Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 20~ Study tour, part 2

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"Bell's? What are you doing here?" aprilia-sensei asked gently to Bell.

Bell shook his head quickly, then he retreated backwards. "Don't come any closer!" he was recklessly shouting. Instantly, some of the children who heard her screams looked towards her.

"Why are you Bell?" ask Aprilia-sensei again.

Bell suddenly flinched. He raised his eyes. Grasping even tighter the pen he was holding. He did not answer Aprilia-sensei. Then he quickly turned around and immediately ran away from Aprilia-sensei.

After Bell left, Aprilia-sensei closed her eyes.

[What's the problem? ]

Someone's voice from a mobile phone held Aprilia-sensei. Apparently, Aprilia-sensei still hasn't turned off her phone. He picked up his phone again, then put it in his ear. He replied, "The boy knows everything."

[ Who? ]

"One of my students. Sorry, I'll finish this!"

[You better do it quietly and slowly. Let no one suspect you. ]

"I'll do it, sir! The point is, our prey is already near me."

[Good work. I wait for their heads. Give them their heads and bring them before me. ]

"Good, Master!"

TUT!

Aprilia-sensei turned off her phone. Then after that, look at the object in front of him. And after that, slowly, the pupils of Aprilia-sensei's eyes turned completely yellow. Then he walked into the forest.

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Chapter 20: [ Study tour, part 2]

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"Bell! Bell's! Where are you?" It was the sound of Takana calling her lost friend. Because from earlier, they had not found the brown-haired girl in the two pigtails.

"Well, there it is!" Irvan pointed. He found Bell.

Bell looked at us both. Then after that, he ran quickly towards his friends. He was terrified and grateful to see them again.

"You why?" ask Irvan.

Bell looked up again. Then he pointed behind her. To be exact, he pointed to a patch of road leading towards the bridge again. His body was trembling, his breathing was panting and his body was sweating.

"I–it! There! There! Ma April.... He said, he said...."

"What did he say?"

"Emm.., she said..." Bell was silent. Then he glanced at the sky while thinking of something. "Mm ... What is it? I forget. I forget. So, what was I gonna say, huh?"

Takana put on my melas face. While Irvan-san himself remains with the same face and expression. Not changed at all.

"Well, why do you forget so quickly. Try to remember it well." Irvan.

"Yes. What scared you just now?" Takana also started to open my mouth.

"Em..., what is it?"

"O you three! What are you guys doing?"

Bell's surprised. Suddenly, Aprilia-sensei appeared behind her. Everyone was also surprised by the sudden presence of Aprilia-sensei.

"Ah, Mother? What's up?" ask Takana.

"Have you all done your job?" ask Aprilia-sensei.

The three of them shook their heads. "Not yet."

"All right then, now we've done it. It's lunch time! Comeing! Everyone has gathered" asked Aprilia-sensei.

The three of them according. Then they followed Aprilia-sensei until they brought them back to the front of the big tent, where we put our things there.

Everyone gathered in the tent. They are eating each other's food. Some were joking and some were chatting as well.

Takana, Irvan and Bell also joined in. Takana took her bag (but it was Dylan's bag). He opened the zipper of his bag. Inside was Dylan's shirt, Comic. Dylan put his laptop in his bag. The small books and one thing that made Takana surprised.

"Eh? One more thing, he also brought my pink sweater suit?! Eeehhh?!"

"Dylan? What's up?" Bell took care of his friend.

Takana. Then, instantly his face flushed a little. Quickly, she put her pink shirt back in the bag before Bell saw her.

"What's that?" bell asked curiously.

"ah! It's nothing, really! Come on, let's eat the provisions!"

"Eh? But where's your supply?"

"Oh yes! I didn't bring supplies. Dylan-san also did not put his provisions in his bag. Huh, how is this? I'm a little hungry."

"Looks like you didn't bring stock, huh? These. Let's just share!" Bell showed his provisions to Takana. It was nice to give her food.

They ate together in the tent during this afternoon break.

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In the afternoon, they walked back to the tent again after being satisfied playing water in the river.

"Well, kids, how? Are you satisfied with having fun?" aprilia-sensei asked with her trademark smile.

"Well, for tonight, we'll just sleep in this tent, okay?" aprilia-sensei said again. But, after he said that, suddenly some of the other disciples were shocked.

"Huh?! We sleep here?"

"Ta–but said Mother, we will sleep in the Villa. How, anyway?"

Instantly, all the disciples became noisy. Takana and his two friends were silent. Aprilia-sensei will answer all the questions raised by her students. He raised his index.

"So like this. We're not gonna sleep in that villa. But, we'll just sleep here. Later, we build another tent. Mother prepared it. Tonight, we will sleep under the stars. Wouldn't that be more fun than in the villa?" aprilia-sensei.

