Fic: The Point System
The Point System
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Dominic and Theo have a conversation about the universe, ice cream, elves…and the most important question…what came first…chicken or the egg?
Disclaimer: Don’t own them.
Takes Place Before Dash for Dagger
Dominic watched as Theo clean the last table. He couldn’t figure out the little guy. The guy had a tongue shaper than knives. He couldn’t sneak up on him even if he tried. He was surprised the little guy could fight as well as he did. But that was beside the point.
The point was…Theo didn’t trust him.
Every time that he entered a room, he could feel a pair of eyes watching him. It was kind of creepy. Normally, he wouldn’t let that bother him. For some reason, it bothered him now. He got along with everyone. They even laughed about the incident about him being a health inspector.
Not Theo.
He just tilted his head and gave him a look. He sighed to himself.
“Vanilla or Chocolate?” He said.
“Excuse me?” Theo said as he looked up.
“Ice cream.”
Theo gave him another look. Would the guy loose up already?
“Strawberry.”
He snorted.
“There is always an oddball in a group.”
“I like what I like. Vanilla is too bland to me. Chocolate is too sweet to me.”
“Well…I like vanilla. You can add all sorts of topping…chocolate…nuts…strawberries. You know…I want some ice cream.”
Theo snorted at him.
“No surprise. The universe would explode if you didn’t think with your stomach.”
“Seriously, I doubt that. I have been hungry before. It is great to say the universe is still here.”
“Lucky for us.”
He smiled a little before the silence took over.
“Bacon or Eggs?”
“Are you obsessed with food or something?
“I like food. It makes for good conversation starters.”
“I notice.”
“So, answer the question.”
“Sausage.”
“I think you enjoy doing that.”
“What?”
“Not answering the question.”
“The choices are limited. So, I make my own.”
“You are no fun.”
Theo shrugged and tossed his rag into the rag bin.
“Elves or Dwarfs?”
“Are you making fun of my height?” Theo said as he gave him a dirty look.
“NO! Well, I can understand if you like dwarfs…”
Maybe, he should shut up…the dirty look that Theo kept giving him wasn’t helping. Moving on….
“Cats or Dogs?”
“Do you seriously expect me to answer that question?”
He grinned. He never thought this game would be so fun.
“Yup.”
“Goat.”
“What?”
Theo grinned slightly then shrugged his shoulders.
“They are kin to me. So, why not?”
He scratched his head in confusion then he shrugged his shoulder. He asked RJ the full story later.
“I am a dog person. I enjoy traveling too much to have a dog but maybe…when I am old and grey, I have one.”
Then there was a lapse of silence between them again. Damn, he wished that Theo would add something to this conversation.
“You know….in some countries, dog is thought of a prize food.”
“So is goat.”
“So are rhinos.”
“Point….Chicken or the Egg?”
“Back to the food questions.”
“Hey! It is a good universal question.”
Theo rolled his eyes.
“Neither came first. It is called evolution.”
He laughed at Theo’s deadpanned reply. He couldn’t help it. He didn’t know if Theo was being serious or funny.
“Okay…okay…I give you a point.”
“A point?”
“Yes, a point.”
“What I going to do with these points?”
“You only have one point.”
“Actually, I got a point early. So, I have two points.”
He scratched his head again. Damn it…
“Well…uhh…”
Theo chuckled softly.
“Very well then. A point is a point since I did win it.”
“Don’t worry…I will win one or two later. Then we will be even.”
A small smile played on Theo’s face.
“We shall see.”
“Oh, we will see, shorty.”
“Oh, that is original.”
He almost wanted to stick out his tongue and laugh. Theo may not trust him yet. But he will get there.
One point at a time.
End.
A/N: Chelle made me shiny things...So, I made her a ficcy thing. My bunny wanted to go all angsty and stuff. I stopped it. YAY! Anyway...ta-da!
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Dominic and Theo have a conversation about the universe, ice cream, elves…and the most important question…what came first…chicken or the egg?
Disclaimer: Don’t own them.
Takes Place Before Dash for Dagger
Dominic watched as Theo clean the last table. He couldn’t figure out the little guy. The guy had a tongue shaper than knives. He couldn’t sneak up on him even if he tried. He was surprised the little guy could fight as well as he did. But that was beside the point.
The point was…Theo didn’t trust him.
Every time that he entered a room, he could feel a pair of eyes watching him. It was kind of creepy. Normally, he wouldn’t let that bother him. For some reason, it bothered him now. He got along with everyone. They even laughed about the incident about him being a health inspector.
Not Theo.
He just tilted his head and gave him a look. He sighed to himself.
“Vanilla or Chocolate?” He said.
“Excuse me?” Theo said as he looked up.
“Ice cream.”
Theo gave him another look. Would the guy loose up already?
“Strawberry.”
He snorted.
“There is always an oddball in a group.”
“I like what I like. Vanilla is too bland to me. Chocolate is too sweet to me.”
“Well…I like vanilla. You can add all sorts of topping…chocolate…nuts…strawberries. You know…I want some ice cream.”
Theo snorted at him.
“No surprise. The universe would explode if you didn’t think with your stomach.”
“Seriously, I doubt that. I have been hungry before. It is great to say the universe is still here.”
“Lucky for us.”
He smiled a little before the silence took over.
“Bacon or Eggs?”
“Are you obsessed with food or something?
“I like food. It makes for good conversation starters.”
“I notice.”
“So, answer the question.”
“Sausage.”
“I think you enjoy doing that.”
“What?”
“Not answering the question.”
“The choices are limited. So, I make my own.”
“You are no fun.”
Theo shrugged and tossed his rag into the rag bin.
“Elves or Dwarfs?”
“Are you making fun of my height?” Theo said as he gave him a dirty look.
“NO! Well, I can understand if you like dwarfs…”
Maybe, he should shut up…the dirty look that Theo kept giving him wasn’t helping. Moving on….
“Cats or Dogs?”
“Do you seriously expect me to answer that question?”
He grinned. He never thought this game would be so fun.
“Yup.”
“Goat.”
“What?”
Theo grinned slightly then shrugged his shoulders.
“They are kin to me. So, why not?”
He scratched his head in confusion then he shrugged his shoulder. He asked RJ the full story later.
“I am a dog person. I enjoy traveling too much to have a dog but maybe…when I am old and grey, I have one.”
Then there was a lapse of silence between them again. Damn, he wished that Theo would add something to this conversation.
“You know….in some countries, dog is thought of a prize food.”
“So is goat.”
“So are rhinos.”
“Point….Chicken or the Egg?”
“Back to the food questions.”
“Hey! It is a good universal question.”
Theo rolled his eyes.
“Neither came first. It is called evolution.”
He laughed at Theo’s deadpanned reply. He couldn’t help it. He didn’t know if Theo was being serious or funny.
“Okay…okay…I give you a point.”
“A point?”
“Yes, a point.”
“What I going to do with these points?”
“You only have one point.”
“Actually, I got a point early. So, I have two points.”
He scratched his head again. Damn it…
“Well…uhh…”
Theo chuckled softly.
“Very well then. A point is a point since I did win it.”
“Don’t worry…I will win one or two later. Then we will be even.”
A small smile played on Theo’s face.
“We shall see.”
“Oh, we will see, shorty.”
“Oh, that is original.”
He almost wanted to stick out his tongue and laugh. Theo may not trust him yet. But he will get there.
One point at a time.
End.
A/N: Chelle made me shiny things...So, I made her a ficcy thing. My bunny wanted to go all angsty and stuff. I stopped it. YAY! Anyway...ta-da!