A Trip Down Memory Lane

Chapter Nineteen, Part One: Team Building

A/N:  How's it going guys?  Here is the first part of our two-part chapter.  I hope you enjoy this. Thanks!     :) :)

POV: Aimee

Munoz Mansion

Yosh! Today, we will be conducting our 'team-building' activities. It is basically different activities we will do to enhance our social skills and relationship with each other to be able to work as a team. Actually, it supposedly last week but the weather was so bad. Finally, we are in good terms with the weather.

I went downstairs from my room to the dining area, who I saw Mom, Dad and my little sister, Aiko, already there. Dad saw me and invited me to join, "Sweetheart, please join us."

A/N: Aiko Yamaide as Aimee's little sister.

I sat down to my seat, "My apologies if I just got here."

"It's okay. Today's your team-building right?"

"Yes Dad. I'm so excited!"

"Hehe. Just enjoy the moment, okay?"

"I will Dad. Thanks for letting me."

My sister butted in, "Aaaw Sissy. I'm jealous. Let me go with you, please?"

I teased her, "Sorry my dear sister. Maybe next time, okay? I'll buy you ice cream when I get back."

"Psh. No thanks. I don't need your ice cream. I can buy ice cream on my own!"

I really love to make Aiko mad. She's still cute though.

After our breakfast, I prepared myself and say goodbye to them. I'm off to CCS because it's our assembly place.

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CCS Parking lot.

I'm here at last! Currently, there are so many people now. It's a shame that the president is late. I saw Suzy from afar and she called me, "AIMEEEE!"

I went to where she was standing, "What's up? Are we ready yet?"

"Actually, you're the only one who are we waiting for."

"For real? I'm really sorry."

After a few minutes, we entered the bus. I sat on a seat designated to me. Suzy and I are sitting on the seats in front. I noticed Zieg entered the bus. Thankfully this guy decided to come with us. Because last night, according to Suzy, he's still undecided.

Celestia National Park

After two hours of travel time, we finally arrived here in the campsite where our team building will be conducted. This place is mountainous; there are so many trees around; the air is so refreshing and we are far from the civilization. One thing is for sure in the next few days, we will spend most of our time different to what we used to, with Mother Nature. Therefore, I maximized the use of my smartphone before I join the rest of the gang.

When I got off from the bus, they are arranging their things and already started to build their tents. Hmmm. Where is Suzy? She's my partner in building our tent!

Oh, there she is.. Oh wait, she's with... Zieg. I think she's asking his help in building our tent. Oh well, I'll go there later. I'll just check the others first.

Most of the time, we were busy arranging and organizing our things. And when the night came, our dinner was so delicious! Thanks to are good cooks led by Suzy and Zieg. What if I ask them to teach how to cook when they have time?

After our dinner, we sat around the bonfire we just made. For tonight's activity, Suzy took charge.

"Okay guys! Tonight. We will have a chance to get more each other one-on-one." Suzy said. "Grab this opportunity to know more each other, or if you have problems with each other, settle this now. Okay?"

Wait, wait. I felt nervous. What did she say?

She continued, "I have here papers with numbers written on it. Each of us will draw a piece of paper from this hat and the ones with the same number are partners. Like what I said earlier, you and your partner will talk to know more each other in one hour. Share your embarrassing moment or the greatest moment in your life so far! After an hour, we will switch partners by redrawing again. Are we clear?"

The whole group responded with a resounding "YES!".

We took by turns in drawing papers from the hat. When it's my turn, I drew number 8. Hmmm. I wonder who my counterpart is. Whenever I think of it, I feel something strange. I became nervous.

Suzy talked again, "Okay guys, it's time to find your first partners."

The whole group stood up to find their partners. But when the time I saw who's my partner is, I feel so nervous. I knew it! My instincts were right!

"Number 8?" My partner asked.

I revealed my paper, "Yeah, number 8."

Fate is playful sometimes. Off all the people here, and odds are too low to be him. But... why him? Who's HIM you ask? Yeah you're right. He's Andrei Ziegfried. He's the man who once I loved the most in my life.