A/N: Hey there lovelies! :) Thank you for reviewing, and I hope you like this chapter. Disclaimer—I have never been to an amusement park much like Naru himself, so this location is loosely based off Kaichou wa Maid-sama, including the first round of the couple's contest. Go ahead, sue me O_o

Please don't, I'm sowie T-T

"What is it with you and tea, Naru?" Mai whined, as the two of them sat at a table in a café inside the park.

Naru chose to ignore her, sipping daintily at the hot beverage. The brunette stuck her tongue out at him and inspected the floral crown on her head, which she had to wear as per the free entry rules. The contest wouldn't start in another hour, so they had time for the rides.

Naru studied the brochure they had been given, not sure what they should start doing first.

"Mai." He said, and the perky girl looked up. "What do I do first?"

"You mean 'we', you narcissistic man." She huffed. "Well, the Ferris Wheel is a classic. We could try that!"

"Alright."

"But we have to grab some lunch after that, and then enter the contest."

"Okay."

"So why don't you tell me more about yourself?" Mai asked with a smile.

"Because I don't want to," Naru stated.

Mai rolled her eyes and said nothing. Naru mumbled something inaudible. "What was that?" she asked.

"I said, what about you?" Naru asked nonchalantly, trying to hide his curiosity about this strange girl.

"Oh, me?" she chirped, bemused that Naru wanted to know. "I'm 16, so I'm in high school. My parents died over six years ago and since then I've been living with my teacher who was a close family friend. I live alone now."

Naru blinked in surprise. She was an orphan? "What do you do for the financial part of it?"

"The…um…government pays for me." She replied, looking a bit uncomfortable.

Naru immediately detected the sudden change in her mood. She was definitely hiding something, but he didn't want to probe any further.

"Your turn, Naru-chan!" she quipped.

"My father works at a pharmacological research facility and my mom's at home. I'm home-schooled, and I'm an adopted child. I had a twin brother, who died 12 years ago of acute blastocyst leukaemia." Naru said, with a cool detached voice.

Mai covered her mouth with both hands in shock. Was that the reason he wore black? "I…I'm sorry, Shibuya-kun."

Naru somehow didn't like the sound of her calling him that name. "My actual name is Oliver Davis, Mai. Shibuya Kazuya is the name my Japanese parents gave me when they adopted me 7 years ago. My brother," his voice hitched slightly. "was called Eugene."

Mai gulped nervously. "So you aren't really Japanese? Where were you before you were adopted?"

"Gene and I were in a special home for children with leukaemia, in England. My parents adopted me and we moved to Japan for intensive treatment that extended my lifespan….until now, of course."

The brunette had tears in her eyes when he finished talking. "I'm so sorry to hear that." She said shakily.

"Don't be, it's okay. Anyway, you can call me Naru—I don't really mind. Gene used to call me Noll," he said, with a slight nostalgic smile.

Mai blushed brightly. Naru drained the last of his tea and asked the waitress for two sandwiches. The pair ate in silence, and after Naru paid (again, Mai thought guiltily), they headed towards the Ferris Wheel.

By the time they reached the ride, Mai was bouncing up and down with excitement. She dragged Naru so they could reach in time. After waiting in line for 10 minutes, they got into one of the closed cars on the Wheel—the roof and sides of which were made entirely of fibre glass for a better view. Mai sat on the bench opposite to Naru's.

He would never admit it, but fear gripped Naru as the Ferris Wheel began to move. His companion noticed him tightly clenching his fist till his knuckles turned white. She said nothing, but extended her right hand and placed it over his left. She patted it comfortingly and Naru shut his eyes, not moving his hand away. He hated unnecessary contact, but Mai's hand somehow felt warm and comforting. Their cabin slowly rose into the air, and the bright blue sky around them came in full view. The lake by the Sakura Amusement Park sparkled brilliantly under the beams of white light. Mai looked in awe at the city below them, and noticed that Naru's eyes were still closed.

She tapped his hand. "It's beautiful, Naru-chan. Look!"

Dark blue eyes cracked upon and looked at her apprehensively. Mai smiled at him and nodded towards the view outside. Naru did look at a beautiful sight. The sun above them shone right down on her brown hair, making it fiery red in colour. The flower tiara on her head looked perfectly congruous on her sunny self. Her eyes danced around with a burning light of their own, and her small lips twitched as she grinned. She wasn't really pretty in the conventional sense of the word—but she was beautiful.

Beautiful indeed…. almost ethereal.

Naru quickly snapped back to reality when he realised that he was openly staring at her, jaw slack. He whipped his eyes away to look at something she was pointing at and twittering excitedly about. The Ferris Wheel descended, and rose once again. As their cabin reached the highest point once again, Naru cleared his throat.

"Mai." She looked at him, fixing her brown eyes on his dark blue ones.

"Hm?"

"Thank you for doing this."

She chuckled and shook her head. "It's no big deal at all."

She added, albeit a bit hesitantly. "Friends?"

Naru's eyes widened slightly. She wants to be my friend? His only friend had been Gene. He nodded and gave her a small lopsided smile. Mai grinned toothily.

The ride ended soon after, and they strolled around looking at stalls till the announcement for the contest was made. Naru reached for the flower tiara on her head, trying to take it away and hide it so they wouldn't have to take part in the contest. Mai swatted his hand away and wiggled her finger at him.

"Nuh-uh! Don't be dishonest, Naru."

He rolled his eyes at her hypocrisy. They had lied about being a couple in the first place, but he chose not to say anything further as she petulantly pouted at him.

