Chapter Twenty-Five: Settling In
It was great driving through the city. Haru noticed how American life was sort of different. It took about nine minutes for the car to get to their hotel. In those nine minutes, Haru wondered what kind of things they would do in an unfamiliar city. He was told that Miami is known for its beaches. Yamashito decided he was just going to stay on the beach and keep watch on the ladies. His excuse was, "To make sure they won't get eaten by sharks, of course."
The group was divided to three rooms in one of the Hilton hotels in the city. The Harima girls and Mitsuki and Akemi were put in a room together, the Harima parents got their own room, and Haru and Yamashito shared a room with Kaito Harima.
"So, what's the plan for tomorrow?" Yamashito asked, who was sitting in his wheelchair by a window that overviewed the city.
"My parents are going to drive us to Sunny Isles Beach. Down the street." Kaito Harima said.
"What do we do for the rest of the day?" Yamashito asked.
"Walk around the city, I guess." Kaito replied.
For about two hours, Haru, Yamashito, and Kaito just hung around the hotel room talking about what they may do for the summer after this vacation. Such as what the beaches are like, how long they would be there. Haru had never been on a beach in a long time. It was exciting to do it again Yamashito then wheeled over to the phone, "Well, let's get something to eat, yeah?"
"You have your own money with you?" Haru asked.
"Yeah, what's shocking about that?" Yamashito said back.
"You don't have to pay," Kaito said, "You're our guest."
"Its cool, I'm only getting one thing. I got enough."
Yamashito dialed on the phone, a man picked up, speaking English. Yamashito could not understand him, "Um, anyone here speak English?"
"Akemi can," Haru begin, "I'll go get her-"
Kaito got up, "I understand enough, let me see the phone."
Kaito started to speak English over the phone. It wasn't completely fluent but infinitely better than what Yamashito and Haru can do. When he hung up, Kaito sat back down.
Later at night, everyone gathered into the Harima's room to hang out. Then, they all went to sleep in their rooms, awaiting the next day.