Chapter 20 : Preparing the groups
At the café, Keiichiro was watching on the computer´s screen, Pai and Ryou were " discussing " about the fact that paper could be stronger than scissors.Purin and Tart were talking about the history of candy in the world, Minto and Zakuro were, like always, quietly sitting in some place without doing nothing.Keiichiro stood up and came to the two guys still fighting.When Pai and Ryou saw him, they stop fighting about their stupid game and both said :
" Have you found her ? "
Keiichiro answered :
" Yeah, I´ve got the exact coordinates.Now, everyone will follow me downstairs so we can make the groups. "
Everybody got in the groundbase, and Zakuro said :
" Have any of you seen Ichigo and Kisshu ? "
And that´s when the two teenagers teleported into the base :
" Where were you two ? " asked Ryou.
Ichigo responded, a bit embarassed :
" Uh... nowhere, it´s not important.So, are we going already ? "
" Yeah, we´re gonna make the groups, and then we´ll go. "
Zakuro said :
" And finally has come the day where my life ends... "
Keiichiro said :
" Well, ok.We don´t have much time, so we´re gonna make this fast.There is a way to the desert by a tunnel.Our problem : They are two of them, and only one is leading us to Retasu.So we will separate in two different groups.If one of the groups go into the wrong tunnel, the alien in that group will teleport them to the other one.I decided that Pai and Ryou would go with Ichigo and Kisshu by the tunnel on the right.
Terrible mistake : The four of them shouted :
" WHAT ? ARE YOU CRAZY ? "
Ryou shook Keiichiro by the shoulders :
" There is no way I´m going with this looser ! "
Pai did the same thing :
" I don´t wanna waist my time with this jerk !
" Hey, who are you calling a jerk ?
" Guess ! " answered Pai, smilling.
And they continued fighting.Ichigo shouted :
" I can´t stand watching those two idiots all day ! "
Kisshu was holding her to stop her from knocking out Keiichiro.
" You mean all night ! "
Keiichiro stopped them :
" Hey, calm down everybody ! I had no choice ! Those two both wanna save Retasu, so it´s much better to put them in the same group ! And I just thought Ichigo and Kisshu were the best ones to stop them if they fight ! "
" Well think again ! " shouted Ichigo.
The four finally calm down.Pai casted Ryou with an evil eye, and Kisshu managed to stop Ichigo from doing stupid things.Keiichiro continued :
" And in the other group will be Taruto and Purin, and Zakuro and Minto. "
Purin said :
" Cool ! Purin is with Taru-Taru ! "
And they continued happily their conversation.
Zakuro said :
" I´m gonna pass all night watching kids.Really great. "
Ryou said :
" I don´t like this, and I´m sure I´m not the only one, but right now the only thing that counts is to find Retasu, so let´s go ! "
The three aliens teleported themselves and the others to the entrance of the tunnel.
Keiichiro stayed here a few seconds :
" Well, I think I´ll have another cup of tea. "
And he got upstairs.