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Chapter Three: Fantasy - "There are two types of story-tellers: The ones who tell the story in lots of detail and constantly describe everything. Then, there's the kind in which use hardly any words, and the story flows simply, as if they've used every word in the dictionary..."

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Cress was frowning. Again. Why, you ask? Because those two wouldn't shut up! All they did was argue and yet, half of the time, they would be best friends - well, they would back each other up and fight for each other. It just didn't make any sense to him!

They stalked into the room, screaming and shouting.

"If I can do this," Ruby yelled, whilst pulling a table-cloth from a nearby table, leaving Cress to gawk cluelessly. He'd just that second, set that straight... ",to a table-cloth, then imagine what I can do to you, Doof." She spat his pet-name like poison on the tip of her tounge. As if she was disgusted by the thought of saying such dirt.

"Oh, I'm shaking." He sarcastically retorted, angry and loudly, even quivering his legs to add effect, an uninterested look on his face as he mocked her. She gritted her teeth and shook with anger, watching him with dark eyes.

"You should be." She growled, poking him hard in the chest. He immediately recoiled, did a double take between his slightly ruffled suit, before he tilted his head on a slight angle, scowling at her.

"You didn't..." He warned, narrowing his eyes at her as he took a small step forwards, but only with one leg, so it looked like he was kind of leaning in towards her. The awkward position of hovering over her, yet he was still on his own feet. However, unphased, she narrowed her eyes in return, the brilliant blue swimming with anger, and also something unrecognizable.

So, was it strange that Cress noticed it straight away?

Cress smirked, knowing full well what was going on. What he could see, was definitely a suprise, but yet, he had always sort of expected it from such a harsh relationship. Not that they were together, now that would just be sick... Wouldn't it?

There was definitely some sort of... Excitement flashing undeniabley bright in those usually unreadable eyes of hers, and Cress grinned, unable to hold it back. Then, shaking his head, he wandered towards the pair, posture erect and his hands curled into uncharacteristic fists.

"But I did." Ruby retorted for about the seventh time since their petty arguement had even begun.

"I don't know how you even dare." Chili growled, taking another step towards her, his eyes still dangerous slits as he advanced towards her.

"Oh believe it, waiter-boy." She replied, shrugging nonchalently whilst insulting him meekly. Seems the thrill had vanished - or at least sub-sided for a little while. Which gave Cress a little release at least!

"Waiter boy? Oh that's it, I'm gonna -" Chili started, reaching for her, hands ready, but was suddenly squeezed on the shoulder by Cress, making him shudder under his hard touch. Cress stood there, one hand on Chili's shoulder as he pressed his pressure point, a smug smirk on his face whilst Chili writhed from underneath his callous fingertips. "-Hug you now." He stated, quickly changing his sentence to one that would suit Cress just fine.

"That's what I thought you were going to say. Now, make it up to her." He ordered, removing his fingers and crossing his arms over his chest, that ever confident smirk still printed firmly across his face.

"Right." Chili grumbled, pulling her into a short, weak cuddle. Ruby made a face, trying to pull away from him but Cress walked around the pair and shoved her gently into Chili, which made her grip onto his vest for support and to stop her from falling onto her face.

"See, how hard was that?" Cress questioned with an innocent shrug of his thin arms. The pair of the red-heads nodded with false smiles.

"I'm gonna kill you..." Ruby murmured dangerously, still holding him close to her. She couldn't shake his intoxicating scent.

"Wasn't my fault." Chili seethed, still gripping her tightly. Cilan and Iris suddenly wandered into the room, arm in arm, grinning madly and laughing amongst each other, Cilan fiddling with her bright violet pigtails and her chuckling in response. Then catching the reds, they glanced at each other uncertainly and then smiled slyly.

"So, what did we miss?" Iris piped up and both of the reds looked across to the dark skinned female and then glanced at each other with innocent eyes. Then, realising that everyone was staring at them, they glared once more.

