Ch. 10 - Homing Island

A/N: I know this is getting old but I am ever so sorry for not writing. It's not that I don't have time…its just that…well, I'm just lazy.

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"I never wanted to go on this stupid cruise you know." Mitsuru said with his arms crossed.

"Oh, stop being such a wet rag!" Mahiru said punching him playfully. Mitsuru rubbed his arm. "You're stronger than you look you know."

"I know."

Mitsuru and Mahiru had just gotten off the now docked ship and were walking into the forest. "Why are we going to the forest?" Mitsuru asked. Something about this place was giving him bad vibes. Not to mention all the weird sounds he was hearing. Mitsuru had never been to a zoo or anywhere outside the city or the kingdom so this was new to him.

"Are you scared?" Mahiru asked grinning. She was enjoying this vacation probably more than anyone else. It was a god time to get to know Mitsuru more which gave her an evil and yet tempting idea.

"Hey Mitsuru!" Mahiru said suddenly. She grabbed his arm even though it was in the pocket of his shorts. Then she pointed over to a random tree.

Mitsuru having almost jumped looked at the tree she was pointing to. He didn't see anything wrong with it but then again he was getting an eerie feeling. "What?"

"I thought I heard something…" Mahiru said pretending to look scared. "Guess it was nothing." Mitsuru shrugged and started walking again. Little did he know that Mahiru was still holding onto his arm, either that or he just didn't care. ( : O

Time passed and neither of them had said a word. It was around noon now and the sun was in the center of the sky. It was starting to get uncomfortable. Who would break the silence first?

"Umm, Mitsuru."

"Ya?"

"Two things. Firstly, do you know where we are going?"

"No. I thought you knew."

"Oh, okay. Secondly…"

"What? Speak up."

Mahiru for some reason not wanting to say her thoughts out loud even though no one else was around whispered into Mitsuru's ear. The expression on his face was priceless.

"YOU WANT TO WHAT?!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. Mahiru nodded. Mitsuru was to busy thinking of what consequences he would have to suffer if he didn't obey. "Come on Mitsuru…I really have to. All I need you to do is keep watch. Who knows what's on this island."

"Fine."

Mahiru ran into some bushes and Mitsuru followed blindly. He didn't want to see what was coming next. He turned around and waited. He waited and waited and waited. Something wasn't right.

"Mahiru?!" Mitsuru called. No answer. He ran into the bushes where she was supposed to be. There was no sign of her. The strange thing was that he never heard or saw signs of a struggle and when he looked around, there were no broken tree branches or any strange footprints. "Mahiru?!"

( Kudos to you guys who figured out what just happened…or think you know what has been happening.)

Mitsuru was worried. He had this feeling in the pit of his stomach, but since he is like a freaky emo kid, he didn't know what this feeling was. He was just about to break a power charm because he was sure he looked everywhere in this area when he turned his head one last time…

"BOO!"

Mahiru jumped off the branches of a tree over head and popped up right in front of Mitsuru's face. The colour drained from his face and he started swerving in circular motion. Mitsuru was about to faint! Blackness surrounded his eyes till he could see no more and finally he fell to the ground.

A couple seconds later…

"Mitsuru! Mitsuru! Get up!" A voice screamed in his poor ears. "Arg. You're hurting my poor little 'Tinky and Minky.'"

Mahiru looked down at Mitsuru. "Your what?" Mitsuru looked up at her. "Tinky…" He said pointing to his left ear, "And Minky…" He said pointing to his right ear. "You're hurting them…" Mitsuru looked like he was ready to cry. Something wasn't right here.

"Are you okay, Mitsuru?" Mahiru asked putting a hand on his head. "My name isn't Mitsuru!" He said crossing his legs and arms. "My name is Mitsu." Mahiru looked at him with a surprised smile. "Okay Mitsu…" She said ruffling her hand through his hair. "We have to go back to the ship now. See," She said pointing to the darkening sky. "It's getting dark."

"Ok mama." Mitsuru sounded like he was 5 years old and it was slightly disturbing to Mahiru. She wasn't used to this kind of behaviour, especially since she had been living with guys for the past few years. Sure she always wanted him to be nicer, but not this nice.

Mitsuru grabbed Mahiru's hand and started singing. As far as Mahiru knew, the only person he sang for was the old princess. Then it hit her! Mitsuru thought he was five years old.

