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When the giant yellow teacup they were sitting in finally stopped swirling, Rin was sitting innocently on the seat beside him, buckled in like a good child, when the ride attendant came to usher them off.
But Rin was not a good child. He was actually bad. Very bad.
So when Haru finally set feet on firm, non-spinning, ground again, he headed straight for the nearest restroom to repair the damage, of which there most assuredly was quite a lot as everyone he passed stared at him like he'd stripped naked and started running around like an idiot.
"Haru?"
Ignoring Rin, he finally found a restroom, one of those family ones, which suited his purposes perfectly. Why perfectly? Well, because they come with mirrors…and locks. Both of which he needed at the moment.
Which was how Rin ended up staring at a closed door as the lock clicked into place.
He'd admit that…maybe…he'd gone a little too far, but he hadn't expected Haru to get mad about it. So now he was going to have to do some groveling when his boyfriend finally left the safety of the restroom. Whenever that far off time happened to arrive…
Sighing, he settled on a nearby bench for a long wait.
He'd been walking around like this? And Rin hadn't said anything. He was going to kill him.
Gazing into the mirror, Haru took in the tousled raven locks on his head before sliding down to the, supposedly, drying white shirt, which was mysteriously only wet in some, very conspicuous, places. Not to mention the fact that it was tucked half in and half out of his pants and looked very much like it had had some help getting that way. And all of that is if you completely overlooked the fact that his shirt was gaping open across the front rather haphazardly, one button still hanging on here or there, which somehow managed to make him look like he'd just been molested.
Grimacing, he undid the few remaining buttons and slid his shirt off hoping that a few minutes under the hand dryer would fix the more embarrassing wet spots.
Haru came out much sooner than he'd anticipated, but he was a little disappointed to see how neatly the teen had managed to pull himself back together. Water drenched locks were neatly in place, and the shirt he'd been so fond of less than half an hour ago was no longer deliciously rumpled, but was now dry, buttoned appropriately, and completely tucked in.
He looked like he was ready to go to school.
And wasn't that just annoying.
But…he was the one who'd made the teen mad in the first place, so he was going to have to bite the bullet and make it up to him before he could do anything else.
"What would you like to ride next, Haru?"
Rin was acting suspiciously. He hadn't been all that accommodating before, so he was sure the red haired teen was planning something, and he wanted no part of it.
On the other hand, if he didn't pick then Rin would, which was probably what the teen wanted anyway, so that meant he'd have to choose. Preferably something that Rin couldn't use to do things to him on. Or something with water.
Spotting a map nearby, he wandered over and slowly looked over his options until he spotted something that looked promising.
"The ship ride? You sure?"
When the azure eyed teen just nodded shortly, he reluctantly led the teen to their next destination even though he was fairly sure it wouldn't be what Haru thought it was.
What kind of ship had no water?
This one apparently…
"I'm sorry, Haru," Rin said as they stepped off the ride.
Not only was the teen extremely disappointed that his chosen ride had not a drop of water in sight, he also looked like he might be sick after the rather disturbing adventure of being turned upside down…multiple times.
"Let's go this way. I saw a ride you might like when we were looking at the map. It should be nearby."
When Haru looked at him warily and still rather green around the gills, he smiled innocently, or at least that had been the impression he'd been going for, but he'd apparently been off the mark as that seemed to make the teen wary of his future intentions.
Scowling, Rin grabbed Haru's hand and started dragging him anyway. This was for his own good. He'd see eventually.
Reluctantly, Haru followed Rin, not that there was much else he could do unless he wanted everyone to watch him get dragged down the street by his red haired menace.
Haru's eyes swirled in blissful anticipation when Rin finally stopped.
Scratch whatever he'd been thinking about the red headed fiend earlier. He was now pretty sure he loved him.
Rin grinned at the adoring eyes that darted between him and the water ride he'd picked out for the azure eyed teen.
It felt nice, having Haru look at him like that.
Maybe someday, he'd get that look just because he walked into the room, but for now, he'd settle for getting the boy to look at him at all.
They'd spent the last few hours riding the same ride over and over again, and Rin didn't even complain.
Of course, he was pretty sure Rin enjoyed the ride too. At least he better have, considering he'd spent most of that time drawing circles across the hand he'd liberated from Haru and held captive in his lap, something he'd only been able to ignore because of the way the water twisted and flowed in the river beneath their little tube-like boat.
But…
He was wet, so life was perfect.
It had even been a little fun. Not that he was admitting that to Rin. Ever.
It was getting late. Not dark, but definitely time for dinner, and he wanted to get both of them back to Haru's house to eat. Not because he planned on finagling an invitation to stay the night or anything. No, that wasn't it. Not at all…
Nitori sat on his bed, smiling as he read the note Rin had left him again.
Going to see family doctor. Be back Sunday night.
Which translated probably meant something along the lines of…
I'm kidnapping my boyfriend. I'll turn up when he kicks me out or Sunday, whichever is later, so don't worry when I don't come back.
A knock sounded at the door. Sighing, he got up to answer it, hoping it wasn't Mikoshiba who seemed to think he could mysteriously produce Rin by pulling him out of his back pocket or something even though he'd showed his captain the note that said the boy wasn't coming back until later.
Not that any of his protests had stopped the teen from turning up at his door every hour or so. He claimed it was because he was worried about Rin, but realistically, Nitori was pretty sure that it had more to do with the fact that the captain wanted to meet Rin's girlfriend, whom he'd decided the red headed teen was off rendezvousing with.
And boy wouldn't the captain be surprised if he ever did meet Rin's girlfriend.
Resigned, Nitori opened the door and peeked out, fully expecting to find Mikoshiba grinning like an idiot from the hallway.
But the teen standing in front of him was most definitely not his captain.
Author's note: Sorry for the late update again! And I do have to warn you, I prolly won't update again until at least Monday. My brother-in-law may be getting shipped out soon, so my family is having my nephew's Bday party early (he's turning one) and it's going to be a 20 hour car drive there and back for me, and to make matters better, my best friend is graduating from basic training (airforce) and is coming back, but he'll only be in town for a day, so I'm spending that time with him.
Anyhow, thanks for the few people who reviewed the last chapter, it really meant a lot, and this chapter is dedicated to you guys! Love y'all!
CrazyStalker: Glad you liked it! And now I can officially say I have a Crazy Stalker! Always did want one of those… :D
DiAnna44: Here you go!
Lollipop: Hehe, I like making people giggle! And you make me giggle, so giggles for everyone!
Pennamesareforfancypeople: College does kind of interfere with the important things in life sometimes, right? Like FF and writing FF and reading FF…
Hobozrule: Glad to hear from you! I'm glad you're liking the story so far. Hopefully I can keep it entertaining.
FallenAngel: *huggles* I love you! And no sainthood for the red head yet. Although, yes, he prolly deserves it.
Kaze: More of the boys for you! And doctoral degree is a PhD for me. It'll be in industrial engineering, and the ACTs are just one of those things you have to bite the bullet on. I remember it, and it was a pain, but worth it in the end.
Eyy: No smut yet… But more warm fluffy soon…I think. :P
Kuriboh: The carnival is all about fanservice XD
XXXChibisuke: I decided to leave the teacup ride to everyone's imagination. That way things can be as innocent (or dirty) as people's own minds actually are. XD Aren't I evil?