What's good ma peeps? I'm back at it again with another chapter! Sorry, but I got so caught up in updating the other two fanfics that I accidentally neglected this one, hehe whoops. But now I have freed up my schedule and I can write for this to my heart's content. After all, since I'm out of school I ain't got nothing to do 'til mid September.

Anyway, this is going to be another arc (you know you love them) so this'll be carrying on for a while. Not only that, but it's going to be the biggest arc I've done so far for this fanfic so stay tuned for each update to see how your favourite basketball idiots are doing! So this is a little taster of what you're getting yourself into, so the chapter is relatively short, but I'm just setting it up for the next time I update.

WARNING: COMPLETE STUPIDITY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Let the chapter commence!

Idiots on vacation- Where are we going?

It was a cool sunny evening in Kyoto. The five brothers were enjoying their day, happy that for once in three months, they had no immediate obligations to tend to. It was the end of July, meaning that school was out for the summer, and they were going to indulge in every second of the summer holiday. At a time like this, they would probably all be downstairs watching something on TV, but they had more important matters on their mind. In a day's time, the entire family would be going on vacation, both immediate and extended, and everyone was excited. They had planned this for quite a while since all their families had different schedules, and the cousins had to find a way for them to all travel on dates they were free. They were finally able to figure something out, so on the morning of the next day, they would all be getting ready to start this vacation. At the moment, Seijuro was in his room skyping the rest of the GoM, discussing the details of their trip.

"So has everyone packed their things?" Seijuro inquired. "It's best that we don't forget anything because we can't go back to anyone's house."

"I've finished packing-ssu!" Ryouta exclaimed.

"Me too!" Satsuki said excitedly. "It's just a matter of getting Dai-chan to pack."

"Leave me out of this, Satsuki!" He shouted from their shared screen. "I said I don't need that much time for it."

"We're leaving tomorrow, Ahomine!" Taiga said. "Are you just gonna throw everything in your suitcase five minutes before we have to go?"

"You underestimate me, Bakagami. I can pack in any type of condition."

"I don't need a lesson on your formless packing style!"

"The both of you are fools, nanodayo," Shintarou huffed. "It is only natural to do everything that you can. This is why I've packed in advance." He pointed his camera to his bags in the corner of his room, making everyone look on in awe.

"As expected of Shintarou-kun," said Tetsuya. "But why are your bags so bulky?"

"They have various things in them that could be potential lucky items, nanodayo."

"Oi Megane, the bags have a twenty-three-kilogram weight limit on them ya know? And don't hold us back in the security checks. I ain't being arrested because you brought some sketchy lucky item with you."

"Be silent, Shōgo. It is absolutely essential that I bring my lucky item, no matter what the cost, nanodayo."

"Ehhh? Does your bag have snacks in them, Shin-chin?"

"There's no need for snacks, Atsushi. And Ryouta, since Atsushi is staying at your house, you better see to it that he's fully packed."

"I've been trying to get him to finish all day-ssu! But he keeps saying that it's a pain and he leaves the suitcase half packed."

"How typical of him," said Seijuro. "Atsushi, if you pack now, I'll bring you maiubo tomorrow at the airport."

"Really~? I'll pack when we hang up!"

"Eh? Atsushicchi is suddenly so motivated!"

"You spoil him, Seijuro."

"If it's necessary for the occasion then I'll resort to whatever method gets the job done, Shintarou."

"Have you finished packing, Seijuro-kun?"

"But of course, Tetsuya. I had packed in advance as well. Does everyone have their passports packed? We can't fly anywhere unless you remember to bring them."

"We have them~!" said Satsuki. "I made sure to double-check."

"Good. And make sure to charge your electronics overnight so they don't run out of battery tomorrow. And remember you don't need to bring adaptors, this time, the outlets are similar. And also—"

"Alright, okaa-san we get it!" Daiki interrupted. "If you keep telling us how many things to remember then by the time you're done we'll miss the flight."

"My apologies," Seijuro said, realizing he was rambling. "I just want to make sure we don't give my brothers or Shuuzo-san a hard time tomorrow, especially considering what happened last time..."

"How was I supposed to know I left my BB gun in my backpack?" Shōgo said. "And I don't need you telling me off, Shuuzo already gave me a piece of his mind. And I still have the scar to prove it!"

