Touchdown in Kansas City
The plane came to a slow stop and people started standing up right away. Duo sighed. The woman next to him smiled a bit.
"Oh... you need to get out," he said. "Umm..."
"It's okay," she said. She had seen him come in. "I can wait."
"You sure?" She nodded. "I'm really sorry about making you wait."
"It's no big deal." They watched as people started filing out. The rest of the group waited for a bit, letting people out as they had to. They'd been separated from each other throughout the plane because of the airline switch. Mia and Jess were behind Duo. "What happened to your leg?" the woman said out of curiosity, making conversation while they waited.
"Huh? Oh..." Duo got embarassed. "I uh fell down the stairs. Stupid cat." She chuckled.
"They do like to sleep in rather awkward places," she said. He nodded.
"Yeah..." Mia leaned forward, listening through the gap between the seats. Jess shook her head.
"How long are you supposed to be on the crutches?"
"I have to go back for a checkup when I get back home," Duo said. "They're not really sure yet."
"Oh, wow."
"Yeah," Duo said. "The doctor said if I'd fallen just a bit off, I could have been a lot worse off."
Mia rolled her eyes.
"Really?"
"Yep." Duo nodded. The plane was starting to clear out. Mia stood up.
"Oh, look, Duo," she said, "the attendant should be coming back pretty soon." Duo sweatdropped.
"Oh!" The woman was startled by Mia's appearance. "Are you two together?" Jess stood up as well.
"Yup," Mia said.
"She's my sister," Duo said quickly.
"Oh. You two look alike," she said, smiling. Mia blinked, then yelped as Jess yanked the back of her shirt so she'd fall back in her chair.
"What'd you do that for?" she hissed.
"Let him have some fun, huh?" Jess retorted before getting back up to grab her bag from the overhead compartment.
The woman was startled when Mia was pulled back. Duo chuckled nervously. "She's a bit strange sometimes," he said. Mia glared.
"If Hilde gets pissed, don't say I didn't warn you," she said to no one in particular.
"I hope my bags here," Marta said as they waited for the plane to empty out.
"I would hope so, too, considering we just took three flights to get here," Jess said. She pulled her bag down from the overhead compartment. "Ready, guys?" The attendant had returned with Duo's crutches.
"Thanks," he said. They made their way off the plane, though Duo had to say goodbye to the woman that had been next to him, and headed for the baggage claim.
"This is a really small terminal," Mia said.
"Fine by me," Duo grumbled. "I've had enough of big terminals."
"We have to stop back in Cleveland again on the way home," Jess reminded him.
"This sucks..." he growled.
They grabbed their bags off baggage claim and requested a shuttle to the hotel from the stand nearby.
"I think this is one Robert Otiz said we take," Marta told them. "KCI."
"Yeah, I think so, too," Jess said.
"I think... it's out there," the attendant told them. She pointed down towards the little shelter thing to catch the shuttle busses at. Duo frowned.
"No chairs?" he said. They made their way down there to wait for it. Duo leaned against the side wall. Jess just outright sat on the ground.
"I'm so tired," she said. "I can't wait to get into the hotel room and take a shower."
"Me, too," Mia said.
"It's hot out here," Duo mumbled. Jess took her sweatshirt off from over her teeshirt and tied it around her waist.
"You were freezing when we left New York," Mia snapped at him.
"Well, here in Kansas City, it's hot," he snapped back.
"Oh, quit it, you two," Jess said. "We'll have to leave you here otherwise." The twins looked away from each other, both steaming. Jess sighed. "Siblings..." Quatre blushed.
"Just be glad Duo and Mia don't have 28 more," he said with a small chuckle.
"Trust me, I am!" Jess said. Duo and Mia both stuck their tongues out at them. The shuttle finally arrived and loaded them up. It was about an hour to the hotel, and the driver gave them some weird directions about where to go for shopping. Marta just really wanted to hit a mall of some sort. Jess rolled her eyes, figuring they'd probably get lost with the directions he gave them.
The hotel was on a steep hill, which was interesting for Duo to try and keep his balance on.
