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Coinys pov:
12:30 PM
I hear faint muffling voices coming from 3 different voices. I have been staring out the window for about an hour tuning out the others who sat beside me. Most of the competitors were all meeting up at a carnival that contained many rides and festive foods. I had completely zoned out till a sudden voice had snapped my mind back to humanity.
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12:32 PM
“Coiny, do. you. want. anything. in. the. convenience store?” Pin asked from the front seat as she unbuckled her seatbelt and clicked the car door open. “Oh, uh, water is fine,” Coiny replied as Pin got out from the driver's seat to the outside of the car. She closed the door behind her as she hurriedly walked towards the building. Leafy unbuckled her seat belt as well. She grabs her wallet and takes out her card, she exits the car and walks towards the gas pump.
Firey had sat beside Coiny, well, not by choice but he still was seated there. Firey was scrolling on his phone till he placed it beside him and looked over to Coiny.
“Y’know what you're doing first when we get to the festival?” He asked.
“Not really, but I know I’d beat you in all the festival games,” Coiny said, folding his arms in a competitive way. “LoOk At mE I’M CoInY AnD i’M sO GoOd At pLayIng CaRnIvAl GaMeS,” Firey Mocked. He turned away, side eyeing Coiny. “Hey, I don’t sound like that.” Coiny hissed while using his elbow to shove into Firey’s shoulder. “Hey-” Firey was cut off by Leafy and Pin entering the car. Pin turns behind her facing Coiny and Firey, “There. Ya. Go. Coiny.” She says as she hands the bottle to Coiny.
“Thanks.” He opened the water bottle and took a few sips.
“Alright let's get back on the road we’re about 30 minutes away from the carnival!” Leafy says as she claps her hand once before turning some music on, she quickly turns it down but making sure it is still audible.
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Coiny’s pov-
12:39 PM
I quickly put my bottle in a cup holder. Pin has begun driving which is causing the water to move around inside the bottle.
I looked over towards Firey who was scrolling on his phone again. “You just gonna scroll your life away, huh firey?” I asked, trying to take a peep at what he was scrolling. However, my attempts failed as he quickly placed his phone down.
“What, are you scared of me seeing your secrets?”
Firey scoffs, “no, it’s just none of your business dumb coin.”
I decided to leave him alone for a little bit. I saw on the group chat that all the contestants were added on, that the carnival will have a lot of the same rides and games that it also had last year when it was openHowever, I did hear they moved many things around.. anyways, I think I could totally win more games than Firey could.
“Hey Firey,” I announced, causing a slight reaction from him which led him to look at me.
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Firey’s pov:
12:45 PM
“What do you want now dumb coiny?” I say as I notice how cute his face lights up. Wai-
“We should play the carnival games first,” he paused for a second, “I’d beat you in every game.”
“Yeah right, You’d lose each one,” I scoffed as I playfully rolled my eyes.
“Dude I can win more times than you can.” Coiny snaps back. I take out 20 dollars that were stashed in my pocket and holding it up. “Wanna bet on that?” I say smugly, as he starts searching his own pocket.
“Let's add another 20,” he says, pulling out another 20 dollar bill.
“Okay, whoever wins the most games by the end of the night wins the 40.” I say grabbing his 20 out of his hands and placing it down between the two of us.
“Alright, I’m down, but be ready for when I’m going home with 40 dollars in my pocket.” He says looking like he had already won the bet.
01:05 PM
“We’re here!” Leafy says, clicking her seat belt off with Pin doing the same just at a slower paste.
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All four of us walk towards the entrance. Pin reads something on her phone then places it into her purse. “The. others. said. they. are. meeting. up. by. the. food. stands.. That. isn’t. that. far. but. let's. go. ahead. and. buy. our. tickets..” Pin suggests.
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Narrator-
The four objects walk up to a table that has a clear box filled with pink paper wristbands. They walked up to one of the workers. “One ticket for each of us,” Coiny announced, placing 10 dollars on the table to pay for himself.
“Alright, take a wrist band,” the worker muttered, too fixed on his phone to care. Coiny does just that.
The others buy theres.
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01:10 PM
They walk into the carnival entrance and walk over to a wooden beam that has a map of the area. “Okay., it. Says. ….We. Are. Here.,” Pin muttered under her breath pointing at the red words that read out, “YOU ARE HERE” in bright red.
“So. If. we. just. walk. down. that. path. on. the. right. we. will. be. with. the. rest.” She says starting to walk with the others following behind her.
