Chapter 34

~Teiko Days~

Shirane's POV

Afterwards we found out that actually those masked men were a gang of robbers who robbed a jewellery shop. Even though they were a gang of robbers, that was actually the first time they actually committed a crime. What they stole was a low grade item. Although they stole the items without a hitch, but the store owner quickly informed the police. Afraid of being noticed by nearby patrolling police cars, they quickly hid the precious stone. They didn't realise they it would end up being put in a box labelled 'defects' near a booth and that the items in the box would end up being given as a consolation prize…and this is what led to the series of events.

After giving the precious stones to the police, Kuroko and Momoi were told that they needed to get their statements taken. After they finished, it was already around 9pm. Rejecting the police officer's offer to send them home, Kuroko and Momoi walked out of the police station.

"Yo, is it done?"

Kuroko and Momoi lifted their heads, the sound came from near some shrubs on the road side. Aomine, Kise, Midorima, Murasakibara and even Akashi were sitting there. I was stand there beside them.

"Everyone, what's with this?"

Momoi was somewhat surprised and she and Kuroko ran towards them quickly.

"We were waiting for the both of you~"

Kise smiled cheerfully.

"It took such a long time, couldn't you have explained to the police in a simplified and efficient manner?!"

Midorima complained, with his arms crossed.

"Want some snacks?"

Murasakibara took some snacks from the bunch of snacks he was carrying and handed it out.

"I asked Oji-san to help me split my bag of goldfish into 2. Here's a bag for you. I can't possibly keep them all."

I handed a bag of my goldfish over to Momoi.

"Thanks…?"

"It must have been very troublesome. It was really fortunate that there wasn't anyone like Haizaki among those culprits."

Akashi simply consoled them.

I could see Momoi was touched by our actions.

"Then, let's go!"

Aomine stood up and stretched. Then the rest of them stood up too.

"Go? Go where?"

"To set off fireworks. It's the last activity for the summer festival."

Aomine said and Kise lifted up the bunch of fireworks that he put on the pathway and also said.

"Of course we must happily set off fireworks at the end of the summer festival."

"Ending the day with a visit to the police station, don't you think that is pitiful?"

Akashi smiled slightly. Momoi turned towards Kuroko. Kuroko had a peaceful smile on his face.

"Let's go, Momoi-san."

"Tetsu-kun…"

Momoi was about to nod and agree but then stopped herself.

"I, kinda need to go home soon…I have curfew…"

The clock was already pointing towards nine. Momoi's family was surely waiting for her to return.

"Sa-cchin, you're going home?"

Murasakibara's eyebrows sloped downwards in disappointment.

"Well, this isn't an appropriate time for girls to be loitering about outside."

"Eh~~! Midorimacchi, you're too old fashioned—! If it's summer holidays, returning home a bit late is nothing right? And tomorrow, we're starting club activities again, we'll be busy!"

I step onto Kise's foot with my clog, earning a yelp from him.

"I also need to get home too."

"But…"

"Momoi-san and Shirane-san's family will get worried…"

The boys exchanged words, discussing and debating. And then finally, Akashi spoke.

"Kise, you brought your mobile phone?"

"Eh? Yeah, of course I did."

Kise pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket. After looking at the phone, Akashi turned to Aomine.

"Aomine, you know what you should do, I suppose?"

"Ha? What do you mean?"

Aomine scratched his head, a bit unhappy. Akashi smiled as though knowing everything that was going on.

"We specially waited for them until this point, do you really want to see the plan go to waste?"

"…Geez, guess I have no choice."

Aomine snatched the mobile phone from Kise's hands and tossed it to Momoi.

"Here."

"Aomine-kun?"

"Call your house. Then, tell them when you are going home, I will send you straight back to your house."

"…Is that okay?"

"Don't think so much about it and just call."

Because Aomine sounded impatient, Momoi frantically called her home.

Listening to the phone's connection tone, Momoi lifted her head and looked at the sky.

The night sky was clear with twinkling stars. That was the most beautiful night sky.

Momoi bowed a little, anticipation and closed her eyes waiting for the call to connect.

Meanwhile, Akashi faced me.

"You have a phone with you too right?"

"Yeah…"

From that I knew that Akashi wanted me to do the same too.

"I am going to hate this…"

I took out my phone and called home.

"Shirane's residence. Who is this?"

My dad picked up the call.

"Dad, it's me."

"Oh, Jun."

"I thought mum would be picking up the phone?"

"Well…About that… Your mum had a bit too much liquor."

"Oh…"

"Anyway, what's wrong?"

"Well… Do you mind if I stay a bit longer?"

There was a moment of silence before dad answered again.

"Okay. Make sure that either Murasakibara-kun or Kise walk you home."

Eh? I didn't tell dad about that, did I?

"…Wait! How do you know…"

"Shun told me earlier today."

"Oh…"

"And tell Kise that he better not try anything funny."

"…Okay."

With that, the call ended. Momoi was done with hers too as she passed Kise's phone back to him.

"Okay then, let's start!"

Aomine announced, showing us the bag of fireworks and sparklers to us.

"Yeah!"

Everyone agreed along and soon we were engulfed with playing fireworks and sparklers under the night sky.

"Okay this is the final one. Kise, hurry and light it up!"

We were down to the last firework we had left.

"Why am I the one who's doing it?!"

"Quit complaining and light it!"

