The sound of an engine dutifully working as it was supposed in addition to tires running over the road was all that filled Kanami Risuke's ears. She was sitting in a car along with Ms. Andrews, a vetenarian who owned a clinic in a small town in the middle of nowhere, you could say. And she was her assistant in training. Her parents had saved up a small fortune to allow her the journey to this small town. Somehow, this woman had been informed of Kanamis interest in becoming a vet and made her the offer to become her 'apprentice' of sorts. Naturally, Kanami and her parents accepted immediately.<br/><br/>And here she was. She had worked in the small clinic for nearly two weeks now and she had shown an aptitude for the work, already assisting Ms. Andrews wherever she could when it came to operating. At first, Kanami had thought she would faint when Ms. Andrews operated on a small house-cat. The blood and the sight of quivering flesh had been rather haunting for the young woman, but she had managed to compose herself. After all, this was what she had chosen to do.<br/><br/>Ms. Andrews had received a call earlier the day and as soon as she had taken care of the most urgend emergencies (and they were all urgent), she had announced that she would take her to a nearby farm and show her some of the real work she had to do outside of the clinic. Kanami thought nothing of it. After all, they were living in a rural town after all, there were lots of farms nearby. And it was no wonder that the people would call for her if their animals got sick, she was the only vet nearby for miles.<br/><br/>So, Ms. Andrws had packed a few things and they had left at noon. They were driving for nearly an hour now, and they had only exchanged a few words. The silence was a bit unnerving, even to the normally shy and reserved Kanami. She liked Ms. Andrews, she really did. She was a smart and sophisticated woman and really kind... she couldn't have asked for a better mentor, Kanami decided. She just wished she would know her a bit better, if she was to spent the next few years learning under her.<br/><br/><em>"So you ready to finally try out some field work Kanami?"</em>, Ms. Andrews asked her.<br/><br/>Of course, she would not have to ask her twice about it. Kanami enthusiastically nodded her head. "Oh. Oh yes, I am. I'm really... really looking forward to the animals on the farm, Ms. Andrews. I've always wanted to live on a farm when I was younger, you know?", she said, attempting to strike up a conversation with the older woman. "I think animals are so kind... so gentle, too. That's why I want to become a vet, just like you... but I already told you that, didn't I?", she asked with a small giggle. Yeah, she probably had told her that a few times already... even after the first few impressions, Kanamis eager to become a vet had not vanished yet, and she was excited at the prospect of living and working at a farm for a few days, caring for sick animals and helping them...<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Not even a mile away from the car of Ms. Andrews, another car was located. However, it was not moving. It was parked at the side of the road, the engine giving a few puffs of smoke every few seconds. A young man was leaning over the opened hood of the car and peered into the mess that was the engine block now. Mark Winston was by far no mechanic, but he could tell that there was nothing to salvage here. "Ah, crap! The car's busted, girls. Nothing I can do about it... shit!", he cursed. He was clearly displeased.<br/><br/>Mark Winston, star quarterback of the Arizona State University, had been sitting in this car along with a few lovely ladies, out for a nice trip to the beaches. And him being the only guy in that car, it could've been every mans dream, but now, this had to happen. And the broken down car was not the worst part yet.<br/><br/>He pulled out the road plan from his back pocket and pointed at the road they were on right now. "And according to the map... it's a more than just a few miles to the nearest town. Got no net for my cell either...", he said, holding up his cell phone. Of course, they were in the middle of nowhere, and the car had to break down right here...<br/><br/>"Sucks to say it girls, but I think we're stuck...", he announced to the girls and sighed. That was not what he had signed up for. He had planned on going with the girls to try and score with them. And even if he wouldn't suceed in that (which he thought unlikely), at least he'd still have a nice vacation.