The girl sighed, her socked feet resting on the dashboard of the car and one earphone in. Around her, the members of the Dan chattered obnoxiously and fought over what the radio should be set to. She returned her fallen ear bud to its place and reaching into her jacket pocket, she turned the volume up so she could barely hear the idiocy occurring outside of her little world. She glared out the window and watched the flat expanses of farms whirr past, occasionally spotting a herd of livestock. She sighed again; this was definitely not how she'd expected her vacation to be spent. Closing her eyes, she felt an almost urgent tap on her shoulder. Silently groaning, she turned to the driver and spoke with an abundance of annoyance in her voice.

"What, Kano?" He used his free hand to motion for her to remove her headphones and she reluctantly did, hoping he had something at least partially intelligent to say. "Fine," she grumbled, "my headphones are out now. What did you need?" He grinned at the road ahead and changed lanes.

"Ah, well you see, Kido…" He glanced at her, and chuckled slightly nervously as he noted her glare. "I thought you might like to help us decide what to listen to!" Rolling her eyes and pulling her feet from the dash, she turned slightly in her seat to see the others. The first row consisted of Seto, Marry, and Momo respectively; the second row was Shintaro, a sleeping Konoha, and Hibiya. Momo grabbed the back of Kido's seat and pulled herself close to the Danchou.

"Danchouuuu," she whined, "Marry and I wanna listen to the radio!" Kido sighed and looked to Seto, who shrugged like he didn't care. Her eyes quickly scanned over the back row, figuring the three of them weren't paying attention and couldn't care less what was put on.

"Alright, Kisaragi." The green haired girl turned back around and clicked on the radio, causing some awful pop song to blast. She cranked the volume down and glared at Kano, "How loud did you turn it?!" He laughed and shrugged her question off.

"I was just trying to make sure that everyone could hear it," his eyes flickered off of the road for a brief moment and it was obvious in the moment that they were shining an unnatural red. She huffed and sat back in her seat, watching him carefully. As the song on the radio changed, Momo burst into song and Hibiya groaned loudly to get on her nerves; the idol swung her head around and began chewing him out though he didn't seem to care. Kido took her eyes off of her partner for a few seconds and as she looked back, his mask had been replaced with a tired, worn-out Kano. He was still attentive, but the bags under his eyes irritated her. His eyes flicked to her and in an instant, the façade had returned. She sighed and leaned her head back against the headrest, watching to signs for the next exit they could pull off onto.

"Oi, Kano," she began, "take this next exit." She could see the fake smile twist slightly into confusion and before he could question her, she spoke again, "Just do it. You need some rest." It was his turn to sigh this time and his eyes returned to their normal, beautiful golden color.

"I'm fine," he tried to state, "I just look tired, I'm not actually." She mentally commented on how false that statement was but didn't let the remark slip from her mouth. Despite what he had said, he still pulled off at the requested exit and found a spot where they could stretch their legs and switch drivers. There was a small patch of wild flowers clustered near their stopping point and as everyone disembarked the van, Marry and Momo preceded to run to it and gather the weeds to make flower crowns. Hibiya had to crawl over the seats to get out, and Shintaro stayed where he was, swearing that he didn't need to stretch his legs.

Kido walked around the front of the vehicle, preparing to drive the next leg of this ridiculous journey. Kano offered to help her get everything positioned for her but she denied, pushing him towards the passenger's side and ordering him to sleep. He laughed genuinely and did as he was told, letting her gather the group back up and boarding them once again. As soon as everyone was in, she started the engine and heading back out onto the freeway, enduring the horrid music that members four and five had requested.

It was a long while before they saw another exit of any kind and as the sign became visible, Kido took a check to make sure no one needed to stop for the bathroom. It wasn't barely a mile or two down the road that a voice piped up from the back.

"Hey, Danchou…" the young boy called up at her, "I have to pee really badly…" She sighed and tried not come off as angry when she spoke again.

"Why didn't you say that when there was an exit to take?" She could hear him fidget, probably trying to hold it in.

