Chapter 2 : I’m Driving Here! Shut Up!

 

“Are we there yet?”

“Erika, that looked like a good shortcut a while ago, why didn’t you take it?”

“I’m hungry!  Where’s the food?!”

“Jeri! You’ll finish it all before we get there!”

“Erika, let’s take the next left turn, it looks like the fastest way to get to the Hotel.”

“Are we there yet~?”

“I wanna eat!”

“Well I wanna puke. We’re even!”

“That’s gross”

“Are we there yet?”

 

Erika felt a growing throb in her head that signaled the end of her patience. Besides Andrea’s constant backseat driving, Jeri’s unstoppable hunger, Meg’s constant bickering with Jeri and Yuuki’s never changing question, there was also the fact that the road they were on was rough.

 

“Guys…shush already” she started.

 

“Oi, Erika said to be quiet,” said Andrea who peered at the trio who sat behind them.

 

“I’m quiet.” Said Jeri. She pouted and crossed her arms in front of her.

 

“It’s not your mouth that’s the problem” interjected Meg, “It’s the bottomless void that’s your stomach, it keeps on growling!”

 

“Hidoiiii~!” shrieked Jeri, reaching over to strangle Meg. Meg let out a loud “Eep” and started struggling. The two were wrestling now, growling and giggling with high-pitched voices.

 

“Are we there yet?’ was Yuuki’s joiner. She was ignored as far as she was concerned so she said in a louder and even shriller voice, “OI! ARE WE THERE YET?!?”

 

“NO WE’RE NOT!” shouted Andrea right on back.

 

“DO YOU HAVE TO SHOUT AT ME?” responded Yuuki in kind.

 

“WELL YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO SHOUT INTO MY EAR YOU DUMMY!”

 

“JERICAH!” was Meg’s exclamation on the other side of the car, “DON’T DO THAT!”

 

“WHY NOT?”

 

“…DON’T!”

 

“STOP SHOUTING!”

 

“I’M NOT SHOUTING!”

 

“YES YOU ARE”

 

“NO I’M NOT. YOU ARE!”

 

“NO YOU ARE!”

 

“YOU ARE!”

 

“NOT!

“ARE!”

”NOT!”

 

“SHAAAAAAADDDDDDDUUUUUUUUPPPPPP~~~!!!!” there was a loud screech as Erika stopped the van suddenly. She glared at the passenger seats with fire in her eyes. Andrea and Yuuki stopped shouting and looked at her with wide eyes. Jeri and Meg stopped in mid wrestle and looked up, looking tangled and surprised.

 

“Let’s play a game shall we?” she said looking particularly dangerous.

 

All of them meekly (and quietly) nodded.

 

“Everyone TRIES to stay quiet for ten minutes. Okay?” she gave one final glare before going back to driving.

 

“Is there a prize?” whispered Yuuki.

 

“You get to live.” Answered Meg.

 

1^st minute : Andrea decides for the best and went to sleep. Meg twiddles her thumbs, Yuuki twiddles her toes, Jeri twiddles her ears.

 

Yuuki is heard to whisper, “Is that possible?” and points to Jeri.

 

2^nd minute : Yuuki rummages in her backpack and finds her pack of bubblegum

 

3^rd minute : The Entire backseat proceeds to start a contest on who can get the most bubblegum in their hair. Andrea wakes up and eyes the driver and her fellow passengers with no small degree of confusedness.

 

4^th minute : Jeri wins by getting bubble gum up her nose.

 

5^th minute : Jeri blows her nose.

 

6^th minute : Meg starts to turn green.

 

7^th minute : Yuuki and Jeri shrink away farthest from her.

 

8^th minute : Andrea goes back to sleep.

 

9^th minute : Jeri brings out a video game and starts to play away.

 

10^th minute : Due to some misunderstanding about the game, Chaos resumes.

 

Andrea looked at the little black cloud that was forming over Erika’s head. Turning slightly, she tucked her head as best as she could.

 

“THAAAAT’S IT~!” exclaimed Erika and hit the brakes.

 

*** A Few Minutes Later ***

 

Andrea sat a little dazed in the front seat. She fiddled slightly with the masking tape that Erika made her hold and smiled a little at the silence that reigned in the van.

 

Turning her head, she took a look behind her, where three squirming but mostly quiet mummies made of masking tape were.

 

“Ne…Erika” she said after a while.

 

“Hmm?”

 

“You ARE going to let them go later on, right?” she asked tentatively.

 

“Maybe. If I feel like it.”

 

Andrea could only sweatdrop in response.

 

*** Owari Chapter 2 ***

 

Author’s Notes : This Chapter was inspired by the Fic “Road Rage” by Yuchan in the YYHFFML.  Almost majority of this chapter is ripped off from that fic and I thought it was only fitting that I gave the author the credit she so richly deserves.