Camping is...bad for them

[Sugi Kusari]

Skip smiled a little to himself as he packed what few belongings he had into a dusty brown bag. Its contents were about a week’s worth of clothes, and a tent, including stakes and poles for it. He did not have food, but he would buy that later. He was going home - to Colorado – but not for good. He was merely going camping, now. He hadn’t told Kayla, or anybody else, for that matter.

Kayla was walking around, as usual, that’s all she did when she wasn’t around Skip and yet when she was around Skip all they did was walk.

Anna was on her way to Ryou’s house. She didn’t know why, but she had the sudden urge to go camping. When she got to his house, she rang the doorbell and waited for him to answer.

Skip closed his door, locking it behind him. He walked to his car and, after putting his bag in the trunk; he got in and started driving off.
Ryou opened his door after a moment. Since it was early in the day, and he’d been working on a report for school, he wasn’t exactly…decent. He’d been showered and all, but not quite dressed. That is, he was in a clean, white shirt as well as boxers, but had neglected to put on pants. He had managed to forget he wasn’t in them after sitting around without them. “Oh, hello Anna! What’re you doing here so early?” he asked cluelessly.

Kayla was walking around somewhere next to a street once in awhile running into things because she was..Well I don’t know its Kayla.

“Hi…Ryou.” She giggled a bit as well as blushing slightly at noticing Ryou’s lack of pants. “Um…I was wondering if you’d like to go camping with me.

Skip noticed Kayla, but kept going. /Oh god…I’ll never get out of here if she knows I’m leaving…/
Ryou looked confused. “Camping…? Uhh, sure…I mean, I’ve just finished homework, so, I’ll be free the rest of the weekend.” He said, smiling.

Kayla noticed Skips car and waved but he drove past her “Hey Skip!” Kayla yelled /he drove past me…jerk!/

“Yeah, but you might want to put some pants on, first,” Anna replied, smiling a bit and trying to suppress a laugh.

Skip had heard Kayla and, with a sigh, he pulled over. “Mornin’, Kayla,” he said, smiling.
Ryou looked puzzled, then he looked down. “Eeek! Uh-umm—I-I-I’m sorry! Uhh..” He had jumped back, half closing the door to hide himself. His normally pale face was now more red than a brick wall.

Kayla glared at Skip. “Gosh am I that annoying! You just drive by and I have to yell to get you to pull over!” Kayla exclaimed with anger.

Anna too was blushing, though not as badly as Ryou. She had her hand over her mouth to keep from laughing. “It’s alright,” she said. “Um…I guess I can come back in a few minutes, so that you can get your pants on?”

Skip sighed, “I hadn’t seen you – I only heard you, that’s why!” He was lying, sure, but that would keep him…safer…right?

Ryou nodded, spluttering out apologies and agreements. The door slammed shut. There was a bit of rustling from the inside, and soon, Ryou reappeared, fully dressed. “Err….Hello…again, Anna…”

Kayla stopped glaring “Oh Ok.. Whatever. So where are you going?”

“Uh…hi. Nice to see that you have pants on. So, who else do you think should come with us, other than Kiba?” she replied.

“Nowhere,” Skip said, “I was just going to the store, is all. Got a few errands, too.”
Ryou smiled half-heartedly. “Ahh, Kiba…” he said. The two of them never really had gotten along well. “Ehh, well, I don’t know. Maybe Sugi…?”

Kayla smiled “Errands oh I’m sorry if I’m keeping you from doing them.”

“Yeah, and maybe she’ll force Seto to go,” Anna replied with a smile. “How about Kayla? She goes to our school and works at Kaiba corp. like I do.”

“No problem!” Skip said, feeling somewhat guilty. “Ahh…well, I probably won’t be seeing you for… a couple a weeks…Ok?”
“Kayla?” Ryou blinked, then shrugged. “Well, who ever you want to bring, I suppose?”

“A couple of weeks…but Why? Do errands take that long?” Kayla asked.

“Alright, so you tell Sugi, and I’ll tell Kiba and Kayla?” Anna suggested.

