Chapter 7: My Oh My What a Wonderful Day
Haruhi sighed quietly as she began getting ready, she groaned in annoyance at the outfit sitting on the bed. She let out a silent curse towards her father for laying out a girly outfit. Damn it…" she grabbed the shirt and began putting it on with a heavy sigh. "Hey, I'll be ready in a second! I gotta find my sneakers."
"Go ahead! I'm almost done." Marcus called back from the living room.
"Ok," Haruhi called back while opening the closet. She looked inside before finding her shoes. She smiled and grabbed them before walking out into the living room. "Hey, I'm ready now."
Marcus was in the living room shirtless as he was in the process of pulling down the black wife beater over his head. He pulled it down and looked at Haruhi as he pulled his braids from its ponytail. "Ready?" he asked as he grabbed a pale yellow jacket.
"Uh yeah," Haruhi said walking to the drawer as she pulled out a pair of passes before grabbing a small watch-like band. She slipped it on her wrist before walking to him. "I got our passes."
"Cool." Marcus put the band on his wrist. He stopped and looked her up and down quietly.
"What's wrong?" Haruhi asked. "Are my jeans unbuttoned or is my shirt too short? My dad switched out my shorts and T-shirt for this…"
"You look really cute, but," he reached a hand up to smooth her hair down and then fixed the way her shirt hung on her. "Better."
"Thanks…" Haruhi said. "Are you sure you don't want us to take the train? It'll be easier and cheaper…"
"I'm sure. I like the comfort of my car."
"Ok," Haruhi said with a small smile before looking at his wrist. "You know that thing is your pass for the park right? We can avoid the lines and security checks, though you know...you'd look cute with a character on yours." she held up her wrist to show in the picture of Killmonger on the band.
"Of course you got your boyfriend on your arm." Marcus teased.
"Shush, it was the only one that I thought was cool." Haruhi hit him in the shoulder. She then looked up when she heard the phone ring. "Be right back." she walked out to the entry hallway and answered it. As she talked for a few minutes she looked over at Marcus before her expression changed. "The hell Mei!? You invited me and now you're going to skip out for a fashion event...fine fine I'll go on my own I have someone to go with. Bye." she hung up and sighed. "Damn friend."
"Looks like our date's still on. Think your man'll mind?" Marcus laughed.
Haruhi glared at him. "You're such an ass," she laughed softly. "Come on let's go and there is one more thing...you should've brought a messenger bag...we're going to buy a lot of stuff."
"I got my duffle bag."
"Yeah, no...I'll carry your stuff." Haruhi shook her head. "Let's go."
Haruhi looked at Marcus. "What? You look really shocked...didn't I say we were going to Tokyo Disneyland?"
"No, you didn't." Marcus pinched her cheeks.
"Sorry," Haruhi laughed. "But come on it won't be bad, I come here whenever I don't want to stay home all day."
Marcus shook his head and took her hand. "Come on, idjit tanuki."
"I'm not an idjit," Haruhi grumbled as she laughed and let him pull her through the gates. "Alright since you probably don't know how things work here, we're going to a store first to buy autograph books."
"Alright, then what?"
"Then we go on a thrill ride," Haruhi said. "I am thinking splash mountain….or maybe Space Mountain."
"You got a change for splash mountain? You're wearin' a white shirt y'know."
"I got a swimsuit under this," Haruhi said with a smile. "I'll be fine, then after that, we'll go character hunting...oh and then we can go see Captain EO!"
Marcus shook his head with a laugh. He looked down at her for a moment before laughing more at how her eyes seemed to light up as she planned out their itinerary. He had to admit it was adorable.
"Come on!" Haruhi said leading him to the store as she looked around. She gave a soft laugh at the people looking at things on the shelves and a few kids were running around playing with toy swords. "Ok the books are over here." she picked up a blue one and looked at it. "This one is cute...oh wait no I see a red one." she looked over her shoulder at him. "Are you gonna stand there like you're not gonna buy one too?"
"I already bought mine." He held up a Killmonger book. "They were at the door."
"WHAT?!" Haruhi cried. "That's...oh my gosh I'm getting one too!" she ran off to the door to grab one.
Marcus snickered as he went through the store. He stopped at the sight of Anna and Elsa charm bracelets. He smiled and picked the two up before grabbing a Mufasa watch. He walked back to the checkout line.
