Jeez

"Jeez" The female voice sitting in front of us sighed, looking at Kirito-Sensei "Care to explain??" 

"Here" Kirito-Sensei who is standing face to face to the principal "All of the details are there" 

"hmmm" Fuu nodded, as if agreeing 

"Jeez, mom's scary....." Saya said, closing himself with a math book "Right Fuka?" 

"Fuka?" Saya called again

"Sure..." Fuka sniffed, while closing his eyes

"Whoa, You look sick" i said, glancing at Fuka condition, as his body looked pale

"Mmmm, Yep" Saya holded his hand and said "So much for not being cold"

"Mmmm...." Fuka replied weakly

"Yep, It won't be an issue" The principal said 

"How about them?" Kirito-Sensei asked

"Them..." she said, proceeding to stare deeply at us

"Mm!" Saya breathed deep, his body tense

"I have a proposal" she said peering forward, her eyes obscured by  her glasses 

"Go on" Fuu said nonchalantly

***

"Come in" The principal opened the door, as two women entered the room

"Hey! Are you guys okay?" Midore said, approaching us 

"I'm okay" I said

"Gosh" Midore kneeled in front of Fuu, 

"I'm okay." he sniffed "maybe a bit cold" 

"Really??" Midore stood up relieved "Thought you gonna' die or sometin" 

"heh, Nice impression" Fuu replied

"i guess you're okay then!" 

"Hey," Yuki called me out "good?" 

"Yeah, Pretty well i suppose" i said "Did i worry them?" 

"kinda" she said "Dad said its okay, but mom's worried" 

Dad?? 

Its not what i think it is right?? Anyway i guess it must've slipped

"Well, at least i'm okay right?" i said 

"Huh, Yeah" she said looking at me weirdly

"Something wrong?" I stood up approaching her 

"Oh! Uhm! Nothing..." She said, smiling  "Anyway! lets head home now!" 

Yuki took my hand forcing me out

"Hey!" Fuu called out "Lets relax tommorow! I'll tell details later aight'" 

"Yeah! For sure" I said giving him a salute, before getting dragged away

***

It was a pale morning, as the sun shone to my right, the wind moving opposite 

With my jacket red jacket on, and a black under shirt visible on the middle, succcintly said it's slick. 

I strolled around, admiring the vast ocean waves and birds flying around 

Honestly, I checked the wall clock on one the bus stop, and saw the short one showing 7 Am, the time we should have been at school

"Whoop" 

I felt a soft hit at the back of my skull

"Hey, you're early huh?" I said, turning to the perpetrator 

"Ironic" A voice came behind me, forcing me to look back again

"Oh, hey Fuka" I said smiling awkwardly "I am early too i guess" 

"Yeah..." Fuka said, pushing his body against the wall beside him 

"Jeez" Saya said, supporting Fuka from the wall "I give you 5 point" 

"5?" 

"Ten on opening, and minus 5 from this" 

"uh, what are you guys talking about??" I said

"Oh, just our game!" Saya replied 

"Game?" i asked

"Mmm, How do i say...." Saya gave a thoughtful look

"The one who gave the best opening, when meeting someone" Fuka said "The one who got the higher point wins" 

"Yeah!" Saya nodded enthusiasticly "By the way—how about mine???"

"8 point" 

"Awwww" Saya smiled "I win again!"

"Congrats" i said, not really understanding the purpose of it

"Awww, you're too kind!" Saya said, smilling at me "Oh! hey Fuu!"

I look behind me, again its Fuu who was basically behind me. His mouth open wide ready to scream

"Ugh!!!" Fuu said "I almost got him!!!" 

Fuu slumped in defeat, as if his meticulous plan failed

"Oh jeez—so sorry!" Saya said

"Nah, no prob' " he said, patting me "lets head now" 

I followed the trio, as we headed to a small court yard

The area, looked like that of a shooting range

"Paintball?" I said, pretty sure of my answer 

"Kinda" Saya said

"But more realistic" Fuu said, giving me one of the rifle "Suit or nah?" 

"Nah" Fuka said, reloading his magazine 

"Oh course! It hurts y'know!" Saya in black military like suit, handed me one too

"Sure" I put it on, it was honestly lighter than expected 

Entering the arena, it looks like the type of map you would see on fps games

A rectangular shaped map, with more rectangular shaped walls (yes, you heard that right), placed on three lanes and rows apart few inches, the middle of it missing a one of the cookiecutter wall. 

On the corner is where me and Fuu stood, the grass scattered around, almost tall enough to scale higher than our shoes

Saya and Fuka on the other side screamed "Ready!!! Set!!!!" 

We readied up, i hold my breath, ready to scream "Go!!!!!" 

