Chapter 29 – Beach Vacation: Park of Amusement
Sig's POV
It took me a while to wake Chu up. Because of the conversation I had to give her thanks to my lovely girlfriend, she didn't go to sleep until a little after 1 in the morning. Who would've thought she was a heavy sleeper? Then again, I'm not one to talk. Chu has to wake me up every day and deals with the same problem too.
After I finally got her up, Chu and Arle wanted to go change. Since we're going to be outside for pretty much the whole day. So I waited outside our room for nearly 30 minutes while they changed clothes. I nearly fell back asleep while doing so.
Well I do know one stereotype that's true: Girls do take a long time to change their clothes.
"We're finished." Arle said as she walked out. She had on a blue and white t-shirt and some black shorts. She still had on the shoes from her fighter outfit, though.
Chu had on this punk-like grey tank top with a weird black symbol on the front. On her right arm was a black wristband with spikes on it. She also had on black shorts and had her white sneakers on.
I tend not to question Chu's fashion sense, mainly because I don't have the time or patience to do so.
"About time." I said.
"Hey…get that stereotype out of your head. It's not true at all."
"H-How did you know I was thinking it?" I sounded shocked.
"Please. I've heard so many stereotypes by now, that I can know when someone's thinking of one."
"That bad?"
"I live with four other girls, two of them keep telling me these facts about boys. So in a way, it is that bad."
"Rafisol and Melody don't stop them?"
"Rafisol never knows what we're talking about and Melody's too busy writing."
"She's writing again?! Didn't her book just came out?!"
"Yeah, but it did so well that Akuma gave her the idea to write a sequel. Right now Amitie made her take a break, but once we get back home, I'm sure she'll be right back at it again."
"Oh wow." Was all I could say.
"If it's that bad, Aruru, then why don't you move in with us?"
"CH-CHU!" I shouted. I didn't think she would ask such a question.
"Shigu. You're saying you don't want Aruru to live with us?" I started blushing once Chu finished asking.
"Th-That's not it! I-It's just that you asking that question out of nowhere is just…"
I turned to Arle to see that she was blushing too. We both ended up starring at each other before coming back to our senses.
"W-Well, i-it's…n-not like I'm AGAINST having you live with us…" I said.
"A-And I-I'm…n-not really AGAINST living with the two of you." Arle said.
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"S-So…y-y-you wanna…m-move in with us?"
"S-Sure. I-I-I would…l-love too."
"YAY!" Chu shouted, which startled the both of us. "ARURU'S GONNA LIVE WITH US!"
"K-Keep it down, Chu." I said to her.
"Sorry. I'm just so excited. I always wanted an older sister."
"Oh really…?" I sounded insulted.
"N-Not that you're any bad, Shigu! You're the best big brother ever!"
"Hmm…"
"I mean it!" Chu even gave me a hug to prove it.
"Okay, Chu. I believe you."
"YAY!" She cheered.
"*giggle* You really are the best big brother ever." Arle said.
"Yeah, I guess." I said while rubbing the back of my head with my left hand.
"Geez, there you three are! Everybody's waiting for you downstairs!" Witch said as she walked up the stairs.
"S-Sorry, Witch. We just got caught up in something." Arle explained.
"Caught up in something, huh? Ohhohoho!"
"Witch, stop being a pervert."
"What? We're old enough to think such things."
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean we're old enough to do such things."
"Well, that's what you think, Arle."
"sigh. Let's just go already. I think the others are getting more pissed."
"Yeah, they were mad at us for some stupid reason." I added.
"I've started to notice that there are a lot of stereotypes in this world." Witch said.
"And they're driving us insane." We both said.
"I see. Well I don't blame you."
"Thanks, Witch." I said.
"Ohhohoho! Anything for my friend's boyfriend."
"W-Witch! Knock it off!" Arle yelled.
"Fine, fine. Let us go."
We soon joined up with the others and started making our way to the amusement park. I didn't bother asking Arle what Witch was teasing us about…
…mainly because I already knew.
I'm not proud of it.
It was quite the walk from the beach house to the amusement park. About an hour's worth. And we still had about a few miles to go. So because of that, Chu got tired. So I had to hold her up on my shoulders while she took a quick nap. I've done this plenty times before, so I'm used to it. What I wasn't used to, was the amount of awe's I got for doing so.
"Man, Chu's really lucky." Amitie said.
"Huh? For what?" I asked.
"For having such a caring big bro like you. I maybe an only child, but if I had an older sibling, I would want that person to be like you, Sig."
"Wow. Thanks, Amitie. No one's ever told me that before."
