A/N: Hi guys! Here's another awesome chapter for all of you awesome readers! Since you are here... go ahead and start reading!

Disclaimer: I, Takari97, do not own Digimon or any of it's character... I hope I don't have to repeat this again... It's a painful yet unchangeable fact.


Best High School Camp Ever! : Day 3 – Beginning Of The Amazing Race

"Takeru-kun! Help me!" Hikari shouted as she held on tightly onto my arm.

Hikari is going to fall off if I don't hold on! But I can't find the strength to pull her back up! Somebody help me! T-There isn't anyone around… The violent waves splashed hard against the cliff just right below Hikari. I can't remember how we ended up here but I've got to save Hikari! I held on tightly, trying my best to pull her up, but to no avail. Then I slowly start to lose grip… one by one, my fingers gave way.

"Hang on Hikari-chan!" I cried in despair but still unable to gather any strength.

It's over, my arm had lost its strength and I saw Hikari falling off the cliff in front of my eyes.

"Takeru-kun! Ah!"

"HIKARI-CHAN!"

W-W-What the heck was that?! I sat up and started panting hard. I look around myself, I'm back at camp inside my tent. The sun's up and I feel myself perspiring all over. T-That was just a dream? No it wasn't, that's a nightmare! Where's the rest? Daisuke? Ken? Han? Where are they?

"Hey Takeru-kun! You finally woke up huh?" a familiar voice came from outside the tent.

"Who's there?" I asked still panting lightly.

"It's just me Takeru-kun." Daisuke came inside the tent with a piece of bread in his mouth.

"Daisuke-kun… H-Hikari-chan! Where is she?!" I questioned Daisuke loudly in desperation.

"Hikari-chan? She's just eating breakfast outside with us. What's the matter with you Takeru-kun? You look pale ever since you woke up."

"I-It's nothing, sorry about that." I replied as I wiped of the drops of perspiration on my forehead, "Why are you all having breakfast without me?"

"You were asleep and when we gathered to go for breakfast, I was going to wake you up until Hikari-chan told me to let you sleep in as you are probably tired." Daisuke explained, "Who knew you could sleep for so long?"

Hikari, she's okay… I must be worrying too much… Curse that stupid nightmare! *sigh* It made my heart beat so quickly, I would probably get a shorter life span if that nightmare comes back again…

"Hey Takeru-kun, you better go for breakfast before all the bread and spread are finished."

"O-Oh right!" I hurriedly got up and immediately went to the washroom to wash up before joining the rest at the canteen.

Man… What's going on with me…? I better get a hold of myself. Remember Takeru, that was just a normal nightmare, forget about it. I splashed some of the tap water over my face and it freshen me up immediately. I better get my breakfast quick! I walked back to my group and Hikari is there as well. I guess it was really just a dream…

"Hey Takeru-kun! You're awake!" Hikari greeted me immediately.

"Good morning Takeru-san!" Han added.

"That took you long enough." Daisuke commented.

"Y-Yea, morning guys. Sorry that I slept in a bit." I greeted them back and apologized.

I sat down with them and took a piece of bread and spread it with chocolate paste once again. I just placed that piece of bread into my mouth and began chewing on it. I just can't get that dream out of my head! Argh!

"Hey! Are you guys ready for The Amazing Race later on? I bet it's going to be fun!" Miyako stated.

"I heard that it's going to last an entire day right?" Han asked.

"It'll be until the evening based on the schedule." Ken answered.

The Amazing Race huh? I wonder what we would be doing… every camp just have to have their own Amazing Race right? Without it, a camp is not complete!

"We should finish up and prepare for the briefing soon, last one to leave clears the leftovers!" Miyako commented.

I'll bet she said that on purpose. I came late for breakfast, of course I'll be the last to leave… They finished up their breakfast and went back to their tent first. Mizumi, Hikari and I were the last few hanging around.

"Hikari-chan, I'm done. I'll go back to our tent first." Mizumi said.

"Okay, I'll see you later!" Hikari replied.

Just like that, Mizumi left and I'm still eating my last piece of bread. I chewed it a few more times, swallowed it and took a gulp from my bottle.

"Hikari-chan, why don't you go back first? I'll join you all after I clear up this mess." I said to Hikari.

"It's okay Takeru-kun, I'll not be doing anything if I go back so I'll just help you out here." Hikari replied with a smile.

"Thanks Hikari-chan." I reciprocated with a smile of my own.

I grabbed one of the tablecloths and started clearing the table of almost everything, ranging from the bread loaf wrapper to crumbs of bread on the table. Hikari just accompanied me and did the same.

"Takeru-kun, you didn't slept well did you? You looked a bit tensed when you first came for breakfast."

"Yea, I just had a nightmare… That's all."

"Nightmare? Tell me about it!"

"E-Erm, I don't know how to explain it, everything was blurry and I can't remember very well…" I lied while holding back my tongue.

"Okay… Come on, we should clear this up and go back to the rest." Hikari commented.