Two little girls were nearby and were arguing.
"Nu-uh, Elsa's better!"
"Anna is!"
The two little girls seemed to remind Marcus of his sister and cousin when they were little girls.
"Hey," Marcus walked over to them with a smile as he knelt in front of them. "You two wanna know what makes the both of em so great?"
The girls nodded in unison as they giggled.
"The love they got for each other. Even with everything that happened they still cared for each other enough to do what it took to make sure they were okay."
"Ooh," The girls said in unison before giggling.
"You're right, I'm sorry Bi-Bi." the girl with pigtails said hugging her sister.
"No it's ok Kitt-Kitt." the girl with the ponytail said as she hugged her back.
Marcus smiled as he stood. "You can't have one without the other. Abinaza, princesses."
The girls giggled before running off to go find their parents as Haruhi came back with a bunch of stuff she had found.
"Hey, you ready?" Haruhi asked curiously. "I just need to buy this stuff and we can go off to have fun."
"Yeah, let's go baby girl."
Haruhi laughed. "Fine fine." she went and bought everything she had before putting everything in her messenger bag. She looked at Marcus and smiled. "Alright onwards to the next thing! Splash Mountain first!"
Marcus laughed as he tucked his purchases into his bag.
Once outside the store Haruhi looked around the street and smiled brightly as she saw a lot of people were having fun.
"Oh man, we should've brought your baby cousin!" Haruhi said. "He would've loved it here!"
"He's too tiny, but we can bring my nephew with us next time."
"Awesome!"
"The last time I went on this ride was with the hosts." Haruhi shuddered at the memory. "Hikaru decided he wanted one of the animatronics and tried to steal one by getting out of a moving boat...they stopped the ride and we had to get off and go through the emergency exits because we got kicked off."
"Well, you ain't gotta worry about that this time," Marcus said as he held up the bar for Haruhi to slide into the seat.
Haruhi sighed. "I hope not." She said sliding into the seat. "All of those idiots cause so much trouble...we got banned for a week once...It sucked so much because we had planned a whole day trip and we had to go home cause of them."
Marcus shook his head as he slid in next to her and pulled the bar down until it clicked. "And you want me to suffer through their shit with you?"
"Yeah," Haruhi laughed quietly. "You're a sane person and I know you probably would've tried to drown Hikaru in this water if he tried it."
"Give enough time and I'll end up killin' all of em." He leaned back and let his arm rest on the back of the seat behind Haruhi.
Haruhi laughed before squealing when the ride started. "Awesome! It's starting! I can't wait!"
"Cute." Marcus snorted.
"Oh hush, I like these sort of rides," Haruhi said. "You go on Splash mountain then Space Mountain to dry off and then if you haven't tossed your cookies we go to Big Thunder Mountain...it's the only thing to do is brave the mountains before going on kiddy rides."
"I just said your ass was cute."
"Yeah, I know." Haruhi laughed softly as she began singing along rather badly to the song playing as they went through the tunnel that held the animatronic characters. She looked over at the scenes and smiled softly while continuing singing. She had for that second forgot Marcus was next to her as she stretched her arms out and hit him in the chest while still singing.
"So you're gonna abuse me?" Marcus asked with a laugh before he started singing over her.
Haruhi blinked. "Oh geez, I'm so sorry." She said. "I just...ugh you don't know how great it is to be on this thing! I get to hear the song before the drop!"
"Uh-huh." He pinched her side.
Haruhi squeaked out before gasping when she saw the drop coming up. "Oh, it's coming! I can't wait!" she took her hands off the bar as the boat tilted forward going down the drop. She let out a loud scream of joy.
Marcus laughed as he watched her. He snorted when she got a mouth full of water when the splash hit.
Haruhi began coughing as she looked at him with a small annoyed glare before laughing. "You chose the front of the boat for this reason...jerk."
"Spitters are for quitters." He cackled.
Haruhi rolled her eyes. "You barely got splashed! You used me as a shield you evil evil person you...but it's ok! It felt good….and you know you're kind of cute singing too."
"Nah, I ain't cute." He waved a hand with a small grin. "And you chose to get in that side."
"You're the one who let me in first." Haruhi laughed softly. "Alright, well the ride's stopped we can get out now."
