"Let's drop that topic and enjoy ourselves for once, in whatever this festival is." I yelled over the music.

We were walking in single file with hands linked to keep track of Iris (I was at the very front, Iris was in the middle and Iu at the very back). We were on the sidewalk though it didn't seem to matter much, the only cars on the road were parade ones. It was late evening with some holiday going on; the roads were lined with thousands of neon lights, and just seeing all those lights at once was giving me a seizure...

And rolling down the street were fancy and exotic parade vehicles, with scantily dressed people, singing and dancing.

"Very well then." Iu replied.

"Glad you agree with me for once. You fancy being in one of those dresses?" I asked nodding at the people with the loosely dressed festival clothing, with thousands of decorations on it.

"Do you want to die psycho?" Iu snapped.

"No. I am actually serious. And don't do it for me, do it for fun."

Iu silently considered that for a moment.

"Iris! Let's go and have fun and leave this useless demon here by herself." I said breaking Iu out of the chain

"Wait!" Iu called out, her icy voice clear and distinct over the music.

"Sorry can't hear you over the music." I replied, not turning around.

"Very well. I will come along with you."

"That's the spirit!" I pulled all 3 of us together in a group hug. Which Iu once again, shoved me away with an invisible force.

"Alright! Let's all go dress up!" I pumped my fist in the air.

"Do you even know where to get the clothing?" Iu raised a brow.

"No." I paused for a brief moment. "But I can borrow them."

***

"Are you done yet Iu?"

"Wait." She replied from inside the closest.

"I have been waiting for the past half an hour. What's taking so long? Putting on my dress only precisely took me a minute. All you had to do is take off all your clothing and put on the bush clothing that barely covers anything."

"If you don't shut up psycho, I will silence you forever."

The door opened.

"I am finished now, are satisfied now psycho?" Iu spoke back sharply.

"Yes, yes indeed I am."

Iu looked like the princess from the little mermaid, aside from the fact that she doesn't have a tail and her hair was still silvery white. And I admit she certainly does have her cute places.

"You look..."

"Don't say it, you disgust me psycho."

"I haven't even said anything yet...and where is –" Iris stepped into view. She wore a golden bikini that barely covered her private parts, a pair of angel wings on her back and a little halo sticking on top of her head.

"..." that moment I was drowned in awe by her beauty and form. The costume maybe made off some cheap plastic or cloth, but when Iris put them on, their value instantly became more than gold.

"When are you going to stop staring at her?" Iu voice cracked like a whip.

"Never." I replied honestly, as I slowly and reluctantly turned away: "Let's just go to the party."

As we turned around and head back to the main street, a man came up to me and said something in angry Portuguese I couldn't quite understand. I assume he probably has us confused with some actors who were part of the show. But when the man saw Iris and his expression quickly faded and broke into a wide smile. Then he said something in excited Portuguese, before finally speaking to us with a heavily accented English:

"Let's go! Follow me!"

Curious of what is about to happen, we followed the man out of the complex and into a warehouse parked full of parade vehicles.

"You see cart there?" he pointed to some fancy looking parade vehicle in the corner of our eye.

"Go there now!" he grinned as he pointed at Iu and Iris. And I was just about to follow them, the man held an arm and stopped me.

"No, you go there." He pointed to another fancy looking parade vehicle.

"But..." I protested.

"No, but. Just go." He pointed again at the parade cart. Since he was not budging, I decided to let it go. And when I got to the cart and the guys there showed me what I needed to do, and apparently it was all just hit the drum continuously as hard and fast as possible. Before I could even go into details, the garage opened and we were hitting the streets at once. Then the guys on the cart began to beat their drums and I quickly followed their example. And at one point, I turned my head aroun and stole a glance at the cart ahead of me, which Iris and Iu was both on. And both were looking like, they were having the time of their life. Iu on one hand, danced in a fashion I never seen before, but it was pretty to look at. Iris on the other hand just stood there and occasionally turned her head from side to side. She didn't have to do anything and was already attracting the eyes of many men. Several men tried to climb her cart, but her only to be dragged down by her other angry admirers. And at the sight of this, I began to smile, not a grin or a sneer. But an actual smile...

When was the last time I had those anyways?...Perhaps never?

But it doesn't matter, because at that current moment I was just enjoying myself too much to care.

Q: What is your desire?