Moonlight Dances

Chapter 9: Aurora

(Me talking about Ryuko for thirty minutes cuz Ryuko is best girl.)

That next morning, Nejire finished packing. Sure it was wrinkled clothes but who cares. She packed a bathing suit because, why not. At noon she was supposed to get picked up and she woke up at ten thirty eight. She could do a lot before Mirio came to pick her up.

Being realistic she'd probably be able to sleep more, make sure she had everything, and sleep again. She was being lazy even though she really wanted to get up and do something.

Nejire just got up and checked her phone for the first time that day. She had given her phone number to Tamaki almost a month ago and he hadn't texted her yet. He probably forgot her number.

As she walked around the house, her mom was helping her dad move something. She didn't really care because she liked surprises and having the house change when she got back would be surprising.

By the time Noon came along, Mirio was on time and her mom gave her a hug and gave back her pepper spray.

"If you need help, call me. I'll break the law and speed to go find you." Her mom said. Nejire kissed her cheek and took a picture.

"I'll miss you!" They were being dramatic like it was the last time they'd see one another.

When Nejire got in the front seat, she saw Yuyu and Kaoruko on the back.

"I Thought they were already there..."

Everyone looked at Nejire. No one except Mirio had a car. How'd she graduate highschool? As they looked at her she realized how stupid she sounded. She started laughing to distract herself from that awkward moment.

The drive there was loud. Kaoruko was screaming the lyrics to some song, Nejire was looking at random people in their cars, screaming to the same song, Yuyu braiding Nejire's hair from the back seat and Mirio driving.

"Looking out the Dirty window, nananaa, you cannot find, reaching for something in the distance~" Nejire sang as they drove past the car recording her. Mirio shook his head and laughed at her.

"You and Kaoruko are insane." He laughed.

The drive was long and Nejire was being stupid the entire time. Her 'crackhead' energy showed, and she knew it. She was just bored now. The drive took far too long. The ride out of town was so long and annoying.

After an hour of driving, Nejire squealed and bolted into the cabin. She loved log homes. It makes her feel nice inside! The kitchen was a a really cute thing! Nejire couldn't even cook, she just liked cute kitchens.

"Look how nice it is!" She gasped. Mirio laughed. He was a dad friend oh god-

Wandering around the cabin, Nejire noticed the bathroom. It smelt like cookies and looked like nothing had ever been there. She wanted the candle now.

Running around the cabin, Nejire found the bedrooms on the second floor. The first floor was a living room, bathrooms, and kitchen, like a normal home. Her friends were still taking stuff out of the car while she was exploring.

"Nejire!"

"Sorry!" She yelled and ran back down the stairs. She was so easily distracted that she forgot about her bags.

"Don't worry about it." Mirio said. He was always the nice one, grabbing her bags when she was too excited to grab it. A good dad friend.

Yuyu was amazed by their cabin as well. Kaoruko was busy going through her movie collection. Mirio was being Mirio and just running around like a five year old. By the time they started doing their thing, Nejire was bored now. She texted her mom just to say hi. Then she texted Ryuko.

The conversation with Ryuko was what people call 'crackhead energy'. Nejire was the crackhead, Ryuko was confused. The only thing Ryuko was able to ask was 'how are you?'. Nejire responses like a normal person and returned the question.

It took Ryuko a second to answer. It doesn't take a second to write 'good'. Was Nejire jumping to conclusions? She totally was, but Ryuko doesn't take that long. Maybe she had a class that had just started? Nejire's class would've ended by now though. She definitely didn't have any classes afterwards though.

Then she got hit with an answer-

Dragon Mum: sorry my fiancé asked me to feed our cat.

Oh. So Nejire was thinking too hard. Ryuko sent Nejire a picture of their cat, Aurora. Nejire loved Aurora. She was a pet sitter for Ryuko before she got engaged. Nejire was honestly curious about how she met her fiancé.

(I say fiancé as fianceyyyy because I'm extra-)

Nejire was seriously going to ask but she was only able to type out the question before Kaoruko called her down. She left her phone on her bed and ran down the stairs.

"Yes?"

Kaoruko pulled out a box of crayons.

"Kaoruko, she isn't fiv-" Yuyu fried to say before Nejire squealed and ran to grab them.

"Crayons!" She giggled. Nejire started coloring like a five year old, just because she had crayons. Mirio started snickering over Nejire's childish nature. He was the same but he wouldn't screech over crayons.

She finished her small drawing and Kaoruko started to cry. She felt like a proud mother and hung up the crayon drawing. This was insane to Yuyu and Mirio found it absolutely hilarious.

Yuyu began painting her nails while Kaoruko picked out a movie. She had a collection of Barbie movies, horror movies, Disney Movies, and a few others.

"So... you guys wanna watch Barbie?" She asked. She expected everyone to say no or laugh. Mirio's eyes lit up, Nejire obviously said yes, and Yuyu just shrugged.

"Oh god, we're actually watching Barbie-" Kaoruko laughed.

So yeah, they all ended up screaming the lyrics to a Barbie song. Yeah.