"So, were leaving tomorrow ne?" Amy asked as she brushed a strand of long black hair behind her ear. She then looked directly at her friend with piercing hazel green eyes that seemed to be full of curiosity.
"Hai." Hanabi replied shortly as she played with a rock she found on the ground in front of Seigaku's gates. She had short blood red hair with black streaks, her amber eyes behind semi-thick rectangular black and blue glasses.
"Aren't you the least bit excited?" Amy asked with a questionable tone.
"I guess I am, are you? I mean it's not that important is it? I just think that maybe this trip is just…" Hanabi then continued to ramble on probably just thinking out loud.
"Of course I'm excited! Who wouldn't be?!" Amy grinned widely.
"Amy's actually right for once." Kage said not sounding happy at all. His medium length brown hair blew in the wind as his hazel eyes glared at the ground.
"I'm happy to get away from this hell hole called "Education"" Brynn said to no one in particular. She had medium length light brown hair and brown eyes.
"I guess your right but we'll still be doing school work ne?" Hanabi asked.
"But not as much!" Amy squealed with excitement making the other three cover their ears. The three then walked away in different directions leaving the hyperactive girl behind. Amy soon noticed and ran to catch up with Brynn so they could walk home together.
The next day the four along with Hanabi's twin brother Habu met up at the park near Seigaku. Habu looked nothing like his sister; he had short orange hair, bright green eyes, and was tanned from the hours he spent in the sun. The two stood side by side: one pale and the other tanned, they looked directly at each other and smirked.
Brynn and Amy glanced at each other nervously, they knew that look all to well and usually it meant nothing good. Brynn felt a strong feeling of regret course through her veins. She regretted the fact she was ever chosen to go on this stupid trip. She already knew it might indeed kill her depending on what bus she rides on and if Hanabi and Habu were to be separated the chaos to come would only be reduced temporarily. Hating every fact that came zooming back to her she put the pieces together and discovered that it would be loud and unpleasant. Amy on the other hand smiled wildly, she wanted in on their plan but was also worried about the outcome.
Kage was completely oblivious to what was going on around him. I mean, he was only wearing black boxers mostly because he wasn't awake when the others had come to pick him up which resulted in them dragging him and his luggage without letting him change. Kage now lay on the grass half asleep. He had spent the whole night packing, which he should have done three days ago.
"Hana-chan do you think that we might be early?" Habu asked his twin as he looked up to the sky as if uninterested.
"I guess it's possible but I don't think so." Hanabi replied calculating the possibilities.
"You know Ryuzaki sensei never gave us a specific time…. So we could be early or late depending if we were first or last." Brynn said smartly. She then kicked Kage's head lightly to wake him up. He just rolled to his side and murmured something about 'evil pink bunnies'. Brynn raised her eyebrow and kicked him again, only harder and not his head: his back. He shot up quickly in pain and glared at the brunette.
"So we should take a look around then?" Amy asked curiously before jumping up and down hyperactively waiting for an answer. Brynn sighed; she had a cat, a dog, and two devious kitsune to take care of. This was going to be a very troublesome trip, nothing close to a vacation.
"That seems like a reasonable thing to do." Hanabi answered acting rather mature.
Thank god! Brynn thought thankfully, at least one of the kitsune was at least trying to act sane. Wait! When were any of them ever sane? Brynn sighed once again, she was thinking too much again and she was confusing herself. Brynn, finally noticing that Kage was only in boxers, smacked her forehead.
"My god… Kage get dressed." Habu told the grumpy teen that looked half dead. Kage grunted and rummaged through his clothes bag and put on a green shirt a beige pants. Hanabi rolled her eyes and started walking in a random direction. Habu followed behind her not even waiting for the other three. Brynn and Amy soon got the idea and followed, dragging Kage with them.
They wandered around aimlessly until they found themselves exactly where they started. The only difference was that there were now other people there waiting and talking excitedly about the trip. Both Hanabi's and Habu's right eye seemed to twitch in annoyance when they saw this but pushed it aside and walked toward Fuji Syuusuke and Yukimura Seiichi. Amy on the other hand spotted Kikumaru Eiji and jumped on his back just like any other day. Kage fell to the ground instantly falling asleep, Brynn only rolled her eyes then growled irritated.
"Oi Fuji, Yukimura!" Habu called out to the two as he and his sister approached. Hanabi looked confused; she didn't know anyone by the name Yukimura. Habu sweat dropped seeing this and introduced her to him. The four talked quietly amongst themselves for a while.
