Chapter 10

Outside the Blue Team's cabin, Tomo snuck in a love letter in Harima's bed. She giggled, as she put the note, under her pillow.

My darling Kenji,
I love you. Once the competition is over, I want you, so badly.
Yours, Your secret admirer, T.

"Once he knows who T is, it's me! I mean, I'm the only T in the contest, not counting Tenma the Dumbass."

She floated away, as the next event was about to start.

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The next event was the Egg Put. Yoko Sasakura explained the rules, as the field was stretched out in a soft grass turf:
"The rules are simple. You must throw the egg into this long field of grass. If it lands, it counts as a spot where it flew. Three throwers will each throw an egg, heading into the grass, unharmed. They must land on the grass, WITHOUT breaking. If the egg lands, and it is whole, it'll count how much farther it went. However, if the egg breaks, upon landing, then you're disqualified. However manages to go the farthest, without breaking, wins 3 points for their team. If an egg on the same team, however, goes past the other's record, they get an additional point."

The egg throwers were decided, after the last event. The Red Team will consist of Sakaki, Kaorin, and Chihiro. The Blue Team consists of Eri, Mikoto, and Hanai.

The Blue Team's Eri and Mikoto agreed to each other, "We still got the lead… but this is for Tenma. She made a mistake, thanks to our fighting."

Mikoto said, "Remember, pretend that the egg is Harima."

Eri snuffed, "Well, just don't smash it into pieces."

Mikoto smirked, "I won't."

At the Red Team's side, Chihiro was practicing her throwing arm, as Kaorin was nervous.

"Another event with Miss Sakaki…" she thought, "This is so awesome…"

Sakaki prepared, as Kaorin blushed in awe.

She said to herself, "Not once I've seen fault on Miss Sakaki. I wish I could be in the same event as her. Oh… Just once… like before."

She blushed and giggled, "That moment in the three-legged race was fun… but having to be separated from her, for so long…"

Chihiro asked, "Hey, Kaorin, how about I go first in the event?"

Kaorin said, "How about Miss Sakaki goes first, instead?"

"You kidding? We have her as the last player. Think of it as the Miracle Player!"

Kaorin snarled, "NO! I go last!"

"But I-."

"GRAH!"

"Okay, I guess I'll try to play middleman. Let's try not to break the eggs, though. One slip-up and it's zero points for scrambled eggs."

"The Yolk's not funny."

At the Blue Team's side, Eri and Mikoto were practicing their throwing arm, while Hanai was concerned. He asked them, "Ladies, I appreciate the help you have for the egg contest, as a show of a comeback, after the whole obstacle course incident, but why didn't you ask the others?"

Mikoto said, "Tenma, Karasuma, and Harima are lousy, with it comes to egg throwing."

Hanai said, "Something about Karasuma makes me worry. That's why I, Haruki Hanai, will withdraw and add Karasuma to the event."

Eri shouted, "YOU CAN'T!"

Hanai barked, "Think about it. Yakumo and Miss Tsukamoto all are handling eggs, preciously, fearing of breaking them, while Harima and Takano throw real well, but the impact could be messy. So…"

Mikoto insisted, "So, undermining the situation, we have no choice."

Eri said, "You better be right."

They continued to practice, as the event began.

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Elsewhere, Tomo was under a tree, writing another letter to Harima.

Tomo sang, "Your skin, so dark, like your hair… Please accept me, as your fairest au pair!"

She ripped it up and shouted, "NO! It's no use! Why is it so hard to have his heart? It's so unfair!"

She then overheard some voices. She peered behind a bush and found Chiyo and Osaka, in a meeting.

"I think I got it," Chiyo said, "You have such a plan to get rid of Tenma, once and for all."

Osaka giggled, "This'll be great. Luckily, the waves are up and running, today, for the surfing contest, following the egg put. I overheard that Harima, Tenma, and Karasuma will ALL compete in the surfing contest."

Tomo blushed, as she thought, "Oh… Harima… This is too sweet…"

She gasped, "Wait, what now?"

Osaka glared in a demonic look, "But, you see… Sharks are the #1 challenge, when it comes to surfers. I have this plan, to may be having Tenma… gone…"

Chiyo smiled, "I like it…"

Osaka said, "We coat Tenma's board with blood, and then a shark will jump and attack Tenma. Shark's love the scent of blood."

Tomo cringed in fear, "Uh… What are they doing?"

