Author's note: Konnichiwa, minna! Here's another chapter of The Kanichiomiya Site. Enjoy!
5
A Sleepover for the Ages
Once we finished eating, the platoon led us down a series of hallways until we were passing doors that looked like those in cruise ships with numbers on them. We turned down a branch that had a sign that said BUNKS 250-300. Soon we were passing the 70's and stopped in front of a room that had the number 286. Sure enough, in about 2 minutes we heard footsteps and turned around to see Garuru and Pururu coming down the hallway.
"Good, you've found your old quarters," Garuru said. "Keroro Platoon, you'll be staying here. Everyone else, we'll show you to your rooms. Boys, follow me. Girls go with Pururu."
I walked over to Pururu, along with Mama, Momoka, and Koyuki; Saburo and Fuyuki went with Garuru.
"We get more space," Fuyuki jokingly bragged.
Garuru frowned. "No, you get the smaller room."
I held in an enormous guffaw at the look on the bewildered looks on the boys' faces. Chuckling, Pururu said, "Follow me," and led us back down the hall. "You'll be staying in the girl's hallway- room numbers 200-249," Pururu explained. "Since there are a lot less girls than boys in the Keron Army, some of the rooms tend to be smaller and platoons aren't always together. I stay in a larger room with the other medics." She gave a sly smile. "We have it arranged so that Aki has a single room and the rest of you share a room, so it can be somewhat fun." She cast a glance at Mama. "I hope you don't mind."
My easygoing mother returned her smile. "Not at all."
Pururu laughed. "Aki, your room is number 232. Girls, 234." She ushered us to said rooms. She briefly opened the door to 232 and let Mama in before leading us to 234. When we walked inside, it was fairly simple: Two bunk beds, a dresser (probably for storing personal possessions, seeing as how Keronians didn't exactly wear clothes), and a door leading to a small bathroom.
"I'm sorry we couldn't give you anything nicer, but this is a military ship. The rooms are fairly modest."
"It's fine," Momoka reassured. "This is perfect."
"We'll have a sleepover for the ages!" Koyuki announced.
I grinned.
"Your things are already on your beds," Pururu said. "Feel free to switch with each other if you want. I'll give you all a tour of the Grand Star in the morning. Until then, you should try and get some rest."
"Sure thing," I said. "Thanks, Pururu."
"Of course," she responded. Then with a wave, she turned her back to us and walked away.
With a dramatic flourish, I ushered the others into the room. We were all laughing- getting more worked up about the trip by the minute. We took a minute to get situated, giggling slightly, before flopping down on our beds.
"Sooooo…" Momoka said after a moment. "Thing you're looking forward to the most."
"Seeing Dororo's home," Koyuki said automatically.
"Laughing at how fanboy-ish Fuyuki's going to be about everything," I added.
"Kanichiomiya Site," Momoka finished.
I gave her a sideways look. "Really, Momoka-chan? You actually believe that crud?"
She laughed. "Wishful thinking, right? A girl can dream!"
I laughed as well and chucked a pillow at her. She tossed it back at me, and soon it turned into a full-fledged pillow fight, like we were still six years old. I honestly didn't care- I was hyper and I had to get it out. Even I had my immature moments, they just usually weren't when others could see.
Soon, exhausted, we flopped down on the beds and fell asleep without even bothering to get under the covers.