Not All About Tennis
8. White Noise
The laughing of children and crashing of displays mixed with the loud chattering of teenagers and whispering of adults leading their children by the hand. All the noise was accompanied by the click-clack of the Toy Store Manager's heels against the tile floor as she tried to make sure nothing was stolen or played with.
Marui hummed as he turned on his heel and walked down the Nerf Aisle. His twin brothers were turning eleven and they had made it abundantly clear to him that the only present they would accept from him would be Nerf guns since their parents would never buy them. At some point his boyfriend had wandered off and had yet to return so Marui was left to pick out the perfect set for the boys by himself.
He trailed his finger over the cases looking for one that both boys would enjoy. Just as he picked up one of the boxes and flipped it to read the information on the back a unbearably loud noise erupted next to his ear. A scream ripped from his throat and he clapped his hands over his ears.
When the noise stopped, he turned – glaring – to find Niou standing next to him grinning with a horn in his hand. "You bastard!" he shouted – dropping the box and punching Niou firmly in the chest. "That hurt damn it!"
Niou just laughed and wrapped an arm around his shoulders, "So did you choose one?"