A/N: Hey Everyone! Sorry for the huge wait. I'm in year 12 and it's only just starting to fall into routine. Anyway, here is my next chapter. I hope you all enjoy a bit of fun!

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"Get ready. Get Set…" Liam paused.

"Come on, man." Adrian complained.

"GO!"

SYDNEY POV

I watched the two boys run and took in what I saw. Adrian was taller than Eddie, but didn't have the same build. However, he was well-toned and looked…good. His singlet hung low on his sides and I could see most of his body from the side, it also hugged his front tight and I could see the lines of a well-shaped body. His arms weren't quite as big as Eddie's, but he did have enough muscle to cause a girl to get distracted. Stop it, Sydney. He's a vampire. Not some hot human guy.

I shook the thought and concentrated on keeping it away.

Adrian and Eddie raced towards the Vortex – a tunnel slide that's on a diagonal lean, and plummets downwards into a funnel like shape – both receiving their first hole punch in their ticket. Liam, Jill and I watched in amusement.

"Are you having a shot Jill?" I asked curiously.

"Nah, I think I'd like to watch this one from here." She giggled. "I want to hear Adrian's scream and see his face when he gets off."

"This ought to be good." Liam commented.

ADRIAN POV

Oh god, why the hell did I get myself into this? Eddie was born for this, but me…I was born to do anything but this.

We raced to the Vortex and although Eddie is a Dhampir, we were still a match for speed. I lost some energy running up the ramp to the start of the slide, but got there within seconds of Eddie.

There were two slide openings and Eddie took the one on the right, so I took the one on the left and we both grabbed a donut that were stacked in between us. We struggled into them before the two supervisors held us in position until we were both ready.

"You ready for this?" Eddie yelled from his tunnel.

"You betcha!" I replied, although I was not so convinced inside.

I looked ahead, the tunnel was light and I could see the first turn which looked pretty sharp. The slide at this end wasn't steep, but the funnel was.

The lights ahead went green and the supervisors pressed a button that was situated to my right causing the stopper ahead of me to disappear and my donut surged forwards.

The slide wasn't too bad. Although I almost flipped over multiple times, it was a thrill, I was full of adrenaline – that was until I entered the vortex. Shaped like a funnel, the vortex sends you around and around the open surface until you plummet down the vertical exit.

Eddie and I immerged from our tunnels at the same time on opposite sides of the funnel. We circled around the bowl, it was fast but smooth. Eddie looked fine, but me, I couldn't take my eyes off the tunnel that we had no choice but to go down. I hadn't known this was the end of the Vortex.

"What's the matter, Ivashkov? If you ask me, you look a bit scared." Eddie laughed.

"Whatever you think, Castile. This is nothing." I yelled back, pulling my bravado from the depths it had sunk to.

"Sure." I only just heard him mumble.

We had done about three circles each now, drawing us close to the centre. I braced myself for the drop, smirking at Eddie as I began to disappear through the hole.

SHIT! That was intense. If the drop wasn't enough – and someone clearly thought it wasn't – there was water at the bottom. Not the nice calm water you expect to land in, but the gushing-like-rapids type of water that send you flying down a long and steep winding slide – again.

This time, I was sure I was going to fall out. Thankfully I didn't, but I came close to it.

I hit the bottom, able to hear Eddie's cheery "woops!" from behind me. I staggered out of the donut finding myself in the 'beach'. Eddie landed to my right then jumped from the water.

"Wooh!" He yelled. "Now that was awesome." What is he, a psychopath?

Once we were on dry land, Eddie put his arm around my shoulder. "So dude, how was that for a thrill?" He chuckled. "Think you can hold up and beat me at this?"

"Oh, I know I can!"

"Right, well let's get to it then." Eddie said.

We looked up to see Liam, Sydney and Jill standing there watching us. They were all laughing hysterically.

"What's so funny?" I asked, curious of what I had missed.

"Dude, you...should have …seen your face." Liam breathed through his laughter.

"And heard you scream." Jill added.

"Bit scared were you?" Sydney questioned.

"Now guys, come on. Would I be scared of rides?" I challenged.

"Alright, let's see if you can last the rest of them." Sydney challenged back.

"Sure, why not? It will be as easy as dreaming."

"Okay, so the first back from the rides with the most hole punches," Jill directed at me. "Wins."

"Got it." Eddie and I said.

"Wait, what happens if you both get nineteen?"

"Ni-nineteen?" I squeaked.

"That going to be a problem there, pretty boy." Eddie teased. "You can back out now if you like and will only have to ride the drop."

"No, I can handle it." I lied. "The question is, can you?"

"Mate, I was born for this."

"I have an idea." Liam announced. We all turned to him and he continued. "Well, we all want to watch this," He gestured to himself, Jill and Sydney. "But we shouldn't miss the fun. So, why not make teams?"

"But, there is an odd number." Jill pointed.

"That's okay, I can watch." Sydney suggested.

