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I personally found this chapter interesting. I hope you enjoy it.

Here goes. This is Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

It was already Saturday, most students would be sleeping soundly until late in the morning, since there was no school. This was supposed to be the day where one would wake up feeling their best. But for Shou, though, this Saturday was an exception.

Shou woke up at 3 in the morning as Keima was frantically trying to call him. As he answered the phone, a crazed boy started blabbering out gibberish as he tried to say something.

"Hey, Hey, Hey." Shou said as he tried to summon enough willpower to talk sensibly despite his state of drowsiness. "Calm down for a few seconds."

"I can't calm down, dude! I'm going on a date with Mio later, I can't sleep!" Keima said on the other line. He had a weird voice, which Shou couldn't tell if it was from excitement, fear, nervousness or something else.

"Alright." Shou said in a groggy voice as he yawned. "..do you have a plan for the date?"

"Yeah."

"And do you have something nice to wear?"

"Yeah."

"And does she know that this is a date?"

"Of course! What kind of a question is that anyway?"

Shou cleared his throat as he replied. "Then you're set. Good luck with your life."

"..But!"

"You'll be fine, big boy. Just be confident and be yourself." Keima seemed to stay quiet as Shou waited for his reaction.

"Good luck on your date. Make me proud."

Keima put down his phone as he glanced at his clock. It was only 3:37 in the morning. He was fidgety, he was uneasy. Letting out a sigh, he sat up and thought about what might happen later.

A few days ago

"Eh?" Mio almost tripped on the pavement as Keima reminded her of their date.

"Well, if you don't want to, Its alright." He said as he scratched his nose.

"I didn't mean it like that!" Mio said as she started to panic.

"Its just.. I didn't thought you would take it seriously." She said as she looked away from Keima.

"Are you free this saturday?" Keima said as he continued the conversation.

"Yeah." Mio smiled as she glanced back at the boy. She didn't seem to feel shy anymore at that moment. Instead of the usual shyness, she felt warm and fuzzy.

"Ok then. Its a date!"

Present - morning

Ritsu sighed as she watched Keima rolling on the floor back and forth. It was already 7:30 in the morning, and Keima was still awake. Knowing that his big date with Mio was looming close, Ritsu decided to pay Keima a little visit, as she and the other members of the HTT decided to play wingmen, or in their cases, wingwomen to the couple.

"I had a feeling you would be tense, but not this tense." She then set her foot on Keima's chest to make him stop moving,

"Get a hold of yourself, oi."

Keima stared at the ceiling as the drummer pressed her foot on him. "Do you think I'll be alright?"

Ristu gave Keima a stomp, which made him fully awake instantly.

"So what if you mess it up?" Ritsu said as she pulled up Keima from the floor. "..as long as you think you can fix it, you'll definitely fix it!" Keima paused as he listened to his own words coming out of another person's mouth.

"Show her what you're made of, White Fang!" She said as she poked his forehead.

Keima nodded at her, with a renowned air of calmness about him.

Meanwhile, at that same time, the other division of the HTT wingwomen were at Mio's place, helping her prepare.

"No way!" Mio screamed as she backed away from Sawako.

"But this looks good on you, dear!" Sawa-chan said as she held up one of her personally made costumes. "With this, anyone will fall for you instantly!"

"If Keima likes exhibitionists, that is." Yui said as she sat down on the floor.

"Why not pick something you're comfortable in?" Mugi said as she took a look at Mio's closet.

"Its not how you look that's the most important in a date, its how you two enjoy the moment together." After a few moments of looking, Mugi pulled out a simple buttoned white blouse. "This fits you."

Mio approached the mirror as she placed the dress in front of her, taking a look at how she would look.

"Keima kun's gonna fall head over heels for you now!" Sawa whispered in her ear, which made her jump in surprise.

The time: 8:30 am

Keima finished taking a bath and put on his corduroy pants and a turtleneck shirt, and on top of that was a white jacket. Ritsu watched him as he stood there in front of the mirror.

"How do I look?" He glanced at Ritsu.

"Wait." She looked around Keima's mirror and picked up one of his colognes. "Hold still."

Ritsu sprayed a bit of cologne directly in front of Keima, then pushed him into the scent cloud.

"There, that should do it."

"Thanks, man." Keima said as he gave Ritsu a high-five.

"I'm a girl, you know." Ritsu recluctantly responded to his gesture.

"Anyhow. Good luck out there, stalker-san!"

Mio blushed as she looked at herself at the mirror. She wore a white blouse and a pink skirt, along with her favorite doll shoes.

"Wow." - was all the three girls were able to say upon seeing Mio.

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Mio shifted as she didn't want to attract too much attention.

"Nonsense. Here," Yui took a small flower barette and placed it on Mio's hair. "There!"

"You look beautiful, Mio!" Mugi clapped her hands as she watched Mio.

"Now.." Sawako said with evil eyes. "..if you can't be good, be safe!"

Mio's eyes widened as she realized what that meant. Flustered, she took her bag and prepared to leave.