"Okay, okay…"

Kise took the lit matchstick in his hands and lit the firework. Quickly moving away from it, the firework started. All of us close our ears and gazed at the sight that the firework made in the sky.

With the last light disappearing from the sky, it was over.

"I wished there was more though…"

Aomine muttered, not quite satisfied yet.

"Idiot. If we had, then all of us will get into trouble with our parents."

Midorima shifted his glasses up.

"Midorima-kun is right. It's past 10pm now."

"Then we should be on our way home now. Daiki, Ryouta, make sure you safely see the Satsuki and Jun to their homes."

"Yeah."

"Got it."

"Jun-chan."

Momoi was just beside me and started to whisper to me.

"You are lucky. How I wish Tetsu-kun was the one walking me home."

"…"

Are you sure? Kuroko don't have the capability to defend you like Aomine does. Wait, she's blind, I forget.

While having a mental conversation with myself, Kise reach out his hand to me, snapping me back to reality.

"Come on Shiranecchi, let's go home."

With a smile that I cannot resist, I started blushing and held his hand.

"Come on lovebirds, we don't have all day!"

Aomine and Momoi had already walked quite a distance away. They turned back to call us to hurry.

"That's what I get for living near them…"

I sighed to myself, with Kise chuckling beside me before the both of us made our way to join them, waving goodbye to the rest.

So after that, there wasn't anything special. We parted ways with Aomine and Momoi, Kise walked me all the way to my house, we bid each other farewell and I placed my new goldfishes in the fish tank.

A few days have pass since then, currently Momoi, the other 2 managers and I were getting the food supplies for the camp. We were given excuse from practice since we will be busy in the next few days preparing for the other stuff for the camp.

"Next, we need to get ingredients for the curry."

"We will go get it then!"

Momoi volunteered as she dragged me along. The other two managers gave me a good luck look.

I could still remember just yesterday we were discussing who was going to cook what.

"Let's see, since we will be arriving in the afternoon and leaving after breakfast on the last day, so will need to prepare meals for 3 days."

The four of us were sitting at Coach's office, deciding on what to cook for the camp.

"Then let's have a Japanese style breakfast in the morning."

"That's a great idea, Ai-chan! Then let's have bentos for lunch. We will make those during breakfast so that we don't have to prepare it during lunch."

"But Mi-chan, that means we need to wake up extra early for that."

"Well, we don't have to. Half of us can work on it."

I muttered out. I wasn't particularly interested in the topic, as long as I know how to cook it. I glanced at Momoi who seemed excited about it. Then I remember Momoi sucked at cooking.

"Or not…"

"That's a great idea!"

Momoi exclaimed cheerfully.

Oh shit.

The other two managers knew about Momoi's horrible cooking, so the three of us started to panic. Just then one of the girls thought up of something.

"Momoi! Why don't you make them some sport drinks instead!"

"Eh? But you guys will be cooking all the meals then. I should share some load of work."

"…"

All of us didn't want to hurt her feelings, knowing she was looking forward to this. The both of them looked at me for an answer. I sighed and thought of something instead. Sorry guys, this is the best I can do.

"Why don't you do that and cook for the last dinner? The best meal is always the last dinner."

I smiled sheepishly at her as the other two managers nodded along. At least the destruction of path wasn't that much, I think.

"Okay then! If that's the case, I will make curry!"

"…"

She's going to make the curry look worse than it is. I must remember to cook my own dinner that day.

"Then, Shirane shall cook breakfast, me and Ai-chan shall work the bentos and Momoi will work on the sport drinks. As for the dinner for the first two days, Shirane will cook the first day's dinner while the both us will cook on the next."

With that we decided on the meals we will be making. After Momoi left us, the three of us had a short meeting and I was appointed to observe Momoi every step of the way so that she doesn't actually kill someone with her food.

And now, I am with Momoi as she is taking some bottles of sauces from the shelves.

"Eh…What are those for…?"

I asked her. Looking at face, I think I know what she is planning but I was wishing deep down it's not what I think it is.

"I am going to make the curry from scratch!"

For once, I wished I didn't have the ability to read her mindset.

"But getting curry packets are much convenient compared to starting from scratch."

I suggested, trying to smooth her out of it.

"Since this meal has to be the best, I have research and found the best recipe there is. I am going all out for this!"

Momoi was fire up for it. Oh great…

"Besides, Tetsu-kun is also going to eat it too."

Momoi said dreamingly.

"Oh… Then good luck…"

I coldly laughed by myself as Momoi resume getting the ingredients she needed.

Next chapter, training camp. I need to pump up in ideas so do give me some suggestions.

Meanwhile, have you guys seen the PV for Season 2? The PV was shown in KUROBASU CUP 2013 event on 7 July. That's why there was fangirls screaming in the PV. Man, I haven't felt that excited for a long time. Then again, this season animes are all somehow fan service for us girls! XD There's Free!, Makai Ouji and Brothers Conflict to watch.

There's also the second season of Senki Zesshou Symphogear for me to watch too! Well, this anime not fan service for girls, more for guys but I watch it because of the plot. If you intend to watch it, please start from Season 1. I am not sure about Senki Zesshou Symphogear G but for now it's going along nicely in episode 1.

And the other day I was wondering if they are planning to have replace novel IV. Then shortly after that, they announced for it to be release in August. Hurray!

I am fangirling too much now...That's it before I continue on rambling again.