Chapter 29: Yakushima

                                    

                                          

Nagisa's POV 
                          
I looked at the sea as the boat sailed. 
                          
We are on our way to Yakushima. Birds are flying in the sky, small waves crashed. The boat was going at a steady speed. 
                          
I sighed, thinking about how we actually get to relax after midterms. 
                          
"Nagisa-chan! Over here!" Arisa-chan called. 
                          
I turned my head to see a camera facing towards me, then making a 'snap' sound. 
                          
"Hehe, got you!" Arisa laughed. 
                          
"H-hey!" I ran to my friend and started reaching for the camera. She held it up high, not letting me get it. 
                          
But because I'm slightly taller than her, I was able to get by jumping. "Ah! No fair!" Arisa-chan exclaimed. 
                          
I looked at the photo, about to press 'Delete' when suddenly it was once again snatched from me. 
                          
"Hehe!" Hitomi-san looked at me with a smile. "Catch, Shiori!!" She threw the camera to Nakano-san. 
                          
"Eh? Eh!?" Nakano-san caught the camera. 
                          
"B-be careful!!" Chiyuki-chan exclaimed. 
                          
Sasahara-kun waved his hands in the air. "Hey, pass it to me!" 
                          
This cycle went on for a bit before I eventually gave up. After a few hours, we could see an island in the distance. 
                          
"Okay, everyone!" Fujisaki-sensei called us. "We're almost there, please get all of your belongings and get ready! 
                          
"Please keep in mind that other schools are going to be here, so be on your best behavior!" She added. 
                          
Oh, that reminds me. Karma's boat isn't coming for another hour or so. Coincidentally, our schools will be staying in the same inn. 
                          
But even though we sleep in the same inn, we have different schedules for each day. So we can only see each other in the morning or at the end of the day. 
                          
-Time skip-
                          
"Alright... Next we have..." Fujisaki-sensei looked at her clipboard. "Shiota-san's group! Please come and collect your key!"
                          
"Yes!" I answered, walking to my teacher. 
                          
Fujisaki-sensei gave a key card with a number that says, "502".
                          
I accepted the key my teacher gave me and rejoined with my group. 
                          
"Thanks for having us in this group, Nagisa-chan!" Hitomi-san joyfully exclaimed. 
                          
Nakano-san smiled, "Yeah, otherwise we would end up with people we're not close to."
                          
"No problem!" I said. 
                          
Arisa-chan put her hands on her cheeks. "Ah... I'm so excited for tomorrow!!" 
                          
"Ah, but, since we're in different classes, we're not going to have the same schedule..." Chiyuki-chan pointed out. 
                          
I looked at the duo. "Oh yeah..." 
                          
"Aw..." Hitomi-san pouted.
                          
Nakano-san pat Hitomi-san on the back. "Well, at least we can still hang out before we go and after we come back."
                          
"Alright, everyone! The girls' rooms are in the third floor, and the boys' rooms are in the second floor." A teacher, Ono-sensei, shouted. 
                          
"We're leaving at 8 AM tomorrow morning! Please try not to sleep too late and make sure you wake up on time!"