Time skip to Saturday…
Leo was unreasonably early in the airport. He didn't bother picking Aira up because he was sure she would remember. He arrived to see none of them there meaning he was the first to arrive. He held his ticket firmly on his hand as he studied the ticket. He sighed and sat down on one of the chairs. Their flight was on 9:30 a.m. and it was only nearing 8:00. Boarding time was on 9:00 a.m. Now that Leo thought about it, he was really early. He groaned and slapped his head. He waited for 30 minutes until everyone came. Apparently the President was going to pick them up. Leo didn't hear anything about this so he just stood up and greeted them when they came.
"Yo." He greeted.
Kyoko ran to him and smacked him in the head.
Leo managed to balance himself and rubbed his head. "Hey! That's how you greet someone who waited for half an hour?"
"We spent at least 20 minutes at your apartment thinking that you were still there!" Kyoko said. "That girl… Aoi Takabuchi wouldn't tell us where you were!"
Leo let out a small chuckle. "Typical of her to do that. She's very secretive for all the tenants there. Didn't Old Woman Takabuchi tell you where I was?"
"She didn't appear until after breakfast." Kyoko said. "That apartment is…"
"Very strict when it comes to time." Leo continued. "It's what we tenants respect the most."
"Anyway, we have to go President." Jun said as he pointed at the boarding passengers. They all entered the plane. Leo sat down beside Rizumu and Aira sat beside Mion.
"Hey Leo, since you already rode one of these…" Rizumu started. "What kind of food do they serve?"
"You'll see." Leo leaned on the window. Breakfast came and it was only bread and some jam. Rizumu was not impressed. Leo already had his breakfast so he just gave Rizumu his share. It still didn't seem like she would have enough but that should suffice.
After at least 3 hours of waiting (Leo time, everything always seems too fast or too slow for him), the airplane began to descend. Leo looked over to Rizumu who had an excited look on her face.
"I can't believe we're actually almost there." Rizumu said as she clapped her hands together.
"You might want to remove your jacket right now." Leo took of his which revealed a gray shirt. Rizumu was shocked. She hasn't seen Leo without his jacket before. In fact, no one ever did.
"You took off your jacket." Rizumu said wide eyed.
"Is it so surprising?" Leo asked as he held his jacket.
"Yes." Rizumu replied. "You never went out without a jacket. If not a jacket, a long sleeve or a suit.
"True. All are true but hey, there's a first time for everything right." Leo said. The plane finally touched the ground and began to slow down. After some minutes of waiting, they were allowed to exit the plane.
"A word of advice guys, take off your jackets." Leo said as he tied his jacket around his waist. He slung his backpack around his shoulder and waited for his friends to finish getting their stuff. "Let's go." Being the most experienced among all of them, he told them to follow him.
As they entered the tube, it grew hotter. Sweat already trickled down their faces. They got to the point where they would get the rest of their baggage. Leo waited with the bag carrier thing and they got it all loaded up and they exited the place. It grew way hotter than before.
"Is it really December right now?" Mion asked.
"Yup." Leo replied. "It's only natural if you're so near the equator."
"Where's our ride?" Rizumu asked as she looked upon the many vehicles.
"We do have one right Jun?" Kyoko asked Jun.
Jun looked at her and then looked away immediately.
"You didn't get any Jun!" Kyoko yelled. People began looking at the group.
"Uhhh guys… Please don't fight here." Leo said as he tried to calm Kyoko down. "I've been here remember. I can at least hail a cab." He walked to line of taxi vans.
"Kuya, saan ba po yung pinakamalapit na hotel?" Leo asked the driver.
"Diyan lang. Yung Diamond Hotel ang pinakamaganda na malapit dito." The driver replied.
"Pwede ba kayo kuya and sumundo sa amin papunta doon. Di kasi nakakuha ng cab yung kasama ko." Leo asked.
"Sige. Pasok na kayo." The driver said.
"Salamat kuya." Leo gestured the others to come and pack their luggage in. Leo sat on the front seat. They arrived at the Diamond Hotel. It certainly lived up to its name. It looked fancy and expensive but they could live there for at least 3 days without a problem.
