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"Mom?!" Mayu gawked in disbelief, a bright pink rushing to her face. She had heard of overprotective moms, but was stalking them really necessary? It was preposterous, though she expected nothing short of her guardian.

The man quickly wheeled away his bicycle, not wanting to be caught in the conflict. Kimiko gave a sheepish grin, rubbing her aching back, which was now emblazoned with a skid mark.

Stuttering, the black-haired girl sunk to her feet as she realized the embarassment she had caused herself. She really would have to pick her hiding spots more carefully.

After a few more moments of sitting and blinking, she stood up, and with a wave of her hand, dashed away before the two kids could pummel her for spying on them. There were times where you had to run, and this was certaainly one of them!

Mayu continued gawking as she watched her guardian run off so suddenly, jaw dropped. "She's so embarassing!" She fumed quietly, though she knew how overprotective her mother could be sometimes.

"Don't worry, Kimiko's always been a little ... strange." Mayu stated, smacking her hand to her forehead. Noticing the melting ice cream that Demare was still holding on to, she pulled out yet another handkerchief (she had tons and tons stashed away for unknown reasons), and handed it to the boy with a smile.

Standing up, she looked toward the park's entrance. "Do you want to go now, or are you still feeling tired?" She asked, eyes fixed on a small pigeon which was hopping about the sidewalk.

"Your choice," Mayu grinned, knowing herself that if she was made to decide, she would pick something stupid like studying the trees about the park and giving them names. She was woefully clueless when it came to choosing fun activities, she had concluded a while ago.

"Sure!" Mayu replied happily. She loved playgrounds, and they were always the first stop on any trip to the park she took with her little sister. She especially liked the jungle gyms, though she wasn't particularly good at them and usually fell off after one or two bars.

"I ... don't know." Mayu replied, with a nervous chuckle. Usually, when you dragged someone out of their own house, you usually had something planned in mind, an activity of some sorts. She had no clue at all as to what to do!

"How about the teeter-totter?" She suggested with a shrug, for that was what she had seen first when they arrived. The swings were nice, but her branches acted as a sort of parachute when coming down and she usually skidded to a stop after one or two swings.

Mayu snickered, bursting into laughter once again. It was a bit mean to laugh at other peoples' misfortunes, but when a little kid proclaiming he was Superman came up and bit someone's leg, you just HAD to laugh. Unless, of course, you were the unfortunate "monster'.

Just then, a group of girls, each looking around the age of ten or eleven, strolled around the corner and up the path. They were dressed in fashionable clothing, and each had a pair of large sunglasses perched upon their nose.

The "leader" of the group gestured for her entourage to stop, and lifted her pair of sunglasses up to get a better look at the boy who was being gruesomely attacked by a little boy.

"Ooh, he's a looker!" One giggled, while the rest squealed. They rushed up to Demare, swooning and bursting open in giggles.

Gasping in short breaths, Mayu finally managed to stop laughing for long enough to get out a response.

"Sorry, it's just ... just ... all of the crazy things that have been happening today!" Exploding into laughter again, she lost her balance and tumbled onto the grassy floor, trying to catch her breath.

"Aw, look at him blush!" The supposed leader proclaimed, while her followers cooed and swooned.