The sun shimmered down against the black path. The park was big and more crowded then she had thought it would be. Maybe this was a bad idea. Holding two tickets Jessie waited in the front of the park's gate she remembered when she had sent the text to Alice.

*flash back*

Bare feet crossed the wood floor as she held her phone in hand. Should she? No this was a bad idea. No no she needed to it wasn't really a date. Okay here goes nothing .

To Alice : Hello Ms Alice this is Jessie, I know its been a few days since our um awkward practice but I thought we could meet up. But like hang out at the amusement park, like for a get to know ya date - I mean meeting. We really don't know each other very well maybe just hanging out might help get us back to a great dancing flow . Anyway I'll meet you Sunday . 2: 00.

* flash back end *

This was a terrible idea ! And why'd she half to slip up and say date. Jessie brushed her figures through her hair. She paced back and forth in front of the park. Her brown leather ankle goods hit the floor. Shed decided to wear boots with slim blue jeans. A black tank top held to her body as a lose pink dress shirt waved in the wind.

What was I thinking I'll be left here alone, Alice didn't seem to be the type for an amusement park anyway. Jessie sighed at these thoughts .

An amusement park. The snowy widow had been invited to an amusement park. It was the first time in an extremely long while that Alice had been asked to hang out with someone. Well, more like actually been asked; she'd been forced the first time. Even so, she hadn't really even expected herself agreeing. Why had she even agreed?

Black heels clicked against the pavement as the white haired girl neared the entrance to the amusement park. With so many people around, she felt a bit uneasy, yet carried herself with her natural air of confidence. The long-sleeved, vertical white striped vest and black skirt from the day at the lake clung to her pale figure, though this time the collar was properly buttoned closed as to convey modesty. Two small braids dangled at the front of her snowy mass of hair while the rest fanned out in its icy wave. She really didn't know why she was out here. She remembered receiving a text from Jessie much earlier detailing the day. Alice hadn't exactly responded to it, but for some reason found herself showing up anyways. Was it too late to turn back now?

No, she figured she'd just go through with it. Maybe it would aid with getting back into the flow of dancing after... Well, it would be a new experience anyways, even if it didn't really help in the end. The spider had never been to an amusement park before, anyways. Would it be amusing?

Frozen orbs drifted around the bustling crowd, searching for the familiar girl. It took a little while, but she soon spotted her, taking note of her outfit as to be able to recognize her easier if she lost sight of her. Instead of utilizing her usual method of sneaking up on people, she decided to walk straight up to her, arms folded across her chest in a serious manner, hoping not to draw any unwanted attention from the masses. Spiders weren't used to being among a crowd.

"Miss McKnight?" She started softly, just loud enough to hear over the drone of the sea of other people streaming into the park.

Finally the snowy haired girl arrived, odd she didn't sneak up. Well it was probably for the best, so far Jessie wasn't all flustered and she was pretty calm and cool at the moment at least. " Alice you came! That's awesome I was worried you wouldn't show."

She noticed that Alice always called her Ms McKnight. Jessie had let herself slip out of formality after the first few days of practice. Now that she felt kinda bad for that, and a bit uneasy . She didn't know why it never bothered her before. " First things first, there's no need to call me by my last name just call me Jessie. "

Maybe the snowy spider would comply to her offer if not well, the day wasn't over yet. Softly she took Alice's hand. She wasn't sure if this was okay but it was necessary to get through all these crowds. " come on , we should get in before the crowd gets worse. "

Leading them both inside she ziged and zaged. Through the people finding the best openings that would give the icy figure the most room between people. That was until they came to a open area ,more or less. There laid a huge map of the hole park. " okay so, there's a lot to do, anything you'd like to try first?"

"Is that so?" She offered as she was greeted, assuming her usual pose for a few brief moments.

So far things didn't seem awkward. That was a good, she guessed. Next Jessie surprised her a bit by correcting her. Switching to a less form of casual speak, eh? Alice wasn't used to calling others by their first names. Could she even pronounce Jessie's right? She murmured it a few times under her breath. It felt strange on her tongue. She figured she'd just need to work on it for a while.

