Swallowtail: Mariposa Radiante

The Class Trip (Part I)

Swallowtail:

Chapter 14

The Class Trip (Part I)

"Oh man, this is so good! I'm gonna put some in a Tupperware and take it home!" Futarou exclaimed, downing a bit of juice as he kept wolfing his dinner down.

"Please restrain yourself, Futarou-kun. We don't need you to embarrass us any further," Itsuki said, as she continued eating her portions. She, by far, had the largest plate, second only to Futarou who had his stacked with several helpings of the various foods they had ordered.

"Should we really eat all this? We'll be overstuffed and won't be able to eat the curry tomorrow." Yotsuba said. Nino let out a snicker, leaning over to Miku.

"I'm looking forward to your group's curry, Miku."

"Shut up! I practiced the other day."

"You know something, I don't think I bothered checking the schedule," Ichika said, before Kaikane could pull his out, Yotsuba spoke up, setting her bowl down.

"The main events for the second day are the 10 o'clock orienteering, 4 o'clock Rice cooking, and 8 o'clock test of courage. The third day will have the optional Mountain Climbing, Skiing, and Fishing, and the Campfire Gathering is at night."

"Wow... you really did memorize it. If only you could do that with your schoolwork," Kaikane said, sipping his soda.

"Low-blow, dude, real low blow," she said, gasping a bit when she remembered something. "I found out even more about the legend of the campfire!"

"Oh... that again?" Ichika mumbled under her breath. She shook her head at her sister's excitement. "Also, it's a legend now?"

"It's got nothing to do with us, so it doesn't matter."

"Nino didn't get asked to the fire dance so that's why she's upset," Yotsuba said, causing Kaikane to clear his throat.

"Yes, she did. I asked her before we left," he said, causing Nino to look at her. He gave her a wink. "You should have seen her face, she was so excited."

"Kaikane-kun is really on the ball, it seems," Miku said, making him roll his eyes.

"Still, it's just a silly legend, nothing more nothing less. The other girls don't have anyone, so I guess I'll enjoy myself for the rest of us," she said happily. "We also have fishing to look forward to. It's been a while since we've eaten fish."

"I don't think you can actually eat them, sis." Itsuki chirped, making her sigh.

"What the hell is the point then?"

"It's for sport, dummy," Kaikane said, finishing his soda. He briefly looked at Futarou, who had remained strangely silent. He had been focusing mostly on his food. Kaikane wanted to ask why but he somehow knew he wouldn't answer.

"Oh wow, look at this. This inn has a shared bath!" Ichika said, causing the girls to all freeze in place.

"Oh come on, there's no way I'm taking a bath with boys!"

"I'm with Itsuki, I want to have my own privacy. It's bad enough we gotta share a room with Futarou, I don't want to share my bathwater too!"

"Does that mean I can share your bathwater?"

"Shut the fuck up, Kaikane!"

"What's the matter? I've already seen you naked~" he said, wiggling his brows. "I've heard you pee, you saw me shirtless. That means the natural step is to drop trow~"