MC: Hello there, this is my first time writing for this fandom and this pairing. I actually have an outline for a pretty long multi-chapter story on my computer but idk if I'll write it, plus I'm in the midst of a multi-chap for another fandom so instead here's a drabble.
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The clock on the wall read 2:45am, and on a normal day Joel would be grumbling about "bedtimes" and "good night's rest". But today was Friday and Ellie could give two shits about the time because right now she was playing-
Correction
She was fucking annihilating some random kid in Triple Phoenix online.
The day had slipped by in a blur of excitement, congratulations, food, and smiles. Finally school was out for the summer. But more than that, Ellie had finally graduated from middle school and was officially becoming a high school student. The whole day felt a little surreal to her and she was still kind of riding on a high from it all.
Pressing a combo of buttons Ellie made her character activate their finishing move Ellie couldn't stop the cheer of victory that slipped past her lips. Shelby poked her head up and looked at Ellie making sure she was okay. Ellie gently stroked the Dakota Shepherd behind the ear, smile still plastered on her face. Assured that the redhead was fine Shelby lay back down at the foot of the bed.
Stretching her arms over her head she allowed herself to relax into her bed, tiredness finally settling into her bones. She feels herself begin to doze off unable to find the energy to pull off her headset before her eyes were already shut. She was gently drifting off, right on the cusp of a deeper sleep when she heard a crash.
Bolting straight up and blinking her eyes blearily Ellie looked around her room confusion etched on her face. The clock now read 3:02am and the Triple Phoenix 'Victory' screen was still playing on loop. She slipped her headphones off her head and massaged her ear that started to ache a little. After a moment of listening out for another sound and hearing none Ellie was ready to lie back down sure she was just hearing things, but then there was another clatter that drifted from her open window. Shelby jumped up looked at the window and let out a low growl, Ellie was now more awake than she was two seconds ago. Shelby trotted over to the door and brought a paw up to scratch at the door.
"No way, we are not going down there!"
Shelby whined
"For all we know it could be a crazy serial killer out there."
Shelby huffed and turned towards the door again
"Gah this is a terrible idea!" Ellie exclaimed as she got up from her bed and headed to her closet to pull on a pair of converse onto her bare feet. Before exiting the closet she pulled out her hockey stick and goalie mask. Turning back to her bedroom door she saw Shelby staring at her, "Pshh I'm not going out there unprepared." Ellie felt the need to defend herself from her dogs' judgmental stare as she slipped the mask over her face.
As soon as Ellie opened her bedroom door Shelby ran out and disappeared down the stairs. Ellie slowly creeped down the hallway and briefly considered waking up Joel or Sarah but quickly dismissed the idea telling herself that it was probably nothing. As soon as she hit the stairs she heard Shelby bark causing her to rush down the stairs. Peeking around the banister she didn't see Shelby in the living room, Ellie figured she must have gone through the dog door. Heart hammering she made her way to the door that led to the backyard. She snuck a look behind the blinds that covered he doors and quickly surveyed the area. Her eyes landed on Shelby who was sitting by the grill, but Ellie's attention was immediately taken by the figure that was sitting next to the dog slowly petting it. After a second glance Ellie felt a little better when she realized that the person seemed to be around her age and was thoroughly distracted by the dog that was eating up the attention of this new person. Ellie mutter 'traitor' under her breath before unlocking the door and quietly slipping outside into the backyard. As she approaches Shelby the figure, who she can now tell is a girl, is gently cooing at Shelby.
"Aw who's a pretty girl? You are, yes you are." The girls hand falls away from Shelby's ear and lands in the grass, "I wish I had a dog, especially one as cute as you. Can I let you in on a secret?" She leans in conspiratorially, "Dogs are great. Way better than people. Dogs don't drag you to a stupid party, let you get shitfaced and then abandon you for some girl who totally wasn't even into them. But whatever I'll kick his ass tomorrow." The girl leans back from the dog swaying a bit before flopping back onto the grass, arms and legs splayed out haphazardly.
During all thins Ellie had slowly lifted her mask up, grip on her hockey stick slackening a bit as a smile appeared on her face from the adorable display in front of her but quickly schools her features as she cautiously approaches. Any element of surprise she thought she had was blown by Shelby letting out a happy whine and trotting over to her. The mysterious girl opens her previously closed eyes, and, wow she's pretty… Ellie shakes those thoughts away as she stands over the girl a wry smile appearing on her freckled face.
"I'm pretty sure you have the wrong house, or do you make it a habit to trespass into others backyards and pet their dogs?" Ellie asks with a raised eyebrow
"Not usually, but maybe I should start if I get to bump into cute dogs with even cuter owners." The girl looks up at her with glassy eyes and wiggling eyebrows and Ellie ignores the slight fluttering she feels in her tummy because she knows she's weak when it comes to pretty girls, especially ones that compliment her, but this girl is still a stranger. And by the looks of it a very drunk stranger that's eyes have started to roam and Ellie feels her cheeks heat up because is this girl seriously checking her out right now?
"And I'm sure you're wayyy prettier up close but I'm pretty sure that if I try to get up right now I'd just fall on my ass anyway…"
"Well I'm pretty sure you don't want to stay out here, the sprinklers come on at like seven, and I'm pretty sure Joel wouldn't like seeing some stranger lying in the backyard."
"Well I'm pretty sure I don't have it in me to make it back home right now so I think I'll take my chances with this Joel guy." The girl replies blinking her eye blearily already looking like she's about to knock out.
