Next morning (5:30)Friday

I wake up feeling comfortable and warm, opening my eyes I see that I'm still snuggled up against Rob's neck with Dart beside me. I stretch out best I can before crawling over to Rob's arm with his watch, it say 5:30.

"Dang it's early but I guess it's a good idea to get Rob up and moving so he can go to school," I mutter.

Standing up, I wobble over to the calm visage of my giant boyfriend. Reaching it, I call him and push his nose. He groans in defiance so I climb onto his face and straddle his nose.

"Oh Rob~! Time to get up," I say.

"Uhhhhh, five more minutes mom." Rob mumbles tiredly, he shifts slightly.

   Laughing quietly, I climb off his face and stand next to his ear. Kneeling down, I cup my hands around my mouth and shout into the giant ear. Rob is now awake and almost falling out of bed, Dart is also shaken awake from the giant's movements.
I burst out laughing at the scene as Rob peels up from the bed,

"I hate you at times. What time is it?" Rob says in a horsely morning voice, he sets Dart down before standing up and stretching.

"Around 5:45, figured you might want an early start so you don't have to rush. Plus you can get a shower in before you leave," I respond cheerfully.

"Uh ok. Thanks," he replies.

He walk into the bathroom for a shower. I look over to where Dart was placed and see that  he's up, I walk over and stand in front of him.

"Was that necessary?" Dart asks after a moment, sporting a unamused bitch face.

"Sort of, he wasn't responding any other way. So yeah," I say.

"I hate you sometimes," he replies.

He gets up and we both walk over to the edge of the bed and hop onto the night stand.
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An hour and a haft later, we're in Rob's pocket as he walks to the bus stop. He's got one earbud in, the other in the pocket with us blaring out 'Linkin Park's What I've Done'  as he walks along the road. We reach the bus stop and Rob sits down, leaning against the bench. We don't say anything to each other, enjoying the peace, as we wait for the bus.

In that time another kid comes along and sits on the bench as well. We feel Rob shift, giving the new joiner their space, before relaxing again. Being as curious as we are, Scratch and I slowly poke our heads out of the pocket and look at the other human. She has long vibrant red hair, slightly tanned skin, she's wearing green and blue clothing, and carrying a black backpack with different abstract patterns all over. The last thing we notice are her eyes, they're a beautiful emerald green and have a kind look to them. After taking in her appearance, we drop back into Rob's pocket. We feel him chuckling but don't hear it, and I punch his chest before sitting down and crossing my arms over my chest.

It's a few minutes before the girl breaks the silence, "Hi I'm Fiona Caird. I moved here recently," she said shyly.

"Uh hi, nice to meet you. I'm Robert but most people call me Rob. And I had assumed you weren't from around here, I haven't had someone at this stop with me for a while." Rob replied, taking out his earbud and hanging it in the collar of his shirt.

"yeah I would have started going on the bus a week ago but they were giving me issues about getting a bus and saying I was out of their bounderies," Fiona stated.

"That happens a lot so don't worry about it. So how long have you lived here?" Rob asked, draping an arm over the back of the bench.

"Uhhh, 'bout a 2 weeks now, how 'bout you?"

"Um think it's been about 12 years now, give or take a few weeks. How ever long it's been, I can't really remember my old home. So what classes are you taking?" he asks,

"Uh math, geography, english, photography, music, manufacturing, science, and spanish. What about you?" she asks back,

"pretty much the same as you except I'm taking visual arts instead of music," Rob says.

"oh that's cool, maybe we'll be in the same classes!" She says cheerfully, then glances down. "Do you have your own camera?" She asks,

"Uh, yeah. why?" he asked kinda nervously,

"Really?! That's so cool, I was just curious since you said you had photography class."

"Oh, well yeah I guess that makes sense. Usually I have it on me but I can't carry too much weight on my shoulders and back right now, fell out of a tree over the weekend then slipped on the stairs while running around with soaked feet the other day." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oh my, I'm surprised you're still walking!" She said in shock,

"Yeah, most people are. I'm just used to getting injured, you could say I'm a magnet for accidents!"😂

"Apparently, oh look the bus is here! Guess I'll talk to you more at school than?" Fiona asks,

"Yeah for sure. How bout you join me and my friends for lunch, I'm sure they'd love to meet you." Rob offers,

"Oh I wish I could but I have work I need to get done so I'm caught up in my classes. Maybe another day?"

"Yeah, sure." Rob says, both of them stepping onto the bus.

  Once on the bus Rob sits in his usual seat near the back of the bus, away from most of the other students. The bus starts moving and he pops his earbud back in, which now has one of the many instrumental musics playing, and lean against the side. I decide to climb up to his shoulder so I can talk to him while Dart stays in the pocket.

