"Cornelius, where are we going?" Franny asked from the front seat of her boyfriend's car. There was a bandana tied around her eyes and they'd been driving for nearly an hour.

"I told you, Franny, it's a surprise," seventeen year old Cornelius Robinson told his impatient girlfriend for the ninth time since they'd gotten in the car. He shook his head and laughed as she crossed her arms a huffed. He wanted where they were going to be a surprise so he could see her eyes light up when she saw where they were.

"Well I think since it's my birthday, I should get to know where we're going," Franny stated smugly. Cornelius chuckled and laced the hand that wasn't steering the car with hers.

"And I think since I'm your boyfriend and this is my car, you should just be patient and let me surprise you on your birthday," he said confidently. Franny groaned and let her head fall back on the head rest of her seat. Cornelius laughed gain and refocused on the road.

Waiting to cross the rubicon
Wondering what side I'm on
What are these visions of me as a young man?
With one arm pointed, and the other arm holding your hand

"Ok, are you ready?" Cornelius asked as he pulled into a parking spot slowly. Franny was bouncing excitedly in her seat as the car finally came to a stop. She went to remove her blind fold but Cornelius stopped her. She huffed in impatience and hurried him up.

"I'm ready! Now where are we?!" she squeaked as her boyfriend start untying the bandana. He laughed and paused just before pulling it completely away from her eyes.

"Happy Sweet Sixteen, Franny," he murmured as the bandana slipped away from her face. Franny blinked and then gasped as she looked out the windshield of the car in shock. Looming over them, just up a short hill was a giant carnival ground site. The light flashed in blinked in the dim of the late evening.

Needing a plan to keep you near
Blowing a horn, so you can hear
If it was only my love and devotion
This world would suddenly be in a state of commotion

"Oh my God!" Franny screamed in excitement. She absolutely loved carnivals and it never failed to disappoint her that there wasn't one in their hometown. Cornelius smiled brightly at her response and slipped out of the car. He jogged to the other side and opened his girlfriend's door. She immediately jumped out, nearly knocking him down and grabbed his arm. "Come on, Cornelius!" she cried, dragging him towards the carnival entrance.

After getting their wrist band the couple hurried inside the carnival and glanced around. Franny was bouncing on the balls of her feet excitedly. Cornelius had one arm wrapped around her waist and the other bent so he could read his watch.

"Ok, I promised Gaston and Art I'd have you back home by midnight," he said, drawing Franny's attention, "We've got five hours before we have to drive back. What do you want to do first?" Franny squealed and rushed first to the bumper car ring, Cornelius holding her shoulder so as not to lose her in the crowd.

Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional motion

The hours seemed to fly by as the two ran all around the carnival, Franny leading the way the entire time. After the bumper cars they went through the fun house which had Cornelius nearly hyper ventilating from his fear of clowns. Franny apologized profusely for forgetting, but he just waved her off as they moved towards the Zipper. After that, they snacked on some blue cotton candy before Cornelius checked his watch again.

"We've got thirty more minutes before we had to make the drive back, what's the last ride you wanna go on?" Franny frowned that the fun had to end but quickly set to choosing out the last ride. She rubbed her chin as she turned and looked all over the carnival for something they hadn't already gone on. The answer struck her suddenly and she smiled.

"That," she pointed so her boyfriend could see where they were headed. The ferric wheel was tall and had the brightest lights in the whole carnival. Cornelius raised an eyebrow and gave her an incredulous look. She just smiled sweetly at him and squeezed his arm. He finally shrugged and they started walking hurriedly over to the ferric wheel.

I never get around under the sun and the stars
And I may be always frowning
But wonder you will see, under the sun and the stars
You will turn around and I'll be emotion

There wasn't anyone in line so they were immediately placed in a carriage and the safety bar lowered. Franny smiled happily as Cornelius rest and arm around her shoulder. She leaned her head on his chest as the wheel started to turn, moving their carriage backwards. Cornelius rested his cheek on her head as the night air whipped around them and they rose higher off the ground. Their carriage finally made it all the way to top and stopped. They could see the entire carnival from their seats and Franny's eyes sparkled as they danced across the scene.

"Wow," she breathed, "it's amazing."

"You're amazing," Cornelius whispered, gazing down at her. She turned her face up to his and smiled. It made a warm feeling spread through his entire chest when she looked at him like that.

"This has been the best birthday ever," she said sincerely, "thank you, Cornelius."

"Of course," he said, leaning closer, "I'd do anything for you, Franny." She smiled shyly before moving into her boyfriend and catching his lips in a kiss. It was warm and filled with love as they sat high above the world in their ferric wheel carriage.

Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional motion