(A/N: New chapter..I'll try to make this one lonnger~ ...oh yea, just so you're warned, there's like, a crapload of dialogue.)
Izumi sighed and leaned back in her chair. It was going to be a long flight, considering how Yoshitaka was going to torment her the whole way.
"Hello, and welcome to our flight. We'd like to thank you for choosing Japan Airlines..."
She closed her eyes, drowning out the sound of the safety announcements.
"...we will be taking off shortly. Have a nice trip!"
Suddenly the plane started to rumble. However, it soon stopped as the door opened once again, revealing a panting, sweating Kazu bent over to catch his breath.
"K-Kazu?" Izumi yelled.
"Ah.. ah... H-hi Izumi-san.. what a ...ah... coincidence...ah.." he managed to choke out in between breaths.
"What happened?" Anna asked him, helping to carry his bag.
"Well... ah..I just.. was...ah.. a little late...ah..that's all.."
"Probably Yoshitaka's fault, with that damn contest." Izumi muttered under her breath.
"Anyways..I'm seat...A-63." He followed the numbers until he reached the aisle seat next to Yoshitaka. "What an interesting coincidence. I never thought I would get to sit by you two."
Yoshitaka spoke up. "Are you sure there are no other seats available?"
"Why? He'll get in your way when you're trying to harass me? Pervert."
"I don't...trust him.." Yoshitaka whispered to his young maid.
"Because he betrayed you in the race?" she teased.
"Well..."
Izumi smirked and turned back to talk to Kazu. "So, you're going to Okinawa, too?"
"Well, actually, I am, Izumi-san."
"So where are you staying?" she asked, hoping to make small talk, but Yoshitaka interfered. "Well, I'm going to the bathroom."
"Bye then."
As soon as he was gone and the two were alone, Kazu began to talk again. "What's your relationship with that guy?"
"Well... the truth is.. I'm his maid."
"Maid? What's a beautiful girl like you doing serving him?"
This caused Izumi to blush a little, which was going against her own will. And so she began the story of how she and Mitsuki had come to work at the Nakabayashi household.
"...and he keeps trying to increase my debt. I'm not sure that I'll ever get to pay it off." the young maid finished.
As if he was listening to the conversation, Yoshitaka returned soon after Izumi was finished. "Excuse...oops!" He "tripped" on Kazu's shoe and flailed his arms around, one of which mysteriously grabbed Izumi's breast.
"Ahh...Yoshitaka, you pervert!"
About an hour into the flight, after quite a few sexual advances by Yoshitaka and indescribable airplane food served by Anna, the three of them somehow got on the topic of how the young master had acquired so much money.
"So you're saying you're 14, without parents, with tons of money to spend on...anything?" Kazu was surprised.
"Basically." he responded with a shrug.
"Wait, you're not the boy in the middle of puberty who inherited his parents' fortune and is living all by himself with no supervision and has surrounded himself with tender young girls in a huge mansion, thus living out his fantasi-"
"Yes, yes, we've all heard that rumor before..." Yoshitaka responded.
"Huh...how much money do you have?" Kazu asked with question in his eyes.
"Well.. actually... I don't really know, but it's a lot..." Izumi said. However, Yoshitaka remained silent. That was...strange. He was staring off into space, seemingly focused on something otherworldly. His eyes were out of focus and it appeared he didn't notice Izumi or Kazu staring at him. He stood up and grabbed Izumi's hand and dragged her off, leaving Kazu sitting with a confused expression on his face, watching as they disappeared into the small indent where the bathroom was located.
"I need to talk to you for a second."
"What is it?" Izumi was a little curious, despite her suspicion this was all a ploy to get her away from Kazu.
"I don't trust him."
"What the hell? What did he do to you?"
"It's... it's just a feeling. There's something weird about him."
"Like what?"
"Like, why does he keep asking about my money?"
"What are you saying? He's just curious..." Izumi studied her master for a little while. He looked totally serious. His normal perverted or evil expression was replaced by a more insistent and sincere appearance.
"Wait, wait. Don't tell me you're..."
"Jealous?" Mitsuki interrupted her.
"M-Mitsuki?" the two said at the same time. She was pushing a cart of food and drinks down the aisle.
"Hehe! Master, are you sure that feeling isn't jealousy?" she whispered to Yoshitaka, hoping to spark a feeling of realization.
"Yes, I'm sure. There's something that's just not right..."
"No way, Yoshitaka. There's nothing wrong. You're just... just... are you just jealous that I like him more than you?" Izumi yelled.
Yoshitaka blinked. He was in shock.
"R-right. He's not the least bit perverted, unlike some people. Damn it, Yoshitaka, you've got to be more... more... trusting!"
"I..."
"Oh, shut up!" Izumi punched her master before walking back to her seat. Yoshitaka chased after her, leaving Mitsuki behind.
"That backfired quite a bit." she whispered to an unknown person. Anna climbed out from underneath the tablecloth of the cart.
"Not for me! If Yoshitaka has no chance with Izumi-chan, she'll be all mine!"
"...Of course, Anna-chan."
Mitsuki was a little disappointed that her plan had not worked the way she had thought. The way Yoshitaka had reacted was normal at first, but he really didn't trust Kazu for some reason. Was it possible that he really shouldn't be trusted? Or was it just that Yoshitaka was so misguided in love that he didn't realize the feeling of jealously? Or did he deny it out of embarrassment? Mitsuki shook her head, clearing her thoughts. It wasn't worth dwelling on for too long, she would figure out something to resolve the conflict soon enough.
Meanwhile...
A certain alligator sat curled in a ball directly underneath where this conversation was taking place, unaware of what was happening above him. He was only aware of the fact that it was freezing cold. Oh well, better than pretending to be a stuffed animal and sitting in one spot for a few hours.
(A/N: Alright, that was about 350 words longer than the last one, hooray~.)
Well, I need help deciding something else...
Should the airplane reach their destination safely? Or should a "minor complication" occur? I seriously have no idea.. I might decide with a coin toss.
Oh, right, thanks for reading~
