A/N Hello, I just finished reading the Darkest Minds, and I wanted to write a drabble for the book. It's only the first book so do not expect stuff from the second book. Rated M for a reason, there will be a lemon or two in later chapters so be aware of that. Most of the drabbles will be appropriate and adorably fluffy. There will be some AUs and some stories from the book so keep that in mind. Only read the later chapters if you can handle reading smut. Thank you and enjoy!

Simba

Drabble I - T - Liam's Surprise - Ruby's POV

Zu and I sit in the back of Black Betty, waiting for Liam and Chubs to return from an abandoned gas station. Lee made us stay because he was planning a "surprise" for us. Besides, Chubs said he needed to get out of the car and that he never gets out when Liam gets out, it's always me he complained.

Zu and I waste the time as she braids my hair, leaving it tied in a knot to hold. I turn around and gently touch the braid, bringing it to the front so I can see it. "It's lovely, Zu." She smiles and reaches out to touch my cheek affectionately. The time passes quickly, making an hour seem like ten minutes. We play games, mostly me showing her new games to play, and smiled the whole time we were waiting.

We hear a rustling, and both look up to see Liam carrying something behind his back while Chubs holds everything they had scrounged up in his own dark arms. I got up to pull back the sliding door only to be stopped by Liam holding a hand up. His goofy grin replaces his nervous smile and he waltzes over to the car. Chubs moves the other sliding door open with a flick of his hand, and dumps the food and supplies on the seat.

Liam pulls the sliding door and says proudly, "Ladies, please step out of the van and take your se... imaginary seats and watch the show begin." I could practically hear Chubs's eye roll and smiled at Liam. He blushes and moves his hands out from behind his back. Zu gasps as Lee floats a purple butterfly necklace towards Zu's neck while stumbling out, "For the amazing Suzume, a butterfly... neck... thingy?" He chuckles nervously at his forgotten words, making Zu let out a giggle.

"A-and for the lovely Ruby, a, uh, a, um..." There's a pause where I just smirk at him, making his ears turn red at the tips. "Here." Chubs laughs at how ridiculous Lee is being as Liam starts to move a small silver ring with a shining, red, medium sized jewel on the front of the band. Lee is so nervous he accidentally drops the ring on the ground, diving to catch it as soon as realizes his mistake. Zu and I burst out laughing at his anxious face, but quickly stop when he looks up looking like he might throw up.

"Hey, it's all right." I walk towards him as he seems almost shaking in the light breeze. I take the ring from his quivering hands and wrap my arms around him. Zu slowly climbs back into Betty, wanting to leave the intimate moment going on between Lee and I. He numbly wraps his arms around my waist, burying his face in my shoulder. I squeeze his back and feel myself lift up a little. His hands dig into my waist as he tries to stop himself from shaking. I pull away from his grasp a couple inches so I can look at his face. "Lee. Hey. Liam look at me." I hook my index finger under his chin and pull up so he's peering into my eyes.

I hear Chubs close the doors to the minivan and he turns the radio on.

I take Liam's hands and pull him away from Black Betty, away from the people, away from his embarrassment. He follows, barely, and takes deep breaths that I can feel warming the back of my neck. I stumble around the side of the building, finding a grove of trees. I walk into the trees and slowly pull us down to ground, where we sit, facing each other.

"Lee."

He doesn't stop staring at the dirt, grabbing at a few strands of grass.

"Liam."

He glances up at me through half closed lids, then flicks them down again.

"You can't not talk forever. Hey, for real, what's wrong?"

A sigh escapes his lips, but he still doesn't look up.

"I wanted to give you something nice, like, the nicest thing I could find. And I did. But when I came out to give it to you, I fumbled, and you guys started laughing at me." He swallows heavily. My face frowns. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." I grab his hands and interlace our fingers. I bring his hands to my lips and kiss the back of his palms. He looks up at the gesture, and I catch his eyes. He tries to turn away but I grab his cheeks with my hands before he can.

"I love it." "Love what?" "The ring, Lee. I think it's beautiful and I want you to know how much I appreciate it." Liam's eyes swoop down to the ground. "I found it and thought 'Ruby' because, you get it, rubies are red. And your name is Ruby. N-nice, yeah?" I giggle at his comparison. "When you stumbled, it was truly adorable." I whisper softly in his ear. He looks up at me then, and smiles a tiny bit. "You think so?" He asks. "I'm sure. To be honest, I think all of you is adorable." He chuckles quietly at that. "I'm not adorable." I gasp, clapping my hand to my heart in mock pain. "How dare you say that? You are adorable and that is a fact." His laugh grows a little louder and he smiles a little bigger.

"Kiss me." I blurt out of nowhere. The sentence shocks him as much as it shocks me, I can tell. His head snaps up and he says, "What?" I look at him wide-eyed as I repeat it slowly. "Kiss... me..." He looks completely flabbergasted. I shoot up off the ground and start to turn away when Liam grabs my hand and pulls himself up. I start to apologize when suddenly I'm pressed against a tree trunk, with his lips caressing mine.

The kiss is sweet and passionate, his lips moving against mine. My arms wrap around his neck and I pull myself closer to his body, my chest pressing his. His hands bunch in the back fabric of my shirt, his knuckles digging into the middle of my back. My shirt slides up, showing most of my stomach, stopping just below my bra. His hands hold my bare waist, and lifts me off the ground. My toes brush the grass below the trunk but soon I can't even reach that.

He lifts me high enough against the tree that I'm the one leaning down into the kiss. He slides his hands down to my thighs and brings them to wrap around his hips, supporting my weight fully. I gasp for a breath when I can't hold my breath any longer. He gulps air into his lungs and stares at my expanding collarbones. "Sorry." He says breathlessly, gently planting my feet back on the dirt. We stand in front of one another, not touching. I take a deep breath and take the final step between us.

I quickly press my lips to his again, to break away. "We... we should go to Black Betty." I take his hand and lead him back. He climbs in the drivers seat, while I hop into the passenger seat. Chubs eyes us suspiciously, debating or not to ask what happened. Liam smiles and starts the car. Betty hums as we drive onto the highway and continue on our trip.

the end :)