"What can I say? I'm a cheerful guy!"
His toothy grin is pulled across a tight muzzle.
People walk past the two, ignoring them for the time being.
Crimson eyes turn bored, uninterested. The dark one scratches his wrist, chafing under his glove.
"And what exactly does that have to do with me?"
Ambers darken, then lighten again, like a matchstick flaming up. Excitement is in his tone.
"Well, Mr. Grumpy Hedgehog, I'm going to make you smile, just like me!"
"Hmph, I'd like to see you try, Maple Leaf." He crosses his arms, standing with a glare.
Unfazed, the silver one grins and pulls Shadow along with him.
"No one can be grumpy at an amusement park! It's in the name, duh!" His white teeth gleam in the sunlight.
"I highly doubt this will work-" Shadow is yanked to a tall, wide, red and white booth.
"Two tickets, please." The golden tickets are set down, Silver's grin widening.
"You know how to shoot with a gun, right?" He asks, tossing one to Shadow.
Shadow examines the 'gun'. "This is not a firearm. It's nowhere near a firearm." He glares again.
"Duh, it's not real. It squirts water! Here, lemme show you how to play!" Silver pulls the trigger to demonstrate, but soaks Shadow in the process.
The embers turn to a blaze. Shadow grabs the trigger in his palm and fires.
He ends up squirting Silver back. Several times.
They are kicked out of the booth in what seems like a few minutes. It was really a few hours.
Suddenly, the park announces closing time. Silver glances at his watch, stunned.
"Please tell me you at least had a little fun today?"
Silver wraps his hands around his soggy head, dripping wet.
Shadow looks at him like he grew tentacles out of his head on top of quills.
He looks forward again, his gait never slowing down, water pooling behind him in puddles.
Silver alone almost misses the subtle grin of happiness.
"You were always the one who made me smile the most."