Summary: Gideon and Lisa are getting married and are picking out a ring. But being strapped for cash is no problem for a cola!

Pairings: LisaxGideon, duh.

Disclaimer: If anyone fancies buying me the rights of the shapeshifter as a late Birthday Presents, let me know!

STORY START

The diamond ring glittered and shone like a star set in gold: it was perfectly cut, tastefully perched on a simple gold band. The rest of the rings accompanying it in the case looked like they'd popped out of A Christmas cracker in comparison.

But this beauty came at a high cost. Much too high for Gideon and Lisa.

Ten years ago, when they had been teenagers, it wouldn't have been. Lisa looked set to inherit millions and her Father's business's to boot. But the money had been donated to Clive's scientific research and development group. Lisa had done it willingly- she'd said that she wanted to have a taste of 'average' life.

But oh how she regretted it now! Her eyes were as big as bowling balls as she gazed longingly at the ring. The bustle of the jewellery quarter in Birmingham seemed to dim a little. Until she felt her fiancé tap her on the shoulder.

"hey, lees, seen something you like?" Gideon Reader said, his hand slipping sneakily around her waist. He was looking at a cheaper version of the diamond engagement ring. "if you have, say now, the owner and his pretty-boy staff are getting grouchy."

The owner was renowned for being incredibly mean- even took a family to court because a small toddler of it's member had tried a necklace on, getting a slight smudge on it. At the moment, he and his staff glared at Gideon and Lisa, as if angry at their LOOKING at the rings.

"hmmm..." Lisa looked longingly at the beautiful ring and, suppressing her spoiled madam emotion, said "um, no. maybe we should check that other store out-" but Gideon raised a finger to her lips, silencing her.

"the diamond one?" he whispered

"Gid!" Lisa giggled. But she went along with it. After all, the shop keeper wasn't nice, and she had contributed to finding lost people. She deserved a treat!

"Okay, let's go try that other store then." Gideon said loudly

"Yep! Off we go!" Lisa said, equally as loud.

As the staff watched them go, glaring, they didn't turn to see the diamond ring –worth a whopping thousand pounds- float out of it's case, and whiz to the exit after the engaged couple.

Then the store keepers noticed.

"I- BU- AFTER THEM!" The manager screamed, turning purple. The assistants tripped over the carpet, falling on another case of glittering jewels, making the alarm bells ring out loud. The manager and a handful of other shop assistants managed to clamber out of the chaos to give chase to the pair.

Gideon looked at Lisa.

Lisa looked at Gideon.

The pair grinned and, holding each other's hands, ran onto the crowded street.

They couldn't stop laughing for ten minutes. They lost the shop members by diving into a mankey old alleyway, where they stood clutching at their sides and wiping tears from their eyes.

"Oh-Oh- gods!" Gideon wheezed calming down. "we should do that more often..."

Lisa giggled some more, and cleared her throat. "well?" she asked looking expectantly at Gideon

"What?" he said blankly. Lisa put her hands on her hips and pointed down at the floor

"But it's all icky!" Gideon moaned, kicking a stray curry. Lisa gave him a look. "alright, alright..." he got down on one knee, and took Lisa's hand.

"will you, Lisa Hardman, Marry me?" He asked. Lisa squealed (rather unchacteristicly) and almost screamed "YES!" Gideon laughed and levitated the ring onto her finger.

Then he picked her up, bridal style, onto the street yelling at the top of his voice, "SHE'S MARRYING ME!"

STORY END

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