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Chapter Twenty-Four – Bang-Bang-Zoom!
Ray's POV
After Tyson had eight helpings of spaghetti and meatball, we finally managed to drag him out of the restaurant. I hang back while the others walked in front of me. I thought of last night. I hadn't planned on telling Zarine that I was in love with her. She looked so sad. I had to tell her something to make her feel better, so it just came out. Talking about Zarine, where was she?
I looked but she was no where in front of me. I turned around, my eyes sought her out in a moment. She isn't exactly hard to spot, especially with that hair of hers. She looked really unsure of herself.
"Zarine! Come on! You don't want to get left behind!" I called out to her.
She started, and had a questioning look on her face. I walked back to her, and asked, "Didn't you hear me?"
"Sorry, I wasn't listening," she replied.
I looked at her worriedly, this had been the second time today that she was staring off into space. "Let's hurry, or we'll get left behind," I said. I grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her along, walking faster to catch up to the others.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Normal POV
"Great job, you guys!" Zarine praised after training.
There was a knock on the door. Tyson went to get it. He looked at the peephole and saw that it was the Saint Shields. He opened the door.
"Took you long enough," was the first sentence out of Dunga's mouth.
"And I thought Tyson was impatient," Dizzi remarked.
"Dizzi!" Kenny chided. He was a bit afraid of Dunga's quick temper.
"So why did you guys come here?" Tyson asked, closing the door behind their friends.
Ozuma shrugged. "There's nothing to do, except training. Besides, your team is the only one that we know well," he answered.
"Oh ya! We still have to get that door fix or Ray and I are in for a cold night!" Zarine said, recalling that broken glass door. "I forgot about it."
Judging by the look of the others, they had also forgotten about it. "I'll go down and tell the hotel people to get it fixed," she volunteered.
"How on earth did you manage to get a glass door to break?" Joseph asked curiously.
"Eh, long story," Ray answered evasively.
"I'll be back soon!" Zarine said, walking to the door.
"Wait!" Mariam said, "I'll come with you."
Once the girls were out in the hall, Mariam asked, "So how did you break it?"
"Uh, Ray and I got stuck out in the balcony last night. This morning, when the others came in to get us for the tournament, Kai just told us to break it. He said he'd pay for it, so Tyson used Dragoon to shatter the glass, and we got to the tournament just in time," Zarine answered.
"Ooo, can I press the buttons?" Mariam asked eagerly when they were at the elevator.
"Sure..." Zarine answered. She failed to see what was so thrilling about pressing buttons.
"So you guys were stuck out there all night?" Mariam asked incredulously.
"Yep, and it was cold."
They reached the lady at the front desk.
"Excuse me," Zarine said politely.
"Yes, how may I help you?" the lady inquired.
"Well, we accidentally broke the glass door in our room, and I was wondering if you could get it fixed by tonight," Zarine explained.
"You have to pay for it, you know," the lady said.
"Yes, someone will be taking care of that."
"Okay, I'll call the repairmen and the cost will be included in the total when you leave. What's your room number?"
"Room 347."
"Thank you, have a nice day."
Mariam and Zarine made their way back to the room.
"What did they say?" a masculine voice asked them once they went into the room.
Zarine looked at the speaker. *drum roll* It was Ray. Ever since the night before, she had been looking at him in a totally different way.
Mariam answered, "You'll have it fixed by tonight."
"I'm bored," Max complained.
"Let's play a game!" Tyson suggested.
"Don't you people have better things to do?" Dunga asked. "Games are for babies."
"Just because you can't loosen up and have fun once in a while, doesn't mean we can't," Mariam said scathingly, turning to the others, she asked, "What game should we play?"
Joseph looked slyly at his sister, and suggested, "How about Spin the Bottle?"
"Joseph! May I remind you that there are only two girls here?" Mariam said sternly. Zarine scowled at him.
"Take it easy, Mariam" Ozuma said dryly, "We all know that Joseph only suggested it so he might get a kiss from Zarine."
Joseph's mouth hang open. The others, seeing his expression, all laughed.
"I know!" Mariam said suddenly, "Let's play Truth or Dare!"
"That's a girly game," Dunga said, his voice filled with distaste.
"That's not true! My cousin plays that game with a whole bunch of other guys at camp!" Zarine said. Then she giggled, "They even had to swear on an oath of secrecy!"
"An oath to secrecy?" Ray laughed. "I've never heard of that before!"
"I know a great game! It's called Bang-Bang-Zoom! It's really fun." Zarine explained the rules, "Okay, fist you make a circle, then you have to put your hands together and point at someone. While doing that, you have to say bang-bang-zoom tucking your lips over your teeth. Whoever you point to have to do the same thing to another person, and so on. However, if you laugh, you're out of the game." (It's harder than it sounds!)