Marcus got out and picked Haruhi up, carrying her out on his shoulder.
Haruhi laughed as she looked down at him. "You didn't have to do that you know." She said with a laugh. "Alright next ride! Time for me to dry off!"
"You look cute wet." He snorted as he kept her on his shoulder.
"I do not." Haruhi moved her hair from her face as she laughed before her eyes widened and she let out a curse. "On second thought let's go sit somewhere in the sun and dry off."
"Why?"
"Well…" Haruhi groaned in annoyance at hearing a familiar laugh. "On second thought come on I think there is a ride that's dark...really dark over there."
"I swear if it's a tunnel of love." Marcus shook his head as he carried Haruhi over to the ride.
"I'm so sorry Marcus," Haruhi said softly as she looked at them when they exited the ride. "I know you probably hated riding it three times...but….I have a good reason...and the song isn't that bad! It is a small world."
Marcus stared at her blankly. "What reason could you poss'bly have for ridin' that shit three times?"
"Um...well…"
"HARRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Haruhi groaned as she was pulled into a hug and knocked off her feet by a blur of blond and arms. Marcus rolled his eyes and pulled Haruhi from him. He punched him in the head before taking Haruhi.
"Oww what was that for?!" Tamaki cried. "Marcus, how can you be so cruel? I was giving my darling little girl a hug."
"Go away, you're interruptin' us," Marcus grumbled. "Haruhi, come on."
"Aww, but can't we hang out?" Tamaki asked. "My dad's in a meeting to build a hotel on this property and it's not fun being here alone. Let's spend the day together!"
"Fuck no."
"Senpai, we're on a date," Haruhi said. "Marcus and I are having fun."
"A date?" Tamaki paled before he went to a corner and began sulking.
"Come on we can ditch him," Haruhi said shaking her head.
"Alright, let's go." Marcus picked Haruhi up and sat her on his shoulder once more before leaving.
Haruhi sighed heavily. "Damn senpai." She grumbled once they had lost Tamaki again. She looked over at Marcus. "So we can eat now, I'll go order it."
"Nah I got it." Marcus stood and stretched. "What you wanna eat?"
"Well let's see…" Haruhi looked up at the menu board that was near the table above the counters. "I guess three double cheeseburgers, two fries, and a chocolate milkshake...wait no a strawberry one...wait no chocolate...ah damn it see if they can swirl it."
"How about I get chocolate you get strawberry and we split em?"
"Are you sure?" Haruhi asked. "You don't need to do that for me, I can live with just chocolate."
"Nah. It's fine."
Marcus patted her on the head before going up to the counter. As he left a young woman with tanned skin snuck up behind Haruhi and hugged her tightly.
"Haruuuuhi!"
Haruhi turned around. "Mei?!" she cried. "What the hell are you doing here? You said you couldn't make it."
"I changed my mind," Mei said. "So having fun with your date? Did you meet him at the gates?"
"No...he's my...boyfriend," Haruhi said simply.
"Ah I see," Mei looked over at Marcus at the counter and laughed softly. "He's kind of cute you know? I think I may have to inspect him."
"How about no?" Haruhi sighed. "I do feel like I may not be doing a good job being his girlfriend."
"Why? Did you ask him not to pay for stuff?" Mei asked. "Or wait...oh god you talked to him about school?"
"No...I just...I don't know he seems too good to be true." Haruhi looked over and saw a bunch of little kids was climbing on Marcus while he waited for their food. "And he's so kind to everyone."
"Mn….I see well you two will be fine." Mei said with a small smile. "If you want me and the twins can help you out... I need a break from hearing Hikaru argue with his date...poor Cardi-chan."
"Don't call her that." Marcus joined them at the table as he sat the tray down in front of Haruhi. "Who's your friend baby girl?"
"Um…" Haruhi blushed. "This is Mei."
Mei smiled. "Hello tall chocolate mountain," she said. "You're dating my Haruhi? Isn't she a cutie? She's a really good girlfriend when she wants to be."
"I figured. When she's not tryin' to trade me in for Killmonger." Marcus sat down after passing Haruhi her order.
"Ooh, jealous much." Mei giggled. "But don't worry you're her type. She has a thing for men with braids and also ones that are good with kids. She dreams of being a mom one-oww damn it Haruhi don't pinch me!"
