A/N: Back with a new chapter. Now, since we're done with Chizuru's dilemma, let's have a chapter focusing on some characters that didn't get to appear from the previous chapter or had a line, so to speak. And oh, look out for debuting characters that may or may not be involved with AWA.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters appearing in this chapter.
-Normal Earth-
Somewhere in Japan
During weekends, a lot of people would love to spend their time hanging around at home, going put with their friends or simply do nothing at all. Case in point for this group, as a purple retro van is seen moving in a moderate pace as it traverse on a winding country road between two large mountains that is reached in life, wether it's the tree or animals.
Inside the retro van, we see Shinozaki driving his van carefully. He is currently wearing a white flowery T-shirt, blue jeans and sandals with a colorful headband wrapped around his head and wears a large dark glasses, making him look like a hippie... or was he all along.
"Ahh... having a hike during the weekend really excites me! Haven't done any hiking ever since I entered high school." Shinozaki said in a relaxed tone.
Konata Izumi giggled, "I never knew you like hiking." she commented on the passengers' seat. Konata is currently wearing an oversized shoulderless shirt with flowery design, ripped blue jeans and brown sandals and a beaded necklace around her neck, looking also like a hippie... which obviously that she's not.
"I've started hiking with my dad when I was ten when we we're still living at the countryside. And damn! When we got to the top of the mountain, the scenes were so majestic, I was completely captivated! I've been doing a lot of hiking after that but I stopped once I started high school since we need to move in the city." Shinozaki explained with a smile.
Konata giggled again, "You must be really happy that you get to do something you love again." she commented.
"Oh yeah... my happiness is over the top!" Shinozaki replied with a big smile.
"Well... I'm glad that you're happy but why are the two of you dressed up like hippies?" a voice asked.
Behind the two are Oohori and Ami Mizuno sitting on the back seat. Unlike the first two who looks like hippies the latter two wears normal outdoor clothes, Oohori is currently wearing a white T-shirt with orange linings, beige shorts and white socks and brown shoes while Ami is wearing a blue hooded jacket over a white shirt, black shorts, black socks and white tennis shoes with a red baseball cap on her head.
"Cause we like peace." Shinozaki and Konata answered cooly while doing a peace sign.
Oohori sighed, "Just don't start smoking marijuana, then I'm fine with you're looks ." he said.
"Dude... that's stereotyping man, not all hippies smokes marijuana you know." Shinozaki said cooly.
Ami giggled at their exchanges, "Shinozaki-san aside from hiking, are we gonna camp out too?" she asked.
Shinozaki answered despite not facing her, "Only hiking. Though there's a cabin that we can use to placed our stuffs and to sleep." he said.
"That's pretty convenient." Ami said.
"Yeah. I don't like camping that much... the last time me and the gang did that, it didn't end well." Oohori said while shivering. He along the rest of the Clique went camping once but it didn't go as planned, when Chizuru Tachibana and Kenji Kazama got to an argument that attracted a group of bears and began to chase them all around the mountain.
Shinozaki chuckled, "Don't worry. The place we're going doesn't have any bears." he reassured.
"I got to admit. I'm really looking forward for this... fresh air, cooling breeze, the sounds of nature calling..." Konata said.
"Uhh... you could have something better than the last one." Oohori said with a blank look.
Then a huff was heard from the back of the van.
Oohori, Ami and Konata turns their attention on the fifth member of the group at the back of the van while Shinozaki kept his eyes on the road. Currently sitting uncomfortably on the pile luggage was a tall young woman with a long lavender hair with matching lavender eyes, she is currently wearing a red shirt, black shorts, white socks and brown sneakers. This is Chitose Karasuyama.
Oohori then turns to Ami, "Remind me again why we had to bring the shovel girl with us?" he asked.
Ami looks at Chitose for a second before turning back to Oohori, "Well... Roka and her older sister wants her to come with us, she's been moody lately after those 'two' became a couple." she explained.
"Roka thought it's a good idea to come with you guys, so I don't have to brood at home." Chitose said with a frown while her arms crossed.
"Yeah... now you can brood in the woods." Oohori quipped earning him a light elbow from Ami while lavender haired girl glared at the bald young man.