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01:15 PM
“I see them!” Leafy beamed pointing at the large group of around 10-20 objects huddled together. They walked over and began greeting their friends.
“Hey Pin!” Pencil says walking over to Pin, Match follows behind Pencil holding hands. “Oh hey Pin,” she says waving at her.
“Hey. you. two, how’s. it. going?” Pin said, starting a Conversation with the two.
“Oh, Gelatin! Over here!” Firey hollered waving his hand up to get gelatin’s attention.
“So It’s just us?” Coiny asks Leafy,
“No, just you,” Leafy replies, walking over to Pin and the other girls.
“Wow.”
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01:20 PM
Coiny walks over to Firey. “Yo, wanna go play the carnival games?” He asks, pointing behind him with his thumb.
“Sure, let me just say bye to Gelatin,” He says, turning around to say bye, then he turns toward Coiny again. “Alright let's go, just wait till you see how good I am” Firey said smirking, coiny ignores him though.
01:24 PM
The two began walking through the games. “Wait, we should play that one first.” Firey announced, walking towards it. The game was balloon darts, where players throw darts at balloons to pop them and if they successfully pop a balloon they get a prize.
The two stop at the counter that separated them from the wall. The wall contained several unpopped balloons and many balloons that had previously been popped. The worker walks over to them, “May I see your wristbands?” The worker asked with a more ‘I want to be here,’ tone unlike the last object they had encountered at the entrance.
Firey and Coiny show their wrist bands to the worker. The worker grabs a purple and yellow bowl that was a few inches away from them. The bowls had 4 darts in it that were red.
“Here you go you’ll take turns with each other,” they say, backing out of the way. Coiny grabs the yellow bowl and takes a dart. “I’m going first,” Coiny confidently says, holding onto the dart as he poses himself in order to pop the most balloons.
Coiny threw the first dart.
Miss
“Uh,”
“Not so great now are you?” Firey blurts out.
“As if you could do better.”
In just a matter of seconds Firey had slapped Coiny.
“HOW DARE YOU!” Coiny shouted.
Coiny slaps Firey back which quickly leads into a fight. “Woah calm down, I’ll have to call security,” the worker commanded and threatened, trying to get them to stop.
Neither one wanting to back down, the worker had no choice but to call security. Mid way as he was dialing security he was interrupted. “Wait, I’ll get them to stop, please don’t call security.” Leafy announced heading toward the two.
Leafy quickly pulled them off each other with ease.
“Hey, what are you doing?” Coiny asked. “Stopping you guys from getting kicked out, that's what.” Leafy said crossing her arms and then turning her head towards Firey, “Honestly, did you guys really think that was necessary?” She scolded.
“Yes,” the two said in unison.
Leafy sighs, “I’m so sorry for them,” she says toward the worker who had already placed the phone down. “Ah, it’s alright,” they said, still looking shocked.
Firey squints his eyes toward Coiny, “well I still wanna throw the darts.”
“Same”
Leafy thought for a second, “okay.. uhm but I’m watching you both, so don't fight.”
“Well it’s my turn now.” Firey announced, He steps forward toward the purple bowl and grabs a dart. He quickly throws a dart.
Miss
“Oh, uh,” Firey said awkwardly stepping back out of the way. Coiny rolls his eyes and steps forward and grabs the dart.
Miss
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Hit
Firey hits the balloon and wins a prize. “Hah, I told you I’m better.” He says grabbing a medium sized stuffed animal of a bunny.
“Shut up, you won with luck,” Coiny muttered holding back his hand from slapping Firey.
“At least I had luck!” Firey scoffed playfully waving the rabbit in Coiny’s face.
“Let's play again, I'll win this time,” Coiny suggested, shoving the stuffed rabbit out of his face.
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Firey’s pov:
1:45 pm
“How’d we spend so long playing that one individual game?” I asked dumbfounded. “Because you're that bad.”
“Shut up, if you weren't distracting me maybe I wouldn’t have missed all those times!” I scoffed as he rolled his eyes at me.
We walked down a really busy path towards a really popular ride that had opened up this year. “Well how are we supposed to get through this large crowd?” I asked Coiny. “Uh, well I have one idea, but neither one of us will like it..” He replied.
“Honestly as long as we get through this I’ll be fine,” In a matter of seconds he had grabbed my hand. “Wait-” I tried to protest which didn’t do anything as we were already running through the large crowd bumping into several objects in the process. The touch was enough to make my heart skip a beat. Plus it made me realize how cute he looked when the sun glared on his metallic surface.
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We stop to gather our breaths as soon as we manage to get through the crowd. Still, how dare he grab my hand! “What was all that for?”
