20. Ready or Not – Hi Five
Hide your eyes and count to ten,
Ready or not, I'm going to find you again
Hide your eyes and count to ten,
Ready or not, I'm going to find you again and again and again and again
Two wide blue eyes peered from around the strong oak tree. Minako was counting to thirty by the lake, and she was nearing the end.
"Twenty eight, twenty nine... Thirty!"
She spun around and surveyed the park. "Hmm.... If I was one of my friends, where would I hide?" she scratched her head and stalked off in the direction of the toilets. Usagi heaved a sigh of relief. She was always the first to be found when they played this game. Her odangos made it very hard to hide. They gave her away every time.
Her eyes unfocused momentarily on the walking path ahead, where a blurry black shape began entering her line of vision.
"Aha!" Minako's shriek sounded. Usagi peeked around the tree again. The blonde was loping away from an upturned rubbish bin, with no companion in sight. Usagi met Makoto's eyes as the brunette sat up lazily on the branch above said bin. She grinned, and received a wink in response. Both eyes snapped back down to see Minako tiptoeing around the bushes, inching her way closer and closer to where Usagi hid. Eyes wide, the blonde looked for a way to escape, for another hiding spot, anything, just to not get caught.
"I can smell someone's perfume!" Minako sung, even though none of them were wearing perfume that day. But Usagi could tell she only had seconds to spare. She swung her head around as the black shape came towards her, jogging on the path. She recognised the familiar face.
Without thinking, she grabbed Mamoru by the lapels and hauled him over to her. Before he had a chance to struggle, she grabbed him roughly around the head and pulled, dragging him down and kissing him. Usagi leant back into the tree, and brought the tall man to tower over her; thus, efficiently blocking out her hair from sight.
"AHA!" Minako shrieked as she jumped around the tree, before squeaking in surprise. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" she said, before dashing off. Usagi grinned into Mamoru's lips before realising what she was doing. Breaking free from the man before her, she stared up at him, breathing heavily, and in a state of shock. For several seconds, the pair stood there in equal shock, before Mamoru leant back down and began the kiss all over again.
I tried to make it as anti-Hi Five as possible XD But it's still essentially a fantastic children's song. I loved it when I was little. Xo