Skip laughed. “Oh no, I won’t be running errands all that long! I’ll just be…busy for a while. Got a lot of work to do, y’know?”
Ryou nodded. “Sounds like a plan, to me.” He paused. “Kiba won’t…act…strange again, will he? – I mean, he didn’t seem to like me too much.”

“Oh right” Kayla said looking down.

Anna gave him an odd look. “What do you mean?” she asked.

Skip smiled at her. “Well, I recon I ought to go now. I’ll see you, ok?”
“Err, nothing, it’s nothing, forget it.” Ryou said, shaking his head. He walked past her locking his apartment. “I’ll go talk with Sugi then, shall I?”

“Ok… Bye Skip”Kayla said looking up at him.

“Alright. I’ll meet you at the park?”

Skip started to leave again, but not far off, he stopped. “I’m not a good liar…” He sighed, expecting Kayla to come up in a while.
Ryou nodded, walking off.

“Camping?” Sugi asked, a bit of a grin showing on her. “Well, sure! I haven’t been in a while, it could be fun!”
Ryou smiled, “Well, great! It seems like it’ll be fun.”

“Um..what do you mean?” Kayla said walking up to his car.

Anna had already convinced Kiba to go, though she hadn’t specifically told him that Ryou was going. Now, she just had to find and convince Kayla.

Skip sighed heavily. “Aww…I’m not going to run errands, or be busy, Kayla…I was going home.”

“Oh, pleeeeaaaasssee? You know you need a break from working all the time! It would be fun! ‘Sides! City boy like you needs a bit of fresh air and wilderness – it’ll keep you umm…Well, you’ll be uhh…more of a….man for it…?” Sugi reasoned.
Seto sighed, rubbing his temples. “You’ll never let me be, will you?”
“No, an’ you know it.”
There was a long pause. Seto had his back to the girl. “Will you….let me alone for a while after it’s done…?”
Sugi nodded profoundly. “I’ll give you a good two weeks for it!”
Seto laughed, smiling. “Two weeks, eh?” He turned. “Deal.”

“Your going home? For good?!” Kayla said/asked.

Eventually, Anna was able to find Kayla. “Hi, Kayla,” she said, waving cheerfully as she walked toward her.

“No! Not for good! Just for a trip, I was going camping.” Skip said, ignoring Anna’s entrance.

“Oh that’s good” Kayla turned to Anna “Hi Anna!”

“Did I hear you say you were going camping?” Anna asked Skip. “Some friends of mine and I were planning on going camping too and I was just about to ask Kayla if she wanted to go with us.”

Skip nodded slowly. “I…see…And, do I know you, somehow?”
Ryou was sitting on the grass in the park, waiting for Anna. Even now he was scolding himself about his pants.

“Yes I would like to go camping” Kayla said “It sounds fun”

“No, I don’t believe you do. I’m Anna, by the way. That’s great, we’ll need to meet Ryou at the park in a little bit,” Anna said, replying to Skip, then Kayla.

Skip laughed a little. “Where I was headed is prob’ly a bit too far off for you all. I can give you a lift to the park, tho’?”

Kayla smiled.

“If you wouldn’t mind?” Anna replied, smiling.

Skip shook his head. “Nahh, come on, then.”

A while later, they were all on their way to Colorado.
“Are we there yet?”
“No.”
“How about now?”
“No…”
“Now?”
No!”
“…Now?”
“I said, no!”
“…No—“
“No, Sugi! We are NOT there yet! Now shut up and go to sleep or something, if you care for your life, or my sanity!” Seto yelled suddenly.
Skip was sitting quietly by the window. He wasn’t used to being with so many other people, but not being lonely could be fun.
Ryou had fallen asleep on the plane. He was practically burying his face in a pillow, and a small bit off drool had come out his mouth…

Kayla was sitting next to Skip and wouldn’t stop poking him.

Kiba too had fallen asleep, partially because he had nothing better to do, but also because he’d been drinking with some friends the night before.
Anna smiled as she looked at Ryou. He looked kinda funny… Suddenly, and completely without warning, she said into his ear, “Whatcha dreamin’ about?”
Skip was trying hard not to whack Kayla away from him, and to keep a straight face. This poking thing was driving him mad.

