Strike woke up. Looking at a nearby clock, he saw it was lunch time. He yawned, then stretched. "Hey, when are Heat and Tsutamo going to…?" Strike stopped, seeing Hiro was no longer with him. Annoyed, Strike got up to see where his narcissi brother had gotten to.

Coming out of the dark tunnel, Kitty-N sighed. This place was so beautiful! The tunnel was made to look as though they were drifting along a canal in Venice, Italy. The lights were dimmed, to add a romantic touch. Sighing happily again, she, without knowing it, lay her head on Heat's shoulder.

Heat, also without knowing it, put his arm around Kitty-N, as he glanced around the well decorated tunnel. However, suddenly two blood curdling screams erupted from somewhere behind them, causing them to both jump up, and away from each other.

"What was that?" Kitty-N asked, looking behind the boat into the darkness of the tunnel they had just left.

Heat turned too. "I don't know", he responded, "probably some pranksters trying to scare us".

Kitty-N looked at Heat. "Well, they can't scare me. Not, at least, while you're here".

Heat blushed, but grinned back at her. Looking back around the tunnel they were in, Heat was glad Kitty-N had dragged him on this ride.

Shaking like wet dogs, Tsutamo and Shorty clung onto each other, both scared out of their wits. When they finally left the darkness, they sighed with relief. Then, realizing they were hugging each other, they immedeatly let go, and looked around. As they rounded a corner, Shorty suddenly pointed ahead. "Look! It's them!" she exclaimed.

Tsutamo looked at the red boat that was drifting along, just ten yards in front of them. "It is" he said. Then, he looked over at the walls. They were decorated to look like they were in Italy.

"Oh my gosh! Did you see that?" Shorty said, grabbing Tsutamo's sleeve to get his attention. "Kitty-N just put her head on Heat's shoulder!"

Stunned, Tsutamo looked ahead. Sure enough, Kitty-N was snuggling up next to Heat, and, to Tsutamo's utter amazement, Heat wasn't fighting it. "Can you hear what they're saying?" he asked Shorty.

Leaning forward, Shorty turned her ear towards the boat ahead. "Nope", she said, after a few seconds. "Try getting the boat closer to theirs".

Tsutamo looked around, and then saw a lever. He pulled it slightly, and the boat picked up speed.

As they drew nearer, Shorty whispered, "That should be enough. I can hear them". Then, leaning forward, she listened.

"It's nice", Heat said, looking around.

"Yah. Oddly enough, I suddenly have a strong craving for a corn dog on a stick", Kitty-N replied staring off into the distance. Turning her head, her eyes locked with Heat's.

Heat laughed nervously, and looked away. Allowing his hand to trail in the water, he looked at his reflection. Realizing how untidy his hair was, he tried to fix it without Kitty noticing. Normally he didn't care about these kind of things, but, well, right now was different :) When he sat back up, suddenly, Kitty-N leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Heat turned red with embarrassment, but he grinned with pleasure.

"Did you see that!" Shorty yelled, a little louder than she meant to say it. Heat and Kitty turned around to see them. As the two younger ones dove to the floor of the boat, in an attempt to hide themselves, Tsutamo accidentally hit the lever, sending the boat flying forward at full speed. Tsutamo and Shorty climbed off the floor, in time to see the two boats grow uncomfortably close. All four let out a yell of surprise, and the two boats collided. Tsutamo and Shorty were sent flying into the water, while Heat and Kitty-N's boat sank beneath them. Shorty landed splashing next to an angry Kitty-N. "So, come here often?" she asked, as Kitty frowned at her.

Tsutamo, surfacing next to Heat, barely had time to breath before Heat grabbed him by the collar, lifting him up. "WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, SNEAKING UP ON KITTY AND I LIKE THAT! AND NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO SPY ON US, YOU GO AND SINK BOTH OF OUR BOATS!" Dropping Tsutamo back in with a Ker-plunk!, Heat got out of the water, and pulled Kitty out after him.

Strike, after wandering for a bit, finally spotted Hiro near a booth. Before he could say anything, Hiro grabbed his arm, pulling him up to the booth, which was, infact, the photo booth were you can buy a picture of yourself on a ride. "Do those guys look familiar to you?" he said, pointing to a group of screens labeled "The Tunnel of Love". Lowering his shades, Strike looked at the a picture of four people; two, in the first boat, looking behind them, and the other two hanging on for dear life as their boat sped towards the first, all yelling their heads off. Laughing, Strike slipped his shades back on.

"It's not funny", a voice said behind him. Turning around, he found a soaked Heat dragging a soggy Tsutamo behind him.

"No, it is pretty funny" Hiro remarked, leaning on the booth counter, sipping a milkshake. He threw Tsutamo a towel, saying "Here kid. You should dry off". Tsutamo caught it, then started wiping himself down.

"Hey, how come he gets a towel?" Heat asked, frowning at Hiro. Hiro just grinned tauntingly back at him. "Grrrrrr…." Heat shook with rage. Suddenly (for the second time today), he burst into flames. A few unsuspecting bystanders ran away in terror, as Strike shook his head. The flames suddenly disappeared into thin air, and Heat dusted off his now dry clothes. Smiling at the surprised Hiro and Tsutamo Heat placed his cowboy hat on his head, and asked "So, how do I look?"

Strike, walking over, knocked Heat's hat off. "You little weirdo!" he said, ruffling Heat's dark red hair.

"You just scared away park visitors", Hiro added. "Do you always have to embarrass us?"

Heat stuck his tongue out at Hiro, while Strike spun the cowboy hat on his finger. "So", he said, jamming the hat back on Heat's head. "Who's up for lunch?"