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"Backsies!" Hikaru declared loudly as she reached the front of the line, breaking her long bout of silence between the water ride and this one. She watched the riders spinning around on the swings, laughing happily as the wind blew past them, and her smile started to return. Forgetting about her worries for the time being, she jumped into line behind Tekishe and waited patiently to be let onto the ride, chewing thoughtfully on her corn dog as she watched.

The group moved their way to the swings and went through the standard motions of any amusement ride. The operator came around and made sure everyone knew how to let the bat sit over their lap before letting the ride go off, rising into the air and spiining the riders, tilting, and then letting them slowly back down, destroying the shoes of the taller riders before coming to a complete stop. Fortunatly the swings were a mild ride, and the corn dog did very little to upset Tekishe's stomach. As they made their way out the exit while avoiding the gazes of the still angry line waiters, he turned to his two friends. "So, anyone up for some games?"

Clenching one fist and bringing it close to him Tekishe's face changed from once again from the standard cheerful mode into that of a someone with a serious mission. "I swear that by the end of the night, I shall own myself an absurdly large stuffed animal, even if it takes all the money I have."

Turning to his frinds he reset his smile. "So should we go?"

Terry scratched the back of his head and smiled as they exited the swing ride. He trailed behind the two big game hunters and promised himself he'd help them achieve their goals. Should try to get something for El and Alex, too. He thought to himself. They look like they could use some cheering up. Terry followed his friends to the gaming area, the sound of their tennis shoes (and in some cases combat boots) mixing with the tinny carnivale music and echoing off into the night air.

Hiro and Yuki had caught sight of the others for a moment, but by the time they'd pushed their way through the crowd to reach them, the little group had already moved on. Yuki closed her eyes as she sat down on a nearby bench. "It's alright, don't worry about it," she murmured. "We're probably just getting in the way of their fun."

Hiro frowned, shoving a hand in his pocket irritably. "But that guy they were with, Tekishe, let his move to the front of the line!"

Yuki shook her head and sighed quietly, but she knew that wasn't the real reason for Hiro's aggrivation. He liked moving in large groups, having many people to talk to. Hiro was pretty much the exact opposite of herself. She frowned and stood, patting off the back of her dress; another sign of her paranoia. "Well, if we move around we'll eventually bump into them, right?" she asked softly.

Hiro's face broke once more into a grin as he grabbed her hand and marched through the crowds. "Yes, we're on a quest to find them!" he exclaimed childishly, causing Yuki to stifle a small laugh with her hand in response.

[I got so caught up in other things, I entirely forgot about visiting this thread! Dx]

Rayna and Charlie got onto the ride, sitting on opposite sides of each other. The sun was just beginning to set, and the sky was starting to become a light yellow. The ferris wheel started, and the two just sat in silence. Rayna looked out into the sky, gazing at the sun. Charlie looked over, too, but kept glancing at Rayna from time to time. Though she didn't look back, she knew he was, and her heart was pounding a bit.

"Today was fun, wasn't it?" Charlie asked, breaking the silence. Rayna looked over and smiled. "Yeah, it was." she answered, her eyes soft, shimmering in the light. Charlie looked into them, smiling softly. He did like her. A lot. It was close to love, but not quite. But he didn't really want to say anything to her. Well, he did, but he couldn't. 'Maybe this will be the chance to tell her.' he thought to himself.

They talked for a little while when the ferris wheel suddenly came to a halt. Rayna jumped a bit, then laughed weakly. She then noticed that they were on the very top. She looked back at Charlie and smiled a bit nervously. He looked over, also noticing. Rayna looked down in her lap, fiddling with her thumbs. She then looked out into the sunset, gazing at the colors of the sky. The sky now had shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue, and the sun glared a bright orange as half of it had sank under the horizon. Charlie watched as she looked at the sunset, her ruby red hair blowing a bit in the wind, her eyes sparkling.

'This is it.' he told him self in his mind firmly. He sighed and cleared his throat. "Erm, Rayna..." he started, getting her attention. She looked over at him, smiling softly. "Yes, Charlie?" she asked quietly. The way the light hit her made her look radiant, in his opinion. She twirled a piece of hair between her fingers, still waiting for a reply.

Charlie sighed shakily, running a hand through his light brown, messy hair, standing up to look over at the sunset. "Nice view, isn't it?" he asked. Rayna stood up, too, leaning on the side of the car. "Yeah, it is." she replied. She looked up to him, feeling the butterflies in her stomach. She had so wanted to tell him how she felt; she wanted to pour her heart out to him, but she wasn't sure if she was ready.

They stood there for a minute, until they heard a man shouting from the bottom, "It's okay, we'll get it fixed soon!" Rayna sighed. "Looks like we'll be here for a little while." she said. Charlie nodded. Rayna looked down, turning a bit pink. She once again twirled a piece of hair between her fingers, chewing her lip. Charlie looked down at her, smiling. He then took a deep breath. "Rayna, I..." Charlie started.

Rayna looked up to him, a curious look in her eye. "You what?" she asked, trying to search his eyes. He took a small step towards her. "I...I wanted to say...that..." he stopped, not finding the right words to say. She turned a bit pink, taking a small step towards him as well. "S-say what?" she asked, holding both of her hands in front of her. Charlie took another step towards her, so that he was right in front of her. He lifted his hand and stroked her cheek, which causing her to turn a darker shade of pink. "I just wanted to say..." he said, leaning in. She began to lean in, too. She closed her eyes, her heart beating....