Osaka snickered, "And that… will end Tenma Tsukamoto."

Chiyo shouted, "You idiot! I want Tenma to be embarrassed, so she can be a laughingstock and a joke, so I can be noticeable again in cuteness. I don't wanna hurt her."

Osaka said, "Oh. Then I am a failure."

Tomo sighed in relief, as Chiyo cheered, "YOU leave the plan to me! We'll meet back here, after the event, and we'll form a plan to-."

RUSTLE!

Tomo appeared, in a blank look and stare. She spoke, "Sorry. I heard nothing."

Chiyo said, "What were you doing here?"

Tomo smiled, "It's just… I, uh…"

She thought, "Damn! I cannot tell her that I love Kenji Harima! Wait, what was I thinking of Chiyo-Chan, again?"

She dashed off, "See ya!"

Tomo then thought, "I think I see a pattern from last night… Has Chiyo-Chan got a grudge on Tenma?"

The Egg Put event was about to begin. Sasakura said, "Choose wisely. I have enough for six throws, but two are useful."

The Blue Team went first. Out of arm strength, Hanai went first, followed by Eri, and then Mikoto. Hanai grabbed an egg from a tray of eight eggs. There were eight eggs, but… there was a surprise that Yoko forgot to mention.

Hanai stood in front of the grass turf, and aimed straight. He heaved the egg with all his might. However, it landed in the grass, without smashing. It cracked a bit, but didn't break.

Yomi cried, "NO WAY! That egg should be messy!"

Nyamo called out, "Cracked egg – 12 yards!"

Hanai smiled, "YES!"

Sakaki was up next, as she held her egg up and aimed at the field. The girls cheered, as Sakaki was a bit nervous. Yukari held a sign up that said "Quiet!". They quieted down, as Sakaki began to aim. She threw her egg onto the grass.

Kaorin cheered, "What a throw!"

The egg, however, landed near the left edge of the turf, but didn't break. Nyamo raised her hand and called, "15 yards! It didn't land on the ground, away from the turf."

Yoko said, "Oh, yeah. If you aim it wrong, it counts as a foul."

Eri was up next. She grabbed her egg and threw it into the grass. It flew near Hanai's, without breaking.

Nyamo cried, "10 ½ Yards!"

Chihiro was up next. She grabbed her egg and said, "This is for Kaorin. I'm sorry if I would hurt a mother hen's baby."

She threw the egg in the air and went over everybody else's. However…

SPLAT!

It went out of bounds, onto the right side, splattered everywhere.

Nyamo called, "Raw egg – Disqualified!"

Chihiro pouted, "Aw…"

Mikoto said, "Why do you even have raw eggs?"

She stepped forward and threw her egg onto the grass, whizzing onto Sakaki's egg. However, it bounced off of the egg and into a small bush.

Mikoto shrilled, "WHAT GIVES?"

Tenma asked, "Did that egg bounced?"

Sasakura smiled, "I See Mikoto Suo found the hard-boiled egg."

The teams cried, "Hard-boiled egg?"

She stated, "There are two eggs in this carton, in which are mixed with the raw eggs that break. They crack, too, but it knows that you're safe."

Nyamo said, "Go figure. All I know is that Suo's egg could not beat Sakaki's! 14 4/5 yards!"

Kaorin cheered, "YAY! WE WON!"

Sasakura said, "Not necessary. We haven't gone through the other girls. Kaorin is the only one left. If you can make about 16 yards, you can win an additional point."

Kagura giggled, "We got about four points. Sakaki beat Hanai's length."

Tomo cheered, "WE'RE MADE IN THE LEAD!"

They cheered, as Kaorin was in awe. She was happy that Sakaki is cheering for her.

"Oh… Miss Sakaki… I… I throw this egg for you!"

She prepared her aim and was about to fire her egg. She was in lovey-dovey mode, as she threw her arm forward, in slow-motion.

"Miss… Sa… Ka… Ki!"

SPLAT!

She threw the egg, all right. However, the minute she heaved her arm forward, her egg slipped out of her arm, behind her. It broke behind her, as Kaorin looked forward.

The Red Team was in surprise, as Kaorin turned around. Nyamo declared, "Kaorin's egg is disqualified!"

Kaorin cringed, "NO! WHY DID I CLUTCH ONTO IT? I was so gentle with these eggs!"

The Red Team, however, won with just Sakaki's egg. In the end, the Red Team earned 4 points, and regained the lead.

