-Emma's online-
Emma: Rise and shine everyone!
Emma: It's our final full day in Paris and we're going to the Eiffel Tower WOOHOO 🎉
-Don's online-
Don: It's too early to be so energetic
Emma: It's never too early to have positive vibes 😌✨
-Norman's online-
Norman: I can't be as energetic as Emma, but she makes a good point.
Norman: It's time to start getting up everyone.
Don: NOOOOOOOO 😫
Emma: Come on! I'll treat u to food
Don: 👀
-Don's offline-
Norman: That convinced him.
-Hayato's online-
Hayato: If I get up, will u get me food too? 🥺
Emma: Fjsnckanfjrj-
Emma: OF COURSE
Hayato: :D
-Hayato's offline-
-Gilda's online-
Gilda: I'll help pay too Emma, I'd hate for you to spend all your money on food for them ^^'
Emma: That does sound like something I'd do 🤔
Norman: Accurate
Emma: XD
Emma: I can't wait for today :0 IM DETERMINED TO CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER >:D
Gilda: Please don't overdo it Emma 😔
Emma: But... ;-;
Emma: Fine, maybe halfway then
Gilda: Sounds like a plan
Emma: Ily wanna walk round the tower with me? ✨
Gilda: Of course! I'd love too <3
Emma: 🎉🎉🎉
Norman: Hate to ruin the moment, but we don't have much time left to get ready.
Emma: Crap Ur right-
Emma: Later Ily!
-Emma's offline-
Gilda: See you soon Ems x
-Gilda's offline-
-Norman's offline-
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Emma, Norman & Ray
-Norman's online-
Norman: Do you still intend to go through with it?
-Emma's online-
Emma: Yeah I do
-Ray's online-
Ray: Good, I was gonna force u to anyways 🙄
Emma: Rude -3-
Norman: What time are we heading off at again?
Emma: 1pm I think?
Ray: Yh it's 1
Norman: Alright, that means you have about 45 minutes until we have to leave
Emma: ...
Emma: That's terrifying
Ray: Ah no
Ray: U can't back out now
Ray: So don't even think about it 👹
Emma: But what if it goes wrrroooonnngggg??!
Norman: It won't.
Emma: How do u know that??
Norman: Because I'm always right.
Ray: It's a known fact Norman's never wrong.
Norman: Exactly.
Emma: I guess that's true... .
Emma: I hope ur right :'/
Ray: Relax, all u gotta do is tell her
Ray: Just a few simple words and then Ur done
Norman: You make it sound easier than it actually is Ray ^^'
Ray: Sry, I'm no good when it comes to emotional support lol
Emma: Just knowing I have u guys is enough dw :')
Emma: I should probably head off now, see you guys in a bit!
Ray: Later Emma
Norman: Bye
-Emma's offline-
Ray: U think this'll work out for them?
Norman: Are you doubting my judgement?
Norman: I'm offended 😭
Ray: U know that's not what I meant 😒
Norman: I know- and to answer your question, yes, everything will work out fine
Ray: Promise?
Norman: Promise X
Ray: <3
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Emma's pov
I stood standing just by the entrance of the hotel by the time 12:45 rolled around, watching as luggage was rolled across the floors in every direction possible. The place was busy, but not as loud as I expected it to be- I guess the workers had everything under control.
There were a few other students waiting just beside me, supposedly just as eager to venture up the tower as I was. Which I could understand, I mean who wouldn't be excited to go up the Eiffel Tower? Probably Ray, but then again getting some sort of emotion out that guy was like trying to draw blood from a rock- completely impossible and hopeless. But that didn't stop me from loving the emo any less; he cared in his own ways.
I had my earphones in, blasting Mimi Webb's 'House on Fire' for the one hundredth time this evening. It was a comfort song of mine, and never failed to make me laugh when I thought back to the orphanage.
Dark humour at its finest.
From where I stood I could see Hayato sluggishly dragging his feet towards the entranceway, with a calm and collected Oliver by his side. Of course. I smiled to them and waved enthusiastically, it was nice seeing some familiar faces. "Heyo guys!" That appeared to catch Hayato's attention, who immediately perked up and started to speed walk towards me. "Emmmaaaaaa! It's too eeaarrrllyyyy!"
I ruffled his blonde locks as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders, "There there Hayato, I feel your pain." To tell the truth, getting out of bed any day of the week is a challenge enough in itself, so I could sympathise with the him. Oliver just stood in front of us, playfully rolling his eyes with a grin on his face, "Forever the drama queens."
