"So… what floor again?" Gao asked.
"Fourteenth, Gao, fourteenth," Baku said, patting his back lightly.
They were in the elevator with their bags, with the elevator rocketing up to their desired floor. When the doors opened, Baku pressed on the open button to keep the door open for his friends.
"Thank you, Baku," Kuguru said.
They walked down the hallway to rooms 1425, 1426 and 1427, their assigned rooms. Muffled sounds were created by the carpeted floor as the students walked along.
"So, who takes room 1425?" Kiri asked.
"Zanya?" Tetsuya asked.
"I'm fine with anything so just go ahead and choose."
"Then Kiri and I will take 25," Gao declared.
"How bout we take 26, yo?" Tetsuya asked, putting one arm over Baku's shoulders.
"Then we'll take the last," Kuguru said.
Baku gave out the room keys, three for each room. They stuck the key card in and swiped it out. The sensor turned green and they pushed the doors open respectively.
"Wow, the view is awesome!" Gao exclaimed.
Outside was a scenery of the outdoor theme park, and beyond that were the lush green mountains. The first thing they saw as they stepped in the rooms were the bathroom doors. Then there were two beds. The pillows were stacked up and the blanket neatly laid, waiting for them to just pounce on.
"Whoopee!" Tetsuya exclaimed as he threw himself at the bed nearer to the window.
There was a snack table against the light beige walls and fine white curtains draped over the window. Another thicker layer of brown curtains were tied to the side. A table with two single seat sofas facing towards it was placed right by the window.
"This will be a nice spot to sit and relax, huh Zanya?" Kuguru asked, sitting down at one of the seats while looking at the boy put down his backpack.
"Yeah, the view is rather calming with some green in sight."
"Does anyone want to go back outside?" Gao asked.
"You guys can go if you want, I need a shower," Zanya said.
"Suit yourself," Baku told the boy as he headed back to his room to clean up.
"Anyone else need to freshen up?" Kiri asked.
"Nah, I'm good y'all!" Tetsuya announced.
"Kuguru?" Baku asked.
"I'll just wait for Zanya in our room then we'll both join you guys," she said as she too retreated back to 1427.
Having the warm water run down his back was rather soothing for the boy. He liked the idea of a quick shower, it helped to clear his mind.
"But I'm still going to have to face it sooner or later, don't I?" He sighed.
He wrapped himself in a towel and got out of the shower. He dried himself off and put his clothes back on.
"I can't tie my hair when it isn't completely dry… Damn it, where's that hair dryer?"
He got out of the bathroom to look for the hair dryer in the closet. Instead, he found Kuguru sitting patiently on the bed, waiting for him.
"Didn't you go with Gao and the others?" he asked.
"I told them I'd wait for you. Are you done?" she asked, her voice perking up slightly. Her eyes trailed his flowing indigo hair, which would usually be tied up.
"I'll be done once I dry and tie my hair. By the way, did you see a hair dryer around?"
"I think there's one here," she said, taking a hair dryer out of the night table.
"Thanks. I'll just be a minute," he said as he took the dryer and disappeared into the bathroom again.
"Dudes, this place is rad!" Tetsuya said as they walked into the theme park, which was glowing away with lights of all colors. A monorail was slowly making its way through its course while a few roller coasters zipped through the air. A huge Ferris wheel spun mildly in the midst of all the rides, leaving their eyes to take in the sight before them.
"What should we do first?" Kiri asked, still gazing at the rides.
"Roller coasters sound better or do you guys want to grab another snack?" Gao asked.
The students exchanged glances, smiled at each other and raced to the snack bar.
"How's your knee feeling?" he asked as he walked out of the bathroom with his indigo hair tied to the back of his head.
"Quite sore. Did you bring anything like bandages or ointment?" Kuguru asked.
"I think I have a tube of antiseptic somewhere in my backpack," he answered as he rummaged through his bag.
"Thanks Zanya."
"No problem. Here, sit down," he said, gesturing at the bed. Kuguru sat down and he gently dabbed the medicine onto her wound with a cotton bud. She winced.
"Just bear with me a little while," he said.
After he was done, he bandaged the wound for her and helped her stand up.
"Does it feel too tight?" he asked.
"It's fine," she said as she inspected the bandage. He did a good job with it, and it didn't look ugly or overlapping either.
"We should get a move on. They must be wondering why it takes so long for me to shower," he said, pulling on his shoes.
"Did they tell you where they were headed?" he asked as they walked along the corridor to the indoor theme park, where it wasn't particularly chilly.
"Not really. But I can imagine them munching away at a snack bar."
"You're right. Where else could they be?"
She smiled at his response as they continued along the hallways.
"Look, it's starting to snow!"
"Yep. First snow of this year's winter. Beautiful," he replied.
"There they are!" Kiri cried out.
The three snacking away turned to look at Zanya and Kuguru approaching them.
"Hey Z," Tetsuya said.
"Where have you been?" Gao asked.
"Does bathing really take so long?" Baku asked.
"We were walking here and no, bathing doesn't take very long. I was bandaging Kuguru's wound," he replied emotionlessly, not even bothering to make eye contact with them.
'What's gotten into him?' Gao thought.
"Are you guys gonna be done soon?" Kuguru asked.
"We will be done a lot faster if Gao stops taking my food," Baku said, reaching over to Gao and grabbing his food back.
"Hey!"
"What do you mean 'hey'?! This is my food!" Baku replied.
"Dude, cut me some slack!" Gao said, reaching over.
"No way in hell!"
Watching the scene unfold in front of them, Zanya pushed up his glasses somewhat in irritation and sighed loudly, hinting his feelings to the food fighting duo. Unfortunately, they didn't notice. Kuguru did, and she gave off a laugh that was full of uneasiness before dragging Zanya away with her.
Phoenix: I'm going to have trouble updating often cause my phone won't let me copy and paste it from my notes. Whyyyyy phone?!
Kuguru: I'm sure it's nothing.
Phoenix: Easy for you to say. You're not the one typing! *sobs*
Kuguru: Haha, your loss.
Phoenix: Actually, you're also at a loss cause the story's going to progress slower now. In fact, everyone's at a loss. Everyone out there wants a frequent update, even myself.
Kuguru: Point taken.
Tetsuya: Zanya bro, why are you so grumpy?
Zanya: Problem? *glares*
Tetsuya: No… *runs off*
Kuguru: There's no need for a glare, Zanya! *smiles*
Zanya: Okay…
Phoenix: Anyways, I hope you guys can leave me a review about my flaws in the story, enjoy it and bye!