A/N: Yep, another one. You should have had this one last week, but I acquired Need for Speed: Rivals and literally didn't stop playing as the police until I owned a Ford Mustang Boss in patrol car livery with the numberplate "CH453" and was happy, until I decided I needed a black and red Lamborghini with the numberplate "W1LDRDR", which took three days in total. Yeah.
So I watched the first episode of Season Two of RB, and have only this to say:
Dear Rescue Bots writers,
Never stop reading my fanfictions. Thank you.
Sincerely, Tom.
Blades vs. Low Temperature Atmospheric Conditions
It is important to mention at this point that as Dani pulled Blades reluctantly to his feet, the helicopter had literally no idea whatsoever how to perform any Earth dance besides the tango, and it is also important to note that he was aware that a rather packed nightclub was not quite the appropriate setting for such a dance (Believe me, I speak from experience.), either.
"I guess your sudden awkward silence means you can't dance to save your life?" Dani laugh-shouted in her companion's ear.
Blair looked sheepish and grinned. "Not really."
"Thank god for that." Dani said in relief. "I can't dance either, and I think it'd hurt if I stepped on your toes in these boots."
Blair leant forward and inspected her flying boots. "Eh, I think I'd be okay. That couldn't hurt that much."
"Really?" Dani asked playfully. "Sure about that?"
Blair cocked his head. "Uh...yeah. Yeah. Sur-ow!" he exclaimed, as Dani smartly pressed her heel down on the toe of his trainer and smirked. Blair responded in kind, and then Dani responded to the response, and then the whole thing degenerated into a desperate battle to step on each other's toes until Dani physically couldn't laugh anymore and had to sit down.
"Okay, that was officially the best thing to ever happen to me on one of these club nights." Dani giggled, as Blair dropped onto the chair beside her.
He waved as the cop, Charley, moonwalked past somehow managing to pull off the move despite wearing what were quite obviously standard police issue shoes with the little grippy metal bits in the soles.
"You mean the best thing to ever happen to you so far." Blair replied ever so cockily.
"Was that a hint?"
"Uh, nononono. Just an...um...observation? I wasn't implying anything." he said hurriedly, floundering much like Blades did when put in a difficult conversational situation.
Dani laughed. "You are hilarious."
"Uh...thanks?" Blair replied. "I don't know if that's good or not, really."
"It's good. I promise."
"Well if Dani promises, then it must be true."
"Oh, be quiet." Dani giggled (she was doing that far too much lately, what was up with her?), then checked her watch. "Ugh, it's like one in the morning, and I've got a patrol tomorrow."
She looked at Blair shyly. "Would – would you mind walking me up the road to the firehouse?"
Blair shrugged. "Not at all. It'd be, uh, an honour."
They stood up, Dani signalling to Graham that she was going now, and that he didn't have to wait up, and please hit Kade over the head before he sullied the name of the Burnses beyond all recognition; and then pushed out of the club.
Dani, feeling a tiny bit of irritation, noticed Blades in helicopter mode flying up above them, and also noticed that Chase and Heatwave had shown up. Oh, that helicopter was literally the most overprotective piece of-
"You okay?" Blair asked, waving a gloved hand in front of her face.
Dani blushed. "Just thinking."
"What, uh, what about?"
"Work." Dani replied shortly.
"Ah." Blair said, nodding. "You, uh, sure? Because I think I saw a bit of, uh, overprotective family member irritation on your face there."
Dani held her hands up. "You got me. I think my dad's hijacked my helicopter and is currently flying just above us."
Blair looked up, curiously tilting his whole upper body instead of just his head. "Some dads follow their kids to dates in rental cars, your dad follows his in a giant transforming robot. Talk about overkill."
Dani stifled yet another giggle. "Since when was this a date?"
"That came out wrong. I meant, uh, ehh, a...oh, forget it."
"To be honest, I wouldn't mind if it was a date." Dani admitted. She shivered a little in the night air.
Blair wordlessly pulled off his hoodie and held it out. "I'm, uh, I'm told this is, uh, what you, what you do when a girl's cold."
Dani took the white bundle, smiling warmly. "I feel awful about leaving you to freeze in just your shirt, though."
Blair made a dismissive noise. "I'm fine. Besides, I'm, uh, an awesome fearless air ambulance pilot, you know, a bit of cold air doesn't scare me."
"It's kind of cute how you refer to cold air as something that could be scary." Dani observed as she pulled on the hoodie, which if it was a little too big for Blair absolutely dwarfed her, but it was warm and had a sort of static about it which seemed uniquely pleasant.
"It is not." Blair said defensively.
"Oh, it so is."
"I could take on the cold air any day."
"Is that so?"
"So it is."
Dani gave up on trying not to giggle. "You're just impossible."
They arrived at the firehouse a little after Blades' helicopter form had landed on the helipad and gone down to the bunker.
Dani turned around and stood at the door. "So, thanks for walking me back. That was really sweet of you."
"Thanks, uh, Dani." Blair replied, rubbing the back of his head. "It wasn't any trouble."
Dani turned to go.
"Ahem." Blair said, and held out his hand expectantly.
Dani smirked and pulled off the hoodie.
She didn't hand it back.
Blair stood there awkwardly, and then Dani took his hand and wrote a phone number on it in an orange Sharpie she found in his hoodie's pocket. Only then did she eventually hand over the white hoodie.
The redhead examined his hand for a second, then Dani leant over and kissed him quickly on the cheek before tripping inside the firehouse.
She was met in the bunker by Cody, who was lounging on a pile of cushions next to Blades, recharging in vehicle form.
"So who was that?" he asked, sitting up.
"Oh, we are not doing this at one in the morning. Why are you even awake?" Dani responded. "Even Blades is asleep. And, hey, he was following me around all night, too!"
"Oh, yeah." Cody said, yawning. "He decided he liked your date and came home. He was asleep when he got here, though. Must've come the whole way on autopilot."
"That doesn't answer why you're still up. And he wasn't my date!"
"Couldn't sleep. The place is too quiet with everyone gone." Cody answered. "Dad went out with Boulder to check on the lighthouse in case it went on the fritz again." he explained, just as Blades booted up with a loud whirring sound, then transformed.
"Oh, hi there, Dani." he said quietly. "How was your night out?"
Dani's phone buzzed and she flipped it out.
Right number? - Blair, the text said.
"It was great, Blades. Even if you did follow me around." Dani replied, typing.
Right number. - Dani
She pressed send.