"Shh!" Haruhi cried. "Mei go away."
"Fine fine," Mei laughed and headed off. "The fuck!? Hikaru did you seriously steal that?! Ugh, damn it!"
"Goddamnit, are all of 'em here?" Marcus grumbled with a small sigh. He looked at Haruhi and smiled when he saw her. "You look cute red."
"Um...I'm fine...I'm fine…" Haruhi sighed heavily as she ignored her heart racing and she pulled the wrapper off her burger and began eating. "Anyway, we're fine...the others are probably gonna do other stuff...and it's only the twins and senpai. It's not like the whole host club is here."
"Hope not. I like my dates to myself."
"Mmn...so you want to go on another ride after this?" Haruhi asked. "Or we could go to...um wait it's not 7 yet."
"We can go on a ride and then chill for a while."
"Ok," Haruhi said with a nod. "So how come you were being climbed on by little kids? Did they get bored and decide to try to scale the Marcus tree?"
"Nah. They thought I was Groot." Marcus laughed. "And some of em thought I was Naveen."
"Oh…" Haruhi said with a small smile. "You're good with kids...and it's cute they're actually able to come near you and not be afraid."
"Why would they be afraid?"
"I dunno…" Haruhi said. "Most people don't like foreigners...I've seen a few people especially at school pick on people who weren't Japanese."
"Well, kids tend to be a little less judgemental the younger they are. Their parents and society haven't taught them to fear what they don't know."
Haruhi nodded. "So..err...are you having fun with me?" she asked. "I'm sorry if I am bad at dating."
"Nah. Despite your friends poppin' up I've had fun with you."
Haruhi blushed a soft hue of red and gave a soft giggle. "So...I'd like to know a little more about you."
"Whaddya wanna know?"
"Well have you ever been on a date before?"
"I've had a girlfriend before."
"Really? What was she like?" Haruhi asked curiously.
"A lot like you. Funny, smart, cute. She was my best friend in a way." Marcus shrugged.
"Really?" Haruhi asked. "Why did you two break up?"
"She moved outta the country to some boardin' school. We keep in touch but last time we talked she found herself a new dude."
"Oh...that's really sad," Haruhi said softly. "You two would've been happy together had she not moved to that school?"
Marcus shrugged. "Who knows. We could still be together or we could've broken up for some other reason."
"You'd never know." Haruhi fell silent and twisted a fry between her fingers. "But you're a great guy and I'm glad you're giving me a chance."
"I'm glad you shot your shot otherwise a thot probably would've gotten her claws in me."
"Not if you used Thot begone." Haruhi joked and laughed quietly. "Ok, next question...do you always eat a lot like I do? Or are you doing it so as not to be beaten by a girl?"
"My appetite is just as big as I am." Marcus laughed. "Truth be told I used to be a chunky boy."
"What? Really?" Haruhi began laughing. "You used to be chunky? I don't believe that!"
"Rolls, big belly, double chin and all. What made it worse is that I was wearin' my grandfather's glasses so shit talk about bully bait."
"What? Seriously?" Haruhi snorted. "Aww, you sounded like a cute little guy."
"Ha ha ha." Marcus rolled his eyes. "I dunno, guess that's why I hate it when your friend keeps fuckin' with my sister. She's got her own weight issues too and his fuck boy ass ain't helpin' shit."
"Don't worry I think Hikaru will stop when he realizes that it's wrong to keep teasing her," Haruhi said. "He's an immature idiot.."
"Yeah he keeps it up and I'll show him my damn self." Marcus looked at Haruhi. "What else you wanna know?"
"Um let's see...how about...err…" Haruhi thought for a moment. "Ok, tell me something about why your uncle's daughter won't come to visit."
"That's a sorta long and complicated story but the gist is that she ain't his by blood. She's from Aunty's first marriage to this creep but when she and Unc got married he adopted her. The dude tried to kidnap her once when she was five and since then they thought it was better for her to stay with Granmere and us. They ain't quite sure if he's still lookin' for her so they're keepin' her away for now."
"That sounds sad…" Haruhi said quietly. "But at the same time kind of a good idea even if it breaks your uncle's heart to not have his daughter with him. I don't know what my dad did I had to stay away."
"Yeah, I think they're gonna bring her here soon though. Unc's gettin' tired of playin' phone tag."