I ran to my right with Fuu, beelining to the mid

I looked around, with shield on my hand, i saw them passing us

"Huh?? Where are you guys!" Saya said, his voice coming from the direction of our spawn position, followed by the sound of footstep appraching us

"Hey! Is it done yet?!?" I whispered to Fuu

"7 seconds, hold here" he said, going to the direction of Fuka and Saya "Here I come!!!"

Fuu revealed himself, in split second-

"Gahhh!!!!!!!" Fuu screamed bullets flying at him, making him fall gracefully on the ground 

"No!!!!!" i closed my mouth in disbelief

Checking the box, on the middle

"4 sec.... " i said, facing them "Gah!!!!" 

I screamed, barages of ammo shot on my direction, protected by my sheild 

"Split!" Fuka screamed "I'll go 9!"

"Mine 6!" Saya called out, shooting again at me

Fuka disintegrated, i heard him running to my right

"Damn!" I took my pistol shooting blank shot at Saya

He backed, and just in time 

"Gah!!!" I turned my sheild to the right, protecting me from Fuka

"Saya! Go 3!" Fuka screamed "I'm holding him!" 

"Jeez! I'm hit!" Saya called "I'm dying Fuka...." 

"Bomb has been planted" The robotic sound arrived, just in time

"Oh, well" Fuka said, reloading "5 seconds" 

He threw me an object, gas spewing out of it

"Smoke!" I said, as bullets hit my shield again

I heard him approaching me, as i braced 

A sudden kick to my sheild and a grab, made me 

"Ugh..." 

I slamed down to the ground, as i feel the gun barrel slamed down to my head

"Game over" he said

*tick

The sudden sound and pain on my head, successfully solidifing my defeat.... 

Except

"Hey Fuka...." I said 

"What?" He replied, his eyes widen "Oh Shi-" 

"Terrorist wins!" the robotic voice sounded again, playing a cheerful tune

I stood up, cleaning the dust sticking to my body

"hmmmmm" Fuu suddenly popped out, staring at Fuka

"What?" Fuka said, crossing his arms

"What'ca think?" Fuu smirked 

"You guys are so good!" Saya said, smiling

"Thanks" I said, picking myself up

"Well played" Fuka said, "Rematch?" 

"Sure!" Saya replied

***

"Jeez....." Saya sighed, "Not healthy....." 

"It taste good though" Fuka said

"Damn right!" Fuu said, already finishing his second cup

"Jeez, by the way" Saya said "Why are we eating here!?!" 

"Nothin' wrong with it" 

"Agreed" 

"At least its not the worst" I said, as i stood up from the grass floor "Nice hit" 

"Good catch" Fuu said, finishing his fifth cup

I threw away the empty cup on the empty bin, with doodles around the outside of it. 

The trios followed suite, throwing away the cups and plastic wrappers

"Hey, uh" I said

"Hmm?" Fuu said, looking at me "Sometin' wrong?" 

"Not really" I replied "I guess noodle tasted different" 

"Different?" he replied, as we stopped at the school gate "Dunno what'ca talkin bout, but for sure its made by the legendary Chuno—The family that owns this town" 

"Chuno, huh" 

"See that" he pointed on top of the store, which had an interesting caligraphy art, with shape like circle, probably the Supermarket logo

"Wait, own this town?" 

"Kinda" he pointed at the stpres beside and onwards

All of them are diffrent shops, with its own, stylistic art, but ones thing for sure the same—is the calligraphy logo subtly tucked all over

As we headed to the gate of the school and waited there

The bell chimed, signifying the end of school, with crowds of students escaping from what a lot of people would say 'hell' 

Among the crowds, a woman, whom i live with this past few weeks, stood out like sore thumb

"Hey, it's kinda crazy huh" Saya patted me "that we got a whole week all by our self" 

"Yeah, i mean—it could destroy the school reputation" i said "With all of the 'locking kids up' headline, buying us was the right move" 

"Yea! mom's career would've been gone by now!" Saya said, with a smile on his face "Anyway! We will go first—Gotta give back Fuka jacket i borrowed!" 

"Alright" i said

"Ya going now?? Man..." Fuu said, looking disappointed 

"See you guys" Fuka replied, being supported by Saya, it looks like he's almost dead

"Aight" Fuu said, as he waved at someone "Whops, it's time for me huh" 

He waved me goodbye as he disappeared from sight

"Hey" I felt a sudden tap at my back, 

"huh!?!" I twitched, immediately jumping to see who it is

"Oh! Hey!!" i said

"Huh, you okay??" Yuki looked at me, concerned 

"uhm! Yeah" 

"Okay...." She said, looking sceptical "Anyway, are you ready to go?" 

"Yeah"