Chapter 9: Second Day
"Pfft…" Anna winced a little, and opened her eyes slowly. She shivered violently when she felt Yoh's icy fingers resting lightly on her waist. "Crap…" Anna muttered softly as the past night's events came crashing back onto her. She shifted a little, her hand coming in contact with Yoh's chest, and she blushed when she realized how close their faces were. Anna gazed at him, and then smiled a little. "Guess it won't hurt to lie down a little longer…"
"God, my head hurts like hell…" Hao grumbled, frowning. Marion hid a smile. "Mari thinks you deserve it," She said severely, "who told you to drink-Eek!" Marion shrieked as Hao stumbled over a tree root. "My God!" He exclaimed, grabbing Marion's waist to steady himself. "Mari will support Hao as we walk back." Marion offered. "Right. Thanks a lot." Hao said gratefully.
"T-Tamao! Are you ok?" Jun asked in alarm as she watched Tamao stumble under HoroHoro's weight. "Y-yes… You'd better watch Ryu, Jun. He's unconscious too… Manta, will you hold my bag for me? It'll be easier to walk this way…" Tamao thrust her sling bag towards Manta, who grabbed it. "No problem. You sure you two are fine? Ryu and HoroHoro aren't exactly light, you know…" Manta asked the girls skeptically. "Yeah. Let's hurry." Jun grumbled.
"Ren? Ren?" Pillica gently shook her fiancé awake. They had been sitting along the shores, talking about the past, when Ren fell asleep, and unconsciously rested his head on her shoulder. Pillica suppressed a giggle as she shook Ren again. "Ren!" She said, and Ren jerked awake, looking around tiredly. "It's morning. Time to get back to the chalet." Pillica reminded him. "Err…yeah, we should… Ow… I'm aching all over…" Ren got up slowly. "Dur. You fought with my brother yesterday night until I kissed you, remember?" Pillica said with a grin. Ren reddened. "Right. Shall we go now?" And he extended his hand out to Pillica with a small smile.
"Urgh…" Lyzerg moaned, stirring awake. His hands closed on the thick blanket, and he stared at it stupidly. Then, he got up. "Matilda?" He called. Matilda burst out energetically from the bathroom in a white kimono. "Morning!" She said brightly. "Morning…" Lyzerg muttered. "You should take a bath now. You still reek a little of alcohol." Matilda told him, her face scrunching up ruefully. "Heh… Yeah, I still do. All right… I'll bath now… After that we'll make breakfast together, ok?" Lyzerg asked. "Okay!"" Matilda agreed chirpily.
"Are you finally awake?" Yoh teased when he saw Anna opening her eyes tiredly. "Look who's talking. I wonder who's the pig that always oversleep and arrives late for school every single day." Anna retorted, rubbing her eyes. "Man, your tongue is so sharp… And you just woke up too…" Yoh laughed. He leant forwards, but Anna placed her hand on his mouth. "Nope. Not now. It's already 11 in the morning. I want to soak in the hot springs. Now." Anna emphasized on the word now, and Yoh pouted. "Just a while more?" He pleaded. "No. Go away." Anna said shortly, getting up and throwing on her robes. "Then can we head for the hot spring together?" Yoh asked hopefully. "Oh ok already. Hurry up!" Anna said annoyingly, and Yoh let out a whoop of delight.
"Anyone around?" Tamao panted as she, Manta and Jun made their way into the chalet, Jun and her holding on to Ryu and HoroHoro respectively. "Here! Eh? What's wrong with them?" Matilda and Lyzerg appeared from the kitchen wearing huge, weird aprons and holding a ladle each. "They're drunk," Jun said, "Help us carry them!" She said frantically as she almost fell. "Eep!" Matilda shrieked and ran towards Jun. She grabbed Ryu's left arm, and together, the two girls flung him clumsily onto the couch. Lyzerg rushed over to Tamao and they supported HoroHoro onto another couch. Marion and Hao were sitting on the floor, Marion bandaging a scratch on Hao's arm. Then, Yoh and Anna appeared together. "What is wrong with them? Where are Pillica and Ren?" Anna asked as she watched Tamao and Jun pant. "The boys got a bit tipsy… that's why, and Ren and HoroHoro had a fight. So that explains all those cuts and bruises on HoroHoro's face, arms and legs…" Manta explained. "We're back… Wow, everyone is earlier than us!" Pillica exclaimed in surprise when she saw her friends lounging in the living room. "What's with those ugly aprons?" Ren asked with disdain. "Oops… Lyzerg… I think our breakfast is burning!" Matilda gasped as she saw a cloud of black smoke drifting out of the kitchen. "Idiots!" Anna yelped, and she and Yoh ran into the kitchen.
Fortunately, breakfast was saved by Yoh and Anna, and they all settled down for a feast of slightly overcooked ramen. After that, they made their way to the hot springs and soaked till their skin got scorched and wrinkled before they decide to go back to pack their bags because they were leaving the next day. After that, they sat down for dinner, which was made by Marion and Hao… Although Hao proved to be more of a klutz there.
Many things happened during dinner, but the hit was Ren and HoroHoro, who started arguing again when HoroHoro accidentally spilled miso soup on Ren.
"Are ya stupid or what?"
"Hey, I said I was sorry, didn't I, china boy!"
"Like a sorry can mean anything, you dumb asparagus head!"
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Note: Ok, I won't continue the diary entry. This is the second last chapter already! I've finished the last chapter… So It's going up now, the moment I finish this! Hope you guys enjoy it! Sorry if it's a bit too brief! I really am a little rushed for time! However, I think it still can be understood, right? All right! On to the next, and final chapter! After that, you can request for a sequel if you want! Next chapter elaborates more!