They didn't get started immediately; first, Takuya pulled Zoe across the ground floor—taking a plush bear for Zoe—and, for a full twenty minutes, they were taking a snack across the Fast Food Restaurant. Takuya's friends thought of Takuya feeling fine already. Zoe was very excited what to do next. Zoe wanted to ask Takuya not to say anything about them, but she was afraid that making the request would cause the opposite result.
"Wanna go for a movie?" Takuya announced eyes on his girlfriend.
Zoe glanced at the boys.
Koji laughed. "Pay as you order!"
JP chuckled. "I'll get the popcorn!"
"One nacho coming right up," Koichi added.
"Koji and I will handle the drinks," Zoe followed. "Won't we, Koji?"
"Uh…yeah…sure…whatever!" Koji replied as an agreement.
"You've got to be kidding me," Takuya muttered. He sighed. "I'll treat you all a one nice movie."
Everybody cheered at Takuya's decision.
They watched a movie called, 'Here Comes the Bride', a comedy film, tells the story of five different people who get their souls switched in the middle of a wedding preparation on a solar eclipse. Stefanie's (the bride) soul gets into the body of the snobby Precy, whose soul gets into the nanny, Medelyn, whose soul switches with Bien, the grandfather, whose soul enters the gay beautician's body, Toffee, whose soul enters Stefanie's body.
When they came out of the theater doors, they were talking about the movie they just watched.
"Whoo! Isn't the movie awesome or what?" Koji exclaimed.
"I don't feel sleepy anymore!" Takuya stretched his arms.
"I got really hyper!" Zoe clapped her hands.
"I wonder if JP's soul gets into the body of the beautician and the gay beautician will enter JP's body," Koichi wondered innocently.
"But I'm not in a gay man's body," JP snapped.
"But that would be so cool!" Koji widened his eyes.
And so they went next at the Carnival. JP stopping in front of the High Striker.
"Stand back, guys," JP warned as he grabbed the hammer.
"Show-off," Takuya muttered.
"JP, stop pretending that you're strong," Koichi hissed behind his back.
"Oh, yeah!" JP said. "I'll show you that I'm stronger than you think!"
"Please tell me you brought your camera," Koji whispered.
"Why?" Zoe asked.
"Will you please take a picture of JP?" Koji asked politely.
"Well, if you asked in a nice way…why not?" Zoe pulled out her digital camera.
JP raised the hammer as high as he can with all his might but before he hit it, he lost his balance and fell on top of Koichi. Zoe tried all of her best to snap a picture of JP screwing up and then the camera flashed.
Takuya, Koji and Zoe looked at JP and Koichi then burst into a roar of laughter.
"Get off of me!" Koichi yelled.
"Sorry," JP murmured.
"You should've seen your face!" Takuya pointing at JP and Koichi.
"Grrr…" Koichi growled. "Shut up!"
"What?" Koji was still laughing like a mule.
Koji looked at JP grabbing the hammer again.
"What are you gonna do?" Koji clearly asked. "Try again until you fall again?"
"Nope…but this is," JP carried the hammer and tried to smashed it to Koji but Koji dodged it easily.
"That's it, JP! Hit him with your best shot!" Koichi cheered.
Takuya smacked Koji and JP's head to snap then to reality because they were watching by innocent citizen at the mall thinking they were crazy.
"Who's up for a bet?" Takuya announced.
Takuya looked at Zoe. He pursed his lips and shrugged. "I vote for Koji!"
"Oooh…Dart Game, eh?" Koji looked at the Balloon
Zoe smiled bleakly as she saw a Dart Game.
Zoe picked up the dart at the vending kiosk of the Dart Game. She touched at the sharp edge of the Dart.
"Losers get to treat the winners a Zagu," Zoe laughed, and then Koichi was the only tagged on her. "I can't believe you're on that freak face's side." Zoe told Takuya.
"Hey!" Koji protested.
"No offense, but you still rock my world," Takuya kissed Zoe's forehead and went to Koji's side.
"You can't beat me. I'm a pro-Dart Game," Koji snapped.
"Show her what you're made of," JP cheered.
"Kick my brother's butt!" Koichi rubbed Zoe's back.
"Okay—let's do this!"
Koji and Zoe held the dart in a skilled way. The two got seven tries to strike. Before Koji threw the missile; he threw last words on Zoe.
"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Koji insulted more than teased.
"No…let's!" Zoe's had her first shot, and scoring.
Koji rushed to strike, and he scored as well.
"I'm gonna win," Zoe grumbled.
"No you're not!" Koji said, he threw again and Zoe followed, both of them scored again.
"Come on, Koji. Play!" JP cheered.
"I am." Koji replied.
"Playing like a girl."
Koji laughed, and Zoe slipped another dart and pop goes the balloon again.
"I think they're going for a draw," Koichi told Takuya.
"I'll bet a perfect score, though," Takuya respond.
A few seconds later, Koji and Zoe had the same score, six out of seven.
"Finish her off, Koji! I'm thirsty!" JP shouted while Koji's taking his hopeful shot, of which he was distracted.
"Don't you ever shut up?" Koji almost shouted.
Koji missed the balloon.
"Well, well, well…prepare to lose," Zoe squeezed a one more shot, of which she was proud.
She wasn't winded. "Seven-seven, I win."
"Hey, that's not fair; I was distracted by a pig!" Koji huffed.
"Jerk," JP whispered under his breath.
