It’s 644 words, a lil longer sorry!
A car door slammed shut, waking him up. Blinking the sleep out of his eyes he stretched his arms, and took a moment to make sense of his surroundings. Oh right, Nova surprising him. She said she wanted to take him to a pretty spot.
Apparently the ‘pretty spot’ was just a rest stop in the middle of the mountains. It seemed pretty normal, a gas station, picnic benches, and a small structure with bathrooms and vending machines. Pretty normal, and not at all scary in the middle of the night. Or whatever time it was.
“Nova?” he called out. Getting out of the car, he wondered what was up with her. The whole ride she just looked over and smiled. Well, the part that he has been awake for. Nova had planned a date, and at the end she said she had a surprise for him.
“Nova? Where are you?” he asked singsongly. He shuffled around the car looking for her. He was still a little bit disoriented.
Adrian walked around towards the trunk. Which was open. He peered in, just to see a very frazzled Nova trying to straighten a blanket over the folded down seats. It was already dark out, and just getting darker. Her main light source was a small flashlight, which was nestled in between two small bags.
Deciding to mess with her, he crouched down, trying to hide. Carefully he reached up, patting around trying to find the flashlight. Finding it, he carefully pulled it out.
“Excuse me,” a gentle voice came from above, followed by a sharp pinch to his forearm. “OW,” he screeched, falling on his butt.
“That’s what you get,” she calmly countered, jumping off the car, “Why didn’t you call me after you woke up?”
Still rubbing his arm, Adrian grumbled, “I tried.”
Smiling, she bent down and kissed the spot. Popping a hip out, she nodded her head up, gesturing for him to get up.
He stood and finally saw the trunk fully. She had folded the seats down, and covered the windows with a sheet. Pillows littered the area, with fluffy blankets piled around. In one corner, she had set up a small crate with drinks and snacks.
“I left the heater running for you,” she complained. Nova walked back up to the driver’s seat and fully turned off the car. It took his eyes a second to adjust, but after he did he noticed a few small fake candles around the edges. He didn’t realize it had gotten so late.
She hurried back, and laced her fingers in his.
“So do you like the view?” she asked. Looking down at her eager face, “Yes.” he gushed without missing a beat.
Rolling her eyes, she pushed him gently. “The sky? I thought you would like it.”
“What view-” she pulled him around and his jaw honest-to-god dropped.
She pulled up just barely up-against a cliff. Under which was a clear, sparkling lake. The moonlight danced over the gentle movement of the water. Trees surrounded the lake, the tallest of which faded away into the sky. The sky. It was a sea of navy blood, with pin-pricks of white light peeping through. He could see every single star, or at least he thought so. There was a streak of what looked like split milk off to the side. Some stars had a reddish tinge to them, others more yellow. There was just too much to look at. He couldn’t take it all in. Constant life, even though they were the only things there.
“I’ll guess that you like it?” she speculated.
He didn’t have any words for her. Adrian let her pull her in the car. He pried his eyes off the sight, and smiled at Nova.
Grabbing a pillow, he smacked her legs. “No shit,” he replied and ceded to Nova’s offense.
Well, that wasn’t exactly what I wanted but I’m a sucker for detailed descriptions. I’m pretty new to fanfics, so I hope you liked it! Btw, I have another fic kinda like this one, if you liked it. Here, but we warned it’s confusing and rambly. pls like/reblog yall!
