Chapter 13 yay! haha. Enjoy. (:
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Chapter 13
"Let's just keep going. Would you like to walk further into the park and go to Skyhalk and Maverick or go back to the front for Wicked Twister and Raptor?" Jeff asked, trying to fix his hair a little bit.
"Oh, we can walk further into the park. I like just walking with you." Nick bit his lip, smiling softly before shaking his head at Jeff's attempts to fix his hair. He leaned forward, brushing his fingers gently through Jeff's hair until it was sitting right, "There. Better. I still think it was cute before, though."
"Well thank you, but I thought your hair was cute too. You're just one of those guys that can pull off the crazy hair," Jeff said and linked his fingers with Nick's and started to head to his left.
"Pff please. You're adorable." Nick chuckled, grinning as he looked down at their entwined hands. He was never going to be able to get used to that. They fit so well it almost made his fingers tingle.
"There's two haunted houses," Jeff said and pointed out the entrance to Carn-Evil and Terror Island. "The obvious one is clown themed and Terror Island is pirates," Jeff explained.
Nick bumped his shoulder against Jeff's as they walked, not really thinking about it, just taking in the things he was saying. This environment was so much different to what he was used to. Sure, he'd been to places like these a bunch of times, but he always liked the quieter places. Looking over at Jeff, he shrugged, "Not a lot can scare me." He smirked.
"They aren't so much as scary as they are just cool. I like seeing the effects. I mean sometimes people come out of nowhere and just pop out at me and it scares me, but eh. Terror Island is actually favorite. It's the longest one and it's the scariest one. The new one sounds interesting though. Blood On The Bayou?" Jeff said, walking passed the kid land. Cedar Point was pretty much a big circle, and you walk around it. The whole park was only a square mile.
Nick nodded his understanding as he followed Jeff's steps. He smiled sadly when Jeff said he got scared when people jumped out, looking down at the floor when he thought about what had happened when Jeff had crept up on him. He didn't want to think about it, though. He liked to think that was well and truly behind them by now. Jeff hadn't mentioned it since. Nick raised his eyebrow at the mention of a new one, shrugging, "Could be good. Always worth trying once, right?" He smiled.
"Yeah! I want to go in all of them actually. I love seeing the Screamsters come out. I think it's at 6:30 tonight? I'll have to check the sign when we go out ride Millennium later," Jeff said. They were just passing the train tracks and getting into Frontier Town.
"Most of the wooden roller coasters here are terrible. Gemini, the racing one, is the only tolerable one," Jeff explained, motioning to the wooden roller coaster right before they passed the train tracks.
Nick looked around them curiously at all the people. That was one of the things he didn't usually like so much about being in places like this. So many people. So many humans. You couldn't possibly feel any more out of place, but this time it was different. He had Jeff holding his hand, talking to him, making him feel human, too. He loved how normal Jeff made him feel.
Nick leaned into Jeff just a little as they walked, liking that he could be so close to him. He nodded as Jeff spoke, loosening his hold on Jeff's hand for a moment before gently squeezing.
Jeff smiled, and headed towards Skyhalk. It was the next thing they saw, and Jeff loved riding it.
"This is the largest of its type in the world," Jeff said, and got into the line. It was just a thrill ride, so it didn't have a long line. It actually had a lot of seats, so they'd probably get on like, right now. As they waited, you can feel the air rush passed you and it just added to the suspense of riding it.
"Okay, that sounds kind of cool." Nick looked up at the ride, keeping a hold of Jeff's hand to make sure he wouldn't stray and walk into someone. He looked back down at Jeff, grinning at the sight of his smile. Still the best thing he'd ever seen. He pulled Jeff's hand up to his lips when they got into the line, kissing his knuckles.
Jeff blushed, and bit his lip. It seemed like such a gentlemanly thing to do, but it's never happened before. They moved in line, and through the turnstile to their assigned seat number. He sighed happily, and leaned against the railing behind him, bumping their knees together.
"This has been a great morning so far," Jeff said, "Even if we've only been here for an hour."
Nick followed Jeff to their seats, smiling fondly as Jeff bumped their knees together. This wasn't something he could honestly say he was used to. Though he'd been to plenty of places like this one, it was never really for him, and yet being with Jeff made him feel like he did this sort of thing all the time.
"Well, I'm glad you're having fun." Nick smiled brightly, "This is actually the most fun I've ever had in a place like this."
