"what am i supposed to do while you're gone?"
beautiful asked as she bit into her muffin.

Derek smiled.
"i'm gonna be gone for five days,not weeks."

she nodded.

"i know but still,i'm gonna be,all lonely."

"hang out with remedy and sincere. go get your nails done or something. do you need money?"
he asked reaching into his pocket.

"no no! it's okay."
she clarified making him stop.
"i'm fine."

"i'm probably just gonna catch up on some work. i have a test on Wednesday that i'm gonna study for too."
she nodded.

"that's good. i'm sorry i'm gonna be gone for so long,this trip was really spur of the moment."
he apologized.

"it's fine really. i just want you to be safe."
she nodded,accepting his apology.

he smiled.
"i'll call you every day,make sure you pick up. i wanna hear your voice."

"i'll try."
she said sarcastically as she sipped her drink.

Derek glanced at his watch as he sipped his drink once more before picking up his trash.

"alright, there's supposed to be a storm coming in. i wanna make sure i get to the airport before it starts raining."
he told her as he stood up.

she did the same.
"okay,call me when you get there. let me know how it goes."

Derek nodded as he engulfed her in a tight hug,allowing her to say goodbye.
"i will."

he fixed his jacket as he picked up his phone before laying a soft kiss on her cheek.

"i'll see you Sunday."
he told her as he walked out the door of the coffee shop.

"bye."
she mumbled as she watched him leave the shop,getting into his car before driving off.

kilani sighed,pulling out her phone as she dialed keith's number,waiting for him to pick up.

"come outside,i'm next to the tables."
he told her as soon as he picked up.

beautiful nodded even though he couldn't see her before rushing outside,in search of his car.

she found his car before opening the passenger door,sitting in the seat next to him.

"how was your brunch,or whatever you girls call it."
he asked as he pulled into the street.

"it was good, we ate and talked. he's on his way to the airport right now."
she smiled.

"great. hey,there's a storm coming in in a little bit,i'll drop you off real quick so i can get home."
he explained.

"is it supposed to be bad?"

beautiful asked in a slightly worried tone.

"yeah pretty much. i was just gonna stay home and watch tv until the power goes out."
he shrugged.

"oh."
she replied as he heard the worry in her tone.

"i'll see you tomorrow?"
keith asked as he pulled into beautiful's complex.

she nodded,hopping out of the car.
"sure,bye keith."

keith waved to her as he pulled out of the complex.

beautiful sighed,walking in and opening her door into the silent home.

"remedy?!"
she called out as she slipped off her shoes at the door.

"rem?"
she asked,opening her door,nothing in sight but a neat and clean room.

beautiful hummed,closing her door.
she turned opening sincere's door to see the same.

beautiful rushed back to the door,double locking it just in case.

kilani turned on the living room tv, playing her playlist before stepping into her room,stripping from her clothes.

she turned on the shower before pulling her phone out of her hoodie pocket,setting it on the ledge as she got in the shower.

she dialed remedy's number before waiting for her to answer as she submerged her hair in water.

remedy picked up on the fourth ring with a "hello" before letting out a low laugh.

"hey rem,where are you? i just got home and i'm the only one here."
she explained,as she grabbed her shampoo.

"umm,stop it!"
remedy said on the phone sternly.
"i'm at craig's. we're gonna watch a movie- can you stop touching my foot!"
she giggled.
"until the storm ends."

"what time are you gonna be home?"
she wondered as she massaged the shampoo in her curls.

"to be honest,i don't know. we just got off the news at they said it's probably gonna last all night. i don't wanna drive in the storm but i'll see if i can make it there in a few hours-"

"no no,don't. i don't want either of you out while it's storming. just stay there until it passes,i'll call you later."
she assured her.

"are you sure? is sincere there?"
she asked as she mumbled something to Craig.

"do you have like a foot fetish or something,let go of me."
she mumbled and he laughed in the back.

"um,no she's not. i haven't heard from her all day. thankfully we have groceries and stuff here. i'm probably gonna study for my test on Wednesday-"

"that's good,it'll take your mind off of things. you know,Derek,your test,you can even relax since you're home alone. oh,make sure you put your phone on charge now! i'm pretty sure the powers gonna go out for most people and i wanna be able to reach you-Craig!"
she cut off.

kilani heard shuffling and arguing before another voice came onto the speaker.
"hi kilani!"
Craig said.

"hi Craig. is rem still there?"

she asked confused as she rinsed out her hair.

"Craig! give me my phone-"

"no she's not actually."
he said in a sarcastic tone as he tackled her making her laugh.

