Prince Hugo stood at the entrance to a carnival. It was in town for a few weeks and when Princess Sofia caught wind of it she thought it would be fun to come here together. Unfortunately, the princess was running a little late. Hugo didn't mind much though. He simply looked at the scenery, waiting for his date.

"Hugo!" He looked up at her, waving to him as she approached.

"Sorry, about the wait. Clover needed a bath and was being difficult."

"It's okay. Are you ready to go?"

The overnight princess grabbed his hand. "Yep! C'mon, let's find something fun to do."

The Prince and Princess walked through the carnival grounds, looking around at the fun attractions and families having fun. "Hey, look! A ring toss stand." Hugo pointed to the stand in question.

"Hugo, you know those are rigged right?"

"Yeah, they're still fun though." Sofia's face was marred with doubt. "Alright, let's give it a try."

The couple walked over to the stand and were greeted by a tall man with a baseball cap. "Hey there, folks. You looking to try the ring toss?" Hugo nodded excitedly. "Yep."

"Fantastic, that'll be a dollar per round." The man said. The prince reached into his money bag and pulled out 2 dollars of coins, handing them over to the man."

"Wonderful. Now here's the deal. You get 5 rings to toss on any of these 13 cones. The 6 in the front are worth 5 points, the 4 in the middle are worth 10 points, and the 3 in the back are worth 20 points. Our prizes range from 20 points to 80 points." He set the rings down in front of Hugo. "Good luck."

"You've got this, Hugo."

Prince Hugo, motivated by his girlfriend's encouragement, was determined to perform at his best. He sank two 10s with ease but ended up botching his throw as he went for a 20. He ended up with a score of 35.

"Not bad." the man said as he collected the rings. When he set them back on the table Hugo turned to Princess Sofia. "Did you want to go?"

The princess wasn't quite sure she'd be able to do very well but thought it would be fun to try anyway. "Sure." She picked up the rings and readied to throw. After failing her first throw, she managed to get three 10s in a row. Feeling lucky, she went for a 20, which landed by a hair. She ended with a score of 50. Sofia excitedly brought her fist to the side with a little, "Yes!"

"Well done!" The man said. "You've got 35 and 50 points. Pick your prizes!" The two didn't really want any of the prizes, so they simply gave what they got away to a few kids.

"You were right, that was fun."

"Told ya." Hugo smiled smugly. It always made Sofia fuzzy inside when she got to see him smile. They continued to walk side-by-side until Sofia saw a target game with water guns. "Hugo! Water guns!" The prince saw the stand and before he said anything they were already walking over.

Sofia was beyond excited. She always found these target games fun. She handed the stand-runner three dollar coins, enough for two players. "Grab a gun, Hugo."

Hugo did as he was instructed. Though he was shocked by how excited Sofia was for this.

The game started and targets began to move along the railings. The young prince had some trouble aiming, while Princess Sofia had a much easier time hitting the targets. Hugo, not wanting to fall behind, focused even harder. Somehow he managed to pull ahead just in time to win.

"Easy." He gloated. Sofia was a little tempted to shoot him since the guns weren't very powerful but she wasn't about to be a sore loser or a jerk.

"Yeah, right. Beginner's luck." She retorted.

"Wanna go again?"

"I do." The young princess could hear the smugness in his voice. She placed another three dollars down and they readied themselves for another round. Unfortunately for Sofia, the same result played out. Hugo had won again.

"Guess I'm pretty lucky."

"Alright, you win. Cocky dork." There weren't any prizes for the target range, but the competition proved enough for the pair.

The two lovers explored the carnival further, playing games, eating kettle corn, and enjoying each other's company. They were content with leaving at this point until Princess Sofia suggested something. "We should go on the ferris wheel!" Hugo felt a little nervous at her suggestion. "The ferris wheel?"

"Yeah. Isn't that a thing couples do?"

"I guess so."

"So whadaya say?" The brunette looked at him expectedly. Hugo knew it wasn't that high and he knew that he'd feel safer with Sofia, so he agreed. "Ferris wheel it is."

"Sweet! Let's go." They walked over to the ferris wheel. Standing in line Hugo was bracing himself to be lifted dozens of feet into the sky.

They made it to the front of the line and while they waited, The prince got to see just how high he was going to go. They stepped into the cabin. As they sat down and held each other's hand Sofia felt Hugo shaking. "Hugo, are you okay? You're shaking."

"Yeah, I just... don't like heights." He did his best to sound calm as his heart beat faster.

"I know that. I didn't think it applied to ferris wheels too. Why didn't you say anything?" The doors began to close.

"You really looked like you wanted to go on it. So I said yes..." The princess looked at her blushing boyfriend, touched that he would do such a thing for her. Yet concerned for the poor boy's heart.

The ferris wheel started moving. "Are you going to be okay?"

"Mhm. A-As long as you're here."

Sofia's heart melted. Her heartbeat matching his more closely now. He's so cute! She thought to herself.

"As long as you're sure." Princess Sofia squeezed his hand tighter. Prince Hugo leaned on her shoulder. He felt safe, and when they stopped up high he squeezed her hand again.

"If you're comfortable enough, the view is really nice from up here."

The young prince wasn't too keen on seeing how far up he was. On the other hand, it was nighttime, and looking at the floor wasn't going to make the ride go by any faster. He raised his head and looked outside. He could see the carnival lights and further out, the lights of the village of Enchancia blanketed by trees. He wondered if he could see the lake or Sofia's castle if he looked hard enough. And when it moved, he didn't feel scared anymore. Hugo was lost in the shifting view.

The princess thought it best not to say anything lest he be reminded of how high he was. She just held his hand and enjoyed their shared view.

The ride eventually came to an end. As the two got off and walked toward the exit, the silence between them broke. "So, was it as bad as you thought?" The princess asked.

"No. I actually kinda forgot how high up I was."

"That's good. But tell me next time when you don't feel like doing something." Sofia lightly scolded.

"I will, but it really helped that you were there. So, maybe I'll feel better about doing things like that with you." Princess Sofia was happy that Hugo was being so optimistic. Then a coy smile came to her face.

"What about things like this?" Sofia brought her face to Hugo's and gave him a kiss. The prince immediately turned bright red. Sofia went red as well and had a cheeky smile on her face to boot.

They were both happy with how their date had gone.