Madoka woke abruptly, sitting up and looking around quickly. Kyoya had abandoned his sleeping spot a while ago and wandered off. She rubbed her eyes sleepily, still shaken by her nightmare. A pile of newly picked fruit was piled near. She got up, grabbing one before stretching. She managed a small bite before she she turned around quickly at the sound of rustling leaves. Kyoya emerged from the forest with arms full of several large types of leaves and branches and a vine or two was wrapped around himself as well. He walked out a bit, dropping his pile of resources next to a pile of rocks Madoka assumed he collected earlier. "What are you doing?" She asked as she joined by his side.

"Isn't it a basic rule of survival to build a shelter or something? I read it in a magazine at my father's office."

"Oh...yeah you're right."

"You okay?"

"I'm fine. Here, I'll help you."

The pair began the long process of organizing some kind of plan for a shelter. They tried and failed many times to get something decent built. Madoka lost track of how many times they managed to get a structure standing before having it collapse into a heap of broken vines and leaves impaled with sticks. Their attempts ended rather abruptly when Kyoya bust out in a fit of unkind words as he held a bleeding palm.

"Why isn't this working?" He shouted in frustration, "how can a leaf cut me like this!?"

"Calm down" Madoka spoke, suppressing the smile that tugged at her lips. "Here, wrap that up you don't want an infection." Madoka tossed him his sweatshirt so he tear a piece from it and wrap the cut. "I'll work on this. Why don't you go find some more vines? Most of these have broken."

"Fine." He agreed, holding his hand as he marched off. Madoka looked up from her work after him with a small smile. She moved to take one of the larger palm leaves and lifted it to sit on top the structure of branches. She didn't work much longer though. Instead she found herself abandoning the project and wondering the coast line, looking over the stretch of water and blue skies.

She walked quite a ways down the sandy beach. The beach was beginning to look quite awful as she ventured down. There was more rocks, branches and other nature sticking out from the darker, more pebble filled sand. Madoka figured this area was more shaded due to the far more overgrown forest and taller trees that weren't as neatly organized than before. Except for the large jagged rocks poking from the surface the water was still clear and pushing against the coast eagerly. Madoka wondered how such a beautiful beach could get so gloomy so quickly.

Madoka stopped her walk as she looked down to spot a little crab scuttling along the sand. The brunette looked around her surroundings one more time, beginning to feel uneasy with the change of atmosphere. She stepped back, turning with the intent to hurry back to where Kyoya would likely be waiting. But something caught her sight and caused her to stop and stain to look harder at the odd object breaking from the surface of the water. She couldn't really explain what she saw, she wasn't entirely sure what to call it. She knew that it was obviously part of a ship. It was far out in the water, but someone could probably shim down to it easily if they could. Of course Madoka had no intention of doing so. She figured she'd at least mention it to Kyoya later, but it just a sunken ship, it wasn't out of the ordinary. Ships sunk all the time.

When Kyoya returned before his friend he took it upon himself to go ahead and finish up the rest. He stepped back to eye it skeptically. It was big enough to sleep under somewhat comfortably, but it probably wouldn't really do anything during a storm. "This is going to be harder than I thought…" he sighed.

"Hey Kyoya!" Madoka called, rushing back to him.

"Where have you been?" He turned to face her.

"I think I found a sunken boat down there!" She pointed down the beach in the direction she had just came from.

"Really?" He asked with interest. "Lets check it out."

"You can't actually really see anything from the beach though. Just a piece sticking up."

"Then I guess we'll have to swim to it." He grinned with a look of adventure sparkling in his eyes.

"No, you can't- what even goes through you head!? That's such a stupid idea- you could get hurt or-"

"Come on, there could be helpful things down there."

"I think we can manage without putting our lives in unnecessary danger."

"Fine, I'll listen to you this time, but only because I have better things to do." He crossed his arms and madoka sighed, rolling her eyes and moving on to do something more useful than arguing with such a difficult boy. Madoka silently drug the palm leaves and branches that were left over towards the middle of their area. Kyoya was just as quiet where he sat in the sand observing the round coconut in his hands carefully. Soon he grew bored of trying to open it though. So he went back over to Madoka. "What are you doing?" He questioned, watching as she arranged the last few palms.

"SOS." She spoke, pointing out the letters she had arranged. "When a plane of other flying object passes by they should see this SOS message and help us." She explained. "What were doing?"

"I found this coconut." She told her, holding it up for all to see. "I wanted to break it open and drink what's inside. But it might take more than hitting it with a rock to open…" Madoka laughed and Kyoya fell into awkward silence.

I don't know what to do now… Kyoya shifted on his feat with unease. It's been so long since we've spoken like this…

"Kyoya?"

