Author's Note: Ahh, I think I've figured out the not-exactly-joy of filler chapters~ :D ... So, yeah. I was in Virginia Beach on vacation most of last week. Then I had my terribly, awful dance recital yesterday. I failed, it was epic. c: Anyways. Up until right before the 'Nooez, I wunts the Mickey D's~! D:' part was written.. 2 weeks ago? And the rest was written either last night or in the two hours I've been productive today. |: It's been a tiring summer so far. =.=

Soul's not going to be in this for.. Gah, my story notes are on my other laptop. Dx -eckhem- Soul and Kidd 'probably' won't show up for.. 2 more chapters, I believe. If I mention Kidd in here, it was a fluke, I forgot I wasn't supposed to be using him yet~ Dx -snickers- 'Using him.' So some parts might be choppy because I had to delete the Kidd-related sentences.

It's short, again. ;w; Gomen, gomen. -sobs- And, next chapter won't be up until next week when I'm back at my mom's(with my usual laptop ^^).

Disclaimer: It's called 'fan'fiction for a reason~

"I, AS THE GOD OF THIS BUS, DEMAND THAT WE STOP FOR MCDONALD'S!"

"Black Star, just shut up ALREADY!"

Maka sighed, rubbing her hands over her face as Black Star went all 'I-am-God' complex and Liz politely told him to 'jump off the nearest cliff and we'll see how godly you are'.

It was a traveling day; no hope of escape in sight.

A traveling day was basically what the name suggested: a full day of traveling from one place to another with the immense joy of few stops, little amusement, and limited space.

Everyone absolutely despised these days.

Tsubaki was currently driving and Liz had been sleeping, until about half an hour ago when Black Star had passed his quiet quota and started spewing god-related nonsense.

"NOOOOO, YOUR GOD DEMANDS MICKEY D'S!"

Everyone sweatdropped as the bus passed by the McDonald's; except for Tsubaki who was humming a random tune happily, not at all phased.

Maka was currently sitting on the edge of her bunk, alternating between watching Patty play on the bunk across from her and making sure no fist fights broke out in the back of the bus, unless it was Liz 'defending her honor'.

"Hey, Patty?"

The younger blonde, who was joyously playing with some Transformers action figures, looked up the the singer curiously. "Yeah, Maka-channn~?"

"Do you know know how close we are to Atlanta?" The pigtailed girl questioned, shifting her gaze from her bickering friends to the slightly child-ish girl in front of her.

Patty giggled, waving her plastic-filled hands around wildly. "No, silly~! I'm busy with Starscream and Megatron! We're gonna paint the world yellow~!"

Maka rolled her eyes as a smile overtook her lips. "Alright, alright, I'll go ask Tsubaki." As she was about to walk away, a wicked thought came to her and she whirled back around to face the energetic girl.

"Hey Patty, don't tell anyone, but, I heard that Black Star's favorite color is yellow. I'm sure he would love it if you covered him in his favorite color!" Patty's smile widened and her eyes twinkled, "Roger that, Missy Maka~!"

Maka walked towards the driver's pit feeling mischievious and accomplished.

Maybe this'll shut the blue-haired idiot up for awhile.

Tsubaki was calmly listening to the radio when Maka reached the front of the bus. The only signs of fatigue were the faint bags under her eyes and her slightly rumpled hair that hadn't been washed in a day. Maka noticed that her friend's hair had been sloppily thrown into a messy ponytail; not the usual high one but a low bun-ish thing that didn't really hold her hair in place. Messy hair was a sure sign that Tsubaki wasn't feeling up to par.

"Hey, Tsubaki. You feeling alright?" Maka's eyebrows scrunched together in concern as Tsubaki jumped slightly.

"Ahh, Maka-chan, I didn't hear you come up here. I'm okay, did you want something?"

"Well, I was going to ask how close we were to Atlanta, but, now I'm a little more concered about my best friend. What's up?"

Maka sat down next to her friend in the giant driver's seat; there was enough room for two people to fit in the driver's seat comfortably, without the driver being hindered.

"Well, we're actually only about half an hour away and, I just haven't been able to sleep much lately. It's nothing, really! I'm sorry to cause you any worry, Maka-chan." Maka frowned, not convinced by her friend's behavior.

"Tsubaki, you know you can tell me if something's wrong, I won't judge you." The blonde chided lightly.

"Well," Tsubaki sighed, "I have been having some rather odd thoughts and daydreams lately. It's really nothing.. just odd, if anything."

Maka eyes softened at her friend's confused expression but, as the bus started swerving she quickly focused and shook Tsubaki out of her daze before anything too horrendous could happen.

"Heh, sorry." There was a sheepish smile on the brunette's face though this time she remembered to keep her eyes on the road.

"So, you were saying something about odd dreams?" The blonde questioned, staring out the windshield at the passing scenery.

"Ahh, yes. It's kind of awkward, actually. But, I've been having dreams of a.. certain person."

"Black Star?" Maka deadpanned.

The ebony-haired girl blushed and stuttered out an answer. "We-well, yes. How could you have possibly known?"

Maka giggled lightly before turning to face her friend again. "It looked like you were flirting with him at the last gig. It was honestly just a guess, good for you though! Although, you could've chosen better." The shorter girl shivered slightly while the elder girl continued to blush.

"WHAT IS THIS? NOW MY GODLY HAIR WILL BE THE UNGODLY COLOR OF GREEN! NOOOOO!"

Both girls cringed at the loud yelling coming from behind them. Speaking of said bad choice in males.

"Looks like Patty works quickly." Maka laughed worriedly while Tsubaki frowned and pulled off onto the shoulder of the road.

The comrades got out of their seat leisurely, not really eager to see what awaited them when they got to the others.

Maka snickered; she couldn't help it.

Black Star was ranting about his now 'ungodly hair'.

Liz was on her knees, crying waterfalls about how she was going to have to wash her hair at least three times.

While Black Star ranted, Liz sobbed, and Maka and Tsubaki tried to contain their laughter, Patty was innocently playing with her action figures; not a spot of paint on her or her current obsessions.

Black was the first to respond, of course. "PATTY, HOW COULD YOU TREAT YOUR GOD IN SUCH AN UNGODLY WAY! I AM BANISHING YOU FROM THE MORTALS WITH THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING MY VOICE!"

Liz, well, Liz was a heap of blonde, make-up, and endless tears on the cool, tiled floor; it didn't look like she would be using words for awhile.

Maka lost it. With a deep breath she broke out in not-exactly-melodious, full-fledged, booming laughter. Tsubaki politely covered her mouth while she giggled.

As she clutched her stomach the pig-tailed girl looked around before getting a confused look on her face.

"Wait, where are Ox and Harvar?"

Everyone stopped for a moment before Liz spoke semi-coherently. "Th-they said tha-at they were going wi-with your dad to get-," she stopped to sniffle, "supplies or whatever." With that, the self-assured blonde regained her composure and wiped angrily at her eyes.

Maka faceplamed. "Oh, yeah, I remember. Cool, we haven't lost anyone for awhile!"

The bus was silent, Liz had tied a bandana around Black Star's mouth since she'd regained her sanity, before the singer sighed and began to bark out orders.

"Jeez, don't just stand around! Liz and Patty go get cleaning supplies from the back of the bus! Tsubaki, can you take that bandana off of Black Star and make sure he cleans up before he makes a mess." Everything was said as a command and everyone quickly got to work.

Maka sighed before flopping down on a clean part of the floor. She couldn't wait for this mini-tour to be over.

Until then, damn you traveling days.