nodded. |3

... Or do you want to go somewhere else? D:

shook his head. "I'm just surprised that you'd choose to come here on Valentine's Day."

, "Where were you expecting me to take you? .w." as he took Tsuna inside.

I don't know.

scratched at his cheek sheepishly. "I've never had anyone to celebrate Valentine's Day before, so..."

Then from now on, I'll celebrate Valentine's Day every year with you~ ^_____^

Oh... Okay. Um. So what are we doing?

... tells himself that he's being uncertain, and not shy.

Hmm~ Why don't you decide first? ^____^ What would you like to ride?

D: But I don't have a particular ride in mind?

tempted to answer the merry-go-round. Or the ferris wheel. Something easy on the nerves. .___.

T-the ferris wheel?

that it's not as wimpy as the merry-go-round.

hurriedly added, "But it's a boring ride. Maybe you want to ride something faster?"

shook his head. "It's not boring. Not when I'll be riding it with you. |3"

already tugging Tsuna in the direction of the ferris wheel. "And we can always ride something faster after this. |D"

let himself be tugged - even though he was feeling sleepy, he couldn't help picking up on Mukuro's enthusiasm. "Ah, hai..."

tried... not to fidget or look around too much as they waited in line. There were couples everywhere out on dates. +_+

thankful that it was already getting dark.

--That way it wasn't too obvious that they were both guys, standing in a line mostly made up of couples. <_>

sighed in relief when they got a cab all to themselves. This meant at least 5 minutes of quiet and pretty views of the surrounding area.

had to sit beside Mukuro on a single bench, instead of across from each other, but at least the other boy didn't try anything funny, and--

liked the cuddling well enough. It was comfortable and warm and reassuring as their cab creaked in the wind the whole ride.

took the chance to scout for some of the rides they could try out later when their cab reached the highest point on the wheel.

couldn't see very well since it was rather dark out, but he did spot a couple of roller coasters he wants to try. |D

--Namely the Mad Mouse, www.city.fujiyoshida.yam...

--and the Dodonpa. www.coastergallery.com/j...

hopped out of the cab as soon as the doors opened and started heading towards one of the roller coasters with Tsuna in two.

( *tow )

...like a kid visiting the amusement park for the first time. <3

*bemusedly* Is this the first time you've been to an amusement park?

...Maybe. Why? :3

You look really excited to be here, that's all.

as they got into the queue, "No I'm not, I'm just happy to be here. |3"

smiled. "You should try as many rides as possible, then. We can get food, too."

nodded and dragged Tsuna all the way to the very first car of the roller coaster as soon as it was their turn to get on. |DD

had been thinking that he was going to let Mukuro decide their pace, so by the time he realized where the other boy wanted to sit...

dragged Tsuna to the other two roller coasters in the amusement park immediately after the current one ended.

always made sure they got the first car on each ride, much to Tsuna's dismay. |3

had quite a bit of fun listening to Tsuna shriek and spazz throughout the rides too.

--Especially when the cars stopped for a moment right before a straight drop so they couldn't see any tracks in front of them. |DD

believes he heard Tsuna say something about falling out of the seats and dying as they went through a pretzel loop. .-.

... if Tsuna would mind riding them again. |3

turned to Tsuna excitedly as they got off their third roller coaster ride. "Ne ne, do you want to ride it again? :333"

, already pale and dizzy from going through all those loops and dives, paled even more when Mukuro asked to ride again.

opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but then he caught sight of the excitement in the other boy's eyes.

swallowed and forced himself to smile. "S-sure?"

didn't want to be a killjoy. Anyway, he wasn't dead yet. They haven't fallen off any of the seats yet.

blinked, then leaned over and peered at Tsuna's face. "... Are you all right? You look a little pale. D:"

I-I'm all right. Just initial shock from the drops.

... Do you want to take a break? DD:

I... I wouldn't mind one. ;;;

nodded. "Let's look for a place to sit then. ^___^"

led Tsuna over to an empty bench and sat him down before settling down beside him.

I'll be fine in a bit.

I just need to.

*mumble* ... Get my stomach to stop doing cartwheels.

stretched and leaned back against the bench, slouching a little. "...Let's ride something else after this. :3"

Are you sure? You can go ride it again if you want...

nodded. "There're so many other rides we haven't tried anyway. :3"

adds, "And we might not have time to if we rode the roller coasters again."

Oh. Okay. ._.

why Mukuro is being practical and organized and reasonable about it all of a sudden.

had overheard a couple of girls talking about a haunted hospital attraction when they were looking for a place to rest at earlier.

heard them talking about dead ends, getting chased by doctors carrying chainsaws and getting lost in there for over an hour. |D

...much, much more interested in that than the roller coasters now. |3

............... 83

...... Ne Tsunayoshi, are you good with mazes?

