[b]"I'd be happy to be a group. Um. My son, do I have to purchase a ticket for him? I'm more then happy to, but I haven't been to the carnival since I was a kid, and don't know the entry fees."[/b] The young mother spoke, and Reyna let out a sigh of relief. At least her and the very tall man seemed to be okay with her forming a group together. [i]"Oh no! Not at all. The tickets pretty much get you everything, and as long as you buy them that pretty much equals any entrance fee they could have."[/i] she nodded, looking toward the cute young boy, a knot getting into her throat as she looked away quickly.

[b]“Yeah, I don't mind. No point in going to a carnival by yourself anyway.”[/b] the other boy spoke, confirming that most of the group that had been left on the bus were okay with her idea. She nodded, happily. [i]"Agreed."[/i] This was quite the motley crew, but they all seemed like genuinely nice people- something that was very rare to come about these days.

Reyna watched the young boy who introduced himself as Jackson and Aaron talk to one another before Aaron announced, [b]“I think I know someone who'd like to play the fishy game.”[/b] Reyna nodded in agreement, she knew the fishy game very well, and always had been mystified by the game until she was older and could understand just what was going on behind the scenes. Magnets and simply magnets. The group began to move, and the quiet hooded person tagged along quickly behind. [b]"I'm Rei,"[/b] they said as the group walked over to the fishing game, [b]"Current preferred pronoun being he, though they is acceptable in all circumstances."[/b] they added quietly, and Reyna's eyes widened slightly. She had seen Rei multiple times at school and never thought of that before. It was something she was unfamiliar with, and a bit surprised by- but she never would think poorly of someone over it. [i]"I love your hair."[/i] Reyna commented quiet enough just to Rei, as she gave a friendly smile, before turning back to face forward as they reached the carnival stand.

Reyna watched as the group took their hand at the fishing game, the tall pale boy even winning a large prize. [i]"Wow!"[/i] she clapped, applauding. She probably wouldn't have even thought to play this game if she had tagged along with the other girls from church, but with this group it seemed that they were just here to have fun, and not that concerned with what others would think of them. The boy handed the large prize to Jackson and Reyna nodded, but wanted to turn her attention to the game now instead.

Reyna took her turn and managed two blue fish. She didn't want to carry a large stuffed animal around, and she admitted she would be slightly embarrassed doing so. Winning she picked a small green turtle, small enough to fit into the pocket of her jeans. 

She admired her prize for a while before she witnessed the huge splat of ketchup slapped against the white coat of the tall boy at the stand a few steps down. Disgusted, turned to stare at the source from which it came. It was of course Quentin and his gang from earlier. The assholes.

[b]"Hey! Finally got some color there Ghostboy!"[/b] they called, and before Reyna could even begin to think of a comeback the tall boy spoke with grace, [b]"....Didn't your mother ever tell you not to waste good food? Or are you just too immature to even know better? I feel so sorry for parents, if they weren't as much of illiterate fools. You just hit my coat as well, not actually me. Guess your the poorest player in football."[/b]

Reyna's mouth hung open in both awe and admiration. 

This guy was her hero.

She watched as one of the boys came to fight, and was easily defeated by his own two feet. Landing in his proper home; a trash can. Reyna hadn't caught what the boy had said to the trash before returning back to the group but assumed it was deliciously brilliant. Reyna grinned as the boy returned, probably a tad on the creepy side. He probably hadn't seen that she had been watching the whole time- as the rest of the group had been focused on the game still.