"Brother! Come on, let's sit that!" Hazel cheered as she dragged Frank along with her towards the roller coaster ride: Kiss Of Death.

"Uh-Sure..."

Nico was out at an amusement park with his half-sister, Hazel, and her boyfriend Frank. As she'd moved in with her boyfriend at his house in Canada, she rarely visited Nico, though they did keep in close touch frequently. Taking advantage of the summer holidays, they had flown over to America to visit him. Not having seen his sister for about 9 months, Nico was determined to spend the most of his free time with her, even if it meant third wheeling on their date.

It was kinda awkward, in more ways than one as they had chosen his workplace as their date spot. And on his off day too. Already had they gone on 5 roller coaster rides, each one more terrifying than the last. Poor Frank was starting to look a little green and even Nico himself felt a little queasy. Only Hazel remained unaffected. How she managed it, the two boys had no idea.

As they got in line for the next roller coaster ride, Nico stared up at the "Kiss of Death". True to its name, it had 5 inversions and was higher than 8 stories. He wondered how he and Frank were going to pull this one off. Hazel was still chattering on about how excited she was and he knew that neither of them had the heart to refuse her this ride and risk wiping away that smile on her face. Well, here's to us, he thought as it reached their turn.

The seats came in pairs, so it was of no question that Hazel sat together with her boyfriend and Nico snagged the seat behind them. Strapping himself to the seat properly(he wouldn't want to take any risks for THIS ride), he looked up, only to be met with the sight of the most stunning man ever known to mankind(or to him anyways) taking the seat next to him.

His surfer body, slightly tousled golden hair, tanned skin and a small splay of freckles across his nose made him look both hot and adorable at the same time. He happened to look up and his azure eyes resembling the blue sky met Nico's chocolate brown ones.

"Hey there Sunshine," he grinned and flashed a smile, which nearly blinded Nico. He had a smooth voice with a hint of a southern drawl in it, which Nico found incredibly sexy. If his sexuality were to be represented by a straight arrow, it would have bent right over and snapped straight(pun unintended) into half at this point.

He suddenly realized that he was still gaping at the man and probably looked like an idiot. He scowled and quickly whipped his head to face the other side and muttered a small,"h-hey."

Wait...

Did Mr Hot Guy just call him...

"Sunshine?! Wouldn't that be more fitting for you?"

He smirked." Whatever, Death Boy."

"Don't call me DEATH BOY either, Sunshine!"

"Make me." Mr Hot Guy aka Sunshine stuck out his tongue at Nico and winked. Was he trying to flirt with him? Before he could open his mouth to retort, the ride started with a sudden jolt, shutting him up.

As the carriages started to ascend, Nico gripped the seat a little more tightly like he had done with the past few rides. He had never been good with heights, not since...

"Hey, you alright?" His brooding thoughts were interrupted by Sunshine whose brows were furrowed at him in concern. It was really cute actually and made him want to poke him right between the forehead... ARGH CALM DOWN HORMONES, he scolded them. Look what heights did to him.

"Hmm...Your pupils are dilated, you look paler than your normal skin tone which, as I last checked, was already as white as a sheet, you're breaking out in sweat even though the weather is freezing, and with the way you're gripping the seat, I wouldn't be surprised if there were claw marks on it by the end of the ride. My diagnosis would be that you are scared of heights. Am I right?" His pretty blue eyes held sincere concern that made Nico want to trust in him. Slowly, he gave a small nod.

What happened next made Nico's breath hitch. Sunshine pried his hands loose from his seat gently and took hold of one of them. Blood rushed to his face. Looking at his small palm inside of his big and warm one, he wasn't sure if the sudden rise in his breathing was due to his fear of heights or... this.

"W-what a-are you d-d-doing?!" Nico exclaimed, wrenching his hands away. Instantly, he regretted it. One, he instantly longed back for the warmth of his hands(in which he told himself to snap out of it). Two, the action caused him to lean too far left, where he was instantly met with the sight of the ground, far far away down below...

The next moment, he was scrambling as fast as possible to latch on to the nearest object on his right which was...

Oh.

Sunshine's arm.

Great job Nico! His thoughts applauded.

Shut up! He told them.

"Uh-ah-erm..." What was he gonna do now?

"Well, I was hoping that holding your hand would reassure you but it seems that I no longer need to take the initiative~" Sunshine sported a shit-eating grin on his face. Nico had the sudden urge to smack that look off his face but unfortunately, both his arms were a little preoccupied.

Then, out of the blue,"Let's make small talk, it'll help, Doctor's Orders."

He snorted before he could stop himself. "What's with the doctor thing?"

"Oh, Im a pre-med student." Future doctor, smart and handsome. Nico was impressed by his preferences of guys.

"You know, if you don't tell me your name, Im gonna have to call you Mr Ho- I mean, Sunshine forever."

"The name's Will, Will Solace. Pleasure to meet ya!What's yours, Death boy?" Sunshine, now Will, leaned forward, his blue eyes gleaming in curiosity. Nico's heart hammered in his chest at their close proximity.

"...Not telling."

"Hey! You're no fun," Will pouted, adorably mumbling about death boys who were being unfair. Momentarily forgetting about the height, Nico stared at the cute ball of sunshine in front of him.

"...-so who are you here with today?"
Nico was startled out of his daze."W-what? O-oh. I came here with my half-sister and her boyfriend. I don't see her often so I want to spend as much time as possible with them,"he explained, gesturing towards the loving couple in front of them, hoping that much would explain why he, who has a phobia of heights was on a very tall roller coaster.

Fortunately, Will seemed to get it.
He chuckled. "So you're third wheeling too? I came here with my friends, Cecil and Lou Ellen." He pointed towards a snoggineg couple behind them. Nico blushed and averted his eyes.

They were nearing the summit. He suddenly realized how high up they were and his grip on Will got just a tiny wee bit tighter. Will felt it anyway.

"Hey, hey... Look at me." He turned his head frantically to face Will to avoid looking at the height. "It'll be fine, alright? I'll sit this through with you." He gave a reassuring grin and slid his hand up, intertwining his fingers with Nico'. He swore his heart stopped beating for a moment.

They reached the top. He took a deep breath.

"Oka-AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"