YESSS!! I UPDATED!! Are you guys happy or are you mad at me? My apologies... and because I updated late, I present you with a chapter with 2,349 words!! :D

I do not own the names 'Haru' and 'Maru'. They're owned by Sandileina-senpai. x)

PREVIOUSLY, ON RIKKAIDAI'S VACATION…

"The roller coaster's going down. Chance of Akaya's screams hurting our ears, 96.7 percent," Yanagi stated.

They all covered their ears. And as predicted by the data master/physic, Akaya screamed. Unfortunately, covering their ears wasn't enough.

"Make it stoppp!!"

"It stopped," Marui said. Everyone looked around and noticed… "We're still on the tracks," Yanagi said.

"What?! Are you saying we're stuck?!" Akaya yelled. Niou nodded.

And so Yagyuu said, "This is bad."

"I WANNA GET OFF!!" came the second year's screams.

"Akaya, stop trying to get off the roller coaster," Yanagi said as he tried to keep Akaya down on his seat. "Look, there's people who are trying to get us out of here, okay?"

"NOOOO!! I WANNA GET OFF!!"

Yukimura patted the second year's back and talked softly. "There, there, Akaya… We're off the roller coaster, so calm down," he said with sympathy.

Marui chewed on his gum. "I think he's having a heart attack," he said while popping a bubble.

"No, I don't think so," said Jackal. "If he had one, he wouldn't be able to breathe so we'll have to take him the hospital."

"He's still breathing. But not normally," Sanada said as he listened to Akaya's breathing.

A few minutes passed and Akaya got back to breathing the way he used to—normally.

Niou smirked. "Phew. Glad that's over."

"So… where should we go next?" asked Yukimura, smiling again.

"Ooh! You wanna ride the Abyss?" Marui asked, excitedly. He was practically jumping up and down with excitement. "Niou? Wanna come?"

The trickster shrugged. "What kind of ride is it, anyway? If it's some stupid kiddie ride, the hell I'm not coming."

"It's this ride that takes you up 185 feet up in the air and—"

"Sorry to interrupt, Marui. But since we're already at 'Adventure Island', wanna go ride the Raging River first?" Yukimura asked sweetly.

Akaya snuggled in Yukimura's arms for comfort. "What kind of ride is it, Mura-buchou?"

Yukimura thought for a while. "Maybe you should rest for a while, Akaya. This ride is pretty much like a roller coaster . . . except it's in water." Akaya sniffed. I wanna prove to Marui-senpai and Niou-senpai that I'm not a coward! he thought. "Uhh… I'll ride it."

"We don't want any crybabies coming with us!" Niou protested.

"I won't be scared this time," Akaya said.

"Well, let's go then!" Marui said grabbing onto Akaya's arm. "But if you scream, shout or whatever, we'll declare you as a crybaby and torment you for the rest of your life. Got it?"

"Marui-kun . . . I think that's going too far," said Yanagi who was actually sweatdropping. "I agree," said Yagyuu.

"Ok, fine. We'll just declare you as a crybaby." With that, everyone headed for the Raging River.

RAGING RIVER ENTRANCE

Everyone looked up. It sure was high.

Niou smirked as he looked at Akaya. "Scared?"

"Hell no!"

They lined up until it was their turn. When the time finally came, they boarded the ride. And so, it began. Akaya took a seat beside Yukimura. How unfortunate for Sanada, who took a seat beside Yanagi instead. In that way, Marui and Niou wouldn't be able to get their stupid hands on Akaya.

"HERE WE GO!!" Marui and Niou shouted. And a series on ups and downs started. No one heard Akaya's screams—mainly because the wind had too much pressure so Akaya's screams got blocked. He didn't panic though when they reached the vertical drop that reached 58kph as they went down.

"WOOHOOO!!" Everyone on the ride shouted. "YEAHHHH!!"

The ride ended with one last drop.

Everyone stretched after stepping out of the ride. "Woo! That was great!" Marui shouted. Niou cracked his fingers. "Yeah."

"How was it, Akaya?" Yukimura asked, putting his hand on top of Akaya's head.

"It was…" he started.

"Go on," said Sanada, making a gesture with his hand.

"IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!!"

Niou ruffled the second year's hair. "Well done, brat. But… it's not yet over. That was just one ride."

"We're going to the Abyss!" the tensai shouted joyfully.

As they walked, Marui suddenly felt weak. His legs wobbled, and he fell out of balance. Fortunately for him, Niou was by his side. "You okay, Maru?" he asked as he catched Marui.

Jackal suddenly showered the tensai with cakes and sweets. Marui got back on his feet and danced around.