"That sounds really stupid," Tyson said.
"That's what makes it fun!" Zarine reasoned. "Just try it!"
They made a circle, except Kai, who was still standing against the wall.
"Kai, get your ass on the ground, right now!" Zarine ordered. "You're playing."
"What if I don't want to?" Kai asked, shooting her a challenging look.
"Then I suppose I won't train you tomorrow," Zarine answered indifferently. "It's your choice."
Kai sighed, and sat down beside her.
"I knew I could make you see things my way!" she said, triumphantly.
"Who's going to start?" Max asked.
"I will!" Kenny volunteered. "Okay, here goes!" he took a deep breath, his hands pointing at Tyson, He tucked (can't think of a better word) his lips over his teeth and said, "Ban-ban-shoe."
They all suppressed the laughter bubbling inside them.
"Bang-Bang-whom," Tyson managed to say, pointing at Ozuma.
[I can't believe I'm actually playing such a stupid game] Ozuma thought.
"Ban-ban-zoom," he said, pointing at Mariam.
The whole group was shaking with laughter by now. Mariam pointed at Kai. Kai pointed at Ray. Ray pointed at Zarine. The game lasted for a few more minutes before Max burst out laughing hysterically. Tyson joined him. Ray had to look away to prevent himself from laughing.
"Okay, you two are out," Zarine said, barely able to contain her mirth. She looked at Kai, the only person who remained expressionless, "Man, Kai, are you a rock or what? Smile at least!"
Kai ignored her, the truth is, this game was getting on his funny bone. (I know it's weird!) Laughter was bubbling inside of him, but he didn't want to lose yet.
The battle raged on and finally only Kai and Kenny were left.
"Bang-bang-shoe," Kenny mumbled.
"Ban-ban-zoom," Kai said.
They went back and forth like that until on the thirtieth time, Kai chuckled.
"Kenny won!" Max exclaimed.
"I thought Kai had it for sure!" Dunga said.
"Same here!" Zarine said.
Kai just smiled in amusement. That game might be silly, but it was fun. (Try it sometime!) The whole gang laughed.
Then..."Who's up for dinner?" Tyson yelled.
Everyone sweat dropped and sighed. Food was never far from Tyson's mind...
Chapter Twenty-Four – Bang-Bang-Zoom!
Ray's POV
After Tyson had eight helpings of spaghetti and meatball, we finally managed to drag him out of the restaurant. I hang back while the others walked in front of me. I thought of last night. I hadn't planned on telling Zarine that I was in love with her. She looked so sad. I had to tell her something to make her feel better, so it just came out. Talking about Zarine, where was she?
I looked but she was no where in front of me. I turned around, my eyes sought her out in a moment. She isn't exactly hard to spot, especially with that hair of hers. She looked really unsure of herself.
"Zarine! Come on! You don't want to get left behind!" I called out to her.
She started, and had a questioning look on her face. I walked back to her, and asked, "Didn't you hear me?"
"Sorry, I wasn't listening," she replied.
I looked at her worriedly, this had been the second time today that she was staring off into space. "Let's hurry, or we'll get left behind," I said. I grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her along, walking faster to catch up to the others.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Normal POV
"Great job, you guys!" Zarine praised after training.
There was a knock on the door. Tyson went to get it. He looked at the peephole and saw that it was the Saint Shields. He opened the door.
"Took you long enough," was the first sentence out of Dunga's mouth.
"And I thought Tyson was impatient," Dizzi remarked.
"Dizzi!" Kenny chided. He was a bit afraid of Dunga's quick temper.
"So why did you guys come here?" Tyson asked, closing the door behind their friends.
Ozuma shrugged. "There's nothing to do, except training. Besides, your team is the only one that we know well," he answered.
"Oh ya! We still have to get that door fix or Ray and I are in for a cold night!" Zarine said, recalling that broken glass door. "I forgot about it."
Judging by the look of the others, they had also forgotten about it. "I'll go down and tell the hotel people to get it fixed," she volunteered.
"How on earth did you manage to get a glass door to break?" Joseph asked curiously.
"Eh, long story," Ray answered evasively.
"I'll be back soon!" Zarine said, walking to the door.
"Wait!" Mariam said, "I'll come with you."
Once the girls were out in the hall, Mariam asked, "So how did you break it?"
"Uh, Ray and I got stuck out in the balcony last night. This morning, when the others came in to get us for the tournament, Kai just told us to break it. He said he'd pay for it, so Tyson used Dragoon to shatter the glass, and we got to the tournament just in time," Zarine answered.