Haruhi laughed. "It'll be fun to have her around I bet," she said. "You do love your cousin I can tell. Even though you had a haunted look in your eyes when you mentioned she was adopted by your uncle."
"Haunted?"
"Yeah," Haruhi snorted before joking. "You kissed her or something?"
"Nah." Marcus rolled his eyes and flicked a french fry at her.
Haruhi yelped. "Don't waste food." She said. "Ok let's see...one more question…"
"Shoot."
"Are you going to finish those fries?" Haruhi asked laughing.
Marcus stared at Haruhi before he put a fry in his mouth. "Come get it.
Haruhi blushed. "We're in public."
"You ain't gettin' it then."
Haruhi rolled her eyes. "I'll just go buy myself more."
"Okay, okay, here." He slid the fries to her. "Imma get another kiss from you by the end of the day."
Haruhi smiled as she took the fries. "Mine," she said before laughing. "And you can try."
"Aight bet."
"So we've gotten at least 10 autographs from different characters," Haruhi said as she looked over at Marcus. "Wait when the hell did you catch the Mad Hatter?"
"While I was avoidin' gettin' my dick sucked by the Cinderella."
"Ugh not fair!" Haruhi pouted but continued looking through her book. "Well, we can find more characters while we secure a good spot for the fireworks."
"Aight." Marcus stood and stretched though blinked when he saw eyes on him. "Uh, can I help you, ladies?"
"You're cute!"
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Oooh my gosh, maybe he's a new prince!"
"Um, I'm not a prince and my girlfriend is right beside me."
The women looked at Haruhi then at Marcus before they all blushed and headed off.
"Sorry about that."
"Guess he does swing the other way."
Haruhi groaned. "Damn women," she mumbled. "I don't look like a boy do I?"
"With that hairstyle and those clothes you kinda do baby girl."
Haruhi sighed. "Well it doesn't matter," she said. "If I do look like a boy then that's ok because no one should be judged on their sex."
"Hm." Marcus shook his head with a small chuckle. "Come on, we gotta find a spot tanuki."
"Right right." Haruhi stood up quickly and began walking. "If you're going into your family's business things like this won't be as fun for you."
"Whaddya mean by that?" Marcus looked down at her. "I can still live my life while workin' and handlin' things for the clan."
"But you may have to watch over your shoulder all the time." Haruhi looked around before pointing to a spot. "Over there! And there are benches we can sit on!"
"Yeah but I'm used to that." Marcus picked Haruhi up and ran over there before another couple could get them. He sat her down just as the other couple made it to the bench.
Haruhi snorted when the other couple glared at them and walked off. "We won! You should've wished upon a star hard enough!"
Marcus shook his head with a laugh as he sat next to Haruhi. He took his jacket off and draped it on her shoulders before he leaned back and stretched his limbs.
Haruhi smiled softly. "You know you could've kept this," she said softly cuddling into it. "You'll be cold if it gets cold when it gets darker." She looked up at the sky as the sun began to set.
"Nah, I'm hot natured. I like the cold and sleep with the fan blastin'." Marcus smiled softly. As he stretched Haruhi saw his muscles ripple.
"Mmn...well still you can catch a cold if you don't dress properly." Haruhi shook her head and smiled softly at the kids running around with glowing toys. "That's so cute."
"Yeah, it is."
Haruhi fidgeted a little before she stood up and sat the jacket down. She went over to the kids and talked to one of them who had lent her their sword. She then proceeded to play a game of chase with the kids. She laughed loudly and waved at Marcus before running off to avoid being tagged. Marcus watched her with a laugh, leaning forward as his eyes followed her every movement. He smiled at the large smile on her face as she ran from the kids.
"I am Darth Tanuki! Come get me!" Haruhi called out loudly before laughing as the kids chased her more.
"Tanuki! The show's about to start!"
"Aww! Can't I play for a few more minutes?" Haruhi asked as the kids echoed her disappointment.
"If you can outrun me, sure."
Haruhi pouted. "Game over kids." she gave the sword back to the boy she'd borrowed it from and went to sit by Marcus. "Game ender early person." She mumbled.
"You're the one that didn't wanna take a chance."
Haruhi shook her head. "It's fine," she looked up at the sky then at him. "I was just having fun...I didn't play as much as most kids did...when I was little."
