by Tracy (biancaheart@yahoo.com)
Rating: PG
Category: K/T
Spoilers: Season 2
Summary: Just the problems of two teenagers sharing one bathroom.
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell, but I sure wish I did.
She walked into the bathroom and grabbed her toothbrush, the yellow sparkly one bought at Rite-Aid when her old one "accidentally" fell in the toilet. She still had to get Kyle back for that one.
It had been a long day at school, filled with tests and boring classes, and a pop quiz in Chemistry- she hated Chemistry. While Kyle was watching TV, she claimed the bathroom and indulged in the luxury of a bubble bath- with her Raspberry bubble bath and corresponding body wash. And now she was going to climb in her comfy, warm bed for several hours of wonderful, uninterrupted sleep.
She was looking for her toothpaste, her favorite kind- Aquafresh for kids. All she could find was the Sheriff's Crest, and Kyle's Colgate that was a liquid gel toothpaste and mouthwash in one.
Kyle stepped into the bathroom, clad only in his boxers. She checked him out, poorly disgusing that she was looking for her toothpaste in the kleenex dispenser.
"Tess" he laughed. "What are you doing?"
"I'm looking for my toothpaste!" She declared, in a childlike voice. "I can't find it."
"Just use mine."
"Yours tastes weird."
"It's better than that stuff you use. It tastes like bubble gum!"
"How do you know?" She investigated.
"It's for kids!"
"No, how do you know?"
Kyle's face grew red.
"What did you do with my toothpaste?"
He stared up at the ceiling. "You know, maybe one of you Martians could fix that water spot on the ceiling."
"Kyle James Valenti, if you don't tell me where my toothpaste is, Mr. Squishels will be going on a one way trip in the porcelain whirlpool."
Kyle looked horrified. "You wouldn't!"
"I would!"
"I threw it away." He said, looking down at the floor.
"YOU DID WHAT?"
"I threw it away."
"Why?"
"I dumped it in the toilet."
"WHAT?"
"I was seeing what it tasted like, and then it just went boom."
"BOOM?"
"Trust me, it was disgusting. You don't know how many times I had to flush the toilet until the water became clean again."
"And when did this happen?"
"Today during Ricki Lake. It was a repeat."
She rolled her eyes. "And you decided you'd take my toothpaste?"
"I was just tasting it, and it slipped."
"You brushed your teeth over the toilet?"
"I wanted to be prepared if I barfed."
Tess shook her head. "Kyle, modern psychology has not evolved to the point where it can handle you yet."
He looked at her, totally lost and confused. "Huh?"
"Never mind."
Tess reached for the blue bottle containing Kyle's toothpaste. She spread a little bit on her brush, and sighed. She missed the bubble fresh smell of her Aquafresh.
Kyle came over to the sink and grabbed his bright blue toothbrush that almost matched the color of his eyes. He too applied the cool blue gel to his toothbrush and lathered.
Tess began brushing faster, and Kyle responded.
Soon, they started competing on who could go longer without spitting, and who could brush more quickly. In the end, it was a competition too close to call.
Kyle turned to Tess as they left the bathroom. "I'll go to the store and buy you some more toothpaste tomorrow."
She smiled. "Okay. But make sure it tastes like bubble gum."
"What, no Tabasco flavor?"
She laughed. "Somehow, I don't think that would be too popular."
"You may be right on that one, but in Roswell, they could make a killing."
"Whatever. 'Night, Kyle."
He reached out his arms and drew her into an unexpected hug.
"Sweet dreams, Tess."
