"I have some great news everyone!" Akira came running into the greenhouse.
Everyone looked up from what they were doing. "What is it, Akira?" Hikari asked.
Akira went over and sat by Hikari. "We're going on a cruise!"
/That sounds fun! Who'll be coming?/ Megumi jotted down on her board excitedly.
"All of the S.A, Yahiro, Sakura, and Finn. I hope that monster Yahiro doesn't bully you Megumi!" Akira answered, hugging Megumi.
"My mother says it's a "couple's outing"." Tadashi put in while chewing some biscuits.
Everyone looked at Tadashi at that sentence. Tadashi blinked. "What?"
"Uhh, I think you should look behind you." Hikari pointed at Akira cracking her knuckles behind him.
"Tadashi . . ." She said, gritting her teeth.
Tadashi put down his biscuits and looked fearfully at Akira, then back at everyone with a I'm-A-Goner-Aren't-I-? look.
They all nodded.
Akira whacked him with a teapot, launching him to the other side of the greenhouse.
/R.I.P Tadashi. We will miss you./ Megumi scribbled on her board.
Ryuu, Jun, and Kei sighed. "Going on from what the idiot said, since this is supposed to be a couple's outing, everyone will be sharing a room on deck with a second person of their choice. The chairman said we'd have to decide on board sadly." Akira explained, looking longingly at Hikari.
Kei stopped typing. "This sounds interesting, but where are heading to?" He asked. Akira shrugged. "The chairman said it'd be a surprise. But I won't let you have Hikari!" She held onto Hikari protectively.
Hikari thought for a while. I'm probably going to get chosen by Akira. I'm sure that'd be fun! But on the other hand, if Takshima picks me. . .
Just the thought of it sent chills down her spine. But I guess it couldn't be that bad right?
"Akira, if we'll be sharing a room with another person, doesn't that mean we both will have to sleep on the same bed?" Ryuu pointed out.
Everyone inwardly blushed. Sleeping on the same bed?
Akira paused. She hadn't thought about that. In that case, I can't let Hikari get chosen by Kei! She thought determinedly.
Kei blinked. This might be his chance to tell Hikari his feelings without any interruptions.
Hikari moved closer to Akira. Forget about sharing a room with Takshima not being that bad, It'd be horrible.
"How long will the trip be? Because I'll need to pack my bags." Ryuu said.
"Three weeks." Akira replied.
"Well, I'm off to go pack my bags."
Kei stood up and walked to the exit of the greenhouse. "Shouldn't we all be packing too?" Hikari asked.
Ryuu got up too. "I'll start too, what about you, Megumi, Jun?" They both nodded.
Jun looked at Megumi. "Let's go, Megumi-chan." She nodded.
Hikari and Akira were the last to start packing.
"See you on the cruise tomorrow Hikari!" Akira waved goodbye to her best friend.
Hikari waved back. "See you too Akira!"
-Cruise Day-
"Everyone ready to start?" Akira asked.
They all nodded.
"Could I have a snack first please?" Tadashi raised his hand, which along with the rest of his body was covered in bandages.
A vein throbbed on Akira's head, but she refrained from hitting him. Today was a special day after all, it wouldn't
do any good for anyone to be hurt on the way.
"No, you can't, but there'll be food served on board." She replied, trying to keep her voice calm.
Tadashi shrugged.
Since this was a private cruise, there wasn't any need for tickets. Yahiro, Finn, and Sakura were the last to arrive.
"Jun-kun!" Sakura said happily and hugged Jun.
"H-Hi Sakura." Jun greeted. "Good morning Ryuu!" Finn waved. "Good morning to you too!" Ryuu said back politely.
Yahiro stood next to Megumi.
"I bet you'll have a challenge for me on the cruise, Ni-san." Kei teased Hikari.
"Don't call me Miss Rank Two, because you'll be calling me Miss Rank One soon!" She protested.
Kei smirked. Hikari was so adorable when she pouted. Akira glared at Kei, then looked back at the ship.
"It's time to board, so make sure you have your suitcases." She announced.
One by one they all boarded the ship. Once on deck, they had to choose who they'd be staying with.
"The chairman gave you straws to draw. Each one has a number on it. But you are not allowed to say the number out loud. If you get the same number as someone else, that's who you'll be with. Once everyone's finished drawing,
I will post a sheet with all the results on it." The captain explained.
Akira went first, and got a 3.
Jun went next, he got a 4. And so it went. Once everyone finished drawing,
the scores were posted.
Results:
Akira & Tadashi, 3
Ryuu & Finn, 2
Megumi & Yahiro, 5
Jun & Sakura,4
Hikari & Kei, 1
Hikari gulped. This was going to be a long trip . . .
Well, hope you liked that chapter!
Sorry for a cliffhanger, it had to be done XD
I'll be updating this very frequently, so look forward to it!
-Okami =w=;