"So… what shall we try out first?" Gao asked. They had already gained access to the theme parks, both indoors and outdoors. The six of them were walking side by side each other, each one of them stuffing their hands in their pockets, grabbing onto warm packs that Kuguru provided.
"Hmm, should we just go straight up exciting or should we go on the more relaxing rides to get into the feel first?" Kiri suggested.
"I think we should just work our way up," Kuguru said.
"Naw, the excitement should just come in a rush, we can't wait around," Baku said.
"I'm down for anything, yo!" Tetsuya announced, anxious for his friends to just decide quickly.
"Then how about this, Baku, Kiri, Tets and I will go around on our own to the exciting rides first and you can accompany Kuguru on the relaxing stuff?" Gao asked Zanya, which he agreed to.
"Sure thing, Gao."
"Then let's meet over at that hot dog stall say, 3 hours later?" Kuguru suggested.
"Sounds like a plan," Tetsuya agreed and they split.
"Man, is the line really that long?" Gao asked exasperatedly, looking at the line ahead of them.
"You're lucky it isn't the school holidays yet, bro. The line is even worse then," Baku pointed out.
"Fifteen minutes isn't that bad, is it?" Kiri asked.
"Usually, no. Fifteen minutes is a sign that the line isn't all that long."
Baku was sucking away at another lollipop, Tetsuya had plucked a banana off his head and Gao and Kiri were leaning against the railing, playing a heated game of Rock Paper Scissors. To Gao, who had been really anxious about this trip, fifteen minutes felt like fifteen hours.
'What does it take for the ride to be exciting and for the line to not be so long?' he thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Zanya and Kuguru were still walking around, undecided on which ride to go on first.
"Your call, Kuguru. Where to now?" Zanya asked the girl who seemed to be enjoying herself in the moment.
"What? Oh, you mean the rides," she responded absent-mindedly.
'What else could I be talking about?' he mumbled to himself, looking away.
"Er… how about that paddle boat thing? The one beside the bumper cars," she suggested, pointing to the water-filled pool and a few paddle boats just lazily lying around.
"Seems nice. It's a two person per boat thing, right?"
"Yeah, let's just start off from there," she said, grabbing Zanya's hand, leading him over.
The two friends got into a green boat with life jackets. Paddling the boat around the pool, they got a gook look of their surroundings. Or at least Zanya did. Kuguru was lost somewhere in her thoughts, so much that her feet gradually slowed down. Zanya looked over and found Kuguru looking very distracted, but he didn't say a word.
"Whoopee, that was surely a rush!" Gao said. "Now I know why so many people lined up for that one.
"No kidding, way to start off the day with a little excitement!" Tetsuya continued.
"Let's go for that Cyclone ride, shall we?" Kiri asked the others, pointing at the roller coaster that twisted and turned like a pretzel.
"Sure thing, if Gao can handle waiting and you can handle being hit by him in Rock Paper Scissors again, looks like another fifteen minutes of waiting," Baku pointed out.
"Great…" Kiri mumbled, flinching at the thought of having to endure Gao's fierce hits on his hand again.
And so they went over to the ride, Gao and Tetsuya bouncing along in high spirits. The group spotted another group of students going for the ride, and Gao sped up.
"Dammit, I'm not going to wait to get on after you!" he exclaimed, rushing forward and swooping into the growing line beautifully. The other three followed suit but were still behind the other students.
"You guys, just come forward!" Gao said, motioning for his friends to join him in front.
"Dude, we're not supposed to cut line," Baku said, darting his eyes from Gao to the students in front of them then back to Gao. "Only you can come over to the back to join us here."
"Ugh, fine," Gao complained as he sulkily walked over to Baku.
"It's called etiquette," a familiar voice said from behind.
"Zanya!" Kiri exclaimed, not expecting them to have joined this line.
"Whatcha doin here, yo?" Tetsuya asked.
"Kuguru's idea, she said that she wanted to join you guys," Zanya answered.
"So, your excitement is finally overflowing?" Baku asked the girl, who was staring at the ride.
"Yeah, I just wanted to give the fast stuff a go, looks interesting."
"Fine with us," Gao said. "But me and Tets are going up first."
'There's no getting ahead of him now,' Baku whispered to the others.
"After Baku and Tets get on, it's our turn," Zanya said to Kuguru, who was looking at the little, two-person cars, as they twisted and turned and went up then suddenly rolled back down all of a sudden.
"You think it's safe?" Kuguru asked, turning to look at the boy.
"Don't worry. If it isn't, we have the authority to put up a lawsuit against them."
"Really?"
"I'm kidding. The rides are maintained and inspected from time to time so there's no worrying," he replied, pulling out his hand to hold onto hers. A tint of blush appeared and swept across Kuguru's cheeks. It was almost unnoticeable, but even Zanya's cheeks were turning a very light pink. The air felt sweet as they looked away from one another.
"O-oh look, our turn," Kuguru said, tugging at their locked hands towards the blue colored car.
They got in, Kuguru first then Zanya. As the ride set off, Kuguru seemed to change her mind about going on the ride. She shut her eyes forcefully as her face turned even redder than it already was before they got on. Zanya noticed and put his right palm over Kuguru's left hand.
"It'll be over soon," he said.
After a series of spins, drops and turns, their ride halted and Kuguru's worried expression relaxed into a smile again.
"That wasn't so bad…" she mumbled.
I find that my chapters are getting shorter and shorter X3 I'll need to make them long. Please bear with my really boring conversations over and over, I have almost no sense of humor at all. And I wish I did. Whoever ends up here, thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed and if possible, leave a review on what I need to work on please! Thank you!