Maki was bored. Really bored. Watching the birds fly by got boring really fast. Where is everyone? Eli was still staring out the window intently, but Maki was already bored. Maybe I'll just have a quick nap...

"Hey, Maki?"

Maki opened her eyes again, but the sky was noticeably darker. "What time is it?"

"5 PM. No one has been here since Nico's gang. I think they are planning something."

"Maybe they are just shooting each other."

"I don't think so. Nozomi always has something up her sleeve. Let's just stay cautiou-."

"CHARGE!"

Maki looked out the window and saw everyone except Kotori waving their water guns around.

Eli looked at Maki. "Holy c-"

Maki pulled Eli down, and a splash of water harmlessly splashed onto the treehouse floor.

Rin had a garden hose.

A. GARDEN. HOSE.

"Cheating!" Eli gasped in horror.

Maki ducked as Rin tried to spray her. "Rin, this is cheating!"

Nico smirked. "Weell! You also cheated when you tried to shoot me!"

"But there were no rules about that!"

"Well, there were no rules about this either!"

Maki tried to shoot at Nico but she dodged and the water hit Hanayo instead.

"AHH! Aw, I'm out now..." Hanayo miserably walked away.

(Cue sad music) (Just kidding) (Okay, I'll stop breaking the fourth wall now)

Eli started shooting pretty much anyone she could see, but Nico, Rin, Honoka and Nozomi were pretty much unbeatable.

"Maki! Look!"

Maki saw Nozomi, Nico and Honoka scaling the trees nearby the treehouse, and Honoka got splashed by the trap Eli had set up a few seconds later.

"Gah! What the f-"

"Maki! Shoot Nico!" Eli cried as she took aim at Nozomi.

Maki tried to shoot Nico, but Nico was climbing the tree too fast.

"Argh! Nico, why'd you have to climb so fast?"

Nico reached the treehouse's height and clung on to the tree. "I'm not going to lose to you!"

"I won't either!" Maki shouted as she tried to shoot Nico. "I have a Master's in surgery, b-"

"Maki! Watch your language!" Eli cut in.

(Maybe Rin is just enjoying the show at this point)

Nico shot a spurt of water at Maki.

Maki ducked. "Ugh!"

Nico took aim at Maki. "Ha! Take that you scum!"

Maki dodged. "Screw you, Nico!" Maki tried to shoot Nico again but she was out of water.

Crap! I'm out of water!

Maki reached for the spare water gun but Nico suddenly shot a rush of water at her.

"No!"

Eli pushed Maki out of the way, but she got hit by water from both Nozomi's and Nico's end.

"ELI!"

Eli sighed as the water soaked through her t-shirt. "I'm out. Good luck on your own, Maki."

Maki wanted to say something, but Nico's yelling reminded her that she needed to continue fighting in this war.

Maki nodded, and Eli winked back sneakily as she slipped down the treehouse.

Nozomi wasted no in shooting Maki, but Maki backed herself away from the windows. Perhaps Eli has a plan... I need to stay in the game until then!

Maki grabbed the backpack with the water guns and quickly climbed down the ladder at high speed, where Rin was waiting for her with a GARDEN HOSE.

"Yay! Friends!" Rin cheered as she aimed the hose at Maki.

Maki swiftly dodged as fast as she could and ran back into the maze entrance. The other side of the garden!

Maki knew Rin, Nico and Nozomi were following her, but Maki didn't care. She ran for her life through the intricate maze, praying in her mind that the others would get lost.

Soon, Maki was out the other side of the maze, but Maki kept running. To the pool shed!

Maki couldn't hear the footsteps of the other girls anymore, but Maki only stopped running when she got into the pool shed and hid behind some boxes. Only then did she realize that her phone was ringing from inside the backpack.

"Hello?"

"Maki!" Eli's voice was slightly relieved. "Are you out yet?"

"No."

"Thank goodness! I'm sending Umi to help you, so tell me where you are!"

Maki gasped. "Umi?

"Yes, Umi! Now tell me where you are, quickly!"

"I'm in the supply shed by the pool," Maki said. "Come quick!"

"Umi's on the way!"

A few minutes later, Umi threw open the door of the shed. "Maki!"

Umi closed the door and knelt down next to Maki. "Gosh, Maki. This game is so immature. I can't believe that Rin made you go through a water gun fight. We're all in our twenties, when is she going to stop acting like a 3-year old?"

Maki blinked. "Uh...it's fine, Umi. We just need to think of a plan to beat the remaining people-"

"Wait wait wait wait... why are you even playing this game with them?"

Maki sighed. "They made up a rule that I have to kiss one of the team members that won if I got wet."

