Blast to The Past
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Chapter 9
The Fated Field Trip II
Heavy rain was pouring outside the hotel. Miu was watching big droplets of rain race down her glass window. Everything was quiet. Both her roommates are dead tired so they're currently lying flat on their backs and enjoying the soft hotel beds.
'I hope they're not cold…' Miu thought, thinking of her parents alone in the cave.
Suddenly the doorknob of her room turned and the door burst open.
"Miu! Bad news!" Seiya was standing just outside the doorway.
Hearing the sound of the door, Miu's roommates sprang upright and covered themselves with the bed sheets because both of them were only wearing skimpy outfits.
"Kyaa! Seiya, this is the girls's room!"
"Pervert! Lecher!"
"And who the HELL is Miu?"
Miu ran just outside the room and closed the door behind her. They heard crashing sounds from inside. Probably Miu's roommates throwing objects at the door.
"I forgot that the portable force field is not waterproof! I checked Miyu and Kanata's rooms but they aren't there yet!" Seiya said, sweat dripping down his face – evidence that he ran around the hotel looking for Miyu and Kanata.
Miu thought hard.
"They're probably still inside the cave, waiting for the rain to stop. We should fetch them now." Miu said.
'Wow. Quick thinking. So she got some smarts from her dad.' Seiya thought.
Soon, they found themselves standing on a floor of rocks under the huge cliff. Miu's umbrella proved useless as the torrential downpour soaked even her undergarments.
"It'll be impossible to get up there now! These rocks are so slippery!" Miu said loudly, throwing the umbrella as it turned inside out. Seiya's umbrella failed him ages ago.
"Relax!" He handed Miu one of the belts that he was clutching since they left the hotel.
"This is an anti-gravity belt!" He said while fastening the belt to his waist. "This allows us to control our gravitational force! With this we can resist the gravitational pull of this planet!" He said while putting one foot on the huge mass of earth before him. Then he place his other foot on the terrain.
He was now standing parallel to the ground.
"That's amazing!" Miu said excitedly and followed Seiya's lead. When they reached the top they searched the cave and found nothing but bats.
Seiya walked to the edge of the cliff and found a pair of slippers.
"These are Kanata's…" He raised his head and stared at the sea before him.
Both Miu and Seiya ran down the cliff as fast as both them had never run before.
When their feet have reached the ground Wannya ,with Ruu in his UFO, called him.
"SEIYA!" Wannya's tail served as a rotor blade to make him fly forward.
"Where are Miss Miyu and Master Kanata?" He asked. "We came here to try and make them patch things up!"
"Wannya! Transform into a fish and search for them underwater!"
"Underw – "
"JUST DO IT!"
Water was splashing against some rocks.
Torrents of rain were clashing with the raging sea.
These are the sounds that echo inside the dark cave.
Lightning struck.
Thunder boomed.
Miyu's eyes shot open.
Her heart was pumping loudly, beating wildly. She coughed loudly, the water choking her spilled out of her mouth. Her nose felt like it was pinched shut. Her whole body was soaked in water and her bathing suit can be seen through the dress she wore over it.
The first thing she saw was Kanata's face.
"How are you?" He said.
Kanata helped Miyu sit up.
When she saw the raging sea before her, her head throbbed painfully. After that, the whole incident flashed before her eyes like a blinding light.
Flashback
Miyu entered the deep in a splash.
The impact of her fall left her paralyzed. Her eyes were half-opened.
Everything was quiet as her body slowly started sinking into the watery depths of the sea.
'So this… is how I'm gonna die…' she thought.
Bubbles left her mouth.
Her lids were starting to drop.
Then she saw someone swimming towards her very fast.
'Ka…nata…'
Kanata held her in his arms and swam upwards to the surface.
End of Flashback.
/Crackle, crack/
Kanata had already started fire using pieces of flint he found lying around.
Miyu stared at Kanata.
She wanted to thank him but she can't seem to get the words out of her mouth.
"Hey Miyu," Kanata gazed at her with his irresistible brown eyes.
Miyu blushed.
Kanata was sitting before her, his damp clothes were clinging closely to his body. His hair was dripping. In Miyu's vision, Kanata was… sparkling.
Miyu realized all over again that Kanata is hot. Very hot. Super hot. Super duper hot. Okay, I'll shut up now.
"Miyu, you're such a klutz." Kanata continued.
Miyu snapped back to reality. Her dreamy illusions rapidly faded away before her eyes.
"WHAT?" Fire erupted in her green orbs.
"And whose bright idea was it to jump after me, huh? HUH?" Miyu said.
Kanata heaved a sigh of relief.
"You're finally back to normal." A small smile appeared on his face.