"Why not? It's so true."
"Yeah, Ami's right." Raffina added. "Do you know how often I wished Amira would take things more seriously?"
"Judging by what happened the first night we came here, I'd say a lot."
"DING! DING! DING! You're right!"
"You know I can hear you, right?" Amira asked, sounding a bit insulted.
"Yeah, I know. That was the point."
"Hey…"
"zzz…Shigu…zzz…" As Chu began talking in her sleep, she tighten her grip on me and started drooling.
"Aw, geez. Not again." I then grabbed a rag I placed in my pocket before leaving the house and wiped Chu's mouth of the drool.
"zzz…thank you…Shigu…zzz…" She somehow knows whenever I do that.
"Aw. That's so cute. You do care for your sister, Sig." Ally said.
"I wish my brother took good care of me." Peruvis said, glaring at Klug to make a point.
"Isn't that Phoenix's job?" Klug asked.
"Yeah, but that damn good-for-nothing wisp just annoys the hell outta me."
"This damn good-for-nothing wisp is the only reason you're lazy ass is still alive!" Phoenix had spoken through Peruvis. Apparently, he can posses her and talk through her whenever he needs to. Well, at least that's what Arle told me.
"Lazy ass?! God, if you were a person right now I would strangle the f*** outta you!"
"PERUVIS!" The other girls shouted.
"What? You mean I can't say f***?"
"No, you can't!" Raffina yelled at her.
…
"Well, why the f*** not?!"
"PERUVIS!"
"Look, Peruvis. There are just some words we can't say because they're really bad." Amitie said.
"But we say hell, crap, and damn a lot! What makes me saying f*** any different?!"
"Because there's a limit to what we can and can't say! We're still teens, you know!" Raffina said.
"There's a limit?" Ringo asked.
"Yeah. There is." Lidelle told her cousin.
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"Well in that case, f***, sh**, c***."
"RINGO!"
"What? I was just testing it."
"But that wasn't necessary!"
"No way! You curse too, Ringo?" Peruvis asked.
"Yeah, but only when I'm either by myself or with other girls. This is actually the first time I've cursed in front of adults."
"Gee, I wonder why…" Yumi said under her breath.
"Well, holy sh**! I'm surprised as f***!"
"Yeah, me too. People would just yell at me for cursing in public."
"Again, I wonder why…" Yumi said, this time with a huge facepalm. Me and Arle were trying not to laugh throughout this conversation. But the more they cursed, the harder it got.
"But just a few questions. What do you normally call chicken?" Peruvis asked.
"Well if I'm eating it cooked, then I just call it chicken. But if I see one of a farm of some sorts, I just straight up call it a c**k. Without even knowing what gender it is."
"Me too! But sometimes I get confused about it. There are times where I would say let's go eat some c**k instead of let's go eat some chicken."
"Does that really happen?" Ally asked Klug.
"More than you think." He said.
"Ha-ha! Holy sh**, that's f****** hilarious!" Ringo said.
"Right? And you know what the funny part is? I don't even like c**k!"
"Oh my f****** God…"
"I know!"
"When will this horrible conversation end?" Lily said to herself.
"Aw come on, Lily. It's not that bad." Melody said.
"Yeah, I'm enjoying it." Amira said.
"Of course you two are enjoying it." Amitie and Raffina retorted.
"Okay, one more. You said c*** earlier, but what exactly is a c***?" Peruvis asked.
"It's slang for a woman's genitals. But I just call it my p****"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Like when I masturbate, I continuously rub my p**** until I c**."
"You masturbate too?"
"NOW YOU'RE COMFORTABLE BRINGING THIS UP?!" Phoenix shouted. I went ahead and gave him a pat on the back out of pity.
"Yeah, but I can never go deep. My p****'s too tight for me to do so."
"Even with toys?"
"Toys?" Arle asked.
"Not the toys you're thinking of." I said.
I'm not proud of the fact I know what kind they're talking about.
"Yeah, even with toys. It f****** sucks, too! I've always wanted to have my first sq****!"
"Wait, seriously?! You've never sq****** before?!"
"Nope. Not even once. Is it really good?"
"Oh God, it's the best feeling in the world! It's like you're being f***** by a d*** and they c** inside you!"
"Wow! That f****** good?!"
"That. F******. Good."
"Holy sh**. I'm missing the f*** out."
"Yeah, you f****** are."
"OH MY GOD! WILL YOU TWO JUST STOP ALREADY?!" Raffina shouted. Her face was as red as Ringo's hair.
"I swear, that was the worst 5 minutes of my life!" Amitie added, whose face was also completely red.