The pair let go by shoving each other away, though Chili's was less powerful; he wouldn't want to be harming a lady, no less. Even if she was stroppy, hormonal and sometimes unbelievabley rude, he was in position to deny her her rights, even when she treated him like she he knew that she had her reasons... (Refer to chappie seven!)

"Nothing." Ruby snarled, crossing her arms over her chest and turning the opposite way from the group of judgemental eyes gazing at her skeptically. Apart from Chili's; he was simply clueless as he stared at the ceiling, apparently disinterested.

"Oh sure. Denial's quite cute on you Ruby." Iris commented craftily, raising her eyebrows high. Ruby blushed slightly, but then organised herself and twirled around, more graceful than she had intended to be. "And a cute little spin to accompany it? Oh wow, you really thought this look through!" Iris teased, pulling at her own clothes subconciously. Ruby simply twitched as if the idea was ludicrous.

"Shut it." She stated angrily.

"Alright alright. Geez, you'd think she'd take a compliment." Iris shrugged, whispering the last part to Cilan and he shrugged in response.

"Well, this is Ruby we're talking about here Iris. Her flavour isn't exactly what anyone could call, predictable..." He whispered back and she grinned, nodding in agreement. All the while, Chili had stayed extremely quiet as the group made idle conversation.

"Hey, how about we play a game?" Iris suddenly propsed and Cress glanced at her, interested, and a sneaky plan already formulating in his mind, even though he didn't know what was going to be said. He'd work something out.

"What kind of game?" Cress asked curiously, folding his hands behind his back formally.

"A word game. Basically, one person starts with a sentence and the others must all add a sentence to the end of the other persons sentence. It's quite simple once you understand it." She explained, a friendly smile on her face.

"I suppose so..." Cress mused, looking out of the window, thinking hard.

"So, yes?" Iris quizzed, practically bouncing on her feet.

"Whatever." Ruby remarked, sitting on the floor and Chili following shortly after her, patting a space for Cress to sit down too.

"I'll just listen." He stated, straightning himself out as he sat cross legged beside his red-haired brother. Ruby shrugged and Chili gave him a small smile. Iris and Cilan followed suit shortly after, Iris grinning from ear to ear whilst Cilan simply looked interested. The pair of red-heads had won this round seen as though Cress' inspirational ideas had come to a standstill...

"Alright, I'll start." Iris began, clapping her hands together in anticipation. "Oh, and make it as weird and wonderful as you possibly can!" She added, before she gained an inquisitive face.

"No, no! I'll start," Ruby interrupted, shaking her head briefly, her red hair bouncing slightly. "Once upon a time, there was a turtle and he had no friends." She said, glancing at Chili as the words slipped from her mouth and he rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest, obviously insulted.

"A turtle? Really, that's what you're going with?" Chili questioned, eyebrows raised in disbelief as he peered at Ruby with venom.

"Sure am. Now add the damn line." She seethed, shoving a hand in his face, gesturing to him that she wanted to speak with him no more. He sat up straight, edging towards his brother slightly.

"Right. The turtle had no friends because this big bully kept scaring all the willing people," Chili returned, peering up at Ruby when he said the word "bully" and Ruby shrugged, not the least bit bothered by what Chili had said. Well, on the outside she didn't care, but on the inside, every little word stung. Even the words that came out of her mouth as she insulted him endlessly. "Which was a lot by the way." He suddenly added for self reference. Sensing the tension, Iris stopped glancing between the two and instead forumlated another line.

"However, this bully, which was a sea-horse, was only picking on the turtle because it couldn't possibly say what it wanted to say. One day..." Iris offered the opening to Cilan and he nodded, catching onto her secret plan just by looking her int he eyes for a split second.

"... The sea-horse was swimming, minding it's own business, when it saw the turtle. He looked-" Cilan carried on, gesturing for Ruby to carry on with a jokey roll of his shoulder. She smiled briefly, before she swiftly carried on.

