A/N: Thanks to keitanaka for the idea of this story!

It's a bit sudden, but I'm announcing this story as complete after the next chapter, because I'm seriously out of ideas for this setting. I'll be doing a double chapter today so that means today is the last updating date.

I'll save my other words for the next chapter, so for now please sit back and enjoy~

"Kuo! Ready for the second outing?" Akaito asked, entering Mikuo's room without knocking, as usual.

"Knock, Akaito. How many times do I have to tell you that?" Mikuo finished putting on his shirt.

Akaito looked around. "Where's our baby, Kuo?"

"With Luka-san. Hachune Mikuo is with her, too. Good thing she offered to help, or it'll be troublesome to bring them along."

Akaito nodded. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Then let's go!"

The ones going were Meito, Luki, Akaito and Mikuo. Len couldn't make it because he had work. Once the four had gathered, they went into Meito's car. Meito had meant to use it for the previous trip, but it broke down.

When they had settled in, they set off.

"Where are we going?" Mikuo asked from the backseat, with Akaito looking out the window beside him.

"Anywhere!" Luki answered with a smile.

Meito, who was sitting in the driver's seat beside Luki, didn't make any comments.

There was nothing but silence for the next thirty minutes or so.

"Um... where exactly are we going, Meito?" Luki asked. He didn't recognise the coastal scenery.

Meito pulled up beside the road and sighed. "To be honest, I'm wondering about that too."

"Ehh?!" Luki's exclamation startled the napping duo in the backseat.

"What's the matter?" Akaito asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Meito got lost again," Luki said, glaring at the driver.

Meito shrugged. "Things happen."

"Why don't we go back and get to the wrong turn we took?" Mikuo suggested calmly.

"I was just going to do that." Meito was about to navigate the vehicle back on the road when suddenly the engine died. Meito was the first to react, crying, "Why die on me now?! Why?!" He then tried to restart the engine like mad, but in vain.

Luki sighed. He stared at the sea to his left. "I guess we'll have to have our outing here."

"I'll call for help." Meito dialled a number on his phone.

Luki got out of the car, signalling to Mikuo and Akaito to get out also.

Soon the four were facing the sea with their backs to the car.

"I'm hungry," Akaito said. He missed breakfast; of course he'd feel hungry.

Mikuo opened his backpack and took out a lunchbox, handing it to Akaito.

"Weee~ Kuo, you're the best!" Akaito grinned, taking the lunchbox. "Did you make it yourself?"

"Yeah..." Mikuo shrugged.

"Geez, I want one too." Luki pouted. He was the kind of person who can't sit quietly without something to chew on.

So Mikuo passed him a bag of chips.

"... Why?" Luki cried under his breath. He was expecting something like what Akaito got.

"What about me?" Meito asked, more out of curiosity than anything.

Mikuo threw him a can of soda.

"... Why, indeed?" Meito was almost in tears. So he was only worth a can of soda? T.T

Mikuo heard them. "I only prepared for myself because I didn't want to buy food outside," he explained.

The other three looked at their food, then at Mikuo.

"You mean... this is all the food you have?" Luki asked, his eyes widening.

"Pretty much," Mikuo answered.

"MIKUO-SAMA!" The three were touched to tears. Of course they would be. Mikuo sacrificed his precious lunch to them.

Mikuo's face went red. "Just eat already!"

After they had divided the lunch and eaten it, the four continued staring at the sea.

"I LOVE YOU!" Meito suddenly shouted at the sea.

The other three glared at him.

"It's called venting." Meito looked at them. "Just scream your frustration at the sea."

"LUKA IS NUMBER ONE!" Luki tried, too.

"HABANERO!" Akaito followed suit, then laughed. "This is pretty fun! Try it, Kuo!"

Mikuo looked at him. "Really?"

"Go ahead!" Luki smiled.

"STUPID AKAITO!"

"So. Cute," the other three said at once.

"What?" Mikuo glared at them.

As if on cue, the help that Meito called for arrived just then.

"Yay! We can go back now!" Akaito cheered.

Mikuo wasn't sure why, but he felt especially tired that day.

A/N: Whew! Hope I did well on writing this chapter!