Shinozaki looks through the rare view mirror, "Sorry about stacking you in the back Chitose, but don't worry we're almost there." he said.
Chitsose scoffed, "Whoopie-doo." she replied sarcastically.
-BREAK-
After a few minutes of driving, the van reached it's destination. The place has three cabins on each side with a picnic table outside. Near the third cabin was crystal clear lake, a track leading to the mountains can be seen between the first and second cabin and a well can be seen in the middle.
Shinozaki got off the van first, "Ahh... we're finally here." he said with a smile.
Konata got off next as breaths deeply, "Ahh... fresh air." she said stretching a little.
Oohori then got off the van then went to open the hatch, "Okay Chitose, you can get out now." he said.
Chitose quickly squeezed her way out of the van while pushing some bags down, "Uhh... my back is sores." she said rubbing her said body part.
Ami began to look around when a white van parked besides them, "Oh my, I guess we're not the only ones here." she said.
"Really?" Oohori asked as he peeks his head out from the back while Chitose walks pass him.
The first person who got off the van was a young girl with a long chocolate brown hair and eyes. She is currently wearing a blue & white dress shirt, gray skirt, black stockings, red shoes and a pink Safari hat on her head. This is Touko Fukami.
Then another girl followed. The girl was slightly taller than Touko, she has mid-length brown hair that curls at the bottom with a yellow bow on top and has olive-brown eyes. She is wearing green hooded jacket over a white shirt, gray shorts, black & white stockings and brown shoes. This is Yanagi Takayama.
Then a tall boy got off the vehicle. He has a black hair and dark green eyes with a rather hostile facial expression. He wears a gray polo-shirt, blue pants and black shoes. This is Yukinari Imi or Yuki to his friends.
Next to come out was another boy. He has a messy light/dark brown hair which is pulled back by a white headband and has olive eyes. He wears a high-collared red polo-shirt, yellow shorts and black sneakers. This is Hiro Shirosaki.
The last person to get off the van was a frail looking girl whom Hiro assisted getting off the vehicle. She has a studious look and has fair skin. She has a black shoulder-length hair, with one side longer than the other and also has violet eyes behind an orange framed spectacles. She wears a white short-sleeved cardigan, a navy blue collar vest, khaki colored shorts, long black socks that reached her thighs and black & blue, white sneakers. This is Sachi Nagamiya.
Touko noticed them, "Oh... hello." she greeted.
Later, after both groups decided to introduced each other, they began to take their things towards their cabins.
"I'll be picking you guys up tomorrow, so have fun." a young woman said from the van. She has a light-brown hair and eyes and is wearing a purple dress with a black belt in the middle. This is Momo Shirosaki, the older sister of Hiro.
Hiro sighed, "We get ya." he said as her older sister drives away.
Then Oohori approaches Yanagi, "Takayama-san, can I ask you a question?" he requested.
Yanagi turns to him, "Oh... okay. And please call me Yanagi." she replied.
"Are you perhaps related to a girl named Haruka Takayama?" the bald young man asked.
Yanagi and even Yukanari, was surprised, "Ah yes. I'm her cousin. Do you know her?" she answered before asking them.
"We're good friends of her actually." Konata answered.
"Huh. That's a surprise. She's kinda socially awkward, so I'm surprised that she had other friends outside her classmates." Yanagi stated.
"Didn't Haruka just revealed lately that she's in a relationship with a girl?" Yukinari asked.
"I heard about that but I don't mind." Yanagi replied.
"Well... it was another friend of ours who convinced her to confess. We've been supporting Haruka's relationship ever since." Oohori stated.
"That's amazing! Most people would criticize relationships like those right off the bat, but you guys chose to support them." Touko said in awe.
Konata grinned, "Mah... that's what really good friends would do." she said.
"Although, we're kinda weirded out by her new hobby." Oohori thought referring to Haruka writing a fanfiction about Ben and Gingka.
Meanwhile, Sachi is giving Oohori and the gang with an untrusting look which Shinozaki noticed, "Uhh... why is she glaring at us like that?" he asked Ami.
The blue haired girl hummed, "Maybe she doesn't like us." she assumed.
