Note: The picture at the bottom of this post is just me being a silly fangirl. XD
Chapter 1: Shots
"Woo!" Ashley screamed as she held tight to the book in her hands and jumped. "Tori!" she shouted into the living room. She didn’t see her anywhere so she jumped again; this time, into her friend’s bedroom. The twenty two year old blond rolled onto her side and grumbled something. "Wake up lazy bones. It’s time for a vacation!" she shouted as she slammed her book shut.
Tori grumbled. "No. Sleep time."
Ashley frowned and put a hand on her hip. "Get up before I jump to Alaska for a bucket of water."
Tori groaned and sat up, her dark blond hair frizzing all over. "What time is it?"
Ashley set the book on the end of Tori’s bed. "Around ten-ish," she told her as she pulled her dark brown hair into a ponytail. "Let’s go. Vacation!" she cheered.
Tori got out of bed, her pajama pants looking a bit wrinkled. She asked, "Where are we going now?" as she rubbed an eye. "Can’t go see Jimmy and Preston. You know that."
Ashley frowned. "We’re not talking about them, remember?" Tori gave a wave of her hand. "I’ll let you get ready," she quickly said as she jumped out of the room and ended up in her own. She grabbed her already packed black backpack, jumped into the living room, and flung herself onto the couch. Tori came out a few minutes later, wearing a pair of blue jeans and a green hoodie. Ashley hopped up and tossed a blue backpack to Tori. "I already packed your stuff for you," she smiled.
Tori rolled her eyes. "Now, where are we going?" she asked as she caught the bag and put it on her back.
Ashley jumped to her side. "Lots of places. Just for fun," she beamed before grabbing onto Tori’s hand and jumping them away.
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The first stop was in a Fresno Starbucks for breakfast. Then it was Paris to do some shopping. After that, Tori insisted on sushi in Okinawa and Ashley made sure they took a ride on a gondola in Venice after that. The two were having a great time. They came to a compromise to stay in a capsule hotel in Tokyo for the night, wanting some rest from the frequent jumps. Little did they know, they would need all the rest they could get for the following day.
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(Ashley POV)
Ashley woke up when someone was shaking her frantically. "Ashley, wake up now," Tori whispered quickly.
"Ten more minutes," she waved her away but Tori continued to shake her.
"No. I think someone’s watching us. I felt a jump."
Ashley bolted up and hit her head on the extremely low ceiling of her capsule bed. "Damn it. Double damn it!" she yelled as she pressed her hands against her wound. "Are you sure?" she asked, looking over at Tori.
Tori gave a nod. "I thought you were like sleep jumping or awake, but I saw this guy…"
Ashley threw off the blankets and crawled out of the little area she called her cocoon, or capsule bed. "Is he still here?" She looked around and found the hall was empty.
"He left when I noticed him. Didn’t get a good look. I only saw his boots."
"Boots? That’s a big help. C’mon. Let’s pack up and get out of here." The two quickly changed out of pajamas and into regular clothes. Ashley was lacing up her black and white high tops as Tori approached her. "What’s the plan?"
Tori huffed and shrugged. "Let’s hide out in the bar around the corner for a little. Just until I think it’s alright to leave." Ashley gave a nod and they began to the elevators with their backpacks in hand. Once they left the hotel, they walked cautiously to the bar around the corner. Tori walked in first, ahead of Ashley since she was older, and picked a table in the back corner with perfect vision of the whole bar but mostly the door. Ashley sat down across from Tori. "We’re gunna eat here for breakfast then?" she asked.
Tori shrugged. "What other choice do we have?"
Ashley gave a nod and said, "I’ll go get us something." Tori pulled out a book and flashed it, signaling for Ashley to take her time. She smiled as she walked up to the bar and sat down on a stool three down from a wild haired guy. She looked at the bartender and said, "Can I get two sodas and a shot of sake? Maybe one of those little bags of chips?" The man behind the bar nodded with a small smile as he pulled two glasses off the shelf. Ashley looked over at Tori, who seemed deep into her book, and then to the opposite side. The man with wild hair was drinking something looking a lot like a beer. "Little early to be drinking, don’t ‘cha think?" she joked.
He glanced at her sideways. "Don’t yeh think it’s a little early to be hitting the sake?" he asked. Ashley noticed he had an accent as he spoke. ‘Probably British.’ She sent him a smile. "Touché." She was looking him over as the bartender sat a small shot glass full of sake down in front of her. Ashley realized the sodas and chips were there, too. She looked over her shoulder and downed the shot. After gulping it down, she sighed and sat the glass on the counter. Ashley put her head down onto the bar and felt the cool surface against her skin.
"Give ‘er another shot. It’s on me," she heard the guy say. She looked up and found the glass full again with sake.
Ashley looked over at the guy and held the little cup to him. "Thanks…" he quickly downed it and put the glass back down.
"You looked troubled, yeah?" he asked, adjusting the collar of his leather jacket.
Ashley snorted and gave a slight laugh. "Oh, you don’t know the half of it." She picked up the two glasses of soda and bag of chips and carefully maneuvered back over to the table.
Tori looked up. "What took so long?"
Ashley shook her head. "Slow day or something. Hell if I know," she lied, knowing Tori would freak out if she knew about drinking so early. "Just eat. I’m not that hungry. Stomach’s botherin’ me."
Tori looked at her curiously. "Got one of your feelings or…?"
Ashley nodded. "It’s a bad feeling alright." She rested her head against the table and shut her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her stomach.
el oh el. it's so cute!! ^^ XD
