KOF Extras

Cruise

As planned, Iori arrived on the dock, together with his sister and the K' team. The Kusanagi family were there with Yuki too. They were planning to celebrate the New Year on the cruise.
"This is gonna be so much fun!" Krizalid cheered excitedly. "This is my first holiday with you guys!"
"Umm... Kriz?" Zayn said suddenly. "What about Ireland? Then South Town? Hungary? We even went to Paris together!"
"I mean our first time together on a cruise," Krizalid said, his shoulders drooping. "Way to ruin the moment, Zayn..."
K' shook his head and went back to waiting for someone.
"Who are you waiting for, Aibou?" Maxima asked.
"Seirah," K' said. "She said she'll be here with the Ikari team."
"Well, they better make it quick because we're about to set sail," Maxima said, looking at the time.
K' perked up when he saw his sister come in with the rest of the Ikari team. As in, Ralf, Clark, Heidern, Leona, and Gaidel.
"You made it!" K' said, running to greet her. "Aight, let's go."
They boarded the ship and searched for their cabins. Aiko was supposed to share with her brother.
But when they arrived at their cabin, they saw the grinning faces of two people.
Benimaru and Honoka.
"Hey, Yagami!" Benimaru greeted with a grin. "So whadya say you take this room with Honoka, and I take this room with Aiko?"
He apparently booked the cabin right next to theirs. Pretty neat, huh?
Iori started fuming. He was seconds away from clawing the blond man to death.
But Honoka suddenly spoke.
"Whoa, hold up," Honoka said suddenly. "What do you mean by I share with Iori? Beni! We aren't even engaged yet!"
Iori suddenly got an idea.
"Aiko, how about you share this room with Honoka," Iori said, pointing to the cabin that he booked before pointing to the other. "And I take this room with Beni. Is that okay?"
Aiko nodded in glee and pulled an excited Honoka into the room with her baggage. Iori smirked and rested his elbow on Benimaru's shoulder.
"Your plan failed, huh?" Iori smirked.
Benimaru sighed and unlocked the cabin with the keycard. He begrudgingly let Iori come in. He put his bag down on a bed and let Iori take the other.
Iori put his bag down on the bed and went to the balcony. The view was good. Well, it was definitely gonna change, considering the ship hadn't even taken off yet...
That reminded him. How did Benimaru come in contact with Honoka? He knew the reason, he was sure of it, but how?
"By the way, Beni, how did you get my girlfriend's number?" Iori asked, turning back to the blond.
"I asked Kyo," Benimaru said. "You guys stayed with her in Ireland, remember?"
"Right..." Iori said, sitting back down on his bed. "Anyway, where's Kyo's room? I know we came here because of his birthday, but I haven't seen him nor Yuki..."
"He's just down the corridor," Benimaru said. "He's staying with his dad."
"What about Yuki?" Iori asked, puzzled.
"She's sharing with Shizuka," Benimaru said. And then he sighed. "Same story there too..."
Iori started laughing.
"Well yeah," Iori said with a laugh. "Any concerned parent wouldn't let a young couple sleep in the same room unless they're engaged. Besides, they're conservative."
"Eh?" Benimaru snorted. "What about you?"
"My family's conservative too," Iori pointed out. "Besides... it's gonna be hard to change clothes."
"Yeah, you've got a point there, I guess..." Benimaru finally said. He then started digging his bag. "Anyway, you wanna hang out?"
"Me?" Iori said, surprised. "Hang out with you? Sure, buddy."
Benimaru looked surprised too. He took out his camera and sunglasses. Iori just brought his phone and monopod.
"Let's call the girls in too," Benimaru suggested.
Well, by the time they went to call them, the girls were already out and about, somewhere in the ship.
The captain announced departure and the ship set sailed. Iori and Benimaru were left to wander the ship alone.
They met with the K' team somewhere near the pool. K' looked at them with a smirk and called Zayn to look too.
"You don't see that everyday," K' said, amused. "What happened there?"
They pulled Iori aside and asked him.
"He somehow brought Honoka, and tried to push her into a room with me," Iori said, annoyed.
"Why?" K' and Zayn asked in unison.
"So that he could have Aiko all to himself," Iori said, exaggerating a little. "Well, you can see that it didn't work."
"Let me guess," Zayn said with a grin. "You made the girls share one room and you're sleeping with Benimaru?"
"That kinda sounds wrong, but pretty much, yeah," Iori said. "I honestly have no idea how it's gonna turn out..."
