forum The Runaways (6/6)

Started October 16, 2019 by @EmptyNebula group

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"He's an idiot who's scared of bees." Carmen said, turning to her. "Also, hi."

Charlise thought for a moment and leaned in to person next to her, “Do you think it would work if we told him there’s bees in the tree?”

"Hey Xeelia." Kim said "And I am tall Adie. I'm like, 6'2."

Azalea nodded towards Charlise's question. "Most likely." She said before putting her hands around her mouth and shouting up to Adie. "There's a beehive at the top of that tree and bees are flying around!"

Adie jumped, falling out of the tree and landing on Azalea. "Fuck you Azalea!" He yelled, seeing the tree was empty.

Charlise tried her best not to laugh. “Sorry Adie,” she managed, glancing at him.

"Well, I guess that works too." She muttered, "So, what do you guys want to do?"

"I'm going to get you back Char." He grunted, flipping her off too. "This is why I never hang out with you all." Adie groaned, saying it jokingly.

“Mmm, we’ll see about that,” she replied with a knowing smirk. “This is nice, just like old times.”

"Yeah. It's great." She said, sitting back down.

“So what have you all been up to, then?” Charlise asked, looking around at her friends. “Anything fun?”

Carmen smiled, taking her guitar from where it was slung across her back and putting it in her lap, playing around with it a bit. "Just detention, grounded, and gone to a few shows down on 53rd and 3rd, ya know the drill." She said, shrugging.

Xeelia simply sat quietly as the others talked, an idle smile on her face as her eyes darted from person to person. This was great, just like old times. "I haven't really been doing much, going to the pool, trying to break my personal record on how long I can hold my breath at the bottom of the deep side of the pool."

"I gave someone a black eye for touching my soda." Adie shrugged, dusting off his clothes with a frown.

"I've been trying to help my mom out more. I've also been working on my art." Kim pulled her notebook out of her bag.

"You're all lucky. I've been stuck going to my mom's job after school for most of the year." She said before noticing really how long it's been since they fell apart.

"Well, you guys want to get something to eat? I'm pretty hungry." Kim said, breaking the silence. She glanced at all of them, waiting for a response.

Carmen looked up. "Did I hear food?" She asked, grinning. "Because I actually forgot to eat today."

"Ok, let's go!" She stood up. "Where do you guys want to eat?"

"I literally don't care." She said, shrugging.

“I’m in the mood for tacos,” Charlise announced with a grin. “Everyone good with that?”

"Fine by me, except I have a deathly allergy to corn." Azalea deadpanned while patting her clothes to remove dust from Adie's fall.

Charlise looked sheepish. “Never mind then. I can’t believe I forgot about that. Pizza?”

"Burgers. I know a place with good seating." Adie offered, pulling his hood over his head. "I am however going to need to wear some sunglasses. I might be banned."