Reaching his shoulder I walk over to his neck and sit down, "well she seems nice. Gonna try to hook her up with one of the boys?" I ask amusingly,

  He smiles and laughs quietly, "I don't know yet. Maybe I will, maybe I won't." He replies quietly, peering down at me for a second before continuing to look out the window.

"Oh Rob," I smirk.

The rest of the bus ride was quiet, well quiet as a high school bus can be. We get to school, Rob drops his stuff in his locker then grabs his books before heading to class. The day is uneventful as usual. He goes from class to class, apparently having the same classes as Fiona, and hanging out with his friends during lunch. Typical teenaged boy stuff. He invites Zeek to hang out after school, who of course accepts. When we get home, the boys drop their bags next to the couch before sitting down and turning on the tv. After a few minutes, Rob excuses himself to go to the bathroom so he can drop us off in his room before heading back downstairs. Dart and I decide to go into our 'room' so we can do something.
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I'm sit back on the couch next to Zeek as we cruise through the channels. After who knows how long, my mom and dad come through the door. I glanced at them quickly before going back to the tv screen.

"Hi ma, dad

"Hey dear, glad you're home. hello Zeek how have you been?" My mom asks,

"Good mr. and mrs. Michell, how are you?"

"Oh we're just wonderful, anyways. Rob, you need to pack your things. Tomorrow is our annual family camping trip!"

"What it's the end of June already?" I ask, glancing at the calendar nearby.

"Yup, now go start packing. Before the terrible two get home and demand that you play with them," my father says.

"Ya ok, I'm goin'!" I glance over to Zeek, "you wanna help by any chance?"

"I'll help you up the stairs but I ain't touching your stuff. Last time I tried to help, I accidentally found those toys in your underwear drawer and you nearly tore my ear of getting me out!" He says, matter-of-factly.

"Dude, I had told you not to go in there before we started. What did you expect?" I ask, remembering how close he was to discovering that they weren't real toys.

"Either way, you can pack your stuff on your own."

"Fine! I was only asking anyway," I say.

Turning off the tv, Zeek and I head up to my room and open the door. I do a quick scan of the room before stepping in,

"Just sit somewhere, but look before plunking your butt anywhere. I have weird odds and ends everywhere and I can assume you don't want to sit on something in here."

"Yeah dude, still got a scar from the last time I sat before I looked." He said laughing sheepishly, and sitting down on the chair at my desk.

I walk over to my closet and pull out my bag for camping and sleeping bag. After setting them down on my bed, I pull out several outfits to use over the next few days and put them in my bag. I walk around my room, grabbing other stuff I need for the next few days.
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It's been about an hour since Rob dropped Scratch and I in his room before we heard the front door open. We're sitting on Rob's bed so we move a little closer to the night stand in case someone happens to come in. Not five minutes later, Rob and Zeek walk in. Rob tells Zeek that he can sit down wherever, giving his usual warning to watch where he sits, before walking over to his closet and grabbing his duffle and setting it on the bed nearby.

"Oh, it's that time of year again?" I whisper to Scratch,

"Guess so. We might wanna hitch a ride on one of his trips, don't wanna get caught." He replies, I nod in agreement.

I takes a while but, but when Rob reaches for the smaller pillow on the bed, we manage to catch his attention. He looks at us for a brief moment before turning his head,

"Hey Zeek, you think you could go down and ask my parents how long we're going for?" He asks,

"Sure," he walks out of the room and down the stairs.

Rob looks back at us, going down on one knee. "Hey guys, you two wanna go with us this year?"

"You bet, it's boring as hell after you being gone for a day!" I reply, standing up and walking over to him, Scratch following behind.

He chuckles, "I can assume it is. Well then, you two need to pack then."

"Pack what exactly?" Scratch says confused,

"Clothes is the main thing, any of your normal supplies that you bring with you. Uh that's all I can think of that you'd need, something to keep you entertained I guess."

"Oh, ok. Well can you give us a-"

"Rob what are you doing?" Zeek asks as he suddenly appears at the door,

"Uh nothing! just looking for something," he responds.

Rob pulls the collar of his shirt open, signaling for us to get in, before leaning closer to the floor and pretending to search for something.

"Oh, ok. Well your parents said your only going for two night but that you're going swimming and to bring your swimming stuff." He said, flopping back on the chair.

"Ok, thanks! Now then where did I put them? Rob mutters, standing back up.

Ignoring anything after that as Scratch and I hold to his shirt, "hurry up and tuck in your shirt already!" I hissed at him, "not sure how much longer I could hold on."

To be continued .....

Sorry for cutting off like that but I figured you guys have waited long enough. Anywho, hope you guys liked this chapter and sorry for the long wait, I'll try to have another chapter up soon.
Squirt out 🤠