"Hey, you can exchange with me anytime," Maxima said, coming to them with a large chocolate ice cream smoothie. "I don't mind dealing with Beni. Been there once, and I don't mind going there again."
"I know why you're saying that," K' said with a chuckle. "Iori, don't. Kriz snores."
"Hey!" Krizalid called from where he was relaxing with a glass of Gatorade punch. "I didn't even say anything!"
"Yeah, but you snore!" K' called back. "Anyway, you can just come to our room if you want."
"Or you can exchange with me," Kyo said, coming to them with his camera. "I'll gladly stay with Beni."
"No thanks," Iori quickly refused. "I don't fancy sleeping in the same room as your dad..."
"You're right, no one does," Kyo said with a sigh. "Even mom ditched him."
"Now that's kinda sad..." K' said with a laugh.
Benimaru came to them and decided to take a picture.
"I can't fit all of us in..." Benimaru said, attempting to fit everyone into the group selfie.
"Wait, try using my selfie stick," Iori said, unscrewing the phone holder at the top of the monopod. "Here."
Benimaru screwed the camera onto the monopod and stretched it, fitting everyone into the photo. Honoka and Aiko came in too and joined them.
"Alright so what should we do?" Iori asked, seating himself on the lounge chair. "There's so much!"
"Let's go ice-skating!" Kula said excitedly.
Isolde cheered too and Kyo suddenly grinned.
"Do they have ice hockey?" Kyo asked suddenly. "Hey, Yagami! You can play ice hockey too, right?"
"Definitely," Iori said with a grin. "I'm good at everything."
"How about figure skating?" Benimaru said with a smirk.
Iori opened one side of his coat, revealing medals from every sports competitions that he had won in. The others stared in surprise.
"Question," K' suddenly said. "Who brings those on a cruise ship?"
"I do," Iori said, wearing his coat properly again. "Anyway, it's only the first day. "I wanna rest..."
Iori asked Benimaru for the keycard and went back to his room.
"Wanna hang out, Beni?" Kyo asked his blond friend.
"Actually, I don't really feel like it too..." Benimaru said, turning to go in the direction Iori went to.
"He's upset because his plan failed," Kyo said with a grin. "Oh boy... I have no idea how those two are gonna turn out..."
"I think we better go check them out before they tear each other to pieces," Aiko said. "Honoka, come on."
They ran off to where the guys went too.
"What?! I didn't know all of you are gonna be here!" A musical voice suddenly said. "Wow..."
They turned to see Ash and Elisabeth coming in with a bunch of bags.
"Anyway, where's cabin number 3580?" Ash asked, looking at his keycard.
"That's near my room..." K' said with a groan.
"Oh Monsieur Dash!" Ash said cheerfully. "So we can hang out more!"
K' sighed and begrudgingly led them to their cabin. He and Elisabeth were to share the same cabin.
"So your ancestor's here too?" K' asked as he led them to their cabin.
"Nah, he went back to his time," Ash said. "But I won't be surprised if he suddenly appears here. But then again... he's easily seasick."
"Saiki?" K' said, surprised. "Seasick? Saiki gets seasick?!"
"That's what I thought too," Ash said with a chuckle. "We went out on a river cruise once and he really looked out of it. Luckily I brought ginger tea."
K' snickered and pointed at their cabin.
"Thanks, Dash!" Ash said as Elisabeth unlocked the cabin. "By the way, who else is here? So far I saw you guys, and the Kusanagi gang."
"Iori and gang are also here," K' said. "And Benimaru. By the way, he's sharing a cabin with Iori."
"Benimaru and Iori?!" Ash said in surprise. "This should be good. Anyway, see ya later!"
K' entered his own room and took out his earbuds before going back to the poolside. Maxima was having his third chocolate ice cream milkshake and effortlessly finished it in a few minutes.
"Seriously, where does your food even go?" K' asked, sitting on the lounger next to Maxima. "You're a cyborg, and apparently only twenty percent of your body is organic."
"I still have my digestive system," Maxima said. "I eat however much I want and yeah."
"And he doesn't get drunk," Krizalid said with a sigh. "Note to self, never drink as much as Maxima does."
K' started snickering when he remembered what Krizalid did when he was drunk.
"I know what you're thinking," Krizalid said. "Let's see how you'd react when you're drunk."
"Hey hey, he's underaged," Maxima quickly said. "You have to wait for at least three years more."
"No thanks..." K' said, leaning back on the lounger. "I don't even want to drink..."
"Good choice," Zayn added. "But yeah, same."