Am sorry about the length. School's started, so I can't put all that much time into writing. Me facing O levels this year. ^_^ (sorry, wrong expression) {-(
Unchained: Poor Sakuragi and Kiyota. Everyone's against them. ^_^
Tensaispira: Mmmmghun! ^_^
Fiery-ice: Bye! But come back!
Frozenfemale: I dunno. Who should win? *debates with herself*
Krappkarmin: Who can say?
Crazy4u: No prob. And yeah, Fujima looks REAL GOOD in his school uniform! *excessive drooling*
Kka: Fujima? Okay… *adds the vote in*
Alexia: Omigosh! I forgot about the two tensais!! Hahaha! And thanks for reminding me about the contest! I HAVE to find some time to e-mail you guys. *makes a solemn oath* When is the deadline? Or maybe since you're the judge anyway, I'll tell you right now? There's only one I have in mind; MUTE FEAR. I forgot the author, I think it's Raven. ^_^
Reika Zelon: Fujima should win because he's hot? :D That's the best excuse I've heard so far!! Ha ha ha!
Malicious angel: Thank you! Good luck in your exams!
Fer-chan: Fujima? *adds in the vote* The votes are really lopsided, you know…they're only sticking to one team.
Patty g: Rui has a point? *looks at Rui; Hey, Rui, she said you had a point!* *Rui: Duh!* Read on!
"Fujima!" a few wide-eyed Rangers gasped at him. "They've got Rui!"
He held back a vicious swear word. "I know," he muttered curtly, teeth gritted. "But where are Sakuragi and Kiyota?"
They raised their shoulders in bafflement. "We weren't really paying attention to them. They went … sort of west. Kiyota was chasing Sakuragi who was chasing someone else who was calling for help."
Fujima groaned. Do those three have some sort of a degree in stupidity??? Because I'd like to give them one now! He scratched his head, glancing at the in coming, out and open attack. "Never mind. Nothing's changed. Stick to the plan." He crawled to first base and prepared his eggs. "Don't do anything else unless I tell you to."
They nodded obligingly and turned their attentions to the victory-yelling, blue enemy slightly apprehensively. "Five metres." Someone announced.
Fujima grunted. "Three…" he murmured. "Two… One… Bingo."
A cracking sound filled the air, followed by startled yells as one by one, the enemy disappeared.
"This is disgusting," Rui muttered, freed from the foul-smelling cloth now. She sat sullenly (hands still tied) at one corner, glaring at Takeshi from the corner of her eyes as he paced back and forth in front of her. "You are disgusting."
He merely gave her a look. "A weak dog barks loud."
Rui tried to leap to her feet, but four pairs of hands stopped her. After glaring her eyes out at them, she retreated back. "Bodyguards," she scoffed. "Figures. Too scared to be alone with me, even with my hands tied."
"Safety," he replied. "Yours, that is. Wouldn't want to know what I'd to do you if we're alone, would you?" He looked out over the trees with expensive binoculars again.
"Listen, hedgehog. Just because you watch porn, you think –"
He lowered the binoculars, bit his lip slightly and decided Rui would be a good distraction. The girl could talk the dead out of their tombs. "Fretting and sulking aren't very attractive, you know. Even with a face like yours. It's not going to make you win." He grinned at her. "Face it, Captain. I'm going to get the trophy for the second time running and you're going to parade for my entertainment – also for the second time running."
"In the next century," she retorted.
"No, in the next two days. Haven't you been checking the calendar? There's a big difference between the next century and the next two days. Would you like a calculator to count with?"
She ignored that – because she couldn't find a sassy and insulting enough reply – and looked around the campsite anxiously. Where were they? Why weren't they attacking this place? What is Fujima doing??
A flicker in the bush alerted her. Rui turned in the act of sulking with her back to Takeshi. Then a red head peeked out. Her first instinct was to scream out loud when she realised it was Sakuragi who had followed his own suggestion and painted his face with the same shade as his hair. Rui almost groaned. No doubt Kiyota would –
Kiyota's head popped out.
Rui closed her eyes in utter shame. The boy looked like he'd dipped his face in green toothpaste. Never mind, she reminded herself. NEVER MIND. Do NOT think of their hideous faces. They were hideous in the first place anyway. Think straight. Think smart. Use the situation to your advantage.
Rui raised her bound hands to scratch her nose. Both red head and green head were watching her. Then she quickly lifted six fingers.
They looked blank.
Rui took a deep breath. She flashed six of her fingers again and mouthed: people. Then she shook her head. No one else. Vulnerable.
Sakuragi was nodding furiously as if he understood (which meant he didn't), and Kiyota nodded too, just so not to look left out or stupid. Rui then flicked her finger to the general direction of their base camp. Go back. Fujima. Attack. Now.
Sakuragi gave one final nod. "I understand!" he hissed.
Kiyota smacked him on the head. "Not out loud, you idiot!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY??"
"I SAID –"
And then both were under the intense gazes of Takeshi's bodyguards and their catapults. Rui whimpered hopelessly. Then she flared. "YOU IDIOTS! YOU NO-GOOD COMRADES! DON'T YOU EVEN KNOW THE BASICS OF EMERGENCY SPYING??"
