Facing Phantoms, Pursuing Flowers

Messed Up

'Follow me,' Melody led Sota behind the Cricket Club and went through the unlatched door secretly and quietly. They climbed over the fence/gate/door of sorts in order to make it seem as though they were totally not late.

It was a quarter to 7.

Brian wasn't pleased at their absence.

'Shh, this way, then Brian won't see us,' she whispered to him.
When she turned around to walk forward, she saw non other than Brian's tapping shoes.

'Uh oh' she muttered.

'Uh oh is right! Where have you two been??'

'We aren't that late! Sorry'

'It's not about the fact that you were late, it's the fact that none of your parents or guardians knew where you guys were all night. They were all so worried about you guys! They called me and said you never went back home! SO WHERE IN ROBERT JEKYLL'S LABORATORY WERE YOU GUYS ALL NIGHT!!!'

Pissed Brian is not a good Brian.

'Uh...' They exchanged eye contact, shifted uncomfortably and glance at each other with embarrassment as they proceeded to answer the question with great difficulty.

'So.....what you're saying is.....YOU BASICALLY ELOPED FOR THE NIGHT?!'

'Well........that's one way of putting it,' Sota winced.

Brian did not go easy on them for that.

As a punishment, they had to do 100 laps around the gym and cook that day's breakfast. Which really wasn't smart, because making them make breakfast equals to punishing the whole Team Borser with inedible food.

'Why!! Why do you do this to us, Brian?' Yuzuru whined about the food.

'Because it is partly you guy's fault for not looking out for your younger teammates.'

Javi grumbled along with Yuzuru.

Nam asked, 'so where were you guys, Sota?'

'We kinda went around town doing....well, not really doing anything....'

'Yeah we kinda just hung out like normal people do, just that it was in the dead of night.' Melody added.

'That's very brave. Toronto is sketchy at night I'll say.' Javi noted.

Just then, Brian came to thier dining area with widened eyes.
'Dy, Sota, you two wouldn't happen to be the two people in this photo, now would you?'

He showed them a news article titled 'Local Heros Fight Man In Black', taken from the newspaper, written about two teenage kids fighting off a robber that morning on Queen Street West, and helping at lady retrieve her stolen purse.

As they both read it, they made eye contact again, not knowing what to say.
'Uh, it might be us?'

'What do you mean it might be? It either is or not!'

'Um yes, it is?' They answered with a questioning tone.

'I thought so. Now tell me what happened? From the article, it would seem that you guys did manage to do something good when you ELOPED' Brian commented, emphasising the word he used to describe their night out as.

After an explanation that seemed to interest everyone, Brian was convinced of their story and actually rewarded them for being Local Hero's.

The training camp ended in the next two days off tiring work outs and practices. And not long after, it was the 10th of February. Brian now travelled alongside Sota and Melody to Lillihammer, Norway for the 2016 Youth Olympics.