The Itch
Farfarello groaned soulfully, his forehead pressing against the cool glass of the car window. His cast itched. Badly. He writhed slightly, trying to get the contraption to scratch itself, but with no luck. He cast a hard stare over at his seat mate, but she avoided his gaze. Blatantly avoided his gaze. He twisted again, keeping his eye trained on her face, and managed to get his shackled legs closer to where she sat, his wrist shackles clanking loudly at the movement.
Without looking down, her face twisted disgustedly, and she inched away.
"Oh, get off it!" he spat, trying to get a reaction, and felt the car swerve slightly at his outburst.
The small front glass pane opened slightly, and the voice of the driver wafted through, "Miss Manx? Is everything all right?"
"Everything's fine," she said sternly, pushing his leg away with her gun hilt. The pane slipped closed.
"No, everything's not fine," Farfarello grumbled, squirming again.
"Oh, for God's sake, what on earth is wrong?"
"Not for God's sake, but for mine! My leg itches."
"It… itches?" Well, she was looking at him now.
"Aye, itches."
There was a deep silence, broken only by Manx's incredulous, "Itches…?"
"And I certainly can't scratch it," he pointed out. He could feel idiotic itch-tears forming in his eyes, and knew that she could see them, as well.
"Unn… sure…" she moved reluctantly, still somewhat stunned at this new discovery, poking his thigh lightly with her gun.
"SCRATCH IT!" he roared, a fat tear slipping down his cheek, and finally, finally felt her fingers digging into his skin. "No, no, under the godforsaken bloody cast. Ah, yeah, no no, almost…"
They didn't feel the car slipping to a halt, nor the muffled voices through the door.
But when the door was flung open… Well, they definitely noticed that.
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Sorry, I know this one is short XD It just felt like a nice place to cut off. This is my baby right now, so expect updates fairly soon :) Any comments/critiques/love/hatred/random noises would be indescribably appreciated! Thanks so much for reading!