Saku: Sorry guys for the late release!
Been busy during most of summer, not to mention I went out of state...then there's also school coming up. But Alas, I never forget my readers. To make up for it- here's a grand spakin' 2 NEW chapters! Thanks for not givin up on me guys. I hope you will see it through to the end3

~Suprise Plans and One's hesitation~

Early morning 7:30 The sun was blaring, the heat I could not stand.

The tree, to my suprise, didn't burst into flames.

8:00 classes begun.

...A field trip?

~Suprise Plans and One's hesitation~

"A field trip", Sensei repeated again.

The class stood silent.

It was rare, in highschool, to have field trips.

"Field trip?" A student echoed back.
"Yes, a field trip", Sensei said slightly annoyed.

"What for?", a girl raised her hand.

"Our class is going to a camp over in Hokkaido for 3 days and nights.
Were going to observe the wildlife there, and when we come back we will compare them to the wildlife found here."

I looked at Kura. She stared foward, unresponsive.

"Any questions?"

A girl raised her hand.
"So were all going camping? Together."

"Yes, but not in tents or in the middle of the woods like your probaly imagining."

"During the day we will be outside hiking on trails,
"During the night we will light a campfire and enjoy ourselves by the cabins."

The class warmed up to the idea.
The room was filled with loud talking.

I looked back again, at Kura.

Still, no response.

Our Biology class ended and I managed to catch up with Kura down the hall.

"A field trip, huh? Are you excited?"

She kept walking.

"So what are you going to pa-"

She turned around.
"I'm not going."

"What? But how could you pass up something like this?"

"I won't go and thats final."
She turned back around and walked off.

What the hell?

I saw a familiar girl standing around the corner, watching her go.

"Amy?", I walked up to her.
Her eyes lingered on Kura.

"I don't understand.
You only look at her from not just talk to her?"

"No, you don't understand", she shook her head.
She turned her attention toward me, a serious look plastered on her face.

"Don't try talking her into going. It's better if she doesn't."

"I don't care, you only say that because your like everyone else."

Her expression blanked.
"Your right, I am like everyone else."

"But let me tell you something", she walked up to my face.

"Kura has not attended any field trips since the beginning of middle school."

"So?" I glared.

"Let's just say all the ones she did go to, the last one in particular, was not a memorable one for her."

She walked ahead to class.

The teacher lectured, but I could not hear him.

My mind was spinning.

What could have happened?
I wanted to know.

My eyes kept dancing to the back of my head, trying to get a look at Kura.

I forced them back forward.
Would she think I was being nosey again?

She had just opened up to me a bit...
If I dug any deeper than I was supposed to, she might shut me out.

A small headache raged inside my brain.

~Suprise Plans and one's hesitation~

For half the day, I was at peace.
No one bothered me.

The students ignored me as usual, it was fine.

Midori, who had been a ghost around school lately also didn't bother me.

At lunch under the tree,

the only ass on the entire campus,

turned my peaceful mood... into a raging cyclone.

"I want you to go."

I stopped in the middle of eating, my mouth full of noodles.

I looked up at him.

"What?"

"Come to the field trip."

If I wasn't hungry, I would've thrown my noodles in his face.

I swallowed.
"And what gives you the right to tell me what to do?"

He frowned.
"Stop being so damn sarcastic all the time, and just listen to me for once!"

I blinked.

"Excuse me, Im going to pretend u didnt just say that, before I kill you."
I resumed eating my noodles.

He sat down next to me.

~Suprise Plans and one's hesitation~

"Look, I know...your not a people person...but..."
I scratched my head.

How should I say this?
"Well, I heard you haven't had to many good memories from field trips."

She stopped eating and gave me an evil glare.

Shit, did I mess up?

"Where did you hear that?"

"It's not important", I waved my hand quickly.
"All I'm trying to say is, it could be fun. You won't be all alone this time."

I opened my mouth.
I'm here.

? Huh ?
Why didn't those words come out?

She got up.
"I don't know what you talking about.

I am always. Always. Alone."

I watched her image fade.

I'm here.

~Suprise Plans and one's hesitation~

Kura avoided talking to me throughout the day.

It bothered me a bit,
but wasn't she usually this way?

The sun started to dip down and we headed to our lockers,
signaling the end of the day.

I saw Kura in the corner of the room.

She quickly put on her shoes, and started to briskly walk away.

I struggled to quickly put on my shoes.
I ran and grabbed her arm before she could get away.

"Kura."

She looked at me.
"You...What is it?"

I looked her straight in the eyes.
"Tommorow. Come."

She stared back silently for a moment, then pulled her arm away.
She turned and I watched her walk out of sight.

I felt anxiety rush to me.

"She'll come...", I reassured myself.

"So you decided to go against me?"

I turned.
No one was there.

A strand of chesnut brown hair stuck out of the wall.

The owner, came around the corner.

"Amy..."

"Your going to regret it", she shook her head.

"I have nothing to regret.
Even if it's a bad experience she's had before I-"

"You'll what?"

Silence hung.

A small laugh pierced the air.

"Whats so funny?" I was starting to get slightly annoyed.

"This...this is intresting."

I could feel myself burn up.
"Intresting? You treat everything as if it's a game to you...!"

"It is."
She stretched.

"You, an outsider. Who doesn't know anything, thinks he can change a girl like that so easily."

"You- who don't know anything at all."
"Nothing more than a blind fool."

The same things I had heard before.

But...her words stung.
I clenched my fist.

"Your point?"

"I don't know really either..."
Her voice faded.

I looked at her.
Her gaze followed the orange sky.

"But people may be suprised.
Just because he is a fool, he is not clouded with things such as "knowing".

"His judgement... will remain pure..."

She looked back at me, the sunset still reflected in her eyes.

"So, what will you do?"
"Will you dive in head first, and taint yourself to fully understand?"

"And are you prepared for the consequence?"

I opened my mouth, but air flowed out.

"Of course your not."
She laughed.

"But I'm going to humor you."
She placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Let's see what you can do."

Amy, along with her words, faded away.

Later,... I would come to regret not listening to her words.