Brave, Part II
"Feel like vomiting yet?" asked Miku without a care in the world as she walked towards the next ride from hell in the theme park.
Luka blinked rapidly, trying to get rid of the blurring in her vision. "N-No! I'm completely fine!" she shouted confidently, before erasing the effect of her words as she lost her balance and tumbled to the floor.
"Oww…" groaned Luka, scowling at the ground. Laughing, Miku held out a hand for her to take.
"Come on! Don't go injuring yourself now! If you don't wanna do it, just say so!"
Luka shook her head vigorously as she got to her feet. "No, I said we'd do this, so I'm going to do it 'till the very end!" She looked up at the next attraction, and couldn't stop the shiver that went down her spine.
"I think this is the only ride we haven't gone on," said Miku. Then, she shrugged. "Guess that means someone's gonna have to chuck up, and that someone is definitely not going to be me."
Luka gulped and tried to force the heavy feeling in her heart down.
"Luka, you sure you're okay?" asked Miku, slowing down her pace. "You look ill… Y'know, we can stop this if it's that bad…"
"No no," said Luka, walking slightly quicker than before towards the ride, every step as heavy as a two-tonne weight. "We're gonna do this, and I'm gonna win." …I'm gonna fucking lose.
Miku raised an eyebrow. "You sound so confident for someone who looks like they're gonna throw up just by looking at the ride."
Luka sweatdropped. Shit, she saw right through me!
As Luka thought about her imminent defeat at the hands of the baby-faced teenager Miku Hatsune, said teenager grabbed her hand and started pulling her towards the ride. "Come on! Park's closing in-" she looked down at the teal watch on her wrist - "twenty minutes!"
Somehow, Luka's heart rate slowed down a bit. Maybe she could stall Miku and avoid the ride altogether!
"Ah, Miku…" grunted Luka, suddenly halting and doubling over in pain. "My stomach is killing me…"
"Psh, you big baby, you'll be fine," said Miku, weaving between the people, still a vice grip on Luka's hand.
Soon, they slowed to a stop and waited in the queue of two parties to join the ride.
Luka did actually feel like she was going to vomit at the mere sight of the ride. I mean, there's about twenty loops in that thing! And look, their bodies aren't even fully restrained! And how can something that fast even be considered safe-
"Luka?" asked Miku, bringing Luka out of her fear-induced daze. "Our turn," she said, an evil glint in her eye. Luka gulped, and took a few shaky steps towards the ride, before settling into the carriage - just as fate would have it - right at the back.
It seemed like she had only gotten into the ride when it started flying across the rails, and Luka slammed her eyes shut and her head down. Beside her, Miku was screaming her head off, having the time of her life, while Luka was trying not to faint.
Fuckshitfuckshitfuckshit I'm gonna fucking shit myself oh God please help me I don't wanna die…
The mantra repeated on and on in her head relentlessly, the words trying to calm her down, but to no avail.
Suddenly, the ride stopped. Luka's head lost in her hands, and she didn't want to take it out. For all she knew, the ride could've stopped to make people feel assured and happy that their life wasn't in danger anymore!
"Oh my gosh that was freaking cool!" exclaimed Miku, her teal twintails bouncing.
Luka muttered something unintelligible into her arms. She was very glad the ride was over. Now she could go home, have a nice bubble bath, and just immerse herself in all that is pleasant and tranquil-
"Time for round two!" came Miku's high-pitched voice.
All the colour drained from Luka's face in a split second. She'd completely forgotten about the second time around the park!
"Ah, but it looks like we won't get to ride all of 'em…" said Miku, sighing a little in disappointment.
A little beam of hope shone through Luka's heart. "Well, if we can't ride all of 'em, then we'd better just go home!" she exclaimed a little bit too enthusiastically to be natural.
Miku looked at her confusedly, before the same evil glint returned to her eyes.
"Actually, I've just had an idea. Let's just ride the biggest, tallest, loopiest, most petrifying ride this place has until either closing time or vomit flies! Yolo, right!" she said, a smirk emerging onto her face.
Oh, SHIT.
