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“i’m fine, it’s nothing i’m not used to,” she said. it happened a lot. not that it was okay, but it did happen. frequently. especially when she was in uniform. she could have gone completely apeshit on the guy and threw hands, but she had to be ‘a role model’ now that she was a mom. but she’d tell ben to smack the shit out of someone that touched him like that too. she just had to be careful herself because she couldn’t end up in jail. “mimes are fucking creepy, they need to make that profession extinct. they aren’t entertaining and serve no purpose so why do they exist?” she said. she hated annoying street performers. “oh my god, it’s the best place in l.a., but new york’s is better. everything is better in new york, actually. it’s this way, past the bus stop,” she said, pointing ahead for a split second. “um, something that showcases our voices like the queens we are, so obviously whitney, celine, or aretha.”

Maybe being there wasn’t as bad as it was making it seem, but Joey would have just preferred to stay in bed. However, he wasn’t going to let his pout ruin Leia’s day out, so he decided to give her a small smile and agree with her when she said that they had gotten up earlier when they were in practice. “I suppose you’re right, I guess I can just enjoy this day. But I still want my coffee. And the dream wasn’t disturbing, it was actually pretty fun! Hopefully I can make it happen again later tonight.” He said with a small chuckle, as he walked with Leia and looked around. It was a nice place and seeing everyone’s energy during the morning actually cheered him up a bit. Turning his head to look at Leia, he raised an eyebrow. “But still, it’s kind of creepy. And you don’t think we’ll actually find Walt’s head, right? I don’t want to ruin a day like that, finding a head must be so disturbing.” He said, shaking his head at that thought, before walking in the Starbucks with Leia. “Oh please, I never get sick, the last time I threw up was in 2030 and it was because I was sick. You’ll never see me throw up while we’re friends.” He said with a small chuckle. “What else do you want to do?”

after finally getting joey fully on board with their day ahead, leia’s mood brightened even further. she knew the day would be that much better if they were both in the disney spirit or whatever, even if that meant downing a few cups of coffee first. “and your coffee you shall have. joey, a unicorn was rolling around and probably on drugs, you don’t find that kinda worrisome? actually, i can’t say anything because i have some pretty weird dreams. the other night i had a dream about someone coming into dad’s shop and chasing people with knitting needles. but it was fine because eventually he go an ice crea bar and was chill,” she shared with a laugh, shaking her head at the dream. “don’t talk about it or i’ll actually get freaked out. i mean, they’ve gotta keep it locked up somewhere safer than here right? do you think they’d actually store a head in disneyland? i know they have those underground tunnels or whatever,” she pointed out as they joined the line. “seriously? you don’t even get sick on those crappy fair rides that jerk you in circles for three minutes? you must have a stomach of steel joseph, i commend you. but that’s good, that means we can hop from ride to ride without pausing too much.” she said, her excitement building. “well, a picture in front of the castle is a must. and if we see any of the marvel characters around i promised dad i’d get some autographs. but other than that, i say good food and good rides,”

SMS / Hayden and Leia

Hayden: Hi Leia

@leiaevans

hm, i dunno. the guy can be a real weirdo, i don’t know if i want to spend anymore time with him than i have to. kidding, of course i’d be down to hang. 

i mean i don’t really feel like i’ve been chasing anyone exactly, but thank you!

she’s super sweet and such a good friend!

honestly, i don’t think i would. they’re happy together and i don’t think i could be fine knowing i ruined that for them, or anyone.

@leiaevans​

Baby had been playing this game for months now - sometimes, she thought it might never end - but since the day she had lost her virginity to that idiot Theo, her life had become a frayed string of never-ending chaos. Her mother might tell her that it was God punishing her; sometimes she thought if she just focused hard enough, she could practically hear the sermon her mother might preach if she found out. And as Baby sat, ducked behind a couch in the hotel lobby and hiding from the boy in question, she could only think that her mother must be right. The heartbreak when he so unceremoniously rejected her had been bad enough; his getting with Lemon afterward was complete torture - but having to look him in the face, day in, day out? Pretending like nothing had ever happened? It was enough to make Baby’s chest ache, like she didn’t really matter at all. “Can you, like, get down? I don’t need that Neanderthal out there having any reason to come over here.” Baby knew it was a ridiculous request, from a ridiculous position - her voice harsher than she meant it to be in such a dire situation. She could only hope that Leia had any desire to do her a favor, even if she didn’t owe it to her; her green gaze nearly pleading with the other girl. “Please don’t make me say please. I don’t think I know how.”

things between leia and theo had been miles better from what they were a week ago, but that didn’t mean leia didn’t still feel incredibly awkward and avoidant whenever he was around lemon. which was pretty much always. it wasn’t that leia couldn’t be around the couple or didn’t want to, she had faced the facts and was truly happy that they were happy, but after her last encounter with lemon, leia was always cautious. she didn’t want to say or do anything to raise suspicion or make things worse for not only herself, but theo included. however, avoiding the couple on this trip was a more difficult task than she had anticipated. and as she stood near the front desk, ducking her head and pretending to busy herself with the pamphlets of different attractions around the city while waiting for the couple to get on the elevator, so as she wouldn’t be confined with them, she realized it was also simply embarrassing. though she quickly realized she wasn’t the only one poorly attempting to hide as she head a familiar voice quietly calling at her. leia had known baby mostly through theo and their sort of relationship, though faintly. but it hadn’t occurred to her until that moment that baby might just have been the one to really get how she felt more than anyone. “hate to break it to you, but you already did,” she spoke, referring to her dislike for ‘please’, but squatting down to join her behind the couch anyways. “why exactly are you hovering behind a couch? i mean, it is better than the plant i ducked behind earlier but still,” she was trying to keep the conversation lighthearted, but her curiosity still stood. leia never exactly knew what had happened between her friend and baby, or why the grudge would still be in place to this day. “besides, i’m starting to think that neanderthal is too wrapped up in his takeout to notice us,”

