Chapter 13

"It's...beautiful..." Marik murmured.

"But we haven't even gotten to a ride yet." I noted. We had barely left the entrance.

"Don't waste all you amazement here. Now, before we go any further, I want to lay down a few rules. These rules are scarily similar to the Walmart rules. Commandment number one: Shut the hell up. Commandment number two: There's nothing I can do about the heat. Commandment number three: All souvenirs will be purchased on the way out, no excuses or exceptions. Alright? Let's go have fun."

On our way to the rides, we stopped by the old fashioned lamppost to take a picture.

"Alright, everyone gather around! This is gonna be the first of many group photos, so get used to smiling! Bakura, I'm looking at you."

Bakura grumbled. We stood in a circle, a gap made so we could see the lamppost.

"Everyone say Chocolate!" I said. A chorus of chocolate was heard, and I snapped the picture. Bakura didn't smile, but then again, beggars can't be choosers.

Our first ride was the Wild Cat, a very jerky wooden roller coaster. I reasoned that the only reason to take our rope off was to get on rides.

"THAT WAS AMAZING!" Marik shouted, his fists raised in triumph and a huge grin plastered on his face. The rest of us didn't fare so well. I was 21, for [EFF]'s sake, I shouldn't feel like I was fifty.

"That's great, but there's WAY more ahead, so don't tire yourself out too fast." I gasped. Despite the bruises on my hips, I'm glad he was having fun. It's like I was giving him the childhood he never had.

Yugi and Yami looked like they were having fun too. Yugi would pipe up every once and a while to point things out or giggle at one of Yami's comments. They were like a couple of lovers on a date. Wait...

What was I thinking?! I don't know if they're a thing! I shouldn't think of them like that, I don't know what level their relations are on! I facepalmed myself for thinking such a thing.

"You okay up there?" Bakura asked sarcastically.

"Yes, just having an aneurysm from sheer stupidity."

"I'm not even making that reference." he added with a chuckle. I grit my teeth, realizing that I had been asking to be called stupid.

Next we rode the Wild Mouse, an equally jerky but metal roller coaster. I actually enjoyed that one. We rode a bunch of rides in the morning so we could cool off with lunch and the waterpark in the afternoon.

By noon, our hair was wild and I was sweating adrenaline. We had rode so many fast paced rides I thought I was gonna puke.

"That was awesome! Let's go again!" Marik shouted. I fell forward a little, putting my hands on my knees to catch myself.

"Just...just a minute..." I gasped, staring down at the cobblestone pavement.

"Gypsy, are you ok?" Yami asked.

"Yeah, just exhausted." I said, trying to smile.

"Are you sure? You look pale." Yugi piped up.

"I'm fine, really. How about we break for lunch?" I suggested, trying to steer the topic. At that moment, Marik's stomach growled and he let out a nervous laugh.

"Well, okay."

We walked out of the park and back to the RV, where I made grilled cheese sandwiches. After lunch, I grabbed padlocks I had stored away for this occasion and reminded everyone to get their swim suits.

Ra, If this was a dream, don't wake me up! I guess I never realized it, but 3/4 of my group was the finest form of eye candy. Mmm, candy.

Of all the rides in the water park, the Lazy River was my favorite. I could lay back and ogle my eye candy. Marik, well he was Marik. 6/10, the only reason he was a 6 instead of an 8 was because of the tattoo, a blatant reminder that he had been through a [EFF]ton of trauma.

Bakura was also a 6, mainly because I didn't care too much for him.

But Yami...Oh dear Ra Yami. Not only was he adorable because he had no concept on how an inner tube works, and thus flopped around trying to figure it out, but I'll be damned if he wasn't delectable.

"Gypsy, are you okay? Your nose is bleeding into the river." Yugi said, suddenly next to me. I snapped out of my inner thoughts and wiped my nose.

"Dammit...Yeah I'm okay. It must be the heat." I lied. "Hey, look! we're back at the start!" I said, rushing ahead.

I couldn't have them, especially Yugi, finding out about my lust. Well, Bakura already knew about Ai, but no one else did. And I had a sick feeling he was gonna blackmail me with it.

We rode a few more rides, and eventually decided to change up and hit the other side of the park, where the sky lift was.

Marik and I rode a few kiddy rides, I beat him in a game of whack a mole, and we found the entrance to the sky lift.

Unfortunately, there were five of us, so one had to go alone. After a long and hefty debate on the way there, Yami decided to go alone. Pairing me with Yugi and Marik with Bakura.

I felt really awkward riding in a car with Yugi. If I was right, and he really did like Yami, we would be romantic rivals. So I sat there, looking down at the river, tapping my one long fingernail on the metal bar.

"Something bothering you, Gypsy?" Yugi asked. I looked over at him, his hair still soggy and weighed down from the log flume.

The fanfics were right. Those round purple eyes wanted to help, and they would pry their way into my soul until I fessed up. I desperately wanted to spill the beans, but I had to do so in a subtle way.

"Well, back home, there's this guy I like. Spiky black hair, moderate build. At first glance, he comes off as intimidating, but he's sweet as a peach. Always concerned for his friends, and would do anything to protect them."

"Kind of like Yami?" he asked.

I laughed halfheartedly. "I guess. The problem is, I like him, but I don't know if he feels the same way." The car rounded the corner.

"Well, I say just tell him. At the worst, he'll say no and that's that."

"But what if it turns out he's not into girls?" I said.

"That's fine. The worst he can ever do is say no."

I smiled. " Yugi, you're a peach!" I kissed him on the cheek and watched him turn bright red.

How adorable he was.