"Well... it's better to ignore her, it's not like we're doing anything wrong." the hipster said which Ami nodded.
Shinozaki then grabbed a cooler as Chitose sat on a huge boulder when she noticed a red SUV coming towards them, "Hey... isn't that Kirigaya's SUV?" she asked pointing at the upcoming vehicle.
Oohori looks with squinted eyes, "Yeah... you're right... and it's coming fast..." he said then he noticed the vehicle is heading straight towards Shinozaki, "...right towards Shinozaki." he said nonchalantly.
Upon hearing what Oohori said, Konata began to panic, "SHINOZAKI! WATCH OUT!" she called out to her pseudo-boyfriend.
The hipster stood still as he stares at the approaching vehicle coming straight at him, "Huh... I knew my friends will be the death of me." he said nonchalantly before closing his eyes preparing for the impact.
Fortunately for him, the SUV just stopped inches away from his face, Shinozaki opens his eyes to see that he's fine before releasing a breath of relief.
"Woah... that was too close." Hiro commented as he and his friends even Sachi were relieved that nothing happened with the hippie.
Then a girl got off the SUV, "Shinozaki-san! Are you all right?" the girl, whom is Asuna Yuuki, asked. Asuna is currently wearing a red & black checkered shirt, blue shorts and brown boots.
Shinozaki turns to the newcomer, "Oh hello, Asuna-chan. Don't worry I'm fine, though I'm a bit startled." he replied.
From the driver's seat, a young man got off, "Sorry about that. I got caught with our conversation that I forgot to focus on driving." he said. The young man has black hair and eyes, he is wearing a black leather jacket over a black shirt, black pants and shoes. This Kazuto Kirigaya aka Kirito, and Asuna's boyfriend.
"It's all right Kazuto. I'm not harmed... just startled." Shinozaki reassured.
Tatsumi then got off the van with a dreaded look, "I thought we almost killed him." he commented. He is currently wearing his usual assassin attire.
Chitose's eyes narrowed annoyingly upon setting sights on Tatsumi, "Wait a minute... if he's here then..." she says but was interrupted.
"What's the hold up?" a voice calls out as a girl got off the van. The girl has a below average height and has a very long pink hair tied in twintails with pink eyes. She wears a pink bolero over a pink one piece dress, pink stockings and brown boots. This is Mine, the girlfriend of Tatsumi. "Shouldn't we be unpacking our stuffs right now instead talking to a hippie!?" she stated.
"Great... she's here." Chitose grumbled under her breath.
Mine then noticed Chitose, "Oh... if it isn't Miss Bitch face." she snarled.
"Right back at ya, you racist!" Chitose snapped.
"At least I'm not a person who abuses their power to make others do her work." Mine fired back.
"Oh, you wanna go at it." Chitose got up while cracking her knuckles.
Luckily, Asuna managed to get in between them, "All right... back off you two! We didn't come here to fight, we're here to relax! So please, set aside you're differences and at least enjoy your time here." she said.
Mine and Chitose glared at each other before turning away with a huff or scoff as the fencer released a sigh of relief.
"Nice! You're girl sure knows how to diffuse the situation." Oohori commented.
Kirito smiled, "Yeah... I hope she keeps it that way." he replied.
-BREAK-
Later after a minute of unpacking, everyone are gathered at outside with the girls hanging around a table near the lake as the boys gathered on another.
"Hey Shinozaki... why are you and Konata dressed up like hippies?" Tatsumi asked.
"Cause I like peaaacceee..." Shinozaki replied with a smooth voice while doing a peace sign.
"What?" Tatsumi asked in confusion.
"Just ignore him, wether he's pretending to be a hippie or not, he's sure enjoying it." Oohori stated with a blank look.
Shinozaki then stood up, "Say how about we take a walk in the forest?" he suggested.
"That's a good idea." Kirito said.
"Might as well take a walk especially after that long drive." Oohori said standing.
"Hey..." a voice called. The boys turn around to see Hiro and Yukinari approaching with the former carrying a basket on his back, "Are you guys gonna take a walk? Can we join you?" Hiro asked.
