One of my favorite film is Jeux d'enfant with Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet. (Love me if you dare in english) and I had the idea to write a Kabby fic inspired by this film. I haven't found a good translation to the "Cap ou pas cap" game, so I did my best to find something more or less similar.
I don't have time to write a long fic so it will be a series of short one-shot. This is the first.
This story takes place before the show because in my mind Abby and Kane have a backstory with each other.
Love me if you dare (1)
«Exploring the world. Finding some mysterious places and unearthing some treasures…», the ten-year-old child said with conviction.
A slight mocking laugh was heard in the dark of the bedroom.
«What ?», he asked annoyed.
«It sucks !», a soft voice answered him from the bed next to him.
Marcus lifted himself on one elbow and raised an eyebrow.
«And what would you do if we went on earth ?», he asked her bitterly.
Abby sat up and brought her knees to her chest, a soft smile raising on her lips.
«Feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin… Running in the rain for hours…Enjoying the smell of flowers, trees, rivers…», she told him, lost in thought.
Marcus scoffed.
«It sucks too !», he retorted as he laid down again, his hands behind his head.
Abby shrugged and rested her head on her knees. They both knew they would never go on earth, but the young girl couldn't help thinking about it. It was just an unrealistic dream. But suddenly she thought about what he had just said and a flash of fear struck her.
«Marcus ?», she murmured softly.
«Humm ?», he grumbled as if he had already started to fall asleep.
«If we go on earth one day…», she started before throwing him a pin shaped like the earth.
It wasn't fair. She knew he couldn't say no, because if he did he would have lost.
«…I dare you to never leave me behind to set off on an adventure.», she challenged him, a little nervous.
«Ok. I wasn't planning to, anyway…», he muttered as he turned around on the air mattress.
Abby smiled in the dark. Marcus was her best-friend, a comfort when things went wrong in her home. Even if he wasn't a chatty person she knew she could always count on him and on his parents. Speaking of which…
«How's your dad ?», she asked with concern.
She knew Richard Kane was seriously ill for some time. She had heard Vera and her mother speaking about it one day but Marcus had never mentioned it.
She heard him sigh but he remained silent.
«I'm sure he'll be okay… we have excellent doctors…», she added shyly.
«I dare you to never ask me questions about my father.», he said coldly.
The little girl bit her tongue, she shouldn't have questioned him about this. She knew it, but she couldn't help asking. She was worried about her friend and she didn't want him to go through this alone.
«Ok.», she agreed quietly before pushing away the blanket.
Well, if it was what he really wanted, she could hold her tongue but he couldn't keep her from being there for him. So she left her bed and without a word she slipped under Marcus' cover. She knew Vera didn't like when they were sleeping in the same bed, she said they were now too old to share a mattress but she was very small and Marcus never complained anyway.
At first, Marcus didn't move an inch so she nestled against his back. She closed her eyes and when she was about to fall asleep, she felt him reached for her hand. She remained silent and waited until his fingers finally found hers.
«Good night Marcus…», she whispered as she entwined her fingers with his.
«Good night Abby…», he said in turn.