"As if that would happen!"

"Have fun, Mio-chan!"

The time: 9:00 am

Keima hurriedly made his way to the train station as he tugged along his sling bag. As he reached the station's lobby, he glanced at his watch. It was 9 oclock sharp. He glanced around as he tried to look for Mio.

"Keima-kun!" Keima turned and saw Mio. He stood there dumbfounded for a few moments as she neared him. "So, where do we go?" She said cheerfully as she kept her hands behind her back. Keima was unable to do anything but stare at her. At exactly that moment, he knew for sure that he was attracted to her.

"Um.." Mio said as she became conscious of Keima's staring. "..is there anything wrong?"

Keima snapped out of his trance and laughed. "Oh. Nothing! Its just that.."

"..you're really pretty today." Keima said without thinking. Mio gasped as she began to turn red.

"Shut up! Don't tease me!" She said as she punched the boy on his shoulder.

"I'm not, really!" Keima started to laugh as he tried to block her attacks.

Mio puffed her cheeks as Keima continued to laugh at her.

"So, where do we go?" Mio said as she looked at Keima.

"To the sea." Keima said as the train arrived at the station.

"T-the sea?" Mio said in shock. She wasn't really prepared to swim, all dressed like that.

"I can't go to the sea!"

"It'll be fine, come on!" Keima said as he took her hand and led her to the train.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Azusa kept watch over the two through her sunglasses.

"I don't know what you're trying to do..." She jumped as a voice behind her whispered into her ear.

"...but I'll tag along, just in case you do something stupid." Shou said as he nibbled on a piece of bread.

"What are you doing here?" Azusa said as she tried to stay incognito by hiding behind a nearby telephone booth.

"What are you doing here?" Shou redirected the question at her. Azusa kept silent as the boy leaned closer to her. "You're not possibly after Keima again, are you?"

"T-that's none of your business!"

"Eh. The train's leaving." Shou said as he pointed to the loading platform, where the PA announced the train's departure.

"Oh no, I haven't bought tickets!" Azusa frowned as the train began to give its last call for the passengers. But her distress disappeared when the boy brought out two tickets from his pocket.

"Huh?" Azusa was suddenly dumbfounded. Shou sighed as he grabbed Azusa's arm and began to head for the trains. "Come on."

The train headed for the coast, where a seaside amusement park was located. Keima remembered it from his travels in his past, and thought of it as a nice place for a date. There weren't that many people here since it wasn't vacation season, so it wouldn't be much of a hassle.

"Here we are." Keima said as he leaned his back on the railing of the walkway overlooking the sea. "How do you like it?"

Mio leaned on the railing beside Keima as a breeze brushed her hair. "It feels nice!" The scent of her hair drifted to Keima, which made him distracted.

"So where do we go first?" Mio said as she glanced at Keima. This was her first date with a boy, so she decided to let Keima lead the way.

"Hmm." Keima glanced at the nearby haunted house. "How about there?" He said with a smile, but as he looked at Mio he decided not to continue.

"I guess not, huh?" He laughed as Mio stood there with her eyes turned white.

"Where are we?" Azusa said as she dragged Shou out of the train.

"Beats me." He said as he continued eating bread.

"Where's Keima-kun?" The girl frustratingly said as she tried to look around the area for any sign of the two.

Shou looked to his left for a few minutes, then glanced to the right, before looking back at Azusa.

"I think we got off at the wrong station."

The two stood outside the train station and glanced over a far-stretching field. No immediate body of water can be seen.

"I don't think they'll be having fun on a date in the middle of a ricefield."

The time was now: 2:3o pm

For the rest of the morning, Keima and Mio went around the stalls of the park, trying to waste their time. Mio challenged Keima to a game of air hockey, to which Keima lost again and again. Keima, in his quest for revenge, challenged her at a hoop-shooting booth, to which he lost too. Mio then challenged him at a fish-catching booth, to which Keima lost again.

Keima sulked as they sat down on one of the benches near the docks. "3 – 0" Mio gloated as she poked fun at her date. "I want a rematch." He said as she took out a box from her bag. "Don't bother."

"I must restore my honor! I want a rema-" But before he could finish his sentence, Mio shoved a slice of sandwich in his mouth, seemingly taken from the box.

"Eat up before you go on your quest for vengeance." She smiled as she kept the box on her lap.

Keima calmed down as he took a bite out of the sandwich. "This is good. Did you make this?"

Mio nodded as she noticed some crumbs of bread sticking on to Keima's jaw. "Wait."

She held out a piece of tissue and wiped the crumbs off Keima's face. The two stopped as they realized what was happening. Mio suddenly laughed.

"I wonder what will happen in the music festival.." She then took a piece of the sandwich herself and began to eat. "There's a few days left for practice."

Keima placed his hands on the bench as he stared off into the sea. "It'll be fine."

Mio glanced at him as he kept his gaze out to the water. "You think?"

"Just a feeling, I guess.." He said as he continued eating. "You've been practicing hard, right? Then there's no need to worry."

