Chapter Eleven
"Field Trip Disaster 3"

After those short cries, Ayu and Kaji decided to eat lunch, especially now that it is already 12:30.

"Oh, there you are!" Nina said.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Ayu said.

"Ayu, are you okay? Your eyes look puffy," Nina asked worriedly.

"No," Ayu said as she wiped the remains of her tears off, "I'm okay," she added.

"If you're sure," Nina said. "Why don't you two eat?" she asked.

"Actually, that's the reason we're here, Nina," Kaji said.

"Oh," Nina said as she then turned to Tsujiai, "Tsujiai, can you come with me please?" she asked.

"Sure." Tsujiai nodded.

"Great!" Nina said.

"Umm...Nina, where're Yuta and Sayaka?" Ayu asked.

"Oh... umm... I don't know. They were here awhile ago," Nina replied looking around.

"Maybe they went to take a walk," Tsujiai said as he crossed his arms.

"That's possible," Ayu said.

"Yeah," Kaji agreed.

"Anyway, we're gonna go now. Happy Eating!" Nina said as he dragged Tsujiai.

Ayu and Kaji looked at each other and shrugged.

Akiho

"So Akiho, what do you plan to do next?" Jenny asked.

"Hmm... it's just gonna be a surprise! This will make Ayu hate Kaji for sure!" Akiho smirked as she sipped her drink.

"Oh come on, Akiho, tell me," Jenny begged.

"Don't worry, you'll find out soon," Akiho said.

"And that is when?" Jenny asked, raising a brow.

"As soon as I do it," Akiho replied.

"When can you tell me?"

"Tomorrow maybe."

Jenny groaned. "Too bad. Promise me that you'll tell me okay?"

"Sure," Akiho promised.

Maya

"Are you already done packing?" Maya asked her husband.

"Almost," Prince replied.

(Can I just call the prince, uhh, Prince? His name wasn't said in the manga and series version. If any of you know, can you please tell me? I'd be really grateful if you do that! Arigatou!)

Maya sighed as she looked out the window again. At last, she is going to go to the human world again without any delays. Even though Nina and Yuta are the only ones who'll remember her, it's okay. As long as she goes there.

"Okay Maya, I'm done packing. Let's go," Prince called.

Maya turned back and said, "Hai!"

The butler went inside the room and took their luggage.

"Master, the portal is already ready," the butler said.

"Thank you," Prince said.

"There is already a house for you to stay and we're going to put it there already. You will go to the place where Nina's class is," the butler said.

Prince nodded.

"Have a nice trip master, mistress," the butler said as he bowed and disappeared.

Prince then turned to Maya and said, "Well, let's go then," and Maya nodded as they went into the room and went inside the magic portal.

Nina and Tsujiai

"Okay Nina, what did you bring me here for?" Tsujiai asked.

"Nothing. I just wanna be with you," Nina replied.

They were currently sitting on a bench that is owned by the school. Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the beach they are at is the school's private beach. Good thing I remember!

"Is that so?" Tsujiai asked softly.

"Hm-mmh..." Nina nodded as she let her head fall on Tsujiai's shoulder.

"Well then, I guess I have to return this to you," Tsujiai said as he got something from his pocket and gave it to Nina.

"Wai! It's my computer! Thanks Tsujiai," Nina said as she kissed Tsujiai softly and said, "I promise that I'll never mess up again."

Tsujiai chuckled. "That's the reason I like you, Nina, you are clumsy and—"

"You like me because I'm clumsy?" Nina pouted making Tsujiai chuckle louder.

"You didn't let me finish. I like it when you are clumsy because you are cuter that way," he said.

"Really?" Nina asked.

"Really," Tsujiai repeated patting her head and quite messing her hair.

"Hey! I'm not a kid so don't treat me like one!" Nina pouted.

"Aww, what is wittle Nina gonna do?" Tsujiai teased.

"Grr!" Nina said.

"Oh no, my wittle Nina's already angwee, mommy, help!" Tsujiai teased more as he stood up and ran.

"Oh I'm so going to get you Tsujiai!" Nina said pissed off.

When Nina already ran far enough, Tsujiai stopped and let Nina come into his arms.

