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The trip to where the Pumpkins were growing was relatively uneventful aside from the point before hand where Ai found himself stuck in clothing that wasn't as soft as he would like. He preferred pretty, wispy fabric but he was told where they were going that wouldn't cut it and it would end up ruined. One thing he disliked more then wearing what he was wearing was the idea of ruining the clothing he normally wore so it hadn't been to long a debate to get him into jeans and a T-shirt. The car came to a stop and first his guardian got out then the door was opened for him so that he could get out and he could only stare.

There were... there had to be a million pumpkins! No, no there were more then that! His eyes got huge as he took a couple steps forward toward the field where the things seemed to have taken over and gasped, "A-Ah... look at all of them!" He said in a rush, giving his guardian a surprised look before he was turning back to the pumpkins, "How many can we have?"

The woman adjusted her purse on her shoulder before giving a little chuckle, "Well, lets start exploring and then we will decide how many and how big we want them, alright?" She said, out door activities weren't normally her thing but she would deal with them to get her boy out of the house which he seriously needed.

Ai gave a smile as someone appeared in front of him and he perked up, "Hello." He greeted the other boy in a shy manner then gazed at him with wide eyes. As per usual when running across others like himself, or males in general that he found attractive, the Wedding Pocky boy was struck down with a crush on that person. His cheeks colored a little as he took in Kabocha's features and color, "I-I'm Ai!" He said, introducing himself in a rush.

From where she was standing Vanleia, guardian of Ai, starred at her boy before giving a groan. She was used to this reaction out of him. It made her worry if they would even be able to get a pumpkin if he was going to be doing googly eyes over everyone they ran across.

Ai looked around at all of the orange vegetables of various shapes, sizes, and shades before he gave a smile and a nod, "Y-Yes, I think I do." He murmured before smiling at Kabocha, "We a-are getting one to m-make into a..." He paused as he tried to recall the name of the thing they were making, "Jack O' Lantern."

It seemed like a fun idea to him though the process that was explained on how one was made sounded a bit more messy then Ai was used to getting, "She said you can make them into pie to but she can't bake." He motioned over to his guardian and gave her a smile. She was a kind woman but she didn't seem all that good at the motherly sorts of activities.

All of Ai's attention was back on his new crush in a moment and he was gazing happily at Kabocha, cheeks flushed slightly.

Ai found himself quite interested by that idea, "Painting them?" He asked, sounding quite curious. The idea of painting on a pumpkin sounded as though it could be a lot of fun. He perked up even more as the thought of the pies being 'easier' when made from the 'canned stuff'. He was going to have to see about seeking out the 'canned stuff' then so that they would be able to have the pie that pumpkins turned into.

"I am curious to see what a pumpkin tastes like when you make it into pie." He murmured thoughtfully, then found himself wondering if one could eat the vegetable raw.

Ai's gaze went to the one of the many pumpkins in the area before he gave it a little nudge with his toe, "They are messy?" He asked, sounding a little unsure about what he thought of that. They didn't look all that much like they were going to be a mess from the outside but that they were carving into them he could see how it would be just that, "Maybe... maybe I will follow your example and just paint mine. Thank you for the idea, Kabocha."

His gaze turned from starring at pumpkin to looking toward Kabocha and his eyes went big, "Oh, they might? We should get some after we pick out our pumpkins!" He said in an excited voice, forgetting for a moment that he was traveling with his guardian and Kabocha was with his own escort, instead in his mind the two of them should be hanging out together.

Ai trusted the word of his new friend's father, that pumpkins were a messy vegetable so he wasn't going to risk messing around with one of them or what was on the inside of them either. It was going to be pumpkin painting for him that was for certain. He gave a bright smile as he lifted a hand and held it out to Kabocha, offering to hold hands with his new friend while they went in search of pumpkins and the pies that were made from them.

"Come on, lets go on a search for the perfect pumpkins!" He chirped, sounding delighted.

Ai nodded rapidly in agreement, yes the perfect pumpkins were out there in this field some where and they were just waiting to be found! He gave an eager sound and then stepped closer to the one that he was holding hands with, "Yes, lets find the pumpkins and the pie." He said, happily starting out. As he walked along he found himself pausing whenever they reach potential pumpkins that were possibly the 'perfect' ones they were searching for.

Behind the pair was Vanleia who was rolling her eyes and shaking her head as she found herself completely forgotten despite the fact that she was the one with the money that would be buying the pumpkins and pies... ah well she though to herself before following along after the boys with a smile alighting her lips. She had to keep an eye on Ai after all, make sure he didn't get into any trouble with his new friend. She would do so from afar though, so he would have fun.