The Garden of Vacant Dreams

Communication is Key

AN: Saban/Disney owns the characters you know. I own the ones you don't.

CHAPTER SIX

COMMUNICATION IS KEY

Three high-pitched simultaneous beeps could be heard from the computer as groaning could be heard from a muzzled voice under the covers. You could tell whoever was under there didn't want to get out of bed. The beeps continued to go off from the computer. Finally a head popped out from under the sheets, only to reveal a grumpy brown-haired woman. She whined some before getting up to see who was contacting her online. She sat down at her computer and waited for it to come out of sleep mode. The screen became visible allowing her to see that someone was trying to contact her.

"Incoming call from Zachary Taylor."

The woman accepted and was greeted by two familiar male faces.

"Kimberly, hey!" William Cranston's voice could be heard first.

"Billy?" She questioned. She hadn't heard his voice in some time. "I can't believe it... It's been so long!"

"Years!" Zachary Taylor responded quite amazed.

"You're calling awfully early, aren't you?" Kim asked groggily as she checked the clock on the wall to her right. It was 7:43 AM.

"I just wanted to see if you guys were going is all." Zach said as gave his grey and white terrier a treat in the background.

"To the reunion? Of course, silly!" Kim playfully replied before rubbing her right eye. "I am so excited!"

"I am too." Billy added. "It will be a wonderful get together. I have missed everyone!"

Kimberly and Zach both nodded in agreement. "I have been trying to call you for about a week now, Billy. What's the deal?" Kim inquired.

"I have misplaced my phone. I apologize for not contacting you in a more timely fashion."

"Oh, it's fine!" She told him. "I am just glad to be hearing from you now."

"So have either of you heard from the others?" Zach piped up.

"Not at all." Kim said with a bit of disappointment in her tone. "I have been meaning to call Jason and ask him if I can crash at his place. I know everyone will mostly be staying on the Megaship but I just want a place to retreat to. Work has been kind of nuts lately and it would be nice to feel like I am on vacation." She paused. "To be honest... I am kind of nervous to see Tommy again too."

"It's perfectly acceptable for you to feel that way, Kimberly." Billy replied.

"Yeah..." Zach started "But it'll be awesome Kim, you'll see. You won't even want to retreat anywhere."

Kimberly nodded with a smirk. "Well, I think I'll probably show up around five that evening. What time do you guys think you'll get there?"

"Five is fine for me. Billy?" Zach asked as he looked at Billy's screen.

Billy nodded. "Five it is... I am going to make some breakfast."

"Sounds good man. See ya, Kim."

"Bye guys!" Kim responded before ending the call.

'Should I go back to sleep?' She pondered, still looking down at the keyboard. 'Or should I make some coffee and sit out back?'

She then turned to look in the mirror mounted on her closet door.

"Oh God, look at me..." She said in disgust. "Coffee... definitely."

She walked down the spiral staircase in her loft and was greeted by her feline friend.