When the get off the ferris wheel Tori loosens her death grip on Jades hand but doesn't let go until she's sure her legs can support her. "Ready to go?" While Tori mulls it over, her eyes land on the balloon darts. She'd spent the first 10 minutes there trying to win Jade a prize with an obvious lack of skills matched only by her determination. Jade follows her eyes and groans. "I only have 2 more dollars, come on." Tori says dragging them towards the stand. "I don't even like stuffed animals..." Jade mutters.
When the worker sees Tori coming his smile grows two sizes. "Here for another try?" "Yup" she says handing him a dollar. He places 2 darts on the counter and hands her another. She spends a whole minute squinting at the balloons and shifting the dart back and forth, only to have it hit the edge of the board and fall to the ground. "Dammit." She picks up another. "Point the tip upwards" Jade offers. She nods and takes a deep breath before launching the dart into the board. At least it stuck. "Shhh" she says to Jade, hastily picking up her last shot. Jade gives the worker a "what did I do?" look and he shakes his head. Her last shot goes a little to the left and the worker jumps to the side impulsively. Jade laughs and Tori apologizes profusely. "Not even a scratch on me, and you know, I think that was pretty close! How about another round?" He asks. Jade rolls her eyes and wait for Tori to give in. Instead she turns to her, looking so small. She casts her eyes on the ground and says "I'm sorry Jade. I can't get you a stuffed animal." Jade smiles down at her.
"Not even one of the monkeys." "Mhmm". "Not even-"
"Tori" Said girl looks up, smiling coyly. "Give me the dollar." She hands Jade the dollar and stands to the side. "Hit me." He hands her 3 darts and one after the other, she pops 3 different colored balloons. "Whoa!" The worker yells. "All 3 sizes!" "Just give us the monkey" she says tiredly. He hands her the monkey and she turns to Tori. "Now can we go?" Tori nods, eyes glues to the plush toy. They start walking towards the docks.
Jade brushes her hand against Tori's as the walk, hoping the other girl would do the work for her. Once again, affection, not her forte. When she doesn't take the bait Jade sees she's pouting. She nudges her shoulder with her own. " You okay?" She says knowingly. "Hmm? Oh yeah. I'm fine." Jade laughs and hugs the toy. "You sure?" Tori looks at the toy and opens her mouth, then shuts it and meets Jades eyes. "Yup." Jade laughs again and shoves the toy into her chest. "Here's the stupid monkey" "But you won it" she says, smiling down at it. "Yeah, for you. Obviously." Tori tucks it under her arm and entwines their hands.
When they get on the ferry they stand near the water and Jade leans back against the railing. Tori stands next to her, playing with the tuft of fur on her new toys head. Jade watches her, and shakes her head. "What?" Tori says, narrowing her eyes. Jade bites her lip and shrugs. Tori smiles and leans back into Jade, so she throws her an arm around her.
When the ferry arrives they walk like that back to her car. The drive back home is filled with Tori's voice. From her first time at a carnival, to how she totally could've hit a balloon if she had more money. When they pull up in front of her complex she's moved on to coming up with names for her monkey.
"Maybe muggles...Or scruffy!" Jade laughs as she turns off the car and faces her. "Well what are you're ideas, then?" Jade puts a hand on her knee and smirks "I don't care." then closes the distance between them. When they pull away they linger for a moment. Toris eyes lift from her her lips to her eyes, then fall again. "Maybe Jerry?" Jade smiles "Perfect" she mumbles and kisses her again. "Or Timmy?" "Love it" Another kiss. Tori tries to pull away again but Jade tangles her hand in her hair and deepens the kiss. When they part they still don't go far. "I should..." Jade nods and leans back in her seat. Tori opens the door and steps out. "Bye Jade." "Bye monkey" Tori laughs and closes the door. Jade waits until she's inside to pull away.