Penthouse One/Alex and Brooke Pt. IV

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Her eyes slowly raised to gaze at her, blinking twice as she eyed the books, "some light reading?" She asked.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Yeah, extremely light," she groaned sarcastically, setting the mountain of books on the floor. "It's for an essay in Heathen History. Originally I wasn't particularly hyped about this... but the teacher said the student or students with the highest score got a tour of the Empress' Palace and I cannot pass that up."

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She discarded the comic to crawl over to lean over and snatch a book off the pile to flick through it, "hefty prize," she replied, "for an essay that is. What's it on?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"The Great War. First, we're supposed to analyze the major events and state our own opinions on them, then state the reasoning behind our opinions. Afterward we need to explain in our own words what we thought went wrong, which caused the death of millions upon millions two centuries ago."

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She slowly nodded, thinking it was about Earths Great War. "Guess it was the war that stopped all wars," she murmured, "sounds like a lot of work. Should I, ah, offer to help?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Nah," she said with a shake of her head. "Against the rules. Besides, I already have an idea on what I want so say."

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"Didn't realise you were a stickler for rules," she replied, flicking through the book, "but I won't bother you. You'll probably get it anyway."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"A stickler? What is this? The eighteenth century?" she remarked with a raised eyebrow, snickering as she sat on the floor, her bag sagging on the floor.

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"Stickler is not *that* archaic," she protested, tossing the book at her.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She caught the book with one hand and placed it on the floor, "Thanks, needed that."

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She rolled her eyes before moving back to her original position, flicking the comic back up.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Whatcha reading?" Brooke said after awhile, having been sorting the books into different piles based on their supposed content and helpfulness.

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"Superman," she replied, popping the 'p', "not a very good issue, though..."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"What's this one about?" she continued, interested and contemplating take a break.

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"Some fight with batman," she said, before sitting up, once more discarding it, "probably should do some homework," she conceded.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Probably should," she agreed, done with the sorting. "The stress of school, sigh."

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"Have any plans? For after school?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Probably stay in the Mirrorworld and travel it. I didn't really get much time to explore thanks to school, heh."

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"No kidding," she said, pulling out a text book from under her bed, "but I meant, like career wise."

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Brooklyn C.

"Oh... Uh, I don't really know yet. There's even more careers and opportunities here... you'd think it would be the opposite considering the fact we all have magic but nope..."

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She nodded, flicking through the textbook, "I've barely looked at the career options here...everyone always talks about becoming a councillor..."

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Brooklyn C.

"Well then they have unrealistic dreams. Being a councilor isn't something you can just *do*, the elected Emperor or Empress choses the council. Unless you bring something to the table some how, you're very unlikely to be chosen anyway..." she drawled, rolling her eyes. "Some people these days, honestly."

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She began to laugh as she began to do maths, "can't hurt to dream," she said.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I personally, don't believe in that."

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"Oh, really?" She asked with a blink, looking at her, "why'd you say that?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"One, the Dreamscape exists, two, dreams often push people to go to ridiculous lengths to make said dream come true."

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"That's true," she conceded, "but...good dreams, aspirations, are always a way to escape reality. You ave to dream about somewhere, or else...what's the point of anything?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

*Wow, this conversation suddenly got depressing...* "What's the meaning of life?" she asked, more as a joke than anything to actually take seriously.

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She broke into a smile, her mind not really picking at the conversation, "you are," she shot back.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She grinned, shooting Alex a wink in return. "And so are you!"

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"Better be," she said, wiggling her eyebrows, "unrequited love isn't exactly on my radar."

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Brooklyn C.

She giggled, tossing the book back at Alex playfully. "I'm tempted to say 'screw this essay' and spend the rest of the day flirting with you, but now that I've accepted it, 50% of my grade depends on this."

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"We could do more than flirt," she pointed out, tilting her head with a crooked smirk.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"True, we could..." she drifted off, dawning a smirk of her own. *And just like that I have somehow forgotten I have an essay to complete. Essay...? Essay where?*

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For a moment, Alex's eyes slid down to the other girl's lips, biting on her own, before looking up at Brooklyn through her eyelashes, "you should focus on your essay. I don't want to distract you."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"But I've found something much more interesting to focus on," she continued, resting her hands on her lap.

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She raised an eyebrow, slanting it as if it was a challenge, "is that so?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Yes, that's a fact."