"Yeah?"

"Whatever happened back when we were kids...I hope we can be friends again...for now at least."

"Yeah, whatever." Kyoya cleared his throat, trying to cover up the nervousness that was building up. He hoped his answer was enough to drop the subject. He didn't want to talk about any of that now. "Lets swim or something" he offered, "something to pass the time."

"We're not here to have fun…" Madoka said, "don't just change change the subject like that."

"We might as well! Once we get back home things will just go back to normal." Kyoya turned with a less friendly glare. "Fine. Then just leave me alone and do something useful." He walked off towards the water, kicking of his shoes and getting ready to cast his shirt aside and plunge himself into the chilly water.

Madoka reached to feel her reded face, which now burned in embarrassment and anger. "Whatever, you're such a- ugh!" the brunette marched off towards the forest, stopping to grab her bag, which had sat forgotten the past two days. Madoka pushed her way past the forest, stopping when she found and empty water bottle in her bag and deciding to fill it at the creek for her and Kyoya later. She didn't stop and go back afterwards though. She continued on to find the waterfall from the other day. She smiled at the sight of the clear water and flowers surrounding the scene. She dropped her things, stepping forward to sit on the edge of one of the larger rocks surrounding the water and dip her now bare feet into the water.

Why does he have to be so difficult? She sighed. I just want to know what I did wrong...what happened. I at least deserve an explanation! I'll get it out of him, you can bet that! The brunette ran a hand through tangled hair. I wonder if they're looking for me? Mom and dad must be so worried. I hope mom isn't too upset...I wonder if they know we're out here. Dad's gonna be mad about me going to that party. I wonder if Kyoya's dad is looking also. He'd always been so scary I wonder how's he's acting now that Kyoya's missing. Madoka looked up the clouds.

The laughter of two children rang through the silence as the pair ran around. It was the middle of summer meaning the air was warm and muggy. The sky was dark, leaving shadows to cast over the large unfenced backyard of the Tategami family. The children were running around trying to catch the fireflies that flickered in the air, but they didn't dare chase the bugs into woods that were behind the houses. They knew they weren't allowed in there past dark. In fact, kyoya was surprised Madoka's mother hadn't called her in by now. The friends had made it a point to spend as much time as they could together before the summer ended. They would be entering the sixth grade in only a few days so, If they weren't down the creek playing if not there then they were at the park down the street or running between the yards of their homes.

Madoka groaned as she tripped and missed the firefly she had almost caught. Kyoya stopped and went up to her. The blue eyed girls knees were already scrapped from the fall she took while the two raced down the street on their bikes with Kakeru, who was already in bed. He pulled the girl up quickly, ready to get back to playing.

"Come Kyoya get inside now." His father stood on the patio in front of the back door. He was still dressed in his business attire, a suit that was now missing the jacket and his tie was loosened. He looked exhausted as held his phone in one hand. "Come on it's late. Your mother should of brought you in a while ago." Kotaru quickly dove back into business talk as Kyoya pouted and said his goodbye to madoka. "You go on home also Madoka you shouldn't be running around this late at night." Madoka didn't move from her spot though. "Go on Madoka."

"Mom left and dad isn't home from work yet…" Kotaru sighed, looking over at the dark outline of the girls house.

"Come on in, I'll call your mother." Madoka nodded, running in after Kyoya and placing herself next to him on the sofa. "Mr. Hagane we'll have to finish this discussion some other time. I have children to look after." Kotaru quickly hung up and was now on the phone with Madoka's mother. "Hana where are you? Your kid is in my house, why would you leave her alone with Kyoya?" He sighed, "I see. Hurry back and take her home." The older man hung up again and set his phone down. "You kids be quiet I have work." He spoke, perhaps a little more harshly than he had met.

Kyoya flipped the television on, slouching back and watching with a bored expression. "Yours dads kinda scary" Madoka whispered.

"Not scary just...intimidating, bossy and strict."

"I'd call that scary."

Kyoya laughed, "I guess so." Madoka joined in with soft giggles, earning a hush form Kotaru form his place at the dining room table on his laptop. The two children passed out an hour or so after. Both were sprawled out on the Sofa when Kotaru came to get Madoka home. He had scowled at having to hold the the brunettes hand as he led her back home as she followed with half lidded eyes and a sleepy demiter. She was taken back home and tucked in with a thanks to Kotaru, who made it clear that he didn't want that happening again. After getting home the man went on to coax his own son into his and Kakeru shared room, staying to say his good nights and I loves you's to his children. He then went on to wait patiently for his wife to get home.

That feels like an awkward place to end, but that's where I'm ending it for now. Next chapter shouldn't take long to get done since I already have a good start on it. Hope you liked it!