Running the fastest they've ever run in their life, Chifuyu and Yuji make a mad dash for the end of the dark tunnel. But the granny four times their age is right on their tail.
"What the hell is this grandma's deal?!"
"Don't look back. She's about to catch up."
"Huff. Huff. Huff. I see the end of the tunnel."
"Your balls are mine!"
"Noooooo!"
The two are running side by side, at this moment their speed is equal. But the granny will have them caught in less than 3 seconds. Reaching out her hand, she intends to snatch Chifuyu first. Instead, she ends up grabbing the bag he's been hell-bent on protecting.
"Oh no. She got the…"
For some reason, she stops as the two boys continue forward and make it out of the tunnel. They both gasp for air feeling as though that was the most energy they've ever expanded.
Yuji grabs Chifuyu by the top of his jacket, "You idiot! She got the bag from you!"
"She must've grabbed it trying to go for me."
"Yeah, and you should've let her have you instead of sacrificing the special edition volume!"
"There was nothing I could do!!" Chifuyu grabs Yuji's shirt in retaliation.
Meanwhile, the old lady who disappeared into the tunnel laughs mischievously, "Fufufu, those fools. The volume was my target from the start. Fufufufu."
"Nothing you could do? You sure had plenty ideas of how to run away from me."
"What's your deal anyway? You were chasing me like some madman. No normal person goes to those extremes for a book!"
"Yeah, yeah. And you're not a normal person. I know all about you, Mr. Prodigy."
"Huh?"
"Why are you surprised? You're famous. Yet you resorted to petty tricks to steal the volume from me."
"Say what you want. It was mine to begin with."
"What?"
"I placed a finger on it a millisecond before you at the bookstore!"
"Get real. In any case, I would've gotten it back. But you got let a grandma take it from you."
Their arguing gets so intense they start butting heads.
"Tch. I should've tripped you and left you for dead in the tunnel."
"What a coincidence. I was thinking the same thing."
"Ahh so annoying. I never wanna see your dirty mug again."
"The feeling goes both ways, moron."
"Jackass."
'I think you guys would be great friends.'
'Not funny, Ariel.'
The two part ways thinking the exact same thought.
'That bastard, I'll never forgive him for as long as I live.'