At the festival, 24 hours later
You stood waiting for Gou and Rin to arrive, music pounding from your earbuds. This event was held at a nearby amusement park, though no one could find the time to visit. In fact, this was everyone's first time going.
"[name]!" a female voice shouted. You looked up from your iPod to see Gou running towards you in a stereotypical fairy costume. Her hair was loose and glitter covered her body. "Aren't these wings just fabulous?!" she twirled around, smacking you in the face with her wings.
"Yeah, they are." You said, rubbing your now throbbing cheek.
"Don't run off without me, twit." Gou smirked and glanced at you, catching your eye. You narrowed your eyes, hating the furious red your cheeks were turning. Rin ran up to you both, trying to catch his breath. "Do you know how hard it is to find you guys here?!" he gestured to a crowd of people forming in a dimly lit square.
"Don't yell at me when [name]'s here!"
The air around you seemed to crack with electricity. You waved at him timidly and whispered "Hi…" It had certainly been a while since the last time you've seen him-you Skyped him once while he was in Australia, but after that, the connections between you two were cut. Now that he was here, you were elated. And maybe just a little nervous. You watched as he turned to face you, eyebrows raised, and eyes wide. A shy smile played at your lips, your eyes darting anywhere but to his. Eventually, you were forced to lock eyes with his magenta ones. A smirk formed on his face, as he regained his composure.
"I hope you haven't forgotten me, [name]."
"Uh! Of course I haven't!"You flashed your best smile, but it turned into a grimace. "After all how could I..." you breathed.
Gou cleared her throat loudly, and motioned for you both to hurry up. She winked at you and you stuck out your tongue childishly at her. The three of you strolled in (uncomfortable) silence to the light up Follow me to the terror signs. Eventually, you ended up in a dirt trail lined with cob-webbed trees.
"This is so lame" Rin commented, eyeing a tissue paper ghost hanging from a tree.
"No it isn't, at least they put effort into it" Gou shot back. "Right [name]?"
You clicked your tongue and looked pointedly at a half-carved pumpkin. In fact, all the 'decorations' were half-assed. "Right. Effort." You said to her, voice dripping with sarcasm. Rin gave you a sideways glance and snickered. You turned your head to the side, cheeks tinged with pink.
She let out a small laugh and said "I guess you're right."
"Have you noticed that there are no younger children here?" Rin commented.
"It's a Halloween festival, they're probably scared." Gou said absently, texting someone on her phone.
"I mean like none."
Your eyes glanced around and saw only teens with a good amount of young adults. You tugged on Gou's pixie wings, getting her attention. "Hey, there really are no young kids here."
"Huh?" she tore her eyes off her screen and looked around. "Well, don't you remember what Nagisa said?"
"And what is that?"
"Seriously?! He told us that this a 14 or older festival." She said, as if it were impossible for you to forget.
"WHAT." You and Rin blurted at the same time.
"Are there going to be adult stuff there like strip-"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT" Gou shouted, cutting her brother off. "Besides, I don't think [name] would like that."
He shot you a questioning glance, his eyes shining with playfulness. "And why won't you? Don't like the idea of me looking at other women?"
"No! That's not it -I just -I –no!" you stuttered.
Just then, a bright voice called out to you, contrasting greatly with the dark atmosphere. "Hurry up guys!" Nagisa called, standing with Haru, Makoto, and Rei. Thank god. You ran up to them, relieved to get away from that awkward situation.
Rei pushed his red glasses up his nose, clicking his tongue at the three of you. "We were just about to leave without you." Meanwhile, Haru and Rin glowered at each other, malice glowing in their eyes. You frowned, and dragged them both to a corner.
"You both better behave or else." You whispered in their ears. They both looked at you, and walked away slowly. You huffed and crossed your arms.
"Well, let's go guys!" Nagisa shouted, dragging in everyone.
Once inside the fair, most of the people there were dressed up in costumes. The decorations were way better than the ones outside, and an even creepier soundtrack played. Almost everything was draped in cobwebs or had (terrifyingly realistic) mutilated body parts hanging from it. Staffs were dressed up as killer clowns or had an overload of blood on them. Still, they looked right out of the latest horror movie. Then sun was just barely peeking over the horizon, casting a supernatural glow over the entire amusement park. It was, in your opinion, pretty damn awesome. As soon as Nagisa laid his eyes on the Haunted Mansion Mirror Maze, he was asking to go there. Everyone suggested going there last, in an attempt to not go in. He agreed, thinking you were all saving the best for last. Eventually you all decided to go on the rides first.
*~Time Skip Forward 2 hours~*
Eventually, you all ended back at the Haunted Mansion Mirror Maze. Arms were full with stuffed animals won after many carnival games, and faces painted as vampires and werewolves. After being scared shitless countless times, you could see why children were not allowed. You were not enjoying this very much. At least Rin is still here. You thought, but then mentally slapped yourself. Lost in your thoughts, everyone grudgingly shuffled inside the maze without you. Exceptions being Makoto and Rei, preferring to wait outside.
