Title: Amen

Chapter: 7 a

Author: Megane-chan & Akai-chan

E-mail: megane_chan5@yahoo.com, chaos_serenity_14@hotmail.com

Pairings: HanaKiyo/KiyoHana (if this works out…) and take a wild guess.

Genre: humor, romance

Disclaimer: We do not own them! No Money! No Sue!

Rating: General

Archive: Fanfiction.net. And if you want, just tell me.

"…" Dialogues

/…/  Thoughts

*…* Actions/sounds

Chapter 7: Trips on Thursday!

Kiyota found his bed to be a little cramped this morning but what the heck, as along as he has this long pillow to cuddle with he doesn't mind. /Wait? Long pillow?/ He hugged the so-called pillow tighter, made his hands roam on the soft but firm chest down to the abdomen./Hhmm… warm and cuddly. Hold on?! Chest? Abdomen…/

Sakuragi was in heaven. /Never thought a pillow could make me so warm and comfy. Hahaha… pillow tickles me!/ He buried himself deeper on the pillow's snug hold and sighed softly. Suddenly his eyes bolted awake as he felt the 'pillow' making its way from his chest to his abdomen and dangerously lower. /Ack! A pillow doesn't have hands!/ Sakuragi's body stiffen, afraid to turn around and find out who's this monster-pillow hugging him.

Kiyota stopped his hands from going any lower and froze in his position. /A pillow doesn't have a firm six pack abs, wait, pillows do not have any abs!/ Kiyota's hand still locked on 'pillow's abs' when he felt it stiffen.

Slowly, Sakuragi's courage won, he gradually turns in his position to face the 'pillow' and at the same time, the 'pillow' decided to take his hands away from his tummy.

Kiyota felt his pillow turning and little by little he took off his hands from the hugging position. His eyes open one at a time to see the creature overtaking his cuddly pillow. His breath stopped short as his blue eyes made contact with brown, honey ones staring straight back at him. Never in his life he saw anything more beautiful than those sweet chocolate colored eyes. /Beautiful…/

Sakuragi should be terrified, he told himself so, but when he saw those innocent blues looking intently back at him, he was mesmerize. /Wow… /

 And then after a minute or two a thought ran through both lads' head.

/A pillow doesn't have any eyes!!!/

Of the course the inevitable happened. Sakuragi and Kiyota screamed at the top of their lungs. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it was a loud, deafening, ear shattering, thunderous, piercing, earsplitting, shrilling cry that can wake up the whole of Kanagawa, better yet, Japan.

Mitsui bolted straight up, still dazed by not having a single peaceful wink last night and being rudely awaken by that terrifying holler he is already at his ends wits. At the same time, Rukawa, who didn't get that much sleep either, woke up and was also rattled by the scream. His head looked around the room for the source of that, to his opinion, animalistic cry.

Hanagata, still clad in his cute moss green pajamas and looking like some panic stricken father, burst open Room Solace's door making the light in the hallways shower the still darkened room. "Where?! Who? Err… What happened!?"

Mitsui and Rukawa had to cover their eyes by the light assault when Kogure, who's just right behind Hanagata, reached for the room's light and switched it on.

"Sakuragi? Kiyota? Are you two err…" Kogure was speechless when he saw Sakuragi and Kiyota at one bed both clutching each end of the blanket, horror written in both faces and thinking the worst.

/How did this monkey ended up in my bed?/

/How did I ended up in this monkey's bed?/

/And we DID NOT do anything last night! RIGHT?!/

A small group gathered at the room's opening curious to see what's going on. Any minute now Fujima and Jin will be rolling on the floor with laughter. It was very evident that those two are fighting hard in hiding their amusement. It was when both Sakuragi and Kiyota, still fear stricken, slowly backed away from each other and Fujima and Jin can't hold it anymore, they both fell down laughing, clutching their aching tummies. Sakuragi edged the wrong way and landed on the floor made Miyagi and Ikegami hold on each other for support while letting tears fall from their eyes because of so much laughter.

Regaining his composure, Hanagata straightened his glasses and helped Kogure in reasoning with the approaching annoyed Uozumi, Akagi and Maki.

"Really, Akagi, Sakuragi just had some weird dream and fell off his bed." Kogure reasoned on the big burly captain while guiding him back to his room.

