Character A goes to the gym to impress Character B, but B doesn't know that it's for him/her and thinks it's for someone else. Jealousy appears and they realise their feelings.
Never losing her pace, Ruby viciously grabbed her water bottle from its holder. The liquid sloshed around, and she took a gulp. A cool chill rippled through her, and Ruby proceeded to run faster and faster. It wasn't quite the same as running freely in the woods, but the confines of the gym were far safer with three 'Queens of darkness' and the Dark One on the loose.
Her sight was beginning to waver, and Ruby could feel the beads sweat tickling down her forehead. She knew that she was rapidly reaching her human form's limit, but she couldn't stop.
Not now. Ruby just had to get Whale's attention away from the simpering blue fairy.
He had begun to attend the gym about the same time that Ruby had, making them two of the three Sunday morning regulars; the third being Mother Superior. Ruby wasn't even sure if nuns were even supposed to be at the gym on a Sunday morning (not that the fairy had been trying particularly hard, spending more time admiring Whale than anything.)
Of course, Ruby told herself, she was simply pissed that Whale had paused to talk to someone who hadn't an ounce of perspiration on her body and had the audacity to touch his surprisingly muscular arms with a stupid little giggle.
"Oh, doctor Whale…"
Unable to stand the sound of her voice, Ruby pushed herself to her very limit. Heart-rate reaching its climax, everything faded into her spinning vision. Suddenly, her legs gave out and Ruby's shaking fingers hurriedly slowed the treadmill until she was gently jogging.
At a slower pace, Ruby's gaze focused upon Whale, and she realised that the small of Whale's back was visible through his t-shirt. Her racing heart seemed to be quickening, particularly at the thought of Whale removing the shirt. Ruby hurriedly pushed the thought away as she flicked off the treadmill and got off. Since that night, a friendship had slowly begun to blossom between her and Whale. It had been nothing more than that, or at least that's what Ruby had been telling herself. The sensations that buzzed inside of her were merely from running.
Finally, Mother Superior moved from standing before the rowing machine, saying something about needing a drink. Ruby watched as she sauntered past the treadmill machines, an insipid smirk upon her lips. For a moment, the two women shared a glance, and Ruby swore there was nothing saintly in the other woman's victorious sneer.
Feeling the nun's gaze boring into her, Ruby continued to jog, beginning to speed up once again. Whale had also gone back to exercising, and she found her feet matching his rhythm. The gym was quieter without Mother Superior's high-pitched babble, the hum of the air conditioner now audible. Ruby could feel herself getting absorbed into the motion of running once more. Forgetting about Mother Superior's smirks, and the way Whale made her feel, all Ruby focused upon was the sound of her feet pulsating against the treadmill.
A familiar voice tore her from her energised bubble. "If you go any faster, you might just break that machine."
Blinking, Ruby found herself staring straight at Whale, who was leant against the cross-trainer that was opposite her. A smile played upon his lips, his right eyebrow quirked slightly. Had Ruby only known his cursed self, she would have expected some crude remark about her breathless, sweaty state.
"It's fascinating to watch you run," Whale murmured, "You seem to…lose yourself." His gaze lowered as his flushed features darkened slightly.
"Thanks," Ruby felt herself blush at his awkwardness, finding the socially-inept scientist that hide behind his lecherous cursed self rather adorable. "Well, you have an admirer too."
The words came out bitter than she'd intended, and Whale seemed to grow even more embarrassed. A hand crept up rest on the back of his neck, and he gave a low chuckle, "Yeah, I guess."
He looked back up at her, forcing his gaze into hers as he continued, "Look, do you think it's a coincidence that I've started coming here around the same time as you?"
"I don't know, I mean, it's the same time that the nun started."
Whale shook his head with a sigh, moving towards her. Resting his arms around the treadmill screen, he tilted his head up at her.
"There's only one woman that I want to impress Ruby," Whale seemed to grow in confidence, pinching her water bottle and taking a swig, a sly grin crossing his face. "I'm not really that into fairies. I prefer women who have a little more…bite."
"And I like men who can keep up with me when I'm running. Seeing you on that rowing machine, I think you might just be up to it."
"Can we save that challenge for next week? I don't know about you, but I fancy putting all those calories back on with one of your grandmother's burgers."
At that, Ruby felt her stomach give a low rumble, her cheeks burning once again. "Sounds like my stomach agrees," She laughed, flicking off the machine as she stepped off. Her legs felt like jelly, the ground trembling beneath her as she took a step forward. A hand landed upon her shoulder, and Whale gently walked with her over to the door. Even once she grew steadier, Ruby didn't shake him off.
With his free hand, Whale got the door. Glancing back down at her as he held the door open, Whale gave her a quizzical look. "Did you really think that I was trying to impress Mother Superior? In the six weeks I've seen her here, I don't think she's ever managed past a jog on those treadmills."
"Maybe," Ruby muttered, stepping through the door into the much cooler corridor.
"Careful, otherwise you might start turning green too."
"Shut up!" Laughing, Ruby jabbed a finger into his chest, "Otherwise you won't be getting any burgers."
There was a slight cough from behind her, and Ruby turned to see that Mother Superior had returned. Considering that she had only gone for some water, it seemed to Ruby that she was more make-up than she had been previously. Her dolled-up face fell at the sight of them, and Ruby realised that Whale's arm was wrapped around her.
Ruby simply grinned at the nun, no longer the green-eyed monster.