(Chapter 2) Feeling Lost?
After finish unpacking their belongings, they assembled at the lobby as what Ryuzaki sensei instructed them.
"Okay, listen up. Don't be too stress about what this trip is all about. Basically, this is just a relaxation trip for you guys before the national tournament. Hyoutei's team is also doing the same before their winter tournament. So Atobe agreed to do this together with our school. Today, you guys will do what you wish to do. Then tomorrow morning, we will have a friendly match with Hyoutei before heading home. Does that answer all your questions, Momo?" Ryuzaki sensei is giving the team speech with Atobe and Tezuka standing right next to her.
Momo just smiled back with a sweatdrop running down his head.
"Sensei, can we still train and have a match or two if we want to?" Inui interrupted the conversation.
"It's up to you. This is a self-organizing activity for you all. Feel free to do what you want."
"Nyah! This is great. So, I'm going to take a hike to the mountain with Oishi."
"But… since when I agreed to… sigh Nevermind."
"Let's go, nyah."
"Ahem. Before leaving, just a reminder to you all not to roam around too far as there is some wild animals out there. Hmph, I will not hold responsible to what will happen to you." Atobe advises them and flips his hair. "Kabaji, let's go to the pool." Atobe then left with Kabaji.
"Usu"
"Now Kaidoh, shall we go on to our date? Ahaha…"
Kaidoh blushed as few ears are set on the converstation between Kaidoh and Inui.
"Taka-san, do you have any plan?" Fuji smiled.
"No"
"How about a little match between you and me?"
"A-no... Okay…"
"Momo senpai, I forgets something in the room. I'm going to get it for a while."
"I will go with you."
Everyone left except Tezuka and Ryuzaki sensei.
"Tezuka, don't you have plan? Don't be so stiff. Relax a bit."
"I understand, sensei"
In Ryoma and Momo's room
"Karupin? Karupin?"
"Is it missing?"
Ryoma noticed one of the windows is open. "Oh no."
"We should go and look for him."
Jungle near Atobe's house
"Nyah, the air here is so refreshing. Let's climb to the top, nyah!"
"Eiji, be more careful. Like Atobe said, there could be some wild animals roaming around."
"No worries. There isn't a single wild animal around"
Suddenly, a hand touches Eiji's head from above.
"Agghh! What is that!" Eiji freaks out.
"What? What happens?" Oishi panics.
"Something is on my head!."
"H--e--l--p…" A voice from above Eiji is heard.
(A/N: I'll leave it a mystery here for you guys to wonder what is happening here for a while as we get back to Inui and Kaidoh.)
(1.45 pm) At the park nearby the mansion with a huge maze.
"Senpai, how many more to go?"
"345 down, 155 more to go"
"Fwshhh!"
"After this you can do some light exercise around the park."
"Fwshh!"
Suddenly, Inui felt the need to go to the restroom.
"Kaidoh, just continue on. I'll… erm.. I'll be back in a while."
"Okay, senpai."
"Meoww" Karupin jumped out from a bush and rounded Kaidoh. ( I dunno how to express the way Karupin sound, so I will just put "meow" ')
"You..you are Echizen's cat. How come you are here?..fwshh…"
Karupin jumped back into a bush and into the maze.
"Wait." Kaidoh went after Karupin.
"Karupin! Karupin!" Ryoma started to become very worried.
"Don't worry too much, Echizen. Cats know how to make their way back, right?" Momo is trying to comfort Ryoma.
Ryoma noticed Karupin's track near the maze because it's a bit muddy and when its muddy, we leave track. '
"Let's go in." Momo is giving the exact idea in Ryoma's mind.
Okay, now back to Eiji them.
"Err; can you help me down please?"
"Akutagawa Jiroh?" Oishi looks up.
"How you get up there like that, nyah?"
"Now is not the most comfortable way for me to explain. Can you get me down first?"
"Oh, sorry"
Oishi and Eiji helped Jiroh who is tied to a tree upside down.
"Thanks"
"So, how did you get caught up like that nyah?"
"Well, I was exploring here to find a nice spot for me to take my afternoon nap and I stepped on the rope. I guess it must be a trap to catch the wild animals by some hunter"
Oshitari and Mukahi walked towards the crowd of three.
"Jiroh, there you are!" Mukahi shouts. "Erghh, Kikimaru…"
"Hai, nyah"
Mukahi sticks out his tongue.
"Nyah?"
"Thank you for finding him" Oshitari thanked Oishi.
"No problem."
"Jiroh, lets go back… Jiroh, are you listening? Jiroh? Are you sleeping again?" Oshitari slapped his own forehead.
"Hyrum!"
"What is that sound, nyah?"
All of them looked around. There is a bear standing near them.
"Bear! What should we do? Run? Pretend dead? Climb a tree?" Oishi started to panic.
"Let him taste the Kikimaru beam this time nyah! ... Ah? No racquet?... Run!"
All of them started to run as the bear started to chase after them. Oshitari dragged Jiroh away too, of course. We don't want to kill someone here, do we? Hahaha.
The bear is still chasing after us. How are we going to escape from it? Think, Oishi, think. You are the Seigaku's vice president. You should have a solution. Think!
Everyone is still running…
Oishi then got an idea. "Did you guys pack any food inside your bag pack?"
"Gakuto, hand me all of your junk foods in your back." Oshitari suggested to Mukahi.
"No way!"
"Do you rather get killed than giving it to me?"
"Alright! Alright!"
Oshitari then opened some of the junk foods and threw it behind them towards the bear. The bear stopped chasing after them to sniff the food. The bear then ate all the junk food. All of them stopped running as they grasped for some air.
"Nyah!" Eiji felt much more relieved as he gasped some air after a long run.
"Okay, the bear stops chasing us for a while. We should take this chance to sneak back down the mountain through the side" Oishi suggested.
Everyone nodded.
to be continued...