Mio smiled as she heard those words. She just hoped her practicing would really be enough for the music festival, and for that song.

Shou and Azusa stepped out of the train for the third time that day, but still wasn't sure where their target was, and no idea to where they were, even.

Azusa sighed as she took out her wallet. "I spent almost half of my savings just for the train rides."

Shou glanced around again and looked down at the nearby boardwalks.

"I think they could be here." The boy said as he looked out into the nearby Ferris' wheel.

Azusa's eyes widened as she glanced at the park. "An amusement park! I haven't been to one in a long time!"

The boy glanced at the girl as he stretched his arms. "Well, since we're here already, why don't we enjoy this?"

"Eh?" Azusa shyly glanced at Shou. "..wouldn't this look like.."

"..a date?" Shou interrupted her as she flustered. "Lets just use that as our cover, just in case they find us."

"Well?" Shou said as he held out his hand. "Partners?"

"Hmph." Azusa reluctantly took his hand, and the two wandered off to the park.

The time was now: 4:oo pm

Keima and Mio stumbled upon an old building on the outskirts of the park. The building was old and dilapidated, possibly an old warehouse. It was huge and spacious, but that made it creepier, as the ocean breeze produced a howling sound as it swept the building.

"Looks interesting." Mio's eyes widened as Keima said those words.

"No."

"Eh?" Keima said as Mio glanced at the building with a worried look.

"There's no way I'm going in there." She said as she crossed her arms.

"Hoho. I get it." Keima smiled as Mio gave him a confused look.

"You're scared." Mio blushed as she shook her head. "Am not."

"Then prove it." Keima teased Mio as he gestured her to follow him.

In the distance, Shou and Azusa hid behind some rocks as they watched the two from the far end of the cliff.

"Don't we look like stalkers now?" Shou complained as Azusa glanced at the two through her sunglasses.

"Nobody's watching anyway." Azusa moved around the rock to get a better view of the two.

But as she took one step on the rocks near the cliff, the slippery texture of the rocks made her lose her footing. Shou watched in horror as Azusa plunged to the waters below. "Kyaa!"

"AZUSA!" The boy screamed as he waited for her to surface. The coastline there was immediately deep, do she couldn't have died from the fall itself. It was just a 30 meter drop into the water.

"Dammit!" Shou sneered as he jumped into the water from the cliff.

Keima glanced behind as he heard someone calling Azusa.

"W-what's wrong?" Mio said as she began to get fidgety.

Closing the door behind them, Keima looked around the hallway. "It was just my imagination." He smiled.

The two continued along the hallway and entered a large hall, which looked like it was from those movies with a big ball, and everyone would dance in the middle.

"Wow." Mio said as she went into the middle of the hall. The setting sun shone in on the hall from the roof's glass panels, which lit up the place.

"This was an old hotel" He said followed her into the center of the floor. "I used to hear stories about this place when I was small. They said this was the sunset hall, and looked best when the sun was setting."

"Its beautiful!" Mio said as she looked at the roof.

"Not as beautiful as you, though." Keima said as he stood beside Mio.

Mio kept quiet as she blushed from the compliment. Keima then turned to her and held out his hand.

"What's a dance hall without dancing?" He said as he bowed, as if asking Mio to dance.

"B-but.. I don't know how.."

"Then I'll teach you." Keima took her hands and began to show her what he knew about waltz. Mio jumped as he held her hand, but softened up as they started to dance. The two continued to dance to a music only the two of them could hear. Mio began to laugh as she made mistakes, and would laugh even more when Keima did. Keima felt like he could go on dancing forever. Mio wished it would.

But as they moved towards one part of the floor, a loud creak echoed throughout the hall.

Before any of them could react, the floor under them gave out, sending them to the floor below.

"O Shi-".

Azusa coughed as she stirred back into reality. She was drenched and groggy. All she could remember was falling off the cliff. Looking around, she was in a cave of some sorts, but there was no way she could have drifted there on her own.

She glanced to her left and saw Shou, but her heart almost stopped when she saw blood dripping from his head.

"Shou-kun!" Azusa hurriedly tried to get to him, but she stumbled to the ground as she tried to get up. She was still hurt from the fall. She felt weak and cold, either it was from the accident, or from the fact that she was powerless to do anything to help.

The ocean breeze blew in the cave, making Azusa shiver from the cold. Seeing Shou unprotected from the wind, she struggled to get them to the sheltered part of the cave.

"Shou-kun, wake up!" She shook him in an effort to get him conscious, but to no avail. Starting to get sleepy, Azusa shook her head. She learned in class that in situations like this, you shouldn't sleep when you get sleepy. That was the first sign of hypothermia.

"No.. I.. I can't." She said as her eyes began to give out. It was cold, and she was tired.

But suddenly, a warm feeling engulfed her as she closed her eyes. Giving one last effort to stay conscious, she glanced beside her and saw Shou, grinning.

"I got you." He said weakly as he hugged her.

In the next chapter:

Cut off from all communication, how will the four get back to safety?