"Hmph. You all are just not mature enough." Peruvis said.
Me and Arle couldn't hold our laughter anymore and broke down once it was all over.
"See? Sig and Arle are mature." Peruvis added.
"Really?" Ally said to us.
"We're sorry! But that was just too funny to not laugh at!" Arle said.
"I've haven't had a laugh like that in years!" I said.
"Well, you're very f****** welcome." Both Peruvis and Ringo said, which made us laugh even harder.
"I just want this day to end." I could hear Raffina say.
"Me too, Raffi. Me too." Amitie said while comforting her.
I wasn't too sure on how a conversation about me being a good big brother turned into one where I was on the floor laughing like crazy, but it was definitely a good talk. Well…to me, Arle, Melody, and Amira. The other's…not so much.
Once we eventually stopped laughing, we continued our walk to the amusement park with new found respect (or disgust) for two of our friends.
Later on, we finally arrived at the amusement park. And just as I thought, Arle was blown out of her mind. She was jumping around like a little kid in excitement. Although I shouldn't really be saying that, because Chu was doing the same thing. I had to hold on to the both of them to calm them down.
We then split into groups, with me, Arle, and Chu being in one. Once we went our separate ways, Arle got hyper-active again.
"OH WOW! SO COOL! THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO HERE! SO MANY GAMES! SO MANY RIDES! SO! FREAKING! AMAZING!"
"Arle. Calm down." I said while grabbing her hand.
"R-Right. Sorry."
"Geez, Aruru. You're more excited than me." Chu said.
"How can I not? This amusement park place is awesome!"
"Yeah, but we haven't even done anything yet and you're already jumping like a little kid on a sugar rush." I said.
"Hey…" Arle and Chu got insulted by my last sentence.
"Sorry."
"So what first?" Arle asked.
"How about some games?"
"Shigu! Let's do that one!" Chu shouted. She was pointing to that one game where you shoot at stuff and whatever you knockdown, you win. I never liked this game…or and amusement park game…or the amusement park as a whole for that matter. They always cheat and scam you out of your money, and the rides are total crap. I really hope Arle doesn't notice my current mood, because I really want her to have a good time here.
"So what do you do here?" Arle asked me.
"You take this toy gun and shoot it at the stuff on the self there. If they fall over, you win that prize."
"Really? That's it?"
"That's it."
"That sounds easy!"
"Yeah. Sounds easy."
"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"
Oh boy. Noe I've done it. Might as well be honest with her.
"sigh. Look, Arle. To be honest, I really don't like amusement parks."
"You don't?"
"Why not, Shigu?" Chu asked.
"I don't really have a good explanation. I just don't enjoy them. I only came here to make you two happy. Sorry if me being a let down ruined your time he…"
Before I could even finish my sentence, Arle had came up to me and kissed me on the lips. I haven't felt this in feeling in quite a while. Arle's soft lips against mine…I nearly forgot what a kiss was like. But not I remember it as a pleasant experience.
After a few more seconds, Arle parted away from me and wrapped her arms around me. I had a full, bright red blush on my face as we starred at each other continuously. I really didn't know what to say. I mean…Arle's my girlfriend, but her just kissing me on the lips like that, without any warning what so ever…I'm still getting used to such a thing known as "kissing".
"A-Arle! Wh-What was that about?!" I stuttered. I then noticed that she had tears in her eyes and some even ran down her face. I was starting to get worried.
Uh-oh! Did I hurt her in a way? I hope I didn't.
"You came here…despite hating such a place…just because you want to make me happy? *sniff* Sig…that's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. You truly are the best boyfriend ever! I love you so much!"
"I love you too, Arle. With all my heart. You're the number one person in my life."
*CLEARING OF THROAT*
"W-Well, besides you, Chu." I quickly said.
"Y-Yeah, no doubt. Y-You're definitely number one in Sig's life." Arle quickly added.
Chu did a huge sigh as she shook her head in half annoyance, half defeat.
"Geez, if you two keep this up, you're gonna end up acting like Amytee and Waffine."
"Like THOSE two?! As if! We're nothing like those two!" We both shouted.
"Like who exactly?"
"Tch!"
We both then turned around to see Raffina and Amitie standing behind us. We were pretty sure they heard us insulting the way they do their relationship, so we tried not to look at them.
"You two can't ignore us much longer." Amitie said.
Crap. She's right.
We eventually faced the two girls and apologized for insulting their love life. They forgave us…after we had to agree to pay for dinner tonight. I had more money than Arle, so I told her that I will pay it on my own.