"Sad and pathetic all by his onesies. So the sea-horse - y'know what, it suddenly discovered it was a female 'cause I'm sick of calling her an "it" - , feeling extremely helpful, swam towards the lonely turtle and..." She stated, crazy hand gestures describing her words as she told the vague story. Chili couldn't help but smile, though she was insulting him endlessly. He took note of his slight increase in heartbeat and for some odd reason, began to drum his foot against the floor to the rhythm of it. He then decided to continue.

"...Then decided to swim back, for she was simply too arrogant to even try and be nice to anybody. She saw it as a waste of time because-"

"She was secretly in love with the turtle! But anyways, -"

"What?" Chili and Ruby both exclaimed at the same time, arms outstretched in emotional grievence.

"Shh, my story! Anyways, before they could realise it, there was this diver, and he was swimming straight for the pair of them. The sea-horse, being incredibely brave..." Iris suggested, pointing towards Cilan.

"Swam super quickly towards the turtle and pushed him out of the way. She got caught, but the turtle felt -"

"Shocked... No really, turtle wasn't execting that." Chili commented, tilting his head slightly in confusion as he stared at the two opposite him, hand in hand, hoping for some answers.

"Just add a line." said Ruby, no longer sounding angry at him. Instead, she seemed... Pushy. Maybe eager for the story to continue.

"Right, uh... Shocked. Turtle felt shocked because he hadn't expecting sea-horse to do something so... Nice." He breathed, looking down at the floor comically. "Turtle knew he had to return the favour so he-"

"Swam back to his reef at the speed of light, grabbed a plastic bag that was there for God knows whatever reason, swam to the surface, skilfully jumped inside of it when there was enough water trapped in it and hitched a ride in a passing helicopter!" Ruby dragged the story out, explaining every little thing, a brilliantly radiant smile gracing her face as she told them the tale with excitement. Everyone chuckled at her eccentric idea. Even Chili couldn't resist a good chortle!

"Sea-Horse was scared in the container that she had been placed in, but she had a funny feeling that she would be rescued. She just didn't know who by. Back in the helipcopter, even though the pilot didn't speak "turtle", he knew that the brave little thing was on it's way to save the day, however that may be. The turtle directed him in the vague direction of a boat with his fins and the pilot, suprisingly, followed his every instruction perfectly." Iris added onto the riveting tale, her expression matching Ruby's as she explained everything in ecstacy, even bouncing on the spot a couple of times. A careful hand being placed on her shoulder reminded her of where she was and she stopped still, eyes still bright as she finished her sentence, out of breath. Cilan chuckled, patting her shoulder before he let go again, his hand going back to his lap.

"Turtle directed the pilot, as we all know, until they were just over the boat. Turtle nudged with his head for him to go a bit further so that they were ahead of the small boat. Then, nodding his head briefly, he instucted the man, politely by all means, to carefully strap a parachute onto the bag, being careful to keep the spiky bits out of the way of the water filled bag." Cilan added, smiling calmy, though anyone who knew him knew that he was beyond excited; this story was getting good! Ruby nodded, glad that it was her turn again and she took her chance to speak by the arm and guided it up the pathway of her throat,allowing the inspiration to flow freely from her mouth. Like rabid children running wild in a supermarket, the words stopped for nothing.

"Once Turtle was ready, he was dropped, upon instruction of his tiny fins, and he landed with a splash on the boat. To avoid getting caught, he had to roll the bag out of sight and watch carefully. He caught sight of Sea-Horse and waved a small, reassuring flipper at her. She cautiously waved her tail so that only he could see, because she didn't want her rescuer to be seen and discovered. Turtle..."

