14 April 2012 - Saturday
I awoke gently, as is normal for weekends. I almost wanted to go back to sleep, but I wasn't tired. I think that that was the best night sleep I've had in a long time. I could feel the light from the window across the room on my back, so I was hesitant to open my eyes. I steeled myself to open my eyes into the bright light. Now, I'm not used to waking up with the sun streaming through my window, because I'm either awake before it gets high enough, or I'm not until after it's on the other side of the building, so I don't usually have to deal with this. After lying there for a moment, I cautiously opened my eyes.
The first thing that I noticed was that the majority of my field of vision was pink. What do I have that's pink that could end up on my bed? I lied there for a moment, contemplating this question. My thinking was interrupted by a realization of the position of my body. I had my right arm up under my pillow, which isn't unusual, but my left arm was draped over something warm. What? I lifted my hand up, and pulled my head back. That's when I saw that the pink thing was hair.
I jumped back and fell off of the bed. I let myself lie there for a moment, trying to catch my breath and nursing my sore back. "Ooh, that hurt."
Lis stuck her head out over the side of the bed and gasped. "Are you okay, Thomas?"
I sat up and looked up at her, still rubbing my back. "Yeah, I'm fine. I've had worse." I began to stand up. "I'm sorry I woke you."
She got up off the bed and helped me to stand. "No, you didn't wake me, I was already awake. I would have gotten up, but I didn't want to wake you."
"Oh, okay then." I finally got myself standing, and stretched my back out, hearing several loud pops. "Ooh, that felt good. Give me a minute to get dressed, and then we'll get breakfast. After that I'll call Brandi and get her to bring an outfit for you." I then began to change into a pair of jeans and a plain white tee shirt. I then pulled a box of Raisin Bran from the cabinet and a gallon of milk from the fridge. I poured two bowls and brought them over to my work desk after returning the cereal and milk to their proper places. "Here, have a bowl."
She walked over and sat down. "What is it?"
I rolled my own chair over and sat down next to her. "It's cereal. Bran flakes with raisins. It's really good." I ate a spoonful.
She tentatively tried a bite, and she smiled widely. "That's a lot better than it sounds."
I chuckled as she began to eat the remainder of her cereal quickly. I ate my own bowl, and we finished at about the same time. I took our bowls and spoons and put them in the sink. I then grabbed my cell phone and dialed a two, pulling up the contacts beginning with A, B, and C, and selected Brandi's number.
There were two rings, then a click, followed by a "Hello?"
I sat down in my chair and rolled it back over in front of my computer. "Hey, Brandi."
"Hey, Thomas. You're up early."
"Yeah, I went to sleep early. I have a favor to ask you."
"Yeah?"
"Can I borrow a full outfit? Just for the day."
There was silence for a moment. "Why?"
"It's a long story. I'll explain when you get here."
"...Um, okay? I'll see you in a few..."
"Thanks, Brandi. I'll see you then."
"Bye." And there was a click.
I closed my phone and put it back on the bedside table. I turned back to Lis. "Well, that takes care of that."
Lis was staring at me with a look of complete and utter confusion plastered on her face. "Who... who were you just talking to?"
"My friend Brandi. She's gonna bring you an out fit to borrow, so that we can go shopping today."
She looked around, still confused. "But there's nopony else here."
I chuckled, I forgot how much I enjoyed the pony puns, and shook my head. "I used my cell phone," I pointed to my phone, "to talk to her. She's in another building across campus." She still looked confused. "More technology. Think of it like magic." She nodded slowly. I turned back to my computer and pulled up Grooveshark. I set it to play Classic Rock radio. Lis slid her chair over beside mine and looked at the screen.
We sat there like that, listening to music, until there was a knock at the door. I stood up, and made my way to the door. Before I could get there, I heard a distinctly feminine voice call out "Thomas! If you don't come to the door-"
I interrupted her by opening the door. "Sup. Come on in."
