The Adventure of Our Lives (CasualVelociraptor x RainK)

[CasualVelociraptor]

Akari Takahashi felt on top of the world. Her brown eyes and bright teeth shined like it as she stepped out of the airport cab with her luggage and gazed upon the equally shimmering Mediterranean waters of Fiumicino, just outside of Rome in Italy.

She’d just graduated as the valedictorian in their high school in Oakmont Massachusetts with her best friend, Elena Rossi. And now here she was, a year out from going to Georgetown and on a year long tour around the world with no stated objective other than to travel mostly by Elena’s aunt Gianna’s van through Europe and across Russia to Vladivostok where a small plane would be waiting for her to fly it out to Japan and then back to Boston before Ubering home. It was exciting and frightening all at once because Akari had just gotten her pilot’s license, and Elena wanted to spontaneously go where their hearts wanted rather than follow a strict itinerary other than going to Rome tomorrow. This made the normally very organized nerd very nervous, but she trusted her lifelong BFF with all her heart, and relished finally taking this adventurous sabbatical with her.

No sooner had she adjusted to Italian shores than Gianna and her shirtless assistant Giorgio came running to collect their bags. Gianna Rossi squealed with delight as she rarely got to see her American niece, then kissed Akari once on each cheek as was the Italian way, followed by greetings to both the teenagers. Then she said to Elena, “So...this is the Akari you keep telling me about? Where have you been hiding her all this time?!” with a wink while Giorgio looked them both up and down.

 

[RainK]

Elena Rossi smiled as she followed her friend off of the plain and out of the airport stepping free of the crowded building into the warm sun of her home. "Ahhh welcome to my home Akari I'm glad you could come on this trip with me." She smiled and nodded to her friend

Had just finished up with her senior year of school, she wasn't nearly as smart as Akari but she had done well enough that she was able to choose her favorite schools to go to and get in. But for now she was planning on having fun with her best friend in the world with a spontaneous trip around the world, well at least most of Europe and some of Asia. For the most part, the plan was to travel in her aunt's van but then when they drew close to the end of their trip they would fly out from Russia to Japan and Akari would be the one that was flying them. She giggled to herself thinking about it quite surprised that the other girl had gone and gotten her license. This whole trip was a bit of a long shot given how reserved and orderly her friend was but when she had proposed the idea Akari had taken only a little convincing before she decided it would be fun. Thus here they were on the other side of the world waiting to head off to her family's home.

Elena turned and waved when she saw her aunt and one of the family workers making their way over to them. As they drew close the boy quickly grabbed their bags while her aunt rushed into a hug and affection for both of them. She looked up at her aunt a strange surge of jealousy rushing through her when her aunt gave her that wink and spoke about Akari in such a way. She shook her head not sure where that came from and she gave her aunt a nod "Yup this is her glad you came to get us." She smiled and winked at the worker before nodding towards the van "Shall we get going there's so much to see."