Niou sweatdropped. "That was embarrassing…"

Akaya burst out laughing.

"That's it, brat. Laugh at me again and you'll never experience another waking moment ever again," Niou glared at him. "And you have to ride 2 more rides to prove that you aren't a crybaby."

Akaya wimpered.

"Crybaby," Niou teased.

THE ABYSS

"Ready?" Marui asked his kohai with a grin. Akaya simply nodded.

"This thing is 185 feet high, right?" Niou asked.

Marui nodded.

Sanada bent his head. "Let's get on with it."

"Going up!!" some random person shouted.

"Just going up gives me the chills," Akaya murmured, gripping on the handles tightly.

And as expected by everyone, a surprisingly fast drop occurred—causing everyone to scream out loud. Yes, every single person including Sanada, Yanagi, Yagyuu, Akaya and a few oh so pretending to be brave people screamed.

From afar, the ride looked like it was just bouncing up and down. But to those who were actually riding it, it was pure terror.

"Awww… it's over," another random guy said.

Akaya's breathing pace was fast again. But he refused to let anybody help him.

"You sure are brave, Kirihara-kun," Yagyuu said smiling. Niou winked at his partner. "Same goes to you, Yagyuu. I never knew you could take rides like these."

"Okay, brat. One last ride and you have proven to us that you aren't a crybaby. Any suggestions?" Niou asked.

Yukimura and Sanada browsed the site map and looked for more extreme rides. "How about the Crazy Galleon?" Sanada suggested.

Marui grabbed the map. "I think I've ridden something like this before."

"I-I haven't…" Akaya said shivering.

"Are you scared, Akaya?" Yanagi asked.

"No."

"It's just a boat that swings side to side… hard," Niou grinned slyly. Yukimura smiled. "Let's go?"

As they headed for the line, Marui suddenly saw a cart full of pretzels. He quickly dashed off to it. "Pretzels! How much?" he asked the vendor as he ran to the cart. "Okay, okay, nevermind! Here, have all this money! All I want are pretzels!!"

Niou grabbed Marui's wrist even before he could give his money. "Are you stupid?!"

Marui's hand softened, and all the money that were once in his hands fell on the ground. "Haru…"

"Being reckless like that."

Marui turned teary-eyed.

Yukimura ran to the two of them. "What's wrong?" he asked, worriedly.

"Marui-senpai's so soft," Akaya chuckled softly.

Seeing Haru that mad at me… Marui glared at the second year. "Shut up, Akaya."

Marui and Niou could feel people staring at them. Niou let go of Marui's wrist and cursed under his breath.

"Let's not take this as a huge issue. It's already 4pm," Yukimura said in his 'captain voice'. Everyone nodded.

"On to the Crazy Galleon," said Sanada.

CRAZY GALLEON ENTRANCE

"I feel sick," Akaya said, holding his stomach while sticking his tongue out.

Niou crossed his arms. "Crybaby."

"Am not!"

"Are too."

"Am not!"

"Prove it. This is the last ride anyway."

And so, without hesitation, they all rode the Crazy Galleon. At first, it swung slowly. As it went on and on, the swings became higher and sharper.

"Ugh! I feel like vomiting!" Marui shouted.

"Please don't, Marui-senpai. I'm the one who's gonna get showered in food chunks if you vomit," pleaded Akaya.

Random people screamed and yelled out "Whoas" and "Yeahs".

Akaya held his stomach. "Sick…"

"It's slowing down," Jackal told everyone. "Once we get off, you may vomit all you want."

AFTER THE RIDE

Marui and Akaya ran to the nearest restroom, or rather, nearest trash can, and started blowing chunks. Gross…

When Marui and Akaya came back, they heard claps from all the regulars. "Well done, brat. You're not a crybaby after all," Niou grinned.

"Well… anyone hungry?" asked Yukimura, taking out his wallet. "We'll have our early dinner here."

Everyone nodded.

"Why don't we eat dinner at Ocean Park Square Fast Food," Yukimura said, browsing the map. "They have BBQ Siu Mei Rice and Japanese noodles!"

"Japanese food sounds good right now," Jackal said.

"Ok then!"

OCEAN PARK SQUARE FAST FOOD

Everyone was taken to a table for 8. Perfect.

"Well, order anything you like. It's all on Atobe's money!!" Yukimura cheered. Everyone placed their orders and waited for their food.

"Marui-senpai was so soft…" Akaya said, remembering their recent incident.

"It's just that seeing Haru like that… It's actually scary."

"It just means he cares for you, Marui-kun," said Yagyuu, grinning. "You have nothing to worry about. Right, Niou-kun?"

