"It's funny because everyone always treats manga as a joke or that it's not meant for adults but actually from what I've come to see is that manga appeals to adults more than anything, ya know?"
"Yeah..."
"It's like they always say, 'don't judge a book by it's cover', but when it comes down to it that's immediately what people do when they see a book."
"Uh huh..."
"Don't even get me started on manga, a lot of my so called 'friends' call me 'immature' or 'cute' when the see me reading manga."
"That's awful..."
"I know right? It's the reason I have to hide it in the clubroom, plus I know you would never make fun of me, right Yuri?"
"Uhm... Yeah... So... Have you seen my book?" Yuri asks.
"Huh? No, sorry." Natsuki responds.
"Okay, that's all I wanted to know." Yuri says.
"Then why'd you ask about my manga?"
"I... I didn't..." Yuri says.
"...Go away!" Natsuki squeaks, causing Yuri to jump back and awkwardly walk away.
~
"Hey Sayori... H- Have you seen my book?" Yuri asks.
"Huh?" Sayori looks behind her to see the tall girl standing over her. "Oh, no! Sorry!" She says, while continuing to go back to her activity.
"It's okay..." Yuri turns her back before looking back towards the squatting girl. "What are you doing? If you don't mind me asking..."
"Leaving a time capsule!" Sayori says.
"Oh really? That's actually kinda cool." Yuri peeks over Sayori's shoulders to see. "Isn't that Natsuki's bag?"
"She won't even notice..." Sayori says, half believing herself.
"Ahem... So what... What are you leaving?" Yuri asks.
"A candy bar, a shirt, this stick, some money, and... This container that has my sunglasses!"
"It's your choice I guess..." Yuri gets ready to leave Sayori alone.
"Wait!" She squeaks.
"Huh?"
"Help me bury this. Please?" Sayori says, with puppy eyes.
"Erm..." She wanted to find her book, but she couldn't say no. "Actually Sayori I..."
"Yes?" Sayori's eyes grow bigger.
"...Sure..."
"Yay!" Sayori hops up and grabs Yuri's hand and pulls her.
"Ah..."
They both soon start covering the hole as neatly as possible to make it look unnoticeable, and after they finish, Monika appears behind them.
"What's going on here?" Monika asks.
"Oh, Sayori wanted to-"
"WE'RE LOOKING FOR WORMS!" Sayori shouts.
Yuri gives Sayori a puzzled expression.
"Oh... Okay... Have fun you two! At least you're bonding!" Monika slowly walks away.
Yuri looks back at Sayori who awkwardly smiles back. "What... What was that all about?"
"Okay so... Monika might've told me not to do this..." Sayori giggles nervously.
"Uhm... I'm just gonna go..." Yuri slowly gets up.
"PLEASE DON'T TELL HER!" Sayori yelps.
"I won't! I won't..." Yuri responds.
"Alright, thank you! You're the best Yuri!~" Sayori says.
Yuri walks away, trying to get the weird experience out of her head.
~
Yuri finds the club President and slowly approaches her. "Hey Mon-"
"Your book?" Monika interrupts.
"Y- Yeah... How did you know?"
"Because it's right here." Monika lifts it from the log.
"Huh? Why... Why did you have it?"
"I'm responsible for knowing the kinds of books my members read. You have no idea the amounts of manga I've read. Sayori's books are my favorite, they're usually light hearted and sweet. Erm... No offense to you..." Monika explains.
"Uhm... None taken... Sorry but I... Would've preffered if you asked first..." Yuri says, trying not to sound aggressive.
"Oh, sorry I thought you weren't reading it, so I... Yeah, it won't happen again." Monika gives her a warming smile.
"Thanks..." Yuri takes a deep breathe. She couldn't imagine losing this book.
Suddenly theres a slurping sound behind them.
"Huh?"
They turn around to see Natsuki, and sure enough she's drinking a juice box.
"Glad I got your attention!" She smirks, while tossing the container.
"That's littering" Monika says.
"Not like there's garbage out here." Natsuki clears her throat. "I think it's time we head to bed." She suggest.
Monika scoffs. "Oh so now you're tired? Nice try but now you have to go through what I had to earlier and stay up a little longer!"
"Actually I'm getting tired too." Yuri says.
"..." Monika thinks for a moment. "Find Sayori-"
"Right here!" Sayori pokes her head up from the bushes and hops towards the others.
"Well if you're all really tired then... We can finally sleep." Monika says.
"Yes ma'am!" Sayori says, with enthusiasm.
The group hug eachother and head in for the night, ready for their last day tomorrow, before the trip ends.