Chapter 37
Faust sighed as he stood through a rather long line at the gate. He stood there holding Manta in one arm, his head propped on his shoulder and Eliza skillfully hidden under his jacket. He tapped his foot in annoyance as he held three tickets in his hand.
" Never knew it would be this difficult.." He complained now finally third in line. As the line progressed he stood even closer to the large red booth. He looked down suprised to notice Manta had not woken yet even through the loud screaming. Handing his three tickets in exchange for long yellow paper ropes of streaming smaller tickets. The Man in the booth gave him a funny look and allowed him to proceed. Faust looked around abit through the loud bustling crowd till he happily spotted an open bench next to a vendor.
" There we go" He sighed feeling a bit closterphobic. He carefully placed Manta onto the bench and walked up to the vendor giving him money for a corndog and a melon soda. The man suprised by his appearence very willingly and nervously handed him what he asked for.
" How nice of him. to give me them so fast and look an extra one too? how nice!" Faust smiled then noticed Eliza's feet were hanging. "oops..can't let anyone see you my darling.." He whispered as he walked up to the bench and sat down. He held the corndog and Melon soda close to Manta.
" Manta....Little...Manta...we're here..." He said shaking him softly.
"mmmm?" Manta groaned turning a bit.
" oh come on...wake up...." He shook him a bit harder.
" Eh...?" Manta opened the eyes and gently took the food from him.""MAHH" He looked up in amazement the corndog stuffed in his mouth.
" Yea...like it? I even brought your swimming shorts for the water park..." He smiled
" Water park? Won't it be cold?" Manta tilted his head.
" I don't think so...its a wonderful day!" He stood up spreading his arms out. One woman dropped her soda and quickly walked away another person covered their eyes and cept going.
" Ehhhh.....Faust-san...." Manta's eyes bulged.
" Oh dear...I suppose I should leave poor Eliza in the car.." Faust sighed sadly.
" Ehhhh he he he..." Manta laughed nervously " her spirit could always come right? pl...please don't leave me alone here for long!!" Manta wailed.
" I promise...I won't..." Faust said as he began to run. Manta looked at the crowd and sipped his soda innocently. He kicked his legs up and down as he waited. A young girl wearing hot pink go go boots, a black mini skirt, neon green fishnets, and an electric blue halter top sat beside him she had long red hair that was tied in pig tails with large puffy black veil like elastics with yellow stars in them. Her pig tails reached her shoulders and she wore long orange leg warmers. She had blue eyes and wore black eye liner and purple lip stick. She had freckles and was drinking a strawberry soda. Manta observed her with large eyes.
" Uh yea? " She looked down at him her voice sounding strange like those valley girls you would see on TV.
" Uhhh...uhmmm.." Manta stuttered his forehead turning blue. " Just noticing..how...uhm...original and uhm...uhh...how much personality is in your...clothing....." Manta said very nervously his palms sweating.
" Uh yea...thanks...I try to look as different as I possibly can.." She said sounding a bit annoyed. " How old are you? where's your daddy and mommy did they leave you all alone or sumthin?" She looked down at the boy.
" Uhh....." Manta frowned feeling rather insulted. " Actually I'm 16..." He muttered.
" Woah..." She replied in shock " For real?" she looked at him.
" Yea...for real..." He murmered.
Manta looked up in relief to see that Faust had returned. The girl stood up dreamily. " Woah...is that your big brother?or..your dad..or something..." She looked him up and down.
" I'm his foster father..his caretaker..and we should be going.." Faust said protectively.
"Kay...whatever " The girl shot a glare and walked off.
" She didn't bother you much did she?" Faust asked watching as she walked away.
" Not too much just really annoyed me..." Manta laughed.
" We have plently of tickets where do you want to go first?" Faust asked holding his hand. Manta looked around nervously then spotted the tea cups and pointed at them. Faust chuckled. " All right.,." he said as they walked up to the man and gave them tehir tickets. Manta lead faust to the blue cup and they sat down waiting for the man to lock the tiny door.
Manta looked at Faust suprised. " Wow...you even changed into a regular T-shirt.. an blue jeans..I've never seen you wear something like that..uhmm...no offense or anything.." Manta coughed.
" Oh Its alright none taken...people were staring too much.." He noted.
Manta smiled and looked down as they were buckled in. He felt lucky that when the cups went fast he was too short to see the sky and ground spinning around him. " That was quick..." Manta said as the two stood up.
" Thats ok..there are plenty more." Faust said helping Manta off of the large metal disc. Manta nodded pointing to the Faris wheel. As time went by Manta conitued to skim his way through the kiddy rides, Bumpercars, The Floom, and so on. Faust smiled as he noticed the large fastly spinning UFO thing.