Miyu turned her back to him and stared at the fire.
/Crackle, crackle/
She just realized what she said and was ashamed of it. She regretted every word of that sentence. Besides, if she continued staring at him, she might get a nosebleed.
"Kanata… You… If we had hit the rocks, we could be dead now. Instead of only me dying, you cold have died too." Miyu said, as if she was talking to the fire.
"Well, we're both alive, aren't we? You shouldn't talk about things that might've happened when they already have." Said Kanata, who was staring at the back of Miyu's head.
"But still, next time you shouldn't risk your life like that! Not for someone like me!" Miyu said, her voice growing louder.
"Why shouldn't I?"
Kanata's reply made Miyu turn her head towards him.
"Because… I'm not worth it." She said softly, her head hung low.
"Don't think so lowly of yourself, Miyu." Kanata said. "You're worth much more than you think." He added in a murmur.
Kanata stood up and stared at the storm which was now reduced to a drizzle.
Kanata held out his hand for her. Miyu accepted his offer and grasped his hand.
When they were both up, Miyu tried unsuccessfully to withdraw her hand.
The rain was now over and daylight was starting to appear at the horizon.
"Kanata, thank you." Miyu said looking straight at Kanata.
"Anytime." Was Kanata's reply. "Hey Mi – "
"Mama! Papa!"
Ruu was flying towards them in his UFO. The transparent hatch opened and Ruu came drifting towards them.
"Ruu!" Miyu said opening her arms and welcoming Ruu into them.
"How did you get here, Ruu?" Kanata asked, ruffling the baby's blond locks.
The threesome walked out the cave. They were surrounded by water.
Suddenly, a white whale peeked out of the sea.
"Miss Miyu! Master Kanata!" The whale said. "Wannya!"
In a puff of smoke, the whale turned into a dog-cat with a propelling tail.
Wannya embraced them.
"Oy!" Seiya came running towards them, closely followed by Miu.
"Ack! Are you two standing… on water?" Miyu asked.
"It's because of these belts…" Seiya started.
Miu wiped tears from her eyes.
"We better head back now." Kanata said.
Wannya transformed into an inflatable rubber life raft.
As they were rowing away, Miu stared at Miyu, Kanata and Ruu playing in the rubber raft happily.
"I'm jealous." She said quietly.
Seiya heard her and walked beside her
"I'm here." Seiya said.
Miu turned her head towards him and laughed out loud.
"What are you saying? That's so corny!" She said.
Seiya turned red.
"Hmph! Never again!" He sped off.
But, truth be said, Miu was really touched by what Seiya said and when she saw his retreating back, she slowly came to realize that a hole was forming inside of her. A hole that cannot be satisfied by friendship anymore.
The whole class was standing before the sea. They were given the chance to see the beach before they leave.
"That was some explaining we had to do." Miyu said, remembering what happened
When they returned to the beach that morning, everybody was searching for them. Miu and Kanata successfully came up with a good explanation. They actually thought of the same reason.
"Hey, Miyu," Miu said. "What happened in the cave?"
"Oh we – "Miyu started. She was interrupted by loud gasps from her classmates.
"What's happening?"
Both of them followed their running classmates.
A small crowd was forming at the seashore. It turns out that someone drowned. The victim was now lying on the sand like a lifeless pole.
"Oh my…" Miyu said.
The lifeguard then pinched the victim's nose shut and his mouth tightly covered the victim's. Then he gave the drowned person four quick, deep breaths.
In Miyu's vision, the lifeguard was Kanata and the victim was her.
The victim then coughed hard and seawater sputtered out of his mouth.
Miyu was stoned on the spot.
She just realized what really happened last night. When she woke up, her nose hurt and she coughed out water.
'Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation…' Miyu gulped. Unconsciously, her eyes looked for Kanata.
Kanata was involuntarily scanning the crowd for her too.
Their eyes met.
Both of them looked away.
Miyu was blushing so hard it didn't seem possible to blush even harder.
"Miyu, are you alright?" Hiro touched her shoulder.
"Huh? Ah – AHH!" Miyu was at a loss.
"Snap out of it, Miyu!" Hiro said, shaking her shoulders.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the crowd
"Plan A, step 1 was a success. Now it's time for Plan A step 2." Seiya told Miu. Both of them were looking at Miyu and Hiro.
Then they eyed Hiro.
"Eliminate the third party."
End of Chapter 9
andrey4414:"So that's that! I only did two chapters this vacation… I thought I'd do more… Anyway, thank you to those who never tire of giving me reviews! I really appreciate it! Also, thank you to those who bother to read my fanfic! Please bear with me and wait for the next chappies to come!"
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