Chapter 15

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After traveling a while, they stopped in front of an amusement park. They heard the roars of the rides and the screams of people riding them. "Huh, cliché..." Yuma whispered.

"You said something?"

"Nah, let's go in." Yuma pulled Kaito over to the ticket booth. The worker smiled at them and whispered something to her colleague. They giggled then the worker asked how she could help them. Yuma wasn't sure if he should ask about what they were talking about. Kaito nudged Yuma signaling that everything was taken care of.

They walked through the gates and continued to hear the roars of rides and screams of people. "I wonder if Kaito likes roller coasters and haunted rides..." Yuma thought. He didn't notice Kaito stop and ran into his back. "What do you want to ride first?" he said as he turned to face Yuma. Yuma pointed to a coaster with some twists and turns, so they went towards it. They rode on a few more rides and played some carnival games.

As they were exiting a ride, Kaito spoke up. "I'm getting hungry, let's go eat." he said. They ate and chatted about the day so far. After their food digested, they rode more rides and repeated a favorite or two. Yuma wasn't too keen on the high drop rides. As they were exiting the park, Yuma said "I'm going to the restroom real quick, can you wait?" After waiting a little bit, Yuma came jogging towards Kaito. He slipped and started falling. "Great, another cliché...Bet this is gonna hurt.." Yuma thought while bracing himself for the impact. He closed his eyes waited but never felt the hard ground.

 He closed his eyes waited but never felt the hard ground

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He opened his eyes and saw that he landed on Kaito. He looked into his eyes then immediately started blushing and becoming flustered. "I...you...sorry..." Yuma said. Kaito chuckled then wrapped Yuma in an embrace. "I'm just glad you're okay. Your safety is my top priority." Kaito said merrily. Kaito didn't know why these words were forming in his mouth but they've already been said. He felt his face get hot and then hotter when he looked at Yuma. They got up and laughed about what happened on their way out.

Yuma felt that he was getting closer to Kaito everyday and felt he could trust him no matter what. "Kaito I-" Yuma started but then cut off when he looked ahead. There was Tori, and she wasn't alone. He couldn't quite see who it was then started to feel sad but happy.

Kaito noticed Yuma staring and looked in the direction. He saw Tori and decided to go and say hi. Kaito greeted Tori but was responded to with harshness. He couldn't understand why but didn't get a chance to ask because Yuma was already dragging him away. Yuma only got a quick glance but it seemed to be a guy Tori was with. When they were out of sight from Tori, Yuma nearly knocked Kaito over while saying, "What were you thinking?!" Kaito didn't understand what the hell was going on and demanded answers.

"Remember when you asked me those questions? I lied...about being single. I am now but then I was in a relationship, with Tori. I don't know why I lied but I did. I should've told you sooner.." Kaito felt a storm brewing inside of him. He really wanted to not be upset but who wouldn't be upset at this? "Wait, why am I getting upset? I'm just here to do my job...just my job right? Then why am I so furious? Why do I..care?" he thought as he stepped away from Yuma. "Are you ok, Kaito?" Yuma asked as he reached for his arm. Kaito's body moved on its own because the next thing he knew, he swatted away Yuma's hand then took off towards home.

Yuma watched as Kaito ran off. "I guess that's the end of that...Now what do I do? Go home?". He walked home slowly, texting Shark about his day cause why not. "Wow, everything sounded great until the last part. Why didn't you already tell him? What were you thinking, you idiot?!" said Shark's text. Yuma could feel his rage just from his text. He arrived at his door, opened it and went in.

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