"Knew it was a long shot, but he was prepared to save her life for his, for she had done the same for him. Still slightly skeptical, he rolled his way over to the bottom of the steering wheel and got a good view of the horn and other components. Having no plan at all, he realised that he would have to wing it, but that was fine with him. Afterall, Sea-Horse had done that when she had so selflessly saved him. So notcied a lone spring at the bottom of the spring and..." Chili interrupted Iris' turn, ignoring her protests and turning to Ruby instead, red eyes sparkling in the dim light of the half-lit restauraunt.

"...Realised that he would have to make a very big choice. He undid the top of the bag, being careful to keep it upright so that the water didn't spill out and reached a careful fin out towards the screw and picked it up, being sure to bring it cautiously back into the bag for fear of popping it. Then, aiming it upwards, he squinted his eyes int he sunlight and tried to aim it straight. He would have to throw it pretty hard for it to even reach the steering wheel, nevermind make the boat suddenly change course." The female red-haired girl added jubilantly, turning towards Chili with arms in lap and legs crossed, matching his position almost impeccabley.

"...Suddenly, a stork came out of nowhere and swooped towards him. Terrifyed, Turtle shielded his head with his tiny fins and curled up into a defensive little ball, his shell upright and his limbs tucked in. A knock on his shell startled him and he jumped from his position, sprawling out in the water of his bag." Chili explained and Iris was now looking angry. About to interrupt the the two reds, she opened her mouth, but was silenced by Cilan, his finger flying in front of her lips and silencing her. She complied meekly when she saw his beautiful smile as he watched the oblivious duo carefully, completely transifxed by their words. She sighed, and then gained a small smile, listening along with her boyfriend as she took his hand gently.

"But the stork was not there to harm him. He was there to help him and he did so by smiling a crooked smile and gently took the screw from him, flying upon the wheel. It was a wonder the humans who were driving the boat hadn't even noticed yet!" He finished, arms out wide whilst Ruby giggled quietly. The two, by anyone's point of view, were in a world of their own; a world in which they had alot of catching up to do seen as though their daily arguements hadn't been so innocent these past couple of weeks. A world in which needed to be visited a little more. Their little world. Their fantasy, and their rules.

"Yes, yes! The stork pecked the wheel a little, the screw helping him as it made a tiny hole. Grinning, the bird stood up to full height and then performed a corkscrew, knowcking it clean off! With the drivers distracted, stork grabbed Sea-Horse from her prison like bucket and then pushed Turtle back in the water to avoid being seen. Then, he did the same with Sea-Horse and flew away. And that's the end, 'cause I'm real tired now." Ruby finished with a satisfyed nod, before begining to arrange herself messily on the floor.

"What? No! We can't stop no-!" Chili started, but Ruby beat him to it.

"End. Now. Sleep. Must... Too tired." She "elaborated" oh-so clearly.

Chili huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "Everything tires you out Ruby! It's a wonder you have the energy to pick on me all the time."

"Oh, so you're trying to say that I'm lazy?" She demanded, sitting bolt upright and getting close to his face. He grinned bashfully, pulling a defensive gesture with his hands which were waving in front of his chest protectively.

"No ,no..." He began.

"Yes, yes!" She cried. Then she flicked him in the forehead, scoffed and re-arranged herself on the floor, pulling her knee's to her chest to warm herself, Chili watching baffled all the time.

"Ruby, you can't just nap in the middle of the floor." The red-headed male reasoned, standing up and offering her a hand. His head still had a tingley feeling from where she had flicked him mercilessly.

"Can too. Who's going to tell me otherwise?" She voiced, kicking hid hand lightly with the edge of her shoe. He ignored it, peering at Cress worriedly; he was frowning as usual.

"I am." He said, narrowing his eyes at her. Apparently he wasn't too fond of Ruby...

"Ok, ok, geez, don't eat me!" She exclaimed whilst standing up hurriedly. Then she stuck her tounge out at him and then dusted herself off, sitting on a nearby chair.

"You know, a chair is no better." Cress stated nonchalently, whilst inspecting the floor boredly. Ruby loked up at him and then rolled her eyes.