Everyone nodded in understanding. They will be willing to follow the rules of Aprilia-sensei happily. Aprilia-sensei smiled. But this time he made a forced smile.

Takana looked into his eyes. The color of his eyes suddenly turned yellow. Just a few seconds. After that, Aprilia-sensei's eyes turned brown again. Takana was surprised.

"Sorry I'm late!" yelled at someone who sounded in Takana's left ear. He also looked. It turned out that not far from where he stood, there he saw there was Kei who was running towards here while carrying two suitcases in both hands.

"Eh?! All I know is, Study tour today is only class 3-A, right? Kei-san is in another class. What is he doing? Is the class also conducting a Study tour? But why did he walk towards the group of 3-A disciples?" takana thought to herself.

"Key, you've been a long time." Aprilia-sensei.

"Ah, sorry! It was on the road so jammed. My car can't move." Kei took a big breath, then he fell on the ground. He seems to be exhausted. "Well, but in the end, I can find you here. This is! I brought it."

Everyone comes near Kei. The female students were very happy because their idol who was among the most popular students in the school came. Everyone saw the stuff Kei brought. As it turned out, Kei was carrying some small folding beds.

"Eh, this is Futon!" Suddenly, Dylan's body moved on its own when he saw the small mattress. Tang's most shocking was, Takana was using her daily movements in Dylan's body. Raise your hands, jump with a smile.

Instantly, all eyes immediately turned towards Takana. "Eh? Dylan why?"

"Dylan. He's not usually like that!"

"Eh, you're really Dylan, right?"

Everyone is talking about him. What can be done, Takana scratched his head, then immediately put on his jutek face again. Everyone was astonished by his attitude just now. But fortunately, they did not suspect him. Before long, everyone looked back at Kei and some took their own mattresses.

Takana breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not suspected of being Takana. If they all knew that Dylan's real figure was Takana, they would all be shocked.

"Ah, hold Takana! You definitely can. I only played Dylan-san for one day. But actually, not one day, anyway.... I will be able to get out of Dylan-san's body when Onii-chan and Nee-chan come. And now, where are the two of them? And when will they come? I'm waiting for them."

THE PUK!

"Yoo~ Dylan! Hey, how you doing?"

Takana. Suddenly, someone patted him hard on the shoulder. It was Kei.

"I'm good, really!" answer Takana cuek.

"As usual, huh? You always put on a look like that." Kei laughing. Then, he embraced Dylan's body. "Hey, I'd like to ask you. Where's the girl ... uh! I mean that guy named Takana?"

Takana raised her eyes. He tried to calm down and replied quietly, "He's sick."

"ah! Sick, huh? A great man like himself can get sick, try!"

"Eh, what do you mean?" Takana glanced at Kei.

"Ah, there's nothing." Kei let go of his embrace. Then, he raised his hand and held his head behind him. He walked leisurely forward. "As far as you know, Takana is a great man. You should watch him always. Ah, nevermind. You'll know for yourself."

Kei lowered his hand again. Then he looked back at Takana. "Yes, I want to go there first. Lots of other work! Bye~" Kei waved while running small.

Takana didn't say his words. He just stared at Kei's back which started to move away from me with a flat Dylan-typical look.

It seemed, Kei wanted to tell about Takana's advantages to Dylan. But he did not dare to say. Because Takana could see her frightened eyes from there.

"Ah done. He better still promise me not to tell Dylan-san my secret. It seems, he was also afraid of my threat.... Fu~fu~fu...."

Takana immediately patted both of his cheeks. "I can't laugh anymore!"

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In the evening, they all gathered. Some kids have set up campfires. Everyone was sitting in a circle near the bonfire.

"Well, boys, before we look at the stars, now what do we want to do first?" ask Aprilia-sensei.

One of the children held out his hand. "Shorrible news, Mom!"

"Eh, what a scary story?"

"Yes. In this situation, it would be nice to have someone tell us all a scary story!" obviously the boy.

"Shorrid news, huh? Okay too, tuh!"

"Well, who wants to tell a story? But don't be so creepy, huh? Later, there's a child who's scared and can't sleep." Aprilia-sensei.

"Eh, relax, Mom! We are all brave boys! Aye, right?"

"Ah, yes it is!"

"Mom! Let me tell you a story!" The boy who proposed about the spooky story raised his hand again. He will tell the story. Aprilia-sensei.

His name is Kiky Titania. Two-headed girl who has a big imagination. In his brain there are only a lot of fictional stories. He is also good at writing short stories and poetry. Ranked 5th in class. Smart in Indonesian subjects in class.

Now, let's just call him Kiky. Kiky started the story. Will everyone be scared? Or will the story be boring?

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To be Continued