“Well if we went in without doing that then we’d probably take longer, or even get stuck in the crowd. If anything I solved our issue, and a thanks would be appreciated,” Coiny said smugly. Honestly who does this guy think he is? I rolled my eyes at him, “not happening.”
“What happened to, ‘i'll be fine?’” Coiny asked, raising an eyebrow. Okay he had a point there but I won’t admit that.
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narrator:
1:50-5:30 PM
The two objects continued playing the carnival games and went on several rides.
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Coiny’s pov:
Group chat ;5:34 PM
Pin: @.Firey @.Coiny wya?
Blocky: Yeah, where are the boyfriends?
Pencil: LMAO
Match: HELP
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I look off my phone and face palms. I could feel my face getting warm.
“Uh, you good?” Firey asks. I look at my phone then back to Firey, “Yeah, just maybe don’t look at the group chat.”
“Wasn’t planning on it,” Firey replied shrugging.
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You: Blocky shut up, and Pin, me and the fireball are walking back from the big roller coaster. :p
Blocky: you shut up
Pin: ah okay, let's meet up together at the ferris wheel.
You: Alright we’re on our way.
You: stfu @.Blocky
Gelatin: oop
Pencil: man, and I thought the argument in this chat are usually with Firey, not Blocky LOL
Match: so real!! ♥︎
Leafy: why is that so true though-
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I turn off my phone very quickly, I think I lose brain cells everytime I go onto that groupchat. I look around at my surroundings to try to find the ferris wheel, you’d think I could find it knowing how big it is, but that is in fact not the case. The sun has already started setting and most of the bright lights make it kinda difficult to see things from further away.
“Do y’know where the ferris wheel is?” I ask Firey. He has a slight reaction that looks like fear, “Uh, I think I see it over there.” He says pointing behind a large ride that has many objects on already.
“Oh, yeah, I see it now,” I say.
Firey looks down to his feet for a second then up at me, “why are we going there?”
“Oh yeah, because Pin wanted us to meet her there.” I replied as we began walking toward the ferris wheel. Firey looks relaxed as if all his worries had disappeared.
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“There. you. two. Are,” Pin said, running up to us. “Uh, why’d you get us to come over here?” I asked.
“Because. me. and. Leafy. are. going. To. get. on. the. ferris. wheel. and. we. want. You. too, To. join,” Pin said. I look behind her and see Leafy already standing in the line. “Oh, alright I’m down.” Pin and I look at Firey, his body had seemed to tense up and he muttered, “Oh, umh..okay..”
“Okay, let's. get. in. line. Then,” she said, sprinting to where Leafy was standing like she hadn’t seen her in months.
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Narrator:
5:57 PM
Once they got to the stairs to get to the ferris wheel they found out only two people could fit into a singular cart. “Awe, okay, well I guess that's fine then, we’ll talk again once we get back down,” Leafy said. The two objects show their wristbands to a worker and then they sit in a strawberry red cart. “Ooo, Pin this cart is red like you!” she says but her voice slowly gets quieter as the ride brings the next cart.
This cart was yellow and Coiny was the first to get into the cart. Firey reluctantly follows behind him.
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Coiny’s pov:
5:59 PM
We both sit across from another. The cart is very cramped which causes my legs to be on the outside of Fireys. I looked at Firey carefully trying to figure out why he was looking panicky.
“Firey, are you okay?” I ask.
I clearly caught him off guard as he jumped from the sound of my voice. “Yeah..” He murmured. I continue to study his body actions. He is fidgeting with his hands and his leg is bouncing up and down and his eyes can’t focus on one thing.
The ferris wheel has begun to spin. We only managed 3 rounds till the ride had suddenly stopped.
“Huh, what the hell, why has the ride stopped?” I asked, looking out the cart. We were really high up in the sky, and The people who were closer to the ground were able to get out. I assumed they were just letting people out, I quickly found out that this was not the case.
“Wait, it’s been like 5 minutes, why haven’t we moved.” I quietly said to myself. I look back over to Firey. It looked like he was on the verge of tears and he began breathing heavily.
“Holyshi- Are you okay Firey?” I put my hand on his shoulder which caused him to flinch as he shook his head.
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Firey’s pov:
6:06 PM
Coiny puts his arm on my shoulder. I could barely make out a word he said, everything feels so muffled but I know he asked me if I was alright. I shook my head, I don’t feel alright. My thoughts feel scattered and the world around me feels like I am viewing it through a fish lens. I feel sick and I don’t want to be on this.
