"Come on Ri, keep up!" Aaron called excitedly as we made our way through a funfair.

Yep you heard right, a funfair. 

Our supply run ended up a day on the beach, not that I'm complaining, I love the seaside and it always made me sleepy after but it was manic.

I lost everyone in a blink of an eye, I continued in the direction I was going when I hand pulled me in. The hand belonged to Zak and he pulled me into where they all were thankfully.

I did say thank you quietly, he simply acknowledged it win a nod and walked away. I saw Aaron and followed his vision direction to see Star Wars figurines. I smiled at my nerd and went over looking at them with him.

"Hey, you made it. Get lost?"

I nodded "Zak pulled me in. Thankfully."

Aaron smiled hearing that "Not the big bad wolf after all then." He replied.

"Jury is still out." I answered turning my attention to the toys.

"God I want them all.." He sighed.

"You don't need them all.. So how about you find the ones you like, seen the traders cards?" I asked pointing to them.

"Yep. I've bought them... All."

I blinked as he grinned.

"souvenir shopping. I never had you as the type."

Aaron pulled me back and into him wrapping his arms around my shoulder as I stood in front of him.

"Can I have a hug?" He asked.

He's never been one to ask for hugs, so I turned instantly and gave him a big hug, holding on a little longer than I needed to before letting go of him.

"Tired?"

"Not yet, let you know when I am...I'N going to need your shoulder."

"That's why I'm here!" He sang.

I couldn't work out what kind of store we were in until I noticed that it was two in one. The other was a small shop and the other half was a collectors shop. I guess that made the rent cheap!

Looking at the magazines my eyes scanned across them until the C word popped up. The 6 letter C word.

I picked it up looking at the cover when Zak cleared his throat making me jump and shove it back on the shelf.

"We're leaving."

I nodded and went out the door. We carried on down the busy beach front when I stopped seeing a woman in a wheelchair with a bandana on her head looking pale and frail.

Tears formed in my eyes leaving me nowhere to go but to lower my head and wipe my eyes hard.

"Maria?" Zak spoke.

"I'm fine." I replied walking on fast. I couldn't cry, I can't cry. I can't.

As they all stopped looking at camera equipment in a store I slipped next door letting Ash know.

It was a clothing shop and I needed pjs. As much as I loved wearing Aaron's clothes, I did worry incase he didn't pack enough tops for himself.

After a look around I picked up some more panties and bra sets, and then Pjs in form of satin slips also a top and some satin shorts which were my favourite.

I never bought myself anything sexy or revealing, I always wore an old tee to bed. I guess it was Tilly's sly hint to sort my life out. I left the shop happier that I had some pjs and nice ones at that.

"There's a beautiful smile." Aaron commented making me smile even brighter.

"Oh Mr. Smooth." I teased walking beside him.

"You definitely okay? I just got a feeling.."

"I- everything's fine." I smiled and carried on walking.

The arcades seemed too much even for the men as they went in one after the other whilst saying that they weren't going to waste money.

But they went in so there was a chance they would..

They all split off leaving me stood there looking like an idiot, so I followed Aaron, I always would I guess. He got himself seated in a Star Wars virtual game. From his excitement, I knew where he was going to be for the remainder of the time, in this machine snapchatting. Bacon and Billy were doing basketball shoot outs with Billy's wife watching them. I had no idea where Jay and Ash were and Zak was sat at the slot machines.

I owed him an apology for this morning... As well as a proper one for the whole arguing. With that in mind I made a beeline for him.

As I reached him some f--King idiot walked straight into spilling his drink all down me. All because he was trying to act like the big kahuna with his friend.

"I'm sorry." He laughed.

"You fucking moron!" I snapped  pulling my white shirt away from my body with a large cola stain on it.

"Who you calling a moron? You weren't  looking." He laughed with his little friends.

Zero bullshit policy was rising fast.

"No you pleb. You're trying to act Billy big balls with your idiot friends and walked straight into me. Complete friggin imbecile!"

"I have got big balls.. Rest perfectly on your chin whilst you're sucking my cock." He replied.

I could smell alcohol, but at times like this I wanted to be a little bigger to flatten the fucking idiot and show him up in front of his friends.

"Why don't you watch where you're going? You complete jerk off." I complained, I pushed past to leave when the kahuna grabbed my wrist.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Before I had time to open my mouth Zak was in front of me and my hand was released.

"Apologise." He said to the dude.

"I'm sorry. It was my fault." The man said before leaving with his friends.

Zak turned around and looked at me "I was handling it." I spoke.

"Sure looked like it.. You don't like accepting help. Do you?"

"I was fine."

"Of course you were. Come on." He sighed.

"Uh where we going?"

"I'll tell you and then you can moan and call me all the names under the sun.. Your top is now see through, showing your bra. So undress you want to enter a wet t-shirt contest I am merely suggesting we go a get you another shirt... Yes?" He asked, I nodded and followed him out.

"What about the others?" I asked looking up at him.

"I'll text the-" he paused and looked down to me.

"Hi.." I mumbled.

"Well aren't you funsized without heels in." He commented making my cheeks heat up.

I was short.. But then nobody needed to be ridiculously tall. We get the same weather!

We entered a clothing store and split up agreeing to meet at the door when we finished.

I went through the store looking at tees, I wasn't fussy but I did find one I liked and instantly bought it. It was a men's dark grey top with a large black skull on it.

The cashier noticed my top and took the tags off my new one telling me to use the changing room.

I thanked her continuously and went in to change. I came back out impressed and happy.

I stood by the front door waiting for Zak patiently.

"Done?" He asked making me turn and nod. He let out a small laugh and held the door for me.

"What? Why are you laughing?"

"Just thinking we argue like cat and dog but have the same taste in clothes."

"Wh- ah." I realised as he showed me what he went in and bought.

We had bought the same top.

"It looks good on you. I think I like it even more." He answered holding it up looking at it as we headed back.

"Hey uh.. Thank you for that."

"Taking you to get a new top? I didn't really do anything." He answered.

"I mean at the arcade, with those guys."

"Oh. No problem, he was a drunk and rude as well."

"But still.. Thank you." I replied. He gave a little smile as we headed into the arcade.

Whilst we were alone I thought, two birds one stone and worked my apology but as I went to speak Aaron appeared.

"Hey, you changed? What happened?"

Out of everything he noticed I changed my top.. His observation skills were good I give him that.

"Some idiot walked into Maria spilling cola all over her top, went see through, so we went and got another." Zak answered.

"Oh what an ass." Aaron replied.

"He was. Rude as well." Zak added looking around.

It seemed my shortness excluded me
of the conversation..

Seeing a step I went over and got it putting it between them and standing in it.

"You're still short." Zak commented not looking my way.

"Shut up.. I'm checking the view out for once." I replied making them laugh.

I was only 6 inches taller with the step but nothing was different then being 5,3..

It was still crap only I could see balding heads.