A/N Sorry about the mix ups, this was originally a story about different people named Riley and Helena- hence the title "all is dross [that is not Helena]" from Faust. Wont happen again.
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After a couple rides they go to a food stand and then they sit at one of the picnic tables. They spend a couple minutes stealing from and feeding each other fried dough. When Tori brushes some powdered sugar off her cheek, she wonders if her heart stopped.
And now, she's saved the best for last. Getting here later in the day gave her the perfect amount of time before dark, and now that it's here, its time for action. As they walk the down the boardwalk hand in hand, she slowly leads them towards the ferris wheel. Slow enough to seem purposeless. As Tori realizes where they're headed she slows down. Feeling her lag behind Jade stops. She lifts her eyebrows and lightly tugs her hand. Tori opens, then closes her mouth. She shakes her head instead. Jade steps closer and takes her other hand. She tilts her head in question. "I-" she starts, then closes her mouth. "I... I dontlikeheights" Jade nods knowingly. Her hands slide up and down her arms comfortingly. "If you don't want to, we wont." Tori smiles up at her. "But" Toris smile drops and Jade raises a finger in defense "I promise if we do go, you wont regret it." She thinks it over. She thinks about heights and the fear is there, but she looks up and sees Jades small smile and green eyes, her expression that says trust in a language she wants to be fluid in. Jade squeezes her arms once and her mind is made up.
"Lets do it." "Yesss" Jade hisses and grabs her hand again, walking backwards towards the ride. Tori looks at her, and then the behemoth behind her. As Jade faces the ride Tori closes her eyes and thinks, just keep your eyes on the pretty girl Tor, you can do this. Jade hands the conductor their tickets. As the previous session ends she feels her stomach churn with fear, but Jade looks back at her with wide eyes and squeezes her hand in excitement. She needed that, and finds herself strangling her hand in return. Jade gets in a car first. Tori puts one foot in and feels the car rock. "No no no" she says pulling it back. She meets her friends eyes and they look almost hurt. Immediately she regrets backing out and launches herself in the car. The man closes the door and returns to his post waiting for a few more riders. Their cart goes up one.
Toris eyes are screwed shut and she's breathing heavily. Smirking, Jade leans in lies her arm along the back of the car behind Tori. "Breathe out through your mouth" She cracks a smile at that, despite her state. Her breathing evens out and, slowly, she opens her eyes to find they had moved up 2 spaces while she was out. She lets out a shaky breath and fixes her eyes on her companion, who smiles awkwardly then, catching on, moves closer. She moved the arm that was lying on the back of the car to Toris shoulders. They turn as much as they can in their seats and face each other. Jade wiggles her eyebrows in an attempt to loosen her up. She raises an eyebrow but laughs. She rests her head on the arm on the back of the car and smiles. "This was fun." Her smile drops "Well today was fun." She corrects. "I'm still having fun" Jade says.
The cars start moving and Tori grips the bottom of Jades shirt for dear life. Said girl sits back and pulls her into her side. Tori ducks her head into her neck and the confidence she mustered for the scared girl quickly disappears. As they near the top she whispers "Hey" "wut" Tori mumbles into her collar. "Look up" And she does. Being so close to the sky she can see how distant the stars are from each other, and them. "Wow." "Right." Jade rests her head on the back of the car, and Tori on her arm. "It's like.." Jade rolls her head to the side and listens "like space is just wrapped around us..." Jade stifles a laugh and beams smiles at the side of Toris face. After a couple more seconds of this Tori eyes shift to her. She tries to face her but they're too close and when tries to move back the movement rocks the car and suddenly her inhibitions are back with a vengeance. Her vice grip on Jade resumes. Jades sighs and rubs her back. After a minute Tori pulls back from their embrace. "You good?" She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, then nods. "Thank you" "Anytime." 'Really' she thinks.
The ride is almost over, and Jade still hasn't made her move. In her defense she didn't expect her date to be terrified the whole time. She faces Tori abruptly, intent on just going for it, but when Tori flinches at the quick movement she freezes. A small smile blooms on Toris face. It quickly turns devious as she leans closer. "You're pretty." she says softly. Jade laughs dejectedly and drops her head. When she raises it her cheeks are red. "Awww" Tori coos as she takes them in her hands. Jade bats them away and mutters "shut up" "No I'm cold, this is great" she teases, still trying. She slows her movements and Jade acquiesces, sliding her own hands onto her wrists. Tori kisses her hard, but only for a second. Her eyes shoot open and surprise is written all over her face. Tori bursts with laughter and does it again, but softer. This time when she pulls back she sees a content smile on her dates face.
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A/N it says fluff for a reason