Regaining her balance a bit from all the zigging and zagging, Kurumi looked around for her next rubbery victim. This exercise was surprisingly becoming somewhat therapeutic in its own way. She could focus some of her stress and negative thoughts on a balloon and then smack it and make it go away.

She closed her eyes and tried to think of something that had been bothering her - besides the obvious - and remembered rumors she had heard and then witness. SOMEONE had been trying to take over her title as a baking goods queen. This change had been sudden, and had made no sense.

Kurumi eyed a green balloon and took of after it, leaning forward on her broom to increase her speed. It may have been the fastest she had ever flown, and it felt fantastic.

When she was within whacking distance, she readied her bat, visualized the blond girl's face, swung her bat, and....

POP!

The balloon burst and its little green bits went all over the place. One bit even landed on her broom, but she flicked it off.

Now...which balloon to pop next...