Shall We Dance?

Pairing: Slade/Ruby

Rating: PG-PG-13

Summary: Ruby loves to dance. Slade just likes to watch her…

Disclaimer: I do not own The Tribe. Nor do I own Ruby or Slade (Wish I did, though xD). I don't own any songs used in this ficlet either (Rooney's That Girl Has Love, Maroon 5's Sunday Morning. Don't sue. I only have six dollars. xD

Sunday morning rain is falling, steal some covers share some skin

He leaned against the doorway, quietly. No one else was up yet, besides him, and of course, Ruby. Arms crossed, he watched her hungrily. She was up early as usual, setting up tables, cleaning off countertops, trying to get the inn up and running.


Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable

You twist to fit the mold that I am in

His gaze shifted as noise reached his ears. In the far corner of the room stood an old, vintage, lime-green jukebox that someone had brought in a few days ago in exchange for room and board for a few days. Ruby must have gotten it to work because music was blaring from its speakers. He continued to observe, a faint smile tugged at the corners of his lips.


But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do,

And I would gladly hit the road get up and go if I knew
That someday it would lead me back to you

Ruby was dancing. Twirling and moving to the beat, a wet rag in her hand, humming along with the chorus.

That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on Sunday morning
And I never want to leave

He almost laughed out loud at the sight. Slade had always thought Ruby was attractive, but at that exact moment, as she stood there, just dancing, he had never seen her look so beautiful. Her hair was still down and slightly mussed from sleep, and she was smiling.

But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
Sunday morning rain is falling and I'm calling out to you
Singing someday it'll bring me back to you
Find a way to bring myself back home to you

When the song finally ended, Slade couldn't help but applaud at her act. She turned towards him, sharply, obviously startled.

"Jesus, Slade. You scared the hell out of me…"

"That was quite a performance…"

She blushed. "You were watching? How long were you standing there?"

He grinned. "Long enough."

"I...I didn't think anyone else would be up this early…"

"Well. Guess you thought wrong then…" He took a seat nearest to her. She was still blushing furiously.

"So, do I get an encore?"

Ruby glared. But, as she heard the jukebox click and begin a new song, she smiled at him deviously. "Sure. But you'll have to dance with me…"

Slade shook his head. "No, sorry…I don't dance."

I don't know a lot about her
But she, she knew a lot about me
Her family seemed to love her

"Please? For me?" She cast him a pleading look. "Pleeeaaase?"

He groaned. "You're going to make me, aren't you…"

"Of course."

"All right…fine. But I'm warning you...I'll step on your toes. A lot."

She grabbed his hand and dragged him up from the chair. "I can live with that."

If what they say is true
Her friends all share the good times man
That girl has love
That girl has I, I didn't have a clue then
That a kiss would change my whole life again

Cautiously, he gripped her waist. Ruby was still grinning as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Relax...you're so tense…"

"I told you…I don't dance…I don't even know how to dance..."

Ruby rolled her eyes. "You're doing fine…"

She'll always be seventeen
That girl has love

It wasn't terrible, he realized. At least it wasn't…until he stepped on her feet. Twice. He felt her wince.

"Sorry…"

"It's fine. You're not that bad."

"Ruby…"

She giggled, nodding. "Okay…you're pretty bad."

This statement was proven correct as Slade proceeded to trip over Ruby's foot and fall backwards onto the ground at that exact moment.

Ruby erupted into a fit of laughter.

Now she's seeing things that come in our dreams at night
She's a dreamer

"Ow…" He mumbled, still lying on the floor, rubbing the back of his head.

"Oh..I shouldn't be laughing. I'm sorry…" Ruby gave him an apologetic look, before bending down to help him up.

"As well you should be." Grabbing her arm, he pulled her down. She fell with a yelp on top of him.

"Oh. That was dirty, even for you…" She muttered, as she straddled his waist.

"But this is much more fun than dancing, don't you think?" He whispered innocently.

That was too real to ever be fake
That was too strong to ever be forgotten…

Ruby smiled back at him, her face merely an inch from his own. "I could see how one might feel that way."

Gripping her hips, he crushed his mouth to hers, tracing her lips with his tongue as he felt her shudder involuntarily against him.

They two continued to kiss fervently for awhile, until they found themselves being rudely interrupted.

That girl has love…

"What in God's name are you two doing?"

Ruby and Slade looked up abruptly, only to see Lex and Ram staring at them both, clearly amused.

Ruby sat up. "What'd it look like we were doing?"

Lex raised his eyebrows, chuckling. "I think I have a pretty good idea of what you two were doing…"

"Couldn't you tell?"

Slade smirked devilishly.

"We were dancing."

That girl has love…

(Authors note: Yay! Crappy fluff. W00t. I just love Slade and Ruby. I'd like to see more fics about them…xD Please review!)