Once everyone settled down and got quiet Jūgo cleared his throat. "For the past several months all of you have been working very hard and I would like to reward the three of you" he said. Ayano raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Ayano and Ren I have invited your friends to come with the three of you on a trip to Germany" he explained. "Whoa! Really?!" Ren exclaimed. "Is this all expenses paid?" Ayano asked. "Why of course" Jūgo responded. "Alright count me in" Kazuma spoke. "Of course your in it if it's free" Ayano laughed, rolling her eyes.
"You know it" Kazuma winked. "You depart tomorrow, don't worry I have your friends all set up" Jūgo reassured. "Thank you this is amazing" Ayano stood up and bowed. She looked at her watch. "Hmm I'm gonna hit the showers" she then walked out of the room. Ren jumped up happily. "I'm gonna call Tatsuya!" He then ran off happier than ever he was going on this trip with his friends. Jūgo smiled then turned his attention to Kazuma. "If you have anyone you would like to take with you I could arrange that as well" he offered.
"No thanks I'd rather just relax on this little vacation" he said. "Alright then" Jūgo sipped his tea. "Well thanks for the trip I'm looking forward to it" Kazuma stood up and stretched. "Your welcome and your flight leaves at four A.M tomorrow" Jūgo informed. "Great..." Kazuma then exited the room. Once he exited his phone started ringing, so he picked it up and answered. "Hey Kazuma!" Catherine yelled cheerfully. "What is it McDonald..." Kazuma rolled his eyes.
For the past few weeks Catherine had been calling Kazuma a little too often. "So I was thinking we could take an assignment tomorrow! Sound good?" She asked. "Sorry I'm going out of town" Kazuma smiled because for once that sentence was true. "What! Where to?" She yelled. "Just a little vacation to Germany Jūgo gave us as a reward for hard work" he responded. "So wait your going with Ayano?!" Catherine started getting defensive.
"And Ren and their friends" he sighed. "Well that doesn't sound like a lot of fun if your going with them!" She huffed. "Well Ayano is alright, but she might spend sometime with her friends" he spoke. "What do you mean "Ayano is alright" isn't she like a total snobby brat?" She asked. "I wouldn't say she was a brat but maybe snobby? And she's changed" Kazuma explained as he walked to his car.
"Hmph!" He could see Catherine was getting jealous again so he decided to end it. "Look I gotta go I'll talk later" he then hung up. "Leaving?" The fiery haired girl asked as she came around the corner. "Yeah I thought I'd better get my stuff together" he explained. "Alright well see you tomorrow" she waved and walked past him. Kazuma nodded and put his hands in his pockets as he walked.
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Nightfall came to Kazuma's surprise. He was so busy he believed he lost track of time. "Better get to bed..." He told himself as he zipped up his suitcase. Before he went to his bed he set out his clothes he planned to wear for the flight. He set out a grey pollo shirt with dark jeans and black and white Nike's along with his Fossil brand steel watch out as well.
He yawned and stretched then walked to his spot on the bed. He took off his shirt and laid down then pulled the sheets up to the middle of his torso. He looked out his grand window and saw the city lights glowing in the dark. "She's changed so much..." He thought to himself.
Ayano was almost done packing when she got a phone call. When she saw the collar ID was Yukari on her cellphone she picked it up. "Hey Yukari you should get some sleep for tomorrow" she answered. "Uh hey Ayano about that!" She responded. Coughing and sneezing could be heard in the background. "I-Is everything alright?" Ayano asked. "Um well Nanase got sick and I'm taking care of her..." Yukari said.
"Oh really? That stinks I'm sorry" Ayano apologized. "It's alright I'll take good care of her you just have fun!" Yukari spoke cheerfully. "Okay well good night and tell Nanase feel better" With that she hung up. "Oh well that sucked..." She sighed. The flaming haired women zipped up her suit case then headed to bed. She already had her clothes set out for the flight.
"Goooood night Ayano!" Ren yelled outside her door when he ran by. She laughed at his excited behavior then closed her eyes and soon slept soundless.
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The three woke up an hour and thirty minutes before their flight. Ren jumped up from his bed and immediately started getting ready. Ayano went at a slower pace, but quick enough as she didn't want to be late. Kazuma of course went the slowest. He dragged himself out of bed to go take a shower. Ayano wanted to be comfortable for the long flight so she slipped on a slouchy black tank top with a little over sized cardigan and a nice scarf hanging on her shoulders with jeans and white sandals.
Ren started pounding on her door. "C'mon Ayano! Hurry!" He was still as excited as yesterday. "Coming" Ayano grabbed her cellphone and tucked it into her pocket then grabbed the handle of her suit case and left her room. Ren was wearing a plain white shirt with a red hooded jacket over and very dark jeans with black all stars. He ran to the front of the gates of the house with his suit case waiting for Kazuma to come pick them up.
"I've never seen you this excited Ren" Ayano spoke as she caught up with him. "It's Germany we're going to! YOU should be excited too!" Ren couldn't seem to stop moving. Few minutes later, Kazuma pulled up and got out of the car with the trunk popped open. "Hey Kazuma!" Ren yelled cheerfully. "Agh please it's like three in the morning the sun isn't even out calm down" he yawned as he put the blondes suit case in the trunk.
"Glad to see you pulled yourself out of bed without any help" Ayano patted his back as she helped out her suit case in. "Now I'm going back to bed your driving" he concluded. "What? No way! I'm tired too and this is your car!" She protested. "Would someone just please drive already!" Ren shouted from the back seat of the Audi coupe. Kazuma and Ayano laughed. "Fine I'll drive" she told him then went to the drivers seat.
