Backpack

Untitled Part 8

She looked over to him, confused as to why he had sighed when watching her, but she didn't want to ask him if anything was wrong, because they were going to have a good day today and she didn't want to risk uncovering some stress he was hiding. She knew he was worried about a lot of things, and she didn't want to make him think about them. She finished getting ready and made a move to pull her socks and shoes on.

She looked back over to him to see he was doing the same. She hopped up and rushed to the door holding it open for him. The excitement filling her was immeasurable. She was so excited to spend the day with him and be carefree once more. She reached for his hand, and he offered the slightest hint of a smile. She pulled him to the garage and straight past mother Hashirama who asked them where they were going.

He rushed and opened the garage door while she slipped onto her bike and rushed to pull her helmet on. "What, don't wanna be my backpack today?" he asked, and she thought about it for a moment. "Come on, Blue, you know you love the view." she said with a wink and pushed herself backwards out of the garage. He rocked his head and threw his leg over his bike as well and followed her back down the hill, clicking the garage door opener as he did so.

She rolled off into the street and took off down the road, him following close behind. She looked back at him and held a hand out beside her in a half heart shape. He rushed to catch up to her and completed the heart. She knew he loved her, but if this was as close as she could get to getting him to admit it, she would be ok with that for a while. She looked back to the front of her and saw all the lights shimmering in the distance.

She could hear the music in the distance, and she couldn't wait to get closer. She gave it a little gas and took off down the street. She pulled into the parking lot for the fair and paid for both of their parking. They only took up one space, so they only had to pay for one. She pulled into the lot and slung her backpack from over her shoulder and zipped it shut once more. He pulled in beside her and pulled his helmet from his head. He watched her for a moment before offering his hand to her.

She took his hand, and they made their way to the gates for admission as soon as they had strapped their helmets to their bikes. She knew it was just going to be them today and for that she was grateful, she just wanted to spend time with him. Not that she didn't want to see her friends, but she would have preferred to spend time with him alone today. She looked over to him and smiled, to which he returned with the slightest upturn of his own lips.

She knew he wasn't the type to express his emotions visually, and that was ok with her. However, he was good at showing how angry he could get, although never towards her. She also knew he was very physical with his affections. This was reaffirmed when he squeezed her hand gently. He followed her on all the rides, and she was thrilled that he would ride each and every one of them with her.

No matter what kind of ride it was he was riding it with her, be it a fast one or a slow one. She had to admit that the rides didn't give her as much of an adrenaline rush as riding her bike did. This was fine though; she was still having fun. She leaned into his side and sighed as they walked through the crowd. He looked down at her and just watched her for a moment without saying a word. He gently squeezed her hand, and she looked up at him.

"Would you like to eat?" he asked, and she nodded. She would love food. They continued walking towards the exit only for a stuffed cat to catch her eye. It was adorable and she wanted it. She sighed as she realized it was one of those games where you had to hold the water gun steady and shoot the target. Sure she had a steady aim with it, but she knew these games were rigged. She said screw it and decided to try it anyways. She almost had it when she glanced over and saw that Tobirama was playing as well. A buzzer sounded and she sighed as she stepped away from the game.