Jeff hopped into the seat and pulled down the blue lap bar. These seats were actually really awkward for guys. They dipped in and your legs were up higher than your butt, so it was just strange. The attendants came around and checked their seats, and cleared the way for the ride to start. Jeff loved this ride because you almost went upside down, but didn't have any shoulder harnesses, and the freedom of the ride was thrilling.
Nick took the seat beside Jeff, a bright smile on his face, because really, this was all kind of amazing. They'd been there for an hour and Jeff had already agreed to be his boyfriend. He'd gotten to hold his hand almost the entire time. It felt so simple, and easy, and as the ride started, and Nick felt the adrenalin rush, he realized that this was all kind of perfect, and meeting Jeff was definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him.
The arms whooshed up, and they were off. It was great really. He put his arms up the entire time. It felt amazing. Being with Nick just felt like this all the time. The smile wouldn't get wiped away from his face. He had crazy hair at the end, but it was 'Dragster hair'. He laughed and exited the ride. He just instinctively put his hand back to Nick's and just walked close together. He didn't really realize that he did it, but it felt right.
Nick snickered at Jeff's hair as they got off the ride, reaching over and ruffling it, smiling fondly. This felt good, and normal, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd felt this good about himself. He didn't have to think about anything. Smiling brightly as Jeff took his hand, he bumped their shoulders together, "You should hold my hand like this all the time. It's nice." He teased.
"Gladly," Jeff said, and smiled, starting to swing them and have a bounce in his step. They had to go around a building to get to the next ride on their stop, but it wasn't far.
"That haunted house always has the most crowded line, so we can go to that one first. It opens at like 3:45 or something because it's an actual house, and not a maze where it needs to be dark," Jeff explained, pointing to the asylum themed haunted house. It was only about noon now, so they had some time to ride Maverick or Millennium.
Nick snickered as Jeff swung their hands, keeping up with his pace as he looked around them, trying to take everything in as well as Jeff's words. It was all pretty amazing. Cedar Point wasn't exactly unlike other places Nick had been to, but he had Jeff there with him, and that made it feel a million times different. A million times better. He kind of loved it.
"Okay. Sounds like a plan," he leaned his shoulder against Jeff's for a moment, just because he could, smiling to himself.
"And then after we can just walk around. The park is really pretty at twilight," Jeff said. He just liked walking around with Nick. Even if he always had to have some sort of plan when he came here. It was strange just coming here and not know what to do.
Nick grinned, "Good. I like spending time with you." He didn't know what it was. Generally, Nick had found the company of a human nothing more than tedious, and a little frustrating, but Jeff was different. He didn't even have to say anything. Jeff just made him feel good about himself for being around. Nick kept looking around them as they got to the line. He loved to take all of their surroundings in. He had plenty of life left to live, he was more than okay with stopping a while and checking everything out. It was nice. And having Jeff's hand in his while he did was a bonus.
The Maverick line wasn't too long, because it was still early. It was actually the best line to wait for two hours in. It had a roof, and the fans ran when it got really hot. Maverick had a wild west theme to it, and it was really cool. Probably one of Jeff's favorite themed rides. It was in Frontier Town anyway.
"In the summer, on the path over there, they have like a million lights just glowing from all the trees," Jeff pointed out, and leaned on the metal railing where they were waiting, "Right now, it's a haunted walk through. Maniacal Mechanical Screamworks. Say that ten times really fast."
"Sounds beautiful." Nick smiled fondly. Simple things like that always made him smile. That would be such a beautiful sight. The simplest things were often the most beautiful. That's what Nick had come to discover, anyway. He chuckled, rolling his eyes, "Yeah, I'm not even going to bother trying that."
"It really is gorgeous. Now it's just fog and lasers, and people on knee pads that run out and slide across the ground. But the good part, the fog, from both Maniacal Mechanical Screamworks and Corn Stalkers makes Millennium Force really fun to ride. You can't see the track, so it's more exciting," Jeff explained. "Oh well Corn Stalkers is the walk through maze one over there. Obvious a corn field," he added.
Nick just watched Jeff as he spoke with a fond smile. He just liked to hear Jeff talk. He always had so much to say and it was amazing, really; how nice his voice sounded. Nick was glad Jeff was a rambler. He'd never enjoyed getting spoken to quite as much as he did with Jeff.
"Oh my god, once time I went through with Trent and at the end he said, 'Oh god that was so corny.' It totally made my whole life," Jeff added, giggling.