Once everyone buckled up they drove off to the airport. About ten minutes into the car ride Ren started getting restless, but he kept quiet because of Kazuma. At the entrance to the airport there was surprisingly not that much traffic to park. "I don't want my car next to any other car" Kazuma spoke. Ayano rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say master" it took a little bit of time, but she found the perfect spot for his car and parked. Everyone got out of the car and unloaded the trunk.
Kazuma shut the trunk and locked his car then wheeled his suit case as he walked along side the two. Ren was smiling bright while Ayano had a sleepy look and yawned. When they made it inside the airport Ren saw his best friends Kanon and Tatsuya. "Ren!" They both yelled as they ran over to him. They all hugged and started blurting out how they were so excited. Ayano stood there with Kazuma from a distance. "Where's Yukari and Nanase?" He asked. "Nanase got sick so Yukari stayed to nurse her" Ayano explained.
"Well that sucks, ah well you can always hang out with me if you feel like it" he offered. "Why wouldn't I? We're all supposed to spend time together" she spoke as she crossed her arms still watching Ren. Kazuma was surprised by her answer. "Your such a weirdo" he responded. "Huh? Why?" She asked looking up at him.
"You never liked hanging out with me!" He chuckled. "Cause your annoying!" She defended. "Am I still annoying?" He asked. "Right now yes you are!" She stomped her foot. Ren along with his best friends ran up to the two bickering. "Let's go!" He grabbed the two and ran to check in their luggage. They were the first ones in line so it didn't take long.
"I'll pay for them" Ayano took out her wallet. "Nah I got it" Kazuma took out his credit card. "Kazuma! I don't want to start with this again! Here sir" she held out her card,but he slipped it from her hands and gave the man his card. Ayano frowned and tried getting her card back from him. "Expect a payment from me!" She said when he finally gave back her card.
"No need" he smirked as he put his card away and walked to the security checkpoint. Ren and his friends snickered as they followed. Ayano put her card away in her wallet then tucked it into her carry on bag as she followed. They stood in line and waited for their turn. Ren and his friends chatted as Ayano and Kazuma stood in front with their arms crossed.
When it was time for them the security guard asked for Kazuma's and Ayano's ID along with everyone's pass port and boarding passes. The two did what they were asked of then moved on. Everyone was required to take off their shoes and separate their belongings and metals in containers which would pass through a detector. Ren and his friends were the first ones out as they went first.
Everyone made it through then picked up all their belongings and slipped their shoes back on. "Now boarding flight 62" a woman announced over the COM systems. "That's us!" Ren cheered then ran off to the gate of the plane. "Hey! Wait!" Ayano ran after him and his friends. Kazuma chuckled and took his time.
"And how were you guys going to get in without these?" She asked, pulling out their boarding passes. She gave the attendant the passes and the children went through. Ayano waited for Kazuma to get here then entered with him. "Hope you brought your meds cause this is gonna be quite a long flight" she laughed. Kazuma shook his head. "With a little champagne I'll be out like a light" he smirked.
They sat first class at the front of the plane. Kanon and Tatsuya fought over who would sit with Ren since it seated two at a time. "Alright! Kanon sit with Ren now and on the flight back Tatsuya sit with him! Now please sit down and settle!" Ayano commanded. Ren sat down behind Ayano and Kazuma's seat with Kanon who was excited to sit with him. "Oh Ren this will be so much fun!" She hugged his arm. Tatsuya rolled his eyes and crossed his arms as he sat across from them. Ayano got the window spot as Kazuma sat right next to her.
After twenty minutes or so the seat belt symbol lighted up. "Alright ladies and gentlemen we are now on our way to Berlin, Germany please sit back and relax because this will be a lengthy flight. Please turn off all devices at this time or switch to airplane mode" the pilot spoke on the COM system.
"Please buckle up as we are in motion and thank you for choosing Japan airlines have a wonderful flight" the plane rolled over to the runway and waited it's turn. The lights in the plane went off row by row. They waited for the last plane to get out far enough then they took off. Ayano had her eyes closed as she rested her head against the closed window. Kazuma had his seat back as far as it could go with his hands behind his head.
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An hour into the flight the pilot spoke again. "Ladies and gentlemen I apologize that I didn't announce the road will be a bit bumpy as we are going through some stormy clouds so just please sit tight." He announced. Kazuma drank his last bit of champagne he had and set the glass down on the mini table. Ayano was sound asleep during this time. The plane a few minutes later started shaking. "And let the ride begin" he shut his eyes hand put his hands behind his head. The bumpy ride was worse than expected.
Ayano woke to what felt like the plane was dropping. Her eyes widened in fear as she looked around frantically. "K-Kazuma!" She shook him. "What's going on?!" She demanded an answer. Kazuma felt the intensity of the flight as well. The plane felt like it was going up and down. When it felt like they were dropping again she locked her arms around him instinctively trying not to scream.
Kazuma could see she was petrified so he hugged her and reassured her. "Everything's fine it's just bumpy from the storm outside" he explained. "Don't lie!" She barked. "That's what the pilot said" he patted her back. She clutched onto his shirt when the plane got more bumpy. He sighed and comforted her until the got out of the storm.
By the time they got out of the storm Kazuma was barely awake. "It's done Ayano" he spoke. He looked down and noticed she was asleep on him. "Of course the princess falls asleep on me" he chuckled and allowed her to rest on him.
(Finally updated eh? Well review please! Reviews help me do better!)
