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"WHAT!?" screamed Ryoko. "What are you trying to pull?!"

Ryuka was speechless.

"You should be grateful." replied Washu. "People don't get this kind of chance every day, or for free!" she said gleefully.

Ryuka didn't know whether to be happy or afraid. Washu had gotten Ryoko and him tickets to the amusement park for the whole day tomorrow, without letting either of them know about it. Washu giggled and went back into her lab.

"That woman.." groaned Ryoko. She looked at the tickets in her hands. "How are we supposed to know these are even real!?" she screamed through the door. She quickly wished she hadn't because it smacked her in the face as Washu gladly answered her question.

"Whether they're real or not doesn't matter, they'll definitely get you a free day's admission." she explained and closed the door.

Ryoko let out a "Yooooouuuuu……" as she fell to the floor. Ryuka walked over to her.

"Are you okay, Ryoko??" he asked worriedly. She got up and dusted herself off.

"I'll be fine, Kiddo, don't you worry 'bout me." she stated. "Would you like to go to this?" she asked kindly. He nodded happily.

"I'd love to go! I've never been to an amusement park." he explained.

"Alright then," said Ryoko. "Rest up, we're gettin' up early tomorrow."

"Right!" he said as he walked upstairs to the room they shared.

***

They woke up early and left. It took less than half a second to get there, Ryoko teleported them straight to their destination. It did, however, take Ryuka a minute to get straight on his feet after something like that. The park was just opening. They handed them their tickets and entered.

"Can we get something to eat, Ryoko?" he asked, holding his stomach.

"Sure, buddy. Just let me find a stand. They were quickly eating unhealthy park food as Ryoko scoped the place out. "So whatta ya wanna hit first?" she asked.

"I don't know, it all looks so fun!." he answered.

"There's one I'd like to try!" pointed Ryoko. She had been higher in the sky and had gone faster than any other human on earth, so she didn't really care about any of the rides, but that didn't mean she didn't want Ryuka to have a good time. She was pointing to a rollercoaster that had recently been built. Ryuka quickly went queasy.

"Y-You want to ride that one?" he asked half heartedly. She smiled and nodded, her finger still frozen in the direction of the ride. "Okay…" he answered.

They were the only ones there, so there were no lines. Ryuka was shaking and clutching the bar with his eyes closed tightly during the accent. Ryoko looked at her little friend and frowned.

"What's wrong, buddy?" she asked.

"Ryoko, there's something I need to say!" he started. "I…hate…HIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHTSS!!!!!" he screamed as the cart bellowed down the track at high speed. Ryoko put her right arm around him and put her left one in the air.

"Ryuka! It's more fun when you put your arms in the air like this!" she exclaimed. He looked up and saw her smile. He saw how much fun she was having and he felt her embrace. Without second thought he raised his right arm and screamed with her.

"Wow, wild ride, huh?" asked Ryoko.

"Ugh…Yeah" he said sickly. But then he looked up and saw her. She was enjoying herself. He was inclined to enjoy himself too.

"Look at that one!" she said as she pointed in another direction.

They lived the entire day like this. Ryoko would point Ryuka to where she wanted to go and they enjoyed themselves. Ryuka couldn't feel as though he didn't get to pick, because they had ridden every ride except the Farris Wheel and the Tunnel of Love. The sun started to set, and the park would be closing soon.

"Which ride do you want to go on before we have to leave?" he asked her. She looked at the tall circle in the sky.

"Let's do that one." she pointed to the Farris Wheel and looked back at him, her smiling face and her adorable raised, closed eyes made it impossible for him to resist her urge for heights.

"Alright." he said happily. The stood in line and got in. Ryuka gripped his seat belt for dear life as they rose and rose until they stopped. Of course, he thought, his had to stop right at the very top. He was shaking. Ryoko noticed this and sat next to him.

"Now," she started ", do you really think that anything bad would happen while I'm up here?" she asked. She made a point, he thought. He realized how silly he looked and let go of his seat belt. "Hmm? Do you hear something?" she asked. She looked down through the window and heard the man screaming something.

"Everybody! The ride's broken! We'll have it working in a jiffy, so don't go worrying!" he said.

"Huh. The ride's broken." she stated.

"What!? Ugh." He sighed out. Stuck way up here. Then he realized it. He was stuck way up here with Ryoko. He felt foolish. He saw her looking at him with that big smile on her face. He could feel himself blushing as he looked back at her. He looked out the window. The sunset was beautiful.

"Ryoko.." he said blankly.

"Hm?" she hummed out.

"I've had so much fun these past few days. Things were horrible before you found me. But now… I'm so happy." he explained. Ryoko laughed a small laugh and scooted closter to him. He felt himself burn up as she softly pecked his cheek.

"Come-ere, you." she grabbed him and they instantly teleported to the ground. Ryuka grew a little confused. "Hey, Ryo-oh-ki!" she called. The small cabbit promptly jumped into the air and turned into a large, spiky ship. Ryuka stared at it in awe before once again being teleported. He was now in some sort of spherical room. Ryoko was standing next to some floating orbs. There were three of them. She had her hands on the left and right ones.

"Wait a minute… Ryoko, are we inside that giant spiky thing?" he asked loudly.

"Yup." she answered promptly. Just then the sped off in a burst of movement. Ryuka saw the sky fade as everything turned black. He saw the stars come into view. He walked up to Ryoko.

"Ryoko….. We're in space!" he exclaimed, trying to get himself to believe it. Just then the ship burst again, charging through the black and the stars. Ryuka saw all the planets in his solar system go by faster than any car on any free way. He couldn't believe it. He was charging through space. It was the joy ride of a life time.

They circled around planets and stars for hours. He was laughing happily and watching everything with glowing eyes. Soon they hovered near the house as Ryoko and him teleported down to Earth, and Ryo-oh-ki turned back into the adorable little cabbit.

"That was so much fun, Ryoko!" he shouted.

"I'm glad you liked it, buddy!" she answered happily as she looked down at his smiling face.

A/N: This chapter was inspired by a time I actually went to a small carnivle and was actually foolish enough to get on the Farris Wheel. I hate heights. But I kept on thinking of how amazing it would be to ride on one with Ryoko in a sunset. So I wrote this chapter. It's nearing the end, thanks to all the kind words during the production of my first (good) fanfiction. I'd really like to thank Galazy1001D. Without his help, I would have never made it this far. Thanks, buddy.