" Lets go inside that thing.." He pointed. Manta gasped. Then gripped his hand. ""okk....." He gulped as they walked up the stairs and waited to give their tickets when the ride stopped. They walked into a large metal room with red padding. A man sat in a chair in the middle blairing Malice Mizer and X-japan.
" Stand against the wall everyone!!! AND BE READY TO GET SCARED!!" The man yelled. Manta gulped as he pressed his body against the padding very close to Faust. The room slowly began to spin and Manta could feel his body along with the padding moving upward. Faster and Faster it went and more and more they were pressed against the wall. Some kids climbed to the top laughing and sat there. Others tryed to cover their eyes but the centripicle force was too strong. "OH MY GAWD!!!!!" Manta wailed as he looked down the floor dropping. His heart felt as if it would pop out of his chest. Finally the floor came back and the walls slowly came back down and the ride stopped. Manta grabbed his chest panting then smiled.
" I...I'm alive" He beamed.
" Of course you are.." Faust laughed feeling dizzy. Manta smiled. *~ I've never seen him laugh like that..*~ They walked out of the UFO and sat on a bench for a while waiting untill their stomachs stopped churning.
" lets go on that thing..." He pointed to the extremely large and fast roller coaster then pointed to the hellevator. Manta grabbed his chest " Fine..." he wheezed " but then lets just go to the water park.." he panted.
Twenty Minutes later Faust carried Manta holding a photograph the people took of what their faces looked like after the ride. Faust sighed as he rubbed Manta's back. " Want to go home?" He asked.
" No....not yet...just need rest...safer...more gentle...rides..." Manta gasped
" No more rides for today unless its the water park...don't forget what just happened." He stated.
" Don't worry I won't" Manta sighed. He had just thrown up in the boys room about three times.
Manta tiredly waded in the small kiddy pool then ran over to a mushroom that sprayed water out from under it. Faust sat there watching as he held the towels and some sea food for a bit later. He sighed a bit as he dozed off. He opened his eyes again and to his suprise Manta had been sitting beside him allready dressed and ready to go..half the foor left for him.
" Oh dear!!" Faust's eyes widened.
" Its ok..there are plenty of life guards here..I was fine.." Manta grinned.
" Oh but still..." Faust said sadly.
" I said its ok...hey..lets go home..." Manta stood up. Faust nodded and held his hand as they walked twords the exit. Manta walked looking at the ground then looked up.
" Thanks...for a great day..for cheering me up,..." He whispered.
Faust sighed as he stood through a rather long line at the gate. He stood there holding Manta in one arm, his head propped on his shoulder and Eliza skillfully hidden under his jacket. He tapped his foot in annoyance as he held three tickets in his hand.
" Never knew it would be this difficult.." He complained now finally third in line. As the line progressed he stood even closer to the large red booth. He looked down suprised to notice Manta had not woken yet even through the loud screaming. Handing his three tickets in exchange for long yellow paper ropes of streaming smaller tickets. The Man in the booth gave him a funny look and allowed him to proceed. Faust looked around abit through the loud bustling crowd till he happily spotted an open bench next to a vendor.
" There we go" He sighed feeling a bit closterphobic. He carefully placed Manta onto the bench and walked up to the vendor giving him money for a corndog and a melon soda. The man suprised by his appearence very willingly and nervously handed him what he asked for.
" How nice of him. to give me them so fast and look an extra one too? how nice!" Faust smiled then noticed Eliza's feet were hanging. "oops..can't let anyone see you my darling.." He whispered as he walked up to the bench and sat down. He held the corndog and Melon soda close to Manta.
" Manta....Little...Manta...we're here..." He said shaking him softly.
"mmmm?" Manta groaned turning a bit.
" oh come on...wake up...." He shook him a bit harder.
" Eh...?" Manta opened the eyes and gently took the food from him.""MAHH" He looked up in amazement the corndog stuffed in his mouth.
" Yea...like it? I even brought your swimming shorts for the water park..." He smiled
" Water park? Won't it be cold?" Manta tilted his head.
" I don't think so...its a wonderful day!" He stood up spreading his arms out. One woman dropped her soda and quickly walked away another person covered their eyes and cept going.
" Ehhhh.....Faust-san...." Manta's eyes bulged.
" Oh dear...I suppose I should leave poor Eliza in the car.." Faust sighed sadly.
" Ehhhh he he he..." Manta laughed nervously " her spirit could always come right? pl...please don't leave me alone here for long!!" Manta wailed.
" I promise...I won't..." Faust said as he began to run. Manta looked at the crowd and sipped his soda innocently. He kicked his legs up and down as he waited. A young girl wearing hot pink go go boots, a black mini skirt, neon green fishnets, and an electric blue halter top sat beside him she had long red hair that was tied in pig tails with large puffy black veil like elastics with yellow stars in them. Her pig tails reached her shoulders and she wore long orange leg warmers. She had blue eyes and wore black eye liner and purple lip stick. She had freckles and was drinking a strawberry soda. Manta observed her with large eyes.
