Sleep

Part 14

Please, stop me, I mentally begged.

"I don't think I'll respawn, if I'm honest" I said, just as 'WAIT' was shouted from my arm.

Discreetly letting out a breath, I turned to look at Delirious.

"If you're gonna do it, tie yourself to me or something. I don't trust you just holding on" he said, and I smiled.

"You're fucking crazy" he said, as I climbed across into his characters lap.

Smiling as him nervously, I nodded.

"I know, I'm not normally this stupid" I said, then laughed a little. "Guess being around you makes me delirious" I winked.

Looking down, I slid my arms from the sleeves of the jacket and untied the string on my pants. It wasn't much at all, but it was hopefully good enough to help.

"Uh, sorry about this, it's probably uncomfortable" I said, smiling awkwardly at the hockey mask. Oh god, I hope he doesn't have it in first person.

"Do you mind?" I said, pointing toward his pants, and glancing around. Not a clue where his camera was.

"This is the weirdest thing I have ever experienced" he said, and I giggled a little, still waiting for a yes or no.

"Yeah go for it" he said, and I grabbed the hem of his pants, pulling out the strings. By this point, I was blushing a bright red.

Sliding forward, I tied the strings close. Part one done. Next, I slid the jacket off my shoulders entirely, and tucked it under my arms, using the sleeves to tie a knot behind Delirious' back. I made sure to keep my eyes on what I was doing, not wanting to look up.

It was kinda strange, because the character acted as if I wasn't there at all, staring forward, through the glass of the windscreen. I bet this was really weird for Del. he could feel someone pressed up against him, but there was nothing there. Instead, he had to ignore it and focus on keeping the helicopter in the air.

"I hope this works. And your character can still move properly" I mumbled, as I wrapped my arms tightly around him. "Ok, all set."

There was no reply, and the character didn't move. He was probably mentally preparing, because after all, I could potentially die tonight. And he'd be entirely involved. Come to think of it, this wasn't fair of me.

The adrenaline pumping through my veins made me courageous, and stupid, and I'd acted on impulse.

"Hey, I'm sorry for making you do this, it's cool if you don't want to" I mumbled, loosening my arms.

He finally replied, and I was thankful.

"No it was my idea, it's ok." Then a second reply came through. "Just a little off putting with the feelings" he said, and I chuckled and nodded.

"Can't imagine it feels very normal" I agreed, smiling now.

"Ready?" He said, and I again tightened my arms, tucking my head into his chest.

"Ready" I replied, a little muffled. As the character moved, I got jolted and surprise and relief flooded me. I guess I hadn't fully mentally prepared. Oh well, too late now.

But he was reaching around me smoothly, a definite good sign.

I still had the headphones on, taking them from the chopper. I didn't want to damage my ears.

The door flicked up and I tightly wrapped my legs around him, clinging like a koala.

The noise was loud even through the muffs, and the wind nipped at my arms.

Then, we were falling.

A terrified scream ripped from my throat and my stomach jolted, the air rushing around us chilling me to the bone.

I raised my head and looked over my shoulder, looking at the city below us. We were a fair way up, plenty of room still between us and the highest buildings.

Eyes stinging from looking into the wind, I turned to look up, noting the we were falling away from the helicopter, which had passed out altitude anyway, and was crashing toward the ground.

Giggles burst from my throat as all my nerves were overtaken with immeasurable joy. This was the coolest thing I'd ever experienced.

I was grateful for the radiant heat from Delirious, and I snuggled my face into him. My arms weren't hurting as much as I expected, but I assumed it was from the current position of the air pushing me against him.

Wait.

"Oh my gosh, I can feel your body heat!" I shouted, giggling madly. I couldn't help the face splitting grin or laughter that seemed to be a permanent thing for me now.

There was no reply, and I was grateful that he wasn't silly enough to try.

After what felt like forever but was likely only seconds, the character reached around me and pulled a chord, making the parachute release.

We shot upwards and my arms jerked painfully, but I managed to hold on, insanely grateful for the jacket supporting me.

Luckily, I worked out sometimes and actually had some muscle. I definitely would start doing that more often from now on though.

Letting out a breath of relief I didn't realise I was holding, I smiled at the large net above us. He'd easily pulled it, everything had gone smoothly.

The giggles had actually settled, and now we were left in silence, my awe of the view rendering me speechless.

The wind still blew around us and I still felt cold, but not even the insane shivering could take away my joy.

The city below us shone brightly, giving us light as we drifted through the black sky. It was pretty from the helicopter, but this was a whole different experience.

The silence was broken by an explosion, and I smiled. Guess the chopper 'landed'.

Looking up to Delirious, I watched the lights dance on the mask, and illuminate the underside of his head, along his jaw and neck.

I placed my head against his chest, looking calmly across the city as I listened to the heartbeat.

(1006 words)

Ayye! They finally made the jump! And nothing went wrong, bonus. Cute though, amiright? I hope it was ok :3