"Hiro and I are gonna forage for some food in the forest." Yukinari added.
"Sure dudes! The more, the merrier!" Shinozaki replied in a hippie fashion.
And with that the boys left the table and entered the forest which is noticed by Ami.
"Looks like the boys just decided to take a walk." Ami stated before turning to Konata, "Aren't you coming with them?" she asked.
"Nah! I wanna relax for a while before Shinozaki and I go hiking." the blue-haired otaku replied while kicking her legs back on forth on her seat.
"Maybe we should start cooking right now before we go hiking." Mine suggested excitedly as she wants Tatsumi to taste her cooking.
Asuna giggled, "That's a good idea. Just leave the cooking to me and Mine." she said.
"Woah! Woah! Woah! Did I hear that right? Little miss racist here can cook!" Chitose exclaimed in disbelief.
Mine scoffed, "Yes... I can cook." she replied raising her nose high.
Chitose deadpanned, "I find that hard to believe." she said.
The pink haired girl glared at her, "Are you saying that I can't cooked!? I'll have you know that I've been taking cooking lessons with Komatsu-san!" she claimed proudly.
Chitose scoffed, "Surprised that he has the patience to teach you." she said.
A tick-mark appeared on Mine's head, "At least I can cook!" she snapped.
A tick-mark also appeared on Chitose's head, "Are you sayin' that I can't cook!? Let me tell you something sister, I can cook! In fact, I believe I can cook a better meal than you!" she yelled.
"Is that a challenge!?" Mine snapped.
The two glared at each other intensely before Mine spoke.
"Asuna dear... give me a spatula." she said outstretching her hand.
Chitose also outstretched her hand, "Ami... give me a ladle." she said.
"Umm... girls... please calm down." Asuna said nervously.
"She's right... there's no need for this..." Ami added whom is equally nervous.
Mine and Chitose glared at them before smiling, "Please." they said at the same time.
Asuna and Ami looks at each other before sighing in defeat, "All right." they said at the same time.
And with that, the four entered their cabin leaving Konata alone at the picnic table.
"Well that escalated quickly." Konata said as Touko, Yanagi and Sachi approaches her.
"Konata-san!" Touko called out earning the hippie-dressing otaku's attention.
"We heard those two are arguing again, what happened?" Yanagi asked.
"The two are arguing about of who can cook and who cannot... which resulted with the two settling this in a cooking contest." Konata replied.
"Umm... will they be all right?" Touko asked with a worried expression.
Konata waves her hands, "Nah! They'll be fine." she replied.
"You seem awfully relaxed about this." Yanagi said with a raised eyebrow.
Konata gave her a cat-like smile, "Cause I like peaaacceee..." she replied with a smooth voice while doing a peace sign as the three girls looks at her in confusion.
-BREAK-
Meanwhile, inside the forest. We see Hiro and Yukinari gathering wild vegetables and mushrooms with the latter placing it inside the basket carried by the former. Tatsumi and Kirito are looking around the place while sitting on a large tree branch while Shinozaki and Oohori are picking up some twigs.
"So... you're done picking?" Shinozaki asked.
"Yeah. We found a lot but it's mostly mushrooms." Yukinari replied.
"Hopefully you two didn't pick any poisonous mushroom like the Destroying Angel." the hipster stated.
"What does it looks like?" Hiro asked.
Shinozaki hummed, "Hmm... they actually look like white puff balls. Those are really poisonous and it can kill a man in a just a minute." he explained.
Oohori was holding a white mushroom that looks like a puff ball, the bald young man turned pale upon hearing what Shinozaki said before quickly throwing it away.
"Hey guys!" Hiro called out earning everyone's attention, "I'm kinda curious. Are you guys dating any of the girls that came with you?" he asked.
"Asuna is my girlfriend while Mine is Tatsumi's." Kirito answered as he and Tatsumi drops down from the branch.
"Ami and I are dating. But not we're not a couple yet." Oohori said.
"Same goes for me and Konata." Shinozaki quipped.
"Woah! That's nice." Hiro complimented.
"What about that Chitose girl?" Yukinari asked.
The boys shifted nervously, "I thinks it's best not to talk about her love life." Shinozaki suggested.
