It started like any other school day, with the five of us hanging out by the lockers, pretending to care about whatever assignments we had due. Crimson was busy playing air guitar with his pencil while Kazuki leaned against the wall, half-asleep. MJ, still squinting without his replacement glasses, was trying to read the math problem on his notebook upside down.
"We need to do something this weekend," Kai said, breaking the monotony. "Something fun. I'm tired of just sitting around and doing nothing."
"Define fun," Leon said, raising an eyebrow.
"How about the waterpark?" Kai suggested.
Crimson's eyes lit up. "YES. Waterparks are perfect for chaos."
Kazuki yawned. "Sure, why not? It's not like I have anything better to do."
MJ blinked a few times, still trying to figure out what was happening. "Uh... yeah, waterpark sounds good."
Leon nodded. "Alright, but let's try not to get kicked out or banned for life."
Crimson smirked. "No promises."
Saturday at the Waterpark
The day arrived, and we all met up at the entrance to the waterpark. It was packed with people, and the air was filled with the smell of chlorine and sunscreen.
"Alright, let's make this the best day ever," Crimson declared, already bouncing with energy.
"Or the worst day ever, depending on how you define 'best,'" Leon muttered.
We started with the slides. Crimson, being the mastermind of chaos, decided it would be hilarious to unscrew one of the bolts on the slide ladder.
"Dude, what are you doing?" I asked, watching in disbelief as he crouched down with a wrench he had somehow smuggled in.
"Improving the experience," Crimson replied with a grin.
Before anyone could stop him, he unscrewed just enough to make the slide wobbly. The next person who climbed up the ladder gave a yelp as it swayed dangerously. Luckily, no one got hurt—this time.
We moved to the lazy river next, but there was nothing lazy about what we did there.
"Hey, Kazuki, catch this!" Crimson shouted, hurling an inflatable tube at him.
Kazuki dodged, and the tube smacked directly into an unsuspecting lifeguard, who stumbled backward into the water.
"Oops," Crimson said, not looking sorry at all.
Meanwhile, Leon and Kai decided to test their strength by dunking each other under the water. MJ, being the innocent soul he was, tried to intervene but ended up getting pulled into the chaos. Within seconds, we were all engaged in a full-blown water fight, splashing and dunking each other until the lifeguard blew his whistle at us.
"Cut it out, or you're all out of here!" he yelled.
"Got it, sir," Kai said, giving him a thumbs-up. We behaved for exactly two minutes before Crimson "accidentally" knocked over the lifeguard's chair. It toppled into the pool with a loud crash, sending everyone into a fit of laughter.
The next stop was the wave pool. This was where things went from chaotic to outright insane. Crimson had somehow convinced us that it would be a great idea to push random people into the pool.
"Just a gentle nudge," he said, demonstrating by lightly shoving Kai, who stumbled forward and fell in.
"You're dead," Kai said, spluttering as he emerged from the water. He lunged at Crimson, who took off running.
Meanwhile, Leon and I teamed up, pretending to help people stand near the edge before giving them a little push. Most people laughed it off, but one guy chased us halfway around the pool before giving up.
Then there was MJ, who had the bright idea to sneak into the women's section of the locker rooms.
"What are you doing?" Kazuki hissed, trying to pull him back.
"Research," MJ said seriously, adjusting his (still broken) glasses.
Before he could take another step, a lifeguard spotted him and started yelling. MJ bolted back to us, panting. "Abort mission! Abort mission!"
We didn't stop laughing for five minutes.
Our next adventure was the giant bucket that dumped water every few minutes. Crimson decided to stand directly under it, arms outstretched like he was summoning the rain. When the water came crashing down, it nearly knocked him off his feet.
"That was awesome!" he shouted, drenched from head to toe.
"Let's see you do it with style," Kai challenged.
The two of them spent the next ten minutes trying to outdo each other, striking ridiculous poses under the bucket while everyone around them looked on in confusion.
Finally, we decided to take a break and grab some snacks. Crimson insisted on getting nachos, which he promptly spilled all over himself.
"You're a walking disaster," Leon said, shaking his head.
"And proud of it," Crimson replied, stuffing a handful of soggy chips into his mouth.
The day wasn't over yet, though. After our snack break, Crimson got another one of his brilliant ideas.
"You know what this waterpark is missing? A toilet-themed attraction."
"What?" Kai asked, looking genuinely concerned.
"Hear me out," Crimson said, his eyes gleaming. "We steal all the toilets from the locker rooms and put them in the wave pool. Instant entertainment."
"That's the dumbest idea you've ever had," Kazuki said.
"And yet, you're going to help me," Crimson replied confidently.
Against our better judgment, we followed him into the men's locker room. Crimson somehow managed to pry one of the toilets loose, and before we knew it, we were carrying it out toward the pool. We attracted a lot of strange looks, but no one stopped us.
"Mission accomplished," Crimson said triumphantly as we dropped the toilet into the water.
Unfortunately, the lifeguards were less impressed. They stormed over, yelling at us to get out immediately. We ran for our lives, laughing hysterically as we made our escape.
By the time we got home, we were soaked, exhausted, and probably banned from the waterpark for life. But as we sat in Kai's living room, recounting the day's events, we couldn't stop laughing.
"So, what did we learn today?" Leon asked.
"That Crimson should never be allowed near tools or waterparks," Kazuki said.
"Agreed," Kai said, shaking his head.
Crimson just grinned. "Best. Day. Ever."
And honestly, we couldn't argue with that.