Future | Koopalings

New Room, New Faces, New Life

After a bit of talking while beginning to eat, I began to zone out again.

Morton noticed and waved his claws in front of my face to scare me. Since I was too subconscious to pull out my phone, I waited until they finished their food.

We threw away the trash, and we met up at Old Navy, just like Bowser texted Roy to.

Nearing the store, Morton broke the silence surrounding us.

"Wanna ask dad if we can go to Winding Waters?" He said.

"That's a good idea. But we don't have our swimsuits here,"

"Since when does that matter? Dad practically can buy the entirety of the North Islands. Buying us swimsuits shouldn't be a problem. Yeah, Taemin?"

"What is Winding Waters?" I ask curiously, running a hand through my hair.

"It's a waterpark here in the mall, "  Roy grunted as if I should've known already, earning a nudge in the side from Morton.

Roy softened his expression but didn't say anything.

Walking into the Old Navy, we spot the pair immediately.

"Taemin! Hi!" Wendy said. She was holding an insane amount of bags filled with clothes. Bowser was also holding an astounding amount of bags from various stores, like Game Stop, Whetersworth, and Sears.

Morton had asked about the Waterpark, and Bowser surprisingly said yes. I thought he was going to say no.

Handing each of us another 100 dollar bill, he told us that he was going to take the things back to the house and would be back for us at 4:00, which is about 2 hours from now.

Wendy gave her bags to him and he left, waving us bye, which we waved back to.

Once he was out, Roy turned to us, a devious smirk on his face.

"Last one there coughs up $50," Roy said and immediately took off. Wendy and Morton followed behind quickly. I ran after them, giggling along with them.

I had no clue where we were going, so I lagged behind. People laughed joyfully as we passed by.

Once I saw the sign, I took off, doubling the speed of theirs and nearly instantly passing through the sign, but stopping as soon as I caught sight of possibly the most breathtaking view of my life. There was easily nothing like this in the USA. The water park had a vaulted ceiling that took up the entire height of the three-story building.

Slides decorated the venue, painted in blue to compliment the clouds design painted on the blue brick walls. I heard the footsteps of the others stop behind me and I heard the heavy breathing of Roy and Morton. The endless waterslides and rides had me in a trance. There were rides and pools galore. It even stretched outside to the side of the mall.

Wendy grabbed my hand as she and her brothers walked over to a swimsuit store built-in. We purchased swimsuits, and I purchased the cheapest one so that I had enough to buy a shirt with it. I was skinny, but I was also subconsciously trying to hide my body because I knew it wasn't perfect. Walking out, Wendy separated from us to go into the Girls' locker room and change. I followed Roy and Morton into the Boys, steeping into a stall. Stripping, I hurriedly changed into the swim trunks and a shirt I bought. It was a black skin-tight material, but I bought a size too large so that it wouldn't hug my figure as it should. Walking out, I saw Wendy holding a bag. It was a mini book bag. As I walked up and looked at it, it looked expensive.

She noticed me approaching and handed it to me. She motioned for me to put my things in it and I did.

"Wanted to make it special," she smiled. "You didn't have to-"