She nods and “it’s alright I just missed one of my best friend’s I’m sorry if that wasn’t alright with you by calling you my best friend”

“oh no, it doesn’t bother me! i’m honored that you think of me as one of your best friends. but i’m glad everything is going well. i’m honestly getting nervous about starting in a few weeks, but i know it’ll be fine,”

Joey was finally getting some rest when he heard someone knocking on his door and of course it had to be Leia, asking for some company to Disneyland. If Leia had asked later in the day, he would have been excited to go, but since it was early in the morning, Joey wasn’t really excited about it, but he decided to say yes either way – at least he could spend some time with Leia. Waiting in line, yawning a couple of times, Joey looked at Leia as she spoke. “It is pretty early Leia, I just wanted to sleep for a few hours more… I was having a cool dream. I was in the clouds, there was an unicorn… But I’m pretty sure the unicorn was doing drugs because he kept rolling around, but it was still pretty fun.” Joey said, trying to think about the details of his dream, but he couldn’t really remember. “I’ll gladly take that coffee, so I might not be pouty for the rest of the day.” He said, looking over at the map that Leia had taken, looking for a bit. “I don’t know, the rides here kind of scare me, I keep thinking that the robots are going to turn real and start killing everyone. Would you want to be in Disneyland when the robot revolution starts? Because that doesn’t seem fun at all.” He said with a sigh. “But I guess we can do roller coasters, those are always fun.”

the twinge of guilt leia felt for pulling joey out of his bed so early was nothing compared to her jittery excitement for the day ahead. sure, it was just another amusement park but that wasn’t exactly what had her so giddy. the idea of getting out of lima alone was an exciting idea, but truthfully leia was glad to have these trips and moments to make memories with her friends before she started the new chapter of her life. so the small grudge joey may have had was a price she could pay. “hey, we’ve gotten up earlier for this for practice so i think we’ll survive one day. but i do apologize for ruining your oh so magical dream, no matter how somewhat disturbing it sounds,” the girl teased, nudging the other with her arm as they walked. “coffee always solves everything. my newly developed caffeine addiction is a small price to pay for the art that is a white mocha cappuccino,” she only paused her walking when they had reached the starbucks, though eyes still roaming the map to see what rides and attractions were near them. “disneyland rides scare you? okay it’s a small world i could see but peter pan’s flight? not scary at all. plus, they’re like bolted to the ground so even if they did they couldn’t move. i feel like there’s a better chance of finding walt’s frozen head than a robot revolution. but fine, i can do roller coasters. fair warning though, you’ve now signed up to ride every roller coaster possible, hope you don’t get sick easily,” she said with a grin, folding up the map and pulling the door open and stepping inside the starbucks.

“considérate afortunado de que haya testigos a tu alrededor,” patience snarled at him before leaving with the fellow cheerio. she didn’t mind it when mason did stuff like that, but they were in a relationship and they lived together. “he smacked my ass, that’s what that was about,” patience grumbled as they walked down the street. “well they’re not a very entertaining thing. you’d think they’d find something to do that won’t get their asses kicked.” patience preferred new york. she knew it better, and there were more things to do — and no mimes to touch her ass. “i was going to rocket shop. they have fantastic fried pickles and mozzarella sticks. and really good blended coffees. and they have karaoke! i haven’t sang in public since glee club, we should do karaoke together,” she said, bouncing like a child for a few seconds.

“I know that Leia thanks”

“anytime,” leia said simply, lifting her wrist to check the time. “so, how have you been? i feel like it’s been forever since we last saw each other. how’s college going?”

sawyer had decided to give his boyfriend and twin a few hours away from him and had agreed to walk around with leia. at her thanks, he smiled, “it’s no problem, leia,” he said softly, “i honestly think i would not have been comfortable if i knew you were walking around alone, able to get lost, or worse.” he looked around, “it’s been good, a great trip actually. i spent time with kyler and my sister, and i explored some. did you do anything fun?”

while many of her friends had chosen to stick to the agenda for the day, leia had promised herself she would do some non-touristy sightseeing one of those days, that day being today. she truly was grateful that someone else was available and willing to join her, otherwise she wouldn’t be where she was, staring in all at the city of angels around her. “probably the best idea, patience has already had an encounter with a mime and i’d rather not have my own experience with that,” she joked. “awe, that’s good to hear. i feel like experiencing new places with your friends and family makes it much more special. but yeah, i really loved new york. i honestly kinda liked it better than los angeles so far, but i’ve had a good time at both. i’ve liked the different plans each day to keep me busy and out of the hotel room. what’s been your favorite activity or trip so far?”

She looks at her “Just wondering is all”

“are you sure? you know you can always talk to me,” leia responded with a soft smile