Getaway

[08] I <3 Hello City

Through the aquarium-like toast shaped airplane windows, the tower block lego version of LA, California could be made out.

Bathing in the sunshine, this city looked like a place where dreams come true.

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Running towards them, arms open, is someone with a brandy shaggy bob of hair, a ripped faded mauve top and everything else is a blur.

"Blu!" Charm the group, all diving in for a huge hug.

Grinning cutely at them all, he squeezes them tight.

"Welcome home to California!" He salutes.

They laugh in unison.

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"Yeah, sure, get in," Blu holds the door open on his silver saloon car, "all aboard."

The sun is pounding in through the windscreen, and he squints, adjusting the mirror.

"Man, it's bright today," and he begins to fumble around on the dashboard, blindly.

Over the seat, Sapphire passes her oversized pink heart shaped sunglasses to him, "Here."

Without looking, Blu puts them on, "Ah, great," he sighs, "thanks," and smiling he takes a look in the mirror.

"You! Haha!" And with that they are spinning off down the six-lane highway and into the suburbs of LA, towards the coast.

"California girls," they all sing as Katy Perry booms on the radio.

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Pulling up into a dusty driveway, lined by dark green withering trees, sheltered from view, Chris creeps out of the car instructing the girls to stay inside and stay down.

Getting out some binoculars, Blu peers around cautiously.

Then he opens the door again, wincing at the heat of the metal,

"S'all clear," he confirms, still whispering, then more loudly he encourages them as they all still lay there, heads ducked, cowering as if in fear of being caught, "Come on, y'all, I said, s'all clear! You can get out!" He cackles as they all jump out, relief washing over them like a pill of happiness.

"This is kinda neat," says Leya taking in the scenery.

"It's kinda secret," stage whispering, Blu nods then laughs.

"So, um how secret?" Asks Sapphire.

"Oh, very."

Just then a creature scuttles past and into a bush on the Cliffside.

"So what do we do now?" asks Jayla.

"We wait," says Blu, pulling the chequered picnic mat rolled up on his back out, and unfurling it with a shake, sand tipping out of it.

"But don't think I didn't come prepared!"

Before long there is a feast set out that would melt if it had been any ordinary food, but it was super food. Amazing American junk food. Reeses, Jelly Belly, Pop Tarts and Fruit Loops, Jolly Ranchers, Nerds, Marshmallow Fluff and Oreos. In mere seconds it was gone.

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So distracted by the food, the girls didn't even notice the two shadows cast across them.

Until there was a silence. And they looked up. And saw.

Behind them was a boat, covered in bright and neon cute graffiti art. It looked like a modern street art version of a pirate ship.

But in front of that was what really mattered.

"Raven!" Leya leapt to her feet and hugged him, the singer's adorable lips nearly touching his eyes as he smiled back in overjoy to be so loved by a fan.

A tear streaking her cheek as she jumped from her place too, and nearly knocked him off the ledge into the sea, Arriana threw herself at the idol of her dreams, her inspiration, and the hottest guy alive by her opinion, "Phoenix!"

Blu just stood there in the middle of it all, with Sapphire and Aspen beside him, "All aboard!"

"To it!" Raven yelled in a squealy voice of excitement, grabbing Leya's hand as they ran across the boardwalk and jumped into the boat, Jayla and Phoenix soon following, Blu, Aspen and Sapphire all holding hands too. And with that, Blu got himself behind the wheel, and began to steer away from the secret beach; leaving his car glinting there like a hidden treasure.

There is so much laughing and happiness as they sail away, that they have no idea what they have left behind them. No idea that, someone, somewhere might be watching. Out there, just waiting for a chance to try to crash the party and rain on their parade.