[Thread] Ruby and Speed

[notsomuchakitty]

Who: Ruby, Speed
What: Random outdoor encounter?
When: Nowish
Where: Outside
Rating:PG-13 (ruby's got a mouth on her)

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[notsomuchakitty]

Ruby snorted and grinned at him, "I'm not your bitch, boy," she said with a good natured laugh and began searching for another rock.

It took her a little longer this time, there were only really small ones sitting around her feet. She twisted around backward over to the other side of the small boulder she was perched on and grabbed one. However, this time, instead of handing it to Speed she positioned it in her hand just as she'd seen Speed do. She stood up and wiggled her feet down into position before letting the rock fly.

Unfortunately for both of them, while she'd had almost the right form the rock angled toward the water wrong and Ruby had put FAR too much force behind it. Dragon force, actually. As it hit the water it pulled a large dent in the water followed a half a moment later by a rather giant spray of water gushing back in their direction.

Ruby squealed as the cold water splashed over her and ducked as if it would help. She didn't mind water so much but the fact still remained that she WAS a fire element and being randomly assaulted by the stuff wasn't her idea of a fun time. She liked water...but on her own terms.

[go_speedle_go]

"Aww, and here I was beginning to think we had something going on," Speed replied sweetly--too sweetly. If the sarcasm wasn't literally dripping off his words, then Tim "Speed" Speedle was not this boy's name.

He remained soured faced for a grand total of three seconds before he broke out into a good natured smirk and chuckled a bit. Shaking his head, he watched Ruby pick out another rock but this time set herself up for a nice throw.

Dripping water from his hair, nose, and fingertips now, Speed refused to do anything but stand there and look vaguely agitated while blinking the liquid off his eyelashes. He glanced sideways at Ruby. "Thanks, I knew I needed a bath."

[notsomuchakitty]

Ruby probably would have said something along the lines of 'that's what you get for thinking' or something equally snarky if she wasn't so pissed off. She didn't have anyone to be angry at but herself but she wasn't a fan of being angry at herself. So it was clearly the rock's fault.

She swept her glare over the stream bank. All of them. Conniving bastards. She looked for another rock, not even bothering to clear the water dripping from her hair out of her face. Water droplets clung to her skin and eyelashes uncomfortably but she paid no attention to them. They weren't the enemy. The rocks were.

There one was. She darted down and grabbed it. Distractedly saying, "Well I didn't know how to tell you so...."

She trailed off and, concentrating, tried another throw. The rock hit the water with a 'thock'ing sound then shot off into the woods. Whatever. It had skipped. It counted. She threw her arms in the air and out came a 'Woo!' of glee. She'd done it! She'd never really tried it before but damnit she'd done it!

[go_speedle_go]

"You thought you'd just give me one?" he finished for her. "Thanks," he repeated, "thanks plenty." He shook his head violently and it was no surprise that soon afterward his entire body followed suit. He looked like a big puppy-dog shaking all that water off.

Speed raised a lone eyebrow at the sight of the second throw. At her exclamation of joy he actually gave her a look. Internally he whispered "riiight" to himself.

Shaking his head, Speed suggested, "Try throwing with a little less force. It might help."

[notsomuchakitty]

She grinned at him sweetly and ducked the spray of water that came from his hair before going back to looking for another rock. She was squatted down crab walking along, holding her still dripping hair back with one hand while she rooted around for more rocks with the other.

She glanced up at him, looking irritable but as usual it was just Ruby being dramatic. She couldn't remember a time that she'd ACTUALLY been irritated with Speed. He wasn't really an irritating guy. In fact he was one of the least irritating males she'd ever hung out with. He, Vexen, and Rodyle.

She glared and stood up with her new rock, "What?! It skipped didn't it?" she gestured vaguely to the water but then turned and got into position again, tossing the stone lightly. Bloop, it dropped right into the water without skipping. Apparently she'd done it TOO lightly. Her brows knit and her lips puckered slightly. She looked somewhere between disappointed and frustrated, maybe a little more disappointment than frustration. She sighed and looked at her feet to see if she could see another rock without having to crab walk around.

[go_speedle_go]

Speed shook his head, then thought better of it and stopped mid-shake. He hid a grin by facing away Ruby as he looked at the ground. There. He bent down and picked up another smooth rock.

"Here," he offered, holding out the worn pebble for her to take.

[notsomuchakitty]

Ruby continued to look frustrated and sort of pout for a moment until she realized that Speed was holding out a stone for her to take. She looked at it critically for a moment before making any moves toward it. Imitating human strength was HARD! She wasn't sure if she wanted to try anymore.

The rock just stared back at her. She could tell it was laughing at her. What a dick. She wouldn't be defeated by an inanimate piece of earth! She reached out and took the rock from Speed. She wanted to thank him, She really did...but she was concentrating.

She did manage to give him a little smile before she turned and took the throwing position again. She concentrated on just putting a LITTLE more force behind it than before and let it fly. Plop, plop, plunk. TWO SKIPS! She actually squealed quietly. She grabbed Speed's arm and pointed vigorously to the stream. She couldn't "TWICE!" she proclaimed triumphantly.

Take THAT, rock.

[go_speedle_go]

Speed grinned and stood still as she hopped up and down while hanging onto him. "Congratulations," he said sincerely.

Two skips was pretty good, actually. At least for a beginner. He looked at her with pride, then gently pried her off and bent down for another rock.

He grabbed two, actually, handing one to Ruby before tossing the other in the air and catching it. It was ritual or something to him. Pick it up, rubb it roughly with his fingers, toss it a few times, then chunk it. He did the last step and watched the stone skip four times again.

[notsomuchakitty]

Ruby grinned brightly at him at his congratulations. Usually she'd have glared suspiciously, expecting something sarcastic to come from his mouth but she was too pleased to think about it. It never came anyway so it didn't matter.

She grinned and took the rock from Speed, finally clearing some of the wet hair from her face. She'd won now. She didn't have to concentrate so hard.

She took the same exact position as before and tried to apply the same amount of force but this time her rock only skipped once. "Damn," she cursed half heartedly then shrugged at Speed and sat down abruptly in the grass to squeeze out her hair. She was done trying to skip rocks. Maybe she'd practice later so she could be better next time they came out here.

When she was younger Nall had taken her out to the lake and skipped rocks all the way across it. That had been so cool. He was so stingy with his secrets though, he'd never taught her.