The next day started in the Haunted Mansion. Adrienne and Georges pointed out little details in and before the ride that they found more funny than creepy. Stephen and Angie ended up riding together, talking about how each animatronic and trick of the eye worked. Theo and Philip cuddled in their seat, jumping and laughing at each little scare.

All the fairytale rides were next. On each one, Angie was giving a scientific explanation or impossibility for every "magical" thing, ruining some of the fun. The Little Mermaid ride was the worst in that regard, mostly because John had joined in to her antics.

"Fish don't move like that," John said while watching an animation of the characters. "They can't move like that. Their fins literally, physically cannot move like that."

"Instruments don't even work underwater," Angie added. "Unless it's a specially tweaked string instrument and/or unnecessarily large."

"Fish and crustaceans don't even have vocal cords."

"Even if mermaids did exist, they wouldn't have hair."

"Do you two have to act like this?" Alex groaned.

"You don't like The Little Mermaid, either," John retorted.

"Well, yeah, but that's because one: the ocean can piss off, and two: Ariel and Eric are the dumbest couple ever. He's the ruler of a sea-side kingdom, meaning all their food and trade money and jobs involve fishing. So, either Ariel decides that fishing can no longer happen, or her best friend Flounder ends up on her dinner plate one day."

Eliza shook her head. "You three are awful."

"The Little Mermaid is awful."

"La magie est terrible," Angie grumbled, crossing her arms.

Angelica lightly shoved Alex and John. "You're scaring the small children."

"Fuck the small children," Peggy hissed.

Maria sighed, "Babe, you teach small children."

"Your point?"

Eliza turned to Philip. "Do you still believe in magic, at least?"

Philip glanced at Theo, who he held in one arm. "Something like that."

Eliza smiles sweetly. "Good."

They got ice cream, then went to the Dumbo ride. Theo rested her head on Philip's shoulder as they floated through the air. Georges and Adrienne kept moving their fake elephant up and down, hoping it would actually launch into the sky. Angie sat with her father, and after being in the air for five seconds, she got flashbacks to the plane, and immediately went back down and stayed down.

The last ride of the day was the Mad Tea Party, in which the teacups spun around at potentially dangerous speeds. This time, Theo was with her dad, and Angie was with both of her parents. Philip, Adrienne, Georges, and Stephen sat in a teacup together, spinning it as fast as they possibly could, threatening to break the cup off the ride altogether.

Philip had to sit down for a few minutes, afterwards, too dizzy to walk properly. He tried to hug Theo for comfort, but she quickly denied the advance, not wanting to be thrown up on. Half of the group, including Theo, went to find snacks, and the rest stayed with Philip.

Stephen sat down next to his friend. "You're really cute together," he said.

"Who?" Philip wondered.

"You and Theo, duh."

"Oh." A blush crept up Philip's cheeks. "Thanks."

Stepgen stared at his phone as he flipped it around in his hands. "She really likes you."

"I-I don't know if she really likes me-ow!" Stephen had cut Philip off with a slap to the arm.

"Yes, she does. Just enjoy it, man. Not everyone gets to have a relationship as happy and healthy as yours seems to be." Stephen unlocked his phone, locked it, again, and rubbed the dark screen with his thumb.

Philip pursed his lips. "How are you doing with your...sexuality stuff?" He felt horribly awkward calling it that.

Stephen shrugged. "It's...better...and worse..."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I'm taking your advice and not thinking about it; just letting it all happen. But..." Stephen unlocked and locked his phone, again.

"But?"

Stephen opened his mouth, but closed it again before saying anything. The rest of the group had returned, making Stephen go silent.

Theo handed Philip a bottle of water, and he squeezed her hand as thanks. Everyone stood around and talked for a while, until it was noticed that Philip was leaning against Theo's legs and falling asleep.

Okay but Stephen and Angie are one of my brotps in this story