The sun had started to set.
The people in the park had traveled to eat supper before leaving the park.
Or, they were running to other rides, like our group of nations, heading to the Viking Coaster for the boys' challenge.
"Well, this is it." Toris stopped the group before they entered the line, "If you wanna back down now, go ahead. I'm gonna ride."
"I'm not." Feliks promptly commented.
Tino was shaking, Berwald patted him on the shoulder, "D'n't be sc'red. I'm r'ght here."
Raivis and Peter were holding hands, looking up at the loop they saw earlier. The faced each other and nodded, knowing that it was either chores or adrenaline.
They went with adrenaline.
"Let's go." Peter said, pulling Raivis along with him.
The adults followed closely behind, Toris letting Feliks tag along behind as he walked beside Eduard, Tino walking beside Berwald – shaking – and the boys in front confidently joining other people waiting in line for an adrenaline rush.
This is just a ride. Peter thought, it's not gonna kill me. If it does, Dad's gonna sue.
They wouldn't be operating it if it killed people. Or scare them so much it's not that popular. Raivis thought.
OK, here we go... Tino thought.
He's shaking so badly, I wonder if Berwald notices. Eduard thought.
Hmm, th'y look k'nda 'xcited. Berwald told himself.
Wow, sounds like fun. Toris thought.
Like, I need to get my hair done again. Was Feliks' thought.
"Ya g'nna back d'wn now?" Berwald asked the boys.
"Nah." Peter sighed.
"No..." Raivis wasn't scared of the ride, but rather the fact that no one saw those holding hands – yet.
"Well, you can wait for us..." Toris teased, "...and do your chores."
Feliks sighed, "I'd do my chores."
"Well, either you ride or wash the dishes tomorrow." Eduard said.
"Dishes." Was the reply.
"Boys? You wanna wait with Feliks?" Tino asked, "Last chance."
"We're riding." The boys said sternly.
"'k." Berwald leaned back on his heels, looking around the area, not everything they had in here was what the Vikings had...
"Berwald?"
The Swede looked down at Tino, "Can you... hold my hand?"
"L'ke a ch'ld." Berwald muttered, grabbing the hand of the Finnish man.
"OK, people! C'mon, you guys are next!" the operator sing-songed.
"Yay!" Peter called running to the front of the ride, "If I ride up front Dad, can I get a boat kit?"
"S're." Berwald answered, going to the car behind Peter.
"I'll be waiting for you." Feliks kissed Toris on his cheek before making another show of getting to the exit while the Lithuanian and the Estonian got into their car.
While the rest of the train was filling up, Raivis and Peter quickly fixed their seatbelts and everything, seeing the thing that went over their shoulders to keep them from falling out when they went upside down. They looked at each other, grabbing hands and smiling.
"We're gonna be OK." Peter whispered, "It's... just a ride."
"Yeah." Raivis answered, "A ride..."
The arm cover came down, the operator said their usual things before letting the train go.
On the way to the start of the ride, Peter grabbed his friend's hand, "This is it."
"No chores."
"Yup." Peter smiled at his friend.
"Hey." Raivis said, the train turning to reveal the starting point of the ride, "Let's scream something going down."
"What?" Peter asked.
Raivis said it loud enough for only Peter to hear, making the younger boy smile.
Tino was shaking so badly, first he felt that his seat was to big for him, that he was gonna fall out. Second was the fact that Berwald was next to him, grinning from ear to ear. Third was that Peter was in front of him, he was going to be scared so badly he was gonna cry.
Wasn't he?
Tino felt so awful at that moment and time, seeing the start to the adrenaline forcing ride.
"Ya r'dy, m' w'fe?" Berwald asked.
"How's about if I scream that I love you going down the first fall, you stop calling me "Wife"?" Tino made a quick deal, maybe this would make him no longer nervous.
"S're." Berwald answered, "'s long 's I get t' y'll th't I l've ya more."
"Whatever." Tino smiled.
"Hey, Toris, gonna scream that you love Feliks?" Eduard joked.
"Only if you scream "I have no one to love!" as well." Toris answered.
"No."
"Then I'm not gonna scream I love Feliks." Toris said, "Unless you scream you love no one in the weirdest voice you can make."
"Fine." Eduard replied, stiff lipped.
A quick silence, "Hey, if you scream "I'm gonna get laid tonight by Feliks" during another fall, I'll give you fifty bucks."
"As long as you scream that you're uke." Toris looked at the Estonian.
"No..."
Toris laughed.
The two boys in the front saw the drop ahead, holding the other's hand tightly as they heard the chain work beneath them.
"Alright!" Peter said, "Gonna go upside down!"
"No, I thought we were gonna get wet." Raivis replied.
"Well, we might if we pee our pants."
"I knew we should've bought Toris diapers..."
Peter laughed, the ride stopping at the edge of the drop.
"Ready?" Raivis asked.
"Ready." Peter answered, "Remember to yell."
"Uh huh." Raivis saw the long fall ahead.
The ride started moving again.
From the first three cars of the train you could hear the nations screaming.
"I LOVE YOU PETER!"
"I LOVE YOU RAIVIS!"
"I LOVE BERWALD!"
"I L'VE YA M'RE TINO!"
"I LOVE FELIKS!"
"I LOVE NO ONE AND I'M UKE AND TORIS OWES ME FIFTY BUCKS!"
When the next fall came around, Toris could be heard, "I'M GETTING LAID BY FELIKS TONIGHT!"
Feliks heard all six nations screaming as he watched from below, gaping at what he just heard. Then, he shrugged, "Must've been a bet." He muttered to himself, shooting a glare at the same group of guys that told him "No chicks in the men's room."
The group walked away, "That was the same person that threw Ryan against a wall."
"Dang."
The six nations walked away from the ride, Peter and Raivis ran out to Feliks, yelling and wooing about how they didn't have to do their chores for a week and got a new game and a boat making kit.
Toris walked up to the Polish man blushing, "Did you hear me?"
"Sure did." Feliks replied, "Eduard dare you to?"
"Yeah. I dared him to scream that he loved no one and that he was uke when he dared me to scream that I loved you and was getting laid by you tonight."
Feliks leaned in, "How'd he know?"
Eduard watched the two talk with a smirk on his face.
"Oh dear..." Tino said, legs turning into jelly, "...well, can you stop calling me your wife now?"
"S're." Berwald smiled, picking the Finnish man up and smashing their lips together.
"We survived!" Peter and Raivis danced around each other, looking at the adults to make sure they weren't being watched.
They looked at each other, smiling.
"Kiss me." Peter whispered.
"Sure." Raivis replied, lowering himself to press his lips to the younger boy's.
The adults watched from the corners of their eyes.
**OMG EPIC ENDING HUH! So, everyone yelling something was inspired by my friends, N, E, and D. D challenged N and E to yell that they love someone going down a big fall on a school trip to Dollywood.
"As long as Kaitia yells she loves Zaen (My BF, that's seriously how you spell his name)" E replied.
That of which I did not do, and Kaitia is my name for this site. Not my real one :)
Anyway, this was a sweet story, I feel. Come back for sixths! Because there's another chapter to read...**