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Summary: It is time for the anual trip to Big Sur for the Houjou's. How will it go and will the Night Lurkers ruin their vacation?


Summer Arc- Camping at Big Sur (Part 2)

When Muraku woke up at their second day at Big Sur, he heard someone plucking the guitar Nick brought softly and was curious since he was sure that Nick usually did not wake up this early. Not wanting to wake up his tent-mates, he quietly pulled on his jacket and unzipped the flap. He was mildly surprise when he saw Mia on the log with the guitar in hand while humming quietly to herself.

No matter how far we go
I want the whole world to know
I want you back
And I won't have it any other way
No matter what the people say
I know that we'll never break
Cause our love was made
Made in the USA
Made in the USA

"That was nice."

Mia jumped and fell off the log. Muraku hurried over and helped her up. "Sorry for scaring you."

"Way to ruin my mood." Mia groaned and picked up the guitar. "Why are you up this early anyway?"

"I heard you playing." Muraku said and sat down beside her. "You know, I've barely seen you at all the whole time we came home. It almost feels like you are avoiding me."

Mia lowered her head with a sad frown. "Sorry, but I just have a lot on my plate at the moment."

Muraku raised a questioning eyebrow with made Mia groan. "Look, you won't understand much of it. You're not like Wataru or me."

"How does this have any connection with your powers?"

"Let's just say with great power comes great responsibilities." Mia said after a while of thought.

Muraku narrowed his eyes. "Mia, what are you hiding from me?"

Mia looked away and refused to say anything. Muraku sighed and looked straight ahead. "If it is about Mikhail, Vanessa and Kageto finding out about you…they are already suspicious of you."

Mia's head snapped up in shock. "What?!"

"Do you remember that day when they were cornered by muggers?"

Mia vaguely remembered that incident since she was running late for practise and had taken a short cut through the alleys. She remember seeing several students cornered by three large men and saved them by using her telekinetic powers to levitate a few empty cans nearby at their heads to lure them away. Once she was sure that they were alone, she put them to sleep with her telepathy and left. Thinking back now, she realised she never made sure the students did not see her nor her powers. Not to mention, she did not have a good look at them.

She paled when she realised she never made the connection to them when Muraku told her about it. "Did they say if they saw anything?"

"Nothing other than they saw you running by and those cans were flying on their own." Muraku flicked his eyes to his tent and back at Mia. "I'm telling you this just in case they put two and two together then you will be prepared to deal with their questions."

"Thanks." Mia said after a while of silence. She got up and brushed her pants. "We better get the others up so that we can have breakfast."

Muraku nodded in agreement and got up too. But before either of them could take a step, screams erupted from the west side of the campsite. Both of them paled and ran over to take a look. Once they got to the site of commotion, Mia gasped when she saw the three Night Lurkers that were scaring off the campers.

"Mia?"

Mia looked at her brother who had an understanding look in his eyes. She nodded and went out to face the Night Lurkers there while Muraku went back to their camp to wake up the others and get Maya and Nick to help her.

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"Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size!?"

The Night Lurkers spun around just as Mia's shoe connected with one of them in the face. She did a backflip and kicked away the other two. The Night Lurkers growled and went in to attack her but Nick and Maya jumped over her and used their powers to send them flying away.

"You're ok?"

"Yeah." Mia nodded at Maya. They jumped out of the way before one of the Night Lurkers can impale them with its claws. Mia opened her fist and a blue beam was sent firing at it. The beam struck the Night Lurker and encased it in ice.

"Snow Katanas!" Mia called with her hands raised and two white katanas materialized in her hands.

"Icicle Strike!"

Mia's Katanas glowed white and became ice in the shape of an icicle. She thrusted the both of them at the Night Lurker encased in her ice and destroyed it. Mia grinned victoriously as her weapons vanished and did not see the Night Lurker Maya was fighting open its palm and a red laser shot out of it. Maya swerved left to avoid it. Instead, it hit Mia's leg and she cried out in pain.

"No!" Maya's anger grew and she summoned out her Ice Axe and tried to slash it but it avoided her by flipping over her and ran towards Mia. "Mia look out!"

Mia barely turned around when the Night Lurker slashed at her back just below her neck. Mia hissed in pain but managed to use her telekinetic powers to throw him into Maya's waiting axe. The Night Lurker twitched but eventually went limp and disintegrated. Maya sighed in relief and looked over at Nick who finished off the last Night Lurker with his Leaf Spear.

"Finally. It's over." Mia panted out. Her leg and back were hurting but she managed to stand up only to fall over. Luckily Maya caught her before she hit the ground.

"Are you alright?"

"I don't think so." Mia grimaced when her cousin prodded her back.

"You don't have any broken ribs. And since you could stand up, I don't think there are any broken bones." She told her.

"Hey." Nick called as he approached them. "We better get out of here. Maya, once we get back to the camp, bring her back to your tent and patch her up. I'll have the others pack up and we're out of here. It's not safe."

"Do you think it was the last of them in this area?" Mia wondered out loud as Nick heaved her onto his back.

"Hard to say. But I think we can safely say that we won't be seeing them anytime soon." Nick grunted. "As soon as we get back to Venice, I'm bringing you to the hospital and then drop the others back home."

"I guess I'll call Yuko-sensei to inform her of this then." Maya sighed.

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The trip back to Venice was quiet. Once the three of them got back, they were met with questions as to where they went and how Mia got hurt. Luckily, Nick made up the excuse that Mia went to help the campers get away and got hurt in the process and they went to save her. But they can tell that those from their group who did not know about their powers were unconvinced.

Right now, Mia was fast asleep on Muraku's shoulder while he read a book. In front of him, Vanessa was thinking about something and glanced back at Mia with an odd look. Muraku felt her glance and looked up. "Vanessa, is there anything wrong?"

"Oh, no, it's nothing." Vanessa quickly shook her head. "I was just thinking about something and was curious."

"About what?"

Vanessa hesitated but shook her head. "It's nothing."

Muraku closed his book shut and folded his arms. "Vanessa, you can tell me about it."

Vanessa's eyes flickered to Mia and back at him. Muraku understood the message and dropped it. If she wanted to ask something privately, he was willing to wait, especially if it was about Mia.