"This is certainly a challenging trip," he growled as Mia hovered next to him so he wouldn't fall.
"Oh, stop," Mia said. She walked with him around the van and to the hotel door. It was a revolving door.
"I can't do that," he said. Someone next to him opened a regular door.
"Sir?" The twins looked. The doorman smiled.
"Oh..." Mia smiled. "Thanks. Come on, Duo." He sighed in relief and followed her in. The rest weren't far behind.
"We'll need a credit card," the receptionist said.
"Huh?"
"We don't have anything to put the security hold on," she explained. "We need something to do that."
"I just wanna take a nap," Duo said quietly.
"We were told that the school pay for it," Marta said. "Briarcliffe College... they pay." Jess grumbled. She could so see where this was going. They bounced it back and forth, neither one backing off.
"Can we just try to get in touch with our professor and confirm things?" Jess asked the receptionist. "There's no one in the administrative offices on weekends over there, but, it'll be easier for our professor to work things out on Monday than for us to."
"Alright," the receptionist said.
Jess called his cell phone and Marta called his house. Professor Newman and his wife had gone out to get some last minute provisions and they had apparently left the phone at home because Jess just got his voice mail.
"Can we just check in now and have him contact you?" Jess asked. The receptionist sighed a bit, but then nodded.
"Alright," she said. She logged them in and gave them their key cards.
"Thank you so much," Jess said before Marta could rattle off another complaint. "I really appreciate that." She smiled, and they headed upstairs.
"These elevators are really tiny," Duo said.
"Is it me or does this place seem really deserted for a Saturday?" Mia asked.
"Not every place is busy 24/7 like New York, Mia," Jess said. "Of course, this place reminds me of a taller version of Buffalo at the moment." They got into their room and called down to the desk to try and get in touch with Jill and Julie, the other two SIFE members that had arrived that day.
"The Starbucks is closed!" Jill complained. "On a Saturday!! And there's no convenience stores around here to get cigarettes! I just want a freakin' cigarette!"
Jess shuddered. "It's Buffalo! I swear!"
"Oh... you need to get out," he said. "Umm..."
"It's okay," she said. She had seen him come in. "I can wait."
"You sure?" She nodded. "I'm really sorry about making you wait."
"It's no big deal." They watched as people started filing out. The rest of the group waited for a bit, letting people out as they had to. They'd been separated from each other throughout the plane because of the airline switch. Mia and Jess were behind Duo. "What happened to your leg?" the woman said out of curiosity, making conversation while they waited.
"Huh? Oh..." Duo got embarassed. "I uh fell down the stairs. Stupid cat." She chuckled.
"They do like to sleep in rather awkward places," she said. He nodded.
"Yeah..." Mia leaned forward, listening through the gap between the seats. Jess shook her head.
"How long are you supposed to be on the crutches?"
"I have to go back for a checkup when I get back home," Duo said. "They're not really sure yet."
"Oh, wow."
"Yeah," Duo said. "The doctor said if I'd fallen just a bit off, I could have been a lot worse off."
Mia rolled her eyes.
"Really?"
"Yep." Duo nodded. The plane was starting to clear out. Mia stood up.
"Oh, look, Duo," she said, "the attendant should be coming back pretty soon." Duo sweatdropped.
"Oh!" The woman was startled by Mia's appearance. "Are you two together?" Jess stood up as well.
"Yup," Mia said.
"She's my sister," Duo said quickly.
"Oh. You two look alike," she said, smiling. Mia blinked, then yelped as Jess yanked the back of her shirt so she'd fall back in her chair.
"What'd you do that for?" she hissed.
"Let him have some fun, huh?" Jess retorted before getting back up to grab her bag from the overhead compartment.
The woman was startled when Mia was pulled back. Duo chuckled nervously. "She's a bit strange sometimes," he said. Mia glared.
"If Hilde gets pissed, don't say I didn't warn you," she said to no one in particular.
"I hope my bags here," Marta said as they waited for the plane to empty out.