"Gotcha!" Nina said as they fell down in the sand.

"Yeah right. More like 'Gotcha, Nina!'." Tsujiai chuckled.

Nina frowned. "Hmph, I hate you!" she said.

"Hey, hey!" Tsujiai said. Nina tried to get up but he couldn't because Tsujiai was holding her back.

"Let go of me, Tsujiai! Let go of me!" Nina screamed pounding her fists into Tsujiai's chest.

Tsujiai just then whispered into her ear, "Why should I?"

This made Nina stop and look into his eyes.

"Because you are horrible!" Nina yelled.

"Oh?" Tsujiai raised a brow.

Nina nodded. Tsujiai chuckled again.

"Why are you laughing at me? I hate it when you laugh at me when I'm angry," Nina said frowning.

"Because you are so cute when you are angry," Tsujiai said pinching one of Nina's cheeks making her blush.

Nina groaned. "You are soo arrogant and horrible and--" but she was stopped by Tsujiai's lips capturing hers. Nina gasped through the kiss and making her eyes widen.

But eventually though, Nina closed her eyes, letting Tsujiai's tongue enter her mouth.

'So this is how Ayu's feeling when Kaji's kissing her,' Nina thought.

Unlike Ayu and Kaji, this is Nina and Tsujiai's first real kiss. The other kisses were just soft ones you place in one's lips. That's the only farthest they can reach until now.

But of course it wouldn't just end happily like that because after a few seconds, a scream was heard and two people fell on top of Nina and Tsujiai making Nina and Tsujiai stop.

"Whew! What a nice landing," the girl said.

"Tell me about it," the guy said.

Suddenly, Tsujiai tapped the girl and said, "Oi, are you even aware that you are on top of my girlfriend?"

The girl looked down and indeed, she was sitting on top of Nina. The guy helped the girl stand up.

"Ouch, is a person going to fall on you after the kiss?" Nina asked as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Let me help you up, Nina," Tsujiai said as he reached for Nina's hand and pulled her up.

"Nina?" the girl asked.

Nina turned back and saw her old friend back. "Maya! Wha--, how did you--, when did you--, I'm glad you are back, Maya!" she said as she hugged Maya.

"It's great to be back. But I'm not the only one who's back," Maya said as she turned to the prince.

"The prince! Wow, I can't believe you are back as well!" Nina said as she hugged the prince making Tsujiai snicker in the background.

"I'm not the only one who's back as well," Prince said.

"Huh?" Nina asked. Suddenly, she heard a soft purr and said, "Lulu?" and the chameleon popped out of Maya's shoulder.

"Hey Lulu! Still looking cute as the usual!" Nina said as she tickled Lulu making Lulu purr louder. Nina then turned to Maya and asked, "Where the heck is your black bird, Maya?"

"Well, he said he won't be coming and he will just rest in the palace," Maya replied.

"I see," Nina said.

Tsujiai suddenly cleared his throat trying to get the attention. The four heads suddenly turned to him making Nina suddenly remember him.

"Oh yeah! Guys, this is Hiroki Tsujiai, my boyfriend," Nina introduced her boyfriend to the others.

"Oh I remember you! You are that guy who has those weird collections of stuff," Maya said making Tsujiai wince.

"How did you know?" Tsujiai asked, surprised.

"Well you don't--" Maya started but was cut off by Nina's hands covering her mouth.

Tsujiai winced again as Nina started to laugh nervously.

"Hehe, nothing Tsujiai, Maya's just paranoid, hehe," Nina said nervously.

"Yeah, and out of breath as well," Tsujiai pointed Maya who was already suffocating.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Maya!" Nina said as she took her hands away and Maya started panting, dropping to the ground.

"Nina...do you really...have to...do that?" Maya asked, panting.

"Sorry," Nina apologized. "Oh yeah, that reminds me, what are you guys doing here?" she asked.

"Well, Maya wants to go back here for awhile so we decided to go," Prince replied.

"Oh I see," Nina said. "Well, don't just stand here, come and eat with us," she added.

"But are you sure? Your classmates don't know us. They wouldn't want any stranger to eat with their foods," Maya said.

