Trip to Paris - Chapter 9: The Mall – Part 2
The day passed on and the gang was getting tired. It was nearly lunch time and every one headed out to eat lunch. That is, except for a brunette and orange haired boy who were being stocked by a psychic and Yankee who was spying on them. Kyo and Tohru entered the booth and drew the black, silk curtain down, so that they wouldn't be seen. The booth was built to fit about four people, and there was a seating area on the side. the cushions were brown and was made up of leather and directly in front of it was a monitor.
"Hmm, what should we pose the first picture as?" Tohru wondered.
"Anything's fine, it doesn't really matter anyways."
"Okay then, we'll just do whatever."
They read the instructions on the board. The first thing it said was to insert two one dollar bills into the slot. Kyo reached into his pocket and withdrew his tan wallet, in which he took out two dollar bills that he inserted to the slot in the machine.
"Okay, the second step says to choose the background that you want to have," he read. "Which one do you want?"
The brunette's eyes scanned the monitor. There was a background of the beach, space, flowers of much more to list. The one that caught her eye was an orange one that had a small cat in the corner. She scrolled to the background, and clicked on it. The orange cat background she chose appeared on the monitor, and there was a button in the center that read: "Ready!"
"I like this background, it reminds me of someone." She grinned up at Kyo, who lightly blushed from her comment.
"Yeah, are you ready now?"
Tohru nodded her head and clicked on the "ready" button. Then, the number 5 appeared and it started to count down.
5 – Tohru leaned on Kyo's shoulder
4 – Kyo got shocked
3 – Tohru laughs at Kyo
2 – Kyo grins back
1 – Tohru and Kyo look into each others face and laugh
SNAP! The picture was taken, and a frozen image of them laughing together appeared.
"Ah, it turned out nice!"
The "ready" button appeared on the screen again, and Tohru clicked on it.
5 – Tohru is thinking
4 – Kyo is looking lost
3 – Tohru looks up at Kyo
2 – Tohru get's worried at Kyo being lost
1 – Tohru looks worried and Kyo shocked for Tohru staring at him.
SNAP! A frozen image of Kyo looking shocked and Tohru looking worried appeared on the screen.
"This picture is actually cute, we look so weird here! Okay, two more pictures!"
Tohru repeated the process of clicking the "ready" button and posing for the picture.
5 – Tohru smiles normally
4 – Kyo stares at Tohru
3 – Tohru sees Kyo staring at her
2 – Tohru blushes
1 – Kyo laughs at Tohru's reaction
A frozen image of Tohru looking flustered and Kyo laughing at her appeared on the screen.
"This picture looks good." Kyo joked.
He tapped the "ready" button on the monitor and prepared for the last picture.
5 – Tohru stares at screen, thinking
4 – Kyo calls Tohru's name
3 – Tohru looks up at Kyo
2 – Kyo pulls Tohru so she's resting on his shoulder
1 – Kyo and Tohru smile at the camera and Tohru lightly blushes
The last portrait appeared on the screen, which made Tohru blush.
"T-the picture is v-very nice Kyo-kun, it's my favorite." Her blush deepened as she finished her sentence.
"This is my favorite too." Kyo smiled at her and they waited for the pictures to develop.
Meanwhile outside the booth, Uo and Hana were observing the pictures that appeared on the screen.
"The first one's pretty nice." Uo commented. "If you look into their eyes, it's like they're trying to say 'I love you' to each other. And the last image is very romantic indeed! It's settled, they are completely in love with each other!"
Tears filled the teen's eyes as she wiped them away with her sleeve.
"Our little Tohru is growing up!"
"Uo, we should go and eat lunch now before they come out and see us." Hana pointed out.
"Are you just saying that because you're hungry?"
"Part of it is."
"Fine, let's go."
Back in the booth, the pictures were finished printing and Kyo and Tohru came out of it.
"Let's split the picture Kyo-kun, you take one half and I take the other half."
Kyo nodded his head in agreement and ripped it in half. He gave Tohru the bottom half and he kept the top half.
"Hey, are you hungry now?" He asked her.
In response, Tohru's stomach gave a soft growl.
"I'll take that as a yes, let's go."
As they walked to the food court, a shop caught Kyo's eyes. It was a jewelry store, and it said there was a sale. A necklace out in the front was displayed and a sign next to it read: "Special offer! Necklace - 50 American Dollars!"
"Hey, can you wait here for a moment Tohru?"
"Yeah, sure I'll wait. I'll just sit on this bench."
"I'll be right back."
Kyo ran towards the shop and opened the door, which made a jingling sound as the bells attached to it hit banged onto the door. He walked towards a man working the cashier and greeted him.
"Hi, I was wondering if you still have one of those necklaces displayed in the front."
The cashier nodded his head, and opened a glass drawer and presented the necklace to him.
"Great, I'll buy it."
Kyo paid for the necklace and stuffed it in his pocket as he headed out of the store.
"Sorry, did I make you wait long?" Kyo asked.
"No, it's okay. What did you get?" The teen looked curiously up at him.
"Oh, it was nothing. I thought I saw something interesting, but it wasn't."
"Okay then. I saw this restaurant just further ahead, and it looked interesting. It's called the Buddha Bar. Can we go there? The food doesn't seem to look so expensive, so that would be good."
Kyo laughed at what she said. Leave it to Tohru to think about price.
"Yeah, let's get going then."
And with that, they set off to the Buddha Bar. Too bad they didn't know that the others were there. By others I mean: Uo, Hana, Machi, Manabe and Yuki.
Thanks for reading this chapter :D Sorry, I know it's not what you really expected, and not really my best work – my writing mojo is gone again! I think the characters were OOC… but please leave a review telling me what to improve in, what you thought, etc. Thank you!