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She glanced down, to the textbook, idly flicking the page, "and what's that?" She asked, innocently.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Stop teasing me," she whined childishly.

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She glanced back up, "teasing you? How so? I just told you to do your essay. Or of course...you could actually focus on whatever you're focussing on."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"So, focus on you? Gotcha."

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She slowly raised her eyes to stare at the girl, "you're not doing a very good job at it,."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Fine, then I'll just have to a better job at it."

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"Good luck," she said, smiling cheekily.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Everyone is so cheeky," she pouted, crossing her arms, sticking her lower lip out childishly. "I don't get to be cheeky."

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"You could if you wanted to," she said, mentally rolling her eyes. Well there went that opportunity.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I think I'm going to work on that essay now," she sighed, turning away and flipping open one of her books.

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She shifted slightly, forcing herself to ignore the other girl's presence, trying to relax her lower abdomen, and tried to focus on the maths. Of course, maths didn't exactly help in releasing any tension she might have had. Bloody Woman.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She was scanning the book but wasn't really comprehending any of the information as she relayed her and Alex's conversation in her head as her stomach knotted together in confusion and tension.

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Eventually, she sighed, tossing the book down, "I'm bored," she declared, "and this is useless."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Think about it, the majority of the things we do in school, do we ever end up using them in the future anyway?" she retorted, looking up from her own book.

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"Exactly," she said, "so come on, you can just sneak in there and have your own personal tour from a security guard leading you out so why bother doing the essay?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"... You are truly amazing," she deadpanned. "I won't get to see everything with the security guard leading me out though."

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"Sure you would, if you got in there far enough without being noticed," she said.

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Brooklyn C.

"Are you jealous?"

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"Of what? An essay?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"That I get this opportunity and you don't?" she continued cheekily, sticking her tongue out.

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"I do that class too, you know? I could very well have a part in that competition, and why would I want to go to some stuffy building filled with politicians?" She asked, "I'd much rather stay here....and hey, who said you couldn't be cheeky again?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"The Empress' Palace is not filled with politicians. There are government buildings for that."

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"Oh *whatever*," she said rolling her eyes at her, "my point still stands."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"For someone who seems to favor Heathen over Earth, you certainly don't seem to want to learn about the place, do you?" she shot back, defensively. For Brooke, discovering the Mirrorworld was the best thing that had ever happened to her, and she was determined to know everything ahout it.

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"I'm a walking contradiction," she said running a hand through her hair, "and I favour Heathen because no one in Earth has the ability to find me here, but I plan to go back there as soon as I graduate so..." she trailed off with a shrug.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"You're what...?" she exclaimed, gripping the book. "Why would you leave?"

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She glanced back up to the girl, her eyebrows scrunching together in confusion, "well...why would I stay?" She asked, "it's not like I have anyone here or anything at all really." She rose her shoulders slowly before dropping them quickly.

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Brooklyn C.

"Well you can't exactly discover opportunities if you leave, you know that right?"

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"Okay, sure," she conceded to that. She wasn't really sure on what she was meant to say to that and rubbed her cheek, covering her lips with her palm.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Let's go exploring now," she decided, closing her book. "You need to get to know Central City."

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She narrowed her eyes, "you're not trying to convince me to stay, are you?" She asked.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"As long as you are still here, that's all I'm going to be doing until I convince you to stay. Now get up, get your shoes, come on."00:47, July 30, 2017 (UTC)

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She sighed, but did as she was told anyway, saying as she shoved her feet into a show, "has anyone told you that you're a little bit bossy?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She was by the door now, leaning on the wall. "Has anyone told you you're a bit slow?"

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She shot her the finger, "shut up, I'm five foot four," she grumbled as she got up to walk past her.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She giggled and followed her, closing the door behind her. Without warning, she scooped Alex up in her arms and bounded towards the door. "I have a bunch of places I want to show you!"

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"What am I? A doll?" She grumbled but felt herself becoming resigned to the arrangement. "Should I ask what they are?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"No, it's a surprise!" she beamed, ignoring the earlier part.

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She burst into laughter, not expecting it, she covered her mouth, "oh fine..as long as you don't throw me into a lake," she said, shifting so she can wrap her arms around Brooklyn's neck.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Don't worry! No lakes included! I think..."