"I didn't even break a sweat!" The innocence in her tone a bit overdone. Being funny. He stretched. "Aw, don't be a sore loser, Koji; you know you can share the extra large bear with your twin brother. Be nice." She leered in a melodramatic way.
Koji eyes her, mystified.
Koichi grabbed the humongous plush bear. "I'm not a big baby like my twin," Koji told Zoe.
Koichi winked at Zoe.
Zoe's eyebrows rose. "Now…where's our Zagu?"
"Don't worry guys, it's only two Zagu's," Takuya muttered, not taking much notice of Koji's reaction. "Then after Zagu, time for some rides."
Takuya threw one arm lightly around Zoe's waist while they buy Koichi and Zoe's Zagu.
Everybody paid as they ordered a Zagu except for Koichi and Zoe. After they finished they're Zagu. They went a ride for a roller coaster.
JP went at the trash can as soon as possible when he ran exit of the Roller Coaster to throw up.
"Whoo! Nasty!" Takuya whistled.
"D-I-S gusting!" Koji commented on JP puking.
"That's what he gets for drinking my Zagu!" Koichi mumbled.
"Hey, JP!" Zoe yelled, patting JP's back. "Do you wanna go for another roller coaster ride?"
"Hell, no!" JP grabbed Zoe's shoulders while he puke.
"Yuck," Koji mumbled.
Before Zoe went home, she stayed at Takuya's house for a while.
"Shinya?" Takuya called over but no reply.
"Hmm…nobody's home, I see," Zoe sat at the sofa.
Takuya joined her with a sigh. He looked like he was thinking about blurring more lines. Sure enough, as soon as she sat down, he shifted over to put his arm around her shoulders.
"Takuya," she lied on Takuya's shoulders. He reached out and took her hand firmly, wrapping his other hand around her wrist.
"Tell me something," he said in a calm voice.
Zoe grimaced. "What?" she muttered sourly.
"You love me, right?"
"You know I do."
"Better than any of the other guys you know?" He was calm, serene—as if her answer won't matter, or he already knew what it was.
"Yes," she sighed. "Better than the girls, too," she pointed out.
"But that's all," he said, and it wasn't a question.
It was hard to answer, to say the word.
"Yes," she whispered.
He grinned down at her. "That's okay, you know. As long as you love me the best. And you think I'm good looking—sort of. I'm prepared to love you at my best."
"I'm not going to change," she said, and though she tried to keep my voice normal, she could hear the sadness in it.
His face was thoughtful, no longer teasing. "Can I make a promise?"
She cringed. He picked up on so much about her that she never said.
"Never mind," he told her.
She nodded grateful.
"But don't get mad at me when I'm sometimes overprotective on you, okay?" Takuya patted the back of her hand. "Because I'm not giving up. I've got loads of time."
She sighed. "You shouldn't waste it on me," she said, though she wanted him to. Especially if he was willing to accept her the way she was—damaged goods, as is.
"It's what I want to do, as long as you still love to be with me."
"I can't imagine how I could not love being with you," she told him honestly.
Takuya beamed. "I can live with that."
"Just don't expect more," she warned him. He held onto it obstinately.
"This doesn't really bother you, does it?" he demanded, squeezing her fingers.
"No," she sighed. Truthfully, it felt nice. His hand was so much warmer than mine; she always felt too cold these days.
"And you don't care what everybody thinks."
"I guess not."
"There's something I want to tell you, Zoe…"
She sighed. This would be more of the same from the theater. "Go ahead."
"I wanted you to know that I'm always here. I won't ever let you down—I promise that you can always count on me. But you know that, right? That I would never, ever hurt you?"
"Yeah, Takuya. I know that. And I already do count on you, probably more than you know."
The smile broke across his face the way the sunrise set the clouds on fire.
A strange look crossed his face. "I really think I'd better go home now," she said.
She got up quickly and went to the front door.
"Can I have a goodbye kiss?"
Zoe watched his pouted, and he seemed to be joking more than being serious.
"Okay, but one second," she replied.
"Nine."
"Two."
"Eight."
"Three."
"Seven."
"Four."
"Six."
"Five and that's final."
Zoe didn't realized what he was going to do, just a second before his lips touched hers.
His lips were soft and arm. He pressed them only lightly to hers, and then brushed them back and forth across her mouth.
"I'll see ya when I see ya," he whispered against her lips.
"Sure, sure," she muttered happily.
Takuya watched her go, and he stared at the empty street when she was gone, feeling butterflies on his stomach.
He went to his room and saw Shinya holding their video camera.
"How long have you been here?" Takuya asked in surprised when Takuya came in. Shinya was on the floor. Must be an exciting video from the camera.
"A few hours ago," Shinya explained.
"Why didn't you mind answering when I was calling?"
Shinya didn't reply, too busy to watch at the camera.
"What are you watching?"
"Aw, you and Zoe look so cute together," Shinya said doubtfully. Clearly, Takuya had realized what he was watching.
"Give me that video camera," Takuya said.
Shinya laughed at his big brother. "No."
Takuya tried to ran after Shinya but his brother was like a cheetah. Shinya ran quickly downstairs and locked his room.
"Stay away from me for one hour!" Takuya yelled in his room.
Shinya went back upstairs.
"Okay, then I'll guess I'll got to Koji's house and show him this video," Shinya yelled back at his brother.
Takuya snapped his head up and unlocked the door.
"You can have the stupid camera just please don't do anything stupid about it," Takuya begged.
"If you say so," Shinya agreed.