Expedition into Nowhere

Prolog: Phone Call

By Apple from Mars

Pairings: Daisuke X Wallace X Ken, Takeru X Iori, Miyako X Hikari, Taichi X Yamato, Sora X Mimi, Koushiro X Jyou, Jun X Osamu

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"Hai?" [1]

"Hello, I'm Yamato Ishida. I'm the one interested in getting a guide through the jungle-"

"Oh, hang on a sec. I'll get my brother, he's the one you want to talk to, ne? OI! DAISUKE, SORE YAMATO HITO ON DENWA YO ANATA! [2] You're looking for Megane Otera?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Though so. Ah, here's Daisuke."

"Arigato Ane. [3] Hi Yamato! You're the one Wallace talked to, yes?"

"You're Daisuke?"

"The one and only. So, when is your team arriving?"

"Hopefully we'll all be there by the sixteenth, although most of us should be there by the fifteenth."

"Sounds good. Do you want to stay an extra night or leave the sixteenth?"

"I'd like to leave on the sixteenth, but we're not sure if one of my team members will be able to make it on time, so we'll have to play it by ear."

"Sou. [4] Is the price you and Wallace discussed still affordable?"

"It's fine. Oh and there are only going to be ten of us. One of the original members can't get time off to come."

"Ah, to bad. You have directions to the village?"

"Yes, I have a map. But I don't know which house is yours"

"Go right to the center of town. It's easiest to find your way around from there. Our house is the third down on Omen Road."

"Omen Road, third one down."

"Hai! Well then, I guess we'll see you when you arrive!"

"I guess."

"Ja ne!" [5]

"Bye."

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Footnotes:

[1] - Yes?

[2] - Daisuke, that Yamato person's on phone for you!

[3] - Thank you older sister.

[4] - Ok.

[5] - Bye!

A/N: Short but sweet. And yes, I am showing off my knowledge of Japanese. I will continue to do so throughout the story. Now go and read chapter one! Oh wait, it's not up yet. Never mind. It's half done, so it should be up in a few days. It would be up sooner if I didn't have a presentation due Monday. Ja ne!