Kiyota was fumbling for his eggs. "Oh no! I've squashed all of them in my trouser pocket!!" He took out a hand oozing with slimy yolk from the back pocket of his green trouser.
Two of the bodyguards (girls) backed away immediately, noses carefully pinched.
Sakuragi was staring at one opposing Ranger. "YOU!" he roared. "YOU were the one who threw that stone at me!" And then he leaped like a tiger and both were down grappling.
Kiyota was hauled over to Rui's side. One girl, gloves protecting her delicate skin, took the trouble to tie him up and make him keep still. "My eggs!" Kiyota complained to Rui. "My eggs are squashed!"
"Shut up."
"But my eggs, Rui!"
"Oh, goodness. The smell." Rui firmly turned away and pressed her nose to the sleeve of her shirt. "Holy shit. It's so strong." She buried her nose deeper, eyebrows furrowed.
Three Rangers were now trying to deal with Sakuragi. Big mistake, as it seemed. Sakuragi's fists and feet flew at all directions, uncontrollable and undeniable. One girl landed flat on her bottom, while the other two guys kissed tree trunks as they crashed. "Nyahahahahahahaha! Sakuragi, Genius of – Aaaaaargh!" One huge seed the size of a ping-pong ball caught him between the eyes. "YOU again!"
Then, at one command, all three (strategically poised at all different angles) jumped on top of Sakuragi, pining him down with their sheer weight. "LET GO! HOW DARE YOU –"
Rui wondered briefly how the boy could yell out even with three hundreds pounds on him. "UNFAIR! UNFAIR! Three against one – how could you –" she stopped when the mentioned three suddenly started to fly.
Kiyota was glaring. "YOU SHOW OFF! I CAN TOSS PEOPLE AROUND TOO, RED MONKEY!"
Sakuragi snarled monstrously, getting up. "SHUT UP, GREEN MONKEY! IDIOTS LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" He released a punch. "Take that! Take that! Eeeeyaaaargh!"
"Go, Sakuragi! Go away!" Rui ordered out. "Get back! Get help! Tell that stupid Fujima to take action, for heaven's sake!"
Sakuragi looked at her.
"Go, go, go! Don't just stare at me! Go now before –"
"Aaaaaaaaaiiiiii!" Sakuragi was clutching the back of his head with a pained look. He turned fully at the offender, eyes flashing.
Takeshi lowered his catapult, surprised. "What a hard head," he muttered. "That stone would've knocked out the strongest of brains."
"He hasn't even got one to knock out," Kiyota retorted loudly. "There's only empty air in there, so the impact goes unfelt."
Takeshi quickly took a defensive stance as Sakuragi charged at him angrily, almost like a bull, quite suddenly unsure of his won strength.
"Go BACK, Sakuragi!" Rui yelled furiously, surprised at his sudden advance on the wrong direction. "What are you doing?? Go back and ask for –" she realised who was Sakuragi's next victim – "THAT'S IT! BEAT THAT SCRAP OF JUNK UP! TAKE THE PISS OUT OF HIM! OFF WITH HIS HAUGHTY FACE!" She watched in fascination as Sakuragi punched the daylights out of Takeshi. "Yeaaaaah!"
The other five Rangers quickly rushed forward to help their captain. Swing, punch, kick, yell. Swing punch, kick, yell. A few swings, punches, kicks and yells later, Sakuragi's head was pinned to the ground under Takeshi's boot. The latter, however, was bleeding at the nose and lips, so Rui didn't feel too bad about it.
"Well," Rui muttered as they strapped the furious red head next to her, "now that we've no other chance of winning, let's just enjoy the view." She looked pointedly at Takeshi who was busy wiping his face with tissues, not bothering to cover her pleasure.
He hissed at her. "What your comrades do to me," he threatened, "you're the one who will pay."
Rui raised a finger to her nose. "Try saying that without a river of blood coming down your nostrils. Maybe you'll scare me then." She snickered openly when Takeshi turned away and ordered for more tissue to be brought forth.
Then she leaned back, waiting for Fujima to appear with a white flag raised and a stupid expression on his face, going: "I should've listened to you, Rui. I was so stupid. I should've seen that your plan was the most suitable one…etc."
Then she would regally hand him her bikini top.
Rui smiled a bit, but then frowned back again. So what? It still didn't match up to winning the trophy. And now she was stuck with the two noisiest guys in camp, one red head and another with a green face and smelling like all the poop of every animal put together.
Rain started to pour then.
Wonderful. Just perfect for her mood.
Her mind flitted off to her base camp. What were they doing? What was happening there? Were they losing? Or were they winning, by some slip of fate? And what was Fujima thinking?
"If you win."
"There's no 'if' to it, Rui."
He sounded so bloody sure. Rui sighed forlornly, a sudden image of him coming forth like a prince and saving the day. It was weird enough since Rui wasn't a fan of fairy tales. She reminded herself that she wasn't the type to go for all the rescue and hero nonsense. The only person who can save your butt is you.
But still…
Are you going to rescue me, Captain? Even though I don't want you to?
*starts a hot debate* Will he, or will he not? Should he, or should he not?