"Okay Ryo, when am I going to find out where we are going?" Sakura complained as she was led through the forest.
"We're almost there." Ryo said as he suddenly came to a stop. "See, we're here now."
"Where exactly is here?" Sakura asked looking around.
Ryo stepped aside, stood to her side, took her hand, and led her though the trees to reveal all of their friends sitting in a clearing.
"Surprise. Happy Anniversary." The group shouted.
Sakura stared at them all with surprise. "But we aren't married yet." She reminded them.
"I know," Ryo said squeezing her hand. "But it's the anniversary of the day we first met and that's good enough for me." He said.
Sakura looked at him with surprise and happiness. "You remembered the day we first met?" she asked incredulous.
"How could I forget?" he whispered.
"Okay, enough mushy stuff. Let's eat." Kento shouted as everyone laughed. Sakura and Ryo found a place to sit on the checkered blanket lying on the ground.
"Where is the food?" Kento piped up noting that the main dishes were missing.
"Kero and White Blaze wanted to carry them in." Ryo said as the two tigers made their appearances. Kero was carrying a basket of bread in his mouth, while balancing a bowl of macaroni and cheese. White Blaze was carrying the desert, peach cobbler. As the tigers paraded towards the group, Kero stumbled on a rock. Loosing his footing the tiger slipped causing the bowl of Mac and cheese to fly sailing through the air. Everyone gaped as the bowl flew up in the air, made and arch, and fell, overturned, on Ryo's head; covering the ronin in mac and cheese. Everyone was quiet and gaping as Ryo took the bowl off of his head. Everyone except for Sakura who had her hands over her mouth to stifle her laughs, which came out as a snort.
"Did you just snort?" Ryo asked as he placed the bowl on the ground.
Sakura shook her head no giving out another snort of laughter at the food covering her fiancé.
"I suppose that you think this is funny?" Ryo asked as she shook her head no again and continued to laugh.
"No? Well then…"Ryo said as he took a plastic knife and cut off a piece of butter. "Maybe you'll get a little chuckle out of this." Ryo said as he bent back the blade in preparation to launch the square of butter at her.
"You wouldn't dare!" Sakura challenged as her facial expression turned from confidence to surprise as Ryo threw the butter at her. Her mouth open in surprise as Ryo attempted to beg for forgiveness.
"Food fight!" Sakura shouted grabbing handfuls of food and throwing them at Ryo. Everyone else, eager to get in on the action, began hurtling gobs of food at who ever let their guard down. Sage grabbed the peas while Rowen and Dais grabbed the mashed potatoes. Cale and Sekhmet tossed out chunks of peach cobbler, as Alanna and Mia tore off chunks of bread. Food was flying everywhere. Ryo grabbed Sakura's hand and the two escaped from the ensuing war. The two ran down toward the river holding their sides.
"Look at me, I'm covered in cobbler!" Sakura said as she tried to wipe off the bits of food on her shirt.
"You look good in peach." Ryo joked. Sakura looked up and him and gave him a playful slap on the arm.
"I can't believe you hit me with the butter!" she exclaimed.
"I didn't start it." Ryo protested. "Talk to that clumsy tiger of yours."
"Oh yeah, were did Kero go?" Sakura asked looking around. She looked at Ryo again. "You have food all in your hair." She said grabbing handfuls of macaroni out of it. "I'll tell you what, since it was my cat that got you so messy, you can be the first in the shower."
Ryo stared at her then at the river. "You know what? I think I have a better idea." He said as he took off whooping like a little kid toward the river. Sakura watched as he ran and jumped into the river slowly walking behind him. She stopped at the bank and watched him splash around in the water.
"Hey, didn't someone ever teach you not to swim right after you eat?" She asked him.
"Oh yeah, I got a cramp! I can't swim!" Ryo said as he submerged himself under water. Sakura watched him lazily as she leaned against a tree. Ryo resurfaced sputtering. "Hey, no fair! I'd save you!" he protested.
"No way," Sakura said. "It's too cold." As Ryo dunked himself again. Sakura waited for him to come back up.
"Come on, I don't want to save you right now." She protested when he didn't resurface. "All right." She said relenting. "But only because I think your worth it." She yelled as she jumped into the river. "Ryo?" she called out as she searched the water for him. "Ryo? Ryo this isn't funny!" she said starting to get slightly worried.
"Hey," a voice behind her called. Sakura spun around in the water to see Ryo calmly leaning against a tree. "A guy could drown waiting for you." He said with a smirk.
"Wildfire! I'm going to kill you!" she threatened as he jumped back into the water. Sakura gave a shriek as a wave of water hit her. Ryo resurfaced in time for Sakura to dunk him back under. The two wrestled and splashed about in the river. Sakura had just resurfaced when she saw Ryo's face.
"Don't move." He commanded.
"What? What is it?" Sakura asked.
"There is this thing in you hair." He said as he reached out for it.
"What thing? Like a bug?" Sakura asked getting nervous.
"No, well, maybe I don't…" Ryo said as he slowly reached for the offending thing.
"Well, get it out." Sakura said as Ryo grabbed it and held out for her to see.
"It's the dreaded leaf bug. It's highly poisonous." Ryo joked showing her the leaf that had been stuck in her hair.
"Real mature." She muttered good naturedly as she swiped at his hand. Ryo let go of the leaf and caught her hand causing Sakura to look up at him. The two treaded water staring at each other for a moment as they slowly leaned toward the other. Ryo brushed his lips across Sakura's when he heard, rather than saw, the others at the river bank observing them. Ryo broke slightly away. "We're being watched." He said softly. Sakura smiled.
"Let 'em look." She said as she kissed him again drawing whoops from the guys on the bank. Ryo and Sakura laughed as they swam towards the riverbank, unaware that they were being observed by Hudson and Seriyu.
Author's note-Okay Okay I got the scene from the It Takes Two movie. But it was such a cute scene and I figured… Why not? So anyway, I hope you are all enjoying the fic so far and please remember to R&R!! I love getting feedback on my stories.