"I didn't need to go then…"

"How long can you wait," she asked, genuinely concerned that he might wet himself in the car, and checked the signs. "It'll be a while until the next rest area…" He whimpered slightly, causing Momo to laugh at him.

"It's not funny, Obasan!" he yelled defensively, and then turned his attention back to his blatter, "How long is a while?"

"Probably close to half an hour…" She wished she could've said that it would've been twenty minutes, even better, ten. A chuckle escaped the person next to her and she glanced at him, his face was bunched up, trying very hard not to laugh. She rolled her eyes and waited for some sort of reply from Hibiya. His voice was quiet and strained when he spoke again.

"I don't know…" The one answer she had hoped he wouldn't give. She chewed silently on her bottom lip, thinking the best way to get him somewhere to relieve himself. Kido didn't notice as her cat-eyed passenger, leaned forward, grabbing an empty bottle and tossed it back to Hibiya.

"There, that should work, right?" Again, the sound of his laughter filled the car, it was an irresistibly drawing sound and Kido found it hard not to glance at him again. Hibiya cried out, very confused as to what he was supposed to do with an empty soda bottle. Kano turned back around and watched Kido with a false grin. She could feel him watching but she didn't turn, her cheeks heating up a little. Soon, a small turnoff came into view and she pulled over.

"Hey, can you go in the trees over there?" she asked the question awkwardly and chose her words carefully. A seatbelt clicked undone and Hibiya jumped up, before realizing he was trapped where he was. He attempted to push Konoha's legs out of his path but failed and instead woke the android boy up.

"What are you doing, Hibiya?" his voice was quiet and calm as it normally was.

"I need to get out!" The elementary boy (yelled), irritated. Konoha nodded, not truly understanding but moved his legs and Hibiya bolted out. Kido grimaced at the thought of Hibiya going alone but couldn't personally do it. She turned and looked at the boys.

"One of you needs to make sure he's alright… we don't wanna loose anyone this early on…" Shintaro's look of disinterest immediately marked him off the list and Marry was clinging too tightly to Seto for him to even volunteer. Konoha raised his hand and spoke again.

"I can make sure he doesn't disappear." With that, he crawled his way out of the van and wandered to the boy, standing a ways off to give him some privacy.

Kido leaned back and closed her eyes for a moment, she was going to need to keep as much of her sanity as possible for the rest of the trip. Seto leaned slightly forward, being sure not to disturb Marry and whispered to Kido.

"Are you gonna be okay, Kido?" He was genuinely concerned, as he always was, and his face showed it. "I can drive so you can both rest if you need…"

"I'm fine, Seto… but thanks…" She smiled at him, "I rested while Kano drove…" As she finished her thought, Hibiya shot into the van with a terrified expression. Momo started to laugh before sobering, noticing he was serious.

"Eh? What happened?" Momo watched as he took his seat, shaking slightly. Her question was soon answered as Konoha returned as well, holding multiple small animal bodies.

"Wh-What're…" Seto began but was interrupted as one of the black furballs perked up and meowed loudly, getting the attention of everyone but Shintaro.

Momo instantly understood Hibiya's fear and turned to Konoha.

"Those are such cute kittens, Konoha…" she complimented, receiving a nod and a smile from the white haired android boy, "but you know… Hibiya doesn't really like cats… a-and the mom cat might be sad if she comes back and her babies are gone…" She smiled sweetly to make him realize that she wasn't trying to be mean. A mixture of sadness and confusion crossed his face but he nodded again.

"Okay, I'll go put them back then…" He then proceeded to wander back to the trees and release the kittens back into the brush. He made his way back, being trailed by his new friends but at the door to the van, he turned and looked at them. "You have to go back to your mom… I'm sorry…" The answer he received to this statement was a chorus of mews. As he stepped in, the herd turned and raced away, seeming to understand that their new friend was leaving. He resumed his position between the boys in the back and quickly fell back asleep as though nothing happened. Hibiya quietly looked up at Momo and whispered thanks.

"Thanks, Obasan…" She grinned and turned back to the front, letting him off the hook for calling her that for once.