"Too busy with school?"
"No...too busy looking after my dad," Haruhi said softly. "My dad worked so much to take care of me after my mom died...to the point that I wanted him to rest instead of worrying about me."
"It's the parent's job to worry about the kids. If they didn't then that would've meant they didn't love you enough."
Haruhi shook her head and looked up as the sky began lighting up with fireworks to the music playing through the park. Marcus looked up at the sky with her as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close to him. She leaned her head on his shoulder and smiled softly watching in awe at the fireworks. He smiled softly as he held her, the hand on her arm stroking it in small circles.
Haruhi looked over at him with a small smile. "Marcus…" she said blushing.
"Yeah?" He looked down at her with a small smile.
Haruhi closed her eyes and puckered her lips so he could kiss her. Marcus laughed softly and leaned down. He held her by the back of her head as he kissed her gently.
Haruhi smiled against his lips, her hands resting on his chest. She pulled away from him and blushed. She saw him smile as he leaned his forehead on hers.
"You got your kiss." She whispered.
"I know, now I want another."
Haruhi laughed softly. "Sorry but you only get two kisses a day." she joked.
"Too bad, they taste so good I can't help but want more." He kissed her forehead before leaning back and pulling her with him.
Haruhi laughed quietly. "Maybe one more kiss...at the end of our date," she said leaning her head on his shoulder with a small smile.
"I can live with that." Marcus laughed as he rubbed her shoulder.
Haruhi went silent again before she got an idea. "Hey, come on I think we should do one more thing before the park closes."
"Hm? What?"
Haruhi got up and grabbed his hand pulling him. "Come on! The line may be short now!"
Marcus got up with a laugh, grabbing their things as he put his jacket on her again.
Haruhi smiled softly. "Come on hurry up slowpoke!" she ran ahead of him and waved. "Come on let's go!"
Marcus shook his head and followed her.
Haruhi smiled and looked over at Marcus. "Alright, this ride is something that I really need you to be ready for." She said simply as she knelt down and tied her shoes tighter as she then stood up when the doors opened. "You see it's on a moving track so we need to run and get to the ride vehicle."
"The fuck kinda treadmill shit?"
Haruhi laughed. "It's set up to be this way." She explained as she looked ahead of them with a look of determination. "Come on, we're next."
Marcus shook his head and stretched as he waited for the go signal.
"Come on!" Haruhi called out laughing as she began running and managed to jump into one of the ride vehicles. "Slowpoke!"
Marcus ran after her and jumped in next to her. He slid in the seat and draped his arm across the back.
"You were sayin'?"
Haruhi began laughing. "You're good." She said before blushing. "This is one of my favorite rides too...I mean I've been here during Halloween when it was themed after Jack Skellington's movie."
"So what is it?" Marcus asked as he looked around.
"Well it's a haunted sort of ride but really it's more funny than scary." Haruhi waved a hand and looked around as she pointed to the ballroom through a window. "See? There are spirits dancing down there."
"Haunted house on wheels?" Marcus shook his head. "Fake spirits, fake news."
Haruhi glared at him. "It's all in good fun," she said with a small laugh and looked around. "I really think it's neat the way they set everything up to make it less scary for little kids and a lot of people love this ride." she opened her bag and began digging around in it before she pulled out a lanyard she bought that had pins on it. "See? The mansion is on this pin, I actually had to trade 5 pins to get this one because it was only available in America." she then pulled a pin off and looked at Marcus with a small smile and pinned it on his shirt. "There we go! Now you can do pin trading too!"
"Pin tradin'?" He shook his head and looked around. Haruhi saw him click his tongue slightly at the animatronics and projections before he leaned back as far as he could inside of the ride.
"Yeah it's fun, you can trade off pins to get rare ones," Haruhi blinking. "Oh, you don't like this place do you? I can hold your hand if you're scared."
"Not scared, a lil' annoyed." He pointed to an animatronic. "They're usin' that relic replica wrong."
Haruhi looked at him. "Why not steal it and put it in the right place." She joked.
"Nah, they're usin' it wrong. What that thang is holdin' is s'posed to ward off evil but they're usin' it to try and summon that thing in the cauldron."
"Oh…" Haruhi said as she shook her head. "You know a lot about things like that?"