Ryou twitched slightly, falling over onto Anna’s side of the seats so that his head was resting on her shoulder. “No, Anna! Not…Stop…Ermf…the…pants!”
Ryou murmured sleepily.
Sugi turned back to give him an awkward glance. “Righty-oh, then…”

Oh and also Takashi and Sayuri went too, Takashi wouldn’t trust anyone enough.
Kayla was still poking Skip “I’m I bothering you?” She asked.

Anna giggled softly as she looked at the sleeping Ryou. “Well then…That explains a lot,” she said sarcastically. “Ryou, what happened to your pants? Did you lose them?” she said, talking into his ear again.

Skip stared straight ahead, ignoring her.
Ryou made an odd face, and held his hand out in front of Anna, as though he was expecting to receive something.
“Give ‘em back…!!!” he ordered. “I…need them…”

“Skippeh? Skippeh are you listening to me?” Kayla asked shaking her hand infront of his face.

“Well, I’m not gonna and you can’t make me,” Anna replied with a smirk.
“Anna, what have I told you about stealing peoples’ pants?” asked the tired voice of Kiba from the other side of Anna. Anna, however, didn’t respond to her brother; she was having too much fun.

Skip glanced sideways at her. “What?”

Ryou seemed to make a broken sobbing noise. “B-But you have to! I don’t want to…” he paused. “Don’t want to have to kill you over them…” he muttered.

“I think we should talk about something” Kayla said “Or we could play a game?”
Takashi was getting annoyed with his sister, so from behind Skip Takashi said “Do something to stop her stupid complaining.”

Anna was a bit shocked, but kept smiling. “C’mon. You wouldn’t do that!” she replied. She still hadn’t noticed that Ryou was getting drool all over her shoulder….

Skip flicked Kayla in the forehead. “There. Now, stop it!”

Ryou made an odd, half-angered gurgling noise. “Pants, damn you! Now!”

“Oh come on Skip! Please can we talk about something I’m bored to death!” Kayla said
Takashi laughed “At least I’m not sitting next to her”

“You’ll have to pry them from my cold, dead fingers,” she replied.
“Anna, don’t steal guys’ pants!” Kiba said somewhat loudly with a hint of anger in his voice. He’d fallen back asleep, but, like Ryou, could hear what was being said.

Skip laughed. “Well, speak.”

Ryou whacked at Anna annoyedly. “Gimme them! I …warned you…!!!”

“What a nice little performance, eh Seto-kun?” Sugi asked.
Seto gave no answer, as he’d managed to nod off himself…

Kayla smiled “Okay…um…So whats Colorado like?”

Giggling softly, Anna wacked at Ryou in the same sort of manner. “You’ll never get them back!”

Skip smiled as he described the place as best he could.

Ryou looked very frustrated. His outstretched hand fell down, draped awkwardly across Anna. “But…B-But you have to! Because…umm.. I—I love you!”

Kayla smiled closing her eyes as if trying to picture the place in her head “That sounds pretty” Kayla said.

“Uh…I love you too, but what does that have to do with it?” she replied, not sure whether or not she was serious.
“No you don’t!” Kiba said.

Skip seemed to be in a daze, thinking about it.

Ryou stopped talking then, and just went to normal sleeping, as if the whole thing had never happened.
Sugi laughed softly, poking Seto in the cheek. “What are /you/ dreaming of, sah?”
No answer.
“Hrmf…Fine, then…”

Kayla looked at skip “You miss it there a lot don’t you?”
Takashi was sleeping just like mostly everyone mumbling things like “Tick…Tack….Oh”

Anna looked at him awkwardly, realizing how wet her shoulder now was. “Uh…Ryou? You might want to wake up now.”

Skip nodded. “I…do…”

Ryou blinked, then woke suddenly, flying back away from Anna. “Ahh!”

“I bet your happy to be going back?” Kayla whispered
Takashi started to hit at nothing in his sleep and some times hitting poor Sayuri.

Smiling at Ryou, Anna asked, “Sleep well?”