Red Team 21, Blue Team 18, after 9 events

Meanwhile, Tomo was talking with Yomi and Kagura, overhearing what Chiyo-Chan was saying. She suddenly remembered, as she was trying to write a romantic note to Harima.

"It was for the Surfing Contest, next. It seems Chiyo-Chan has an evil side in her."

Yomi griped, "Big deal. Chiyo-Chan isn't mean. Besides, nothing between Tsukamoto and her."

Kagura said, "Maybe… Maybe it must be over Tenma's sister. She's like the perfect woman. Maybe if so, Kimura would hound her and not us."

Tomo complained, "But Chiyo is solely at Tenma. She has nothing on the cute sister that's… OH! I'm jealous of her, and her friends!"

Yomi smirked, "Maybe I can snap you out of it."

She double-chopped her and shouted, "NOW, NO MORE OF YOUR TRIVIAL NONSENSE! There's no way Chiyo-Chan is that mean. We worry, since she promised to us to not carry us down, even after everything we've done for her!"

Kagura said, "She's right. Plus, we're in the lead, after a huge comeback! I mean, what does Tenma ever done for Chiyo-Chan? Yakumo, on the other hand, It's weird, seeing that she's the older sister of Tenma."

Tomo sighed, "No… I asked her. She's the younger sister. She's around the same age as us. Tenma, I mean."

Yomi gasped, "NO WAY! No wonder I overheard Yakumo saying to the blonde as a senpai."

Kagura and Yomi were lost in thought, as Tomo smiled, prancing away, "I wish I can remember what poem words I would right, for my darling boyfriend. Oh, well."

Yomi then thought, "Huh? Tomo has a boyfriend?"

She laughed out loud, "HAH! YEAH, RIGHT!"

Chiyo overheard the conversation, as she and Osaka were in a meeting, "I think maybe Tomo was spying on us. She wasn't really doing something… other than…"

She thought, "Oh! Was she writing to a boy, in this camp?"

She snapped out of it and said, "NO! I won't… I won't let it get to me. I have a plan for the Surfing Contest."

"What should we do to Tenma?" Osaka asked.

"Simple. There's one flaw to this plan of yours… and that's signaling to the shark. For this, we must find a shark, under the water. Now, Miss Sakaki, Tomo, and Miss Yomi will participate in the Surfing Contest, while you will take a swim with us. I overheard that Tenma, along with those two boys, are in it, as well."

She held up a small blue whistle and said, "This, Miss Osaka, is a blue shark whistle. I read in the catalog that it summons many huge sharks in the waters, including a hammerhead, great white, killer whale, or a… ocean sunfish."

"Sunfish?"

"Don't ask. I went ahead and got one for Tenma. Miss Yukari said that we'll be swimming, too, since it's for the spectator spots… That, or she thinks that we'll be in the way, which is good for her. Sometimes I don't get our homeroom teacher."

"So, when do I get a turn to whistle?"

"Just…"

Yomi called, "Hey, Chiyo-Chan!"

Chiyo gulped, "Uh, hi, Miss Yomi…"

Yomi asked, "I overheard from Tomo that you have a sudden hatred for Tenma, is that correct?"

"Oh, no, Miss Yomi. Tenma is a great girl. It's Miss Yakumo that I am worried about…"

"Oh. Then I guess Tomo led us to a wild goose chase."

"Oh, don't blame her. She was only curious about me."

She stammered, "Just… in the remaining events, since we're, uh, leading, I won't bring this team down, like before…"

Yomi smiled, "Good. See you later. We'll be changing into our swimsuits, once the waves arrive."

Chiyo glared, as Yomi left. Osaka whispered, "That was close. She almost had you."

Chiyo-Chan snarled, "Both Tsukamoto Sisters… They are going down! I don't care which is older or who is cuter! IT ENDS TONIGHT! …in the talent show."

Osaka asked, "Chiyo, what will you be doing in the Talent Show, coming up?"

Chiyo-Chan glared at her. Osaka winced, "Too soon?"

Meanwhile, at the Blue Team's cabin, waiting for the waves to come, Yakumo was out of her cabin, feeling uneasy about her opponents, mainly Sakaki and Kagura. She snuck off, as Hanai overheard her sneaking out. He thought, "Yakumo. She's…"

He followed her, as they headed to the Red Team's cabin.

To be continued…