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She snorted, "better not, I'll kick your ass if there is," she muttered, "now hurry up, you're slow."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She smirked, "You couldn't even reach my ass if you tried."

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She opened her mouth then closed it, "I probably could," she decided to say, "I mean I could slap it, that I could do."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Red blossomed across her face and she looked up at the sky. "I don't know how to feel about that response."

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She laughed, "sorry," she said, "that was...that was a joke," she replied.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"A very suggestive joke," she teased.

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"Maybe that was on purpose," she replied.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Well in that case..." she drifted off, leaning in to plant a kiss on Alex's lips, but in the end, kissed her cheek in stead for teasing reasons.

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Her breath hitched in her throat, her eyes watching, then her stomach sunk as she felt the other girl's lips on her cheek. "You can put me down now," she grumbled.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She laughed, not setting Alex down until they reached the school gates. "Don't be so grumpy."

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"I'm not grumpy," she replied, slightly disappointed that she was put down but whatever.  ~~A little disappointed but not grumpy~~.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Shh, shh, not right now. We're gonna go to an amusement park!"

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"There's an amusement park here? Are you talking about that circus thing?" She asked, narrowing her eyes.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Circus Entertainment? Yeah! It's huuuge! You're going to love it!"

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She had this sinking feeling that she'd enjoy bungee jumping if Brooklyn was involved. "Who wouldn't?" She said.

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Brooklyn C.

"That's the spirit!" She grabbed Alex's hand and began waving for taxis. Eventually one stopped for them and she opened the door for Alex to get in.

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She slipped in, dragging the other girl with her, weaving her fingers through hers.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Once she was happily sitting in the seat, her fingers intertwined with Alex's, she turned to face the girl. "First day: amusement park. Guess what we'll do tomorrow."

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She regarded the girl thoughtfully, "our bed? Now that is something I'd like to explore."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She opened her mouth, questioning whether or not she want to respond to that and just blushed again.

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She glanced out the window to hide her smirk, "guess that wasn't what you were going to say?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"No," she mumbled. "Not at all."

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She opened her mouth to say 'mines the better option' then closed it taking a moment to ask, "what was it?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"The..." she drifted off and then suddenly started to tickle Alex, "...lake!"

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She instantly began to squirm, pushing against her, "s-stop that," she said in between breathes of laughs, shoving at Brooklyn.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She could tell the taxi driver was rethinking all his life choices at the moment, and to not torture him further, she stopped.

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She shuffled away from Brooklyn, glaring at her, "and," she said, taking a breath, "the lake? What would we do at a lake?" That idea seemed disastrous and traumatic.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She laughed again, leaning back in the seat. "I was kidding. And we could go fishing or boating."

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She paused, "so we're not going to the lake?" She asked slowly.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"No, of course not silly. We're going to the city park."

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"Oh, okay," she replied, hiding every inch of relief that sentence brought, "what's there?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"You'll see. But that's for tomorrow. Today is the amusement park!"

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She pouted slightly before sighing in defeat, pulling her hair into a ponytail, to look out the window. "I think we're close," she said, biting back her excitement.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I mean, there's a million giant roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, and other assortments of rides past those walls... I'd generally assume we're there."

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She turned her head to scowl at her, "okay little ms sarcastic," she said as the taxi came to a stop.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"It was just an observation, don't shoot me," she pouted.

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"I would but I don't have a gun," she said with a sigh, pulling out a wallet to pay for the taxi.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She stuck out her lower lip and wrapped her arms around Alex. "You wouldn't shoot me! Right...?"

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Handing some notes over, Alex turned to regard Brooklyn, as if actually considering it, biting down on her lower lip, "I might," she breathed out, swinging the door open, shooting forward to kiss her on the cheek, "if you annoy me too much," she murmured before whipping out of the car, heading straight towards to the gates.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She blinked, partially surprised. "Hm... feisty." She got out of the taxi as well, thank the driver and walked up to Alex. "Look, it's humungous. What should we ride first?" she asked.

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"Guess we're going to be here for a while, because we're going to be riding all of them," she said, grabbing a map and brought out a pencil, beginning to circle everything that looked interesting.

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Brooklyn C.

"Let's start with the ones closest to us and then we'll work our way through," she suggested.

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"We could do that," she nodded, "still, we're avoiding the teacups."

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Brooklyn C.

She snorted, "No teacups it is."