"Yes, nothing to worry about Uozumi, Maki." Hanagata added, trying to stop snickering while blocking the boys' view of the room's inside.

"But why is Fujima acting like a fool?" Maki questioned pointing on the still guffawing Fujima who is now clutching Koshino's shirt. "And look at Jin? He's acting like Kiyota in all that laughing." Now pointing on Jin who's clutching his stomach with one hand and the other pointing at the inside of the room, laughing his heart's content.

"Fujima? I assure you, it's just the morning drowsiness. And about Jin? C'mon now, you're his teammate. I'm sure you know what's wrong with him." Hanagata answered, shoving a puzzled looking Maki back to his room and pulling a still confused Uozumi back to Room Sanctity.

"Oh no you don't." Fukuda said while grinning down on Hikoichi. He caught the shorter boy's notebook before Hikoichi can even take off the cap of his pen. "I'm sure this incident doesn't need to be taken down. Now, in you go!" Fukuda pushed the boy towards their room and closed the door on his face before Hikoichi can even mutter a yo-cheku-ya.

Eventually, everyone went back to their respective rooms and started fixing himself up for the today, the fieldtrip day.

Mitsui is still nailed in position since the beginning of that little wake-up call. He looked sideways to Rukawa who in return caught his stare. Both could see the really dark circle under the each other's eyes. Recalling last night's event left Mitsui struggling for words but after a few 'umms …' and 'uh…' he manage to greet the younger boy by a simple "Good morning." with a smile.

Rukawa returned the greeting with a nod and, "Sempai, you're right. This is a surprising morning." He said while closing his eyes letting the sun's rays, slowing coming in from the window, basked in his face.

"Ah, it is." Mitsui smiled and both dark haired lads let last night's quite intimate moment pass for the time being.

Sakuragi's brain surprisingly working faster than Kiyota's this morning, commanded his body to move, get his personal stuffs and rush towards the bathroom.  Kiyota is still left in his sitting position and clutching the blanket for dear life in, not to mention, Sakuragi's bed.

Sendoh you say? Really now. Do you think the booming joint scream of Sakuragi and Kiyota can wake up this boy?  Think again…

"Zzz…" Sendoh buried himself deeper in his soft, snug blanket, blissfully ignoring the whole awake world.

--

"Thank goodness we're not wearing any of those robes for this trip!" Koshino said plopping down on his bed, waiting for the others to finish dressing up.

"Hey guys! I got the list." Fujima announced from the doorway of Room Hope and went straight ahead to sit on Koshino's bed.

"List? What list?" asked Koshino as he peeked over Fujima's shoulder.

"List of who will go with whom to guide each buses."

"And I'm sure you stole that list to make some changes ne?" Hanagata grinned at his bestfriend who in return showed him a similar scheming grin.

"You know me too well, Hanagata. Of course I stole it! Oopss! I mean cunningly took it from Maki's stuffs." Fujima took out a clean sheet of paper and pen and started writing the 'new list.' "Obviously Sakuragi and Kiyota will be left alone to manage one bus." He said while he wrote down both boys' name under bus no. 5.

"And don't forget to place all the people who doesn't know anything about Monkey love operation under one bus." Koshino reminded Fujima.

"Got it!" Fujima smiled evilly while writing. "So that's Akagi, Uozumi, Hikoichi and hhmm… let's place Fukuda in that group so he can block Hikoichi on spying." He wrote the names including Fukuda's on bus no. 1.

"Wait, shouldn't Maki be with them?" Kogure asked looking at the 'list.'

"I'll place Maki in our group so that it won't rise any suspicions from Akagi, Uozumi and not to mention Hikoichi." Fujima answered as he writes down the names of the persons assign for bus no. 2. "They might you know, 'talk' or something, after all Fukuda found out that Hikoichi witnessed this morning's wake up call."

"Yeah, I think that's right." Jin agreed with the Shoyo captain. "So that will be you, Fuijma with Maki, Koshino and Ikegami?"

"Uh huh. And on bus no. 3 will be assigned to Mitsui, Rukawa, Sendoh and you, Jin." Fujima tapped the pen to his chin and looked at the Kainan shooting guard. "Is that okay with you Jin? I mean, placing you with Rukawa, Sendoh and Mitsui?"

"No problem here." Jin smiled.

