Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait! We didn't... erm... *cough* have time to... (We too were lazy...) Because we are bad, bad people. :P So, here is Chapter Nine. Enjoy the random!
As their hands retracted from the high-five, Jensen noticed that there was a genuine smile on Aido's face. The others laughed and joked along, soon forgetting the melancholy mood that had descended on the camp.
"It's getting kind of cold out here," Naomi said, "how about we build a campfire!"
"Yeah!" Asuka cheered.
"So who's gathering what?" Yuki chimed in, her official "discipline" voice turning on.
"Stop talking to us like we're Day Class girls," Jensen chimed, sort of glaring to the now-timid girl.
"But you insist on wearing the uniform," Zero stated with a playful look on his face.
"Oh, shut up." Jensen retorted, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I still have that other uniform for you," The headmaster flirtatiously growled with an eyebrow waggle.
"What the hell…" Zero said, eye twitching as he tried to glare at the headmaster.
"Oh yeah, that uniform! I might need that sometime." Jensen said, winking flirtatiously at Zero.
Takuma covered Asuka's ears, not wanting her to hear the conversation.
"Takuma stop being an overprotective cousin." Cassandra sighed, "If she likes Aido then she's going to have to know about this kind of stuff sooner or later."
"Can't it be later?" Takuma pleaded.
"Takuma, if she's not already corrupted, then she will be by the end of the trip." Cassandra replied, "Its no use to try."
"Alright," Takuma sighed, letting his cousin go.
Asuka gave a small yip of triumph, then looking to each teen as if they were going to repeat the conversation for her eager, innocent ears. No one said a thing, but by the way the headmaster was still grinning from ear to ear as Zero pointed his gun at him, Asuka stopped smiling and dropped the subject.
"You know there's no way you can hurt him with your vampire gun, right Zero?" Cassandra said.
"Yes I can," Zero replied. He tried to hit the headmaster with the butt of the gun but was stopped by Yuki who grabbed his arm.
"No! Bad Zero!" She yelled.
Zero eyed the girl skeptically. "Why are you talking to me like I'm a dog?" He lowered his gun, looking as if her statement offended him.
"Oh, the comments I could make," Jensen chimed, trying to contain her laughter.
Some of the others laughed as Jensen failed to keep quiet and gave into her laughter. Zero leaned over and silenced her with a kiss, a series of "ooohs" and whistles erupting from the group. Jensen pulled away, a bit flustered.
"Are we going to get firewood or not?" She asked, changing the subject.
"Oh, right!" Yuki exclaimed, quickly running off into the forest.
"Buddy system!" Headmaster shouted after her as he took off running as well.
"Well, I guess we'll all meet back here in fifteen, then?" Rima suggested as she led Senri away by the hand.
The group split into smaller groups of two as they went to find branches that they could use to start the fire. After fifteen minutes, they al met back up at the campground. They built a fire pit using stones and placed the branches inside.
"Now, how are we going to light it?" Asuka asked.
Naomi eagerly leapt at the chance to answer that. "Akatsuki!" She exclaimed, running over to his side. He cringed, eyeing her as if he was slightly afraid.
"What?" He asked in a dreading tone of voice.
"Snap your fingers and light the fire!" She said cheerfully.
"What are you talking about?" Akatsuki asked in confusion.
"Come on, do the snapping thing to light the fire, you know just like Roy Mustang." She replied.
Takuma chuckled at his girlfriend's anime reference while everyone stared at her as if she were crazy.
"Your girlfriend is a real lunatic Takuma." Akatsuki said.
"No she's not," Takuma chuckled, putting an arm around Naomi.
"Takuma, admit it." Cassandra joked. "We all know she's a lunatic."
"Yes I am!" Naomi yelled, adding an evil laugh at the end.
"And so our point is proven," Jensen stated, smiling as the goth shot her a playful look. Takuma sighed, as if he was disappointed at the comment.
"Oh, so you don't want him to act like our favorite manga character?" Naomi asked with her hands on her hips. Takuma chuckled, but said nothing more of the matter.
"Just light the fire Akatsuki," Aido piped up.
Akatsuki sighed as the branches in the fire pit started burning. Naomi gave a playful pout before sitting down next to Takuma who put his arm around her as she leaned on his shoulder.
"Aww," Both Jensen and Cassandra cooed as if they had finally gotten their revenge.
"Oh, shush," Naomi stuck out her tongue, cuddling closer to Takuma. The girls left her alone, each going to their boyfriend's sides and mimicking the position.
"Oh, daughter of mine," Headmaster outstretched his arms, as if offering to her. She scrunched up her nose, looking at him contemplatively. Sighing, she moved into his arms. He beamed a smile as they settled into a father-daughter position.
"It's such a nice night. 'Cassandra commented as she stared up into the sky. Billion of stars dotted the black sky, forming their many constellations.
"Hey look, there's the big dipper!" Yuki said as she pointed up into the sky.
"Hey, there's the little one," Jensen pointed, watching as everyone glanced that way.
"I'm going to turn in for the night," Ruka stated, the look of boredom on her face stating what she was too nice to say: Stars, really? Boring.
"I'll go with you," Akatsuki offered, his expression almost the same.
"Yes, I suppose it's getting late," Cassandra yawned.
"Don't you mean early?" Naomi joked. Cassandra shrugged as she walked over to her tent, followed by Kaname .
"Late, early, same difference," She replied.
The others soon did the same, putting out the fire and going to their own tents for the day.
Author's Note: And now...
NEXT UP ON NIGHT CLASS CAMP TRIP: Tent scenes, 'nough said.