"EH?!" Hanabi asked in a forced whisper after they said something about mixing everyone's luggage when they weren't looking. No one ever told her about that part of the plan! It was cruel and she didn't like the fact that they would mix their own luggage as well. Chances were that the clothes would be too big for her and… But then again if they were the only ones wearing there own clothes it would look suspicious.
"Quiet! It's not like… Oh…." Habu hissed then realized him and Fuji both forgot to tell her.
"Oh, what?" Yukimura asked with a sadistic smile.
"Yeah, you forgot…" Hanabi glared at both Fuji and Habu. Fuji just smiled serenely and ruffled her hair. Habu on the other hand looked guilty and then realized that since only Fuji, Yukimura, and he were given the job to put the luggage in the trunk it would be weird for Hanabi to do so as well. He then began to explain this to her, expecting to be hit upside the head, but she took it amazingly well. "Alright." She replied. Fuji ruffled her hair once more and whispered something in her ear. She then walked away and leaned against a tree giving an "I-hate-my-life" look.
"What did you say?" Habu asked Fuji who just smiled and began to put the luggage into the busses and switching the belongings randomly. Yukimura and Habu then followed suit.
Hanabi smirked inwardly when she saw Kikumaru and Amy argue animatedly just like they always did. Hanabi's supposed job was to attempt to make Hyotei's Atobe and Seigaku's Tezuka seriously pissed off. She doubted it was even possible but she is known to be quite annoying when she wants to be. She stood there just thinking about what she would do and then it hit her. Literally. Three packets of ketchup hit her head and knocked her away from her thoughts. She looked down at the three packets and pocketed them with a smirk. My did Atobe's shirt look expensive…but he wouldn't mind if her hand slipped and she stained it, would he? Then again it could just end up being his favorite shirt and he will throw a fit about it and if he didn't she would make sure he did. Tezuka, what could she possibly do? Pants him? No that would just be suicide. Then an idea popped into her mind, she could drench him with water. The fountain should work nicely… I just hope I won't get murdered if this works. She thought the blood draining from her face.
Atobe gaped at the girl sprawled out on the ground in front of him. Just moments ago she had tripped on her own foot and put her hands in front to catch herself, her right hand involuntarily clutched into a fist splattering Atobe's face and his favorite shirt with ketchup. He was surprised, who would dare do such a thing to the always magnificent Ore-sama! He didn't really mind but when he noticed the ketchup on his shirt he stared incredulously at the girl who was spotlessly clean except for a scraped knee.
A few minutes passed before Hanabi received the results she had been hoping for, Atobe blew a gasket, lectured her, and then searched for Tezuka who he assumed was her sempai. Hanabi was now sitting on a tree branch watching the fluffy white clouds drift about lazily without a care, the sun shining brightly on their backs. Silently she wished to be like a cloud, to be able to be so carefree like they were.
Tezuka sighed, what exactly had he gotten himself into? All he had done was told Atobe that Hanabi did in fact go to Seigaku not that she was his kouhai. Truth be told Hanabi was a few months older than the stoic captain of Seigaku. Atobe ranted on and on to Tezuka about what Hanabi had done to his precious shirt. Tezuka could not fathom why Hanabi would do such a thing. She wasn't known for being mischievous at all or at least he didn't know that much. He had pretty much though of her as the quiet, sweet, and responsible choir manager she was obviously not to most eyes. Her brother on the other hand seemed to be her total opposite. Atobe wanted her to be punished and when Tezuka explained why he wouldn't Atobe gaped in shock. Tezuka Kunimitsu was being soft? Atobe smirked assuming that the great Kunimitsu had a crush on the girl. Tezuka shook his head merely indicating that Atobe was wrong.
"Is that so? Then explain to me why you can't punish your kouhai." Atobe asked not believing a single word that came from the stoic captain of Seigaku's tennis club.
"That's right. Also I refuse to explain it to you again and she is not my kouhai." Tezuka answered holding back a glare.
"Oh then she's in the same grade." Atobe said thoughtfully.
Hanabi watched the conversation from afar giggling silently in amusement. Tezuka was far more annoyed with Atobe then he led on and she could tell. She secretly loved watching people as they argued with one another. Momo and Kaidoh for example were the most entertaining by far. She watched with a soft smile on her face, a habit she had acquired from being around Fuji so much. Soon she was awakened from her thought when she was roughly pulled down from the branch. Desperately she clung to the branch with her hands; of course she knew who it was. Looking down she saw the face of Akutsu Jin and sweat dropped, her guess had been wrong. She had thought it was her twin brother, it usually was but she just guessed today it was different. Today it was her childhood friend Akutsu whom she never really understood.