"Yeah... I don't want her to bury me alive... again." Tatsumi said while shivering.
Hiro and Yukinari raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"So what about you guys? Are you dating any girl of your group?" Kirito asked.
Hiro and Yukinari looks around nervously, "Actually... Touko made a rule that no one is allowed to date in our group." the former said.
"Really?" Oohori gasped, "Well that sucks." he said.
"Yeah. How would the two of you confess you're feelings for Sachi and Touko then?" Shinozaki asked as the two boys blushed.
"H-how did you know about that?" Hiro asked in surprise.
Shinozaki smiled smugly, "By just looking at you, it's pretty obvious." he replied as he tilts his glasses, "Though I can't tell Yukinari that Yanagi has the hots for him." he thought.
"I didn't knew he was perspective." Tatsumi said.
"I didn't know either." Oohori said with a blank face.
"Well... I hope things gets better for the two of you." Kirito said with a smile.
"Hehe... thanks." Hiro replied with a grin.
Oohori then looked at his watch, "I think it's about to head back. It's almost time for lunch." he said.
Yukinari nodded, "I agree. We should head back so we can get started cooking what we found." he stated.
Then they heard a loud growl coming from Hiro.
"Woah Hiro! I didn't know you're hungry." Yukinari said in surprise.
"Umm... that wasn't me." Hiro replied in confusion.
Tatsumi saw something from Hiro's back, "Yeah... that wasn't Hiro." he said nervously.
"What do you mean?" Kirito asked.
Then Tatsumi pointed towards the back of Hiro, everyone turns to the direction his finger was pointing. And to their shock and surprise, they see six hungry wolves glaring at them, with one drooling on its mouth.
"What the? Wolves?" Yukinari said in shock.
"Huh? I don't know there were wolves here." Shinozaki commented in a relaxed tone.
"How come you don't know!? You said you've been here before!" Oohori shouted.
"I only said that there are no bears here plus I haven't been in this place for quite sometime now, so those wolves must have migrated in this place." the hipster explained in a still relaxed tone.
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM ABOUT THIS!?" Tatsumi yelled in surprise, he only got a peace sign as a response.
"G-guys... w-what's should we do?" Hiro asked as if he was about to panic.
Shinozaki, Oohori, Tatsumi and Kirito can definitely fight off the wolves with their skills, however they're in front of Hiro and Yukinari whom has no idea about AWA, so they can't fight back. Shinozaki turns to them with a relaxed smile, "Well... that's easy." he said before clearing his voice, "RUN!" he shouted loudly before running away.
Everyone looks at each other before they started to run and scream as they followed the screaming Shinozaki who screams like SpongeBob with the wolves right at their tails. As they continue to run through the forest, Oohori noticed something, "STOP!" he yelled.
Then everyone stopped... including the wolves.
"What the!" Yukinari gaped at that.
Oohori then closed the lid of the basket behind Hiro, "There! Now it won't fall." he said.
"Thanks." Hiro said with a thumbs up.
"No pleasure... now then... LET'S RUN AGAIN!" Oohori screamed as they resume running.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?" Yukinari screamed in disbelief.
"IT'S BETTER NOT KNOWING!" Kirito yelled back.
-BREAK-
As the boys are running and screaming in the forest, the girls in the cabin are busy watching over two hot-headed girls having a culinary competition with one another completely oblivious of what's happening to the boys.
Well... except for one.
"Why do I get the feeling that boys are having a lot of fun right now." Konata stated.
"Well... I hope they're doing better compare to us right now." Ami replied.
Currently, Konata, Ami, Asuna even Touko, Yanagi and Sachi were forced by Mine and Chitose to judge their little 'friendly' contest.
"Why do we have to get drag in this mess?" Yanagi asked annoyingly.
"Well... being a judge for a food competition sounds like fun." Touko said positively while Sachi nodded.
"If I gain weight, I'm blaming you." Yanagi sighed in defeat.
A minute later, both Mine and Chitose finished cooking, "It's done!" they said at the same time before glaring at each other again.
"Okay! You two, let's get this over with! How about we start with Chitose." Asuna suggested.
