I rushed to put on a pair of blue jean shorts, a white tank top, and my white zip up hoodie. I slipped on a pair of my Nikes and ran out the house, yelling sayonara to Keiko. By the time I got to the amusement park, my long red hair was windswept. I didn't see Kise yet, so I sat on one of the benches and tried to fix my hair a little.
I was sitting there for about ten minutes before Kise showed up. He was wearing camouflage jeans with a black tank top and white, sleeveless hoodie. He was also wearing Nikes.
"Gomenasai, Akanecchi! I didn't mean to be late. I promise." He sounded out of breath.
"Don't worry about it, Kise. C'mon." I grabbed his arm and dragged him inside the amusement park. I gave the ticket person our tickets and she handed us bracelets so we could ride all the rides we wanted.
"Okay, first things first. Roller coasters." I said and he paled. I grinned and pulled him towards the long line for one of the many roller coasters they have at here.
"Can't we go on something else, Akanecchi?" He asked; his voice was shaky.
"Nope." I said and moved along with the line. When it was our turn, I got into the car and pulled Kise down with me. We lowered the safety bar, but Kise still didn't like this.
"Kise, don't worry. If you get scared you can hold my hand." At that he immediately latched onto my hand, squeezing it as hard as he could. I didn't feel the pain of my hand as much as I did the blush coloring my cheeks. I looked away from him.
I did have a slight crush on Kise, I'll admit. It was his personality that got me though, not his looks like for most girls.
I felt the slow moving of the car and looked ahead. Kise was silent, looking horrified. We moved up the track and I looked at Kise when we got to the top.
"Don't worry. Fear isn't real. It's just something you create in your mind," He looked at me and I smiled gently at him. His panicked face began to soften. It didn't last long though. Before we knew it the car was speeding down the tracks.
After we got off the roller coaster, Kise had to sit down on one of the benches. I stood next to him.
"That was horrible Akanecchi. Can we go on a different ride now? Something less…horrifying."
"Sure, Kise. Let's go," I grabbed his hand again and we walked towards the other rides. "What do you want to ride?"
"Um, how about the Zero Gravity?"
"Okay," I followed him towards the ride.
Kise and I spent the rest of the day riding different rides, especially the really high ones. It was beginning to get dark and we were heading in the direction of the exit when I stopped walking. He stopped, too, and looked back at me.
"What is it Akanecchi?" He asked and I looked up at him.
"Kise, can we ride the Farris Wheel before we leave?" He looked puzzled. "I know we've ridden it more than once today, but I really want to ride it again. Please?"
"Okay," He said and we walked towards the Farris Wheel. We waited our turn in line before we got on. The Farris Wheel started and Kise was squeezing my hand again. Not as bad as before, but still kind of tight.
When we got to the top, the ride stopped. Kise started panicking.
"Why did stop? Is something wrong with it?"
"Kise," I said and he looked at me. I nodded towards the rest of the park. A few moments afterward, all of the lights in the park came on. Rainbows of red, blue, green, yellow. It was beautiful.
"I was afraid of heights when I was younger. Keiko brought me here and the last thing we rode before we left was the Farris Wheel. I got to see the lights turn on and I was no longer afraid of heights. I knew I couldn't have seen something beautiful from the ground." I said softly and Kise looked back towards the park.
The ride ended and we left, each heading in our directions. But before we left, Kise stopped and hugged me. I just stood there.
"Arigato Akanecchi. You've really helped me get over my fear of heights." I smiled and hugged him back. We left each other and I couldn't help but smile.
