[Kyon meets Satoshi at the gate.] * Satoshi arrives at the gate and nods to Kyon. "Afternoon, Kyon." * Kyon is inputting another text message, and doesn't look up. He pulls one hand off his phone to wave tersely at Satoshi, then finishes up. * Kyon looks up at Satoshi, and stretches up to his full height. His bag rests at his feet. "Going to go to Shunyo, and find his sister. We do that, he'll show up eventually." * Satoshi nods. "Makes sense. I'm ready." * Kyon nods quickly, and leans down to pick up his bag. "Know how to get there?" Hmm. Better give me directions. I've been there before, I think, but a refesher would be useful. Take the subway to Edogawabashi, head past the museums, follow the big green signs. * Satoshi nods. "Got it. I'll meet you there, then." * Kyon turns away, and starts stalking off towards his bike. He says back over his shoulder, "Right. See you there." * Satoshi heads for the subway to Edogawabashi, and from there to Shunyo. ( Satoshi forgot to go past the museums and follow the big green signs, so he ends up in Bangladesh. ) * Kyon is waiting at the front gate, leaning against the post. His bike is a bit down the street on the other side, and his bag is slung over his shoulder. (Darn. Now I'll have to wait that much longer.) (Where on earth am I now?!) * Satoshi thankfully does not miss the museums or the signs, and so arrives at Shunyo shortly. [You're at Shunyo!] * Satoshi meets Kyon at the gate. "So where do you think she'd be?" * Kyon smirks. "One way to find out." He pushes off the gatepost and heads into the schoolyard. * Satoshi follows Kyon in. * Kyon looks around the courtyard to see if there's any signs of people he knows. [Kyon spots one! Takako Matsumura.] * Kyon snorts to himself and keeps looking, hoping there's someone else. ( Sato! Gimme a mind roll ) (I am very smart today!) (Is this a change from usual? Have you figured out what book signings are yet? ^_~) [Satoshi sees someone he recognizes, though: The large-framed, brutish looking boy he faced off against several times in Hockey games: Ichiro Hachirobei. Thick black hair, black eyes, Blood type B+, Age 17...] (I can probably recite his stats for the past three seasons, too. ;p) (Hehe!) * Satoshi speaks quietly. "Hey, Kyon. See that guy over there? He's Hachirobei. Center for the Shunyo hockey team. Want me to ask if he knows where to find Fuyuko?" * Kyon looks at Satoshi sidewise. "Think he'll answer you?" Hmm. Not entirely sure. Our teams are rivals, and we usually win. Wait. We always win. Yeah. Maybe I'd better avoid him. * Kyon shrugs, and gives one more glance around to see if there's anyone else. "If there's no one else we have, might still be worth a try." All right. [Doesn't seem to be anyone else around.] * Kyon shakes his head quickly. "Well, it's him or the stuck-up model." Right. * Kyon shrugs irritably, and heads towards Takako purposefully. * Satoshi walks over to Ichiro and looks up at him. "Hey. Mind if I ask you a question?" He tries to look as nonchalant as he can about it. (Silly Kyon. I was typing. ;p) (Yay! We go for both! We're efficient.) * Ichiro looks even at Satoshi. "Huh? Oh, the Sakuragaoka guy. What you doin' here?" Looking for somebody. Fuyuko Kageri. Know where I could find her? * Ichiro thinks about that..... * Ichiro says after a while. "Hmmm... I heard from the friend of the brother of the guy who plays left wing that she was talked into joining some after school activity." Got any idea about which one? Where do your clubs meet? * Ichiro thinks about that, too. * Ichiro answers. "If it's a sport, either the gym or the fields out back. If not, one of the classrooms." But you don't know which it is? * Ichiro thinks. Then shrugs. Fair enough. Thanks for your help. Uh huh. You know, we're gonna beat you next time. * Satoshi smiles. "I'll be looking forward to playing you, then. See you on the ice." * Satoshi waves and walks back to wherever Kyon's waiting. * Kyon is waiting towards the middle of the grounds, rocking back and forth on his feet. Okay. Ichiro says she's involved in some sort of after-school activity, but he doesn't know which one. So she's either in the gym, the fields out back, or the classrooms. Doesn't narrow it down that much, so you might want to ask someone else before we start searching. Otherwise, split up and look? * Kyon shrugs quickly, and looks back over his shoulder towards Takako. "Don't want to have to try going over there again if we have something. Should just look." Okay. You want me to look inside or out? * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Didn't strike me as the outdoors type. Try inside first." Right. * Satoshi heads for the main classroom building. * Kyon starts taking a quick stroll around the grounds, keeping an eye out as he goes. * Satoshi starts looking in classrooms. [Satoshi arrives! Shunyo High is three stories high and rather wide.] [Kyon's phone rings as he's exploring the outside.] * Kyon answers his phone curtly as he's looking. "Yeah." * Kyon scowls. "Right. Look like he's going anywhere?" * Kyon blows out a breath irritatedly. "So, he'll be there for the next half hour? Trying to find his sister here. Matters under control there?" * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Might as well keep looking here, then. By the time we got back there, he'll be gone." * Kyon adjusts the phone against his ear. "Kyoko? Why? Thought you weren't a big fan of hers, even if you forgave her." * Kyon shrugs disinterestedly. "Right. Don't really mind if you want to drop by. She could use someone else to talk to." He smirks. "Kumaguro's good company, but not the talkative type." * Kyon nods quickly. "Later." He hangs up the phone, and goes back to stalking the grounds, hunting the wild Kageri. [Kyon's phone rings again.] * Kyon glares at the phone for a second, then flips it back open. "Yeah." "I found her. She's in the girls' bathroom on the first floor, east wing. Seemed pretty upset. Another girl went in there, too." * Kyon nods quickly. "On my way." He stabs the off button on the phone, and heads back towards the building. * Satoshi is sitting in the hallway across from the bathroom in question. He looks up when Kyon arrives. "She's still in there." * Kyon nods quickly, and leans against the opposite wall. "Any idea who the other girl is?" Nope. Seemed kinda mad, though. She go in for the other girl? Or is it unrelated? It looked like she was looking for Fuyuko. * Kyon nods tersely, thinking for a second, then smirks. "What did she look like?" Short hair, petite. * Kyon considers that for a second, then shrugs and calls out, "Izumi?" * Satoshi blinks. "You know her?" * Kyon smirks. "Depends on the answer." [Presently, three girls come out of the room, laughing. Each one holds a few pages of a book that looks like it was torn apart. One of them points at a page. "Listen to this. 'It wasn't the first time I've been attacked. I just wish they could understand my feelings for Yushiro.' She's in love with her own brother! It's so disgusting!" They all laugh again. "Well, she'll be our puppet now, if she wants us to keep quiet."] * Kyon looks at Satoshi sidewise, and asks quietly, "Any of them the one that went in after her?" * Satoshi answers quietly. "Nope. They're both still in there." [End in here.]