"So what were you two doing, anyway?" Raffina asked.
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"Uh…nothing." We both said.
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"In fact, we were just about to sit down somewhere." Arle said.
"Sit down? You guys are tired already?" Amitie asked.
"In a way, yeah." Arle secretly grabbed my hand and held it tight with her own. The warmness from her hand made me blush a little, but luckily the others didn't notice.
"What do you mean, in a way?"
"Uh…okay, I'll be honest. I don't like amusement parks." I said.
"You don't like them? Why not?" Raffina asked.
"I just don't find them fun at all."
"Aw come on, Sig. It can't be just that." Amitie said.
"At least walk around with us. Maybe you'll change your mind if you play a few games." Raffina said.
"I highly doubt it, but okay sure."
So for the next few hours, Amitie and Raffina did all they can to convince me that amusement parks are fun. We rode all the rides and played most of the games, but I still didn't change my opinion on this place. I was about to just call it quits and sit down, when Amitie kept saying that there's one more game we haven't played yet. I figured we could get this one game over with so I could just go home already, so I didn't fight against it.
The last game was another shooter game. This time with one of those red and white targets instead of random stuff. The toy guns looked less realistic than the other one, and the prizes were all stuffed animals. One of them grabbed Arle's attention as she kept starring at it deeply.
"Whoa…that one right there is so cute!" She said while pointing at it. When I did find it, I was a bit skeptical on it being "cute".
"Uh…you mean the Kitsune?" I asked.
"Kitsune?"
"Japanese for fox." Chu said.
"I see. Well yes. I think the kitsune is cute."
"Really?" I sounded shocked.
"Well, just this one. It's soft and pudgy look reminds me of a friend I used to have."
"You mean Carbuncle, right Arle?" Amitie asked.
Arle did a small nod to answer Amitie's question.
"Carbuncle? Who's that?" I asked.
"Oh, right. I never told you. Carbuncle is this cute, yellow, rabbit-looking creature who was my best friend back in my world. We did everything together, despite me always looking for him most of the time. When I came out of that strange mirror that day, I realized that he was left behind. I haven't seen him since, and based on what Akuma told me, I'll never will."
While Arle was explaining, I saw tears run down her eyes. These weren't like the tears from before. These were tears of sadness and loneliness. I know, because I've made those tears myself. I've had horrible experiences which gave me such tears, and to see them again, on someone I care about, not once, but twice…it really hurt me inside.
I ended up hugging Arle and repeatedly telling her that it was okay. She eventually stopped crying and was able to talk properly again.
"So you want to play the game?" I asked her.
"Yeah! I'm gonna win that…what's it called again?"
"A kitsune."
"Right! I'm gonna win that kitsune!"
"You seem eager, young lady. Care to try?" The middle-aged guy at the counter asked.
"You betcha!" Arle cheered.
"We'll help you too, Arle! Right, Raffi?" Amitie asked her girlfriend.
"Sure will!" Raffina said.
"Me too, Aruru! I'll help too!" Chu cheered.
"Thanks, you guys!"
"Oh? So four people are playing? Then that's $7 each." The guy said.
Once the girls each paid $7 each, the target started moving rapidly back and forth. Each girl started shooting at the target as they only had a minute to knock it down. Every shot they made missed the target. Soon there was only 10 seconds left and all four of them were scrambling to shoot the target. By the last 3 seconds, one of the bullets hit the target, but…
"YES! I GOT IT! I HIT THE TARGET!" Arle shouted with glee.
*YOU LOSE!*
"WHAT?!"
"Sorry, girly. You didn't knock it over." The guy said with a smug on his face.
"But it hit the target! It should've knocked over because of that!" Amitie shouted.
"Didn't you learn physics in school, kid? It doesn't work like that."
"That's a load of crap! You clearly scammed us, you asshole!" Raffina shouted, getting mad rather quickly.
"Says the sore loser. Now scram, you brats! Go cry in the corner like the babies you are!"
"Why you cocky little…" As Raffina was about to assault this guy for scamming her out of her birthday money, I took out all of my own and slammed it on the counter.
"Hey. I want next round." I said.
"Sh-Shigu, are you insane?! That's all of your money!" Chu shouted.
"Yeah, I know." I replied before looking back at the guy. "Hey. I want to make a deal." I said to him.
"A deal, huh? What do you have in mind?"
"If I lose this rip off of a game, you keep their money, plus all of mine."
"S-SIG!" Raffina yelled.
"Ooo, interesting. And if you win?"
"If I win, I keep my money, get theirs back, that stuffed kitsune over there, and…"
"And…" The girls asked.