A warm hand grasped the snowy spider's, making icy fingers tense. Sure, it was physical contact, but Alice was quick to conclude that was it was only to aid getting through the crowds. Nonetheless, she grabbed on a little tighter than she originally meant to when they started moving, uneasy with the large amount of people. Even at her family's grand balls and events there hadn't been this many people. She gave a nod of acknowledgment at Jessie's words.

The widow felt like she was holding her breath through the crowd most of the time. It just had been so long since she had been around so many people... The uneasiness wouldn't last long; she'd eventually brush it off as she became used to it over the course of however long they'd be their for. But for now she tried to mask it's prominence. Really, being out and about just made her feel a little vulnerable. Though that, like the uneasiness, would soon come to fade.

She barely heard Jessie's question when they came to a more open area.

"I've never been to an amusement park, so anything is fine." She admitted rather quietly.

Her tone held a fraction of weariness, though it was just from the little adventure in the crowd. Icy orbs gazed at the map, studying each location and label before returning curiousily to her partner.

Nodding to what Alice said as they walked. She had been worried but for some reason she wasn't feeling any worry at all she loved these places. She remembered her first time to one she was to young to enjoy any rides but it was a good memory the last one of a happy family.

Looking at the map she looked at it , this place was a lot bigger then she thought, was the one back home this big Looking at Alice she seemed tired, hopefully shed make it through the day, though it was probably from the crowd's. That was a guess of course but it seemed like the reason. She heard Alice speak slightly soft and kinda hard to hear bit Jessie managed. So it was the snow angels first time here huh? Some how that wasn't surprizing. " well I haven't haven't actually been at this one, but in America we have a few there really fun, so um if you want we can try the spinning cups , then take a brake I see they have some games maybe we can win you a prize or something. We should end the day with the roller coaster if that's okay?"

Jessie wondered, she never had told anyone where she was born, it just never came up. Names weren't necessarily a give away, she wondered where was Alice from. Maybe shed wait to ask, maybe when they took a brake from all of the exciting rides.

"That's okay." The snowy widow agreed with subtle nod.

She'd go along with whatever the boyish girl decided. Granted, she wasn't much of a follower in general, but this was her first time at an amusement park. One word stood out to her in all of what Jessie had said. America. So the girl was from America? Alice couldn't help but wonder why she had come to Japan to go to Astrea. Well, she was certain anywhere was better for Jessie than near her devilish father. Unless he had moved here too... Did she have any family here? All questions to be asks at another time should the correct moment arise and if the spider ultimately still held interest in learning the answers. Though she genuinely desired to know a little more about the boyish girl at this point.

Turning around, frosty eyes looked out across the park for a few brief moments, cataloging the scenery. She spotted the roller coaster - at least she thought she did - and stalked the moving car with her gaze as it stalled at the crest at a drop before gaining momentum and rocketing down the track. Now that she thought of it, she never tested her compatibility with heights. How would that work out? She guessed she'd have to find that out at the mentioned end of the day.

Spinning back to face Jessie, she looked to her, batting a stray ribbon of white hair from her glistening eyes. What would the spinning cups be like? She wondered.

"Ready whenever you are, miss McKn-- ah... Jessie."

That came out poorly. Oh well. It was an honest attempt.

Each movement was like a dance for the frosty figure as she looked around and twirled back to look at Jessie . Shed agree with the short thought plan. So to the spinning cups it was.

Playfully catching a hand as Alice faced her she took them to the spinning cups. Chuckling as her name was altered by the white haired girl. First name was a tough one for the girl huh? Making it to the lime it wasn't to long they would be next. Twisting on her heal she faced the girl in line. " The only rule I have for these places is if you feel sick let me know. Okay? "

She grinned at the girl stepping backwards to the line as they made there way up. She smiled at a bit of hair that was messed on the younger girls hair, fixing it with a light touch she smiled . " Even though you e never been here before I am sure you'll enjoy your self, even if we didn't ride anything it has a way to make you happy the music they play,the laughter you hear just listen this place is dancing. Just keep your mind on that and you won't be so uncomfortable."

The bemused snowy widow barely had any time to text before her hand was seized playfully. For some reason this brought the ghost of a smirk to pallid lips. She followed Jessie closely, eyeing the crowd with wary blue eyes.

