Chapter2
Shoujin stretched out his arms and looked at Rei-rin and wondered why she has been so silent since they left school.
"You alright?"
"Hmm me? Yeah."
"So how was class?"
"Fine! Guess what? I made it to the team!"
"Cool!"
"Mom's gonna be really happy!"
"Yeah!"
* * *
Somewhere in Tokyo…
"My, I'm glad…good thing that the weather's fine now." Naru sighed.
"Well I'm glad too," said Subaru.
"So, what next? I do feel hungry, gosh I'm starving!" Naru mumbled.
"Guess we should eat first," He said.
"It's a good thing that I still have some money left with me." She said.
"So, let's eat then." He said anxiously.
After a good meal at a near restaurant....
"Oh, my stomach hurts, oww! Couldn't eat another bite."
"Well Naru, how many times have I told you to eat slowly."
"Your payment sir. That'll be 2000 Yen." The man said.
"Yes, just hold on for a moment, sigh, the money should be heeeereee...somewhere?" Naru said.
"Oh no, I left it!"
"Where?" Subaru asked abruptly.
"Where?" "Where?"
"At the hotel, I left it at the hotel, gosh I am so stupid!"
"Baka, baka, baka!" She shouted.
All of a sudden all of the diners turned their faces at her.
"Well if you can't pay, then both of you would have to work here in order to pay the amount." The man said.
"Washing the dishes, at least it's not washing the restrooms, gosh what a jam! "Naru murmured.
"After you wash the dishes, kindly clean both restrooms after, then both of you are dismissed,
and oh sweep and mop the floor, we wouldn't want any parasites to be involved would we?" The
man ordered.
"Oh man, what does he think he is, the president!" Naru shouted.
"Come on Naru, the sooner we finish the better."
After 10 hours of cleaning....
Pant...Pant...Pant.... " We're done, I'm so tired, how about you Subaru?"
"Same here."
"Well looks like both of you were okay." The man replied.
"What do you mean okay?"
"Is that all you can say after all the hard work we did!" Naru shouted.
"Naru lets go!"
"I'm so sorry sir if my friend here is not that happy, we should go now."
"Hey, put me down, Subaru!"
"Bye now, and thank you sir." Subaru replied. (sweatdrop)
"Anyway, after we head back to the hotel, we still have some unfinished business." She told him.
"We probably have searched all over Japan but still didn't find him."
"I wonder where he could be?" She stared at the blue sky blankly.
* * *
About 11:00 in the evening…
Rei-rin mumbles to herself in bed while staring at her ceiling. She couldn't put herself to sleep. She got up and opened the door quietly so that no one would suspect her from going out. She tiptoed slowly and unlocked the back door.
"Whew…I need fresh air…Why is it so hard to sleep now?"
She walked down the main road for about 5 minutes and turned left. She then arrives at the park.
"It's peaceful out here at night." She sat on a bench.
Her ears caught a slight sound movement. It was coming from over there beyond some bushes. She followed its source until it was audible. She hid behind a tree, to prevent herself from being discovered. Who knows what it is? To her surprise, it is no other than Kai Sensei himself. Added to her surprise, he wasn't practicing soccer or archery but instead…Practicing the art of swordplay. She was right. There was something about him but she couldn't figure out what it was. He did one move that fascinated her, putting her in a state of trance. Minutes passed.
"Oh my how long has it been since I've gotten here? Oh no I must get back before…"
Without any hesitation and forgetting about her current situation, she sped off instantly but her shirt got caught in one of the bushes that tore a piece off. She didn't turn back. A slight vibration occurred with the leaves. This broke off Kai's concentration, which shifted his gaze towards the direction of the sound. He sheathed his sword back producing a click on its hilt. He ambled towards the very same location where Rei-rin was a while ago. Then he halted. He shoved away Some leaves and caught the sight of the piece of torn clothing stuck. He examined it carefully and contemplated. It belonged to a girl knowing this by its lavender color. And he got the slightest suspicion on who it belonged to.