Konatsu Aoki was surprisingly sneaky, or so she thought as she lie under her covers, listening to every noise made by her father downstairs. 18:00 was an early hour for sleeping, but Konatsu had, with a lot of preparation, managed to make her fabrication believable. For the past few nights she'd been retiring to her room at an early hour, as well as hiding under the covers so that the objects she’d hide under them in her place would seem natural. For, she knew that her father would have never let her go to the bravery test. Even the half-truth that she'd be out with Takehiko would have seemed rather shady to him. Not that he'd be the type to get mad, as Mr. Aoki had been quite the troublemaker as a teenager and she was sure that he had done something similar, and thus would blame it upon her merely being the age she was. Still she felt it best that he not ask her any questions, leading to the many preparations she'd taken to make sure that her escape would be successful.
It had helped that it was the Ghost Festival, as her dad had announced to her that he would be out with some friends, most likely downing mass amounts of coffee. The man was an addict. So, she waited silently under her covers, feigning sleep, until she was sure that the coast was clear. At the sound of a slamming front door, she scurried out of her bed, and immediately filling the void under her blankets with stuffed animals that she kept tucked away in her closet. It was only when she felt it convincing that she changed out of her pajamas, pulling on a pair of jeans and a yellow tee-shirt. Knowing how easily she became cold, she threw on a light jacket and scarf, despite the fact that it was August.
And now to pack a bag. She wasn't sure what to pack due to the fact that she'd never actually done something like this and she knew that, in her excitement, she'd probably forget something. So, she grabbed her phone, sticking it in her pants pocket, a flashlight, a bottle of water, and a first aid kit. Would that be enough? Most likely, though she threw another jacket in there, just in case she did happen to get even colder.
She hurried down the steps and into the kitchen on her home's first story, snagging a pair of sneakers as she went. She debated bringing some food, settling upon an unopened box of caramel corn that she was sure her father wouldn't miss. After she slipped on her shoes, she decided that she was good to go, putting everything she had touched back the way she'd found it and slipping out the front door. She had only walked for a few moments when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket, coming to a halt so that she could check her messages. With a smile, she saw that it was from Takehiko, checking to make sure that she wouldn't forget. Her fingers glided over the electronic keyboard, typing a reply of her own that read: I'm on my way. See you soon! paired with an emoticon heart that she, personally, thought may be a bit cheesy. However, she sent it anyway, tucking the electronic device back into her pocket.
It didn't take long for her to reach the group's meeting point, though she had been forced to take the extra measure of hiding when she noticed a few of her dad's work buddies out and about. She'd somehow ended up in a bush whilst trying to avoid them, her phone silently vibrating in her pocket as she hid, hoping that whomever was texting her wasn't trying to convey something super-duper important. And, when she had finally assumed that she had made it, her path was soon found blocked by the school's locked gate. However, she wasn't alone, as she recognized a few of the other students as well as her boyfriend hanging around nearby, though they had all made it over already. She waved, shyly, at the other students, tossing her bag over the fence and watching it land on the concrete. Now if she could just figure out how she wanted to go about getting over. Where the gate ended was a wall, a nearby tree providing what looked to be an easy entrance, though she didn't like the prospect of having to jump down from it once she had reached the top. She decided that she would try the gate, clinging to every opening she could find as she scaled its surface. It didn't take too terribly long for her to reach the top, climbing down the other side a bit before jumping, landing near her bag. Once she had retrieved her things, she swiftly located Takehiko and drifted to his side.