"Christmas at Tokyo Disneyland"
By narutofreak14
NOTES: I am really sorry for picking this ride for this chapter, but I'm in the holiday spirit. Oh, and sorry for making Pie a little bit OOC.
"So, you do have a boyfriend," said Mint.
"I…uh…well," stuttered Lettuce. Lettuce has just admitted to Mint that she had a long-time crush on Ryou Shirogane. "It's okay to admit Lettuce," said Mint.
"But…I…wait…don't…" stuttered Lettuce.
"The weird thing is…he's your boss," said Mint.
"I don't care, I still love him!" said Lettuce.
"What do you see in Ryou, anyway?" asked Mint.
"Well, he's cool, he's rich."
"So, you just love him for the money, huh?"
"That's not true! He's sweet, handsome."
"Sounds to me, that you really like him?"
"I don't like him, I love him!"
"Then go say it to his face," said Mint.
"I can't!" said Lettuce.
"Sure you can't, he's right there!" Mint pointed to the waterfront of Mediterranean Harbor, where Ryou Shirogane was, in fact, standing right there looking at the water, eating a breakfast pastry. Lettuce's face immediately turned bright red. "W-W-What's he doing here?" she asked.
"Maybe business is slow at the café?" asked Mint. Lettuce was hiding behind some of the rockwork from Journey to the Center of the Earth. "Get out here, Lettuce!" said Mint.
Mint took Lettuce to the borderline of Mysterious Island and Mediterranean Harbor. "Just go up and have a nice conversation with him," said Mint.
"What's the use? He loves Ichigo anyway," said Lettuce.
"Wait…he likes Ichigo too?" asked Mint. "What does she have that I don't?"
"It doesn't matter. He loves Ichigo and not me."
"That's not true, Lettuce, and you know it. Besides, with Masaya and Kish in his way, there's no way he choose Ichigo over you."
"Really?"
"Really. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Yeah, but…what do I say to him?" asked Lettuce.
"For starters, you can ask him why is he here. Lettuce, you can back-talk the Beckys, you can walk up to Ryou," said Mint. Lettuce thought that Mint did have a point. She took a deep breath and walked up to Ryou.
"Hey Ryou," she said. Ryou looked to see Lettuce standing next to him. "Oh, hey Lettuce," said Ryou. "Are you here by yourself?"
"Yes, Ichigo went off Daichi. Pudding went with Takemi. And Zakuro's too busy signing autographs at the Tower of Terror. So, why are you here?"
"Well, since everyone found out that Zakuro was going to be here, business has been pretty slow at the café."
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Lettuce.
"It's okay. I always wanted to see Tokyo DisneySEA anyway."
"You mean, you never been here?"
"Not really, I was always too busy with the Mew project. Say Lettuce, if…you're not…busy, can I…well…can I tour the park with you?" Lettuce blushed different shades of red. "I guess, since I have no one else to go with me."
"Great," said Ryou. "So, what ride do you have in mind?" Lettuce thought about it for a moment. "We…might have to park-hop for this one," she said.
"For what?" asked Ryou.
"You'll see," said Lettuce. She then started dragging him out of Tokyo DisneySEA and to Tokyo Disneyland. Mint was trying hard to follow them.
(Masha interrupts the story).
MASHA: Masha wants to be in story! Masha wants to be in story!
NARUTOFREAK14: No way! The fanfic doesn't need any more characters.
MASHA: Ppppppppplllllllleeeeease! I can carry the mistletoe!
NARUTOFREAK14: What the heck do I need mistletoe for?
MASHA: For romance! It is a Christmas story!
NRAUTOFREAK14: Well…okay, I guess I can write you into the next two chapters.
MASHA: Yeah! (Masha floats away).
NARUTOFREAK14: Now…where was I? Oh yeah.
MEANWHILE…
There was a long line to enter the new, Zakuro-promoted Tower of Terror attraction. There was even a longer line to exit. Zakuro Fujiwara was at the Tower of Terror gift shop, signing ride photos for the guests. Yesterday, she was giving out free posters. This time, she was more stressed out than ever.
After she made the line finally disappeared, she headed backstage. She sat down on some ride equipment. "I'm so tired," she groaned. "I wanted to see some rides."
"Perhaps I can help you," said a voice. Zakuro jumped up from fear. She started looking around. "Who's there?" she asked. "Show yourself!"
"I already told you," said the voice. Zakuro looked to see a human, purple-headed man floating in mid-air. "I'm a fan of yours." Zakuro recognized the voice and purple hair anywhere. "Pie? Is that you?" she asked.
"In human form, but yes," Pie said. Zakuro started to reach for her Mew pendant. "Ah-ah-ah!" said Pie. He then pointed to a security camera, which was pointed straight at Zakuro. If she was to transform into the Grey Wolf, the cameras would catch her and the paparazzi would never let her live it down. Zakuro then tried another method. "Security!" she shouted.
"Don't bother. I knocked them unconscious."
"What do you want from me?"
"I just want to help you." Pie then levitated to the floor. It then hit Zakuro. She then slapped Pie hard, leaving a handprint on his face. "What was that for?" he asked.
"You were the pervert that saw me naked in the steam room!" she said. "Out of you, Kish, and Tart, you're supposed to be the most mature! Yet, I find you being a complete pervert!"
"Now I can explain that."
"Save it!" shouted Zakuro.
"Look, I'm sorry. It was an accident. I didn't know that was the women's bath," said Pie. Zakuro just stared blankly at him. "I don't take anymore apologizes," she said, coldly. "I haven't ever since…he betrayed me."
