Landon laughed as the two girls called him by his unbelievable nicknames and hugged him. He hugged them back, ruffling Alice's hair as he did so.
"So how's my Melon and Munchkin?" He chuckled, grabbing his bag up off of the floor.
Right. He should've thought about what could possibly break in his bag before he dropped it.
"Well-I don't think there was anything breakable in there." He shook his head, looking down at it. Hopefully not. He couldn't remember, he had his bag packed for days, and Andrew helped him out with most of it. He then pushed the bag on the little shelf above and smiled at Melanie and Alice.
FRIED OREOS.
His smile got even bigger as Melanie pulled out the container of fried oreos she made him and he watched as Alice took some. He shook his head, chuckling.
"Thanks, Melanie. You're the best." He said, taking a seat across from the two girls. He took a couple of the fried oreos in his hands and ate one. Yummm.
"You know, I ate those fried oreos that you gave me in Diagon Alley in a day?" He nodded. It was true, although he did feel pretty sick afterwards. But to Landon, it was worth it.
The fourteen-year-old turned towards Alice who was asking if she could get her pig rabbit out and he froze for a couple of seconds. He hesitated before saying,
"As long as it's not a teddy bear." Yes. Because if it was a teddy bear, he wouldn't even be near the two girls anymore.
Before he knew it though, the lights flickered off and he panicked. He stood up from the seat and walked towards where he knew Melanie and Alice were. The lights flickered back on and he pushed his way in the middle of the two, sitting in between them, holding both of their hands. Of course Landon was scared of the dark, but he wasn't going to let them know that.
"Er-just trying to see if you two are okay." He lied, holding his grip on the girl's hands, not ever going to let go until he knows that it was okay. He felt the train slowing down and he looked at Alice, then Melanie.
"What's going on?" He asked, biting his lip, nervously.