Ellie sighs and clenches her fist as a thought passes through her mind, a very bad one that could get her into trouble, but she couldn't just leave this girl out here. So Ellie reaches her hand out to the girl who looks at her curiously and all Ellie can offer her is a shrug. After a few attempts the girl is on her feet, though not completely steady, and Ellie wonders how she managed to get over the fence that surrounded the backyard. Before they make it to the door the girl sways dangerously to the left but Ellie catches her around the waist and holds her up as much as possible. The girl gives her a thankful smile and Ellie's stomach flips at the sight. The girl is leaning on her so much that their faces are close enough that Ellie can smell the alcohol on her breath, and can almost count the eyelashes on the girls slowly blinking lids. They lean in a little closer, only an inch away from each other when Ellie sees the way the girls face curls up before she hunches over and spews her guts all over Ellie's shoes.
"That's fuckin' gross dude" Ellie whines, but the girl is too busy emptying her stomach to reply. When she finally finishes the girl sways backward and Ellie lets her fall on her ass. Carefully toeing her shoes off she leaves them in the pile of mush before she reaches out for the girl once more.
"Sorry" the girl whimpers pathetically, "I swear I usually handle my booze better than this."
"Whatever. You owe me a new pair of shoes."
They carefully make their way into the house and somehow make it up the stairs and into Ellie's room. Ellie carelessly deposits the girl onto her bed before slipping out the door and heading to the bathroom to snatch the waste basket from it. When Ellie returns the girl is already asleep with Shelby sleeping by her side. Ellie glares at her traitorous dog before she sets the waste basket next to the bed. Ellie yanks off the girls shoes and grabs a blanket and tucks the girl in.
Looking at her clock 3:32am glares back at her and Ellie groans' realizing this was probably the longest half hour of her life. After a second of debating the pro and cons of going downstairs to sleep on the couch she finally says fuck it and plops face first into her mattress never so grateful for having a large bed in her life.
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Riley awakes in a strange bed, a sense of panic fills her but as she goes to sit up the feeling is quickly replaced with nausea. She holds her tummy and groans as her head pounds. God, why the hell did she let Tino talk her into going to that party? Just thinking about the boy made her head pound and she vowed to knee him in the groin the next time she saw him. She looks around the unfamiliar room catching sight of the time, 7:15am; she curses her body for not letting her sleep in even when she feels like shit. Continuing her inspection she finally examines the bed and feels a brief sense of panic when she sees another girl lying beside her. She calms slightly when she realizes they are both still fully dressed. Memories of last night slowly creep back into her conscious and Riley groans as she flops back onto the bed. She totally made an ass out of herself last night.
Riley's stomach whirls but she knows she has nothing left to throw up. Unwilling to try to sneak out of a foreign house she decides to nudge the other girl awake and hope she had a plan on getting riley out of here. The girl groans and burrows further into her pillow reddish brown hair splayed out over her back. Riley nudges her once more and the girl tilts her head to the side, one green eye peeking at her and riley can't help but think how cute she looks.
"How are you even functioning right now?" the red-head sleep filled voice asked.
Riley shrugs, "I'm a natural morning person."
The red-head turns her head back into the pillow before she pushes herself up sitting with her back to Riley. The mysterious girl pushes her hair back and out of her face and ties it up in a ponytail with a hair band she had on her wrist. Riley admires the freckles the freckles that adorn the girls shoulder and upper back that was exposed by her tank top before she scolds herself for perving on people again. A bad habit she's trying to break. The girl finally turns and faces Riley who is distracted by the smattering of freckles on the girls face, so maybe she had a thing for freckles, sue her. She brought out of her musings by a hand being offered to her, she brings her own hand out giving the offered hand a loose shake.
"Ellie"
"Riley"
They both stare at each other for a moment hands still loosely clasped together before Ellie lightly coughs and retracts her hand, a light blush making its way onto her face.
"So Riley how'd you end up in my backyard?"
"My friend dragged me to a party, and then totally ditched me for some girl. I was kind of pissed at him so I might have lost count of how many shots I had, so I tried to walk home, but obviously I got lost. Next thing I know I'm stumbling into someone's yard and a dog is licking my face."
Riley shrugs and for a moment they're both quiet.
"I'm sorry about your shoes…"
"Yeah that was nasty, but that reminds me I have to get rid of them before Joel finds them." Ellie face scrunches up at the memory of her ruined converse. "I fully you to get me a replacement pair"
"Okay" then a smile appears on Riley's face, "Actually how about I get you a new pair of shoes and you accompany me to Sips as thanks for letting me crash here. We could grab a bite to eat, hang out, get to know each other.." Riley's confidence began to wane toward the end of her sentence.
"Like a… date?" Ellie squeaked out
"Uh, yeah, I mean if you want it to be?" Smooth Riley, real smooth
"Yeah, sure I'd love to" Ellie rushed out
Riley beamed at the girl before getting serious, "Great, but first things first, how do I get out of here without your parent totally killing me?"
Ellie gave her a mischievous smile and Riley knew she would not like this plan.
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MC: Tumblr prompts give me so much life. The original prompt says person B is supposed to end up passed out on the couch but I decided to take some liberties. As you can see by the cheesy ass title and the cheesy content you guys just read, you've walked into a drabble series (yay~). Although I'll admit this is longer than a drabble but you guys get the idea. Anyways about that multi-chap Rellie fic, (it'll get there eventually, maybe, actually hmu if you wanna see the outline and adopt it otherwise it might take a while to get out) until then please enjoy the random drabble prompts I'll be uploading.