Ryou blushed madly, and shook his head. “No…You…You were there, and you…Nevermind.” He said.

Skip nodded, smiling gently. “I am. And, I get to share it this time.”

Kayla nodded “I’m so happy I get to see what it looks like in Colorado”

“What’d I do?” she asked, looking completely clueless.

Skip smiled at her. “You’ll like it.”

Ryou shook his head. “N-Nevermind! It was nothing.

“You think so?”Kayla asked
Sayuri was fiddling with her fingers.
Takashi was still sleeping.

“Please tell me!” Anna pleaded.
“Did you give him his pants back?”asked the still-sleeping Kiba.

Skip grinned, nodding. “You will.”

Ryou just stared out the window, ignoring Anna’s pleas.

Kayla smiled and went to lay her head on Skips shoulder.

Anna shook his shoulder a bit. “Please! There’s only two things that’ll make me stop bugging you. You can tell me, or give me something else to keep me quiet.”

Skip blinked, looking at her. “…?”

Ryou whistled innocently. “…Can’t hear you, Anna. Not listening…” he said.

“I’m sorry am I bugging you by doing this?”Kayla asked lifting her head.

“Come on! Either tell me or give me a bar of chocolate!” she said, shaking his shoulder a bit harder. “Why won’t you tell me?”

Skip shook his head. “No, you weren’t.”

Ryou went on ignoring her demands. “Not happening.” He started humming tunelessly as he gazed out the window.

Kayla put her head back “OK”.
Takashi went to hit Sayuri once more in his sleep
Sayuri grabbed his arm and kicked him.

“Come on! Does it have anything to do with what happened the other day?” she asked, still shaking his shoulder, and also putting her face annoyingly close to his.

Skip laughed a bit at Sayuri’s actions.
Ryou turned to look at her, his embarrassment ignored now, due to him having no intention of telling her. He looked at her dead on, a small half smirk stuck on his face. “You’ll not get another word from me on the subject, my friend. Sorry, but no.”
Sugi had made an awkward sleep after being slapped across the face from a still sleeping Seto. “I…guess that he didn’t like me doing that…” she muttered, deciding not to poke his face again.

Kayla was starting to go to sleep
Takashi woke up “Hey! Whats that for?”
Sayuri didn’t let go of Takashi’sarm “You were hitting me!”

Keeping the same distance from her friend’s face and still shaking his shoulder, she said, “O’ course I will! I’m just as persistant –if not moreso-
As you are stubborn.”

Skip smiled, glancing at Kayla’s nearly sleeping form.

Ryou made a puzzled noise as he was dragged forward by an extra hard one of Anna’s shakings. He looked genuinely shocked as his lips were pressed up involuntarily to Anna’s.

Takashi and Sayuri were fighting behind Skip and Kayla Takashi was whining about his arm. “Gosh your such a sissy” Sayuri said to Takashi
“Hey Why?”Takashi whined
“because you keep complaining about your stupid arm and I’m not even holding it anymore!”

Anna turned a bright red and blinked a few times in shock before sitting normally in her seat.
Kiba had woken up and looked over at Anna and Ryou right before the inccedent…

Skip was laughing as he listened to the two behind him.

Ryou sunk down in his seat, blushing ridiculously. “Err…Anna…umm…Sorry…?”

“Im not a sissy…It hurt” Takashi said
“I’m not talking to you..So how are you Skip?” Sayuri said leaning forword so she could hear if Skip said anything.

“It’s…my fault, Ryou,” Anna replied softly. She was a bright shade of brick red.
“Anna, what was that all about?” Kiba asked suspiciously.
“It was an accident,” she replied.
Kiba gave Ryou a brief “I’m watching you” kind of look.

Skip smiled, “Fine. And you seem to be faring well back with your little friend there,” he said, motioning to Takashi.

Ryou made a semi-scared voice, glancing at Kiba.

“I’m going to kill him!”
“You cant kill me…You love me”
“No I don’t who lied and said that?”
“Hey!” Takashi said
“Im just joking gosh don’t be so uptight”

“Kiba, stop it,” Anna said firmly. She hadn’t looked at Kiba, but she knew that he was scaring Ryou.
Crossing his arms over his chest, he said dully, “I wasn’t doing anything.”

