Not so alone

Chapter 4: Jane

"so...the clod's are the same as us" Jane thought to herself. It's not that she meant to hear them, but they were just being so loud!
Jane plopped herself onto the couch and started her game up again, but she was rather...distracted so to speak. Old memories came flooding back to her. Collage, old boyfriend, and that girl he cheated on her with.

Nell.

"Damn that Nell. What was so special about her? Yeah she had soft hair, and a cute butt, but..." Jane forgot where she was going with her thoughts. She was brought out of it, when the phone rang. She picked up an answered it.
"Hello, yes?" It was the zero child.

"Hey is corona there? she's not answering her cell" Jane looked around the room, then went back to the phone call.

"She's out right now you clod, don't call again" Jane slammed the phone on the receiver. First old memories she hated came back to her, then Penn Zero had the audacity to call the house phone! She hated that kid. Furious, she picked up her controller and began her kills, it went surprisingly fast due to her anger. Another record beaten. Easier than anything, but what else was new? Now that she had gotten that out of the way she decided on what to do next. Normally she couldn't care less about the two in the other room, but corona used the code word. Something she almost never ever used unless the situation for a friend over was dire. She wondered if she should check them, when she heard a muffled yell from the other room, then the door shot open. A furious corona approached, cell in hand.

"JANE! If Penn calls the home phone don't slam the receiver on his face!"

"I can do whatever I want you clod! It's my flat, my phone!" Corona let out a frustrated sigh. and brought the cell back to her ear.

"I'll be there in a few, bye honey"

"Where do you think you're-" Corona interrupted

"Something's going on at the odyssey and they need help. Sashi is busy and Boone is too freaked to go anywhere. They're staying the night. Can you stay with them for like 20 minutes? I know you're not busy."

Jane was about to spit out an angry no, but her mind could not stop going back to the code word they worked out and the last time it was used, only she was the one to use it, but that was a story for another time. Begrudgingly she agreed.

"Fine, but if he interrupts me while i'm playing he's gone, you got that?"

"Im sure they won't trouble you. I'll be back soon." And with that Made swift leave of the place, passing boone on her way out. Boone and jane stared awkwardly at each other.

"soooo how about that airline food? I mean, what is up with that?" Boone laughed at his own joke, jane however was not amused and went back to her games. Boone watched her play from afar.
"What are you playing?"

"A video game, what else?"

"Truuuuuuue, true." He replied. He sat down next to her and watched. Jane was more than a little annoyed by this. So she paused her game to get up and get some Mountain Dew™.

"Sooooo where am I gonna sleep tonight?" boone asked. Jane sighed as she finished pouring her drink. She would have to make sure the..."boone" had adequate sleeping quarters for the night.

"Take the couch, when corona gets back she can deal with it....What were you clods going on about anyway?" Jane asked while working on the level.

"Oh uhhhhhhhh....stuff."

"Yes, but what kind of stuff?"

"Oh you know...that...stuff we do...yeah" Things were getting awkward. Boone had to think fast, they slapped thier hands on thier face and shouted.

"YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS GAME" They then began to chuckle nervously.

"I know." She replied suspiciously. Jane continued her play, And boone continued to watch when corona came back. Her hair was slightly singed, and her face had smudges of ash on it. She put her hands up.

"Don't ask me what happened, I don't wanna talk about it." Was all she uttered.

"Good, now take the boone and get him settled in for the night." Jane said.

"Fine, okay. C'mon boone" They followed swiftly. Corona got out some blankets and one of her favorite pillows for boone.

"Are you sure you're fine with sleeping on the couch? Cause if not we can find you a bed or you can take mine."

"I'm good." They said, getting under the covers on the couch.

"Alright then, if you need anything just ask okay? Goodnight boone"

"Goodnight corona" And with that, drifted off to sleep. Corona decided it would be a good idea to head to bed herself. She went off to get ready. She passed jane who was still engulfed in her gameplay.

"Hey."

"...Hello" Jane responded

"Thank you...for staying with boone I mean." Jane said nothing. Corona took it as a sign that she was not wanted and was about to leave when jane spoke up.

"If the boone needs he may stay tonight or tomorrow but that is it" Corona let a small smile fall on her face.

"Goodnight Jane"

"Mhmm"