"It's not beautiful in there." *Pushes glasses up but stabs self in eye*
"[Name]"
You snapped back into reality, searching for the person who said your name.
"[Name]! Hurry up!" You found Rin calling your name, standing at the entrance.
"Eh?! I'm coming." You jogged over to him, trying to hide your slight smile.
"We can't exactly leave you behind now can we?" he said viciously.
"And why not?" you questioned.
"Well, you'd just get scared and wimp out. And I'm making sure you aren't going anywhere." He smirked at you, and your lips tightened, a whimper escaping you.
"L-let's go n-now", you stuttered, grabbing his arm and dragging him in.
Inside, there were flashing red and blue strobe lights. Heavy dubstep and hardstyle (3) played. Your reflection bounced off of every mirror in sight, creating an unnatural vibe in the place. Gou giggled nervously, clutching your am tightly. Nagisa looked around in amazement, walking into a mirror. Haru stared at his reflection, deep in thought. Suddenly, a cloud of freezing cold mist blanketed the area. As everyone's eyes adjusted, a woman with dirty black hair jumped out in front of everyone. She smiled, and handed everyone a piece of paper.
"Use these when you really need to!" she then cackled hysterically and bounced off to the guests behind you. Gou's arm linked around yours and Haru's.
"Let's go!" she yelled, voice wavering. Stepping through fog, you arrived at an open door. It was black, with bright crimson 'blood' dripping from it. It opened by itself with a hiss, and the beginning of the maze was in place. You all stepped through slowly, watching for anything that would leap out of the mirrors. When nothing came out, Gou released everyone from her grip while muttering I'm not scared. This is all fake. Slowly, you began to chant the same thing in your head. Unintentionally, you grabbed onto Rin's arm, staring at the many reflections echoing all around.
"Scared already?" Rin bent down and asked. (You're shorter than him)
"Of course not!" you scoffed, letting go of his arm. You walked forward and caught up with everyone else, searching for the way out.
A while later, you were cold, hungry, and scared. You still haven't found a way out, and got separated from everyone except Rin.
"Maybe we should use the map?" you suggested.
"No"
He had been saying that for the past ten minutes, wanting to prove that he knew what he was doing. Looking around, it felt like you were surrounded my mirrors. Sighing, you leaned your back on a mirror and slid down to the ground. He raised an eyebrow at you and crouched down next to you.
"We're trapped." You stated bluntly. With these moving mirrors, you never know when they'll close in around you, and trap you inside for god knows when. You jumped into Rin at the sound of a shrill scream, a yelp escaping you lips.
"Oh, so you are definitely scared now." He said, grinning viciously. His sharp teeth glinted in the light.
"I am not." You said indignantly, eyeing his teeth.
He leaned into you, and whispered into your ear "How do you feel about Haru?"
"What?! What do you mean by that?!" you gasped.
"My sis told me you've taken an interest in him"
"Now is not time!" you backed away, but he held you firmly in place.
"So you do?" Something flashed in his eyes, but was gone in less than a second.
"Of course not! Don't believe everything she says!" you said furiously.
He narrowed his eyes. "Prove it"
"What!?"
He pulled even closer to you, breath tingling your cheeks. "You heard me"
You stared at him unbelievingly. This is not happening! Your inner self so giddy it felt like you could burst.
"You want me to prove it? Fine." You grabbed his shirt collar and leaned into him, planting your lips firmly onto his. Surprised, he sat rigidly. He was supposed to be the one who makes the first move! You felt him smile, and kissed harder. Running out of breath, you pulled back sucking in a lungful of air. Staring at each other, you grew abashed, cheeks turning tomato red yet again. Idiot! You scolded yourself.
"I-I'm sorry!" you rose to your feet to attempt to get out but walked into a mirror and fell back down. So attractive. You thought sarcastically. Looking at Rin, you stared intently at each other.
He stood up slowly, and faced you. "Point proven"
"U-uh…." You stood standing like an idiot.
"Let's do that again"
"Wait, h-hold o-"you started to say, but he pushed you against a mirror, lips colliding onto yours. You made a muffled mfff, taken aback. Relaxing, you felt him biting on your lips softly.
"[NAME], RIN!" A wild voice called.
You choked and pushed him away, finding Haru, Gou, and Nagisa staring at you both.
All their eyes narrowed at you. "Haaaa-"they stared to say, but got cut off when you sent the most brutal, life threatening evil eye to them.
"We found the way out." Haru said coldly, after a long, awkward silence. Hand clasped tightly around Rin's, you made your way out of the mirror maze.
On the way out, you thought you saw Gou slipping Haru a ten dollar bill. You frowned, and thought nothing of it.