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[He quickly glances over his shoulder at her and grins before returning his eyes to the road. He's irresponsible, but he's not that irresponsible to keep his eyes off the road for more than a second. If he got Sakura injured in any way, he'd never forgive himself. And he could only imagine what that Fai guy would do to him.

He glances at his map and make a drifting turn, and soon enough, he's slowing down and coming to a stop in front of the Holoplaza. He looks back over his shoulder and lowers his sunglasses back to the center of the bridge of his nose, broadly grinning at her.]

You still in one piece there, sweetheart?

[Sakura giggles and then nods enthusiastically.]

Yes! That was great.

[She shakes her head, her fingers playing with her bangs.]

I never told you were we were going. There is a place I found called laser tag.

[He chuckles, leaning on the handlebars of the bike again.]

That's not anywhere near as fast as I usually go on my own. But I don't want your roommate to string me up in the middle of Everglade if he found out.

[Not taking his chances with a Guardian, oh no. Gale's eyes light up then.]

Laser tag? Seriously? I haven't played that since I was a kid.

[He kind of has that tone of childish excitement too. Man, if he knew that was the plan, he would have brought his flight suit and mask, if only for the fact that they blended with the theme better. But hey, trench coat and sunglasses it is.]

[Sakura laughs.]

Fai let me enter into an air race.

[So clearly being on the back of a racing motor cycle is okay. When Gale lights up, Sakura's eyes shine.]

I was hoping you might like it.

[She slips from the bike and waves towards it's entrance.]

It's go! I bet we can get on the same team.

Well, in that case, if you ever want a joy ride or need to get somewhere quick, you know the guy to call.

[Gale just can't get over how adorable Sakura was. He grins, making sure his bike's on lockdown before he gets off of it.]

Like it? I love this plan.

[He'll slip past ahead of her, keeping the door open for her as he gestures into the building.]

Ladies first.

[Sakura will most definately take him up on that offer. She wishes she could fly again or be in a race however she knows it's a little irresponsible and there really is no reason for it.

She slips inside and waves to the boy behind the counter. He obviously remembers Sakura because he beams at her.]

Hello, is it still possible for us to be on the same team?

[She opens her pocket and pulls out some bills that she's already counted. The boy behind the counter nods his head glancing over at Gale as if sizing him up and then nods.]

Yeah, we have some people gathering for a match so why don't you two head over. Oh, [The boy pauses and passes Sakura two keys.] That my lovely friend is for your lockers. You can put valuables there.

[Sakura smiles brightly at him.] Thank you! [With everything set she hands a key out for Gale though the boy behind the counter is still watching them.]

Realy? I'm going to put my necklace in the locker.

[Gale notices the boy looking him over, and especially notices him still watching after Sakura handed him a key. Gale squints, making sure to give the boy a 'big brother' vibe for Sakura before pointing to his eyes then pointing them at the boy. He's watching you, buddy. He flashes a grin before looking back to Sakura.]

Guess I oughta drop my phone off in there too. Don't need that thing fallin' out of my pocket during a match.

[He should probably put his glasses in there too, but... but he needs something on his face if he doesn't have his mask!]

[Sakura nods and does the same. She empties her pockets and waits for Gale before heading to the waiting area where they go over the rules. Sakura already knows them but she knows they have to go through them before they get their vests and guns.]

We get to be on the same team!

[Gale only drops off his videophone and shuts the locker. The only other important thing on him is his money, but he knows that's secure enough in his jacket that he doesn't have to worry about it. His sunglasses are still on though. What a nerd.]

Perfect. I got your back, kid, you don't have to worry about that.

[He gives her a confident wink. He's familiar with real combat operations, so really, he probably has an unfair advantage. Not gonna stop him though. He's got a young girl to defend!]

[He might be at an advantage but Sakura is a large disadvantage since her plan is to run in shooting blindly. Conveniently for her, she's incredibly lucky.]

Great!

[After going over the rules they slip on the vests and grab their guns. Sakura bounces with excitement. It looks like there is a group of boys on the other team who've spotted Sakura as easy pickings.

Gale might have his work cut out for him.]

Ready?

[The buzzard sounds and the doors open into the dark arena.]

[No matter what disadvantages Sakura may have usually, she's got the advantage of Gale this time. And he could easily tell what those boys were thinking. All that does is bring a grin to his face, and it's gonna make bringing that team down all the greater.]

Ready when you are, captain.

[He wouldn't be surprised if those morons on the other team also thought he'd be a relatively easy target given that he was about to wear sunglasses into a dark arena. His competitive nature was already in full gear, and on top of that, he's got a princess to protect.

He'll glance over to Sakura with a smirk, tapping the glowing cyan marks on his neck.]

They'll be able to spot me easier because of these, and you've got the advantage of your small stature. You oughta be able to get a few free ki-- hits on them once they get their sights on me.

[Yeah, he almost said 'kill' there, but he was also caught in pilot lingo mode temporarily. He only planned on metaphorically murdering these kids, not literally.]

