Here's chapter four! Hope you enjoy!

"Haruka!"

The raven jolted awake at the sudden yell of his name. He found a grip on the blanket covering him. Wait, did he bring a blanket with him? He was not cold last night so there was no need...

"What are you doing sleeping outside?" Sousuke yelled from the tent. He got out and ripped the blanket from Haruka's grasp. Although he was yelling, there was fear in his turquoise eyes. "You could have gotten hurt by God knows what and we wouldn't have known until we woke up and found your half-eaten corpse on the ground! What were you thinking?" Haruka stood up to his full height, but he barely reached his mouth.

"I was thinking about getting some sleep," he retorted. Haruka could see the two younger men crawling out of their shared tent from his peripheral vision, awoken from their shouting and rubbing the sleep from their eyes. "I'm sorry if I'm not able to sleep like an infant like you can on the hard ground."

"Well, get used to it, Nanase!" Sousuke yelled, emphasizing the last name with a jab of his finger at Haruka's chest, hard enough to make it hurt and for the raven to rub at the area of skin. If it bruised, so help him... "You're going to be sleeping on the ground for a while, and I would rather get a full night's sleep than keeping watch so your sleepy ass doesn't get eaten by a jaguar." Sousuke turned on his heel and stepped back into the tent, most likely to change into a fresher set of clothing. Haruka scowled at his back. He wished he could toy with this man because he got on his nerves already! It was stupid and petty, but he could not help it. He really wanted to slap Sousuke at the very least. He turned to face the primatologists.

"I'll cook breakfast. Do you think the two of you can find some edible berries while I start the fire?"

"Are we lost, Yamazaki-kun?" Aiichiro whimpered. Momotarou slapped his back, eliciting a loud "Ow! Momo!"

"Of course not, Aii-senpai! Sousuke-kun knows where he's going, right?" Amber eyes stared at the large man. Sousuke grinned shakily, then turned to face forward. Haruka glared at him with the eyes of an eagle than of a raven.

In truth, Sousuke had no idea where was going. To be completely honest...

He did not know why he volunteered to lead them through the jungle. It was the jungle, what was he thinking? He got lost at train stations!

"Sousuke, how about I lead for a while?" Haruka offered, holding out his hand for the machete the giant was using to cut away the branches. Sousuke raised a thick eyebrow.

"With your stick arms?" Scowling, Haruka yanked the blade from the taller man's hand and slashed at the brush for several meters. He turned back, a smirk on his face.

"I must have logs for arms then."

As the sun beat down on their exposed skin, the group rested for half an hour. It was then the primatologists realized...

"These are gorilla nests! Momo, look! There are families! We're so close to finding them!" Aiichiro cheered.

"Yahoo!" Momotarou screamed. The shorter man got up and covered the younger's mouth.

"Sshh! They could be nearby and we might scare them away!" he whispered. Momotarou's mouth formed a small "o" and he nodded. "Now, if we're careful, we may be able to find more nests and maybe even where the gorillas are going..." Aiichiro trailed off as he continued to study the nest he and his partner were standing in.

Sousuke watched the two young men with interest. It was fascinating how much they knew of these beasts, even learning about how many there were just by studying the most recent nesting place. Rolling down his sleeves, he applied more sunscreen.

"Yo, Yamazaki-kun!" Momotarou called out. The tall man looked up and raised his eyebrow at the younger man. "Where's Nanase-san?" His eyes widened as Sousuke spun on his heel. The raven was nowhere to be found and he did not notice him leave.

Haruka slowly turned, memorizing the details of the leaves above him. He smiled softly. A place untouched by man was of infinite beauty, he almost regretted coming here in the first place. The trees grew so tall and wide, he could barely see the sky. He was somewhat grateful for that; the sun had burned him despite all the sunscreen he had applied before he and the others left camp.

There was a sharp howl near Haruka, and when his eyes snapped back down from the heights above him to see a baby baboon.

"Oh, hello. Aren't you small?" the raven muttered and approached him slowly. He did not want to scare the baby away. The baboon, with small little curls on his head, looked down shyly and backed away. "No no, it's okay. I won't hurt you. Just... um," Haruka trailed off, unsure of what to do. Then he spotted a mango near his foot. "Oh, here! Eat this. Don't mind me." Eyeing the fruit, the baby baboon snatched it away and began to bite into it. Stepping back, Haruka opened his satchel and pulled out his sketchbook and a pencil.

In the span of five minutes, Haruka had the rough sketch of the baby baboon eating the mango. When he finally looked up, the baboon was out of sight. He turned to see the baby above his shoulder, holding onto the vine he hung from. Haruka smoothed out the paper and displayed it. "Here you go. Aren't you a handsome lad?"

The baboon let out a happy cry. He liked the drawing. A lot. It was very pretty.

He wanted it.

"Maybe if I can find some time to outline- hey! Give that back!" The baboon ripped the sketchbook from the man's hands and ran off. Tearing the paper from the bind, the baby admired the sketch. Quite handsome. He hugged the paper close to his chest.

Then the sheet was snatched away, leaving the baby bewildered. The waterworks began and he cried. Cried for anyone that could hear. His brother would. He always heard him.

"Oh, don't give me that. You may be a baby baboon but you should better than to steal from others," Haruka lectured and clicked his tongue. "What would your family say?" A growl cut through the air and the baby baboon ceased his cries. Looking up, Haruka saw dozens of adult baboons in the trees. The one closest to him, with bared fangs and was the baboon the baby ran to and climbed his back, had the same curls on his head like the baby, but more wild and long. Behind the snarling baboon was another almost identical but with hair that moved like fire. He too had his teeth bared. "Oh, um. I'm sorry. There seems to have been a misunderstanding. You see, I was just giving back the drawing to the poor baby," Haruka tried to reason.

Then he ran.

The baboons howled and chased after him. Branches smacked across his face, yet Haruka pushed forward. His clothes became ripped as the trees reached out to slash at him. At one point, he felt one baboon on his back but he somehow shook it off. Gradually, Haruka ran faster than the baboons were climbing. He was almost in the clear...

When he saw the drop of a cliff right in front of him. The only way to get over was to jump. Taking a deep breath, Haruka pushed off the ground and leapt into the air.

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