We cleared out all the junks and headed back to our own respective tents and brought the necessities that we needed for the race along. Azuma was already prepared to give the briefing, so we sat down and listened to what he had to say.

"Okay, listen up! You all will be going out of the campsite, so please be careful during the race, you all can bring your phones along just in case there is any emergency…" Azuma briefed us and the briefing continued for another three minutes.

So we have a map, a compass and a fine-tipped marker. This means map skills are going to be tested. I don't use maps a lot, but whether is it walking on straight road or rugged terrain, it probably isn't an issue for me, considering how much of it I did before.

"Ken-kun, you mind helping me mark out the checkpoints we have to go to?" I asked Ken, "And Daisuke-kun, can you help me take my phone from my bag please?" I requested.

"Takeru-kun, the tent is so close to us, can't you just take it yourself?" Daisuke complained.

"I need to stay and do the map plotting Daisuke-kun. Pretty please?" I asked him once again.

"Oh fine! Who asked you to be my leader?" Daisuke grumbled.

"You're the one that said you didn't want to be the leader every time."

"Tsk…"

Ken and I helped to mark out the checkpoints while Daisuke headed to the tent for a bit. Han and the rest of the girls were just watching us do the work, there's just not enough work to go around as of now.

"Here, take your phone, leader." Daisuke said as he returned with my phone.

"Thanks pal!" I thanked Daisuke for his help.

Hmm… I came to camp with a fully charged phone and I even turned it off. Now when I just turned it on, it only has 82% battery, how nice!

"Hey, do you guys know the secret plan of action later?" Daisuke asked.

"What secret plan?" Hikari and I asked together at once.

"Erm… I-I was just j-joking…" Daisuke replied in a way as if he was hiding something from us.

I am a bit suspicious about this because apparently the rest of the group didn't seem surprised at all when Daisuke asked that joke of his. Oh well, ignorance is bliss, let's just forget about what he just said.

"Just an advice, all the teams are going to each station in a different order, so it's not advisable to blindly follow another team!" Azuma announced over the megaphone.

There are a total of eleven checkpoints and they are mostly a mile apart with the exceptions of one or two that are slightly further away from each other. Each station serves the team in a first-come-first-serve basis as well, so we had better move quickly later on!

"All the teams will be setting off in five minutes time, team leaders please take note!" Azuma added.

We picked up our bags and started getting ready for the race's flag off. I take a final look at the map to check for errors before turning my attention to the team.

"We will be going in that direction later, our first checkpoint is near rock wall which we've been to." I said pointing at the direction of the rock wall.

"Takeru-kun, we should all gather at the flag of point now." Hikari stated.

"Let's get moving!"

We then moved together as a team to the flag off point and waited for the race to start. I took out my bottle and then realized that I have a barely quarter filled bottle. I can't anything about it now anyway, the race is going to start soon…

It's 11 a.m. and the race is starting. Azuma is holding up a huge flag, probably bigger than himself and was ready to perform the flag off.

"Campers, on your mark… set… GO!" Azuma flagged off the race and all the teams started to scatter in different direction.

Our team, knowing clearly where to go, picked up pace and went straight for the station.

"Hey Takeru-kun, are you really sure where we are going?" Daisuke tested me.

"I'll carry you for the rest of the race if I'm wrong!" I joked confidently.

"Tsk! Such arrogance!" Daisuke chided me.

"Er-hem… Confidence you mean?" I corrected him.

"Yes leader…" Daisuke dragged his voice.

"Daisuke-san, I believe Takeru-san knows his stuff for this, let's just trust him." Han stated.

"I didn't say anything about not trusting him, just wanted to make sure."

"Thanks Daisuke-kun, I'll not disappoint you." I assured him as I placed my fist over my chest.

We reached the first station not long after and this is an activity station, which means we have to do something before we are allowed to proceed.

"Okay, this station is very simple, have you all played Guess The Word or Taboo before?" the station master asked.

We just nodded and according to the instructor, we just have to get a volunteer to guess a word while the other seven just try and get the person to say it. There is going to be three rounds, each with a different guesser.

"Takeru-kun, I think you should go first!" Mizumi said, "You are the leader!".

Now the word 'leader' is really starting to bug me a bit, that's like the best excuse they have to make me do something now, but oh well! Since it'll help the group, I'll just do it! I stand facing the seven of them while the instructor gave them a card which I suppose that the word is on it with several words that is prohibited from being spoken by them.

"Takeru-kun, what is it called when a b…" Daisuke said halfway when…

"Daisuke-kun! You are going to say the taboo word!" Reina stated.

"Damn…"

"Takeru-kun, it's something very great!" Ken added.

Something very great? What could it be…? I hammered my head in thought a few times.

"It's very noble!" Miyako added on.

The first thing that came to my thought was…

"Is it the king?" I asked.

The rest of them just shook their heads while I began to think even more deeply… I have to guess the word quick! I don't want to burden the team just because I can't guess a word…

Wait… It's something, means it couldn't have been a person and beside if it was the king, the word 'noble' would probably be a taboo word. What could it be…? They tried to get to me say the word several times for a full minute until Mizumi gave me the biggest hint.

