A/N: This is a bit slashier than the others even though it wasn't supposed to be. Also less crack than previously even tho it's related to said crack. Also sadly no sub title because I couldn't think of any that would work. Fail on my part there. Sorry for the unfunny stuff.
Warnings: bad spelling/grammar, OOC, AU, OCs, not!crack
Characters: Wolf, Alex, Tom
Word count: 1001 (I know I failed to keep it under the 1k limit but! DDD:)
Disclaimer: don't own
- Connecting People -
He stared at the thing like it had made a personal insult. But whatever it was, it was clearly evil and should suffer for it and hence it was subjected to his darkest scowl. Unfortunately, recently his glares and scowls hadn't been too effective and the thing just let it slide like it was nothing.
"Keep that up and it's going to melt," someone said behind him.
It was Badger who liked to stick his nose into other people's business far too much. No doubt that was why he was here, outside, where Wolf had fled to glare at the thing until it bowed in submission. The last thing he needed was an audience for something he knew was going to be awkward anyway.
But if he was so against it, why was he doing it in the first place? Because he'd be shipped off tomorrow and it wasn't likely he'd be able to make long distance calls. He'd been avoiding it long enough anyway and his personal rules wouldn't let himself chicken out like this.
"Piss off," he muttered giving Badger a glare that sent him scurrying back inside. It was a refreshing change.
Figuring out it was better to do it now instead of dithering about he sighed, took a deep breath and pressed the button before he could come up with a good reason not to.
He pressed the phone against his ear and listened to the dial tone as it rang once, twice, three times.
'If he doesn't pick up by five I'm giving up,' he thought. At least he would've given it a try, right?
The phone rang fourth time. And then, just before the fifth, someone answered.
"Hello. You have reached the Hot Lips Hotline. The hottest thing since the sun!"
That wasn't Cub. Had he dialled the wrong number? No. It had to be the right one. It was the same one still filed under 'Alexandra' because he hadn't remembered to change it and it was the number Fox had recognized before.
"Who is this?" he growled.
"Who is this?" asked the boy sounding outraged. "Who is this? Don't you know who I am? I am the Great…argh."
The impending rant was cut off by a short choking noise and Wolf was left holding his own mobile feeling bewildered. Just what was going on? Should he be worried?
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Now that was Cub, and he sounded pissed off. There was a brief scuffling noise as the two boys fought over the phone at the other end and then a clatter as it fell to the floor. There were more fighting sounds and a brief burst of mad laughter that definitely didn't come from Cub before someone picked the phone up again.
"Sorry about that," Cub said sounding a bit breathless. "Er… Who is this?"
There was a moment of confusion as he tried to decide if he should use his codename or his real name. "Wolf," he finally said gruffly.
"Oh…" the other end went silent for a moment apart from some whispering sounds that he couldn't quite make out. It was probably the crazy kid. "Er… How are you?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking that?" Wolf asked feeling awkward and amused.
There was a brief scuffle again at the other end and a hissed 'piss off Tom' from Cub. It was odd to hear the kid acting like a -well- like a kid.
"Meh," Cub said. "I've been on vacation. Catching up on school work and planning murder. Normal things like that. But you're about to be shipped off, right?"
"How do you know that?" Wolf asked suspicious.
The kid might be a spy but that didn't mean he should know everything. And he might be on good terms with the brat now but that still didn't mean he liked the idea of him knowing everything about him.
"It's called logic," came the rather sarcastic reply. "Since you were on leave when I saw you before and it's been close to a month since then I figured you'd have to go back to work soon." Cub paused for a moment. "And I kinda figured you wouldn't have called otherwise."
"Something like that," Wolf said unwilling to admit the kid was right.
"So are you okay?" Cub asked. "And I'm fine, like I said."
"I'm…" Wolf started to reply but the crazy kid had said something again.
"No, you idiot, I'm not talking to my boyfriend," he heard Cub hiss and immediately felt about a thousand times more uncomfortable.
His sister had called last night because she knew he'd be leaving soon. It'd been a normal conversation but she'd managed to completely throw him off by casually asking him about his supposed girlfriend. Unfortunately for him, the 'girlfriend' in question was currently at the other end of the line cursing his friend. And was a boy. And wasn't even his friend, really. And was far far too young anyway.
He groaned when he realized what he was thinking.
"You okay there?" Cub asked sounding just a bit concerned. "Sorry about Tom, he's a bit insane."
"A bit?" Wolf asked. "I need to go," he continued quickly.
He really needed to end the call now before he thought more stupid things. Maybe the other kid's insanity was contagious? He'd already achieved the call's purpose anyway.
"Yeah, I guess you're busy," Cub agreed.
"Yeah," Wolf agreed and they both fell into awkward silence.
He was just about to end the call when he heard Cub inhale as if he was about to say something.
"You'll… you'll call again when you get back?" Cub asked the words rushed as if he wasn't sure he should say them.
He probably shouldn't, he thought. Considering the turn his thoughts sometimes took when he thought of the kid, it would be best if he didn't keep in touch. But…
"Sure," he said gruffly.
He just knew he was going to regret it.
End A/N: Awkward check up call is awkward. Still can't outright pair the two idiots but there you have it. It's really a pain for me to try to stick to my 1000 word limit because I tend to be extremely verbose when I write. Still, it's good practise, I suppose… Though for what, I have no idea.
Also... stealth pun is stealthy. :D
