After enjoying their delicious meal at MagRonald, they went to the Aquarium Ticket Booth next. They got their tickets and went a head to the Aquarium. As they went inside, they saw tons of sea creatures.
"Oh Mai, look at that baby shark! I've watched movies about sharks and they are really terrifying... but this one seems to be different. It's small and it doesn't look like it'll eat you up like the ones in the movies. I guess you could say this baby shark is quite cute." said Shin.
"Yeah! It is indeed cute! I would give it a hug if I could hehehe!" With joy, Mai replied.
As they talked about the baby shark, Mai decided to take a picture of it. After that, Mai grabbed Shin's hand and they ran to the other part of the Aquarium.
As they continued to explore the aquarium, they saw different kinds of sea creatures. Mai and Shin were fascinated and took pictures of the sea creatures they saw. The two were chatting and seemed to be enjoying their time.
"Ahh- That was so fun! We should come here again someday!" Mai exclaimed happily.
"Oh yeah Shin, where should we go next? Shall we go shopping now or perhaps go rest a bit in a park?"
"Uhm.. How about we go to the theater and check what movies are going to be shown? If we see an interesting movie, let's watch it if you're okay with it tho..." Shin replied.
"Sure, let's head to the theaters then, Shin!" Mai exclaimed in a joyful manner.
They went to the theater and checked out what movies were being shown. After seeing the list, Mai and Shin discussed what to watch.
"So the movies being shown in the theater are Night Walkers, Gods of the Underworld and Forever in my Memories. Basically, a horror, a fantasy and a sad movie..." said Shin.
"Uhh.. Let's not pick the horror movie..." Mai stated anxiously.
"Not a fan of horror movies I see. That leaves us with fantasy and sad movie then."
"Hmm, a fantasy movie, not sure about it. I'm not really a fan of those kinds of movies. How about you, Mai?" Shin asked.
"If that's the case, all that's left is the sad movie."
"Sure, let's watch that! I'm pretty sure I wouldn't cry while watching it! You better bring some tissues, Shin! You might get emotional with that movie! Hehehehe!" Mai joked.
Shin stared at Mai with a dead expression. Mai was nervously laughing as Shin stared at her.
"Hahahaha.. I'm only joking, Shin!" a nervous-looking Mai said.
"Alright, let's go buy our tickets and probably some popcorn as well." said Shin.
Mai nodded and they went out to buy movie tickets. The movie was scheduled for 4:30 PM and was said to be finished at 6:45 PM.
"It's 4:10 PM right now, we still have some time to buy snacks we can eat when the movie starts. Let's go buy some, shall we?" said Shin.
"Sure, let's go buy some popcorns and drinks as well!" Mai replied.
They went to buy some snacks from a store near the theater. Time has passed by and it's already 4:25 PM. Mai and Shin both went to the theater and sat on the top right part of the theater seat.
"Shin the movie is about to start now. I'm excited." Mai whispered to Shin.
"Yeah me too.." Shin whispered to Mai.
The movie finally started and both of them were so focused on the movie. Such happy and positive scenes were shown throughout the first hour of the movie.
"Doesn't seem sad at all." Mai whispered to Shin.
"Yeah, it's just some couple being lovey dovey, having a good life, etc." Shin muttered back.
As the movie progresses, things went down real fast. It became sad and Mai was starting to tear up. Meanwhile, Shin was unfazed by what was happening in the movie.
At the end of the movie, the boy and girl meet in the park. The girl seemed to have amnesia after being in an accident.
The boy requested directions, and the girl assisted him. The boy thanked the girl and continued on his way. As the boy walked north, he murmured, 'You'll be forever in my memories...' and the credits scene followed.
"You said you wouldn't cry but in the end you still cried. As for me, I didn't cry at all, I guess I'm just emotionless..." Shin said as he looked away from Mai.
Mai continued sobbing while wiping the tears from her eyes.
"It w-was so sad!! Their relationship just... it just vanished completely at the end.. The boy was the only one who was able to r-remember everything! I wish they had let the girl get her memories back!" Mai lamented.
Shin looked away and patted Mai. As they continued to walk, Mai started to be like herself again.
"You good now Mai?" Shin asked.
"Yes, I'm feeling okay now. Thanks for asking!" Mai replied.
"Oh wait Shin, it's 7 PM now. We don't have time to shop now. What a bummer!"
"Don't worry, we can go shopping once we hangout again. Oh yeah, do you want me to walk you to your house?" said Shin.
"Oh no need! I'll just take a taxi!" Mai replied.
Shin nodded and after a few minutes, Mai finally got a taxi. Shin waves at Mai, and Mai does the same as well to him.
"Goodbye Shin! It was fun hanging out with you!" Mai shouted.
"It's the same for me! Goodbye Mai and be safe!"
The taxi went ahead and Mai was waving at Shin in the taxi. For Shin, he just walked till he got back to his house. As he was walking, he thought to himself about this feeling he hadn't felt for a while. He felt alive the whole day just by hanging out with Mai.
"It was such a fun day! Where should I go if Mai invites me to another hangout?" Shin asked himself.
A few days have passed and it's Monday again. As usual, they meet up at the gate before entering class.
They both went together to their first class. They were wondering why the teacher hasn't arrived yet since it's class time now.
"Mai, is the teacher gone?" Shin asked.
"I'm not sure, maybe he's just late." Mai replied.
After 10 minutes, the teacher entered the classroom. Everyone greeted the teacher and they sat after that.
"Good morning class, today we will be having a new classmate. A transfer student from Kyurin High school. You can come in now and introduce yourself." said the teacher.
A girl with white long hair and sapphire eyes like entered the classroom. The girl started to write her name in the blackboard.
"Good morning, everyone, and good morning, teacher. My name is Naruse Aoi, and I'll be your classmate until the end of the school year. I hope we can become friends and get along!" Naruse Aoi remarked politely.
Shin was fazed.
'Naruse... Aoi... from Kyurin High school... No, this can't be...'
End of Chapter 4