Soon they had arrived at the line to the aforementioned ride. Jessie already seemed ecstatic. A single chuckle passed through her lips at her rule. The spider ever hardly felt sick with anything. Yet, never having gone to an amusement park before, she couldn't really speak on experience for this one. Oh well. She'd surely find out soon enough.

Alice lowered her head slightly as her hair was fixed. That action made her feel like a little kid. Looking back up at the boyish girl, she thanked her quietly, falling silent to listen to what she had to say next. Could the icy spider be happy? She hadn't really be happy per say in quite a long time. Content at the most, but never quite happy. The words calmed her a bit overall, but she still was a bit wary about all the people. A spider's caution it was. But with Jessie here it didn't seen too bad as it probably would have had she been alone. She wondered why. Ah, it confused and frustrated her.

This girl was really pushing her out on the finest threads of her comfort zone. Yet she guessed she'd try and enjoy herself. Even if just a little bit. She'd willingly came here after all. She listened to nearby people as she waited, catching some pretty interesting conversations though ones she ultimately cared little for overall. The line soon started moving again and she signaled Jessie by giving her a slight tap on the back of her hand.

Now that she thought about it, when had she ever willingly went out somewhere with someone like this? Get her out and about? A puzzled sigh escaped. Her guard was failing her... Either that, or Jessie was just really persistent in getting through it.

Jessie was thanked quietly as she had fixed the hair. She could tell the spider was very conflicted about this hole thing and Jessie knew this and understood. It was crowded. Suddenly her heart pounded as a thought came to mind, shed just have to sow the spiders threads together if someone broke them. If that was someone was her then shed at least try to sow them back together.

Her thoughts were stopped with a tap of her hand blinking she moved up the line. They had reached the top and was allowed to choose a cup, she found the first one that was empty and made there way to it. Sitting down she realized two things. One she still held the iced hand. Two,this ride had a tendency to push people close,she hadn't thought of that..whoops. Jessie bit her lip a little as a worker came by to help them in.

She took only a moment to clime in and sit, her hand slided almost out of the others as she waited for Alice to enter the cup shaped ride. Peering around there was all kinds of colorful cups on tilting platform.

She followed the girl up the line, forgetting they were still connected hand-in-hand for a moment and almost stumbling. Thanks to her many years in ballet, she was able to quickly shift her weight onto her toes to make it look like it never happened.

Icy pools of curious blue observed the painted cup-shaped ride. She most likely wouldn't get dizzy, but that didn't mean it wouldn't be a possibility. Surely they'd probably be pushed closer together by the motion... The whole general scheme of the ride's shape reminded her of Alice in Wonderland. An odd comparison. It was from that book, however, where her first name had been derived. For better or for worse...

Alice eventually climbed into the cup, holding out a slender arm to steady herself from accidentally falling. When she gained full balance, she sat down elegantly, tossing a small braid to the side. She noticed they were still holding hands, but didn't mind all too much right now. The warmth of Jessie's hand wasn't too bad; even the storm of hot and cold had leveled out a little into a weathered mixture. She cast the helpful worker her piercing frozen gaze, letting out an almost amused chuckle when they eventually walked away with a rather frightened look on their face.

Turning back to Jessie, there was a playful glint in the widow's frosty eyes. She was amused. Granted, it was only a little, but it was there. Waiting for the ride to start, she glanced off for a second into the distance, observing everything like a common spider in a new territory. White lashes flickered briefly over her blue orbs. This could be an interesting day.

Alice had waved of the now frightened worker, Jessie new she was truly lucky to be on the good side of this girl. They sat rather close now hands still intertwined. She was slightly surprised that Alice hand pulled away yet for some reason this only made Jessie more happy. She noticed a few looks from the lined up people most looked bored a few looked around and a couple even looked at them.

Jessie wondered how there presence might seem to others. Probably a misfit couple. Shaking this thought away she waited for the ride to start.

It began slow, the movements were soft, the hole ride went in a circle motion. Up and down like a wave. Yet then each wave got faster, and as each wave came there cup twirled around in a quick motion. It was a random effect but very sudden. She felt her body sway. Feeling as her and Alice got clumped together. She really didn't think this ride through. Seeing as how there hands were still connected it made there arms hit one another. It actually was starting to hurt. She knew Alice now enough to know she wasn't feeling this.

