Writing this just for fun. I feel like there aren't that many stories in this fandom and I really like it so I'll keep doing it while its fun and relieves stress. :D

It's not beta'd ;-; so good luck n help me out if you see anything.

Thanks guys & enjoy!

Thinking 'Projecting' "Speaking"

'You want me to what?'

It was Friday after school. After a long, grueling week of social interaction, Saiki was ready to go home, eat, and collapse in his bed for the entirety of the weekend. He was already imagining the heaven that was to come before he was accosted at his desk by Kuboyasu, Kaidou and Nendou (feat. their horrible request).

The trio flinched back at the murderous look on their (supposed) friend's face. Kaidou stepped forward timidly, raising his hands and putting them together imploringly as if that would placate the psychic, "I-Its only for the weekend." He stuttered, "We didn't think you would be too upset, after all, what's a camping trip between friends?"

Saiki felt a migraine start to form between his eyes as multiple different ways Kaidou's sentence could be construed flashed through his mind:

"What's a luxury weekend cruise trip between friends?"

"What's a school trip to Osaka between friends?"

"What's are several after school club meetings between friends, huh?"

Moving his arms up conclusively to signify an 'X', Saiki rejected their idea definitively.

'Take my name off the list. I'm not going.'

For all intents and purposes, that should have been the end of it. When someone says they are not going to do something, that meant they were definitely not going to do it. But of course, when these three came together, nothing was that simple.

The three idiots kept making eyes at one another, refusing to look at him or respond to his demand. Reading their minds offered no help as the only thing he could hear was, "Are you going tell him?," "No way, are you going to tell him?" "Nu-uh are you going to tell him?" and on and on it went.

(It goes without saying that Nendou was excluded from this exchange.)

Saiki's eyes narrowed at the circular discussion until Kuboyasu sheepishly scratched his chin and decided to be the one to speak up. Finally.

"Well. You see, Saiki." He started, "Matsuzaki-sensei was pretty adamant that there were no take backs once the names were on the list… so its kind of impossible..."

Despite Kuboyasu's definitive statement, Saiki was relieved. 'No take backs' was an extremely flimsy rule for Matsuzaki-sensei to mandate. Surely it had contingencies that he could exploit to get him out of this. The psychic was in the process of moving 'meet with Matsuzaki-sensei' to the top of his to-do-right-absolutely-now list, when Kaidou whispered quietly,

"It's actually considered three P.E. grades now. So…"

Ah.

There it is.

When they ruined things, they didn't do it in halves, did they?

Being that Saiki's whole high school experience was fixed on being perfectly average, this was a huge deterrent. Due to his not-so-average abilities, P.E. was his hardest class to keep a perfect average on. He couldn't always predict his performance. Failing three P.E. grades would force him to risk standing out to make up for it, while gaining three P.E. grades would allow him to slack off easier in future courses. It was both the best and worst circumstance for someone like him to be in.

Unfortunately Saiki knew what he had to do.

"Look on the bright side!" Nendou grinned, seeing the cloud shrouding his good friend, "We already went camping on that deserted island before. What's the worst that could happen now?"

"Nendou's right!" Kaidou said raising a gloved hand to stick in his hair dramatically, "As long as the Jet Black Wings is coming along, there is nothing anyone has to fear."

Saiki could only stare dryly at the duo, unable to muster the energy to do anything else. He'd rather save it all for the trip.

"Kaidou-kun!" Chiyo chirped enthusiastically, stopping in front of Saiki's desk turning the annoying group of three into too many people. Already he was packing his books into his bag in preparation to leave. Oblivious, Chiyo kept going, "I heard you're going on Matsuzaki's camping trip this weekend! Is it true?"

"You heard correctly!" The white haired boy replied, matching her energy, "The trip was on the verge of being cancelled and so we decided to sign up. It seemed like a good enough opportunity to scout the area."

Saiki stuffed his notebook a little too hard into his book bag, it bent like paper.

"Scout?" Chiyo wondered, focusing on the least important part of Kaidou's statement.

"The Dark Reunion has a base very close to the campsite." Kaidou explained, as if it were common knowledge. "I thought this would be a great way to see what they were doing there."

Chiyo nodded emphatically, but Saiki knew she had no idea what the chuunibyou was saying. She was just nodding to show she was a great listener.

Good grief, Saiki thought, closing his bag. Chiyo's mental actions didn't surprise him. He knew people glossed over a lot of things potential partners said in the name of 'love.' What raised his hackles was the plan she was concocting as a result of Kaidou's response.

"What a coincidence!" The red-head said innocently, "I'm actually going on the trip too!"

This statement got Kuboyasu's attention as he looked at her with a cocked eyebrow, "Really?" He questioned, notes of a challenge lining his tone, "That's interesting, Chiyo-san, considering Matsuzaki-sensei was pretty clear that it was going to be an all boys trip this weekend. Girls weren't allowed."

While Chiyo's thoughts did screech to a halt at Kuboyasu's declaration, commendably she was not deterred. "R-really?" She laughed nervously, "I was pretty sure I signed my name on the form."

Liar, Saiki supplied

"It must have been after us because I didn't see anyone else's name on the list after us." Nendou replied, thinking hard to remember.

"Y-yeah! That's what it was" Chiyo perked up, claiming the lifeline, "It was definitely after!"

Liar, Saiki repeated, rolling his eyes.

In any case, he'd had enough of the nonsense and stood to leave. Usually wherever Chiyo went, she followed. And while he found that he didn't necessarily mind her presence as much anymore, he wasn't in the mood to be caught in any of her traps.

The 'she' & 'her' being Teruhashi Kokomi, of course.

That girl had been planning something these past couple of weeks involving him and while he played along long enough to get the gist of her scheme, he wasn't going to let her execute it on him today. In simpler circumstances, he probably would have humored her, after all, she had been putting in the effort. But he didn't want to get blindsided again today. Once was enough.

She can try again next week. He concluded.

The sound of mental "offu"s" nearby grew in number and intensity and Saiki knew his time was limited. Stepping around the group, he was almost to the door before Nendou grasped his shoulder and stopped his progress, "So Aibou, you're coming?"

The obstinate amount of "Of-fu's" nearing the classroom multiplied. At this point, he supposed he would say nearly anything to get out of that grasp.

'Yes. Sure. Whatever.' He replied. It's not like he had a choice.

"Yay!" Nendou cheered, hand still on Saiki's shoulder, "Hey guys! Did you hear that? Aibou's coming!"

Kaidou clapped in excitement, "We can go shopping for camping gear!" He planned, initial fear at suggesting the trip forgotten, "And we can test it out in my backyard tonight, if you're willing."

"It reminds me of simpler times," Kuboyasu said, in a tone that said its listeners both would and wouldn't understand what he was talking about, "You won't regret the trip, Saiki, camping is an experience."

Saiki didn't believe him for one second. There were a few things Saiki enjoyed enough to sacrifice his weekend for and camping was not one of them. Not even close.

'Yes, well,' Saiki ended up replying, 'We'll see.'

As the group fed off each other's energy coming up with plans for the following day, Saiki shrugged off Nendo's arm when it seemed like it wouldn't be missed and slipped out of the room. Quick as he could manage, he moved into the bathroom on the hall just as a soft glow rounded the hallway corner.

He let himself breath out a soft sigh of relief as the door swished closed behind him in finality. That was a close one.

Good grief, Saiki thought, it's always one thing, or another with these people. He wondered if he would ever catch a break.

Knowing the group he was entangled with, it didn't seem too likely.

Camping, huh? He mused to himself, shaking his head, what. a. pain.