"Takeru-kun! Last night! Hikari-chan… you!" Mizumi exclaimed.

My thoughts piled up and my I immediately recalled what happen last night knew what the answer was already!

"Love!" I exclaimed the correct answer out loud.

That is the correct answer judging from the nod of the instructor.

"Huh? What was that about? I didn't get it at all!" Daisuke asked sounding rather confused.

"Daisuke-kun, you are acting dumb or are you really dumb? If you fill in the word 'love', doesn't everything seem clearer?" Ken chided him.

"Fill in the word? Let me see… Hikari-chan loves… Oh! I get it now!" Daisuke exclaimed with a smirk while darting his eyes at me.

I can feel my face flushed a bit from that and when I looked at Hikari, she had the same expression. I should have figured it out sooner! Love is great and noble! I smiled softly as Miyako goes up next to guess the word.

We started bombarding sentences at Miyako and Reina who is up next and since the word they had to guess was not that all tough, we managed to clear that station with ease and I began to look out for the next station right after. I took a look at the map and noticed that the next station is just along the trail which we went through during the hike on the first day.

"Come on, let's go! we don't want to be lagging behind!" I said enthusiastically feeling that our group was rather quick.

I darted my eyes around, looking for the correct direction with the compass in my hand.

"That way!" I said to the team as I pointed in a distant location.

Our team brisk walked our way there and it's going to take about fifteen minutes or so.

"Hey Takeru-kun, so I see that you've made your move eh?" Daisuke whispered as he nudged my right arm.

"What are you talking about?" I asked even though I know what he meant already.

"Stop acting already, you told Hikari-chan that you like her right?" Daisuke pestered me persistently.

"I didn't… and I probably won't have the courage to even though…"

"Even though what…?" Daisuke cut me off halfway.

"You didn't even give me a chance to finish speaking!" I protested.

"Okay, so what is it?"

I cannot let anyone especially the girls hear about this if not, my cover is going to be blown and Hikari is probably going to be mad at me… Actually, screw it! I'll just not tell Daisuke at all since I'm not even sure if he can keep it to himself.

"Erm…" I tried to think of something, "Never mind, even though I like her, it doesn't matter…" I said.

"You should've just… argh! Are you even a man?" Daisuke chided me in annoyance.

I couldn't be bothered about what he says now, I just have to keep it from anyone until I let my feelings known to Hikari… or would I ever…? *sigh*

We continued moving onwards in front of the team while I try to cast aside what was already in my head. Takeru, just forget about it, it's not that hard! It'll be best if I…

"Takeru-kun." Hikari called me as she tugged onto my arm.

"Hikari-chan? What is it?" I asked in return.

"Did Daisuke-kun tease you just now again?"

"He sure did, but it's okay, I won't take it to heart." I replied with a smile.

"Takeru-kun, remember yesterday? We didn't finish on what we were talking about…" she stated.

"Yea, maybe we can continue talking about it after the race later on." I said maintaining my smile.

Hikari just smiled back at me softly and we continue moving on. Her smile, it's so sweet… *sigh*

We reached the next checkpoint and the instructor at the station addressed us immediately.

"Wow, finally a group to reach this station!" the instructor exclaimed.

That probably means that we are faster than the rest I guess.

"This is going to be the station your group is going to spend at…" the instructor added.

He quickly gave us the details on how to complete the station. These are the rules… The team will head into a maze located behind the trail, it's a rather huge maze if you ask me! Then the team will split into two, one being the two leaders and the remaining six members, five if there is only seven members in the group. Then the two smaller group will start the race in a different direction and they are suppose to meet back with each other at any part of the maze and then get out of it together as a reunited group. Whew! That's a whole lot of instructions for a station!

"Whenever you are ready, you may proceed." the instructor said.

"Let's go, I believe we will meet up with each other in no time!" Daisuke claimed enthusiastically.

The rest of us nodded in agreement and we split up accordingly. Just what is the point of this station? There must be a lesson behind it. Hikari and I took on our role and went in a different direction from the rest.

"Takeru-kun, do you think the rest will find us?" Hikari asked in concern.

"I'm sure they will! Come on! Let's do our part and search for them as well!" I replied in assurance.

"Let's go!" we said in synchrony to each other.


A/N: Here we go! I enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you all had enjoyed reading it as well! It's about time when things turn real deep for Takeru and Hikari! There isn't going to be a lot more chapters so to speak as we are already at day three and as already, the story will end on day five which is coming. I hope it doesn't come so soon as I am really enjoying myself while writing this story! So as always, let me know of what you think about this chapter. You can leave a review below which would be greatly appreciated! If you don't feel comfortable leaving a review, as always, the PM function is always around for our use! I would love to chat too! Till the next chapter, be awesome and stay that way!

Special thanks once all my loyal reviewers, followers and of course not forgetting all of you awesome readers!

Acknowledgement and credits for the game Taboo since I used it in the story!