"250 pesos yung bayad." The driver said.
"Ito po kuya." Leo gave him the money and exited the vehicle. The others began to exit as well. The driver helped Jun and Leo to unload the luggage.
"How much was that ride?" Kyoko asked.
"Worry about how much a night is in there." Leo said as he pointed at the hotel.
"So that's where we'll be staying?" Aira asked.
"It's a must." Leo said as he entered the hotel. "Come on!"
"Two nights." Leo said.
"9,000 pesos." The woman at the desk said.
"9,000 Prez." Leo told the President.
"That's so much!" Kyoko exclaimed.
"Free buffet dinner if I'm not mistaken." Leo said as he leaned on the desk.
"All right." Kyoko handed the woman the exact amount. The woman gave her the key in return.
"Only one room?" Kyoko asked.
"Yup." Leo swiped the key and proceeded to the elevator.
They entered the room and it had 2 beds.
"2 beds only?" Mion asked. "Then who'll be sleeping with who?"
"Hey Jun, where do you think we should lie down?" Leo asked ignoring Mion.
"Hmmm…." Jun rubbed his chin. "Near the window would be good."
"Yeah I guess." Leo agreed. "Where do you think we can get a futon or something?"
"Maybe they have some in the front desk." Jun replied.
"Right." Leo said. "Then let's go." Both boys left the room.
The boys came back carrying two futons and set it up near the window. Leo sat on his while Jun remained standing.
"It's in the middle of the afternoon, where do you guys want to go?" Leo asked the girl who were lying on their beds. "The ball isn't going to start yet since it starts at 6:00 pm."
"I don't know…" Mion replied as she stared at the ceiling.
"How about we just stay here and plan for what we would do tomorrow before our flight which is on the next day on 8:00 a.m." Aira suggested.
"Let's go with Aira's suggestion." Kyoko said.
"Well since we don't have much time. We at least have…" Leo counted on his fingers. "Starting at 9:00 a.m. We at least have 11 hours to sightsee. We'll come back at 8:00, sleep until 6:00. We prepare then we fly off back to Japan."
"Okay now we have our time schedule… Then what about the locations?" Mion asked.
"You've been here Leo, what do you suggest?" Jun asked the red head who was sitting down thinking of someplace.
"Well they have Manila Ocean Park, aquariums and stuff like that. Resorts World, Resort and Casino, self-explanatory. They have a manila zoo. Star City is an amusement park if I'm not mistaken." Leo tried to think of more places but failed. "That's all I remember."
"Alright, then we'll just have to visit all since it's just four locations." Kyoko finalized.
"Oh wait, there is one more. MOA or Mall of Asia. It's a mall with a lot of stuff. You guys might want to visit that." Leo remembered.
"Five locations. Yeah, we could fit it in." Kyoko thought.
"How about our budget?" Jun asked. "Will it fit?"
"I have some extras and besides, the only place where we need tickets is Manila Ocean Park and Star City." Leo said. "The problem is how much time we can spend in each location? I'm sure you guys would enjoy Star City but we would have to sacrifice one place."
"Then how about Manila Zoo?" Jun suggested. "Because we're already going to an aquarium."
"Okay. So here's the places we're going to…" Leo said. "MOA, Star City, Resorts World, Manila Ocean Park, there that's it."
"All right, now we just have to stay here and rest." Kyoko said as she lied down on her bed. She had the bed all to herself because Aira, Mion and Rizumu decided they would all sleep together. It was a king sized bed after all. Soon enough, everyone drifted to a deep sleep. It seemed like waking up early isn't their style especially on a Saturday. Leo woke up to the sound of shuffling on the bed beside him. He stood up and saw Jun taking out his outfit for the masquerade ball. It was an outfit with a blue cape, a somewhat cowboy looking hat and a yellow mask that covered his eyes. Under that was a red polo shirt and black pants. (You know what, just imagine his Prism Ace outfit, that's where he got it from.)
"Jun?" Leo asked as he yawned and approached the blue haired man. "That your outfit?"