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She began to move forward, weaving through the crowds, expecting the other girl to follow.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She did of course, she was practicallly pressed up against her with how closely she was following Alex.

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Eventually, she turned to look for Brooklyn before beginning to blush at the proximity between them and quickly looked back, eventually she saw something and did a quick turn to go straight towards it.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She managed to grab Alex's hand before she turned, so she wouldn't loose the black-haired girl. "Someone's excited," she whistled.

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"Who wouldn't be?" She asked, shooting her a smile, as she began to drag Brooklyn along with her, "it's an amusement park."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Ayy, true, true," she remarked, grinning. "So where are we going?"

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She pointed to a drop tower that was one of the highest rides in the place, "that," she announced.

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Brooklyn C.

Her eyes widened in anticipation and her grin grew and before she knew it, she was the one dragging Alex to the ride.

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She rolled her eyes smiling, reaching the end of the cue, "now who's excited," she joked.

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Brooklyn C.

"Still you!" she teased, standing beside her.

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She snorted at this, "you wish," she replied.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"You wish you could be kissing this but you still can't hit though."

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She turned to give Brooklyn a cool smile, "I think I could, if I wanted to."

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Brooklyn C.

"If you really, really, wanted to, hm?"

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"I think I'd get away with it, too."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"That... that part is debatable."

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"You don't so sure," she pointed, only half sure that all she was doing was teasing her or was actually  ~~probably really badly~~  flirting.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Hush. You don't know anything."

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"Sure I don't," she hummed, turning around with a satisfied smile.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She pouted, puffing out her cheeks.

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"Oh hush, go hug a tree or something."

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Brooklyn C.

She blinked, struck with confusion for a second. "Why ever would I hug a tree when I can just hug you?"

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"Oh, I don't know, heard some rumours that you were into hugging trees," she replied with a shrug, biting her lip to hide a smile.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"You must be talking to the wrong people. Who was it? I need to stop the spreading of rumors."

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"Might have spread a bit to far already, really," she said wincing.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She pouted again, crossing her arms. "No fair. Trees are so uncomfortable. There's no way I'd hug one. And imagine the splinters..."

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She burst into laughter, "I'll tell Zero that," she said, "you don't hug trees. Noted."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"So it was Zero! That little gremlin!"

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"Isn't he taller than you?" She asked grinning.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She stuck her tongue out. "That's not fair though... he has like... random creepy growth spurts. When I met him he was like 5'9, now he's 6'1. That's not normal."

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"He's a seventeen year old boy, he's going to get growth spurts," she pointed out.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I know, I know. But he gets them too often. Next thing you know, he's going to be like 6'4."

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"Soon he'll be as tall as a tree, then you can have a reason to hug him even more."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Oh shut up," she mumbled, softly whacking Alex on the head.

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She turned her head to poke her tongue out before they were eventually lead into the ride, "about time," she muttered.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Of course, she sat down in a seat next to Alex, practically buzzing with excitement as they strapped the participants into their seats and explained basic safety rules.

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"Blah, blah, blah, don't unstrap your belt or else you'll fly to your death," Alex said rolling her eyes, impatient for it to just get started.

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Brooklyn C.

Brooke giggled. "Shh, shh, don't make fun of them."

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She hummed at this, before breathing in as they began to move upwards.

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Brooklyn C.

"And we're going up!" she exclaimed. As they moved up, there was more they could see and it quickly revealed the park was much bigger than Brooke originally predicted.

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Her eyes scoured the view, taking it in, and breathed out. Maybe she *had* judged the place a little too fast.

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Suddenly, they shot down and Brooke gripped the handlebars of the seat, letting out a yelp, not out of surprise or fear, but just because everyone else was doing it.

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Her mouth slammed shut as they shot down, her hands gripping the bars, her eyes widening. When they reached the bottom, they began to head up once more. "Fun," she breathed out.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"And we're going up again!" she narrated. "Oh, this is so fuun!" she screamed as the ride shot back down.

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She yelled back an agreement, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. Eventually, the ride came to a stop and the staff came around to unclip everyone.

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"I chose next!" she protested, when she was unclipped. She jumped out of her seat and waited for Alex.

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She ducked around the staff member, "I can agree to that," she said, brushing past Brooklyn to get back into the crowd.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

When she spotted the rollar coaster she had previously shown Alex on the map, she grabbed the brunette's hand and dragged her to the line, pratically bouncing on her feet now.

