All Roses Have Thorns

Erin XII

She didn't know how she did it, but she fell asleep in that bumpy van. When Erin opened her eyes, she was lying across the two boys, both of whom were asleep. Matt was leaning to the side with his headphones plugged in. Zach's arm was wrapped over her and his head was back against the headrest.

She pulled out her phone and snapped a few pictures of them. Potential blackmail material. Also kinda cute. She smiled and moved his arm off of her to sit up. She moved her pillow onto her own lap and slowly laid Zach down. Erin laughed quietly and started petting his hair. "Hey Jake?" She tapped the driving boy's arm.

"Yeah?"

She looked at their surroundings. "How long until we get to lunch?"

"Only a few minutes."

She nodded. "Okay. Should I wake people up now?"

"That would probably be best."

Erin leaned over and poked Zach in the face. "Yo, loser. Wake up." He did not wake up. She decided to wake up Matt first. She ruffled his hair and poked his arm a couple times before he did so. Then she licked her finger and wiped it against Zach's cheek.

He sat up almost immediately and wiped his cheek in disgust. "Did you just lick me?!"

Erin smirked deviously. "You bet I did," she lied.

He wiped his face even more aggressively. "No!"

"Yes." She smiled happily. "Now don't be a baby and help me wake everyone else up."

"Sheesh." He took in a deep breath. "Yo, if you want food you better wake up!"

Safiya whacked him on the back of the head. "Couldn't you be a little quieter?!"

"Couldn't you get up faster?!"

"Both of you, stop it!" Erin yelled. "We're all gonna get food right now, so chill out!" As she said that, Jake pulled into a spot in the almost empty parking lot.

Safiya opened the door and jumped out before falling over. She looked up at the stunned faces above her. "...My legs are asleep."

Erin got out and offered her a hand. "Maybe you should have considered that before you jumped out, smartie."

She gladly took Erin's hand. "Yeah, yeah."

The group filed out of the vehicle and walked up to the small place. "Panera?" Sierra looked up at the sign. "Never heard of it."

Erin and Zach gasped, putting their hands to their chests in offense. "How have you never heard of it?!" Erin yelled. "Everyone knows of the almighty Panera."

"...Except me."

The two Panera fans scoffed. "I can't believe this..." Zach mumbled. He shared a glance with Erin before the two smirked. They each grabbed one of Sierra's arms and dragged her into the café.