"Oh, no way. Sage, you're coming with me." I would get a thrill watching her on the rides.

"Why, need someone to hold your hand?" She teased. Well that was an opening.

"Well, now that you offered…" I winked and saw a blush creep across her cheek. I saw Eddie and Jill exchange a knowing grin and hoped that they didn't know what was going on in my head right now.

"Alright, teams. Adrian and Sydney, Jill and Eddie. I'll just come along for the fun of the rides." Liam explained.

SYDNEY POV

Adrian's comment caused my heartbeat to increase and I wondered if he really did want to hold my hand. Don't be stupid, Sydney. It was a joke. I shook off my thoughts as soon as they popped into my head.

"So, which ride next?" Jill asked.

"How about a race?' Eddie suggested.

"Aqua racer?"

"Let's go." I said

We made our way to the ramps for the Aqua Racer and found that we were the only ones there. Perfect, a whole race to ourselves.

I really didn't know what to expect on this slide, it wasn't visible from the side that we went up, but judging by how high the ramp was that we climbed, it was going to be steep.

I gasped at the view when we reached the top, then my eyes fell on the slide. Oh no! That's steep. There were eight lanes. Although the surface was flat at the top, it went down at a very sharp angle.

Eddie was first to set up, he was lying on a rubber mat that had raised end where he put his hands inside. Jill and Liam were next, leaving Adrian and me to get into position.

Adrian ready before I was, but I wasn't far behind. I stared down at the slide not able to believe what I was about to do. I had teased Adrian for being scared on the Vortex, but this was nothing compared to that. I was ready to scream already.

"You okay there, Sage?" Adrian questioned.

"I-I'm fine." I clearly lied.

"You sure you can handle this?" Ha, says you.

"I can do it," I said. "Just have to close my eyes. I can do it." I encouraged myself.

"Ah, you might want to keep your eyes open." Adrian said, pointing at a pole that looked similar to traffic lights. "It's a race remember."

"Oh, right. Yeah, I knew that."

"Have you ever been on a ride before?" Adrian eyed me curiously. I gave him a small smile. "You haven't, have you?"

"No." I admitted in a small voice.

"Well, this is going to be a big day for you." He laughed.

I watched the lights ahead of me as they flashed. Red, red, orange, orange…..Green!

We all kicked off and flew down the slide, water splashing up around us. I screamed loud, unable to hide my fear. I could hear Jill's scream from the other side and Eddie's cheers, while Liam stayed silent.

Adrian's laughter echoed beside me, were dead even. We came to a stop at the bottom of the slide before we turned to see the results. Liam and Eddie were tied for first position while Jill was in second. Adrian came next and I was last in finishing.

Our time records showed that we were all only seconds apart. If I had of gained one miller second, I would have been even with Adrian.

"Bit scared were you, Sage." Adrian echoed my earlier question. I had to supress a giggle.

"That was awesome!" I exclaimed. "What's next?" I was eager for more, suddenly full of energy.

"Did-did everyone else hear that or am I dreaming?" Adrian stared at me, flabbergasted.

We all laughed, forgetting all of the things that hung on our shoulders from the day before; the Strigoi attack, Adrian's moods, Jill wanting to go home, all forgotten.

We all raced for hours at the water park. Adrian and I were still teamed up and I was actually enjoying my time with him. He was full of energy, but even better, he was in good spirits. Jill and Eddie were having the time of their lives. It was good to see them both finally relax. Liam was playing the guardian today, but still managed to jump between our teams, giving reports of how they were doing.

Luckily for Jill and Adrian, majority of the water park was under cover – due to park safety regulations – the sun did not affect them.

"They're one up, Adrian." Liam admitted. "You might want to step up your game."

"The Triple Plummet?" Adrian directed his question at me causing small squeakto escape my mouth. "Come on, Sage. It will give us three punches." He begged.

"I-I'm not sure if I can do it." I whimpered. I know, coward right? But I really was scared.

"Yes you can," said Adrian gently. "Just close your eyes." He echoed my earlier words. I couldn't turn this ride down, it was a team effort.

"Okay, I'm in." I pulled myself together.

"Awesome!" Adrian exclaimed. "Let's do it."

We ran to our final ride, climbing the long and steep ramp to the top. Stairs took us up two flights before we reached the opening of the three slides. They were placed around a small room, all turning immediately after take-off, twisting like a braid – downwards.

I was shaky when we got to the top, unsure if I was as confident as I had felt on the way here. "Don't worry, Sage. You'll be fine." I looked up to see comforting, emerald green eyes focused on me. Adrian put his hand on my arm. I pulled myself together – relaxing at his warm touch. I would usually pull away, but in that moment I felt that he cared. He wasn't a vampire to me right now.

"Thank-you." I breathed.

"So, are you two going as pairs or singles?" The guy asked who was supervising the first tunnel.

"Pairs," answered Adrian. "Yeah?" He looked to me.

"Pairs." I agreed.

