Hikari was woken by the feeling of sunlight on her face. Grumbling a little, she sat up, still a little drowsy. Looking to the other side of the bed, Hikari saw that Kei wasn't there.

"Awake are you?" Kei was standing by the window. "Since when were you awake?" Hikari asked.

"Couple of hours ago." He answered, looking outside. "There was a storm last night, but thankfully it stopped."
Hikari got off the bed and walked to the bathroom to freshen up.

She came back out a few minutes later, having changed and combed her hair. "I'm going up to the deck, will you come too?"
Kei nodded and opened the door.

Akira was sitting at one of the tables on the ship. "Hikari!" She ran over and hugged her friend. "I hope that monster didn't do anything to you last night!"

"He didn't, don't worry." Hikari gently pushed her away. "What about you and Tadashi?" Kei asked.

"Bear woman made me sleep on the floor." Tadashi walked in on them, his mouth full of brownies.

"WHAT'D YOU SAY?" Akira glared at him angrily. "Forgive me! I said too much!" He cowered away.
Soon after, the others came up too.

"Good morning!" Ryuu greeted them. Finn was smiling along beside him. "Good morning to you too!" Hikari waved.

Jun and Sakura arrived as well, with Sakura clinging onto his arm. "Hi guys!" She greeted them.
Yahiro, along with Megumi walked up.

/Good morning!/ She held her sketchbook up. "Ditto." Yahiro turned to look at the sky, as if he didn't want to look at anyone.

"You guys should really have breakfast, the food here's great!" Tadashi was now chewing some biscuits.

"FINISH CHEWING FIRST YOU GLUTTON!" Akira sent him flying into the ocean. "Will he be okay?" Hikari asked.
One of the crew members quickly ran to the edge of the deck and threw down a life jacket.

"He will now." Kei pointed at the sailor. They shrugged and walked away.

Meanwhile underwater...

Spluttering, Tadashi swam towards a dolphin in the water. "Could you help me please?"
The dolphin made a series of clicks and whistles and then tossed him into the air.

"Yay! Thanks mister!" Tadashi climbed aboard, soaking wet.
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"How'd he get up here so fast?" Yahiro stared at the crawling Tadashi-shaped figure.
They all shrugged.

Everyone made their way to the breakfast bar and sat down. Kei sitting next to Hikari of course.
"What a sweet couple, may I take your order?" The chef asked the two.

"I-It's not like that!" Hikari protested, her face turning a crimson red. Kei smirked at her reaction, earning a glowering look from Akira.

"I'd like some rice porridge please." Kei told the chef. He then looked at Hikari. "What'd you like, Hikari?"
She paused for a moment. "I guess I'll have an omelet."

The chef wrote that down on a small notepad, and then went to ask the others. He came back a few minutes later carrying fancy platters stacked on each hand.
"Enjoy your meal! And no need to pay me, the chairman already did for all the food. But a tip would be nice..." He winked.

Everyone laughed a little. "Yay! Time to eat!" Tadashi cheered, stuffing his face. "Slow down you moronic glutton!" Akira hit him on the head angrily.

The food was amazing. It was probably first class. After they finished, the chef came back to pick up the empty plates.
"Thanks for coming!" He said.

They split up and went to explore the ship after that. Kei was looking out over the ocean. "The view's really pretty, isn't it Takshima?" Hikari was standing by him.

"Yeah." He smiled. Just being with Hikari was enough for him. Kei just hoped she would one day notice his feelings. "Hikari, do you want to do a challenge?
Hikari stared at him. He wasn't usually the one to initiate a challenge. "Okay. What's the challenge?"

"I'll tell you later, but if I win you'll have to answer any one question that I ask." He answered.

A question? I wonder what that's all about. She nodded. "Hikari! Do you want to come to the library with me?" Akira ran over to them.
"Sure Akira." Hikari replied.

The two walked away, leaving Kei watching the ocean once more. Ryuu looked at him. "Something on your mind?" Kei shook his head."No, nothing."

"Guys! Look! Dolphins!" Tadashi yelled to them. Ryuu immediately went over. "Dolphins? Where?" Tadashi pointed down at the side of the ship. Sure enough,
there were dolphins jumping out of the water in arches. It was as if they were following the ship.

"They're so cute!" Ryuu exclaimed, leaning over the handrails. "Look! It's mister dolphin!" Tadashi said.

Ryuu paused, confused. "Mister dolphin? What're you talking about?"
"The dolphin that threw me back on the ship. That's how I got here so fast earlier." Tadashi told him.

Ryuu turned to see a black and white dolphin that stood out among the others. It was staring at Tadashi. After glancing at Ryuu,
it clicked a couple of times, and then dived under. Only it's dorsal fin was seen.

"I think it likes you, Tadashi." Ryuu told him. "I do too. That means I made a new friend!" Tadashi smiled.

"Hikari! Look at this book! It's about Paris." Akira pulled out a red book.
Hikari flipped through the book quickly.

"Cool. What if that's where we're headed, wouldn't that be cool?" She grinned.

"Then I could dress you and Megumi up in cute costumes~" Akira hugged her best friend.
"R-Right." Hikari laughed nervously.

"I wouldn't mind seeing that." Kei walked inside, closing the door behind him.

"W-What the? Takshima?" Hikari blurted out. "K-Kei?" Akira had a mix of surprise and anger in her voice. "And as if I would let you bastard!"
Kei smirked evilly. "Oh really?"

They were interrupted when Jun, Sakura, and Ryuu came running in.

"Megumi and Finn are missing! Along with Yahiro!" Jun yelled, panting and out of breath

"What?!"


I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
The next chapter will be focusing more on the other couples. Like Megumi and Yahiro, and maybe some Finn and Ryuu.

I would've finished and uploaded this earlier, but I just came back from swimming classes and now I'm bone tired.
Thanks for all the support guys!

-Okami ;3