"Don't you guys feel something between those three, Rukawa, Mitsui and Sendoh?" Hanagata voiced out as he sat beside Fujima who is lying down while writing on Koshino's bed.

"Now that you mention it, there were a few heated up moments between Sendoh and Rukawa. Like when…" Jin told them what happened during yesterday's one on ones not just in court but inside the room as well. "So, what do you guys think?"

"Well I think Mitsui sounds to be in the middle of those 'heated up moments' huh?" Koshino said remembering the times he saw the three dark haired lads together. It was always Sendoh on Mitsui's right side and Rukawa at his left side.

"Yeah and we can name this one Ace love operation. He he he…" Fujima laughed in a way that the occupants of Room Hope back away slowly from him.

"Anou… Fujima, let's not get hasty. Maybe I'll have chat with Mitsui later on." Kogure slowly said to the still grinning Shoyo captain. And yes, he can see clearly the wheels turning in Fujimas brain, probably forming a plan to get Mitsui together with Sendoh or Rukawa or worse, both.

"Yes, Kogure why don't you. And maybe we can get some juicy info from him."

Hanagata whacked lightly the back of his bestfriend's head to get him back on track. "Fujima, I doubt Mitsui will pleased with whatever you're planning. Hurry up and finish that list before Maki comes looking for it."

"Ouch!" Fujima rubbed his brown haired head and frowned at the Shoyo center. "Have you no faith in me?" he pouted making his eyes grow large like some Bishoujo anime character.

Hanagata sighed at his bestfriend's childlessness. "Only in the court Fujima, only in the court."

"Why you… you wound me!" Fujima mastered up the best hurt look he can come up with and looked up to meet his bestfriend's gaze. Seeing the tall guy won't answer him back he went on to write the last people in the list with a pout in more ways than one. "Fine be that way, not caring for your bestfriend and all… You, Kogure, Miyagi and Ayako will be on the last bus. Bus no. 4."

The group read the list one more time then noticed that in the original letter there was a signature of Fr. Timothy and Fr. Ambrose written just below the names.

"Hookay… Who knows how to forge a signature?" Fujima asked his companions. "Jin?"

"No."

"Kogure?"

"Sorry, never done that."

"Hanagata?"

"Nope. How about yourself?"

"Nah I can't forge someone's signature even if my life depended on it."

"Thank God for small wonders then ne?" Hanagata chuckled.

Fujima's eyes twitched then he mocked a smile. "Don't try my patience my dear four-eyed friend." After that he turned his attention to the last person in the room. "Koshino dear, ever forged before?"

Koshino seemed reluctant to answer. "Well, yeah, I did a few."

"Are you any good? The heads' signature looked like some ancient hieroglyphics to me."

"I think I'm good enough considering I did a few hundreds of those for Sendoh."

Kogure, Hanagata, Fujima and Jin looked at him inquisitively.

"Sigh… long story but all are focused on being tardy and skipping practices."

The group still stared at him.

"So am I going to forge it or not?"

Fujima laid out the piece of paper on Koshino's lap and handed him a fine ballpoint pen. Like some calligraphy master, Koshino signed the papers gracefully in just one try. The group is utterly impressed considering Koshino only looked at the original signature once.

"There finished!" Koshino returned the paper and pen to Fujima. "I suggest we all hurry up the others are probably waiting."

"Better put that list back on its original place where you stole it." Reminded Hanagata.

"Oh hush it." With that the browned haired captain went out and slammed the door.

"You know what guys?"

"What Toru-kun?" Kogure picked up his bag and looked at Hanagata.

"Sometimes I fear that bestfriend of mine is Schizophrenic. Inside the court he's the calm, collected, dependable captain and Maki's greatest rival but outside he's like some err well… kid!"

"Well we don't want to keep that kid waiting ne?" Koshino smiled remembering Fujima's cute pouting expression. /And he called me dear…/

--

 /Now I can really positively truly say that he's ignoring me. Yep, Sendoh's ignoring me./

Mitsui stared at the person occupying his mind right now.

/I know he's not blind that he cannot notice me standing directly in front of him. Trash the personal space rule. I was standing face to face, a few inches away to his smiling face. And what did he do? He stepped aside and went straight for the mirror to spike up his hair. No hi and hello or a good morning sempai for me?/

Sendoh continued the rigorous task of styling his trademark hairstyle and even while smiling he blatantly ignored Mitsui who's been trying to catch his attention since the time he woke up. Of course he's also ignoring Rukawa but let's not get into that for we'll get into nowhere.

