Over Again

It was dark. Like, really dark. The carnival lights were on, but shadows still creeped and crawled around. I squeezed my bear, which I had named Benjamin Nialler Phelps. But I would just call him Benny.

"One more ride, then we're gonna go back home," Niall told me after we'd settled on Benny's name. "Which one do you want to go on?"

I immediately pointed to the Ferris wheel. It was really tall. Instead of small seats, you got a whole little cabin thing. Niall looked at me.

"You sure? I know you're claustrophobic," he said.

"Aren't you too?"

" Yeah, but I'll get on. What about you?" I shrugged and pointed to the Ferris wheel again. "Alright, but if you get scared, don't say I didn't warn you."

It took about ten minutes to get into the cabin . I sat across from Niall, and had Benny right next to me.

I looked out over the horizon, seeing faint shadows of trees and then looked down at the carnival. At this point we were probably forty feet off the ground.

I looked back at Niall, who apparently was staring at me, because he blushed and looked away .

" It's beautiful, isn't it," Niall said. I hummed a yes. "I used to come to this carnival every year. Then...I guess I didn't have anyone to go with anymore." Niall frowned and knot his eyebrows.

"Well, I'm glad you brought me here." I smiled at him. "I'm really having a good t-"

The wheel stopped, and the cabin shook, sending me flying into Niall's chest. I clung to him as the cabin shook back and forth, back and forth. I heard Benny fall to the floor, but I didn't care. I was scared stiff.

Niall's arms tightened around me, and I realized the wheel was moving. To my disappointment, it stopped when we were at the tippity top.

"Scared," I choked out. Niall hummed, rocking us a little, trying to soothe.

"You'll never love yourself half as I love you,
and darling you'll never treat yourself right,
but I want you to.

if I let you know, oh oh oh,
I'm here, for you,
maybe you'll love yourself like I love you."

I look up at Niall. He looks down at me, suppressing a small smile. I feel the Ferris wheel going again, but I look at his icy eyes instead.

We both lean in, and give each other a small yet fantastic kiss. When we pull away, his blue eyes meet my brown ones, and he smiles again.

Woah.

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