Arizona pulled up and parked his new ride, underneath the awning. It was still dark and they had driven for a long time, two days nearly. Arizona was exhausted, not allowing the kid to drive so at the moment Lunar Flight was sleeping in the back. He groaned and leaned back pulling the keys from the ignition. He looked in the rear-view mirror before he climbed out of the Sienna and checked the meat in the back. most of it had started to rot but the meat on the bottom was still cold and edible which was good. He left it open then opened the back door of the car and pulled the sleeping kid out and slumped him over his shoulder before he walked over to the door and opened it and walked down the hall into the main bar room.
He walked in as quietly as he could in his clumsy exhausted state. There were lights on everywhere, which was unusual. He soon entered the barroom and froze. He looked at the people before him. He stared back at the stunned faces before him before he remembered he had the kid slung over his shoulder.
“Uhm, he’s just sleeping, don’t worry.” He said though his voice sounded dry and scratchy. Zebra walked up and took the kid from him before he handed him over to Ado before he started to take Arizona’s clothes off.
“Dude you reek.” Rage said making a face. Arizona merely looked at him not speaking, not sure what to say so he just nodded. Zebra continued to strip him while Arizona pulled his goggles off and let them hang around his neck. Alabama stood and Arizona’s eyes met hers, He tried to relay how sorry he was, how much he wanted to make it up to her, hoping she would understand, and forgive him. She averted her eyes, chewing her lip, before she turned and walked away.
He felt shocked, his teeth clenching, the muscle in his jaw jumping before he closed his eyes shutting every emotion away. He wouldn’t allow himself to get hurt, or to hurt anyone else. He opened his eyes again and looked down at Wasp, then to Zebra.
“I’m gonna go shower.” He said before he turned and left them all behind without another word. He slipped into the bathroom and closed the door before he went into a shower stall and locked it. He finished stripping, taking his socks, pants and boxers off and tossed them over the top of the stall. He turned to the water knob and turned it on, letting the water wash over him. He stood there as the clean water washed over him. Thoughts flew through his mind, hatred for himself, hatred in what he had done, how he had hurt Alabama.
“Bitch.” He growled then slammed his fist into the stall denting it slightly, “Bitch!” He yelled pulling his hand away from the stall, his knuckles bleeding. He forced himself to breath calmly, “This is all your fault, you dumb-ass” He mumbled before he chuckled bitterly. He grabbed the soap and poured it over his head, as he lathered the bleeding cuts in his knuckles stung but he ignored the pain. As he spread the bubbles around his head he noticed the usually shaved half of his head was longer. He made a mental note to shave it short again.
Arizona started to rinse his hair, the soap running down his neck and cheeks. It was almost invigorating. As is swept further down his body he realized something, he couldn’t give up, wouldn’t. He had to make Alabama understand he was sorry, that the kiss that had happened between him and Solar meant nothing. And it hadn’t, it happened and it felt like nothing, nothing had happened. With Alabama his gut felt warm and bubbled, his chest would grow tight in anticipation. But with Solar nothing had happened, he felt nothing, just aggravation that she was still crying over that sleezebag.
I don’t care what it takes, I will make her see I, He paused in the lathering of his body as his thoughts dominated. I love her, I have to make her understand. He thought with a renewed sense of determination. He washed his body then rinsed off and shut off the water. He grabbed a towel and started to dry off when he heard the door open then shut. He stopped for a moment to listen.
“Arizona, are you ok?” Ado’s voice reached him from the counters. Arizona wrapped the towel around his waist and left the stall.
“Yeah, kinda.”
“You still stink, what happened?” Ado asked wrinkling his nose.
“I don’t want to talk about it.” Ari said not looking at Ado.
“Brought you those pj’s” Ado said changing the subject quickly.
“Cool. Why is it so hard to get through to a girl?” Arizona asked suddenly.
“Don’t ask me, I got my own girl problems.” Ado replied with a smirk.
“Do you?” He asked interested, but not showing this.
“Yeah, that girl Seretonin, she, well I’m not sure, I’ve fallen for her, and I made it known, but, she is acting like I didn’t tell her. I don’t know, whatever, if she doesn’t like me, then I let it go.” He paused, “You should too Ari, you broke her heart, she doesn’t want you anymore, so let it go.” He finished looking at Arizona with a serious face.
“I can’t.” Arizona said with a nonchalant shrug.
“What do you mean? You fucked up.”
“Yeah, and I know this, damn it, I went out to find her, I literally went through hell to look for her, to make sure she was ok. I get back, and she blows me off, and I still want her. I can’t give up Ado.” Ari said with a sigh, he rubbed his face and grabbed the change of clothes. “There is some meat in the trunk that hasn’t gone bad, it needs to be cooked like now, and there is some fruit too, make sure none of it goes to waste, I need some sleep.” He told him as he entered a dry stall to change.
“You might want to wait on the sleeping. The Big 4 are here, and they want to see those plans.” Ado said standing up from the counter.
“Are you shitting me? No, I need sleep, I haven’t slept in almost a week, tell them to fuck off.” He said angrily as he left the stall in his to small pj bottoms.
“They wont like hearing that, but alright.” Ado said before leaving him. Arizona dried his hair before he left the room and sneaked into the mattress room where he managed to find an empty mattress away from anyone since he still stank of the dead he had spent so much time with. He lay there for a moment, but was unable to sleep. He tossed and turned for nearly and hour before he was tapped on the shoulder. He rolled over to see Seretonin leaning over him.
“Here,” she held out a hand with little blue pills in them. He eyed them skeptically. “They are sleeping pills, I’m tired of hearing you toss, Neon gave me some a month back, you will sleep but not dream, so take them please?” She told him, her eyes pleading in the dark. He thought for a moment, then took them. She handed him a glass of water and downed the pills.
