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Alec scrambled in and put on his seatbelt before answering. His words came out in a rush. "Kind of. At the end of the lesson, we were all - there's four of us plus the teacher - allowed to try out one of the wheels! Oh, if I want to do more advanced lessons, I have to buy one of my own, but...

The next couple of days went by smoothly with Xander taking on new custom orders and Alec focusing more on working out. Alec even asked Dark for some pointers, though he was a little shy about it. As much as he knew it was healthy and, for him, a means to reach an end goal, he felt like he was...

Alec fell asleep between Milo's house and their own, meaning Xander had to wake him up when they got home. He wandered sleepily into the house and helped feed Enkidu before going to take a shower. The smell of the carnival was great when at the carnival, but not so great when carried home...

"Maybe we could come back," Alec suggested hopefully. "For another round of rides." Xander chuckled and took his brother's arm. "Come on, let's focus on going home first."

"That seems right," Xander said with a nod. Alec wandered over and leaned tired lying against Dark. "What's next? Have we seen and ridden everything?" he asked, trying valiantly to sound eager. Part of him still wanted to keep going, but his energy was running out.

"I dunno," Xander said thoughtfully. He waited until they were a little closer to ask Dark, "Hey, Ba? How many of these fair things do we go to? Or would go to if everything worked out."

"You're always welcome to come with us," Alec offered, hopping off after Xander and heading out of the way to where the could reunite with their parents. "Seriously, you've seen our dad. He loves sharing his love of these kinds of places," Xander agreed, leading the way. "The more the merrier."

"Sloan would be amazing at the ladder game," Xander agreed, choosing not to answer the other question. "The squirting one was pretty cool, yeah. You were pretty good at it." "We were fantastic at them all!" Alec cheered, raising his arms briefly. "Stop rocking the car," Xander grumbled...

"Sounds really tedious for a maze," Xander stated. "I dunno, I think it sounds like a brilliant idea!" Alec grinned. Xander shrugged. "Real good idea for smokey houses, I'll give it that." "What was your favorite game?" Alec asked Milo. "Mine was the ring toss, I think."

"What if you get confused and follow the left, instead?" Alec asked. "Oh, hey, look, that person's wearing a hat that actually looks like a ship," Xander pointed out. Alec elbowed him and nearly bumped into Milo by accident.

"They're fabulous!" Alec agreed with a grin. "Of course you do. It's the one time you can actually find your way around," Xander grumbled. Alec smirked at him. "You're just jealous." Strangely, despite or perhaps because of Alec's inability to ever get his directions correct, he was...

"You look really different without your glasses," Alec remarked. "I don't know if I could pick you out of a lineup without them." "I could," Xander muttered without thinking, looking down over the side of the car to watch the people down below. To Milo's question, the pair simultaneously...

"I agree. I love all the lights," Alec agreed. "Of course you love them," Xander said dryly. He paused and added, "They are pretty cool."

"Why are you going down? There's so much to see!" Alec urged, nudging Milo's shoulder gently. "It's cool," Xander said with a nod. Then he pointed out toward the carnival. "Seriously, though, those tops look awesome from up here."

"I dunno. It'd be a little different since your home would be traveling with you, but, yeah, that'd be rough on a baby," Xander agreed. Alec looked up at Milo. "Wow. You're way taller than I ever realized!" That made Xander look, and he tipped his head in surprise. "Dude. Where were you...