Chapter 2
�Oi, Echizen� do you think Inui-sempai saw us?� Momo whispered, still trying to remain undiscovered, despite the emptiness of the room hereafter.
�I dunno� What do we do now, sempai?�
�Well, we have to make sure we leave while no-one�s watching the clubroom.�
As if some powerful force blessed his plight, a green, electronic map appeared in the top right-hand corner of the screen (through which we view them now) that resembled that of Metal Gear Solid.
Upon the map, three dots that appeared to be walking from the clubroom, with a �cone� of light coming from each one.
�When the sempais leave the area we can get out of here!� Momo declared, perhaps too enthusiastically, and he banged his head on the top of the locker as he stood up in triumph.
�Ow��
Ryoma pushed open the door and stepped back into the spacious clubroom. His legs ached from being cramped into the locker. He shook off his crumpled hat and re-adjusted it on his head.
�Let�s do this.�
Taking a deep breath, the two of them walked towards the door. As Momo peered out of the window, Ryoma remembered something the captain had once told him.
�Don�t get careless!� echoed Tezuka�s voice sternly in Ryoma�s mind. Taking these words to heart, Ryoma gulped down his fears and slowly edged open the door by a few centimetres.
�Echizen! If we go now, we can easily sneak past without being spotted!� Momo whispered to him. They took a final look out of the door before stepping out there themselves.
Just two steps out the door. Only two. The three �dots� ahead of them paused, listened and muttered amongst themselves.
Ryoma stood still. He knew what was next.
�Run 50 laps!�
Before he knew it, he had run around the side of the clubroom and was pressed against the wall, suppressing his heavy breathing.
�What was that noise?� asked a now distant Oishi, whose scraping footsteps implied his change in direction. Ryoma�s eyes widened. He�d forgotten, in the heat of the moment, about his partner in crime.
He knew what was next. He stood there, listening. He waited for it.
It never came.
Ryoma blinked. In the distance he heard his sempais muttering something about the extremely high percentage of it being just the wind.
Almost shaking, he turned to his left, where Momo waved at him from behind a nearby tree. Ryoma glared. He sighed. He walked over to his sempai to devise the next movement.
�That was a close one�� Boasted Momo, grinning so much that his teeth showed.
�Don�t do that again.� Ryoma glared again. He stared to the ground and pulled his cap down to cover his eyes.
�What, you were worried about me?� Momo smiled again.
�No! But you�re the one who got me into this in the first place! If they find you, they�ll find out I was involved too!�
Momo looked a little disappointed, yet startled. He didn�t expect that Ryoma would shout at him while they were on the run. In the distance, footsteps pelted towards them.