CHAPTER 13

Walking beside each other, people are looking at them. Zara and Aku who were walking to sight see the event didn’t know that people were looking at them. 

While Aku and Zara passed by, people looked at them because they both looked like an actor and actress in a drama. Side by side and holding hands, they both look like a couple. 

They didn’t notice that they both held each other's hands while walking. Aku, who was busy looking at every room, didn't notice that Zara was looking at him. 

Someone stopped Aku and Zara, the girl whose eyes are shining, seeing a couple who are beautiful “Hi! I am Eve” she introduced herself. 

“Hi!” Zara waved her hand and smiled, Eve who was looking at the two people in front was mesmerized at what Zara did. 

Even though she thought it was ‘beautiful and friendly’, she looked at Zara and smiled at her. Eve holds a paper “ohm… want to try our game, it is easy and it needs to be a couple”. 

Aku and Zara were shocked by what Eve said. Both of them noticed that they were holding each other's hands, they both immediately let go and look away because of being shy to each other… 

A long silence occurs before Eve breaks the silent “Would you like to participate?”. 

Aku looked at Zara and asked her “Would you like?” Zara looked back at Aku and she wanted to try and nod “But…” Zara said she wanted to ask Aku about the rule. 

“Don’t worry… we just don’t need to tell them!” Aku said while he smiled at Zara. Eve who is watching their action thought ‘this guy is so gentle and considerate. 

Aku looked at Eve and said “Yes we would like to join… how much would it be?” Aku asked how much they need to pay to join the game. Eve smiled and said the price and she also told Aku and Zara the rules of the game….

The mechanics of the game are very simple; they just need to go to ten booths to finish the game. They were given a paper where they needed to put the stamp of every booth. 

Each booth that they went to had its own planned game that needed to be done. As for example one booth will let them finish a ten pieces’ donut. The one who finished going to the ten booths faster, will be the winner and get two tickets to a movie.

Aku looked at Zara, he smiled at her and said “Let’s have!”, Zara smiled and nodded in agreement. Aku gets the paper to Eve and they both start to look for the first booth. 

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The first booth game is a relay where they need to finish eating an apple then run towards a changing area to change into the costume prepared inside. Aku who immediately grabs and eats the apple after the host in the first booth finishes explaining the mechanics of the game.

Aku finish eating the apple and not giving Zara a chance to help him, he immediately grabs Zara to run towards the changing area. 

Zara and Aku looked at the clothes hanging at the wall. Zara looked at Aku, “wedding dress?” She said, Aku looked back as he got the tuxedo. 

He gave a sign to Zara to get the wedding dress, then both of them went to a different room to change. 

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Aku, who is waiting for Zara to finish wearing the dress, was shocked to see Zara walking out the room. 

They both stand in front of each other not utter a sound. Minutes have past, Aku grabs Zara, he carries her in a princess style. 

Aku run as fast as he could at the finish line while carrying Zara. “AKU! I can walk!” Zara said out loud, Aku looked at Zara and smile “We need to be fast” Aku said. 

Zara and Aku took a picture with each other at the finish line, they are the first one to finish the race… As they go on, Zara was shocked at Aku’s competitiveness that he, in every booth, wanted to be the first to finish. 

Aku didn’t notice that both of them are now the main attraction because of the clothes they are wearing. Aku and Zara didn’t change to their casual clothes because in the game they must never change back until they finish until the last booth. 

Aku had no choice but to carry Zara if needed, and Zara was hard to move wearing a wedding dress.

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“Aku that is the last booth!” Zara said to Aku, who is carrying her, she points at the booth who was the biggest among the other booth. “Hmm… It seems so” Aku said, he walked toward it… 

“Go, AKU! Go ZARA!” Damon shouts, he was among the crowds who is watching the game. Damon was also on a break; he was with Audrey. 

Audrey was the one who saw Aku and Zara participating in the game. She pulled Damon, because she wanted to take a picture of Aku and Zara.

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“This will be the last booth; all you need to do is finish eating this long stick, it is a Choco coated biscuit… Each of you should take the opposite end of the stick between your teeth. The stick will create a line between your two mouths. The goal is to reach the middle of the stick. Try not to drop the stick if it drops you need to start over, and the first to pull away will be the loser. I will count one to three then we will start the game” the host said the mechanics of the game.

Aku and Zara looked at each other “if you don’t want to do this it’s fine” Aku said worried about Zara. Zara shakes her head “no… we made it here… this is the last, we don’t need to back out” Zara said, she was thinking about Aku's effort. 

“Don’t worry… I will try not to get close to your lips” Aku said…

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