me Ceroba and Kanako are sharing one; Mooch and Moray you two will be sharing one.

Moray looks at Mooch with a glare. "If any of my stuff goes missing, I will cut you."

"Ed gets his own due to his size; Dalv and Ace will be sharing a room; and finally Clover and Martlet will be sharing a cabin. The same pairings follow when we reach the hotel later tonight; except for Dalv, who paid for his suite. Does anyone have any questions?"

Clover raises his hand before speaking. "You're not bringing your gun are you?"

Starlo laughs at the question. "Why wouldn't I bring it?"

"Did you store it properly?"

Starlo scratches his head. "What do you mean?"

"You can't just carry it onto a train; you would be detained quicker than you could react."

"Well, how should I store it then."

"I'll just let you borrow one of my travel carrying cases; I have a spare"

Clover owned a revolver of his own; it was a gift from Starlo for his 21st birthday. Although Clover had promised to never harm another monster, he did enjoy shooting firearms with Starlo at the gun range from time to time. Clover's revolver was specially made though; its wooden handle had a carving of a four-leaf clover on both sides, with his name engraved on the barrel. It was a very personal gift for him; it wasn't cheap either; the number of hoops Starlo had to go through to get Clover's revolver custom-made stressed him out, but in the end, it was worth it to see Clover's face when he unwrapped it."

Clover got up from the tailgate, opened the back of his truck, and pulled out a black pistol case and two padlocks. "Here put it in here and put these padlocks on it."

Starlo Took his revolver out of his waistband and put it in the case.

"Unload it first," Clover said raising an eyebrow.

Starlo unloads the gun and locks it in the case. "Ok, now what?"

"Just tell them that you have a firearm and that it's locked away safely."

Starlo sighs, a little upset he can't just have it on him on the train, but the rules are rules. "What if someone robs the train?"

"You can just unlock the case and take it out, but only if something bad happens don't take it out just because you feel like it. Also, no one is gonna rob the train this isn't the 1800s."