“Thanks” He said.
“Welcome, and I suggest another shower or four when you wake up.” She said before she tip-toed away. Ari laid back down and in almost thirty minutes he was asleep. A dreamless, dead sleep, just as Sere had promised.
He walked in as quietly as he could in his clumsy exhausted state. There were lights on everywhere, which was unusual. He soon entered the barroom and froze. He looked at the people before him. He stared back at the stunned faces before him before he remembered he had the kid slung over his shoulder.
“Uhm, he’s just sleeping, don’t worry.” He said though his voice sounded dry and scratchy. Zebra walked up and took the kid from him before he handed him over to Ado before he started to take Arizona’s clothes off.
“Dude you reek.” Rage said making a face. Arizona merely looked at him not speaking, not sure what to say so he just nodded. Zebra continued to strip him while Arizona pulled his goggles off and let them hang around his neck. Alabama stood and Arizona’s eyes met hers, He tried to relay how sorry he was, how much he wanted to make it up to her, hoping she would understand, and forgive him. She averted her eyes, chewing her lip, before she turned and walked away.
He felt shocked, his teeth clenching, the muscle in his jaw jumping before he closed his eyes shutting every emotion away. He wouldn’t allow himself to get hurt, or to hurt anyone else. He opened his eyes again and looked down at Wasp, then to Zebra.
“I’m gonna go shower.” He said before he turned and left them all behind without another word. He slipped into the bathroom and closed the door before he went into a shower stall and locked it. He finished stripping, taking his socks, pants and boxers off and tossed them over the top of the stall. He turned to the water knob and turned it on, letting the water wash over him. He stood there as the clean water washed over him. Thoughts flew through his mind, hatred for himself, hatred in what he had done, how he had hurt Alabama.
“Bitch.” He growled then slammed his fist into the stall denting it slightly, “Bitch!” He yelled pulling his hand away from the stall, his knuckles bleeding. He forced himself to breath calmly, “This is all your fault, you dumb-ass” He mumbled before he chuckled bitterly. He grabbed the soap and poured it over his head, as he lathered the bleeding cuts in his knuckles stung but he ignored the pain. As he spread the bubbles around his head he noticed the usually shaved half of his head was longer. He made a mental note to shave it short again.
Arizona started to rinse his hair, the soap running down his neck and cheeks. It was almost invigorating. As is swept further down his body he realized something, he couldn’t give up, wouldn’t. He had to make Alabama understand he was sorry, that the kiss that had happened between him and Solar meant nothing. And it hadn’t, it happened and it felt like nothing, nothing had happened. With Alabama his gut felt warm and bubbled, his chest would grow tight in anticipation. But with Solar nothing had happened, he felt nothing, just aggravation that she was still crying over that sleezebag.
I don’t care what it takes, I will make her see I, He paused in the lathering of his body as his thoughts dominated. I love her, I have to make her understand. He thought with a renewed sense of determination. He washed his body then rinsed off and shut off the water. He grabbed a towel and started to dry off when he heard the door open then shut. He stopped for a moment to listen.
“Arizona, are you ok?” Ado’s voice reached him from the counters. Arizona wrapped the towel around his waist and left the stall.
“Yeah, kinda.”
“You still stink, what happened?” Ado asked wrinkling his nose.
“I don’t want to talk about it.” Ari said not looking at Ado.
“Brought you those pj’s” Ado said changing the subject quickly.
“Cool. Why is it so hard to get through to a girl?” Arizona asked suddenly.
“Don’t ask me, I got my own girl problems.” Ado replied with a smirk.
“Do you?” He asked interested, but not showing this.
“Yeah, that girl Seretonin, she, well I’m not sure, I’ve fallen for her, and I made it known, but, she is acting like I didn’t tell her. I don’t know, whatever, if she doesn’t like me, then I let it go.” He paused, “You should too Ari, you broke her heart, she doesn’t want you anymore, so let it go.” He finished looking at Arizona with a serious face.
“I can’t.” Arizona said with a nonchalant shrug.
“What do you mean? You fucked up.”
“Yeah, and I know this, damn it, I went out to find her, I literally went through hell to look for her, to make sure she was ok. I get back, and she blows me off, and I still want her. I can’t give up Ado.” Ari said with a sigh, he rubbed his face and grabbed the change of clothes. “There is some meat in the trunk that hasn’t gone bad, it needs to be cooked like now, and there is some fruit too, make sure none of it goes to waste, I need some sleep.” He told him as he entered a dry stall to change.
“You might want to wait on the sleeping. The Big 4 are here, and they want to see those plans.” Ado said standing up from the counter.
“Are you shitting me? No, I need sleep, I haven’t slept in almost a week, tell them to fuck off.” He said angrily as he left the stall in his to small pj bottoms.
“They wont like hearing that, but alright.” Ado said before leaving him. Arizona dried his hair before he left the room and sneaked into the mattress room where he managed to find an empty mattress away from anyone since he still stank of the dead he had spent so much time with. He lay there for a moment, but was unable to sleep. He tossed and turned for nearly and hour before he was tapped on the shoulder. He rolled over to see Seretonin leaning over him.
“Here,” she held out a hand with little blue pills in them. He eyed them skeptically. “They are sleeping pills, I’m tired of hearing you toss, Neon gave me some a month back, you will sleep but not dream, so take them please?” She told him, her eyes pleading in the dark. He thought for a moment, then took them. She handed him a glass of water and downed the pills.
“Thanks” He said.
“Welcome, and I suggest another shower or four when you wake up.” She said before she tip-toed away. Ari laid back down and in almost thirty minutes he was asleep. A dreamless, dead sleep, just as Sere had promised.
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