Umi patted Maki's back. "That's rough, Maki. I feel your pain!"

"Thanks for the sympathy. Now then, shall we make up a plan? We don't have much time before they find us."

"Who's left in the game?" Umi asked.

"Rin, Nico, and Nozomi," Maki replied. "All very skilled at water guns."

Umi massaged her temples. "Hmm... Eli gave me her water gun and I filled it up in the bathroom. Do you have any water guns?"

Maki held up her backpack. "I have 3 more water guns in here but two are out of water, and only one of them is big. Oh, and I have an empty bucket of water."

Umi nodded. "We'll need to fill them up. Do we have a plan?"

Maki shook her head.

"I see. " Umi looked lost in thought for a moment. "Where do you think that Rin's group is right now?"

"They were chasing me out of the garden's maze. I lost them around the end of the maze."

"Okay." Umi clapped her hands lightly. "I have a plan."

"Really?"

"Yes. So first, Nozomi will most likely bring everyone here in a few minutes, because she's smart. When she comes, you hide in the shed with a bucket of water. I'll hide behind the shed with a garden hose, and when Nico, Nozomi and Rin come, I try to spray them with water."

Maki nodded. "Great. But how will I know if any of them are out?"

Umi frowned. "Hmm...oh! If one of them are out, I'll yell "nay!" If two of them are out, I'll yell "Hey!" and if all three of them are out, I'll tell you to come out."

"And what if none of them are out?"

"I'll scream. Anyways! When the remaining people move close to the shed, I'll yell "Gah!" and you can burst out the door and splash them with water."

Maki nodded. "And what if this plan fails?"

"If all else fails just push them into the pool."

Maki nodded again. "Got it. We should probably fill up the water guns and the buckets now."

"Yeah." Umi stood up and went outside the shed, Maki following close behind.

Maki dipped each water gun's water container into the pool and watched it fill up. "Umi, can you fill up the bucket?"

"Sure."

Umi started filling up the bucket, and soon enough, all the water guns were filled and the bucket was full to the brim.

Maki carried the water guns back into the shed and set up the bucket. "I'm ready."

Umi nodded and got into position.

Maki closed the shed door and waited with the bucket.

Soon enough, Rin's voice was heard.

"Where are they?"

"I think they should be here somewhere..." Nozomi said. "What the- KYAHH!"

Maki waited for Umi to scream.

"Nay!" Umi screamed.

That must mean Nozomi is the only one out, Maki thought.

"Gah!"

Upon hearing Umu's signal, Maki burst out the shed and splashed the bucket onto Nico.

"Maaaaaki! Ugh! I hate this game!"

Now Rin was the only person left in the game. "Maki, bringing Umi was a great idea. But!" Rin readied her water gun. "I'm not letting you win!" Rin pounced over at Maki.

Maki shot water at Rin, but she dodged multiple times. "Umi!"

Umi sprayed water from the hose but Rin dodged it.

Just when Maki decided that the game was never going to end, Rin suddenly grabbed Umi and chucked her into the pool.

Splat!

(That's the sound of Umi bellyflopping into the water.)

Maki gasped. "What...?"

Rin laughed nervously. "Aha...sorry. I was bored with the game taking too long. You're next, Maki!"

Maki screamed and ran for her life. RIN IS A SUMO WRESTLER! Maki thought frantically.

"Don't run from me, Maki! You know you can never go far!" Rin yelled.

"Don't stop running, Maki!" Umi (who had surfaced from the pool) encouraged. "You can do it!"

Maki looked behind her, just in time to see Rin grabbed her arm.

"AHHH!" Maki twirled her wrists to slip out of Rin's grasp (just as she was taught from self-defense classes!) and tried to push Rin away. "AHH!"

Rin realized Maki was pushing her nearer to the pool. "Oh no, you won't!" Rin tried to pull Maki into the pool, but Maki pushed Rin into the pool.

The problem was, Rin's hand was still wrapped around Maki's wrist.

SPLAT!

Maki fell into the pool and surfaced after a few seconds. "Rin! Screw you!"

Rin started sobbing while floating in the pool. "Hu, hu, hu... I didn't win!"

Umi clapped at Maki. "Great job, Maki! You won!"

Maki shook her head as she pulled herself out of the pool. "I got wet. I lost."

"No, actually, Rin fell into the pool a split second before you, so technically you are the winner," Nozomi stated. "Congrats."

Rin continued crying. "Bu huhuhu! Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu!"

Maki started walking back into the house. "I'm going to shower."

And that concludes the water fight! I hope you enjoyed. From now on, I'm going to try to update every Sunday night. Please review!