fh_trips | Kohala Coast, Hawaii | Evening | Sunday

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spring break 2011: hawaii

Kohala Coast, Hawaii | Evening | Sunday | February 20

As the sun gave way to the moon, the lights around the Big Island started coming on, brightening up the dark sky. Night falling just meant several new ways for the guests to enjoy themselves! A slight wind ruffled the palm trees but the temperature remained warm, making it comfortable enough to take long walks on the beach or just enjoy gazing up at the clear night sky.

There was still plenty to do, though! Nighttime activities were starting to swing into motion, music was wafting along the breeze, drawing people towards it's rhythmic sounds, and the smells of Hawaiian dishes were prevalent.

It was nighttime in Hawaii and the vacation had just begun!

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Auron didn't have oceans the size of Earth's, but Cally had still grown up in a city with a view of the water. Watching this ocean now, out on the lanai at night with a warm, salty breeze in the air, was both familiar and not. Calm and beautiful, though, without question.

There was plenty to do and to get accustomed to here in Hawaii, but Alexander figured there'd be plenty of time for that this week. He found that the place he wanted to be tonight was on the balcony of his room, looking up at the stars and....thinking. About a certain raven haired beauty on a chain of green isles of her own. Green isles far, far away from the ones Alexander looked out at now...

Momoko had arrived in her room, dumped her luggage on the bed closest to the patio... balcony... lanai... OCEAN! and then grabbed her camera and headed off to explore the hotel and see what the hotel restaurants and shops had to offer. All without having once seen or been told the name of her trip-roommate.

It was late when Momoko got back so she headed straight for the shower and to change into her pyjamas, wondering just when her roommate was going to show up.

Jaime had also spent the day out and had his bag slung over his shoulder as he walked into his room.

Huh. A lot of that stuff strewn about looked kind of familiar. Maybe he knew his roommate already? That'd be pretty cool.

"Hello," he called, hearing someone moving around in the bathroom. "Roommate here!"

Momoko frowned lightly as she stepped from the shower... Had she heard a voice? She flipped the water off and listened for a moment before reaching for her towel and replying. "Hello? I totally couldn't hear you over the water. Hold on; I'll be out in a minute!"

Huh. The bathroom made voices echo funny, but that voice was also familiar. So... things were looking up on the knowing-his-roommate thing.

"No rush!" he called back. "Which bed is mine?"

"The one with out all of my stuff on it?" Momoko giggled, then frowned lightly. She totally knew that voice but couldn't place it. Huh. Well, at least she was holding her record of having boys for roommates on trips?

She pulled her pyjama top on and grabbed a towel, rubbing her hair, head down, as she walked into the room. "If you don't mind, that is? I like being able to see the ocean."

"Not a problem at--"

It was Momoko.

Momoko looked up, confused at the suddenly cut off sentence. "Oh, Jaime? Hi!" She looked around him. "Where did my roommate go?"

Jaime's bag slipped from his fingers and thumped to the floor.

He... She... pyjamas...

Momoko.

Momoko blinked as the bag hit the floor. Why did he have his bag...

Her eyes widened and she jumped back a step. "Ah?! YOU'RE MY ROOMMATE!" Which probably sounded way worse that it should since they were be BFFs and all, but really? Really?!

"Yes?"

Wow... was that his voice? Since when did Jaime sound all... squeaky?

Okay, she could do this! They'd fallen asleep in the same room before! of course that was on accident. And they'd both been fully clothed. Although her pyjamas were TOTALLY respectable, so that wasn't an issue. But what did he wear? Ah! No thinking about that!

Momoko made her way to her bed, ducking her head again as she applied the towel some more, totally thankful for the way it hid her face. "Uhm. Wow. This is... totally awesome! Now I won't have to track you down every day. Ah! I mean, sometimes. Not that you have to keep me company the whole trip. I don't make my roommates do that. I don't ignore them, but usually they have their own idea of fun, you know? But I do want to at least spend some time with you while we're here, so it's nice that you're here and we can at least be together a little while."

Nervous babble, let her show you it.

Um... What had she just said? It took Jaime's brain a couple of seconds to engage and figure that out.

Oh!

"Um... yeah. Awesome!" Didn't he sound excited? And not... incredibly nervous? He'd brought a pair of loose shorts to sleep in, but he'd honestly been expecting a guy for a roommate, and... did he have a shirt he could sleep in?

He did, right?

(He'd check, but Momoko would probably ask why he was frantically digging through his bag.)

Momoko was actually busy ignoring him, putting her hair up in the towel as she stared down at her bed and wished she'd thought to put all her clothes away before going off exploring. She wondered if she could just wait until Jaime was in the bathroom or something... sure he'd see her in all of it, but the idea of pulling out her underthings, shorts, tees, swimsuits... all with him in the room?

"Oh! Presents!" Hopefully her voice didn't sound too relieved at the distraction. Momoko lifted two boxes and handed them to Jaime. "I bought these for you!"

Jaime blinked. "You... did?"

What was the occasion? Oh crap! Was he supposed to have gotten her something, too!

She shrugged. "Well, I know we were supposed to go together? And we still can! But you totally needed them for this week and I was tired of looking at those horrid things in my trash can, so while I was shopping Thursday I decided to go ahead and get them. They should fit; they're the same size."

She'd be breathing normally and stop babbling ANY time now. Really.

More blinking. "Thank you."

That probably should have sounded grateful and not... pole-axed. Momoko was his roommate? For a week?

Right. Okay. Shoes delivered. Out of distractions.

Momoko nodded and went back to her side of the room to stare again at the luggage covering her bed. She started to pull out the clothes, keeping them tight to her as she moved between the bed and the dresser. "Uhm. So, did you just arrive? I was out exploring all day, just getting an idea of what's where before heading out tomorrow for the beach and some local sights. I got an awesome list of local places to visit from the busboy at the hotel restaurant."

She dumped the clothes into a drawer; she'd sort them later, but for now she wanted her bed cleared so she could climb in and cover her head.

Jaime's bag was still at his feet, and he hadn't moved. "Um... yeah? I swung by home and had lunch with my family."

"Then I did a little bit of exploring before coming up here."

Blink, Jaime. Blink! Also, don't just stand there!

"Ah! That sounds nice! Is everyone okay? I didn't get to see my family when I went back; too hard to explain that I was able to catch a plane from America and then back after a single day. Moshi's staying with the Professor and Ken, though, so I don't have to worry about him."

Was he watching her?!

"How's Mila-chan doing in her classes?"

He was so, so watching her. What was she putting away...

Oh crap! Her underwear had to be in there somewhere!

Gulp.

Wait, she'd asked a question. That made an excellent distraction! (Thanks, Momoko.)

"Oh, yeah, everyone's good. Milagro even managed not to be bratty for nearly thirty minutes." He smiled fondly despite his words. "And I think she's really frustrated with math, but managing things okay?" He... felt kinda guilty not being there to help her, too.

It had totally better be in there somewhere or she was going to be SERIOUSLY upset and he would then be seeing her in bikinis more often than he'd expected. And that was a pretty high number ~~if he'd been counting strings~~.

"I'm glad everyone's okay and that you got a chance to see them. Math? Ugh. I'd offer to help, but you totally know me and math." Last pile (yes, she'd brought that much) dropped into the drawers, she nudged the drawer shut, turning to face him. He was watching her. She took a breath. "Hi."

Edited 2011-02-21 18:39 (UTC)

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Jaime managed to get himself under control enough to offer Momoko a slow, warm smile. "Hi."

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