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She stumbled to keep up but grinned at the sight of the rollercoaster, "of course," she said, peering over the heads of the others.

me, myself, and I

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"It's one of those suspended rollar coaster... Like, you don't sit in a booth and the seats are connected to a rail above... I love those types of rollar coaster. Don't you?"

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Her eyebrows raised at the description, turning her head to take another look at the ride, "oh," she breathed out, "right, we don't have these in France."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Whaaaat?" she exclaimed, geninuely surprised. "You have to ride this then!"

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She grinned, "no kidding," she shot back, "isn't it, like, slightly dangerous, though? What if it disconnects from the ride?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Nah, the work of magnets. We'll be fine."

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"I probably could have guessed that," she said with a slow blink.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She snickered, "Think before you ask."

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"I could do that," she conceded, "I just don't think I ever will."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"You're just a wild card, aren't you?"

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"Oh *definitely*," she said nodding seriously, "the definition of being unpredictable and crazy is me. A hundred percent."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I meant verbally wise... you? Unpredictable? I... can't imagine that."

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"I can't imagine it either really," she said, "a bit to...out there, I guess."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Everyone has a wild side... yours is just... a bit... *supressed*, if that's the right word."

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By crippling insecurities and isolation. "Probably," she said with a shrug, "but who needs a wild side?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Everyone. There are two sides to a coin. Without those two sides, there is no coin. No object in this world can be one dimensional. Just like no human can be one dimensional."

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"Ah but being one dimensional is safe, comfortable, did I mention safe?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"But it's also impossible, did I mention that?"

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"Now you have," she said before they began to sift into the ride.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Now I have," she echoed, following and seating herself in a seat.

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She followed Brooklyn ~~of course~~ to slip in next to her, pulling down the bars to secure them and frowned, "airy," she observed, pushing down on it slightly but where it was was where it was going to stay.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She raised an eyebrow, snickering. "Airy? What do you mean, 'airy'?"

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She opened her mouth to say something then paused for a second, then saying, "comfy, sorry, meant comfy."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Both are odd adjectives to describe a rollar coaster seat," she pointed out.

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"I can't exactly call it tight," she shot back as the thing began to roll and she glanced down to watch the ground grow further and further away.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Well when you're that small...." she drifted off, allowing Alex to figure out the rest.

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She closed her mouth at that, deciding not to reply, and wrapped her hands around the metal bars as they began to pick up speed.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Brooke had gripped the bars as well, and soon they were zooming downward and through loopity loops and underground and above ground and the sounds of the riders' screams filled the air around them has she squealed from excitement, herself.

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She felt herself ~~finally~~ relax completely as the adrenaline hit her and, though she didn't scream, she was enjoying herself but found herself gripping the poles tighter and tighter.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

The ride came to a stop and Brooke hopped off after the bars were pulled back, giddy from the adrenaline rush that had hit hurt sometime during the ride. "You pick next," she announced to Alex.

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She glanced around, grabbing at Brooklyn's wrist, tugging her forward, "enough rides," she said, as she danced through the crowd, finally reaching the clown game, where you throw the ping pong ball into their mouth to hope it rolls into a specific lane with specific points, "how about an arcade game?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"One," she began. "That's not an arcade game." But then she grinned and shrugged nonchalantly. "But sure."

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"Oh," she breathed out, "what're they called then?" She asked, sliding in some coins into the slot and balls rushed into the tray.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Carnival games," she informed. "You want to go first?"

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"Carnival...arcade, aren't they same thing?" she asked, "and, uh, sure," she said, slipping one of the balls into her fingers, eyeing the hole. After a second she aimed it and (thank god) it went straight in, hitting the '3'.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"No, no they're not," she sighed. She watched Alex throw, her form was a bit off for proper aim but it was still very good. "Nice. Should I go next?"

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"I think that's how these sort of things go," she said, shifting to the side.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Alright," she chirped, picking up a ball. She tossed it in as well, and it went in perfectly, hitting the '5'. While Brooke herself wasn't too excited for her victory, she still grinned and turned to Alex.

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"Hey, you got it, *nice*," she said grinning back. She wasn't too bothered being beaten, in fact she was happy enough to let Brooklyn win. Taking one of the balls she took another turn, and got a four. "Fluke."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I doubt that. It was good, really," she reassured, taking her turn and scoring another five.

