One Oversized Teddybear (For LARIATO)

It was really just a guess. But Drake's happy he'd posited the suggestion. Their minds seem to be in the same direction, and suddenly he realizes he can't be close enough to her. He can't turn and face her in this suspended carriage, or hold her how she wants, or admire her as much as he'd like. And it's too darn cold out. They should get somewhere indoors. Why is he still thinking about this?

"Let's get a ride back there, then. Have a... prequel of our official rematch," he suggests with a grin.

His gaze finally breaks from the girl to survey the ride. "If this thing would get moving~!," he faux-whines, jokingly emphasizing his urgency.

Julia bit her bottom lip as her a smile and blush started to form on her face as Drake made his suggestion. “Only if you think you can handle it~” she replied. A part of her had been waiting for this chance since...well, the end of their match. And here she’d thought the day couldn’t have gotten any better.

She then laughed as Drake shouted for them to hurry the ride up, which also caused a few others riding the ferris wheel to laugh as well. And almost as if on cue, the wheel began to spin again, and now it would only be moments before they were on the ground again. But the moments were incredibly suspenseful for the blonde, knowing what would be coming soon afterward.

The wheel starts to rotate again, and Drake places his attention back on Julia. "Oh, I can handle it. You don't even know. See, I know your moves now... like that thing you did with you foot...," he muses, an eyebrow quirking in a playfully suggestive manner. "Just try not to be too surprised when I'm the one on top tonight."

And this damn ferris wheel just can't go fast enough. It jolts in starts and stops, letting people disembark from the carriages periodically.

“Is that right? Well, if you thought that was something, just wait ‘til you see how it feels without the boot.” she replied, playfully nudging Drake’s foot with her own. “And if anyone’s gonna be surprised by anything, I have a feeling it’s gonna be you, sweetie.”

The starting and sudden stopping of the ferris wheel was almost torturous, with each carriage stopping along the way to let people off. But finally, after what felt like forever, Julia and Drake’s carriage stopped on the ground to let them out. And as soon as the safety bar was lifted, Julia grabbed the giant teddybear and hopped out, then reached her hand out for Drake.

"I think I'd be more impressed if it wasn't your foot, Jesse Jane," Drake teases. She even got a feminized cowboy name out of it!

Those starts and stops, though; they're teeth-grindingly slow. So when it finally becomes their turn, Drake's delaying only long enough for Julia to hop out with the bear. His hand finds hers and he hops out, only to promptly relocate around her waist and walk with her some distance from the ferris wheel's growing line.

"Did you wanna hang around here longer, or head back?" Him? He wants to head back. But they're at a carnival. He wants to make sure she's gotten her fill of everything and not cut it short. He's prepared to behave long enough for that. He's sure of it. But he can't avoid kissing her. That's too tall an order.

In fact, he just now leans over to steal a quick kiss from her cheek - or lips, if she happens to be looking at him.

Another giggle left the blonde’s lips at the comment, especially at the nickname. It had a nice, fun ring to it. Almost a stereotypical kind of nickname for a “cowgirl” like herself, but she liked it.

And after she helped him out of the carriage and found his arm draped around her again, Julia held her stuffed bear against her chest as the two walked. “Hmmm...” She thought about the question for a moment. Certainly there were lots of enjoyable things to do at carnivals. Plenty of games they hadn’t tried, cotton candy, and more.

But then again, Julia also knew what awaited them whenever they chose to leave the carnival. And honestly...she was more excited about that than everything else there. She turned to face him and give her answer.

“I think-- ohp!” she suddenly, but briefly gasped as she was surprised with a quick kiss on the lips. The suddenness caused the pretty blonde to once again blush, though she sheepishly managed to finally force her answer out. “I’m ready to head back. I-if you are, of course...”

Drake snickers at her surprise when he steals the kiss, but listens intently to her answer. When it's given, his gaze matches to hers, and he nods. He knows what that means, and he couldn't be more anxious. He hasn't been able to take his mind off if it since their match. He's craving that kind of contact with her again, and the smile he offers her in response does little to hide that.

"Then let's go..." He begins tugging her along. "...We'll find a place for you to keep Domino."

Smiling at hearing his reply, Julia nodded and picked up her pace as Drake tugged her along with him, still holding tightly onto the stuffed bear.

Once they had left the carnival, several taxis were just up ahead, either bringing people to the carnival or taking them back into the city. Flagging one down, Julia then climbed into the car. She gave the driver the address of her apartment building, before sitting back as the taxi took off.

Truthfully, Julia was more than a little nervous. Yet at the same time, the car simply couldn't move them fast enough. Maybe it was just because it would be her first time with him that she felt this way.

Trying to put her nerves aside, she suddenly turned to Drake and smiled as she leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Thanks again for today, Drake." she said. And soon the taxi would be making its way back into Tokyo, drawing closer and closer to Julia's apartment.