Chitose nodded as she gave each girls a plate of curry, "Well... dig in." she said.
Everyone grabs a spoon and the first to take a bite was Asuna and as the food entered her mouth, her eyes widen, "My... my goodness! This is really good." she said.
Ami swallowed before speaking, "This... is amazing... it's spicy but the after taste really hits the spot." she commented with red cheeks.
"It feels like I'm eating in a restaurant." Konata said as Touko, Yanagi and Sachi nodded in agreement.
Chitose gave them an honest to sincere smile, "Thanks. Curry is kinda my specialty... I got that from my older sister." she said. Asuna smiled back at her, she knows Chitose's older sister was a kind loving sister.
"And now... it's Mine's turn." Konata said.
The pink haired girl nodded as she gave each girls a place of Salisbury Steak, "I hope you all like it." she said in anticipation.
Each girls then grabbed a knife and fork as they began to eat it. Then Touko's eyes widen, "Sugoi! This is delicious!" she claimed.
"The steak is so juicy... it taste so tender." Yanagi commented with a blissful look.
"So good." Sachi spoke softly as she continues to chew.
"Really!" Mine claimed happily, "That's good. But if you guys think something is missing, please feel free to tell me. I really wanna become a good cook so I can become very competent wife once Tatsumi and I get married." she said with a smile.
"M-married?" Yanagi gasped in shock.
"I think you're getting too far ahead with that. But good for you." Konata commented.
Chitose then crossed her arms, "Well... who won?" she asked.
The six girls looks at each other before going into huddle while whispering, a few minute later the girls turns their attention back to the two, "It's a tie." Asuna replied in behalf of everyone.
"What!?" the two shouted in shock.
"It's a tie. Both the meal you made were so good that we can't really pick either one." Touko explained.
"I see..." Mine said in understanding.
However... Chitose doesn't, "Damn it! This is so frustrating! I can't believe it ended in a tie!" she complained.
"What's with you? At least, try to understand their decisions!" Mine chided.
"Shut up! You don't even know what you're talking about!" Chitose snapped as everyone became nervous.
"Why are you so against me? I admit I'm a bit of a racist, but I never once did something to offend your people." Mine snapped back.
"No you're not! But the fact, that you came here with you're boyfriend! Seeing couples like you drives me crazy!" Chitose yelled angrily.
"Does she forgot that Asuna has a boyfriend?" Konata whispered to Ami.
"That's what you're angry about! Did you just got rejected or something?" Mine yelled back.
Ami and Konata panicked and tried to dissuade Mine's comment, but Chitose angrily stomps her way in front of the pink haired girl as they glare at each other intensely.
However, Chitose's glare slowly morphs into a soft frown as her eyes began to water and her lips quivering, then to everyone's surprise she suddenly cried uncontrollably, "WAAAHHHAAA! WHY DIDN'T HE LOVE ME BACK!" she wailed as she hugged the unwilling Mine.
Mine rapidly blinks in shock, "Uhh... it's okay... it's okay..." she gently said while rubbing the back of Chitose's head before looking at the girls, "Umm... a little help here." she said.
"Huh... finally. She let it out." Konata commented as the girls gathered around the broken hearted girl.
-BREAK-
Back in the forest, we see the boys sitting on every branch of an old oak tree with the wolves snarling at them from the ground.
"It's a good thing this oak tree is easy to climb." Kirito stated.
"Yeah. We would be running for hours if we haven't found this tree." Tatsumi said.
"Yeah. But we'll be stuck here for hours if we don't find away to get rid of those wolves." Yukinari snarked.
Shinozaki then thought hard when an idea came to his head as he puts his hands in his pocket.
Oohori noticed this, "What are doing?" he asked.
"Where is it... AHA!" Shinozaki replied pulling out a small triangular object.
"A triangle bomb?" Hiro said.
"Gonna blow this thing up on those shits, hopefully it startles them and they would leave us alone." Shinozaki explained as he turns to Oohori, "Do you have a lighter?" he asked then the bald young man handed him a lighter, "Thanks." he said before lighting up the tip of the triangle bomb, "Eat this you snakeshits!" he stated as he drops the small bomb.