Skip laughed a mite louder at the pair. Seeing Takashi squirm was always a nice gift to him, anyhow.
Ryou just buried his reddened face in his hands, making an odd noise.

“I’m not up tight!”Takashi said
Kayla woke up not happy at all she turned to hit brother but not before hitting Skip “Can you all Shut up!Cant a girl sleep!”

Putting a hand on Ryou’s shoulder, Anna said in an effort to comfort him a little, “It’s alright, Ryou.”

Skip held a hand to his face. “Oww!!”

Ryou brushed her hand away. “It started with a hand on my shoulder, Anna.”
He was smiling, and laughing a little as he said this.

Takashi looked at his sister “Sit down and stop yelling!”
Kayla looked at Skip and sat down “I’m sorry Skip” She said feeling bad.

Also smiling, Anna said, “You’re right.”

A few hours later, they landed. Needless to say, there was plenty of random “chaos” before that. As soon as they were able to stand, Anna stretched her arms out a bit, making sure not to hit the others. Kiba did the same whilst also yawning.

A while later, Skip had led them all to the place he used to live.
“Wow…” Ryou said softly.
“It’s beautiful…” Sugi said softly.
Seto nodded slowly. “Yeah….It is…”

“I love it here!” Kayla exclaimed.

Anna stared at the place in awe. “It seems like it’s been years since I last saw anything so beautiful,” she said.
Even Kiba had to agree. “For me, it has been years.”

Skip smiled broadly. “Been four years since I’ve been back…” he said quietly, taking a deep breath of the air. There was a soft whinnie from not far away. Sugi grinned, pointing. “Look Seto! Horsey!”
Seto rolled his eyes. “Yes, yes. Go pet it then.”
Sugi nodded, “Ok!” But, as she trotted toward it, she pulled him along by the sleeve.

“Wheres that guy?” Kayla asked
Takashi looked at here “What guy?”

Anna did the same as Sugi, dragging Ryou with her.
Kiba followed to…supervise.”

[Sugi Kusari]

Skip looked a little surprised, then worried. “Wait! Don’t do that! That one’s skittish – he might hurt you!”
Too late.
Ryou dragged Anna away, as Seto pulled Sugi away from the animal that’d just served her a sound kick in the gut.
Skip just sighed, shaking his head. “Great…”

“Uh-oh…Sugi are you alright?”Kayla asked from were she was.

Anna went over to Sugi. “Oh my god! Are you alright?” Horses had never exactly been one of her favorite animals.

“’m Fine! Seto, leggo of me!” Sugi said agitatedly.
Seto shrugged and did as he was told, only to see Sugi fall flat on her face.
Skip walked over. “Does anything feel broken?”
Sugi shook her head without lifting it. “I don’t…know…”
Skip grimaced a bit before walking toward the horse.
It snorted and backed away for a while, bucking just slightly – like it had the hiccups.
Skip talked to it for a while in a soft tone. Soon it calmed down, and walked slowly toward him. It sniffed at his hand for a while before it allowed him to stroke it gently.

Kayla walked over to where Sugi was “Are you alright?”She asked.

“Well, hopefully nothing else like that will happen,” Anna said with a sigh.

Skip returned after a moment. “Eh, well, we should get to finding a good campsite.”
Ryou nodded, as did Seto.
Sugi just grunted.
Sighing, Seto bent down and scooped her up, only to toss her onto his back and carry her piggy-back style off after the others.

Kayla followed.

Anna and Kiba followed; Kiba was behind Anna and Ryou, keeping an eye on Ryou.

The sun was setting when the group had found their spot.
Skip, of course, ended up showing most of the others how to set up their tents.

Sugi had gotten quite used to her perch now, and was giving her “steed” orders, like: “Seto! You’re not doing it right! That’s not how you set up the tent! That part goes there…”
Needless to say, she would end up getting whacked multiple times that night.

Kayla was totally clueless to how to make a tent “Takashi can you help me?”
“Nope like I know how to do it” takashi said also having trouble.