"Yeah."

6 MINUTES LATER

"Itadakimasu!!" everyone shouted.

10-15 MINUTES LATER

"That was good…" Marui said, patting his stomach.

Akaya slurped up his last noodle. "Done!"

Yukimura looked at everyone to make sure that they were all finished eating. "There's one more ride we can go to before heading back to our hotel."

"Oh?" everyone exchanged glances.

"Since it's almost 6:30pm, the view would be perfect!"

"View?" Akaya asked, clueless.

"It's the Sky Fair!" Yukimura said enthusiastically. "They're air balloons that we can ride. It'll give as a good view of Hong Kong during the night!"

"Interesting," Yanagi mumbled.

SKY FAIR

"Ooohh… Colorful!" Marui and Akaya's eyes gleamed.

"Let's get this over with," was Sanada's emotionless saying.

"Come on, Genichirou… Show a little care! Please… for me?" Yukimura begged as he nudged the fukubuchou.

Sanada said, "Fine." He tried extremely hard to form a smile. But no matter how much he tried, it always turned crooked. Which made Marui and Akaya scared for life.

"Let's ride the one with the seal on it!" shouted Akaya.

"This ride is first come, first serve, brat," said Niou.

A lot of people wanted to ride this ride as well. The line was long and they had to wait for at least an hour. How terrifying is that?! Marui yawned. "I'm getting sleepy…" he said. He placed his head on Akaya's shoulder. And Niou gave his kohai some glares.

"He's mine," Akaya whispered into Niou's ear.

"Marui-senpai! Wake up! It's almost our turn!" Akaya shook his senpai's head.

"OH REALLY?? REALLY??"

Finally, it was their turn. Luckily, they got the balloon with the seal on it. Akaya was overjoyed.

8 people was too much for one balloon. So Yukimura separated them into 2 groups. Akaya, Marui, Niou and him in one balloon—which is the one with the seal—and Sanada, Yanagi, Yagyuu and Jackal in another balloon.

Soon, the balloon ascended into the sky. Everyone was amazed—especially Akaya.

"THIS IS SO FREAKIN' COOL!" Akaya screamed.

Niou spotted Marui worriedly looking down. "Maru… are you scared of heights?"

Marui shrugged. "The view is good but… I have to admit…"

"…You're scared of being near clouds… because you're afraid of thunder, right?"

Marui nodded.

"What are you being afraid for? Do you see any signs of rain?" Niou asked.

Yukimura let the cold breeze through his hair. It was really relaxing to him—even with Akaya's screaming and such. Still…

Everyone at the other balloon was just being nostalgic. Relaxing since the three weren't with them.

BACK AT THE HOTEL – 8:30PM

"Well, this is our last night in Hong Kong," Yukimura said sadly. "Tomorrow morning, we'll be going back to Japan. Pack your things so that we won't be late for our flight, understand?"

Everyone nodded slowly… and sadly.

Room 312 – Sanada and Yukimura's room.

"Genichirou…" Yukimura smiled. "Thanks for not bailing out on us," he chuckled.

"No problem," Sanada replied. "You better get some rest. You've already done so much."

"Ah… I'm almost done packing. I'll sleep soon."

Room 313 – Yanagi and Jackal's room.

"Today was unexpectedly fun, wasn't it, Jackal?" Yanagi laughed. Jackal laughed along as he nodded. "Too bad we're going home tomorrow. I'm going to miss this trip."

"I agree…"

Room 314 – Niou and Yagyuu's room.

"You seem to really care for Marui-kun," Yagyuu said with a smile. "Is it because you've been friends since you were young?"

"Maybe…" Niou smirked. "He was really red when I stopped him for being reckless."

Room 315 – Akaya and Marui's room.

"Man, today was fun!" Akaya cheered. "I conquered my fear of extreme rides…"

"Haru really helped me with my fear of heights. And he was also there when I got scared of the thunder."

Akaya placed a serious face on himself. "You like him, don't you?"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"Who do you really like? Niou-senpai or me? Just pick one for pete's sake!"

"I dunno… I don't wanna hurt your feelings. Nor do I wanna hurt Niou's. In fact, you both are guys anyway. So you shouldn't be hurt just by my words."

"So?"

"I'd rather not pick any of you… than hurt both your feelings."

Marui laid down on his bed and pulled the covers. What he didn't know was, a certain second year crept in with him. He sighed. "Akaya, just stop it."

"Let me just sleep with you. Just once."

"Fine." With that, he turned the lights off.

Tomorrow will be the day. The day they all go home.

Aww... the next chapter will be the last one!! I hope you'll all look forward to it!!