"Yeah." Jun replied. "Fits me huh?"
"Yeah sure." Leo replied. He opened the closet to see his costume. He smiled as an idea popped in his mind. "I need to go do something Jun."
"Oh yeah? What?" Jun asked.
"Someone texted me earlier actually." Leo said. "She heard I was in the Philippines and she wanted to see me." Leo rubbed the back of his head.
"And who is this girl?" Jun asked.
"M-my old girlfriend." Leo replied.
"Go on then." Jun said as he opened the door.
"Thanks Jun." Leo said. He already wore his costume without the mask and the hat. He stored it in his backpack which he brought along. "Tell them I won't be going to the ball. It'll take a long time to get away from her."
"Alright." Jun said with a smile.
"See you tomorrow then." Leo left the room.
The four sleeping girls woke up as the alarm went off. It was time for the masquerade ball and they need to prepare. They quickly got up and took a bath and started getting in their costumes.
"Where's Leo?" Aira asked as she noticed her brother was missing.
"About that… He had to meet with someone earlier. He said he won't make it to the ball." Jun replied.
"That's no fair!" Rizumu said. "He escaped!"
"Calm down Rizumu." Mion said. She looked at Jun. "Did he say who he was seeing?"
"An old acquaintance… his old girlfriend." Jun said. "He suddenly got called and he just couldn't say no."
"Is that so?" Mion asked. "Good for him then." Within her voice, there was no sound of sadness but only what a friend would sound like when her friend has a girlfriend.
"Is Mion jealous?" Rizumu asked as she neared the blonde.
"As if." Mion rolled her eyes.
Aira just smiled at her two friends.
"All right, let's go!" Kyoko said as she stepped out from the bathroom in her costume.
"Wow prez, you look amazing!" Aira said as she noticed Kyoko.
"Thanks, now seriously let's go." Kyoko said while blushing.
Leo ran to the restaurant where he was to meet his old girlfriend or should he say girl friend.
"Leo!" A girl waved at him as he entered the restaurant. Leo noticed and sat down with her. "How long has it been?"
"Uhh…" Leo thought. "3 years I think."
The girl smiled. "You've grown."
"Thanks… Senior Yukki…" Leo said as he looked down hiding a blushing face.
"Really Leo? Senior?" Yukki said. "Call me by my name only. Besides, you're in college now aren't you?"
"Huh? No." Leo replied. "Just going to enter a university when I reach the age 18."
"Why? You're smart as it is." Yukki said as she drank from her cup.
"Can't help it. They told me that I had to fit in the people's age group." Leo said as he rolled his eyes. "Nonsense I say."
"I second that say." Yukki said as she mirrored Leo's movement.
"Anyway, I got a secret to tell." Leo said as he leaned in at Yukki's direction.
"Please do tell me…" Yukki said with a mischievous smile.
A/N: Aaand that's a wrap or rap or however that is spelled… Next is, as you can expect, the masquerade ball. Here's the translation to all the Filipino mentioned up there.
"Kuya, saan ba po yung pinakamalapit na hotel?" Leo asked the driver. (Sir, where's the nearest hotel?)
"Diyan lang. Yung Diamond Hotel ang pinakamaganda na malapit dito." The driver replied. (It's quite near. The Diamond Hotel is by far the most beautiful that's near here)
"Pwede ba kayo kuya and sumundo sa amin papunta doon. Di kasi nakakuha ng cab yung kasama ko." Leo asked. (Is it alright if you would take as there? My friend didn't get a ride for us.)
"Sige. Pasok na kayo." The driver said. (Sure. Get in.)
"Salamat kuya." Leo gestured the others to come and pack their luggage in. Leo sat on the front seat. They arrived at the Diamond Hotel. It certainly lived up to its name. It looked fancy and expensive but they could live there for at least 2 days without a problem. (Thanks sir.)
"250 pesos yung bayad." The driver said. (250 pesos. That's the price.)
"Ito po kuya." Leo gave him the money and exited the vehicle. The others began to exit as well. The driver helped Jun and Leo to unload the luggage. (Here you go sir.)