Anna was doing well with her tent as she had known how to put one up since she was little and still remembered how. Kiba, however, didn’t remember as well, so his sister was helping him.

Once all the tents were up, Skip, Ryou, and Seto went to work on making a large pit for fire in the center of their little circle.
(By the way, you guys suck!)

Kayla sat down as close as she could to the fire “So far this trip isn’t so bad.”

Anna sat by Kayla, though she might be considered a little too close.

Seto was standing by the fire, satisfied that he had helped to create it. Sugi, now feeling better, ran up and jumped on Seto’s back. He was a bit startled and bent over when she jumped on him. “Ahh--!”
Unfortunately, Sugi was sent over him, landing right in the center of the lit fire. “Iee!” She yelled, scrambling out of the flames, whacking at a burning spot on her clothes.

Kayla popped up “Are you OK Sugi?”

When Sugi had fallen into the fire, it had caused some of the flames to go at Anna and though she didn’t catch on fire, she rolled backwards, startled.

Sugi just looked sort of hurt as she walked off to sulk alone.
“I didn’t mean to…do that!” Seto said.
Skip was just shaking his head as he turned away.
Ryou was starring wide-eyed at the place where Sugi had just been. “Umm….Okaay…”

“Oh poor Sugi”Kayla whispered walking up to Skip

Anna sat back up, sitting almost exactly where she had been. Apparently she hadn’t learned anything… “What just happened?” she asked.

“Seto just dropped Sugi into the fire…” Ryou muttered.

“Skip this trip doesn’t seem to be going that well, espiecialy for Sugi”Kayla said looking up at Skip.

“Oh my god, is she alright?” Anna replied worried.

“Well, she’s not…dead yet.” Ryou said, sitting down.
“Don’t recon it has.” Skip said, shaking his head.

“Gosh the way it happened almost made Seto seem like he did it on purpose.” Kayla whisperd.

With a sigh, Anna said, “Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m tired. See ya in the morning.” Then, she got up and headed for the tent that she was going to be in.

After a while, most, if not all, of the others were in their tents. Well, save for Sugi, who hadn’t really moved since finding a tree to sit under.

Kayla was in the Tent laying down not yet sleeping “Takashi do you have to lay in the middle with Sayuri?”
“Yes your in the same tent as him I’m not trusting him or you to be close to eachother” Takashi said
Sayuri hit him “Shut up and go to sleep!”

Kiba, as expected, was between Anna and Ryou, making sure that there was plenty of room between the two. Anna and Kiba were both asleep within a few minutes.

Skip was fast to fall asleep, as was Seto and Ryou. Sugi, however was awake for quite a while. She stared up at the sky, listening to the sounds of the night.

Kayla sat up /is Sugi still out there?/
Sayuri sat up since she was next to Kayla “Is something wrong?””Sugi I don’t think she came backto the tents”
“Just go back to sleep Seto probably went to get her.”Sayuri said as both her and Kayla layed back down.

Anna woke up in the middle of the night and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t fall back asleep. So, she got out of the tent and went over to sit by the river. She had her hand in the water and was watching the fish. After a few minutes, the water seemed to be moving more than it had been. Anna looked up to see a bear about five yards in front of her on it’s hind legs. Instinctively, she screamed and scrambled to her feet. The bear let out a loud growl.

Sugi was closest, so she woke more quickly. “Anna…?”
She stood and stumbled over to where the noise was from.
“Oh…Sh-shit!”

Kayla hadn’t fallen asleep at all so when she heard the scream she ran outside to where she herd the scream and when she got there she just starred in disbelief “That’s a..a bear!”

Anna was frozen where she stood, staring at the bear, who was still growling as if to tell her to go away.
Kiba, who normally couldn’t be woken up by a marching band, woke up at hearing his sister scream. “Anna?” He looked at her sleepingbag and, when he saw that she wasn’t there, got out of the tent, accidentally stepping on Ryou on the way out.

Sugi got herself inbetween Anna and the bear. “Go on! Get away, you!” She yelled at it, shaking her fists wildly to scare it off.
Ryou woke and stumbled out of the tent. Skip, for some reason, hadn’t woken up.

