Universal Studios Hollywood

"Kai~ Kai, sweetheart~ Wakey, wakey!"

"Mmm, what time is it?"

It was thirty minutes past eight in the morning. Kei got a little too excited about the thought of going to an amusement park with someone, which is why she woke up at six and had no idea of what to do. She spent the time reading, but mostly taking quick glances at Kai and trying hard to stop her terrible urge to wake him and give him a big hug because he looked as cute as a teddy bear when sleeping. In the end, two hours and thirty minutes later, she finally woke him up. She crouched near the bed and gave him that big hug she kept trying to resist.

"Hey, I asked you what time-"

"Shshshsh! Let me hug you~ Do you know how adorable you look when you sleep? Just like a baby, sleeping away peacefully without a single trace of worry in your heart."

"Is.... something....wrong? Wait, did you take your pill? Let me get it for you, just-"

"Silly! There you go, once you wake up, worrying about me again! I'm always causing you trouble! Don't worry so much, just chillax a bit. I only have a mental illness, not a physical one!"

"Either one is equally bad...."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Oh yeah! I really wanna go to the Universal Studios Hollywood here! Oh wait....you wanted to go on a hike, didn't you? Um....let's do what you want. What are you cool with?"

"Well, we could still go on a hike tomorrow. We are going to spend the entire month here anyways~"

"Thank you so much, Kai!"

She gave him a quick kiss on his lips and walked into the bathroom for a shower.

After she came out, she told Kai to go in and undressed. She put on one of Kai's shirts. It was a white, half-sleeved hoodie with text on it in black. The text said: Hope. The hoodie was a bit oversized, but Kei thought it was worth it since it smelled just like Kai, lemons. She was wearing black distressed jeans underneath it. When Kai walked out of the bathroom, he saw Kei admire herself in front of the mirror in his shirt. Kei didn't notice him chuckling behind her with his towel on. She turned around and bumped into his bare chest. Even after bathing, he still smelled like lemons. She pushed him aside and walked out blushing.

Kai asked Kei to wait in the hallway for him. When Kai left the hotel room after locking it, he was a bit startled after seeing that Kei was staring at him. He wondered if there was something wrong with his outfit. He was wearing a white hoodie, but it was full-sleeved and had no design on it. He was wearing a pair of black ripped jeans. He realized that they were almost the same outfit, and thus assumed that this was the reason why she was staring at him. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't know you were already wearing that. My bad. I'll go change-"

"Wait."

"What is it, Kei?"

"It isn't that.....it's just..... you're looking hotter than usual. It's making me want to keep you in the closet and never take you out so no one can take you from me! God, if only I could eat you up right now."

"Haha, so that's how it is. I'm glad you aren't mad at me."

"Why would I be silly. You're my precious, and you have promised me that you'll stay by my side. You can't go back on it now."

"And I never will."

"I love you."

"I love you so much more~"

They walked hand in hand when exiting the hotel.

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After some time they reached the Universal Studios Hollywood. Kai had already booked tickets. Kei was mesmerized but confused at the same time. All those rides were beckoning her to come, but she couldn't make up her mind about which one to go to first.

Like the cliche choice of girls in mangas when going on a date to an amusement park, they take the guys to a haunted house just so they get to hug them, Kei decided to try this. Although she knew that going to a haunted house wasn't necessary if she wanted a hug from Kai, she still wanted to see his reactions when going inside.

They approached the haunted house. It had the cliche look of any other haunted houses Kei had seen in American dramas. It didn't seem very frightening to Kei at all. But while Kei was just staring at the haunted house in disappointment, Kai was dreaming of how he'd be her knight in shining armor in there. It later occurred to him that this is impossible, because Kei won't be fazed by something as plain as a haunted house. He had already lost his interest now, but was still willing to go since Kei wanted to.

Upon entering the haunted house, the doors behind them shut immediately. The floor beneath them gave way and they fell with a 'plop' onto some kind of mushy substance. Kai and Kei got off the mysterious, gooey heap and took a closer look at it. With their flashlights, they made out that it was a fake human corpse. They turned away from the corpse and moved forward. As they walked deeper into the hallways with it's greyish walls and creaky wooden floors, giving it more of the 'horror-games-that-took-place-in-asylums' vibes. When Kai and Kei reached the end of the hallway, all they found was a switch in the center of the wall. Kai pressed the switch, and the wall flipped around, taking them inside the hidden room which was behind the wall.

The room was dark. Neither of them were able to see anything. Kei realised that there were now playing 'Escape the room' here.

"Pssst. Kai."

"Yeah?"

"I'm right next to you. On your left. Do you feel my hand brush against yours?"

"Y-yeah."

"Okay. Now enclose your hand on mine. Good. Let's hold hands until we escape."

"Okay. Understood, darling."

They searched around for a switch for the lights. Kei pressed on something. The button she pressed immediately lit up the room. They could now see more clearly. The room was actually much smaller than they thought it to be. They were four wooden crates in the corners of the room. There were also weapons placed near each of the crates. A knife, an axe, a dagger, a katana. Kei thought this was fishy, haunted houses are not supposed to have things that could harm other people. She wondered if they were actually fake. She walked towards the knife. She let go of Kai's hand. She bent over to touch the knife. Then, she proceeded to cut at her right wrist. The blood poured out of her hand and dripped on the floor to form a tiny pool of fresh blood. Kai rushed over to her and tore a bit of his jeans and wrapped it around Kei's wound. After he was done dressing her wound, he held her in his arms tightly, but was careful not to her right hand. He entwined his fingers in her right hand and whispered into her ear, "Never do something that might harm you ever again. What am I to do if you die? I will have no meaning in my life if you aren't there. Please, promise me you'll never do it again. Please..." His breath began to get uneven. Kei felt his tears dripping down onto her back. She tried to console him by patting him with her free hand. She whispered, "I promise. Please, don't cry anymore. My heart hurts seeing you this way." She ran her fingers through his hair, down his back, and held on to his slim waist.

They separated themselves from each other. Kai told Kei to sit down on one of the crates so she doesn't injure herself. Kai searched the crates one by one. He used the axe to smash the crates. There was nothing but dust in the crates except for the one that Kei was sitting on. Kei got up to let him smash the last crate. They found a key in it, but could see no door for the key. "I hope it's the key to the exit. I thought this haunted house would be like the typical ghosts and zombies and vampires thing, not like the den of a serial killer. I really wanna get out of her quick, Kai. I'm staring to feel chills down my back." "Don't worry, Kei. I'm here. Hold onto me if you feel too scared on your own." Kei hugged Kai from behind and dragged her body along with his whenever he moved. Kai searched around and felt his fingers along the walls of the room. Then he searched the floor. When he reached the last corner of the room, he noticed a small keyhole. He inserted the key and kept fidgeting with the key till it clicked. The floor gave way and they fell onto a soft cushion. They were able to see trees around them.

"Yay! We're outside", they exclaimed together.

They held hands and walked towards a bench in the amusement park.

"Kei, sit here. I'll go get some smoothies. You must be thirsty, right?"

"Yeah, I am. Thanks, Kai."

"What flavor would you like?"

"The flavor of smoothie that you choose."

"Okie dokie. Be right back in about five minutes. Stay here, and don't go anywhere."

"Okay, hubby."

Kai started blushing at hearing Kei call him hubby. He wondered what it would feel like, hearing that word everyday of his life.

Meanwhile

Kei is sitting on the bench, patiently waiting for Kai, when a hand grabs her from behind and pulls her into the bushes. A cloth is for forced into her face. The last thing she remembered is the smell of chloroform.

"Kai must be.......worried........"

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