- Third Story: Nicole x Ame (YES. YESYESYES. OTP RIGHT HERE) -

Ame flew higher up into the sky, Nicole clutching onto him for dear life as they soared up into the atmosphere. "Its cold up here!" she said, as they slowed to a hovering stand-still above the clouds. She admired the sunset, then looked back to Ame as he spoke. "You see that up there?" he pointed to the sky. "I want to go there someday. If only I could..." he stared up at space, longing to be able to see the constellations up close.
He blinked, then wrapped his other arm around Nicole, keeping her in a comforting grasp of safety. "Please don't drop me..." she whimpered, hiding her face on his shoulder. "I won't," he said in a low tone.

"Thanks for the idea, though."

"whAT!" she shrieked, sitting up and giving him a glare of annoyance. He laughed and put his hand on the back of her head, reassuring her. She smiled back at him. She just couldn't stay mad, because he always lightened her mood. Even the simplest things made her happy.
She laid her head on his shoulder again, feeling the cold gust of wind against her.
They hovered there, content with each other, until suddenly Ame's rockets gave out, sending them plummeting towards the ground again. "My rockets glitched!" he shouted past the roaring wind, Nicole starting to freak out. He held her up to him, shielding her as his rockets spurted back on, just enough to slow the fall. His feet landed on the ground with a small thud, still shielding her in his arms.
"You okay?" he sighed, loosening his grip on her. "I-I'm fine..." she answered. She stumbled backward, her balance off, still shaken by what just happened. "That's exactly why I don't ask to freefall...". Her tone was calm, despite the fact she looked like she'd seen a ghost.
Nova waved his arms above his head, catching their attention. "Hey!" he shouted from afar, "Elita needs you two!". Ame turned back to Nicole, his ears drooped forward towards her. She sighed, and pet the tip of one, before shouting back to Nova. "Coming!". "I'll yell at you later..." she said to Ame.
He said nothing back, but only pushed her long lynx ears out of the way and kissed her on the head, as an apology for what happened, and they continued on their way to Nova and Elita.

They both walked out of the training center, and Nicole stopped when they got outside. Ame paused, then turned to her. "Yes..?". "Remember when I said I'd yell at you later?" she said in a gentle tone, standing on her tiptoes to reach nose-to-nose with him. He gave a slightly confused grin as their noses bumped.

"What about it?~" his expression changed from a blank stare to a smirk.

"DON'T YOU DARE EVER DROP ME AGAIN OR I SWEAR I WILL MANGLE YOU APART WITH MY CLAWS AND DISABLE YOUR ROCKETS PERSONALLY!" she screeched at him, then teleported herself back to the lab.
He stood there, stunned, then blinked. He sighed, knowing she'd apologize as soon as he got back. He continued back, his hands in his jacket pockets.