Vacation

August 24th

Dammit. Where is he!? I really want to see him... I've searched high and low for him but he's nowhere to be found.

Here I am, strolling around out in the wilderness. My thoughts are occupied by Juuichi but it seems to me that the forest creatures are trying to speak to me. I see. I get it now. I guess it's meant to be that I'm not supposed to think about him. Or at the very least worry about it. I should be just enjoying the time I have now. Enjoy the melody the trees are playing. The chorus of the insects. The bass of the leaves being crushed beneath my feet. Such a lovely symphony. And I am the instructor. Just how long will I keep this up? I'm too into the music now that I can't stop. Am I really prone to distractions? One second I'm having am anxiety attack them another I'm mellow as a hippie. Or is it something else...?

I stopped for an instrumental break...even though I wasn't singing at all. I realized that I'm in an area I'm not familiar with. Did I just get lost with music and wound up being lost in the woods?

There's no way this is happening. Just relax. All I have to do is just keep moving forward, right? That's what I'll do. Going in one direction will eventually point me out of this jungle. Honestly, being in here would be kinda beneficial if I think about it. These beastmen live out here, right? They know how to survive this kind of climate. If I make an attempt, I could impress everyone.

...was that...racist?

Never mind that, I think I hear water. Yeah, I definitely hear water! It's coming from that way!

I'm following the noise, dodging branches and thorny bushes. I finally have sight on what it is to behold. What I came to is not only water, but it's a creek in fact. And someone is near!

I see a small furry creature...is that...Shun? He's just sitting there? No...he's...putting on his clothes? Was he swimming? I shouldn't look at him while he's getting dressed. That's indecent of me. Then again, how would I know when he is dressed then make my entrance? Besides, it's not wrong of me completely, right? But...how old is he? He's not that young, is he? Man...what's wrong with me?

That's it. I'm deciding to just walk out there. It's not me to be a perv to him anyway. The closer I get, the better I see him. I can tell he's not naked. At least he has pants.

"Hey Shun!" I had to make sure he knows I'm here. His ears twitched right when I spoke. Shun definitely knows I'm here. He turned around and gave me a welcoming smile. His tail began to wag as he got up to greet me. That little wolf is so adorable. He hugged me and I just patted his head.

"Kyo! How'd you find me here!"

"Well honestly, I was blindly walking about and I heard water. So I went after it and I found you on accident."

"It's a nice day, don't you think. I don't blame you for just going out to soak up the sun. That's why I'm here swimming. Come join me!"

"Umm... I actually can't right now. I'm going to see someone soon and I can afford to be all wet." My excuse was pretty legit.

"Oh? Who are you seeing?"

I guess I can tell him. He doesn't know anything. "Juuichi. I promised him I was going to hang out with him today."

"Juuichi? But he has judo class today." He caught me.

"Oh he does? Then I guess I'm seeing him whenever he's done." Reality speaking, I don't know where he is or when he's available.

"We can go see him now. That way, we can cheer for him and give him some type of support. I'm kinda tired of swimming anyway. It'll be nice to do something else for a change."