It took for a few minutes before the small bomb exploded, startling the wolves and began scramble away from the large tree.
"Haha! That's right! Run away you motherhubbers!" Shinozaki shouted as he laugh.
"For a hippie... he sure knows a lot of colorful words." Yukinari commented as he drops down first.
Kirito drops down next to him, "Well... I don't really know if he's actually a hippie." he said.
Tatsumi then drops down next, "How about we asked him something? Hey Shinozaki!" he called earning the bespectacled boy, "Do you eat meat?" he asked.
"Nope! I'm a vegetarian." Shinozaki replied bluntly.
Everybody looks at each other in surprise, "Well... guess that answers that." Oohori said.
"I'll say." Hiro said as he began to walk, "Come on. We can't keep the girls waiting." he said.
The boys looks at each shrugging their shoulders before following Hiro.
-BREAK-
Back with girls, they are gathered around the table comforting the still sobbing Chitose as she tells them everything, "I... I loved him ever since middle school... though he likes somebody else... I waited for so long for him to move on from his first love but at the time he did... I couldn't muster up the courage to tell him how I feel... and thanks to that... he's now dating that... that blonde bitch!" she explained as she was about to tear up again.
Mine panicked, "Aaa... no more! No more crying." she said as she handed the sobbing girl a tissue whom gladly took.
"I think a friend of mine has completely overlooked this one." Ami said.
"Don't worry Chitose. Everything is gonna be just fine though you need to move on first." Konata stated.
Chitose mumbled, "Easy for you to say..." she said.
"Look. We know it's hard but like Konata said, you need to move on. You're going to hurt yourself further if you don't do that." Asuna explained.
Chitose sniffed, "All right... I'll try..." she said.
Everyone sighed in relief as Touko spoke to her friends, "They're an interesting group." she commented.
"They're a strange bunch, but I had to admit I kinda enjoy their company." Yanagi said.
Sachi didn't said anything but she nodded her head.
"Well... since both Mine and Chitose have cooked already, might as well prepare lunch. I can tell that the boys will be back in any minute now." Konata stated.
Touko gasped, "Oh no! We haven't cooked lunch yet!" she panicked.
"Don't worry. You could eat with us since we kinda made a lot." Mine offered sheepishly.
"Thank you." Touko said with a bow.
"I think my diet is in jeopardy." Yanagi commented with a single sweat dropping down her cheeks.
Later the girl are now outside setting up the table. On cue, the boys finally got back.
"Hey girls! We're back!" Hiro called.
"Oh hey boys. Just in time, we're about to have lunch." Yanagi replied.
"Really! Good timing, I'm starving." Yukinari said as he got on a seat.
"What!? Then what are we suppose to do the things we got from the forest?" Hiro whined.
"You can just saved those for tonight. Cook it for dinner." Kirito suggested as he sat next to Asuna.
Tatsumi looks around the picnic table, "Woah! This is some feast! Did you and Asuna did made all this?" he asked Mine.
Mine giggled, "Nope. It's actually Chitose and I who made it." she said making the lavender-haired girl smile a little.
"Really? I find that hard to believe." Oohori commented as he sat next to Ami.
Chitose huffed, "Shut up and just eat before it gets cold." she replied.
The boys blinks at her response, "This is new. Every time someone says something offensive towards her, she would usually sock them directly on the face." Shinozaki stated.
Konata chuckled, "I think that's good for now. She had enough anger management for the day." she said.
And with that, everyone had lunch as each side decided to tell each other what happened earlier... though the boys decided to leave out their encounter with the wolves.
A/N: And chapter done. First things first, hippies are awesome! That's why I decided to turn Shinozaki into one. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the new chapter, I always want to write a chapter that features this characters. Also, try figuring out who's Chitose's crush.
This are the characters that debuted in this chapter:
Chitose Karasuyama from D-Frag!
Touko Fukami, Yanagi Takayama, Yukinari Imi, Hiro Shirosaki, Sachi Nagamiya and Momo Shirosaki from Glasslip
Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya from Sword Art Online
Mine from Akame ga Kill
Next chapter. The Loser Club returns as they recruit the final member of their group.
Until then paalam!