"Oh come on...they won't mind. Let's go!" Nina chirped.

"Whatever you say, Nina," Maya said as she, Prince, Lulu and Tsujiai followed Nina.

(I pity Tsujiai. Wanna know why? Because he is being left out...)

Once they got back, many students turned to look at the strangers.

Nina sweatdropped.

"Nina, who are those two?" Ayu asked.

"Huh? Uhh, how do I say it? They are my childhood friends!" Nina replied.

"Oh." Most students said as they continued what they are doing.

Tsujiai sighed as he just sat across Ayu and Kaji who were sitting together.

"This is Maya," Nina introduced and turned to the prince, "And this is Prince," she added.

"My, he's a good-looking one. His name really suits him cause he really looks like a prince," Ayu remarked making Kaji a bit jealous.

"I'm sorry if I'm not looking like a prince," Kaji said, loudly enough for Ayu to hear.

Maya and Prince just smiled. Prince had an idea in a joking way. He knelt down beside Ayu, got her hand and kissed it making Maya laugh and Ayu blush.

"And a girl like you should also have the name, Princess, for you look and act like a princess," Prince said as he looked into Ayu's eyes with gleam making Ayu blush redder.

Kaji saw this and a vein popped out of his head and pulled away from Prince making Nina and Maya laugh harder. Once Prince stood up again, Kaji took Ayu out of his arms angrily and glared at Prince.

"Get your own!" Kaji said making Prince laugh.

"Don't worry man, I'm already married to Maya," Prince replied and Kaji just gave him another heated glare and just continue eating.

Tsujiai just sighed again and said, "I'm going to our cottage now, I really need some rest," He then went to their cottage and went inside his and Nina's room and slept.

Ayu tried her best to make Kaji talk to her again but no such luck. Nina invited Maya and Prince to eat with them and everybody let them. Saying nothing to worry about.

Ayu, after eating, cleaned her plate and also went to her and Kaji's room leaving Kaji behind. After that, Yuta and Sayaka came and Yuta immediately recognized Maya and Yuta.

"Hey Maya, Prince!" Yuta greeted them.

"Hey Yuta," Maya and Prince chorused as Yuta and Sayaka sat down.

Maya looked at the fair lady beside Yuta and said, "We haven't been introduced," she said to Yuta.

"Oh, this is Sayaka Nakamura, my girlfriend," Yuta introduced and Sayaka nodded at them.

"Sayaka Nakamura, nice to meet you," Sayaka said.

"Same here," Maya smiled.

"Anyway, what happened to Kaji? He seems to be alone. We passed by him walking alone in the beach," Yuta asked.

"Well, there seems to be a misunderstanding between him and Ayu," Nina replied.

"Oh? What happened?" Yuta asked.

"Well, Prince here seems to play with Ayu making Kaji jealous," Maya explained.

"Whoa, I'll pay a lot just to see that!" Yuta chuckled.

"Now Ayu's in back in the cottage as Tsujiai is," Nina said.

"Why? Tsujiai's also jealous?" Yuta chuckled.

"Eh? Is he that type of person?" Nina asked a bit surprised making Yuta chuckle more and Sayaka smile.

Ayu

"Hmph, Kaji's just jealous that's why he's acting that way," Ayu said to herself as she hugged her knees as she sat down in their big bed.

"He is soo overprotective. Prince kissing my hand doesn't mean a thing. It's obvious that he's just playing around. Besides, I'm already his fiancée, why is he so upset?" she asked.

After awhile of thinking, she got into a question, "Maybe the problem is in me?" she asked herself. I better go to Kaji now.

Ayu went outside of the cottage and tried to find Kaji. Wait, she was already trying to get him to talk to her but no such luck. This means, the problem is in him! But then, oh well, better go and apologize still.

Knowing Kaji, he might just be around the beach. Ayu went around the beach and managed to find Kaji walking, hands in his pockets and head down. Ayu frowned sadly. She slowly walked to him.

Kaji felt that somebody is behind him so he looked back and saw Ayu frowning and looking at him with sad eyes. He just looked into another direction but not really ignoring her wholly.

"What?" Kaji asked emotionless.