"Ooo, can I press the buttons?" Mariam asked eagerly when they were at the elevator.
"Sure..." Zarine answered. She failed to see what was so thrilling about pressing buttons.
"So you guys were stuck out there all night?" Mariam asked incredulously.
"Yep, and it was cold."
They reached the lady at the front desk.
"Excuse me," Zarine said politely.
"Yes, how may I help you?" the lady inquired.
"Well, we accidentally broke the glass door in our room, and I was wondering if you could get it fixed by tonight," Zarine explained.
"You have to pay for it, you know," the lady said.
"Yes, someone will be taking care of that."
"Okay, I'll call the repairmen and the cost will be included in the total when you leave. What's your room number?"
"Room 347."
"Thank you, have a nice day."
Mariam and Zarine made their way back to the room.
"What did they say?" a masculine voice asked them once they went into the room.
Zarine looked at the speaker. *drum roll* It was Ray. Ever since the night before, she had been looking at him in a totally different way.
Mariam answered, "You'll have it fixed by tonight."
"I'm bored," Max complained.
"Let's play a game!" Tyson suggested.
"Don't you people have better things to do?" Dunga asked. "Games are for babies."
"Just because you can't loosen up and have fun once in a while, doesn't mean we can't," Mariam said scathingly, turning to the others, she asked, "What game should we play?"
Joseph looked slyly at his sister, and suggested, "How about Spin the Bottle?"
"Joseph! May I remind you that there are only two girls here?" Mariam said sternly. Zarine scowled at him.
"Take it easy, Mariam" Ozuma said dryly, "We all know that Joseph only suggested it so he might get a kiss from Zarine."
Joseph's mouth hang open. The others, seeing his expression, all laughed.
"I know!" Mariam said suddenly, "Let's play Truth or Dare!"
"That's a girly game," Dunga said, his voice filled with distaste.
"That's not true! My cousin plays that game with a whole bunch of other guys at camp!" Zarine said. Then she giggled, "They even had to swear on an oath of secrecy!"
"An oath to secrecy?" Ray laughed. "I've never heard of that before!"
"I know a great game! It's called Bang-Bang-Zoom! It's really fun." Zarine explained the rules, "Okay, fist you make a circle, then you have to put your hands together and point at someone. While doing that, you have to say bang-bang-zoom tucking your lips over your teeth. Whoever you point to have to do the same thing to another person, and so on. However, if you laugh, you're out of the game." (It's harder than it sounds!)
"That sounds really stupid," Tyson said.
"That's what makes it fun!" Zarine reasoned. "Just try it!"
They made a circle, except Kai, who was still standing against the wall.
"Kai, get your ass on the ground, right now!" Zarine ordered. "You're playing."
"What if I don't want to?" Kai asked, shooting her a challenging look.
"Then I suppose I won't train you tomorrow," Zarine answered indifferently. "It's your choice."
Kai sighed, and sat down beside her.
"I knew I could make you see things my way!" she said, triumphantly.
"Who's going to start?" Max asked.
"I will!" Kenny volunteered. "Okay, here goes!" he took a deep breath, his hands pointing at Tyson, He tucked (can't think of a better word) his lips over his teeth and said, "Ban-ban-shoe."
They all suppressed the laughter bubbling inside them.
"Bang-Bang-whom," Tyson managed to say, pointing at Ozuma.
[I can't believe I'm actually playing such a stupid game] Ozuma thought.
"Ban-ban-zoom," he said, pointing at Mariam.
The whole group was shaking with laughter by now. Mariam pointed at Kai. Kai pointed at Ray. Ray pointed at Zarine. The game lasted for a few more minutes before Max burst out laughing hysterically. Tyson joined him. Ray had to look away to prevent himself from laughing.
"Okay, you two are out," Zarine said, barely able to contain her mirth. She looked at Kai, the only person who remained expressionless, "Man, Kai, are you a rock or what? Smile at least!"
Kai ignored her, the truth is, this game was getting on his funny bone. (I know it's weird!) Laughter was bubbling inside of him, but he didn't want to lose yet.
The battle raged on and finally only Kai and Kenny were left.
"Bang-bang-shoe," Kenny mumbled.
"Ban-ban-zoom," Kai said.
They went back and forth like that until on the thirtieth time, Kai chuckled.
"Kenny won!" Max exclaimed.
"I thought Kai had it for sure!" Dunga said.
"Same here!" Zarine said.
Kai just smiled in amusement. That game might be silly, but it was fun. (Try it sometime!) The whole gang laughed.
Then..."Who's up for dinner?" Tyson yelled.
Everyone sweat dropped and sighed. Food was never far from Tyson's mind...