Chapter 11

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Now without further ado, le chapitre 11…I think.

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If spinning teacups and neon, cardboard aliens had been considered strange, then demonic, singing, woodland creatures were fat out ridiculous.

"No Brer Rabbit!!! Don't go to the Briar Patch! NOO!" chipped an over-excited mage, as some tourists giggled and some laughed heartily. Kurogane gave them a glare before smacking the mage on the head.

Fai gasped and only mouthed 'violence!' while pointing an accusatory finger at the warrior who merely rolled his eyes in response.

Our brave, young ninja found himself sitting next to a very flamboyant mage in the front row of what appeared to be a haphazardly-crafted, plastic log. Behind them sat an anxious Sayoran, a bubbling Mokona and an enchanted Princess Sakura.

"Tell me again why it is we're sitting on the first row?" came a grunt from Kurogane as they passed a singing frog, who seemed to be fishing whilst retaining his balance on a jet of water. The tubing underneath him was blatantly obvious.

"Because-!" exclaimed Fai in a rather over-dramatic fashion, "when they drop us, there might be massive amounts of water that will splash us-"

"Hence the name, Splash Mountain" Mokona chipped in, earning a death glare from the warrior.

"So! If indeed there is a splash, as the name implies, we, you and me, will be here to protect the children from the dangers of the Briar Patch's fury!" Fai finished, looking into the middle distance and raising a fist in glory.

Kurogane swallowed a chuckle and smirked as Fai seemed to be completely lost in his thoughts of heroic deed, staring off into space. The ninja interrupted his thoughts by adding, "so what you're saying is…we're getting wet…for them?"

"Precisely!" he snapped back into reality, a little sooner than the warrior may have wanted. "But Kuro-puu, I thought you loved to be heroic?" he looked up at the dark-haired man and cocked his head to the side in question.

Kurogane felt hot suddenly and abruptly looked forward into the meadows. "Only when it matters", he sighed.

Fai gasped loudly and turned to the kids, "He said you don't matter!! The shame!" He turned back at Kurogane and crossed his arms, "I think we need a divorce".

They heard one tourist gasp behind them and turned around. A pair of British girls had been intently listening their conversation and were both blushing furiously of embarrassment.

In any common situation, Kurogane would have probably yelled or shot a witty insult back at the blond man. However, this was no common situation…right?

Kurogane reached out to grab the mage, who was trying his hardest to keep far away from the warrior for fear of being massacred in a family ride. Nevertheless, Kurogane easily pulled the mage closer to him with his left arm and nudged his head with his right hand. Fai sat close to him in utter shock. The other passengers were equally baffled.

"I didn't say they don't matter" the warrior stated, ruffling the mage's hair.

"Aww!" The two girls sighed audibly.

"So…no divorce?" Fai asked turning his head so his and Kurogane's eyes were fixed on each other's.

Yep. Still a common situation.

Kurogane regained his old self and lightly punched the mage on the head. "Don't bet on it, idiot".

Silence ensued for a couple of seconds until Fai sheepishly asked, "So…is that a 'yes' to the divorce, or a 'no'? The children need to know".

"SHUT UP!" was Kurogane's response, which really didn't seem to answer the question. However, before the mage could protest, the log dropped a few feet, revealing a darker, more demonic-looking forest.

"Look!" Mokona pointed at Sakura's nails as they seemed to be glowing a shade of neon pink.

"Wow!! Everything's glowing!" the Princess said enthralled. "It's amazing, isn't-" she stopped suddenly as she looked at Fai.

"Fai…your eyes!" she cried, as the whole log quickly turned to look at the mage.

"What?" Fai asked confused. His eyes were glowing an ethereal shade of blue.

"Wow…that's never happened before…are those contacts?" one of the girls behind Sakura and Sayoran asked, completely lost in the mage's eyes.

"Contacts? Kuro-pii?" He looked over at the warrior to receive some sort of explanation but instead was greeted with a fixed stare at his eyes that made him slightly uncomfortable. He then bent himself slightly over the edge of the log to look at his reflection and saw two glowing orbs of blue magic reflected back at him.

"I'm-" Fai started, looking downcast.

"Beautiful" Kurogane mumbled mindlessly, low enough for the rest of the star-struck log passengers not to catch. Fai, however, was close enough to listen.

"What-" Fai began, bringing back Kurogane from his unthinking state, but before either of them could react, they were interrupted by Sayoran's deadpan voice.

"Drop"

They all looked forward as they reached a clearing and were greeted by the sight of three scavenger birds in funeral attire. The birds mumbled things about doom and death and pity, but no one could really pay much attention, for different reasons. As they reached the top they could see Brer Rabbit tied up by Brer Fox, crying out for help to save him from the demise that would be brought upon by the Briar Patch. And just like that, the log tipped forward and all of its passengers were sent flying downwards into what seemed to be a cluster of giant spiked plants.

A flash of light signaled the picture moment and blinded them just enough to reach the bottom and prove Fai's theory: there is indeed a splash in Splash Mountain. And it was quite a splash, at least for the front row of passengers.

Soaked, Kurogane looked back to see everyone comfortably dry, if not just a bit drizzled, while he looked at Fai and saw him equally wet.

"How about that for heroic!" the mage cried enthusiastically at Kurogane, before remembering what had happened inside and turning to smile at the kids, a tint of pink creeping up on his cheeks.

"That was very heroic of you Fai!" Mokona said, hugging the blond man.

"Yes, thank you very much, Fai" Sakura smiled sweetly.

"Always a pleasure to be your umbrella, milady" Fai took a rather uncomfortable bow and smiled.

"You too, Kurogane. Thank you" Sakura smiled as Fai shyly looked towards his side to face the warrior.

"It was nothing" he stated, "after all, it was his idea" he smirked, looking at Fai.

Fai smiled and said, "well you're welcome!"

They remained silent, apart from the smiles and laughs every once in a while, while exiting the ride. While examining the picture, they noticed the two girls that were behind them were still excitedly chatting about them. Pleased with the ride, they departed for the next adventure.

"Where to next?" asked Mokona as they walked past the gift shop towards the exit.

"I don't know. Sayoran, you decide!" Fai said, smiling at the younger boy, who seemed uncomfortable to be put on the spot.

"Well…I hear there's this ride called Pirates of the Caribbean…" he implied shyly.

"Pirates it is!" Fai stated triumphantly beginning to walk without waiting for neither the others to react nor for Sayoran to finish his sentence. He knew they would follow suit, and of course, they did.

Reaching Adventureland, the group came across the connecting bridge, where a powerful gust of wind blew by every now and then. Fai, still quite damp from the previous ride, shivered. Kurogane, who had been smart enough to take off his coat before the ride, noticed this and threw his coat over to Fai.

Fai walked absent-mindedly through the bridge until a rather heavy, black coat seemingly fell from the sky onto his head. Snapping back into reality, Fai looked upwards and around to see where it had come from until he noticed Kurogane looking at him.

"Use it, idiot. Can't go around getting a cold when on vacation" was his answer, as he turned to look forward.

Fai looked back at the warm coat and put it on.

"Thank you" Fai smiled into the coat, walking now with newfound energy.

"Hmph" Kurogane smirked, a pinkish color rising to his cheeks.

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