" Uh yea? " She looked down at him her voice sounding strange like those valley girls you would see on TV.
" Uhhh...uhmmm.." Manta stuttered his forehead turning blue. " Just noticing..how...uhm...original and uhm...uhh...how much personality is in your...clothing....." Manta said very nervously his palms sweating.
" Uh yea...thanks...I try to look as different as I possibly can.." She said sounding a bit annoyed. " How old are you? where's your daddy and mommy did they leave you all alone or sumthin?" She looked down at the boy.
" Uhh....." Manta frowned feeling rather insulted. " Actually I'm 16..." He muttered.
" Woah..." She replied in shock " For real?" she looked at him.
" Yea...for real..." He murmered.
Manta looked up in relief to see that Faust had returned. The girl stood up dreamily. " Woah...is that your big brother?or..your dad..or something..." She looked him up and down.
" I'm his foster father..his caretaker..and we should be going.." Faust said protectively.
"Kay...whatever " The girl shot a glare and walked off.
" She didn't bother you much did she?" Faust asked watching as she walked away.
" Not too much just really annoyed me..." Manta laughed.
" We have plently of tickets where do you want to go first?" Faust asked holding his hand. Manta looked around nervously then spotted the tea cups and pointed at them. Faust chuckled. " All right.,." he said as they walked up to the man and gave them tehir tickets. Manta lead faust to the blue cup and they sat down waiting for the man to lock the tiny door.
Manta looked at Faust suprised. " Wow...you even changed into a regular T-shirt.. an blue jeans..I've never seen you wear something like that..uhmm...no offense or anything.." Manta coughed.
" Oh Its alright none taken...people were staring too much.." He noted.
Manta smiled and looked down as they were buckled in. He felt lucky that when the cups went fast he was too short to see the sky and ground spinning around him. " That was quick..." Manta said as the two stood up.
" Thats ok..there are plenty more." Faust said helping Manta off of the large metal disc. Manta nodded pointing to the Faris wheel. As time went by Manta conitued to skim his way through the kiddy rides, Bumpercars, The Floom, and so on. Faust smiled as he noticed the large fastly spinning UFO thing.
" Lets go inside that thing.." He pointed. Manta gasped. Then gripped his hand. ""okk....." He gulped as they walked up the stairs and waited to give their tickets when the ride stopped. They walked into a large metal room with red padding. A man sat in a chair in the middle blairing Malice Mizer and X-japan.
" Stand against the wall everyone!!! AND BE READY TO GET SCARED!!" The man yelled. Manta gulped as he pressed his body against the padding very close to Faust. The room slowly began to spin and Manta could feel his body along with the padding moving upward. Faster and Faster it went and more and more they were pressed against the wall. Some kids climbed to the top laughing and sat there. Others tryed to cover their eyes but the centripicle force was too strong. "OH MY GAWD!!!!!" Manta wailed as he looked down the floor dropping. His heart felt as if it would pop out of his chest. Finally the floor came back and the walls slowly came back down and the ride stopped. Manta grabbed his chest panting then smiled.
" I...I'm alive" He beamed.
" Of course you are.." Faust laughed feeling dizzy. Manta smiled. *~ I've never seen him laugh like that..*~ They walked out of the UFO and sat on a bench for a while waiting untill their stomachs stopped churning.
" lets go on that thing..." He pointed to the extremely large and fast roller coaster then pointed to the hellevator. Manta grabbed his chest " Fine..." he wheezed " but then lets just go to the water park.." he panted.
Twenty Minutes later Faust carried Manta holding a photograph the people took of what their faces looked like after the ride. Faust sighed as he rubbed Manta's back. " Want to go home?" He asked.
" No....not yet...just need rest...safer...more gentle...rides..." Manta gasped
" No more rides for today unless its the water park...don't forget what just happened." He stated.
" Don't worry I won't" Manta sighed. He had just thrown up in the boys room about three times.
Manta tiredly waded in the small kiddy pool then ran over to a mushroom that sprayed water out from under it. Faust sat there watching as he held the towels and some sea food for a bit later. He sighed a bit as he dozed off. He opened his eyes again and to his suprise Manta had been sitting beside him allready dressed and ready to go..half the foor left for him.
" Oh dear!!" Faust's eyes widened.
" Its ok..there are plenty of life guards here..I was fine.." Manta grinned.
" Oh but still..." Faust said sadly.
" I said its ok...hey..lets go home..." Manta stood up. Faust nodded and held his hand as they walked twords the exit. Manta walked looking at the ground then looked up.
" Thanks...for a great day..for cheering me up,..." He whispered.