/The sad thing is why am I trying to catch his attention?/ Mitsui thought for himself as he gave up waving his arms in front of Sendoh and went of the room dejectedly.

Rukawa pulled Mitsui back, intentionally bumping on Sendoh's combing hand and in the process made Sendoh comb his hair the wrong way. "Sempai, you're carrying my bag. This is yours."  He held out a similar blue duffel bag and bumping Sendoh once more.

"Oh thanks, Rukawa. Let's go, the others are probably outside already." Mitsui took the bag not even looking up to meet Rukawa's gaze.

Before Rukawa exited the room, he looked back at Sendoh who's putting the last touches to his hair. "He kissed me last night." He said loud enough for Sendoh to drop his comb.

"Twice." He added in an arrogant tone. Thankfully, Sakuragi and Kiyota went out of the room ages ago.

"That was last night. We'll see who will get to taste his lips today." Sendoh countered, smiling at Rukawa while stuffing his comb on his jeans' back pocket. "And already his trying to get my attention all this morning! Really, I wonder who he'll kiss today?" He mocked Rukawa in all his smiling glory.

Rukawa just looked at him thinking maybe Sendoh swallowed too many smiling pills this morning. He shook his head slowly and turned back to open the door. Sendoh took his bag and walked towards him.

"And last's night first kiss, Rukawa? It was accidental I know it because I saw it all. Unless you're too low or cunning to trick him like that." That's evil Sendoh, really evil.

Rukawa slammed the door behind him leaving Sendoh to smirk at the wooden door.

/That's just Sendoh, some smiling baka. Don't get worked up on whatever nonsense he said. He's just jealous. Yes, he's just jealous because he didn't get to kiss Sempai first it was I. I kissed him first. I --/ Rukawa's thoughts are cut short for he bumped onto Mitsui.

"There you are Rukawa." Mitsui said as Rukawa stepped back while mumbling a silent sorry. "No that's alright. Where's Sendoh by the way?"

Rukawa face twitched. The twitch was gone in a blink of an eye, a bit too fast because Mitsui almost missed it, almost.

"Are you okay?"

"Hai, he's just right behind me."

As if on cue, Sendoh appeared from the door of Room Solace and greeted everyone with a healthy good morning.

"Where's the map, Sendoh?" instead of greeting Sendoh back Uozumi asked him at once.

Sendoh facial expression went from 'what map?' to a 'oh the maps!' "I'll go get it right away Uozumi-san." Sendoh gripped his bag tighter ready to dash towards the photocopying section. "I'll see you all at the front gates."

"Do you want me to go with you?" Mitsui asked, hoping that the eternally smiling lad will at least answer him, even if it's a no.

"Let's go, Jin!" Ignoring Mtisui, Sendoh grab hold onto Jin. Totally surprised, Jin was left to fumble with his bag while being drag away.

Uozumi went to the Head's office while Fukuda left along with Akagi, Maki, Hikoichi and Ikegami to head towards the assigned classes for the field trip. Which left the rest to basically stare at Mitsui.

"So, why don't we say umm… begin Ace love operation?" Fujima grinned while he whispered asking his friends.

No one answered him instead they looked at him like he was one desperate cupid.

"C'mon, is it the name? We can change it to Scarred love operation or Three pointer's quest or Pick Micchy's boyfriend mission or how about…"

Hanagata and Kogure sighed at Fujima's corny attempts to give a name. Koshino held Fujima by the arm and slowly lead him towards the gates.

"Get Mr. Bad ass a boy or wait a minute… I got it! Gangsta lovin! Perfect isn't it?"

--

"Are you okay, Sempai?" It was his turn to ask that question. Rukawa slightly frowned at the obvious hurt look on Mitsui's face.

Mitsui looked up and managed to smile because of Rukawa's concern. "Yeah, just fine." He ruffled Rukawa's ebony silk hair and placed one arm over Rukawa's shoulder as they walked after Hanagata's group.

Tragic really. No one even noticed that Sakuragi and Kiyota are totally quiet at the back of the group heading towards the front of the school.