Kayla went back to tell everbody that there was a bear, She went to Setos tent first “Come on Seto Wake up!”She yelled then ran out to her tent “Skip!Takashi!Sayuri! Wake up! Theres a bear outside!”

The bear was about to attack Sugi, but its attention was turned to Kiba since the boy had started to throw rocks at it and yell at it. “Kiba!” Anna yelled as the bear started to head toward her brother.

Sugi growled as she charged the animal’s side.She threw herself at it, kicking, and hitting at it.
“Go away!”
Seto was up soon, as were the others, they all gathered whatever half-decent excuse of a weapon to take with them.

Kayla saw what Sugi did “No! Sugi!”

“Sugi, you dumbass!” Kiba yelled. The bear was right about to hit Sugi, but Anna had gotten between them, wielding a large stick. The bear’s attack had broken the stick an its paw hit Anna in the chest, knocking her back. Fortunately, she’d been hit by paw rather than claw.

Ignored Kiba, besides, she was even more angry now that Anna had been hurt. “Shut up! I’m fine!” Sugi grabbed a rock from the water and whacked repetitively at the animal’s side, and face.
“Sugi! You retarded---Idiot! Get away from it!” Seto yelled from the river bank; he’d just arrived.

“What he said!”Kayla yelled
Takashi looked at his sister in confusion.
Kayla looked at Skip “How can we help?”

Anna had fallen unconscious into the water. Hurriedly, Kiba ran over to his sister and pulled her out of the water. The bear whacked at Sugi with the back of its paw.

Sugi cried out in pain as she was hit, and knocked forcefully into the water.
She stayed down for a moment, then staggered to her feet once more. She punched and kicked at it harder now, hoping to drive it away.
Ryou ran to Anna and Kiba. “Is she alright?!”
Seto watched, horrified, as Sugi continued her very unintelligent assault.
With a sudden yell, he ran to the very edge of the water and hurled a heavy stick at the bear. Of course, his marksmanship was off, and projectiles weren’t exactly his specialty. The stick sailed clean over the bear.

Kayla wanted to help but did not know how to.

“I don’t know. She’s out cold,” Kiba replied. “Stay with her, while I go help the others.” With that, he started off, not toward the bear, but toward the tent where the sennen blade was. By now, the bear was starting to get extremely angry and was swinging its paws furiously at those around it.

Sugi managed to dodge most of the attacks, but she was hit hard across the chest, and head. She didn’t even have time to yell before she plunged into the water once more. This time, she hit her head on the rocks beneath the water, knocking her out. She stayed under, water sinking into her injuries as well as her mouth and nose.
Seto tried to get out to her, but the bear was too close, and still angry.
Skip made a frustrated growling noise as he tried to think of a solution.

Kayla tried to think of something “Hey mabey we could throw something at it so Seto can get Sugi out of there.”

A few seconds later, Kiba came out of the tent with the sennen blade. Brandishing the dagger, he ran at the bear. Spotting the new attacker, the bear started to charge at Kiba.
The bear cried out in pain as it was slashed across the muzzle. The cut wasn’t very deep, but it was still incredibly painful.

Seto took his chance then. He rushed out to where Sugi had fallen. Hauling her out of the water, he dragged her back to land.

Kayla went up to where Seto was with Sugi”Is she dead?” Kayla asked.
Takashi was just starring at Kiba attacking the bear”Um..who do you think will win…I vote the bear.”

“Arrgh!” Kiba had just been clawed in the arm. He was able to cut the bear several more times. The bear reared up once more before getting back on all fours and walking away.

Seto shook Sugi roughly. “Hey, get up!” he ordered. The girl did not move, but she did cough quietly. “…Nnn…”
Seto smiled, relieved. “She’s alive, then!”
Ryou was still with Anna. “Anna…Please get up…?”
Skip was with those two as well. “Is she alright?”
Seto brushed wet bangs out of Sugi’s eyes. “Well, …we know you’re alive now, so get up!” he demandd softly.

Kayla just watched Seto try to get Sugi to wake up.