He shakes me kinda rough and it makes me feel dizzy, and I tell him to stop. He does just that but it doesn’t help that I feel like I’m being choked by a visible force.
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Coiny’s pov:
6:09 PM
I try talking to Firey for a few minutes to try to figure out what's the matter but he stays silent the entire time. He’s hyperventilating and he’s already sobbing. He looks like a mess, but somehow he still looks beautiful even if the tears are turning into steam.
“Hey, calm down, we'll be fine.” I say. It doesn’t help since he looks like he’s detached from his own body, plus he’s still gasping for air and sobbing through it all.
The only thing I can think of doing is something I’d never think I’d do. Especially with an annoying dumb flame like him, despite that, feelings I've been avoiding till now are making me think this.
I cup his face in my hands Which causes him to look at me. Tears rolled onto my hand but I really don’t care right now. Firey sobs a bit harder. I stay patient with him, however, Insulting him or making fun of him won't make this situation any better, so I’ll save it for later. I try to recall if Firey had said something about this.
That's right, he said he was terrified of heights. How could I be this dumb to forget, still, He should've stayed off this, especially the fact that the ride had stopped suddenly.
I then began making small talk to distract his mind.
“Hey firey, did you know Certain species of frogs can freeze nearly solid in the winter, and emerge unscathed in the spring, Cool right?” he calms down a little as I take this opportunity to continue, “and the biggest frog in the world can weigh nearly seven pounds…”
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6:15 pm
I managed to calm him down. He finally looked like his normal self.
“I.. I’m sorry you had to help me. Honestly, this was so embarrassing.” he says, burying his face into the palms of his face. “Look, it’s okay, you can’t help it. But, I do have to ask, why is it that you came on here anyways?”
“Because I felt embarrassed to say anything, I guess it never really mattered in the end. I don’t know,” he sighs, “I just thought you’d make fun of me.” A slight red covered his face
“Well, you did look pretty pathetic, AND the way you melted into my hands.” I teased.
Firey slaps my face, but it was more playful than angrily.
We both laugh at our stupidity.
6:28 pm
Time had passed as the ferris wheel has finally begun to move again. During our waiting we managed to bond. Maybe all it took was to get stuck in a ferris wheel..
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Narrator:
6:31 PM
Once they had stepped out, Leafy and Pin had run at them asking them many questions under the lines of, “are you okay,” and “did anything happen to you.”
“We’re okay, don't worry,” Coiny reassured the two girls.
Pin and Leafy looked down and began giggling. Which made the two question them, “Uh, what's funny?” Firey asked, looked up at me then back at the two who looked like fan girls meeting a celebrity.
They manage to recollect themselves with the occasional giggle, “Well. try. Looking. Down.” Pin suggested.
They look down.
Oh.
They had suddenly realized. They were both holding each other's hand. Red had quickly washed over their face as they quickly separated their hands. They both craved the touch as soon as they had their hands to their sides.
“Awe, finally.” Leafy said.
“I’ll. show. how. you. actually. do. It.” Pin said, grabbing Leafy’s hand. “Let’s. go. Leafs, lets, let. them. figure. it. Out.” They both walk off snickering.
Coiny coughs, “So, wanna go somewhere more, private to talk?”
“Sure.”
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They stand out in the grass that's a little bit away from most of the rides. There was no one else there as well which made it perfect to hear the other.
“Look, Firey, I like you, and despite our differences I can’t help but crave your touch, the way you look even during your worst moments is enough to make me still love you.” Coiny says quickly yet slow enough to be understandable.
Firey smiles as he walks up to Coiny in an embrace. Then looks up to Coiny asking for permission. Coiny allows him.
They both share a short but sweet kiss. It isn’t anything big, but after the day they had, it was enough.
They let go and look at each other with a lovingly passionate look. “I love you too,” Firey said quietly but loud enough. They look at the sunset that is in front of them, the beautiful pinks, blues, and yellows cover the sky like a blanket, the sun reflecting off on Coiny.
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The now boyfriends begin walking back to the rest of the group unafraid of holding hands in front of them.
They enjoy the rest of their night with their friends and spend the entire time next to one another.
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7:32 PM
“Heh, told you I’d be winning that 40,” Coiny laughed.
“Fine, you were right, but I did get the most stuffed animals!” Firey said proud of his achievement.
Coiny just stared at him, “sir, I gave you all the ones I won..”
Firey covered Coiny’s mouth with his hand, “shut up.”
That causes the two to laugh as they walk through the more empty parts of the carnival just enjoying the quiet.
^_^