"…ALL THE MONEY IN YOUR REGISTER!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted.
"You heard me. Every. Last. Cent."
"Grr…You've got guts, kid. A whole lot. But I'm pretty sure most of it is just you being cocky." The guy said.
"Do you accept?" I asked, starting to get impatient.
"You've got a deal, kid!"
"Sig, have you lost your mind?!" Arle asked me.
"Trust me, Arle. I know what I'm doing. Just watch."
Arle starred at me deeply before giving me an answer.
"O-Okay, then."
I set the money down and moved back from the booth. Once I was far enough, I took my jacket off and wrapped around my waist.
"Good luck, kid. You're gonna need it." The guy said before starting the game.
I smiled as I raised my left arm in front of me and a dark blue energy sphere started forming from it. Once it was big enough to destroy the target and not anything else…
"HAIDORENJIA!"
I shot it and it blasted to smithereens. To the point where its past existence was eradicated.
Everyone was beyond shock. They couldn't believe was just happened or why it happened in the first place. Well, everyone except Chu, of course.
"What…what the…WHAT THE HELL?!" The guy shouted.
"So that's my money + their money + the stuffed kitsune + everything in the register, right? I'll just take everything and go, thank you." I said with a smug on my face.
"Grr…damn you, you brat! I'll make you pay for this!"
"Yeah, whatever. Bye now." I said once I got the stuff wagered and walked off without a care in the world. I was such in a good mood, I forgot that I was with four girls at the moment. With one of them being my sister, and another my girlfriend.
"Sig…WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Arle, Amitie, and Raffina asked.
"Oh that? That's a power I learned because of the fact that I'm a demon. No big deal."
"Oh. I see." Arle said. She accepted the answer, but the other two didn't.
"YOU'RE A DEMON?!" Amitie and Raffina shouted.
"Yeah. And so is Chu."
"Seriously?!"
"Yeah, pretty much." Chu answered.
"You already knew this, Arle?" Amitie asked.
"Yeah. He told me the day we confessed. We're trying to keep it a secret, so can you two not tell anyone?"
"S-Sure. B-But does this mean you're not a Bored Soul?"
"No. Peruvis made that up to cover for us." I said.
"Woah. I never thought Peruvis would help out like that." Raffina said.
"Yeah, she really bailed me out there. Anyway, here's your money back."
"Wow! Thanks, Sig! I really got to pay you back for this!"
"Uh, do you really? I mean, it is your birthday and all."
"You kidding? You got my birthday money back PLUS everything in that scammer's wallet! You're a true hero, Sig!"
"You're truly the nicest boy we know!" Amitie said.
"Really? Well…thanks, you guys." I was truly touched by those statements.
"Oh. Here's your stuffed kitsune, Arle."
"YAY! Thank you SOOOO much, Sig!" Arle cheered as she hugged her new stuffed animal. "It's the exact same size as Carby! It's like he's in my hands right now!"
Arle then wrapped her arms around me and gave me possibly the longest kiss we've ever had since we became a couple. She then parted from me and starred at me with her orange eyes.
"You really, truly are…the best boyfriend in the world. I love you, Sig."
Oh, God. She's so cute when she says that. Or anything for that matter.
"I love you too, Arle." I said before returning her hug.
"Finally. You guys are serious about this relationship." Amitie said.
"Yeah, we are. Are you guys happy now?" Arle asked.
"Yep. More than ever. A perfect way to end off a birthday at the amusement park." Raffina said.
"So being alone with Amitie wouldn't do it for you?" I asked in a teasing way. It worked, because Raffina was blushing red.
"Th-That's not what I meant! Ami is the most important person in my life and she makes every day special!"
"*giggle* It's okay, Raffi. I understand." Amitie said after kissing her girlfriend. We laughed with them a little before Raffina was able to calm down.
"Happy birthday, Raffina." The four of said, before meeting with the others and went back to the beach house to spend the last night here.
A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. I've been…getting lazy. I would get tired while writing for so long, but at my family's new apartment, taking a nap is not an option. (for me that is). I'm stuck in the living room on an air mattress that can only be out at night. So I'm sleeping on chairs in the most uncomfortable positions. But a nap is a nap, I guess.
So here's one more fact about the last chapter: It's going to have all six POV's at once. So that's why it's going to be big. Not saying what will happen in it. It's still in the planning phase.
That's all from me. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. The final chapter is up next! But first, I'm going to take a break from writing in general. Probably the rest of the week. Will be back to finish the rest of Magical Alteration, though. That ones needs to be finished. Thanks for reading.