“Ryou, where are your pants?” Anna muttered, still appearing to be unconscious.

Sugi didn’t open her eyes. A hand came up to her chest, but when she set it there, it sunk down, as if there was no ribcage to support it. She made a strange, pained face. “I-Itai…!!!”
Seto looked puzzled, and worried. “Ku-sari…?” he asked.

Ryou smiled a little at Anna. “They’re gone, Anna. You’ve got to get up, so I can get them back from you, ok?”

“Sugi?”Kayla whisperd /no she cant die.. She wont please Sugi don’t die./

Anna smiled. “Over my dead body,” she replied softly. She was conscious, but was now pretending not to be. Her chest, as well as her head were hurting, but not as much as Sugi.

“Sugi, are you ok…?” Seto asked, quietly.
Sugi made no response other than to drag her hand away from her apparently broken chest. Blood from the bear’s claws digging into her was oozing out just slightly.

Ryou laughed, placing a hand behind Anna’s back, he tried to sit her up. “Come on! You’re fine, silly!”
Skip glanced back at the larger group around Sugi. “I’m thinkin’ we’re missing something…”

Kayla just stood she was hoping her friend wasn’t dead.

Anna let out a small growl of pain and put her arm over her chest as Ryou sat her up. “Not a good idea,” she said through clenched teeth.
“Are you alright?” Kiba asked when he had gotten over to them.

Sugi let out a small breath, then stopped moving entirely.
“H-Hey! You can’t do that! Wake up!” Seto said urgently.

Ryou looked concerned. “I-I’m sorry…I didn’t mean to hurt you…”

“Oh no Sugi” Kayla whisperd.

“It’s alrght,” Anna replied. “Is everybody else alright?”

“I don’t know,” Ryou said, “something’s going on with the others…”
Skip nodded. “It’s starting to worry me…”

Tears started to come to Kaylas eyes “No.. Sugi” She whisperd.

“What’s wrong?”
With a sigh, Kiba replied, “It doesn’t seem like Sugi’s doing too well.”

Seto kneeled down by the girl, shaking her still form. “Are you listening to me?! You can’t just die! We’ve not been here for one whole day yet!”

Ryou turned his head at hearing Seto’s loud pleas. “Oh no…”

Kayla just starred with tears in her eyes
Takashi came up behind Sayuri “Whats going on?”
“Sugi..I think She’s dead” Sayuri whisperd.

Anna too, turned her head at Seto’s words. “Ryou, help me stand up,” she half commanded. She intended on going to see Sugi’s condition.

Ryou nodded and helped her over to where the other scene was being played out.
Seto looked quite broken, beside his friend. “Damn you! You said you’d only give me two weeks leave of you! And the trip’s not over yet!”

[kayla]

Kayla looked down tears coming out of her eyes I cant belive shes dead.

[Anna Isumu]

Anna knelt down by Sugi, wincing at the pain in her chest. "Sugi, what'd you do to yourself?" she muttered.

[Sugi Kusari]

"...The idiot thought she could take on a bear...That's what's happened..." Seto said coldly.

[Anna Isumu]

"This was supposed to be fun!" Anna said despairingly.

[kayla]

Kayla nodded with agrrement to what Anna said "How are we supose to have fun if things like this happen?"

[Sugi Kusari]

Skip sighed and turned away. "Oh....it's all my fault! I'm the one who took you all here!"

[Anna Isumu]

Anna's eyes were welling up with tears. She was the one that suggested to Ryou that they go camping, so this was partially her fault.

[kayla]

Kayla turned to look at Skip "Its not you fault!"

[Sugi Kusari]

"More than it is anybody else's!" Skip said frustratedly.

[Anna Isumu]

"No, Skip. It's my fault. You meant to come alone, did you not? I'm the one that suggested that the rest of us come with you," Anna said softly, looking down.

[kayla]

"You guys it isnt anyones fault...it just happend how were we supose to know this would happen." Kayla said

[Sugi Kusari]

"What...can we do?" Ryou asked.

[Anna Isumu]

"We could always just go home," Anna suggested softly.