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Will you go to the Festival with me? (Part 3)

"I'll win something for you next." Yuna threaded the beads of her necklace through her fingers casually as she spoke. "It's your turn to pick the game."

"You don't have to do that for me." M-21 glanced at his watch. They should have met up with the others hours ago.

"I want to! I mean, I haven't played anything yet."

She was blushing again. Was it that important to her? M-21 motioned to the nearest booth before she slipped back into her shy behavior. "You're right. This one looks fun."

"I'm not very good at darts."

"Then we'll try something else." His funds wouldn't last much longer. It would be best to pick something easy to play. Let her win before he ran out of money. Several children crowded around a tub of rubber ducks. They rescued the ducks from the water, checked the numbers on the bottom, and collected their prizes. That would be perfect. "How about that one with the ducks."

"That's for kids." She crossed the path to the dart booth. "Five tickets, please."

Five? He didn't have enough. "Uh…Yuna?"

"Don't even try to pay, Ajussi." Yuna smiled and handed her own money to the worker. "I told you it's my turn to win something for you!"

Had she… Had she been watching him count his money?

Yuna gripped the first dart in her fingers and aimed it at the wall of balloons. She closed her eyes and threw it. A miss. Perfect. She selected a blue necklace as her consolation prize. "Ajussi, I didn't win."

"Don't worry about it. You still have four more tries. And the necklace is beautiful, remember?" He laughed softly. Now that was beautiful.

"Liar." Yuna lifted the necklace, but he was too tall for her reach.

"I accept my punishment." M-21 ducked down so she could flop it over his head.

Yuna grabbed the remaining four darts and cast them at the balloons. "Ah! I lost again."

"If you think I'm going to call that necklace 'beautiful' again-"

"Ajussi, if you… don't like it… you don't have to wear it." Her face tilted toward the ground and slid a loose strand of hair behind her ear. She glanced up at him with only her eyes then immediately looked away. "I know I'm not very good… but I'll try to win a better prize… for you."

"No, I didn't mean that. It's beautiful."

"You are lying." She sounded disappointed.

"I mean it, I swear."

"Promise to wear it all night?"

"Yeah, I promise."

The edge of her lips curled up. "All of them?"

M-21 fastened the last four necklaces around his neck. "Every last one."

"One more ticket!" She aimed at the smallest balloon, the grand prize, and threw the dart with her eyes open. "Pick your prize, Ajussi."

"You… you hustled me?"

"Of course not, I just didn't throw hard enough." Yuna grinned and chose the prize for him. A bear that matched hers. "Like it?"

"Sure, It's great."

"I guess I should call the others." Yuna pulled he phone from her pocket.

So much for a peaceful evening. M-21 sighed and tucked the necklaces under his collar. He had to wear them. He never promised that anyone had to see him do it. "Yeah, that would be the right thing to do."

"Ajussi... We haven't gone on any rides yet." She lowered her phone. "Knowing Shin Woo, they probably did that first."

M-21 smirked. "Lead the way."