Ayu placed her hand on Kaji's cheek and realized it's cold. Good thing he didn't pull away.

"Kaji..." Ayu said as she tried to look at Kaji's eyes but he just looked away, avoiding her eyes.

Ayu sighed as she pulled her hand away.

"Listen, about awhile ago, I..." Ayu started but was cut off by Kaji.

"What? Tried to replace me with some guy who looks like a prince?" Kaji spit out coldly.

Through all of this, Ayu managed to stifle a laugh making Kaji glare at her.

"What's so funny?" Kaji asked annoyingly. How could she laugh at him at a situation like this?

Ayu placed a soft kiss on Kaji's lips, "I think somebody is jealous," she teased.

"Jealous? Who are you calling jealous?" Kaji said, having a tint of blush on his cheeks.

"Aren't you jealous just because I called Nina's friend a prince?" Ayu said.

"What are you talking about?" Kaji said as he looked away making Ayu giggle.

Ayu hugged Kaji and said, "Oh Kaji, no prince would ever take your place. So what if he looks like a prince? Your looks are better than him. Because of his long hair, I thought at first he's gay," Ayu giggled.

Kaji frowned. "Promise?" he asked.

Ayu nodded and looked up at his amber eyes, "Promise... love ya," she said as she placed her arms around his neck and kissed him. Kaji was about to move into the kiss until Ayu pulled.

"No one could ever take my prince's place," Ayu winked at him referring to him.

"Okay then, no one will ever have his hand touch my princess," Kaji said playfully and gave Ayu one soft kiss and added, "...love ya too..."

(Author's Opinions: Eww! Too...much...fluffiness... I mean, fluff is great but not like this one... bleh... Anyway, I'm already going to skip it where Akiho's plan is going to happen. Is that okay? Okay, I'm going to write it anyways)

Night

It was already nighttime and everybody decided to sleep already. It was now 9:30 pm and everybody else hit the hay. Ayu was still not sleepy and decided to just walk around the beach. She knew Kaji was already dead tired but what she didn't know that someone had her mind up to something she would get angry on.

Silent footsteps tip toed to her schoolmate's room door. She knew that her schoolmate's partner left so she had a big chance.

Once she was there, she opened the door knob silently and saw her victim sound asleep in his big bed.

"Oh this is going to be great!" the attacker thought happily.

Ayu

Ayu sighed as she walked around the beach with her hands around her arms even though she was already wearing a jacket. But even so, her thoughts replaced the coldness that she was feeling.

'Oh my, things passed by so quickly. But then, me, engaged to Kaji? I don't know what should I feel. Happy? Tensed? Sad? Surprised? I don't know,' she thought as the cold water washed her feet.

'I wonder how things will end,' she added in her train of thoughts as she saw a bench to sit on. She watched the beauty of the moon as she was trapped into her own thoughts.

It was around 10:20pm until she got her sleep. She now decided to go back to the cottage and get a good night sleep. It WILL be a good night sleep because this is the first time she's going to sleep with Kaji BESIDE her.

Ayu sighed. Oh well, might as well get some sleep. It will be a big day tomorrow.

As she got back into the cottage, she was shocked at what she saw in her and Kaji's room! Kaji AND AKIHO was there!

Kaji had ONLY his boxers while all Akiho had was a bra and panty set. Not only that, they are wrapped into each other's arms and was sleeping soundly. At first she didn't want to believe it but when she turned on the lights to see it better, she now knew that her eyes weren't lying to her.

She gasped loudly making Kaji and Akiho wake up and Kaji saw Ayu with tears falling down her cheeks.

End of Chapter

Author's Notes
Congratulations to me! I updated sooner that I expected! Woohoo! Ehem... ehem... ehem...sorry. Anyway, the plan of Akiho just popped into my mind. Was it good enough? Please tell me!

It sucks. Exams are coming after 3 days and I'm still not reviewing. Waa! Oh well, I'm lazy anyway. I'm going to study...soon! Hehe. I think I'll update after the exams so I think wait for a week or two. Ja ne!

P.S. Help me! I don't know how to end this fic! With a sequel? Epilogue? The wedding? Waa! Help me please!

Always smiling,
scarlet03 :-)