In all, 20 duos were registered, and as the single entry was around R$15, the competition profit was high. But it would have to be, since the prize would be an expensive cell phone, and the teddy bear was a last-minute addition.
All the people who were going to participate had a slimmer and more athletic build, and only a few pairs had women. You could see that there were people wanting to have fun, and others really there to win. In fact, it looked like the pairs with the women were more likely to win, as they appeared to be confident.
As soon as the event started, the pair at the front of the line started running through the obstacle course. It was very simple.
The first obstacle was to pass a sandbox with the bars that were above it. There were a total of 10 bars and it was enough to get to the other side. There was no failure, so if someone fell, they had to start over.
The second obstacle was a thin wooden log, about 40 centimeters in circumference, but it appeared to be hard enough to support two people at the same time without breaking. It was three meters from one side to the other, and if anyone of the pair fell, they dewould have to start from the beginning, just like the previous test.
The third obstacle was a small 1.5m wall and just behind the wall there were about 8 tires to cross. You could only step on the center of the tires.
The fourth and final obstacle was a 2.5m soft wall, which would have to be climbed and the button on top of it pressed in order to finish the race and the timer stop.
Basically, it was an event that required athletics.
The first pair soon began. They were two thin, tall men who looked like they were friends. They easily crossed the obstacle of the bars, and then the second, but when they reached the third, accidentally stepped on a tire while jumping off the wall, so they had to redo it. But that didn't waste much of their time and they soon climbed the wall and pressed the button. It only took one person to press to finish.
The time counted was 45 seconds and a few thousandths, and it could be considered very good.
The pairs at the front were going and doing the race quickly. As the purpose was precisely that, whoever arrived the fastest, it didn't take long. The time was always varying from 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Emily and Arthur were 15th in line, with Sara and Madison right behind them.
"This is very difficult, I don't know if I'll make it! The first obstacle alone is too difficult for my weak arms!" Sara had a pout on her face as she spoke. She was poking her arms in a cute way.
"Relax, sweetie. We're here to have fun. Not to mention we're all pinning our hopes on Arthur!" With a giggle, Madison comforted her friend.
"Don't even count on me. I'm thinking that just in this first obstacle, I'm going to fall face-first into the sand. In the second I'm going to miss my foot and, luckily, not break anything. If by some miracle I reach third, I'll step on all the tires, my coordination is terrible! I don't even know how I'm going to climb that wall!" Arthur put his hand to his face and sighed in disappointment.
"Stop being silly!" Emily patted Arthur as she laughed. These frequent pats seem to be a hint that she was a bit aggressive, but only she knew it was because she liked the feel of Arthur's body.
In fact, Arthur knew too. He didn't feel a hint of pain from these slaps, but he felt her hand tighten before she released it.
After a few laughs, Emily, who was feeling nervous, relaxed. Arthur was doing this on purpose. Since it was for fun, then let it be complete, no nervousness.
Then it was their turn.
Arthur turned to Emily and said, "Do you trust me?"
A little taken aback by the unexpected question, Emily just nodded and said, "Of course, we're in this together!" A bright smile on her face.
Controlling the throbbing of his heart, Arthur just waved back and stood in front of her. He leaned over a little and said, "Go up!"
"Eh..." Emily stopped at that moment. 'Is he asking me to get on his back? Isn't that a couple thing? We're not even a couple yet... yet? Emily, what are you thinking now??'
While she was lost in thought, Arthur called again, "Yeah, you said you trusted me, so come on up!"
"O-Okay..." Blushing like crazy, Emily lunged forward and climbed onto Arthur's back. Her hands clung loosely to his neck and she could even smell his body. 'He smells so good… just like that day in my room, his muscles…' Emily lost herself a little as she felt all that, the heat of his body.
"Hold on tight!" Arthur grabbed the back of her knee and braced her tightly against him. "Are you ready?" A smile appeared on his face.