Sakuragi, try as he may, can't really get what happened yesterday and this morning out of his mind. Everywhere he looked he's constantly reminded of the boy he's really ignoring at the moment. Like the yellow curtains and dark plush violet carpet adorning the hallways, it reminds him of Kainan's color therefore him. /Do not pay attention to him. Catch up with Kitsune and Micchy. Look forward not sideways. Forward, straight on!/

Kiyota for the life of him can't explain why he didn't rushed and joined Maki earlier on. Instead, he is stuck walking beside the one of his least wanted companion. Like the former, this lad's been busy erasing his thought from every sight that reminds him of Sakuragi. He looked down and saw his shirt. /Red shirt, Shohoku, Sakuragi, damn!/

He looked sideways. /Hmm… an old wilting rose, red rose, red, Shohoku, Sakuragi. Stop it!/

He looked up and whistled as if nothing's going on. /hhmmm, boring ceiling, Shohoku's ceiling, Shohoku, Sakuragi. Arrrgh!!!/

Kiyota looked straight a head. /A head, a redhead, Shohoku, Sakuragi. I can't take it anymore!/ Kiyota banged his head on the wall Sakuragi style.

Sakuragi was catching up to Mitsui and Rukawa when he heard a banging and thud sound behind him. When the three of them looked back they saw Kiyota laying on the floor with a lump forming on his head.

Sakuragi immediately ran towards Kiyota and scooped the poor boy up to a standing position. And before he can stop his stubborn mouth he asked. "Are you alright, Kiyota-kun?"

"Yeah and thanks, Sakuragi-kun." Kiyota was leaning dangerously beside Sakuragi for support. He's head nuzzling the tempting neck of the redhead.

"A-hem." Mitsui, obviously intrigued by the instant concern and politeness, cleared his throat sending the two boys back in the real world.

Sakuragi and Kiyota looked at each other eyes wide with realization. Then jumped away from each other clutching their bags tightly hiding the rapid beats of their hearts.

"Aaah! Don't touch me, you red haired monkey!" Kiyota shouted pointing an accusing finger at his rival.

"Don't go doing the tensai's headbutting style you wild monkey!" Sakuragi shouted back also pointing at Kiyota.

"Don't call me wild monkey!"

"Then don't call me red haired monkey!"

"Unless you stop calling me that!"

"You started it!" Sakuragi's pissed, totally pissed. Steam can be seen coming out of his ears.

"Why you you… monkey!" Kiyota equally miffed walk towards Sakuragi, his accusing finger still pointing, now making contact with Sakuragi's chest.

"Why don't we get out of here, Rukawa?" Mitsui smirked at the two arguing hyper youngsters. "It will be too embarrassing for them if we witness their lover's quarrel."

"WHAT WAS THAT?!"

Mitsui arms still slung over Rukawa's shoulder ran towards the gates laughing. And Rukawa was more than happy to run and hear his senior's laugh.

"Come back here Micchy and Kitsune! Come back and get your whoppin!" Sakuragi and Kiyota said at the same time.

"Oh come on! Save that whoppin for each other!" Mitsui shouted back.

Kiyota stopped dead in his tracks and blush real mad. Sakuragi also stopped infront of him and looked back making the blood on his face boil. And not a second later the two were once again in chase of some three pointer with a knee band and sly foxes.

--

Sendoh reached the front gates just in time to see Mitsui laughing so hard while clutching Rukawa as Sakuragi and Kiyota keep on shouting at the scarred boy. /That boy sure is fast./ He stared at the small smile decorating the rookie's face while Mitsui uses him to shield himself from Sakuragi and Kiyota.

Akagi had to administered his patented 'gori punch' on both screaming monkeys.

"Itai!!! Teme Gori! What's that for?!"

"Akagi-san! That hurts!!!"

"Sigh… I missed doing that." Akagi smiled while rubbing tenderly his knuckles.

Maki cleared his voice loud enough for everyone to look at him. "Now that I have your attention, I'll announce the list on the people assigned to what bus. The students by the way are already inside making quite a racket if you ask me." /Like the little demons that they are…/ Maki shudder at his thought.

"Anyway listen up, for bus no. 1 Akagi, Uozumi, Hikoichi and Fukuda." Maki announced not bothering to say their priestly names for they're out of the hearing shot of the students.

"Bus. No 2. Fujima, Koshino, Ikegami and myself."

"By the way, here are the maps." Sendoh handed Akagi and Maki their maps.

