A short drabble I wrote, because I feel the need to convince myself that miss Ariadne and mister Arthur do end up together. Takes place after the aforementioned couple get out of the van, out of the water, and onto the rocks.
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"Cobb stayed."
"With Mal?"
"No, to find Saito."
A nod of understanding. She glanced over at him, smiled to herself, and then looked back out at the water.
They were both soaked, Arthur handling it better (ie., not looking like a drowned rat), and Cobb was still in the van with Saito - how long would it take for them to get back?
Arthur was tossing his loaded die around in his hand, watching as it danced and flipped, never landing on the five. Maybe he should be regretting what he did in the second level, but he had never been the type to regret things.
"So, we're just waiting now?"
He looked over at her briefly.
"Yeah, until the others get here. We'll come up with another kick then."
She slid over so that she was right beside him, her arms resting on her knees.
"So what was that down in the second level?"
Arthur played his poker face.
"I was trying to catch the projections off guard and divert their attention from Cobb – in other words, distract them."
She cracked a smile.
"So why aren't you stealing kisses from me now?"
"Because there's no one to distract."
"I don't know, that was a lot to handle - I could definitely use some distracting right now."
He turned to her with mildly raised eyebrows, and her lips curved upwards in a tiny, lopsided grin.
fin.