"You can say that again." I paused; I recognized that voice, "The emo's alive, that's nice." There was a soft chuckle afterwards, followed by a wack to the back of my head, "Nah I died in my sleep, I'm here to haunt your stupid ass." The pain that shot through my head was enough to make me grumble out a few swears, as I rubbed the injured section carefully. "Why are you always so violent?"
The raven in question was stood beside me, one hand on his hip whilst the other held a hardcopy book of who-knows-what (the weapon of choice it seemed). Ray didn't seem all that interested in answering my question, just shrugged his shoulders as is eyes caught ahold of Norman in the distance. I smiled noticing the instant change in his attitude, as he waved the platinum blonde over with his free hand.
"Mornin' Albi." Norman smiled warmly at this as he strolled over, Gilda and the others apparently hot on his heels. I hadn't noticed Gilda's appearance until she shuffled out from behind Norman and waved at me. My eyes widened; she had her hair down, and wore a flowy white dress with a thick grey cardigan over the top. 'As gorgeous as ever.' I thought, watching as she laughed along with Don and Gillian about who knows what. Her presence was so warm and caring, always bringing a stupid smile to my face each time she showed up.
"Emma, your gay's showing..." I elbowed the raven in the stomach with a frown- he just had to go and ruin the moment. Ray huffed in annoyance, wandering his way over to Norman (not before offering me the middle finger of course). He'd draped his arms around the other's shoulder as soon as he was in range to. From what I could see he was probably complaining about me, but the albino took his comments with a pinch of salt, snaking his arms comfortable around his waist in return.
Damn, imagine not being single.
I could do nothing but shake my head at the scene; and here he was calling me the drama queen. "Good morning Emma! How are you?" I swear Gilda had this ability to just appear when you least expected it, because here she was offering up such a kind greeting like she hadn't just teleported. I didn't even hear her walk over! I shrugged it off and jumped up and down, "GILDA! I missedddd youuuuuu!" I pounced into her arms, snuggling my face into the crook of her neck.
My antics earned me a light laugh, Gilda not hesitating to wrap me in her warm embrace, "I missed you too Ems, I take it you're doing good?" I nodded my head with a hum- I was doing much better now that she was here. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to ignore the outside world for just a moment. If I gazed up, I was sure to see Ray snickering to himself once he found where I was. Norman probably holding him back from making some snarky and embarrassing comment.
Ray was like a demon in disguise sometimes.
I gave Gilda one final squeeze before unlatching myself from her completely. "I can't wait to look around the tower with you!" I exclaimed, clapping my hands together. Granted I was just as anxious as I was scared at this point. But I shoved those negative emotions aside, especially when I realized it was about time to start heading towards the bus stop. Teachers were already guiding the different groups there, so without hesitation me and the rest tagged along.
I grabbed ahold of Gilda's hand, I wanted to ensure we didn't get separated on the journey there. She didn't seem to mind, and fully accepted the gesture with no issues. Knowing she welcomed this form of affection with open arms made me smile.
'I hope this all goes well.'
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Emma, Norman & Ray
-Ray's online-
Ray: It's almost time
Ray: Nervous?
-Emma's online-
Emma: Completely terrified 👍
Ray: Good 😈
-Norman's online-
Norman: Ray.
Ray: 😒
Norman: You've got nothing to worry about Emma, you'll do great.
Ray: We've got ur back regardless.
Emma: Thanks guys :')
Emma: Love you both!
Norman: I love you too Emma.
Ray: Ur alright ig
Norman: Ray.
Ray: Fine
Ray: Love you too Ems.
Emma: Ik dw 😂
Ray: See? I didn't have to say it!
Norman: Not the point Ray.
Ray: Ur no fun Norman 🙄
Norman: You still love me though, dont you?
Ray: Of course I do <3
Emma: I'm gonna head offline before u guys kill me with ur gushy texts 😵
-Emma's offline-
Ray: That's fair
Ray: Love you both, later
-Ray's offline-
Norman: 💙
-Norman's offline-
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3rd Person's pov
Emma was left speechless; she knew that the tower was big, but she'd completely downsized it in her mind in comparison to what she was gazing up at.
And she thought she'd had the energy to climb to the top? Not a chance.
Halfway would be her breaking point.
"I'd die trying to climb to the top! The towers huge!" Her jaw was hanging open, eyes widened with both amazement and terror. Ray was laughing to himself, finding the ginger's expression utterly amusing. Norman didn't seem all that thrilled at the notion of climbing it, but it's not like he had much of a choice in the matter. With a sigh he leaned his head onto the raven's shoulder; why did he agree to come on this trip again?
