"I challenge you!"
Ayaka yelled pointing at Kurumi.
"W... Eh!?" Kurumi exclaimed. "I... Isn't this too sudden?"
"Come on, Ayaka, you don't need to go too far!" Kakashi yelled.
"I have to do this" Ayaka said.
"No, you don't" Kakashi quickly replied.
"I will finally put you back where you belong" Ayaka ranted. "Kakashi is MY teammate, which means he belongs to me. You don't have the right to be anywhere close to him!"
"I don't think we should be doing this!" Kurumi said trying to calm Ayaka.
"What is it, little girl" Ayaka looked extremely smug. "Are you afraid to lose to me in a game of beach volleyball?"
Since they all received a two-month break, Hibiki suggested that they should go to the beach, mostly because the first trip didn't go so well.
Ayaka was wearing a blue bikini while Kurumi was wearing a purple one-piece swimsuit.
"That's a relief." Kakashi sighed. "I thought she was going to challenge her to a fight or something"
Ayaka picked up a beach ball.
"There is nothing Kakashi loves more than a strong woman who can cook. He has already eaten my meals and now, I'm going to show him how strong I am"
"Did I say that?" Kakashi asked.
Ayaka threw the ball upward and hit it toward Kurumi.
"uh, I don't know him much. But I know he likes one-piece clothing!"
Kurumi yelled and hit the ball back to Ayaka.
"That explains the swimsuit, but that's too bad, he likes short skirts and tights more!"
Ayaka hit the ball back.
"He likes knee-high stockings and boots better!"
Kurumi hit the ball.
"How did you guys know that stuff!?" Kakashi asked, visibly bewildered.
"It was in your admission slip, you were supposed to write your preferences" Ayaka answered in the middle of her competition.
"You went through my files, I knew it!." Kakashi yelled. "You do have a crush on me!"
"No, I don't!" Ayaka hit the ball back to Kurumi.
"Then why are you challenging me?, Just leave him to me" Kurumi hit the ball back.
_I never knew Kurumi could be this bold._ Kakashi thought.
"That's because you do love me! Come on, tsudere. Admit it" Kakashi yelled.
"I'm not a tsudere and I don't LIKE YOU!"
Ayaka shouted and hit the ball with full force.
**POP!**
The beach ball popped after Ayaka hit it with too much force.
"Uh, uh" Ayaka moaned sadly and fell to her knees. "The ball broke on me"
"Maybe, it's because you hit it with too much force" Kakashi walked to Ayaka and patted her shoulder. "Let's go have a cold drink and something to eat, so we can all calm down. How does the sound?"
Ayaka's eyes glimmered.
"That's it!" Ayaka stood up and pointed at Kurumi who was thankful that the game was finally over. "I challenge you... To an eating competition!"
"Wait, what now!?" Kurumi couldn't hide the shock she felt.
"We'll see who can eat the most seafood" Ayaka smirked. "That'll show you I'm better than you"
"Ayaka, don't you think this is going too far"
"I accept your challenge!" Kurumi answered.
_If this keeps going, they might end up fighting!_ Kakashi thought. "You might get out of shape if you eat too much"
"That is true, Kakashi likes slim girls," Kurumi said.
"Yes, then what should we do?" Ayaka asked.
"Both of you are beginning to freak me out"
"We'll do it anyways," Ayaka said. "I'm a Goddess, so it's impossible for me to get fat and besides, if you're fat, Kakashi won't be interested in you anymore"
"With my technique, I can change the shape of my body, so it will also be impossible to get fat" Kurumi smiled. "And it also gives me the advantage to transform my body to the type that Kakashi adores"
_WHAT!!?_
"Then it's on!"
...
"Aren't you going to join them?" Kanade said, referring to Yaze.
They were seated far away from where Kakashi and the girls were, so they could barely hear their argument.
"Looks like they are having fun" Kanade continued. "Oh..., It is fun to be young"
Kanade blushed, she was sitting on a beach chair while Yaze sat on the ground, reading his manga as usual.
"They are still kids, kids who should have nothing to worry about. Breaks like this from time to time should help them forget about their problems for a while" Yaze said. "Speaking about age, don't you think it's about time you get a boyfriend?"
"Uh... Umm... Mmm," Kanade blushed again, stunned by Yaze's words. "I... I have other things to worry about, I just don't think I'm ready for a relationship"
Yaze looked at her, his face was usually expressionless. But, right now it looks like he was about to burst into laughter.
"Okay," He turned back to his manga. "But you should hurry up... Mom"
Kanade face suddenly turned red, she was about to burst but quickly calmed down.
"What about you?, Do you have a girlfriend?" She smiled sexily. "I know you don't, why don't you make a move on me, I know you want to..."
"Sorry, I have a girlfriend," Yaze said, interrupting Kanade.
"What!!!?" Kanade's sexy smile was wiped off her face. "When!?, How!?, Why!?, Where!?, How is that possible!?, Why didn't you tell me!?"
"Because if I did, you would have wanted to meet her"
"Who is she?"
"Haruna Miku!" Yaze said without hesitation.
"What?, You must be joking, right?. Please, tell me you are joking!?" Kanade yelled and held Yaze's arm. "You mean the world-famous Haruna Miku!?, Why didn't you tell me!?. Can I meet her?, Please, I want to meet her!?"
"You can't, she is currently on a world tour. Might take a while before she comes back to Japan"
Kanade brought her face closer to Yaze's with a smug look on her face.
"Is that why you always disappear at night and come back early in the morning and why you have disappeared for the past few days?"
"She always asks me to stay with her at night since she is always busy during the day"
"What!!!?" Kanade yelled. "S... So... So you have to don..."
"Don't get any wrong idea"
"Uhh, you are no fun"
"It's just an honest relationship, I'm not interested"
"Says you"
"What was that supposed to mean?"
...
"You are tougher than I thought," Ayaka said.
They have both successfully eaten sixty-two bowls of seafood each and none of them was about to give up.
"I've eaten so much, I feel like I'm going to burst," Kurumi said.
"Have you admitted to your defeat?" Ayaka smiled.
"Not until you do"
"This has gone far enough," Kakashi said, he had been watching them in awe as they consumed all the food. "Let's go call it a tie and share..."
"I'm not sharing anything with her!" Kurumi and Ayaka said in unison.
_And I just wanted to ask them to share the bill_ Kakashi thought and let out a sigh. _I'll never be able to understand women_
Wondering where Hibiki was? Mira didn't let him leave because of what happened last time.