"IT'S A DATE"
Chapter 2: To the amusement park!
Disclaimer: I do not own Nurarihyon no Mago or any of the characters used in this story.
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Afterward, they went down the train and walked to an amusement park. "Wow! This is amazing!" Tsurara was delighted to finally see an amusement park. "This is your first time going into one?" He asked. She nodded, "And I'm glad it's with you!" She smiled. Rikuo blushed and rubbed the back of his head. He was happy to know that Tsurara was glad that she would go to her very first amusement park with him. "Let's go!" He then held her hand and dragged her inside. Tsurara blushed as her master was holding her hand. "So, where should we go first?" "You've been here many times already. So why don't you pick first?" "Okay. Why don't we go there?" He pointed at the cups swirling round and round. "That looks fun, Maste- Uhm… Ri-Rikuo." She corrected herself. They went onto the said ride. Tsurara was surprised to see the name of the ride. It was called 'The Teacup of Love'. 'L-Love?' She focused on that word. 'Why does he want to ride this with me? Or maybe… he's already rode this ride with Ienaga-san before and he was just being nice to me.' She sighed. "Next one, please." She was interrupted by the manager of the said ride. "Let's go, Tsurara." She nodded. Rikuo let Tsurara sit first and then he followed. He instructed her on how the ride goes. "You have to twist this wheel here in the middle for the cup to turn." "I see!" "Would you like to give it a try?" "Can I really?" But then, she thought that maybe she will be too excited and ruin their date. "I mean, no thanks. You can do it!" She just faked a smile. 'I really want to try it though.' Rikuo suddenly grabbed both of her hands and put it on the wheel, his hands on top of hers. "You're worried you might overdo it, right? Don't worry." Tsurara gave a gentle smile and nodded. While they were spinning, the both of them are exchanging smiles with each other, still holding hands.
The ride was finally over. "That was really fun! Are all the rides here that enjoyable?" Rikuo gave her a smile and nodded. Tsurara suddenly stopped from walking. Rikuo noticed this, turned around and ran over to her. "What's wrong, Tsurara?" "What's that?" She asked, pointing at a nearby stall. Rikuo asked her, "Do you want to give it a try?" "Can we, Rikuo?" She asked, delighted. "Sure. I don't know much about shooting guns, though." Then they rushed over to the said stall. The one managing the stall gave Rikuo a handgun. "Rikuo, what's that?" The curious yuki-onna asked. "It's a handgun. Watch…" he said as he point the gun over the target and 'BANG!' The ice maiden was surprised. She looked at the target and it hit the center circle. "Rikuo, you're amazing!" Rikuo blushed to get such a comment from his companion. BANG! BANG! It hit the target, again and again. 17 shots in a row! His companion was looking at him with such admiration. "Ah Tsurara, do you want to try it?" He asked, handing her the handgun. "A-Ano… But, I don't know how." She bowed her head, a little embarrassed. "I'll teach you, then!" He grinned. He first showed Tsurara how to hand the gun properly. "R-R-Rikuo!" Tsurara was blushing really hard. Rikuo was almost hugging her. "What is it, Tsurara…?" Rikuo pronounced her name slowly with his seducing voice. 'H-His face is so close to mine… H-He might hear my heart beating so fast!' She thought to herself. Rikuo smirked. His companion is as red as tomato. He intertwined his hands with hers as he taught her how to fire the gun. Rikuo then rested his chin on Tsurara's shoulder. "Now, you have to look here to hit your target." He moved even closer to her face, their cheeks touching. Rikuo then aimed at a target and… BANG! "Look, Tsurara." He told his companion who closed her eyes because of too much embarrassment. Said yuki-onna opened her eyes and was surprised. "Rikuo, it's a perfect hi-!" When she turned to look at Rikuo, his face was only a few centimeters away from hers. Rikuo smiled at her and forwarded his face even more. Their noses are touching and the both of them could clearly see each other's eyes. "R-Rikuo… Let's try it again, okay?" She faked a smile and looked back at the target. Rikuo frowned a little but decided to ignore it. 25 points! For their reward, a big, white teddy bear holding a red heart. The owner gave it to Rikuo who handed it to Tsurara. "For you." he said. The yuki-onna blushed but decided to accept the gift. "Thank you, Rikuo." She looked at the stuffed toy and hugged it tight. 'It's so cute!' She said to herself. "Ah, Tsurara. Do you want to eat first?" "Sure!"
They went to a stall where they sell different kinds of cakes. "Wow! They look so delicious!" She said, still hugging the teddy bear. "Which one would you like, Tsurara?" Her master asked her. "A-Ano… I would like the cheapest one. I don't want you to spend a large amount of money for me, Rikuo." She said politely. "It's okay! I have enough money here with me! Actually, I've been saving my allowance for this." A blush crept on his face. 'Do I even need to say that?' He cursed himself. But since the yuki-onna is as oblivious as ever, she misunderstood him by thinking that he has saved much money from his allowance so it's okay for her to buy an expensive cake. "O-Okay then." She picked a strawberry flavored cake while Rikuo chose a chestnut flavored one. They sat on the table in front of the stall and ate there.
"It's delicious!" She said. "It's my first time trying one." Rikuo smiled at his attendant. "Rikuo, would you like to taste it?" Tsurara asked with a cheerful smile. Rikuo smiled at her and said, "Sure! Do you want to taste mine as well?" She nodded. The both of them took a piece of each of their cakes and was about to feed each other when, "R-Rikuo-kun?" Who else, but Rikuo's childhood friend, Kana, was standing in front of them with a surprised look on her face. "K-Kana-chan!" Rikuo stood up, clearly surprised to see her. Tsurara sighed and gave her an angry face. "What are you doing here, Ienaga-san?" "I was going to buy some food for the Kiyo Squad. It's better than listening to Kiyotsugu-kun's lessons about yokai. What about you two?" She also gave her an angry look. "A-Ano… Tsurara and I are actually on a date Kana-chan, so…" Rikuo explained. Kana gave them a cold stare and said, "Oh, well sorry to interrupt!" She said, walking away. "K-Kana-chan!" Rikuo tried to stop her but she pretended to be deaf and continued her way. "What's with her?" Rikuo asked Tsurara as he sat back down on the table. Tsurara just shrugged. Rikuo noticed that Tsurara was angry. "T-Tsurara… The cake…" He said as he pointed at the cake that was frozen to ice.
After eating, the two of them first strolled around the amusement park. "Ah, I just remembered!" Rikuo shouted as he reached for something on his jacket. He showed Tsurara the camera. "Let's take a picture!" He smiled. Tsurara gave a cheerful nod and hugged his arm. Rikuo then took a picture of the both of them. "Tsurara, let's take a picture on my phone as well!" He asked, getting his phone. Rikuo then looked at the picture and smiled. He put the camera back on his pocket. He then changed the background picture of his cell phone to the picture of them together. They took some more pictures of them being together. They also took pictures of them going into rides.