"Granmere was a mambo, Ma is. We learned by helpin'."
"That sounds like fun but um what's a mambo?" Haruhi asked curiously. "Does it mean they dance the mambo to summon spirits?"
"No." Marcus snorted and laughed. "A mambo is what they basically call witch doctors and the like."
"Ooh, so your family's into black magic." Haruhi went silent before looking up at him. "Maybe you should've joined the black magic club."
"No. Not black magic. That's what stupid people who don't understand consequences use. Nah, they're mainly medicine women with holistic cures and treatments for things. Plus a lil divination."
"I see, so it actually works?" Haruhi laughed and looked up. "Oh it's done, come on let's go now. Do you want to go home or we can stay til it closes."
"Your dad ain't gonna think you've been kidnapped is he?"
"Nah, my dad knows I was going to be out all day." Haruhi waved a hand as they exited the ride. She blushed. "I wanted to do some pin trading before we go...except I am never trading this one." she held up her lanyard and showed him the Killmonger pin.
"Well, you trade while I grab an ice cream cone."
"Ooh, can you get me one too?" Haruhi asked with a small cute pout. "I want pineapple please."
"Fine, fine." He kissed her forehead before walking over to the cart.
Haruhi laughed and ran off to where she saw a group of people trading pins. She began talking to a few of them before squealing when she got another she had been looking for. She ran back to Marcus and held out the pin proudly. "I got a new pin."
"And I got your ice cream. They ran outta pineapple so I got you a chocolate strawberry swirl."
"Thank you!" Haruhi said with a laugh as she took the ice cream cone. "You know you're fun...I mean most people I know would've gotten bored and would want to leave...unless this is your first time at a park like this."
"It's not but it's fun watchin' you have fun. You're like a kid in a candy store and it's cute."
"Oh, I...um…" Haruhi went silent and laughed. "Believe me I am fun when I'm not dealing with idiots...it's no fun hearing commoner wisdom this and commoner wisdom that. ugh, the hosts don't know the fun in this place and they sure as hell make it hard to trade pins because they think it's a commoner thing and decide to go to the stores and buy the pins instead of trading them."
"So in other words, if I wanna see the fun tanuki I need to get her alone more?" Marcus looked down at her. "Anyways, you ain't gotta worry about any of that with me."
"I'm glad." Haruhi happily ate her ice cream. "I rather have fun with someone who treats me like a person but I have to ask….were you really going to pay off my debt?"
"Yeah, that way you could do somethin' less stressful with your time."
"I think it's nice you offered but I'm fine." Haruhi said. "I mean I am building people skills that's needed since I want to be a lawyer when I get older."
"A lawyer? Well, you got a job when you get your degree."
"What?" Haruhi blinked. "No no, I want to earn a job on my own not be handed one."
"By the time you get your degree, you would've earned it." Marcus shrugged. "If you really think about it everyone's handed a job but because of the work they put to it they think they've earned it."
"Mmn...I guess." Haruhi looked at him with a small smile. "You're sweet...If things don't work out you're going to be a great best friend."
"Well let's not focus on that and let's focus on each other." Marcus smiled softly.
"Yeah." Haruhi smiled and kissed him on the cheek with a small smile.
"Marcus thanks again," Haruhi said with a small laugh as she leaned against the door to her apartment. "I'll see you at school tomorrow?"
"Sure, is it my turn to bring lunch?" Marcus asked with a smile.
"Yeah but I can bring it again," Haruhi said. "I'll make anything you want for tomorrow and I'll even add extra in case you need it."
"Nah. I'll do it." Marcus smiled. "What're you gonna be in the mood for?"
"Um…" Haruhi thought for a moment. "How about shrimp? And oh! I'd like maybe...something called dirty rice? I never got to try any because whenever I had dinner at your uncle's house it was always gone by the time we got to the table."
"Alright, I'll make you somethin' you'll love then." Marcus kissed her forehead before turning to head down the stairs. "Night, baby girl."
Haruhi laughed. "Wait...you didn't get a good night kiss!" she walked over to him and kissed him gently.
Marcus smiled and held Haruhi by the small of her back as he returned the kiss.
Haruhi smiled against his lips as she pulled away from him. "Marcus...see you tomorrow."
"See ya." He let her go and watched her go into the apartment before turning and heading back to his car.