"Well, I'm sat down now." She responded flatly, tracing circles on the table that was coated with a flouncy white table-cloth.

"Ruby, just do as he says." Chili sighed, gripping the back of her chair between his pale fingertips. It was Ruby's turn to look bored as she glanced up at Chili with total apathy.

"Too comfy now." She responded, glaring slightly. He exhaled, closing his eyes in frustration; she was so difficult to work with! Exasperated, he glared back at her and everyone back off, watching the scene unfold cautiously.

"Fine." He breathed dangerously, opening his eyes. What he did suprised everyone and left Iris with her hands over her mouth, trying her best not to squeal! (Someone's a secret Strawberryshipper...)

He went around the the front of the chair, tipped it back ever so lightly and ever so slightly, and then wound his arm underneath her knee's and then one behind her back, scooping her up effortlessly.

"What are you doing? Let go!" She yelled, wriggling in his tight grip. Prepared for this, Chili only smirked. Then turning back towards the group of gawking waiters and the one wild child, he nodded in recognistion.

"Back in a few." He stated simply, before he turned on his heel, walking quickly away to the stairs, Ruby whacking his chest all the way. Once or twice, he found himself losing grip on her, but he quickly organised himself and repositioned her, keeping a tight grip on her at all times. She eventually gave up as he skilfully kicked the door open and started bounding up the stairs. She could hear the laughter from downstairs and blushed, suddenly feeling hot and tingley.

Noticing, Chili grinned and said: "Yeah, I have that effect on people."

"Not you, Doof!" She called, trying to hide her face with her hands though they were trapped by her sides thanks to her awkward writhing around and she groaned, trying her best to free her arms, but Chili was too strong for her. And she hated it!

"Sure, whatever you say..." He breathed, coming to the landing and making his way down the hallway, passing multiple doors until he reached his and placed her unexpectedly on her feet for a brief second whilst he opened the door, before he picked her up again, before she could even understand what was going on. He edged his way in, spun around expertedly, placed her down neatly on her feet again and shut the door hurriedly.

"Chili... Did I mention I'm gonna hurt you?" She growled, clenching her fists angrily.

"On numerous occasions." He replied, pulling the covers back and motioning to her to get in.

"Eww no. You sleep there. No way!" She protested and he roleld his eyes, sighing loudly, before he picked her up once more, but only by the waist and practically dumped her on it, forcing the covers over her before she could protest. Screaming curses at the top of her lungs, Ruby threw the covers back like a stroppy child and Chili, despite himself, was chuckling in amusement, watching her display silently. Getting to his knee's and kneeling next to her, he propped his head up with his elbow and simply grinned, waiting for her to question him. She gradually calmed down, breathing heavily and then noticed him and gave him a funny look.

"Ruby. You've slept there before. Why not now?" He asked innocently, watching her closely. She turned her head away from him ignorantly and made a "Hmph!" noise. He laughed lowly, before he tugged her hair gently which caused her to look at him, annoyed.

"What?" She exclaimed, arms gripping the covers close to her as she felt her face heat up again, though the blush hadn't arrived yet.

"-With me in there." He murmured, fiddling with a strand of red and she did nothing to stop him, thinking hard about it.

"Fine. Y'know what, I don't even care." She shrugged, grabbing her hair from him and lying down, rolling onto her side so that she facing away from him. Chili blinked for a second, before he smiled, his expression slightly dreamy.

"Well, then goodnight." He whispered, patting her head gently. Suprisingly, she lifted her head under his touch, allowing his fingers to linger there for longer. He took his chances and brushed his stiff fingers through her hair; she tensed, but decided to leave it be. Chili smiled gently and edged away, starting towards the door.

"...Night Doof." He heard in a sleepy voice and he grinned.

"Mhmm." He trailed, going out of the door and running down the hallway as quietly as he could manage.

And back in her favourite Turtle's bed, Sea-Horse was content...

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