The car jerked, causing her to jump and stagger backwards. Charlie too took a few steps back. The ferris wheel was moving again. Rayna sat down, sighing, fiddling her thumbs in her lap. Charlie sat down across from her, running a hand through his hair again, exhaling.

Once they got off the ride, Kylie was there to greet them at the exit. "Feeling better?" Rayna asked cheerfully. Kylie nodded. "Loads. How was the ride." she asked, grinning. Rayna looked over at Charlie, then back at Kylie. She shrugged. "It was okay. Nothing special." she said. Kylie raised an eyebrow. "Nothing special?" she asked. Charlie nodded. "What, would you think something would happen?" he asked, shoving his hands in his pockets. Kylie began to say something, but shook her head, instead. "No." she said, smiling. "Let's just go."

Makie tilted her head when Gordon had spoke. Had he been the one to do that to that guy? And how? How confusing. Prehaps he used his powers? She didn't suppose some one could rip the pants right off some one... Or maybe it's possible... Using... SUPER STRENGTH!!! Nah, Gordon didn't look like he had super strength. Prehaps he did, but it wouldn't suit his personality in the minutes that Makie had known him.

That's when Misty lightly shoved her for spacing out for the... Misty and Makie both lost count. Anyways, snapping out of her thoughts, the brunette realized it was nearly time to get on the ride. She quickly picked out a sparkly pink colored car thing to ride later on, Misty just did not want to go on the ride, she merely waited on ground level. That's when Makie heard Max's voice.

"Makie, you don't need to worry about him. Just concentrate on having fun with your friends"

"Y-Yeah... But..." Makie began, unable to finish the sentance. She felt so bad for the guy. She would hate to have any one upset on this day. That's when she was shoved forward by Misty. She looked back, and then to the ride. Oh! It was their turn to get on! She was about to go and take her place in the ride when Max spoke again. Makie glanced back at him and the Misty, as Gordon had already taken his seat.

"Ahhh..." Makie paused, blushing. She quickly turned to Misty and hugged her friend's arm. "R-Ride with meee." The brunette said clinging to Misty's arm. The reason being was that, she would never have dreamed of being so close to a guy. Very scary stuff. OOOO!!! SCARY!!!! No offense to Max or Gordon, but she was just scared to death of boys, guys, men. Well... Maybe adults were okay, because they were kind of like fathers, but people in your Grade/school. Scarryyy stuff. Misty, finally extracting Makie from her arm, shook her head. "I hate rides. I'll stay down here."

"Pleaseeeeee?" Makie managed to whimper out.

"No! Ride it with your friends! Or alone for gods sake!" Misty said, bonking the brunette on the head playfully. The small girl held her head while stepping oto the ride part. But not sitting down. She looked back to Max, seeing Gordon was seated already. "I-It doesn't m-matter t-to me... Y-You c-can sit w-where e-ever..." She said, as she then turned on her heels and sat in the pink sparkly car. She closed her innocent eyes tightly, and didn't open them. That's also when Gordon's voice was heard.

"I wonder how fast this goes? I hope it's very fast"

Well, the ride did start on ground level, where your feet could safely touch the ground, then it basically twirled you round and round, flying in and out through the air. It was equally fast. Not too fast, but definatly not slow. So, Makie nodded at his question. "Y-Yeah... I-I-I suppose i-it's fast... It's n-not s-slow..." She said, still keeping her eyes closed.

( Oh, wow... That post was terrible... >.> )

Joy was now being the one lead around,as Tomoro showed a more joy like side, she bolted towards the line, Joy could tell by the look in Tomoro's eye, that she was giddyish about getting onto the Ferris Wheel.

As the two waited in the line,which slowly moved like a snail,Giddy head rolled around a bit as his eyes followed the ferris wheel going around and around. Joy was surprised he wasn't getting dizzy. Joy tail wagged furiosuly as if it was going 100 miles per hour, she nibbled on her lolipop, intill it was all gone she dropped the naked stick to the ground while Giddy batted at it playfully,then she started to tug on her long long green pigtails. The reason why she had such long hair was because she had never cut her hair,ever. She liked how long Ellas hair was,and Joy thougth of her hair as a token of remembrince ((is that a word??) to how long shes been with Ella.

Finally they reached the front of the line,Joy squuezed Tomoros hand even more,as she bit her lip and tried not the burst with excitment. Her eyes were dancing with playfulness and reflected the colorful lights,so it seemed liek a carinval was taking place in Joys eyes and she was dancing on her tipy toes. "Next Next Next!!" Swinging her arms,and swinging one of Tomoros as well since she still held her hand.

The worker looked over at Giddy and rose an eyebrow. "Im sorry,but we don't allow pets onto the ride. It'll have to wait here I'm s-...uh" The man was stopped short as Joy looked at him,her bottom lip quivering and her eyes watering up with unshedded tears, some peopel in line whispered,the words followed "How mean,That man..the poor cute girl..Making her cry!! The nerve!!Terrible." And so forth.

The worker sighed,scrathcing the back of his head. "Atta Atta..fine fine. But he'll have to go in a seperate chair. Joy jumped up and down,looking over at tomoro and smiling. "Hee hee!!Joy gets to ride with Tomo-pirate!!Nyhaan!!Thankies Thankies Onii-chan!!" As the two walked by Joy stood up and pecked a small kiss on the mans cheek, with him blushing insanly.

They loaded on the chair,the one behind them Giddy hopped on,laying on it lazily. Joy finally slipepd her hand out of Tomoros,to look around,trying to find the moon in the sky,but there was none. Joy pouted,as the two rose higher and higher ever so slowly.