"Y-yes!" Emily replied firmly, despite her heart beating so hard she could have had a heart attack. Her hands tightened and her arms became closer to him.
"Let's go!" As soon as he took the first step, the counter started.
With impressive but still human speed, Arthur ran towards the first obstacle. Holding tightly to Emily's legs, Arthur didn't even bother to use the bars. The sandbox was around 2 meters long.
Jump!
"What!?" Emily was startled and held on even tighter to Arthur. Her legs almost clung to him and her heart beat faster with fear. Her eyes closed to what might have happened, as it wasn't going to be serious anyway.
"It's all right!" Arthur's soothing voice came and dispelled her worries. She opened her eyes and saw that they were already on the other side.
"Holy crap! Did this guy just jump while carrying someone else??"
"This guy is so crazy! Why didn't I think of that when I was crossing?"
"These boyfriends nowadays, always doing everything to please!"
Along with the crowd's comments, a series of cheers came, as well as several whistles for the couple.
Arthur just smiled at that as he continued running. Emily was blushing like crazy and was already hiding her face in the back of Arthur's neck. But that only intensified her heartbeat.
She was feeling a kind of excitement and fun in these extreme things, but with Arthur there, it seemed to be safe. His strong body and good smell were subconsciously making her clench tighter against him.
Arthur soon reached the second obstacle, and without batting an eye, he broke through with another series of applause from the audience. Upon reaching the third obstacle, he jumped the wall efficiently and went through all the tires.
Every now and then, Emily was caught looking at everything Arthur was doing and was finding it more and more incredible. Looking at his face, her heart pounded as she saw the smile on his face and the confident, relaxed look in his eyes.
When he was almost at the wall, Arthur said to Emily: "I'm going to let you go, and you run to me, okay?"
Despite being lost in her emotions, Emily was still paying attention and replied, "Okay!"
Quickly but comfortable, Arthur let go of Emily and ran to the wall. Instead of climbing up, he leaned against the wall and called Emily. His hands were clasped together for support.
Emily came running and already understood what to do. Placing her feet in Arthur's hands, she was about to climb the wall, when a gentle force simply drove her straight to her feet on the platform.
"The button!" Arthur yelled at her from below.
It snapped her out of her daze and she pressed the button.
"heeeey!!"
"Woooww!"
The crowd cheered and cheered together to see the two winning. It wasn't even because they won, but simply because it was a really cool action sequence and the fact that they were a couple made it all more "romantic".
"15 seconds! We did it in 15 seconds!!" Emily was standing still pressing the button, not believing everything that was happening.
"Of course, did you really think we couldn't make it?" Arthur had already climbed onto the platform, and was looking at Emily with a smile.
Emily just ran to Arthur and hugged him, and without realizing it, kissed his cheek. Without waiting for that, Arthur could only sigh at his slowness in not turning his head, and hugged Emily.
This drew another volley of claps and whistles, causing Emily to bury her head in Arthur's chest as she blushed.
They soon got off the platform. As they walked towards the girls, standing and gaping in the distance, Arthur asked while sighing, "Are you wearing shorts under your skirt?"
"What?... wait, you saw it! Pervert!" It took Emily a while to realize what Arthur said. But when she did, her face flushed with embarrassment and she pinched Arthur on the waist.
"It was inevitable!" Arthur did nothing to prevent it, and massaged the painful area afterwards.
"Humph!" Emily just huffed and walked ahead to get to the girls.. 'He is very naughty! Did he do that just so he could see?... although, it's not like it's a big problem if it's him... I consider that we're even!' Emily thought of the time she'd caught him shirtless, and thought it was fair. After all, it's not like he's seen anything too much.
She didn't notice, but the fact that she went ahead only made Arthur lower his eyesight a little and enjoy the view.
'I have to calm down, or things are going to get ugly...' Arthur sighed as he looked down to see if the thing wasn't trying to get out of the cage.