Chapter 4

"I think they went that way!"

"No, that way!"

The commotion outside the small cave seemed to get louder and louder as more people started looking for them. The people seemed so energetic, almost like crazy rabbits jumping here and there hoping that they would find either one of them. Meanwhile, in the small cave, Sunao and Sora were beginning to feel the dampness of the cave. Sora's neck was already starting to hurt from being in the position he was in but he had no other choice. Sunao was beginning to feel more pain on his wound and his back was beginning to hurt, not because of the position he was in, but because he was backed up against the rocky wall and the rocks were hurting his back.

A sudden scream came from outside the cave as one of their 'fans' yelled something out.

"Sora and Sunao! We just saw them jumping in the lake! They must be heading south! AFTER THEM!"

A huge uproar followed that and the many moving feet were now heading towards the lake. Sora sighed. Everyone seemed to have fallen in the lie that person had told, but it was good for them cause they were now able to get out and run the opposite way. Sora carefully stuck his head out the cave to see if the coast was clear and thankfully, it seemed to be.

"Fujimori, we can head out now, it seems like everyone left"

Hashiba headed out first, slowly trying not to hurt himself with the sharp edges of the cave. He managed to get half way out of it when he heard someone's voice. He froze at the spot. His eyes were fully opened and one of his hands was still in mid-air. He looked like one of those hunting dogs showing it's owner where the future prey was.

"Hashiba?" Sunao whispered from inside. "Daijoubu ka?"

There was no response. Sora was still in the same position. He was too afraid to look either way because he didn't want to see anyone's face staring back at him with a big grin on. Soon after, the voice faded away. He sighed out of relief and finally got out of the cave. He told Sunao to remain still while he checked the area for anyone that might still be around. There was no one. He signaled Sunao to get out and Sunao did as told.

He began to get out, although it was harder for him to do so since getting out of that cave involved some crawling and with that wound in his hand, it was harder for him. He tried to make the whole thing easier by grabbing onto one of the rock edges of the cave and push himself out that way, but that only resulted in him falling and hurting his hand even more. Sora heard him fall and went to check on him.

"Fujimori, are you alright?"

"…"

Sunao looked at him, embarrassed that he couldn't get out of a cave by himself. Sora chuckled lowly and held out a hand.

"Here, let's get out of this place before they come back"

Sunao hesitated a little before grabbing Sora's hand. When he finally did, Sora pulled him out of the cave carefully. He immediately took a hold of his injured hand to see how bad it was since they were able to see now. The wound was pretty bad. It was deep enough to fit the tip of your pinky and it was definitely bleeding a lot as well. The small piece of Sora's shirt was already crimson colored.

"We have to get this taken care of before it gets infected" Sora commented

Sunao blushed again, there was no need for Sora to worry about such thing, they should be more concerned about not getting caught. Sunao removed his hand from Sora's grasp and held it with his own free hand.

"Don't worry about it Hashiba, I'm fine"

"What do you mean you're fine? You're bleeding"

"Yes, but I'm alright. It's not bothering me"

Sora knew that was an obvious lie, but he wasn't going to push the matter further, he had no intention on standing in this same spot out in the open when everyone can see them. With a final glance at Sunao's hand, he took another look around the area and started walking the opposite way. Sunao followed without a fuss. Just a few moments later, they heard some yells coming from the direction they were heading to. They froze and slowly turned the other way, back to where they had come from. There was no doubt about it, they were cornered.

A group of about 5 guys came out from the bushes staring darkly at Sora and Sunao, while another group of 4 came form the opposite direction obviously surprised to see that they had found the two, and at the same time, angry that there was other guys there as well. Sunao and Sora remained motionless through the whole thing. After all the trouble to stay away from everyone, now they were cornered? Great.

Sora automatically moved in front of Sunao, shielding him as the group of guys narrowed in. If there was anything he could do to help, it was to distract the guys and let Sunao get away. He slowly backed away with Sunao standing behind him, backing up with him.

"Well, look who we have here" snarled one of the guys as he practically skipped towards Sora and Sunao. One of his friends held his hand against his forehead. It seemed like he was embarrassed for what the other was doing.

"Hey, Fumi, stop doing that…you'll scare them"

The only thing he got in reply was a loud 'hmph' from the other. However, the same guy who was embarrassed for Fumi started walking towards Sunao and Sora as well…his walk looked as if he had some sort of magnets on his shoes which caused him to walk with his legs far from each other. . Fumi watched him with disgust.

"Akame, Stop that."

The other stopped almost instantly and stared…

"And why should I?" he yelled

Fujimori…

"becasue it looks stupid!"

"So? I like doing that"

"Well, I like skipping."

That seemed to shut the other one up.

"What is it Hashiba?" asked Sunao in an undertone. He had heard Sora say something while the people were quarreling but it was only a whisper.

"Quietly…"

Sora stopped and looked at the group of guys that were on the opposite side of them, they seemed to be extremely and strangely amused by the actions of the other people. All in all, they seemed distracted. He continued.

"Quietly, step back into the bush behind you and hide there. I will distract them. Once they start going after me, run and hide away from here."

Sunao seemed transfixed. Why would Sora do this for him? He had been complaining all day about how he dreaded to get caught and he knew that he would do anything to stay away from all the crazy chasers. However, now he was more concerned about him getting away? Sunao didn't know what to say. He couldn't just leave Sora to do all the work! Besides, he had helped him get away the first time they played as the 'Do-it-alls'.

"Fujimori!"

Sora's voice seemed like a command even though he was still whispering.

"GO!" he repeated.

Sunao thanked Hashiba in his mind and slowly backed up until he was practically in the bush. Sora made sure you weren't able to see him and then sighed. This seemed to distract the people, who looked towards him with confusion.

"What? Where did Sunao go?" yelled one of the people.

Sora took a deep breath and began running. At first , the crowd of people seemed unaware of what had happened, but after they saw Sora running, they started sprinting after him. Sunao remained in the bush.

A pair of feet were heard and not too far away, another person appeared. This time it was none other than Sanaku Yuki. He had a wide grin across his face. After watching the crowd of boys chase after Sora, he began walking in the same direction they were running to.

Sunao noticed that as he passed by he dropped a piece of paper. Once it was clear and safe to go out, he grabbed the piece of paper, his eyes widened as he read.

Acquaintances

People I can count on to catch my prey

1.Haruto Luk

2.Fuuji Akame

3.Shito Fumi

Sunao's eyes widened even more as he read the last name on the list,

4.Honjyou Matsuri...

Authors comment

Sorry I took so long to update! Anyway, here's the next chapter. Please read and review and hope you all like it D