"she's actually in the bathroom right now but i'll have her call you back when she gets out."
he laughed

beautiful sighed as she added her conditioner.
"okay."
she said defeated.

"okay,bye kila-give me my glasses!"
he yelled.
"no i'm not getting you chick fil a,remedy,get off the floor like that."
he laughed.

"ow! my foot,what are you doing!"
he laughed.
"bye beautiful!"
remedy yelled before the phone hung up.

kilani sighed as she dialed sincere number waiting for her to pick up.

"yeah okay,hey kilani. what's up?"
she answered as she heard sincere talking to somebody in the back.

"hey sincere. where are you?"
she asked as she began washing her body with the towel.

"um,i'm on the phone with my friend,could you stop?"
she mumbled.
"i'm with one of my friends,why what's wrong?"

kilani opened her mouth to reply before she heard the sound of hard rain pattering on the window.

"um,nothing. i was just making sure you were okay before the storm started ,that's all. anyways,when are getting home?"
she asked.

"shut the fuck up!"
she laughed.
"yeah...beautiful...kilani,the shy one...i don't know...no,um what did you say again?"

"when are you getting home-"

"hey kilani,i'll call you right back ."
she said before the phone went out just as she was about to reply.

beautiful sighed,finishing her shower before stepping out and getting dressed in her room.

(a/n: i love how when i started writing this,a thunderstorm wanted to come or of no where:) i hate thunderstorms)

she put on her undergarments before dressing in a lavender crop top and grey nike sweats.

beautiful entered her room,sitting down at her vanity before beginning her hair routine.

she plugged her phone in,sectioning her hair as began detangling it with her brush and products.

just as she was working on the last section of her hair,a bright flash of light came through her window before a boom came with it.

beautiful jumped,stopping her actions before continuing them slowly.

beautiful hated storms,she was not one of those people who could stay calm during the span of the storm.

and it didn't help that this was a long one.

kilani finished her hair,braiding it into two braids before putting away all of her items.

she let out a crisp sigh as another bolt of lightening came down while she pulled out her supplies,beginning her studying.

"relevant childhood data. how does this topic affect-

"relevant childhood data. how does this topic affect-BOOM!"

kilani jumped as she felt her heart racing while she picked up her phone,dialing Derek's number.

"please pick up,please pick up"

she whispered,tapping her foot as she listened to the phone go to voicemail.

"no service."
she said putting her phone down as she got up from her seat,going into the kitchen.

she used the fridge ice and water dispenser to make herself a glass before sipping the drink,listening to the sound of the thunder.

beautiful sighed,picking up her phone before dialing a number as the lights flickered making her stop.

"oh my-"
she pressed the call button before waiting for a voice to pick up.

after four rings a voice finally came through the phone just as another bolt of thunder bounced off the walls.

"hello?"

-

"where are you at? the storms getting bad."
kari asked as keith drove.

"i'm on my way,i'm stopping at zaxby's to get lunch,i'm hungry as hell."
keith explained as he parked in the zaxby's parking lot.

"keith,you literally just went grocery shopping yesterday and you're getting food?"
he asked.

"of course. i'll see you in like twenty minutes."
he said about to hang up the phone.

"keith! i'm bering fucking serious,get home now! the storms getting closer,and the news is saying-"

"kari,turn off the news. that's your problem,i'll be fine. don't worry about me,i'll be there in a second."
keith told him,hanging up.

keith got out the car,rushing into the restaurant trying not to get rained on.

he stood in the line waiting for his turn just as his phone let out a ring,making him answer it.

"hello?"
he asked as he moved up in the line.

"hey keith."
kilani let out on the call.

"whatcha doing?"
she asked in a shook up tone making keith tilt his head.

"um,getting food. are you okay?"
he asked as he made another step.

"um,yeah."
she mumbled.
"i'm fine."

"so,you just called me randomly? did you need something?"
he asked concerned.

"no,just wanted to talk. anyways,what are you doing?"
she sighed.

keith sighed.
"kilani,i'm getting food. i just told you."
he laughed.

"oh,um. that's nice."
she mumbled.
"anyways, do you wanna stay on the phone?"

keith scratched his head confused.
"are you sure you're okay? you're inside safe right?"
he asked.

"yeah. i'm studying,kinda."

keith hummed.
"and you wanna stay on the phone with me,while you try to focus and study?"

keith asked before stepping up to the counter,telling the cashier his order.

keith didn't hear a response,just a shaken breath followed by a groan.

"do you need me to call you back later? i can call again-"

"please stay on the phone. um,just for a second. please?"

-

i love how the storm started as soon as i decided to write this chapter.