Takao was happily eating as he had the cloth napkin tied about his neck a little while later.
"Wow this sure beats cafeteria FOOD!"
Professor sweatdropped. "Save some for the other passengers, Takao. You're NOT the only passenger aboard who's HUNGRY."
"I can't help it, I've been so FAMISHED ever since we got OUT of the airport a while AGO!"
"We've only been in the air for 15 MINUTES~~~!!!" SD Professor had a gargantuan twitch on his head. "What were those Pocky treats you siphoned a while AGO?!"
"Appetizers."
"Appetizers?!" SD Professor shook his head violently, a million sweatdrops going on about his head. "You DRAINED the WHOLE 7/11!!!"
"…" Max blinked. "Is it possible that Takao has become even WORSE?"
"Yes, you SAID it." Tsukiyo sighed. "He's been known to vacuum the entire cafeteria in SECONDS."
"With your help, of COURSE," Kai retorted from the back.
"HEY!"
"…" SD Max's eyes were little slits. "I give up…"
Lei was quietly looking out of the small circular window of the airplane. Asaya, miraculously, was fast asleep, curled up with Mr. Ferris.
Max sat up on his seat on his knees (^^;; you get the idea) then looked over at Lei and Asaya. "Hey Lei, are you that one person who could successfully save me from total insanity at this point?"
"Errh…I guess so. I'll try."
"Good." Max looks over at Asaya, who was still fast asleep. His eyes became sly little slits. "Eh Lei, how's the air down there?"
"Fine."
"She looks so much like a sleeping ANGEL. It's no wonder why those crazy bastards a while ago love her like their own divine Goddess from the heavens or something."
"An angel?"
"Yup! I'm not LYING!" Max laughed. "And you look like you need an aspirator right now."
"Why?"
"Why are you so purple-faced? Stop choking on your tongue, you've been very quiet since we left the airport a while ago."
"Sorry about that. I've just been thinking…"
"Hey, didn't we tell you already that you have ABSOLUTELY nothing to worry ABOUT?" Max nodded. "Just concentrate on getting all your nerves back in before they decide to make a run for the hills."
"OK."
"That's GOOD." Max nodded. "OK, I leave you to your angel."
"Huh?"
"T-A-K-A-O!!! For the LAST time unhand those MARRON GLACES~~~!!!"
"Alright Professor! Sheesh. Don't you have any pity for a growing boy like ME?"
They reached Hong Kong a full hour later. Takao was the first one to eject from his seat, followed closely by Professor and a still very irritable Tsukiyo, which became pretty obvious when Kai came into the picture a little while later as they all hung out at the luggage retrieval area.
"Stay. Away. From. ME." Tsukiyo hissed this sentence with the utmost venom possible then she bolted away from him, chasing after Takao and Professor.
Max had a huge sweatdrop on his head. "Honestly Kai, you've become EXTREMELY good at this."
"It's not my fault the little microbe has a little testosterone rubbed in. I was just talking to her in the most perfect, gentleman-liest way possible, and she just EXPLODES."
"Kai, telling girls right off they're flat-chested could earn you a million burning points down in the EIGHTH hell." Max sighed. "Not that it would do any good anyway, she's now completely pissed off."
"…" Asaya got her luggage right after Lei then looked over at Kai and Max. "You guys alright back there?"
"Yup. I was just…clearing THINGS." Max clapped Kai on the back. "Hey Kai, let's get our luggage, maybe we could catch those 3 if we're really fast. OK with you?"
"I've nothing to say to a MICROBE." Kai got his luggage then went towards the other direction. "Meet you guys in the bus for mainland China, I'll just check up on some things."
"Uh…Kai?" Max blinked. "Oh well. I guess we have to head back to the hotel for the time being while waiting for the bus."
"You're absolutely right." Lei blinked. "Where did Takao say he'd go?"