Of seven midgets and rats with big ears | RP with asinthecity

[pullmysteth]

One ride on the Tea Cups had Riley (who was an interested shade of green) stumbling over to a nearby safety railing and leaning over it heavily. "Not gonna puke... not gonna puke... not gonna puke..." he chanted to himself an punctuated with a dry heave over the rail

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[asinthecity]

Tab had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from laughing. She rubbed Riley's back, and leaned in to check to see if he was still green. She kept her face well away from his mouth though, not ready to have brotherly vomit all over herself. "Think maybe we should stay away from the rides, Queasy?"

[pullmysteth]

"I hate kids," Riley offered in sulk. He straightened up, swaying a little as he tried to get his balance. "How can you stand there still and not dizzy? That wasn't fun. That was torture. It's official. If I'm going to hell, its going to be spinning on a big pink tea cup for all eternity. And I'm never drinking tea again," he added petulantly, sticking his tongue out as the world tried to right itself around him.

[asinthecity]

"Because rides spinning really fast don't shit me?" she asked with a smirk. "I trained myself by spinning in circles over and over and over and over again when we were little. I'm immune!" Though watching her brother sway wasn't too fun. He looked like a gust of wind would probably send him crashing to the ground. Oh well, she'd just have to yell 'timber' and hope there was something soft he could land on.

She rubbed his arm and hooked hers around his waist. "Maybe we should just go try and find some souvenirs? Don't you think I'd look cute is Mouse Ears?"

[pullmysteth]

Riley looked at her like she had just sprouted Mouse ears and then started to snigger at her. "Oh yeah, adorable," he said, trying to keep a straight face. He unzipped his bag and pulled out a bottle of water to take a long drink. He imagined he must look like a window washer or worse. He still had a large bruise on his cheek from his run in with Dumb and Dumber at the Karaoke bar, his hair was a mess from the tea cups from hell, and he had one sleeve pushed up while the other had slipped down on the ride. And he didn't give a shit in the slightest. "You could get matching ones for Walker and get around in matching aubergine tracksuits with white shoes and knee socks. His and Hers."

[asinthecity]

She stared up at him, trying to find a way to dignify his comment with some kind of response. She poked him in the gut instead, and raised her eyebrows. "Don't make me put you on the Small World ride, or whatever the fuck it's called. You'll have that song in your head for months."

[pullmysteth]

Riley shrugged. "Meh, you'd be the one who has to listen to me hum and sing it alllllllllll the way home." On cue, he started humming it loudly with elaborate waving of his arms in the air. "Want me to skip, too?"

[asinthecity]

Tab clamped her hands over her ears and left him to stand on his own as she walked a couple of paces in front of him. "NO! And I'm not listening. I don't even know you. You're just some freak that followed me here."

[pullmysteth]

Riley skipped up to her with a goofy grin on his face and threw his arm around her. He beamed at a family who passed them. "We're twins!" he declared to them and then when they passed giving him strange looks he smirked down at her. "Don't make me stop and lick a window to embarrass you."

[asinthecity]

"You embarrass me just by breathing, so thanks for the offer by no thanks." Tab walked beside him for a few moments before she grinned and snaked her fingers into his pocket to grab his wallet and taking off. "So you want a Snow White costume, right? Something to take home and impress the hot dogs?"

[pullmysteth]

"I only said that because I was trying to make you feel better about wanting to dress as Peter Pan, runt," Riley threw back. He chased after and then paused with a wicked grin. "She hits sick people!" he said loudly, feigning an innocent look and pretending to limp. An old couple shot Tab a disapproving look while another guy who looked like a lawyer gave Riley his card declaring 'Personal Injury Specialist'. Riley waited until the guy was out of ear shot and burst out laughing.

[asinthecity]

Tab had stopped mid-run, her brown eyes wide as she shook her head at the accusatory looks. "He's my arse pain brother!" she cried in defense. She turned on her heel and ran back at Riley before launching herself at him. "Don't make me kill a sick person."

[pullmysteth]

"You'd miss me too much," Riley said smugly and plucked it wallet out of her hand to shove it deep down in the bottom of his bag. He draped his arm around her shoulder as they started walking in the general direction of somewhere they could do some shopping. "You know, we should take that trip to Scotland. Maybe next year or something? You'll love it. The Castle is fantastic and has these huge gardens around the base of it..." He trailed off, squinting a little in the sun as inevitably, his mind flashed briefly to his first kiss with Beth.

[asinthecity]

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." She folded her arms under her chest, still managing to be both annoyed and happy to be back by his side. She relaxed as he talked about Scotland, but her Sister Sense tingled and she glanced up at him. "What?"

[pullmysteth]

Riley glanced down at her, amused. "Kissing in the rain," he said cryptically. "Something sounds kind of cheesy until you actually do it. It's where I first kissed Beth, in those gardens. Same night Lachlan basically shoved us together. It was night, raining, we were both a bit drunk. It seems like a fucking lifetime ago."

[asinthecity]

"That's romantic, not cheesy. Might also be sickness inducing though... Or awkward if your mouth fills with water and you start choking on her tongue." She smirked. "Did I ruin it yet?"

[pullmysteth]

Riley huffed a small laugh. "Nope, that's pretty impossible, squirt. It's a night I'm never going to forget. First night we shagged, too. I know, not usually my style." They were walking slowly and the sun was nice and warm on their skin. It felt nice, relaxed. He pressed a small, fond kiss to his sister's head. "It changed my life, really."