Emma smiled, sympathetic towards the platinum blonde. The poor guy was always getting sick when he was younger, and his stamina was rather low compared to the rest of them. If she thought she was going to have a bad time, Norman was going to have it 10x worse. "Will you be okay Norman?"
"Yeah... I'll be fine as long as I don't have to sprint up that thing."
Ray chuckled, "Damn, all my plans ruined." Norman scoffed, before standing back up properly and wandering off, much to Ray's dismay. "I was joking Normmannnn." Emma was rather certain that the other knew that, he was just messing with Ray for fun. Their abilities to lie and change their emotions with the swap of a hat was mildly concerning.
"Match made in heaven I guess." Emma shrugged, glancing around before laying her eyes upon a figure in the distance.
Gilda.
The woman stood happily waiting at the bottom of the tower, looking around at her surroundings in awe. She looked beautiful, a true angel amongst humans as her eyes sparkled with curiousity. Emma could feel her heart beating rapidly in her chest; it was time. She brought in a shaky breath, strolling her way over and taking Gilda's hand in her own once more. She gazed at her, "Let's go explore!"
Gilda was more than thrilled to oblige, and in the end she was the one dragging the ginger around to different parts of the tower, looking at stalls and climbing up the flights of stairs at an unbelievable rate. Emma couldn't remember a time the girl had that twinkle of amazement in her eyes; it was nice seeing her so interested. "I wonder how long it took to make this tower. Months? Years maybe?"
Emma pondered on the question; there was no doubt it took a considerable amount of time to construct. "If I was told to build something like this, it'd never get done. Who has the patience for something like that??" Gilda chuckled, "Probably a good thing you didn't make it then huh?"
She hummed, squeezing lightly onto the other girls hand as they wandered around. By this point they'd lost sight of Hayato and the others- who'd most likely stopped farther down, the other two were pretty high up compared to the rest of the groups. It was pleasant being away from all the bickering and hollering of the crowds, the atmosphere was silent, nothing but the chirping of birds fluttering around in the sky could he heard.
The view was perfect- although Emma truly wished she was able to see it all lit up at night. Unfortunately she'd have to make due with the orange hue of the sun setting on the horizon. The warmth made their skins glow; if given the chance they'd both stay there for eternity. "It's gorgeous isn't it?" Emma hummed, glancing to her side at the loving smile that tugged on the edges of Gilda's lips. The sight alone was enough to make her heart melt.
She inhaled, "Hey Gilda, there's something I want to talk to you about?" The greenette blinked, averting her attention towards the red head. "Is something wrong?"
'No I'm just dying from fear right now.' Emma's chest tightened, as a wave of anxiety began to wash over her whole body. She shook her head no, looking down at the metallic floor in though. What should she say next? Was this such a good idea? What if she didn't feel the same? What-
"Do you wanna go out with me??"
Her mind froze, her thoughts lagging as she caught sight of the knowing look that Gilda had plastered on her face. "Go out...?" She muttered out, one hand reaching out to hold onto the barrier of the tower, what was she on about?
Then it clicked.
"Wait are you asking me out? As in like date ask me out?? I didn't know you liked me like that; wait do you like me? As in romantically? How did I never notice-" The ginger internally cringed at her response, the wording was awful, and sounded childish when compared to Gilda's question. Though Gilda didn't mind, in fact she watched in awe as Emma fumbled over her words in a flustered mess. She had her hands fidgeting with the buttons on her cardigan, happily listening to the others hectic rambles that flew away in the cool breeze. "I'm asking you out Emma, like on a date perhaps? I know this cute cafe back at home that isn't infested with Yuugo's insults, so if you're okay with waiting, I could take you there when we get back?"
Emma froze, a large smile dancing across her face, her eyes glimmering with joy and relief. This was not how she expected the evening to go, she was fully prepared for rejection and heartbreak. But who was she kidding? She was thrilled to no end that she had snatched up the heart of the person she most adored. And who would've guessed she would be the one asked the question? Mostly definitely not her.
The ginger took a step forward, reaching out towards the woman's hands, taking them in her own. The sun continued to set, but the sight was nothing compared to the person in front of her. She pulled Gilda forward, wrapping her up in a warm embrace, the other appeared to pause out of surprise, but soon enough they were both standing there appreciating eachother's presence.
"Yes, I'd love that Gilda."
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Norman & Gilda
-Gilda's online-
Gilda: Thank you
-Norman's online-
Norman: No problem, please treat her well
Gilda: Of course! ^^
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A/N: Poorly written but oh well, this is the last part to the trip series. Requests for future chapters are open so feel free to comment any ideas you have below!
Ps. The drawing above was made by me, so please no stealing x