Letting go of Alice's cool small hand she raised her arm. This intern caused Alice to fall into her side. Unconsciously she placed her arm over the girl. Feeling as soft snowy hair brushed her sleeve. " Ah sorry, it just kinda happened. "

The ride had started. Like a cat, Alice held on with her free hand, but not out of fear or anything. It was just unconscious. Like how a spider created another connecting thread before it was about to fall.

She felt the motion and focused on it, almost immune to dizziness. She'd practiced too many piourettes in various ballet numbers now to feel its total effect. Fortunately that meant getting sick was out of the question. Just as she had predicted, the two ended up pushed together. Not the most comfortable position - she'd tensed slightly, too - though she guessed it was worse for Jessie for if their was any pain that might have resulted from this closeness she was the only one that could feel it.

Eventually, the widow found her hand had been let go of. It felt colder now without the other's warmth, but she hadn't really paid attention to its decrease in temperature. Her own chilled temperature quickly neutralized it. Though this absence of the other's hand had resulted in a closer position; one the snowy spider hasn't expected. Not really being able to move, she stayed how she was against Jessie though her body had tensed again slightly from the contact. White lashes fell like a gradual curtain over the two frosted blue pools, surrending to the fact that she was probably going to be unable to move from that position for a little while.

"It's alright." The words fell softly off of the albino girl's lips.

She refocused briefly back on the motion of the ride, calculating when it was beginning to slow. It wouldn't last too much longer.

Slowing more she was finally able to help them get some space from one another laying her hand next to Alice's she wondered,would it be alright o hold it again? Her pink gaze looked at the hands. Fingers twitched as if trying to fight her own mind . The ride finally stopped,now or never.

Grabbing the cold hand quickly she looked away. Finding her pink twisted with purple gaze now found its way to people watching she waited for the majority of people to get off as she helped her self and Alice get off . " Besides the un planned contact, what did you think of it ?"

She really was curious,yet she also found the question a way to have the iced eyes not pay attention to there hands. She smiled as she found a not so crowded area near by, stepping past a few she stopped in the secluded area as she waited for a response.

Alice let out a frosty pent-up breath when the ride began to slow, a little more comfortable with the distance it next established between them. She still wasn't too used to physical contact yet. Or following for that matter. Yet with Jessie those moments of discomfort were stretched quite often whether willing or not sometimes.

The snowy widow issued a soft sound as her hand was seized again. Though this time the boyish girl didn't look at her. Feeling a little playful, Alice wanted to tease her about that, but couldn't because of the collection of watchful, possibly judgemental eyes. So she allowed herself to be helped out of the ride whilst giving a quiet verbal expression of gratitude and followed the girl, letting her frozen gaze wash over every unfamiar face. The uneasiness of the crowd had almost fully dispersed, but there were still fragments here and there, though it wasn't apparent in how she carried herself.

A question was soon asked of her about her opinion on the ride. The frosted spider waited until they thankfully came to a secluded area to answer it.

"It was enjoyable." She offered, flicking her free lily-white hand out of habit, eyes drifting down to observe the tidy but sharp, glistening nails. That's right... They were still holding hands, weren't they? She would've let go a while ago, but didn't desire to get lost in the crowd. Not that that would be a major issue to her in any way - getting lost in a crowd. She just wouldn't feel too comfortable around all the people. "And your thoughts?"

A pent up breath left Alice as they got off the ride. Jessie was starting to worry again. They had now come to the secluded area. Her question was answered.with a flick of the hand the word enjoyable was spoken.

" that's good."

Then Jessie's gaze followed Alice's,she was peering at their hands she loosened her grip as if unsure if this was ok. Feeling as if a lost puppy she almost didn't hear the next words that left the snowy spirit. Eyes shot up to look at Alice before answering. " i-I feel bad it put you in a discomfort..but it was pretty fun .i think the roller coaster will be better. "

Breathing out she peered around at all the games , perfect. " Alice , let me get you a prize .. M-my way of thanking you for coming."

Her eyes met the batting cage game , guess one thing came out of her dads teachings .