8 Chapter 8 (1/2)
The next day, after sleeping in quite a bit due to both jet-lag and all the drinking Gabe, Daiki and herself had gotten up to, Laura got out of bed rather slowly. Stretching as much as the limited space in her room allowed, she grabbed a new change of clothes as well as her toiletries and then made her way to the bathrooms to get ready for the little hiking trip she had been looking forward to ever since she realized how close the town was to the mountains yesterday.
A decent while later, she returned to her room to pack her new backpack for the trip, mostly first aid supplies in case anything happens as well as a jacket and a second set of pants, just in case something caught in and ripped the jeans she wore right now, or if she stepped or fell into a spring or small stream. Taking her hiking boots with her, the German student made her way to the exit of the dormitory, where she put on her boots, and made her way of Campus, whistling a happy tune to herself.
As she left campus, Laura heard a rustle of leaves behind her, and turning around she spotted a little Tanuki that seemed to be watching her, with a pair of strange eyes, seemingly missing a pupil. But before she could give the animal a closer look it had rushed away, leaving her to shrug and make her way towards town, two stops in mind before she would continue to the mountain.
The first of these was at the grocery store, where she bought a bento and two bottles of water for the break she planned to take, before heading through town to find the little bakery Daiki showed them.
It took Laura a while to find her way around the seemingly identical homes along the route Daiki showed them, but after politely asking a passerby for directions, she found it soon enough.
”Hello there, Lara was it?” Akiko greated her from behind the counter. ”What can I do for you today?”
”Laura actually, and I wanted to get a couple of anpan for breakfast.” Laura said as she walked up to the counter. ”Before I head out of town for a hike.”
”Ah that sounds lovely, there even is an old route up the mountains not far from here, just head out of town along the street before the shop and you can't miss the signs for it.” the heavy set woman explained as she packed the two rolls Laura asked for in a brown paper bag.
”Thank you for that tip.” Laura responded as she pays for her purchase.
”No problem young lady, just poke your head in on your way back so I know everything went alright.” Akiko demanded with a firm but friendly tone, which Laura answered with a nod before she stepped out of the store, where she saw a racoon dog digging through some trash cans. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Walking past it towards the path that had been suggested to her, she didn't pay it any mind, nor the clatter of metal as it presumably left its perch after having found some food.