Metanoia

7: 1up Text

"Yo! Pigeon! Any luck saving the princess?!" I called back to her from the other side of the arcade with a chuckle as I try to finish this level of space invader, but just as I called out to her, I died. "WhAT?!! I call bogus!!"

"Nah, I didn't save her yet, but I discovered the movements for the octopus room and the staircase," I heard her voice from behind me. I turned around and leaned against the space invaders game to look out among the maze of games. "And what are you freaking out about doofus? You just need more practice, that's all." She added, making me pout,

"Yeah, I guess," I groaned, probably sort of childishly. "Hunk! Buddy! Whatcha doin'?!"

"Just playin' Rampage," He shortly answered from somewhere within the arcade, "Gettin' bored though. Should we go out and do something else? Like, get lunch. Or something." Now that he said it, I was definitely feeling hungry, having only eaten breakfast more then just a few hours ago.

"Yeah, sure! Why don't we go to the ice cream place down the street? We'd probably get a discount since Allura works there now," Pidge said as she turned a corner of the game maze to face me, fixing her round nerdy glasses before putting her hands into the pockets of her skirt. That sounds like a good plan to me!

"Hunk! Buddy! Whatda you think? Ice cream?"

"Well I was hoping for sandwiches since it's more of a lunchy food, butttttt-I only have so much allowance money left for the week.. and if we get a discount..- sure! Ice cream is good!" As we were walking out of the arcade, I heard the muffled sound of the extra life melody from Mario, and instantly recognized it to be Pidge's phone. She pulled it out, and I tried to take a peek of what the text said, or at least who it was from, before she tilted it to herself; as she read it, her face filled with confusion.

"What is it?" Hunk asked from beside me, he was also looking at Katie with the same inquisition I was. "You look like you've seen a ghost!" He added with a soft chuckle, the chuckle he normally adds when he's a bit freaked out about something. When She looked up at the two of us, a dorky and bright smile was completely encompassing her expression, which just made me confused more.

"Matt's home!" She said with a happy squeak in her voice, running over to her bike that was chained up beside mine, and hoping on. "Are you two coming??!" Hell yeah! Almost as if on cue, me and Hunk rush over to our own bikes and hop on.

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The normal two cars were in front of Pidge's house, except now there was a third. The car was recognizable, and easily distinguishable as Matt's car, having seen him drive that ugly green colored Jeep around all the time before he left, except now he has a couple of cool stickers on it. The screen door of the house shut and Matt, who was still in his uniform, ran out with just as dorky of a smile as pidge had earlier. It looked like something from a movie, the two siblings running to each other with their arms open, well, it was like that until the vary end when Matt tried to put her in a headlock, but she seemed to expect that? So she ducked out of the way right in time? Their relationship is strange, I guess I can't say anything though, my relationship with my siblings is sort of similar.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming home today!" I heard Katie say playfully hit her brothers shoulder as I gently laid my bike down beside hers.

"I wanted to surprise all of you! And it looks like it worked!"

"How was your first year at the Garrison?" I asked as I walked up to the two. The Garrison University is my absolute dream, going there and learning to be a pilot, it's been what I wanted to to since I was just a kid.

"Oh my GOD where do I start!?" Matt said with that glint of excitement in his eyes, I know there are lots of stories for him to tell.

"You four! Come inside and grab a snack! I'm sure we all want to hear about Matt's university life," Mrs Colleen called from the door.