"Thanks Sendoh." Both Akagi and Maki tucked in their maps not even bothering to look at them.

"Now for Bus no. 3. Sendoh, Mitsui, Rukawa and Jin."

Sendoh took one map from his pile and handed it to Jin.

"Hanagata, Kogure, Miyagi and Ayako will be on bus no.4"

"Aya-chan!?!?" Miyagi's eyes sprouted little pink hearts

"Yes? Who called?" Ayako panted while clutching five first aid kits. "Geeze! Sorry I'm late I got hold up in the infirmary by the sisters."

"Wow! Aya-chan is coming with us! With me!" More heart came out from Miyagi's eyes.

Ayako handed Akagi, Fujima, Mitsui and Kogure their first aid kits while Maki announced the last persons responsible for bus. no. 5.

"Lastly, Kiyota and Sakuragi will be on bus. no. 5." Maki, Akagi and Uozumi stared at the list while rubbing their eyes. /Oh my goodness… there will be accidents! Lots of accidents!/ The three captains thought at the same time.

"WHAT?!"

"Now, now. No complaints, the heads assigned this and the list is signed so it is official." Fujima said pointing at the signatures of both priest.

Sendoh handed Sakuragi, who stood shocked as a statue, their own map. While the others hurriedly went to board their buses.

Instead of being suspicious with the arrangement, Akagi was just glad he wouldn't be spending hours on the bus hearing any nonsense coming from Sakuragi or Kiyota. And so bus no. 1 was the first one to depart from Monasterio de Santa Maria.

"Here you go sir, this will be our guide." Akagi handed the bus driver the Nermia map.

"Museum eh? So this school's still gives out boring trips." The driver chuckled softly. "Still though, this is the most silent bunch of kids in a field trip I have ever seen." He glanced back to see the students sitting like an army glancing fearfully to Akagi every now and then.

"Well yes, they are very well behaved. They have to remember that even if this is an out of class activity they should watch their manners. I will not tolerate any monkeying around." Akagi spoke like a colonel ordering his troops to assemble for battle. "Is that clear?"

"Sir yes sir Fr. Fabian sir!"

--

"Here you go sir." Fujima handed over the map to their bus driver and went to sit beside Koshino at the back of the bus leaving the front under Maki and Ikegami's supervision.

/Wow, I sure would like to be a kid right now!/ The bus driver thought to himself as he read the map. /These kids sure are lucky to be going to this paradise!/

"Hey son, are you sure this is our destination?" The driver asked Ikegami and Maki.

"Yes, sir." Ikegami answered not bothering to look at the map.

"Lucky kids." The driver softly laughed and drove on after bus. no 1.

"What's got the driver happy?" Ikegami asked Maki who's already tempted to throw the kid out the window for poking his head.

"Who grr… knows…" Maki closed his eyes just in time cookie crumbles landed on his head. "Ikegami… just knock me out when I get out of control and kill one of these kids."

"Err… yeah sure." Ikegami tried to hold his laughter in seeing Maki already covered in cookie and potato chip bits not to mention a girl trying to clip his short bangs with a bubblegum and hard candy.

Fujima's just too happy to be playing with the kids. He shoots MnM's one by to one to one kid's mouth across his seat. "C'mon Kosh I mean Clement! It's your turn! Say aaah!"

The students still had to tickle their history teacher for him to open his mouth and just in time for Fujima to place in a blue crispy MnM.

And it's just five minutes after the bus started moving.

--

"Oi Sendoh, are you sure that is the map?" Jin glanced at the map in the driver's hand. "It kinda doesn't look like the original one. It seems umm more complicated."

"Don't worry Jinjin! Maybe the ink messed up. The sisters used some really old ancient looking photocopiers anyways." Sendoh answered as he sat comfortably in his seat in the front beside Jin.

"Oh okay, anyways, Jinjin?"

"You don't mind do you?" Sendoh turned to face Jin. "I actually heard it from Fukuda."

"No, I don't mind."

"Good! Because it's a really cute nickname." Sendoh said as he closed his eyes, pressed play on his Discman and laid back on his seat.

/Yeah, cute, really cute./ Jin smiled. Was he referring to his nickname?

"Fr. Louis!!!"

Jin had to stand up and look at the back of the bus where two girls are fighting over Mitsui.

"He'll sit with me!"

"No! With me!"

"Me!

"No me!"