Brandi had a slight build, and long hair that changed color about every other day, today it was copper red. She was roughly 5'9". She made to slide past me into my room, but stopped as soon as she saw Lis. She turned to stare at me. "Really, Thomas. Really."
"Woah now, let me explain. But first, you did bring the clothes, right?"
"Of course I did," she held up a bag, "here."
I took the bag from her. "Here, Lis, take this into the bathroom and get changed while I talk to Brandi."
"Okay." Lis stood up and took the bag from me before heading into the bathroom and closing the door.
As soon as the door closed, Brandi turned back to me. "Well? I'm waiting."
"it's not as bad as it seems, okay?"
"Well, that's good, cause it seems pretty bad."
I had been debating whether to tell her the truth or not since I called her earlier, but I had yet to come up with any plausible explanations as to why there was a girl in my room wearing only one of my shirts. "Okay, don't laugh at this, cause it is the honest truth." She nodded. "I found her yesterday afternoon on the lawn, naked. I didn't want to leave her outside, so I brought her up here. I gave her one of my shirts to wear, ya know, so that she wouldn't be naked. She told me that she was from some world with unicorns and magic, but I think she believes it. I don't know what, but something about her makes me want to help her."
Brandi stared at me for a few moments. I thought I broke her for a while there, but thankfully, she pulled her hand up to her face and pinched the bridge of her nose. She sighed. "Thomas..." She shook her head. "What am I going to do with you?"
"I dunno, nothing, I guess."
"Ha ha, real funny. But seriously, why are you letting some stoner stay at your place? It just doesn't seem right."
"I don't think she's a stoner, Brandi. She hasn't been acting like that, just kinda out of place."
"Okay, whatever, but if she tries to kill you or something because she gets high, I wont hesitate to say I told you so."
"Yeah, fine. Thanks for the clothes."
"Whatever. I still don't think she should be here."
I opened my mouth to respond when the bathroom door creaked open, I need to oil that, and Lis stepped out.
"Um, am I wearing this right?" She had a on a white tank top and a pair of shorts that's the same pink as her hair.
How did that happen? "Yeah, that seems right." I turned back to Brandi. "Did you bring any shoes?"
She looked at me with a really face. "Yes, because I knew that you were clothing a completely naked girl."
Yay sarcasm. "Well, could you go get a pair of flip flops or something?"
"Why do I have to walk across campus four times today? You know where my room is, you go get it." She held out her key chain.
"Only if you come shopping with us."
"Fine."
I took her keys. "Good. Don't kill each other while I'm gone, okay?" Brandi gave me a smile that said no promises and Lis nodded. I sighed and walked towards the door. "Call me if you need anything."
"Oh, just leave." Brandi closed the door behind me.
I sighed again and shook my head before making my way to Brandi's room.
I arrived back at my room with a pair of pink flip flops in hand. I very carefully unlocked the door to make sure I didn't interrupt anything. As I stepped into the room, I saw Lis sitting in my computer chair and Brandi sitting in the chair I just got for Lis. Lis was talking, saying something about magic. Oh God, now Brandi'll think that she's right. I didn't get a chance to hear exactly what was said because Lis noticed me fairly quickly.
"Oh, Thomas. You're back." This caused Brandi to turn towards me. Surprisingly, she had a slight smile on her face.
I ignored that for the moment. "Here, Lis. Put these on, and then we'll go." I handed the flip flops to her and then grabbed my wallet and car keys. I looked back up to see Brandi showing Lis how to put them on. "Okay, what did I miss?"
Brandi looked up. "Oh, Lis just told me where she came from. You were right, there is something about her that just makes me want to trust her."
"Okaaay... Well, let's just head on."
"Okay then." Lis stood up. "These shoes feel weird."
Brandi chuckled. "Yeah, they take some getting used to. Come on! Let's go shopping!" She grabbed Lis by the wrist and took off out the door.
I shook my head. "Wow. I never thought that they be such good friends, at least not that quickly."
I walked out of the room, closing the door behind me, and made my way down to the parking lot to meet the girls at my car.