Lions ~~~ An Adopted by Skillet Fic (COMPLETE)

Energy

Alex and I got downstairs to find John cooking bacon and pancakes. I yawned, catching his attention. To my surprise he was wearing an apron that said "Kiss the Chef". I giggled and sat at the island, Alex sitting next to me.

"Alright ladies, chocolate chip pancakes with bacon served right up," John said, handing us plates. I grabbed the syrup that was sitting on the counter and poured it all over both my pancakes and my bacon. I dug in, and John eventually sat down next to Alex and began to eat as well. Korey and Xavier came down nearly an hour later, much to my surprise. They seemed like the morning people, not Alex and John.

As Korey was sitting down John went to the fridge and grabbed her a Monster. I smiled as he kissed her, putting the drink in her hands. She drank it greedily.

"Korey's going without coffee for a while," John explained, kissing his wife's forehead. She ate quickly, nearly choking on a piece of bacon. Xavier ate slowly though. 

I eventually went upstairs in order to get dressed. I pulled out a pair of high waist black shorts and a white t-shirt, tucking the shirt into the shorts before slipping a pair of Converse on. I walked back downstairs, hoping I looked okay. I made a mental list of things to buy for my room and put floor-length mirror on it. 

Alex was wearing a t-shirt with LEDGER written on it and jeans. Her feet came in sneakers and her arm held up a small purse. Korey came down a few minutes later in jeans and a t-shirt as well. Her feet were clad in flip flops, and her arm carried a bigger purse.

"Are you ready? We'll pick Jen up on the way," Korey said after I nodded. After hugs (and kisses on Korey's behalf) to the boys, we all went and got into the car. Korey began to play some pop music I had never heard before. It sounded fun, so I began dancing a little in my seat. Korey looked back at me and smiled. I blushed and stopped moving, looking down at my Ipod. I had some music playing quietly while we drove. Alex and Korey kept up a short conversation, and we picked Jen up after about 15 minutes. 

"Hullo honey!" Jen said, waving at Alex and I. I gave a short wave, but moved back to looking at my Ipod. I really just didn't want to talk to people. Especially people I didn't know. I mean, I kinda knew them but I just didn't feel like they knew me. I was busy putting together outfits for imaginary people, or maybe myself when I'm rich. 

We arrived at a mall and stepped out. Jen wrapped her arm around Alex and led her forward, and Korey joined me in walking slowly. I kept my earbuds out though, in case she decided she wanted to talk to me.

"So, what are some of the things you like?" Korey asked, looking over at me.

I kept my gaze on the ground, "I like photography, and fashion." I looked at Korey to see that she looked elated. Is it because I'm just talking to her?

"Would you like to go look at some things you could get while you're here for those? Like a camera, or a sewing machine?" Korey looked at me.

I raised an eyebrow at her, "What is the budget? I don't want to spend too much-"

"Honey we have 18 years to make up for. You don't really have a budget, okay?" Korey's interruption sent excited butterflies to my chest. 

I nodded, "Okay."

Korey looked ahead, "Girls, first stop, Best Buy!"

Jen smiled and nodded, leading my sister into the mall. They paused as Korey and I slowly caught up with them. I really didn't want to run today, especially with my back being in so much pain.

"Is there a look you specifically want in your room?" Jen asked, unwrapping her arm from Alex and coming up next to me.

I shrugged, "I've never really looked at room designs."

"Well, I have an idea. What is the biggest interior design tip you learned when it comes to a bedroom?" Jen sat us down on a bench and pulled a sketch book out of her purse, handing it to Korey along with a pencil. She began to sketch something as Jen looked at me.

"Put the three most used items in a triangular pattern?" I said, but my voice made it sound like a question. She was really making me question what I had learned.

"Yeah, so as soon as Korey is done with the dimensions for your room, we can plan out the basics and go from there, how does that sound?" Jen asked. I nodded, and she soon stood our little group up to go to the food court because "tables and food!"

Soon we were sipping on drinks as Korey finished the last of the drawing (with measurements from John). Soon she slid the sketch book over to the side of the table that Jen and I were sitting at. 

"Okay, I don't have as much interior design knowledge that you do, but I'll try my best to help you, okay?" Jen looked at me and I nodded, "What three things do you think you'll use the most?"

I thought for a second, "Uhm... My bed, definitely," I watched as she scrawled bed down in the corner, "My desk, and my closet or dresser." She wrote desk and closet/dresser by where she wrote bed.

"So let's place those first then," She slid the sketchbook so it was between the two of us, and slowly we worked through all the pieces of my room. By the time that lunch rolled around, we had planned out the entire room, down to where my Ipod would go when it wasn't charging.

We went and ordered lunch before walking around the mall, stopping in random stores in order to grab things for my room. I went with a white main color with yellow and purple accents, because those were supposed to bring happiness, make me feel better, and compliment each other. By the time dinner rolled around, we had ordered all the stuff that wouldn't fit in the car to be sent to the house. 

"We do have one more stop," Korey said, turning into a T-Mobile.