Let's Roll Out, Mate! [BOOK 1]

CHAPTER 4: LAB HUNTING AND A WEIRD SYMBOL

Edward's p.o.v

*Beep beep beep beep beep.....* I groaned and slammed my fist on my alarm clock and finally managed to make it shut up. I woke up with a yawn and groggily got up. I blinked blurrily and turned around to read the time on my alarm clock.

8:30

Why the heck was I awake so early on a Sunday? My eyes strayed to my tools and the answer came back to me. Right, I was going to check my new home out and see if I can find some place to work my inventions on. Sure, I've got a room and all but it could only do so much. I need a place to test it, a place where it could handle things that go boom. Or splat. Or thunk. Or crash.......you get the point.

I got up from the comfy and warm bed and entered the bathroom. I washed up, got dressed and went out of my room. I passed by my sister's room and could tell that she was still wandering in dreamland. Now, I know that most big brothers would more often than not, try to wake their siblings up at godly hours on weekends to annoy the heck outta them but I wasn't most of them. Waking that girl up is like asking a workaholic to not drink coffee for a month.

I made my way downstairs and the smell of bacon and toast hit my nostrils. "Mornin' bedhead." Aunt Selina said as she put two pieces of toast on a plate.

"Morning Aunt." I replied back as I spread some jam on my toast. There were different toppings spread out on the dining table such as butter, cheese and jam with strips of bacon and a plate of eggs on another.

I poured myself a cup of orange juice and coffee. My Aunt raised an eyebrow at the latter choice of beverage. "Coffee? You're drinking that already?" she asked me as she took a sip from a mug of coffee herself.

"I've been drinking it for three years." I deadpanned as I took a deep sip from the rejuvenating drink. Whoever invented coffee was a bonafide genius in my book.

"So, what're your plans for today?" Aunt Selina asked.

"I was thinking that maybe I should go around town and get used to it. At the same time look for a place to use as my lab." I told her and took a bite out of my toast.

"Alright, be careful. You're new here and this town has a few hooligans and troublemakers too. If worse comes to worse, you know what to do." She told me and gave me a stern and meaningful look to let me know that she wasn't joking now.

"I will." I replied. I finished off the last of my breakfast and got up. I washed my own dishes; a habit mother drilled into me, and went back to my room to grab a few things.

I opened the door and couldn't help but briefly take in my new room again. After we came back yesterday, I decided to do my unpacking and a bit of redecorating. The walls now had schematics and plans and blueprints and sketches for other inventions on it and the shelves and drawers now had my notebooks, journals, spare paper and other stationery in it. My clothes were in the cabinet and the bed sheets were orange and black with grey pillows.

Of course, there were also a few pictures and posters put up in the room to brighten it up a bit. Some personal pictures like pictures of me and my sister with our family were there too. On the table however, my most treasured picture was there, a picture of me laughing and smiling happily while sitting on top of the shoulders of my....my..........nevermind. No need to go there.

I grabbed my tool kit and filled it with other stuff I'd need like my phone charger, pen and notebook. I also put my bandolier on. I know my cargo pants already have spare pockets and all but the bandolier was for something else I need besides coffee....Pocky.