I clambered into the double ring sitting in the front while Adrian sat behind me. His legs were wrapped around me causing a shudder of comfort surge through me.

"Okay, so keep your hands and body in the ring at all times." The supervisor instructed. "Lay back as far as you can and hold on tight."

Now I was freaking out. No supervisor had given any instructions like that on any of the rides we had been on today. My panicked state and tension must have shown to Adrian. He found my hand, squeezing it tight.

I smiled at the gesture feeling a blush creep over my cheeks. I squeezed his hand back in an attempt to say thank-you – I had a feeling that my voice would fail me.

The barrier disappeared and we fell – fast. We twisted multiple times as we sped towards the ground. I was scared, but it was a rush. It was an amazing feeling. After take-off I held onto Adrian's hand so tight that I could assume that my knuckles had gone white.

After a long ride of twisting, dropping and screaming, I could finally see light at the end. However, it appeared to be beneath us and the tunnel did not seem to be curving back to horizontal.

We dropped from the tunnel, free falling into the water below. It was deep – very deep – we sunk down a short distance. While swimming back up, I noticed that my hand was still gripped around Adrian's. I don't know why, but I chose to leave it that way.

We swam back to the surface in unison, as if we were connected in some way. Face to face, we swam close to each other. I got the jitters in my stomach from the look of wonder on his face. We floated for a moment until we reached air then climbed our way out of the pool.

"Wooh!" Adrian screamed. "Now that is what you call awesome!"

"I don't believe it," I breathed. "I did it. We did it!"

"Hell yeah, we did!" He exclaimed, jumping towards me, then wrapping his arms around my body.

I was surprised when I returned the hug, but decided not to dwell on any issues. Adrian wasn't a vampire to me right now, and I liked it.

"Ah, should we give you guys some space?" Eddie questioned with a smirk on his face."

We jumped apart. I again felt a blush creep over my face – always Adrian who caused the blush. That was one vampire trait I wish I had, they never blushed.

"Check this out, Castile." He said, holding up his plastic ticket – light shining through the many holes on it. "Eighteen punches. Can you beat that?"

"Eighteen? How did you manage that, drive to the shops and buy a hole punch?" Eddie questioned.

Adrian just grinned, then pointed behind him where the Triple Plummet was located.

"You two went on that?" Eddie asked, disbelief all over his face. "You two?"

"We sure did." Adrian confirmed.

"Well, Adrian. You impressed me today, and that's saying something."

"Yeah, so ah. You better get yourself prepared for your next ride, it's going to be a fun one." Adrian teased.

"Nah, I don't think so."

"What?" Adrian exclaimed. "A deals a deal, Castile."

"I know, but ah. We got eighteen too." Eddie admitted.

"Oh," Adrian sighed. "Now what?"

"Nothing, it was a draw." Jill informed.

"What about a tie-breaker?"

"How about you both shout dinner?" Suggested Liam

"I'm cool with that," Eddie accepted. "Yeah?" He turned to face Adrian.

"Sounds good to me."

"Alright, so where to for dinner?"

We decided to go for burgers, more so for Adrian's sake than anyone else's – it was the most he could afford given what little money he had.

"You gonna eat that, Sage?" Adrian asked, pointing to my quarter of a burger that I had left. "Thanks."

He took the burger, scoffing it down in two bites. How he ate so much, I never knew. But then again, I don't eat all that much so he would probably question why.

"I believe a tost is in order," Adrian announced, holding up his soda. "To Miss Sydney Sage for braving the rides of the water park for the first time in her life."

There was an echoed "Woooh!" across the table. We all held up our drinks and hit them together.

"Yeah, I really enjoyed today. It was good to get away from school and everything for a day and just relax." Jill said.

"It was good to finally see you relax." I directed at Eddie.

"Yeah, it was a good day." Eddie admitted.

Once back at Amberwood – after dropping Adrian and Liam off at Clarence's – Jill and I parted ways with Eddie. We made our way back to our dorm, both of us exhausted. Today had been fun, but had taken all my energy. I was almost ready for bed within ten minutes of arriving when my phone rang.

I was unsure of who it would be, but I was surprised when I heard Adrian's voice on the other end. "Adrian?"

"Sage," his voice was frantic and full of worry. "There's been another attack." He said. My heart sunk, the last thing we needed was another Strigoi attack.

"What? Where was it?"

"Araby Cove, about five miles from here on the way to Cathedral City."

"Was it a Moroi?" I asked.

"Yes, he was twenty-five."

"Okay, thank-you." I responded. "I will ring the Alchemists and see if they have heard anything. I will get back to you when I can." I was about to say goodbye when Adrian's voice interrupted me.

"And, Sage?" His voice was nervous now.

"Yes, Adrian?" I responded uncertainly. Why did he sound so nervous?

"I-I had fun today." He admitted. "It was good to see you so happy and relaxed."

"I-ah, I did too Adrian," my heart was skipping. I couldn't believe the nervous tone in Adrian's voice. "Thank-you."

"Anytime, Sage."

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