Forget Me Not

Seven | 七

Seven

Oikawa waved the tickets before his face, fanning himself as he and Iwaizumi walked through the crowd at the ticket counter. He noticed a few girls waving at him, giving him winks and he smiled back, only to be hit by Iwaizumi. They made their way to the three girls waiting for them, Kimi and [Name] fooling around while Sakura just stood there with her arms crossed.

"Here we go~!" Oikawa sang cheerfully, handing each of them their tickets.

"It's about time." Sakura said, taking the ticket from him and heading straight to the entrance.

She somehow reminds me of a mother-in-law who's hard to please... Oikawa and Iwaizumi thought.

"So, where should we go first?" Oikawa asked the group, putting his hands on his waist.

"You're the one who suggested going to an amusement park and you don't know what we should do?" Sakura clicked her tongue at the captain, clearly displeased by his lack of planning.

"But, but... " Oikawa tried to explain himself, his lips pouted and animated tears forming in his eyes. "I thought it would be more fun if we got to pick it out together..."

"Don't worry." Iwaizumi assured, pointing his thumb backwards. The trio before him followed where he was pointing to find [Name] skipping her way to the line of a ride. "She has already picked it out for us."

"That girl..." Sakura grumbled under her breath as they followed [Name] to line up for the ride she picked. "So, what is this ride?" The baseball player asked, scanning the crowd. Everyone engaged in their own conversations in their own groups as the crowd shuffled forward.

[Name] was about to answer her question when the ride zoomed over their heads with screaming passengers. She smiled at her group at their eyes followed the roller coaster as the ride come to an end. The passengers had their hair blown back and their eyes wide open, staring straight ahead, still trying to process the ride. A few twisted their bodies to the sides and emptied their stomachs; their loud gagging was enough to make the others want to puke.

"No way..." The two third years and Sakura gasped, their stomachs churning and making roller coaster rides of their own.

"Ah, the Stomach Somersault." Kimi nodded in approval. "I've heard of it; it's pretty well known. There are a few routes for this ride so it makes people come back for more."

"Mmm-Hmm!" [Name] nodded and hummed in agreement, standing on her tiptoes excitedly. "I've always wanted to try it, after our last amusement park date."

"Heh? They mention Stomach Somersault in 'Oikawa's #1 Fangirl'*?" Kimi raised her brow. "I never knew that..."

"'Oikawa's #1 Fangirl?'" [Name] echoed curiously.

"W-Well, [Name]-chan!" Oikawa squeezed himself in between the two girls, putting his hands on [Name]'s shoulders while Sakura locked Kimi's neck behind her elbow, threating to choke her. "Are you sure you want to go on this ride? I mean, it looks pretty scary..."

Iwaizumi nodded in agreement, motioning his head towards a passenger who was slumped on the platform, mumbling verses from the ancient scriptures. Eventually, he was dragged off the platform by a staff and the next wave of passengers boarded the ride.

"Are you really sure?" Oikawa looked deep into her eyes, trying his best to scare her out of the ride. Instead, she stared back at him with wide innocent ones.

"But you were the one who suggested riding this the next time we come here." She tilted her head to the side, confused by his 'sudden' change of heart. "You said you heard that this is one of the greatest rides and wanted to ride every route with me, so that I can cling tightly onto you when I'm scared."