*blink* I don't know. Is it something you can be good at?

shrugs. "...People with a good sense of direction might be better at them. .-."

feeling better now, so he raised his head and worked on breathing and making sure that nothing was crawling up his throat.

Then I really wouldn't know. I just go with my instincts?

... What if you were running for your life? :3

D: I... don't know. Why do you ask?

doesn't like this line of questioning. It makes him uneasy... and he could swear going through something like what Mukuro's describing...

Just curious~ ^____^

Haa.....

Well, shall we get going, or do you want to rest some more? :3

shook his head. "I'm fine now. Let's go."

nodded and stood up and asked a couple of people for directions.

turned back and held his hand out to Tsuna once he found out where the next attraction was.

, "Where are we going next?" as he takes Mukuro's hand and pulls himself upright. Stomach's more or less settled and the world's stabilized.

didn't want to fall over, though. Fortunately Mukuro seemed more than willing to lend him support...

, "One of the more popular rides here~ |3" and led Tsuna to the other end of the amusement park where the haunted hospital was located.

found the attraction relatively easily. It was difficult to miss when it was this big. |D www.asovini.com/screamer...

, following Mukuro's lead couldn't miss all the signs declaring their destination to be the haunted attraction of the park.

shouldn't have been surprised. =A=

*This* is the popular ride you're talking about?

nods as he dragged Tsuna over to join the queue. "It's said to be one of the scariest haunted attraction in Japan, I believe. |D"

inwardly started to say his goodbyes. TwT

when it was finally their turn to enter. "... Do you want to lead the way? :3"

froze.

Um.

Y-you lead the way, and I'll follow?

chuckled and stepped inside, pausing at the doorway for several moments to let his eyes adjust to the darkness.

walked down the long hallway connected to the entrance, careful not to trip over any of the dummies or props lying on the ground.

this place is pretty well made. |D He would've thought that it was an actual abandoned hospital if he didn't know better. <3

eventually arrived at a spiral staircase that leads to both the upper and lower floors.

...... .___.

followed reeeeally closely. He didn't want to get left behind. ;_;

... Do you want to go up, or do--

stopped. Did he just feel something drip onto his head? .-.

looked up and found himself staring at a severed head hanging off the ceiling. .____.

... reaches out to poke it.

been keeping his eyes firmly on Mukuro's back, and so he didn't see the head at first.

Why did you stop--

looked up and felt his heart stop beating for a couple of seconds.

forced himself to continue taking deep breaths. It was just a prop, just really really realistic plastic, it wasn't real--

...reached up with his other hand and pulled the head off. |D

be keeping that as a souvenir. |DD

W-what are you doing? TAT

Getting a souvenir for myself. ...Do you want it? It feels surprisingly real. |D *shows it to Tsuna*

shook his head vigorously and backed up a couple of steps.

shrugs and tucked the head under his arm like it was a football. "So should we go up, or down? :3"

Up... or down... down means underground and basements and windowless rooms.

starting to feel claustrophobic just thinking about it. ;;;;;

Up.

.......... I think?

... You think? ._. *blinks*

I-I don't know. T_T

, "...Let's just go up. ^___^" and headed up the stairs.

found a wax figure of a doctor in a bloody doctor's coat standing in a corner upstairs.

something seemed a little off about it though.

........ .w.

moves in to get a closer look.

H-hey, don't get too close....

stepped forward to follow Mukuro into the room ahead of them.

shivered. It was really dark, and he felt like his eyes might pop out from how wide he'd opened them.

stopped just on the threshold of the door to the room - there was something strange about the alcove beside it.

saw something move in the darkness beyond, and he'd already told himself not to look around too much, but he couldn't help it.

squinted and then blinked and just tried to bring the shapes in the alcove into focus, until--

realized all at once that he was staring at a bloody face.

shrieked when the eyes opened, and the face rushed out at him.

turned around in reflex and ran for it as the figure lunged at him with a high-pitched cackle.

spun around as soon as he heard the other boy shrieking in terror. "Tsunayoshi-kun? o_o"

backtracked out of the room looking for Tsuna, but there wasn't any sign of the boy anywhere.

what happened. DDD:

about to go back downstairs to look for Tsuna when he felt something, or someone tapping on his shoulder.

turned back around and jumped a little when he found himself staring at the "wax figure" he was examining just a minute ago. .A.

... knew something was off about it. =3=

figured something similar probably happened to Tsuna and sent him running.

... should look for the other boy before he loses his way in the maze. >_<

smiled at the 'doctor', thrusted the head he took earlier at into his arms, gave him a pat on the shoulder and set off in search for Tsuna.