'You looked a lot like her…'

He must think I'm the princess and he's on the palace grounds. Mahiru looked up at the sky. It really was getting dark and she had to get back to the ship before they left her. As she exited the forest, she saw a lot of familiar faces which meant she was going the right way.

"Mama…" Mitsuru said tugging on her hand. "What is it Mitsu." Mitsuru pointed to the ship and the people. "Where are we going?"

"On the ship. That ship will make us go back to the castle. You see Mitsu, it's a magical ship."

"Oh."

Mahiru and Mitsuru walked hand in hand to the dock where Akira and Nozomu were waiting for them. "Well, well ,well. What do we have here?" Nozomu said scratching his chin and grinning. He hadn't shaved in a while and was starting to grow facial hair. He looked like a real sailor.

"Mama? Who are those people?" Mitsuru asked. "Those are friends. They are Mama's friends."

"Oh."

Nozomu and Akira watched this scene unfold. "I'll explain on the ship. Speaking of which, we should get on. Come on Mitsu." Mahiru looked up at the watching boys. "Come on."

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When the gang got inside the ship, they all went to Mitsuru and Mahiru's room. "So." Nozomu started. "How exactly did this start?"

"Well…when we came out of the ship, I told Mitsuru I wanted to go to the forest. He was against it but I'm pretty sure he realized he would be in trouble if he didn't come. So we went and then I wanted to trick him to see what he would do. I told him I thought I heard something in a tree and I swear, he almost jumped."

"I did not!" Mitsuru argued.

"Be quiet Mitsu." Mahiru ordered.

"Okay…"

"THEN…I told him something that I'm not gonna tell you…"

"She told me she had to use the washroom!" Mitsuru said giggling. Nozomu and Akira chuckled. (Picture that)

"Mama said to quiet down!"

"okay…"

"So I wanted to trick him again. I climbed into a tree and waited until he came wandering. When he finally came, I jumped out at him and he fainted. And now we are here."

"So what you are saying is he probably bumped his head and now he thinks he's five years old?" Nozomu asked.

"Exactly."

"Hmmm…."

"I have an idea!" Akira suddenly shouted breaking the silence. Everybody looked at him.

"What's your idea?" Nozomu asked.

"Well it simple really. We just have to make him faint again."

"How is that simple? He's Mitsuru after all."

"Well if you haven't already noticed…he is going a little bit soft." Akira said pointing at Mitsuru. "I guess you're right." Nozomu said.

"I am not soft!" He yelled. Mitsuru got up and stomped up to Akira. "Don't call me soft!" Then Mitsuru stomped on Akira's foot and went over to Nozomu and kicked him in the shin.

"Why you little…" Nozomu yelled holding him now bruised shin.

"I'll strangle you!" Akira yelled running after Mitsuru. Mitsuru made a face and ran off.

"We better go get them…" Mahiru said.

Nozomu was about to say something else when the captain started on an announcement.

"Attention all passengers. I hope you enjoyed the island and the fresh breeze. We have now left the island and tomorrow we will be at sea again. Also, we will be having ball! I hope you all brought your dresses and tuxedos. I will inform you later when the exact date is. Thank-you."

"Sounds interesting…" Nozomu said.

"Yeah."

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"I'm gonna strangle you!" Akira yelled running after Mitsuru.

"Not if you can't catch me!" Mitsuru yelled back with his tongue sticking out. He wasn't looking where he was going and ran into a door.

"Oww….." He said looking at his tongue. It started to bleed. "Oh no, I don't like blood."

The world was starting to go black and he soon fainted.

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"Ugh. My head hurts."

"Ahhh!"

Mitsuru just woke up and he wasn't expecting to see 4 pairs of eyes staring at him. (Mahiru, Akira, Nozomu and some girl.)

"Who are YOU?!"

"I'm one of the nurses on the ship. It seems that you fainted. Twice. But you are okay now and that's all that matters. By the way, do you remember anything?"

Mitsuru shook his head.

"That's probably for the best." The nurse said. "Oh, and my name is Mary. Call me if you are having any problems…" Mary wrote down her number and winked at him as she walked away.

Nozomu and Akira looked at each other and then at Mitsuru.

"Somebody's got a new girlfriend…"

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Well that's the end of this chapter. Hope you liked it and sorry to keep you waiting. I already told you my reason and it is true. I know what it's like to wait on something. Okay?

One last thing. I want to know what you think about the game 'MapleStory'. Gay or Not and why.

MitsuruGirl