"Only you would make such a blunder," said Shintarou. "It's no wonder security tackled you to the ground and took us in for questioning, nanodayo."

"Shut it!"

"Anyway, you all better brush up on your English! I may be the designated translator, but I don't wanna have to keep explaining everything when we get there."

"Rest assured Taiga, we'll be fine. Well...most of us at least."

"Oi! I saw you look at my screen Seijuro, I can handle English!"

"Tell that to your grades, Daiki."

"No one asked you Shintarou!"

"Either way, I hope that you're all ready," said Seijuro. "If not, be sure to finish all your preparations tonight. And don't forget to weigh your bags. Excess baggage charges are at least ten thousand yen and I know for a fact that none of you have that kind of money."

There was a knock on Seijuro's door. "Seijuro," Chihiro's voice said through the door. "Come downstairs and help with dinner."

"Well right in the nick of time... I have to go, everyone, be sure to remember what I've told you. Shuuzo-san will have our heads if we make him angry tomorrow. Goodbye now."

"Bye, Sei-kun!"

"Later, Seijuro."

"Goodbye, Seijuro."

"See ya."

"Bye bye Sei-chin~."

"Bye, Seijurocchi!"

"Peace out man."

"See you tomorrow, Seijuro-kun."

He pressed the red button on the video chat and ended the call, closing the Skype tab and then his laptop after. Then he finally stood up from his chair and went over to the door.

"Coming, Chihiro-nii-san!"

...

The five of them all helped out with making dinner, as usual, that night. When they finished the preparations and sat down to eat, the topic of discussion remained the same as the Skype call.

"Sei-chan, are you excited for tomorrow?" Reo asked. Seijuro nodded.

"Yeah," he said. "I think it's nice to go out of the country once in a while."

"Right? I heard the shopping is pretty good where we're going. I can't wait."

"Me too! I hope there's a lot of good places to go sightseeing!" Kotarou said, practically bouncing in his seat.

"Forget that! I'm just excited to hit up all the restaurants," said Eikichi.

"Must everything be about food or muscles, Eikichi?" Reo sighed. "You're hopelessly predictable with your vacation plans."

"They better have good books there," said Chihiro. "I wanted to get some foreign works anyway."

"You're just as predictable as Eikichi," Reo said, shaking his head in dismay. "I would've thought you'd at least have something else on your mind for the week we'll be traveling."

"A week is a good amount of time to spend abroad," said Seijuro. "I'm sure our trip will be filled with a lot of activities."

"I should hope so!" said Reo. "It'd be no fun otherwise."

"After dinner, we should all do a final check upstairs to see that everything's packed," said Chihiro. "When you're done all of you should take your bags downstairs. Then go to bed. The flight's at ten-thirty in the morning so we're leaving the house at six and I don't want to hear any of you complaining that you're tired tomorrow."

"You have our word Chihiro. I know Kotarou's gonna be the first one to complain."

"But Reo-nee, you'd probably take the longest to get ready tomorrow so I wouldn't be the only one getting yelled at."

"I may take long but at least I'm punctual! Don't try and drag me into this. Just go to bed on time."

"Hey chibi, where's Nuisance?"

"Hmm? I didn't tell you? One of my classmates offered to watch her for me while we were gone. So she's at their house for the week."

"Ohhh how convenient."

"Oi Mr. Macho over there, your plate is empty, so get up from the table and go double-check that you've packed everything."

"Yeah yeah I'm going, Chihiro."

"The same goes for you other three. If you're done then don't waste time. We have a long day tomorrow."

"You stress too much, Chihiro."

"I stress the perfect amount for someone who has to travel with idiots."

"Leave me and Sei-chan out of that, please. The other two are idiots, though."

"Hey!"

When everyone had finished their food, they cleared away and went upstairs. They did what Chihiro told them and did a final check of their things, making sure they packed enough clothes, toiletries and anything else they might have needed before doing one last weighing of said bags. And soon, after putting their respective electronics to charge, they all went to bed making sure to set their alarms for the early time of five in the morning, getting ready for tomorrow's big trip.

Destination: Los Angeles, USA.

You know what's happening, and you now know where they're going. So the next time I update, I'll be jumping right into it. But until then, you know what to do...

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