Title: Hate
Summary: The things she hates.
Character(s): Hope/Arthur
Genre: Romance -AU
Rating: K
Fandom:39 Clues
She hates it...
...when he waltzes ahead.
He's fast, he's way to fast. It makes her believe she'll never catch up.
"Arthur, slow down! You're going to crash!"
Merry laughter. "If I were you, I'd be more concerned about keeping up! Don't make excuses Hope!"
Indignant splutter, "That wasn't an excuse!"
She really was worried about him.
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...when he teases her.
He's done it a lot in the past and he still does it now. Half the times she wants to punch him in the face. The other half, she laughs and replies with a witty remark.
"Scared, Hope?"
"Not on your life!"
"You seemed pretty terrified when you just about peedin your pants last time."
"I was six!"
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...when he notices her.
Because he always does. Whether she's sad, angry, or alone- he knows. And she finds it annoying as sweet as it is.
"Hope, what are you doing? What happened to that girl you were best friends with?" He glances in her direction.
"She's visiting some relatives." An idle twist of her pencil.
"Well don't just sit there! C'mere!" He ignores the looks his friends are giving him.
"I just want to think right now."
"Looooooner!"
"Shut up."
"You can think later on!"
"Shut up." Snap. She breaks the lead of her pencil..
"Come on, stop looking all depressed!"
And finally, the explosion. "Leave me alone!"
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...when he tells her she can't cry.
He always did that! He didn't have the right to tell what to and not-to do!
"Jeez, Hope, don't cry!" A vain attempt in trying to calm her down...
...it doesn't help.
She sobs louder, "shut up, you don't know what its like!"
A sudden stillness. She's forgotten he's lost someone too.
"...Right."
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...when he smiles.
She's allergic to it.
"Hey Hope!"
"..."
"What's up?"
"..."
"...Why are you staring at me?"
"...Nothing. It's nothing."
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...when he laughs.
Ditto.
Because all those things affect her so much.
A/N: Incredible fluff, I know. Not really my style but I thought I'd try it out. Not my best, but I hope you enjoyed.
Thank you to those who reviewed And They Lived Happily Ever After. Thank you for your words of encouragement. I'd appreciate it if you could review The Sky Bursts, please. The number of reviews right now is depressing.
This is a two-shot so expect another collection of drabbles like this soon.