"I would hope so, too, considering we just took three flights to get here," Jess said. She pulled her bag down from the overhead compartment. "Ready, guys?" The attendant had returned with Duo's crutches.
"Thanks," he said. They made their way off the plane, though Duo had to say goodbye to the woman that had been next to him, and headed for the baggage claim.
"This is a really small terminal," Mia said.
"Fine by me," Duo grumbled. "I've had enough of big terminals."
"We have to stop back in Cleveland again on the way home," Jess reminded him.
"This sucks..." he growled.
They grabbed their bags off baggage claim and requested a shuttle to the hotel from the stand nearby.
"I think this is one Robert Otiz said we take," Marta told them. "KCI."
"Yeah, I think so, too," Jess said.
"I think... it's out there," the attendant told them. She pointed down towards the little shelter thing to catch the shuttle busses at. Duo frowned.
"No chairs?" he said. They made their way down there to wait for it. Duo leaned against the side wall. Jess just outright sat on the ground.
"I'm so tired," she said. "I can't wait to get into the hotel room and take a shower."
"Me, too," Mia said.
"It's hot out here," Duo mumbled. Jess took her sweatshirt off from over her teeshirt and tied it around her waist.
"You were freezing when we left New York," Mia snapped at him.
"Well, here in Kansas City, it's hot," he snapped back.
"Oh, quit it, you two," Jess said. "We'll have to leave you here otherwise." The twins looked away from each other, both steaming. Jess sighed. "Siblings..." Quatre blushed.
"Just be glad Duo and Mia don't have 28 more," he said with a small chuckle.
"Trust me, I am!" Jess said. Duo and Mia both stuck their tongues out at them. The shuttle finally arrived and loaded them up. It was about an hour to the hotel, and the driver gave them some weird directions about where to go for shopping. Marta just really wanted to hit a mall of some sort. Jess rolled her eyes, figuring they'd probably get lost with the directions he gave them.
The hotel was on a steep hill, which was interesting for Duo to try and keep his balance on.
"This is certainly a challenging trip," he growled as Mia hovered next to him so he wouldn't fall.
"Oh, stop," Mia said. She walked with him around the van and to the hotel door. It was a revolving door.
"I can't do that," he said. Someone next to him opened a regular door.
"Sir?" The twins looked. The doorman smiled.
"Oh..." Mia smiled. "Thanks. Come on, Duo." He sighed in relief and followed her in. The rest weren't far behind.
"We'll need a credit card," the receptionist said.
"Huh?"
"We don't have anything to put the security hold on," she explained. "We need something to do that."
"I just wanna take a nap," Duo said quietly.
"We were told that the school pay for it," Marta said. "Briarcliffe College... they pay." Jess grumbled. She could so see where this was going. They bounced it back and forth, neither one backing off.
"Can we just try to get in touch with our professor and confirm things?" Jess asked the receptionist. "There's no one in the administrative offices on weekends over there, but, it'll be easier for our professor to work things out on Monday than for us to."
"Alright," the receptionist said.
Jess called his cell phone and Marta called his house. Professor Newman and his wife had gone out to get some last minute provisions and they had apparently left the phone at home because Jess just got his voice mail.
"Can we just check in now and have him contact you?" Jess asked. The receptionist sighed a bit, but then nodded.
"Alright," she said. She logged them in and gave them their key cards.
"Thank you so much," Jess said before Marta could rattle off another complaint. "I really appreciate that." She smiled, and they headed upstairs.
"These elevators are really tiny," Duo said.
"Is it me or does this place seem really deserted for a Saturday?" Mia asked.
"Not every place is busy 24/7 like New York, Mia," Jess said. "Of course, this place reminds me of a taller version of Buffalo at the moment." They got into their room and called down to the desk to try and get in touch with Jill and Julie, the other two SIFE members that had arrived that day.
"The Starbucks is closed!" Jill complained. "On a Saturday!! And there's no convenience stores around here to get cigarettes! I just want a freakin' cigarette!"
Jess shuddered. "It's Buffalo! I swear!"
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