Chapter 2: Tsukasa

                                    

                                          
Months pass and the guys were finally able to make the miracle potion Senku had been working on for months. It took a lot out of three of them to make it happen. 
Taiju couldn't be anymore excited to see his love of his life; Yuzuhira. Taiju led us to a tree that used to be in the school compound. And in it, was Yuzuhira who was basically being hugged by the tree.
It was a sad yet beautiful sight; it was like the tree protected her all these years.
"So you guys really did it. It's the moment you've been waiting for, Taiju," Falicia encouraged. She was also excited to see it work.
Senku sighed and pulled out the cup with the potion. He motioned it towards Yuzuhira. 
"WAAAAIT, SENKU SHE'S NAKED!!" Like a canon, Taiju raced forward, his two fingers digging into Senku's eye suckets. 
"Again with that illogical thoughts," Senku hissed, clutching his eyes. "This is the Stone Age. Nobody cares if your butt's showing or dicks hanging around." 
"YUZUHIRA DOES NOT HAVE A DICK!" Taiju hollered. 
"That's besides the point!" Senku yelled back. 
Taiju climbed the tree a bit and picked up Yuzuhira. "How did you meet Falicia, huh?!" 
The two froze and Falicia's face instantly became three times hotter than normal. 
Senku poked his ear and looked annoyed at the sky, his cheeks slightly tainted. "Tch. Don't mention it again, big oaf. Unless you want to drag her back again." 
Taiju's mouth dropped and cheeks heated up. "YOU SAW FALICIA NA-"
"Ssh." Falicia, who snapped out of her embarrassment stared at the curtain of trees. 
The two stared at her with raised eyebrows. 
"What's wrong?" Senku asked. He stepped towards her but halted when Falicia raised her hands. 
The shimmering eyes made her heart skip a beat. "Run." 
The other two raised their eyebrows. "huh?" 
"RUN!" she calls out again, shooting in a sprint.
The three dashed through the forest as lions chased them. Taiju held Yuzuhira in his arms as they ran. 
"What are lions doing in Japan?!" 
"From the zoo, of course!" Senku clarified, running for his dear life. 
Falicia stayed behind a bit to throw off the lion. Gripping the handel of her stone hand-axe, Falicia jumped to cut small and larger branches from trees. She'd land swiftly on her feet and continue sprinting. It fortunately worked in their advantage. 
"Watch out!" Falicia called out seeing a cliff. The two rushed off and jumped. Falicia followed right after. 
The four, including Yuzuhira, landed in between vines. At the intense and sudden impact, the vines snapped, making them fall to the ground. 
Falicia landed on Senku, forcing the air out of his lungs. "Are you alright?" she asked through gritted teeth, in pain. She was able to hold herself over him with her arms. 
"I'm alive." he grunted back, out of breath. 
Falicia got up and helped Senku up as well. Taiju held on tightly to Yuzuhira and checked if she was in good shape. 
"Do you think we lost them?"  Taiju asked. 
"No, it'll be back and this time with more. We need to get going quickly or fight them head on," Senku concluded. Taiju surely remembered something because his eyes lit up and his mouth stretched.