Actually getting the boys to sleep that night was a problem on it's own. The two of them were too excited to swim with dolphins to really be able to sleep. "Noriaki do you think the dolphins will like me?" Jotaro asked as they laid on the futons on the ground, trying and failing to fall asleep.
"Of course, why wouldn't they? You're really cool" Kakyoin said, knowing for a fact that the animals would love the black haired boy despite his often silent nature. "Besides you know a lot about dolphins, more then I do" He said, a small jealous pout on his face. The redhead didn't want to admit the fact that Jotaro knew more about animals then he did.
The taller boy nodded in silence, staring at the ceiling. He was going to swim with his favourite animal and hopefully also play with them but even then the idea of spending time with his best friend was the best part. "Goodnight Noriaki" Jotaro finally said with a yawn, getting sleepy. With a smile Kakyoin wished him goodnight as well, going to sleep without anymore issues.
Morning soon came and the boys were the first ones to wake up. Correction it was Kakyoin who first woke up before waking up his friend by throwing pillows at him. "Wake up Jotaro, the dolphins are waiting for us" he said, clearly really excited while the other boy slowly began to wake up. A yawn escaped him as he sat up and stretched a bit.
"Morning" Jotaro mumbled, rather tired to say the least. He rubbed his eyes before stretching again to try and get the tiredness out of himself. He knew trying to rival his best friend when it came to energy was going to be hard, especially when he just woke up. "Calm down, we have to get ready first" The male said with a chuckle.
Kakyoin couldn't help but pout and laugh. "I know, I'm just excited to see the dolphins again" He said with a bright and happy smile on his face.
"Yare yare daze" The other boy mumbled with a chuckle, finally standing up to get ready for the day ahead. It wasn't too much. Just getting dressed, brushing teeth, brushing hair and eating breakfast once done. Both boys were wearing shorts and a t-shirt but Jotaro's was blue with a dolphin on it and Kakyoin's t-shirt was white with a green emerald pattern on it, affectingly dubbed the hierophant t-shirt by Jotaro.
The red head stuck out his tongue before laughing, as they checked if they had everything. Once that was done they excitedly walked towards the car where Kakyoin's mom was waiting. "ready boys?" She asked with a soft smile on her face. A chuckle left her when she noticed how Jotaro's usual neutral expression was showing extreme excitement, it made her feel happy knowing Kakyoin's best and only friend loved so many things her son liked too. Except video games, usually Jotaro preferred watching him play them.
When the boys were in the car the woman started the car and began driving, listening to the two boys chatter about several different topics. Ranging from marine life to drawing to even those spirit friends her son talked about sometimes. It was cute how Jotaro was willing to play along with it, even having his own spirit friend.
As soon as they reached the aquarium both boys were almost bouncing out of the car in excitement. Jotaro for once being the talkative one as he told Kakyoin all the cool things he learned about dolphins through books and other means. "Let's go, the dolphins are waiting for us" The woman said, taking both Jotaro's and Kakyoin's hand so they wouldn't run away and get lost before they could even swim with the dolphins. "We have a bit of time before it's our turn to swim with the dolphins. Where do you want to go first?'
"The octopuses please, they're so cool and really smart" Kakyoin said first, the fact they had 8 appendages reminded him of how hierophant also had many appendages to use. Jotaro nodded in agreement, hoping to see how the octopuses would camouflage themselves. They were always so cool too being able to fit in so many places and do so much to him, it just sparked an interest in him that made him want to know more about the creatures. "Jotaro is it octopuses or octopi?" The redhead asked as they walked towards the enclosure.
"It's actually octopuses" Jotaro clarified, having read that in a book recently. "Octopi sounds really smart but it's not the right one" He said, with a happy smile on his face as they walked, finally reaching the enclosure where the octopuses were. They looked so cool, Jotaro couldn't help but run towards the glass separating the animals and water from him. An octopus stared at the boy for a moment before swimming off again. Despite being ignored by them Jotaro couldn't help but want to know more about cool creatures like this.
Kakyoin was focussed on something else, having noticed something really cool. A spot where you can draw a fish and have them "swim" around by hanging the drawing up on a rope that was moved by some kind of contraption. The redhead's eyes sparkled, grabbing one of the papers and beginning to draw something while his friends was marvelling at how some octopuses camouflaged themselves.
It wasn't anything too special, just a general shape of a fish until he began to add details. Fins with what seemed to be stars in then, a headpiece and several extra details like a star close to one of it's fins. "Jotaro, look" Kakyoin said, waving with the paper before trying to hang it up on the rope.
The boy walked towards his friend, noticing he had drawn something. When he finally got a closer he couldn't help but gasp a bit. "Is that star?" He immodestly asked, clearly taken in by the fact the drawing was moving around with all the other fish drawings. When he received a nod his eyes lit up in clear excitement. "That's so cool, I'll draw hierophant" He said, immediately grabbing paper and coloured pencils to get to work. It was obvious he wasn't as good as an artist as Kakyoin was but he tried his best.
The drawing was a more tropical looking fish, with some of it's fins seemingly made out of smaller tendrils. It was obvious it was meant to be Hierophant green. But the Jotaro added a small detail, a red noodle as if it was an angler from an angler fish in front of the fished face. Seeing that detail Kakyoin burst out into giggles.
"That looks awesome" The redhead said, eyes bright and happy as he watched Jotaro try to put the fish on the rope so it could "swim" around with the fish Kakyoin drew. "Do you think they'll stay here for a long time?" He asked, looking at Jotaro who simple nodded, letting out a small yep.
"Those look great boys, now it's almost time to swim with the dolphins" Kakyoin's mother said, smiling when she saw both of the drawn fish hanging from the rope. They were simple drawings but nice ones none the less. She thought it was cute how they had their own game with their imaginations matching up nicely enough for them both to enjoy imagining spirits.
Both boys smiled, although there was clearly a more excited smile on Jotaro's face considering how reserved he usually was. "I can't wait to swim with them, they're really smart and love to play" He said, remembering what he had read in different books. Without realising it Jotaro was ranting about all the cool things dolphins did and could do, like how they liked to blow bubbles. Kakyoin was happily listening to it, not minding it considering how often the roles were reversed.
Once they got there it was different from what Jotaro was used to, some employees gave them wetsuits that would fit them while explaining all the rules and making sure they wouldn't do anything that may hurt the dolphins. He listened closely, not wanting to hurt them.
Finally they were allowed to get into the water with some of the trainers. It was exciting but Jotaro hesitated for a moment, he was nervous to finally go in, to swim with the creatures he thought were amazing. "Come on the water is nice" Kakyoin called out, a clear smile on his face. It caused the other boy to carefully get into the water.
He swam towards his friends, marvelling at how the dolphins were swimming around them, playing with them didn't seem to be important for Jotaro. Just watching how they acted was enough to satisfy him. It made him curious about how they would be like in the wild. Would they be more energetic? The boy was snapped out of it when water was splashed onto his face. "Hey no fair" He said, splashing it back to Kakyoin.
The two boys played in the water and with the dolphins until the time they were allowed was over. Jotaro was sad that it was over but his curiosity and love of marine life became even more that day. They spend a few more hours at the aquarium before leaving.
"Did you boys have fun?" Kakyoin's mom asked with a small smile on her face.
"Yeah, it was amazing" Kakyoin said while Jotaro just nodded. They got into the car so Jotaro could be dropped off at home, promising each other at school again on Monday.