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"You're good..." she said and took another shot. Her shots were never frequent, sometimes she got a two, sometimes a three, sometimes a one. Even a five, once.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She didn't reply. Her shots were consistent, mostly fives, sometimes four. A three once, actually.

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Eventually they ran out of balls and the guy came over to tally the scores, "ah, a score of 69, very good, you have the choice of...the whole rack actually," he said, gesturing to the assortment of soft toys, some quite large, some small, other small trinkets (like bubble blower) as well a scatter of chocolates and lollies.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Brooke choose a giant fluffly unicorn, which she insisted was for Alex.

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"You kind of did all the work, though," she pointed out as she looked down at the thing but took it anyway and smiled at her, "thanks!"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"That's true," she pouted. "You helped."

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She chuckled, "sure, I did," she replied, "come on, what's next?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She checked her watch and then the map. "It's almost dinner time... Want to go ride some rides and then catch a bite at one of the cafes they have set up around the place?"

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Her mind briefly informed her of how much food she'd had that day but she shoved it down. It didn't matter. Cocking an eyebrow, she looked at Brooklyn with a smirk, "asking me out on a date, Carrington?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She returned the smirk, "Do you want it to be a date, Bellrose?"

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She raised an eyebrow at her, "now that's so not an answer," she shot back.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I'm just asking if you want it to be a yes," she cooed back.

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"I don't know," she said, "might have too high standards for you to reach."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I'm the only standard I need to reach," she remarked with a wink. "You love me," she teased.

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"I do not," she said poking her tongue out, "not without a date anyway."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Let's go on that date then, shall we?"

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She paused for a moment, the teasing glint melting away, shoot. Was she being serious? Studying Brooklyn's face for a second she came to the conclusion that yes, Brooklyn was serious. "Now?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She nodded, still beaming that 1000 kilowatt smile, "Of course. Let's go."

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It was strange, Alex really couldn't take her eyes away from her. She was telling herself that it was the artist side of her but...she wasn't quite convinced. "Let's go," she repeated.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

Brooklyn bit her lip, shyly intertwining her fingers with Alex. She took a deep breath, and averted her gaze, nodding before continuing to walk.

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She turned to eye the fingers, knowing quite well it had a different connotation the other times, but she shook her head, walking enough to match Brooklyn's pace. Squeezing slightly, she glanced around, taking in the lights and the people.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

The rest of the afternoon went by peacefully. The two of them rode as many roller coasters as they could reach along with assortments of other types of rides. Brooke carried around the giant unicorn like it was no deal and while they were waiting in lines, she would tease Alex with it. Eventually, evening came along, which started with Brooke and Alex sitting at a table at a medieval themed cafe.

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"A medieval themed cafe, because why not," she replied. The sun had brought out a layer of freckles that was scattered over the bridge of her nose. "What's next? A renaissance themed restaurant?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"That would interesting," she chirped, eating a fry. "We should try and find one."

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She was being rather dry with that comment but she nodded anyway, "could," she said, before looking back to Brooklyn. "Twenty questions," she said with a grin, knowing full well she wasn't going to go down the same pathway she went down with with Zero.

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

She tilted her head, eating another fry. "You sure? I suck at this game, and it's not even a game you can loose."

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"Give it a try," she said, shifting in her seat, curious to see just how much she can fuck with the other girl, "when was your first kiss?"

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"Uh... hasn't happened yet?" she replied with a shrug and an uncertain squint of her eyes.

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She blinked, her jaw slightly dropping, "really? Would have thought you'd have a crowd to choose from..." she trailed off, "not that that's a bad thing."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"I don't give just anyone my kisses," she teased, imitating a queen's voice and then bursted into giggles. "No one's really hooked my interest until you so..."

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She pursed her lips together, barring the laugh that threatened to escape it and ducked her head, "why me, anyway?" She asked, leaning back into the chair, "it's not like I'm the most...outgoing person."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"True, you're not. You're also ridiculous and magic intolerant and illogical, and a hundred other things I could name right now but you're also kind, and funny, and just a tiny bit dark."

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"Just a tiny bit," she said, "I've got to balance the ball of sunshine that I am every other day."

me, myself, and I

Brooklyn C.

"More like sadistic ball of sunshine. I bet if I threw you into hell, you'd come back with Satan as your husband."