[Sakura nods with a smile but follows Gale's lead inside. There are tall dark barriers, fit for someone more Sakura's height than Gale's. She's also able to hide behind him very easily.

Her aim isn't awful but she quickly finds out that she can't shot and run at the same time without missing a lot.

She ducks behind the second barrier trying to stay out of the line of fire that's begin to rain down on them from the group of boys. They don't seem to be hiding themselves well either.]

[The height of the barriers didn't bother Gale at all. In fact, he liked it when the odds were against him.

While Sakura hid behind one barrier, Gale rolled in the other direction and broke into a sprint, to a pillar that he could successfully take full cover behind. He had fire coming in his direction now, which he couldn't help but laugh at.]

Amateurs. Way to waste your energy.

[He peered out around the other side of the pillar, seeing one member of the other team coming up on Sakura's position. He grinned, rolling out from behind and firing a shot at the one going for Sakura- and nailed him right dead center of the glowing target on his back.]

Bull's eye!

[And, he gets right back behind his cover. Can't stay out in the open too long.]

[Sakura watches as Gale moves, her lips forming a wide smile as he rolls and dodges easily though the barriers. She knew he'd have fun and she's happy to see she'd been right about that.

Her bright green eyes peer over the dark panel she currently hide behind, with only her head out they couldn't target her but it let everyone know where she was hiding. She holds her gun up and shots one of the boys running for cover.]

I got someone!

[She's very excited about this.]

Nice one, kid!

[Oh Sakura, you adorable thing. Seeing her excited about it fills him with the resolve to put forward his best effort.

...and that always means getting as over the top as possible all while still coming out the victor.

So while they may have been alerted of Sakura's location, they would still have the distraction of Gale rolling out from behind his cover before proceeding into flips and hand springs right past them- solely for the sake of showing off his moves and confusing them. They sure would have a hard time hitting any of the targets on him because of his constant motions.

Which was probably equally infuriating for that team as it was fun for other teammates and spectators to watch. He was pulling those distractions to open them up for allied fire, after all.]

[Sakura claps as Gale flips and makes a show of his movements. She knew that he'd have fun with this. She ducks again but as he draws fire towards him she's able to hit a few of the others who seem determine to hit Gale at least once.

She gets hit a few times when she isn't paying attention but even as her chest plate flashes she doesn't care.

She jumps and moves around easily following close behind Gale giggling almost the whole way. Their time playing is 30 minutes and it passes a lot faster than Sakura thought and before they know it the lights flick on and the buzzard sounds.]

Did we win?

[With Gale on their team it seems silly to ask.]

[Gale himself got so absorbed in being a showoff that he hadn't realized when time was up until the lights came on as well. He slides back over to Sakura with a broad grin, shooting his smug looks to the incredibly frustrated players from the other team.]

Judgin' by the look on their faces, I'm pretty sure they got murdered.

[He knows how infuriating it must be to have lost to the team that had the guy who looked like he wasn't taking anything seriously. And yet he was nigh-impossible to hit. Boy, was he savoring those dirty looks.]

I think they'll tell us our individual scores.

[Sakura beams up at Gale.]

Let's go see!

[The boy hands out small sheets that detail how many people you hit, how many times you were hit and who you hit as well as a bunch of percentages along with it. Sakura is pretty even between being hit and hitting overs though her aim is at 65%]

[Gale glosses over his sheet, and can't help but chuckle a bit. Despite his insane 'Hey, Shoot At Me!' tactics, no one ever landed a hit on him, but his accuracy was at a solid 90%. He was almost slightly offended! One of those kids must have been faster than he thought, and he also didn't get terribly many shots off after he started resorting to practically dancing in the field. What an asshole.]

I'd say that went well, even if my accuracy score is lower than I'd like.

What was it?

[Sakura peers over at Gale's sheet, her eyes going wide when she catches the numbers.]

You're amazing!

I certainly try my best.

[Humble? Him? Nah. He's got the smuggest look on his face, especially when guys from the other team were giving him nasty looks. He laughs and looks at Sakura.]

All comes down to field experience. I could have done better if I put myself to it.

[Sakura laughs, it’s nice to see Gale smug, as strange as it sounds. It reminds her a little bit of Kurogane.]

I am really glad you had fun, this sort of counts as a play date. [So she’s made up for putting him in that auction.]

I’ve been learning archery but aiming with a gun feel different.

Guess that's got the auction thing covered, huh?

[He gives another playful wink. He placed his hands on his hips then, giving a slight tilt of his head.]

I can imagine that they're pretty different. If you'd ever want training on it, I could help you out.

[It felt a little awkward offering that to a girl so young, but unfortunately, this place was pretty dangerous at times. But he'll cover that up with an innocent excuse.]

Then we can trounce this schmucks in laser tag even easier. We should do it again sometime.

Really?

[Sakura noticeably lights up.]

I'd like that!

[Later Sakura will become more comfortable with a gun but for now she'll remain with a bow.]

You bet, kid. This was way too fun to not do again.

[Seeing her brighten up like that just warms his robo-heart.]

I gotta thank you for gettin' me out here. I never would have thought about playin' laser tag again here.

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