Mitsui stared at his poor little shirt being torn apart by two young girls playing tag-o-war. "Children, please..." Mitsui raised his hands for some silence. "I'll just sit with Fr. Nicolas right here okay?"

"Oh Fr. Nicolas! I wanna sit with him!"

"No I'll sit with him!"

Mitsui, totally forgotten already, saw the same two pigtailed girls fight for the seat beside the already sleeping Rukawa. Then he saw Rukawa slowly stirring up from his sleep. And before his strong fist collided with the two noisy rugrats Mitsui scooped up one kid and fortunately Jin ran at the back just in time to save the other.

"Whew! Thanks Augustin." Mitsui plopped the little girl at a vacant seat in the middle of the bus while Jin settled the other one just behind Mitsui's seat.

"No prob, though handling this kids are like handling dozens of little Kiyota and Sakuragi." Jin chuckled while ducking one donut being thrown in mid-air. He shook his head then he looked for the kid responsible for the thrown food.

The donut's trajectory was to the front and alas! A soft splat sound later and the donut is sliding off Sendoh's cheeks.

Sendoh bolted awake because of the cold gooey not to mention sticky blue substance sliding from his cheeks down to his neck. "What the?" He took off his headset and touched his wet creamy face.

Before Sendoh can protest, Mitsui was already at his side with wet tissues and wiping his face.

"Hold still." He cupped Sendoh's chin and tilted his face a little upward to the side so he can clean up the blueberry cream on his neck. Mitsui's so closed to Sendoh that he had to hold himself from shivering whenever Mitsui's breath touches his neck.

"Are you angry at me?" Mitsui whispered, still gently wiping off the rest.

"No." was the quick reply.

"You're ignoring me."

"No. I am not."

"Really?" Mitsui's hand still on his chin moved Sendoh's face towards him. "Honestly, what did I do?"

Cerulean eyes are staring at each other for seems like an eternity. It only ended when the other closed his' to show his trademark grin instead.

"Nothing, sempai." Sendoh said taking Mitsui's hand off his chin. "Nothing you can do about it."

Mitsui, now with a dry tissue, dried off Sendoh's cheek and neck then said. "I'll find out what it is and I will surely do something about it." And with one last almost teasing rub in his cheek; Mitsui went back to his seat.

Sendoh raised one hand to his cooling cheek and said to himself, "I sure hope you do."

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"Excuse me, Mister, but isn't this the wrong way?" Kogure asked the driver. "I think we just passed the exit."

"No, son. This is the right way, it says so in the map."

"Oh okay then." Still troubled Kogure went back to his seat at the end of the bus to only pass by Ayako who's tempted to whack Miyagi with her thankfully out of reach fan.

"Is there a problem, Min-kun?" Hanagata asked as he helps one girl get a gum out of her hair. The girl is just obliviously playing with her dolly to notice the exchange of names between her supposed to be priestly teachers.

"Well, I don't think this is the way to Nerima but the driver told me that it is but I can't help feeling a bit uneasy about this trip." He answered while handling Hanagata more oil to rub on the girl's ruined hair.

"Now that you mention it, I don't see any of the other buses around." With one last rub on the girl's hair the last bit of gum is off and so was girl who's already back to stick another gum to an unsuspecting boy's shiny brown hair.

"Do you think Sendoh messed up with the maps, Toru-kun?" Kogure asked, now aiding the boy with a gum stuck to his hair.

"Maybe, but let's hope not. And let us wish that this is just short cut… or long cut for that matter." Hanagata gulped as he saw the city quickly fading from his sight at the window.

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Bus no 5, which is under Sakuragi and Kiyota is far most the loudest group of hyperactive kids that the bus driver had to endure in his entire career.

Unfortunately for Sakuragi and Kiyota, they had no choice but to sit beside each other. The bus is cramped as it is leaving one vacant two-seater at the front of the bus.

/This is not happening to me…/ Sakuragi thought to himself as he sat at the window seat.

/This is so not happening to me…/ Kiyota thought to himself while tries to get the first aid kid Ayako handed them on the overhead compartment.

/Tell me this is not happening to me…/ The driver told to himself as he braced himself for one long ear-drum breaking trip towards the top of the mountain.

Wait, the top of the mountain? Aren't they supposed to be in some city in some kind of museum?

End of chapter 7 part a Nyahahaha!!!