"Couples please gather at the main square of the Park!" they heard the announcer say through the speakers.

Mai happily skipped to the said location with Naru trudging along behind her. He was not happy. There were about thirty couples gathered at the main square, mostly their age and a few older people. There were long tables at which they were asked to sit. The host of the contest stood on a stage in the middle of the square with a microphone.

"Welcome to Couple's Tuesday!" he said.

People cheered, and Naru scowled.

"The rules are simple," the host continued. "Throughout this contest round, the couple should hold hands. If you let go, you are immediately disqualified! Complete the task within the time span, and you win!"

More cheering. Mai and Naru both froze. Holding hands? They weren't even a couple! Naru decided that this was the best way to fluster the brunette. He took her left hand in his right and gave her a huge fake smile. She stuttered, and blushed different shades of red and purple.

"Now for the first task! Each couple will be given a bowl filled with ramen. The couples that finish the entire bowl within 5 minutes go to the next round. Remember, all this has to be done while holding hands and only one person can do the eating, with the other person feeding!"

Mai turned green and Naru scowled once more. A huge bowl was placed on the table in front of Mai and Naru. Mai turned to her partner.

"Alright! We can do this, soldier!" she pumped her free hand in the air.

"Soldier?" Naru raised an eyebrow.

The host counted to three and said, "Begin!"

Mai grabbed the chopsticks, since she had her right hand free. She picked up a bunch of ramen and blew at the hot dish. She shoved it into Naru's mouth when he opened it to protest. The raven-haired man munched on it darkly.

"Faster, Oliver!" she yelled, looking at the other couples around them.

Naru smirked. If there was one thing that Naru was, it was that he was competitive. He hated losing, and something inside him didn't want the determined look on Mai's face to turn into a frown. She fed him at full speed and he scarfed the ramen down, feeling nauseated. He hated Japanese food.

"Aaaaaaaand, 10 seconds to go!" the host yelled, while spectators watching cheered.

Mai scraped the last of the ramen, and put the chopsticks in Naru's mouth.

"Nine….eight!" The crowd counted.

What she didn't realise was that she was half-sitting on his lap, their faces only inches away.

"Seven….six…five…"

Her eyes flicked down to his lips that were covered in the ramen sauce.

"Four….three…two…"

Naru stuck his tongue out and licked it off in one swift motion, eyes fixed on Mai.

"And stop!"

The announcer declared the end of the game, and the spell broke. Mai sprang away from Naru, only to be jerked back. He was still holding her hand, as per the rules. He gave her a smug look, and she stuck her tongue out at him.

Only 12 couples had managed to finish in time. They were led into a hall for the next challenge.

"This round will be fairly simple….for those of you who know your partners well!" A new hostess announced. "You will have to answer a few questions about yourself on a paper, which your partner cannot see. These will be asked to your partner, and see how many they can answer right."

Mai sighed ruefully. "There's no way we'll win this." She pouted.

Naru looked down at her and squeezed her hand, saying nothing. Mai looked at him and smiled. It didn't matter that they didn't know each other so well, because she had had the best time with him. It felt like they had known each other forever.

Mai was given a paper that had five questions written on it. She let go of Naru's hand and filled it up while he was led away to a different table with the other halves of the couples. One by one, the participants were asked to answer the questions—and surprisingly, a lot of them had gotten more than one wrong. To qualify, at least three had to be correct. Naru was called up on the stage by the hostess. He was clearly unhappy about all the unwanted attention he was receiving. The game began.

"First question to you about Taniyama Mai-san: What is her favourite colour?"

Naru frowned. Didn't all girls like pink? "Pink."

"Aw, that's incorrect. It's blue!" People clapped, and Mai sighed unhappily. Naru frowned; blue was his favourite.

"Second question: What is her favourite beverage?"

"Tea." Naru replied curtly. It was his favourite, at least.

"That's correct!" the hostess squealed, and people cheered. "When and where did you first meet?"

Naru smirked. This was usually something the male partner always forgot, but it was an advantage for him. "Today, at a hospital."

People in the audience gasped, and many girls squealed at how romantic it sounded.

The hostess looked bewildered herself. "Also correct!" More cheering. "You need just one more to pass through!"

"What is she allergic to?" the hostess asked.

"Narcissism." He replied, and the audience laughed.

"Incorrect, she says that she's not allergic to anything. Last question!"

"What does she love about you?"

Naru turned pale, and he looked at her in the audience. She gave him a big smile and waved with both hands.

He chuckled softly. "Oh, I love her smile."

Several people in the audience went "Awwww!" and Mai turned pink all over. The hostess laughed and said, "So your answer is smile?"

The hostess waggled her eyebrows at him and winked. Naru realised that she was telling him the answer. Damn, his good lucks got him everywhere. He smugly nodded and said, "My smile."

"Correct!" the hostess cheered, and the audience clapped.

Mai's jaw almost dropped to the floor. They had actually passed the round! Naru got off the stage and Mai did a victory dance as she grabbed his hand. He blushed faintly, but she didn't see it. There were only 6 couples left now, and they proceeded to the final round.

They couldn't believe what was next. Mai listened with fearful eyes and a red face.

Naru paled considerably. "I could really use some tea."

A/N: Weeee~ Me likes cliffies~ x)

But seriously, I wanted you guys to give me a ridiculously romantic idea as to what should be the final contest. Make it fluffy, sappy, hot or embarrassing!

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KClare.