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Kimi looked back at Trace and gave him a little smile.
"You can come with if you want to, but I don't think anyone would mess with me Trace."
She raised an eye brown and moved towards the door as she tugged on a corduroy jacket. She Watched Trace walk out then did so herself, locking the door behind her. When they got out to the car she breathed the cool air and sat back in the driver's seat starting the car and pulling out onto the road. She glanced at Trace but mostly kept her eyes on the road in front of her.

Parker yanked a case of beer bottles from the shelf, and placed them beside his feet as he tossed a variety of sodas into the shopping basket. "Aww, no Dr. Pepper! What's this place got against it?" he shouted across the aisle over to Max, who couldn't make up her mind of what type of crackers to get. "It ain't that hard, is it? Just get all of 'em. I got it covered." It didn't phase him how much it'd cost, especially after their last gig. Yeah, they weren't much of a band yet but they did get an exceptional croud. Mostly, over how awesome Max's vocals where; they even blew him away.

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Trace smiled as they climbed into the car, and kept is eyes on her the whole ride. It wasn't until the neon glow from the store's sign hit Kim's face that he realized they were already there. Not a word had been spoken since they left, and he wasn't sure if that was a good or bad thing. Trace nearly hopped out of the car, tugging his leather coat around him tighter to keep in the heat, and opened the front door; letting Kimi in first, of course.

"Uhhhh," Parker went over to the aisle the crackers were in and shifted through the boxes. "What kind of flavor do you want? There's onion, garlic, chicken, vegetable, wheat, butter, saltines..." The list went on; for a small store they sure did have quite the selection of crackers. "I like garlic or butter, and Ritz and Wheat Thins tend to be the best, so we'll stick to them." He took a box of what he liked and put them on top of the pile of soda, before continuing down the ailse while Max could pick out which ones she liked. Parker grabbed a bag of Munchies, Sour Cream & Onion chips, Pretzels, Tortilla chips, as well as the salsa and cheese dip. How he managed to consume this much without gaining a pound was a mystery to himself as well as his doctors. "Anything else you wanna get besides the crackers?" He grinned over at her.



Trace followed Kimi into the store, walking behind her like a lost puppy. He groaned as they reached the fridge aisles, "I'm gonna go wonder, it's too damn cold over here." Shivering, he turned around and walked up and down through the other aisles. At first, he had thought they were the only people insane enough to go to a store at this time in the morning until he came across two other people, a guy and a girl about his age.


Every few minutes Tess stirred around in her sleep before waking up for a few minutes at a time. It wasn't until the third time that she realized that Trace was no longer beside her like he said he would be. So much for staying the night... She glanced over the side of her bed to see a mattress on the floor where Gab lay fast asleep. Tess shivered, clutching onto the blankets. She didn't want to disturb Gab's sleep but she was cold as anything and needed some warmth, whether or not it meant sharing a bed for the night. Tess moved off of her bed and sat down at the edge of the cot Gab was sleeping on for the night. She watched him for a minute to see if she woke him up at all before climbing into the bed, keeping a reasonable distance between them. Tess draped her blanket over the two of them so there were two layers to keep them warm. "Much better," she yawned.

Parker laughed at Max's excitement over the small grocery store. "Of course we can." It was amusing watching her decide what she wanted and her enthusiasm about the whole experience. They crossed through a few aisles before finding the sandwich cookies she adored so greatly and the licorice wasn't far from it.


Tess smiled as Gab wrapped his arm around her. "Goodnight," she whispered, unsure if he had even heard her before he fell back asleep. Either way it didn't matter. She yawned once more before drifting back to dreamland once more, in hopes she wouldn't wake up until the sun rose, or the smell of eggs seeping through the crack under the door.

"These," he said, picking up the case that had peanut butter in between the two chocolate cookies," are godly." Parker looked over the pile of junk food they had in the red basket before taking Max's wrist and leading her towards the register before she thought of something else she wanted. "I think we're good for now," he smiled. They walked past the line of vacant registers before finding the only one open, lane 3.


After walking up and down the aisles, Trace finally came across where Kimi was hiding."There you are." He had a small 99 cent bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips in his hand. "Would you mind?" He grinned, hoping she could spare a dollar for a quick fix, which he would be more than happy to share with her.

Parker patted the top of Max's head while she was leaning against him, chuckling at her every movement and word. "It was no problem at all, it's more fun when you're here anyway. You make it seem like an adventure, it's cute." He smiled down at her, putting the items into the plastic bags at the end of the conveyor belt before taking out his wallet to pay the cashier. "Have a nice night." Parker wrapped his one arm around Max's waist and held the bags in his other hand as they exited the store.


"Yup," he smiled, helping Kimi put the items onto the counter for the cashier. After the couple left, Trace looked to Kimi, "have we seen them before?" There was something about the guy who had to be at least six foot three that triggered some sort of memory, but he couldn't place where he was at the time.

Trace snapped his fingers, "That's it! She's amazing, as is he. We've gotta practice more." He could feel his competitiveness set in, although other things had to be taken care of first. There was the fact that Demetrie just got operated on, Gab was sick, and Tess, well hopefully she'd be better by morning. He looked up at the clock on the wall. 3:05 AM. He sighed, bagging the items she had bought and took them in his hands, while Kimi finished up.

"Well, it's possible it's because it's bout the end of November, and," Parker looked up at the clear night sky," there's no clouds to keep the heat from leaving. At least he remembered one thing from his meteorology class last week. He's be in a bit of a bind if he didn't, since the final was in less than a month. But a final was just a final. Who cares if he did good. It wasn't his choice to go here and it sure as well wasn't him who paid. So if they wanted him hear even though his grades were well below average then they could wine about it with each other. Parker slid off his jacket and draped it over Max's shoulders. "Here, this should help some. Can't let you get a cold and ruin your voice, now can I?"

Parker held Max close to him until they'd reach the dorms. Opening the large wooden doors for her, he kissed her on top of her head softly, "ladies first." Grinning he escorted her in and walked up the red carpeted stair cases till they reached Max's door. He leaned back against the door, not letting her leave just yet. "Practice tomorrow?"

Trace sighed, "my fault, huh?" He didn't even need to ask to know the answer. Kimi was right, there'd be no way we'd get all of us in the same room, especially Gab. He hadn't the slightest clue what Dem thought of his sudden return, but he guessed he'd find out soon enough. Tess seemed okay with it, sure she wasn't at first but her drinking and sobbing lightened the mood, guess she just had to get back to herself first.