Nick looked over at the Corn Stalker as Jeff pointed it out, nodding and rolled his eyes, chuckling at the joke, "You really are like, five years old, I swear." He grinned.
"Well I promise I'm actually 17," Jeff chuckled, and moved forward up the stairs. The line moved in large quantities several times, instead of just continuous movement. It was different for all the rides. They passed the turnstiles and looked where to choose a seat.
"This one is always better in the front," Jeff said, and went straight for the first seat of the first car. "They named all of the trains here, and it's really funny. It's like, Bert, Beau, Bret, Bart, Brent, and then Sam. Like what the hell? Couldn't think of another B name?" Jeff chuckled.
Nick laughed softly, following Jeff as they moved up the stairs. He was still taking everything in. That was one of the things Nick really did love about places like this. There were so many things to take in, so much to see in such a short amount of time.
Nick nodded at Jeff's words, following him to the front and sitting beside him. He smiled fondly as Jeff spoke, just listening to his voice. He would never get used to how wonderful a voice Jeff had. And that was probably another one of those cheesy thoughts he shouldn't have been having. He chuckled softly, "Hey, don't knock it. Sam is a very good name for a train."
Jeff shrugged, "I like it, it just doesn't match," he chuckled. These lines moved pretty fast, because the people entered and exited frequently.
"Yay or nay for the woodie over there? It's Mean Streak. It's okay. I'll ride it, but I normally don't. I don't really know if you're one for wooden coasters, or just a steel coaster kind of guy. I can get us on all of the 17 coasters, well except for like the Woodstock Express and the Mine Ride, because those are like little kids ride," Jeff explained. He could really just explain the park for hours. It would be easy to put a great visual in someone's head if they couldn't go.
Nick looked over at the ride Jeff was talking about, shrugging, "I prefer steel coasters, but I don't mind either way. We can go on that one if you'd like." He smiled softly. It really didn't matter to him which rides Jeff wanted to go on. He would've gone on any of them, just as long as he got to stay by Jeff's side like this.
"I will pass on that. You really aren't missing anything," Jeff said, and moved up to the gate. They were next in line. He was getting on that bouncing thing again. It was exciting to know that the next train will be yours. "This first hill is soooo awesome," Jeff exclaimed and peered his head out the gate to look at the track.
Nick chuckled softly as he watched Jeff bouncing. He pressed his hands to Jeff's shoulders, looking into his eyes. He snickered, "Okay. Breathe. We'll be on there soon." He rolled his eyes, smiling fondly.
Nick really just wanted to kiss him again, but he wasn't sure if he was allowed to here or not. It was frustrating.
Jeff bounded to the train as the gates opened at made his way across the seat, to the right side. There was no seat belt, just a shoulder harness you pulled down, and buckled. It was actually kind of a painful design for a train, but it was one of the easier ones to board.
Nick rolled his eyes, smiling fondly as he watched Jeff rush towards the seats. He really was just like a little kid when he was in a place like this and it was truly adorable. Sitting beside him, he pulled down the shoulder harness, buckling it up.
"Try to hold your head away from the side bars, or you'll get off with a headache. The turns are really fast, and it just kind of whips you around. Very fun, but sometimes bad," Jeff suggested while waiting for the ride attendant to check his seat for the clear. He was super excited. That moment when you're about to get launched is amazing on any roller coaster.
He just nodded in understanding at Jeff's words. Jeff knew this place much better than he did, but Nick doubted he'd get too bad of a headache, anyway. Certainly not for very long. He loved above everything else, how excited Jeff was at the beginning of every ride like this. He would've gone on every ride just to see that excitement on his face.
"Also, the camera is like five seconds after we get out of the second launch, when we get to the inside part," Jeff explained, "These pictures aren't as good as the rest, you can barely see your face, with the shoulder harnesses, and the camera is at a really bad place, so it's like… whipped around and everyone's just holding themselves so it won't hurt."
Nick nodded, taking in Jeff's words. He looked around them for a moment, taking things in. He had decided that things in this place were kind of beautiful in their own way. That could've been because he was getting to spend all this time with Jeff, though.
Jeff smiled at the 'clear' and they moved slowly forward. He knew they'd get shot, but Nick didn't. The car accelerated very quickly up the hill, and pretty much threw them over the steep top. He threw his hands up, while trying to hold his head still.