Rtc Chatfic-ish (nischa)

Chapter 34

The sky was a navy blue, only illuminated by the rare flashes of light in the distance, as Penny and Ricky were going towards the fair.

Ricky tipped back on his wheelchair, keeping his center of balance steady and almost hovering.

"DONT DO THAT!!!! OH MY GOD YOU IDIOT YOU'LL GET YOURSELF KILLED-"

Ricky smiled at them and signed, "its fine, i do it all the time!"

Penny smiled back. They had learned sign language a while ago with Ezra for when their parents argued, so they could help calm him down when he had a panic attack.

"Yeah but i don't want you getting hurt."

"i'll be fine love, i promise."

Penny blushed at the nickname, yet their redness was hidden by the blackness surrounding them.

The fair lights grew brighter, carnival music growing louder as the laughter of the rides infected them.

"what do you wanna go on first?"

Penny considered everything for a second. "Ill go on anything... except that." She pointed to a rickety rollercoaster, high above the ground, exposed metal and sharp wood everywhere.  The words "CYCLONE" were up in red metal boxes with dim yellow bulbs flickering off of it. "That thing's practically a deathtrap."

Ricky nodded in agreement, signing, "same here. that just an accident waiting to happen."

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Ricky, being ricky, had learned take advantage of being in a wheelchair at the moment. Yes, he was usually on crutches, but the doctor recommended a wheelchair since it would be easier, especially since it was his first time out of hospital for the last month or so.

One of said advantages was getting to the front of the line for anything. whether it was at the store or at the carnival, it worked either way.

Peopled cleared the path when they saw him coming through, which was amazing in his opinion, and Penny just strided casually besides him.

Penny squinted slightly before trying to read the neon sign that was illuminating above them.

The word 'Gravitron' was plastered in bold letters above a UFO shaped ride, and ricky stared at it in awe.

"penny."

"yeah?"

"i need to go on that," he signed, his eyes still locked on the spinning neon sign.

Penny started walking towards it whilst ricky stayed still;

"what are you waiting for?"

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"Im gonna throw up." Penny said, badly regretting going on.

"Can we go again?!" Ricky signed excitedly.

"You can.. im gonna just go die real quick."

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6 times Ricky went on the ride, and Penny stood by and watched in adoration every single time.

"Hey, how about maybe its time we go on something else now? We can always come back to this later."

"okay!"

Ricky loved fairs. He never went often; then again, he never got the chance. They only came near Uranium once every few years, and last time it was here, Ricky was in hospital. The last time he went was 11 years ago, he was 5 at the time.

he remembers pointing out the rides and pulling along his parents, and, being the overexcited kid he is, end up getting lost more than once.

his memories were mostly a blur; one of flashing lights and muffled screams, whether that was from something good or bad, he could never tell.

he'd zoned out, staring off into space, oblivious to the fact penny had handed him a cloud of candy floss (or cotton candy, whatever you people call it,) and began eating one themselves.

they guided him off to a space from the carvival; a small hill.

it was peaceful. the carnival lights were in the distance, only the vague sound of the circus styled music could reach them, as the whispers of the wind caressed each of their ears. The sky was a lighter blue than usual, as a star occasionally shot across the sky leaving a smile on their faces.

"i love you."

Penny had said that hundreds of times to Ricky, and he reacted fine. But that was platonically. Now they were dating, it was like they had just dropped a bombshell on him.

their hands begun shaking as they tried to sign it back, but penny stopped him, kneeling down and placing a gentle kiss on his lips.

"you don't have to sign it back. its okay. just do it when your ready." They said, an empathetic smile on their already caring face.

Ricky nodded, holding onto Penny's hand on return, taking comfort in their warmth.

"i like you romantically." Ricky signed.

"i like you romantically too."