"Who is this he?" asked Pie.
"Uh…no one! It's none of your business!" she said, again very coldly. Zakuro turned around and started looking at the cloudy sky, almost lost in thought. Pie then grabbed her shoulder, only to have her wave it away. "Zakuro, come on. Let's go enjoy the other attractions," said Pie.
"I can't, my fans…"
"If they want to see you they are going to have to wait until tomorrow night," said Pie.
"Okay…but how am I going to avoid them and the paparazzi?"
"What are paparazzi?" asked Pie.
"You mean you studied up everything on Earth, but don't know any Hollywood terms?" asked Zakuro. "They are a bunch of photographers who don't have any lives, so they just go and take pictures of celebrities at their awkwardness and then make up rumors. One time, they got a naked photo of me and they posted it on the internet."
"Really?" asked Pie, sounding a little bit too excited.
"Don't get you hopes up. My bodyguards shut down the website. Geez, you're just as perverted as Kish is."
"I am nothing like Kish…or Tart for that matter! But trust me; I know how to lose the paparazzi and your fans."
"How?"
"If you follow me." Pie then led Zakuro back to her hotel.
On the other hand, Lettuce and Ryou (and Mint) arrived in Tokyo Disneyland. Ryou was still interested in what ride Lettuce had in mind. He was a little worried when she dragged him to Fantasyland. "Fantasyland?" he asked himself. "What ride would Lettuce like here?" He looked at some of the ride possibilities. The first thing that came to his mind was the Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare (if you're in the Christmas sprit, then I recommended reading Chapter 3, if you haven't done so already). However, his chances were shattered when Lettuce then dragged him in the opposite direction. She finally stopped around the tea cups. "So Lettuce, what ride do you want to go on?" asked Ryou.
"Promise you won't laugh…or get mad?" she asked.
"What ride would make me mad or laugh?" asked Ryou. Lettuce pointed to a building which was completely decorated with beautiful and colorful Christmas lights. It had a smiling clock tower with a Santa hat, ticking and "tocking" as it went side-to-side. An all-too familiar song echoed from the ride. "She can't be serious," he thought.
Unfortunately, for Ryou, the ride Lettuce chosen was, in fact, "it's a small world", the ride that's song plagues the world with its catchy tune. "You want to go on "it's a small world"?" asked Ryou.
"Well, if it's too much to ask, then I won't…" said Lettuce. Ryou would never ride "it's a small world" for any reason. But, since he was with Lettuce and the holiday version was up-and-running, he went on it. "Why not?" he asked himself. "Alright then," he said to Lettuce. "Let's go."
"Really? You're serious?" asked Lettuce.
"Well, it's the holiday season. The small world holiday's only around for Christmas, and Christmas comes only once a year." Lettuce nodded. Both of them headed straight into the ride. Mint, who was watching them, decided to head to Cleo's for hot chocolate. "Sorry Ryou, but I can't help you now," she said to herself.
Although the exterior of "it's a small world" was deprived from the Californian version, guests board the attraction inside like in the Florida version. The inside of the attraction was beautifully decorated with sparkling snowflakes hanging from the ceilings, a white, plastic Christmas tree, and a beautiful mural surrounding the station, all decorated with Christmas lights galore. "Wow, it looks…so beautiful," Lettuce said.
"No wonder you wanted to take me on this," said Ryou, who was also amazed by the Christmas décor.
Soon, they reached the loading platform. Lettuce and Ryou stepped inside the boat and they were soon dispatched into the ride. As they were about to enter the first room, there was a sign stating "Happy holidays!" and "Welcome you to the Magic Kingdom of All the World's Children!"
When their boat slowly moved into the first room, that "song" started playing. (A/N Because everyone's been good to me, I won't show the lyrics, considering that most people probably already know.) The first room is called "the Hello room", where they show different greetings of the world. Lettuce noticed that Ryou was looking at the ceiling, almost deep in thought. "I have a lot of competition for Ichigo," he thought. "First, there's Masaya, then there's Kish. Now there is this "Daichi" guy that Lettuce was talking about."
"Ryou," said Lettuce.
"Huh?" said Ryou, coming back to Earth.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"What? Oh…nothing," said Ryou.
"You don't like the ride, do you?" asked Lettuce.
"No, I mean…I think the song is annoying, but that's not the problem." Lettuce though about what else would make Ryou depressed. "It's about Ichigo, isn't it?" she asked.
"What?" asked Ryou.
"I know that you love Ichigo, Ryou."
"Yeah, but…right now, there's too much competition for her. There's Masaya, then Kish, and now Daichi. Ichigo's going to be with one of them, but not me."
"You don't know that for sure. And even if she does chooses those three over you, that doesn't mean the end of the world. I know that sounds really cheesy, but I don't want to see so uptight. After all, we are in Tokyo Disneyland."
"Thanks Lettuce," said Ryou. "I needed that." Now, no one, not even Ryou, knows why he did this, but throughout the ride, Ryou put his arm behind Lettuce, grabbing her shoulder and pulling her closely. He even sung along with the ride (A/N But only to "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells").
After the ride, Ryou was still singing the Christmas carols in his mind. "Ryou, the ride's over. You don't have to sing anymore," said Lettuce.
"I can't help it. Those songs are stuck in my head now!" Lettuce giggled a little bit. Both of them then started walking over to Pooh's Hunny Hunt.
TO BE CONTINUED…
NARUTOFREAK14: I hope all of you Ryou x Lettuce fans enjoyed this chapter. For those PxZ and IxK, don't worry, they'll be in the next chapter. Continued reading and reviewing!
