So this is a kind of short chapter to set things up ane get the ball rolling. Next chapter will be up either in the next couple of days

Chapter 4

The Day After

"I can't believe you only wanted to bring one map," Davis muttered.

TK glanced over at his friend behind the wheel. From the moment Davis had picked him up, he had relentlessly been pestering TK about only wanting to bring one of the thousands of maps Davis had gathered for the trip.

"All those maps will just confuse us. It'll be easier this way," TK assured.

Davis finally let the subject subside as they pulled up to Ken's parent's apartment building. As planned, Ken was standing outside waiting for them with all of his supplies; including a backpack, a suitcase, a cooler, and a sleeping bag.

After packing his stuff in the back, Ken hopped in to listen to Davis's criticism. "Now I understand the sleeping bag. I brought one too and so did TK, but why a cooler? Where are we going to get ice to refill it?"

"There are ice coolers at any store," Ken replied haughtily.

"Fine, but you should have told us you were bringing it. We could have brought stuff to put in it," Davis explained objectively.

"Whatever," Ken murmured. "So what now?"

"We drive," said Davis shortly.

Showing his last bits of doubt, Ken had to ask, "But why?"

"We can."

"So?"

"So why not?" TK interrupted. "Start driving." He was tired of waiting for this trip to begin. What if this was the last time he got to spend with Davis and Ken? Now that they were really grown up, they'd all change and drift apart until they weren't friends anymore.

Davis restarted the car as he also tried to start the conversation of where to go. "I think we should go to the beach first." Living in Japan, Davis had always loved the beach and never passed up an opportunity to go.

Ken crinkled his nose at the idea. "We live on an island nation. We can always go to the beach."

Davis pouted, "Fine, but if I keep driving you know we'll end up running into a mountain."

"That's not a bad idea," TK commented.

"Huh?" Davis questioned now confused.

"Yeah, go on a mountain path. We'll end up somewhere."

Ken also doubted his logic. "And if we get lost?"

TK chuckled, "Then this really is a road trip."