“呼......”

在哥伦比亚西部的荒漠，一条公路笔直的指向看不见尽头的远方，落日映着余晖，洒在那干燥的土地，映出赤褐色的颜色来。道路上的车很少，有的只是枯草球和仙人掌。在这荒凉的66号公路，两名鲁珀少女背着行李，孤独的走在这道路上。

“今天就走到这里吧。”其中的一名灰黑色头发的少女说道。“拉普兰德，你去把营火架上，我去搭帐篷。”

“好哦。对了德克萨斯，你那还有多少水？”另一名白发少女问到。

“差不多......还有一天的量吧。”

“等明天中午走到下一个村子的时候，要买一些呢。”

“这你不说我也知道。”

“哈哈，我不是怕你忘么。”

德克萨斯轻轻地笑了笑，把背上的行李袋铺在地上，熟练地解开。她抬头望了望天，太阳面带着疲惫，温柔的告别了世界。只剩下早已挂在半空中的月亮，和寥寥无几的星星。

“把提灯给我。”德克萨斯说到。并接过拉普兰德递过来的提灯。

“嗯？怎么点不亮了呢......拉普兰德，你那还有没有多余的煤油？”

拉普兰德两手一摊，耸了耸肩。

“唉，行吧。”

好在营火还是顺利的升起来了，干燥的柴火在火中发出噼啪的响声，火光映照着她们的脸，眼眸尽是熊熊燃烧的火焰。

“德克萨斯。”

“嗯？”

“我们出发十几天了？”

“半个月吧，怎么了。”

“没什么，只是问问。”

“......”

“烤些东西吃吧。”

“好。”

拉普兰德站起身，从自己的包裹中拿出两个土豆，还有一根金属制成的签子，又回到营火旁边坐下，把两个土豆穿在签子上，用力地将签子斜着插进营火旁边的土里。而德克萨斯在一旁看着地图，研究着接下来的路线。

“距离下一个城镇还有大概二十公里，明天中午应该能到。水和食物足够撑到那时候了。”德克萨斯在心中默默想着。而后在地图上做了一个标志，而这样的标志，在地图上已经标记了十五个。她将地图折叠好收了起来，拿出一瓶已经开封过的只剩下小半瓶的水，一饮而尽。

拉普兰德哼着小曲，拿出一块布细细的擦拭着她的剑，银白色的剑，在月光与火焰的映照下，映出淡红色的光。擦拭完后，把签子转了转，土豆滋滋地响着。一阵风从山顶吹来，轻轻拂过这片大地，极远处传来教堂的钟声，也细细的融化在这风中。

德克萨斯把身边的黑色箱子打开，里面是一把吉他。

“今天要弹些什么？”拉普兰德好奇地问。

德克萨斯没有回答她，轻轻地拨动着琴弦。

“嗯哼。加州旅馆是吧，没想到你还会这么老的歌。”

在夜晚的笼罩下，在月色的庇护中，一名少女在夜色中弹奏着，而另一名少女在伴随着吉他声演唱。

“

On a dark desert highway，

cool wind in my hair，

warm smell of colitas，

rising up through the air.

Up ahead in the distance,

I saw a shimmering light,

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,

I had to stop for the night.

There she stood in the doorway,

I heard the mission bell.

and I was thinking to myself,

this could be heaven or this could be hell.

Then she lit up a candle,

and she showed me the way.

There were voices down in corridor,

I thought I heard them say:

Welcome to the Hotel California.

such a lovely place,

such a lovely face.

Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California,

any time of year,

you can find it here.

Her mind is Tiffany-Twisted,

She got the Mercedes-Benz,

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys,

that she calls friends.

How they dance in the courtyard,

sweet summer sweat.

Some dance to remember,

Some dance to forget.

So I called up the captain,

Please bring me my wine,

He said We haven t had that spirit here,

since nineteen sixty nine.

And still those voices are calling from far away,

wake you up in the middle of the night,

Just to hear them say:

Welcome to the Hotel California,

such a lovely place,

such a lovely face.

They live it up at the Hotel California,

what a nice surprise,

bring your alibis.

Mirros on the ceiling,

The pink champagne on ice.

And she said we are all just prisoners here,

of our own device.

And in the master s chambers,

they gathered for the feast,

they stab it with their steely knives,

but they just can t kill the beast.

Last thing I remember,

I was running for the door,

I had to find the passage back,

to the place I was before.

Relax said the Night Man.

We are programmed to receive,

You can check out any time you like,

but you can never leave.

”

“......”

“不错嘛德克萨斯，你的弹奏技术比一个月之前，可是有很大的进步。 ”

“我就当你在夸我了。”

“本来就是在夸你嘛。”

“你说......”

“嗯？”

“我们，会逃离这里吗？”

“我不知道。”拉普兰德果断的回答到。“但是我知道，如果你什么都不做的话，那么什么都不会改变。”

“......”

“You can check out any time you like,and you will leave it.”

拉普兰德将签子上的土豆拿了下来，将其中的一个递给德克萨斯。

“谢谢。”

“至少今天，我强烈的感受到活着。”